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

"General, sometimes I really envy those leaders of Liangshan!"

"His soldiers, and their men, are truly elite!"

"Not only are the numbers sufficient, but the equipment is also top-notch!"

"that is!"

Peng Qi, who was standing next to him, also chimed in with his own complaints.

"Unlike us!"

"If you have half of your soldiers in your ranks, that's already considered pretty good!"

"The silver allocated by the imperial court each month is not even half of what it should be,"

"And those imperial armor and weapons!"

"If three out of ten items are usable, that's already considered pretty good!"

"And these are the elite Imperial Guards?"

"Heh, elite troops?"

"With soldiers and equipment like these, how could they possibly win a battle!"

".....alright."

Huyan Zhuo saw that the two men reeked of alcohol.

Knowing they were completely inside his mouth,

He couldn't help but frown and say,

"That's just how the world is now, what's the point of saying all this now?"

"Besides, didn't the Western Army also drive the Western Xia into a series of defeats?"

"Heh, the Western Army..."

Han Tao couldn't help but sneer.

"General, can the Western Army be compared to us?"

"The Western Army is nominally an army of the Great Song Dynasty,"

"But in reality, it's almost become a private army!"

"They are naturally willing to spend money on their generals and soldiers!"

Huyan Zhuo opened his mouth,

In the end, he said nothing.

The Western Army learned of the situation.

He was naturally fully aware of this as well.

"General, people like me and Lao Han who don't have any powerful connections in the army,"

Peng Qi grabbed Hu Yanzhuo's arm,

He said with a self-deprecating smile,

"To have managed to get to where you are now is already quite an achievement,"

"This Song Dynasty court, whether in the imperial court or the military,"

"If you don't have a powerful backer, don't even think about getting promoted!"

"And in this situation, not only are we in a difficult position, but even General Huyan is not having an easy time..."

“If it were still more than a hundred years ago, General Huyan, how could you have fallen to this state?”

"And that emperor!"

"If he were truly wise, why would he allow traitors like the Six Traitors to control the government?"

"He's simply..."

"All right!"

Huyan Zhuo suddenly shouted,

Although after this defeat

On the other hand, the imperial court

He was extremely disappointed.

But after all, they were taught from a young age to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.

Huyan Zhuo for a time,

I still can't accept that anyone would say that about the emperor!

However, he still has some loyal followers on his side.

The two people standing next to him, Han Tao and Peng Qi,

Because they had gone to Liangshan a few days earlier.

Various "outrageous" words were spoken on the mountain.

I've already heard it all.

Plus,

The imperial court showed no regard for their bloodshed on the battlefield.

Instead, they issued arrest warrants and punished their entire family.

Although Liangshan came to their rescue,

But Song Tingde's actions

In the end, it still hurt both of their hearts.

This caused dissatisfaction among them.

"General, Old Han is wrong about what he said!"

Peng Qi couldn't help but speak up for his friend.

"What is the state of the world today?"

"I refuse to believe that you, General, are completely unaware of the situation."

“We were previously stationed in Hebei,”

"What are the people of Hebei like?"

"Does the general not know?"

"In the past two years, those six thieves have been making the people of Hebei suffer terribly in order to amass wealth."

"I heard the people in the south are in even worse shape, because of that damned 'Flower Stone Tribute',"

"They have driven countless people there to the point of losing their homes and lives."

"Six months ago, Hebei experienced such a massive flood,"

"The imperial court is completely indifferent and doesn't care!"

"This forced the people to flee everywhere, and eventually it turned into a plague."

"My brother-in-law originally wanted to head south to escape the disaster,"

"In the end, however, he contracted the plague and died!"

"If it weren't for Liangshan's intervention, such a massive plague would have been..."

"Who knows how many more people will die in the end!"

"If you ask me, the concerns of the Liangshan chieftain and Scholar Xu are not unfounded,"

Han Tao slapped the table.

"We are all generals of the Northern Army, so what is the state of the Northern soldiers' camps now?"

"We know perfectly well what's going on!"

"If the Jurchens could truly defeat the Liao Dynasty, and see the north in this state,"

"How could we not head south!"

"And relying solely on the soldiers from the north, they probably couldn't even hold off the Liao people now,"

"How could they possibly defeat the Jurchens, who were even more powerful than the Liao people!"

"By then, I fear we will repeat the chaos that plagued the north during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period!"

"It's just a pity for the millions of people in the north; they'll probably have to live a life worse than pigs and dogs again..."

Chapter 897 Parading Through the Streets

"If the Central Plains were to become like this again,"

Peng Qi said with a self-deprecating smile,

"We military generals are likely to become objects of scorn and hatred once again."

"All right!"

Huyan Zhuo suddenly stood up.

"It's getting late, everyone should go to sleep early..."

.....

Huyan Zhuo walked out of the room.

I'm going to rest by myself.

Han Tao and Peng Qi exchanged a glance.

Han Tao, who was just drunk,

He seemed much more awake at this point.

Do you really think the general can figure this out?

"It's hard to say,"

Peng Qi pondered for a moment,

"General Huyan is different from us,"

"We have no worries or burdens,"

"Even if they become outlaws, it won't affect anything."

"But behind General Huyan is the Huyan family,"

"If he were to join the outlaws, it would inevitably affect the other members of the Huyan family."

"Didn't they already have General Huyan fake his death over at Liangshan?"

Han Tao said helplessly,

"Even if the general becomes an outlaw, it shouldn't affect Huyan Jiade."

"That's true, but nothing stays hidden forever,"

Peng Qi shook his head and said,

"If the news leaks, it will obviously be a big problem."

"Furthermore, General Huyan clearly still harbors resentment towards Daoka,"

"After all, we were enemies with Liangshan just two days ago,"

"But now we must become outlaws and our companions,"

"He naturally still had some different thoughts in his mind."

"I hope the general can come to his senses soon,"