"This... this slave doesn't know anything about it!"
"You'd better go see His Highness the Crown Prince first!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting in the palace for a long time!"
The eunuch's expression seemed very anxious.
So Xu Xian had no choice but to go back to the palace immediately.
After entering the palace, Crown Prince Zhao Shen was already waiting for Xu Xian.
"Xu Xian!"
"It has only been three days since the Jin soldiers invaded, and they have already invaded almost the entire Jiangbei area of the Song Dynasty!"
"The Golden Thief Emperor Wan Yanliang even went on a personal expedition. Our country, the Song Dynasty, may be really in danger this time!"
"I wonder what countermeasures you have, Xu Xian?"
Zhao Shen had a worried expression on his face.
"Aren't there 300,000 troops on the front line of our Song army?"
"Why are you so vulnerable in front of Jin Bing?"
Xu Xian also didn't expect that the war between Song and Jin Dynasties would progress so quickly.
"I never expected that our Song soldiers' combat effectiveness would be so poor now!"
"If this continues, I'm afraid that within seven days, the Jin soldiers will have to cross the river to attack Lin'an!"
"I have been discussing with the ministers for a long time, and many ministers actually advised me to surrender to the Jin people. The shame of Jingkang has only been more than thirty years ago. Did the shame of Shaoxing come so fast?"
Zhao Shen looked pessimistic at this time, completely lacking the confidence he had when he first became the crown prince.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry!"
"Now that our Song Army is defeated in such a complete mess, it's just because of low morale!"
"If you want to boost morale, the most important thing is for you, Your Highness, to conquer it yourself!"
Xu Xian still knows a lot about the current Song Army.
"Of course I want to recruit soldiers myself, but recently I have been recruiting soldiers and horses everywhere, but very few people have responded to the recruitment. Even some strong men who were forcibly captured and heard that they were going to the front line to fight against the Jin soldiers actually fled!"
"But as of today, we have only recruited 30,000 troops. How can we go to the front line to resist millions of gold thieves?"
Zhao Shen looked helpless.
"In this case, I, Xu Xian, can help your highness recruit an army, but your highness must agree to three conditions!"
Xu Xian began to raise his concerns.
"of course!"
"If Xu Xian can help me recruit an army to resist gold, there will be more than three, even ten conditions will be no problem!"
Zhao Shen can't control that much anymore.
"I, Xu Xian, only have three conditions!"
"First, I, Xu Xian, must become the Minister of the Ministry of War and have absolute command of the army!"
Xu Xian made the first condition.
"Minister of the Ministry of War, no problem, and I will also add Pingzhang political affairs to you, Xu Xian, so that you can handle all anti-gold matters!"
Zhao Shen readily agreed and directly gave Xu Xian the power of prime minister.
"Then the second rule is that your highness must immediately rehabilitate General Yue Fei and convict Qin Hui of being a traitor!"
Xu Xian then mentioned the second item.
"This... this is my long-cherished wish to rehabilitate Yue Fei!"
"But...but after all, Yue Fei was personally convicted by my father. Qin Hui is also the most favored person by my father. As the crown prince, I want to disobey my father. I'm afraid...I'm afraid...this won't work!"
Zhao Shen's expression changed obviously.
"Then, Your Highness, do you know the reason why you are unable to recruit an army this time?"
Xu Xian asked.
"It's just that those strong men are greedy for life and afraid of death, and afraid of gold like a tiger!"
Zhao Shen responded.
"Your Highness, you have got it wrong!"
"Those strong men are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but because most of them experienced the painful lesson of General Yue Fei's unjust death when they were young, they are afraid that they will end up like General Yue Fei in the future, so they are cold-blooded and dare not join the army!"
"As a citizen of the Song Dynasty, who doesn't want to regain the country, and who doesn't want to kill the gold thief to avenge blood?"
Xu Xian became more and more angry as he spoke.
"Xu Xian, don't be excited, don't be excited!"
"I understand, I understand!"
Zhao Shen seemed to have some enlightenment after hearing what Xu Xian said.
"Then has His Highness agreed to my second condition?"
Of course Xu Xian wanted to rehabilitate Yue Fei.
"However, if I really rehabilitate Yue Fei, wouldn't that mean I have offended my father?"
"How can I do such an unfilial act?"
Zhao Shen hesitated again.
"Compared to the survival of the Song Dynasty, are you not willing to agree to the simple matter of rehabilitating General Yue Fei?"
"If the Holy One knew that this matter was related to the survival of the Song Dynasty, I believe that the Holy One would not hesitate to vindicate Yue Fei, and then convict the traitorous minister Qin Hui who had already passed away!"
"So Your Majesty will definitely understand your decision!"
Xu Xian began to state his interests.
"Why don't you let me send someone to report this matter to my father and then make a decision?"
Zhao Shen seemed to still dare not disobey Zhao Gou.
"When did this happen?"
"Are you still going to report to the Holy One?"
"Is Your Highness really making fun of the Great Song Dynasty entrusted to you by His Majesty?"
Xu Xian couldn't help but become a little impatient when he saw that Zhao Shen was so hesitant at this time.
"That...okay then!"
"I...I will issue an edict to rehabilitate Yue Feiping..."
After Xu Xian's persuasion, Zhao Shen finally made up his mind.
"good!"
"Your Highness is indeed wise and decisive, and he is worthy of being a wise king in the future of our Song Dynasty!"
"Excuse me, Xu Xian, for being impulsive just now!"
Xu Xian began to apologize to Zhao Shen for his impulsiveness.
"Xu Qing, I know that you are doing everything for the sake of the Song Dynasty, and I will not blame you!"
Zhao Shen obviously paid more attention to Xu Xian in front of him.
"The third article is that if I, Xu Xian, can help the Song Dynasty repel the Jin soldiers this time, I, Xu Xian, will vow to restore the Central Plains for the Song Dynasty. I hope that His Highness will be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor by then. He will be entrusted to Fuzhou as the Supreme Emperor and will not be allowed to return to Lin'an for the rest of his life. Even Shaoxing, let alone interfere with the affairs of the court, so that your highness can fully support the great cause of cutting gold!"
Of course Xu Xian understood that only when Zhao Shen truly became the emperor could he display all his talents.
"Xu Qing, aren't you making me guilty of treason in the future?"
"How can I agree to this?"
When Zhao Shen heard Xu Xian's third condition, he was even more afraid to accept it.
"Your Highness, as a citizen of the Song Dynasty, who doesn't want to regain the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains?"
"But the Holy One just wants to escape now. Even if he can return to Lin'an in the future and be entrusted to His Highness, he will definitely act in a way that only knows how to live in peace and be prepared for danger. He will even interfere with Your Highness's affairs in the court!"
"When the time comes, I, Xu Xian, will inevitably end up like General Yue Fei, but I am afraid that it will be impossible to completely restore the Central Plains' rivers and mountains!"
"Do you really have no ambition, Your Highness, to restore the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains and move the capital back to Bianjing?"
Since Xu Xian came to the Southern Song Dynasty, of course his purpose was not only White Snake, but also to regain the Central Plains. This chapter has been completed!