Back to the Song Dynasty: The Rise of an Empire

If the Tang Empire won, it would say to its opponents: "You damn well behave yourself in the future, or be careful that I wipe out your entire clan. Pay tribute obediently every year!"

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Chapter 196 Zhao Huan strategizes within the tent and wins battles a thousand miles away!

He not only communicated with Wanyan Zongwang, telling the enemy that the defenses of Tokyo were weak and that they could cross the Yellow River to the south, thus causing Tokyo to be besieged.

They're even plotting against me behind my back by using paper money!

What a reckless fool!

Sima Junru's memorial had arrived some time ago, and Zhao Huan already knew who the spy was.

The reason they haven't taken action yet is that they're still hoping to find out who else is involved.

Zhao Huan always thought he was cruel enough, shameless enough, and a complete scoundrel.

Killing ministers is as easy as killing chickens and ducks!

But how come we can't kill all these traitors who betray their own country?

You could say that people like Shi Li'ai and Han Qixian defected to the Jin Dynasty, which is understandable. After all, their ancestors were captured by the Jin Dynasty because the Song Dynasty failed to protect them, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun were never recovered. They grew up on foreign lands, so it's understandable that they were somewhat indifferent to the Han territories of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Huan was not a saint, nor did he expect others to be saints.

But! Everything Wu Min eats, lives in, drinks, and uses is provided by me!

It was supported by the taxes paid by the people of the Song Dynasty!

This guy colludes with enemy countries, he's a real scoundrel!

Do you know why humans admire the strong?

Because the laws of nature are cruel, only the strong can survive, and worshipping the strong is a human instinct for survival.

Even if the other party is your enemy country, if they are powerful enough, even if you hate them, you will still feel some admiration for them in your heart!

This is actually humanity's worship of the allure of survival within the cruel laws of nature.

Do you know why humans hate traitors?

The level of hatred for traitors even surpasses that for enemies!

Because you have contributed a lot to this group, and all of that was to fight against external enemies.

Even if you are defeated by an external enemy in the end, you accept it. You are not as strong as others, so you turn around and try again!

But, you've sacrificed so much, only to be killed by your own people. What's the point of trying to survive?

You might as well just go up and stab that traitor who betrayed you to death!

P.S.: Holy crap, it's so windy in Shenzhen today! It's only in the teens! I'm shivering in the cold, but I'll keep typing!