Early the next morning, Fang Zheng and Yue Fei returned to the capital by airship.

"Your Highness!"

Although he was very angry, Yue Fei still had to salute when facing the emperor, while Fang Zheng just nodded slightly to the old man... He respected Yue Fei, but Fang Zheng did not have a very good opinion of this emperor.

"Haha, no need to be so polite, come and take a seat."

The old emperor did not show any reaction to Yue Fei and Fang Zheng's reaction, but smiled and asked them to sit down. After they sat down, the emperor spoke.

"I also know about your hard work on the front line. General Yue Fei was loyal to his country and was a role model in the army. And the immortal master wiped out 10,000 Jin troops in a blink of an eye, which was even more inspiring. Therefore, I specially invited you two back to express my gratitude."

Having said this, the emperor paused for a moment before continuing.

"General Yue Fei must have been very tired after the long journey. Rest for a few days first, and then we will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate the victory over the Jin Dynasty. Hahahaha..."

"emperor."

Hearing this, Yue Fei could no longer bear it. He quickly stood up and bowed.

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war right now. Completely destroying the Jin people is just around the corner. If you give me a few more months, I will be able to wipe out all the Jin soldiers in one fell swoop and return our great Song territory to us. By then, it won't be too late to celebrate."

"Well... General Yue's words make sense..."

Hearing this, the emperor nodded, but soon changed the subject.

"However, the Kingdom of Jin has also sent envoys to discuss with me. They are willing to cede the territory from Yanshan to Shangjing in order to make peace with the Song Dynasty... What do you think, General Yue?"

"Make peace?!"

Hearing this, Yue Fei frowned immediately.

"Your Majesty, this was originally the territory of the Song Dynasty. It was just occupied by the Jin people. Even if they don't return it, I can take it back in a month at most. This is not a condition at all!"

"Amitabha……"

At this moment, suddenly, a voice as loud as a bell sounded, and then the two saw an old monk in a cassock turned around and walked out from behind the screen. He had a solemn appearance and a smile on his face... He was exactly like the thief bald man Fahai.

"General Yue is very brave and I admire him very much. However, if the war breaks out again, the common people will suffer. If we can defeat the enemy without fighting, wouldn't that be wonderful? This can also be regarded as a benefit to the people of the world and the common people..."

"Who are you……"

"hehe."

In response to Yue Fei's question, the old monk smiled slightly.

"I am Baozhi, the abbot of Jinci Temple. I am honored to meet General Yue and the Immortal Master."

"You were the one who introduced the Jin envoy to the emperor."

At this moment, Fang Zheng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. At the same time, he tapped a few points on the table with his fingers, and a glimmer of magic quietly disappeared. Abbot Bao Zhi obviously did not notice this, but put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name again.

"That's right. You two led the Song army all the way north, which has frightened the Jin people. They sent messengers to find me, but I can't bear to see the common people suffer from the war, and can't bear to see the tragedy of wives and children being separated and families being destroyed. Therefore, I came here to ask you to stop killing for the sake of these millions of lives..."

Abbot Baozhi's words were so pitiful that even Yue Fei couldn't help but be shaken, but Fang Zheng just smiled coldly.

"Haha, killing is evil, how interesting. Master, what you said is really interesting. When the Jin soldiers invaded the Song Dynasty, they killed more than a million people. They oppressed and insulted the Han people, forcibly occupied the wives and daughters of the Han people, plundered the Han people's property, and forced the Han people to shave their heads and become slaves. Those who resisted were all killed without mercy. Now you are talking to me about killing evil... I want to ask you, old monk, when the wives and daughters of the people of the Song Dynasty were forcibly occupied and insulted by the Jin people, where were you? When the people of the Song Dynasty rose up in resistance to protect their families and their entire families were wiped out, where were you? When the people of the Song Dynasty were forced to shave their heads and become slaves, where were you?!"

Having said this, Fang Zheng suddenly slammed the table.

