Wanyan Jiu was so vicious that he ordered the corpses at Shuangzi Mountain to be burned on the spot and refined into lamp oil. His heart was so cruel that it could not be further degraded.
In Huining Prefecture, the capital of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Jin Dynasty was drinking and having fun in the Nuanxin Hall.
At this time, Wanyan Zheng, the grandson of the founding emperor Wanyan Aguda and the great-nephew of Wanyan Sheng, requested an audience.
Wanyan Zheng was gentle, kind, filial, and benevolent, but was disliked by his ministers, and Wanyan Sheng also felt that he was too weak and unsuitable for a Jurchen.
Wanyan Sheng impatiently sent the singer away. Every time this nephew came to see him, there was nothing good.
As expected, Wanyan Zheng bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the jungle warriors are not accustomed to the plains outside. We Jurchen warriors all miss our homeland. You are going to attack the Song Dynasty. Have you considered what will happen to us if you are defeated? Let us withdraw."
Wanyan Zheng was one of the few pro-peace advocates in the Jin Dynasty, constantly marginalized by the pro-war faction. He had no military power, no authority, and was merely a prince in name only. His kindness and generosity made even some soldiers look down on him. They considered him weak and incompetent, unworthy of Aguda's descent.
But Wanyan Zheng was deeply loved by the people, and the people did not want to fight. War is dangerous, and even if you win, there will be casualties, and those who die are the people's families.
Wanyan Sheng was furious. He pointed at the wine on the table and said, "Zheng'er, we Great Jin don't plunder. Where would the wine on the table come from, and where would the beauties be? You are not a warrior of my Jurchens, you are a coward, unworthy of being a descendant of Aguda! Come, kick him out! Send him back to his mansion. No one is allowed to let him out without my order!"
Several Jin soldiers and guards took Wanyan Zheng back to his mansion and placed him under house arrest.
After Wanyan Jiu captured Baoding, he allowed his soldiers to rest for three days and even shouted slogans: rob money, rob food, rob women.
For a while, Baozhou was full of burning, killing and looting, like hell.
Mr. Liu was considered a wealthy man and employed a maid and an old woman at home.
Liu Yuanwai's wife died early, leaving him childless, so he called his daughter Miaolian the apple of his eye. Miaolian grew up in Liu Yuanwai's home, never leaving the house, a typical lady from a wealthy family.
When the Jin soldiers entered the city, Mr. Liu didn't notice much change. A new emperor means new ministers; it was nothing more than a change of emperor.
Although outside there was chaos and shouts of killing, Mr. Liu was still locked up at home watering his flowers. There was a patio in the yard, and Mr. Liu was drawing water from it.
"Bang!" The door of Mr. Liu's house was kicked open by several Jin soldiers, and several Jin soldiers rushed in.
Mr. Liu panicked and put down the bucket, "What are you doing, sir?"
"Go to hell!" A scarred Jin soldier kicked him to the ground, hitting the bucket next to him and spilling well water all over the floor.
Miaolian and her maid Xiaotao are embroidering in the room where Miaolian's youth is locked away. The canary, accustomed to the cage, no longer longs for the outside world.
"Miss, I wonder which young man will be lucky enough to marry a lady as virtuous as you in the future." Xiao Tao teased.
"I'll tear your mouth apart." Miaolian's face flushed red, just like a girl in seclusion who was thinking about love.
While they were making a fuss, they suddenly heard Mr. Liu cry out in pain outside the yard. He hurriedly dropped the needle and thread in his hand, pushed open the door and ran into the yard.
"Dad!" Miaolian was shocked to find that several ferocious Jin soldiers rushed into the house and rummaged around, kicking any valuables they found into their arms.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Miaolian ran over in a panic and helped Mr. Liu up.
Mr. Liu was so frightened that he protected his daughter and hid in the corner.
