After the Song and Jin became enemies, the Jurchens, in order to prevent fires in their backyards, launched several conquest attacks on Goryeo, and built fortifications in the border areas between the two countries to strictly guard against them and exert great military pressure. In order to protect itself, Goryeo had to pay tribute to Jin and cut off diplomatic relations with Song, but Goryeo was too deeply influenced by Han culture, and it is conceivable how much good feelings he had for the Jurchens who still depended on him in the past.

The defeat of the Jin State in the war with the Song Dynasty brought great economic pressure to the Jurchens who maintained economic prosperity by plundering, but the Song gradually recovered, and it became increasingly difficult to find a bargain from the Great Song. In order to alleviate its economic crisis, the Jin State turned to squeeze the weak Goryeo, arbitrarily increased the annual tribute, requisitioned troops, and sent troops to plunder the population and property, which put a heavy burden on Goryeo's back, and the government and the opposition complained.

Goryeo and the Song Dynasty were not feuds, but world relations, and the Song and previous Han dynasties also adopted the consistent support of the Korean Peninsula states with Goryeo as the main body in order to deal with the geopolitical encirclement of the northern ethnic minorities. In order to get rid of Jin's oppression of itself, Goryeo could only turn to its former suzerainty for help, hoping to restore relations and lift Song's economic blockade of them.

Goryeo also knew that his betrayal in the Song-Jin War had seriously damaged the relationship between the two countries in the past and caused a crisis of trust, so he put his posture very low, not only bringing a large amount of valuable tribute, but also the edict of the lord of the country, explaining his bitterness. Zhao Ta understood that Goryeo's turn was out of helplessness, but he also knew the truth that multiple friends had multiple paths, and if Goryeo could be sincerely attached, he would complete the comprehensive encirclement of Jin, which could further squeeze his living space. Maintaining the strategic posture of the offensive against Kim, he still accepted it.

Therefore, Zhao Ta persuaded the ministers. After reprimanding Goryeo for his betrayal, he allowed him to pay tribute to Beijing and stated that Goryeo must sever all contact with Jin. You must not be a two-faced subordinate. At the same time, it was proposed to lease Goryeo Sommi Island for a hundred years as a shelter for the Great Song Dynasty naval army and merchant ships; In order to open the port to the Song Dynasty to facilitate trade between the two sides, Pusan allowed the Song Dynasty naval army to establish a base for the supply and maintenance of the escort fleet.

After several discussions, it was agreed that the Great Song Dynasty would lease Shenmi Island at a price of 50,000 guan per year, and allow the Great Song Dynasty to set up an official management organization, build a port and garrison troops, but the sovereignty still belonged to Goryeo, and it was not agreed that the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty could not enter the interior of Goryeo, and they were not allowed to forcibly relocate the soldiers and civilians on the island at will, and their personal and property safety was guaranteed. Agreed to open Busan as a transit point for Song Dynasty trade. It is possible to build a military port in the demarcated area, but the garrison cannot exceed a thousand people.

After the two sides negotiated, Zhao Tabaoxi reached an agreement, and at the same time announced that the Song Dynasty was the suzerainty of Goryeo and had the responsibility to maintain its legitimacy and homeland security, and that any act of aggression against the sovereignty of Goryeo would be regarded as a challenge to the Great Song Dynasty, and that the Great Song Dynasty had the right to take all measures to safeguard its interests and territorial integrity, and at the same time give it the most favored nation status for trade; After the signing of the agreement, Goryeo was also declared an overseas vassal of the Song Dynasty. Accept the edict of the Song Dynasty, pay tribute every year, obey the dispatch of the suzerain's country, and at the same time cut off all official and non-governmental exchanges with the Jin state.

An agreement with Goryeo was signed. In particular, he was able to garrison troops in Goryeo, which won the general support of the government and the opposition, because it showed that the Great Song Dynasty had conquered the vassal state in the true sense. And not the mere formal suzerains of the past. What Zhao Tan cared about was the submission of the Western Xia, Goryeo, and the Mughal tribe and the successful control of Dali, which enabled him to complete the strategic encirclement of the Jin State through diplomatic means. The noose around the neck of the Jurchens was tightened again, and there was no longer the need to worry about someone stabbing him in the back as he had done in the past. Avoid the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

These achievements were related to the growth of the economic and military strength of the Great Song Dynasty, but it was mainly Zhao Ta who took advantage of the situation to take advantage of the people's support. With the rise of the Jin, they launched wars against the Liao, Western Xia, and Song, making the Jurchens almost the absolute masters of East Asia, and the Song was extremely weakened and almost destroyed. The horrific memory of the invasion and oppression of the Jin dynasty by the ravaged Great Song Dynasty gave birth to nationalism and made the scholars of the Song Dynasty, who had always been conservative, the standard-bearers of the Han Han Nationalist movement, hoping to recreate the Han dynasty during the Han and Tang dynasties. And Zhao Ta keenly felt the surge of this trend, and used it for his own use, and under his leadership, the impossible task of reproducing the prestige of the Han and Tang dynasties became a reality......

