Inside the magnificent hall, the atmosphere was extremely solemn and depressing.

All the civil and military officials in the Jin Dynasty had red faces, wide-open eyes, and chests heaving violently, obviously they were furious.

The crowd shouted loudly in excitement, expressing their firm opposition to what was happening.

Not long ago, they had just sent a large amount of valuables to Lao Zhao, thinking that this would temporarily calm the situation.

But who would have expected that just a few days later, the other party would make exorbitant demands again and put forward more requests.

It was only then that these officials realized that they had fallen into a carefully designed trap.

All the civil and military officials knew very well that if this pace continued, even if they had more gold, silver and treasures, it would be difficult to satisfy the other party’s greedy appetite.

Moreover, even if they gritted their teeth and tried their best to get what they needed this time.

I believe that it won’t be long before new bills to be paid will come in like snowflakes.

Historically, Wanyan Sheng led the Jin army to defeat the powerful Northern Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. His outstanding leadership and military wisdom are beyond doubt.

Naturally, I know that even if I can barely meet the other party’s harsh demands this time, similar things will definitely happen again and again.

However, in order to seek peace and save his life, Wanyan Sheng not only used all the city’s strength to plunder property, but also presented an extremely humiliating letter of surrender, which was read out throughout the city.

After this incident, Wanyan Sheng knew very well that his reputation had already plummeted and he had become the object of ridicule and abuse by everyone.

Now facing such a powerful enemy, our strength is obviously at a disadvantage and we are simply unable to confront it head-on.

Since we can’t win, we can only choose to endure humiliation and live in disgrace, and try to survive one more day.

Wanyan Sheng stood up, slowly glanced at the ministers, and said in a deep voice: “My dear ministers, if you want to fight, I will fully support you. Who is willing to take on this important task?”

The generals present looked at each other, and finally all lowered their heads.

The strength is there.

The generals present didn’t know how to deal with the opponent’s heavy machine guns alone.

Wanyan Sheng continued, “We are defending the city. The enemy has cannons with incredible power that can easily blow open our city gates. It will be easy for them to capture the city.

When fighting outside the city, there was heavy machine gun fire.

If we provoke them, once they break into the city, given their style of doing things, it is not an exaggeration to say that they will massacre the whole city and exterminate the whole clan. “

The officials present remained silent.

The Song Dynasty generals I had met before were all relatively reasonable.

Not like Lao Zhao at all.

Wanyan Sheng sighed: “In fact, this action of mine is not just to save my own life, but also to care about the life and death of my people in the Great Jin Dynasty!”

In just ten days, carriage after carriage loaded with gold, silver, treasures, silks and satins drove up to Lao Zhao.

There were countless cattle, sheep and war horses, and it was impossible to see the end of them.

In addition, there were batches of Han people who were captured by the Jin people.

In the spacious tent, Wanyan Sheng stood in front of Lao Zhao with a bitter face, and said with a worried look: “General, all the items I can raise this time are already here. If you still feel unsatisfied, then I really can only use the imperial city to pay off the debt!”

Old Zhao responded coldly: “This general suspects that you are fooling me. Over the years, you have looted much more than this from the Song Dynasty.”

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the Han people who were captured by the Jin people.

All of them had sallow complexions and looked haggard. Many of them had hideous wounds all over their bodies, and quite a few even had disabilities.

Witnessing these tragic scenes, Lao Zhao’s hatred towards the Jin people became stronger and stronger.

“Come here! Hurry up and record the origins of these Han people in detail for this general. When the time comes, we can escort them back to their hometowns safely. Also, quickly prepare more food… Make sure they are well fed and well watered!”

Old Zhao gave orders in an orderly manner, and then personally supervised his soldiers to properly accommodate these poor captured Han people.

When these captured Han people learned that the Song army was coming to rescue them, they were so excited that tears burst out like a dam breaking.

They originally thought that they would have to bid farewell to their hometown forever in this life and could only suffer torture and humiliation in a foreign country, but they never thought that the Song Dynasty had not forgotten these people who were stranded in a foreign land.

Old Zhao looked at his compatriots who were full of vicissitudes of life and had tear marks on their faces, and his heart was filled with self-blame and guilt.

The reason they are in their current situation is, in the final analysis, because the Song Dynasty was weak and unable to protect its people.

