HLnovel Chapter 305 Aguda: All that talk was for nothing!
Chapter 305 Aguda: All that talk was for nothing!
The comments on the small screen were so overtly obvious that they made several emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty lose face.
The comments were so blunt that they were immediately ashamed, their faces turned pale, and they couldn't even muster a rebuttal!
They were so embarrassed to even talk about the battle! Which commander-in-chief didn't even try, just destroyed his own camp and ran away?!
That's how the Northern Song Dynasty ended!?
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Qin Dynasty
The little girl who was intensely wielding the small screen at that moment was none other than the powerful peasant girl who had just unleashed her ultimate attack right in front of him.
She grumbled and cursed, unable to understand why the Song Dynasty would send such a person to fight a war!
Are the Zhao family members out of their minds? First, they let Zhao Ji ascend to the throne, and then they sent such a worthless bastard!
Is this because they think they have too many people? Are they just feeding the enemy kills?
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Back to the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke sighed again: "Because of the Song army's crushing defeat, the outcome of Zhao Liangsi's negotiations was directly affected."
"Let me ask you this: you're fighting fiercely here, and you're winning, while the other side is fighting all the time, but they're getting beaten up."
"As the opposing side, watching them get brutally beaten, and then having to negotiate territorial division with them, wouldn't you suddenly feel more confident?!"
"Such an impact was terrible for the Song Dynasty, but there was nothing that could be done. With two consecutive defeats in the campaigns against Liao, even if Zhao Liangsi had mastered all his diplomatic skills, he couldn't be tough on the military front."
"Moreover, the original condition for this alliance was that the Song Dynasty would help the Jin Dynasty destroy the Liao Dynasty, but with this outcome, the Jin Dynasty also realized the true strength of the Song Dynasty!"
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: ...Damn, why do I feel like...I'm losing my confidence right now!
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: This is absolutely hilarious! How did it end up like this...?
A romantic scholar from the Tang Dynasty said: "If the Jin Dynasty knew that the Liao Dynasty couldn't even defeat the Song Dynasty, they would definitely still want to destroy the Song Dynasty!"
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"Meanwhile, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, had already captured Liaozhongjing and Xijing, and personally led a large army to capture Yanjing. Emperor Huizong of Song then sent Zhao Liangsi to negotiate an alliance and territorial concessions with Wanyan Aguda."
"Because of the news of the Song Dynasty's defeat, Wanyan Aguda felt more confident, unlike before when he was unaware of the Song Dynasty's strength and kept negotiating with the Song."
"As a result, Zhao Liangsi's momentum weakened. The question about Aguda was a thorn in his side, but he couldn't say it, nor could he say it."
"Therefore, the Jurchens began to push their luck, and finally issued an ultimatum that, in addition to the terms we already knew, they also demanded an additional one million strings of cash as tax revenue for Yanjing."
"This sounds really outrageous. They have to pay taxes before even getting to Yanjing. If Zhao Liangsi can't make a decision within half a month, they'll have to resort to force."
"The Jin people's unspoken message was military intimidation. They said they had the merit of attacking Yan, but it wasn't worth three or four million. There's no reason why Emperor Zhenzong could afford to pay them during the Treaty of Shanyuan, but not now?"
"But at that time, the Song Dynasty was weak, Emperor Huizong had extravagant hobbies, and treacherous officials were in power. How could ordinary people possibly live well?! How could they afford it?!"
Sima Guang of the Northern Song Dynasty: ...treacherous officials ruin the country! ...
Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty: ...He was [forced] to pay the money, and didn't even get back all the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun...
First Emperor: He was led by the nose by the Jin Dynasty and had no initiative in ensuring his safety.
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: Whose fault is this?!
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During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty
Upon hearing the above, Zhao Xu almost laughed in exasperation, considering how he advocated the new laws and worked so hard to expand the borders.
Was this intended to leave the Northern Song Dynasty with no say in negotiations, allowing it to be led by the nose by the Jurchen Jin people?
Emperor Huizong of Tang! How awful of you! You've allowed yourself to appoint treacherous officials! You've let yourself indulge in calligraphy, painting, and collecting stones!!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu's anger flared up even more, and he prepared to beat up that brat Zhao Ji again!
On the other side, Zhao Ji, who had just been beaten up and went back to recuperate, had no idea that he was about to face a new round of attacks.
At this time, the people of Bianjing were all very angry, not for any other reason than that they felt that the military of their Great Song Dynasty was not that weak!
How could they have become so weak more than 20 years later? Fortunately, their emperor is still alive. Otherwise, if that Emperor Huizong had come to power, how desperate would that have been!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
"In the first month of the fifth year of Xuanhe (1123 AD), Emperor Huizong of Song received a letter from Zhao Liangsi. He readily agreed to the Jin people's demands, but boldly demanded Xijing from Wanyan Aguda."
"At this time, only three or four years had passed since the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Liangsi continued to talk with the Jin envoy about Xijing. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Jin envoy extorted another 200,000 taels of military expenses."