Faced with a sudden incident, and a wave of internal court turmoil that seemed sudden but was actually long expected, Zhao Guan's family still chose to maintain the established policies and political structure with all his might, which was the simplest patchwork... In short, internal stability is always the top priority during the national war.

Enduring for the sake of the country, enduring for the sake of the country, that's probably the idea.

As for letting Lu Yihao go to the Southeast, different people will definitely have different interpretations, but from Zhao Jiu's point of view, Lu Yihao is definitely the most suitable one:

First of all, this person is capable and has the courage to do things after being independent in the locality. Moreover, this person was driven out of Yangzhou by Li Gang himself, and is very familiar with Yangzhou and the Southeast. He can get started as soon as he returns, and the most important thing right now is being able to do things.

Secondly, there are so-called political considerations... Zhao Jiu is not deaf or blind. Of course, he knows that this Lu Chancellor has recently aroused public anger in Tokyo, and putting such a person in the Southeast is both a protection for Lu Yihao himself and a certain punishment for him. It is a compromise to some officials in the hall that day, but it is also a kind of warning.

After all, Lu Yihao's trip to Yangzhou is like a sword hanging, like Li Gang's role in the Southeast before, constantly reminding some people not to mess around.

Li Gang can't suppress you anymore, there's also Lu Yihao, just do your job honestly.

However, on the whole, everyone still understands the big picture. In addition, the prestige that Zhao Guan's family had just accumulated had not been exhausted, so the conflict in the hall that day was ultimately limited to the Chongzheng Hall and did not spread too much.

If it really spreads, it doesn't seem to matter.

It must be known that the Tokyo city at this time is simply an empty city with a population of less than 200,000, excluding soldiers. No matter how lively the discussion is, it will not form so-called public opinion, let alone cause political influence and trigger the smashing of doors by the imperial students... Because the imperial students are gone! Even if a certified imperial student returns, he will basically be directly admitted and then sent to various places in Henan to become officials.

In short, the unexpected incident is destined to be far-reaching, and it is destined to have countless linkage effects, but if it is just a discussion at the highest level, it is determined early and quickly implemented... Not to mention anything else, the most direct one is that the Jin envoy Gao Jingshan, upon hearing Zhao Guan's 'preconditions', maintained his composure, only smiled, and did not say anything more, and directly asked to take his leave.

Obviously, the Jin army was just probing. Seeing that Zhao Song's attitude was so firm, they simply gave up the negotiation, neither pretending nor uttering empty threats.

It can only be said that if the Battle of Huai only made Wanyan Wushu and Ali and Elubu, the three high-level Jin military officials, realize the transformation of their opponents, then the recent large-scale invasion made the entire Jin country realize the transformation of the Zhao Song court from top to bottom.

Therefore, at this time, there is no point in pretending or uttering empty threats.

Of course, after all, they were here to send the princess back. Gao Jingshan and his party were not buried in the ruins of Genyue for no reason. At the end of March, in late spring, this Jin official came and went in a hurry, almost going out of the city before and after Lu Yihao, and then crossing the river from Huazhou, preparing to return to Daming Prefecture.

Speaking of this moment, since the Zhao Song Guan's family has returned to the old capital, the troops and horses along the Yellow River are heavily stationed. Daming Prefecture is the key point for the Jin army to control the Yellow River, which can support Liu Yu in Jinan, Shandong to the left, and can defend the heavy troops around Tokyo to the right. It can also sweep the Hebei Plain after the withdrawal of troops. Immediately after the military confrontation situation was formed, in accordance with the arrangement of Nianhan, twenty or so Meng'an and four or five generals were stationed together, which became the front-line hub of the Jin army.

Therefore, when Gao Jingshan arrived in Huazhou, people from the opposite bank had sent boats to pick him up early... It was none other than Da Hao, the former Wanhu under Changshe City.

The two crossed the river by boat. By the time they arrived on the opposite bank, it was already late, so they simply stayed at the ferry, ordered people to fetch fresh fish from the river, found houses at the Hebei ferry, started a fire, made fish soup, and then set up wine to face each other.

It should be known that Gao Jingshan and Da Hao are naturally familiar people... Thanks to the great development during the Sui and Tang Khitan periods, Liaodong at this time has become a civilized highland from a cultural perspective, but it is a civilized frontier from a geographical perspective. In that place, Jurchen, Bohai, Goryeo, Khitan, Xi, Han, and even some Mongolians lived together erratically, but they had their own set of cultural characteristics and behavioral logic.

The reason why the Jurchens were able to rise, aside from the decay of the Great Liao and the Great Song, and the heroes of the generation of Wanyan Aguda, was that they relied on a civilized and developed, at least militarily developed, Liaodong.

In fact, after Wanyan Aguda raised his army, he spent a lot of effort and time integrating the various tribes of Liaodong in the manner of tribal alliances. As soon as the Jin State was founded, in the most basic Meng'an Mouke system, Xi, Khitan, Goryeo, Bohai, Han and other tribes were all in high positions. The so-called Jurchens with less than ten thousand Jurchens were definitely not a single Jurchen tribe that emerged from the deep mountains and old forests.

