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Chapter 24 Looking Back

In March, after deep introspection, Zhao Guanjia restarted the serialization, but this time it was definitely not a short article. He did not dare to touch even "Water Margin" now, and replaced it with "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"... That short article was also

As always, it stopped at the level of Zhao Jiu, Hu Yin and Prince Jingsai.

But even "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Miscellaneous Notes" was stopped after writing only two or three thousand words, because at this time, a large number of important post-war feedbacks from many directions began to pour in intensively.

It should be noted that at this time, it was just over a month before the Battle of Huolu, and according to the current traffic conditions, the widespread influence of the war would at best cross the Yellow River, and may not even reach the Yangtze River. This is because the people need to see the victory and return home.

Only when soldiers hear specific stories and even see a large number of memorial tablets of battle victims and wounded people will they believe and confirm the news on the front line, and then a real folk trend can be formed.

If feedback comes back, then it is already the first feedback. This is completely different from the previous reaction of the core power structure within the imperial court that relied on military depots and fast horses.

Even the attitudes are completely different.

Frankly speaking, the post-war war was too hasty. It was necessary to chase the enemy and besiege Zhending Mansion. In addition, Lu Yihao was in poor health and was bedridden many times. Therefore, the post-war disposition was basically left to the Zhao Guan family’s own words. At most, the civil servants below would polish it.

Just go with the flow and do whatever you can... And most of the important officials in the imperial court in Tokyo simply agreed, leaving no room for interference or discussion.

However, the intensive feedback at this time contained many fierce words.

A student from Taipei University wrote a letter requesting that all prisoners of the Jin army be executed and a temple built in Beijing to intimidate the Jin state;

A peripheral clan wrote a letter, requesting that they must go straight to Huanglong, destroy the Jin Kingdom, plow the court and sweep the caves, kill the Wanyan family, and never negotiate for peace;

In addition, there were various retaliatory suggestions forwarded by some local officials from the areas that had been massacred, as well as some officers found by the family members of the imperial camp who were sure to die... such as killing the Jin Army prisoners on November 1 and severely punishing them.

Descend people and wait.

Even the congratulations of Emperor Taishang Daojun specifically mentioned the humiliation of the Five Kingdoms City in the past and asked the "officials" to take revenge.

Generally speaking, in the Central Plains area south of the Yellow River, people's voices obviously tend to be tougher, and they are very sensitive to the Zhao Guan family's 'peace negotiation' that even Hong Ya can see is mostly provocative.

To be fair, Zhao Jiu was not surprised by this, but he still had to be cautious.

Therefore, on the tenth day of March, after a brief discussion with Hu Yin, Zhao Guan's family immediately returned to Hejian Mansion, preparing to formally discuss the matter with Lu Yihao, the minister in charge. And it was during this period that the First World War was decided.

Public opinion that Qiankun should retaliate violently has begun to enter the bureaucracy on a large scale, including similar voices starting to appear in the imperial camp system.

"I know what the officials are thinking."

Lu Yihao's body is getting weaker as a whole, but if he can continue to support himself in Hejian Mansion and leave the matter to Fan Zongyin and others for the time being, he can still hold on mentally. At this time, he is just using crutches on a stone bench under the tree in the backyard of his residence.

From the last listen, I understood the concerns of visiting officials.

"What the officials are thinking is that the place in Hebei that was the first to persecute people does not have so much resentment. Then they think about things spreading southward in the future, and wonder what kind of trend will be in Jingxiang in the southeast... right or wrong?"

"Those who know me are my husband."

"Then what do officials think is the reason for Hebei, and what will be the reaction from the Southeast?"

"I don't think Hebei hates the Jin people, but firstly, spring plowing is important; secondly, after the change of Song and Jin Dynasties, I am shocked and doubtful; thirdly, it is also the most important thing, which is the exchange of 500,000 people and millions of people between the two countries.

One winter and a half spring... the people of the two rivers are really tired of the troops in the Central Committee." Zhao Jiutan said one thing. "As for the southeast, I make a bold guess... Most of them are opposed to the continued use of troops, because the taxes in the southeast have not been removed... The front

If we use troops for one day, we will have to send troops from the southeast, Jingxiang, and Bashu."

"What the officials said is extremely thorough and reveals the fundamentals." Lu Yihao nodded in approval. "But in my opinion, the fundamentals are fundamental. What is expressed in the end may not be as thorough and clean as the official analysis..."

