Wanyan Sheng only felt his head buzzing, and everything in front of his eyes turned white in an instant, as if the whole world had stopped at this moment.

I never thought that the other party would dare to slap me in the face so unscrupulously!

Even if he attacked those battle-hardened generals, it would have been considered an extremely extraordinary act, but he never expected that this man would not even take himself, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, seriously and just started fighting.

From ancient times to the present, there are almost no similar examples found in countless historical books.

Even the most arrogant and lawless Han Dynasty envoys recorded in history books would probably not dare to be so bold and presumptuous, right?

After all, the king of a country represents the dignity and authority of a country. He should have been treated with the minimum respect and courtesy when he went to the place of peace talks in person. But now he has suffered such a great humiliation and was slapped hard in the face in front of everyone. This is simply an absurd thing that has never been heard of or seen before!
Wanyan Sheng probably couldn’t have imagined that in other time and space.

What the Jin people did to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was even worse than what they had done before.

Let’s not talk about ceding territory and paying indemnities for now.

The Jin people demoted the two emperors Song Qinzong and Song Huizong to commoners.

“If the number is not enough, the emperor’s princess and princess consort will be given 1,000 gold ingots, the princess of the clan will be given 500 gold ingots, the princess of the clan will be given 200 gold ingots, the wife of the clan will be given 500 silver ingots, the wife of the clan will be given 200 silver ingots, and the daughter of a noble relative will be given 100 silver ingots. The Marshal’s Mansion will choose whatever you want.”

This means that the compensation will be paid at a discount using women such as concubines, royal consorts, palace concubines, imperial princesses, royal consorts, princesses of the royal clan, princesses of the clan, and women of the clan.

On the way back to the Jin Kingdom, many women were raped and killed.

After arriving in Shangjing, there were only more than 1,000 women out of the more than 3,000 women. Some were given to generals of all ranks of the Jin Dynasty, and the rest were kept in the laundry house for the royal family of the Jin Dynasty to choose at any time.

Emperors Huizong and Qinzong of Song were forced to participate in the ceremony of presenting captives in Shangjing. Emperor Huizong’s Empress Zhu and others, “exposed their upper bodies and wore sheepskin coats,” became the objects of ridicule by the Jin people during the “Sheep-Leading Ceremony.”

After Song Huizong died, his body was burned on a stand. When it was half burnt, water was poured to extinguish the fire and the body was thrown into a pit. It is said that this way the water in the pit could be used as lamp oil. It is unique that the emperor was used as lamp oil after his death.

There are many kings who lost their country in history, but there are only two like Song Huizong and Song Qinzong.

As the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, Lao Zhao decided to retaliate tenfold when he first learned about the Jingkang Shame.

Time passed by bit by bit. To Wanyan Sheng, every minute or even every second seemed like several extremely long centuries.

The burning pain on his face continued to irritate his nerves, and his heart was filled with shock, anger and deep humiliation.

Lao Zhao seemed to think that he had taught the lesson enough and that if he continued to fight, he might get into trouble. He waved his hand reluctantly and said casually, “Okay, stop for now.”

Everyone reluctantly stopped what they were doing.

At this moment, all the Jin people present were in a miserable state. Some had bruised faces and noses, some had blood all over their faces, and their clothes were covered with messy shoe prints. They looked extremely miserable.

Wanyan Sheng covered his swollen cheeks with both hands, his eyes were wide open, revealing a ferocious look as if he wanted to fight to the death.

“I’ve often heard that the Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Seeing it today really opened my eyes!”

Wanyan Sheng said with gritted teeth.

Before he could finish his words, he was met with Old Zhao’s icy gaze.

Old Zhao’s eyes flashed like cold stars, staring at Wanyan Sheng coldly, and said sternly: “There is no more days. From now on, if you dare to claim to be ‘I’ again, you will definitely beat you up once when you meet you!”

Faced with Lao Zhao’s fierce momentum, Wanyan Sheng couldn’t help but tremble all over and subconsciously clenched his fists. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute a few words, the civil servant standing next to him quietly reached out and tugged at the corner of his clothes, signaling him not to act impulsively.

“Your Majesty, please do not act on impulse. A lack of patience will ruin great plans!” The minister on the side hurriedly advised.

“Yes, Your Majesty, if you are patient for a while, the sea will be peaceful. If you take a step back, the sky will be broad.” Another minister echoed.

“Your Majesty, there is no point in saying more, lest you anger them. They might even start fighting again.”

Wanyan Sheng frowned, took a deep breath, tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, and forced himself to calm down.

He forced a stiff smile on his face and said to Lao Zhao, “General, your teaching is very correct. I will pay more attention in the future.”

