"I think it's feasible!" Seeing the situation, Lu Haowen said no more and finally bowed his head to accept the order. "Does the emperor have any other words?"

"Of course there is." Zhao Jiu answered frankly with a blank expression. "But one thing is one thing. Since it has been agreed upon, we should immediately draft an edict and decide on this matter first... Write it now, write down what I just said into a formal document, the emperor's seal is here, and have someone copy it after it is written and distribute it to the important officials... Li Gang of Yangzhou, Li Xianggong, Zong Zezong, the governor of Tokyo, Xu Jingheng of Huainan, Zhang Que of Huaidong, Liang Yangzu of Southeast, Yuwen Xuzhong of Huaixi, and the transport envoys, the generals, the governors, and the generals of Guanxi, as well as Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong who are right in front of us... No one can be left out! And they must post it as a notice after receiving the edict, so that everyone in the world will know!"

Everyone listened in a serious tone, knowing that this was not an ordinary decree. It was probably a formal edict that would be issued to the world. In addition, the matter had indeed been indicated by the emperor and agreed upon by the two ministries, so naturally they had nothing to say. So, starting from Xiaolin Scholar and others, several Zhongshu Sheren sat down directly under the wooden shed next to them. Then Xiaolin Scholar roughly quoted the emperor's words about "people and land". Because the emperor had clearly stated that he would use the seal, he chose the highest-level edict format and wrote a short text in one go. Then everyone copied it together and prepared to dry it for distribution.

After a busy period of work, the work was finally completed when the sun was setting further and further to the west.

Without waiting for these people to rest, Emperor Zhao, who was sitting still, continued to speak: "Secondly, based on the Jingkang Incident and the loss of the two rivers, we know that the Jin people are barbaric and cunning. Therefore, the date of the arrival of the imperial edict should be the deadline. From me and all civil and military officials in the world, unless the two rivers are restored and the two saints are welcomed back, or the Jin people take the initiative to seek peace, no one can talk about peace with the Jin people! Otherwise, they will be dismissed!"

Lu Haowen and Wang Boyan felt their heads buzzing and instinctively felt that this was not appropriate. Wang Yuan was also frightened for a moment. However, Zhang Jun, the Chief Censor, and Hu Yin, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, who was still writing under the wooden shed, were overjoyed and almost shouted at the same time:

"I second the motion!"

Of course seconded!

Scholar Kobayashi, holding a pen in his hand, glanced at the two people who were much younger than him with a little jealousy. He had been here for many days. Who didn't know that the Jin people were cunning and barbaric and could not be negotiated? There was also the theory of recovering the two rivers and welcoming back the two saints. It was basically these two people. And there was also Zhao Ding, who was luckier than Scholar Kobayashi and directly crossed several qualification thresholds to become the governor of Shouzhou? !

What the emperor said today was not so much that he had left no way out, but rather that he had adopted the political program of the most radical anti-war faction in the court. So it was almost like giving these three people a talisman in disguise... It would be strange if they didn't agree!

"Just follow what the government says."

"I second this motion."

As Zhao Jiu's eyes swept over the nervous Wang Boyan and Wang Yuan, the two did not dare to neglect and almost hurriedly expressed their opinions!

Seeing this, Xiao Lin shook his head more and more. He had forgotten about these two former peace advocates. They had to support the government just to prove their innocence. Otherwise, where was Liu Guangshi's head? Where was Song Qiyu's head? Where was Chen Dong's head?

The country is destroyed. Do we really still not kill scholars and high-ranking officials as we did in the past?

"Then let's do as you say!" Lu Haowen felt like he was having difficulty breathing.

"I second the motion!" Scholar Kobayashi came to his senses, secretly blaming himself for being absent-minded, and quickly spoke under the wooden shed before the emperor could look at him.

"As before, draft an imperial edict... and send it to all the important civil and military officials as before." Zhao Jiu said calmly. "Let all the civil and military officials in the world know about this matter."

Moreover, Scholar Kobayashi understood in his heart that although this was also a decree to announce to the world, it did not necessarily have to be in the format of a written edict. Instead, it would have to be a grand decree to inform officials of certain matters, which was something that was rarely seen in several years… Thinking that he had just become a scholar in the Jade Hall, and yet he had issued so many grand decrees, he could not help but feel gradually proud while writing swiftly.

Needless to say, it was another hard time.

"Well, the third one..." Zhao Jiugan sat for a long time, waiting for the close ministers under the wooden shed to finish their hard work. He paused for a moment and continued. "Since we have decided to fight against the Jin, we should try our best to unite any available people and available forces. Therefore, we will restore the old policy of Li Xianggong from today. All the righteous armies fighting against the Jin will be submitted to the government offices... North and south of the Yellow River, Hedong, Hebei, Jingdong, Jingxi, Huainan, Guanxi and more than ten routes can all seek government placement nearby and request a certificate; such as the righteous armies in the two rivers, Hebei and Hedong, those who are difficult to contact the government, are allowed to temporarily occupy military states and handle military and political affairs... In a word, when the country is in danger, everything should be fought against the Jin first, and I will recognize anyone who fights against the Jin! This article is also sent to various important officials as before!"

This time, no one immediately seconded the motion, but no one explicitly opposed it either. Instead, after a rare and serious discussion, the motion was passed.

To put it bluntly, this is an old topic... When the imperial guards were completely killed during the Jingkang period, someone openly proposed to set up a vassal state in Hebei; later, Zhao Laojiu established the Grand Marshal's Office in Hebei, and it basically survived by gathering scattered troops and militia; later, Zhao Laojiu ascended the throne, Li Gang came to power, and appointed Zong Ze as the governor of Tokyo and Du Chong as the governor of Daming Prefecture, and set up the Hedong and Hebei governor, which was basically the routine of recruiting the rebel army.

After all, the country is gone, and Hebei and Hedong have actually fallen. It is unknown how many years it will take to pass. At this time, throwing down a free and empty name may be able to tie down real troops and manpower and material resources. From the perspective of actual interests, it is a sure win.

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