Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 299 The imperial commander personally conquers!

"Emperor or brother?"

On the grasslands, Wanyan Laoge held the alluring imperial edict in his hand, but the answer was already clear in his heart: it was, of course, his brothers!

[Leaving aside how good your relationship is, the very idea of ​​the throne being such a deadly pitfall is enough to make him keep his distance!]

[After all, you once told him about your past life, so he knows that inheriting the throne will lead to assimilation into chaos. If he really becomes emperor, he can expect to be utterly annihilated...]

Therefore, this seemingly beneficial edict of succession was actually a deadly death warrant! Jin Wuzhu had no good intentions whatsoever.

[Wanyan could basically guess Jin Wuzhu's thoughts: firstly, to find resources to maintain the emperor's existence and preserve the Jin court's rule!]

Secondly, the throne could be used to lure him into betraying you, thus allowing them to quell your impending coup without bloodshed and preserve the Jin dynasty's precarious existence.

Thirdly, as your most trusted brother, he was most likely involved in your coup plot, so Wuzhu can use the throne to eliminate him, achieving the effect of eradicating the threat at its root!

Therefore, this was actually a brilliant plan that killed three birds with one stone for Jin Wuzhu. As long as the news about the disadvantages of the throne didn't leak out, the success rate of this plan would be very high, since no normal person would be uninterested in the throne...

[But to Jin Wuzhu's surprise, you are not an ordinary person here, but a "reborn" with foresight. So when you told Wanyan about your past life, Wuzhu's scheme had already completely failed!]

My brother would never betray me!

Of course, the real reason my brother decided to give up the throne and support you was that the benefits you could bring him far outweighed the benefits of being emperor: becoming emperor meant death, while helping you destroy the Jin dynasty would grant him the highest level of merit in supporting the emperor's rise to power!

Given his importance to you, you certainly won't mistreat him. He's guaranteed to be a top founding father, second only to the emperor... That's far more satisfying than being a mere consumable for an emperor!

Therefore, in conclusion, Brother Wanyan not only decisively delivered the imperial edict to you, but also personally wrote you a letter... In the letter, he recounted the entire matter, including his true thoughts on it, to prove that he would never betray you!

The rest of the content consisted mainly of declarations of loyalty...

【…】

"My old brother here..."

When you receive this letter filled with unwavering loyalty, you can't help but chuckle: So incredibly loyal!

This is almost too much loyalty. Given your years of brotherhood, he really doesn't need to display such an absurd level of devotion...

As the saying goes, there's always something fishy going on when things seem unusual. With your experience, you quickly figured out the trick: "My brother's trying to take credit!"

To put it simply, although the Jin dynasty's throne was a terrible thing, it was still a throne, and a throne with real power! Once he ascended the throne, the power of life and death over Jin Wuzhu and others would be entirely in his hands. Before he was completely corrupted by chaos, he would be the true emperor with the power of life and death, and absolute authority!

Throughout history, countless people have been willing to pay the price for a temporary throne. They were willing to sacrifice decades of their lives just to become emperor… For example, Li Shou, the founding emperor of the Cheng Han dynasty, left behind the famous saying, “If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!” Although his use of this saying was somewhat inappropriate, the gist was the same: as long as he could become emperor, even if he died that very night, Li Shou was willing…

Therefore, Wanyan's refusal of the throne was clearly a tremendous sacrifice... The more he emphasizes his loyalty to you, the more he's trying to curry favor: "Brother is willing to give up the throne for you, shouldn't you maximize the benefits for him?!"

Of course you understand what he means, and you're not actually angry about this subtle attempt to take credit, because you genuinely intend to give him the maximum reward, even to a level he wouldn't dare to dream of!

[But there's no rush now. You can only reward them after we've destroyed the Jin dynasty...]

[...] In the 222nd year of the Shaoxing reign of the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Laoge, far away in Mongolia, explicitly rejected this edict of succession, which was full of conspiracies and intrigues. When the news reached Zhongdu, the members of the imperial clan were greatly alarmed!

What's going on? Even the throne can't tempt people anymore these days?!

Now, even Jin Wuzhu was at a loss for what to do... After much deliberation, he finally made the final decision!

[One word.]

"Suppress them!"

【…】

Of course, while suppression is necessary, there's no rush... As the saying goes, "A skilled craftsman must first have the right tools!" To ensure the suppression goes smoothly, Jin Ting needs to make all necessary preparations...

Thus, in the 222nd year of the Shaoxing reign of the Song Dynasty, Wuzhu, the regent of the Jin Dynasty, convened the "Bojilie Assembly." At the assembly, Wuzhu nominated a close relative of the imperial family to succeed to the throne, and this proposal was unanimously approved by the Bojilie Assembly. The new emperor thus smoothly ascended the throne!

[Upon the new emperor's ascension to the throne, Wuzhu immediately remonstrated, stating that the Han general Zhou Jinu on the border had long harbored rebellious intentions, and in recent years had intensified these ambitions, using anti-Jin rhetoric to bewitch the people; his rebellious intentions were blatantly obvious!]

[There is no time to lose; the imperial court should immediately dispatch a large army to suppress this!]

The Emperor agreed.

In the 223rd year of the Shaoxing reign of the Song Dynasty, the new emperor of the Jin Dynasty, citing the border troops' growing rebellion, officially launched a personal campaign to suppress the border troops along the Great Wall!

The news sent shockwaves through the border regions!

Although the Jin soldiers had long intended to rebel against the Jin, they never imagined that the emperor would personally lead the campaign... This inevitably caused panic among them, and they could only place their hopes on you, their only pillar of support...

[And you're shocked too: The Golden Emperor personally leads the army?!]

Although you heard the details from your brother, who became emperor, in your past life and know that the Golden Emperor doesn't actually have very strong individual combat power, that doesn't mean the Golden Emperor is weak!

In fact, the Golden Emperor's main ability is to control people's minds and thoughts. Any Golden Man corrupted by the power of the Chaos God will naturally bow down to Him, to the point of losing all fighting spirit... And when He personally leads his troops into battle, the morale of his army will be unwavering, and even if they fight to the last man, they will absolutely not flee or surrender!

[It can be said that within the Jin Kingdom, the Jin Emperor is essentially a god-emperor with a "kingly aura." His army receives full buffs, while his enemies receive full debuffs. Under normal circumstances, he is practically invincible...]

Now, with a divine emperor launching a personal campaign against you, you can't help but feel a surge of excitement!

[But then you gave a cold laugh: "You're leading the army yourself, huh? Then let's see whose army is more capable!"]

In the 223rd year of the Shaoxing reign of the Song Dynasty, the Jin emperor mobilized over 500,000 imperial troops, marching from Zhongdu (the capital) directly towards the Yanshan Mountains and the Great Wall, intending to annihilate the nascent anti-Jin uprising in one decisive battle!

That year, General Zhou Jinu led 3,000 Imperial Guards south to meet the enemy, and a major battle was imminent!

[The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle! ]

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(End of this chapter)