It was not important whether Yelu Mawu's small fortress could be saved or not, what was important was what could be done with this opportunity. Zhao Jiu insisted on coming out this time, and he made it clear to several of his men that it was not for the five hundred Jin cavalrymen at all... Although the key to the victory in Shouzhou was only the destruction of the core combat force of more than a thousand cavalrymen... In the final analysis, he just wanted to take this opportunity to resolve the institutional and moral crisis caused by the sudden arrival of Zhai Chong's five thousand troops.

After all, in the eyes of Emperor Zhao, every bit of strength of an exiled court must be valued, and five thousand local soldiers and horses are enough to be taken seriously, not to mention the outstanding performance of the two brothers of the Zhai family, namely the elder Zhai and the younger Zhai in Luoyang, the Western Capital, which made Emperor Zhao look upon their cousin Zhai Chong with a special regard.

If they really gave up this opportunity and let these 5,000 people be slaughtered outside the city by the subsequent Jin army, Emperor Zhao would absolutely find it difficult to accept it.

As for the fact that an emperor insisted on supervising a battle in an army of ragtag troops, this act, which was against the rules and regulations of the ancestors, aroused great dissatisfaction among the cautious ministers in the court, and then triggered a second round of stances between conservatives and radicals. This was an unexpected incident.

But the same thing goes, the ancestral family rules and etiquette are nothing to Emperor Zhao, especially when compared with thousands of lives.

This matter has certain benefits and not much risk, and it may reduce future risks, so he did it...Don't say that Zhai Chong's surname is Zhai, which made Emperor Zhao have some unnecessary thoughts. Thinking that the combat power of Zhujiazhuang and Zengtou City is the same, even if it is not, he will come out.

Of course, what Emperor Zhao didn't know was that, regardless of whether the Zhai family had any connection with legendary local tyrants like Zengtou City and Zhujiazhuang, at the moment, there was indeed a standard historical legendary figure outside the city, and that was the Khitan general Yelu Ma Wu, who was looked down upon by Emperor Zhao, Huyan Tong, and everyone else.

Even Yelu Ma Wu's 500 cavalrymen are legendary troops engraved in Chinese history! In some low-end games, you need to add stars, the purple ones!

Because, in another time and space, it was Yelu Ma Wu who led these 500 cavalry as the vanguard and suddenly arrived at the city of Yangzhou.

At that time, an official of the Zhao Song Dynasty named Zhao Gou was living a life of debauchery with the laundry women in Yangzhou City. The Prime Minister of the East Palace was named Huang Qianshan, the Prime Minister of the West Palace was named Wang Boyan, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp was named Wang Yuan, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was named Kang Lu, and the general of the outer court was named Liu Guangshi.

Then, Yelu Ma Wu, relying on these 500 cavalry, broke through Yangzhou, drove away Zhao Gou and his super luxurious lineup, plus tens of thousands of Song troops, and directly led to the entire loss of defense in the prosperous Huainan.

It is even very likely that it was these 500 cavalrymen who caused Zhao Gou, who was seeking pleasure at the time, to become impotent and permanently lose his reproductive function.

Zhao Jiu knew nothing about these things. Even if he knew, he would probably just sigh a few words, because there was no need for Yelu Ma Wu to chase him again, as most of the leading actors in Yangzhou City had already been possessed by him, killed, or demoted.

The few that remain seem to have reformed.

Thinking about it this way, although Emperor Zhao has never had the dignity of an emperor and did not care about the ancestral rules, which has attracted criticism from many ministers, he has still done some small work.

"Did you understand, Mr. Zhai?" Zhao Jiu, dressed in a bright red robe, was holding his belt and sitting in a large tent that he had been rewarded with. Dozens of candles were burning in the tent, illuminating the entire tent as if it were daytime.

"I understand!" The man in front of him, Zhai Chong, who was in his forties or fifties, almost prostrated himself on the ground, his voice trembling. In fact, his mind was blank. With such an attitude, it can only be said that there is always someone who can defeat someone else. The local tyrants are naturally afraid of the government!

"Repeat it!" Zhao Jiu had no expression on his face and continued to oppress the other party.

"Yes!" Zhai Chong still didn't raise his head. "This time, we drove out the five hundred cavalrymen of Yelu Ma, not for the merits and spoils, but for you... and for the future safety of my five thousand people under the city! Because if Wanyan Yinshu comes in the future, the army under the city will be destroyed! The emperor risked leaving the city to save the lives of my five thousand people under the city!"

"Good to know." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged, but his voice became much more severe. "Quickly send troops across the river and make sure to drive away these five hundred cavalrymen!"

"Yes!" Zhai Chong responded with all his might, then quickly stood up, and without even daring to look behind him, he quickly walked out of the tent with his sword in hand.

As soon as Zhai Chong left, Zhao Jiu's expression relaxed slightly, and he looked at the person beside him again.

"I am incompetent!" Seeing the emperor coming to see him, Xiaolin, who had been suffering so much in the past few days, burst into tears, and then stepped out of the line and bowed. "I thought I could share the worries of the emperor, but I am incompetent in everything... Zhai Chong was so pretentious in the afternoon, and I was complacent, thinking that I had subdued him, but when he came to me, I couldn't drive him at all... My family has received the grace of the country, but in times of national crisis, I am powerless, I am really ashamed."

Seeing this, Zhao Jiu hurried to comfort her.

"What nonsense is Master Lin talking about?!"

However, just as Emperor Zhao was thinking of words, someone beside him was completely impatient as he saw Scholar Xiao Lin crying. "You must be a Hanlin scholar. Your job is to do clerks for the emperor. You should be by his side and enjoy peace. But you stepped forward in times of national crisis, almost risking your life to do something for the country that others dare not do. So what if you can't do it? You must know that since the Jingkang period, how many people have abandoned their jobs and scattered, and some even went astray and harmed the country and the people! At this time, it is already a great thing to have someone doing things. How can the emperor blame you?! Why do others look down on you?! Do you have to put on airs just because the work is hard, tiring, or insignificant? Is this the attitude of a famous official?"

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