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After quietly returning to Seoul, Li Yan immediately began to prepare for the dispatch of troops to the Central Plains.

In fact, Li Yan has already laid out the main layout.

Like the elites of the Shi Qian and the Confidential Special Battalion, they have long been mixed into Bianliang City.

Like all the towns and points along the way south of the Jin army, Zhu Gui has opened hotels.

For example, Xu Guanzhong had already transferred 100,000 troops to several ports in Shuibo Liangshan and stationed them, so that they could board ships and set out at any time.

For example, all the 80,000 good horses on Jeju Island have been raised by the emperor to become fat and strong.

For example, the grain, grass, materials, weapons and equipment that went out on the expedition had already been secretly transported to various ports in Shuibo Liangshan, and they could be loaded on ships at any time.

Wait a minute......

Li Yan's preparations now are actually mainly to confirm whether the previous layout is fully implemented, and then pay close attention to the current sudden situation in the Song Kingdom, and prepare to find an appropriate time to send troops!

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Soon after the Jin army crossed the Yellow River, the palace marshal Wang Zongwei marched and said: According to the report of the Tanma Institute, the vanguard of the Jin army has arrived at Bishui Pass (also known as Tiger Prison Pass, located in Bishui Town, Xingyang, Henan Province in later generations), and is rushing to cross the Bishui River, rushing towards the direction of the Beijing Division.

Zhao Huan was shocked, and hurriedly ordered to close the gate of Bianliang City, cut off the road into the city, and the troops and hundreds of officials who defended the city quickly boarded the city wall and waited for the battle.

After hearing the news, the citizens of Bianliang City rushed to tell each other, and there was a lot of discussion, and there was a panicked scene everywhere.

It was also at this time that Yang Tianji, the envoy of the Jin envoy Baojingjunjiedu, and Wang Xiao, the envoy of the Zhaode Junjiedu, and Beile Semei, came to Bianliang, Tokyo.

The Jin envoy came this time, nominally to negotiate peace, but in fact to explore the reality of the Song Kingdom.

After seeing Zhao Huan, Yang Tianji said: "The soldiers are already on the river, and they are within walking distance of the capital. The war between the two countries has been going on for many years, and the people have been in misery for a long time. Now I want to make a truce and send my ministers to restore the happiness of the two countries, and I only want to take the Yellow River as the boundary. I wonder if Your Majesty agrees? ”

By this time, the Jin army had crossed the Yellow River, and most of the area north of the Yellow River (except for a few towns and strongholds such as Zhongshan and Hejian) had been owned by the Jin state.

What's more, the Jin army has gone straight to Bianliang City to kill.

In this kind of situation where he was pointed at the throat by a sharp sword, Zhao Huan had no other way than to agree to Jin Jun's blackmail, at least Zhao Huan thought so.

Wang Xiao was overjoyed when he saw that Zhao Huan agreed to cede the north of the Yellow River, but he still said quietly: "Your Majesty's faith in Xu He, it is a blessing for the two dynasties to suspend their troops, and I don't know who to send to apply?" ”

Zhao Huan said: "After consulting with the minister, we will decide on the candidates." ”

Wang Wei said: "This spring, we will discuss and retire from the division, and take the three towns as an appointment. His Majesty sent Zhang Bangchang and Lu Yundi to cut the land, but neither of them was a ruler, and they were both temporarily and abruptly promoted. He went to his life, but he gave up halfway. Now we have come to the country to deal with the official affairs of dishonesty. If you don't send a minister with close confidants, you won't be able to win trust. ”

Regarding Wang Wei's request, Zhao Huan also nodded and agreed.

Yang Tianji and Wang Xiao smiled at each other when they saw that Zhao Huan had agreed to their two requests.

Then, Yang Tianji proposed to take away Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Hao, Ma Kuo, Wu Min, Li Gang, Zhang Xiaochun, Zhan Du, Chen Yu and other nine family members.

Zhao Huan said: "Cai Jing has died, Wang Hao and Tong Guan have been killed, Ma Kuoxian does not know where he is, Wu Min is responsible for the placement of the deputy envoy of Jiedu in Fuzhou, Li Gang is responsible for the placement of the deputy envoy of Jiedu in Kuizhou, Zhang Xiaochun knows Taiyuan, Zhan Du is placed in Hunan, Chen Yu now knows Zhongshan, their families are not in the capital, some of them are far away, and some have disappeared, which needs to be slowly searched, and will be sent to you after being found." ”

Yang Tianji and Wang Wei felt that Zhao Huan was very truthful when he said this, so they did not insist on this condition anymore.

