The struggle of the reborn prince

Song Dynasty was dissatisfied with the peace agreement, so he transferred Chen Gongbo, the envoy of the peace agreement, and the right minister, Zhang Suo, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Jun, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Rites, as the deputy envoy.Li Jun was not only very unfamiliar to the Jin people, but also very nervous to the officials of the Song Dynasty.Without waiting for the two deputy envoys of the Kingdom of Jin to get to know him in detail, they received an order from the country to ask the deputy envoy Xing Juzhan to return to the capital to discuss the relevant peace talks.

But when Xing Juzhan hurried back to Huining, he had just returned to his residence, and was taken away without even meeting the saint. The next day, there was an imperial decree to execute Tian Jue, who had been relegated to the Henghai Jiedu envoy, in the name of forming a party for selfish interests. Also imprisoned were former Zuo Silang Zhong Xi Yi, Hanlin Daizhi Xing Juzhan, Wang Zhi, Gao Fengting, Wang Xiao, Zhao Yixing, Gong Yijian and other important members of the Liao Party.

After the imperial decree, the court was shocked, which made everyone feel that even though the Tian Party headed by Tian Jue was temporarily far away from the political power center of the Kingdom of Jin, Wu Shu, Cai Songnian and others still felt uneasy, and they felt that they should do something more To end this fierce political struggle, it is to cut the grass and root out the roots, and solve future troubles forever!What is puzzling is that Yu Wenxuzhong and Gao Shitan, who had already been sentenced to death, were not executed and were still detained in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Later, Cai Songnian recommended Xu Lin as the deputy peace envoy to continue the negotiations with the Southern Dynasties.The Kingdom of Jin went south to the Central Plains several times and kidnapped a large number of people, of course including the Han people belonging to the original Khitan; and the Kingdom of Jin also proposed that the Song Dynasty invaded and occupied large areas of land such as Yanjing, Dading, and Linhuang, and occupied the population here. A large number of people who were taken captive back then were snatched back. Not long ago, the captive population of Liaoyang was also in the number of [-].

The Jin side thought that it was just right for the two phases to be offset, and the two sides would no longer discuss each other. After consideration and calculation, the Song side agreed to Jin Guo's proposal.However, they could not agree on the exchange of prisoners of war.Song Fang proposed to exchange one for one, but Jin Fang quit.The Song army captured earlier was incorporated into the army for more than ten years, and either died in battle or returned to the field because of old age.And the several wars between Song and Jin in these years.The Song side had the upper hand and captured a large number of Jin troops, but their own losses were very small. Therefore, the number of prisoners controlled by the two sides was very different, and they could not exchange a few people. Of course they were not happy.

The two sides argued endlessly about this again, and finally the Jin side put forward a constructive suggestion to exchange captured Song Dynasty officials for prisoners of war.But there is a difference between officers and soldiers. A lowest-ranking officer needs to be exchanged for ten prisoners of war.The higher the grade, the more prisoners of war exchanged will of course multiply.Their calculations were very precise. There were not one thousand but eight hundred Song Dynasty officials who were captured in the Kingdom of Jin. Of course, not all of them were used for them. Many people still cherished their homeland. It can block the Southern Dynasty's excuse for begging for surrender. As for who is loyal and who is treacherous, the Southern Dynasty will judge by itself, but the real surrender can just use this to escape.

Zhang Suo was ordered by the emperor to ask Yu Wenxu and others, of course they refused to agree easily, and proposed that they must submit the list before discussing it.It is claimed that one of the people listed at the beginning cannot be missing.Xu Lin didn't understand what it meant, so he proposed to submit and exchange in batches again. He wanted to use the Song officials who were abandoned by them to consume the quota in Nanchao's hands.In this way, they will not hurt each other's harmony, and they can still achieve their own goals.

Faced with Jin Fang's constantly changing moves, Zhang Suo decided to discuss with Li Jun before dealing with it.His identity is an envoy.But Zhang Suo knew that the deputy envoy sent by the emperor was definitely not an ordinary person, and the information he provided to him was not only timely.And accurate.This reminded him of the legendary mysterious institution that had been hiding behind the emperor's back, and they held the power of life and death.Monitor all the officials in the court, and can directly deal with officials below the fifth rank without going through the Minister of Shangshu, and arrest officials below the third rank with the gold medal bestowed by the emperor.

At this time, Li Jun was also extremely anxious. The rescue team sent by the intelligence department had already arrived in Huining, but found that the prison of the Ministry of Justice where Yu Wenxu was detained was very tightly guarded, and because of the repeated cleansing of the Jin Kingdom, the developed insiders could not get close to the core. If you use a strong attack, even if you succeed, it will be difficult to break out of the encirclement.Therefore, they had no choice but to find another way. One was to rob people on the way to the execution ground, and then leave the city in the chaos, and return to the country with the help of troops outside the city;

However, these methods are the last choice. It is very difficult to go thousands of miles to return to the country under the siege of the enemy, and the number of victories is not high. The inside line was safe and slapped the emperor in the face.But now Jin Guo suddenly stopped the death sentence for Yu Wenxuzhong, which shows that their diplomatic strategy has shown its effect, so Li Jun tends to resolve it through negotiation, and he has a lot of "capital", so he decided to give it a try.