The alliance between the Song and Western Xia and Goryeo angered the young emperor of the Jin Kingdom, who was bent on seizing power and reorganizing the rivers and mountains. He immediately used this as an excuse to terminate the peace talks with Song, withdraw the mission, terminate the agreement to return Zhao Huan, and no longer recognize the agreement to cede Dadingfu. At the same time, a warning was issued to Goryeo and Western Xia, asking them to break off all relations with the Song, otherwise they would raise troops and be held accountable. The then Jin army was mobilized to the border areas between the two countries, which caused a panic in Western Xia and Goryeo.

In response to the reaction of the Jin State, Zhao Ta immediately issued an edict to the world, exposing the conspiracy of the Jurchens to 'fake peace talks and preparing for war', and at the same time warned the Jin State that 'if war is waged against Western Xia and Goryeo, the Great Song Dynasty, as the suzerainty and protectorate, will never sit idly by and watch its aggression, and will definitely raise troops to fight against it!'" At the same time, Zhao ordered the entire army of Dengzhou and Mingzhou to go north; The Song army of the Dading Prefecture and the Mengwu Department held joint military exercises in the Tiande Army, showing their determination to resist the Jin Army.

The Jurchens saw hundreds of large and small warships of the Song Dynasty sailors cruising in the Bohai Bay and landing on Shenmi Island to establish a base. The tough posture of the Song army, the Xia army and the Mongol army Chen soldiers in the land border area made tens of thousands of attackers, which made them very nervous, and finally realized that the warning of the Song Dynasty was not a joke, and they could only send envoys to the two countries stupidly, saying that they did not really want to destroy relations with various countries, hoping to give up their previous suspicions and return to the Jin State, and not to fall for Zhao Er of the Song Dynasty, as long as they really had to use troops, the Song Dynasty would definitely give up on them.

The four countries faced each other on the border, but the envoys of the neighboring countries kept going back and forth in private, mediating and persuading the countries to stop fighting. Everyone understands that all parties are not ready for war at this time, and once the war breaks out, it will inevitably drag the surrounding countries into the war, and even affect the Western Regions......

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The smoke of the war lasted until September, when the turmoil caused by the Western Xia and Goryeo vassals, which led to the Jin State tearing up the peace talks, ended with the withdrawal of the four countries under the mediation of the various ministries, but each side said that it had won the confrontation and forced the other side to surrender and withdraw.

Wanyan naturally thought that he was the biggest winner, not only played another trick on the Great Song Dynasty, exchanged a blank check for Wanyan Xiyin, but also smashed the conspiracy of Zong Xuan and others to 'betray national interests and unite the Great Song Dynasty rebellion', and maintained the stability, unity and territorial integrity of the Dajin Kingdom......

After Zong Han's death, Zong Xuan's conservatives rose rapidly and controlled the government, not only did the Sinicization reform come to a standstill, but Wan Yan was aware of the conspiracy of Zong Xuan and others to usurp the throne, but at this critical moment, he chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, neither supporting Zong Gan's reforms, nor opposing or approving of Zong Xuan's actions, but watching the two groups of them pinch each other.

In fact, things have developed to such a point, it has been completed beyond the control of Wan Yan Kang, and at present, all members of the "conservative faction" are in important positions, Zong Pan is in the position of Taishi, and his status is higher than that of Zong Gan, Zong Jun is the left prime minister, second only to Zong Gan, and the other Saili is the left deputy marshal, holding heavy troops. Therefore, in any case, the power of the reformers at this time can no longer compete with the conservatives, and all indications show that if Zonggan and Zong Pan and others hold on to the end, it is likely to anger Zongpan and even make Zonggan's life difficult to protect. Therefore, the experienced Zonggan chose to back down and temporarily admit defeat to the conservatives.

The conservatives have completely surpassed the "reformers" in momentum, and Wan Yan has the heart to support his father Zonggan, and he does not dare to anger the arrogant and domineering Zongpan at will. Since even his adoptive father has bowed to the conservatives, he has only one choice, which is to temporarily surrender to the conservatives. Under the 'strong recommendation' of Zong Xuan, Zuo Prime Minister Zong Jun was appointed as the Taibao, led the three provincial affairs, and co-ruled the government with Zong Pan and Zong Gan, and the conservatives were in full swing in the Jin Dynasty and reached the peak of power.

But how could Wan Yan easily give up his power and dreams, so he is also looking for an opportunity to regain power, but it is not easy to deal with conservatives. Now there are only two important members on his side, Zonggan and Wushu, in the purge campaign he launched at the beginning, it is impossible for Wan Yan to rectify his beloved father, and the newly defeated Wushu is still licking his wounds, and he has always been relatively low-key, and he has been saved in this political turmoil. So all they can do is be patient, wait for the opportunity, wait for the conservatives themselves to make mistakes.

In order to achieve his ulterior motives, Zong Pan, who was carried away by the victory, put pressure on the emperor again and decided to sue for peace with Song in exchange for Song's support for his rebellion, and strive to win the last victory of the struggle. When he put forward his request to the emperor, it was approved, but Wan Yan Yan put forward a condition, that is, to exchange Wan Yan Xiyin back.

Zong Xuan agreed to the emperor's request after a little consideration, because after considering Yan Xiyin, it would become an obstacle for him to rebel and claim the emperor, because although he had also led the army, he mostly served as a supervisor of the army, and had no real power to command the army...... (To be continued......)