Mongolia's reaction cannot be called unpleasant. After learning that Hanyang had been captured by the Song army, he immediately sent envoys from Zhigu Village (Tianjin) to the south on the Song trading ships, and arrived in Lin'an in a few days.

The Ministry of Rites had nothing to do for a while, and finally had something to do, so of course they acted immediately. So Zhao Taiwei learned about the Mongols on the same day. Regarding the Mongols' questioning of why the Great Song Dynasty broke the armistice agreement, Zhao Jiaren was too lazy to say too much. As a person of later generations, Zhao Jiaren was fully aware of the conduct of the Mongols.

There is also the question of whether or not to make peace with the Chinese, because China does have a need for peace. However, this problem did not exist for the Mongols, and only the beaten Mongols could have the possibility of giving birth to a desire for peace. Now the Great Song Dynasty has not invaded Mongolia at all, so it is far from peace.

However, another piece of news brought by the Mongols made Zhao Taiwei laugh dumbly. The Mongols suggested making peace with the Great Song Dynasty, and if the peace negotiations were successful, they could consider sending the captured little emperor and the empress dowager back. In order to show their sincerity, the Mongols also brought back two Zhao clansmen who were captured when Lin'an surrendered.

It has always been said that Song Gaozong was afraid that the Jin State would send the second emperor back to the south. If that happens, Song Gaozong will lose the throne. Zhao Jiaren felt that this statement was really extremely nonsense, he didn't expect the Mongols to be playing this trick. So Zhao Jiaren simply called Song Gongming from the Ministry of Rites and asked him for his opinion on this matter.

Song Gongming, as a qualified person in the subject examination, passed the examination established by the Ministry of Rites and became a member of the Ministry of Rites. Seeing Taiwei Zhao asking, he hurriedly said, "Taiwei, I think the Mongols were really hurt. I don't have to worry about anything else, I'm just worried that they will jump off the wall. When you lose to the point where you can't afford to lose, you will start a full-scale war with our Great Song Dynasty again. ”

Zhao Jiaren wanted to say that they would fight them when they came. But the most critical thing in his hands now is not to eliminate Mongolia, but to carry out land reform and industry. War is not the highest priority. So Song Gongming saw that Zhao Taiwei nodded in agreement.

With the approval of the Taiwei, Song Gongming perked up and continued: "If we are just trying to restore the country, then we might as well negotiate peace with Mongolia." After saying this, Song Gongming hurriedly added, "Of course, I don't cut the land, I don't call my ministers, and I don't pay tribute!" ”

Zhao Jiaren is of course very clear about the peace tradition of the Great Song Dynasty. Song Gongming's addition made Zhao Jiaren quite satisfied, and he said: "You just explore the reality of Mongolia and see what they want to do." Anyway, we don't have an inch of land to occupy now. ”

With the authorization, Song Gongming was immediately ready to act. The next day, when he met with the Mongolian envoy, Song Gongming tried to set out the bottom line of the Mongolian side. However, the purpose of this envoy was only to knock the Song State and let the Song State know that the Mongols were very dissatisfied with the Song State to regain the old land. As for what to do after dissatisfaction, the messenger didn't really have any authority.

At this time, the army on the Hanshui front also continued to advance, reaching Yingzhou, an important city south of Xiangyang. When the defenders of Yingzhou learned that the Song army easily broke through Ezhou and Hanyang, they no longer dared to defend the city, so they abandoned Yingzhou and fled to Xiangyang. At this time, Song Jun's previous goal has been achieved.

Zhao Taiwei did not plan a battle to recover Xiangyang, and the purpose of this westward expedition was to recapture Hunan, Hubei and other places, and to restore contact with Sichuan again. Although Xiangyang is an important town on the Han River, Yingzhou is also an important stronghold for guarding the Han River.

The Hangang River Plain is where Yunmengze is located, and it was once a large lake that stretched for 480 miles. Although due to natural reasons, Yunmengze has become a series of lakes in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the water network here is still dense. When Mongolia went south and conquered Xiangyang, it did not touch Yingzhou. Instead, he found the locals who had surrendered and found a waterway to bypass Yingzhou. Therefore, the Western Expeditionary Army also flew pigeons to pass on the book, hoping that Taiwei Zhao could give an order, whether to stop here for the time being, or continue to fight.

Zhao Jiaren knew that the Western Expeditionary Army also wanted to take a break, and they went against the current within a month and conquered many cities, so they were naturally quite tired at this time. The so-called waiting for instructions probably also has the intention of resting. Captain Zhao ordered two more divisions to move west and began to threaten Xiangyang. At the same time, they are ready to cooperate with the Western Expeditionary Army in front to solve the enemy in Hunan together.

At this time, the Mongolian side also received another call for help from the defenders of Xiangyang. Kublai Khan sent Dou Mo as an envoy to the Song State for peace talks. Knowing that Dou Mo was coming, Zhao Jiaren was still a little surprised. He knew this person, not because Dou Mo was a Mongolian official, but because he was quite accomplished in acupuncture. He is the author of acupuncture monographs such as "Biao Youfu", "Guide to the Acupuncture Sutra", "Flow Note Refers to the Fu", "Dou Taishi Flow Note", "Finger Mystery Fu", "Bronze Man Acupuncture Sutra Secret Words" and other acupuncture monographs.

