After a long time, Wanyan Gao entered the hall wearing official robes.
"Meet His Majesty the Emperor!"
Wanyan Gao performed the etiquette of the Jin Kingdom in front of Zhao Ji, just bowing with his hands on his chest.
"Prime Minister Wanyan, why did your Kingdom of Jin betray your alliance and invade our land east of Hedong!"
Zhao Ji looked at Wanyan Gao and said coldly.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Our Jin Kingdom's army attacked Juyong Pass and suffered heavy casualties. However, we abided by the covenant and refused to retreat! Did your Majesty listen to someone's slander? Aren't you afraid of chilling people's hearts by unjustly accusing our Jin Kingdom!"
Wanyan Gao looked completely unaware, and said angrily, looking like he had been greatly wronged.
This did not bother Zhao Ji. He was the one who originally questioned Wanyan Gao, but why did Wanyan Gao complain instead.
"Look at this, the 40,000 troops of the Jin Kingdom entered our territory of Daizhou! This is a military report, there is no way it is wrong!"
Zhao Ji handed the military report on the desk in front of him to the chamberlain and asked him to pass it to Wanyan Gao.
This move made Li Gang frown. How could he show military reports to outsiders? Military reports are state secrets.
Wanyan Gao looked at the military report in his hand with a look of disbelief.
"Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding here!"
Wanyan Gao looked at Zhao Ji and explained.
"What misunderstanding? Can such a thing be misunderstood?"
Zhao Ji is not that easy to fool. If the troops enter his territory, it is tantamount to declaring war.
"Your Majesty, allow me to send someone to ask!"
Wanyan Gao saluted.
"Send someone to ask? Your army has arrived in our Song Dynasty!"
Zhao Ji's voice rose a little.
"Your Majesty, I don't know anything about it now, but our country of Jin just wants to destroy the country of Qi and avenge Taizu!"
Wanyan Gao opened his mouth and said, "I don't know how to do it. I just don't know how to do it."
Zhao Ji was helpless when he saw the situation. Wanyan Gao had been staying in Tokyo and it was normal not to know the situation on the front line.
"Send someone quickly!"
Zhao Ji waved his hand and asked Wanyan Gao to go down.
"What do you think?"
Zhao Ji looked at the officials again and asked. Wanyan Gao didn't ask anything, but the Jin army had already entered Daizhou.
"Your Majesty, no matter what happens, if the Jin soldiers enter Daizhou, we should send troops to defend them. We must not let other troops enter the territory of the Song Dynasty."
Li Gang said, the most important thing now is to send troops to Hedong to guard against the Jin army.
"Cai You, are you willing to lead troops to relieve the crisis in Hedong?"
Zhao Ji had no choice but to look at Cai You. It seemed that Cai You was the only one in the civil service of the Manchu Dynasty who had ever led an army.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go, and I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
At this time, Cai You was completely unwilling and had no choice but to accept the order. The emperor had already spoken. If he did not accept the order, he would be courting death.
"You are now appointed as the Xuanfu envoy to Hedong, and 30,000 soldiers from Guanzhong are assigned to you. You can mobilize the troops in Hedong and quickly go to Hedong to defend the enemy."
Zhao Ji looked at Cai You and ordered.
"According to the order!"
Cai You immediately paid homage.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin suddenly invaded our border. Do you need to be polite before attacking?"
Li Bangyan said after leaving work.
"Prime Minister Li, if other countries invade our territory of the Song Dynasty, what else is there to be polite about?"
Wu Min, a lecturer at Shizhong and Quanzhi Academy of Sciences, came out of class and said.
"The Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette, etiquette is indispensable! And we also need the Kingdom of Jin to contain the rebels in Liangshan!"
Li Bangyan said nonchalantly.
Zhao Ji thought about it and realized that he really didn't want to fall out with the Kingdom of Jin now. The Kingdom of Jin had restrained many troops in Liangshan in the north. If the Kingdom of Jin stopped fighting, he wouldn't be able to cope with it.
