The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

Old Zhu had overlooked some things.

After all, compared to Shao Hongyuan, the culprit who directly caused the failure of the Longxing Northern Expedition, other events that occurred in the same period are easily overlooked.

For the same reason, he almost overlooked old Deng!

"How to say?"

Zhao Kuangyin was extremely concerned.

After all, the challenger was none other than the emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was second to none besides himself, and the top military general of the Song Dynasty.

If this fails, we will truly lose face for thousands of years throughout history!

"What else can we say? It's all to curry favor with his Jurchen master. He secretly ordered several border generals to disarm, so whenever the Jurchens send troops, taking several cities in a row would be too easy."

Old Zhu curled his lip and said.

He couldn't understand why such a small country like the Song Dynasty could produce so many talented people!

No wonder later generations said that the Northern Song Dynasty had no generals and the Southern Song Dynasty had no prime ministers.

Look at what kind of rubbish the prime ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty were!

Peace advocates?

The main idea was to simply hand over the entire Song Dynasty to the Jurchens, and then the world would be at peace, right?

"Speaking of generals, the Song Dynasty did produce many famous generals after the southward migration, but what about prime ministers..."

"From Qin Hui to Tang Situi, it's truly a complicated story."

Zhu Di nodded in agreement.

"If there had been a capable prime minister with a strong stance in the early days of the southward migration, the Song Dynasty would probably not be in this state."

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

"Are you saying that before this battle even started, Tang Situi had already prepared to curry favor with the Jurchens?"

He nearly ground his teeth to powder when he said those words.

How could someone like that become a prime minister in the imperial court?

"That's the gist of it. Although he said he was eager to bring about a ceasefire and reconciliation between the Jin and Song dynasties, his true purpose should be obvious to anyone with eyes to see, right?"

To facilitate a ceasefire and reconciliation?

Is this reasoning just trying to fool people?

"Does Tang Situi think that all the officials in the court are fools? When did a ceasefire and reconciliation require us to disarm ourselves?"

Li Er also laughed.

Is he waiting for a ceasefire and peace talks, or is he waiting for his Jurchen master to come and unify the country?

A genuine stance on peace talks requires demonstrating one's strength and at least bringing both sides to a level playing field before negotiations can even begin.

This kind of direct disarmament is called being at someone's mercy.

"Wait, a secret order? Does that mean they might not even know about this yet?"

Tang Situi would never voluntarily confess.

With even the Imperial Guards now in Yue Fei's hands, he could certainly see that Zhao Shen was determined to pacify the internal situation while repelling external threats!

In this situation, if he were to reveal his secret order to disarm the border troops, wouldn't that be pure suicide?

But if he hadn't trembled, neither Zhao Shen nor Yue Fei would have been in the dark.

Once the Jurchens march south, their advance will be unstoppable.

Even if several cities are captured, it would be the best-case scenario. If the response is not timely, or if the Jin commander is decisive enough, even Lin'an may not be safe!

"Bastard thing!"

"Why does my Great Song Dynasty produce so many absurd cowards!"

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly drew a long sword from the waist of the imperial guard beside him and threw it toward the sky. If looks could kill, Tang Situi would have died a thousand times over!

"Theoretically speaking, the Jin people would have seized the opportunity to move south after the failure of the Longxing Northern Expedition."

"However, now that the Jurchens know about some of the things that are about to happen, it's hard to say what decision they will make."

After this challenge began, everything Old Zhu knew about the process became theory.

While Zhao Shen's acquisition of Yue Fei was undoubtedly a great boost, the Jurchens were not invincible.

Faced with such a Southern Song Dynasty, they would certainly make their own changes.

However, if something changes, everything that happened in history books may no longer exist.

In the scene depicted on the sky.

Yue Fei had already used swift and decisive methods to arrest everyone on the list.

No one was spared, from high-ranking officials in three provinces to lowly sixth-rank officials.

Among these people, some were extremely cautious, destroying all evidence of their collusion with the Jin people in their homes.

Some people were incredibly stupid; they brazenly placed most of the evidence in the study, and the Imperial Guards simply took it all away.

As Yue Fei gathered the letters he had found together, his face grew increasingly ashen.

These people really have absolutely no bottom line.

Although the exact contents of the letters they sent to the Jurchens are unknown, it is not difficult to discern them from the Jurchens' replies.

The Jin people probably knew more about the Song army's troop strength, city defenses, and even the distribution of supplies than Yue Fei when he first came into this world!

After the Imperial Guards presented all the evidence they had found to Zhao Shen, he went into the dungeon alone.

Some things cannot be fully understood from letters; he needs to question them personally.

Especially Tang Situi.

He always felt that the old man was hiding a secret!

In the dungeon.

Dozens of officials were imprisoned together.

When they were first arrested, everyone made outrageous statements saying they wanted to see His Majesty and impeach Yue Fei.

Upon arriving at the dungeon and seeing its full complement of colleagues, as well as a continuous stream of officials being brought in, they all lowered their heads and became dejected.

Only when Yue Fei's footsteps broke the silence did anyone raise their head.

"Grand Commandant Yue, do you really intend to exterminate them all?"

"Exterminate them all? That depends on whether you listen to me and cooperate."

Yue Fei scoffed.

"To be honest, even if I kill all of you, His Majesty will not reprimand me. You all deserve to die."

"However, I will give you a chance to live. Tell me in detail how you and your colleagues colluded with the Jurchens."

"After I submit your confessions to His Majesty for review, I will select the three with the least serious crimes and grant them a pardon."

"Don't doubt whether I have the authority, and this matter is also within the scope of the bargain."

The power derived from the phrase "acting expediently" allowed Yue Fei to make promises to them without restraint.

In any case, the final interpretation rests with him.

"The three with the least serious crimes?"

The dozens of officials present were all stunned for a moment, and then their expressions changed drastically.

This is just letting them fight amongst themselves!

Even if some people insist on sticking to their guns, they can't guarantee that others won't confess their crimes!

"General Yue, aren't you afraid that if you do this, the officials in the court will not be able to see us after tomorrow's court session, causing a riot, or even leading to a large number of resignations and retirements?"

Some people choose to use threats.

It should be understood that these people are not much different from the peacemakers.

At most, they made contact with the Jurchens, while the pro-peace officials were slightly more conservative and hadn't yet had the chance to betray the Song Dynasty.

If, during court sessions, the officials were to discover that so many people had suddenly disappeared, they would surely feel apprehensive.

At that time, they may not be thinking about serving the court properly. Such radical methods may force them to take desperate measures!