Zhao Jiu laughed for the third time: "Are you trying to say that this person is a political waste and that it may not be useful to focus on him?"
"The key is that it is difficult for us to really exert force on Goryeo at this time..." Seeing that many ministers around him were looking at him sideways, Wang Lun quickly skipped the topic.
"How can we truly exert force?" Zhao Jiu kept asking.
"If the land of Qi and Lu can be recovered and the sea is unobstructed, we can do something." Wang Lun said frankly.
Zhao Jiu nodded and made a decision: "No matter what, we still have to do something, and we should spend some time on Goryeo. After all, it is the only country behind the Jin Kingdom that we can contact right now, and it is a great country thousands of miles away. As for this person, I have some different opinions from Wang Shaoqing. I think that since this person has such a relationship with Jin Bu Shi, then putting effort on this person is the same as putting effort on Jin Bu Shi. In other words, even if he dies in the future, the effort he put in can be earned back on Jin Bu Shi..."
Many people in the hall nodded. When it came to the internal affairs of the small country of Goryeo, these people might not be as knowledgeable as Wang Lun, but when it came to political skills, these people were much better than Wang Lun. But at the same time, many people frowned.
"Minister of Rites Zhu Shengfei, Minister of Honglu Temple Zhai Ruwen, Junior Minister of Honglu Temple Wang Lun." Zhao Jiu ordered solemnly. "You should treat this scholar Su of Goryeo well, with super-class treatment. You, the ministers and ministers of a great country, should accompany him to compose poems and drink wine, so that he feels at home. Then tell him clearly that I hate Jin Fushi, but I like his poems of Zheng Zhichang. I will prepare additional rewards, and finally prepare a formal banquet. I will personally summon him and reward him... Don't be reluctant to spend money, and don't feel embarrassed. Anything that can kill a few more Jin people, or really hold back one or two Jin Meng'an during the Northern Expedition, is worth a million dollars. Besides, if we really go straight to Huanglong, we can get back any money!"
When everyone heard the words, their expressions varied.
Some people nodded repeatedly, some seemed to be thinking about something, some expressions did not change at all, and some frowned repeatedly.
By the way, the Goryeo issue is of course important, because as Emperor Zhao said, Goryeo is the only great country thousands of miles away that the Song Dynasty can contact and is visible to the naked eye, and it can have a substantial restraining effect on the Jin people in the future.
After six or seven years of war, everyone understood that as long as the Jin people were involved, everything was worth it.
But the problem is that Emperor Zhao's blatant "deception" and "exploitation" of the Goryeo envoys, as well as his talk of "taking it back" in the future, just don't make sense.
Especially at this moment, all civil and military officials were present in the grand Wende Hall.
Therefore, quite a number of moral gentlemen cannot help but feel worried and uncomfortable.
In fact, in the past, these people would have come out to advise long ago, because they are true moral gentlemen, they really think it is inappropriate, and they are indeed not afraid of the wrath of the king...but the problem is that when these people think of the prosperous and decent Emperor Tai Shang Dao Jun who abandoned his country twice and ended up with the fate of Duke Hun De, and this utilitarian emperor who is always talking about interests and is not decent at all is the one who is truly rebuilding the Song Dynasty, they can't help but feel speechless and can't keep up.
If you really come out to advise, this official will directly put down the Emperor Taishang Daojun. Do you think you will feel uncomfortable?
Therefore, although Chief Censor Li Guang, Minister of Rites Zhu Shengfei and others felt uncomfortable, they still had to endure it. Zhu Shengfei had no choice but to step forward to receive the order and do such an indecent thing.
"Okay." Zhao Jiu finished talking about the Goryeo envoys, but he didn't stop and asked about another important matter. "What happened to Nianhan in Damingfu?"
At this moment, many people in the hall looked at each other and shook their heads. No one could answer.
After waiting for a long while, Chen Gui still had to do his duty and said a few words helplessly: "Your Majesty, we really don't know the truth about that place, we can only make a rough guess..."
"It's okay to speculate." Zhao Jiu laughed. "Such a big thing can't be left hanging without even a guess, right?"
"I'll discuss this with you." Chen Gui responded with a serious expression. "Nianhan suddenly came to Damingfu after the defeat in the battle of Yaoshan. In fact, he didn't come to deal with Dongjing, but to control the troops in Damingfu to deal with Yanjing and the Jin ruler Wuqimai and the eldest prince Wanyan Oben in the north."
Zhao Jiu nodded. This was actually the result of discussions among the civil and military officials in Guanxi.
You know, although the Jin army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Yaoshan, because Wanyan Wushu's reinforcements were surrounded and annihilated, the losses of Nianhan's Western Army may not be as great as those of the Eastern Army... But the problem is that from the highest level, Nianhan, as the prime minister, was the top leader of this battle and was ultimately responsible for the defeat in this battle.
The defeat in this battle and the death of Lou Shi led to a large-scale loss of political prestige for Nianhan, which was the most fatal difficulty for the powerful official of the Jin Dynasty. Especially since he had previously staged a drama of forcing the emperor to abdicate... After the defeat of Lou Shi, some things were no longer secrets. The Zhao Song people had already learned the whole story from the envoys of Goryeo and the Han officials who fled from Hebei.
In other words, after this battle, Wanyan Nianhan had lost his dignity in the political game on the table, and had to maintain his authority by seizing military power, which was very effective but extremely degrading and even seemed a bit ulterior motive.
To be honest, Nianhan suddenly went south to Damingfu, suppressed the cowardly Talai, and seized the military power of Damingfu. From the perspective of internal effects, it was indeed a brilliant move, even a stroke of genius. But from an external perspective, it undoubtedly exposed the contradictions within the Jin Dynasty.
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