Zhao Xian was dejected. "Officials are always considered to have two mouths. How can ordinary people be a match for officials? Whatever they say is true. For example, if you have two acres of good farmland, I will buy all the land around it. If you want to plant and water it, you will have to go through my land. If I don't let you go, you won't be able to farm."
Fan Guangtu angrily said: "The land is yours, but the road at the end of the land is public property. Why can't you use it?"
"The word 'official' has two mouths. Didn't I confess everything? Why are you still torturing me?"
This sentence left Fan Guangtu speechless. He touched his head and coughed: "Okay, if you confess everything, I can stop torturing you."
Wang Dabao led another group of people to a teahouse where a storyteller was performing a story.
The storyteller was Huo Yuanjia, a descendant of Huo Si, a famous storyteller in Bian Jing.
The Huo family's storytelling is good at "telling three parts", that is, the Three Kingdoms.
Huo Yuanjia slammed the wooden board on the table and said, "As the world's general trend goes, division will eventually lead to unification, and unification will eventually lead to division. Similarly, the fortunes of dynasties throughout history are similarly bound to decline after a period of prosperity, and chaos after a period of decline. Boss Ying has done his job well... (See Chapter 1 of this book)"
"Good!" The audience below cheered.
Huo Yuanjia continued, "Fortunately, the Liu family still had Liu Xiu, who allowed the legacy of the Rogue State to continue. But it was all over when it came to Liu Xie. Then there's Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan..."
As he was speaking, Wang Dabao rushed in with the police, and the storyteller was so scared that he stopped talking.
Wang Dabao asked, "Are you Huo Yuanjia?"
Huo Yuanjia was so frightened that he dared not breathe: "That's me."
Wang Dabao waved his hand: "Take it away!"
The buzzing sound was so loud that the listeners had no idea what was happening. They only saw the officials, dressed in black tiger uniforms and with sharp swords hanging from their waists, taking the storyteller Huo Yuanjia away in a ferocious manner.
Unfortunately, our Mr. Huo did not have the martial arts skills of the later hero. He was so frightened that he just shouted: "Sir, please spare my life. What crime have I committed?"
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Let’s focus on Daikin.
Since the defeat, the Jin Dynasty has been hiding in the north and making a living by hunting. Those days were truly miserable.
In the Jin Dynasty's capital, Shangjing Huining Prefecture, Wanyan Sheng and others sighed.
The morning court no longer had the prestige of the sword pointing to the south as it used to, and the most discussed issue was livelihood.
Wanyan Gao was determined not to give up. He said to Wanyan Sheng: "Your Majesty, give me 20,000 soldiers and horses, and let me fight the Song people to the death!"
Wanyan Zonghan angrily said, "What will you fight with? The Sixteen Prefectures have become the Song Dynasty's natural defenses, and there are hundreds of thousands of Song troops stationed on the border. Are you going to feed the Song people with the blood of these 20,000 soldiers?"
Wanyan Gao said sternly, "Then what do you say we should do? Without wine and beauties, how can we, the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty, survive?"
"Who doesn't want good wine and beautiful women? But the southern barbarians are so powerful, what can we do?"
"You haven't fought yet, so how do you know we can't win? I'm bringing 20,000 men to fight the Southern Barbarians. I won't return until I take the Sixteen States!"
Wanyan Zonghan pointed at him and said, "If you want to die, don't take the generals of the Great Jin with you!"
"you……"
"Alright, alright," Wanyan Sheng said, trying to reconcile. "Both of you are talented generals from the Great Jin. How can we harm each other over political opinions? Let's discuss this in the long run."
After Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan were defeated, their tempers became even worse. Whenever they met, they would either quarrel or argue with each other.
Jin Wushu remained silent on the side, not joining in the argument. Suddenly, he said, "As long as we can appease Bei Meng, we still have a chance."
Wanyan Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Could it be that Zongbi has some brilliant plan?"
