Wanyan Zongwang is full of pride, when he left Bianliang City, he made an oath, and now it is finally completed, he Wanyan Zongwang is back, this time he wants to set foot on the land of Bianliang with a lofty attitude.

Jing Kang shame, not far away, the Great Song Dynasty catastrophe, either perishing, or Phoenix Nirvana.

When the remnants of the army along the Yellow River fled to the vicinity of Bianliang, the news of the defeat came, and the impact on Bianliang City can be imagined. But for ordinary people, it is tantamount to experiencing a catastrophe. They also want to run, it is best to go to Jiangnan and Guangnan to avoid this disaster, but ordinary people have lived in Bianliang City for generations, and all their family businesses are here, how can they live if they leave Bianliang and go elsewhere? The people of Bianliang City just couldn't understand why tens of thousands of soldiers and horses couldn't win every time they fought with foreign races? Many people have begun to wonder if the Great Song Dynasty was really a bad country, and it should be forgotten here?

As the commander of the army, Liu Guangshi escaped, but after a long bumpy journey, he was seriously injured, and coupled with his anger, the whole person became a little broken, at least for now, Zhao Huan can't count on Liu Guangshi. In the courtyard of the Liu family, Liu Guangshi, who was known as the first person in the army after Gao Yu, was lying on the couch with a pale face, and the Liu family was surrounded in the bedroom, all with solemn faces. Liu Xianning leaned against the door frame uneasily, and only walked in with a gloomy face until he heard a voice from the back room. Liu Guangshi's defeat and injury this time was tantamount to a heavy blow to Liu Xianning, and it is difficult to say whether the imperial court will hold his father responsible for the defeat, but his marriage with Emperor Maode is a little difficult. What is Liu Xianning worried about, how can Liu Guangshi not know? Knowing the son is more than the father. What kind of person is my son. Liu Guangshi knows best. Although he was seriously injured, he was not going to die, and when he saw Liu Xianning walking in, Liu Guangshi motioned for him to sit down and reply.

Liu Xianning looked at his seriously injured father very uneasily, frowned, and asked in a low voice, "Dad, do you have something to do for the child?" ”

"Hmm," Liu Guangshi nodded heavily. Tremblingly raised his right hand and pointed to the sword hanging on the bed, at first Liu Xianning didn't understand what Liu Guangshi meant, and thought that Liu Guangshi wanted the sword, "Dad, you are not feeling well, what do you want a sword for?" ”

Listening to Liu Xianning's words, Liu Guangshi's brows furrowed, and as soon as the anger came up, he coughed. Mrs. Liu and a few concubines hurriedly stepped forward to help them, stroking their chests. Serving tea and pouring water, I was busy for a while. Mrs. Liu kept complaining, but how did she know Liu Guangshi's inner thoughts? Liu Guangshi looked at the son in front of him, he really hated the meaning that iron is not steel, the Liu family has been tired of the emperor's favor for generations, and the men in the family are all strong in blood and strength, and they are good at studying the art of war, but when it comes to their own son, everything has changed. This son has a good appearance, but he is idle all day long, setting up birds and walking dogs, looking for fun, and participating in poetry meetings. Stupid, in the current Great Song Dynasty, there is a fart for literary style, the emperor married Liu Fu not because he Liu Guangshi has the right to soldier, the court has to rely on him more, if there is no these, Liu Fu is nothing. Seeing that his son didn't understand the meaning, Liu Guangshi let out a long breath, and said angrily with a blue face, "Fool, what is the use of the old man's sword, it's you, it's you, from tomorrow onwards, take the old man's sword, and follow General Xu Ling to the city wall, if the barbarian comes, you will follow General Xu to defend the city and kill the enemy." ”

Liu Guangshi's words made the entire Liu Mansion become stunned, especially Liu Xianning, staring at him as if he had seen a ghost. Mrs. Liu helped Liu Guangshi and comforted in a low voice, "What do you say, you let Xianning go to defend the city, if he has three longs and two shorts, won't our Liu family be finished?" Are you confused, how can you talk such nonsense? ”

