Hearing that the Jin envoy was actually Zhao Tai, Kuo Duan couldn't sit still.
Shi Miyuan was startled by his reaction, "Your Highness knows this Zhao Tai!"
Unlike the Lianghuai system, which made Zhao Fan actively understand the Mongolian-Jin War, the Southern Song officials in Jiangnan did not pay much attention to this war and did not understand the details.
Outside the Qingshan Tower outside the mountain, when will the singing and dancing in the West Lake stop? The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou.
In the gentle town of Hangzhou, officials of the Southern Song Dynasty were obsessed with singing, dancing, beauties, and enjoying the mountains and rivers. They did not care much about changes in the outside world.
Therefore, most of them do not know the grudges between Zhao Tai and Mongolia.
Fortunately, Li Zhixiao was the Minister of the Ministry of War and was somewhat in charge of things. He quickly got up and whispered in Shi Hongyuan's ear.
After Shi Miyuan heard this, he was not shocked that there were all such heroes in the world, but instead felt disgusted with Zhao Tai.
Being so awesome, just poisoning Tuo Lei and offending Wo Kuotai, wouldn't it cause trouble for the Song Dynasty?
"Are you sure he is from the clan?" Shi Miyuan frowned.
Li Zhixiao said: "Historian Prime Minister, this cannot be confirmed at all. When the Jin people invaded the south, there were indeed many clan members stranded in the north. After so many years, the court does not know how many there are!"
Hearing this, Shi Miyuan smiled and said to Kuo Duan: "Your Highness, this Zhao Tai has nothing to do with our Song Dynasty, and he is not a clan member of our Song Dynasty. You must not misunderstand!"
The Jin State was stronger than the Song Dynasty, but was defeated by Mongolia, allowing Mongolia to cover up the land in the north, so the Song State was definitely not Mongolia's opponent.
Both the war faction and the peace faction know this very well, and it is one of the few consensuses between them.
The difference between the war faction and the peace faction within the Southern Song Dynasty is that the war faction believes that Mongolia will destroy the Jin Dynasty and a more powerful regime will emerge in the north. The Southern Song Dynasty must actively prepare for war and prepare for war.
The Zhuhe faction believed that the demise of the Jin Kingdom was inevitable. The Southern Song Dynasty could not prevent Mongolia from occupying the north, and the Southern Song Dynasty was no match for Mongolia. Therefore, it was necessary to avoid conflicts with Mongolia as much as possible. They did not need Mongolia to fight. They would kneel down and admit defeat first.
They hoped to give the old coins originally given to Liao, Jin, and Xixia to the Mongols and declare themselves vassals to the Mongols, so that the Mongols would not attack the Southern Song Dynasty and they could continue to live their own small lives.
Therefore, in their eyes, people like Zhao Tai are undoubtedly an eyesore and disgusting, and they want to get rid of them quickly.
After learning that Zhao Tai was actually a member of the Song Dynasty clan, Shi Miyuan quickly explained and hoped that Kuo Duan would not anger the Song Dynasty because of this.
Kuo Duan saw the weakness of Shi Miyuan and the Southern Song Dynasty court. He poured the remaining half glass of wine into his mouth and suddenly said in a cold voice: "Xiangong Shi, since you have decided to join forces with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty, then I I hope you can help Mongolia capture this Zhao Tai and hand it over to us! This can not only show your sincerity in joining forces to eliminate the money, but also show that you have nothing to do with Zhao Tai!"
"This~" Shi Miyuan hesitated for a moment.
The two countries were at war without killing the envoy. If he ordered the arrest of Zhao Tai, the Song Dynasty would not look good, and would also give excuses to allow those ministers who advocated joining forces with the Jin Dynasty to fight against Mongolia to attack him.
Although Shi Miyuan is the powerful prime minister, he is still just a prime minister and cannot cover the sky with one hand. There are still many opponents in the court.
In addition, Zhao Tai's identity is quite special. In addition to being the envoy of the Jin Dynasty, he may also be a member of the Song Dynasty clan.