Zhao Jiu made some guesses, but he learned a lot from the experience. He did not dare to be a riddler, but directly sought verification: "It means that after the great victory, the scholar-bureaucrats in the southeast did not dare to make peace, but the common people here in Hebei

Even in the Central Plains, because the capital is there, do the central parties dare not underestimate any public opinion?"

"This is exactly what I mean." Lu Yihao expressed sincerely. "Public opinion is public opinion, but public opinion cannot be expressed directly, but is passed down by officials..."

Zhao Jiubeng looked at Hu Yin who was following behind him, and both of them had a feeling in their hearts, that is - Jiang is still hotter when he is older.

The two of them had discussed it before coming, but their words were not as thorough as what Lu Yihao said.

And Xianggong Lu was just nonchalant, sitting there and talking casually: "In some places, there are many officials, such as the Central Plains, especially around Tokyo; in some places, there are few, such as in the southeast; in some places, they are almost non-existent now.

For example, the two rivers... Therefore, the public opinion in the Central Plains is the most obvious, followed by the southeast. If you don't go and see it with your own eyes, the public opinion in the two rivers is almost nonexistent."

"In addition, officials also have to worry about their official status, so they will also look at the situation."

"For example, at this time, there was a great victory on the front line, and everyone in the imperial court knew that this was the long-cherished wish of the officials. The officials in the southeast had already suffered a lot of trouble for opposing the northward advance. How could they dare to oppose the further northward advance as before?"

"For example, the central officials. The important ministers are thinking about post-war rewards and status, as well as the relationship between the emperor and Tokyo. Don't they have concerns when conveying the message?"

"As for the people here in Hebei, let alone them. They are either surrendered or just released from the army by the officials. Who would go against the wishes of the officials?"

"In other words... the same public opinion is deflected, obscured and amplified by officials. The bigger the official, the greater the deviation. The official's own attitude has the greatest effect... There is no need to speak for yourself, the people below can follow the official's instructions.

People's minds will change on their own." Lu Yihao finally concluded. "The reason why the Central Plains is in turmoil, advocates toughness, and opposes the official peace talks is not to oppose the official peace talks. On the contrary, it is because the official peace talks itself are absurd.

, I guessed that the officials were just provoking coercion, not really negotiating for peace, and then I considered the officials’ past attitude."

At this point, Lu Yihao raised his eyebrows slightly: "If this were not the case, how could the Supreme Taojun Emperor dare to say this?"

Zhao Jiu rarely smiled.

Lu Yihao, on the other hand, asked in turn: "How do the officials plan to deal with the Kingdom of Jin?"

"I will give the Jurchens a way to survive." Facing Lu Yihao, Zhao Jiu could only answer seriously. "Because the Jurchens are an inherent ethnic group in Liao, they can be killed endlessly. If there are no mature Jurchens, there will still be Jurchens... But is there any way to survive in the Jin Kingdom?"

, it depends on whether they are willing to recognize the reality, whether they are willing to clean up the former Jin Kingdom for me, and whether they are willing to help me integrate the future Jurchens into China."

"So, the previous peace talks were really just provocations?" Lu Yihao asked with a frown.

"That's not the case." Zhao Jiu spread his hands. "For example, if they come to sue for peace today, more than thirty days later, the conditions will of course change... This time they will kill Han Fang and Zuo Qigongsan.

"My son, the third son of Liu Yanzong, will also send the four ten thousand households that have escaped, including Jialu Bu, Jiagu Wulibu, Yelu Mawu, and Pucha Huzhan, for me to deal with."

Lu Yihao thought for a moment, then twitched his beard and nodded: "It's been delayed for more than thirty days, and it only costs eleven more lives, which is reasonable."

Zhao Jiu smiled knowingly: "I just hope Yanjing won't delay it any longer. If you want to negotiate peace, no matter what the conditions are, you should come to me and talk to me."

"The public opinion behind has come, and the front can no longer hold on." Lu Yihao finally shook his head, and then looked at the sky speechless for a moment, as if he wanted to say something again, but didn't know where to start.

Besides, state-owned veterans are always on the right track. In the following days, Lu Yihao's judgment never failed.

First, public opinion surged from all sides in the Central Plains, and the tough attitude of insisting on revenge was clearly revealed, which finally shocked the central government. Then, the secret cabinet held a public discussion, asking the officials to carefully negotiate a peace, and to eliminate the enemy and do their best, and not to be known as the academic overlord.

And as the official document from the Secret Pavilion spread, all the generals, local civil and military officials from all over the border between the two rivers also came forward to ask for peace.

