Of course, not all officials wanted to take the opportunity to negotiate peace terms with the Jin people.

Didn't Mo Chou keep close contact with Zhao Ning yesterday, saying that he would take the initiative to take advantage of the victory?

Judging from the basic national conditions of the political struggle in the imperial court of the Great Song Dynasty, this is not an isolated situation. Naturally, there is a group of people below who think so.

It can only be said that at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, was raped by Zhao Ji for decades, and there were speculators everywhere.

Don't believe their lies.

Song Qinzong had never done this before.

When Tokyo City was besieged for the first time, Taneshidao led an army of 100,000 to come to Qinwang, and the situation in Tokyo City was excellent.

At this time, a guy who thought he was very awesome jumped up. This guy's name is Yao Pingzhong.

This guy volunteered to raid the Jin army. Zhong Shidao's objections were ineffective, and Song Qinzong Zhao Huan agreed.

As a result, there was no surprise attack yet, but the news was already revealed. Wanyan Zongwang set up a formation and waited for the Song army to come over, and then beat him.

At this time, Yao Pingzhong ran away and disappeared in an instant.

According to historical records, during the Southern Song Dynasty, in a remote temple in Sichuan, a monk claimed to be Yao Pingzhong.

This guy has the distinction of being one of the best escaping generals in history.

As soon as this was done, the peace faction and surrender faction in the city immediately raised their heads and began to attack in groups.

So, don't do anything frivolous.

Staying steady is everything.

Don't believe the oaths of that group of people. These people are accustomed to living in the peaceful and prosperous times, and they all have a problem: they just open their mouths.

Early in the morning on December 2, as soon as Zhao Ning finished his breakfast, Gao Qiu came over: "Guan family, there are rumors outside that the Jin people want to negotiate a peace with us. Some people say that the imperial court has agreed to negotiate a peace."

"Oh, are there many people spreading the word?"

"There are some, but there are also some people who say that the imperial court will not make peace." In addition to reporting, Gao Qiu came mainly to inquire about the emperor's attitude.

"How do the Jin people want to negotiate peace?"

"They say they want us to send someone over to talk."

"What is the mainstream voice among the people now?"

"Don't make peace."

Zhao Ning changed the subject and said: "I asked you to investigate the food storage situation in the people's homes. How did you do with the investigation?"

"I asked 300 households yesterday and they still have three months of food stored."

"Okay, I understand, you go down first."

Gao Qiu also couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, so he said: "I retire."

Three months later, this made Zhao Ning somewhat stressed again.

It's early December now, and it can last until March of the second year of Jingkang's reign.

In March, the temperature has already risen, and the troops from various places should be almost ready to arrive.

The Jurchens are very afraid of heat, and they will never fight in summer.

Although it is still spring in March, the Jin army cannot hold on for much longer.

If Wanyan Zonghan is to carry him to death at that time, he will have no choice but to follow him and carry him to the end.

If that is the case, the damage to Tokyo city will be very great.

Now that the Jin's attack on the city has failed, Wanyan Zonghan's character will never give up. He will definitely create more trebuchets.

Therefore, Zhao Ning now needs to prepare sufficient armaments to defend the city.

In the morning, there was a lot of discussion in the city about the Jin people's intention to negotiate peace.

Soon the latest front page of the "Tokyo Daily" came out and was sold out.

Everyone is now very interested in the "Tokyo Daily News", even women who usually have no interest in national affairs are paying attention to it.

Today's headlines are actually a tribute to and tribute to the fallen soldiers yesterday.

This really surprised everyone.

After all, the status of warriors in the Song Dynasty was very low.

In the past, rewards for warriors were only reflected in basic operations such as military merit, silver, salary, and pensions.

As for public commendation and praise for warriors, it will definitely not happen.

Let’s just talk about Di Qing, the famous Northern Song Dynasty general during the Renzong period. Isn’t this person awesome?

As soon as the Xixia people heard Di Qing's name, they all wanted to dig a hole and bury themselves.

Di Qing spent his whole life on the battlefield with great military exploits.

But Renzong wanted him to enter the Privy Council, but the group of civil servants sprayed Renzong so much that he almost hanged himself.

In the words of civil servants, the Privy Council is the place where the princes of the two governments stay, and it is the place where the military, aircraft and government officials of the country and the dynasty live. How can a lowly warrior come in and tarnish the sanctity of this place?

