On this day, Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai summoned his important ministers.

"Zong Wang, take a look at Zong Han's memorial."

Zong Wang pretended not to know, so he took it and read Zong Han's memorial.

"Everyone, take a look."

Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongpan and others all read it one by one.

"What do you have to say?"

Wanyan Zongqian said: "Your Majesty, knowing that Banbo Jilie is currently ill in bed, we should immediately send an imperial doctor to Yanjing."

"I have sent the royal doctor there."

"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."

"Zong Wang, what do you think of this matter?"

Wanyan Zongwang said: "Marshal Zong Han is right. Although the Song Dynasty fought several counterattacks and seemed to have an advantage, it actually consumed a lot of money."

"How do you say this?"

"Since last year, I have sent many agents to Hebei Lianglu and Hedong Road to investigate the public and military conditions there, as well as investigate the situation of Song Dynasty officials there."

Wanyan Zongwang continued: "The Song Dynasty now has three major shortcomings, which are fatal."

"First, many places on Hebei West Road are deserted, and people either starve to death or flee south. Hebei East Road is only slightly better than West Road. There is a big gap in the population there, and the fields are barren and there is no human race."

"If this is the case, there will be a shortage of people and food."

"Second, the officials lack confidence in the Song Dynasty and do not believe that the Song Dynasty can hold on. Many officials have expressed their willingness to join me, Daijin, to their ministers."

"Officials lost confidence, which meant local chaos. Large-scale bandits and bandits appeared in Hebei and Hedong, further destroying people's livelihood and severely damaging the Song Dynasty."

"Third, a large number of refugees from the north of the Yellow River poured into the south of the Yellow River, which would have a great impact on the order of people's livelihood south of the Yellow River and further cause internal chaos in the Song Dynasty."

"These three points had a huge impact on the Song Dynasty."

Wanyan Wu Qimai nodded and agreed.

"Then you agree with Zong Han's idea?"

"No, Your Majesty, I do not agree with Marshal Zong Han's idea."

"Why is this?"

"There are many contradictions in the many military reports coming back from this war. For example, the 100,000-strong army on the eastern front was defeated, but the eastern front also said that Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty died on the front line, and Zhao Ji was restored to power and proposed peace."

"Marshal Zong Han's report mentioned the Battle of Shangdang. Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty personally led the expedition. Both sides fought bloody battles in Shangdang, and both suffered heavy losses. Zhao Huan may have died in Shangdang."

"This is also the reason why Zongfu received the peace certificate, but why was Zongfu attacked by the Song army again?"

Wanyan Zongpan took the words and said: "As you said, this may be a trick of the Song Army."

"Yes, but it's only possible." Wanyan Zongwang said.

Everyone was confused and didn't know what Zong Wang wanted to say.

"Did Zhao Huan really die in battle? The Song army was very powerful in Shaanxi. Zhang Jun mobilized the Shaanxi garrison. Is there also a large number of troops on the eastern front?"

"Wan Yanchang's military report said that there is a very powerful Song army in Fucheng. Although the number is small, it is difficult to capture it, and Cangzhou has not been captured from beginning to end."

"You mean, there are actually a large number of Song troops on the Eastern Front?"

"At least there are Song generals who are very capable of fighting." Wanyan Zongwang said in a very cautious tone, "The Song general who attacked Zongfu was by no means an ordinary person. Zongfu was intercepted by another Song army at Wuqiao, which led to another large-scale massacre.

After being defeated, the Song army’s defenders were by no means ordinary people.”

Although Zongfu was said to be the defeated army at that time, he still led a large number of his elite troops to retreat to the Yongjing Army.

But bad luck, he was severely beaten by Yue Fei, and met Han Shizhong again.

This is truly the most unlucky commander of the Golden Army of the year.

"The Art of War says that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. It is definitely not luck that the Song Army was able to fight back this time. When the people and food in Hebei and Hedong were in crisis, they were able to achieve such results. I think we should stop for a while.

