As the sky just turned bright, Liu Yixuan and his housekeeper Liu Fu rushed to the city of Bianliang. The soldiers guarding the city had not opened the city gate at this time, because it was during the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties. In order to prevent the Jin spies from entering the city, the city gate of Bianliang would not be opened at the morning of the morning, and the city gate was strengthened and passers-by were strictly inspected.

When Liu Yixuan came to the city, he saw that the city gate was closed and shouted to the soldiers guarding the city: "I am Liu Yixuan, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. If you have important matters to enter the city today, please let the brothers in the city open the door and let it go."

It was already three o'clock in the morning. When the soldiers on the upper floor heard someone calling outside the door, they poked their heads out to watch. They heard him say he was the deputy commander of the Imperial Army. They didn't dare to be slow. They hurriedly opened the city gate and walked out of a small school on duty to interrogate. The proofreader asked Liu Yixuan and said, "I have heard of the reputation of the adults. I heard that you have gone to Shandong with King Kang. Why did you suddenly come back today?"

Liu Yixuan said: "I have something urgent to go to the palace to meet the saint, so I can't delay it for a moment. Let me go into the city!"

The little school said, "It's not that young people have to make things difficult for the adults. It's just that there are orders above that you can only open the city gate when it's Chen, so please..."

"Barring! Close the city gates tightly to prevent the spies of the Jin soldiers from entering the city. Do you think I am a spy of the Jin soldiers? I am the deputy commander of the fourth-rank imperial guards. Do you dare to stop me and be careful to cut off your head!" As he said that, he rushed to the city. The school could not stop it. He saw that the time to open the city gate was about to come, so he let him into the city.

Liu Yixuan entered the city gate and headed straight for the imperial city. In less than a moment, he arrived at Zhuquemen Street. Liu Yixuan originally planned to go back to the mansion to report safety to his parents, but when he thought that according to usual practice, his father should have already entered the palace to court, he sent the butler Liu Fu back to the mansion to report safety to his mother, Mrs. Fan, and went to the palace himself.

Liu Yixuan ran all the way to Xuande Gate. The soldiers guarding the gate saw someone galloping outside the imperial city gate and hurried over to stop him. Liu Yixuan jumped off his horse and walked to the group of imperial guards guarding the gate. At this time, the soldiers of the imperial guards saw his face clearly. Several soldiers who knew him came over to lead the horses to welcome him, and smiled and said, "It turns out that Lord Liu is back!"

Today, there were a lot more soldiers outside Xuande Gate than before, as if something important happened in the palace. Qin Shun, the Imperial Guardian who was responsible for the safety of the imperial city, was drinking tea in the gatehouse. He heard someone outside the gate, and hurried out to take a look. When he saw Liu Yixuan returning to the capital, he came out to welcome him.

"Brother Liu Xian, are you back?" Qin Shun met with a little surprise.

"Yes, my son-in-law, I want to go into the palace to meet the emperor." As he said that, he hurriedly broke into the palace gate. Seeing his anxious look, Qin Shun grabbed him and said, "Don't be anxious, please listen to me." He asked, "Your brother is ordered to go to war with King Kang Qiansui. Did you return to Beijing today to receive the imperial edict? Or the Ministry of War's order?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head and said, "There is no imperial edict, I want to come back myself."

"Then what are you going to do when you enter the palace in such a hurry?" Qin Shun asked tentatively.

Seeing him talking, Liu Yixuan said angrily, "What else do you think you can do? Ling'er is going to be exchanged for King Su, don't you know? I want to meet the emperor and tell him not to believe the lies of the Jin people, and not to marry Ling'er to the third prince of the Jin Kingdom!"

When Qin Shun heard this, his eyes turned around twice and said to himself: "The news from the young master of the Liu family is very well-versed. The envoy of the Jin Kingdom sent a letter of national proposal to propose marriage the day before yesterday. Why did the news spread to Shandong so quickly? It seems that this matter is of great importance, so he can't let him do it." Then he said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, I have heard of this. The emperor is discussing this matter with the ministers in Xuande Hall. If you want to enter the palace to meet the saint, you must send someone in to ask for instructions first. You can wait here for a while and I will let someone report it."

Seeing Qin Shun say this, Liu Yixuan knew that this was his duty, and did not want to break the rules in the palace, so he had to say, "Then it's a blessing for the prince-consort. Please send someone to the palace to report!"

Qin Shun nodded quickly and agreed, then turned around and ordered an eunuch who passed the message, "Go to the eunuch quickly to report to Eunuch Zhang, and then say that Liu Dutong wants to come to the palace to face the king."

The little eunuch got the instructions and walked into the palace gate quickly. Qin Shun pulled Liu Yixuan to the door of the side hall to rest, and asked the soldiers to make a pot of good tea, so that he could wait for a while.

At this time, the civil and military officials of the Song court gathered in Xuande Hall. Liu Anguo, the first-rank prime minister of the dynasty, knelt on the ground in tears and begged for mercy to Qinzong. Liu Anguo was over 60 years old, his hair was already gray, but his voice was trembling and almost hoarse.

