The victory at Tuling was successful, but not complete.

The next day, Yue Fei dispatched Zhang Xian's unit to cross the river and join forces with Fu Xuan to pursue the last rebel army, Li Dunren, who had fled into the eastern mountains.

However, Li Dunren's matter was not so troublesome.

The reason why this person fled east in desperation, even sinking ferries and harming his neighbors, was because he was counting on a natural stronghold called Gushi Cave at the junction of Xingguo and Yudu counties. In front of that Gushi Cave was a mountain寨 (zhai, fortified mountain village), guarding the large cave behind it. The other three sides were all cliffs, with only one road in and out. At the same time, the cave had sufficient space and water to garrison troops.

According to Li Dunren's idea, Yue Fei's well-trained and powerful army was unbeatable, but the enemy was destined not to stay long. Therefore, as long as he waited in the cave for a while, there would be a solution... Therefore, as early as when Yue Fei first broke through the Five Ridges and entered Guangdong, Li Dunren had prepared a retreat in Qianzhou. He chose Gushi Cave early on, and repeatedly communicated with and bribed the Miao寨 (zhai) in front of Gushi Cave. He also transported in a large amount of rice and supplies.

In his own words to the envoys sent by Zhang Xian and Fu Xuan: 'With such a natural stronghold, what regret is there if the government army can break the mountain寨 (zhai) and die?'

In other words, if he was really defeated, he would have deserved to die, and he would accept it!

However, where in the world is there a truly impenetrable natural stronghold?

Although the Miao寨 (zhai) leader on the mountain, namely the three Liao sisters, were very trustworthy, and Liao Xiaogu even said the famous phrase 'unless it flies here', resisting stubbornly under the overall situation was meaningless.

On the first day, Fu Xuan, Zhang Xian, and others probed with a battle, and naturally achieved no success.

On the second day, Fu Xuan and Zhang Xian's troops went out in full force, divided into more than a dozen teams, carrying sufficient ladders to besiege the mountain寨 (zhai) on three sides. They climbed simultaneously from all the short and narrow places on the cliffs, but retreated when they encountered danger, taking turns to attack. It was more like consuming the arrows, stones, and other materials in the mountain寨 (zhai) than attacking.

On the third day, Fu Xuan's troops continued to feign attacks, but Zhang Xian suddenly dispatched Yang Zaixing, who had been incorporated into his unit, plus Guo Jin. The former led some newly reorganized Miao soldiers, and the latter led Zhang Xian's personal guards. Both units were equipped with double-layered iron armor, and climbed up the cliffs from the dangerous but narrow-sighted side and rear of the mountain寨 (zhai), unexpectedly achieving victory in one battle.

Li Dunren and the three Liao sisters were all beheaded, which could be considered 'dying without regrets'. Their subordinates also surrendered. From beginning to end, Yue Fei did not personally 'fly here'.

In fact, Yue Fei had been in Xingguo County, on the other side of Pingjiang, for the past few days, reorganizing the hundreds of thousands of surrendered Qian rebels.

Dealing with the four hundred outlaw leaders was only the first step. Next, the Imperial Vanguard sent back and resettled more than 40,000 old, weak, women, and children, pardoned more than 30,000 conscripted strong men, and sent some troops to escort tens of thousands of prisoners led by Li Dongtian to various places. Only a small number of people, such as Peng Tieda and Yang Zaixing, were directly appointed and given official positions with a selected number of soldiers.

After receiving the news that Li Dunren had been brought to justice, Yue Fei, on the one hand, followed the previous agreement with Liu Hongdao, the Pacification Commissioner of Jiangxi, and let Fu Xuan lead 5,000 troops to handle the aftermath in Xingguo County. On the other hand, he personally gathered and urged the army to the north.

On the Dragon Boat Festival in May, Yue Fei entered Jizhou for the third time, preparing to go north along the Gan River according to the original division of the Privy Council, and prepare to return north as soon as possible. This time, the morale of the army was high, and there was no sign of fatigue from months of fighting. Even Yue Fei himself was a little complacent. He even personally wrote an inscription at the official post station when passing through Fuzhou.

