At the beginning, the Kingdom of Jin did not send envoys directly.

After all, the two countries had been at war for several years and had a bloody feud. The Jin Kingdom would not be stupid enough to send envoys directly into the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, they would be hacked to death as soon as they entered, and probably not even the scum would be left.

At first, Zong Wang used his secret work in Hebei and relied on connections to find Zong Ze step by step in Daming Mansion.

Convey the news to Zongze that the Jin Kingdom intends to send envoys to negotiate peace.

Zongze felt that this matter was not trivial, so he rushed the news eight hundred miles to Tokyo and delivered it directly to Zhao Ning.

Within just two days, Zongze received a reply from Zhao Guan's family: See you soon.

This matter secretly advanced very quickly, so on the fifth day of November, envoys from the Kingdom of Jin entered the Song Dynasty.

In fact, the arrangements for the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin to enter the Song Dynasty were also top secret.

But the person who came to contact Naihe, whether intentionally or unintentionally, leaked the news, and the news spread all of a sudden.

By the tenth day of November, the news had reached Tokyo and caused an uproar.

For a time, the imperial court's calls for peace became louder.

According to rumors, it was Hebei and Hedong Zhizhi envoy Zongze who single-handedly promoted this peace proposal.

This caused even greater disturbances in the capital.

Some hot-blooded young people scolded Zongze so much that they even greeted Zongze's eighteenth generation ancestors and called him a traitor and a lackey of the Jin people.

There are even various jingles compiled.

It was not until the "Tokyo Daily News" published it on the next day that the public knew that this negotiation was originally requested by the Jin Kingdom and the imperial court arranged the peace negotiation.

Two days later, "Hebei Warrior Daily" also published the antecedents of this negotiation.

Finally part of the misunderstanding was cleared up.

But this is just a partial misunderstanding. After all, in this era, most people are still illiterate, and they rely on storytellers to understand the actual situation.

Oral communication is always prone to deviations.

And correcting a rumor requires time and cost.

Then why didn't Zhao Ning announce it through newspapers in advance?

This matter cannot be announced in advance. What if the Jin envoy does not come to Tokyo after it is announced?

Wouldn’t it be a slap in the face?

This would not end well.

Therefore, major national events will not be officially announced to the public until final confirmation.

As for the current rumors, there is no need to pursue them to the end. Rumors have always existed since ancient times and cannot be eliminated, as long as they do not affect the overall situation.

There is no need for the imperial court to explain everything clearly to the people. After all, they don't have that much energy, so there is no need for this matter.

The Jin envoy Xilin Helu was detained for a period of time in Zhaozhou and was allowed to enter the country.

He was "escorted" into the country by specialized troops.

Without military escort, this guy probably wouldn't have been able to reach the capital and would have been beaten to death by the crowd on the way.

On November 20th, Xilinhelu entered the territory of Gyeonggi Province.

Along the way, countless soldiers and civilians were ready to kill this guy. Some even stood near the official road, eating and sleeping there, with only one purpose: to kill the Jin envoy.

By November 23, Xilinhelu had arrived in Tokyo in a low-key manner.

This is his second time in Tokyo.

The first time was at the beginning of the fourth year of Xuanhe.

Only half of the Liao Kingdom was left, Wanyan Aguda was still there, the Liao Kingdom was about to be destroyed, and the Jin Kingdom sent envoys to express its goodwill to the Song Dynasty.

On the surface, it was a show of goodwill, but in fact, he sent people to find out the strength of the Song Dynasty.

Xilinhelu had two impressions on his first visit to Tokyo:

One, prosperity.

Second, the armaments were inadequate, and the people of the Song Dynasty did not advocate martial arts, but preferred literature.

At that time, the Jin State had a very one-sided understanding of the Song Dynasty. They thought that the Central Plains dynasty was very powerful, and they did not dare to make rash conclusions about conquering the Song Dynasty based on the information brought back by Xilin Helu.

It wasn't until Tong Guan led an army of 200,000 to attack the Liao Dynasty and was defeated by thousands of Liao troops that the Jin Kingdom realized that what Xilin Helu said was true.

In the seventh year of Xuanhe, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang went south to conquer the Song Dynasty, and then a series of events occurred in Jingkang.

When Xilin Helu entered Tokyo, the people who escorted him wanted him and his entourage to wear Song people's clothes and dress up like Song people, but they refused.

Perhaps someone in the escort team deliberately leaked the news. On this day, ordinary people in Tokyo mobilized.

Although he did not dare to attack the "escorting" troops, various things were prepared.

As soon as the Jin envoy's motorcade appeared, all kinds of shouts and curses were heard, and mud and pebbles were thrown at the Jin envoy's motorcade.

Even the escorting troops turned a blind eye.

The government officials in Tokyo were originally here to maintain law and order, but they ended up watching the excitement.

After this matter was reported to Zhao Ning, Zhao Ning simply said: "People have resentment in their hearts and need to vent it, so don't suppress it."

However, Xilinhelu was not on the carriage, but took a small road to the palace.

Objectively speaking, Zhao Ning still wants to talk to Jin Guo, whether to negotiate peace is secondary, so that he can learn more about the current Jin Guo.

On November 24th, what Xilin Helu saw was not Zhao Guan's family, but Chen Dong, the chief agricultural officer, Yang Shi, the imperial wine minister, and some of Chen Dong's followers.

Chen Dong's rank is nominally the same as that of a minister, but at most he is only considered a minister or deputy minister.

Yang Shi looks like the Minister of Education, but in fact, in the Song Dynasty, the Imperial College's wine offering was only at the department level.

Xilin Helu thought that after his arrival, the Song Dynasty would immediately arrange for the prince to receive him, and he could see Zhao Guan's family the next day.

Unexpectedly, I didn't even see a minister the next day.

Chen Dong, Yang Shi and others were the main combatants who caused the most violent troubles in the first year of Jingkang.

At the beginning of the first year of Jingkang, Zhao Ning had not yet traveled through time. He instigated the imperial students to run to the palace and demand that the emperor resolutely take charge of the battle. They were the ones who killed the six thieves.

What was the reaction of this group of people when they saw the Jin envoy?

He didn't have any other reaction. After seeing him, he surrounded Xilin Helu, took turns scolding him, and sprayed Xilin Helu's face with saliva.

The scolding made Xilin Helu jump to his feet.

negotiation?

Negotiate peace?

Can Da Sinong and Imperial College negotiate peace with the Jin State on behalf of the Song Dynasty?

That's impossible. After the rant, Gao Qiu ran out to be the peacemaker: This is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, let's go, Jin Shi, let's go play Cuju.

Go to Cuju...

I don’t know why, but strange things often fall out of Gao Qiu’s clothes.

For example, a hammer falls.

"Don't get me wrong, I am a craftsman and I often use a hammer."

For example, a knife dropped.

"Don't get me wrong, I use this knife to peel apples. I like to eat apples."

For example, a pile of dried up things fell down...
Chapter completed!