Liu Guangshi didn't want to pay attention to Mrs. Liu, what he said was not nonsense, the woman's opinion should not be taken seriously, hum, if the Liu family does not continue to contribute their value, it will be really over. looked at Liu Xianning, and said with some heaviness, "Xianning, remember, you are the son of my Liu family, your grandfather fought in the south and the north, so that the Liu family has today's status, and the same is true for my father, if my Liu family can't gain a foothold in the army, it will collapse." Put away your little thoughts, can your poetry repel the barbarians? You go, even if the men of my Liu family die, they will have to die in the city, so that the reputation of my Liu family can be protected and not spurned for generations. ”

Liu Guangshi never wanted his eldest son to go to the city to defend against the enemy, but now there is no way, he Liu is a mess, the Liu family is no longer very popular, and now the only thing that can save the reputation of the Liu family is this last chance. Keeping Bianliang City, the Great Song Dynasty will still rely on the Liu family, if the city is broken, the Liu family will become the biggest sinner in the Great Song Dynasty, and they will be scolded for generations. Hey, why is it such a simple truth, the people in the family just don't understand, do you really think that as long as you live well, you can enjoy glory and wealth? The Liu family has accumulated a lot of wealth, but these are all given by the imperial court.

Liu Xianning seemed to understand what Liu Guangshi meant, he took two steps back and knelt heavily on the ground, "Dad, you are angry, the child will go, this will go, if the barbarian does not leave, the child will not go home!" ”

Carrying Liu Guangshi's sword, the eldest son of the Liu family left the house, and this was the first time that the eldest prince of Liu put on a military uniform. Like Liu Xianning, he is not the only one, because the Jurchens crossed the Yellow River, the Song army was defeated, and it was possible to kill Bianliang City in a blink of an eye. At this time, the officials in the capital also understood a truth, and now they can only let go of their prejudices and share the same hatred of the enemy, if they don't beat the Jurchen barbarians away, no one will benefit in the end. This point is much stronger than that of the later Ming Dynasty. The officials of the Great Song Dynasty were corrupt and cowardly, intrigued, and emphasized literature over military force, which was much better than that of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, but the officials and wealthy businessmen still retained a little arrogance. But what about the Ming Dynasty in later generations? When Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in the coal mountain, he said a word, I am not the king of the dead country, but the minister is the minister of the dead country.

At first glance, Chongzhen has a bit of a sense of shirking responsibility, but there is some truth in it, look at Chongzhen's death, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the appearance of those literati courtiers, they changed their clothes and continued to be the courtiers of the Qing Dynasty. Chongzhen has such and such shortcomings, but he is fundamentally a good emperor. He has one biggest flaw, though. There is less imperial teaching. The director has no will, but lacks means, has a heart to cheer up, but lacks patience, he came to power, and the most wrong thing he did was to completely bring down the Wei Zhongxian clique, which is the so-called eunuch party. There are no eunuchs. The so-called Qingliu Donglin Party had no checks and balances and began to dominate the prelude to the Ming Dynasty.

Some people say that the Ming Dynasty died in party strife, which is simply nonsense, dare to ask what party strife there is after the fall of Wei Zhongxian, and some are just internal officials of the Donglin Party fighting for personal interests. What is the most terrible thing about the literati, that is, the pen, the most wrong thing that Chongzhen did was written by the literati Qingliu as the most worthy of praise, and it sounds like it is a good thing to be emasculated and destroyed. But in fact, what is the benefit to the people of the Ming Dynasty and to Chongzhen himself? The art of the emperor. It can also be said to be the art of balance, which is to make full use of the talents under your command to achieve your goals. Balance can prevent a family from becoming bigger, if there is only one voice in a court, then the dynasty is not far from falling. There is only the voice of the emperor above the court, and there is no word of the courtier, then the state has a faint monarch and tyrant, and there is only the words of the courtiers above the court, and the emperor obeys, then the saint is blinded, and the will cannot be fulfilled.

