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  Wanyan Ruru had been locked in Yelü Zhongyuan's prison for nearly ten days, and every day he worried about his tribe. He was not reconciled to the fact that when the previous leader handed over the tribe to him, the Wanyan tribe was one of the largest tribes among the Jurchen people.

  In this one battle, the tribesmen of the army were killed or wounded to the last man, and those who survived were all taken prisoner by the Liao people. He was not afraid of death, but if he let his entire tribe be exterminated due to his own mistakes, that would be something Wanyan Ruyu could hardly accept.

  What can I do if I myself cannot accept it? People are the cutting board and I am the fish, where is there still room for resistance? Watching my tribesmen in prison cells savoring the taste of their hard-to-come-by prison food, Wanyan Ruru's heart was very conflicted.

  A figure stopped in front of his cell, and Wanyan Ruru turned her head to look at Chen Yuan's face, which still had many bruises.

  He knew Chen Yuan. If it wasn't for this Song person's firm refusal to enter the forest at that time, he might be wandering freely between Mount Bai and Hei Shui now.

  His eyes were somewhat hostile, and then immediately dimmed. The Jurchen people are all warriors, and the most basic condition for being a warrior is not that you can't lose, but that you can't lose without getting up. They were defeated in a fair and square battle on the battlefield, so it's not possible to hold a grudge after losing like this, of course, if there's an opportunity to retaliate, then it's okay.

  Chen Yuan placed a jar of good wine at the prison gate: "Boss, how about coming over for a drink?"

  The deer, without any courtesy, stood up from the ground with iron shackles on its legs, walked to the door and suddenly shook its body violently, while letting out a loud roar: "Ah!"

  Chen Yuan was frightened and hastily retreated two steps back, while Yelü Bideulü and Yelü Kaixian also quickly drew out their knives.

  Like a deer that had stopped bellowing, he looked at the very tense Yelü Bide and Yelü Kaiqing, then glanced at Chen Yuan's face which was already somewhat pale, and let out a loud laugh. He stretched his hand from under the small door of the cell to pull in the wine jar, knocked open the seal mud, turned it over and poured it into his mouth with a loud gulp.

  Chen Yuan's complexion slowly returned to normal, and he walked back to the door: "Headman, just drinking wine is bad for your health. Here are some braised meat for you to go with the wine." After finishing speaking, he put two wooden plates on the ground as well.

  Naruto didn't say a word, bent down and took the dishes in, then carried them to one side to eat. Chen Yuan also didn't say anything, just stood on one side waiting for him to finish eating. At the same time, he walked back and forth in the corridor twice, sizing up each prisoner in the cell, trying to find a man over 40 years old, short and stout, as Yang Yi had described.

  He walked into the darkest corner and suddenly found his target. The man was just as Yang Yi had described, wearing standard Song Dynasty clothes, and it seemed to be Zhang Kuangzheng himself.

  Chen Yuan lingered in front of his cell door for a moment, taking a closer look. Zhang Jing, on the other hand, seemed to be completely ignoring Chen Yuan, as if the person standing at the door hadn't aroused any interest in him whatsoever, and was instead drawing something on the ground with a piece of grass paper.

  A gentle breeze blew in from outside, lifting one of the paper slips from his side and floating it down to Chen Yuan's feet. Zhang Kuang was in a hurry to press it down with his hand, but unfortunately he was a step too late, and the paper slip passed through the wooden bars of the cell and fell at Chen Yuan's feet.

  Chen Yuansheng reached out to pick it up, but Zhang Kuang suddenly shouted loudly: "Dadonghai! My Dadonghai!"

  Chen Yuan didn't bother to respond, picked it up and took a look. The rough paper had some irregular shapes drawn on it, which seemed to be a map of some sort. Chen Yuan looked at the shapes and felt that they were very familiar, but couldn't quite recall where he had seen this terrain before.

  "Give it back! Give it back!" Zhang Kuangzheng was frantic:

  The guard rushed over from the other end of the big prison, holding a thick stick to hit Zhang Kuang's arm that was stretching out of the cell door. However, Zhang Kuang seemed to think that his arm wasn't his own and ignored the pain, continuing to reach for Chen Yuan: "Give it to me!"

  Chen Yuan waved his hand to stop the guard, then handed the grass paper to Zhang Kuangzheng. He seemed to have retrieved his most precious thing, and immediately ran back inside, arranging the grass paper with the others.

  The guard asked with some trepidation: "Sir Chen, I hope we didn't startle you? This man is just a madman."

  Chen Yuan looked at Zhang Kuangzheng's back, shook his head and signaled the guard not to say anything more. He still felt that the few patterns on the grass paper earlier seemed familiar, as if he had seen them before on a map, but for the moment, he really couldn't recall.

  He didn't want to draw attention to himself, so after making sure Zhang Kuangzheng was still alive and hadn't been shackled, he turned around and left towards Wan Yan Ruru's place.

  Chen Yuan's food was obviously much better than the prison food, but after leaving for just a short while, only a few bones were left in front of Ruru.

  He seemed to have not eaten well, putting his ten fingers in his mouth, greedily sucking the oil stains on them. Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "If the head of the household still wants to eat, I will send some over again tomorrow."

  Ru Ru Lu listened to these words and took his fingers out of his mouth: "Not killing me?"

  Chen Yuan said: "I have no feud or grudge with the leader, why should I kill."

