Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

"Spineless, cowardly!!"

"Zhao Ji, that man, wasn't bad enough being a scourge to the Song Dynasty himself, but having a crown prince was also a scourge to the Song Dynasty!"

"Two scoundrels from one family!"

Liu Bang angrily smashed the wine cup in his hand onto the ground.

He had never seen an emperor like this before, not even among the hundreds of emperors mentioned in the Heavenly Curtain's records of later generations.

Few could compare to Emperor Huizong and his son.

Only Zhu Qizhen could rival Zhao Ji, and was even slightly inferior to him.

One man demanded the gates of his own city be opened, while another sold his daughter to the enemy.

Both of them were completely rotten.

Liu Bang felt that Zhao Ji was slightly better than Zhu Qizhen in this respect because Zhao Ji had a son like him, while Zhu Qizhen did not.

In the present Song Dynasty, even the emperor's daughters and the women of high-ranking officials have fallen to such a state.

Ordinary people will only suffer a more tragic fate than them.

Tianmu said that the Jin army had occupied the outer city, which also had civilians.

Even if the Song Dynasty searched and plundered all the women in the city, the price they paid still wouldn't meet the Jin army's demands.

The Jin army then demanded that Emperor Qinzong enter their camp again and detained him. They later specifically requested that Emperor Huizong enter their camp, and subsequently detained him as well.

In February of the second year of the Jingkang era, the Jurchens deposed Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, reducing them to commoners, and forcibly stripped them of their imperial robes.

In March, the Jin dynasty installed Zhang Bangchang as emperor, establishing the state of Great Chu, and entrusting him with the administration of the Central Plains region south of the Yellow River.

The Jin army then conducted a large-scale looting campaign within Kaifeng.

They seized gold, silver, silk, imperial treasures, ritual objects, imperial seals, books, musical instruments, ceremonial regalia, and more. Furthermore, according to the imperial genealogy, they arrested all members of the Zhao clan remaining in Kaifeng and escorted them to the Jin camp.

In addition, they also plundered over 100,000 palace maids, musicians, and various artisans, who were eventually taken to the north in batches.

[The journey was extremely cold, and countless people starved or froze to death, their bodies simply abandoned in the wilderness without being buried.]

The noblewomen of the Song Dynasty were constantly subjected to humiliation by Jin officers and soldiers; continuous abuse and being snatched from each other by officers and soldiers were commonplace.

The woman, who was already pregnant, was forced to have an abortion by the Jurchens.

This catastrophic event, occurring during the Jingkang era, is therefore known as the Jingkang Incident.

However, another name is more widely known.

The humiliation of Jingkang!!

Beneath the celestial canopy, countless people from various dynasties witnessed this scene, seeing the horrific sights unfolding above.

Tears had soaked my clothes without me even realizing it.

Anger erupted like a volcanic eruption, accompanied by intense grief and shame.

Like volcanic ash, it cast a dark shadow over everyone's hearts.

The figures falling in the sky could be their descendants, their ancestors, or their relatives and friends.

It's even more likely that it was them themselves.

"These golden statues deserve to die! They should be torn to pieces!!"

Liu Che kicked over the table in front of him, panting heavily, his eyes bloodshot.

The plight of the Song Dynasty people depicted on the sky reminded him of the people on the borders of the Han Dynasty who were harassed by the Xiongnu.

No matter the time, it is always the common people who suffer.

The ancient people standing before the celestial canopy, witnessing the tragic plight of the people, longed to personally go and slaughter the Jurchens.

Isn't this tragic scene just another Yongjia Rebellion?

Like the Jin Dynasty at that time, the Song Dynasty saw its northern regions occupied by foreign tribes.

Only in the South....

During the Yongjia Rebellion, Sima Rui went south and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty, preserving the cultural heritage of China and preventing it from being severed by foreign tribes.

But what about the Song Dynasty now?

The ancients have not forgotten that when the Jurchens retreated, they took all the members of the Zhao family clan with them from Kaifeng.

Although they also didn't want the Zhao family to continue being emperors.