The Ming Dynasty in later generations is a living example, Chongzhen has a good heart, he provides disaster relief, he appeases, but every time the result is not good, because of what, it is not the so-called Qingliu ministers who fill their own pockets and make decisions indiscriminately, the fundamental reason is that Chongzhen is too anxious, and suddenly ruined the eunuch party, the eunuch party was destroyed, the Jin party and the Qin party that represent the interests of the Jin merchants are gone, and the Jinyi Wei and Dongchang, who act as the eyes and ears of the royal family, monitor the civil and military officials, and the Dongchang collapse, and the Qingliu who have no one to compete with has no one to check and balance, and will soon be able to deceive casually?

In the Ming Dynasty, the biggest failure was that there was no party struggle, and the biggest sinners were not Chongzhen, but those high-ranking Donglin parties. The terrible thing is that the pen of the literati is too powerful, and in the end, Chongzhen became a sinner in the defeat of the Ming Dynasty, but the Donglin Party became a hero who can sing and cry. There are some literati who are always hated, and there are some literati who are always so shameless.

Fortunately, Chai Keyan is not Chongzhen, she has mature thinking, Liu Guangshi is defeated, but what's the use of blaming him now, killing Liu Guangshi and cheapening Tong Guan and Gao Yu? Li Bangyan should also be killed, but if Li Bangyan is killed, who will check and balance those officials in the DPRK and China? Chai Keyan is smart to maintain the balance of Bianliang City, all parties promise benefits, and all parties suppress them, in short, everyone in Bianliang City is in danger now, but everyone feels that it is an opportunity. Just like Liu Guangshi, he had to desperately let the Liu family defend the city, because if he didn't do this, without Zhao Huan and Chai Keyan, Tong Guan, Gao Yu and others would bite him like mad dogs. Let the Liu family defend the city, on the one hand, they will not give the truth, and on the other hand, they can also win more opportunities for meritorious service, and risks and opportunities coexist.

In the palace, Zhao Huan went to the West Palace to talk to Zhao Ji, and Chai Keyan came to the imperial garden with Zhao Fujin, the spring breeze in February is like scissors, there is wind and coolness, in fact, a long time ago, Chai Keyan wanted to talk to Zhao Fujin, but he didn't know where to start. This time, the Jurchen barbarians came to attack on a large scale, and Bianliang City was in great difficulty, and he had to meet Zhao Fujin. Speaking of Zhao Fujin and Chai Keyan are also a pair of good sisters, but unconsciously, the relationship is estranged, for this nominal imperial sister-in-law, Zhao Fujin also lacks basic respect, in Zhao Fujin's view, Chai Keyan is no different from that Zhu Lian, they are both scheming and calculating people, who helped her Zhao Fujin deal with Brother Ling, and what kind of intentions did she have, especially Gong Zhen's attachment, at least Zhao Fujin is still a little self-aware, and now he is not worthy of Gong Zhen's due diligence at all.

Sitting in the pavilion, looking at the familiar scenery in the past, Zhao Fujin has long lost that relaxed mentality, a pot of tea on the stone table, two quaint porcelain cups, Chai Keyan is full of tea with his own hands, and a faint smile hangs on the corner of his mouth. pushed the teacup and said softly, "Fourth sister, drink a cup of tea to warm up, you, you haven't been worried about it lately, and it's tiring enough to say, how to defend Bianliang in the future, my sister will have to rely on you to help me more." ”

Zhao Fujin frowned rather displeased, sister? It seems that this sister-in-law doesn't think of herself as a queen at all, but it's not strange, the eldest brother is not a little worse than Brother Ling, Chai Keyan doesn't approve of it, these are completely explained. Understanding is understanding, but I always feel uncomfortable, no matter how I say it, Chai Keyan has also been married to the Zhao family of the royal family for a long time, and he still doesn't regard himself as the Huang family, which is really annoying.

"What is Sister Xin'er talking about, you are dedicated to my Song Dynasty. Isn't my little sister a big Song Jiangshan for me? Sister Xin'er said. Naturally, I want to deal with that barbarian to the end," Zhao Fujin knew what Chai Keyan meant. It's just that he took a fancy to the soldiers and horses in his uncle's hands, but now that the Jurchen barbarians are about to attack the city, let's put down those careful thoughts for the time being.

