Zhao Yingluo stood in the court hall, facing the commotion of the ministers, she took a deep breath and tried to calm the turmoil in her heart. "My dear friends, the Song Dynasty has just been recuperating for a year, and the people have not yet fully recovered from the pain of the war. I'm afraid it's a bit of a fuss to rashly raise troops to attack the Jin Kingdom for the sake of Han Fang." As soon as she finished speaking, the hall suddenly fell into silence. The ministers looked at each other, as if they did not expect that Her Highness the Princess would hold such a view. Zhao Yingluo glanced at the ministers and continued: "I know that Wanyan Zonghan's attitude makes everyone feel angry and dissatisfied. However, we cannot make wrong decisions because of impulse. The future of the Song Dynasty requires us to be calm. Think and choose wisely.” She paused and her eyes fell on Lu Yihao: "So, let's leave this matter to Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu has always been steady and wise, and I believe he can handle this matter properly." Subsequently, Zhao Yingluo announced the disbandment of the dynasty. After the court dispersed, Zhao Yingluo kept Wen Boyuan, the commander of the Imperial City Division, and her younger brother Xinwang Zhao Zhen. "Commander Wen, did you find any new clues during the inspection of Han Fang's body?" Zhao Yingluo asked. Wen Boyuan shook his head and looked a little sad: "Back to Your Highness Princess, Zuo Zuo has carefully inspected Han Fang's body. Apart from the knife wounds found before, there are no other obvious clues." Zhao Yingluo couldn't help but frowned when she heard this.
She knows that the case is getting more complicated and the truth behind it may be deeper than she imagined. At this moment, Zhao Zhen suddenly said: "Sister Huang, the knife wounds on Han Fang's body were most likely caused by Jin Guo's sword." Zhao Yingluo was shocked when she heard this. She turned to look at Zhao Zhen and asked eagerly: "Have you continued to hunt down the person who killed Han Fang?" Zhao Zhen nodded with a solemn expression: "Back to Sister Huang, I have sent people to continue hunting the murderer. Although there are some clues, the person has not been found yet." When Zhao Yingluo heard this, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. She knew that allowing such a killer to lurk in Kaifeng City would undoubtedly be a huge hidden danger for the Song Dynasty. She must uncover the murderer behind this as soon as possible and seek justice for Han Fang. "Zhao Zhen, you must solve the case as soon as possible!" Zhao Yingluo said in a firm and powerful tone, "No matter what method you use, I must find the killer behind it!" Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Yingluo's firm eyes and knew the urgency and importance of this task. He nodded and said he would solve the case as soon as possible. "Wen Boyuan, please assist Zhao Zhen in handling the case. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer as soon as possible." After accepting the order, the two people quickly left the palace. 【Yanjing】 Wanyan Zonghan was sitting in the palace of Jin Kingdom, with a bit of displeasure on his face. He had just received another letter of credence from the Song Dynasty, and the aggressive words in the book made him feel extremely depressed. Da Song actually dared to threaten him like this, how could he swallow this breath! However, he also knew that the current Jin Kingdom did not have enough strength to start a full-scale war with the Song Dynasty. Although they have established an artillery foundry in Yanjing and are expanding day by day, it will take at least two years before they can truly have the power to fight the Song Dynasty army. Wanyan Zonghan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew that now was not the time to be impulsive, he had to consider the future of the Kingdom of Jin. So, he summoned Wanyan Loushi and Wanyan Zongfu to the palace and wanted to listen to their opinions. "Wanyan Loushi, tell me, how should we deal with the threat of the Song Dynasty now?" Wanyan Zonghan asked in a deep voice. Wanyan Loushi thought for a moment and then said: "Now that Yanjing's artillery foundry is expanding day by day, we only need to endure it for two more years, which is enough to ensure that the Jin Kingdom can fight with the Song army! In these two years , we should continue to strengthen the casting of artillery and the training of the army to be fully prepared for future wars."
After hearing this, Wanyan Zonghan nodded in agreement: "Wanyan Loushi is right, we need to continue to be patient and strengthen our own strength. But in addition to the military aspect, we also need to unite some other forces." After speaking, he looked at Wanyan Zongfu: "Zongfu, can you tell us how we should respond in terms of diplomacy?" Wanyan Zongfu smiled slightly and said: "We can send people to Tubo again to establish closer ties with them. We can choose a princess to marry Tubo to win their support. At the same time, we can also secretly communicate with Li Qianshun, the leader of Daxia, Give them more beauties and jewelry as bait. I believe he will be tempted to continue to surrender to the Song Dynasty on the surface, but privately he will stand with the Kingdom of Jin." Wanyan Zonghan's eyes lit up after hearing this: "This is a good idea! In this way, we can let many forces contain the Song Dynasty so that they cannot deal with us with all their strength. At the same time, we can also take the opportunity to expand our sphere of influence and prepare for a comprehensive future with the Song Dynasty. Get ready for war!" After hearing this, the two agreed in unison, and then began to discuss the specific implementation plan. However, just as they were discussing the plan, a guard hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty! The envoy from the Song Dynasty is here again!" Wanyan Zonghan frowned: "What are they doing here again?" Although he was unhappy, he also knew that he couldn't break up with the Song Dynasty yet, so he waved his hand and asked the guards to bring in the envoys of the Song Dynasty. After the envoys of the Song Dynasty came in, they first saluted Wanyan Zonghan and then handed over their credentials. Wanyan Zonghan opened the credentials and found that the Song Dynasty actually warned them again not to kill people in the Song Dynasty, otherwise the Song Dynasty would send out a large army to hold them accountable! After reading the letter of credence, Wanyan Zonghan sneered: "The Great Song Dynasty is so arrogant! You think our Great Jin Kingdom is afraid of you!" The envoy of the Song Dynasty did not show any weakness and sneered: "The foreign minister would like to advise your majesty to be less angry! The actions of the Jin Kingdom have long been outraged! If the Jin Kingdom really dares to provoke a war, then you will definitely lose in the end!" "Presumptuous!" Wanyan Zonghan roared, "Come here, take them down for me!" The guards responded to the call and stepped forward to capture the envoy of the Song Dynasty. However, the envoy of the Song Dynasty was not afraid at all, but laughed loudly: "Have you forgotten that you were defeated by our princess three times before? If you dare to break up, will Yanjing still want to take it? The Song Dynasty is no longer The weak Song Dynasty who was allowed to be slaughtered by others is gone! If you really dare to touch a hair on our body, then endless disasters will be waiting for you!" Wanyan Zonghan was so angry that he was trembling with anger at the words of the envoy of the Song Dynasty. He pointed at the envoy of the Song Dynasty and shouted angrily: "You...you have such a loud tone! I, Wanyan Zonghan, want to see what you, the Song Dynasty, are capable of and dare to be so arrogant! " The envoy of the Song Dynasty sneered, said nothing, turned and left. Wanyan Zonghan was left in the main hall, furious but helpless.