Old Zhao looked at Wanyan Sheng’s performance, nodded with satisfaction, and said righteously: “Friends are naturally treated with good wine, but if jackals come, they will only be greeted with hunting rifles! In the past few years, the crimes you Jin people have committed against the people of our Song Dynasty are simply outrageous. Today, this is just a small punishment for you. Tell me, why did you come here this time?”

Although Wanyan Sheng felt extremely unwilling and angry, after having just been severely beaten up, he knew very well that the person in front of him was by no means comparable to the weak and vulnerable Song soldiers in the past, and he was really ruthless.

His tone unconsciously weakened, and he asked cautiously, “May I ask, General, why did your army attack Anning Prefecture of our Great Jin for no reason?”

When Old Zhao heard this, he became furious and slammed the wooden table in front of him so hard that the teacups on the table almost fell over.

With eyes wide open, he pointed at Wanyan Sheng and shouted, “Humph! Why? Don’t you know what’s going on? Aren’t you Jin people gathering a large army to besiege our Song Dynasty’s Kaifeng Prefecture? Why, you are allowed to invade our Song Dynasty’s territory at will, but we are not allowed to fight back?”

Wanyan Sheng didn’t know how to refute for a moment. The invasion of Song Dynasty was a fact, and the siege of Kaifeng Prefecture was also a fact. He smiled awkwardly and said, “No, no, I have a suggestion. Why don’t we shake hands and make peace and withdraw our troops at the same time? What do you think, General?”

When Lao Zhao heard the other party say that he might withdraw his troops, he couldn’t help but sneer: “Hey, if you want to withdraw your troops, then do it. That’s your business. But if there is no benefit, wouldn’t this trip be in vain? I won’t do such a loss-making business!”

The man opposite him looked pale and said hurriedly, “General, aren’t you worried that Kaifeng Prefecture will be breached by us? You will be held responsible if that happens!”

To Wanyan Sheng’s surprise, Lao Zhao didn’t care at all. Instead, he raised his head and chest and responded loudly: “Afraid? Would I be afraid? I hope you can quickly break into the city and wipe out the royal family at once, so that I don’t have to bother to deal with them. This way, it will save a lot of trouble!”

There is actually a huge information gap between the two sides.

Wanyan Sheng had no idea that his army that was heading south to invade the Song Dynasty had been destroyed.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t use this as a threat.

Old Zhao said this on purpose.

Wanyan Sheng took it seriously.

After hearing what Lao Zhao said, I was shocked and suddenly realized something.

It turns out that the guy in front of him actually has rebellious intentions and is secretly plotting a rebellion!

Thinking of this, Wanyan Sheng secretly cried out inwardly that something was wrong. The biggest bargaining chip in his hand has now become a factor that can provide great help to the other party.

According to the original plan, if they could successfully capture Kaifeng Prefecture, the Jin people would capture the entire Song royal family in one fell swoop and take them all captive.

In this way, it would deal a heavy blow to the Song Dynasty.

But now it seems that if we really act according to the original plan, it will probably only help Old Zhao in front of us and allow him to rise up legitimately.

Wanyan Sheng’s mind raced and he quickly made a decision in his heart.

As soon as he returns to the city, he will immediately write a letter and deliver it to Wanyan Zongmou as quickly as possible.

The content of the letter was naturally to inform Wanyan Zongmou that he must not capture the Song Emperor according to the original plan. Not only that, he should also find ways to establish a good relationship with Zhao Huan and promise him some benefits so that Zhao Huan can deal with the sinister old Zhao in the name of the emperor.

“Haha, as long as the general is willing to withdraw his troops, I can send you 100,000 cattle and sheep, 5,000 war horses, 100,000 gold ingots, 300,000 silver ingots, and 300,000 pieces of silk.”

Wanyan Sheng immediately gave out his chips.

It seems like a lot, but in fact, it has already taken away at least ten times as much from the Song Dynasty, not including territory and population.

Old Zhao scratched the tablet, and on it were the things that the Jin people wanted when they invaded Song Dynasty last time.

He slammed the table and stood up, shouting:
“Humph, you are treating me like a beggar. At the beginning of the year, you went south to attack Song and asked Zhao Huan for 5 million taels of gold, 50 million taels of silver, 10,000 cattle and horses, 1 million pieces of silk, and the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian. Although I didn’t give you all of them, I gave you most of them. I don’t want more. 3 million taels of gold, 30 million taels of silver, 500,000 cattle and sheep, 10,000 war horses, 500,000 pieces of various silks, and the land you asked for will be returned.”

Wanyan Sheng cursed in his heart. He smiled bitterly and said, “General, this is the frontline general who made his own decision and asked for too much. When I found out, I scolded the general. For the sake of friendship between Song and Jin, I only asked for 10% as the expenses of the expedition.”

Old Zhao was so angry that he laughed: “Haha, for the sake of the friendship between Song and Jin, how dare you say such a thing? This general knows some inside information, and I can definitely show you what you just said. Otherwise, this general will kill you immediately and send people to attack the city!”

