In 1161, the Song Dynasty was torn asunder, and the Jin Lord, Wanyan Liang, invaded the Central Plains and tried to invade the south again. In 1162, Xin Qiji was ordered to go south to persuade the Southern Song Dynasty to launch a northern expedition. But when he returned, he saw that his commander Geng Jing had been killed by a traitor and the rebels had been dispersed.