Chapter 855: Breaking the Treaty (11600 Supplement)

The North.

Jin King Wanyan Lie is currently paying respects at a temple.

The previous war against the Song people of the South truly allowed the Jin people to fatten up, plundering quite a bit of wealth and population.

The Jin King could even afford to be extravagant, coming to the temple to fulfill a vow and, incidentally, to gild a golden body for the Buddha.

"Great Virtue Chan Master, tell me... can I really aspire to the throne?"

Although Wanyan Lie held the Song Dynasty in contempt, the vastness of the Song territory still shocked him quite a bit.

It was a vast territory that one could ride a horse from dawn until night and still be nowhere near the end.

"Hmm, that is indeed a question!"

But now, it is different!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Prince of Liang can at least unify the South, and perhaps even has the possibility of seizing the entire world.

Once such a situation arises, Aaron won't even need to lift a finger; Heavenly Punishment will solve all problems for him!

"Attack Jinshi?"

And looking at it roughly, it seemed as if there were an army of one hundred thousand!

Wanyan Lie waved his hand.

"Examine officials? This term 'Chancellor' is not bad."

Cao Man immediately offered congratulations.

"What?"

"Of course not examine!"

Aaron continued: "Both sides suffered heavy casualties in this battle, with blood flowing like oars; to prevent a great plague, I have already ordered the corpses of both friend and foe to be burned entirely, and have established a mausoleum to offer sacrifices..."

"Congratulations, Chancellor, this is Heaven's aid."

"No need, my mind is made up."

There are too many defectors!

Although absorbing a large number of old bureaucrats could immediately form a government, this act of compromising with old forces is not what Aaron wants to do.

"Hmm. You have come just in time."

Aaron held a wine cup, half-reclining on the commander's chair without any formal posture, and said with one leg crossed: "I have already ordered Gao Qiu to be beheaded, and tens of thousands of Imperial Guards were moved by our righteous cause and are willing to voluntarily join our side. After this battle, our army has expanded by one hundred thousand; it is truly something to celebrate!"

Tang Xun was stunned, then immediately said: "The importance of the South lies in Jinshi... but is it not a bit too fast? These one hundred thousand surrendered soldiers all need to be trained and reorganized first..."

Everyone has already knelt down like spineless cowards, so who is he supposed to kill?

And with so many voluntarily submitting, the team he leads becomes a mix of mud and sand, no longer pure.

Great Virtue Chan Master said loudly.

Lishui County.

If Xiaohuang Mountain Stronghold were intact, it might not be unable to contend even with the Great Song Imperial Guard.

This was just a whim of a move, and it didn't have much significance.

Great Virtue Chan Master had kind eyebrows and pleasant eyes, his face filled with compassion, his hands pressed together: "Benefactor possesses the fortune of the Ming King; you will surely be able to hunt for the deer in Zhongyuan and open a new dynasty!"

Anyway, they have all been burned to ashes; if you don't believe it, go and verify them one by one!

Do you believe the soldiers guarding the mausoleum will personally send you to the Underworld to report for roll call?

"The Chancellor is benevolent."

However, Tang Xun still replied with awe.

Isn't this kind of thing signed just to be torn up?

"Speak!"

Cao Man rubbed his eyes and said to those around him: "Didn't the Chancellor only bring five thousand men?"

Aaron flicked his fingers: "The Great Song took advantage of our precarious situation to attack us, thinking we are easy to bully? This Chancellor has decided to treat them as they treat us! Immediately dispatch troops and take Jinshi City!"

Only Tang Xun's mouth twitched; did he really think converting surrendered soldiers was that easy?

Furthermore, the Imperial Guards' families are all in Jingshi! Why would they follow you and risk their lives?

"After this battle, our side truly strikes fear into the Southeast. This subordinate believes that the Five Prefectures of the Prince of Wu can almost be settled by a single proclamation!"

As for the peace treaty?

Aaron waved his hand.

