Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

"Hey~"

"Suck it~"

Inside the camp, truck after truck of fresh fruits and vegetables were being transported in.

A burly Jin soldier grabbed a melon from the cart, weighed it in his palm, and suddenly slapped it hard with his bronze eyes.

A crack suddenly appeared in the melon in my hand.

Without saying a word, Jin Bing broke it open and took a bite. Instantly, the fresh and sweet juice filled his taste buds.

"Hahaha, that's great! What a fresh melon! I haven't had one in months. Come on, everyone, have a taste!"

His words quickly drew the attention of more Jin soldiers.

In just a moment, the entire truckload of fruit was snatched up.

Lai Ba, who was accompanying the delivery of fruits and vegetables, looked at this scene with a satisfied smile and asked with great interest, "So, are you satisfied with these fruits?"

"Great, I'm very satisfied, thank you!"

The Jin people made a few perfunctory remarks with casual laughter and continued to wolf down their food.

These words made Lai Ba feel very proud.

He even felt sorry for these Jurchen people, thinking that they were born in a harsh and cold place and had never seen anything good. He believed that they should be educated with the principles of benevolent rule.

It is not the most terrible thing when a person is conquered by an enemy; what is truly terrible is developing sympathy for the invaders.

Lai Ba had completely forgotten that these "lovable" Jin soldiers in front of him almost all had the blood of Song people on their hands, and that they were, by nature, a pack of wolves that could not be tamed.

Mr. Lai.

Just as Lai Ba was staring at the Jin soldiers in a daze, Wanyan Zongbi's voice rang out from behind him.

Lai Ba hurriedly turned around and bowed to Wanyan Zongbi: "Prince Wanyan, His Majesty has agreed to your request. Are you satisfied?"

Wanyan Zongbi walked up to a flatbed cart, and the Jurchen man who was pushing the cart immediately stopped, pressed his palms to his chest, and stood respectfully by his side.

Wanyan Zongbi picked up a peach, wiped it on his sleeve, and took a big bite.

"Yes, these fruits are indeed very fresh..."

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at Lai Ba, holding up a half-eaten peach and asked.

"How do you grow such fresh peaches at this time of year?"

Lai Ba replied, "These are imperial peaches, cared for by special people for twelve hours a day, watered and fertilized on time every day, and dewormed once a day. Naturally, they are different from others."

"No wonder these peaches are so delicious." Wanyan Zongbi smiled. "The Song Dynasty is indeed a land of great resources and outstanding people. Even a single peach is cultivated with such care. I am truly humbled."

"Prince Wanyan flatters me."

Lai Ba failed to realize that Wanyan Zongbi was indirectly criticizing the Song state for neglecting its duties and focusing on trivial matters, leading to the deterioration of the government.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lai. I am very satisfied with these fruits and vegetables!"

Wanyan Zongbi took another bite of the peach, walked up to the soldiers who were showing off their fruit, and shouted, "Aren't you going to thank the Emperor of the Great Song? Without him, would you be able to eat such fresh fruit?"

"Many thanks to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Everyone looked up and shouted in unison, the deafening sound causing Lai Ba's cheeks to twitch slightly.

Wanyan Zongbi turned around and said, "Please also convey to your emperor that he is very grateful for his generosity."

Lai Ba returned the greeting with a cupped hand and then asked, "Does Prince Wanyan have any other requests?"

Wanyan Zongbi said, "There is indeed one more thing, and I hope the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty can agree to it?"

“Prince Wanyan, please speak freely. As long as it is reasonable, I will definitely tell His Majesty when I get back.”

"Your Excellency, please allow me a moment to speak."

After leading Lai Ba to a group of tents, Wanyan Zongbi made a new request: "Our Great Jin warriors have been on campaign for months, and life in the military camps has been extremely difficult. They have endured the torment of being away from home. Mr. Lai, can you understand this suffering?"

Lai Ba nodded: "Of course, Your Highness, I also spent several months in the military camp, and those days were indeed difficult."

Wanyan Zongbi said, "Yes, so I was thinking, could we alleviate their homesickness so that they could break camp and return north as soon as possible?"

Lai Ba frowned slightly; Wanyan Zongbi's words were clearly self-contradictory.

Since the soldiers in the army are so homesick, they should immediately break camp and return north. Why then should they suppress this feeling?

Is it because of different national conditions?

Lai Ba dared not ask the question aloud, but simply lowered his head and said, "Prince Wanyan, please state your request directly."

Wanyan Zongbi: "I was wondering if we could have your Song emperor send a group of women to the military camp to appease the soldiers?"

"What did you say?"

Lai Ba was struck dumb.

“Prince Wanyan, this request is a bit excessive.”

Wanyan Zongbi looked helpless: "I know this request is excessive, but you don't know what these soldiers might do if we don't satisfy them."

"Prince Wanyan, what do you mean by that?"

"Listen to me, this is the way things are in my Great Jin Kingdom. When men go to war for three months, they need women to comfort their hearts."

On the day their men depart for war, the women of all tribes would offer them the most tender and passionate response, eagerly anticipating their return home.

But now, from February to July, they haven't touched a woman for five whole months. If they aren't satisfied,

It could very well cause a mutiny, and I wouldn't be able to suppress it then. Wouldn't that mean the peace talks between the two countries would fall through?

Lai Ba: "That makes sense, but..."

"Mr. Lai, you don't need to worry about these things. Just convey my words to your Song emperor verbatim, and that will be enough. Whether it succeeds or not depends on your emperor's word, doesn't it?"

"Well, alright, I'll definitely pass on the message."

Lai Ba shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to bid farewell to Wanyan Zongbi and leave the Jin camp.

As soon as the others left, Wanyan Zongbi's face darkened.

"Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Yu immediately appeared from the side.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think the Emperor of Song would agree to such an outrageous request?"

Zhang Yu replied, "Isn't everything going according to the prince's plan? Now that the morale of our Jin soldiers is gradually recovering, if the Song court doesn't agree, then we'll threaten them again and see how they react."

Wanyan Zongbi: "I'm afraid this move will once again incite public anger in the city."

Zhang Yu: "That's true, but I think the Zhao family's tyrannical emperor will most likely agree. After all, they have given up resistance and will try every means to please us."

"What if it fails?"

"If we fail, we will have no choice but to ask the capital for help and send reinforcements for a strong attack."

Wanyan Zongbi sighed: "If I had known this would happen, I should have purchased more artillery and ammunition from the State of Chu before the war. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in this situation, forced to resort to these underhanded tricks with these foolish rulers."

Zhang Yu: "Your Highness, it's not too late to go to the State of Chu to purchase weapons now."

Wanyan Zongbi shook his head: "The State of Chu has a rule that if two of its allies launch a war at the same time, an arms embargo will be imposed on both countries after the war begins."

Fortunately, there was a provision that if the State of Song spared no expense in purchasing military supplies from the State of Chu, given Song's financial resources,

They could probably assemble an army more than ten times larger than my Great Jin's in a short time; that would be my Great Jin's nightmare.