However, at this time, news came from the west that Yelü Dashi was launching a major offensive against the area surrounding Qingzhou, putting the Jin Dynasty's western defenses under strain.

Wanyan Zongpan then submitted a memorial stating that it was not advisable to wage war against the Song Dynasty. Yanyun itself was bought back by the Song Dynasty for one million strings of cash. The Zhang Jue incident at that time, and now the Guo Yaoshi and Dong Cai incident in the Jin Dynasty, can be considered even.

If war breaks out again, not to mention the Song Dynasty and Yelü Dashi, even the small Dangxiang people might take advantage of the situation.

Amidst the heated debate in the court, Wanyan Sheng finally ordered Wanyan Zongwang to withdraw his troops completely and formally return the Yan-Yun region to the Song Dynasty.

The Yan-Yun Incident, which the Jin state seemingly orchestrated for the reasons Wanyan Zongpan mentioned, was, in the view of later historians, driven by only one reason: a power reallocation within the Jin state.

In other words, the so-called war was actually a derivative of politics. After Wanyan Sheng ascended the throne, he also realized that Bojilie had too much power. After destroying the Liao Dynasty, those prime ministers and military figures had too much influence in the Jin Dynasty. Sometimes, even he, as the emperor, could only go along with them.

Wanyan Sheng had always wanted to abolish the Bojilie system, but he had no opportunity because the powerful figures in Bojilie were all too capable in battle and had repeatedly made military achievements.

But things are different now. Wanyan Zonghan suffered a defeat, and the Jin Dynasty suffered heavy losses this time. Several capable generals were killed in battle. At this time, the most important thing for Wanyan Sheng is not to continue fighting, but to properly suppress these arrogant and powerful ministers, consolidate his imperial power, and pave the way for his son to succeed to the throne.

Therefore, Wanyan Sheng finally made the decision to return Yanyun. The responsibility for returning Yanyun was naturally placed entirely on Wanyan Gao's faction. They had to take the blame, because the current situation was caused by the defeat of the pro-war faction.

Fortunately, Wanyan Zongpan was brave and went to Taiyuan Prefecture of the Song Dynasty. Despite the defeat, he forced the Song Dynasty to open trade with the Jin Dynasty, which was a great achievement!

Zhao Huan was quite satisfied with the situation he was facing.