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When he learned that Cai still moved all Fang Layi's army and the rioters in the southeast to Taiwan Island and established his own territory on Taiwan Island, and claimed to be the Grand Commander. Who would have known that Cai still had good capture, released the Liao lord and occupied the daughter of the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, did not have a temporary intention at all, but had been planning for a long time, and the purpose was to be independent?

but--

It is precisely because of the determination of Cai Shen's intention that Zhao Ji's monarch and ministers had to treat Cai Shen who had been prepared very carefully. This is no longer just a problem of treason for treason. If one is not handled well, it may lead to a disaster of national destruction.

You know, even if you don’t mention Cai still has tens of thousands of troops in Yundi, just talk about Taiwan Island. It turns out that Fang La has a million troops, and even if Cai only has one or two of them stationed on Taiwan Island, and with the commander of Cai, who is good at fighting, it is possible that the Song Dynasty and the Zhao family will be destroyed.

Zhao Ji and his ministers discussed it repeatedly for a long time, and finally agreed that they could not act rashly, otherwise they might backfire.

Finally, Cai Jing took the initiative to propose to send his son Cai Tao to Yundi to check out what Cai Shen wanted, and then make a decision based on what Cai Shen asked.

Zhao Ji heard Cai Jing say that Cai still had the best relationship with Cai Tao and should be able to gain something, so he adopted Cai Jing's suggestion.

At the same time, Wang Fu advocated that Yanjing must be recaptured.

Wang Fu's reason was that if the Song Dynasty could not recover Yanjing, then whether the Northern Liao and Cai were still united or Cai still defeated Yanjing, it might be a disaster for the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Juzhong believed that it was necessary to restore relations with Northern Liao, restore the previous alliance, and then help Northern Liao resist the Jin army and Cai Shen.

Wang Fu said: "The Liao army killed tens of thousands of soldiers in the Song Dynasty. Can Lord Zheng think this hatred can be resolved?"

Zheng Juzhong said tit-for-tat: "Our soldiers of the Song Dynasty cannot even defeat Yelu Chun's defeated generals. How can we resist Cai Jian and Yelu Chun join forces? If Cai Jian and Yelu Chun go south and Cai still send people to Liuke to kill the southeast, how should our Song Dynasty resist?"

Wang Fu said: "Does our Song Dynasty have no allies? Don't forget that the Jurchens who defeated the Khitan step by step are allies of our Song Dynasty. We and the Jurchens agreed that neither side could negotiate peace with the Khitan, otherwise they would be defeated. Once our Song Dynasty defeated the alliance, they might have to fight alone. At that time, it would be even more dangerous. The best way to solve this dilemma is to recover Yanjing and then work with the Jurchens to recover Yundi. At that time, the people of Liuqiu are not afraid of."

Wang Fu and Zheng Juzhong faced each other in a tit-for-tat way, and no one was willing to give in.

At this moment, Wanyan Yinshu could represent the Jin Dynasty to serve as an envoy to the Song Dynasty.

After Wanyan Yinshu arrived in Dengzhou, Wang Shizhong did not dare to neglect it. While whipping up the horse and notifying the court, he arranged for someone to send Wanyan Yinshu to Tokyo Bianliang City.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Ji issued an edict, ordering Zhou Wuzhong to arrange for Jin envoys to move into the Duting Inn, and to receive them according to the etiquette of receiving Khitan envoys in the past, and to give them quilts and mattresses.

Because of the incident of Cai Shen, Wang Fu and Zheng Juzhong quarreled continuously. It was not until mid-June that the Zhao Song court arranged for Wanyan Yinshuke to wait for the Jin envoy to come to Chongzheng Hall to see Zhao Ji.

Wanyan Yinshu can kneel down to Zhao Ji, and present the letter of the country, the matter and the draft affidavit one by one.

The envoy recommended the emperor and waited for the oath to be completed, but your country took a rash move...

