Zhao Gou was very shocked. He did not expect such serious civil strife within Xixia. If his grandfather, Emperor Shenzong, was here, he might have seen an opportunity.
"Did Chen Qing also say that he can destroy Xixia within five to ten years?"
"He said so, but this is an ignorant lie from a young man. Your Majesty cannot take it seriously. However, he said that now is the opportunity to seize the Hexi Corridor. The Xixia court sent all the troops in the Hexi Corridor to Xingqing Mansion.
The troops in the Hexi Corridor are very empty."
Zhao Gou paced back and forth in the Imperial Study Room, feeling uncontrollably excited. Seize the Hexi Corridor! The Song Dynasty would have a place to raise horses. This was a dream of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, but it had never been realized.
He finally couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and turned around and said to Lu Yihao: "There is no need to capture the entire Hexi Corridor. As long as he can recapture Liangzhou and Ganzhou, I will make him the envoy of Longyou."
At nightfall, a group of about 20 Jurchen cavalry came quickly. The cavalry rushed to the gate of Yuhang and stopped. A soldier stepped forward and shouted, "We are the envoys of the Jin Kingdom. We have an urgent message for the envoys of the Jin Kingdom. Please
Open the door quickly!"
It turned out to be a messenger from the Kingdom of Jin. The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to neglect and rushed to report that Yang Yizhong, the commander-in-chief of the capital, was on duty tonight. Seeing that there were not many people on the other side, he agreed to open the city gate to let people pass.
The city gate slowly opened, and twenty Jurchen cavalry rushed into the city, running non-stop towards the Jinguo Pavilion.
Wan Yanchang had already fallen asleep, but was woken up by the soldiers because of an urgent warrant from the Wolf Lord.
Wan Yanchang came to the living room. The messenger raised the silver wolf head order and presented a roll of sheepskin to Wanyanchang. Wanyanchang quickly opened the sheepskin. There was only a line of words written by the wolf master himself on it, "Chen Qing is related to the morale of the soldiers of the three armies. It needs to be fought on the battlefield."
Victory...'
Wanyanchang was really helpless. Of course he knew why the Wolf Lord wrote this letter inexplicably. This must be Wanyan Wushu's instigation behind his back. Wanyan Wushu didn't want to defeat Chen Qing on the battlefield. He was clearly trying to give Wanyan
Drinking to dislodge the situation is a stumbling block.
He couldn't win Bashu himself, and he didn't want Wanyan Helisa to achieve greater achievements than him, so he used such despicable means to hold him back, which Wanyanchang really despised.
But this was the Silver Wolf Head Order from the Wolf Lord, and Wan Yanchang had to obey it.
He paced back and forth for a while and then asked, "What time is it now?"
"Reply to the capital supervisor, probably around the first watch."
Wan Yanchang immediately wrote a short message and handed it to his confidant Yu Hong, saying: "Go to Qin Hui's house and give this letter to him."
At the first watch, Qin Hui had not fallen asleep. He was still thinking about how to persuade the officials to agree to the conditions of the Jin Kingdom tomorrow. He really couldn't figure it out. He would either hand them over to the Jin Kingdom or just change the generals. He felt that he had treated them badly.
You two, can you recall them to the imperial court and make them senior officials?
Qin Hui didn't want to deal with Chen Qing this time. He couldn't take into account his own emotions for the time being. Qin Hui had a deep sense of crisis this time. Jin Bing's sneak attack and Wan Yanchang's third negotiation did not notify him in advance. He had no idea.
It shows that Jin Guo no longer trusts him.
The fundamental reason why he was named a counselor of political affairs and was reused by the emperor as soon as he came back from the Kingdom of Jin is that he is a link between the Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jin. This is a tacit understanding. Once he loses his role as a link, his phase will change.
It's unstable.
Qin Hui wrote two positions on the white paper: Prince Shaobao, Kaifu Yi, Tongsansi, and Commander in Chief in front of the palace. This was the position he was going to give to Wu Jie.