Currently, only the descendants of the Zhao family have the influence to rally the people of the world to resist the Jurchens.

It remains to be seen whether, in such chaotic times, the Zhao family will produce a figure like Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu).

However, the evaluation of the Southern Song Dynasty by the Tianmu (a Chinese online forum) is not very good.

Or perhaps, such a person did indeed appear, but like Liu Yu,

They recovered most of the territory, but ultimately failed to eliminate the Jurchens and unify the north.

All that's missing is a little bit of time; is perfection just one step away?

"Jurchen, Jurchen..."

It wasn't just Li Shimin; almost every emperor of a prosperous dynasty uttered this name, and the murderous intent in their eyes was impossible to conceal.

The various things the Jurchens did, from the late Northern Song Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty, and even into the last few centuries of the Qing Dynasty...

This ethnic group brought countless disasters to Chinese civilization.

Keeping this kind of people around will only bring trouble in the end!

These emperors didn't know when the Jurchens officially appeared, but they knew from the celestial phenomena that the Jurchens lived in the northeastern region.

That's enough!

If we simply wipe out all the foreign tribes in Northeast China and eradicate the Jurchens from their very roots, wouldn't that solve the problem?

The Jurchens plundered countless artisans, gold and silver treasures, and captured Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, before stopping at Yanshan.

[At this moment, Zhao Ji finally arrived at Yanjing, the city he had longed for day and night, the place of his dreams.]

The Jin army then led the two northwards, eventually reaching Shangjing Huiningfu, the capital of the Jin Dynasty, which is now Acheng, Harbin.

The sky displayed the route taken by the Jurchens leading Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) northward. The group traveled north and eventually stopped some distance to the far north.

"This place seems even farther than the farthest place Zhu Qizhen ever went to?"

"Unexpectedly, Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) wasn't satisfied with just learning Song Dynasty art; he went on to study the ancient art of the Jurchens!"

The ancients sneered, wantonly humiliating Zhao Ji.

All of this was caused by Zhao Ji, and as the emperor, he naturally bears the main responsibility!

Upon arriving in Huining Prefecture, the Jin people held a "sheep-leading ceremony" in front of the temple of Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda.

[Except for the two emperors and the empress, who could wear undergarments, all other members of the imperial family and concubines had to remove their robes, go shirtless, wear sheepskins, and be led into the temple by the Jin people to kneel and worship the Jin Taizu.]

This could be considered an extreme humiliation for the Song Dynasty, but any person with backbone and a sense of honor would not have dared to fight the Jurchens on the spot, nor would they have chosen to live a life of shame.

For example, Empress Zhu, unable to bear such humiliation, drowned herself.

However, both Emperor Huizong and Emperor Huan endured this humiliation.

[Zhao Ji's forbearance was comparable to that of King Goujian of Yue; he was only missing the chance to personally taste the five grains of reincarnation offered by Emperor Taizong of Jin.]

Of course, it's possible that Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) really did experience it, after all, he was willing to give everything to survive.

[The actions of Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan brought them rewards. Emperor Taizong of Jin was overjoyed after seeing their disgraceful behavior and immediately bestowed upon Zhao Ji the title of Duke of Hunde and upon Zhao Huan the title of Marquis of Chonghun.]

Although this title carries a strong sense of humiliation, it at least represents a rank and comes with a stipend, food, and cloth.

Compared to the concubines who were assigned to the laundry departments of Jin dynasty nobles, the father and son were already considered quite well off.

"Ji's forbearance is unparalleled throughout history!"

Xiang Yu looked at Zhao Ji and his son, who were dressed in sheepskin and crawling slowly on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh.

He had never seen anyone so patient.

Goujian was the most patient person he had ever heard of, and Zhao Ji was the most patient person he had ever met.

However, Goujian endured this hardship and eventually destroyed the state of Wu.

What use was Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) if he endured this? Besides surviving, what else could he possibly achieve?

They painted pictures and wrote calligraphy for the Jin people, and even wrote memorials to them to express their gratitude and praise the Jin emperor for his magnanimity.