Within a few days, Hebei seemed to have reached an agreement, and they all wanted to eliminate all evils. Even the people who surrendered had written documents describing the atrocities of the Jin Kingdom with tears in their eyes.

For a time, except for the farthest south where public opinion had not yet arrived, the rest of the country had almost set the direction of the country. They opposed the peace negotiation and demanded that Zhao Guan's family fulfill their promise, destroy the Jin Kingdom, and clear the Jurchen court.

Of course, there are also some coquettish bitches in these chaos... For example, starting a little later in mid-March, suddenly many Yanyun and Han troops on the front line took the initiative to come over anyway, and were then sent to Hejian by Han Shizhong from the front line.

In addition, Zhao Jiu finally received a handwritten letter from Goryeo Prime Minister and Marshal Kim Fu-soo.

The letter was sent from Kaijing. It was written by Jin Fushi on the road just after he became the marshal. The boat and horse almost kept going straight to the river... According to Jin Fushi, he will follow the wishes of Zhao Guan's family and eradicate those who oppose Sinicization in the country.

The Feng faction, also known as the Xijing Liangban, then raised 30,000 troops to march westward to Liao, in order to implement Zhao Guan's strategy of closing the door and beating the dogs.

His words were so sincere, if Zhao Jiu hadn't already known that Zheng Zhichang's Xijing 2nd Squad was the main fighting faction within Goryeo, he would have almost believed this bad old man.

However, although the bad old man was dishonest, he also hit the Zhao Guan family's weakness in a strange way - it didn't matter who sent the troops. Anyway, Goryeo could only choose to send troops at this time, but the previous main war faction was not equivalent to pro-Song Dynasty.

The Zhuhe Faction and the Zhuhe Faction were just the choices made by the Jin Kingdom before under the principle of majoritarianism... In comparison, the two classes in Xijing are what kind of national style faction and what kind of cultural self-reliance they want to achieve. This is not as good as Jin Fushi

The Chinese style is very pleasant to my ears.

It must be understood that even if Zhao Jiu allowed Goryeo to have political and military independence, he would not allow Goryeo to have any cultural independence. This is a matter of digging up the roots.

Of course, there is no need to think too much about this issue now, because according to the Zhao Guan family's shallow knowledge of people, it would be difficult for Zheng Zhichang to bite off half of Jin Fushi's finger before he died.

At the same time, the more important point is that now that Jin Fushi's letter has arrived and the Yanyun clan in front suddenly cannot hold on any longer, then according to the speed of military communication, Yanjing should also send people.

As expected, within two days, Wu Lin Dazan Mo appeared in front of Zhao Jiu.

"Has the Sixth Prince been crowned the King of Jin?" Zhao Jiu, who had been prepared for a long time, met Ulin at the shooting range of the military camp outside Hejian Mansion. However, after receiving the official credentials, the man who had just shot an arrow was sweating all over. However, the official did not open it directly. Instead, he held the hard copy of the certificate and asked an incredible question.

"So that your Majesty will know." Wulin replied to Zanmo with a deep look on his face and a slightly tired look in his eyes, but he still managed to keep his spirits up and replied seriously. "The reward given by this king is our internal affairs..."

"Then let's stop talking." Zhao Jiu, who had just sat on the horse, threw the credentials back at the opponent's feet. "The conditions I met more than forty days ago have not been met, so why talk about peace?"

Wulin Dazanmo's eyes widened and he stared at the person sitting in front of him. However, Yang Yizhong and the squadrons beside him immediately became vigilant, and they faintly separated him, which was the source in front of the shooting range. When Weiyi saw the movement, he couldn't wait to turn around.

Wu Lin replied that Zanmo was completely helpless and could only lower his head to pick up the credentials, and then sincerely begged: "Your Majesty... the foreign minister is rude, but our country is indeed negotiating for peace sincerely... and since it is a peace negotiation, there must be discussion."

"What are you discussing?" Zhao Jiu looked extremely impatient. "Wulin asked Qing, you have experienced all the foreign affairs between the Song and Jin Dynasties... Didn't Nianhan and Ouli reply to Emperor Yuan Sheng outside Tokyo that day? The country wanted to What conditions can we negotiate for if we die? Now, you are a country that hastily established a tribal alliance and its entire army has been destroyed. How can you negotiate peace with me? The conditions I have given you are already generous enough, and the rear is already very dissatisfied. ...What else do you want?!"

