Opportunities are fleeting, so Nianmur raised his sword and shouted, "Soldiers! Adena is plotting to usurp the throne. It's time to purge the court! Kill them and rescue Your Majesty!"

Adenna's face changed color. He had brought only dozens of guards to the palace, while the other side had an army of hundreds of people.

Ali Banche was still hesitant, but Nianmur spurred his horse forward and charged. Unable to stop, Ali Banche drew his sword and led his men in a charge against the palace guards.

Adena was shocked. This was really going to be a rebellion: "Retreat!"

At the command, dozens of palace guards turned their horses around and tried to flee.

"Don't let them run away!" Nhamur shouted.

The Jin people were skilled in archery and horse riding. The archers in the front shot arrows one after another, and seven or eight palace guards who were running behind were shot dead immediately.

Adian ran over and shouted, "Ali Banche, how dare you rebel? I will go back and report to His Majesty!"

Nianmur led his men to chase for seven or eight miles, shooting and killing twenty-three palace guards, and then turned and ran towards Ruzhou.

Arriving outside Ruzhou City, the guards were shocked. Thinking that the Jin army was attacking, they hurriedly reported to the guard commander Liang Zifan.

When Liang Zifan heard that the Jin soldiers were approaching the city, he put on his armor and climbed up to the city wall with his ghost-head knife.

At the foot of the city, Nianmur was seen with an army of more than four or five hundred people, but the weapons of these Jin people were not unsheathed, and these four or five hundred people were not enough to feed his own army of thousands.

Years of battlefield experience told Liang Zifan that these Jin soldiers were not here to fight.

Nianmur clasped his fists and said, "I am Nianmur, the vanguard of the Western Route Army of the Great Jin Dynasty. I have something to say to Marshal Yue!"

Liang Zifan waved his hand: "Open the city gate!"

Nianmur brought Ali Banche and several followers into Ruzhou City, and the remaining soldiers were stationed outside the city.

Liang Zifan came down from the tower and clasped his fists towards Nian Muer, saying, "General Nian wants to see my marshal. What's the matter?"

Nianmur responded: "I want to surrender to the Song Dynasty!"

"What!" Ali Shuttle looked at him in surprise, even Liang Zifan was shocked.

Nianmur looked at Ali Banche helplessly and said, "Ali Banche, I will not hide this from you anymore. I have committed a crime in Shangjing. I can no longer stay in the Great Jin, so I have come to seek refuge with the Great Song."

"Traitor!" Alibanche drew his sword and pointed at Nianmur angrily.

The Song army under Liang Zifan were shocked and surrounded him with weapons raised. Liang Zifan waved his hand and told the soldiers to calm down, as he felt something was amiss.

Nianmur's eyes were filled with helplessness. "I said I was coming to the Song Dynasty, but you insisted on following me. Now you are already a traitor to the Great Jin. Adena will definitely report this to His Majesty when he returns. There is no turning back for you."

"You..." Ali Banche was furious and thrust out his sword, the tip of the sword less than a centimeter away from Nianmur's throat.

Nianmur smiled bitterly and said, "Either you kill me, or you follow me and surrender to the Song Dynasty."

Ali Banche was furious, not realizing he had been on board a pirate ship. "You mean there was no Mongol invasion, and Wanyan Quanshi didn't usurp the throne?"

Nianmur shook his head and said, "No, I lied to you all about this. It was so I could escape to the Song Dynasty. I knew that returning would mean death."

Ali Shuttle frowned and asked, "What exactly did you do?"

This was too shameful. To save his life and gain the trust of the Song people, Nianmur had no choice but to tell the truth: "I was drunk and accidentally killed the beautiful girl that Your Majesty had chosen to enter the palace."

Ali Banche looked at the Song army around him, sighed, and dropped the sword in his hand.

Yue Fei, who was stationed at Juyong Pass, received a report from a flying horse that the Jin general Nianmur had surrendered. Without caring about anything else, he rushed to Ruzhou with several close followers.

Upon arriving in Ruzhou, Yue Fei warmly welcomed Nianmur. Shaking Nianmur's hand, he declared, "I have long heard of General Nian's renown. It is a true blessing for the Song Dynasty that General Nian is willing to forge a new path and serve the people. I will report this to His Majesty and have General Nian promoted to a higher rank!"

Nianmur was overjoyed: "Thank you, General Yue, for your support." He hurriedly introduced Yue Fei: "This is Ali Banche, the commander of Pingzhou. He came with me to join the Song Dynasty."

Yue Fei patted his chest and said, "Commander Ali is truly young and promising. I guarantee you a great position with His Majesty."

Ali Banche remained serious, but bowed and clasped his fists: "Thank you, Marshal Yue!"

"Come on! Prepare a banquet to welcome General Nian and Commander Ali!"

At the banquet, Yue Fei toasted with the two men. Ali Banche agreed to surrender to the Song Dynasty with his 500 soldiers outside the city, which made Yue Fei very happy.

Yue Fei was rarely so welcoming towards others, and flattery was unheard of. However, at the banquet, he showed great respect to the two men, hoping to win them over. Yue Fei knew that the intelligence they possessed was worth several cities. Especially for Nianmur, his surrender to the Song Dynasty was truly a blessing from heaven.

While Yue Fei sent people to the Jin Kingdom to inquire about Nianmur's surrender, he also quickly sent post soldiers back to Beijing to report to the emperor. He was also afraid that Nianmur and others would pretend to surrender.

A few days later, the spies reported back that according to the informants stationed in Shangjing, there was a high possibility that Nianmur would surrender, and Yue Fei was overjoyed.

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Upon hearing this, Wanyan Sheng overturned the table in anger. He pointed at the courtiers and said, "Killing a beautiful woman is one thing, but everyone knows what Nianmur's escape means! Not only is the Jin-Mongol marriage plan ruined, but if the Song use this as an excuse to march north, how can we resist?"

Jin Wushu offered his advice, "Your Majesty, please be patient. We are forming an alliance with the Mongols. Even if the Song emperor knew our intentions, he would have no proof. Besides, we are fighting against Western Xia, not the Song. At worst, we can let the Song take a share, and the three of us will divide Western Xia equally."

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