He immediately made a solemn promise to everyone, saying that he would ensure that everyone returned home safely no matter what.

Afterwards, Lao Zhao asked the captured Han people to name the Jin people who had enslaved them, and vowed that these evildoers would receive the punishment they deserved.

Soon, one of his men presented a thick stack of papers, which densely recorded the various brutal acts of the Jin people.

Old Zhao flipped through the evidence with a gloomy face, and the more he read, the angrier he became.

He suddenly raised his head, looked fiercely at Wanyan Sheng who was not far away, and said coldly: “I just took a rough inventory, and what you sent is far from enough!”

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Sheng’s face flashed with a trace of panic, but he still responded calmly: “General, please calm down. Time is really short and some supplies are still on the way. I beg you to give me a few more days.”

Old Zhao snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he said sternly: “This general does not have so much time to waste here. In this case, then this general will personally lead the troops into the city to check it out!”

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked, thinking that the Jin soldiers in the city would not let them go easily, and a fierce battle was probably inevitable.

Just when everyone thought Wanyan Sheng would hesitate, something unexpected happened – he actually nodded without hesitation to express his agreement.

He walked towards the city gate with big strides, his steps firm and powerful, as if he had already made up his mind.

Arriving at the city gate, Wanyan Sheng took a deep breath, then took the initiative to shout loudly.

The sound echoed in the empty city gate and was clearly heard by everyone.

Immediately afterwards, a dull sound was heard and the city gate slowly opened.

Zhu Di stood aside, watching this familiar scene quietly, and the scene of Zhu Qizhen knocking on the door involuntarily emerged in his mind.

He could not help but snort coldly and said sarcastically: “Humph, with such behavior, I think you might as well change your name to Wanyan Qizhen in the future.”

Hearing this, Wanyan Sheng did not take it seriously. After all, in this era, there was no legend of Zhu Qizhen.

Smiling, he replied, “Thank you for the name, General.”

Wanyan Sheng took the initiative to lead Lao Zhao’s warhorse, and the Song Dynasty army entered the city in a mighty manner.

On both sides of the streets in the city, the civil and military officials of the Jin people had already lined up to welcome them.

With a flattering smile on his face, he tried to please this powerful army.

Old Zhao smiled and waved his hand, saying, “General Yue, take all these people away and send them to you.” “As you command!” Yue Fei clasped his fists and accepted the order, then led his soldiers into quick action.

Faced with the sudden action of the Song army, the Jin people were terrified and wanted to resist.

There is such a huge disparity in strength that resistance is of no avail.

They were no match for the well-trained and well-equipped Song army.

Before long, all the Jin people were subdued.

Afterwards, Zhu Ming personally commanded his soldiers to pack up the subdued Jin people one by one and send them all to where Zhao Dezhao was.

When Zhao Dezhao saw the Jin people being sent over, his eyes swept over the familiar faces.

Since the dethronement of Zhao Gou, the coalition forces of all dynasties began to carry out a comprehensive cleanup of the forces surrounding the Song Dynasty at that time.

Zhao Dezhao paid special attention and “care” to the Jin people who had brought the Jingkang Shame to the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Dezhao had specially “taken care” of all these people before him once.

“Hahaha! This is so unexpected! I just sent them away not long ago, and now I have the chance to do it again. Thinking back, I was too hasty when I sent them away last time, and I had a lot of brilliant ideas in my mind that I didn’t have time to use. Now it’s great, I can finally make up for those little regrets left before!”

Zhao Dezhao said this with a smile on his face, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

The ministers present were all ready to go.

The shame of Jingkang cannot be washed away at all unless you brush it several times.

Do they still remember how the Jin people treated the Song Dynasty?

Seeing this, Zhu Ming hurriedly warned: “It won’t be long before Song Huizong’s people will be sent over.

But you have to take it easy.

You know, Lao Zhao was planning to deal with the matter at hand first, and then go to Wanyan Sheng in person to have a good chat and talk!”

Hearing this, Zhao Dezhao patted his chest and responded confidently: “Don’t worry, I will definitely take care of things here properly, and make sure that they are all taken care of and obeyed!”

Zhu Ming returned to the camp.

