The envoys of the Great Song Dynasty were brought into the imperial study, and after bowing and saluting, they presented the letter of state to Duan Zhengyan, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Dali, I have sent a special minister to His Majesty to ask Dali to send troops to help fight against the rebels. This is a letter of state written by the official himself, please look at it by Your Majesty. ”

Duan Zhengyan took the credentials and opened them slowly.

His gaze swept quickly over the national letter, but there were huge waves in his heart.

He knew that this request was undoubtedly a huge challenge for Dali.

Although Dali entered the Song Dynasty every year with the courtier's court, but after all, the two countries are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

He pondered for a moment, closed the letter of state, put it on the imperial case, and looked up at the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, "You go back and tell Your Majesty that I have received his request." But sending troops is not a trivial matter, and I need time to think about it. ”

The Great Song envoy's heart tightened, and he felt that this matter seemed to be yellow. But he couldn't say anything more, he could only thank him and take his leave.

Duan Zhengyan waved his hand and motioned for the chamberlain to take the Great Song envoy down. He fell into deep thought again, and he knew that this decision was of great significance to Dali.

He can't make decisions lightly and must think carefully.

At this moment, the voice of the inner servant came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Xiangguo Gao Cheng asks to see." ”

"Xuan." Duan Zhengyan said in a deep voice. He knew that Gao Liangcheng was one of his most powerful assistants and the think tank of Daliguo. He believes that Gao Liangcheng will definitely be able to give him a good advice.

After a while, Gao Liangcheng walked into the imperial study. Although he is young, his eyebrows reveal a sense of calmness and wisdom. He saluted Duan Zhengyan and said, "Your Majesty is worried about Da Song's request? ”

Duan Zhengyan nodded: "Exactly." What good advice does Gao Xiangguo have? ”

Gao Liangcheng smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, Weichen thought that we could agree to the request of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Oh? Why? Duan Zhengyan looked at Gao Liangcheng with some surprise.

"Your Majesty, you think, if we reject Da Song's request, then we will lose Da Song's ally. And if we agree to send troops, then we can take the opportunity to put forward some conditions to the Great Song, such as increasing the annual tribute, opening up trade, etc. In this way, we can not only get practical benefits, but also take this opportunity to enhance the status of Dali in the world. Gao Liangcheng said slowly.

Duan Zhengyan's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he quickly frowned again: "Having said that, the matter of sending troops is not trivial. There is no guarantee that we will be able to defeat Zhao Yingluo's army. ”

"Your Majesty is very worried." Gao Liangcheng nodded, "So we can delay the speed of sending troops indefinitely." We can tell the Great Song court that we need time to prepare. After waiting for two months, presumably the Great Song Dynasty has already separated the winner from Zhao Yingluo. It's not too late for us to make a decision. ”

Duan Zhengyan laughed when he heard this: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Gao Xiangguo is really resourceful! The troubles in his heart suddenly disappeared, "Just according to what Gao Xiangguo said!" Go and draw up a decree to send to the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty at once! ”

"Yes!" Gao Liang Cheng replied and turned to leave.

Lin'an City, inside the Imperial Palace.

The envoys of the Song Dynasty returned from Dali in the dust, and their faces were filled with joy that could not be concealed.

After some twists and turns, he finally persuaded Duan Zhengyan, the emperor of Dali, to send troops to help the Song court.

This credit was enough to promote him to the next level, and thinking of this, he couldn't help but speed up his pace, eager to tell Zhao Gou the good news.

When he walked into the main hall, he saw Zhao Gou sitting on the dragon chair with a sad face, obviously worried about the refusal of the Jin State to send troops.

He was secretly proud in his heart, he knew that his good news would definitely make Zhao Gou happy.

"Official, Weichen has good news to report!" He entered the hall and began to play in a loud voice.

Zhao Gou raised his head and glanced at him, and hope rose in his heart, "If there is any good news, tell me quickly!" ”

The envoy took a deep breath and said loudly, "Qiqi official, Dali has promised to send troops to help our dynasty!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall was suddenly silent.

Zhao Gou looked at the envoys of the Song Dynasty with wide eyes, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

After a long while, he came back to his senses, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face: "Is this true? ”

"It's true!" The envoy of the Song Dynasty said categorically, "Weichen has seen the imperial pen Zhu Pi of the emperor of Dali with his own eyes, and they are willing to send troops to help our dynasty fight against the rebels!" ”

Zhao Gou laughed when he heard this, "Okay! Good! Good! You didn't disappoint me! ”

He stood up, walked up to him, and patted him on the shoulder, "You've done a great job!" I must reward you well! ”

was praised by the official family like this, and this person secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Sure enough, as he expected, his good news made Zhao Goulongyan happy, and he also promoted himself to the next level. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen!" ”

Zhao Gou helped him up and turned back to the dragon chair and sat down, "Spread my will, and immediately plan to reward him!" ”

He paused and continued, "Send someone else to urge Dali to send troops to join us as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" The waiter on the side answered and turned to leave.

Dali Guo promised to send troops, which made Zhao Gou feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

He felt that he was really aggrieved as an emperor, not only was he cornered by the rebels, but he also had to rely on the help of other countries to barely maintain the situation.

But in any case, there is hope, and he believes that as long as he can defeat Zhao Yingluo, a traitor, he will be able to regain power.

"Congratulations to the official! With the help of Dali, it is expected that Zhao Yingluo will definitely retreat. Qin Hui said with a smile.

Zhao Gou glanced at him, and a sudden wave of disgust surged in his heart, if it weren't for Qin Hui instigating him to make enemies with his own sister, I'm afraid she would still be in Kaifeng at the moment, sharing the pressure from the Jin Kingdom and Great Xia for herself.

"I hope that this battle can protect the Great Song Dynasty, if this battle is not won, I am afraid that this Lin'an City will not be able to stay. At that time, I will abdicate, and your fate will not be much better. ”

When Qin Hui heard this, he shivered, feeling like he was walking on the edge of a cliff, and he was always at risk of falling and dying.

However, two days later, another bad news came, the envoy to the Great Xia Kingdom returned to Lin'an with a sad face and told Zhao Gou that the Great Xia Kingdom refused to send troops to help!

This news hit Zhao Gou's fragile heart like a thunderbolt from the blue.

He originally thought that with the help of Dali and Daxia, he would be able to attack Zhao Yingluo in the north and south, making him retreat in the face of difficulties, but he didn't expect that Daxia would also refuse to send troops to help.

At this time, the news of Yangzhou urging more troops continued to come, which shrouded the entire Lin'an City in an atmosphere of panic.

Yangzhou is the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River, once it is lost, the consequences are unimaginable, and troops must be sent to reinforce Yangzhou as soon as possible to stabilize the situation.

So on the one hand, Zhao Gou ordered the general Guo Wei to lead the elite soldiers to reinforce Yangzhou quickly, and on the other hand, he ordered Qin Hui to prepare to flee south, just in case.