Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Finally, we heard a few chimes.

The emperor, empress, crown prince, and crown princess appeared on the Xuande Gate tower.

Amidst the sounds of ceremonial music, the master of ceremonies instructed the civil and military officials to step forward.

Then they urged the foreign envoys to come forward.

The kneeling ceremony has been abolished.

However, this practice has been preserved for such important occasions.

All the ministers knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".

They then danced in celebration.

"Inspecting the troops!"

Bai Hong, as a representative of meritorious officials

Leading a group of meritorious soldiers,

Cross the state bridge from outside the Vermilion Bird Gate.

They marched in formation on the Imperial Street.

At the very front were a thousand heavily armored guards of the Crown Prince.

Then came another thousand musketeers.

Next came two hundred heavy cavalry, three hundred elite cavalry... Due to limited space,

Only a small number of teams were selected for the inspection.

"Boom boom boom!"

Heavy infantry were selected from the best of the best.

Those selected to participate in the military parade

They are even very similar in height.

They were completely covered in tin cans.

They marched forward slowly in orderly steps.

No slogans were shouted.

Just keep moving forward silently.

But stepping on the ground felt like a massive army was approaching.

Li Boxiang, envoy of the Dali Kingdom

I felt a sense of fear instinctively.

He asked the Western Xia envoy Li Renli beside him in a low voice:

How many such armored soldiers did the Ming Dynasty have?

Li Renli said, "I heard there are several thousand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Renli's pupils contracted.

He saw the musketeers following closely behind.

"What happened to Envoy Li?"

Li Boxiang followed his gaze and asked, puzzled.

"Those with iron bars,"

"What kind of soldiers are they?"

Li Renli said, "Archers."

Li Boxiang still didn't understand:

"Your Excellency remained composed even upon seeing the heavily armored soldiers."

"Why did your expression change so suddenly upon seeing the musketeers?"

Li Renli declined to answer.

They watched as the musketeers passed by.

Then came two hundred heavy cavalry and three hundred elite cavalry.

This was the first time Li Boxiang had heard of it.

It turns out that cavalrymen could be fully armored, both the rider and the horse.

The two Zhenla envoys, Kumo Sengge and Mojun Mingji

I was completely stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

They came to Kaifeng to pay tribute ten years ago.

There was no military parade at that time.

Although the Angkor Dynasty of Cambodia was at its peak,

But the political system is far too loose.

Most of the land is underdeveloped.

Moreover, a large amount of public funds was used to build Buddhist temples and statues.

The territory appears vast,

They appear to be very powerful.

In fact, the military is very bad.

They'd never seen heavily armored cavalry or infantry before.

Chapter 340 Presenting the Captives

Mo Junming said in a low voice, "This Great Ming Dynasty,"

"It is more powerful than the former Song Dynasty."

"The Ming army is invincible,"

"We should tell His Majesty when we get back."

"The Ming emperor ordered us to send young men,"

"Come to Kaifeng to study Confucian classics."

"We must not go against the emperor's wishes."

Kumarajiva said, "Of course I know..."

"Are their armors all made of iron?"

"probably."

Even Mo Junming couldn't figure it out.

Bai Hong, representing the soldiers, knelt and bowed before the palace gate.

All the other soldiers stood and saluted.

Because their armor made movement difficult.

Minister of War Zhao Yu began reading out the war achievements.

From Yang Zhi's great victory over Western Xia

They talked all the way up to last year's great victory.

The music of ceremonies began loudly.

Civil and military officials danced again to celebrate.

"Show the prisoners!"

The war drums beat and the bugles sounded.

Several squads of light cavalry escorted the Jin prisoners.

We went straight from outside the Zhuque Gate to outside the Xuande Gate.

The people along the street cheered and shouted.

Some people even threw rotten vegetable leaves at the prisoners.

Many people starved to death during the siege of Tokyo.

They certainly couldn't blame the Liangshan emperor.

So he channeled the anger from the death of his loved one.

They vented their anger on these Jin soldiers.

Wanyan Huonu walked at the very front, limping.

Because he held the highest rank among the prisoners.

When he was captured last year

Wanyan Huonu's tibiae were broken.

A simple bone setting and bandaging will suffice.

After recovering, he became a cripple.

Zhang Guangdao stepped forward to introduce:

"This person's name is Wanyan Huonu,"

"He is the son of Wanyan Loushi."

"Wanyan Loushi was the second most powerful general under the Jin chieftain Aguda,"

"His son, Wanyan Huonü, also repeatedly distinguished himself in battle during the Jin Dynasty."

"He commands the Jin Dynasty's most elite army, Heza Meng'an..."

"This person was during the time of the conquest of Liao and the attack on Song,"

"They were all cruel and bloodthirsty,"

"Countless civilians died at his hands..."

An official from the Ministry of War went to verify his identity.

One after another, more than thirty Jin generals, officers, and soldiers were brought up.

Zhao Yu rushed to the palace gates and asked for instructions:

"All prisoners have been identified."

"Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."

"Righteous Law!" Zhao Yuan said.

"The Righteous Law!"

"The Righteous Law!"

"The Righteous Law!"

One voice after another,

The message traveled from the city tower to outside the city gate.

Several burly generals,

Temporarily serving as executioners,

The prisoners were dragged to the south end of the Imperial Street and beheaded.

The ceremony of presenting prisoners of war has ended.

Minister of Rites Meng Zhao stepped forward.