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"But I've never been on the roof of the main hall,"
So I went up and took a look.
Zhao Yuan shook his head and asked, "Do you have any news?"
Shi Qian nodded and said, "After our army arrives in Tokyo,"
"Then Xingren Prefecture sent another troop of soldiers to pursue them,"
"However, they fear being surrounded and killed by the main army,"
"Just hanging far behind."
Lin Chong laughed and said, "My army is on its way to attack Tokyo, and we're passing through Xingren Prefecture."
“Xingren Prefecture must be afraid of Zhao Ji’s punishment, so it has no choice but to send troops to protect the king.”
"However, their entire army dares not engage us in battle,"
"I have no choice but to stay far away."
Shi Xiu said, "Your Majesty can have Zhao Ji write an imperial edict."
"Let the troops of Xingren Prefecture surrender; they will have witnessed the might of the Great Liang army."
"There's another imperial edict from Emperor Huizong of Zhao; perhaps they'll surrender directly."
Zhao Yuan then remembered that he still had Zhao Ji as a card to play.
After reaching an agreement with Zhao Ji yesterday,
Emperor Huizong of Tang also came to terms with it.
In order to save his life,
He will cooperate.
"Alright, summon Zhao Ji."
Soon, Zhao Ji was brought in.
Seeing many generals in the main hall,
Many of them had once been his subjects.
He just hadn't noticed.
Only Xu Ning had previously served as a guard in front of the emperor.
He was familiar with it after all.
However, in this day and age...
He didn't dare say anything to Xu Ning.
Emperor Huizong of Song was imprisoned in a side hall of the palace.
He originally thought he would grow old alone.
Because he really didn't dare to ask the Liangshan bandits for a few concubines to serve him.
But unexpectedly, Empress Zheng was sent to the place where he was imprisoned last night.
When he was still Prince Duan,
Empress Zheng was a maidservant to Empress Dowager Xiang.
He took a liking to Empress Zheng at that time.
It was precisely because he took a liking to Empress Zheng that
He then frequently went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.
He made Empress Dowager Xiang think he was an obedient and filial prince.
Therefore, after his elder brother, Emperor Zhezong of Song, died...
Empress Dowager Xiang then allowed this obedient and filial prince to inherit the throne.
Although Zhang Dun, who held immense power at the time, once said that he was frivolous and unfit to rule the world,
However, due to Empress Dowager Xiang's insistence
He still became emperor.
After he became emperor,
They immediately brought Zheng Shi over.
She was granted the title of Imperial Concubine.
After his first wife, Empress Wang, died,
Then Zheng was made empress.
Because without her
He would no longer go to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager every day.
Therefore, he could not become emperor.
He would not experience the joy of being an emperor.
However, Empress Zheng has gotten quite old in recent years.
My skin isn't as smooth and supple as it used to be.
He also became infatuated with Cui Ying.
There were also many young and beautiful concubines in the palace.
Therefore, he visited Empress Zheng very infrequently.
Chapter 1719 Reorganization of the Imperial Guards
However, when he saw Empress Zheng last night, he realized that she was still as beautiful as ever.
Empress Zheng also seemed to want to comfort this deposed monarch.
Therefore, the two of them enjoyed their marital bliss last night.
Emperor Huizong of Zhao never imagined that he would become the ruler of a fallen kingdom.
To still be so happy...
Therefore, after entering the palace,
He immediately expressed his gratitude to Zhao Yuan for his kindness.
Zhao Yuan ordered Zhao Ji to issue an imperial edict to the prefect of Xingren Prefecture.
Then he said to Lu Junyi.
"I want you to lead 50,000 troops to approach Xingren Prefecture,"
"Put some pressure on Xingren Prefecture,"
"If Xingren Prefecture is unwilling to submit,"
"Then he commanded his troops to break through Xingren Prefecture."
Lu Junyi nodded and said, "Xingren Prefecture has only a few thousand soldiers."
"Another force has been dispatched to aid the emperor,"
"The troops in the city are probably insufficient to defend it, and they will likely surrender."
"News has just spread that we have captured Tokyo,"
"The various prefectures are currently leaderless, and the people are filled with anxiety,"
"This is the time for us to expand aggressively."
"After this humble general has led his troops to capture Xingren Prefecture,"
"We marched north and captured Hebei."
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Alright, I will have Zhao Ji issue imperial edicts to all the prefectures and counties in Hebei."
"Let them submit to my Great Liang."
Yan Qing thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we can still occupy the world under the banner of the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Xiao Yi means that we should emulate Cao Cao."
"How about we seize the emperor and use him to command the feudal lords?"
Yan Qing nodded and said, "On the surface, we will still respect Zhao Ji as the emperor."
"This would make it more legitimate for him to issue an edict to replace officials in various states,"
"Once we have control over all the prefectures, we will have Zhao Ji abdicate,"
"This might save a lot of trouble."
Zhao Yuan frowned and said, "In that case, our army will have to act under the banner of the Song Dynasty."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ruan Xiaoqi said,
"Tokyo has been captured now,"
"Yet they still want that old man Zhao Ji to be emperor,"
"Let's also change to the Song Dynasty flag."
"The heroes of Liangshan never change their names or surnames, whether they walk or sit."
"Xiao Yi's plan is not good."
Li Kui also shouted, "Xiao Qi is right!"
"I'm going to let the whole world know how powerful Grandpa Black Whirlwind is!"
"We cannot change the flags of the Song Dynasty."
Liu Tang also said, "Our Liangshan's reputation was earned through battle."
"Two battles were fought, and the Song Dynasty's 200,000-strong army was defeated."
"Let us change to the Song army flags again."
"Wouldn't we become the laughingstock of the heroes of the martial arts world?"
“I’m afraid the children below wouldn’t want to either.”
Zhao Yuan turned to Lin Chong and said,
"General Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Chong thought for a moment,
"Now, most of the soldiers in my Great Liang are former Song Dynasty soldiers who have surrendered,"
"If we were to raise the Song Dynasty's banner again, wouldn't that pose a potential threat?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuan
He immediately woke up.
Although the Liang army numbered 120,000.
In addition, Tokyo can also organize tens of thousands of people.
However, only about 20,000 of them were veterans from Liangshan.
Only these 20,000 people truly feel a sense of belonging to Daliang.
If the rest of the Song army did not change their clothing, armor, or flags,
They probably won't be able to feel a sense of belonging to Daliang.
Even surrendered Song generals could not guarantee they would not change their minds.
If any member of the Song Dynasty royal family escaped...
Or someone might be impersonating a member of the Song Dynasty imperial family.