Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"After they divorce their wives and concubines,"

"Immediately send him to Cizhou to mine and atone for his sins."

Chapter 287 The People's Cheers

Zhang Bangchang shouted, "Your Highness, I also wish to serve the Ming Dynasty!"

"But that treacherous Liu Yu sent people to monitor us,"

"We still can't get the secret message out of the city!"

Zhao Yuan sneered: "Trying to change the charge to treason?"

"Just keep crying and wailing,"

"I'm afraid there won't even be a chance to mine anymore."

Zhang Bangchang quickly shut his mouth.

He stared blankly at the Liangshan Emperor.

He's almost fifty years old.

If I'm punished by being forced to mine...

I'm afraid it will only last for six months at most.

It would be better to just cut it off.

After the Liangshan emperor led his troops into the city,

Officials of the puppet regime kneeling on the ground.

Finally, I dared to stand up, trembling with fear.

I'm glad I contacted Zong Ze in advance.

As Zhao Yuan walked, he said to Zong Ze:

"I've heard that there are righteous men among the officials of the puppet regime,"

"A minor official was tortured to death,"

"He never implicated anyone else."

"You may petition the court for a posthumous title,"

"And generously reward the families of the martyrs,"

“Build a temple and establish a shrine for that official outside Zhen Ding City.”

Zhao Yuan turned to look at the false official behind him and added two more sentences:

"It will be named the Temple of Loyalty and Righteousness!"

"The righteous men of Zhengding and Gaocheng who died fighting against the Jin,"

“Select eight more to accompany the worship at the Temple of Loyalty and Righteousness,”

"The names of the other righteous men are engraved on the stone tablet in front of the temple."

"This move will surely inspire people and sweep away evil spirits!" Zong Ze praised.

Not long after, Huang Qianshan, covered in wounds,

He was carried out of the city by a group of soldiers.

Upon learning that the Liangshan emperor intended to behead Huang Qianshan,

Large numbers of people came upon hearing the news.

They had had enough of being oppressed by the Jurchens.

They also deeply resented the exploitation by the puppet regime.

Now all the blame is being placed on Huang Qianshan.

Huang Qianshan was forced to kneel on the ground.

The people threw all sorts of filth at him.

The sounds of scorn and insults were incessant.

He could still bear the shame.

But the fear of death was unbearable.

Terrified, his whole body went limp like a noodle.

No matter how the executioner scolded him, he couldn't kneel upright.

"This traitor was so scared he wet himself."

"That's what the soldier assisting with the execution said."

"unlucky!"

The executioner looked disgusted and said to Huang Qianshan:

"If you don't kneel up straight,"

"I fear one blow might not be enough to kill him,"

"You'll be the one who suffers in the end."

Huang Qianshan finally knelt down, trembling all over.

Then she closed her eyes and sobbed.

brush!

A flash of light,

The head fell off with a thud.

As Zhao Yuan said,

Beheading is considered cheap.

At least I didn't suffer any more.

Zhang Bangchang's experience in mining was truly miserable.

"Good kill!"

The people of Zhending cheered in unison.

Quite a few people even rushed over.

He vented his anger on Huang Qianshan's corpse.

Zhao Yuan stayed in Zhen Ding Prefecture for one day.

All matters were entrusted to Zong Ze for handling.

Then they continued north without stopping.

Upon arrival in Xinle County,

It suddenly started snowing.

A light cavalryman galloped in from Dingzhou:

"Your Highness, General Li Yanxian has led his cavalry to capture Dingzhou."

"But when the Jin people retreated north,"

"Several thousand cavalrymen poured into Dingzhou City,"

"They abducted a large number of artisans and women,"

"They also forced the grain merchants to hand over all their grain,"

"The final fire burned down half of the houses in the city."

"General Li requests the allocation of grain and clothing to aid the people,"

"Tens of thousands of people in and around Dingzhou City are suffering from cold and hunger."

Zhao Yuan was furious and gave the order:

“Allocate from military supplies,”

"Don't let the people starve or freeze to death."

Zhao Yuan continued northward.

Before even reaching Dingzhou,

Another light cavalryman returned with a report.

Chapter 2088 Low Morale

Wangdu, Beiping (Shunping County), Baozhou, Ansu, Suicheng...

Wherever the Jin army passed,

All were burned and looted.

The Jin infantry retreated via the shortest route.

The cavalry was then divided into several groups.

They scattered and plundered the counties and prefectures along the way.

At first, they also abducted artisans and women.

They later discovered that the Ming army had accelerated their pursuit.

They abandoned most of the craftsmen and women.

Only collect information on livestock and vehicles used to transport grain.

Moreover, they would set fires after looting.

This resulted in a large number of people being without shelter from the cold during the winter.

The Jurchens were trying to create more trouble for the Ming Dynasty.

From Dingzhou to Guangxin,

The ground was littered with the corpses of the starving.

Extremely tragic.

Zhao Yuan arrived in Dingzhou with his personal guards.

Numerous makeshift shelters were discovered outside the city.

Buildings in the city,

More than half of it was burned.

Don't expect to restore people's livelihoods in the short term.

What's the point of fighting?

Zhao Yuan had no choice but to give the order:

"Order all units to cease their advance once the former Song territory has been recovered."

"The surplus military rations from the central and eastern routes will be transferred to relieve the people."

We could fight our way all the way to Yanshan.

But the supply lines are getting longer and longer.

Military food consumption will inevitably increase sharply.

There are no spare resources available for relief.

The people of these counties and prefectures were left to fend for themselves.

Moreover, the weather is getting colder.