Of course, Di Qing was promoted to Privy Councilor.

But during his career as Privy Councilor, he was attacked by this group of civil servants in every possible way.

Even great writers like Ouyang Xiu hated him.

In the end, Di Qing was demoted and died of depression.

It can be said that it was a tragedy that famous generals like Di Qing were united and strangled by the Northern Song Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats.

Praising warriors?

That's a slap in the face of the civil servants!

There is a poem in the Northern Song Dynasty: The hall is full of nobles and nobles, but they are all scholars.

This is no joke.

In the Song Dynasty, the saying "A good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails" was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Soldiers have to have their faces tattooed, which is seen as a symbol of despicability.

The whole society looks down on soldiers.

Therefore, in the later period, a considerable number of people in the Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty were either refugees or beggars.

The "Tokyo Daily News" represents the voice of the emperor. Today's praise of the fallen soldiers naturally shows the emperor's change in attitude towards warriors.

And the original text is also very clear: Only when there is a country, there is a family. Soldiers are the ones who protect the country and their families. They have sacrificed their lives, and we should respect them.

This is a common understanding for people in the 21st century, but for people in the Song Dynasty in the 12th century, it was subversive.

In fact, during the Song Dynasty, the prototype of the national concept in Chinese history began to take shape.

Why do you say that?

Before the Song Dynasty, it was called Tianxia. The emperor was the co-owner of the world, and the world had no clear boundaries.

Even during the Three Kingdoms period, there were no clear boundaries. After the three forces became emperors, they all considered themselves to be orthodox and the other rebellious officials and traitors.

In the Song Dynasty, after the Chanyuan Alliance, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom established clear boundaries.

This breaks the concept of "tianxia".

It further affected the ideological field, making literati more enthusiastic about the distinction between China and barbarians, and further strengthening their defense against barbarians.

This further promoted the formation of the prototype of the "country".

The current severe situation may, at worst, destroy the country and the family, but at best, it provides Zhao Ning with an opportunity to unite internally.

It played a certain role in shaping the concept of "country" for him.

Let’s just say that today’s headlines resonated with many people.

Obviously, many people are beginning to realize the importance of warriors and no longer discriminate against warriors as they did in the past.

What Zhao Ning wants is to slowly change people's thinking. If he wants to strengthen his army, he must make soldiers respected by society.

On the third day of December, the Jin army did not wait for news of peace talks.

On the fourth day of December, there was still no news.

At this time, in a mansion, the former young prime minister Tang Ke met the former minister Zuo Cheng Geng Nanzhong.

Geng Nanzhong was not just Shangshu Zuocheng, he was also the teacher of Song Qinzong Zhao Huan.

He is a more shameless capitulationist.

"Mr. Geng."

"Ms. Tang, why did you suddenly come to my place?"

Tang Ke sighed: "Mr. Geng, you should be aware of these things that have happened recently, right?"

"I know."

"What do you think?"

Geng Nanzhong said: "Official officials always have their own ideas."

"We have just successfully defended the city, and the Jin people's morale has also suffered some setbacks. The Jin people took the initiative to ask for peace, but the officials did not express their position. I heard that yesterday the Ministry of Rites was building a temple called the Martyrs' Shrine to worship the fallen warriors. This is not nonsense.

Are you kidding!"

As soon as he heard about the Martyrs' Shrine, the scheming Geng Nan Zhonglian also became gloomy.

It's enough to sing praises and praise in the "Tokyo Daily News", but actually build an ancestral hall for those Qiu Ba people?

Tang Ke said: "You are the teacher of the official family. The official family is now acting arrogantly and killing ministers rashly. The Imperial City Department is getting more and more evil and uncontrollably improving the status of warriors. If this continues, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Do not worry."

"Can I not be anxious? Even Feng Shu has been dismissed from his post, and the officials don't care about the Jin people's peace negotiations!"

"Let me ask you, are officials popular now?"

"This...I don't know."

Geng Nanzhong put down his tea cup and said: "Don't forget that the Supreme Emperor is still in the palace. If the official family is unpopular, the Supreme Emperor will not sit idly by and do nothing."

Tang Ke was slightly startled: "What do you mean?"

"Ms. Tang, the situation has now reached a point where you and I cannot control it. The path of the official family is getting narrower and narrower. When everyone is dissatisfied, people's hearts will naturally turn towards the Supreme Emperor."
Chapter completed!