After reading the letter, Zhao Huan threw it on the ground and roared, "What a load of rubbish!"
Wanyan Zongpan is the biggest swindler in history!
What a pig!
He'd only been sitting there for a year, and his head had already been moved!
According to the latest news, Wanyan Zongpan was killed on the spot in the Jin Dynasty palace, and his head was cut off and hung at the gate of Shangjing City.
Apart from Wanyan Sheng, who abdicated, all of Wanyan Zongpan's direct subordinates were killed.
The beautiful concubines were divided up, and not a single daughter was spared. Even the infants in their swaddling clothes were smashed to pieces on the spot.
This coup in the Jin Dynasty ended with the extermination of Wanyan Zongpan and his entire family.
Now, sitting in the Jin Dynasty palace is Wanyan Dan, the eldest grandson of Wanyan Aguda.
Zhao Huan hurriedly summoned all his ministers to the Gongchui Hall.
The political turmoil in the Jin Dynasty had the greatest impact on the relationship between the Song and Jin dynasties.
After more than a year of trade, it is now coming to a halt, and not only that, a war is brewing.
The Jin Dynasty had been bullied badly by the Song Dynasty in recent years, but it still had a wealth of powerful generals within its borders, indicating a mismatch between its current state and its actual strength.
After losing Wanyan Gao as their representative, powerful generals like Wanyan Zonghan finally endured for a year before introducing Wanyan Dan.
It can be said that the Jin state has now reached an unprecedented consensus: war is imminent!
Even before he reclaimed Yanyun, Zhao Huan was already thinking about how to destroy the Jin dynasty.
Whether it was the massive military investment in the Yan-Yun war zone, the construction of highways in the north, the destruction of Xia, the conquest of Goryeo, or the establishment of the Northern Prefecture on the grasslands, all were preparations for the destruction of Jin.
Was the Jin dynasty worth Zhao Huan's extensive military campaigns and years of planning?
value!
No more political power is allowed in Liaodong!
After Liaodong, it will be the territory of China. We will implement all of China's policies there, and anyone who disobeys will go to see the King of Hell!
If the goal was to destroy the Jin dynasty, Zhao Huan would be willing to fight even if the Song dynasty had to use half of its national strength!
Liaodong, which was occupied by the Jin Dynasty, was a treasure trove!
Therefore, the urgent summons of the imperial ministers was not to discuss whether or not to attack the Jin Dynasty, but rather to receive their respective missions.
“Zhong Qing.”
"Your subject is here!"
"I hereby appoint you as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Forces. I will wipe the Jin Dynasty off the map of the world!"
Zhong Shidao was so excited that his face turned red: "Your subject obeys the decree!"
That year, Zhong Shidao was eighty-four years old. Sweeping away the northern barbarians and erecting a monument on Yanran Mountain was the lifelong ideal of every Chinese man.
The emperor knew that Zhong Shidao wanted to launch a northern expedition, and Zhong Shidao dreamed of launching a northern expedition as well.
The most precious thing is the mutual understanding between the ruler and his ministers.
Moreover, Zhong Shidao was already quite old, yet the emperor still entrusted him with such an important task, which immediately brought tears to his eyes.
Zhong Shidao was very clear that if he did not launch a northern expedition against the Jin Kingdom now, he might very well leave this world in a few years.
"With the Holy Emperor above, your subject will surely crush the Northern Barbarians and conquer Liaodong!"
"Li Qing!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Mobilize all wartime supplies and provisions. I will mobilize 800,000 troops from Goryeo, Yanyun, and the Northwest War Zone to besiege the Jin Kingdom!"
"I obey the decree!"
Zhao Huan took a deep breath. He originally planned to let Wanyan Zongpan sit on the throne of the false emperor for a few more years, completely destroy the Jin state internally, and then sweep through it.
However, given the current situation within the Jin state, war between the two sides is already inevitable.
Even if Zhao Huan hadn't attacked, the Jin state would have attacked anyway.
This time, Zhao Huan switched from defense to offense, determined to sweep away the Jin state.
"Duan Qing!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Send all your military police to the front lines!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"The Council of State Affairs will fully cooperate with the Privy Council and the Military Governor's Office!"
Xu Churen wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.
He certainly didn't want war; he just wanted to focus on solid construction. He felt that the pace of progress in recent years had been quite good.
Aside from treacherous officials like Liu Yanzong and Yu Yunwen constantly causing him trouble, the implementation of the new policies by the Council of State Affairs had already begun to have a profound impact on the Song Dynasty.
This is an unprecedented feat. Compared to the current reforms, Wang Anshi's reforms back then are simply insignificant.
How could we not let Xu Churen feel good about himself?
After feeling good about themselves, they naturally became addicted to development and construction.
Xu Churen's heart was bleeding as he watched the wealth he had painstakingly accumulated being poured into military spending by the emperor.
But now the situation is beyond our control.
Xu Churen could only respectfully reply, "Yes! Your Majesty, I will certainly cooperate fully with Minister Zhong!"
After discussing matters with his ministers, the emperor changed his clothes and headed to the central army's camp.
The emperor's main purpose in visiting the central army was not to review the troops, but to inspect the weapons.
Chen Gui accompanied him and reported, "Your Majesty, the Central Army is equipped with 10,000 muskets, 3,000 thunderbolts, and 50 cannons."
Zhao Huan gently stroked a musket with his hand. The musket had a bayonet attached to its head, and it was about half a meter long. It could be used for long-range shooting or for immediate close-quarters combat.
He then went to inspect the Central Army's camp, where the soldiers were practicing with muskets and bayonets, as was their routine.
Zhao Huan is very satisfied with the current situation.
Of course, Zhao Huan was not the only one who was satisfied.
Yang Yi has just been transferred to the Northwest, to the Chishui area.
He has now been promoted to commander, in charge of 500 men, belonging to the Third Battalion of the First Army of the Liangzhou Garrison in Northwest China of the Great Song Dynasty.
In the past few days, news has come down from above that military action will be taken against the Jin Dynasty.
I heard that the Northwest Army is going to get involved.
This is great news! A fantastic opportunity to make a great contribution!
Yang Yi thought that he had been eating beef with great gusto these past few days, and after finishing his meals, he would go out and get into fights.
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