"Brother Gao!" Fan Zhixu called Gao Shen, who was about to leave the hall from behind.

Gao Shen stopped and smiled and said, "Brother Fan seems a little excited today!"

"I'm not excited. Didn't you see that the attitude of the official family is a bit vague?" Fan Zhixu said meaningfully.

Gao Shen nodded, "It seems that there is a little bit of a question that the officials seem to be a little less enthusiastic about welcoming the two emperors."

Fan Zhixu sighed and said, "We can understand the mood of the official family. He did not ascend the throne for a long time, and the late emperor did not abdicate. He is still the monarch of the Song Dynasty in terms of law. Although Emperor Taishang Daojun admitted that the official family ascended the throne, it was just a note, not a formal edict. But if ten thousand is withdrawn, even if the late emperor returns and the official family gives up the throne, he should not care about personal honor and disgrace. This is what a son and relative should do. We must never give up the opportunity to welcome the two emperors because the official family is attached to the throne."

Gao Shen smiled and said, "To be honest, the ability of the government is indeed stronger than that of the late emperor. At least he was not indecisive in resisting the Jin Dynasty and had a firm attitude. He also had the same support and trust in Li Yanqing as before. He defeated Xixia, recovered Hedong, and forced the Jin Dynasty to give up the plan to confront peace."

"We all know that the government gave up the throne to the late emperor was just a talk. Of course, all officials unanimously supported the government to continue to govern the world, but they would definitely give up and welcome the two emperors because of the throne. It would not stand morally or ethically, and would become a shame behind the government."

Gao Shen nodded, "As long as the issue of status is solved, I believe the official will agree with Fan Xianggong's plan."

"Will Mr. Gao insist on exchanging land for prisoners of war and refuse to accept the return of the two emperors?" Fan Zhixu looked at Gao Shen and said.

The reason why Fan Zhixu had to convince Gao Shen was because he knew that Gao Shen's attitude was Li Yanqing's attitude. Gao Shen was actually the representative of Li Yanqing's interests in Zhizheng Hall. If Gao Shen refused to change his words, there would be some twists and turns to welcome the two emperors back.

Gao Shen smiled slightly, "Fan Xianggong is so serious. I don't agree to welcome the two emperors back, but I'm different in terms of focus. I mainly consider security issues first. If five prisoners of war can be exchanged for five states such as Haizhou, Pizhou, Suzhou, Bozhou and Yingzhou, it will greatly reduce the strategic pressure on the front line of the Huaihe River. Of course, if we have more bargaining chips and exchange Jin soldiers, I will also recommend we welcome the two emperors back."

"Glory Gao means that he also supports welcoming the two emperors back!" Fan Zhixu looked at Gao Shen eagerly.

"Yes! I support it, but I advocate winning the safety first and then welcoming the two emperors back."

Fan Zhixu nodded. He now knew Li Yanqing's attitude. In principle, he supported it, but it was not the main demand. It didn't matter. It depends on how to negotiate in detail."

Gao Shen smiled again and said, "It's not enough to just convince me, and the Secretary of Qin is not very enthusiastic about welcoming the two emperors!"

"He has selfish intentions!"

Fan Zhixu sneered, "He is not thinking about the country like Gao Xianggong. I suspect he lied about the escape to the Song Dynasty, so he did not want the two emperors to come back."

"It is not certain whether you have selfishness or not, but some people support his point of view, and focus on the people first."

"Those are just a few, so you don't need to consider it. The key is that I hope the Zhizhengtang will agree. As long as our civil servants in the court are dedicated, no matter how reluctant the officials are, in the end he can only compromise!"

Zhao Gou returned to the imperial study room with concern. He sighed in the room with his hands behind his back. He really didn't expect such a result to have a peace talks. Most of the officials strongly demanded that the two emperors be welcomed back.

He had no objection to welcome the Supreme Emperor. After all, he was his father, but he was very reluctant to welcome the Emperor Zhao Gou. The Emperor was still the emperor in name and did not abdicate! Doesn’t the return of the Emperor mean that two emperors will appear in the Song Dynasty?

Zhao Gou took out a letter from the drawer. This was a memorial given to him when Li Yanqing sent someone to send him back to the prisoners of war. The memorial reported in detail the beginning and end of the Battle of Shaanxi Road and the Battle of Taiyuan. However, what Zhao Gou wanted to look at at this time was not the memorial, but a letter sandwiched in the memorial. Li Yanqing only wrote one sentence in the letter, "One center is loyal, two centers are troubles."

A short sentence is better than a thousand words, which shocked Zhao Gou. Of course, he knew very well what Li Yanqing meant, and he would not forget how his father tried every means to regain the throne when the emperor ascended the throne. The Song Dynasty formed two centers, and there were endless troubles. Once the father and brother were welcomed back, this consequence would inevitably occur.

Zhao Gou knew from his senior statement that Li Yanqing did not agree to welcome the two emperors back from his heart, but it was just about morality, and he could not openly object, so he could only use this obscure way to remind himself.

Zhao Gou smiled bitterly, and Li Yanqing dared not object publicly. Can he be able to do so? You must know that even if he is the emperor, he cannot withstand the strong pressure of the civil servant group.