It read:

"Yue Fei, Commander of the Imperial Vanguard, was ordered to suppress the bandits. From Dongting to Guiling, he flattened their lairs, and both Guangdong and Hunan were pacified. Grieving over the two Emperors' distant exile in the desert, and the unrest in the world, the shame of Jingkang has yet to be avenged, so I vow to exhaust my loyalty and filial piety. Relying on the power of the nation and the wisdom of the sovereign and ministers, one day I will sweep away the barbarian invaders, restore our homeland, and alleviate the Emperor's worries. This is my ambition. How can the hordes of ants be considered achievements?"

Obviously, Yue Pengju was feeling a little arrogant.

But there was no way around it, this battle was fought too beautifully.

From the perspective of this era, the mountains, miasma, Miao寨 (zhai), and countless bandits rooted in the area and causing trouble for many years were simply an unsolvable problem. Even at the beginning, not many insiders had absolute confidence in this campaign... This was because the Qian bandits were not just a matter of the past few years. It just happened to coincide with the Jingkang Incident and the subsequent wars, so the scale of the rebellion became larger. As early as the so-called prosperous times before, the Qian bandits were a proper noun, a chronic disease in the South.

The imperial court at that time could only suppress this rebellion within the mountainous areas.

However, Yue Fei won so decisively.

This battle, in essence, was a bandit suppression campaign, and compared to the battles against the Jin people, it had the flavor of an NBA regular season game versus a playoff game. But the problem was that 35 seconds and 13 points were still more worthy of bragging than being a runner-up.

This battle was probably the same.

Back to the present, Yue Pengju, feeling complacent, led the main force of the army north along the Gan River. At first, the local officials of Jiangxi along the river could hardly believe it. But seeing countless prisoners being successively resettled in various garrison and mining sites in Jiangxi, and the main force of the government army marching with great fanfare, with banners fluttering in an orderly manner, and as the troops gathered from those resettled prisoners gradually merged, the scale of the army also grew... they dared not disbelieve.

It can only be said that as the news from the south caught up with the speed of the army's march, the attitude of the officials along the way changed three times a day.

However, there was no time to change again. Within the borders of the country, the army marched down the river, how fast was its march? Moreover, Yue Fei had some unpleasantness with the Jiangxi officialdom due to the previous incident of the Fuzhou prefect, so he was too lazy to deal with them much, and simply did not stop, and went directly north... By mid-May, the Imperial Vanguard had already passed Poyang Lake and entered the Jiangzhou territory of Jiangnan East Circuit. At this time, Yue Fei only briefly stationed in Jiangzhou, waiting for the military supplies supplied by Jiangxi and Jiangdong to continue north.

It was also at this time that Yue Pengju finally learned about the peace negotiation turmoil in Tokyo.

Moreover, everything he should and should not have known, he now knew.

This was not to say that the Imperial Vanguard in Tokyo, who was responsible for copying the official gazettes, could know that he had returned so quickly and send the summarized news over specially. Rather, it was to say that during this gap period, the war and peace debate in the court became more and more intense, obviously exceeding the scope of ordinary discussion. It not only had a fiery state in the central government, but even spread to the southeastern region... And don't forget, in Jiangnan, there were also two heavyweight players with distinct positions, Li Gang and Lü Yihao, who had long made their positions clear in this southeastern land and openly debated each other.

And Yue Fei was sitting in Jiangzhou, so how could he avoid this information with his current status?

Speaking of which, Lü Yihao, as the Pacification Commissioner of Liangzhe Circuit, had great power and deep qualifications, and had always been able to control his subordinates. Therefore, no one in the surrounding officialdom dared not advocate war. Almost all prefectures, states, armies, and supervisors were writing to Bianliang, asking the Emperor to stick to his own views and not listen to the words of villains and negotiate peace without authorization... If they didn't say so, it wouldn't work, because Pacification Commissioner Lü would never hold a grudge overnight.