Stop, clarify these doubts, and make a decision before it’s too late.”

As soon as Wanyan Zongpan heard that the war was about to cease, he immediately became energetic.

He is a standard peacemaker.

In the Jin Dynasty, the peace faction and the war faction have begun to become distinct.

Moreover, the Jin Dynasty court was as chaotic as the Song Dynasty court.

The main peace factions in the Song Dynasty were divided into the true peace faction and the surrender faction.

The peace faction will negotiate peace first, develop the war, and then continue fighting.

For example, in history, Zhao Ding, who had a good relationship with Yue Fei, was a peace advocate and believed that he should develop his own strength first and then fight against the Jin Dynasty.

The capitulationists wanted to cede territory and pay indemnity. For example, it was too much.

The main peace factions in the Jin Dynasty were divided into the Allah Peace Faction and the Power Seizing Faction.

The Shenzhen Hepai was a person like Wanyan Zongwang who wanted to resolve internal conflicts first, eliminate threats to the grassland, and then wait for the opportunity to destroy the Song Dynasty.

The power seizing faction is people like Wanyan Zongpan who want to rise to power and are purely opposed to the warring faction like Wanyan Zonghan.

Wanyan Zongpan's intention was to weaken the power of Wanyan Zonghan and others and ascend to the throne himself. He was the eldest son of Wanyan Wu who was begged to be bought, and he wanted to be the crown prince.

Since Zong Wang said not to fight yet, Wanyan Zongpan jumped out immediately and said, "Your Majesty, I also have something to say."

"explain."

"This time I lost a lot of money. Not only did I not get any advantage, but I lost many warriors. The defeat is small, but the defeat of His Majesty's power is huge."

"So what do you think?"

"I believe that someone should bear the consequences of this war. Otherwise, how can we explain to the warriors who died in the war and how can we explain to the people of the world?"

As soon as Wanyan Zongpan said these words, the court fell into a dead silence.

What he said couldn't be more clear, he wanted the leader of the main war faction to bear the consequences.

Who is the leader of the main war faction?

Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan were two hard-line factions that destroyed the Song Dynasty.

During this period, Jin Wushu was still only in the second tier, not ranked high.

After being silent for a long time, Zong Wang said: "Your Majesty, please first send someone to Yanjing to express condolences to Banbo Jilie. The life and death of Banbo Jilie is related to the country."

"Zong Wang, you will go in my place."

"I accept my order."

Wanyan Zongpan is obviously too naive. Who is Zong Han?

The Han ministers Shi Liai, Han Qixian, and Gao Qingyi were all from Zonghan. Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Yinshuke, and Wanyan Balisu were all people from Zonghan.

If Zong Han is dealt with now, it will definitely cause the biggest political turmoil since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.

This is the self-destructive Great Wall.

Wanyan Wu, who was begging for money, was considered a half-hero after all, so how could he do such a stupid thing?

In his heart, he even hated his own son. Speaking openly about Zong Han in the court was really lacking in political standards.

If you say there is a problem with Shi Liai and you want to fix Shi Liai, or if there is a problem with silver skills, it is much better than letting Zong Han take the responsibility.

To deal with a person like Zong Han, one should not just be tough, but first find reasons to cut off the people around him.

This is political struggle!

So stupid!

As Zhao Ning expected, there was already a dispute in the Jin Kingdom Court.

Just because Zong Pan was ignored in court today does not mean that he has given up.

After returning home, Wanyan Zongpan started looking for something.

what?

Zhao Ning previously wrote "On the Early Stage of the War between Song and Jin Dynasties".

He wanted to find this article and find theoretical points for negotiating peace with the Song Dynasty from this article to promote peace negotiations.

As long as peace can be negotiated, Zong Han's military power can begin to be weakened.

Zhao Ning's article finally began to stir up trouble in the Jin Dynasty court again.

There was an undercurrent surging in the Jin Dynasty's court, and at this time, Zhao Ning was not idle either. He was urging Zhao Gou to inspect the clan's property.
Chapter completed!