Although this identity was questionable and had not been corrected, as a minister of the Song Dynasty, he had no problem betraying people like Yue Fei, but he could not betray the Zhao family.
Therefore, Shi Miyuan did not dare to agree to this request rashly.
Seeing his hesitation, Kuo Duan couldn't help but sneered, "Does the Prime Minister want to protect this Zhao Tai, or does he want to join forces with the Jin Kingdom to fight against us Mongolia!"
His snort frightened Shi Miyuan. He quickly asked Li Zhixiao to pour wine for Kuo Duan and explained: "Your Highness, this matter is rather complicated. Please allow me to think about it..."
When Kuoduan arrived in Lin'an, Zhao Tai had already set off for Lin'an.
After the Mongolian mission went to Lin'an, Zhao Fan, the main war minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, was worried that the Southern Song Dynasty would unite with Mongolia and repeat the mistakes of the alliance with Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty, so he secretly met with Zhao Tai.
After the meeting, Zhao Tai returned to the dock and informed Wanyan Chenglin about the meeting with Zhao Fan.
Of course, at Zhao Fan's request, Zhao Tai did not mention who the senior official of the Song Dynasty who met him was.
After discussing with Wanyan Chenglin, he decided to split his troops into two groups. Wanyan Chenglin continued to stay in Chuzhou in the name of a mission, waiting for news from Lin'an, while Zhao Tai sneaked into Lin'an secretly and tried to see the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
After making the decision, Zhao Taisui went to the Jiaozi shop in Chuzhou city to exchange the gold for a deal, leaving 10,000 guan for Wanyan Chenglin to stay in Chuzhou to wait for news, and another 10,000 guan for Hu Zhen to buy land in Chuzhou. After building a building, he secretly went to Lin'an with the remaining money and two Ma Bian, Wanyan Chenghu and Wanyan Chengde.
Because the Southern Song Dynasty had not allowed the delegation to enter Beijing, Zhao Tai entered the country illegally. Fortunately, with the secret care of Zhao Fan, the envoy of the Lianghuai Institution, Zhao Tai successfully boarded a salt ship bound for Yangzhou.
The boat went south along the canal, and Zhao Tai could see the residents on both sides of the canal, as well as the endless rice fields.
He looked at the ships passing by in the canal and the people living peacefully on both sides of the canal. Zhao Tai couldn't help but sigh, "We won't live like this for a few years!"
The economy of the Southern Song Dynasty was prosperous and population movement was relatively frequent. The government rarely checked along the way. Even if they happened to come across them, they would just send them a few dollars and no one would notice Zhao Tai and his party.
Soon Zhao Tai arrived in Yangzhou, but Zhao Tai did not stay, but immediately found another cargo ship bound for Lin'an.
The Mongols had already arrived in Lin'an. Zhao Tai was worried that the Southern Song Dynasty would quickly conclude an alliance with the Mongols, so he did not dare to rest on the road.
It was already March, and it had been raining for days in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhao Tai and many passengers were nesting in the cabin. The space was closed and the ship was shaking. His two subordinates inevitably got seasick and vomited.
Zhao Tai, the protected person, needs to come and take care of the two of them.
"Sir! I'm afraid we're going to die!" Wanyan Chenghu spat out, and the strong man's face lost all color.
Zhao Tai could only console him, "It will be fine when we get to Lin'an."
Just like that, I don't know if it had been five or six days, but suddenly the shipowner's voice came from outside: "Sir, Lin'an has arrived!"
Hearing the sound, everyone hiding in the cabin came out one after another.
Zhao Tai was shocked and said to his two subordinates: "Go up and have a look."
Not long after, Zhao Tai and his two exhausted subordinates came out of the cabin and were instantly stunned by the scenery outside.
On the wide canal, there are masts like a forest and thousands of sails competing against the current. On both sides of the river, there are various shops densely packed on the banks, and you can't see the edge at a glance.
Looking at the scene in front of him and the majestic Lin'an City in the distance, this bustling weather and scenery made Zhao Tai feel like he was in a prosperous age...
