Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 831

Even Tang Ge, who had just left the phase, participated in the court meeting as Kaifuyi and the third division, and he also concluded that Zhang Qiyuan might defect to the enemy.This is not alarmist talk. Anyone who is not a fool should understand that he can run away without his father. This is absconding in fear of crime.

Xu Han, Tan Shiji, and Lu Haowen didn't say much, but they were also inclined to Zhang Qiyuan's defection. Otherwise, how would they explain Zhang Wenshan's abandonment? In their view, a person who can abandon his biological father will definitely betray his family and country.

Zhao Chen was frightened and angry, he was a little tired of Zhang Qiyuan, and even suspected that this fellow was a prisoner, but he never thought that this fellow would defect, as if his face had been shaved heavily, driving him almost into madness.

However, the continuous setbacks made him a lot more rational, and he still hesitated and said: "It has not been confirmed at this time, whether it is going out to relax and play."

Wang Xiu glanced at Zhao Chen, and was really disappointed. Zhang Qiyuan wanted to go out, and he would never hide from the court. He would even take his father back to Shangshui with great fanfare, and leave him behind silently. Deceiving oneself and others, even deliberately making wrong judgments in order to maintain face.

He didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately said: "No matter what, we must find Mr. Zhang. If he really betrays his family and country, the court will suffer huge losses."

Everyone understood that Zhang Qiyuan, as a privy direct bachelor, had experience as a procurator and judge, and knew the national strength of the Song Dynasty well. His betrayal would make the court very passive, and even cause a great disaster.

"Then what should I do?" Zhao Chen couldn't hold his breath anymore, and couldn't help but exasperated.

"We can only send envoys to spread the news everywhere, and search and arrest with all our strength." Tang Ge is not the prime minister, but it does not delay him to express his opinions.

"Okay, spread the word to everyone immediately, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies, if you dare to resist, execute them on the spot." Zhao Chen said ruthlessly, since the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty believed that they should be severely punished, he no longer had any worries. The abuse was ignited.

"Your Majesty, the captive envoy has only been away for three days, will he get involved with the envoy?" Xu Han asked.

Zhao Chen was startled, then looked at Li Gang in a blink of an eye, and said slowly, "How does Li Qing's family look?"

Li Gang shook his head and said: "No, the mission's goal is too big, he will never put himself in the open, I think it is very likely that he will follow the mission to the north, it will be much safer, and he can escape at any time."

Wang Xiu glanced at Li Gang playfully. It was amazing to think of following the mission. He said indifferently: "I think it's about the same. Time doesn't wait. We should do it immediately, and we can't let people run away."

"It's very impolite to hunt down the mission." Tang Ge hesitated a bit, not to mention that it would be embarrassing to move other people's missions, even the alliance just reached would be quickly destroyed and caught by others.

"Even if we go to war again, it doesn't matter." Li Gang seemed particularly tough. Zhang Qiyuan's defection was too exciting for him. A new star who was once optimistic about him ran away abruptly. This is a slap in the face!Wang Xiu saw it as a joke.

The Song Dynasty moved, and the people also moved, Zhang Tonggu and the others should be unlucky, many heroes of the rivers and lakes heard the news, intercepted Zhang Tonggu's mission, and wanted to find Zhang Qiyuan.

At the beginning, he was still kind-hearted and not violent. Zhang Tonggu understood his mission, and he ignored these heroes at all.

It has to be said that this guy is material for a star, and his performance was very successful.

No, it immediately angered the heroes of the Jianghu, and the news spread quickly. Many heroes threatened to destroy the Jurchen Mission and take the heads of Zhang Tonggu and Zhang Qiyuan.

Zhao Ding and Zhang Qiyuan were friendly, but this guy's betrayal made him very passive. He wished he could kill Zhang Qiyuan, but he had to report it to the court, who made him the Minister of Criminal Affairs.

Zhao Chen was very disapproving. He didn't care about Zhang Tonggu's life or death, but Wang Xiu insisted that there should be no accidents to the Jurchen mission, and a big conflict arose because of this.

"The captives are harboring rebels, and the prince will not let the envoys seize them, and he will not allow the heroes of the people to find them?" Zhao Chen was very dissatisfied. Wang Xiu would not allow the Jurchen missions to be detained, but only let the envoys go there, and searched them indifferently. Fan, what is the use?

The most hateful thing is that Wang Xiu used the court orders of the two prefectures to strictly prohibit the interception and killing of civilian heroes, and even spread the protection of the military state along the way to ensure the safety of Zhang Tonggu.

Tang Ge, Li Gang, Xu Han and others disagreed. They had the same views as Wang Xiu, accepting alliances as a strategy, but their understandings were quite different.With the strength of the Song Dynasty, even if they were unable to recover their homeland, they could still be on par with Jurchen. Whether it was Zhang Tonggu's arrogance or the arrogance of the Jurchen mission, they couldn't bear it.

He even thinks that as long as Zhang Qiyuan can be captured, it doesn't matter if he offends the Jurchens. The Song Dynasty is not what it used to be, and the alliance is just an established strategy, which can also be adjusted.

They don't think they should encourage the practice of intercepting and killing Jurchen missions among the people, but they can also give them understanding. As long as Zhang Qiyuan can be captured, everything is still worthwhile.

Wang Xiu, on the other hand, believed that the Jurchen Mission must be protected. This was not a matter of winning Zhang Qiyuan, but a matter of diplomatic relations.Let me ask, wouldn't it make people laugh when a big country allows its missions to be intercepted and killed in its territory, or even ignore them?
Sometimes, the issue of face between big powers is also a question of the morale of the people, and we must not be careless.

Li Gang naturally understood what Wang Xiu meant, so he advised Wang Xiu to be as low-key as possible in terms of Jurchen policy, so as not to cause estrangement among scholars.

Wang Xiu expressed his gratitude to Li Gang for his kindness, and still advocated that the absolute safety of the Jurchen mission must be guaranteed on the south bank of the river.

However, sometimes things cannot depend on people’s will. The imperial court sent guards from the military states along the way, but most of the local guards were passive and slowed down, and the officials sent out were just muddling along, and they just took money and did nothing.

In just a few days, the Jurchen mission was intercepted and killed four times. Fortunately, Zhang Tonggu was traveling by water, and the manpower was relatively concentrated. , which is quite regrettable.

After all, the Dao is one foot tall and the devil is ten feet high, and what should happen will happen after all. Just after Chenzhou and about to arrive in Caishui in Kaifeng, the Jurchen Mission was attacked.

Perhaps it was because it was almost Kaifeng, and everyone was a little lax. That night, they rested in the posthouse on the shore, and were successfully attacked by dozens of heroes at night.Zhang Tonggu was wounded in the melee, and 17 Jurchen missionaries died in battle. The guards of the Song Army's left-behind division had to fight back, shooting and killing eight heroes, but no trace of Zhang Qiyuan was found.

When Wang Xiu got the news, it was in the lobby of the Metropolitan Hall, and immediately flew into a rage.

(End of this chapter)