Upon hearing this, Guo Yaoshi was so angry that he exploded on the spot. He was a rough man with little composure, and he was so furious that he wanted to bang his head against the wall, but Liu Changzong stopped him.
Liu Yanzong was a scholar, but his cunning was unfathomable. He greatly admired Zhuge Liang and often referred to himself as the "Little Zhuge." He also imitated Kongming by carrying a feather fan and waving it from time to time. Even in the dead of winter, he still used that fan to show off!
He raised his head and shouted to Zhao Huan, "Emperor of the Southern Kingdom, your greatest rival of the past century, the Liao Kingdom, has been destroyed by my Great Jin. Last year, tens of thousands of Liao's old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers routed your Southern Kingdom's army of over two hundred thousand, while my Great Jin's few thousand iron cavalry annihilated the weak Liao. Now, my Great Jin's heavenly army is marching south. Your Southern Kingdom's Hebei Road has collapsed without a fight, and Taiyuan in the Hedong Road has been besieged and will fall in less than five days. When my heavenly army enters the city, their swords will not be sheathed for ten days. All those who die under their swords will lose their lives because of your arrogance, Emperor of the Southern Kingdom! As the Son of Heaven, you cannot protect your people. What face do you have to be honored in the ancestral temple? If you open the gates and surrender now, we guarantee that not a single person in the city will be harmed!"
As expected of a scholar, he launched a psychological attack right from the start with just a few words.
If the Zhao Huan of the past had heard this, he would probably have been in turmoil and hesitant.
But unfortunately, Zhao Huan was no longer the Zhao Huan of the past. Zhao Huan laughed and said, "Mengde! Are you well, sir?"
Liu Yanzong was slightly taken aback and said, "What do you mean? I am Liu Yanzong, not Cao Cao!"
Zhao Huan translated: "Damn! Are you out of your mind?!"
The word "操" had a relatively simple meaning in ancient times, but Liu Yanzong understood that Zhao Huan was cursing him.
Zhao Huan continued, "Liu Yanzong, you son of a bitch, you're a Han Chinese, yet you've pledged allegiance to the Liao Kingdom. After that, you've become a dog of the Jin invaders. And you, you even dare to show off with that feather fan? Do you think you're Zhuge Liang?"
Liu Yanzong was unmoved. He was born in the Liao Dynasty, what did he have to do with the Song Dynasty? Did the Song Dynasty feed him? Did they give him women to sleep with?
The Zhao family is a bunch of cowards. Which Han Chinese in the north would want to return to the Song Dynasty?
Seeing that Liu Yanzong was unmoved, Zhao Huan said, "Gentlemen, since you're all here, don't just stand there silently! Come on, shout with me! Liu Yanzong, shut up! If you have time, send your sister here so we can all have some fun!"
How could these scholars utter such vulgar words? Immediately, a minister said, "Your Majesty, I have caught a cold and my throat is sore."
"Xie Dahai, have someone take this old man to the prison to rest and recuperate!"
"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that my cold is cured! Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty..."
It already took immense courage for the ministers to climb the city tower, and now, being coerced by the emperor like this, they were all terrified, like little rabbits.
The emperor asked, "Is there any other gentleman with a sore throat?"
Thus, a spectacular scene unfolded on the city walls of Tokyo, with everyone shouting along with the emperor: "Liu Yanzong, shut up! If you have time, send your sister here so everyone can have some fun!"
The sound was so loud that many Jin soldiers heard it.
Even someone as shrewd as Liu Yanzong was so angry that he almost fell off his horse.
Liu Yanzong was Wanyan Zongwang's chief strategist; wasn't this a slap in the face to Wanyan Zongwang?
Wanyan Zongwang was so angry that his face turned ashen: "Archers, prepare! Kill that dog emperor for me!"
Li Gang gave the order: "Protect His Majesty!"
Soldiers rushed forward, raised their shields, and protected the emperor in layers.
The courtiers were so frightened that they lay prone on the city wall, while Zhao Huan found a place and leisurely began to drink some wine.
What is it that makes you feel stifled everywhere?
Even if someone farts, you have to catch it.
What does it mean to do whatever you want?
If you want to curse, then curse; if you want to kill, then kill!
If someone wants to kill you, you don't even need to say a word; a whole bunch of people will surround you and protect you.
These people would rather die themselves than let you die.
This is doing whatever you want!
In this pitch-black night, if the Jin army were to actually attack the city, it would be a miracle.
Even if Wanyan Zongwang were completely out of his mind, he wouldn't choose to attack the city at this time. At most, they would just annoy each other and that would be the end of it.
Sure enough, the Jin army fired for a while and then stopped.
Having gained no advantage whatsoever, the atmosphere among the Jin army's high command was tense. Liu Yanzong wore a stern face, wishing he could rush into Tokyo and strangle Zhao Huan.
After instigating his ministers to berate Wanyan Zongwang, Zhao Huan was very satisfied. He had thoroughly offended Wanyan Zongwang, so now no one would talk about peace anymore.
If you try to negotiate peace, Liu Yanzong will definitely find a way to kill you, but Wanyan Zongwang won't.
Only under my wise leadership can you have endless bragging and countless women to sleep with!
Zhao Huan thought to himself, without a care in the world, that he needed to completely cut off these ministers' escape routes before they would be willing to fight to the death. Otherwise, those damned peace advocates might not be negotiating on the surface, but who could guarantee that they wouldn't do something despicable in private.
After his outburst, Zhao Huan returned to the palace. Zhao Huan's outburst boosted the morale of the defending soldiers to an unprecedented level, enraging the Jin army. At dawn, the Jin army launched another small-scale siege, but with little effect.
Wanyan Zongwang had no choice but to return to the military camp first.
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