On the Imperial Street outside Xuande Tower, the crowd was loud and there was no sight at first sight. Hundreds of thousands of Tokyo people shouted slogans, firmly opposed the shameless demands of the Jin people, strongly opposed the court's surrender to the Jin people, and demanded that Li Yanqing be reused as the head coach of the anti-Jin.

At the front of the crowd were tens of thousands of Tai students, led by more than a dozen Tai students leaders, and the person who was headed was Chen Dong.

At this time, the Crown Prince Zhao Huanzheng tried his best to persuade the Tai students to disperse, "Please rest assured that Li Yanqing is the mainstay of the Song Dynasty. The court will never succumb to the pressure of the Jin people. He will definitely continue to use him. Please believe me!"

Chen Dong bowed and said, "We believe that the Crown Prince is standing with us, but many times, the Crown Prince cannot change the decision of the official family. We hope that the official family can give us a promise with a written decree!"

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of thousands of students and people behind him suddenly shouted, "Oppose the shameless demands of the Jin people!"

The momentum was as loud as the crown prince Zhao Huan changed his color in horror. When he looked up, he saw that his father had appeared on Xuande Tower under the escort of a large group of guards. Zhao Heng hurriedly ran upstairs. At this time, Zhao Ji's face was pale. He really didn't expect that Li Yanqing was so popular and even surpassed him, which made a trace of anger flash in Zhao Ji's eyes.

At this time, the prince Zhao Huan ran up and bowed and said, "See Father!"

"Why haven't they withdrawn yet? How did I explain to you?" Zhao Ji said in great dissatisfaction.

"I have reported to my father and my sons, and I have repeatedly told them that the court would never hand over Li Yanqing to the Jin people, but they hoped that my father could issue an order in writing and they would disperse."

Zhao Ji was furious, "In their hearts, is Li Yanqing more important than me?"

Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel extremely angry and walked away with his sleeves. Zhao Huan was frozen there, his face full of bitterness. At this time, Wu Min, the director of the agency, walked over slowly and whispered: "Your Highness, don't worry, the official family is just angry for a moment and will issue an order soon."

Zhao Huan sighed deeply, "Public opinion is terrifying!"

Wu Min smiled slightly, "But public opinion is also the best weapon, isn't it?"

After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Huan meaningfully and turned around and left, but Zhao Huan fell into deep thought. Wu Min's words made him savor for a long time.

In late August of the sixth year of Xuanhe, after five days of negotiations, the two countries finally reached an agreement on a ceasefire and settlement agreement. The Song Dynasty fully accepted the Jin soldiers' requests in addition to handing over Li Yanqing, ceding Yanshan Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture, compensated the Jin Dynasty for military expenditure of 500,000 taels of gold, and sent the fifth son, Zhao Shu, to Yanshan as hostages. The annual silver increased to 3 million taels and 1.5 million pieces of silk.

At the end of August, the Jin soldiers officially withdrew from Hebei and Hedong, and hundreds of thousands of people who were hiding in the mountains began to return home one after another.

At the foot of Taiyuan City, Li Yanqing stared at the empty Jin soldiers camp in the distance with his hands. The Jin soldiers began to withdraw their troops last night, and by dawn, all of them had been withdrawn. Li Yanqing sent dozens of scouts to investigate the enemy situation.

Although Li Yanqing knew that the reason for the Jin army retreating north was that the Song and Jin countries reached a compromise, after nearly two months of battle, Li Yanqing already knew the combat style of the Jin army very well.

The Jin soldiers were good at using fraud. It was possible that they just withdraw their troops in name only. When they relaxed their vigilance and opened the city gate, the Jin soldiers were likely to kill a retaliation. It was his understanding of the Jin soldiers that Li Yanqing did not dare to be careless at all. Only when he was sure that the Jin soldiers would withdraw from Yanmen Pass could he truly open the city gate.

"What are the president worried about?" Han Shizhong slowly walked to Li Yanqing and asked.

"I'm worried about the capital!"

A trace of worry flashed in Li Yanqing's eyes. History or details have changed a lot, but the general trend has not changed. It is now autumn, and winter will come in a few months. Once the Yellow River freezes, the Jin soldiers will inevitably move south again. Can the capital be defended at that time? Can the Jingkang shame be avoided?

Li Yanqing was full of confidence in himself, but the problem he faced was that he was unable to do anything.

"The general public believes that the Jin soldiers will come again in winter?"

Li Yanqing nodded, "The wolf lord of the Jin Kingdom was in charge of Yanjing Prefecture, just to attack the Song Dynasty with all his might. The war at the end of the year is inevitable."

Han Shizhong was also silent. For a moment, he whispered: "I heard that the terms of peace talks issued by the Jin Kingdom were to hand over the governor to the Jin Kingdom for disposal, but the court resisted the pressure."

"The court actually did not withstand the pressure!"

Li Yanqing smiled faintly, "The Jin Kingdom did not expect the court to hand me over. I hold military power in Taiyuan, how can I hand me over? The Jin Kingdom just hopes to transfer me from Taiyuan. I guess if it is correct, the court has agreed to the Jin Kingdom."