The next day, Zhao Huan ordered Tang Ke to draft and sign the edict.

He Li was taken aback when he saw the edict and said, "Why not obey the edict of the three towns, but follow the order of painting the river?" ”

He Li refused to sign and asked for his resignation.

Zhao Huan then dismissed He Li from the post of Zhongshu Shilang, and made him know Hangzhou as a bachelor of the Imperial Palace, but stayed in the capital and received the affairs of Kaifeng.

At the same time, Zhao Huan appointed Shangshu Zuo Cheng Chen Guoting as the Zhongshu squire.

Zhao Huan also replied: "If the people of Jin want to cut the land, they must have two people from the two mansions, so that they are willing to send envoys." ”

Chen Guoting first said: "The lord is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the minister is willing to die." ”

Tang Ke, Cao Fu and others all hesitated to answer, Geng Nanzhong excused himself on the grounds of his old age, and Nie Chang refused to send an envoy on the grounds that there were elderly people in the family who needed to serve.

Zhao Huan listened, burst into tears and sighed.

No one took the initiative to go anymore, so Zhao Huan could only force it.

Therefore, Zhao Huan replied again: "Loyalty and friendship in the court are commendable, and they are exempt." Sent Geng Nanzhong to make it impossible to leave Hebei, and Nie Chang made it sticky to the east of the Han River, and went out under the sun. ”

Geng Nanzhong and Nie Chang saw that Zhao Huan was angry, and forcibly ordered the two of them to send an envoy to the Jin army to handle the delivery of Hebei and Hedong, but they did not dare to disobey, so they had to agree.

However, Geng Nanzhong and Nie Chang still procrastinated and refused to leave Beijing.

This is the only thing, and the loyalty and treachery are distinguished.

And yet—

Until this time, the Song State had not yet reached a reunification of whether to fight or flee or defend, and there were still fierce quarrels in the court.

Some ministers believed: "The enemy army took the opportunity to cross the river, beat the drum and march south, and it was obvious that he meant to despise our army. Now, it is better for us to garrison 20,000 troops within ten miles of the capital in all directions, and hold on to the key points, so as to thwart the enemy's conspiracy. Then send troops and 10,000 horsemen from other places to come to help, and cut off the enemy's grain route. The walls were cleared in order to wait for the enemy's lack of food and grass, and they tried their best to make it impossible for them to plunder everywhere. Arrange spies to reconnoiter their internal affairs and look for the enemy's weak links. From time to time, troops are sent to explore their fiction and reality. Then he ordered all the counties in Hebei to set up camps to defend themselves, and hurriedly sent envoys north to worship King Kang as the marshal. King Kang concentrated his troops in Hebei and threatened to lead his troops to Yanshan to shake the enemy's morale. Then, King Kang secretly led the army to cross the Yellow River, converged with the army of King Qin of the Quartet, circled behind the enemy's army, and attacked the enemy army. If so, the enemy will not die. ”

Some ministers also believed: "Now the enemy is arrogant, and our army has been frustrated for a long time. Hearing that the enemy is deep, the anger is sluggish. If you fight again, you still can't defeat the enemy, but you will hurt the country. It is better to protect the emperor from the city to avoid the enemy's edge, and then discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy. If you defend yourself in a lonely city, how long can you hold out? ”

Another minister believed: "There are 70,000 troops in the city, and they will defend the fortified city and wait for strong reinforcements, and it will not take a few months, and the Jin army will definitely go north. ”

The ministers were at loggerheads and arguing.

How to choose?

Zhao Huan was still hesitant.

For several days, the ministers of the Song State held meetings until late at night.

But there is no fixed proposition.

A few days later.

At the second watch of the night, the rebuke Ma Gang came back and reported: "The thief horse has indeed crossed the river. ”

In this regard, the ministers of the Song State still did not believe it all.

Zhao Huan then sent his envoy Liu Si to lead 300 cavalry out of the city from Fengqiu Gate and to spy in the distance.

Early the next morning, Liu Si galloped back and reported: "As soon as our army arrived at Chenqiao, it was covered up and killed by the Jin, and hundreds of people were wounded. ”

At this point, Zhao Huan and the ministers of the Song State woke up like a dream: it turned out that the enemy army had reached Chenqiao on the northern outskirts of Bianliang City.

Zhao Huan Junchen was dazed, at a loss, and in a hurry!

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