Moreover, to put it bluntly, as the two largest and possibly the richest countries in the world, the trade potential between the two countries should have been an astronomical figure, and there is indeed a huge demand for trade... Historically, the two countries have fought and made peace with each other, and the Huaihe River basin became a mess because of Du Chong's breach of the Yellow River, but it did not delay Xia Cai and Shouchun from developing directly into a city model similar to Budapest because of trade... It can be seen that the trade potential between the two countries is huge.

With a trade of this level, not only would the Song Dynasty court be reluctant to do so, even the powerful people of the Jin Dynasty would be reluctant to do so. The Koreans had only enjoyed the profits for a few months, so they would probably be even more reluctant!

Therefore, after the ban in Yanjing came down, Goryeo nominally stopped exporting silk and porcelain to Liaodong, but a steady stream of silk and porcelain still left the port of Jingdong, then appeared from the other side of the Yalu River inexplicably, and were finally sent all the way to Hebei.

It's impossible to stop it.

Therefore, Yanjing quickly changed its strategy and began to put direct pressure on Goryeo. Now, after being threatened, Goryeo immediately came to ask Tokyo how to respond?

The result of the discussion was also very direct. The Goryeo people were afraid of the Jin Dynasty, but not the Song Dynasty? Moreover, you Goryeo nobles... no matter if you were the Kaijing nobles or the Xijing nobles... didn't you get your share of this trade?

Therefore, after a brief discussion with the court, the result was to maintain a high-pressure stance and demand that the Koreans continue to maintain trade unconditionally!

However, in addition to this, some people have suggested considering smuggling directly from Jingdong, northern Shaanxi, or even from Liaodong by sea.

This is certainly possible.

However, this is a strategy that should not be adopted unless it is absolutely necessary, because once it is adopted, only the army can be used, and doing so would be equivalent to actively opening up financial resources for the army, which would have a severe impact on the army's combat effectiveness.

The matter of Goryeo was settled in such a fierce and rapid manner.

After this incident, there was some discussion about continuing the rotation in the second half of the year...and there were many other discussions.

But no matter what, after discussing several things one by one and finally running out of things to say, it finally came to the point that was actually not a big deal, but that everyone wanted to avoid, and yet no one could easily avoid.

At this point, the originally fiery Wende Hall gradually became quiet... Several ministers and people from the Censorate were actually feeling a little guilty. They knew very well that they could not defeat Emperor Zhao in this hall, and no one wanted to fight Emperor Zhao to the death.

Therefore, as long as Emperor Zhao showed some attitude, Hu Yin would actually be protected today.

But the question is, even if he is granted protection, can it influence public opinion?

Unable to influence public opinion, will Hu Mingzhong have to continue doing his work with the reputation of being unfilial?

Wouldn’t this affect the increasingly busy daily operations of the Ministry of Industry?

Besides, Bao’s attitude is too ugly. What do you think other officials will think?

Is Hu Mingzhong really worth this much?

Sometimes, making appropriate trade-offs seems to be beneficial to the overall situation.

However, those who are familiar with this official know that he is usually tactful and tolerant, but when it comes to the time when he needs to be fierce and persistent, no one can control him.

"What do you have to say about the Imperial students kneeling in front of the emperor to impeach the Minister of Works Hu Yin?" Seeing that no one spoke, Zhao Jiu, who was sitting on the throne, slightly turned sideways and took the initiative to ask, causing the hard wings on both sides of his hat to vibrate continuously in the air.

"I have already submitted a written defense to the provincial government." Hu Yin stepped out, speaking crisply and with a firm attitude.

The whole room was silent, with only the faint sound of heavy breathing... Helplessly, the Prime Minister of the capital province, Zhao Dingxian, sighed slightly in his heart, then gritted his teeth and stepped out, ready to respond.

However, before Prime Minister Zhao could speak, Emperor Zhao, who was sitting above him, suddenly took out a piece of silk from his arms and opened it in public, causing everyone to be puzzled.

"Prince Zhao, wait a moment." Zhao Jiu spread out the silk, revealing the dense handwriting on it, but he spoke first without panic. "What a coincidence, just yesterday, I received a document from Shaolin Temple, written by the Supreme Dao Emperor, which was sent from Shaoshi Mountain a few days ago when the Imperial College was refutation of Hu Qing's unfilial behavior was the most intense... The Supreme Dao Emperor said that everything else about him in Shaoshi Mountain was good, but it was a bit lonely, and he blamed me in his heart for not visiting him for a long time, and that I was not filial... What do you think?"

In an instant, the hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and even the sound of breathing was gone - there were countless people who were stunned, and there was no telling how many people suddenly realized.

Even Hu Yin, who had always been as resolute as a rotten stone, raised his head in a daze and stared at Emperor Zhao on the throne.

Hu Yin was not the only one staring at Emperor Zhao. From Zhao Ding onwards, countless people were staring at the Emperor in a daze.

Besides, Minister Lin did not need to think about this matter carefully, and even the other imperial elites in the palace realized it in an instant:

You must know that, although other things are unclear, there is only one thing that everyone knows very well, and that is that the Emperor Taishang Daojun of Shaoshi Mountain simply cannot have the courage to write such a document and send it directly to Emperor Zhao!

So, why does such a document exist?

Of course, someone forced him to write it.

Who has the ability to force him to write such a thing without worrying about being fed a pound of arsenic one day?

Of course, it was Emperor Zhao who was sitting on the throne with an indifferent expression.

Then I would like to ask if Emperor Zhao is crazy? He has nothing better to do than to label himself as an unfilial person?

Of course he wasn't crazy, because only if Emperor Zhao personally took the initiative to take the place of the dead could his trusted confidant, Minister Hu, escape.

To put it bluntly, they are just taking advantage of their own face to make fun of others and take the blame on themselves... Didn't you say that someone is unfilial? It doesn't matter, I am not filial either! Are you blaming the emperor? Is there any conspiracy? Are you making indirect accusations?

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