This matter is not so simple; the power dynamics of the Jin Dynasty are complex and intertwined.

During the fifteen years since the Jin dynasty conquered the Liao dynasty, it failed to keep up with the governance of this vast territory.

Bloodshed occurs constantly on this land.

The conflicts between Han and non-Han people, between Jurchen nobles and former Khitan nobles, and between various tribes of the steppe and the new rulers all fermented here.

Governing the country has always been more difficult than conquering it.

In particular, the new policies implemented by Wanyan Zongpan back then resulted in the Han people reaping almost all of the wealth, which drove the other tribes crazy.

But those barbarian nobles and rulers had to admit that the Han people were an indispensable part of maintaining their rule.

The Han people were far superior to them in governing and educating the people.

Otherwise, they would have no choice but to return to the north and live a life of fishing and hunting.

But finally, due to the interference of the Song Dynasty and the back-and-forth maneuvering of various forces in the Jin Dynasty, the situation had reached the brink of collapse.

The situation in the capital is now turbulent and unpredictable. Wanyan Zonghan is notorious for his anti-Han sentiments, and with a powerful foreign enemy approaching, he could turn on everyone at any time, massacre all the Han Chinese wealthy families, and then retreat north.

Therefore, the Han and Shi families had no choice but to take measures to protect themselves.

In fact, as early as when the Song army first approached Shenzhou City, the Han and Shi families had already written secret letters to Youzhou, expressing their deep longing for their hometown and their willingness to offer everything so that their souls could return home.

At the same time, he was also sending money and women to Youzhou Prefecture, and had made many connections there.

Incidentally, he also asked someone to write a deeply moving letter to the current emperor.

Some of the words on the letter were blurred by the writer's tears of gratitude.

For the sake of the Song Dynasty, they would gladly climb mountains of knives and jump into seas of fire!

Zhao Huan had naturally read the letter. His thought process was a bit peculiar. After reading the letter, he neither praised nor criticized, but simply wondered if there really were mountains of knives and seas of fire in ancient times.

If not, shouldn't we grant their wish?

Too many people have already mentioned going through fire and water to me. If I don't grant their wishes, I will feel guilty!

Not only did Wanyan Zonghan's son, Wanyan Shema, have a fondness for Han Chinese beauties, but almost all the nobles of the Jurchen tribes also had a special fondness for Han Chinese beauties.

In their own words, Han Chinese beauties are all carved from precious jade, and their bodies have a unique fragrance; they are the finest in the world.

In the dead of winter that year, amidst heavy snowfall, a trend of sending beautiful women to the capital suddenly emerged.

It's the kind where you get three free with one purchase!

Just as the nobles in the capital were having a great time, an imperial edict from Wanyan Dan, the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, arrived from the front lines.

Logically speaking, if the messenger had arrived in the capital openly and honestly, he would not have been able to live to have the imperial edict made public, but it just so happened recently.

"This is absolutely fake!" someone angrily denounced it as a conspiracy by Song Gou.

"Song Dog"

Some people expressed their concerns, saying, "Now that the country is without a ruler and the social order is in chaos, treacherous officials are seizing power and causing trouble, their ambitions are growing, and the people are suffering. We should immediately welcome His Majesty back to the country to restore order to the court."

Others said, "When envoys are sent to Shencheng for negotiations."

The voices can be roughly divided into three categories, and undoubtedly, these three categories represent their respective forces.

Each has its own interests.

This also demonstrates the current chaotic situation in the capital.

In fact, some people recall that the winter of the tenth year of the Jingkang era was the period when spies were most active in the Jin capital.

This place is a mix of various forces.

The wealthy Han Chinese had eyes and ears everywhere, and Wanyan Zonghan, the actual controller of military power, also extended his reach to every corner.

The other side consisted of Wanyan Zongwang's men, who hid in the shadows and gathered intelligence.

And this good show never lacks people from the Imperial City Guard.

This is Jiangnanchun, the most famous restaurant in the capital, and almost all of its top courtesans come from the Song Dynasty.

Some of them were displaced by war, while others were captured by human traffickers.

Where there are people willing to pay a high price, there will be buying and selling; where there is buying and selling, there will be harm.

They were in their teens, and from then on, they had to rely on their bodies to survive.

When they grow old and lose their beauty, they will be all alone and die in some cold winter corner of the street, unnoticed and abandoned.

The splendor of Jiangnan in spring is in no way inferior to the Drunken Flower Pavilion and Yihong Garden in the capital city of Tokyo.

Those nobles, dressed in fine silks and satins, with fat heads, big ears, and fleshy faces, were fishing and hunting in the harsh, cold lands further north just over a decade ago.

Back then, they wore animal skins and carried rudimentary weapons, fighting desperately just to survive.

They probably never imagined that there could be women more beautiful than flowers in the world. The most beautiful women they had ever seen were those women in the tribe who were more masculine than the men.

In a single day, he transformed from a chicken into a phoenix, gaining immense power and resources, controlling the lives and deaths of countless people, and his desires expanded to an unbridled extent.

Living a life of debauchery naturally became the norm.

Take Wanyan Zonghan's son, Wanyan Shema, for example; he was a frequent visitor to Jiangnan Spring.

Outside, a fierce snowstorm raged as a young man dressed in brocade robes swaggered in with his servants.

This person is clearly Han Chinese, and a very wealthy one at that.

This young man was named Gao Junru. He was a prominent figure in the Jin Kingdom, and many powerful and influential people had benefited from his influence.

Similarly, he is also a regular customer of Jiangnanchun.

As soon as he entered Jiangnanchun, he saw a beautiful woman with an exquisite figure dancing gracefully on the huge central stage.

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