Gan Quan was woken up from his sleep.

He will leave tomorrow.

During the day, under the leadership of his chief assistant, he formally met with the young emperor and presented a memorial from Lieutenant Zhang.

This is the first time Zhang Cheng has formally expressed his intention to surrender to Zhao An since he ascended the throne several years ago.

The petty officials express their gratification and encouragement in a programmed manner. Of course, there will definitely be no shortage of officials who should be granted the title.

Xiao Taiwei also officially became a Taiwei recognized by the imperial court.

As for important generals like Gan Quan, basically everyone jumped up one level. As for others, when they go back to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of War will give them some blank letters of appointment. After they return, they can fill in their names.

The benefits you should get are not the same, and there are even more.

As for the investigation of the New Song Dynasty in Jiangning, Gan Quan also came to his own conclusions.

This is a vibrant and progressive regime,

This is a country that is absolutely capable of competing against the Liao Kingdom.

There is absolutely a chance to defeat the Song Dynasty of Liao Kingdom.

So Ganquan slept soundly.

"What happened?" Gan Quan, who was running towards the palace with Liu Xin, had a look of confusion on his face.

If there was really any major military matter, the Jiangning court wouldn't call me, right?

Could it be that something happened to Captain Zhang?

When he thought of this, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Did something happen at Jingzhao Mansion?" He asked continuously.

"Don't think blindly, it's the Liao people!" Liu Xindao: "When you get to the chief minister, you will naturally know everything."

When they arrived at the Chief Assistant's Office, when they got off their horses, they saw more than a dozen officials walking out of the house. Judging from their expressions, each of them looked angry, and some even cursed as they walked, which seemed like

Extremely annoyed.

This made Gan Quan a little confused. These people who came out were basically those who held real power and held high positions in the Jiangning court. Which one of them had not gone through great storms and was the kind of person who would remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai?

Why do everyone look so glum now?

When I stepped into the public hall, the drum beat just happened to be beating outside.

It's already the fourth watch.

Xiao Cheng didn't sleep at all last night.

"I just received a piece of information!" Without any courtesy, Xiao Cheng pointed to the chair on the ground and motioned for Gan Quan to sit down.

"Is it a large-scale invasion by the Liao people?" Gan Quan said, "Liu Gaishi told me on the way that it was about the Liao people."

"It would be easy if the Liao people invaded!" Xiao Cheng waved his hand a little tiredly: "That is nothing more than soldiers coming to block it, and water coming and the soil flooding it."

"That is?"

"It's about the Supreme Emperor." Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes.

"The Supreme Emperor is dead?" Gan Quan asked.

Zhao Suo was over sixty years old. He was captured by the Liao people and imprisoned in Five Kingdoms City. I heard that the conditions there were quite bad. It was not surprising that a man who had lived his whole life would kick his legs to death after being tortured like this.

"It would be great if he died!" Xiao Cheng's face was so gloomy that it seemed like it was going to rain: "You won't believe it even if you tell me, our great emperor is actually coming back!"

"Come back?" Gan Quan didn't react for a moment. He blinked at Xiao Cheng and repeated it before suddenly jumping up: "What? Come back? Let the Liao people let him come back?"

"The Emperor of the Liao Kingdom has decreed that he should be crowned King of Song and reside in Tokyo City to control the King of Zhao, King of Qi and the King of Jin." A sneer appeared on Xiao Cheng's lips: "This newly minted King of Song has already bid farewell to the Liao Emperor in Zhongjing yesterday.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are coming all the way south, escorted by thousands of Pishi troops."

"Is this impossible?" Gan Quan looked in disbelief: "How is this possible? He, he is the Supreme Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

"I don't think it's possible either!" Xiao Cheng spread his hands: "This is so damn unbelievable, but it actually happened. Whether it was the Oversight Council or the Imperial City Division, the information obtained by them,

It’s all like that.”

"How could it be possible, how could it be so shameless!" Gan Quan's hands trembled a little: "How could he, by doing this, be worthy of the brothers we have died in these years?"

"The only thing he thinks about is himself!" Xiao Cheng said.

"But he has abdicated. He is no longer an official of the Song Dynasty." Gan Quan suddenly said, "He is just an old and confused guy who has lost his mind."

Xiao Cheng clapped his hands and laughed: "Yes, heroes really think alike, and I think so too. The Supreme Emperor was not in good health before, otherwise he would not abdicate in favor of others. Now he is in Five Kingdoms City again

After suffering for several years, this must be the case. The people of Liao are so shameless that they will not spare even an old man who is old and cannot live more than a few years. He is really unworthy of a son and is extremely abominable!"

"Then, what's going on with that official?" Gan Quan asked in a low voice.

"Dead!" Xiao Cheng said.

"Finally, there is someone with backbone!" Gan Quan breathed a sigh of relief. "If he becomes the King of Song, we will really be passive."

