The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 220
After more than a month, Zhao Fujin, who had not been seen for a long time, finally appeared in front of the ministers.

Some people are calm and calm, while others are ecstatic.

Of course, there are also people who fall into an ice cave.

After the ministers saw the ceremony, they forced the king to laugh and said: "Look, I told you that the official had a minor illness and would rest in Akihito Palace, allowing me to temporarily supervise the state affairs. Do you believe it now?"

After saying that, he walked obediently to Emperor Daojun and stood on one side.

Zhao Fujin raised his hand: "It's been a hard work for you all these days."

"The ministers are frightened, but the officials are blessed."

After a simple salute, Zhao Fujin got straight to the point and said in a deep voice: "They are here again! What should we do in the Song Dynasty?"

As soon as Zhao Fujin finished speaking, he heard someone in the line of military commanders shouting: "Come here and it's over!"

This sudden sound was very disrespectful.

In the Song Dynasty, civil servants prefaced the affairs of the great dynasty meetings. The civil servants started with the chief ministers and discussed them one by one. After the chief ministers had finished expressing their opinions, the person in charge of the specific affairs would discuss the matter. For example, the court meeting would discuss the security issues of Kaifeng Mansion. , then the governors must speak first, and then the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture. When it comes to other departments, the controllers of other departments must speak.

After a round of discussion, specific suggestions were put forward, and the final decision was made by the officials.

If the Yushitai feels that there is nothing wrong with the official decision, the matter will be considered over.

If the Yushitai thinks it is inappropriate, he can still refute it verbally and discuss it later.

Even when military matters are discussed at court, the governors speak first, followed by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War. Ordinary generals should not speak if officials do not mention them by name.

This arrangement actually makes sense. If there is no order of priority, it would be a waste of time and inefficient if everyone just talks to each other during the discussion.

Therefore, this sudden sound immediately attracted the attention of all the officials in the palace.

Even Emperor Daojun, who had his eyes closed to rest, opened his eyes slightly and looked over.

It's always uncomfortable when hundreds of people's eyes are focused on you. Gao Chong raised his eyes and looked around, scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile: "I... made a mistake?"

Li Ruoshui, the censor Zhongcheng, sighed: "This is the first time for this young general to go to court to discuss matters. Doesn't his superiors teach him the rules?"

Yue Fei came out of the queue, cupped his hands and said, "Gao Chong is the subordinate of the last general, and his teachings are not good enough. I hope you will be kind to me."

Seeing Yue Fei coming out of the queue, people who didn't know Yue Fei began to whisper and ask who this person was.

Li Bangyan introduced to everyone with a smile: "This person is the Taiyuan generals Yue Fei and Yue Pengju. The young general's surname is Gao Mingchong. They are all going to court for the first time, so please don't criticize them harshly."

After saying that, Li Bangyan glanced at Zhao Fujin secretly. Seeing that Zhao Fujin's expression was as usual, neither happy nor angry, he knew that his mouth substitute was very successful this time.

"That's all, let's discuss the matter." Zhao Fujin waved his hand and looked at Li Gang: "What do you think Mr. Li should do at this time?"

Li Gang bowed out and took the lead as always: "Although this time the Jin army invaded south, the east and west routes have reached Kaifeng, the troops are more powerful than the last time, and the momentum is more arrogant, but I, the Song Dynasty, are also more powerful than the first time. We are well prepared, there are 20 King Qin troops outside the city and [-] elite forbidden troops inside the city, they are worthy of a battle!"

Zhao Fujin knew Li Gang's attitude well, nodded and asked: "Li Bangyan, what do you think?"

Li Bangyan bowed and said: "Now we have many good generals in the Song Dynasty, Mr. Zhong, Shilang Han and Taiwei Zhang. Needless to say, General Yue Fei of Taiyuan has already fought against Wanyan Zonghan at the gate of Taiyuan City. Not only was he not defeated, but he also won a great victory." . The young general Gao Chong is also very brave, and he can kill the Western Route Army forward General Wanyan Yinshu in Taiyuan. Now we in the Song Dynasty can be said to have many soldiers and generals, and we can only fight without peace!" The left and right prime ministers expressed their opinions like this.

