On the day Zong Pan ascended the throne, he issued a general amnesty to the whole country and began to grant kings.

He focused on promoting Wanyan Wushu, letting Wushu directly lead the Privy Council, and granted Wushu the title of King of Wei.

At the same time, he granted the titles of King Zong Qian of Chu, King Zong Jun of Liang, King Wanyan Yu of Jin, and King Zong Wang of Yan.

In order to stabilize Zonghan, he was given the title of King of Qin.

According to the agreement, Wanyan Dan continued to be acquainted with Banbo Jilie, the crown prince.

Interestingly, on the day Zong Pan succeeded to the throne, he ordered the Jin army on the border not to have any situational conflict with the Song army.

Both Zongqian and Wushu expressed their support.

Zong Pan was very happy. He did not expect that on the first day he took the throne, he would issue such an important order and win the support of everyone.

But what he didn't know was that his orders couldn't even leave the capital.

In the evening, Zong Han's Prince Qin's Mansion.

Zong Han's face was ashen. Obviously, he felt that he had lost in this game.

Shi Liai said: "Not only should your Majesty not be worried, but you should be happy."

Zong Han looked at Shi Liai and asked, "How can Mr. Shi say this?"

"There is something fishy about this matter." Shi Liai said, "The late emperor died too suddenly."

"No need to guess, it's that little beast Zong Pan who murdered his father!"

"It was not difficult to kill the late emperor while he was drunk, but what was difficult was that after the killing, Zong Pan was still safe and sound and won their support."

yes!

In a power struggle, you don't win by killing your opponent.

Otherwise, how could Wang Yun die so miserably in the end?

"Obviously it was something they discussed in advance."

"But it didn't take long for Zong Pan to return to Beijing." Shi Liai said.

"What do you mean?"

"Xiaoguan believes that it is also closely related to the current overall situation."

"Please tell me in detail."

"The Song army fought in Goryeo and Xixia sent troops. Your Majesty, you are the main fighting party. The late emperor supports you to go south to attack the Song Dynasty and regain military and political power. This is obviously what they don't want to see."

"You mean..."

"Yes, it was the late emperor who died, but in fact the only one targeted was you."

When Zong Han thought about it, he suddenly became enlightened.

"That won't help support that good-for-nothing Zong Pan."

"Wouldn't it be bad for them to have an obedient puppet up there?"

Zong Han was indeed a great fighter and once swept through the Liao and Song Dynasties, but in terms of politics, he was far behind Zong Wang and Wu Shu.

Zong Han in history suffered repeated political defeats and finally died in depression.

"Then what should I do now?" Zong Han asked.

"The king should do whatever he wants. Why should the king be afraid of a puppet?"

"Xiangong Shi has such good words!"

"But please note, Your Majesty, you don't have much time. Next, they will definitely find ways to weaken your power. The best way is to reform the system. Song and Jin have already started fighting in Goryeo. The more they fight, the greater your power will be."

Zong Han nodded from time to time.

"However, there is one person you must be wary of, and you must be especially wary of him."

"who?"

"Wu Shu!"

In December of the seventh year of Jingkang, just when the top level of power in the Jin Kingdom was fluctuating due to the general environment, the entire situation continued to advance in an even more unknown direction.

This is the continuation of the main war faction of the Jin Kingdom and an important extension of the Song Dynasty to comprehensively contain the Jin Kingdom. It is also related to the balance of power among the major factions in the Song Dynasty.

It can be said that every battle in the seven years of Jingkang was accompanied by invisible and unpredictable power changes.

Everything becomes chaotic.

Under the huge storm, the dormant careerists began to make moves.

After you sing, I will appear.

No one dares to say that he is an evergreen tree in the center of power.

The Song Dynasty did not dare to say that it would definitely win against Xixia, not to mention that on the eastern front, the Jin Kingdom had already come to an end.

This year's winter was extremely cold, with ice and snow covering most of the northern part of the Eastern Continent, especially in Goryeo, Haidong.

In early December, the Jin army marched south from the Yalu River and tore almost all of Goryeo's defense lines into pieces.

For the first time, the Koreans realized that there were more terrifying armies in the world than the Liao and Song armies.

They are like ghosts wearing black armor, galloping in the cold winter. Anyone who does not surrender will be executed wherever they pass.

On December 11, Wan Yanba left Xicheng, a hundred miles north of Xijing, executed 500 Koreans, defeated the last line of defense set up by Miaoqing in Xicheng, and then galloped along the Yin Mountain like a horse.

The sharp sword in the snowfield points directly at Xijing.

On December 12, news of the fall of Xicheng reached Xijing, causing great shock.

It was also on this day that all 20,000 elite Song troops arrived in Xijing.

On December 13, the fast-moving armored cavalry and elite infantry crushed all the Korean defense lines on the west side of Yin Mountain, and headed towards Xijing like a mountain torrent and tsunami.

Of course, Wanyan Balisu did not only bring the Jin army, but also a large number of Koreans who surrendered.

On December 14th, it snowed heavily in Xijing City.

Zhao Chen, surrounded by Zhang Qing and others, entered the magnificent temple in front.

All the nobles from Xijing are here.

Everyone said in unison: "Welcome to His Highness King Qi of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Chen sat down, Zhang Qing and everyone in the eastern part of Liao sat down.

Zhao Chen said: "General Zhang, I'll leave it to you to ask."

Zhang Qing nodded and said, "Where is Jin Jun now?"

Liu Min said: "According to the scout report last night, the Jin army is only a few dozen miles away from Xijing City."

"You didn't set up a defense line in the north?"

Liu Min lowered his head and said sheepishly: "We arranged it, but it was all defeated. The Jin Army's marching speed was beyond our imagination, and many people attached to the Jin Army."

"Do you know what the total strength of the Jin Army is?"

Everyone shook their heads in silence, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

One battle report after another came in, shattering their confidence again and again.

Miaoqing had previously said that he wanted to expedition to the Northern Kingdom of Jin, but now it sounds so childish and ridiculous.

Even the Song army could not truly objectively assess how strong the Jin army was on the battlefield.

The last time Song and Jin fought against each other was three years ago, and Han Shizhong won by surprise.

Maybe the Song Army was very lucky, but we can't just rely on luck in fighting. The real ability to fight for a long time depends on strength.

"How many people are there in Xijing?"

"There are currently 100,000 people in Xijing City."

Zhang Qing said: "Everyone should be organized according to the army's organization, so that the whole city can be mobilized."

Zhang Qing can't play politics, but he can still fight.

Zhao Kuang asked: "Won't Master Wang go out of the city to fight the Jin army head-on?"

"It is not advisable to act rashly without understanding the enemy's situation."

At this time, someone came in from outside.

"Report! There is someone outside the city who claims to be a gold envoy and wants to negotiate!"

The last time Jin Shi came, he was ridiculed by Miaoqing and others. Now they no longer dare to ridicule, but are frightened.

Liu Min asked: "What should I do?"
Chapter completed!