The maid hired by Mr. Liu was cooking. When she heard the noise, she rushed out with a fire poker in her hand and asked, "What's going on?"
Then she discovered that several Jin soldiers were stealing valuables from the house. The old woman couldn't stand it anymore. She swung a firewood stick and hit one of the Jin soldiers on the head: "You damned little thief, how dare you steal into the master's house! I'll beat you to death, beat you to death!"
Usually when the old woman quarreled with someone and started throwing a tantrum, the other party would usually run away, but that didn't work now.
The Jin soldier was putting a copper pot on the table into his arms when he was suddenly hit on the head. He was so angry that he drew his sword.
The old woman looked at the gleaming broadsword in the other's hand, then at the firewood stick in her own hand. Knowing that the opponent was not a heavyweight, she became frightened and turned to run out of the yard.
The old maid turned around and found that Mr. Liu and the others were huddled in the corner, not daring to move.
The old woman had just stepped out of the door when, with a "crack!", half of her head was cut off by the Jin soldier behind her.
"Ah!~" Miaolian and Xiaotao screamed in fright.
When the Jin soldiers came to their senses, they found that there was a lady from a noble family standing in the yard, and even the maid beside her looked very pretty.
Several Jin Ming immediately threw away the valuables in their hands and pounced on Miao Lian like a wolf catching a lamb.
Mr. Liu protected his daughter and ran out of the gate.
A Jin soldier rushed forward quickly and closed the gate. He turned around and smiled at Miaolian, his face full of vulgarity.
Scarface smiled and rushed over with a few people.
Miaolian and Xiaotao screamed, which only fueled the Jin soldiers' desire. They kicked Mr. Liu unconscious, then tore Miaolian and Xiaotao apart and dragged them into the house.
Scarface hugged Miaolian, and Miaolian's shoes were kicked off during the struggle. The other Jinming looked at Miaolian's struggling feet, and his eyes immediately flashed with gold, and he began to tear Miaolian's pants.
With a "swish", Miaolian's trouser legs were torn off, revealing her snow-white and smooth calves.
Scarface froze for a moment, then turned over and pounced on Miaolian, biting and kissing her face. Miaolian was filled with fear, her pupils dilated, and her eyes widened.
Over there, Xiao Tao was also being torn apart by two Jin soldiers. She was crying and shouting, struggling weakly.
Mr. Liu woke up slowly after hearing the crying and crawled towards Miaolian.
Scarface was so engrossed in his actions that Miaolian didn't know where she got the strength from, but she turned around and bit Scarface's arm hard.
It was like a basin of cold water poured over his head. Scarface jumped away screaming, his arm covered in blood.
While the other two soldiers were stunned, Miaolian broke free and ran towards the skylight, covering her chest.
"No!" Mr. Liu lay on the ground, stretched out his arms and shouted.
With a "plop!", Miaolian jumped into the well and died.
"Miao Lian!" Mr. Liu burst into tears.
The Jin soldiers were stunned. They hadn't expected this woman to be so chaste. The Jin soldier next to Xiaotao stopped and stared blankly at the courtyard. The sword at her waist was stretched out before Xiaotao's eyes. She pulled it out with all her might and slashed it across her neck.
The Jin soldiers were so frightened that they let go of their hands, and Xiaotao lay on the ground with her eyes open.
"Xiao Tao, Xiao Tao!" Liu Yuanwai cried and crawled over. He grabbed the trouser leg of a Jin soldier and said, "Give me back my daughter, give me back my daughter!"
The cooked duck flew away, and the Jin soldiers were furious. They swung their swords and chopped at Mr. Liu.
Liu Yuanwai's family was just a microcosm of the city of Baoding. For three consecutive days, the entire city was filled with wailing, countless civilians were slaughtered, countless women hanged themselves from beams and jumped into wells, and several corpses could be seen on every street.
Zhong Hong sent two armies from Xiongzhou and Cangzhou on their way to rescue Baoding.
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