Zhao Kuangyin was so furious he could spit blood!
Isn't the face of Zhao Ji and his ministers too thick?
They didn't even capture it themselves, yet they still ask others for it? Wanting others to fulfill their promises?
This is simply ridiculous!
If I were the Jin Kingdom, I would never give it up even if I were killed!
Now, Zhao Kuangyin and his ministers have their answer: the goal of the Song Dynasty to reclaim the sixteen states of Yanyun after a hundred years is ultimately just a dream!
It wasn't until he saw the summary on the golden list that he stood there in shock:
[After negotiations, the Jin Kingdom agreed to the requests made by the Song Dynasty and signed a new alliance.]
[The Jin Kingdom handed over the seven states in front of the mountains to the Song Dynasty, but the states of Zhuo and Yi were already under the control of the Song Dynasty, so in fact, the Song Dynasty only obtained five states.]
[The Song Dynasty would pay the Jin Kingdom an annual tribute of two hundred thousand taels of silver, two hundred thousand bolts of silk, and a million guan in taxes from Yanjing.]
[Both sides are prohibited from recruiting defectors, and the Song Dynasty must pay the Jin Kingdom a one-time supply of two hundred thousand shi of military provisions.]
[The Song Dynasty agreed, and then the Jin army withdrew from Yanjing, while Tong Guan's army entered Yanjing. However, by this time, the wealth of the people in Yanjing had already been plundered by the Jin Kingdom, and the Song Dynasty spent hundreds of thousands of gold to reclaim a desolate empty city.]
[But the Song Dynasty did not think much of it; Zhao Ji and his ministers believed they had reclaimed Yanyun, fulfilling their ancestral duty, and considered themselves enlightened rulers of a century, with the entire Song Dynasty rejoicing and immersed in happiness.]
"Pfft!"
Zhao Kuangyin spat out a mouthful of tea, his eyes wide open, and began to cough violently with excitement:
"Fools! A bunch of fools! Is the wealth of our Song Dynasty to be squandered like this?"
"An empty city, even if reclaimed, what good does it do? They still think of themselves as enlightened rulers? Zhao Ji, I must teach him a lesson!"
Zhao Guangyi hurriedly stepped forward, patting Zhao Kuangyin's back, trying to comfort him:
"Second brother, you don't need to be angry over this foolish monarch!"
The ministers present were also filled with rage, feeling desolate inside, lamenting the incompetence of Huizong and his ministers, unfit for great tasks!
The emperors from other realms looked on with disdain, their expressions full of contempt.
In the realm of the First Emperor of Qin, outside the palace of Xianyang.
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, waving his sleeve and shouting, "Is this the ruler of the Song Dynasty? For some petty gains, they lose the dignity of a great nation, truly foolish to the extreme!"
The ministers present all nodded; the actions of the Song Dynasty were even more shameful than those of the monarchs of the six states who sought peace by ceding land!
If the six states of Shandong had not repeatedly yielded, but instead had knelt and sought peace like the Song Dynasty, the unification of Qin would have likely been accelerated by decades!
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In the realm of the Han Gaozu, outside the palace of Weiyang.
Liu Bang sat upright, shaking his head in shock, "An empty city? The Jin people are clever; the Song Dynasty is doomed!"
"Indeed, the Jin Kingdom is truly clever; even if they reclaim the city, it is just an empty shell!"
"And the Song Dynasty, for the obsession with the sixteen states of Yanyun, can even accept an empty city, and they are still pleased with themselves; their demise is imminent!"
Chen Ping sighed bitterly, shaking his head, and the others present also looked grim.
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In the realm of the Jin Dynasty, outside the Hall of Taiji.
Sima Yan squinted his eyes, full of disdain: "Alas! Such a dynasty, it would be strange if it didn't perish?!"
"Your Majesty is right; what use are these empty cities if the people are gone?"
"The Song Dynasty is humiliated to this extent, while the Jin Dynasty is thriving, all thanks to Your Majesty's great virtue!"
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In the realm of the Sui Dynasty, outside the palace of Xingqing.
