Chapter 401 Statement

The chestnut horse is newly equipped with a white jade saddle, and the moonlight is cold after the battle on the battlefield.

The sound of iron drums on the city wall is still resounding, and the blood on the golden sword in the box has not yet dried.

On the last day of the ninth year of Jianyan, Emperor Zhao and Yue Fei broke into the city on the same day, and Taiyuan Prefecture and Daming Prefecture fell together.

Among them, let’s not talk about what happened outside Daming Prefecture for now, but just talk about the situation inside and outside Taiyuan City. The main force of the Song Army was actually caught in a certain chaos. However, given the exaggerated enemy-to-us situation in Taiyuan, as long as the Jin Army in the city could be wiped out, the chaos would only last for one night.

Moreover, the most common way to express this chaos is that the excited Song army is unwilling to leave the city and return to the camp, and instead searches for the Jin army everywhere.

In one afternoon, three Meng'an and dozens of Mouke were captured alive or dead, tied up, or their heads were sent directly to Emperor Zhao. It is worth mentioning that up to now, no Jurchen Meng'an was willing to surrender, so beheadings continued in front of the lobby of the Taiyuan Inner City Government Office where Emperor Zhao was temporarily stationed.

"So that the emperor knows that this person is Wanyan Zhehe."

Just when the officials, officers, and "people who were there for consultation" were feeling bored, Wang De, the deputy commander of the imperial army, led a man into the hall. Upon hearing Wang De's words, the crowd in the government office was naturally excited, and even Zhao Jiu was greatly encouraged.

There was no way, as he was the Jin Dynasty's Taiyuan commander, and the second Jin Dynasty commander to be captured alive after Han Chang.

You have to know that the military systems of the Song Army and the Jin Army are different. When the Jin Dynasty was prosperous, a Wanhu could lead the march, so that the marching Wanhu at that time could be directly compared to the Dutong in the Song Army's imperial camp, and Meng'an was almost equivalent to the commander-in-chief. Later, the situation was slightly balanced, and the system of the Marching Division was widely used. The Jin Army also had a permanent Dutong who led tens of thousands of troops. Naturally, it was a Dutong against a Dutong, but even so, it cannot be said that the Wanhu was reduced to the level of a commander-in-chief.

What's more, he is a well-known person who has been famous in both countries since the Jingkang Incident ten years ago. Later, he followed Wanyan Loushi to sweep Guanxi many times and participated in the Battle of Yaoshan, so that he was included in the list of war criminals?

No wonder Wang De actually came to report his achievements in person.

Without further ado, back to the present, Zhao Jiu nodded to Wang De, then looked at the bound Jin general, but hesitated for a moment.

But soon, as everyone held their breath, the Song official spoke seriously to the people in the hall: "In other words... I'm going to tell you the truth. According to the manifesto and the list of war criminals I issued before, there is no need to persuade you to surrender. But you are the first Jurchen Wanhu I have captured alive, and you are from the Wanyan clan. So if you are willing to surrender, I can make an exception and pardon your death penalty... Are you willing to surrender?"

Zhe He, who was tied up tightly, had been staring at Zhao Guanjia, who was sitting in the position where Ba Lisu used to be, since he entered the room. Upon hearing this, he looked at the other person deeply, as if he wanted to remember the other person's appearance, and then slowly shook his head and responded calmly:

"The foreign generals didn't die. At first, they were simply discouraged because the city was breached too quickly. When they were surrounded, they just wanted to take a closer look at the emperor's appearance... Now that they have seen him, they have no regrets in death."

Many of the civil servants who followed later, especially a few younger people from the southeast who were there for consultation, sighed when they heard what was said, as if they had come across some big news. They wanted to see how Emperor Zhao would answer so that they could write it down in their own "Mission Records" when they returned.

However, Emperor Zhao only nodded after hearing this, and then waved his blackened hand in front of the audience without changing his expression, and said concisely:

"Behead him!"

The civil servants around were immediately discouraged, and the squad leaders, who had carried out this order countless times throughout the afternoon, swarmed forward, dragged the man out, pinned him on the ground in front of the hall, chopped him off with a knife, and presented his head in a moment. Emperor Zhao just waved his hand again, obviously not caring.

But with the back and forth, the bloodstains on the ground became more obvious, and many people who arrived late knew where the bloodstains came from.

"Add one sentence to the dispatch from Tokyo." Emperor Zhao thought for a moment, then turned to his ministers. "Tell them to change the statement again... The first person in the Meng'an and Wanhu ranks of the Jin Kingdom to surrender will be pardoned from death."

The close ministers understood and hurried away.

Zhao Jiu also looked at Wang De and finally smiled: "Lord Wang, today's good fortune is coming. Do you have anything to say? Or should we keep it for now and wait for the final plan after the war?"

"Officials!"

Wang De immediately knelt down in the hall, extremely eager. "Measuring merits is naturally a matter after the war. This is the official rule. I dare not say too much at this time, but I really have a small matter... Please pardon my second son Wang Shun and don't ask for official salary. As long as he can continue to serve the army as a regular soldier, I will be grateful... Let him take care of his merits and future."

Zhao Jiu immediately laughed again: "I have forgotten what Wang Shun did wrong, but no matter what, if you can pardon the Jin people, can't you pardon him? Give him a title and let him still serve you."

Wang De felt relieved for a moment. He thanked the emperor in a hurry and bowed to all the civil and military officials in the hall. Then he simply stood in the hall and no longer paid attention to the affairs outside.

As soon as the matter was settled, before anyone could congratulate Emperor Zhao on capturing and killing Zhe He, another officer came hurriedly to ask for instructions. But for some reason, when this person arrived in the hall and saw the people everywhere, he became timid again and hesitated in front of the door.

Seeing this, Zhao Jiu pursed his lips slightly. Ren Baozhong, who was already impatient, immediately stepped forward with his knife and talked with the man outside the door.

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