Hearing what Zhao Tai said, Zhao Yun was a little excited. He could know Jin Guo's trump card, which would make it easier for him to make a choice. "Then the Qing family, tell me, what is Jin Guo's bottom line?"

Zhao Taidao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, as long as the Jin Dynasty is willing to support them in the fight against Mongolia, the Jin Kingdom is willing to give up all previous treaties and even surrender to the Song Dynasty!"

"The Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin is willing to surrender to me?" Zhao Yun raised his eyebrows, feeling a little excited.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has been really frustrated externally. It has surrendered to the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom, lost Liangzhou and Jinghai Town, and cannot even defeat Xixia, which is really a setback.

Now the Liao Kingdom and the Xixia Kingdom have become history. Let’s not mention the distant ones. Let’s just talk about the Jin Kingdom. The Zhao family has been the nephews of the Wanyan family for nearly a hundred years.

Now that Zhao Yun heard that the Kingdom of Jin was going to surrender to the Southern Song Dynasty, he was really a transformed serf, and Zhao Yun was naturally happy.

Zhao Tai lied without blushing or heartbeat, "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin naturally does not want to become a vassal and wants to keep their dignity, but if they cannot convince the Song Dynasty, they will have to take this step!"

In order to prevent Song and Meng from joining forces to destroy the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Tai was so bold that he deceived both parties and did not know how it would end.

Zhao Yun nodded slightly and looked at Zheng Qingzhi: "Ai Qing, what do you think?"

Zheng Qingzhi became prime minister and was about to show off when asked by Zhao Yun. He immediately said: "The conditions given by the Mongols, officials, are to return Henan to us after the Jin Dynasty is destroyed. However, the Jin Kingdom cannot protect itself, so it cannot

To give us substantial benefits, we need the support of the Song Dynasty. Judging from the conditions of both parties, the Mongols undoubtedly have the upper hand. If we agree to them, we can gain Henan and at the same time avoid the shame of Jingkang!"

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, knowing that he still had something to say, "Keep talking, Aiqing!"

Zheng Qingzhi continued: "However, I think that facing the situation in the north, we should not just look at the immediate gains and losses, but also the long-term development of the situation. Although the conditions of the Mongols seem to be advantageous in terms of conditions, I think that the Great Song Dynasty cannot

Unite with the Mongols!”

Zhao Yun asked: "Why?"

Zheng Qingzhi said: "I have three reasons. First, the Mongols said they would return Henan to Henan after destroying the Jin Dynasty, but they may not really return it at that time. Second, after the Mongols destroyed the Jin Dynasty, a stronger regime than the Jin Dynasty will appear in the north, and our country will recover

The hope of the north is even slimmer. Thirdly, if Mongolia breaks its promise and invades the south, the imperial court may not be able to resist it! I believe that your majesty should be prepared for danger in times of peace and cannot place your hopes on the Mongols' keeping their promises. Instead, you should support the Jin Kingdom to hold off Mongolia.

Give the imperial court time to marshal its troops and prepare for war! By then, as long as the imperial army is strong and there is no need for the Jin Kingdom to be a barrier, we can avenge our shame with our own hands without resorting to the help of Mongolia. Since our dynasty is strong, the Mongols will not dare to peek into our dynasty's territory."

Zhao Yun understood Zheng Qingzhi's thinking. He nodded, then looked at Zhao Tai and said, "Qing family, what do you think?"

Zhao Tai said seriously: "Reporting to your majesty, I agree with Prime Minister Zheng's opinion. I believe that what you can't get on the battlefield can't be obtained from other aspects. We can't place our hope on the Mongols. I think

The best plan for the imperial court is to hang on to Mongolia, not to talk about alliance or non-alliance, but to drag them along, and then secretly support the Jin Kingdom."

Zhao Yun's eyes lit up. Zhao Tai's plan was more flexible and suited him very well.

After all, Mongolia is now powerful, and Zhao Yun is a little scared in his heart, afraid of offending the Mongols.

If he did not agree and did not refuse Mongolia's request, as long as the Jin Kingdom was not destroyed in a short period of time, Mongolia would not be able to attack the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty would have sufficient time to prepare.

Zhao Tai continued: "In addition, according to my observation, the decline of the Jin Kingdom can no longer be reversed. Therefore, I believe that when supporting the Jin Kingdom, the court must also pay attention to methods. Support cannot be given directly to the Jin Kingdom, but selectively

Support the pro-Song forces within the Jin State. In this way, when the Jin State has no use value, the imperial court can decisively send its troops northward and cooperate with the cultivated pro-Song forces inside and outside, or agree to agree again when the Jin State is unable to resist the Mongol invasion.

Alliance with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty, and relying on the power cultivated by the imperial court in the Jin Kingdom, they quickly occupied Tongguan, defended the Yellow River, recovered Bianjing, and took control of the Jin Kingdom before the Mongols."

Zhao Yun stood up excitedly after hearing Zhao Tai's words. There was no doubt that he was moved by Zhao Tai.

Zhao Tai's plan was undoubtedly in his favor. The Song Dynasty had always been relatively weak externally. If he did not directly reject the Mongols, it would satisfy Zhao Yun's inner reluctance to offend the Mongols, and secretly support the pro-Song forces within the Jin Kingdom.

Being able to hold back Mongolia and increase the power of the Song Dynasty is even more extraordinary.

In addition, who are the pro-Song forces within the Jin Kingdom? The first one is naturally Zhao Tai. Who is more pro-Song than him, a great Song scholar and the Zhao family clan?

Zhao Yun said excitedly: "I have decided to adopt the strategy of the two beloved Qings, swaying Mongolia and secretly supporting the Jin Kingdom."

Now the three of them moved to the imperial study room and discussed many details.

…

After Shi Miyuan submitted his resignation, he did not leave Lin'an, but continued to stay in his house, intending to make a comeback.

Although Zhao Yun made him the Duke of the State and gave him the honor of Grand Master, he did not retain his resignation, which still made Shi Miyuan a little chilled and a little slapped in the face.

He supported Zhao Yun as emperor and served as prime minister for so many years. He had no merit but hard work. However, Zhao Yun was not even willing to do anything to persuade him to stay. This made Xianggong Shi feel angry and cursed Zhao Yun as ungrateful.

This anger made Mr. Shi fall ill.

At this time, at the residence of Xianggong Shi, the main backbone of the Shi Party gathered again.

They came to check on Shi Miyuan's condition, but found that Shi Miyuan actually had no serious illness.

"Prime Minister! The officials made Zheng Qingzhi the prime minister, and as soon as he took office, he was going to recall the war faction that Prime Minister Shi had demoted to the court to replace us!" Li Zhixiao said in a panic: "Prime Minister, now your Majesty thinks

We form cliques and no longer trust us, what should we do?”

Shi Miyuan sat on the Taishi chair with a gloomy face. The emperor asked him to leave Zhongshu. Once he left the center of power, he would inevitably be pushed down by the crowd.

Based on what he has done over the years, once he loses power and the war faction returns to the court, he will definitely be liquidated.

Thinking of this, Shi Miyuan's eyes showed a sinister look. He glanced at the panicked people and sneered, "Look at your prospects. The Prime Minister has been controlling the government for more than 20 years. How many of the Prime Minister's people have come from the local government to the court? Your Majesty

You haven't taken care of things since you came to the throne. How can you be so easily defeated?"

When Li Zhixiao and others heard this and saw Mr. Shi was calm, they immediately had a backbone.
Chapter completed!