Gao Chen opened the imperial edict of the King of Qin and understood that the King of Qin had made complete plans and had already counted these. He said helplessly: "Since the King of Qin supports the crown prince to succeed to the throne, we should support it. The thirteen legitimate daughters of the meritorious family hope to be sent to the King of Qin's mansion as soon as possible under the escort of the Jin Jianwei."

"This is natural. Please rest assured that the Golden Sword Guard will make arrangements."

The meritorious family has been deeply favored by the emperor for nearly a hundred years. If you betray Zhao Song, it is difficult for these people to accept it. The crown prince’s succession is acceptable to everyone. Although everyone knows that the nine-year-old crown prince is just a puppet, he just covers his ears and ignores this objective existence. Besides, what can I do if I don’t ignore it? Since Song Taizu released the military power with a cup of wine, the meritorious family has completely lost the opportunity to power. At most, they are rich men with high status. How can there be no complaints in this case?

The meritorious families do not hold power, but they are still arrogant in the army. The disciples and old officials are placed in various positions. It can be said that the army has great voice. This is definitely not comparable to the King of the Kings and Dao of the King of the Jingying Palace, and even the Prince of Guangyang Tong Guan cannot compare with it.

On the third day after receiving the imperial edict of the King of Qin, the meritorious family finally welcomed King Kang Zhao Gou. This young man, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, wanted to use his three-inch tongue to convince these old guys to sign and seal.

Zhao Gou could be said to be lingering, spitting lotus flowers on his mouth, and for half an hour, the old guys listened to nothing. Finally, he said: "The Song Dynasty's fate is hanging on a thread, and his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. I hope everyone can do their part to the court. Sign and seal this edict to help the Song Dynasty overcome difficulties."

Isn’t it just a battle between father and son for imperial power? With Gao Chen taking the lead, everyone quickly signed and stamped. After Zhao Gou left, everyone’s sarcastic tone became much heavier.

"The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole are behind it. It seems that the battle between the Supreme Emperor and the official family is a disadvantageous battle against the throne, Zhao Gou, the marshal of the world's military and horses, is not a false sense. He has occupied a favorable position in the battle for the throne. I don't know what the official family thinks, but he actually made this stupid decision." The Cao family's Cao Xing, who likes to protect himself the most. Since the situation is stronger than the human being, it is not wrong to rely on the King of Qin. Besides, the two legitimate daughters of the Cao family, Cao Yun and Cao Yue, entered the Qin Palace together, and emotionally looked down on the face of King Kang Zhao Gou.

Gao Chen smiled and said, "The situation is stronger than that of others. No matter how powerful the Zhao father and son fight, they will not be the crown prince's succession to the throne in the end, and the final winner will be the King of Qin."

"A hundred-year-old dynasty and a thousand-year-old family, we are not worried about who is the emperor. As long as the aristocratic family is not defeated, the King of Qin has agreed to let the Wang family go, so let's wait and see what the change is." The person who spoke was Pan Xingsi, the head of the Pan family. He was optimistic about the King of Qin a few years ago, and now it is no exception.

The outside world would not know the attitude of the meritorious family. However, the attitude of the civil servant group is a secret that is not public, that is, to call on the officials to negotiate with the Jin army to end the situation of being surrounded by the capital as soon as possible. All the pro-war factions were suppressed. Of course, Fan Zhixu, the only pro-war faction in the Political Affairs Hall, said he was sick at home and did not participate in it. How could he acquiesced the peace talks to suppress the pro-war faction?

The voices of peace talks kept ringing in the ears of the officials, and even Concubine Zheng advocated peace talks. In this case, the officials were helpless. He finally agreed to peace talks and sent important officials to the Jin army camp to negotiate.

The peace talks were something that Wanyan Zong wanted to do. Although the Jin army had successfully captured the outer city of Bianliangcheng, the three armies outside were in unprecedented trouble. First, the first army, Wanyan Zhumu's 30,000 army was completely wiped out. Following that Wanyan Zongqing's 30,000 army was entangled by Han Shizhong's army and could not move. The worst thing was that Wanyan Zongbi's 30,000 army was also in crisis. He didn't know who was facing the opponent, but he knew that he was led by the other party.

However, Wanyan Zongwang knew that if the battle could not end in a short period of time, it would be difficult to pick up Wanyan Zongqing and Wanyan Zongbi. It was only a matter of time before the 60,000 troops were annihilated.

The peace talks were proposed by the Song Dynasty. At this time, Wanyan Zongwang was overjoyed and prepared to negotiate peace talks, but military advisor Han Qi did not think so.

Han Qi shook his head and said, "Second Prince, now you are peacekeeping. Even if your future is completely ruined, you may not have a chance to make a comeback after returning to the Jin Kingdom."