In the first exchange list of the Kingdom of Jin, two heavyweights were sent, namely He Su, the prime minister of the Jingkang Dynasty, and Cai Tao, the captain-in-law. The Song Dynasty also fulfilled the contract and returned some of the captured gold generals.In the second batch of lists, there are not only a few close officials who suffered with Zhao Huan in Wuguo City, but also a few small "Xiami". This time, Jin Guo asked to release General Tu Hesu, but was rejected because of the exchange. The chips were too low, but quite a few captives were sent as agreed.

In fact, in these two exchanges, both parties were crossing the river by feeling the stones to test each other. Wu Shu had always been skeptical about Zhao Er's sudden punishment of adultery. He was worried that he wanted to rescue Yuwen Xuzhong and Gao Shitan. The two people were not included in the list, and the Southern Dynasty did not make any special request to fulfill the agreement.This dispelled Wu Shu's doubts, and arresting the two had achieved the purpose of killing chickens and monkeys and eliminating alien parties.It would be a good choice to exchange two useless wastes for Tuhesu. In addition, these two people's reputation in Jin Guo is much higher than that of Cai Songnian and others, which can just meet Zhao Er's demand for punishing rape. Two people appeared in the third batch of the list wearing the hat of the biggest traitor in Jin!

After getting Yuwen Xuzhong, Song Dynasty was really ecstatic and sent back Tuhesu and the two ten thousand captains, and the exchange went much smoother.In November, the handover of prisoners of war between the two sides was completed, and a peace agreement was signed, which seemed to end with a happy ending.But what happened next left Wushu's group stunned. The two Yu Wenxuzhong were not treated as traitors, but were welcomed like heroes.

When the two returned to Beijing, Zhao Tuan hosted a welcome banquet in Daqing Hall in person, and bestowed on Yu Wenxuzhong the Marquis of Huai'an, the title of Shaoshi, and the Bachelor of LongTuge University; Bachelor of Guanwendian.And then there were several assassinations in Huining City one after another. The targets were all Song Dynasty officials who were officials in the court. Six people died. Cai Songnian was also shot and survived. Dare to go to court.Wushu was extremely frustrated when he received the report. After all his calculations, he finally fell into Zhao Ersheng's trick, and he had long expected that he would not return the real surrendered ministers. The continuous assassination cases were the Song Dynasty's punishment for traitors. action……

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"Why is Your Majesty so unhappy these days?" Yu Liyan invited Zhao Xin to enjoy the snow in the inner garden, and when she mentioned that the emperor always likes to sit alone these days and often keeps silent, she asked worriedly.

"Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind?" Xin Zhao looked at Yu Liyan worriedly and replied.

"Now that the peace agreement has been reached, all the reinforcements have been withdrawn, and all the autumn taxes have been put into the treasury. Could it be because of something in the palace?" The worry is that I am not doing well enough.

"Princess, don't worry too much. You are fair and decent, considerate of your subordinates, and respect your courtiers. Now the palace is orderly and everyone is doing their duty. There is nothing wrong with it!" Zhao Xin and Yu Liyan were both born in Khitan, so they still call them princesses in private. She was relieved.

"Well, after the emperor succeeded to the throne, he has very little leisure time. He has to deal with important military and state affairs every day, and this year is an eventful year, and he has to work harder than before!" Yu Liyan knew that Zhao Xin knew the emperor best, and heard her say that what she did was not the same as before. Wubu breathed a sigh of relief, but was also anxious that he could not share the emperor's worries.

"The emperor is just working hard. He wants to be an idler, but he has been worrying about the country and the people since he was a child. I don't know what he is thinking about these days, and whose idea he got..." Zhao Xin laughed, and wanted to say it again, but saw The emperor stepped on the snow, and several servants followed carefully behind him, not daring to take a step closer.

"Who is Your Majesty angry with?" Yu Liyan said softly, seeing the emperor's hurried steps as if he was admiring the snow, and his frowning and drooping face, which seemed to be angry.

"No, something happened!" Xin Zhao shook his head.

"What will happen, won't it be the Western Expedition?" Yu Liyan thought for a while and said, the only major event that has not yet been resolved this year is the Western Expedition to Gaochang.

"Well, I think it's Gaochang's business!" Zhao Xin nodded and said, she is very familiar with the appearance of the emperor. Zhao Ren led an army across the desert when he conquered Xixia back then, and he couldn't get any information for two months. Now he is restless. look.

"Oh, are you also admiring the snow?" As the emperor approached, the two stepped forward to salute, Zhao Tun seemed taken aback and said in a daze.

"Is Your Majesty also admiring the snow?" Xin Zhao asked with a smile.

"Hmm...hehe, I came here to see the snow scene, but suddenly I remembered that there was a foot-deep snow here, and the snow in the northwest would be even bigger, so I lost my mood!" Zhao Tong thought of what he had just said. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like enjoying the snow, and said with a wry smile.

"Is the emperor worried about General Gao's western expedition?" Xin Zhao asked.

"Yes, there has been no news from the Western Expeditionary Army for two months. They should have entered Gaochang long ago. What I am worried about is that the heavy snowfall will make the road more difficult, the supply of food and grass will not be sufficient, or the war will not go smoothly. The way home has been cut off!" Zhao Tong said with a sigh... (to be continued...)