Of course, Liaodong is too chaotic, and civilization and barbarism, backwardness and advancement coexist. This has indeed led to the chaotic system within the Jin State, but this chaos has been concealed by the Jin State's continuous and strong expansion.

Back to the present, Gao Jingshan's Gao family, you can say he is Bohai, but it is no problem to say he is Goryeo, because these two ethnic groups are one family. It is just a matter of whether there is a Goryeo regime entity that can be attached to... In fact, Gao Jingshan's clan members had once raised troops in Liaodong to fight against Wanyan Aguda, trying to seize control of Liaodong.

It's just that they lost.

Therefore, Da Hao and Gao Jingshan are definitely people of family acquaintance, even, can be barely called compatriots.

"The Song people really don't want to negotiate peace?"

After three rounds of wine, both sides were slightly drunk. After talking about family affairs for a while, the young Da Hao asked the topic.

"They don't even want to talk..." Gao Jingshan replied simply. "That Zhao Song Guan's family is really tough."

"I'll say something idle today." Da Hao sneered upon hearing this. "Our Great Jin has been established for almost fifteen years. Although we are invincible, we can't afford to deal with a great country like the Song people... They all say that I buried fifteen Meng'an under Changshe City, but they don't mention how many people have been gradually consumed in the battles with the Song people over the years."

"That's the truth." Of course, Gao Jingshan knew that the other party had grievances, so he quickly tried to persuade him. "But after all, it was a defeat. It's just that you are not allowed to lead troops as a general. You are still a hereditary Meng'an, a garrison general of Daming Prefecture. This place is so important. In the future, as long as you stabilize it and don't make mistakes, you can always lead troops out again..."

"I naturally know that according to military discipline, I should have been beheaded long ago. This sentence is only because my brother died for the country, and our Da family is the first noble family in our Bohai clan. If I am beheaded again, I am afraid that it will arouse inappropriate things again, so I am dealt with leniently." Da Hao shook his head repeatedly. "But General Gao, I still have two big dissatisfactions with this handling..."

After all, Gao Jingshan was older and thoughtful, so he didn't respond to this when he heard it, but got up to serve himself some fresh fish soup.

Da Hao was younger and took over his brother's position, so he had some of the aura of a young master. Instead, after drinking a cup of wine, he became more and more reckless: "General Gao, you judge, I naturally have to take responsibility for the battle that day, but what about the Right Deputy Marshal? He was the real commander of the battlefield that day. Why did I lose my Wanhu, lose the power to lead troops, and was fined gold and silver, but he didn't even lose an official title?"

"The general is thinking too much." Gao Jingshan was relieved when he heard this, but put down the soup bowl and laughed. "The Right Deputy Marshal is actually the same as your handling... You are the first noble family of Bohai, and he is the Wanyan family. Your brother died for the country, and he is the brother and confidant of the lord, so you are only not allowed to lead troops, but the Right Deputy Marshal, according to this discussion, although he still holds the post of Right Deputy Marshal, he will definitely not be able to lead troops as a commander again next time! The two sides are actually the same!"

"If you only look at it this way, it is naturally the same!" Da Hao sneered upon hearing this. "But what if you count Liu Yu?"

Gao Jingshan, who picked up the soup bowl, was slightly startled: "What does this have to do with Liu Yu?"

"Don't you know yet?" Da Hao sneered even more. "A few days ago, Nianhan, the national chancellor, and the grand crown prince had a face-to-face discussion with the lord. If the Song people are unwilling to be called subjects and cede Guanzhong and Shandong, then Liu Yu will be made emperor... Jinan, Qingzhou, Zizhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou, and Mizhou, seven big states are all under the control of this surrendered governor! And today, since General Gao is back, as long as he enters Daming Prefecture, the lord's envoy will get the news and directly cross the river to Jinan, and let him be the emperor."

Gao Jingshan's face remained unchanged, but his heart was shocked... Saying that, although the news had been flying all over the sky for a long time, these people were still shocked when it came to the front.

After all, this is the emperor! The master of a country!

Of course, Gao Jingshan, who lowered his head to sip the fish soup, quickly woke up, but put down the soup bowl, and slightly restrained himself to face him: "Actually, there is some truth to it. In this large-scale invasion, the West Route Army won a great victory and took all of northern Shaanxi, but the East Route Army returned without success. The land of Henan did not get even half a point. The more so, the more we must support this foothold of Henan in Jinan, in order to win in the future... On the contrary, in northern Shaanxi, Zhe Keqiu did not hear that he was going to be the emperor, right?"

"Zhe Keqiu was asked there, he didn't want to, so he stopped it directly." Da Hao replied casually.

"This reasoning is correct. The situation in the west is very good, so there is no need to establish an emperor." Gao Jingshan said earnestly.

"Reason is reason, comparison is comparison." Da Hao finally raised his cup and confronted coldly. "I didn't say whether Liu Yu's being the emperor is right or wrong, but I compared this Liu Yu with myself and the Right Deputy Marshal, and I can't help but feel cold..."

