The situation in the Jin court was changing, so how could Zhao Huan let go of such a good opportunity?
Now is the perfect time to use Sima Junru.
No matter how difficult the emperor's order is, Sima Junru will take it on.
Even if the emperor himself ordered him to assassinate Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Dynasty, he would not hesitate to gather people to start planning, infiltrating, and hunting him down.
He didn't care whether he succeeded or not, or whether he lived or died.
What he cared about was when to begin carrying out the emperor's will, how to carry it out, and when to finish!
How high is the mountain of knives? How deep is the sea of fire?
I, Sima Junru, am the Emperor's hidden sword in the darkness, the shield protecting the empire!
The emperor's instructions were only one thing: exacerbate the internal conflicts within the Jin state, force Wanyan Gao to step down first, and accelerate the Sinicization process within the Jin state!
The Imperial City Guard in the north, carrying the Emperor's decree, began to take action!
An Hairong was a Han Chinese who had already established himself deeply in the Liao Dynasty.
With the rise of the Jin Dynasty, he quickly befriended the most powerful nobles in the Jin Dynasty, extending his reach to Wanyan Zongyi, the son of Wanyan Gao, the current emperor. He enjoyed immense prestige in the capital city.
The Jurchens had just invaded from the harsh, cold north and had not yet been civilized. Many of them still openly displayed their murderous nature and savagery.
An Hairong seized upon the extreme tastes of certain Jurchen nobles and quickly embarked on his path to power and wealth.
He never expected that someone would dare to openly break into his mansion, bypass layers of guards, and recklessly chop off his head.
Even more outrageous, those people threw his head right in the middle of the street!
The deaths of An Hairong and Liu Lin shocked the upper echelons of the capital.
Although these two people have absolutely no connection, they have one thing in common: An Hairong is the behind-the-scenes owner of Jiangnan Pavilion, and Liu Lin went to Jiangnan Pavilion before he died!
According to people from Jiangnan Pavilion, Liu Lin was received by Wei Xueying, one of the most beautiful courtesans in Jiangnan Pavilion. However, Wei Xueying was redeemed that same day and subsequently disappeared from the capital.
Liu Lin also ordered a "human banquet" and then disappeared without explanation.
The investigators tracked the suspects to a mass grave outside the city, but found no clues.
No one was able to capture the Imperial Guards, and almost all clues about the Southern Kingdom's spies were lost.
The Bojilie system of the Jin Dynasty was somewhat similar to the prime minister system in ancient China.
Wanyan Aguda was the Dubojilie, which means emperor. The current Dubojilie is Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Dynasty.
The second-in-command of the Jin Dynasty was Anban Bojilie, meaning Crown Prince.
When Wanyan Aguda was in power, his younger brother Wanyan Sheng was Anban Bojilie, the crown prince, who was second only to the emperor and even more powerful than the prime minister.
The current Anban Bojilie is none other than Wanyan Gao, the most powerful minister in the Jin Dynasty court. He is a staunch advocate of war, and it was he who orchestrated last year's large-scale invasion of the south.
Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were both his capable generals.
Since he is Anban Bojilie, he will inevitably become the emperor of the Jin Dynasty in the future.
However, Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Dynasty was unwilling to see this happen.
Last year, the withdrawal of troops from the Song state and the return of Yan and Yun to the Song state were aimed at weakening Wanyan Gao's military power.
The subtle trend of Sinicization now is to weaken Wanyan Gao in terms of both systems and principles.
Because in the Han Chinese system, succession by brother is unreasonable, unless there are special circumstances.
Once the Jin dynasty began its complete Sinicization, Wanyan Gao would not be able to become emperor; the future heir to the throne would be Wanyan Zongpan.
Therefore, the debate over Sinicization was becoming increasingly difficult to suppress in the Jin Dynasty.
In the imperial court, a minister from the pro-war faction angrily declared, "This is the work of spies from the South! This is a provocation against us! We urge Your Majesty to immediately mobilize troops and march south. Zhao Huan is nothing but a clown!"
The pro-peace minister pointed at the other side's nose and cursed: "Nonsense! Shangjing is the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, heavily guarded. Where would a spy from the South come from! It's just that some people can't control their mouths and act recklessly! Even a rabbit will bite when cornered!"
The pro-war ministers immediately retorted: "Our Great Jin army is strong and well-equipped, why should we care about the faces of the Han people! You are clearly deliberately causing trouble for our Great Jin!"
The pro-peace minister retorted, "Come on, give me back your Great Jin! This Great Jin belongs to His Majesty, not Wanyan Gao's! His Majesty has already decreed that cannibalism is forbidden! Why is Jiangnan Pavilion still appearing? Do you know that riots have broken out in many places these days? Do you know that Yelü Dashi has jumped off the western front again? You know nothing! All you do is sit here and brag!"
"You son of a bitch! Are you a Jurchen or a Han Chinese?!"
Wanyan Chang immediately adopted a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, roaring, "I am a Jurchen! But as a high-ranking official of the state, I will never be like some people who only care about their own interests. You bunch of idiots! Did you win the war last year? You were beaten to a pulp by that brat Zhao Huan! And you still dare to bark here!"
"..."
The two sides argued heatedly, their faces turning red with anger.
Then, the magical aspect appeared.
The two sides went from initially disliking each other to cursing each other, to spitting at each other, and then to exchanging friendly greetings.
In short, it's about using a gesture that any man would use to warmly greet the other person's immediate female relatives.
When everyone felt it, they finally started to "hug" each other and began to tear each other apart.
What are you looking at!
"What's it to you!"
"Let's try looking at another one!"
"Let's give it a try!"
I'll cut you down!
Come on!
"..."
The Jin dynasty's court could be described as chaotic, but the common people were in even greater disarray.
The Jurchens conquered vast territories of the Liao Dynasty and took over a large population. The Jurchen tribes, who used to only hunt and fish, were now transformed into nobles.
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