Mongolia's harassment of Hebei forced Zhao Tai to negotiate peace with the Southern Song Dynasty as soon as possible.
After Zhao Tai asked the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief to formulate a plan to deal with the Mongolian invasion, he hurried to the political hall.
At this time, Zhao Tai sat down and took a few sips of tea tiredly. Wang Wentong, Wang Bin, Yuan Haowen and others filed in to salute.
"Your Majesty!" Wang Wentong saluted. Seeing that Zhao Tai was a little tired, he couldn't help but expressed concern, "Your Majesty, please pay attention to your health."
In spring, when everything revives, Zhao Taigang takes in several concubines, and the task is quite heavy.
Each of these concubines admitted to the Qi Palace represents a family and power. It can be said that there are people in the natal family.
Zhao Tai is married to these families, so naturally he cannot marry their daughters into the palace without touching them. If their parents' families find out, they will definitely be dissatisfied.
Therefore, no matter whether the concubine is good-looking or not, Zhao Tai has to perform routine tasks, which can be said to be physically and mentally exhausting.
At this time, the Mongols gave him another obstacle, which made Zhao Tai feel very bad.
At this time, Zhao Tai rubbed his forehead, looked at the ministers, and asked: "Gentlemen, how was the discussion with the Southern Song Dynasty?"
Wang Wentong said: "Reporting to your Majesty, we have almost reached an agreement. We are just waiting for your Majesty to make a decision."
When Zhao Tai heard that the agreement had been reached, he perked up and said, "In that case, let's sign it quickly!"
Wang Wentong said: "Your Majesty, the Song Envoy hopes to sign a contract with your Majesty in person!"
Zhao Taidao: "Mongolia is provoking in Hebei, and Gu must reach a compromise with the Southern Song Dynasty as soon as possible! The cabinet will make arrangements, and Gu will sign the contract in person."
In the battle last year, the Song army suffered heavy losses.
Although the Song army is now frantically expanding its troops and rearranging its defenses, Zhao Yun still does not feel safe.
After all, the Southern Song Dynasty lost nearly half of its elite last year, and the Qi navy was equipped with artillery, which made the Southern Song Dynasty lack confidence in its own navy. Therefore, the Southern Song Dynasty urgently negotiated peace with Zhao Tai, intending to redeem the imperial troops captured by Zhao Tai in order to increase the number of troops. Available soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The cabinet acted quickly and arranged a meeting between Zhao Tai and the Song envoy early the next morning.
The peace talks started at the end of last year and started in February this year. The two parties have already finished negotiating the conditions for the talks. Today is just a process and the contract can be signed directly.
At this time, a long table was set up in the room, and Jia Sidao and several Song Dynasty officials sat on one side.
They waited for a long time, and the guards shouted from outside: "The king has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Sidao immediately led several officials to stand up, and saw Zhao Tai walking to the opposite side of the table surrounded by Wang Wentong and others.
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "Brother Jia has been promoted again after not seeing him for many days. Brother Jia is really young and promising!"
Jia Sidao raised his hand and said, "Your Highness is the real young and promising man!"
Wang Wentong said: "Shilang Jia, our king has arrived, can we start?"
Jia Sidao nodded, and Zhao Tai then called everyone to sit down.
At this time, Zhao Tai cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Before signing the peace agreement today, I feel that we should conduct a review of the causes and consequences of the whole matter!"
Jia Sidao frowned, "Your Highness, what happened has already happened, I think it's unnecessary!"
Zhao Tai waved his hand and said without any doubt: "No, this is the basis for the peace talks! If the causes and consequences are not clarified, it means that there are still traitorous officials in the court! The goal of Gu Qingjun has not been achieved yet!"
As soon as these words came out, Jia Sidao and others looked ugly, but Jia Sidao still nodded, "In that case! Your Highness, tell me!"