Gao Jingshan's heart moved slightly, and he quickly went to drink soup again, but unexpectedly the soup bowl was already empty, so he couldn't help being embarrassed, and could only turn around to pour wine.

Da Hao was young and energetic, and didn't care about these movements at all, but taking advantage of the strength of the wine, he directly said the words hidden in his heart:

"The Wanyan family is in charge of the Jin Kingdom, it is true, they can do whatever they want, I can't say anything, but they always have to talk about fairness in rewards and punishments to the people below, right? Our Da family and your Gao family led countless Bohai and Goryeo children, and followed the Taizu to raise troops to this point. How many people have died before and after, and we have never seen the Wanyan family give our Da family a title of king, or give your Gao family a governor, and then divide each of us into a state to live happily! How can a southern man who has just surrendered for more than a year, just because he knows how to flatter, be able to be an emperor and lead seven such rich states?! I said it straight today, the lord (Wanyan Wugumai), the national chancellor (Wanyan Nianhan), and several crown princes are unfair!"

Gao Jingshan's mood was complicated, and he was silent.

Seeing this, Da Hao knew that he had asked for nothing, but he didn't care at all. He just wanted to find someone to vent his anger. Did he still expect to collude and force Yanjing to divide him a Daming Prefecture to stay in? So he simply sneered and drank.

There was no speech all night. The next day, at dawn, Gao Jingshan entered Daming Prefecture and saw the lord's envoy in the city, but ignored him and rode lightly north. A few days later, he entered Yanjing and saw the lord, the national chancellor, and the grand crown prince Wanyan Woben and the fourth crown prince Wushu in the old palace of the Liao Kingdom, and presented his Tokyo experiences.

Unexpectedly, the four nobles did not care, and directly said thank you for your hard work, and released him from the palace.

On the evening of this day, it was almost the turn of spring and summer, but the wind and sand in Yanjing was constant, and Gao Jingshan went out again, but privately visited the fourth crown prince Wanyan Wushu.

"Da Hao said that?"

Wanyan Wushu shaved off his beard, but he looked a bit younger, but his tone became more mature.

"Yes." Gao Jingshan was careful.

"It doesn't matter, it's normal for him to have grievances." Wushu stroked his smooth chin, sitting on the soft futon, and sighed slightly. "The key to this matter is not Liu Yu, Liu Yu is just an introduction, the key is that there is no gain in defeat... As for Talan, I can't wait to skin Talan alive, but the lord insists on favoring him. My elder brother and I wanted to deal with him, but the lord only used the number of soldiers lost to speak, saying that the soldiers I lost were not much less than Talan, and I also lost the life of a Wanhu... But our East Route Army was defeated, but the West Route Army won a great victory. Nianhan was rampant for a while, and my elder brother had to advance and retreat with the lord."

"That's the truth." Gao Jingshan sighed slightly. "I really feel the undercurrents along the way... However, it's not just Da Hao who is dissatisfied with Liu Yu in the army."

"Is that so?" Wushu continued to frown and said. "But there is no way... General Gao, you are a mature person, I won't hide it from you, last winter, when we went south, my fifth uncle Xie Ye suddenly fell ill, and now it is difficult to even get on a horse. I don't know how long he can last... The entanglement in the country this time may be prolonged! At this time, we can only rely on Liu Yu to delay for a while in front! Letting him be the emperor is not only to reward him, but also to make him and Zhao incompatible!"

Gao Jingshan's heart was abnormally shaken.

Speaking of Wanyan Xie Ye, he was the fifth brother of the Taizu Emperor and the current Lord, and even a genuine Anban Bojilie, a veritable successor, the Imperial Younger Brother.

The previous political struggles among the three major factions were largely carried out around Wanyan Xie Ye, Aguda's direct line (that is, Wushu brothers), and the Lord Wanyan Wugumai's own son. Now that Wanyan Xie Ye is seriously ill, Yanjing will naturally undergo earth-shaking changes, and it is no wonder that the top level of the Jin Kingdom will lift up lightly those responsible for this Southern Expedition, and no one cares about the matter of war and peace, the front line, and the dissatisfaction in the army.

However, the foundation of the Jin Kingdom lies in military affairs, and the court disputes are ultimately determined by the success or failure of the front-line military, and the size of the merits. Then, in this incident, can the crown princes really compete with the National Chancellor Nianhan?

You are the ones who lost the battle! And Nianhan's confidants are in an orderly manner, without any flaws, and directly seized the entire northern Shaanxi.

Do you really expect a mere surrendered emperor to make military achievements for you? But this emperor was still grabbed by the National Chancellor to establish him, so what does it have to do with you?

Thinking of this, Gao Jingshan wanted to persuade him again, but for some reason, he stubbornly stuffed the words into his stomach, instead showing a look of enlightenment, and then calmly got up to bid farewell... Why should a Gao family whose ethnicity is unclear worry about the Wanyan family?

Are you worthy? If you are worthy, why don't you give you a governor and give you a state to be happy?