Another position is that of Minister of the Ministry of War, promoting the transfer envoys of Chengdu Fulu and Tongchuan Fulu. This is a very fat job, and controls the financial power of the two Sichuan roads. This is an official position tailor-made for Chen Qing, mainly
In order to appease Lu Yihao.
As long as Lu Yihao supports him, there is no point even if Zhang Jun and Xu Xiantu oppose it.
Although Qin Hui was very reluctant to treat Chen Qing so favorably, his own sense of crisis forced him to temporarily put aside his hatred.
While Qin Hui was thinking about it in the study, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and the housekeeper reported outside the door: "Master, the special envoy of the Kingdom of Jin sent someone to deliver a message."
Qin Hui was startled. Wan Yanchang sent someone to deliver the letter so late. There must be something urgent.
His thoughts changed and he became happy again. He was still worried that Wan Yanchang would not notify him in advance, but no, the secret contact came.
Qin Hui said quickly: "Please come in!"
After a while, a Han man in his forties walked in, cupped his fists and saluted, "See Mr. Qin!"
Qin Hui recognized this man at a glance. It was Yu Hong, his colleague in Wanyanchang's house. He had borrowed money from this colleague back then. Qin Hui suddenly felt an indescribable sense of superiority in his heart. He worked with him back then, and now he
He was already the right prime minister of the Song Dynasty, but Yu Hong was still a staff member.
Feeling proud, Qin Hui still pretended not to know this person. He was a dignified prime minister, how could he associate with such a small person?
"Where is the letter Special Envoy Wanyan asked you to send?"
Yu Hong took out a letter with no expression on his face and put it on the table. Qin Hui took the letter and opened it. He read it hastily and was stunned. Jin Guoyang actually withdrew the request for Chen Qing's exchange and only asked for Wu Jie.
.
I spent so much thought on replacing Chen Qing, only to lose it as soon as I turned around. What happened?
"I think Chen Qing is more important than Wu Jie, so he should give up replacing Wu Jie!"
Yu Hong said coldly: "I don't know the content of the letter, and I don't know what Xiangguo is talking about, but I know that Du Jianjun checked it twice after writing the letter. If Xiang Guo feels that Du Jianjun made a mistake, then
It’s best to confirm tonight.”
Qin Hui suddenly realized, how could Wan Yanchang make a mistake? There must have been some emergency, so Wan Yanchang notified him overnight.
But that's fine, things will be much easier to handle if there is one less person.
"I understand. I'll reward you with ten taels of silver. Come on down!"
Yu Hong looked a little sullen. This bastard owed him ten taels of silver and refused to pay it back. Now he rewarded himself ten taels of silver. Is this deliberately humiliating him?
"No!"
Yu Hong said coldly: "I'm not short of the ten taels of silver. Say goodbye!"
Yu Hong turned around and left. Qin Hui looked at his back with pride and almost laughed out loud.
The next day, Qin Hui met with the emperor Zhao Gou and proposed his new plan, which was to transfer Wu Jie back only, and then sign a one-year armistice agreement at the cost of 300,000 bolts of silk.
Zhao Gou was still afraid of the Jin soldiers' 100,000 cavalry. Although Zhang Jun and Xu Xiantu repeatedly opposed it, Zhao Gou agreed to Qin Hui's plan.
In the afternoon, Qin Hui and Jin's special envoy Wan Yanchang reached an agreement. Wan Yanchang accepted the Song Dynasty's compromise plan, transferred Wu Jie, accepted 300,000 pieces of silk, and signed a one-year truce agreement with the Song Dynasty in the eastern section.
The emperor Zhao Gou immediately accepted the recommendation of Empress Dowager Wei and appointed Liu Guangshi as the propaganda envoy to Sichuan and Shaanxi. Wu Jie was transferred back to the imperial court as an official. In recognition of Wu Jie's achievements, he was specially named Prince Shaobao, and he was appointed as the official official of the government.
There are commanders in front of the palace.
At this time, a pigeon letter flew to Hanzhong one stop after another, bringing a handwriting from Emperor Zhao Gou, ordering Chen Qing to seize Ganzhou and Liangzhou.