The struggle of the reborn prince

As soon as the news of Yu Wenxu's arrest came back, Zhao Tong summoned Li Jun and ordered him to immediately send an order to Huining Station to organize the rescue, and at the same time send an action team to cooperate with the operation.Then he ordered Dading and Linhuang garrisons to send elite units to secretly cross the ceasefire line and infiltrate into the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin to prepare for the action team.

Although a series of rescue measures were taken, both Zhao Tong and Li Jun knew that there was little hope of success.One is that Bianjing and Huining are separated by thousands of miles, even Dading and Linhuang are thousands of miles away, and the news is transmitted slowly. When they receive the order to start operations, both of them may be cold; the other is that they are already dead. The impending arrival of Yuwen Xuguo pulled Gao Shitan into the vortex. It can be said that he did a very stupid thing. It not only harmed his best friend, but also brought huge consequences to the implementation of the Song Dynasty's rescue plan. Difficulties.

Gao Shitan is the "Blue Bird" of the intelligence department. He is in charge of developing offline and contacting the insiders deployed in various places through an intelligence network. He has also been in contact with Yuwen Xuzhong through him for many years, passing on information and orders. .Now his sudden arrest has resulted in the interruption of all communications and the inability to get in touch with insiders, which has temporarily paralyzed Huining's intelligence network and made it difficult to implement the rescue and transfer plan formulated in advance.

At first, Zhao Tong released the officials of the Song Dynasty who demanded to be captured through the peace negotiation mission, and claimed that the severe punishment of the surrendered officials in the Kingdom of Jin was to confuse the Jurchens, so as to divert Wushu's attention and protect Yu Wenxu. An intelligence officer of Da Song's service.But Wushu took the lead, and now the hope of rescue by force is slim, and the first choice is to solve it through diplomatic channels...

"Zhang Shilang, how is the negotiation going?" Zhao Tang called Zhang Suo from Pingzhou urgently and asked about the situation.

"Your Majesty. The peace talks between the two countries are coming to an end, and now we are mainly discussing the exchange of prisoners of war. Because there are too many involved, the talks are very difficult!" Zhang Suo replied.

"Oh. What's the problem?" Zhao Tun asked.

"Your Majesty, the main point of contention between the two sides is that we asked the Jurchens to return all the Han Chinese who were captured in the Central Plains after the Jingkang Years, including many officials who were taken away; but the Jurchens are only willing to return those who were captured during the war. Song soldiers, generals, and clans, but not the common people!" Zhang Suo replied.

"Well, it's been ten years since Jingkang was in trouble. There were millions of people and officials who were taken away from Yanjing, Lianghe and Jingji. Few people are officials in the Jin Dynasty. Being reused, the Jurchens certainly don’t want to let them go easily, and some people don’t want to come back either!” Zhao Tong nodded, expressing his understanding.

"What Your Majesty said is very true. Most of the Jin people captured by our dynasty were warring soldiers, and there were also many Han soldiers mixed in, and the number was less than [-]%. Therefore, they asked for one-for-one prisoners of war, and we asked for all exchanges. It is difficult for the two sides to reach an agreement because of this dispute!" Zhang Suo said with a wry smile. Speaking of it, the bargaining chips in the negotiation are too different, and they also lack confidence in talking about it.

"This matter is really difficult. During the war, the people fled everywhere. Some died on the way, some were killed by bandits, and some died in the Kingdom of Jin. Some were incorporated into the army. Our number is too large. The statistics are clear. Even if an agreement is reached, it will be difficult to count, and in the end it will be a mess!" Zhao Tong rubbed his chin and said.

"Your Majesty, it is true! The number of people reported by different states and counties varies greatly, and some even include the number of people who fled to the south of the Yangtze River. In any case, this does not match the number of people who were taken away by the Kingdom of Jin. There is no way to make concessions during the negotiation, so the two sides are still at loggerheads, and the negotiation will be delayed until an agreement can be reached!" Zhang Suo said happily, this can be regarded as meeting a bosom friend, the emperor is too considerate of these courtiers, and understands his own difficulties .It's not like You Cheng rarely showed his face in the capital all day long, and when he finally went there once, he jumped up and quarreled with the Jin envoy in a few words. He didn't look like a gentleman, and he had to wipe his ass when he left.

"You Cheng is often in the capital, and the peace talks are handled by one person. It's really hard work!" From Zhang Suo's expression, he could tell at a glance that the two peace talks were somewhat at odds.Chen Gongbo is fair and honest, but he is too rigid and not good at flexibility.He used him as a peace envoy at the beginning because of this. In the negotiation to get Zhao Huan back, he refused to make any concessions, and his attitude was tough, making Jin envoy helpless.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding. Although I have worked hard, the big idea still needs to be decided by You Cheng!" Zhang Suo was also very happy to receive the emperor's praise.

"Well, Zhang Shilang is also over forty?" Zhao Tang nodded and asked.

"Oh, I've wasted my life for 45 years!" Zhang Suo quickly replied with his heart skipping a beat.