Jin Wushu said, "Li Ganshun of Western Xia married his daughter to the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Western Xia wants to use the Song Dynasty as a backer and abandon us. Why can't we find a backer and make a comeback?"
Wanyan Zonghan was extremely intelligent and vaguely understood: "What does Zongbi mean?"
Jin Wushu said: "We can form an alliance with Northern Mongolia. This way, we can withdraw the 100,000 troops stationed on the border of Northern Mongolia, and we will have the capital to fight."
Wanyan Gao was delighted: "Yes, yes, Zongbi is really smart. Why didn't I think of it? As long as we marry into the Mongols, we can march south again and conquer the Song Dynasty!"
Wanyan Sheng shook his head: "That is the last treasure of our Great Jin. If we lose these 100,000 elite soldiers, the Great Jin will be finished. Moreover, even if we have these 100,000 troops, plus the 50,000 troops in the capital, a 150,000-strong army may not be a match for the Great Song. The Great Song has many talented generals, and we can't afford to lose."
Wanyan Zonghan was more rational. He nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right. Even if we put all our strength into the battle, we can't defeat the Song Dynasty. We might even lose our country."
Jin Wushu shook his head: "We will not attack Song."
Everyone was surprised. Wanyan Gao glared and said, "If we don't attack Song, who should we attack?"
"Western Xia." Jin Wushu said lightly.
Wanyan Sheng was also startled and said casually: "Western Xia?"
Wanyan Zonghan understood and said happily, "Yes, attack Xixia. Without the threat of Mongolia, we may not be able to defeat the Song Dynasty, but taking Xixia is a sure thing. Once we conquer Xixia and incorporate it into the territory of the Jin Dynasty, our strength will increase greatly. Then it won't be too late to attack the Song Dynasty."
Jin Wushu smiled and said, "After we conquer Xixia, we can also go south and conquer Tubo. By then, the Song Dynasty will be surrounded on three sides by us."
The man was overjoyed upon hearing this. Wanyan Gao said happily, "Then what are we waiting for? Send someone to contact Mongolia right away."
Wanyan Zonghan looked at Wanyan Gao and said, "Do you think attacking Western Xia is that easy? If we attack Western Xia, how can the Song Dynasty sit idly by?"
Wanyan Sheng was now confused: "What does Marshal Zong Han mean by this?"
Wanyan Zonghan waved his hand at Jin Wushu, meaning that you should speak.
Jin Wushu then said, "If we attack Western Xia, the Song Dynasty will certainly not stand idly by. Our only option now is to ally with Mongolia. We will tie down the Song army on the southern front, preventing them from coming to our aid. Then, let Mongolia attack from the north, and together, Jin and Mongolia will destroy Western Xia."
Wanyan Gao slapped his thigh and said, "Wouldn't that let Mongolia take advantage and let them divide the Xixia territory with us?"
Wanyan Zonghan said coldly: "If you don't ally with Mongolia, how will you fight against Xixia?"
Emperor Wanyan Sheng slammed the table and said, "It's settled. Send envoys to Mongolia to negotiate a marriage!"
"Your Majesty," Jin Wushu bowed and said, "The Mongolian tribes all follow the leader of the Borjigin Khubul. If we marry Khubul, we can conquer Xia. But, does your Majesty have any princesses waiting to be married?"
Wanyan Sheng was a bit puzzled. He had many sons, but no daughters. He did have two daughters, but they died soon after they were born.
Wanyan Zonghan offered a plan: "Your Majesty, we can select a beautiful woman from the common people and teach her the etiquette of the palace. Your Majesty can then adopt her as your daughter. She will then become a princess of our Great Jin, and can then marry Hebule."
Wanyan Sheng was delighted: "This is a brilliant plan!"
PS: Why do I feel like there are fewer and fewer readers recently? This book will be on the shelves soon, and I'm so anxious. If anyone is reading this book, please come out and say something, I'm so anxious.
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