Even Li Gang, who had once been a Prime Minister and was now a spiritual leader of a major faction in the court, was directly affected.

Li Gang initially wanted to follow the procedures, so he submitted a memorial expressing his agreement with the peace negotiation. However, before his memorial was publicly submitted, Lü Yihao publicly reprimanded him as his superior!

This official document, which was almost distributed throughout Liangzhe, Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Lianghuai, listed Li Boji's various mistakes since the siege of Taiyuan, saying that he 'did not know military affairs and ruined hundreds of thousands of brave soldiers of the country, causing the fall of the two rivers and the Jingkang catastrophe', 'did not recognize people and lost Jingdong and destroyed Guanzhong', 'as a Prime Minister, he pushed Huai River to the Emperor', 'as a governor, he incited turmoil in the southeast', and even openly scolded him, saying that 'the loss of the Imperial Heir', some people should have taken three feet of white silk to prove their innocence, but they lingered on, hiding in Jiangnan, remotely controlling their cronies, and playing with power, which was extremely shameless!

This was of course nonsense... According to this statement, the whole world was harmed by Li Gang. What did the two Emperors and the surrender faction in Jingkang do?

However, Li Gang was half dead with anger, but because of the matter of the Imperial Heir in the middle, he couldn't explain it no matter what he said, so he had to swallow his anger and switch to the private sector, relying on writing letters, tea parties, and poetry gatherings to discuss this matter with influential scholars in the private sector, to criticize Lü Yihao.

And there were many discussions everywhere in the private sector, but it was obvious that more people supported the peace negotiation... Even Lü Yihao had previously led the increase of taxes in the southeast and the increase of taxes in Jingxiang for the sake of advocating war, but he simply fell into the same situation as Wang Anshi in the private sector. When Yue Fei stayed in Jiangzhou, he heard many nursery rhymes and arguments mocking and scolding Lü Yihao.

He even heard with his own ears that some people called their local free-range roosters with iron necks "Pacification Commissioner Lü," and sold them for only 300 cash. Even if they helped to clean them up, it was only 350 cash, which was ridiculously cheaper than in the north. The Imperial Vanguard's military pay was fully paid. For example, Guo Jin bought one and ate it straight from a spoon.

Of course, even so, Yue Fei didn't want to get involved.

Because even Li Gang and those people would never claim to be advocates of peace. They were "able to defend before attacking," claiming to be the defense faction or the delay faction. Their original intention was to rest and recuperate for a few years before going north... This was obviously the result of both sides adjusting their positions after the debate.

Even if Yue Fei's inner inclination was self-evident, he didn't know how to refute this statement, so he just waited for the supplies to come up, and then quickly returned to the north.

Of course, the military supplies did not wait long. The supplies from Jiangdong were sent over first, and then the supplies from Jiangxi were also sent over soon... However, along with the 20,000 shi of rice and 100,000 strings of cash raised by Jiangxi, Liu Hongdao, the Pacification Commissioner of Jiangxi himself, also arrived.

Since Liu Hongdao, as a Pacification Commissioner, chased out of his territory, no matter what unpleasantness had happened with the Jiangxi region before, Yue Fei would of course not neglect him. He, who was always frugal, quickly asked the local officials to find a famous restaurant outside the city, which was the Xunyang Tower, a Zhenggu (official certification with self-brewing qualifications) on the Xunyang River, personally inscribed by Su Dongpo, and then personally hosted a banquet.

Both sides were top-level officials, so there wouldn't be any slip of the tongue. After three rounds of wine, Liu Hongdao complimented and praised the Qianzhou suppression, but then actively mentioned one thing.

There was nothing else, it was precisely the problem of the colleague, the Prefect of Fuzhou. Liu, the Pacification Commissioner’s intention was to hope that Yue, the Commissioner (Jiedushi, military governor), could properly resettle him. It would be best to set up a logistical garrison in Jiangxi and let this person be in charge.