Not only that, the equipment in the army is also extremely refined, although the soldiers' will to fight is not high...

"As for how to build the mausoleum and the matters of sacrifice, I will leave it to you to preside over..."

As soon as the words fell, a Hu person rushed in: "Great King! There is urgent military intelligence!"

A troop of soldiers escorting a few people arrived at this county and suddenly froze: "This..."

In his Buddhist Eye, this Jin King's Qi Number has had another huge surge; this southward expedition will surely yield unprecedented gains, and perhaps... even occupy half the country!

Squads of former Imperial Guards were drilling, not even having changed their uniforms!

The Hu person said word by word.

"Amitabha."

Wanyan Lie was shocked at first, then immediately drew his curved blade, chopped a wooden table nearby in half with one stroke, and laughed loudly: "Truly Heaven's aid!"

As long as Jinshi City is taken and the Dragon Qi of Xuanwu Lake is seized, the Great Song will have nowhere to escape and can only be blocked to death in the North!

Wanyan Lie said loudly.

Aaron had a bit of a headache.

Cao Man nodded: "Not examine the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry, or songs?"

Such an outstanding talent, yet he is actually willing to be a dog!

This is also what Wanyan Lie finds very inconceivable.

Tang Xun said expressionlessly: "That is exactly the case!"

He paused, then added: "Looking at it this way, Song Gongbao is indeed a talent, what a pity..."

He vaguely saw the shadow of the Chongming Tao in these matters.

"The Song people's army of two hundred and fifty thousand was defeated in the south by the Prince of Liang's prime minister with five thousand... After this battle, the Song elite are completely lost!"

Previously, scholars looked down on the Prince of Liang; after all, he only had one prefecture, and few scholars would defect to him unless they were truly at their wit's end.

Compared to that, the Jin's population and land are simply too small.

"I will reiterate here: our Great Liang employs people and selects scholars without sticking to one pattern, but we truly do not recognize the academic honors of the Great Song... If you want to be an official, you must start as a clerk, no exceptions... And if you want to be a clerk, you must first pass an examination—hmm, let's call it the 'Civil Service Exam,' as opposed to the Civil Service Examination."

And since the Chongming Tao still does not know how to fear death and comes to provoke him, then just send them all on their way!

Aaron even knew long ago how to deal with the Chongming Tao.

It is not a good thing for too many people to defect.

What kind of morale issues could the Six Jia Divine Soldiers have? If you say fight, then you fight!

"Originally, when clashing with Song Gongbao, we had our wins and losses, and I thought those four hundred thousand Imperial Guards were so strong... I didn't expect them to be so vulnerable; this king was also deceived by the Song people before! They are just weak pigs!"

Given the degree of decay in the Great Song, its collapse will happen in an instant.

"Pass down the order... immediately gather our Warriors and head south again! Head south!! This time, we will fight all the way to the Song people's Jingshi!"

Cao Man said with sincere admiration.

"This..."

At that time, I will arrange for elite units to take the military academy entrance exam, which will also serve to cover up some of their backgrounds and origins.

Furthermore, the population is large and it is also very wealthy.

Aaron glanced at Tang Xun: "Hmm, in the future, we can also run a military academy to select grassroots officer talent from within."

"Please go, Great King, all the monks in our temple will chant scriptures and pray for blessings for the Great Jin."

This is also to cover up the problem of why there are not many corpses.

However, Tang Xun did not ask about anything else, just assuming the Propaganda Battalion was truly effective, and continued to speak to himself.

Tang Xun and the others almost thought Gao Qiu was still there, and dizzily followed people into the military camp to meet Aaron: "Greetings, Prime Minister!"

And the Chongming Tao is deeply bound to the Great Song's Dragon Qi.

But at this time, the original Imperial Guard camp had been renovated and was already flying the large banner of the Liang.

Even with the resounding prestige of defeating five hundred thousand with five thousand, this journey might not even require a fight.

Perhaps it will just be an armed parade!

(End of this chapter)