"Reporting to the emperor, what Prime Minister Lu said is not wrong. The two are from the same hometown and have a good relationship... Yue Fei is a rare scholar among the warriors, and Du Dayin once said in Tokyo that there are many heroes in Xiangzhou, but most of them are rude. The only one who can get along with him as a fellow villager is Yue Pengju... Although these words may be more of a mockery of Zhang Yong, the commander of the Tokyo garrison who is also from Xiangzhou, it can still be seen that Du Chong and Yue Fei get along well."

At this point, Yang Yizhong paused for a moment, then whispered, "Not only that, Du Dayin's eldest son Du Song and third son Du Kun are both in Xiangyang; and his son-in-law Han Ru and second son Du Yan are both in the city right now."

This is what it means to have hostages and be at ease.

Zhao Jiu felt relieved for a moment, but then shook his head slightly.

By the way, when things had come to this point, how could he not know that there was such a good candidate ready in Tokyo, and it could even be said that he was the natural candidate. His qualifications, current official position, and place of origin were all the most suitable... It was understandable that Lu Yihao was not clear about the personnel matters as he had just arrived in Nanyang, but Lu Haowen, who was in charge of the province and had personally participated in arranging official positions for the past six months, had delayed providing them until now. It was obvious that he was still conservative and was unwilling to take the initiative to cause trouble.

Of course, as the saying goes, having a solution is always better than having no solution, and Lu Haowen provided such a suitable candidate under pressure from himself, so what else is there to think about?

If we don't use him, who else can we use?

Emperor Zhao did not repeat what he had said before. Instead, he made a decision on the spot with a sense of relief and fatigue: "Then send an envoy to Tokyo. No need to send a letter to prevent it from being intercepted by the Jin army. Let the envoy go to Tokyo to meet Zong Ze and explain the matter to him in person!"

"Your Majesty!" Lu Yihao interrupted and added a little. "You can issue an irrelevant decree to confer an official title on Yue Fei, and let Du Chong's second son Du Yan be the envoy... The decree is for the Tokyo Resident Office to verify the authenticity. In this way, regardless of whether Zong Resident Office is awake or not, the Tokyo Resident Office will know the emperor's intentions; and Du Chong will naturally understand the emperor's intentions when he sees his own son. At that time, even if he is afraid of difficulties, his son can convey the emperor's intentions clearly, and he will not dare not go south to rescue Han Liangchen, nor will he not use Yue Fei."

Hearing this, Zhao Jiu almost completely relaxed: "Then there is something to look forward to! Hurry and do it, get Du Yan out of the city overnight! Don't delay for a moment!"

Everyone bowed together and said no more.

PS: After careful research, it is clear that Du Chong had served as Zong Ze’s deputy after he came south from Daming Prefecture. Furthermore, the Tokyo Liaison Office itself was a special faction composed of refugees from Hebei. At that time, only high-ranking officials from Hebei were qualified to succeed the prestigious founder Zong Ze… Therefore, considering his qualifications and place of origin, it was natural for Du Chong to succeed Zong Ze, and it was not even something that the Southern Song Dynasty’s exiled court could easily shake.

As for the fact that Yue Fei was called Du Chong's favorite general by his contemporaries... it is not difficult to understand. Dapeng Bird served under this fellow townsman for about a year and was promoted nine levels in a row. In terms of personal favors, in the eyes of outsiders, Du Chong was no worse to Yue Fei than Zong Ze.