In the 21st century, although there are a lot of brainless anti-TCM in China. But this did not stop Chinese acupuncture and other medical techniques from becoming popular in the United States. When Zhao Jiaren was a psychiatrist, he used acupuncture and other medical techniques to bluff the psychologically unstable foreign devil patients who were stunned.

When Dou Mo first came into contact with Song Gongming, he still showed that he would never accept the Song State to recover the old land. Song Gongming unceremoniously told the old man, 'If these are the bottom lines of Mongolia, then please go back now, let's start fighting in an all-round way'. Seeing that Da Song's attitude was so firm, Dou Mo could only wait for change.

After that, news of the Song army's battles along the river kept coming, and the big cities in Hubei and Hunan were constantly recovered. The Song army in Sichuan learned that the imperial army had begun a counteroffensive and also joined the counteroffensive. In September of the third year of the Great Song Republic, the two armies finally met. The important places north of the Yangtze River were recovered, and the Song army began to launch an offensive south of the Yangtze River.

Before the old man Dou Mo came out, he actually knew that Song Jun was quite capable of fighting now. When the news from the Mongolian side proved that things were right, he could only negotiate with the Great Song according to the conditions that had been prepared before.

In October of the third year of the Great Song Dynasty, the war between Mongolia and the Song Kingdom, which had been going on for 20 years since the time of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, showed signs of peace.

"What about the old man?" Zhao Jiaren asked about Song Gongming.

"The old man is very good at medicine. The doctors who specialized in acupuncture and moxibustion from the medical school sent by Taiwei went to consult, and everyone felt that they benefited a lot. Song Gongming replied with a smile.

can say something about this kind of digression, Zhao Jiaren feels that Song Gongming himself is very optimistic. And even if he is a Mongolian acupuncture master, Zhao Jiaren doesn't care about improving the medical level of the Great Song Dynasty by learning the other party's medical skills.

Zhao Gongming only dared to make a slight joke, he immediately put away his smile and said: "Taiwei, Mongolia means that the cities in Sichuan that they took away before, as well as Xiangyang. None of them can be returned to us. However, they are threatening to hand over the abducted officials and the Queen Mother to us. ”

Because of Zhao Jiaren, "Man Jianghong's Angry Hair Rushes to the Crown and Looks at the Railing" has become a compulsory poem in the textbook, and this word has also quickly become popular in the Great Song Dynasty. Jing Kang is ashamed, and it is still snowing; When will the courtiers perish? Drive a long car and step through the lack of Helan Mountain. With such writing, the strong desire for the Northern Expedition cannot be ignored.

Zhao Jiaren replied: "I will go to Jiangnan to inspect now. You just hold this Dou Mo for the time being. ”

"Captain. Is it war or peace? Song Gongming hurriedly asked.

"To negotiate peace, of course, is to make peace. Moreover, an article is added to the agreement, which is re-signed every three years. Zhao Jiaren replied.

Song Gongming was overjoyed, and this three-year re-signing proves that this is just a real armistice agreement. As soon as the three years have passed, everyone will decide whether to fight or make peace according to their own situation. However, Song Gongming ate this bowl of rice after all, and he quickly asked puzzledly: "In that case, why not sign a contract with the Mongols now?" I think the Mongols actually just want Xiangyang. ”

"I now order that no information about us be leaked. I'll talk about the rest when I get back. Zhao Jiaren gave the order directly.

Song Gongming didn't expect that Zhao Taiwei would also have such a time when he didn't explain. But since this is what Zhao Taiwei meant, he can only obey. So Zhao Taiwei left Lin'an again in such a situation and went to Songjiang Mansion and other places in the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the land reform.

As soon as Taiwei Zhao left, he became lively when he was in Anden. In the more than 300-year history of the Great Song Dynasty, the surrender faction has always led the peace negotiation, and it is the first time that a peace negotiation led by the main battle faction like Zhao Taiwei has been held. Everyone knows the attitude of Zhao Taiwei's main battle faction, so everyone thinks that the probability of success in this peace negotiation is probably very low.

Li Tingzhi originally said that he was going to Jiangxi to take up his post, but the latest news was that the Mingjiao uprising in Jiangxi broke through Nanchang, where the rebels of the Great Song Dynasty were entrenched, and controlled the Poyang Lake Plain. At this time, Li Tingzhi has no way to go to work for the time being. And at this time he was not interested in going to work. It has been established that among the conditions brought by the Mongol envoys, they did include sending back the official family and the empress dowager who had been taken captive when Lin'an surrendered.

This news has already reached the palace, and the current official family is just a 5-year-old doll, which is completely incomprehensible. According to Li Tingzhi's wife, as an adult, Empress Dowager Yang was very anxious at this time. Li Tingzhi can fully imagine the mood of the Empress Dowager Yang at this time, if the abducted official family and the Empress Dowager come back, how should the Empress Dowager Yang and the current official family deal with themselves?

Therefore, Li Tingzhi contacted a group of officials in the capital, and after discussion, everyone invited Song Gongming, a 'cadre', to dinner.

It was a time of war, and Zhao Jiaren did not allow the resumption of the painting boat industry. Therefore, the scholars and doctors had no means of merry life, and the only entertainment was eating. Fortunately, the culture of the Great Song Dynasty is advanced, and the current restaurant also provides accompanying singing services. However, as soon as he saw that these officials had such a meaning, Song Gongming, who was born as a cadre, immediately refused. He didn't want to touch the mold.

The officials didn't dare to force it, so they smiled and said, "Brother Song, but I don't know if the news of this return is true." ”