Everyone in the hall was stunned, and then started making noise.
"Why take us?"
"What law have I broken?"
"I came all the way here, what does this mean?"
Wanyan Zongde glanced at everyone coldly and said: "Anyone who says another word will be accused of treason and the nine tribes will be executed!"
Most of the people who were noisy suddenly stopped and looked at each other in disbelief. How could they be recommended as internal guards and suddenly be killed?
Facts have proved that some men in the world are also afraid of death. The imperial guards shouted and were about to rush in. Suddenly half of the people in the room fell on the ground, raised their hands and shouted: "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I surrender!"
Xu Zizhen never made any fuss, but suddenly he rushed to Wanyan Zongde's side. Wanyan Zongde reacted very quickly and hit him with a back elbow. Xu Zizhen turned sideways and smoothly pulled the sword from his waist. These several movements were made in one go and were perfectly coherent. Wait.
When everyone's eyes moved over, they were already behind Wanyan Zongde, and the knife in his hand was firmly placed on Wanyan Zongde's throat.
"If they dare to come in and take someone, I will kill you first!" Xu Zizhen didn't know what was going on, but it was not his nature to just surrender and be captured. He wanted to strike first and control Wanyan Zongde before talking.
Everyone looked at Xu Zizhen in surprise, and at the same time, several other people suddenly rose up. Several forbidden soldiers who had just stepped into the hall were instantly knocked down, and they grabbed a few spears and stood guard at the door, confronting the forbidden soldiers.
When life and death are at stake, there are always people who will choose to resist. Xu Zizhen is not surprised by this. But to his surprise, there is another person running over with him. It turns out to be Youtou Fenmian. He doesn't know when he has a steel thorn in his hand.
, had touched Wanyan Zongde’s heart, Xu Zizhen glanced at him in surprise, and grinned: “Brother, heroes see the same thing.”
Wanyan Zongde didn't look panicked and said coldly: "Do you think you can escape like this?"
Xu Zizhen glanced at the door. The team of forbidden soldiers did not move at all and were still surrounding the house. Seeing that the hostage seemed to have no effect, Xu Zizhen was also in trouble. Thinking of countermeasures, he pressed the knife on Wanyan Zongde's neck and said
: "I'm going to die. If you insist on killing me for no reason, then let's go to see the Lord of Hell together."
Wanyan Zongde did not comment on his threat and only waved his hand. The Imperial Guards suddenly put away their weapons, saluted, turned around and retreated. They quickly left without a trace, and the courtyard returned to deserted and empty space.
, as if these forbidden troops had never appeared.
Xu Zizhen became more and more puzzled. He had fought with Wanyan Zongde before. This boy is not so easily intimidated. What happened today?
Wanyan Zongde turned his head slightly and glanced at him: "From today on, I appoint you two as deputy commanders of the Dragon Guard Camp."
Xu Zizhen was dumbfounded, and so was Youtou Fennmian. The world was changing too fast, which was a bit unacceptable. How could the person who wanted to kill the nine tribes just now be the deputy commander?
Wanyan Zongde stretched out two fingers to pinch the blade on his neck and moved it away. He gave Xu Zizhen a meaningful look: "It was just a test." After that, he walked away, leaving a room full of open mouths.
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When Xu Zizhen rushed to Beijing all the way, Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, suddenly changed.
Wu Shu, the commander-in-chief of the Jin Kingdom’s Right Army, once again summoned Zhao Huan. This news made Zhao Huan fall to the ground in fright. It was less than a month since he last entered the Jin Camp. The humiliation he suffered at that time was still before his eyes. He came back from the Jin Camp.
Afterwards, he woke up from nightmares every night, never expecting to have to go again so soon.
He knew what the Jin man meant by asking him to go. He was just asking for gold, silver and cloth again, but he really couldn't put together the sky-high price the Jin man asked for. After much thought and hesitation, he had no choice but to go, but he didn't expect that,
My departure was an eternal farewell, and I could never return to Bianjing or the Song Dynasty in this life.
Accompanying Zhao Huan to the Jin camp were Li Ruoshui, a doctor of Taixue, Qin Hui, the imperial censor, and more than a dozen officials from the six ministries. Compared with the first time he entered the Jin camp, the number of entourage this time was much smaller, and even the guards were reduced by half. Zhao Huan
It is very clear that Jin people only seek wealth and will not do anything to themselves, so there is no need to show off like that.
This day is the third day of the first lunar month in the second year of Jingkang.
Just like last time, Zhao Huan did not see the coach Wu Shu for several days after entering the Jin camp. He could still bear his temper, but unexpectedly this time was different. Wu Shu never showed up, and he and the accompanying officials were all placed under house arrest.
At the same time, a notice was sent to the Song Dynasty court.
There was only a simple sentence in the notice: If the gold, silver and cloth are not collected for one day, Zhao Huan will not be returned for one day.
The Song Dynasty was in a hurry and had to step up the search. It was originally just a recruitment of local guards from the yamen, but now it simply sent troops to break into people's homes and plunder them, running rampant and unscrupulous, even worse than bandits. In addition, the government ordered five households to serve as security guards and supervise each other.
, anyone who has hidden gold or silver can be reported.
At one time, three feet of ground was dug up in the city, and even the poor monks, Taoists, and elites were searched and looted. The people of Bianjing were so looted that they could not even afford rice and food, and had nothing to eat. All the cats and dogs in the city were eaten.
In the end, all the bark, leaves, etc. were eaten. However, during this period of time, there was constant wind and snow in Bianjing. The plague was rampant in the city, and countless people died of starvation, disease, and freezing.
But even so, the Song court only plundered 160,000 taels of gold, 2 million taels of silver, and 1 million pieces of cloth, which was still far from the amount required by the Jin people, so the Jin people looted other things instead.
In exchange for gold and silver, such as the palace's heaven-sacrifice ritual vessels, various calligraphy and painting classics, and even the costumes and props of opera actors were not spared. Then the doctors in the city, the musicians in the workshops, and all kinds of craftsmen were also robbed.
countless.
The once prosperous Bianjing was almost in ruins. Countless families in the city were ruined and their families were destroyed. Those who were still alive were just waiting to die. But their miserable days were far from over. After the money was plundered, the Jin people plundered the women of the people.
, what is hateful is that many officials in the court actually helped the Jin people search, and sent Song soldiers to search every house, and no one with some appearance was spared.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Huan finally met Wu Shu, and surprisingly, Zhao Ji, the Supreme Emperor of the Song Dynasty, was present at the same time.
Wu Shu sat in the camp, smiling, and his heart was full of pride. The generals under his tent were lined up in two rows, looking majestic and majestic. Wu Shu waved his hand, and the deputy general stepped forward, holding a cup in his hand.
There is a bright yellow scroll, which is an imperial edict from the current emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom.
An imperial edict deposed Zhao Huan as a commoner.
"Since we are common people, how can we still wear such clothes?" Wu Shu lazily pointed at Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan and his son, "Come here, let me strip off their dragon robes."