"Why did the military advisor say this?"

Han Qi said helplessly: "The Great Jin Kingdom thought it was to use its influence to determine the final throne, not the father-son inheritance. Therefore, after Taizu's death, the throne was inherited by Taizong. I'm afraid that it would be the turn of Marshal Du to inherit it after Taizong a hundred years."

"Yes! What's wrong with this? Ensure the prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty." Wanyan Zongwang had a way of fighting, but a typical political idiot could not see the tricks at all.

"The peace talks are nothing more than taking away gold, silver and treasures from the Song Dynasty. This is a disaster for you, the second prince." Han Qi knew that Wanyan Zongwang had no political mind, that is, he did not intend to say so profoundly. He said concisely: "This time is a battle to destroy the country, but the final result is heavy losses. You must know that there are very few Jurchen warriors, and they lost tens of thousands of Jurchen warriors, and only exchanged for gold, silver and jewelry. Once you return to your country, all the sewage will be poured on you, and you will never have the possibility of inheriting the throne in the future. You must know that your current position is very awkward. If you cannot move forward, you will only be cleaned up."

Although he has no political mind, Wanyan Zongwang is still very wise and quickly figured out the whole story. He said helplessly: "But if you don't discuss peace, there will be constant wars here. I have no way to rescue Wanyan Zongqing and Wanyan Zongbi. Once those two teams are annihilated, Marshal Du will definitely not let me go."

"If you send troops to rescue you now, you will definitely be able to save Wanyan Zongqing and Wanyan Zongbi?" Han Qi said in a heavy tone: "Only by capturing the Emperor of Song and destroying the Song Dynasty, the problem will be solved. How can a person not die in the battle of destroying the country? Besides, Wanyan Zongqing and Wanyan Zongbi were defeated, who will be your opponent?"

It is not the same thing to destroy the Great Song Dynasty. Wanyan Zongwang certainly knows what it means to destroy the Great Song Dynasty. After saluting Han Qi, he was said, "Please teach me sir."

"The peace talks must be negotiated. The battle must continue. Not only must it continue, but also fight with the momentum of the battle of destroying the country. It will give the illusion of the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty, that is, they can conquer the city of Bianliang at any time. Forcing the Song Dynasty's officials to come to our army to negotiate, as long as he has come, we will detain it, force all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty to surrender. After destroying the Song Dynasty, the Qin King's army will be in a bad reputation and will be in a good name. They will have to withdraw to Jingzhao Mansion obediently. Then Wanyan Zonghan will have a headache. As for the Second Highness, you, the hero of the country who destroyed the country, you are in a transcendent position. You can attack and retreat. Whether you continue to fight to deal with the Qin King with Wanyan Zonghan or return to the Jin Kingdom, you are under your control."

"But will the Song Dynasty officials be stupid enough to come to negotiate?"

"We can first propose to come for the Supreme Emperor to come for negotiation, and then look at the changes. I guess the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji dare not come, so he can only come for the official. As far as I know, Zhao Huan, the official, is cowardly and incompetent, and it is normal for him to come for negotiation under the pressure of the civil servant group."

"Okay, sir, please handle this matter, and I will continue to strengthen the attack."

A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a general who does not want to be an emperor is not a good general. Wanyan Zongwang no longer considers peace talks. He ordered a forcibly siege the city and promised that once the soldiers entered the inner city, they would be allowed to burn, kill and loot for three days.

The Jin army attacked wildly as if they were injected with chicken blood. In November, Bianliang was already cold. The Jin army came from the white mountains and black waters and had already adapted to the severe cold. The colder the colder the more excited they were during the war, and the more powerful they were in the battle. On the contrary, due to the constraints of the Privy Councilor Gao Chen and others, the soldiers guarding the city lacked cotton coats to keep the cold, and even the weapons were lacking. The imperial soldiers guarding the city had no fighting spirit and were unable to resist the Jin army's high-intensity attack.

Faced with the aggressiveness of the Jin army, Song Qinzong Zhao Huan ordered Prime Minister He Li and King Qi Zhao Xu to seek peace at the Jin camp. One of them was old and stupid, greedy and afraid of death, and the other was a young man who was weak and useless. The two of them entered the Jin army camp, and they were all scared and their faces were bloodless, their legs were trembling, and their minds were blank. They forgot what their mission was and just wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

Wanyan Zongwang met Prime Minister He Li and King Qi Zhao Xu in the open space. He did not put it in the big tent at all. He wanted to kill the prisoners in front of the two to intimidate them.

Seeing the heads falling to the ground, Prime Minister He Li and King Zhao Xu of Qi were so scared that they wet their pants. Fortunately, He Li could at least stand firm, but King Qi collapsed to the ground and cried loudly.