"What does it mean to have backbone?" Liu Xin on the side sneered: "I heard that Zhao Jing was killed by his master Zhao Yuan who had been following him, and Zhao Yuan killed him because Zhao Jing actually agreed to be this

King Song. These two fathers and sons are truly a loving father and a filial son, but they are a pair of bastards."

Listening to these words, Ganquan couldn't help but stare.

Xiao Cheng waved his hands and said: "Don't talk nonsense. Just listen to these gossips. The late emperor was obviously unwilling to be manipulated by the Liao people and did not want to suffer this shame and humiliation, so he decided to die to express his ambition. This must be taken into account.

If it is stable, then the imperial court will use this as a basis to issue obituaries and appeals to the Liao Dynasty to the world."

Gan Quan nodded repeatedly: "That's right!"

Although these two emperors are very unlikeable, as the successors of the Song Dynasty, they still have to find ways to wipe their behinds and wrap them in a layer of brilliant brocade robes.

His body was a mess full of abscesses.

Although it is frustrating, there is nothing we can do about it.

Otherwise, if the truth is really spread, the morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty will fall to the bottom.

Qi can be inflated but not vented.

Originally, there were many different voices in the south regarding the conquest of Liao.

If it weren't for the military's repeated victories on the front lines in the past two years, and the imperial court under Xiao Cheng's leadership, which was also running a vigorous operation, and the people's lives in general had improved a little compared to before, I'm afraid that the peace talks and surrenders would have

He was about to gain the upper hand long ago.

"Chief Assistant, did you summon me urgently today?" Gan Quan asked.

It's just a matter of informing myself about these matters. If I was specifically called out, there must be other important matters.

"I didn't quite understand Yelu Longxu's series of actions earlier, but now I can roughly draw a range with this news!" Xiao Cheng said: "Yelu Longxu is just trying to trick Li Chun.

."

"You mean, Yelu Longxu wants to unite with Li Chun?" Gan Quan was startled, but he immediately understood: "Yes, he suddenly stopped after a great victory, and he also captured Li Chun's

Son Li Gang, these are the conditions for negotiation! But will Li Chun collude with the Liao people?"

"If Li Chun is asked to bow his head to people like Qu Zhen and Liu Quanyi, he will naturally be unwilling to do so." Xiao Cheng sighed: "Unlike these people, Li Chun still wants to save face. But the situation is very different now.

He lost his troops and his strength was greatly reduced. There are many tribes on Qin Feng's road. Those tribes are all powerful. If they are strong, they will hang out with you and obey you. If you are weak, they will rebel in the back of their heads.

It might pop up right away. And at this stage, I believe that Yelu Longxu will definitely make additional efforts to seduce the tribes on Qinfeng Road."

"So, Li Chun is very likely to surrender!" Gan Quan took a breath of cold air.

"Yes, this is the insidious part of the Liao people's move!" Xiao Cheng said: "Li Chun can also say that he did not surrender to the Liao people, but that he just listened to the order of the Supreme Emperor."

"Cover your ears and steal your bell!"

"I just need a reasonable excuse!" Xiao Cheng said: "There are steps on both sides, right? But this will undoubtedly be a very bad start."

"Can't we attack and assassinate him halfway?" Gan Quan said viciously.

"I've tried it!" Liu Xin on the side said angrily: "The stupid school affairs office regarded this matter as a trap to seduce our spies. Along the way, we lost nearly a hundred outstanding spies.

Detective, they all wanted to assassinate Zhao Suo but fell into the opponent's trap."

"There are thousands of elite Pishi troops outside, and there are guys from the school affairs office inside. Assassination is basically impossible. This matter has been stopped." Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "This matter can only be started from

Let's solve it politically. Fortunately, Zhao Suo's health is really not good, and he probably won't survive for long. If he dies, then we can feel more relaxed."

Gan Quan nodded: "What does the Chief Assistant need us to do?"

"Yelu Longxu should also try to win over Lieutenant Zhang!" Xiao Cheng said.

"Our lieutenant will never collude with the likes of Li Chun!" Gan Quan said with certainty.

"On this point, I believe Lieutenant Zhang, but General Gan, I need Lieutenant Zhang to find a way to kill Li Chun and control Qin Feng Road!" Xiao Cheng said: "Li Chun knows us very well. Once he decides to defect,

As for the Liao Kingdom, if we want to assassinate him, there is basically no chance. At this time, there are only a few people who have the opportunity to kill him, and Xiao Taiwei is undoubtedly one of them."

"Although we now occupy Jingzhao Mansion, our strength is not at the same level as Li Chun." Gan Quan said hesitantly: "Chief Assistant, where do we have the chance to defeat Li Chun and kill him?"

"Be willing to give in to the snake!" Xiao Cheng said: "In Yelu Longxu's view, Lieutenant Zhang has never acknowledged Jiangning's New Song Dynasty in these years. This is a signal worthy of vigorous efforts to win over. Now our official family

, is the queen of King Jing, and the death of King Jing is inseparable from Captain Zhang."
To be continued...