Of course, it was the Emperor who was angry, Jiangxi would definitely not make things difficult for everyone and would certainly handle this matter properly.

Since the Pacification Commissioner himself came to say so, with such a low profile, and it was within his power and responsibility, what could Yue Fei say? He readily agreed.

After saying this, both sides seemed happy, and they drank two more cups.

However, after two cups, Liu Hongdao suddenly got up, and then personally took Yue Fei's arm, saying that he wanted to climb to the top floor together to enjoy the magnificent scenery by the river.

The surrounding civil and military officials knew that the two great officials had something to say, so they all sensibly made noise in the seats, and then allowed the two great officials to leave the crowd and climb one more floor to look into the distance.

Honestly speaking, it was summer, the view from the top was clear, and the scenery outside Xunyang Tower was of course excellent... The carved eaves reflected the sun, and the painted beams flew with the clouds. The green railings were close to the windows, and the green curtains hung high on the doors and windows. To dispel the drunken eyes, lean on the blue sky and ten thousand layers of clouds and mountains; to provoke the soul of the poet, turn the glittering snow into a river of misty water. At the Baili Ferry, the fisherman's oars were heard from time to time; on the Hongliao Beach, the angler's paddles were seen everywhere.

Although both of them had things on their minds, they stared blankly for a long time under the influence of alcohol before they came back to their senses. And so-called scenery opened people's hearts, saying it at this time was much more open.

"Does Commissioner Yue know about the major events in the court recently?" Liu Hongdao asked against the wind with his hands behind his back.

"Is it the matter of peace negotiations?"

"That's right."

"Then dare to ask Commissioner Liu, as a Pacification Commissioner of one side, do you advocate war or peace?" Yue Fei asked equally bluntly with his hands in his sleeves.

"I don't know either." Liu Hongdao sighed upon hearing this, and only spread his hands in response on Xunyang Tower. "I am from Qingzhou. During the Jingkang period, I was hastily appointed and made a Vice Director in the Ministry of Personnel. Then, in a sudden change, I almost fled back to my hometown. As a result, because the Jin people went south, Li Gang, the Prime Minister, appointed me as the Prefect of Qingzhou, ignoring the usual practice...". At this point, Liu Hongdao suddenly paused, and then smiled wryly. "I remember that you once submitted a memorial saying that Li Boji was a traitor. This was of course biased, but as things stand now, everyone in the world says that your impeachment with Li Yanxian was not false. At least, that guy doesn't know military affairs."

Yue Fei smiled awkwardly for once... Who doesn't have some embarrassing things when they are young?

"But according to me, some of Pacification Commissioner Lü's words, although harsh, are also sincere, that is, Li Boji not only doesn't know military affairs, but also doesn't recognize people." Liu Hongdao said with increasing emotion, looking at the riverbank. "At that time, Hebei sent two people. Zhang Suo was indeed a man of integrity, but Fu Liang was the chief culprit in selling Chang'an City; Jingdong sent three people, one of whom, Liu Yu, is now a puppet emperor, and Zhao Mingcheng, who was appointed at the same time as me, are recognized as a pair of good-for-nothings... Zhao Mingcheng fled without a fight, and I collapsed in one battle. I could only abandon my family and city alone and flee, which was not much more decent than Zhao Mingcheng. Therefore, if you ask me whether I advocate war or not, I am of course an advocate of war, because I regard the escape from Qingzhou that day as the greatest hatred in my life, and I want to avenge it at all times."

Yue Fei nodded heavily, obviously feeling the same way, but he also heard that the other party's words were not finished.

