HLnovel Chapter 341 Rescue
Chapter 341 Rescue
Those in the Wan Dynasty who heard this felt a deep sorrow. The great dynasty could not even tolerate these military generals. The scholars were not just a bunch of spineless cowards without integrity.
Then, thinking of the emperor and his ministers of the Song Dynasty, they sighed again!
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During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song at the same time
Zhao Zhen's brows were furrowed with worry. He couldn't understand Zhao Gou. Yue Fei was clearly on a winning streak, yet Zhao Gou insisted on causing trouble and abruptly extinguishing the morale of the troops.
If Tokyo had been saved back then, would things have been different?
He shook his head with a wry smile, thinking, "Perhaps it's just another kind of Jingkang Incident?"
How could he forget that the most fundamental reason was the decline of the Song Dynasty's national strength and the consequence of emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs!
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The live broadcast continues.
"However, the arguments of the pro-war faction never won Zhao Huan's favor, perhaps because he himself was inclined to cede territory and humiliately seek peace."
"Furthermore, most officials in the imperial court would rather spend money and cede some territory to ensure peace than advocate for war."
"This may be related to the alliance between the Song and Liao dynasties at that time. Experience told them that it's not that they can't have an elder brother, but they can't fight!"
"Therefore, Emperor Qinzong decided to set up an agency called the Territorial Cession Commissioner to specifically address this issue. It seems he was willing to shamelessly beg the Jin people for peace."
Lin Ke's voice traveled to various times and spaces. At this time, the Song Dynasty was in the reign of Emperor Shenzong.
At this moment, a heated debate was taking place in the imperial court, arguing about the new and old laws. Unexpectedly, Lin Ke's voice came from Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu: Oh no, I just got it and someone already knows I'm slacking off!
The assembled officials, who had stopped speaking at this point, exclaimed: "Your Majesty, is this appropriate?!"
Then, they heard more bad news about the Song court. What happened?!
Last time I heard they set up a general manager for everything and held a meeting, so why are they sue for peace again, like begging the Jurchens?
I never thought that officials could be so cowardly. How could their grandsons be such scoundrels?!
If they dared to grumble a little more, they would understand the way their ancestors fled and get a glimpse of what their descendants would become!
The live broadcast continues.
"To be honest, surrendering isn't scary. What's scary is surrendering shamelessly. What good does it do besides making the enemy look down on you again and again?"
"Don't these people feel humiliated? They even set up official positions just to surrender, throwing the dignity of the Song Dynasty to the ground for the Jurchens to trample on!"
"Now that things have come to this point, the pro-war faction could no longer resist Emperor Qinzong's desire to deceive himself, so this time they once again sent out Emperor Qinzong's good brother - Prince Kang, Zhao Gou."
"Therefore, Zhao Gou, accompanied by Wang Yun, a highly popular figure among their surrender faction, went to the Jin camp to negotiate peace."
"As an aside, the Song Dynasty refused to acknowledge the cession of the three towns, which is why they sent reinforcements."
"But the rescue failed, so when this group went to the Jin camp, they also carried with them an edict ceding three towns and a declaration of respecting the Jin state as their uncle."
"However, Zhao Gou returned quickly, and at the same time, he also brought news from the Jurchens to the Song court."
"Now that they have a clear understanding of the Song Dynasty's foundation, they have gone even further, demanding the cession of land north of the Yellow River. What are three mere towns compared to that?"
"Look at this, constantly yielding and lowering your bottom line, signing humiliating agreements, only emboldens the enemy to take advantage and become even more aggressive. No matter how right you are, you're powerless because you can't beat them!"
"So what's the point of those pro-peace faction members insisting on peace? Is it just so that the Jurchens can trample on the heads of you Song people?"
"Compared to the Jin dynasty, the Liao dynasty was far better. After signing the Song-Liao alliance, they lived in peace for at least a century."
"However, the strategy of allying with the Jin to destroy the Liao was repeated several decades later, and this time the Liao dynasty was replaced by the Jin people."
"Perhaps this is a form of revenge?!"
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: We have no idea what these people are thinking! But it's okay, I, Old Zhu, will avenge you. You're welcome, hahaha!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty (speechless): Well, I should thank you!
Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu: These bastards! Why didn't they just say so earlier? They've been begging until now, and what's left?! What a bunch of "filial sons and grandsons"!!!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu; So one lesson wasn't enough, you want to learn a second one?
First Emperor: It's obvious that the second lesson directly led to the loss of the capital!
Emperor Zhao Zhen, the greatest benevolent ruler of all time: (?﹏?) The Song Dynasty was truly tragic!
The comments on the screen were impressive, and a chill gradually crept over the people in the Song Dynasty era.
The Song people were practically begging for a tiger's skin. Not only did they not gain any advantage, but they also repeatedly lost territory and wealth, as if all their efforts had been in vain!
Even so, those people in the Song court are still only thinking about making peace; they don't know how to be officials at all!
Thinking about this, the group of people became angrier and angrier, wishing they could travel through time and space to beat up those people!
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"When Zhao Gou heard this explosive news, he was also taken aback, which is why he immediately informed the Song court, and the Song court's reaction was similar to his!"
"We're all shocked! Are the Jurchens really that powerful?! They've already occupied the Hedong region!?"
"But in fact, the situation of the Song court was already as bad as it could get; they had even occupied Xijing."
"Compared to the rapid spread of news among the Jurchens, the Song court at this time seemed to have been cut off from its sources of information, hearing everything from the Jurchens."
"This group of people did not conduct any research, so they knew nothing about the overall territory of the Song Dynasty or whether it had been occupied by the Jurchens."
"As we've said before, the Jurchens' fighting prowess relies heavily on the Western Route Army. It's just that Wanyan Zongwang was lucky, which is why he arrived in Bianjing faster than them!"
"Take the situation of the Western Route Army for example. They crossed the river from Huaizhou, where they faced Zhe Yanzhi's 120,000-strong army. Generally speaking, this should have been able to hold them off to some extent."
"However, by this time, the quality of the Song army had deteriorated further. Perhaps some of these soldiers were not very capable in combat, or perhaps the number of 120,000 was inflated."
"Moreover, there are also 10,000 cavalry under Li Hui of the Privy Council nearby. When the Jurchens looked at the opposite side, they saw that there were people everywhere. Then they saw the Yellow River galloping past. For a moment, the Jurchen soldiers swallowed hard. This looks like it won't be easy to fight!"
The Song army on the surface: full of murderous intent
The actual Song soldiers: Good heavens! The Jurchens are here again!
Jin soldier: Damn it, why are there so many people?!
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