After Lu Haowen said this, Xu Jingheng and several others who advocated temporary peace talks to catch their breath, as well as Hu Yin and several others who advocated war and looked angry, naturally restrained their expressions.

Lu Haowen also continued to bow and said, "But Your Majesty, since we are talking about this matter today, please give me a clear answer in public... How can there be a result between Song and Jin?"

"The Jin Dynasty is destroyed." Zhao Jiu answered simply. "We still need to plow their yards and sweep their graves, nothing more."

"I understand, your servants." Lu Haowen took the lead in bowing.

"I understand!" Wang Boyan hurriedly followed.

"I understand." Lu Yihao withdrew his gaze from Lu Haowen in surprise and quickly bowed.

"I understand. The country is in a difficult situation. We should tolerate each other and unite for the country. There should be no unnecessary internal friction." Xu Jingheng sighed and finally bowed.

As for the rest, some hurriedly followed suit, while others reluctantly expressed their opinions under the influence of Emperor Zhao and the Prime Minister's influence... The matter came to a temporary end.

But it was only temporary, because Zhao Jiu had already seen clearly... This was not a question of character, nor was it a question of whether or not one remembered previous words, but rather the family law system passed down by ancestors during the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, which had fostered a naturally conservative mentality among the scholar-officials and bureaucratic groups.

This kind of conservative trend has always existed throughout history, and it is hard to say whether it is right or wrong, but it is particularly prominent and powerful in the Song Dynasty.

Today, as we have managed to save Henan, some people want to negotiate peace. In the future, as the war continues, the Jin people will inevitably be the one that cannot be exhausted, and the conditions they offer will become more pragmatic and generous. Then, there will inevitably be people who will try to overturn the "inappropriate" established national policy with the same mentality of "I am doing this for the good of the country."

However, Zhao Jiu would never give in... It was not because he was so determined or far-sighted, but because he knew the outcome!

Once this atmosphere is let out, the real surrenderists will take the opportunity to sneak in through the gap. At that time, those who originally advocated war will become those who advocated defense, those who advocated defense will become those who advocated peace, and those who advocated peace will become those who advocate surrender. Finally, people like Qin Hui will appear on the stage.

Therefore, Emperor Zhao had a long and arduous journey ahead as he had to deal with hundreds of thousands of Jin troops externally and the famous Song Dynasty literati and generals throughout the five thousand years internally.

"Since the matter of the Jin envoy's coming has been discussed, it is clear that in the face of danger, the southeast should still have an envoy and a minister to take charge..." Lu Haowen continued to preside over the previous court meeting. "Your Majesty, although this position is an external position, it is still a position like a prime minister. There should also be an additional military governor to control the military and protect the queen mother. It should be decided by your majesty, but I don't know who you want to send? Or should you promote a suitable important official?"

"I already have a good candidate."

Zhao Jiu sighed, suddenly stood up and walked down the throne, came to the steps, and swept his eyes from the four ministers in front of him, and finally fell on one of them, but he didn't wait for the other party to speak, and bowed directly in public, bowing to the end. "Prime Minister Lu, you know the situation in the southeast best, and you are even more resolute. Today, I will entrust the land and people of the southeast, as well as the Queen Mother of Yangzhou and the royal family of the southeast to you... I also hope that you will consider the loyalty between us monarchs and ministers, and take good care of it when you arrive in the southeast, and be my support."

All the officials including Lu Haowen were stunned, and the person involved, Lu Yihao, was silent for a long time. After a long time, he bowed in return with mixed emotions and said "I wish you would die!"

PS: People’s laziness… is too deep to change… I know the book review section must have scolded me to death… I don’t dare to read it at all, I can only say I’ll die…