Early the next morning, Pu Sanzhuo, who had received the order, found Xin Qiji and took him towards the palace.
The two of them entered the palace one after another, walked eastward, and finally entered the Jiying Gate and came to the Shoukang Hall. The reason why it was not the Renzheng Hall... the reason was naturally very obvious.
Shoukang Hall is located to the east of Da'an Hall and is considered a side hall. It is naturally inferior to Injeong Hall. However, apart from the surface, the current Injeong Hall has been completely demolished and renovated inside.
Naturally it cannot be used inside.
"I have been ordered to bring General Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty to pay homage to Your Majesty, and I would also like to ask Eunuch Agui to convey a message." Pu Sanzhuo stepped forward and said to Agui who was standing outside the door.
"Sir, please wait a moment!" After saying that, Agui entered the main hall. After a while, he turned back and came out.
"Sir, Your Majesty asked General Xin to go in alone!"
Pu Sanzhuo nodded and waited aside, while Agui took Xin Qiji into the Shoukang Hall.
"Your Majesty, Xin Qiji is here!"
Wanyan Yong, who was sitting on the throne, looked towards Xin Qiji. Xin Qiji cupped his hands and clasped his fists, "Xin Qiji, the strong general of the Song Dynasty, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom!"
"Why don't you kneel down when you see me?" Wan Yanyong asked calmly.
Xin Qiji raised his head and looked directly at Wanyan Yong. You must know that in this era, this is definitely a sin of treason. What, you want to see clearly the emperor's position and assassinate him? However, Xin Qiji did not have any fear in his heart
.In fact, he secretly thought, "If I take action now, I don't know if I can kill the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom. If I succeed, the Jin Kingdom will definitely be in chaos, and I have hope for the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty."
Fortunately, he also knew that this was almost impossible to accomplish. Moreover, it would also harm him, Shen Tang and others, so he suppressed this extremely tempting idea.
"Your Majesty, the last general is a minister of the Song Dynasty, so he should follow the etiquette of the Song Dynasty."
"You are very courageous!" Faced with Xin Qiji's rudeness, Wanyan Yong was not angry, but had a hint of appreciation, "You are the second Song Dynasty person who did not kneel before me, and Shen Tang was the first
, tell me, does this mean that your Song Dynasty is gradually changing? Or, it won't be long before it becomes a thorn in my side."
"Your Majesty, our Song Dynasty will naturally become stronger and stronger, even if there is no general or Shen Tang, it will be the same! However, please forgive the general for being so arrogant. Will Your Majesty be afraid?"
"Hahaha..." Wanyanyong laughed, and it took a long time before the laughter subsided, "This is the first time I know that you people from the Song Dynasty are so interesting. Shen Tang is the same, and so are you. Yes,
So what if your Song Dynasty is strong? Will I be afraid? Not only am I not afraid, but I am looking forward to it. The stronger the enemy, the more heroic I will be. When your Song Dynasty becomes truly powerful, I will personally lead the army.
, ride your horse southward!"
Xin Qiji smiled faintly, "At that time, I will definitely lead my troops to stop His Majesty. If possible, I will directly keep His Majesty in the land south of the Yangtze River!"
"Hahaha... Xin Qiji, you are the first person who dares to speak to me like this, and you are in my Zhongdu, in the inner garden of my palace. Aren't you afraid that I will leave you here directly?
?A courageous general like you is rare in the entire Song Dynasty. Now that I keep you here, I have also eliminated a serious problem!"
"If Your Majesty wants to retain the last general, it will be easy. However, there is one thing, His Majesty is wrong! I have millions of soldiers in the Song Dynasty and thousands of strong generals. Without Xin Qiji, the Song Dynasty will still be the Song Dynasty! The entire Song Dynasty will still be the Song Dynasty! In the Song Dynasty, there were only a few people who could defeat the last general..."
Wan Yanyong's eyes fell on this daring enemy general, and his eyes were full of admiration, "It's a pity that you are not my subordinate, otherwise, I will definitely have one more help."
This time, Xin Qiji just cupped his hands, but did not speak.
"What does Zhang Jun want you to tell me?" Wan Yanyong asked.
"This is an autographed letter from the Privy Councilor! Your Majesty, please read it!" He took out Zhang Jun's letter and handed it to Agui who was standing aside. After taking the letter, Agui opened it directly and did not hand it to Wanyan Yong. It comes to mind directly.
"Your Majesty, the Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Jun, is here to report to His Majesty the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom!"
"I heard that Shen Tang, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, was seriously injured in an assassination and fell into a coma. I hope that your majesty can do your best to treat and protect him. Otherwise, I guarantee that all 400,000 Song troops will enter Shandong! By then, there will be hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in your country. Buried for Shen Tang, the envoy of the Song Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty, Zhang Jun pays your respects!"
The letter was short and powerful. Facing the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, it was a direct threat. I have to say that Zhang Jun was even bolder than Xin Qiji!
"Xin Qiji, are you threatening me?" His plain words suppressed the rising anger, and the invisible pressure came directly towards Xin Qiji. "In other words, you think that because of some internal troubles, I Are you afraid of your Song country? It’s just a war. When I get angry, I will lay down millions of corpses! Do you think that the hundreds of thousands of Song troops will threaten me?”
Xin Qiji's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he said, "I dare not threaten Your Majesty, I am just stating a fact to Your Majesty. Now, the troops in Sizhou are controlled by Lord Zhang Jun. Under Lord Zhang Jun, the generals treat Lord Shen extremely. There are many admiration, even life and death friends. Therefore, if Mr. Shen dies in Zhongdu, there are only two possibilities. First, our emperor agrees to send troops. By then, hundreds of thousands of troops will march north. Second, the emperor does not agree to send troops. , by then, the military will be demoralized, and a mutiny may even occur, and then hundreds of thousands of troops will ravage the land of Shandong."
"So, whatever happens to the land of Shandong depends entirely on Mr. Shen."
"Of course, if Mr. Shen can be fine, nothing else will happen. Mr. Shen is responsible for peace talks, and everything is focused on peace talks!"
Wan Yanyong's expression kept changing. As an emperor of a country, even the most powerful emperor today, he was actually being threatened. He really wanted to declare war at all costs, but the consequences of this were really unpredictable.
The Shangjing area is already ready for attack, and the Xixia army is advancing on Xijing Road. If there is another full-scale war with the Song Dynasty, the consequences will be disastrous.
After a long while, the emperor's reason finally prevailed, and he said calmly, "The assassination of Shen Tang was a provocation to me. I will punish those who are behind it. I cannot guarantee Shen Tang's life or death. So, I can't guarantee it." , if it starts a war, then it will start a war! The worst is to break this country, and I will rest again. If Shen Tang wakes up, I will naturally continue the peace talks. If Shen Tang cannot wake up, I will personally lead the army south. "
"However, before that, let your soldiers go back to Sizhou immediately. Otherwise, I will treat you as a war!"