Zhang Jun, Wang Boyan and others all took the loss of Datong as an example on different occasions, saying that the Northern Army could defeat the Western Xia, but in the face of the Jin Army, it was still inferior, so the peace talks presided over by Bianliang were the right way for the Song Dynasty to survive.

Runzhou's reply arrived three times a day, first Song Huizong approved the agreement reached between Taiyuan and Western Xia, and agreed that Wang Tong would go to Runzhou, and let the Dingbei army deal with the matter of capture; then he asked about the real situation of the battle in Yunzhong and Taiyuan's next step, and the letter sent by the fast horse of 800 miles at dusk asked about the possibility of releasing Yan Zongbi.

Regarding Jin Guo's request to release Wanyan Zonghan and Yinshuke, Song Chen of Bianliang did not feel that there was anything undeserved, and he didn't even have the idea of arguing, and as soon as he heard Gao Qingyi's request, he directly wrote to Runzhou, asking the imperial court to notify Taiyuan to prepare to release people. It's just that Taiyuan is in full swing for a while, and Runzhou can't find a chance to speak, and now that Datong is lost, Runzhou thinks that the opportunity has come, and it can balance the emotions of Taiyuan and Bianliang.

Zhao Kai is familiar with history books, and he can see Runzhou's intentions clearly, and he knows that he doesn't really want to release people by himself, so he simply replied to a letter, saying that he is now fighting fiercely with the Jin State, and he has just shot and killed the marshal of the Jin State Wan Yan Zongfu in front of the battle, and if Wan Yan Zongbi is sent back at this time, it will be to make trouble for himself. Zhao Kai said that for the sake of the overall situation, he could consider negotiating peace in the event of losing Datong, or he could release people in accordance with Song Huizong's will, but that must be after Song and Jin have real peace.

The ministers in the main hall all felt a toothache, and Song Huizong also realized the reason why Zhao Ye and the others retired, as long as they let go of the shackles on King Kang, this kid would come nonsense without any scruples; since Yang Zhi had not left Bianliang, he had started peace talks, and seeing that the winter was about to pass, what was Bianliang doing in five months? If the agreement had been signed, it would not mean peace, but the agreement had been sent to Youzhou for more than three months, and Wu Qimai had not heard back.

According to Tang Chong's meaning, it is the best policy for Bianliang to negotiate a satisfactory result with Taiyuan for such a matter, and the two princes always instruct the court like this, and in the end they will definitely be teased by reality and fail to achieve the desired result; however, Qian Gai and Sun Zhaoyuan and others disagreed, and strongly advocated that Song Huizong issue an edict and forcibly demand that Taiyuan release people. Some people are clearly pulling the shelf, Zheng Yinian and others followed the troubled waters to fish, the ministers disputed for a long time, and Wang Xiang, the head of the household, effectively sponsored Sun Zhaoyuan to go to Taiyuan to announce the decree, and with the approval of Zheng Yinian and others, a compromise was finally reached.

After Sun Zhaoyuan set off, he crossed the Yangtze River and was beaten to the ground by a group of displaced people, the carriage was smashed, and the guards all lay on the ground. The news was transmitted back to Runzhou, Song Huizong smashed a piece of Duan Yan in the imperial study, and the next day Chao Yima stretched out his face to recommend Zhang Cheng to go, but Zhang Cheng encountered a large number of masters on Gyeonggi Road sneak attack, all the entourage was killed, Zhang Cheng himself was hit by two poison darts, and only half a life was left when he was saved to Kaifeng, and the whereabouts of the holy decree he carried were unknown.

Losing the holy decree is a capital crime, but fortunately, Zhang Cheng is unconscious and does not need to be sent to prison; but the procedures in the officialdom cannot be left unattended, and no one knows what the truth is, but both Bianliang and Runzhou pointed the finger at Taiyuan, and Taiyuan innocently pointed out that the accident occurred on Gyeonggi Road, and Zhang Jun and others must bear this result, which caused a burst of bitter scolding.

The key is that the problem cannot be solved by insulting, and it is still necessary for someone to go to Taiyuan, otherwise the holy decree will not be granted, and Taiyuan will have a thousand reasons to shirk the reason; Song Huizong calmed down this time, wanted to see what tricks Taiyuan would play, and issued a third decree for Bianliang to send people to Taiyuan and name Wang Boyan. Tang Zhong immediately dissuaded and said: "Shengshang, Zhang Jun just killed Zhao Zhe in Bianliang, and in the name of defeating the battle, let's arrange for someone who is not famous." ”

Song Huizong understood Tang Chong's meaning, if he lost the battle, he would be killed, and none of King Kang's subordinates, from Zhang Jun to Liu Guangshi, could survive, but Zhao Zhe alone died, and the mystery of this is self-evident; if Wang Boyan went, Taiyuan would come to this hand, even if he didn't kill people directly, he would lock people up, and there would be no place to put Runzhou's face. Song Huizong asked hesitantly: "What does Tang Qing have a high opinion?" ”

Tang Zhong said confidently: "There are still many people in the government and the opposition who do not approve of peace, Sun Zhaoyuan and Zhang Cheng have accidents, but they are the people of King Kang, and they belong to the kind of people who are considered to have betrayed Hebei. ”

Ma Shen and others couldn't laugh or cry, but there was no way to refute Tang Chong's sarcasm; Song Huizong was suspicious, and arranged for Han Xi to go to Taiyuan, Han Xi really didn't have an accident, and Taiyuan did not refute Song Huizong's face, saying that it was no problem to release people, but they wanted to talk to Jin Ren about recovering Zhongshan, Zhending, and the three towns of Hejian. Han Xi argued with reason, saying that it was impossible, and was silenced by Liang Xun's words: "How do you know if you can't do it without asking? ”

Yun Wang Zhao Kai and others also specially signed a petition of 100,000 people, so that Han Xi, who had returned to his life, was sent to Runzhou together, Han Xi did not know whether his brain was in water, and he kept talking about it in the post house along the way; Han Xi was still in Chang'an, and this matter had already been spread all over Jiangnan in Henan. The scholars of the Great Song Dynasty have never had a unified position, whether it is Bianliang or Runzhou, and the side of the main battle has once again played up the unfavorable factors of the peace talks.

It was snowing heavily, King Kang Zhao Gou looked at the snow scene on the square, and said with hatred: "Taiyuan is really used to being majestic, and he is still so arrogant after losing the battle; that Han Xi is also dizzy, such a confidential event is known to passers-by, and he is not afraid of losing face; Zhang Jun, if we fight back and make a big fuss, it will vent the evil anger in my heart." ”

Zhang Jun was shocked and said: "The prince can't, Han Xi is cunning and abnormal, this is his deliberate letting outsiders know, so that he can get rid of his own involvement when necessary." ”。

Liang Yangzu said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, if you want to become famous, you naturally have to be prestigious, but now this topic is too tricky, no matter how you answer it, we had better hide safely first, and then discuss the big plan; ”

King Kang's mansion is not a palace, if it looks like it is no different from the mansions of other prime ministers and princes from the outside of the door, but the door decoration is relatively new; Zhao Gou understood Liang Yangzu's meaning, resisted the urge to scold, and said heavily: "You guys can do it." ”