Zhao Gou couldn't help but sigh and put Li Yanqing's memorial back into the drawer. At this time, an eunuch reported at the door, "Report to Your Majesty, Secretary Qin is asking for a visit!"

"Supreme him in!"

Zhao Gou had a very good impression of Qin Hui. In the Du Chong case, he had a unique vision to plead for Du Chong and preserved the tradition of civil servants as commanders. This time, Qin Hui strongly advocated the use of five prisoners of war to exchange for the captured people. Although there were few responding to the court, he also showed his loyalty to him. This loyalty alone was worthy of his own use.

After a moment, Qin Hui hurried in, bowed and said, "I am here to see Your Majesty!"

"Is there anything wrong with Qin Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty, I volunteered."

Zhao Gou was stunned, "What did you volunteer to do?"

"Your Majesty, judging from the current court situation, it is almost inevitable to welcome the Two Saints. I guess the Jin Kingdom will not object too much, so I feel that it is necessary to send someone to the Jin Kingdom to meet the Two Saints first and handle the matter in advance, so that even if the Two Saints return, the Chaotong will not be in chaos."

Zhao Gou's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. Since the return of his father and the emperor could not be avoided, he would prevent it in advance, and let the emperor take the initiative to write abdication edict and let the father recognize his emperor with a formal edict. In this way, even if the two of them come back and monitor them strictly, they can avoid the crisis of the throne to the greatest extent.

Zhao Gou praised Qin Hui very much. He was able to provide advice for himself and solve his problems at critical moments. He was a loyal minister.

"Is it dangerous for Qin Aiqing to go to Yanshan Mansion as the Minister of State?"

"Your Majesty, since the Jin State has sincerely agreed to peace, it will not make things difficult for the ministers. If Your Majesty is not at ease, you can first remove the position of Minister of the Wealthy Minister."

Zhao Gou nodded, "You are right. If the Jin Kingdom is sincere, it will not make things difficult for me. There is no need to be exempted from the position of Shangshu. You can go there with peace of mind. If the Jin Kingdom dares to make things difficult for you, they will not want Wanyan Zongya to go back."

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhizhengtang came up with a negotiation plan, with Fan Zhixu as the negotiation envoy, Gao Shen and Lu Yihao as the negotiation envoy, and doctors from various departments and officials of the Privy Council as negotiators, waiting for the arrival of the Jin Dynasty's negotiator.

At the same time, Zhao Gou ordered Qin Hui to be a secret envoy and went to Yanshan Prefecture and Liaodong to visit his father and brother under the pretext of sending spring clothes.

Qin Hui took a boat to the north and arrived in Cangzhou a few days later. He was immediately escorted to Hejian Prefecture by hundreds of Jin soldiers. The reason why Qin Hui was sent to Hejian Prefecture was because Wanyan Xie happened to inspect Hejian Prefecture.

Two days later, Qin Hui arrived in Hejian County on a horse and was taken into the government office by Jin soldiers.

Wanyan Xieye has been inspecting various parts of Hebei for a while. Since the Jin Dynasty has decided to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty, consolidating the existing occupied areas has become Wanyan Xieye's top priority.

First, order needs to be restored, and the Jin soldiers are prohibited from arbitrarily occupying people's wealth and killing Song people. Secondly, it is necessary to appease officials from all over the country, increase their treatment and salary, and allow them to serve the Jin Kingdom with peace of mind.

The fundamental purpose of Wanyan Xieye is to restore normal production in Hebei and other places and provide taxes for the Jin Dynasty. Especially when the Jin Dynasty headquarters was affected, taxes in Hebei and the Central Plains became very important.

At this time, a personal soldier entered the inner hall to report, "They are handsome, the people have been brought here."

"Let him in!"

After a moment, Qin Hui hurried into the inner hall and knelt down to salute, "My minister Qin Hui met with Marshal Wanyan Du!"

Seeing that he was respectful, Wanyan Xie nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk!"

"Master Xie Du!"

Qin Hui sat down aside, and Wanyan Xie also asked someone to have a tea. He smiled and said, "You did a good job in Du Chong, which made me very satisfied."

Qin Hui sighed, "Du Chong's career has come to an end, and it is unlikely that he will make a comeback."

"I don't really care about how Du Chong will be in the future. I just said that you follow my orders and I am very satisfied with this."

"It is an honor to serve the Marshal of the Capital!"

Wanyan Xie also said again: "You are doing well. You have been promoted to the Minister of Rites in less than half a year. I hope you can go further and enter the Zhengzheng Hall of the Song Dynasty as soon as possible."

"Weizhi is also working hard in this direction."

"So tell me, what is your purpose in going north this time?"

"Reporting to the Marshal of the Capital, all the officials of the court unanimously requested the return of the Two Saints, but the official family was worried that the return of the Two Saints would affect his throne, so the humble official volunteered to go north and wanted the Two Saints to issue a formal statement to give up the throne."

Wanyan Xie also sneered, "Are you so confident? I thought the Jin Kingdom would definitely let these two father and son emperors go back?"

Qin Hui was silent for a moment and said, "If you think about the great cause of the Jin Kingdom, I suggest you put them back."

"Why?" Wanyan Xie also stared at Qin Hui with sharp eyes.
Chapter completed!