Xi Yin nodded immediately: "Okay."
"I won't marry the daughter of Pei Man's family." At this moment, Wu Lu suddenly blushed. "I have an appointment with the daughter of Wu Linda."
Everyone sneered, and Wulinda Zanmo was even more confused for a moment... He really didn't know anything about this matter.
"We can appoint two concubines or queens." Xi Yin put the matter to rest with one sentence. "Are there any other candidates?"
"The country is in turmoil, why not appoint an elder?" Yin Shuke suddenly interrupted with a sneer. "How about Marshal Talan? He is Taizu's cousin."
Everyone looked at each other... Many people actually hesitated for a moment, even Talai seemed a little confused and dazed... It seemed that it was not impossible.
"She must call the Zhao Song emperor her father, and she must marry Pei Man... and she must not be over 20 years old." Xi Yin stopped the new waves with just one sentence, and then looked at the person sitting in front of him nonchalantly. "Are there any other suitable candidates?"
The person being looked at was Hesheli Taiyu. Hearing this, he was slightly moved. In addition, he was unwilling to give in, so he asked tentatively: "How is my son Loushi?"
"Liang Bi?" Someone immediately reacted fiercely. "Of course the king is Wan Yan, how can Liang Bi be allowed?"
"I think it's OK." Before the debate could start, Xi Yin, who was standing in the middle of the hall, interrupted them impatiently. "After all this, the six major tribes are no longer in a situation where the Wanyan clan can suppress the other five tribes in one fell swoop... They are just backup options for the time being, so why not?"
"I still think it's inappropriate." Unlike before, this time some people immediately expressed their opposition, including Xi Yin's long-time ally Wulin Da Zanmo. "The country has reached this point, and stability is what we need. A hasty transfer of the country's leadership will cause chaos...Xi Yin, you should consider this."
Xi Yin was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? Who told you that it is me or you who decides who will be the king?"
There was a moment of silence in the hall. Many people felt a slight movement in their hearts and then realized something.
"I just said that this matter is related to the peace talks." Xi Yin explained seriously. "The country is in a complete defeat and wants to negotiate for survival. At this time, the ruler is vacant. The one who decides on the candidate for the ruler is of course the Zhao Song official who is waiting on Chrysanthemum Island... Why do you think we decided it here?"
There was still silence in the hall.
"Liangbi was chosen to prevent the Emperor Zhao from having any intentions to destroy the Great Jin in name and abroad, and replace it with a ruler other than the Wanyan clan." Xi Yin continued to explain calmly. "If you ask me, it's not just this. If they change the Great Jin into Great Tin, Great Lead, or Great Copper, you have to be prepared...
"When the time comes, we will tie up Liu Yu, Fu Liang and other rebels from Huining Prefecture as gifts, along with the remaining gold and pearls... If Qin Hui is still alive, we will tie him up and send him over as well...
“Then send the three of them over and let the official choose for himself!
Only in this way can we express complete submission, make the people of Song feel that the humiliation of Jingkang has been avenged, and make the peace talks successful."
"If that official wanted to kill us, why not just chop the three of us to pieces together?" Yin Shuke seemed to sense a hint of danger and couldn't help but refute.
"Chop them off, then chop them off. Three half-grown kids, isn't it worth it to learn about the Zhao Song government's true attitude towards us?" Xi Yin glanced at Yin Shuke, then at the three candidates, including Liangbi, his personal student, and his expression became increasingly tired. "Besides, he won't really chop them off...
"Although I am dull, I can guess that, with the intelligence and temperament of that official, he might change the name and the system, but he will never really destroy us...
"Because in the northeastern Liaodong region, there are more than 200 Jurchen tribes alone, and countless Jurchens, so he can't kill them all... Therefore, he must set up a Jurchen country, no matter what the name is, it is a Jurchen country anyway, just like he must pinch his nose and set up a Khitan Autonomous Road to appease the Khitans and the Xi people...
"Besides, there are Mongols, Khitans, Xi people, Bohai people, Koreans, and Jurchens outside the Great Wall. A balance must be maintained outside the Great Wall. No one can dominate alone. The Jurchens, who are already in decline, are of certain use to him and the Song Dynasty."
After saying this, Xi Yin suddenly seemed to be on the verge of collapse, perhaps because he was too tired. The other Jurchen dignitaries at the table were talking about it, but they didn't know how to refute it.
"If you have no objection, let the three of them go see Emperor Zhao...is that ok?" Xi Yin's breathing gradually became heavier, and he seemed to be more impatient.
Of course, it was impossible for everyone to accomplish such a major event all at once, but it was obvious from the reactions that no matter whether it was the returnees from Yanjing who were frightened by the defeat, or the Jurchen tribal leaders outside the Great Wall who were more concerned about "it's just a Jurchen country anyway"... no one had any special opposition, or those who had opposition did not have the corresponding strength and courage to oppose.
Therefore, after waiting for a while, seeing that the incident was about to pass, Xi Yin raised his voice again: "The third thing has not been mentioned yet!"
Wanyan Mouyan patted his weapon impatiently, causing the hall to become quiet again.
"The third thing." Xi Yin's tone suddenly calmed down again, but for some reason, his breath became heavier. "No matter what, I brought back the remnants of the Great Jin Kingdom from Yanjing... Maybe there is nothing left, maybe there is still something... But it doesn't matter, I brought it back to Huanglong Mansion! Brought it back... Brought it back!"
Everyone was confused for a moment, because this didn't sound like a big deal.
But soon, they understood each other's meaning.
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