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In a winding mountain road in Bashan.

Meng Xuanyu led a team of men and horses, walking in the mountains and forests. The team was divided into several waves, rushing back and forth, most of them pretending to be traders, but in fact they were all master guards.

This time, Meng Xuanyu planned to personally lead a team to intercept the Song Dynasty envoy and prevent Su Chen from reaching Bianjing, but instead robbed him.

Meng Xuanyu felt that if the Tang State sent Su Chen as a bargaining chip for peace talks this time, the latter would definitely be disappointed with the Jiangnan Tang State and lose their sense of belonging.

In this way, Xi Shu will have the opportunity to bring Su Chen back, so that they can meet each other every day and discuss music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, strategies for governing the country, etc. How comfortable it is to have a confidant in life.

That’s it!

Therefore, Meng Xuanyu was in a very good mood and felt that as long as the interception was successful, there would be a very good ending.

While the convoy was resting, the intelligence team got a message from the Flying Eagle. A scout quickly took out the secret message note from the bamboo tube tied to the Eagle's leg and handed it to the captain of the guard, Wei Ying.

After Wei Ying got the secret letter, he came to Meng Xuanyu and handed it to his master.

"Your Highness, there is information from Jiangnan sent back."

Meng Xuanyu nodded and took the secret letter. After opening it, there were only two sentences on it. Su Chen had been killed in Yangzhou and died an untimely death; the person behind the scenes was Wei Cen, the minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing this news, Meng Xuanyu felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He froze on the spot. He clutched the note tightly, and the tears in his eyes kept rolling, almost bursting out of his eyes.

Just now he was still full of longing, but now he seems to have fallen from heaven to hell, and his whole mentality cannot be reversed for a while.

"Su Chen was actually killed! He's dead! How is this possible?"

That was Su Chen, how could he die so easily?

Meng Xuanyu really couldn't figure it out and was even unwilling to accept this fact.

His whole face was pale, filled with grief and anger. For losing Su Chen, he felt as if the whole world had lost its color.

The other party was his confidant. After getting along several times, they fought side by side and saved Xishu. Therefore, Meng Xuanyu felt sympathy for Su Chen, appreciated his talent, and shared many of the same affections.

He couldn't believe that all this was true, and couldn't accept the news that Su Chen had been killed. How could this happen?

Wei Ying saw that his master looked wrong, so he stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Meng Xuanyu's eyes were empty and he handed the note in his hand to the captain of the guard Wei Ying. The latter took a look and was dumbfounded.

Jiangzuo Shulang was actually killed and died in Yangzhou City, which was indeed unexpected.

They were originally going to rescue Su Chen this time, and they wanted to intercept the Song Dynasty envoys on the way. They mobilized hundreds of bodyguard masters, dressed up as caravans in batches, and entered the Song Dynasty. In just half a month, they would

Maybe we can intercept the envoy team led by Cheng Dexuan and capture Su Chen.

However, now this shocking news has appeared, which is really unexpected.

"Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Wei Ying comforted him, of course he knew how important Su Chen was to His Highness.

Meng Xuanyu looked cold, his eyes were filled with tears, and he had a murderous aura all over him.

At this time, Meng Xuanyu seemed to be deeply angered.

"Su Chen's death must not be forgotten like this. Let's intercept the Song envoy first and find out whether this was a smoke thrown by the Song people. Find out the truth. If Su Chen was really killed by Wei Cen and others, or...

I will let Wei Cen’s whole family be buried with him!”

Meng Xuanyu made harsh words, and Wei Ying did not dare to disobey, so she had no choice but to obey.

.........

The Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin also received a memorial written by Cheng Dexuan in the imperial study, explaining the murder of Su Chen in Yangzhou.

"It's such a pity that Su Chen died." Zhao Kuangyin sighed.

In the imperial study, there were several advisers present, including Zhao Pu, Shen Yilun, Xue Juzheng, Lu Duoxun and others. They were originally discussing the revision of the new laws of the Song Dynasty, and Wang Jien sent this memorial.

Zhao Pu and others raised their heads and looked at the official's house, unable to figure out what was going on.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at the several advisers, feeling a little regretful for their talents, and said: "Cheng Dexuan sent someone to send back an urgent memorial. Their envoy completed the peace negotiation, left Jiangnan, and arrived in Yangzhou. However, on the night of the second day, they encountered A group of men in black assassinated Su Chen and several family members. They were burned to death in the room, leaving only a few charred corpses. It's a pity."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Pu and others were surprised.

"Can we find out who sent the men in black and why they assassinated Su Chen?"

Zhao Kuangyin said: "According to the description in the memorial, they found out that the assassin was sent by Wei Cen, an official of the Tang Dynasty. There is a general of Wei Cen's family in the assassin's body, so it should be right."

"It turned out to be someone from the Tang Dynasty who did it." Xue Juzheng was a little surprised.

"Maybe you are worried about giving a talent like Su Chen to me in the Song Dynasty. Hey, I have been looking forward to this Jiangzuo Sulang for a long time. Unexpectedly, we did not meet him in the end, but instead harmed him."

Zhao Pu said: "The officials don't have to feel sorry. What they get is a blessing, and what they lose is not a regret. If there is really evidence to prove that the perpetrator behind the scenes is Wei Cen, then we can throw this crime of peace negotiation to the Tang Dynasty. We If we take the opportunity to continue attacking Tang, the effect will be even better than before."

Zhao Kuangyin did not fully return to God for a while and asked: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Pu smiled and explained: "Think about it, officials. When we attacked the Tang State, we encountered resistance from two fronts. The Tang State united as one and united to share the same hatred. However, after this peace negotiation, the Tang State cut off its arms to survive, ceded territory and paid indemnities. The emergence of Su Chen made many soldiers, scholars, and people feel cold and indifferent. At this time, the Tang State was no longer united and monolithic, and its resistance was weakened by at least 30 to 40%. There were no outstanding generals in Runzhou, and they would definitely not be able to stop Ding Deyu. As long as Lin Renzhao is removed from the western front of the general's attack, General Cao Bin can suppress it and directly destroy the Tang Dynasty."

"What Prime Minister Zhao said is reasonable and is beneficial but not harmful to us in the Song Dynasty!" Xue Juzheng agreed with Zhao Pu's proposal.

Lu Duoxun smiled and said: "In this way, it is equivalent to dividing the Tang Dynasty court, which has an unexpected strategic effect."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly after hearing San San's opinion. He understood the key.

Zhao Kuangyin felt a little regretful that he had lost the opportunity to meet Jiangzuo Sulang. However, this kind of pity was just a feeling. Compared with the major affairs of the country, of course, the national affairs were the most important.

If Zhao Pu's prediction is true, the chances of destroying the Tang Dynasty will be greatly increased this time, and the difficulty will be reduced.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Okay, let's formulate a strategy based on the new square formation and draw up an order to ask Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty why he went back on his promise and assassinated Su Chen, a talented person from the Song Dynasty. This is equivalent to breaking the contract! I immediately ordered two groups of troops to prepare to continue. Attack, the peace talks will be invalidated, and the enemy will be defeated!"

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