Wanyan Zongwang saw this scene and felt very contemptuous and believed what Han Qi said. He said coldly: "Ask peace, your Song Dynasty officials are not trustworthy. Last time, they said that they ceded Taiyuan (now Taiyuan, Shanxi), Zhongshan (now Ding County, Hebei), and Hejian (now Hejian, Hebei), but afterwards, they went back on their word. Not only did they not handle the delivery, but they also praised the general for his contribution to defending the city. They also sent troops to rescue him. They promised to reward Dajin's military expenses of 5 million taels, 50 million taels of silver, 1 million pieces of silk and 1 million pieces of cattle and horses, and now they have not yet arrived. Now they want to negotiate peace. What are you going to negotiate peace?"

He Li, who was so scared that his face was bloodless, said tremblingly: "It's not that my Majesty refused to cede, but that the delivery procedures were completed. Those generals Qiu Ba refused to implement them. They must be severely punished. If you come to the conditions this time, I will convince the officials to implement them as soon as possible."

Wanyan Zongwang looked down on these civil servants who betrayed the interests of the country the most. He said to He Li coldly: "Since ancient times, there are south and north, and both are indispensable. As long as you agree to cede land, you can negotiate peace, but the Supreme Emperor must be asked to come and discuss it in person."

"The Supreme Emperor is old and it may be inconvenient to come. Besides, the peace talks are the prime minister, and I can make the decision. There is no need to let the Supreme Emperor come!" Although He Li didn't know why the other party asked the Supreme Emperor to come, she always felt that it would damage the prestige of the country, so she wanted to argue with reason.

"Are you going to make the decision?" Wanyan Zongwang's face darkened. He said murderously: "Last time, a prime minister and a prince came to discuss peacekeeping, and in the end, your official family was untrustworthy. After your head was cut off, if you can make the decision, then I will promise you."

It’s a big deal to fight for the truth, saving lives is more important. Prime Minister He Li and King Zhao Xu of Qi left the Jin army camp. Both of them knew that this was difficult, but it was better than staying in the Jin army camp.

After returning to the city, Prime Minister He Li and King Zhao Xu of Qi were not in a hurry to report to the official family. One visited the Grand Tutor Cai Jing and the other went to Longde Palace to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji.

He Li knelt in front of the Grand Tutor Cai Jing in a cowardly manner, and said with tears in his eyes: "Mr., you have to save me! The conditions offered by the Jin Kingdom are too harsh. If I tell the officials, it would be a sin that would be unforgivable. Maybe I would be dismissed from office. Mentor, you must save me."

The Grand Tutor Cai Jing was angry when he looked at He Li. This guy was flattering at him, but after he was stopped, he quickly hugged Wang Fu's thigh, but now he came to beg him, he was really a waste of his mind.

Since He Li is a shameful person, let him be humble. Grand Tutor Cai Jing smiled and said, "You have become prime minister, how can you cry at any time? This time you are not guilty, but you have made contributions. The officials will thank you. How could you dismiss you from office?"

"My meritorious? What do you mean by mentor?"

"The conditions issued by the Jin army are not excessive at all. They just need heavyweights to be present and make sure that the peace talks can be implemented smoothly, so that the Supreme Emperor can be allowed to go there. You can tell the officials that the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Zongwang, wanted the officials to go to the peace talks. It was because you fought hard to change it to the Supreme Emperor. He will definitely thank you, a meritorious minister."

"But, King Qi is here too!"

"Don't worry, he will not destroy your position, but will follow your words. But in the end, the Supreme Emperor will not go. You suggest that the officials be filial to the Jin army camp. Don't worry, I will join forces with all civil and military officials to support you. I believe you have also seen the emperor's decree and should understand what's going on."

At this time, He Li understood what the emperor's decree meant. It seemed that he was going to have a coup, and he really became a meritorious minister.

The progress of the matter seemed to be set up. The Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji suddenly fell ill and the officials were unhappy, but civil and military officials kidnapped the officials with morality and asked him to go to the Jin army camp for negotiations.

Without a choice, Zhao Huan had no choice but to cry bitterly, so he had to go there on his behalf on the grounds that the Supreme Emperor was too frightened and had a chronic disease. At this time, He Li was very proud. He was a meritorious minister and thought it was only a matter of time before he was ranked as the third Duke.

The civil and military officials of the court, and even the official Zhao Ji, thought things simple, but the Grand Tutor Cai Jing knew what was going on. After the official agreed to go to the Jin army camp, he immediately contacted the Privy Councilor Gao Chen and began to plan the ascension of the crown prince.
Chapter completed!