  Ruru Deer listened and burst out laughing, looking even more delighted: "I thought the previous meal was my last. After all the commotion, I've fallen to this point, but it seems I still have some use."

  Chen Yuan gave a thumbs up outside the prison gate: "The leader is wise, I have come to discuss something with the leader."

  "Speak! Can you let me live? Can you let all the people of my tribe live?"

  Chen Yuan thought for a moment: "I don't dare to say that our lives are in your hands, and I won't promise you anything about these young men. But the elderly, women, and children of our tribe, I can let them live."

  Ru Ru Deer did not respond to Chen Yuan, but loudly shouted at two people in a cell opposite: "Tie Anli, Su Tu, what do you think I should do?

  Across the cell, two young men were locked up. Chen Yuan turned his head to take a look, and those two young men had already run to the edge of the wooden railing, making the distance between him and Ruru Lu closer: "Headman, agree with him! As long as the child is still here, our Wan Yan tribe will still be here! We don't have the qualifications to talk about conditions!"

  Only a few hundred Jurchen people were captured. After removing the strong and young, there were only over 100 old and weak people left, among whom only twenty or thirty were children.

  But these twenty or thirty children are their future hope. As long as these children can return safely, the Wan Yan tribe will still be able to exist between the White Mountain and the Black Water.

  Another one asked Chen Yuan a sentence: "Excuse me, can we really let our children and women go?"

  Chen Yuan said with great relish: "Of course."

  That man's gaze was very firm as he stared at Chen Yuan: "Alright, first release our women and children. Once we confirm they are safe, we will do whatever you want."

  The Jurchen people are like this, they can give up everything to survive. For the hope of the entire tribe to continue to exist, like Ruru and several leaders who are willing to cooperate with Chen Yuan, even if it means they cannot save their own lives in the end.

  The prerequisite is that Chen Yuan must first let their women and children go out until they are assured of the safety of their own women and children.

  They had been cheated by the Liao people many times, and in what might be their last gamble of their lives, they hoped to participate in a relatively fair game.

  That's their bottom line, unshakeable.

  Chen Yuan came out of the big prison and decided to go to Yelü Zhongyuan's place immediately, without stopping for a moment, and asked Yelü Zhongyuan to agree to release those women and children first.

  This matter must be done as soon as possible, because although it is a simple matter for Yelü Zhongyuan to release people, making those Jurchen people feel at ease requires sufficient time.

  Xiao Huiqiu has already been arrested by himself, and Chen Yuan doesn't know how much time is left. The struggle between the Northern Court and the Southern Court may break out at any moment, and Liao Xingzong may personally interrogate these Jurchen people at any time.

  Chen Yuan did not expect that when he came back again, Yelü Zhongyuan was already waiting for him at home. Moreover, from Yelü Zhongyuan's expression, it could be seen that he was even more anxious than himself.

  Yelü Niegulu immediately told Yelü Zhongyuan about the matter, and this old sly fellow quickly realized that Chen Yuan's choice of attack point was excellent!

  At first, when Chen Yuan suggested spreading rumors in the army, Yelü Zhongyuan did not think much of it, because in his opinion, this kind of trick commonly used by the Song people was not enough to shake Yelü Renshi's position. The crime of Moxie also cannot do anything to Yelü Renshi.

  Yanjing is the capital of Liao, and the system of Liao is different from that of Song. In Song, the emperor has the final say, but in Liao, the Northern and Southern Institutes have a strong power, if it were so easy, Emperor Xingzong of Liao would not be at a loss for what to do in reforming the government.

  So he just said to Chen Yuan at first: "Let's give it a try."

  Now, the rumors are getting more and more exaggerated, to the point where some people even claim that they have seen him with a nose and eyes. Yelü Zhongyuan was certain that this rumor had already reached Yelü Renshou's ears, and Emperor Xingzong of Liao must also know about it.

  If these were not enough to cause Ye Ruzi's attention, then Xiao Huanqiu's disappearance would be enough to throw his opponent into a state of great disorder!

  The battle in the imperial court is like a game between two masters. When your opponent's mind is unsettled, that's when you make your move!

  He decided to launch the attack on the court first, starting tomorrow, and let Yelü Renshan be caught off guard! Now his greatest advantage is that no matter where he attacks, Yelü Renshan will have to consider whether Yelü Zhongyuan has received intelligence from Xiao Huiqiu or not.

  So he wants to meet Chen Yuan, he must know what steps Chen Yuan will take next, one in the light and one in the dark, as long as they cooperate well, it is very likely that this attack can break through the opponent's seemingly impenetrable camp!

  Chen Yuanshan talked about his gains from this trip to the prison, and Yelü Zhongyuan was very satisfied: "Good! Very good! As long as that Ruru Lu is willing to say what we taught him, this time Yelü Renxian will be in trouble! Chen Shimei, my son said he has the talent of a great strategist, it seems he's not wrong. Don't worry, as long as we can take down Yelü Renxian this time, you'll be the first to receive credit! Speak, what do you want?"

  Chen Yuan's mouth curled up slightly: "I only have one request, when the time comes to collect the Ye Lushu Bao, please allow me to take action."

  Yelü Zhongyuan looked at Chen Yuan's appearance of a small-minded person holding grudges, and slowly smiled: "If it were really possible, I would naturally let Shimei do it. However, relying solely on the one-sided words of those Jurchen people, as well as some unsubstantiated rumors, it is absolutely possible to severely punish him, but wanting the Emperor to kill Yelü Renxian is probably not feasible."

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