When Bianliang City was experiencing a catastrophe, in Chang'an City, thousands of miles away, Zhao Yougong was also paying close attention to this catastrophe, and it was understandable that the master was reluctant to leave Bianliang for the sake of the overall situation. The teacher has this heart, and he can't let the teacher have an accident. Zhao Yougong is not too worried, Wanyan Zongwang is a smart person, he should know that if he loses his master, he will lose a layer of security, as long as his master is good, he also has a bargaining chip in his hand. Zhao Yougong quickly sent a letter to Luoyang, and after receiving the letter, Niu Gao made arrangements, and the 40,000 troops stationed in Luoyang advanced to the east, and did not stop until near Zhengzhou.

There was panic in Bianliang City. With the spring breeze in February, the Jurchen army arrived as promised. Outside the city, the flags covered the sun, the war horses neighed, and looking at the Jurchens with strong soldiers and horses, the people of Bianliang City finally felt a deep sense of oppression. Just by taking a look, you can understand why the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty are always defeated by barbarians, and they are all burly and have high morale, can they not win?

What is surprising is that after the Jin people besieged the city, they camped on the spot, looking relaxed, as if they had no intention of attacking the city at all. At this time, the city of Bianliang is not so chaotic, the Jurchens have already besieged the city, and they can't escape if they want to, so it's better to stay honestly. In the Longde Palace, Emperor Daojun Zhao Ji held the floating dust in his hand, knelt on the cushion, and recited words with his hands. Zhao Ji was very scared, he had never experienced this situation in his life, and Zhao Huan had already been frightened, in his opinion, those Jurchen soldiers and horses were really fierce. Before, he glanced at the city from a distance, and vaguely felt that those people were vicious, Zhao Huan was frightened, if it wasn't for Chai Keyan to remind him in time, maybe Zhao Huan, the new official, would have been hiding in the palace and didn't dare to show his face at this time. Sometimes Chai Keyan is really quite for Zhao Huan and Zhao Ji, the Jurchen siege of the city is both a risk and an opportunity, if you don't do it well, you can only cheapen others.

Unlike Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, Zhao Kai, the king of Yun who was the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion at the time, showed another posture, he went to the official robe, a green robe, and a knife in his hand, and personally climbed the city tower. His Royal Highness King Yun issued the most shocking roar after the Jurchen siege of the city, vowing to live and die with Bianliang. Regardless of whether Zhao Kai is putting on a show or not, at least the military and civilians recognize him.

The Jurchens are menacing, but Zhao Huan, as an official of the dynasty, still has illusions, and he wants to see if he can coax the Jurchens away with money. Zhao Guan's family had this idea, Chai Keyan surprisingly did not refuse, at the court meeting, Zhao Huan looked down at the ministers, and said in a gloomy voice, "Everyone, I intend to send an envoy outside the city to discuss with the Jurchens to see if we can avoid this war, so that my people can suffer less." ”

Zhao Huan had a compassionate attitude, none of the courtiers below took this seriously, what was for the people, it was not that he was afraid. One by one, the ministers shrank back, and they lowered their heads, as if they were afraid of being seen by Zhao Huan. Envoy outside the city, don't joke, the Jurchens are barbaric and more vicious than the Khitans, negotiating with them is not equivalent to playing the harp to the cow? Seeing this situation, Zhao Huan trembled angrily, and rushed to come one by one when he was promoted, and now he has something to do, but he shrunk his neck, no one stood up, Zhao Huan planned to forcibly designate someone in person, and as soon as the corner of his eye locked on Wang Lin, the head of the household, he saw that the old Shangshu's body shook and rolled his eyes and fell back, Zhao Huan was not angry at all, in order to avoid the envoy, he even used the trick of falling ill. Quietly Wang Lin is old, in order to shirk his duties, he has used such shameless tricks, how can he be embarrassed to force him?

However, Zhao Huan is not so easy to bully, waved his sleeves, and sneered, "Lord Wang works hard for the country, and he is not well, I will allow him to go home to recuperate, don't worry about the affairs of the court." ”

Zhao Huan directly relieved Wang Lin of his duties, Wang Lin did not feel depressed about this, one has been an official for many years, and the other is that as long as he can not meet with the Jurchen barbarians, he will not hesitate to lose his official position. It's not good to have an official position, but the Jurchens are fierce beasts, and if you come into contact with them, you will lose your life.