During the time that the Allied Forces of Wanchao stayed outside Anning Prefecture, they did not do nothing.

The soldiers who had been previously sent to various places to explore the terrain and draw maps have basically arrived at the designated locations and completed their deployment according to the predetermined plan.

Under Zhu Di’s command, Zhu Ming began to transport troops to various regions in an orderly manner.

The Allied Forces of Ten Thousand Dynasties had weapons and equipment that surpassed those of this era, and they also had excellent combat qualities.

Less than a month later, the entire Song Dynasty’s surrounding areas were filled with Song Dynasty flags fluttering in the wind.

Jing Kang Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty.

In the magnificent hall, Zhao Defang was sitting on the dragon throne which symbolized supreme power.

He was dressed in a gorgeous dragon robe and a crown on his head, with a solemn and majestic expression.

Dozens of court officials were lined up neatly below the court hall.

Some were talking in low voices to each other, while others were silently pondering while holding memorials in their hands. They were all enthusiastically discussing the major issue facing the country at the moment – how to implement new policies to revitalize the Song Dynasty.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from far away.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up.

Lao Zhao and Zhu Ming walked slowly side by side.

Zhao Defang was originally concentrating on discussing with the ministers, but when he caught a glimpse of the two men, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face. He stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: “Father! Brother Zhu! You are finally back!”

Hearing Zhao Defang’s shout, the officials present turned their heads involuntarily, and their eyes all fell on Lao Zhao and Zhu Ming who had just stepped into the palace.

They looked at each other, with a hint of confusion in their eyes, obviously not knowing the two people.

Old Zhao looked around and saw all the unfamiliar faces in front of him. He frowned slightly and turned to Zhao Defang and asked, “Old Four, who are these people? Why don’t I recognize any of them?”

Zhao Defang hurriedly explained with a smile: “Father, these are all talents that I specially recruited according to the list you gave me! With their help, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in implementing the new policy!”

After that, he turned around and introduced to the officials loudly: “My dear ministers, this is my father, the founding emperor of our Song Dynasty! And the other one is the famous Potato King Zhu Ming!”

As soon as the voice fell, the officials present hurriedly saluted as if awakened from a dream, and shouted in unison: “Your Highness and I pay our respects to the Emperor! We pay our respects to the Potato King!”

The officials widened their eyes and looked the two men in front of them up and down with curiosity.

As an official of the Song Dynasty, facing Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, one could not help but feel endless curiosity and awe.

In the past, I could only imagine what the emperor looked like through the portraits hanging on the palace walls, but at this moment, I actually saw this legendary figure standing in front of me. The feeling is really indescribable.

Compared with Zhao Kuangyin, his curiosity about Zhu Ming was even stronger.

Legend has it that he has the ability to travel through time and space at will, and can move freely between different eras.

He was a ruthless man who had drunk and had fun with emperors of more than 20 dynasties, and had chatted and laughed with them. He had beaten up Lao Zhao, Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, and Lu Bu, the most powerful general of the Three Kingdoms.

Hearing this, Old Zhao smiled with satisfaction. He nodded slightly to signal everyone to stand up, and praised, “Well, not bad! I never thought that you, who are so frivolous all day long, can actually do something practical now!”

“Thanks to Mr. Zhu’s help, otherwise how could this kid set up this temporary team so quickly!”

Old Zhao couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, and asked with a puzzled look on his face: “Uncle Zhu?”

Zhu Ming raised his lips slightly, revealing a faint smile and said, “It should be Old Zhu. Don’t forget, he is killing corrupt officials here!”

Old Zhao nodded as if he had suddenly realized something and said, “Look at my memory. I almost forgot it all!”

Zhao Defang had no relevant experience before, but when he encountered difficulties, he would humbly go to the experienced Lao Zhu for advice.

With Lao Zhu’s patient guidance and enthusiastic help, many difficult problems can be easily solved.

Old Zhao stayed and continued to instruct Zhao Defang for a while.

Zhu Ming returned to the villa.

Just salted fish for two days.

A familiar voice came from my mind:

“Ding, there is a big man coming, please go and greet him.”

“I really can’t let you have a few days of rest. A new person has come so soon. There are many emperors in the Han Dynasty, and I don’t know who it is. I should call Lao Liu and his son first.” (End of this chapter)