It soon became dark and Yu Dajun died.

Everyone was silent.

After a heavy rain, the streets of Tokyo were washed away.

The sky is still overcast, and there are only a few people on the streets outside Donghua Gate.

On the Bianhe River, on the other hand, fishing boats were flying like shuttles.

It is not uncommon for people in the Song Dynasty to like drinking, and even more like to drink in role-playing roles.

On an inconspicuous boat, two people were sitting.

The boatman was concentrating on punting the boat, and the two men were sitting on the bow, drinking.

This kind of scene was really common in the Song Dynasty, especially in the city of Tokyo.

People in the Song Dynasty liked unique small courtyards, boating on the lake, and even more liked the sky opening with clouds and misty mountains, and the clear waves and green willows fragrant after the rain.

In short, the Song Dynasty was an era full of petty bourgeoisie.

At this time, there were two grown men sitting on the small boat.

Among them was a bearded man. He said: "The news sent back from the south has spread to Yangzhou and Jiangning. As the second prince said, the Song people are not willing to fight. They want a truce, and they believe that we will act like

The Liao Kingdom treated the Song Kingdom like that."

"The wine of the Song Dynasty is very delicious!" Li Shanqing took a sip and said, "Peace? Who doesn't want peace? What is peace? Peace is a compromise between evenly matched enemies. Neither the Liao Kingdom nor the Song Kingdom can benefit from the war.

, and we have a huge army of millions, why should we negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty!"

Zhang Mao said: "Then why has the imperial army not moved south for so long?"

"There are many things within the court that have not yet been sorted out. The Wushu expedition to the west, the attack on the Mongol people, and the pursuit of the Yelv Stone have all consumed the internal affairs of Dajin. After the court stabilizes the current situation, it will surely recruit millions of heavenly soldiers to carry out one fell swoop.

Go south and conquer the Song Dynasty!" Li Shanqing said boldly, "The most important thing now is to make the Song people believe that we are the second Liao Kingdom, and that the next hundred years will be peaceful."

Zhang Mao asked doubtfully: "Will the Song people really disband their army?"

Li Shanqing smiled and said: "Didn't you tell me everything? Now the people of Song Dynasty have asked for peace, and some people have asked the Song Dynasty to withdraw its army after peace talks."

Zhang Mao added: "But after such a long negotiation, the Song Dynasty still did not show its attitude towards peace talks. Does the Song Emperor really think that he can go to full-scale war with me, Dajin?"

Li Shanqing said: "Perhaps Emperor Song wanted to go to full-scale war with us two months ago, but he can't do it now. Now that there are troubles in the south, he has to negotiate for peace."

"So where are the negotiations?"

"Both sides will not compromise."

"The Song army is unwilling to withdraw its troops from Liaodong?"

"I don't want to."

"Wouldn't it be wasted like this?" Zhang Mao said in a solemn tone, "If our frontline troops are delayed in stationing in Hebei, it will inevitably have an impact on domestic farming."

"How come you didn't take the second prince into consideration?" Li Shanqing said.

Everyone now knows that the old nobles and the reformists in the Jin Kingdom were fighting bloody battles.

The so-called reform, in addition to Sinicization, economic and political migration southward, also introduced the recruitment system into the army.

Otherwise, the total strength of the Jin Army would not be able to break through at all.

Similar to the fierce and restrained military system of the Tang Dynasty, soldiers and peasants were integrated into one. If you picked up a sword, you would be a soldier, and if you picked up a hoe, you would be a farmer.

The Song Dynasty's military recruitment system had professional soldiers, and there was no need to worry about the impact on farming.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty has always emphasized the Northern Expedition in spring.

Li Shanqing said: "I speculate that the Song Emperor will not be able to support it for long, and will soon be forced to negotiate peace due to the domestic situation."

After a moment of silence, Zhang Mao said with emotion: "The second prince is really planning to attack with troops. Without sending a single soldier, he has already stirred up internal divisions in the Song Dynasty."

Li Shanqing changed the subject and said, "What happened to Lin Yifei?"

