Lin'an City, deep in the Imperial Palace.

Zhao Gou paced back and forth anxiously, his eyes full of anticipation and unease. He had already sent messengers to the Kingdom of Jin, Great Xia, and Dali, asking them to send troops to help. He knew that this was his last hope.

"The official family, the envoys of the Jin Kingdom, Great Xia, and Dali have already set off." A chamberlain walked in and spoke.

"Okay, okay." Zhao Gou replied repeatedly, but the anxiety in his heart did not decrease by half a point, and he frowned, as if he was thinking about something important.

At this time, in the distant Yanjing City, Wan Yan Sheng, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the national letter presented by the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

The defeat of the battle in the spring is still vivid, and the Dajin Kingdom and the Great Xia Kingdom joined forces and were beaten by Zhao Yingluo, and the troops were defeated. Now the Great Song Dynasty has come to ask him to send troops again, which is really ridiculous.

"Wanyan Zonghan, what do you think?" Wan Yan Sheng handed the national letter to Wan Yan Zonghan on the side.

Wanyan Zonghan took the national letter and glanced at it, and a trace of greed flashed in his eyes.

He knew that the Great Song Dynasty was cutting meat and feeding tigers, but they needed the strength of the Jin State to fight against Zhao Yingluo.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "The minister thinks that he can send troops. Since Zhao Yingluo went south to crusade against the Great Song Dynasty, presumably Kaifeng City should be weak, so we took advantage of Zhao Yingluo's time to take Kaifeng City when she went south and had no time to take care of Kaifeng, threatening her rear. ”

However, Wanyan Zongyi raised objections, "The minister thinks it's inappropriate, then Zhao Yingluo's power should not be underestimated, although she went south, but Xingzhou, Pingyang and her hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed, and now my Dajin country is newly defeated, morale is low, not to mention the capture of Kaifeng, it is not known whether it can occupy Xingzhou, not to mention that the number of our artillery and firearms cannot be compared with her army." If the rash dispatch of troops is defeated again, Jin Guo will no longer have the courage to fight her. ”

Wan Yan Sheng fell into deep thought when he heard this.

He knew that what Yan Zongyi said made sense, but he was unwilling to give up this opportunity like this. He looked at the sky outside the window, and his heart was full of tangles and contradictions.

At this moment, a guard walked in: "Emperor Qiqi, the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty asks to see you." ”

"Let him in." Wan Yansheng waved his hand and said.

After a while, the Great Song envoy walked into the main hall.

Although the envoys of the two countries did not have to make a great salute in front of each other's emperors, this envoy still knelt on his knees in front of Wan Yan Sheng in order to complete the important task assigned by Zhao Gou.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom, I sent Wei Chen to ask His Majesty to send troops to help. As long as the Jin State can send troops to help me put down the rebellion against His Majesty, His Majesty is willing to give all the north of the Yellow River and Xijing to the Jin State, and give 2 million gold silk. ”

Wan Yansheng looked at the Great Song envoy kneeling at his feet, his brows furrowed slightly, did all the people in the Great Song Dynasty have no backbone? Dealing with this weak Great Song Dynasty court is really boring.

He knew that this was a helpless move by the Great Song Dynasty, and it was also their last hope.

But he did not immediately agree to the request of the Great Song envoy, but deliberately pondered for a moment and said, "This condition is very tempting, but I have to think about it." ”

The Great Song envoy's heart tightened when he heard this, he knew that this was Wan Yan Sheng's hesitation, and he had to consider the interests of the Jin State under Zhao Yingluo's strength.

But he didn't dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction, so he could only kowtow again and again and said, "If my lips are dead, my teeth are cold, if my Great Song Dynasty lets Her Royal Highness the princess take power, the first target she will destroy in the future is the Dajin Kingdom, please think twice." ”

Wan Yan Sheng looked at the groveling appearance of the Great Song Envoy, and couldn't help but feel a wave of disgust in his heart.

He knew that these Great Song Dynasty officials were a group of people who were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they only knew how to cut land and seek peace, but they didn't know how to revitalize the country.

He waved his hand and said, "Go down, I will consider your request." ”

The envoy of the Great Song Dynasty withdrew from the main hall as if he had been granted amnesty. He knew that he had completed half of his task, and then he could only read Yan Sheng's decision.

Wan Yansheng looked at the back of the Great Song Dynasty envoy leaving, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness in his heart. He knew that this decision meant a lot to Jin Guo, but he couldn't make a decision.

He glanced back at Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongyi and said, "What do you think? ”

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongyi glanced at each other and said in unison: "Everything depends on Your Majesty's Holy Judgment!" They knew the entanglements and contradictions in Wan Yan Sheng's heart, but they couldn't make a decision for Wan Yan Sheng.

Wan Yansheng smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said, "This decision is really a headache!" "He knows that no matter what decision he makes, there will be opponents, but he also has to make a decision.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "Spread my will and refuse the request of the Great Song!" ”

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongyi both showed surprised expressions when they heard this.

They didn't expect Wan Yan Sheng to make such a decision. Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, why is this?" ”

Wan Yan Sheng glanced at Wan Yan Zonghan and said, "Because I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past." We have already lost to Zhao Yingluo in the spring battle, if we send troops again and are defeated, then Jin Guo really does not have the courage to fight with Zhao Yingluo. I'd rather give up this opportunity than take the risk. ”

Wanyan Zongyi showed a look of sudden realization when he heard this. He knew that what Yan Sheng said was reasonable, but he still felt a little unwilling. After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

However, Wan Yan Sheng had already made a decision, and they couldn't say anything more. One can only silently accept this fact.

In the palace of Lin'an City, Zhao Gou anxiously waited for news from the Jin Kingdom, Daxia and Dali. He knew that his fate was in the hands of these people. He kept pacing back and forth, as if that would ease the anxiety in his heart.

However, what he was waiting for was the news that the Jin State refused to send troops.

He felt dizzy, as if the sky was about to fall. "How so? How so? He muttered to himself, "Is the sky going to kill my Great Song?" He felt a wave of despair welling up in his heart, as if his whole person had been plunged into darkness.

The capital of Dali, the city of Yang Tho.

The morning sun rises and the glow of the sun shines on this quiet and ancient city, and the golden palace is even more solemn in the morning light.

Duan Zhengyan, the emperor of Dali, stood in front of the window of the imperial study, standing with his hands in his hands, his eyes were deep and far-reaching, as if he could penetrate thousands of mountains and rivers, and go straight to the distant Lin'an City.

An envoy of the Great Song Dynasty stood outside the hall with his head bowed, holding a sealed letter of state, which was an urgent letter sent from Lin'an City of the Great Song Dynasty, asking Dali to send troops to help.

Duan Zhengyan's brows tightened, he knew that this decision would affect the future of Daliguo.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty have been waiting for a long time." The attendant on the side cautiously reminded.

Duan Zhengyan came back to his senses, sighed softly, turned around and walked back to the imperial case and sat down, "Xuan." He said in a deep voice.