To put it simply, the letter of the Jin Dynasty was asking Zhao Song why he ignored the oath and attacked their army in the Great Jin Dynasty, causing them to lose their troops and generals.

Zhao Ji asked Wang Fu to entertain Wanyan Yinshuke and wait for the Jin envoy to find out the purpose of the Jin envoy.

Wang Fu invited Wanyan Yinshu to wait for the gold envoy at home.

Before the meal was started, Wanyan Yinshuke said, "When Zhao Liangsi sent me to the Great Jin Dynasty, he agreed with us on behalf of your Song Dynasty. You Great Song Dynasty first took Shuo, and Wei three states. After our Great Jin Dynasty captured the Liao lord, we would then hand over the land with you Great Song Dynasty. However, Cai Shen, the commander of the Hedong Controller of the Great Song Dynasty, crossed the border and captured the old Khitan lord, and used the gold, silver and treasures of the Khitan lord, concubines, and the jade seal of the Liao Kingdom, the crown of the emperor, and the jade book.

, Jin Seal, Chelu, Dharma and other things, all the emperors and emperors have their own ceremonies. At the beginning, our two countries had a promise first, and all of them belonged to our Dajin. Also, we both sides had a promise first, and no one could make peace with the Khitan, but Cai still captured the Khitan old master and released the Khitan old master whom he caught. Even the Khitan old master gathered tens of thousands of Dadan people and joined forces with the Xixia people to harass our Dajin territory... What is your Song Dynasty's explanation for these?"

Faced with Wanyan Yin Shuke's questioning, Wang Fu was speechless.

According to the previous alliance signed by Song and Jin, if Cai is still considered to be Song minister, then it can be said that the Song Dynasty was a complete breach of contract. Not only was there no integrity, but there was also the suspicion of taking the initiative to go to war with the Jin Dynasty.

After being silent for a long time, Wang Fu said: "I can't reply to you now. What should we do next to you tomorrow?"

Wanyan Yinshu understood that Wang Fu was going to ask Zhao Ji for instructions and discuss with other Song ministers.

Wanyan Yinshu knew that this was an inevitable move, so he did not object. He just said: "The war between us and Cai Gan is about to break out, so you, the Song Dynasty, should you make a decision quickly. Our Jin Dynasty, decide whether Cai Gan will start a war or make peace with Cai Gan."

As soon as Wanyan Yin Shuke finished speaking, Wang Fu's pupils shrank!

Wanyan Yinshuke's words made Wang Fu capture a very terrible possibility - Cai Shen and the Jin Kingdom alliance!

"If Cai Shen formed an alliance with the Jurchens, then... the Khitan that had been divided into pieces would never be a rival between Cai Shen and the Jurchens. By then, the Jurchens will be north of Yanyun and south of Yanyun... the Song Dynasty will be in danger!"

After figuring this out, Wang Fu said to Wanyan Yinshuke: "Don't worry, our Da Song will definitely give you Da Jin a satisfactory explanation."

After arranging Wanyan Yinshuke, Wang Fu entered the palace overnight and then told Zhao Ji about his concerns.

When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but worry, and then asked, "Does Wanyan Yinshu really say he wants to negotiate peace with Cai Shen?"

Wang Fu replied: "It's true."

Zhao Ji thought for a while and said, "But Cai Shen wiped out an entire Jurchen army, causing the Jurchens to lose their troops and generals. Can Jurchens negotiate peace with Cai Shen?"

Wang Fu smiled bitterly and said, "Is it difficult for the official family to make a choice between an army and most of the territory of the Khitan?"

Zhao Ji knew that this was not difficult to choose. If he were Wanyan Aguda, he would have forgotten the army that had been completely wiped out for the time being and chose to gain a vast territory first.

Zhao Ji said in a deep voice: "What do you think about this?"

Wang Fu said: "Only the current plan is to continue to form an alliance with the Jurchens, then increase troops to Yanjing, incorporate Yanjing into the territory of our Song Dynasty, and then work with the Jurchens to wipe out Cai Shen, so that this catastrophe can be resolved."