"The results of the new policies within the Song Dynasty have now been obtained a lot from him."

"Does he have any doubts?"

"I have some doubts."

Li Shanqing thought for a moment and said, "Can I tell him clearly?"

"Explicitly?" Zhang Mao said in surprise, "He is a doctor in the Song Dynasty."

Li Shanqing said: "Threat him with the information he provided. If he is unwilling to cooperate with us, we will send someone to expose him."

Zhang Mao avoided answering, took a deep breath, and said: "There is a certain risk, but you can give it a try."

"If you tell him clearly, you don't have to be secretive anymore. This way you can get more information."

Zhang Mao suddenly asked: "Why does the second prince take these?"

"Know thyself, ever-victorious."

Li Shanqing drank the last glass of wine and looked around. The boat had reached a deserted place and was gradually approaching the shore.

After reaching the shore, Li Shanqing got off the boat and disappeared into the night.

In the dead of night, the candlelight in Zhengshi Hall was still bright.

It was not until midnight that Qin Hui dragged his exhausted body back home.

At this time, Wang had been waiting for Qin Hui.

"Sir, why did you come home so late today?" Wang prepared tea, snacks, and hot water.

Qin Hui took off his official uniform and said tiredly: "Too many things happened suddenly, and the situation changed too fast."

"oh?"

"We're going to negotiate peace."

Wang was stunned for a moment and said happily: "Really?"

"Really, this general direction has been set." Qin Hui took a sip of tea. His eyes were a little dazed. He leaned on the Taishi chair and looked very tired. "Whether it was the battle of Taiyuan City last year or the recapture of Liaodong this year,

In Fuzhou, rumors spread throughout the court that the emperor was going to use a large-scale military force against the Jin Kingdom. Newspapers across Hebei were full of war talk. In the past few months, the Military Council and the Privy Council have been sending requests for military supplies to Dongfu day and night."

"What do the officials say? It's good for us to negotiate peace now. We can continue to do business with the Jin people and make money."

"My beloved doesn't know something, and I feel very anxious."

"What does the official mean by this?"

Qin Hui looked at Mr. Wang and said, "I don't know if it was my misunderstanding. The officials have hinted me to negotiate peace many times. Last time in the court, I asked Wang Ciweng to come out and test him. He was almost scolded bloody by the officials."

"At this moment, there is a big chaos in the south. Even if the officials want to go to the Northern Expedition again, they must stop for a while. In my opinion, if this stops for a while and life gets better, it will be difficult for them to want to go to the Northern Expedition again in the future.

"Wang said.

Qin Hui said: "I always feel that the officials were ready to negotiate peace from the beginning, but they just never expressed their stance."

"Why?" Wang didn't understand.

Qin Hui was silent for a moment, then said quietly: "Clean up the hidden Lord He faction."

Wang asked: "Since we want to negotiate peace, why do we need to clean up the peace faction?"

Qin Hui took a deep breath and closed his tired eyes: "God's will is unpredictable!"

June 26, the sixth year of Jingkang, the morning after Yu Dajun was beaten to death.

Zhengshitang issued the tax-free benevolent policy for the six years of Jingkang.

Taxes on Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou Road, Kuizhou Road, Jiangnan West Road, Liangzhe Road, and Fujian Road will be exempted for ten years, and head taxes, boss money, and various exorbitant taxes will be reduced for ten years.

As soon as this news came out, the government and the public were shocked.

Some people shouted no, wouldn't this directly cut the state treasury revenue in half?

How is this possible!

On the street in the early morning, the newspaper seller shouted loudly: "Weird! The court is benevolent, and many roads in the south are tax-free! Many roads in the south are tax-free!"

News about tax exemption spread quickly in Tokyo.

"What! The imperial court wants to exempt the six southern roads from paying taxes!" After Zhao Gou heard the news, he froze in shock.

"Yes, Your Highness, the Political Affairs Hall has issued a decree to the outside world."

"What are the officials going to do?" Zhao couldn't figure it out.

The news began to sweep through Tokyo like a storm.

After all parties learned the news, they quickly spread the news.
Chapter completed!