Wanyan Hong coldly asked, "What do you want?"
"What do we want?" Sima Junru laughed. "Of course, we want to seize the goods that violate the laws of the Song Dynasty."
Wanyan Hong felt a pang of pain; this batch of goods was worth two hundred thousand strings of cash!
These are all his personal goods; he can make a net profit of 120,000 strings of cash by selling them!
A wealthy merchant in the capital had only about 100,000 strings of cash in savings.
If he loses this shipment, it's equivalent to a wealthy man in the capital going bankrupt.
"I have not violated the laws of the Song Dynasty; you have no right to seize my goods!"
"No, you broke the rules."
"I don't!"
"No, you broke the rules. I said you broke the rules, so you broke the rules."
"You are trying to sever the friendly relations between our two countries!"
“I am strictly enforcing the laws of the Song Dynasty.”
"What you're doing will provoke conflict between the two countries. If it leads to war, can you bear the consequences?"
Sima Junru said, "I don't know whether it will cause a war, and I have no right to ask. The Imperial City Guard is a judicial office and has the right to stop any behavior that violates the laws of the Song Dynasty."
Wanyan Hong was furious: "You dare touch my goods!"
“Why wouldn’t I dare?” Sima Junru said leisurely. “Take all the goods back to the Imperial City General Headquarters.”
"yes!"
In an instant, more than a hundred imperial guards surrounded the group of Jin people.
"Anyone who obstructs will be killed without mercy!"
The group immediately softened, after all, they were on Song territory.
Wanyan Hong watched helplessly as Sima Junru's men took away his goods, and he cursed, "You are robbing me! You are robbers and bandits!"
“Those who violate the laws of the Great Song Dynasty will also be taken back.”
Wanyan Hong was slightly taken aback, then angrily said, "I am a Jin citizen, you have no right to arrest me!"
Sima Junru muttered to herself: What's wrong with the Jin people? They're arresting Jin people!
Wanyan Hong was a member of the Jin royal family. Although he was quite distant from Wanyan Sheng, they shared the same surname, Wanyan.
After being captured and taken to the Imperial City Guard, he was severely beaten and then subjected to all sorts of special services from the Imperial City Guard, leaving him completely exhausted.
He cursed Sima Junru as a son of a bitch, wishing her a terrible death and that her ancestors for eighteen generations would never rest in peace.
Then, he greeted all of Sima Junru's immediate female relatives.
The next day, Wanyan Hong was beaten beyond recognition and finally signed the confession.
In the early hours of the second day, 100,000 Song troops advanced towards Yancheng and set up camp only a few hundred meters away from the city.
Two months ago, a large amount of grain was secretly transported north to the Yan-Yun war zone.
Just three days after Wanyan Hong signed his confession, another 100,000 troops were stationed outside Yancheng.
News of Wanyan Hong's imprisonment quickly reached the Jin state.
The entire Jin court was shocked.
Wanyan Hong was a member of the royal family, how could the Song state just detain him like that?
This is absolutely outrageous!
In the imperial court, the ministers cursed the Song emperor a thousand times, wishing each of them could take a small cloth doll with Zhao Huan's name written on it and prick him with ten thousand needles!
The next day, news of something even more infuriating reached the Jin Kingdom.
It was a confession, a confession personally signed and sealed by Wanyan Hong.
Inside, he confessed to three major crimes: violating the commercial law of the Song Dynasty, violating the patent law of the Song Dynasty, and being subject to the criminal law of the Song Dynasty!
After reading the blood-stained confession, Wanyan Sheng turned pale with anger: "Outrageous! Zhao Huan has gone too far!"
"Wanyan Zongpan, I hereby appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the campaign against the Song Dynasty. You shall lead an army of 200,000 men, with Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Chang leading two separate armies southward to attack the Song Dynasty!"
Shi Ling'ai quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is now the summer season, and our soldiers are reluctant to fight because of the extreme heat in the south and fear that they may not be able to adapt to the climate. This is not the best time to wage war."
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Shi Ling'ai said, "Your Majesty, I discovered yesterday that ten wealthy merchants in the capital have reached an agreement with Song merchants to sell fabrics."
"What is the connection between this matter and the campaign against the Song Dynasty?"
"Has Your Majesty forgotten how the Song Dynasty dealt with Japan and Goryeo?"
Wanyan Sheng was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Song Kingdom has begun to use the same tactics against our dynasty."
Wanyan Sheng questioned Wanyan Zongpan, "When did this happen?"
Wanyan Zongpan was slightly taken aback, then stammered, "It happened two months ago."
"Oh, it's only been two months, there's still time for everything."
In fact, a year had passed, but Wanyan Zongpan was completely unaware of it. He was so engrossed in his top-level reforms that he turned a deaf ear to everything that was happening among the common people.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will immediately arrest these merchants and order all weaving to cease."
Shi Ling'ai said, "Your Majesty, we should now thoroughly investigate the livelihood and commerce of our dynasty."
Wanyan Sheng sighed: "I will leave this matter entirely to you, my dear minister."
A few days later, the Jin Dynasty cut off a large portion of its trade with the Song Dynasty.
When Wanyan Sheng read the report, he was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected that the Song Kingdom had infiltrated to such an extent.
If the Song Dynasty is given another two years, the people of the Jin Dynasty will become dependent on the Song Dynasty. If this happens, the Jin Dynasty will be in grave danger!
"Outrageous!" Wanyan Sheng roared. "Wanyan Zongpan, Zhao Huan has been running rampant right under my nose for over a year, and you didn't even notice!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Wanyan Sheng looked at his son with disappointment and worry, truly fearing that the future of the Jin Kingdom would be ruined if it were handed over to him.
That dog emperor of the Song Dynasty is too cunning!
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