"Your Majesty, I feel that when sending troops, I should also give credentials to the Kingdom of Jin and question the reasons. This combination of kindness and power can not only deter the Kingdom of Jin, but also not lose the majesty of the Song Dynasty!"
Li Bangyan smiled and spoke to Zhao Ji.
"Well, what Aiqing said is absolutely true! That's how it should be!"
Zhao Ji was very satisfied after hearing this, and smiled and praised Li Bangyan's suggestion.
"Who is suitable to be sent as envoy?"
Zhao Ji looked at everyone again and asked, since he wants to give credentials, he must ask for an envoy.
"I recommend Feng Yilang and Xu Kangzong, a foreign minister of the Shangshu Division. This man is quick-witted and knowledgeable. He is worthy of the important task!"
Someone said after leaving work.
"I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
Xu Kangzong immediately left the class to salute.
"Zhang Bangchang, when you draft a letter of credence, you must promote the majesty of the Song Dynasty!"
"Xu Kangzong, I will now appoint you as the envoy, form an envoy, and lead the credential to the Kingdom of Jin soon!"
Zhao Ji looked at Zhang Bangchang and Xu Kangzong and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Both of them are ordered to follow the path.
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The Embassy of the Kingdom of Jin.
"How is the Prime Minister doing?"
Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Zongjun surrounded him. It finally happened. Wanyan Zongjun was ready to protect Wanyan Gao and fight out of Tokyo.
"It's okay. Today's fooling around is over. The Song Dynasty doesn't dare to fall out with our Jin country yet."
Wanyan Gao took a sip of tea and said, he was also a little worried today, if he turned against him, his life might be in danger.
"This Song people are cowardly and like trash. How can they be as powerful as our Jurchens!"
Wanyan Zongjun burst out laughing. During this time, he also walked around Tokyo. The singing and dancing here had no fighting power at all. In his eyes, the people in Tokyo were like fat cows and sheep.
"You can't say this outside. We haven't fallen out with Song State yet."
Wanyan Gao warned Wanyan Zongjun that this guy was a bit arrogant, and some things could only be buried in his heart.
"Uncle, don't worry, I know!"
Wanyan Zongjun patted his chest and said.
"Uncle, have you dealt with this matter?"
Wanyan Zongjun looked at Wanyan Gao and asked.
"It's not that simple. I just read the military report. Two days ago, Lou Shi and Zong Han led 40,000 troops into Daizhou. If everything goes well, they should have captured Yanmen Pass by now and officially entered the land of Hedong. This is the matter for the Emperor of Song Dynasty. You probably don’t know yet, but I might be called back in two days!”
Wanyan Gao shook his head and said, the biggest gain today is to see the military report. It takes two days for the urgent military report of 600 miles to reach Tokyo. These two days are enough for the Jin army to capture several cities.
"What should we do?"
Wanyan Zongjun asked quickly.
"In the past few days, you have spread the news and said that our country, the Great Jin Kingdom, suffered heavy casualties at Juyong Pass, and that there were tens of thousands of corpses at Juyong Pass..."
Wanyan Gao looked at Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Zongjun and said.
"Why? I didn't die so many people!"
Wanyan Zongjun was anxious. There were tens of thousands of casualties in one city. How tragic was this? Moreover, such publicity is tantamount to losing the face of the Jin Kingdom.
"The Prime Minister is looking for a reason for the army to enter Hedong. We suffered heavy casualties at Juyong Pass, so we have a reason to use Hedong. We can go east from Daizhou to Yizhou and go straight to Zhuozhou. We can also go east from Taiyuan Prefecture to reach Zhending .”
Wanyan Xiyin said, he understood Wanyan Gao's intention, sometimes showing weakness is also a strategy.
"I see!"
Wanyan Zongjun was enlightened.
"You can't do this on your own, find some people to help spread the word!"
Wanyan Gao warned the two of them.
"Looking for Luan Tingyu?"
Wanyan Zongjun pointed to the outer courtyard.
"No, you can't let him know too much about this. Find someone yourself!"
Wanyan Gao shook his head and said that although he had won over Luan Tingyu, she was not a Jurchen after all and could not be completely trusted.
