The hall was silent... Everyone was staring at Zhao Yun. Deep in Di Fan's heart, there were countless mythical beasts trampling madly!
[The emperor's voluntary surrender? Did I hear that correctly?]
[Is Junior Sister's domineering aura enough to shock the Emperor in Lin'an City from a thousand miles away?]
[Throughout the dynasties, even the most useless Liu Chan never did anything like this... This Song Lizong, his reputation in history is quite high! Surprisingly, surprisingly...]
[I…I’m fucking torn apart!]
The rest of the people also had expressions of disbelief on their faces... Mainly because what Zhao Yun did was not something a normal person would do!
How could someone who has been an emperor for decades suddenly run to the rebel camp and say to the rebel leader, "I surrender"? Don't you even struggle?
The Great Song Dynasty is the legacy left by your ancestors! If you give it away like this, aren't you afraid of being scolded by your ancestors in the underworld a hundred years from now?
Xiao Longnu listened to Di Fan's inner thoughts and slowly tapped the table with her fingers.
"My Wulin Alliance isn't one that can be recruited by just anyone! You're neither proficient in martial arts nor in military tactics. Born in the Imperial City your entire life, you've never seen the affairs of the martial arts world. To put it bluntly, I'm afraid you haven't even left Lin'an City. Give me a reason to recruit you!"
Zhao Yun smiled and took a sip of the tea: "It's very simple, I can solve your most troublesome problem right now."
"for example?"
Xiaolongnu looked at Zhao Yun meaningfully.
"For example, solving your problem of insufficient troops! And also, retaking the Southern Song Dynasty as soon as possible!"
Zhao Yun replied with great confidence!
Xiao Longnu became more and more interested and tapped the table with her fingers again: "Tell me about it?"
"The tiger talisman of the Song army is with me. Although the Imperial Guards and the Wing Army are not as good as the Wulin Army formed by the Wulin Alliance and cannot fight against the Mongols, they should have no problem suppressing those gentry!
Secondly, the Song Dynasty has lasted for over three hundred years. Even if it is now in dire straits, there are still countless talented people who want to save the country! If the news of my voluntary surrender to the Wulin Alliance gets out, I dare say that the Wulin Alliance's greatest pressure will instantly dissipate!
【You only talked about the advantages, why didn’t you mention the disadvantages? 】
Di Fan scoffed inwardly: [There are many more civil officials and counselors joining, but why didn't they mention that the difficulty of reform will increase in the future?]
[We are all family now. If the local gentry or powerful person you attack is a relative of an official, would you attack him or not?]
"The army has no problem, officer, I won't accept it!"
Di Fan looked at Xiao Longnu in surprise: "Junior Sister, are you so sensitive to politics now? I didn't even remind her, and she saw the problem right away?"
Xiao Longnu was secretly pleased with herself, but she remained calm as she looked at Zhao Yun. "Lord Zhao, since you've decided to surrender to us, it means you already know our uprising program and policies! With the exception of a few loyal and righteous individuals, the vast majority of the Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty are connected to local tyrants.
The purpose of our Wulin League is to fight against local tyrants, divide up land, and collect taxes based on land ownership. "The Confucian scholars are too involved with the local gentry. No matter how talented they are, I would not employ them unless they are people like Brother Tianxiang who care about the people and have a sense of justice!"
After these words came out, Wen Tianxiang stroked his beard proudly and winked at Lu Xiufu: "Look, this is the reputation I left in the Wulin Alliance! I care about the people and have great justice in my heart!"
Lu Xiufu curled his lips and said, "That's because you run fast... If I were transferred to Xiangyang in advance, it's not certain who would join the Wulin Alliance first!"
"Hahahaha!" Xiao Longnu's words not only did not anger Zhao Yun, but he clapped his hands and laughed out loud: "That's right! Corrupt scholars and corrupt officials should all be killed!
Originally, I was just testing you, worried that your Wulin Alliance would eventually go down the same old path... Now it seems that the Wulin Alliance's actions are truly different from those of ordinary dynasties! This is the Tiger Talisman, take it!"
Zhao Yun pulled out a tiger talisman from his bosom and tossed it to Xiao Longnu. "I can also cooperate with the Wulin Army to go to various armies and persuade the generals to complete the reorganization of the army. But I also have two requests!"
"explain!"
"First, spare my child's life and keep the Zhao family alive!"
"Can!"
"Second, let me live to see the day when the Song Dynasty is overthrown and the people live a good life! This is also the last bit of kindness I, Zhao Yun, will show to the people of the world on behalf of the Song Dynasty!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned!
Especially Yue Suo and Zhong Mingliang, they finally understood why Zhao Yun had gone against his will and took the tiger talisman to flee Lin'an and surrender to the Wulin Alliance...
Recalling the series of changes Zhao Yun made to government affairs when he first ascended the throne, especially the alliance with the Mongols to destroy the Jin Dynasty, which nearly restored the territory to the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, he was ultimately stabbed in the back by the civil officials, and the lack of food and money led to the failure of the final Northern Expedition and the failure of the reforms... I understand why Zhao Yun, in his middle age, would grow tired of government affairs, pursue pleasure, and allow the government to be controlled by a treacherous prime minister...
In fact, he already knew that the Song Dynasty was beyond salvation.
[Poor Song Lizong... In fact, if the Northern Expedition had succeeded and the reforms had been successful, the Song Dynasty would have had a glimmer of hope.]
[To put it bluntly, it's still the so-called ancestral teachings... Strong in literature but weak in martial arts, that's a recipe for death!]
Di Fan also sighed in his heart...
Zhong Mingliang and Yue Shuo looked at each other and stood in the hall together.
"Alliance Leader! I want to plead for Emperor Zhao, to spare his life and allow him to see the bright and clear sky of the future!"
"Alliance Leader! Emperor Zhao can help us speed up the process of recovering the Central Plains. This achievement must not be buried!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second that!"
Guo Jing, Huang Yaoshi and others also pleaded for Zhao Yun...
Perhaps, the one they were pleading for mercy to was not the Song Dynasty, but because Zhao Yun, who was born in the royal family of the Song Dynasty, had a rare heart of caring for the people!
Even Di Fan couldn't help being moved by Zhao Yun and took the initiative to stand up and plead for Zhao Yun...
Xiao Longnu didn't answer, but just looked at Zhao Yun calmly...
"Zhao Yun, you just said you want to join the Wulin Alliance? Become a member of the Wulin Alliance as a member of the Zhao family?"
Zhao Yun's eyes showed surprise, and he replied: "You... really dare to accept it?"
"Why not!" Xiaolongnu stood up, holding the sword with one hand, and tested the leak in a domineering manner!
"If you dare to surrender, I dare to accept you! The Wulin Alliance once said that it welcomes all talented people who love the people of the Central Plains and are willing to do their utmost to serve them! Are you, Zhao Yun, not a citizen of the Central Plains? Or do you think you are not as capable as a talented person?"
Zhao Yun stood up proudly, with his head held high and his chest puffed out.
"I, Zhao Yun, believe that my intelligence is not inferior to others!"
"Then let me ask you! Zhao Yun, are you willing to join the Wulin Alliance, serve under my command, speak for the people, carry on the legacy of the sages, and bring peace to the world for eternity?!"
"Zhao Yun, a member of the Zhao family from the Central Plains, pays homage to the leader! May our Wulin Alliance forever protect the people and bring eternal peace to the Central Plains!"
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