Zhao Tai smiled with satisfaction, "Gu has always been loyal to the court, but the treacherous ministers in the court were in power and targeted King Gu at every turn. Although Gu repeatedly tolerated and made clear his ambition with the northern expedition, the traitor still did not let King Gu go. It was the traitor who was aggressive and took the initiative to attack King Gu. Launching an attack only caused Qingjun’s flag to be raised alone from behind! Do you have any objections to this point?"
Jia Sidao had a sullen face and could only nod his head in acquiescence.
Zhao Tai nodded with satisfaction, "The reason why today's situation is caused is because there are treacherous ministers in the court. Now the treacherous minister Shi Songzhi was captured by Gu Sheng. Punishment and rewards for eliminating evildoers!"
Jia Sidao said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is right. After signing the peace agreement, the imperial court will restore your royal family status and canonize your Highness as King of Qi."
It is important for Zhao Tai to straighten out the cause and effect, as it is related to the legality of his army.
If the Southern Song Dynasty tries to trick him again next time, Zhao Tai can use the method of clearing away the traitor to show that he didn't get rid of it completely last time, and will give the Southern Song Dynasty a clean emperor again.
"Okay!" Seeing that Jia Sidao was happy, Zhao Tai turned to look at Wang Wentong and others, "Do you gentlemen have anything to add?"
Wang Wentong shook his head, "Your Majesty, we have no more supplies."
Zhao Taisui immediately looked at several Song ministers and said, "Then let's sign the contract!"
Jia Sidao said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the imperial court hopes that after signing the contract, Qi State can release the prisoners as soon as possible!"
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "The terms are very clear. As long as the court can pay the fee, the lonely king will definitely abide by the terms!"
When Jia Sidao heard this, he immediately signed with a pen and used the Shangguan seal. Zhao Tai also took up a pen and wrote the name and used the private seal of the King of Qi.
After the signing was completed, the two parties exchanged peace talks. Zhao Tai said to Jia Sidao: "Brother Jia, you know Gu. Gu is really loyal to the Song Dynasty. Gu has no choice but to go back to Lin'an. You must tell him when you return to Lin'an Your Majesty, if you guard the northern border, you will ensure peace in the south of the Yangtze River."
Jia Sidao breathed out and saw Zhao Tai's face was sincere, but he would not believe it easily.
Now even if Zhao Taizhen thinks like this, Qi will become more powerful, and the people around him will push him towards the wrath of rebellion.
Now that Jia Sidao has matured a lot, he knows that it is impossible to live in peace in a situation like Song Qi's.
"Don't worry, Your Highness! The official will definitely tell the official." Jia Sidao smiled and said: "The official is still in Lin'an waiting for news about the official. The official will stay soon."
After Zhao Tai heard this, he personally sent Jia Sidao and his entourage outside the city, and then hurried back to the palace.
Although the Southern Song Dynasty was severely weakened after the First World War last year and was no longer able to threaten Zhao Tai, the signing of the peace agreement undoubtedly added another layer of insurance to the southern front.
This does not mean that the Southern Song Dynasty will abide by the contract, but that the Southern Song Dynasty's political system, coupled with Zhao Yun's character, requires arguing for a period of time about everything, making it difficult for Qiankun to be arbitrary.
The Southern Song Dynasty negotiated peace with the Jin State several times, and broke the contract several times. Among them, the Jin State broke the contract first, and the Southern Song Dynasty took the initiative to break the contract.
Zhao Tai did not believe in the so-called peace treaty. He could conclude that as long as he was at war with Mongolia and fell into a bitter battle, the Southern Song Dynasty would definitely intervene if it felt there was an opportunity.
Zhao Tai's purpose in signing the contract with the Southern Song Dynasty was that if he did not sign the peace agreement, the Southern Song Dynasty would take action. After signing the peace agreement, before the Southern Song Dynasty took action, the ministers of the Song Dynasty had to quarrel for a while to make excuses for themselves, and this gave Zhao Tai time to react. .
In addition, if the Southern Song Dynasty breaks the contract, Zhao Tai can be upright and upright, and give the Southern Song Dynasty another beating.