Zhao Ji thought to himself: "In this way, we must never choose to unite with Yelu Chun, otherwise the Song Dynasty will be in danger."

After thinking about this, Zhao Ji made up his mind and said to Wang Fu: "Let me tell Jin Jun about Cai's affairs at your discretion."

As long as there is a tone set by Zhao Ji, other things are actually easy to handle, nothing more than exchange of interests and compromise.

A few days later, Wanyan Yinshu returned to the Jin Kingdom with great satisfaction.

...

At the same time, the imperial edict issued by the court reached Xiongzhou, ordering Zhong Shidao to take him to the Privy Council of the Capital and accepting punishment. He Shi was transferred to the deputy envoy of the Bozhou Tuanlian and placed him in Yunzhou, and Hou Yi was transferred to the governor of Haozhou.

Zhong Shidao returned to the Privy Council and wrote a thank-you form:

I am the general of Rong, and I will be punished by the country. When I am grateful and lenient, I will be punished by the rules of surrendering the country. I am the teacher of Xing June, and I admire the calculation of all the fullest. Everyone said that Yan Ran could be captured. However, when I was ignorant, my talent was not adapted. After my muscles were exhausted and weak, I became a resource for not being strong. I was also responsible for my failure and was not only a loss of national affairs, but also a defilement of the ancestors. I deeply thought about my life, and I was very sorry for today! I swear my heart and swear myself, and promoted my white hair to several faults. The figures of the Yange were already inferior to the simple hope, and the hunting generals of Baling completed the rest of my life...

Afterwards, Zhong Shidao left Tokyo silently, then came to the foot of Mount Zhongnan, Shaanxi, lived in seclusion in the Leopard Forest Valley, and lived a peaceful life. He thought he would live here in this life.

However, things are always so unpredictable...

...

Master Zhong left.

Everyone knew in their hearts that Master Zhong could not be said correctly, but the main responsibility was not Zhong Shidao. He was just taking the blame for Tong Guan and others, and was scapegoating for Tong Guan and others.

That night, the marching staff officer Liu Wei said a word after drinking. He said to an official named Kang Sui of Zhong Shidao: "The old general Zhong is the one who has been in the army for decades. How can he not fight? Why can't he go down? Baigou is shamed today, a pity, a pity!"

Kang Sui said: "This time, General Zhong was not allowed to participate in the plan. When the army was launched, General Zhong was suddenly ordered to be appointed as the commander-in-chief. Moreover, the military power was also controlled and could not be commanded independently. This was the defeat. Can he bear the responsibility alone? If Tong Xuanfu could believe General Zhong as much as the champion Hou believed in his generals, we would have such a defeat?"

“…”

“…”

Unexpectedly, the conversation between Liu Wei and Kang Sui was overheard and then quietly reported it to Tong Guan.

From then on, Tong Guan no longer trusted Liu Wei, and gradually became cold and alienated Liu Wei, and planned to find an opportunity to transfer Liu Wei from Xuanfu Department.

but--

Just as Tong Guan was about to deport Liu Wei, Tong Guan suddenly received a secret letter from Zhao Ji.

In this secret letter, Zhao Ji wrote: If you have the opportunity, you can take Cai and go to Beijing and kill him directly.

After receiving Zhao Ji's secret order, Tong Guan was wondering how to capture or kill Cai, who was highly skilled in martial arts and protected by heavy troops?

Sudden!

Tong Guan remembered that Liu Wei's son Liu Ziyu was under Cai Shen's hands, and it seemed that he was quite valued by Cai Shen.

This made Tong Guan think of a plan.

Then, Tong Guan called Liu Fu and explained to Liu Fu in this way.

Soon, Liu Wei took dozens of dead soldiers to Yundi to vote for his son Liu Ziyu...

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Chapter completed!