He had originally thought that this would win Wanyan Zongwang’s favor, but he did not expect that when Wanyan Zongwang returned with the warhorses, although he spoke nicely, saying that his efforts this time were meritorious and that he should have a good rest in the camp.
But he was not stupid, how could he not hear that Wanyan Zongwang wanted to seize his military power during this opportunity!
These remaining elite soldiers were almost his only capital to stand firm within the Jin court. How dare he hand them over?
Because he had betrayed the Liao Dynasty before, he had already offended all the Liao officials and generals. If he lost his army, he was afraid that the Jin people would not even need to make a move. Those leftover Liao old officials and scholars alone would take his life.
“Forget it, no need to chase further. Let him go. I don't think he will appear among the Song army again from now on!”
After a long period of silence, Wanyan Zonghan slowly uttered a sentence and turned to walk towards the tent beside him.
Seeing him leave just like that, Guo Yaoshi, who was kneeling on the ground, was filled with regret at this moment.
If he had known this would happen, why did he do it in the first place?
Without Yao Pingzhong’s command, the 10,000 soldiers who followed him to the Jin army camp became like headless flies.
In less than half an hour, the entire Jin army camp became quiet again.
The Jin soldiers who were moving back and forth began to quickly clear the scene and rebuild the tents. Except for the blood-soaked ground, everything seemed as if nothing had ever happened…
“He is defeated…”
On the ramparts of Bianliang city, seeing the Jin army camp return to calm, Zhang Bangchang shivered all over and sat down on the ground.
“Prime Minister! Prime Minister!”
Seeing his disoriented appearance, Sun Fu, who was standing beside him, quickly helped him up.
“I don’t care what method you have, Li Gang must step down! If he doesn’t fall, it will be the two of us who are unlucky!”
After gasping for breath, Zhang Bangchang grabbed Sun Fu by the collar.
Yao Pingzhong’s failure had directly rendered all their previous plans in vain.
If they could not get rid of Li Gang quickly, and if Li Gang retaliated and used this matter to attack them, they would both be in trouble!
“But Prime Minister, the city is in such a mess, how can the two of us manage without him…”
Although Sun Fu also wished he could arrest Li Gang immediately, he knew his own capabilities very well.
Without Li Gang, they two could not even handle the defense of the vast Bianliang city!
“Then, then negotiate with the Jin people! That’s right, negotiate with the Jin people!”
After taking several deep breaths, Zhang Bangchang finally thought of another idea.
As long as the two sides maintained a stalemate, they would not be able to touch Li Gang!
To quickly resolve this situation, it seemed that only negotiation was left?
“That’s right, now that Yao Pingzhong has just been defeated, it should be easy to persuade His Majesty!”
Upon hearing this, Sun Fu’s mind began to spin quickly.
Tonight’s defeat had dealt an unprecedented blow to the morale of the city’s defenders. Even a fierce general like Yao Pingzhong had died, let alone the rest of them.
Although ceding land and paying indemnities was unavoidable, Zhang Bangchang was willing to risk it all to maintain his power.
“Go to the Tokyo Garrison Headquarters now and stop Li Gang. No matter what, he must not be allowed to enter the palace before dawn today!”
Having made up his mind, Zhang Bangchang became ruthless and looked directly at Sun Fu beside him.
“Yes!”
Seeing the ferocity in his eyes, Sun Fu shivered and nodded vigorously.
Looking up at the dark sky again, Zhang Bangchang then turned and walked towards the imperial palace.
Three days later, Mingzhou City.
“Sir, what’s wrong? Why do you suddenly want to drink?”
Shao Bowen looked at Han Mo with a wine jar in front of him, asking curiously.
“This is news from Bianliang. I suspect I won’t have the mood to drink anymore after reading it, so I specially invited you to get drunk!”
Han Mo smiled and placed an envelope next to the wine jar.
“Sir, are you planning to go to the capital?”
Shao Bowen immediately realized this after glancing at the vigorous handwriting on the envelope.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s drink today! Drink!”
To Shao Bowen’s surprise, Han Mo’s face showed no sign of happiness, but rather a hint of regret.
“Sir, if you don’t say it clearly, no matter how much you drink, it will be a muddled drink!”
Seeing the two wine bowls on the table, Shao Bowen’s brow furrowed even tighter.
“Sir, in life, there are always things one does not want to do but has to do. Why live so clearly?”
Seeing Shao Bowen’s solemn expression, Han Mo gave a wry smile and then poured him a bowl of wine.
“Sir, I understand your position!”
After a pause, Shao Bowen also picked up his wine bowl.
“Then we won’t return until we are drunk!”
“Alright, until we are drunk!”
Seeing that Han Mo was not in the mood to talk, Shao Bowen asked no further questions. He simply picked up his wine bowl and silently drank with Han Mo.
Han Mo himself, without even needing Shao Bowen to toast him, drank two large jars of the three large jars of wine by himself.
When the dizzying feeling returned, Han Mo stood up unsteadily with a wild laugh and walked towards the door.
After Han Mo left, Shao Bowen silently opened the envelope and read the contents:
Zhang Bangchang proposes to cede Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan three prefectures in exchange for the Jin people’s withdrawal!
After reading this sentence, Shao Bowen’s eyes were filled with only a wry smile.
Now he understood why Han Mo did not look at this thing first.
At the very least, at this moment, he wanted to draw his sword and kill Zhang Bangchang!
A gust of night wind blew, and Han Mo, feeling the effects of the wine, collapsed among the flowering trees.
The bright moonlight in the sky seemed to be spinning, and as the dizzying sensation washed over him, Han Mo finally slowly lost consciousness.
“Mr. Han, Mr. Han! Doctor, doctor!”