"But since I saw the Emperor on Mount Bagong and was assigned to Jiangxi, for four years, I first cooperated to clean up the bandits transformed from the loyalist armies along the river, then helped to deal with the military turmoil in the southeast, then assisted Jingxiang in besieging Zhong Xiang and Yang Mo, and now I am doing my best to assist you, Commissioner Yue, in cleaning up the Qian bandits." Liu Hongdao really laughed bitterly again. "Year after year, Jiangnan West Circuit was originally a poor place, but it has never stopped its corvée and tributes. What's more, the Qian bandits themselves occupied 30% of the Jiangxi territory and harassed half of Jiangxi... Seeing the people's livelihood withering and the officials suffering, I gradually couldn't shout out those grand words anymore, otherwise I would be hated. Moreover, let's be fair, Jiangxi is poor, so there is more corvée. Isn't the southeast richer, so they added money? Jingxiang is richer, so they added grain? And Bashu, for the Battle of Yaoshan, even advanced the money and grain for two years in advance! In the rise and fall of dynasties, it is always the common people who suffer!"

Yue Fei felt more and more empathetic. Recalling his experience in this southern expedition, and the once-surging sense of complacency that had arisen because of the smooth victory in this battle and Liu Hongdao's personal visit, it was instantly gone.

"Of course, the south is suffering, but aren't the tens of millions of people in the two rivers, Jingdong, and northern Shaanxi suffering? Can the shame of Jingkang be tolerated? But not fighting will not convince people. What's more, if it were me, tens of thousands of lives were lost in the Battle of Qingzhou. Even if the Jin people returned the five prefectures of Jingdong themselves, I would never be able to tolerate it..." Liu Hongdao finally said seriously. "Commissioner Yue, the reason why I looked for you to come upstairs to talk about this is nothing more than to tell you that both sides have their reasons and arguments, and both have their difficulties and hardships. In the end, it can only depend on the Emperor and the court's decision. You and I, as subjects, can submit memorials and speak our minds, but we should not arbitrarily do some extra things, especially you. This time, you easily won and are about to lead tens of thousands of troops back to the Jingdong front with almost no loss. At this time, you should be more cautious, especially to think about the Emperor's reputation... Do you understand my meaning?"

Yue Pengju finally woke up, but also felt absurd: "Does Commissioner Liu think that Yue Fei is a military official who does not listen to military orders and provokes trouble arbitrarily, or is he worried that the Imperial Vanguard is mostly from Hebei and will do something improper when they return to the vicinity of Tokyo?"

Liu Hongdao shook his head and said nothing.

Yue Fei, with three parts of intoxication, felt stuffy for a moment and wanted to argue, but a gust of clear wind from the river outside the building swept in, blowing him sober but suddenly feeling a little bored... It wasn't that he didn't want to argue, but he knew that it was difficult to gain mutual trust by separating civil and military officials. More importantly, since the outbreak of the war, he had experienced many things and knew very well that although civil officials oppressed military generals a little too much, those who broke through the bottom line in troubled times were still mostly military generals.

Civil officials would not peel people's skin, nor would they slaughter their own cities.

Of course, without mentioning the many thoughts in Yue Fei's mind, just talking about why the Song Dynasty's military generals were always cruel to their own people, and why the Song Dynasty's civil officials always guarded against military generals more than they guarded against foreign aggression, this was the root cause of the collapse of this country a few years ago... Such a large country, with hundreds of millions of people, with such a developed economy and technology, its strength was more than several times that of the Jin people, but because of the ancestral family law of guarding the interior and weakening the exterior, layer upon layer of strength was used to deal with their own people, where was there room to deal with foreigners?

Why did Zhao Jiu scold in Tokyo that they couldn't pacify Western Xia for a hundred years? Zhao Ding and others presented a very persuasive memorial, clearly explaining the causes and consequences of the founding of Western Xia, probably saying that the matter of Western Xia was passed down from the Five Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, and it was not the fault of the Great Song, which seemed very reasonable... But was it really that Western Xia could not be pacified?

No matter how many and how thick the foundations of Western Xia were, and no matter how excellent the geographical conditions were, the Great Song's power ratio to Western Xia was also correct. How could it be reasonable to fall into the current situation?

