Seeing this, Zhao Huan was also quite moved. He thought of his mother from his previous life and wondered how she was now, whether she was too saddened by his death, and whether she had a full head of white hair like this old woman.
Finally, the Imperial Guards pulled the old woman aside.
Zhao Huan said to Wang Kuian, "Go and investigate how much of the compensation for the families of those who died in battle has actually reached those families."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Also, go and tell the executioner that women under ten years old, over seventy years old, and those with infants in swaddling clothes should all be exempted from punishment and exiled to Lingnan to contribute to the construction of a harmonious society in the Song Dynasty!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Wang Kui'an left with two imperial edicts, and seeing the people's reaction, Zhao Huan felt even more confident.
At this moment, outside Jiaocheng in Hedong, Lin Jinfeng finally found the Zhe family army, which had already arrived.
"I am Lin Jinfeng, the special envoy of the Holy Emperor. General Zhe, His Majesty has issued a divine decree!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
Zhe Keqiu, who was at the very front and in the center, immediately dismounted, and then the other generals followed suit.
"General Zhe, His Majesty has ordered you to retreat to Fenyang and not to make any rash moves."
"Why is that? Taiyuan is a strategic location in Hedong, a vital area of the Song Dynasty. Wanyan Zonghan has just surrounded Taiyuan with 60,000 troops. I am leading the Zhejia Army to its rescue. Why should we retreat to Fenyang?"
Lin Jinfeng coldly replied, "General Zhe, this is the Emperor's will. I am merely following the imperial decree and know nothing else!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
At this time, the two important military towns of Zhongshan and Hejian also received Zhao Huan's imperial edict.
"I am determined to fight the Jurchen invaders to the death and live or die with the Song Dynasty!"
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