"Master, please think twice. The Jin people proposed a marriage marriage at this time, which was obviously a conspiracy. Even if Princess Yuling was sent to marry, it might not be possible to exchange for King Su Qiansui. Besides, the empress dowager is old and loves the princess so much. If she marrys the princess to the prince of the Jin Kingdom, wouldn't she hurt her heart?..."

"Okay, stop talking. Do you think I am willing to marry my own sister to the barbarian of Jin? Isn't I able to do anything?" After saying this, Emperor Qinzong, who looked worried, had already had tears in his eyes. He walked off the throne, bent down to support Liu Anguo, and lamented: "Liu Qing family, I am sorry for your Liu family, I am sorry for the Song Dynasty! I know you hate me in your heart. You hate me as an emperor without trust. Why don't I hate myself? But I have no choice. The Jin army is stationed in Xingyang, two hundred miles away, and may surround Bianliang at any time. If you do not agree to the Jin people's conditions, the Supreme Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the people in the capital will suffer with you. Liu Aiqing, I know you feel wronged. If you hate me and want to scold me in your heart, I will not blame you."

Liu Anguo heard this aside and had to shake his head with tears in his eyes, "I dare not, I must not! But... I am worried, if the Jin people do not withdraw their troops after they get the princess, then how should they deal with it?"

After hearing this, Qinzong slowly turned around and looked at the old master Zhu Fan standing on the other side. Zhu Fan advised Emperor Qinzong last night to agree to the conditions for peace talks between the Jin soldiers and provided Qinzong with a set of effective plans to fight the enemy. Today, seeing Qinzong wink at himself, he decided to tell Liu Anguo his plan.

Master Zhu walked to Liu Anguo and said hypocritically: "Mr. Liu, I know that Princess Yuling is your future daughter-in-law. I was very angry when I heard the request from the Jin people. But you have also seen the current situation. The army of King Su in the west has collapsed across the board, and King Ji in the east is surrounded by Wanyan diagonally. The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor have no other way. I hope you can understand the difficulties of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor...

Nowadays, there are 100,000 troops under Wanyan Zongwang, while the defenders in the capital are only 50,000. The emperor has issued an imperial edict to allow surrounding counties to quickly dispatch troops to the capital. However, it takes time to dispatch troops. If the Jin people do not agree to the conditions, how can there be time to dispatch troops? Therefore, even if the emperor knows that this is a conspiracy of the Jin people, for the safety of the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother, and for the protection of the ancestral temple and the country, he can only agree to the conditions of the Jin people."

After hearing this, Liu Anguo didn't know what to say, so he could only sigh with tears. While everyone was discussing, he suddenly saw the eunuch Zhang, the chief eunuch Zhang, who received the report from the eunuch, walked quickly to Qinzong, and said with his ears: "Master, the young master of the Liu family is asking for a meeting outside the hall."

"Oh?" Qin Zong hurriedly turned his head and looked at Liu Anguo, thinking to himself: "I have not issued an order to ask him to return to Beijing. Why did he run back to the capital privately? Is someone reporting the message to him, or is there some urgent military information happening there?"

Qinzong walked to Liu Anguo and asked, "Liu Qing's family, Eunuch Zhang reported to me just now that Mr. Ling has returned to the capital. Do you know?"

Since Liu Anguo was determined to call his son back to the capital, he was not afraid of being blamed by Qinzong. He quickly replied to Qinzong: "If you go back to the emperor, the old minister sent someone to recall him."

"What? You...why are you? When I asked him to follow King Kang and entrusted him with important tasks, how could you let him come back privately?" Qin Zong was very unhappy when he learned that it was Liu Xiangguo's letter to his son.

Liu Anguodao: "Sir, as far as the old minister knows, the dog son has a deep relationship with Princess Yuling and is engaged. Today, Princess Yuling is mainly married to the prince of Jin. How can he not tell the dog son? Therefore, the old minister made his own decision and asked the family members of the mansion to go to Shandong to inform the dog son of this matter."

After hearing this, Qin Zong frowned and said angrily: "You...are you causing trouble for me? Although the son and Ling'er have a engagement, they are not married after all, and they are not nominal couples. I have no choice but to make such a decision. Besides, I am already in a dilemma on the other side of Ling'er. You called your son back at this time, why did I tell him? You, you are getting more and more confused as you grow older!"

"Master, the old minister knows that doing this will cause trouble for the emperor, but as a father, the old minister really can't bear to see his son suffer such humiliation. If Princess Ling'er marrys someone else, I hide it from him. With the dog's character, he will never recognize me as a father again in the future. I also ask the emperor to understand the old minister's difficulties!" As he said that, he burst into tears and cried.

The Eunuch Zhang came to ask Qinzong: "Master, the young master of the Liu family is waiting outside Xuande Gate. Do you see him or not?"

Emperor Qinzong was in a dilemma and did not have the courage to face Liu Yixuan. He knew that Liu Yixuan was young and energetic, unlike these old ministers who abide by the rules. Once they entered the hall, they didn't know how to cry, but he had made a decision on sending Ling'er to marry him and received instructions from the Supreme Emperor.
Chapter completed!