If we were to discuss according to these reasons, how could the First Emperor exert the remaining strength of six generations and swallow the six countries with deeper roots? Why did Emperor Taizong of Tang directly destroy the Turks with a counterattack in just a few years?

Even, how did the Jin country create the Jingkang Incident?

In short, there are always reasons for everything, but it depends on how you choose.

As for Yue Pengju, he couldn't possibly think of this level. He only felt somewhat helpless and absurd because he had experienced many things—it was obviously a comrade with almost the same experience, and his attitude towards the Northern Expedition and the people of the South was almost the same, but because they belonged to the civil and military officials, one had to rush to knock on the other, coupled with the previous incident of the Fuzhou prefect, how absurd was this?

But you had to admit that the other party's actions were essentially a responsible act full of goodwill, which was even more absurd.

Since the two had spoken frankly and Yue Fei had endured it, they turned back downstairs together and continued to banquet.

However, just as he sat down again, Yue Fei suddenly realized that Liu Hongdao's last sentence, "think about the Emperor's reputation," probably had another level of meaning, but it was difficult to say it... That was the problem of the two Emperors. The other party was not only worried that he, Yue Pengju, would deliberately indulge his troops and undermine the peace negotiations, but also worried that he, the Emperor's confidant general, would use the means of intercepting and killing the two Emperors to prevent the peace negotiations!

Let alone how much more absurd this argument was, Yue Fei, who was no longer the Yue Fei of Wuxia, quickly understood a more serious political problem in the seat—that is, this peace negotiation was not just about negotiating peace, nor was it just that the court wanted to re-divide the factions. The key was that the Emperor, who had always been the true heart and soul of the Great Song, was probably also going to face a real big trouble.

This trouble was precisely the return of the two Emperors, which could not be avoided in the peace negotiations.

It must be known that the two Emperors were the former rulers of the entire Great Song Dynasty. Even if their reputation among the people was extremely poor, their righteous title was still there. The reason why this peace negotiation could be so aboveboard was simply because of the name of the two Emperors plus the benefits of the five Jingdong prefectures, which made the Emperor and most of the advocates of war unable to refute. But at the same time, whether among the people or in the court, after the Emperor's continuous hints, discussions, and criticisms over the years, how could everyone not know the Emperor's true attitude towards the two Emperors?

Honestly speaking, Yue Fei didn't think that the return of the two Emperors could shake the Emperor's throne... With the Emperor in control of almost all military power, such a thing was almost unimaginable; nor did he think that the Emperor would use Zhang Rong or himself to eliminate the two Emperors on the road... It was also almost unimaginable for an Emperor who had only been enthroned for less than five years to publicly kill his father and brothers; but without a doubt, the return of the two Emperors would force the Emperor to face an unprecedented political and ethical test!

After Yaoshan, the Emperor's actions clearly showed that he wanted to start anew. At this time, the return of the two Emperors, and the fact that the Jin people were sending them back, would undoubtedly put Zhao, the Emperor, in a difficult political position... The Supreme Daoist Emperor was back, so would the "removal of accumulated malpractices" still be carried out? If it was carried out, would it be suspected of forcing his father and brothers?

Even with more thought, some people supported the peace negotiations, not necessarily out of the four words of recuperation, but perhaps harboring a ghostly heart to use the two Emperors to control the Emperor!

Of course, Yue Fei's thoughts were inevitably influenced by the mentality of a military official, making him think of the court affairs too simply. In addition, he himself was not a good drinker, and after drinking a few cups, his thoughts inevitably became narrow...

But no matter what, in Xunyang Tower, the more Yue Fei thought about it, the more wrong it felt, especially when he thought about how, since joining the army, he had taken the Emperor's anti-Jin war in Huai River as the guide, and everything before was frustrating, but everything after was getting smoother and smoother. He had long believed that this Emperor was the heart and soul of the country, and that he was on the right path to return home... But he didn't expect that he would suffer such a calamity. Thinking of the entangled place, with his character, he would certainly not burst into tears, let alone stomp his feet and go crazy. He just turned back with a hundred thoughts in his heart:

"Shopkeeper, bring pen and ink!"