Other civil servants have also taken sides. Even people like Tang Ke, Zhang Bangchang, Wang Shiyong and others feel that war is worse than peace and that there is no need to go to war if things can be resolved peacefully. However, it is inconvenient to say more at this time. They can only support the war on the basis of , make some slight corrections.

Tang Ke said: "War is necessary, but if the Jin people want peace talks, we can also listen to their conditions."

Zhang Bangchang added: "If the Jin people do not have many conditions, it is not a bad idea to stop the war and negotiate..."

Zhao Fujin suddenly sneered, scaring Zhang Bangchang into shutting up.

Zhao Fujin asked again: "Tell me, sir, what kind of conditions can be negotiated?"

Tang Ke quickly replied: "If the Jin people want to cede land, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures will be given to them. As for the rest, we have ceded the three towns of Taiyuan. The matter of ceding land is over. As long as they don't open their mouths and ask for it again." In addition, the land cession has actually been done."

Tang Ke answered very cleverly. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun now actually belong to the Kingdom of Jin, and the three towns of Taiyuan have also been cut off some time ago.

These things are all established facts, and there is nothing wrong with them.

But something that Tang Ke never expected happened happened.

Zhao Fujin suddenly became furious and asked sternly: "Three towns in Taiyuan were cut off? Why didn't I know?"

Tang Ke was stunned. Zhao Fujin didn't know about such a big thing. Is this possible?

"Yue Fei!" Zhao Fujin pointed at Yue Fei: "I just asked you why you are in Kaifeng. What happened in Taiyuan?"

Yue Fei was also confused. Wasn't this matter made clear last time at Akihito Palace?
For a moment, I didn't know how to reply, so I could only hesitate and say: "The final general was recalled by the twelve gold medals... As for... As for..."

"Okay!" Zhao Fujin interrupted in time. If he continued speaking, this man with almost paralyzed political mind would reveal his secret.

Zhao Fujin turned his head slightly, looked at the forced king Zhao Huan beside Emperor Daojun, and asked coldly: "What happened during your period of supervising the country?"

The forced king Zhao Huan didn't react for a moment. Didn't Zhao Fujin personally tell him to do the twelve gold medals?
There was another commotion in the Chui Gong Hall. The ceding of the three towns in Taiyuan was already highly criticized by the DPRK and the Central Government, especially the steadfast landlords and war factions. They could not accept the ceding of territory and betrayal of the country at all. They originally thought that the officials were confused. I thought I would find an opportunity to impeach the officials in the future, but now I heard that the officials didn’t know about it?
They were both happy and angry!
The happy thing is that this was not done by an official. The angry one is of course the King!The officials asked you to supervise the country, but they did not ask you to betray the country!
Although King Bi was stunned on the spot and didn't know what to say, Emperor Daojun, who was experienced in politics, reacted quickly, stood up suddenly, and said to King Bi with a big smile: "You traitor!"

The king was even more stunned. Emperor Daojun also knew about this.

"You still haven't apologized to the officials!" Emperor Daojun shouted in a rare voice.

The king was forced to kneel down with a plop: "The official family..."

"Okay, this is also my fault. I know that you are not good at governing the country, but I let you imprison the country for so long. I know people are dishonest. I am also guilty. I will first fine you a year's salary. I will make up for my mistakes and vow to take back the three towns. , I will not give up an inch of the Song Dynasty! If I cannot get it back, I will take the blame and abdicate!"

As soon as this statement came out, the pot was thrown out and the tone was set. The officials were all talking about the throne. Is there anyone who is short-sighted and would go on to talk about peace talks in a roundabout way?
For a moment, people knelt down and worshiped each other, shouting that they would only fight but not make peace!

Zhao Fujin glanced around the people in the hall with satisfaction, and finally stopped at Emperor Daojun.

The father and daughter looked at each other and seemed to be smiling.

(End of this chapter)