"Have you ever been to the Kingdom of Jin and talked to their rulers about being merciful? About killing less?!"

"this……"

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Abbot Baozhi was a little embarrassed, but he still hurriedly put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name again.

"Amitabha, when will the cycle of revenge end? Why not put down your butcher knife and turn back..."

"You should tell this to the Jin soldiers and the people who died unjustly."

Fang Zheng suddenly waved his hand, interrupting Bao Zhi's words.

"Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately, that's your idea. But sorry, our culture emphasizes an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Confucius once said, 'Repay evil with good, how can you repay good? Repay evil with justice, repay good with good.' The Jin people invaded the Song Dynasty, killed the people of the Song Dynasty, and robbed the land of the Song Dynasty. Now we are just fighting back reasonably, what's wrong with that? On the contrary, you... a monk, actually dare to come here and talk nonsense. It happens that I have something else to ask you."

"Master, please speak."

"very good."

Fang Zheng snorted, picked up the tea beside him and took a sip, then continued speaking.

"Your Buddhism flourished in the Song Dynasty, with many followers, many people with good farmland, and even beautiful wives and relatives. But when the Jin soldiers came south and invaded the Song Dynasty, where were you? Did you join the army to fight against the Jin soldiers? Did you donate food and materials to serve the Song army?"

"Amitabha……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Abbot Baozhi clasped his hands together again.

"A monk does not care about worldly matters..."

"Then why are you here talking nonsense now?"

"I am here for the common people of the world..."

"It's really strange."

However, before Abbot Baozhi could finish his words, Fang Zheng interrupted him again with a sneer.

"Oh, when the Jin soldiers were killing the Han people, you hid away, ate vegetarian food, chanted Buddhist scriptures, and played with women. When we fought back, you came out to serve the people of the world... I'm just confused. You eat Song food, drink Song clothes, use Song things, and live in Song houses. So which side are you from?"

"The Buddha is merciful and compassionate. I have no selfish motives. Everything I do is in accordance with the Buddha's will..."

"Don't do this useless stuff."

Fang Zheng was too lazy to listen to the old monk's nonsense.

"Let me ask you one question: do you love the Song Dynasty? Or do you love Buddha?"

"this……"

Faced with Fang Zheng's tricky question, Abbot Baozhi was finally completely speechless. This was a cruel trick that was often used by online trolls in the future. Where had he ever seen such a scene?

But now…

"Amitabha……"

Abbot Baozhi clasped his hands together again.

"I am a person from the outside world, so I follow the teachings of the Buddha."

"But aren't you from Song? You must have been raised by your biological parents, too."

"A monk's six senses are pure, and he does not care about worldly affairs..."

"Oh, I see."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng nodded.

"That is to say, after you become a monk, you think that the world is great and the Buddha is the most important. You don't care about anyone else and you don't care about your ancestors. You have betrayed your ancestors, right? Why didn't your father shoot you against the wall?"

"……Amitabha……"

Abbot Baozhi didn't know what Fangzheng meant by this, but he could also hear that it was not a good thing to say, so he just chanted the Buddha's name and said nothing more.

"Master, please don't be angry."

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming a little tense, the old emperor also coughed.

"The past is the past, after all. And... Master Immortal, you may not know that the treasury of our Great Song is currently barren and we really don't have any more money and food. Master Immortal, I am very grateful for everything you have done for our Great Song, but... since the Jin people have sent envoys to negotiate peace, I have decided to accept it."

Hearing this, Yue Fei sighed and said no more. After all, he was just a general and could not change the emperor's mind. Fang Zheng also nodded.

"Well, since Your Majesty has said so, I have nothing more to say."

Hearing this, Abbot Baozhi also smiled immediately. However, Fang Zheng's next words made Baozhi's smile freeze.

"Since the Song Dynasty has decided to stop here, the next war against the Jin people will be fought by ourselves."