"Okay, it's the prime of life, and it's time for a big job!" Zhao Tun said thoughtfully after sipping a sip of tea, "Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of War has written several times saying that he is not familiar with military affairs and wants to change his position; Your Excellency is old, and wants to become an official and open a museum to teach apprentices to write books. Zhang Shilang once recruited soldiers to fight against the gold in Hebei, and he has been in the border for many years, so he is very familiar with military affairs!"

"Your Majesty, I just have some experience. Compared with Your Majesty, I am far behind!" After hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Suo's heart jumped twice, and almost jumped out of his throat. The emperor intended to promote himself to the Ministry of War. Shang Shu, that is considered to be in the cabinet, and one step away from becoming a prime minister, he said while suppressing his excitement.

"Hehe, Zhang Shilang is self-effacing!" Zhao Tang said with a smile, "Now the affairs of the court are cumbersome, and it is difficult for the right minister to take care of them. I am going to hand over the peace discussion to Zhang Shilang and send another deputy to help. What do you think? ?”

"Thanks to His Majesty's attention, I will fulfill my mission!" Zhang Suo agreed without hesitation. This kind of opportunity is rare. Although the emperor did not expressly express it, it is clear that as long as he can successfully complete the peace negotiation, the post of minister of the Ministry of War is his own. that's it.

"Okay, this peace discussion is very important. Do you remember the time I asked you to ask for the traitor?" Zhao Tuo knew very well the truth of "If you want the horse to run, you have to give the horse grass", he saw that he had successfully lifted the horse. Zhang Suo's appetite began to turn to the topic.

"Your Majesty, I remember that after receiving the order, I immediately sent a note to the Jin envoy, informing him of the request for the traitors! But I am a little puzzled. These people have defected to the enemy and betrayed the country. Why does Your Majesty insist on taking them back and making concessions to them!" Zhang Suo replied, and expressed his doubts.

"Well... this matter involves the secrets of the country, and only a few people know the hidden secrets. I will tell you today. I hope you can facilitate this matter and live up to my expectations." Zhao Tian pondered for a moment and said.

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty, that I will not hesitate to die!" Zhang Suo dressed up and saluted again solemnly. There must be a big secret in the emperor's solemnity. Tell yourself now, and then you will become one of the emperor's confidantes and walk on the road. Kangzhuang Avenue.

"Actually..." But after the emperor said two words, he got up and turned around in the hall. His footsteps were very heavy, and he seemed to be still hesitating.

"Actually, Yu Wenxuzhong and Gao Shitan are the internal agents of our Song Dynasty in the Kingdom of Jin. They have made great achievements for our Song Dynasty's defeat of the Kingdom of Jin. Now the two of them are in contact with each other in the court. The surrendered ministers started an incident, and were detected by Wushu, and now they have been arrested and thrown into the sky prison, and their lives are in jeopardy!" Zhao Tong said slowly.

"Ah..." Zhang Suo was taken aback when he heard this. He had also heard about what the two had done in the Kingdom of Jin. The court of the Song Dynasty despised him and denounced him as a traitor, but they did not expect that the two were the emperor's insiders in the Kingdom of Jin.

"There are very few people who know the identities of the two, so you must not disclose half a word before they return to the country, otherwise you will not only kill the two of them, but also yourself!" Zhao Tong said every word with a sullen face.

"Your Majesty, I know how powerful I am, and I will never tell others about it!" Zhang Suo hurriedly saluted and made another promise.

"Very good, telling you these is to let you understand the importance of the two of them. They have made contributions to Da Song, and Da Song will rescue them at any cost for them, understand?" Zhao Tong stared at Zhang Suo asked the eyes.

"I understand that your majesty is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, and will never abandon us, the people of Song Dynasty!" Under the gaze of the emperor, Zhang calmed down and said calmly.

"Well, I just want to tell the people in the world that the people of Song Dynasty can't be invaded at will, even if he is thousands of miles away!" Zhao Tong said.

"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of the people of the world. It is the blessing of the people of Song Dynasty and the happiness of all the people of the world!" Zhang Suo turned over and knelt down, saluting. He is an old minister who has experienced the Jingkang change. The tragic scene of blood flowing and corpses lying hundreds of miles away, I understand the helpless despair of a common people when the country is ruined and their families are destroyed...

On the first day of the first tenth month of October, civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing and some foreign countries all went to see the pilgrimage during the seasons in Beijing. At this time 12 years ago, the generals Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin Dynasty used the Zhang Jue incident as an excuse to attack the Song Dynasty and were approved, and then sent troops to attack Yanshan Mansion, provoking a war between Song and Jin that lasted for more than ten years until today.

The emperor made a long speech at the court meeting: pointing out that the state of Jin has always bullied the weak and feared the strong. Once it is defeated and the country is in danger of subjugation, it will send envoys to seek peace, sing the song of friendship between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, and sing the praises of the Song Dynasty. Since he is a country of peace and kindness, he thinks that Song can be magnanimously let him go.Now he is telling the Kingdom of Jin and all hostile countries that any act of provoking Da Song will be dealt a heavy blow; whoever betrays Da Song's interests and betrays the motherland, Da Song will definitely arrest him at any cost Return to the country and be severely punished!

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, everyone was shocked. This shows that the national policy of the Song Dynasty has further changed. From now on, it will no longer do things like "false words but actually suffer losses". Everything will focus on the interests of the country and the people... (To be continued. .)