Yang Jian had a face full of killing intent, clenching his fists, and said coldly, "Guang'er, did you see? When dealing with foreign tribes, one must not show mercy; if we reclaim lost territory like this, we might as well not do it!"
"I understand, Father. When dealing with foreign tribes, we must use the fists of our Han family; tribute will only make them more arrogant!"
Yang Guang's gaze was icy as he clasped his hands in agreement.
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In the realm of the Tang Dynasty, outside the palace of Daming.
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows in surprise, exclaiming, "Another tribute? The Song Dynasty is truly lacking in military prowess, relying on money for compensation; but how many times can this method be used?!"
"Once a person tastes sweetness, they will continue down that path; since the Treaty of Chanyuan, the once strong Song Dynasty has never returned!"
Li Shimin sighed; although Song Taizong was not good at warfare, he at least had the courage to confront the enemy, but since the Treaty of Chanyuan, the Song Dynasty has been addicted to the false peace brought by tribute.
Even such a fierce and ambitious Jin Kingdom could be bought off; it is truly foolish to the extreme!
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In the realm of the Ming Dynasty, outside the Hall of Fengtian.
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the wooden table, shouting angrily, "Biao'er, did you see? When dealing with foreign tribes, we cannot be soft-hearted; if reclaiming lost territory is like this, we might as well not do it!"
"Father is right; these sixteen states of Yanyun have been scattered from the Han family for a hundred years. If it weren't for Father, we might never have reclaimed them!"
Zhu Biao sighed.
The sixteen states of Yanyun were only returned to the Han people under Zhu Yuanzhang's efforts, and it was not through tribute like Zhao Ji but through iron fists and bloodied weapons, reclaimed one knife and one spear at a time!
From this perspective, Zhu Yuanzhang's achievements far surpass those of Huizong and his ministers...
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In the realm of the Qing Dynasty, outside the palace of Qianqing.
Hongli looked with great interest at the golden list and suddenly laughed, "The absurd actions of the Song Dynasty are no different from those of the Hongguang court back in the day?!"
He Shen quickly chimed in, "Your Majesty is right; both the Song Dynasty and the Hongguang court are filled with foolish monarchs and treacherous ministers!"
Back then, the Hongguang court, facing the Qing's entry into the pass, the capital's fall, and the loss of the north, still immersed in the gentle lands of Jiangnan, even fantasizing about negotiating peace with the Qing and allying with the bandits to suppress the loyalists, it was truly laughable!
It was precisely because of the Hongguang court's outdated national policy that the Qing was able to recover and march south, ultimately annihilating the Southern Ming!
From this angle, the Southern Ming a hundred years later is no different from the Song Dynasty of that time...
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[But such joy did not last long; in the fifth year of Xuanhe, in April, the Song Dynasty reclaimed Yanyun, and in June, they broke the alliance and accepted the surrender of Zhang Jue, the garrison commander of Pingzhou, along with the three states of Ping, Ying, and Luan.]
[Wanyan Sheng was overjoyed upon learning this; the Song Dynasty had violated the treaty, brazenly sending troops southward. The reason Wanyan Sheng dared to invade the Song Dynasty was that he had seen the Song's weakness in previous actions and prepared to annihilate the feeble Song Dynasty in one fell swoop.]
[As soon as the war between the Song and Jin broke out, the leader of the rebel army, Guo Yaoshi, surrendered, and the Jin army occupied the sixteen states of Yanyun without shedding blood. Upon learning this, Zhao Ji first issued a second edict of self-criticism and hurriedly sent envoys to seek peace with the Jin Kingdom.]
[But clearly, the Jin Kingdom would not agree, so Zhao Ji "suffered a stroke" at an unprecedented speed and then passed the throne to his eldest son Zhao Huan, known in history as Song Qinzong, while he himself fled to the distant Jiangnan without a care.]
[In the year Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he changed the era name to Jingkang. As battle reports came in, the Jin army had crossed the Yellow River, and Zhao Huan, who had originally issued an edict to lead the army personally, suddenly lost his courage and decided to follow Zhao Ji's path of fleeing south...]
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