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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 441 Sudden Change! The Jin Dynasty Court Welcomes a New Master!

The internal power shift from Wanyan Gao to Wanyan Zongpan, followed by Wanyan Gao's return to power, had already sown the seeds of numerous conflicts.

Furthermore, with the Song-Jin War imminent, multiple conflicts erupted simultaneously.

Finally, Wanyan Zongpan could no longer sit still.

Once the Song-Jin war breaks out, the conflict will inevitably shift entirely to the external Song state. After Wanyan Gao's army achieves merit on the front lines, his prestige will soar, and he will have no chance at all.

Why not take this opportunity and give it a shot!

In any case, many lords, nobles and Han Chinese families have already pledged their loyalty to him.

Those people also hoped that trade between the Song and Jin dynasties would resume.

Wanyan Sheng angrily rebuked, "You are plunging my Great Jin into utter ruin!"

"Father! A truce with the Song Kingdom is what the people want!"

"Is the 'people's will' you speak of the people's will, or yours, Wanyan Zongpan's will?"

"Father, you are old and ill. Great Jin needs a young and strong emperor!"

"You unfilial son!"

"Father, don't even think about mobilizing troops. All the troops in the capital are mine. Wanyan Gao's army is currently in the south!"

Wanyan Sheng's face turned ashen: "Do you know that if the Great Jin continues to trade with the Song Dynasty, it will be doomed!"

"Father, everything is under my control. Zhao Huan is nothing but a clown!"

Wanyan Sheng was so angry that he fainted.

The eunuchs behind him rushed over to help him up: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

Wanyan Gao addressed the soldiers guarding the palace from outside: "Open the city gates, and all will be spared; otherwise, kill them without mercy!"

The palace gates were opened, and the imperial palace in the capital city welcomed its new master.

To paraphrase Zhao Huan, this coup in the Jin Dynasty was a collective rebellion by interest groups! The Song Dynasty had achieved a series of successes in its trade with the Jin Dynasty in recent years!