Dajin sent two armies to besiege Bianjing. Among them, the west army encountered strong resistance from the soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan and was temporarily hampered in its march. The east army, which successfully captured Yanjing, arrived at Bianjing unimpeded. outside.
Wanyan Zongwang attacked eleven prefectural cities in Yanyun all the way until he came south to the outside of Bianjing City. It can be said that he was invincible in battles, conquered in every attack, and looked at every direction.
After learning that the march of the West Route Army was blocked by the soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan, he did not choose to rush for reinforcements, but integrated his troops and horses and began a feint attack to test the strength of Bianjing's defenders.
However, for this battle, Li Gang was fully prepared, blocking several rounds of attacks from the east army and minimizing the losses.
Although good news continued to come from outside the city, Qinzong privately accepted the opinions of left prime minister Li Bangyan and sent envoys to Jinying to discuss ceding territory and suing for peace.
It happened that Wanyan Zongwang also learned that King Qin's troops from all walks of the Song Dynasty were already on their way, but it would take some time for the army from the West Route to support them. In order to undermine the morale of the Song army and ask for benefits, he also sent The envoys wanted to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty, saying that they would retreat after receiving land cession and compensation.
The envoys sent by Qinzong happened to meet the envoys sent by Wanyan Zongwang, so the envoys of the Song Dynasty secretly brought the envoys of Dajin to meet Qinzong. ?.?????.ℂ??
Dai Jin’s envoy immediately stated that since the Supreme Emperor had become abdicated, Dai Jin could no longer care about past grievances, but he needed to ask Qin Zong to send a prince or prime minister to the Jin army’s camp to ask for peace. Only in this way could he show his sincerity. The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty can also be restored to harmony.
As soon as Qinzong heard that things were about to turn around, he was immediately deceived by Dai Jin's sugar-coated bullets. In addition, Li Bangyan and other leaders and factions repeatedly slandered him, so he agreed without hesitation, and with the recommendation of a group of sycophants Next, Li Chu, an official of the Privy Council, was sent to negotiate peace.
Li Chao was a coward by nature, and he was embarrassed to use. Li Bangyan and others recommended him to negotiate peace. They were also prepared to speak loudly, hoping to calm down the war as soon as possible.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Chao arrived at Da Jin's camp, he was so frightened by the many tough Jin generals that he trembled and was speechless.
Seeing that he was so weak, Wanyan Zong naturally increased the original compensation by a few percent, or even doubled it.
Li Chao did not dare to refuse at all, and finally told Qinzong the terms of peace proposed by Dajin.
Originally, Qinzong wanted to negotiate peace with Dajin without telling Li Gang, but how could he hide it from Li Gang, who was the guard of Bianjing City? In addition to silver, ten thousand cattle and horses, and one million pieces of silk and satin," when the Song Dynasty also wanted to cede the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian to the other side, they directly stood up to oppose it.
The reason why Dajin's West Route Army did not join up with the East Route Army in Bianjing City was because of the desperate resistance of Taiyuan's soldiers and civilians.
Not to mention that the three seceded towns of Taiyuan are the national barriers. If Qinzong ceded these three towns to Jin at this time, what would the soldiers and common people who were still resisting the Jin soldiers in Taiyuan think?
I'm afraid it will chill their hearts and make the entire world lose hope in the Song Dynasty.
In order to save Qinzong from asking for peace with Dayan, Li Gang had no choice but to request Dayan for help again.
This time Qinzong obviously hesitated for a while. After all, he did not expect the Jin soldiers to come so quickly at first. Now that Da Jin's army has arrived at the city and it is imminent, he can't help but feel a little shaken in his heart.
It is easy to talk big words, but if he really wants to live and die with the Song Dynasty, how can Qinzong, who has only been emperor for a few months, be willing to let it go?
At the moment, his pride was causing trouble, making him unwilling to bow to Dayan, and on the other hand, it was Dayan's peace negotiation terms. The gold and silver compensation was simply an astronomical figure. Just thinking about it made his head dizzy. This put Qinzong in a dilemma. , I really don’t know how to choose.
Moreover, he did not think that Dayan would not take advantage of him after he asked for help. If the other party was ambitious and wanted to occupy the magpie's nest, wouldn't he be leading the wolf into the house?
Although the compensation to Dai Jin is now more, as long as peace can be negotiated, there is still room for negotiation. At the moment, there is nothing more important than a truce in the Song Dynasty and keeping his throne.
Thinking of this, Qinzong also pointed out the hidden dangers of asking Dayan for help and insisted on negotiating peace with Dayan.
After hearing this, Li Gang was furious, thinking that in the name of Emperor Yan's benevolence, how could he do such a shameful thing as taking advantage of the situation? Even if Emperor Yan is a hypocritical person, he is a hundred times better than Dajin, a group of hungry wolves who eat people without spitting out bones. Why would he cut off an arm to compromise?
For this reason, Li Gang and Li Bangyan and other treacherous officials repeatedly argued fiercely, but Qinzong remained silent. Li Gang was just a military commander, and he was no match for these treacherous villains. Seeing that Qinzong was determined to seek peace with Dajin. , he was disheartened and asked to resign angrily.
Qinzong was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Li Gang's attitude to be so determined.
Although he is cowardly, he is not a fool. Although Dajin intends to negotiate peace with Song Dynasty, it is only a verbal promise after all. Tens of thousands of Jin soldiers are still entrenched outside the city. If Li Gang resigns at this time, Dajin will definitely Immediately send troops to attack the city.
If there were no strong generals like Li Gang guarding the city gate, wouldn't they become fat sheep to be slaughtered?
People are killed by swords, and I am killed by fish and meat. Is there any room for discussion?
Moreover, if Li Gang resigns out of anger, then the other officials of the main war faction will inevitably be in danger. I am afraid that it will not only be a simple foreign invasion, but also great problems will arise in the internal affairs of the DPRK and China.
As a result, Qinzong quickly calmed Li Gang's emotions and asked him to go to the city wall to supervise the battle first. As for the peace negotiation, it would not be too late to discuss it separately.
Li Gang knew that Qin Zong was trying to prevaricate him, but until now, he could not really abandon the Song Dynasty and leave the people and soldiers in the city. After saluting Qin Zong, he said with a full heart Fury left the court.
As soon as Li Gang left, Qinzong agreed to all Dajin's conditions.
Seeing that Qinzong was about to send envoys to negotiate with the Jin army camp, the commander of the front department suddenly rushed to see him, holding a secret letter and handed it to Qinzong.
This was a secret hand left by Huizong back then, so Qinzong naturally didn't know about it. Seeing his confused look, the commander in front of the palace stepped forward and said a few words.
Qinzong was surprised and happy after hearing this. When he opened the secret letter and read the contents, his brows instantly condensed together.
The commander in front of the palace respectfully stepped aside and did not look away. Although he had already read the contents of the letter, he pretended to be completely unaware at this time and waited for the official to make a decision.
Li Bangyan and other officials from the peace faction stretched their necks to guess the content of the letter.