The shopkeeper had been serving him personally for a long time. Upon hearing this, he almost immediately brought the prepared pen and ink on a small table, and then hurriedly unfolded the powder wall on the side of the banquet specially used for writing poems.

Liu Hongdao couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he saw this... His literary level was a bit rotten, and he knew that he was not as good as Yue Fei. What would he do if he was to write inscriptions and poems?

However, Yue Fei smeared the ink on the table, and then wrote vigorously, neither poetry nor words, but just another inscription.

It said:

"In the past, when the Central Plains were in turmoil, the Jin invaders drove straight in, as if they were entering an uninhabited land; the generals were incompetent, not as strong as the Great Wall. Fortunately, we have a wise Emperor, who was determined in Huai River, established himself in Nanyang, restored the old capital, and won the Battle of Yaoshan. Although he has not yet gone far to Yanyun to destroy their nests, he is still worthy of being called the heart and soul of a country and the rightful ruler of the world.

I, Yue Fei, started in Xiangzhou, joined the army with all my hair shaved, and have experienced more than two hundred battles, large and small, in eight years. In the first four years, I lost again and again, seeing the loss of Yanyun, the loss of Taiyuan, the loss of Daming, and the loss of Jingdong; in the last four years, I led a lonely army, rose up in Tokyo, and won battles at Sishui, Jizhou, Yanling, and Dongping. What I regret is that I cannot make the Jin invaders' troops crossing the Yellow River not return!

Now I hear that the court has discussions and wants to cease the war, raise the soldiers, and store up strength to wait for the enemy. I, Fei, think this is wrong! If the court is considerate and gives me weapons and armor to complete them, I will immediately go deep into the barbarian court, bind the thief chief and splatter blood before my horse, slaughter all the barbarians, welcome the two Emperors back to the capital, and take the old land back to the map. Why should we negotiate peace, seek people, and seek land, and put the Emperor in a dilemma? When this heart is sent out, heaven and earth will know it. Those who know me will know it! Summer of Jianyan five years, Yue Fei of Heshuo wrote in Xunyang Tower."

After writing this, Yue Fei directly called his close aide Bi Jin forward, took a fixed memorial form, changed the format slightly on the memorial, copied a copy, and then directly sealed it, ordering Bi Jin to send it to the capital through a secret channel.

And Liu Hongdao sat on the side, wanting to say something several times, but staring at this short inscription and unable to speak, he could only sit by and watch the other party do it.

In this way, Yue Fei submitted a memorial while drunk. Although he also felt a little rash after waking up, as the saying goes, the arrow had already left the string, so there was no need to think too much... Moreover, he would be marching north again the next day.

As a result, when he arrived in Jiangbei, just after passing Shuzhou, turning to Wuwei Army, and entering Luzhou, just as he was preparing to go north and cross the Huai River from Mount Bagong, he received an imperial decree sent by express horse... Not only did the decree not mention any rewards for the hard work of suppressing the rebellion in this southern expedition, but it actually told him not to return to Nanjing and Jizhou after crossing the Huai River, but to go to Xuzhou to see Zhang Jun, the Commander of the Imperial Right Army.

May passed in the sweltering heat. By the beginning of June, just as Yue Fei led his troops to Xuzhou with great difficulty and met Zhang Jun, messengers from the Yanjing area repeatedly arrived in Tokyo, and the Jin's plenipotentiary envoy, Wulindazanmo, fully agreed to the conditions of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

Although there were still some messy interludes, such as the Jin people once wanting to demand annual tribute, in reality, the prospect of the Jin country transferring the captives of the Jingkang Incident, plus the five Jingdong prefectures, to seek a formal cessation of hostilities, was already clearly evident.

ps: In general, more than 130,000 words last month, I just wanted to have a big chapter to make up for it... But it failed...