"Although I was defeated by you, it was this girl that I fought against."
Nangong Wentian snorted and turned away: "Lian'er, kill him."
Nangong Lian'er walked over with a dagger in hand, feeling a little hesitant. She couldn't bring herself to kill a man who had no power to fight back, even though he was a Jin man and his crimes were extremely heinous.
Wanyan Jiu stared at him blankly. He had never seen such a beautiful girl in his life.
Wanyan Jiu murmured softly, "I hate that I was born into a Jurchen family and never met you. Let's get started."
Nangong Lian'er blushed, stamped her feet, turned around and said: "Dad, I..."
"Lian'er, what are you doing? Kill him!" Nangong Wentian urged.
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"
Only then did they realize that the Jin soldiers in the city had already been slaughtered, and the Song army shouted in unison.
"Girl, if you kill me, you will become famous all over the world." Wanyan Jiu was able to see such a beautiful woman when he was dying, but he felt that he had no regrets in dying in her hands.
Nangong Lian'er's hand trembled slightly as she gripped the dagger. She hated being born into a Jurchen family and never having met Qing. What did he mean by this? Although she had no fondness for this man, she couldn't bring herself to kill a man who had surrendered.
Wanyan Jiu was incredibly clever; he saw the girl's hesitation. Suddenly, Wanyan Jiu leaped forward, shocking everyone. When they looked again, Nangong Lian'er's dagger had already pierced Wanyan Jiu's body.
Wanyan Jiu leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Girl, you will surely become famous all over the world. This is the only thing I can do for you." After he finished speaking, he dropped his hands and died.
"Aoaoao!" The Song army all shouted in unison for Nangong Lian'er.
Nangong Lian'er was so scared that she let go of her hand, and Wanyan Jiu lay straight down.
Nangong Wentian walked over and pulled out the dagger that had stabbed Wanyan Jiu in the stomach, and said to her: "Lian'er, you can't be merciful to your enemies, otherwise you will be the one who suffers."
Nangong Lian'er took the dagger and nodded blankly.
Wanyan Jiu was defeated, and the Jin soldiers led by Wanyan Gao and Maji were no longer a threat.
The Jin soldiers charged several times, but were all repelled by the Song army commanded by Nangong Wentian. It seemed that Mingzhou was saved.
Wanyan Gao was extremely anxious. His plan to attack the Song Dynasty had failed because he could not capture Mingzhou. Once the Song army gathered to support the emperor, there would be no chance of victory.
Zhao Huan received word from spies planted in the Jin Empire that the Jin Emperor, Wanyan Sheng, was attacking the Song Dynasty in two directions. He urgently ordered Yue Fei and Zhong Hong from Shanxi to meet the enemy. Zhong's army was severely defeated and forced back to the Mingzhou area. Meanwhile, Yue Fei's troops in Shanxi remained completely silent. Could this indicate Shanxi's defeat as well?
It is said that Yue Fei's command ability is not that bad. If he was defeated or won, he would send someone to report the news. How come there was no movement in Shanxi?
Zhao Huan was secretly anxious. On the one hand, he ordered the 100,000 men he led to Mingzhou, while on the other hand, he was looking for news from Shanxi.
In Bian Jing, the regent tied Zhao Chen up to handle government affairs, and everything was in order.
Only Meng Gurao was completely scrambled. The Emperor personally led the army, and the logistical costs were enormous. Meng Gurao was completely tightening his belt to provide supplies. Military pay was a minor issue; the key was fodder. Providing fodder for hundreds of thousands of troops was a real struggle for the entire Song Dynasty.
Zhao Chen called on all the civil and military officials in the court to donate money to support the front, and he also repeatedly reduced the basic expenses of the harem. This harem expenses did not only apply to Zhao Huan, who only had one queen and two concubines, and no matter how much he reduced his expenses, he would not save much.
Zhao Chen was talking about reducing expenses for his grandfather, Zhao Ji, the harem. Zhao Ji was the true Alexandre Dumas, with countless concubines in his harem and a reproductive machine, fathering numerous sons and daughters.
The Crown Prince, who was the regent, advocated frugality. The ministers and concubines flattered him on the surface, but secretly resented him. As a result, Zhao Chen offended many people.
The smuggling case of Jiao Zifu, the Xiongzhou transport envoy, was closed with his execution. However, there was no trace of the silver Jiao Zifu had obtained from smuggling. Fang Rucheng did not find much silver when he raided Jiao's house, but it was definitely connected to an official in the capital.
The prince even went to the Heavenly Prison several times to look for Zhan Yunpeng, with the aim of finding out the mastermind behind the incident in the capital.
Inside the Yanxi Palace, Zhao Ji's private harem, Zhao Ji and Guo Jing, dressed in Taoist robes, were in the Daojun Hall, a hall filled with smoke and housing statues of the Three Pure Ones. Zhao Ji and Guo Jing were practicing Taoism.
Guo Jing acted like a ghost for a long time, and a wisp of hot air came out of his head, which frightened Zhao Ji so much that he bowed down in a hurry.
Guo Jing opened his eyes and said, "Grand Emperor, Your Majesty is leading the army in person now. I'm afraid something unexpected may happen!"
Zhao Ji was shocked when he heard this: "Why does the Heavenly Master say that?"
"Wulian Tianzun! Your Majesty is personally leading the army. This country is about to change."
Zhao Ji was even more shocked: "Can the Heavenly Master give me some pointers and clarification?"
Guo Jing continued to play tricks with his eyes closed, then said, "I recently heard that the Zhong family army was defeated. The Jin soldiers were brutal. Even the wise and powerful Emperor Taizong was defeated. How can Your Majesty be a match for them?"
Zhao Ji felt a chill in his heart. He was truly terrified of the Jin. Otherwise, why would he have given up his throne to Zhao Huan?
"Master Tianshi has great magical powers. Does he have a solution?" Zhao Ji looked eager.
Guo Jing half-opened his eyes to see Zhao Ji's expression, then closed his eyes and said, "It's difficult. Zhan Yunpeng in the Heavenly Prison will not die. Difficult, difficult, difficult!"
Although Zhao Ji was incompetent, he was not confused: "What does the emperor's conquest of the Jin have to do with Zhan Yunpeng? Isn't Zhan Yunpeng imprisoned in the Tianlao?"
Guo Jing was speechless for a moment, coughed and stopped talking. Zhao Ji was confused and panicked.
After a while, Guo Jingcai said, "Emperor Daojun, although Zhan Yunpeng had nothing to do with the Jin conquest, he disobeyed the order and defied the will of heaven. If the emperor doesn't get rid of this man, I'm afraid the country will change hands and the emperor and his subjects will become alienated!"
These words were so frightening that Zhao Ji couldn't help but shudder. Yes, if Zhan Yunpeng could survive even after disobeying the emperor's orders, who would fear the emperor anymore? If no one feared the emperor, there would be rebellion. The Song Dynasty emperors feared rebellion from their generals the most, because that was how their founding father, Zhao Kuangyin, seized power.
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