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!"
<...Wanyan Zongwang briefly expressed his sincerity, stating his willingness to reach a treaty with Zhao Huan under duress and to address each other as uncle and nephew.
Zhao Huan threw the letter directly into the fire.
As the weather gradually warmed up, the Song army in Shenzhou began to prepare for battle.
When the news reached the capital, it caused a stir among the people.
A few days later, Wanyan Zongwang was forced to write a second letter.
This letter is not much different from the previous one, except that the terms "uncle and nephew" have been changed to "son and father".
In other words, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty referred to himself as "your subject".
Zhao Huan threw the letter into the fire again, and this time he also chopped off the messenger's head and sent it back to the capital.
The way the envoy was sent back to Shangjing was extremely arrogant. Instead of sending him directly to Wanyan Zongwang, a high price was paid to have his head hung on the city wall for people to see.
Perhaps because so many people have been killed in Beijing recently, no one has taken that head seriously.
Just as Wanyan Zongwang finally mustered the courage to secretly write a letter of surrender to Zhao Huan, a small force in the capital was gradually growing stronger.
This small group, led by Wanyan Chamu, with the participation of Liu Yu, a Han Chinese, quickly formed another force in Shangjing.
In fact, not everyone was willing to submit to the State of Song.
For example, Wanyan Chamu was a typical person with a big head and a big belly.
In terms of seniority, he was Wanyan Zongwang's uncle and Wanyan Aguda's half-brother.
He also made outstanding contributions in the war to destroy the Liao Dynasty.
Contradictions are strange things. When Wanyan Zongpan was in power, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Dan stood together against Wanyan Zongpan.
When Wanyan Dan came to power, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang stood together against him.
When Wanyan Zonghan came to power, he and Wanyan Zongwang broke off their relationship again.
When Wanyan Zonghan was driven out and Wanyan Zongwang took power, Wanyan Chamu began to have a rift with Wanyan Zongwang.
Conflicts will always exist, no matter how many people you kill.
Especially arrogant people like Wanyan Chamu.
He was wearing a mink coat, and his hair, which looked like it hadn't been washed for who knows how many days, was casually draped over his shoulders.
He was quite strong, with prominent fat on his face and a head full of fat.
While drinking and eating meat, he had his arm around a petite and beautiful woman, his hands moving unrestrainedly, and he cursed loudly: "If that dog emperor dares to come, I'll cripple him!"
Back then, when he and Wanyan Zongwang attacked the capital city of Tokyo, Zhao Huan and his ministers cursed them from the city tower, and he held a grudge ever since.
Now that Wanyan Zonghan has fled, Wanyan Zongwang is willing to surrender, which he is extremely unwilling to do.
He felt that the Song army was just bluffing. Even if the Song army was strong, they were now deep in the heart of the Jin territory, and it was hard to say who would win or lose.
On this day, his carriage stopped at the Liu residence.
Liu Yu treated him to a grand feast, which included several fierce warriors under Wanyan Chamu's command.
At this very moment, who is the most panicked person in the capital?
Is it Wanyan Zongwang?
no!
It wasn't Wanyan Chamu, nor was it Shi Li'ai or Han Qixian.
It was Liu Yu!
Who is Liu Yu?
Ten years ago, he was the Chief Justice of Hebei West Circuit in the Great Song Dynasty.
What did he do?
When Wanyan Zongwang marched south, he did not resist and surrendered directly. He then fled to Shangjing and became a slave to the emperor.
His son, Liu Lin, was boiled alive in the wild by the Imperial City Guard.
Over the years, he has only done one thing every day: prevent the lackeys of the dog emperor from killing him!
Therefore, his mansion was surrounded by multiple layers of buildings.
Every time he eats, he lets several groups of people eat first, and then observes them to see if they are dead or not. If they are not dead, he can eat in peace.
He was quite capable, and he learned these skills from the Han Chinese officialdom.
He engaged in some profitable businesses in the Jin Kingdom, and then began sending money to various nobles in the Jin Kingdom.
To survive and to establish himself in a foreign land, he had to be generous.
Warlords like Wanyan Chamu, whose minds are only focused on killing, are the easiest to befriend, as such people are usually short of money.
All you need to do is send money, and the problem will be solved.
Therefore, Wanyan Chamu was sitting in Liu Yu's mansion today, discussing with his lackeys how to jointly plot their great cause.
Liu Yu had no way out. Wanyan Zongwang's surrender was tantamount to a death sentence for him.
And they will die a horrible death.
He could imagine how the dog emperor would treat him even with his toenails.
Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts) was always the favorite method of corrupt emperors.
Not only will he be cut into two thousand pieces, but a large crowd will also come to watch.
Just thinking about that scene is incredibly exhilarating.
Therefore, we must never surrender.
Liu Yu has been having trouble eating and sleeping lately, and his dark circles look like they were drawn on with a calligraphy brush. For him, life seems to be on a countdown.
He often dreamed that he was being led to the execution ground, with the instruments of slow slicing neatly laid out to one side, while he was tied to a wooden stake, and the dog emperor was laughing savagely on the side.
The overnight intimidation left Liu Yu somewhat dazed, and even his voice became hoarse: "Your Majesty, we have received the latest intelligence that the Song army is about to run out of food. They are just bluffing!"
"Are you serious?"
"It's absolutely true. Our spies obtained the latest secrets in Shenzhou. I paid a high price for this information."
Wanyan Chamu sneered, "I knew it! I knew that dog emperor was just bluffing!"
"Your Majesty, there is something I am not sure if it is appropriate for a subordinate to say it."
"speak!"
"In my humble opinion, Your Majesty is the greatest general of our Great Jin!"
Liu Yu boasted without batting an eye.
Wanyan Chamu was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.
"You lowly Han Chinese, I never expected you to have such discerning eyes!"
Clearly, Wanyan Chamu was very receptive to this approach.
He was Wanyan Aguda's half-brother. In terms of seniority, the only one who is alive now is Wanyan Sheng, who is under house arrest.
In terms of warfare, he made great contributions when he destroyed the Liao Dynasty.
He never thought that Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were better than him.
He had long disliked these two people, and the reason why Da Jin had fallen to its current state was because of these two idiots.
Liu Yu wasn't angry at being called vulgar; instead, he felt somewhat proud.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty should immediately lead an army of 100,000 to launch a preemptive strike and head to Shenzhou to intercept and kill the dog emperor!"
"Didn't that dog of an emperor say he was coming to the capital?"
"In my opinion, this is just a treacherous scheme deliberately released by the dog emperor to mislead us. He is currently short of food and is afraid that we will see through his deception, so he is creating this charade to buy time!"
Wanyan Chamu lowered her head and fell into deep thought.
"If we really believe that the dog emperor is going to attack Shangjing, we've been fooled! Your Majesty, we must urgently mobilize troops now, capture the dog emperor alive, expel the Song dog from the country, and perhaps even reclaim Yanyun!"