The court is civil and military, and no one speaks for Wang Lin, at this time, be a thorn, aren't you afraid that the official family will arrest you? Not to mention, there is always that kind of boldness, no, after Wang Lin was sent away, an official wearing a four-grade embroidered crane red robe stood up, this person is none other than Zhang Bangchang, the Chinese scholar waiter, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go outside the city to meet these Jurchen barbarians, if you can say that the barbarians retreat, it will be a merit for the people of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

I didn't expect that someone would really take the initiative to stand up, for this kind of fearless warrior, Zhao Huan was surprised and delighted, those Chinese martial artists were afraid that Zhang Bangchang would regret it, and one by one arched his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Shilang is highly respected and can speak well, it is a rare talent in my Great Song Dynasty, and it is most suitable to send him to negotiate with the Jurchen barbarians." ”

Zhang Bangchang had a wry smile on his face, this is the first time he has been an official for many years, and it is the first time he has heard others praise him. Respectable, this can be said, he is a small Chinese scholar, where does he come from. Zhao Huan couldn't wait to bite the person who spoke to death, he couldn't do the right thing, but his mouth was very neat.

Bianliang City is really peaceful, no matter inside or outside the city, there seems to be no sign of action, and it is so weird inside and outside Bianliang. A man in black walked in a dark corner, and then he crossed the city wall with ease, holding an ancient long sword in his hand, his feet flying, and his body was as light as a swallow. In the withered willow forest south of Bianliang City, there was already a man in a brocade robe waiting there. If anyone saw this brocade-robed man, they would definitely be shocked, because this person was Wanyan Zongwang, the new Khan of the Dajin Kingdom who led the troops to besiege Bianliang City.

"Your Excellency is really on time" Wan Yan Zongwang squinted his eyes and said tightly The black-robed man in front of him, in the world, it is estimated that no one will like to listen to an organization like Yuge, because no one knows how much energy this organization hides. Hate is hate.,If you can cooperate.,It's still okay.。

"The king is also on time, now that the king has come to Bianliang City, this seat will help the king to lay down Bianliang according to the agreement, but the king must also abide by the agreement, otherwise, this seat has its own way to let you wait for you to come and go."

The black-robed man's tone was full of threat, and Wanyan Zongwang shrugged his shoulders and was not annoyed, now the Dingguo Army is enough of a headache, so why should he offend Tingyu Pavilion again? "Your Excellency, don't worry, Ben Khan will do what he says, and he will leave Bianliang in a few days, and he will never destroy Bianliang, but the property of Bianliang City, Ben Khan will not destroy it at all."

"I hope the king can do as promised" After saying that, the black-robed man stretched out his arms, and the person disappeared into the dark withered willow forest like a big bird, looking at the back of the black-robed man in the distance, Wanyan Zongwang was greatly surprised in his heart, such a beautiful light skill, such a deep internal force. Fortunately, he never thought of making a move with the black-robed man, otherwise, it would be him who would have suffered tonight.

On the seventh day of the second month of the second year of Jingkang, Zhang Bangchang, a scholar in the middle school, went down the city along the bamboo basket and went to the Jin State military camp single-handedly. Many people think that this Mr. Squire must be a tall and bold person, but in fact, Zhang Bangchang is not tall, let alone bold, and even a little bold, at least now he regrets it a little, why did he stand up in the first place? There is no regret medicine in the world, and if you come, you will be safe, and now the more you are afraid, the easier it is to have an accident, after the Jurchens learned that Zhang Bangchang came to negotiate peace, they directly hung him outside, according to Wanyan Zongbi's statement, it is to make Zhang Bangchang anxious, and the Han people must not see the mind of Dajin Guo to withdraw his troops in a hurry.

The siege of Bianliang and the envoys of the squire are all following the course of history, but is the ending the same? Zhang Bangchang, is he a good guy or a bad guy? (To be continued......)