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

A spine that has already been crushed.

What was it like when the people of the Song Dynasty were oppressed by the Jurchens?

No one dared to resist.

They don't even dare to talk badly about others behind their backs!

Because they know that no one will stand up for them.

The previous imperial court only sided with the Jurchens in bullying them!

No one will stand up for them; even if they die at the hands of the Jurchens, it will be a wasted death.

If this continued, not to mention their backbone, the first reaction of any Song Dynasty citizen upon seeing a Jurchen would be to kneel down and beg for mercy.

It was perfectly normal for the Jurchens to plunder their property and food, and even to take them as slaves; all they could do was beg the Jurchens not to harm their families.

This very court was shamelessly dubbed "Fu Song" by Emperor Huizong and Emperor Huan.

Are they rich?

The imperial court is rich, the corrupt officials are rich, and the long-established noble families are rich. The only poor people are the common people!

This backbone is not so easy to rebuild!

Zhao Kuangyin clearly knew that this challenge was not so simple, so he did not exterminate the Jurchens, but instead issued an order.

Those who surrender will not be killed!

As the soldiers roared, the words echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

Wanyan Zongwang was stunned. He couldn't understand why these people were shouting in the Central Plains dialect.

Dude, is it really necessary to go to such lengths to play the part?

Fortunately, the Jurchens had some knowledge of the Central Plains language.

Will it drop?

降！

The barricades had already wiped out the Jin cavalry, who were once so proud of their strength. Their commander's flag was nowhere to be found, and the Jin infantry were leaderless.

They couldn't tell which direction the enemy was coming from, nor could they tell how many enemies there were.

All they could hear were shouts of killing and screams of agony from all directions.

As the cry of "Those who surrender will not be killed" echoed across the battlefield, countless Jurchen soldiers threw their weapons aside, covered their heads with their hands, and squatted down.

This includes Wanyan Zongwang himself.

Surrounded on three sides, he saw no hope of turning the tide; surrendering was his only chance to survive.

As long as he can survive, the Jin Kingdom will naturally find a way to rescue him!

Even those lunatics from the Mongol Yuan dynasty would never easily take his life!

As for now, let's give the Song Dynasty some breathing room. When he returns next time, he will demand double the amount of money and slaves to make up for the losses in this battle!

This thought persisted until he was forced to meet Zhao Kuangyin.

"Wanyan Zongwang, right? I don't think I've called you by the wrong name?"

They returned to the Jin army camp, but this time Zhao Kuangyin took the main seat.

Li Gang on the left, Yue Fei on the right.

The three of them were covered in bandages.

But none of that matters anymore.

For Wanyan Zongwang, the most important thing was that among these three people were acquaintances of his!

"Li Gang!? How could it be you? Didn't you already escape Bianjing? How did you end up here? Who are you people!?"

His worldview is about to collapse.

The person sitting at the head of the table refers to himself as "朕" (zhen), clearly indicating that he is the emperor.

When did the Song Dynasty produce such an emperor?!

And doesn't this mean that Wanyan Zongwang didn't lose to other tribes, but to the Song Dynasty, which he had never taken seriously!

"How can this be!"

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!"

"How could those spineless cowards of the Song Dynasty possibly defeat the warriors of my Great Jin Kingdom!"

Seeing Yan Zongwang's crazed state, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were filled with disgust.

"If you perform like this, I will be very disappointed. It is someone like you who has driven the Song Dynasty to the brink of destruction. You are not even worthy to be my opponent."

"When I count to three, kneel down, kneel three times and kowtow nine times, or you will be executed by slow slicing. You choose."

"one……"

Before he could finish uttering a single word, Wanyan Zongwang knelt down with a thud.

After bowing and kowtowing three times, he still dared not get up, but simply kept his head down.

"That's right! This is the attitude the Jurchens should have when facing our Celestial Empire!"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled with satisfaction.

"May I ask about His Majesty's name? If I have the opportunity to return in the future, I can promote His Majesty's name."

Wanyan Zongwang kept his head down.

Others assumed he was too afraid to look up, but the fierce glint in his eyes was clearly visible in the view beyond the sky.

He wasn't as obedient as he said.

"My title? Li Gang and the others call me Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin."

"However, you will not be the one to pass on this title. They will find out soon. I will announce this to everyone in your capital."

"You should already know why I've come here."

Wanyan Zongwang had already thought of that!

Emperor Taizu of Song? It could actually be Emperor Taizu of Song?!

What was said on the sky was actually true!

Emperor Taizu of Song has actually arrived in this era!

If it really is Emperor Taizu of Song, then...

His eyes were filled with terror.

If this matter cannot be reported back, the Jin Kingdom will suffer a great loss when facing the Song Dynasty!

He knew how cowardly and spineless the Song Dynasty was in the eyes of the Jin Dynasty!

Little did they know that their enemy had changed from the cowardly Zhao Ji to Zhao Kuangyin!

"So it was His Majesty the Great Ancestor in person! You must have misunderstood. My Jin Kingdom has never had any intention of destroying the Song Dynasty. I kept Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan in the camp only to facilitate the signing of the alliance!"

Wanyan Zongbi quickly replied.

Everyone is under the roof!

If you don’t bow your head, you will die!

Unfortunately, Zhao Kuangyin heard everything clearly during the discussion before the curtain fell.

If he hadn't participated in the challenge, the Song Dynasty would have already perished.

He doesn't acknowledge the Southern Song Dynasty that was rebuilt in the south, the one that had no backbone from the beginning!

"A better way to forge a covenant? Is the sheep-leading ceremony also a form of covenant?"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled faintly, but his eyes held a chilling murderous intent.

He still remembered how angry he was when he saw that scene in the sky!

When an emperor is enraged, millions will die!

"Your Majesty, that was not my idea. Before I came, Emperor Taizong asked me to test the bottom line of the Song Dynasty. I was just following orders and it was not my own intention!"

Wanyan Zongwang panicked.

He could feel the undisguised killing intent above him.

He doesn't want to die!

"Since this wasn't your intention, shouldn't you return the courtesy?"

Give it back?

Wanyan Zongwang was stunned. Why?

But he soon found out, because Zhao Kuangyin would answer his question.

"Of course, it's about being shirtless, shackled around the neck, draped in sheepskin, on all fours, and led around Bianjing City by the soldiers of our Great Song Dynasty."

"you!?"

Wanyan Zongwang looked up in anger and met Zhao Kuangyin's cold, emotionless eyes.

He's serious!?

Do you really want him to wear sheep's clothing and go through that humiliating ordeal?

“Not only you, but also all the prisoners of war in this battle, didn’t you slaughter all the cattle and sheep before you left? Perfect, if we don’t have enough sheepskins, we can use other things instead.”

"You can be sheep, cows, or pigs; it's up to you."

"Well, am I not magnanimous enough?"