Han Shizhong was shocked, "What should I do if I really transfer Li Du Tong away?"

Li Yanqing sighed softly, "How can there be a complete egg when the nest is destroyed? If the capital cannot be preserved, Taiyuan will not be preserved. From tomorrow on, I will evacuate the people of Taiyuan to the south."

Han Shizhong nodded silently. He understood Li Yanqing's concerns. In Li Yanqing's heart, the capital was more important than Taiyuan.

"What do I need to do?"

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Your task is very heavy, but the most important thing is that you must train the 30,000 civilians in Taiyuan City in just a few months and become an army that can go to the city to fight."

"I understand!"

Two days later, the scout from Yanbei reported that all the Jin soldiers had withdrawn from Yanmen Pass, but two thousand Jin soldiers occupied Yanmen Pass, and the Tudun Pass to the west was also controlled by the Jin soldiers. In other words, although the Jin soldiers retreated north, they did not really go far away.

At this time, Li Yanqing issued a mobilization order for the south to mobilize the people of Taiyuan City to evacuate towards Jingzhao Prefecture. He also wrote to Zhong Shidao and Jingzhao Prefecture, requesting Zhong Shidao and Jingzhao Prefecture to fully resettle the fugitives who had withdrawn from Hedong to Guanzhong.

Although not everyone was willing to leave their hometowns, hundreds of thousands of people responded to Li Yanqing's call and began to move their families south. On the official road, the vast and vast people moving south could not see at all. The women carried small bags, which were a little broken silver and a thin piece of jewelry. They held children in their arms, and the men around them carried loads, and the loads contained food. Each household who went south would receive a subsidy of two buckets of rice and flour.

The team is mixed with a lot of donkey carts and ox carts. These are slightly wealthy families who bring more items, which means that even if they go to Jingzhao, they can live a slightly decent life.

The army that guarded hundreds of thousands of people southward was 20,000 new troops led by Wang Gui and Cao Meng. These 20,000 new troops were the long-term soldiers of Jingzhao Prefecture, and the army raised funds by Li Yanqing himself. After rigorous training and the test of blood and fire, they have gradually become an elite army.

In front of the southern city gate, Li Yanqing instructed the new army to command Wang Gui and Cao Meng and said, "I will hand over this army to you. After sending the people to Guanzhong, you will be stationed in Shanzhou. Once you hear the news of the Jin soldiers going south, you will immediately go to Hangu Pass to the capital and wait for my orders near the capital."

The two bowed and said, "Abide by the orders with humble duties!"

"Go! Constrain military disciplines along the way and try to help the people who retreat south."

Wang Gui and Cao Meng bowed and led the army out of Taiyuan to go south. The female barracks commanded by Hu Sanniang also followed the new army south.

Li Yanqing summoned Yan Qing again and whispered to him: "You lead three hundred brothers to hide in the territory of Daming Mansion. Before the Jin soldiers head south again, if I am escorted to Yanjing by the court, you can rob me halfway!"

Yan Qing was shocked, "What would the court do like this?"

Li Yanqing shook his head, "It's unlikely, but I have to arrange every detail and there is no negligence."

"I understand, so I will lead my brothers to Daming Mansion."

.........

A month later, a team of officials who announced the imperial edicts guarded the Kaifeng Prefecture Wang Ding to Taiyuan City. The officials of officials read the imperial edict to Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing made great contributions to the country to defend Taiyuan. He was awarded the title of Kaiguo County Duke of Tangyin County, and was granted the title of Jinzi Guanglu Dafu, Baohe Palace Grand Secretary, and was appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture. All his generals were promoted to the level and rewarded the three armies with millions of yuan.

The official who took over Li Yanqing was Wang Ding, the former prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture. He was changed to Hedong Transportation Envoy and Taiyuan Tongzhi, who was fully responsible for Taiyuan's defense.

This result, as Li Yanqing expected, should be the secret agreement reached between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, transferring himself from Taiyuan and depriving him of all his military power by promotion and title.

But for Li Yanqing, this was the result he hoped to see. Between the capital and Taiyuan Prefecture, he finally chose the capital.

After handling the handover with Wang Ding, Li Yanqing left Taiyuan under the escort of a hundred personal soldiers. When he left the city, hundreds of thousands of Taiyuan people went out of the city to bid farewell to Li Yanqing. Although Li Yanqing had violated the vital interests of many Taiyuan people while resettling refugees and demolishing residents along the city walls, many Taiyuan people were dissatisfied with him, but every Taiyuan people were sincerely grateful to him. Under his leadership, the Taiyuan defenders resisted the fierce siege of more than 100,000 Jin soldiers, and Taiyuan did not fall as quickly as the prefectures and counties in Hebei.

Looking at the dark farewell people in the distance, Li Yanqing kept turning back and waved his hand, his heart full of guilt and sadness. He could actually use the excuse of Taiyuan military and civilians to stay in Taiyuan, but another heavier historical responsibility forced him to harden his heart and bid farewell to the Taiyuan people who had put great hopes on him.

It is early October and there is not much time left for him.
Chapter completed!