"Your Majesty, there are still tens of thousands of people in this country who can fight." Wulin replied to Zanmo and mustered up the courage to confront him.

"Are you worthy of a blow?" Zhao Jiu became more and more impatient. "You can gather these forces. Isn't it because I deliberately asked you to gather them together? I didn't know whether I still had the strength to make progress before. I just waited and saw. Now, can't I? Are you dreaming?! Do you want me to give you the documents of allegiance from Jin Fushi and the wealthy families in the areas around Yanjing?! I would like to see it until all the states around Yanjing are swallowed up by my King of Qin. , Tokyo Road and Zhongjing Road are locked up by the Mongols and Koryos, how many days can the tens of thousands of new troops gathered in Yanjing last without collapsing?!"

"Officials!" Wu Linda finally knelt down and kowtowed helplessly, and said the bottom line. "If the fourth prince can be exempted from the death penalty, and the Jurchens among the captives are allowed to return north, our country is willing to negotiate a peace according to the official's rough conditions! It is the king himself. You can come and see the official and call him father!"

"It's late." Zhao Jiu turned to look at the blue sky, white clouds and black soil on one side, her eyes wandering. "I have a calculation in my heart... 20 days is enough for the Sixth Prince to travel between Yanjing and Hejing. After the 20th, Even if you sincerely obstruct, the previous conditions will no longer be enough... On the 30th, I discussed with Lu Xianggong and decided to add the three brothers of the Zuo family and the three brothers of the Liu family in Yanjing, plus Han Fang, and those who fled back to Yanjing. Of the 40,000 households, eleven lives have been lost! And today, forty days have passed, and the life of your eldest prince, Wanyan Oben, must be added! And then Wanyan Talan must be added as the ruling prince. Commanding the army alongside Xianlu Guan."

When Wu Linda heard these words, he lost his composure and burst into tears in the middle. He barely heard the end, and finally raised his head and shouted: "The official family has no negotiation and sincerity!"

"Wulin replied, don't say that. Hejian is only three hundred miles away from Yanjing, and the road is flat. If you keep changing horses, gallop back to Yanjing, and then come back quickly, you can make it on March 25th, which is the fiftieth day. Before changing the conditions in the future, I will bring you a proposal and a promise... And if all the conditions are met by then, how can I break my promise and refuse to agree?!" Zhao Jiu turned around with a sincere look on his face.

Wulin Dazanmo thought for a moment on the ground, but after thinking in various ways, there was no way to deal with it. He could only stand up, bow his hands, and prepare to stagger away.

"Wulin, please stay." Zhao Jiufu called out to the other party again, and at the same time turned his head to signal to Yang Yizhong.

Wulin Dazanmo turned around blankly, only to see Yang Yizhong, who was wearing a silver helmet, waving his hand to the back. From a distance, a sergeant wearing a mask in the peak of spring came running quickly carrying a wooden barrel.

Seeing this situation, the Minister of Rites of the Kingdom of Jin woke up almost instantly, and then turned pale.

"Ulin, please, we have known each other for a long time. Although we are not real kings and ministers, we still have the courtesy of foreign kings and ministers. It can be regarded as a relationship... This is your brother's head... I had guessed that it would be you, and now the tour has been completed. , take it back for burial!" Zhao Jiu tried her best to endure the stench and faced each other.

Wu Linda stood sideways seven or eight steps in front of Zhao Jiu. Seeing the bucket getting closer and closer, his expression became more and more anxious, and tears burst into his eyes. When the bucket was delivered to him, he staggered instinctively and wanted to reach out. Go and take the barrel.

But after only taking half a step, Wulin Zanmo hurriedly withdrew his hands as if burned by fire, and then saluted Zhao Jiu beside the bucket: "The foreign minister has thanked the official for his kindness... but my brother is the general of the country. It is normal for someone to die in a national war... As for our country's envoys, how can we say that they took back the heads of their brothers for selfish reasons before other soldiers returned? The foreign ministers left first..."

After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Jiu to say anything else, Wu Lin Dazanmo directly covered his face and ran away... leaving only the putrid smell filling the shooting range.

PS: Thanks to Darkest Moon, Unbridled Fatty, and Likkkk for being cute. These are the 223rd, 224th, and 225th cuteness in this book. I also want to thank classmates Sneakkk and others, and Heinousk for another cuteness.

Finally, I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Liuliqin for his golden alliance... I won’t go into details about this gratitude here, words are meaningless.

All I can say is that I feel grateful and ashamed to everyone.

Good night everyone and happy 100th birthday.


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