“I really can’t come up with the money. Even if you sell me as a slave, I still can’t raise the money.

Before coming here, I have issued an order that if we cannot return safely this time, we should immediately implement the strategy of clearing the walls and fields and defend the city with all our strength.

The city walls of Anning Prefecture are tall, solid and sturdy, and there are still 100,000 elite soldiers stationed in the city.

If your army insists on attacking by force, I am sure you, General, will have to pay a huge price, and it is still unclear whether you can succeed.

Moreover, the troops sent to support the king are rushing to reinforce us. By that time, I am afraid that you, General, will gain nothing.

I am willing to offer three times the amount previously promised, plus an additional town of land. Please withdraw your troops.

What do you think, General?

After hearing this, Old Zhao couldn’t help but snorted coldly and said, “Humph, are you threatening me with these words?”

Wanyan Sheng quickly waved his hand and shook his head, explaining: “No, no, no, I have absolutely no such intention. I am just stating the current situation truthfully.”

Old Zhao suddenly smiled and said, “Come on, come on, I will take you to see a show.”

After saying that, Lao Zhao took the lead and walked towards the city wall.

Not far from the city wall, Wanyan Sheng and others looked at each other, with confusion on their faces.

They really couldn’t understand why Lao Zhao suddenly brought them here.

Normally, if you want to launch a siege, you should at least prepare various siege equipment.

Looking around, Lao Zhao was only leading a group of soldiers and some iron lumps whose purpose was unknown.

Should they use them to knock down the city gates or rely on soldiers to climb up?
Wanyan Sheng suddenly felt a little regretful. Why did he come to negotiate with the other party?

Everyone was thinking secretly in their hearts, their eyes closely following the movements of Lao Zhao and his group.

One hundred meter cannons were arrayed in front.

Lao Zhao said calmly: “Your confidence now is the tall and solid city wall in front of you. Open your eyes and watch carefully!”

“All artillery, get ready!”

“Fire at the city wall at 11 o’clock ahead!”

“boom!”

Hundreds of cannons fired at almost the same time.

The ground around them was shaking.

Hundreds of artillery shells flew towards the city wall with anger.

Fall in the designated position.

In an instant, the surrounding city walls were covered in flying rubble and smoke.

Wait until the surrounding smoke clears.

The city wall here has collapsed long ago and has almost disappeared.

Even the situation inside the inner city can be seen clearly.

Many large cracks appeared on the nearby walls, and a small piece collapsed from time to time.

Wanyan Sheng and others were stunned, their faces filled with horror.

“What is this?”

“What on earth just happened?”

“Is it the Thunder God who is angry?”

Wanyan Sheng instantly looked ten years older.

The city wall, which was the last resort and was so proud of, turned out to be vulnerable.

It’s ridiculous that I use this as a threat and bargaining.

Being treated as a clown for nothing.

Old Zhao smiled and said, “How about the power of these cannons of this general?”

“Immortal tricks, I lost.”

“Hmph, do you really think your so-called city wall and loyal army can threaten me? I can send you back to the city now and see if you can resist. I won’t be so easy to talk to then. The Jin people have repeatedly invaded our Song Dynasty. I don’t mind spending some time to massacre the city and exterminate the clan.”

Wanyan Sheng was terrified. After witnessing the power of the cannon, he realized that the so-called city wall was like paper in front of him.

“I agree to the general’s request!”

Lao Zhao nodded with satisfaction: “I’ll give you three days to deliver what I need. If you want to wait for the King’s troops, that’s fine too. Come on, show Xiao Jin the power of the Mark machine gun!”

Get a herd of cattle and sheep.

Two heavy machine guns fired crazily, and in a short time, all the cattle and sheep were killed.

The speed is beyond imagination.

Wanyan Sheng and others were once again deeply shocked.

The lethality of this thing is no less than that of a cannon.

No wonder the 8,000 elite cavalry and 50,000 troops were destroyed in an instant.

Wanyan Sheng could imagine what would happen if the army that came to support the king arrived and the other side used this to fire at them.

It is absolutely the case that if ten thousand come, ten thousand will die; if a hundred thousand come, a hundred thousand will die.

There is no difficulty in surrounding the point.

“Don’t worry, General. Everything will be delivered within three days.”

Old Zhao pointed at the cattle and sheep in front and said, “Just now, I lost 100,000 cattle and sheep in order to show you the performance. Don’t forget to record it.”

Wanyan Sheng’s eyelids twitched. He really thought that he didn’t know how to count. Where did he get a hundred thousand cattle and sheep? At most, there were only three thousand.

“Okay, you can go back now. If you don’t see what you want in three days, I will massacre the whole city and exterminate the whole clan!” (End of this chapter)