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

The ancients rejoiced at Yue Fei's victories displayed on the heavens; even the mighty Jin army could not stop Yue Fei.

Now the Song Dynasty can finally avenge its humiliation, and it's even possible that it could directly attack the capital of the Jin Dynasty and rescue the two emperors!

"Let's forget about Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan. It's better not to save them. Let them die with the Jurchens."

"Zhao Ji seems to have died a long time ago; it's been twelfth year of the Shaoxing era."

"Hmph, Zhao Ji died so easily; it was too good for him!"

"We should still save them. The two emperors no longer represent just the two of them, but the dignity of the Song Dynasty. It's just that Zhao Gou probably doesn't want to welcome them back!"

"Foolish! With troops at your command and a strong sense of righteousness, why fear the two emperors?"

People from before the Song Dynasty were discussing and sharing their views on the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Twelve gold medals..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

The person beside him didn't hear him clearly and asked a question instinctively. Looking up casually, they saw that the sky had changed.

A map suddenly appeared on the screen, displaying the three dynasties of Jin, Southern Song, and Western Xia.

The camera focuses on the Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. Within the territory of the Jin Dynasty, an arrow representing Jin Wuzhu (Emperor Wuzhu of Jin) pierces through the paper in the sky that serves as a border barrier between the Song and Jin dynasties.

After being halted at Shunchang, Yue Fei's Yue Family Army shot towards the Central Plains like a series of swift arrows.

After several engagements, the scene that unfolded before everyone was that Yue Fei's army had reached Kaifeng, and the Jin army was about to turn back north.

The scene then shifted and changed, with Yue Fei's army transforming into a golden-winged roc, its feathers gleaming, soaring high into the sky. It extended its razor-sharp claws, capable of cutting through gold and jade, and lunged at the fleeing wolves below.

"Swish, swish, swish"

A series of whooshing sounds echoed through the sky.

Behind the Golden-Winged Roc, in the capital city of the Southern Song Dynasty on the map,

Twelve golden beams shot out from the imperial palace in the capital, one after another, piercing the sky.

As the camera zooms in, the golden light clearly reveals that it represents rows of gold medals!

Twelve golden tablets streaked swiftly across the sky, circling above the head of the Golden-Winged Roc.

A fierce golden light flashed, and twelve golden tablets formed a large net, descending upon the roc.

The roc plummeted from the sky in an instant, the golden spikes of the net piercing deep into its body, blood flowing freely, and it let out a mournful cry.

The prairie wolves, which should have been fleeing, slowly stopped, turned their heads, and grinned cunningly and cruelly.

This victory is unprecedented. The main force of the Jin army has been severely damaged by Yue Fei's army, which is a golden opportunity to recover lost territory.

Yue Fei encouraged his generals, saying, "Let's march straight to Huanglong's capital and drink heartily with you all!"

[At the same time, he submitted a memorial entitled "Requesting an Opportunity to Advance Troops," stating that this was an opportunity for His Majesty to revive the dynasty and that the Jin invaders would surely perish. He requested the court to send reinforcements and provide continuous supplies to cross the river and recover Hebei.]

[Even a normal emperor, if he dared not fight a battle when things were going badly, would at least have the courage to ruthlessly attack a defeated enemy when things were going well.]

But Zhao Gou wouldn't.

Zhao Gou never intended to launch a northern expedition to welcome back the two emperors and destroy the Jin invaders. His purpose in sending Yue Fei on the northern expedition was to promote peace through war.

The goal was to achieve results and force the Jin dynasty to negotiate. Now that those results have been achieved, continuing the northern expedition would truly lead to the destruction of the Jin dynasty.

[Therefore, Zhao Gou issued twelve imperial edicts in one day, ordering Yue Fei to immediately withdraw his troops.]

Yue Fei initially considered submitting a memorial to Zhao Gou, urging him to continue the Northern Expedition.

But the twelve golden tablets arrived in quick succession, choking him until he could hardly breathe.

These aren't twelve golden tablets; they're clearly twelve death warrants.

Upon receiving the order, Yue Fei sighed with grief and indignation, weeping bitterly, "Ten years of effort, wasted in a single day." In the end, he had no choice but to return to the capital in triumph.

During the retreat, Yue Fei did not forget to relocate all the people who were willing to move south.

The prefectures and counties that Yue Fei's army had won with their lives were reoccupied by the Jin army after Zhao Gou issued his golden plaque and Yue Fei withdrew.

Next, Zhao Gou would have to negotiate peace with the Jin army.

Zhao Gou, you really are Wanyan Gou!!!

The ancients, upon witnessing this scene, were already furious.

Previously, Tianmu mentioned twelve gold tablets, but didn't explain the background or consequences.

Little did they know that before the twelve imperial edicts summoned them back, the Song army was facing such a favorable situation.

There's a saying that goes,

How can you lose when a dragon charges right at your face?

Zhao Gou set an example by his own conduct, providing a model for all the emperors and generals before the imperial court.

So it really is possible to lose.

During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song,

"Zhao Gou, I'm going to work at 8 AM!!"

Zhao Xu blurted out a vulgar curse, but the court officials did not find his crude language inappropriate for royalty.

Because Zhao Xu said what they wanted to say.

They couldn't say those words, but Zhao Xu could, and he could actually do them.

Zhao Xu kept patting his chest to calm his anger.

If things continue like this, he'll be driven to his death by Zhao Gou sooner or later.

You mustn't get angry, you really mustn't get angry.

If a son is not taught, it is the father's fault. Anyway, Emperor Huizong of Song was no good either.

Whipping Zhao Ji twice will be a way to relieve stress!

Before negotiating peace with the Jin army, Zhao Gou did one more thing: he stripped Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and other pro-war figures of their military power, making it clear that he was willing to negotiate peace with the Jin.

The Jin people's terms for peace were very harsh, but for Zhao Gou, as long as peace could be negotiated, he was willing to agree to any terms, including ceding territory and paying reparations.

Thus, we can see that in the peace negotiations of the twelfth year of Shaoxing, both sides agreed to use the Huai River to Dasanguan as the boundary, with the Southern Song ceding the entire territory of Tangzhou and Dengzhou, most of Shangzhou and Qinzhou, and giving up all the land recovered during the Northern Expedition.

The Southern Song Dynasty paid annual tribute of 250,000 taels of silver and 250,000 bolts of silk to the Jin Dynasty.

Most importantly, the Southern Song Dynasty submitted to the Jin Dynasty, accepted investiture from the Jin, and was forever subordinate to the Jin state.

[And this was only the written treaty; there was actually a hidden provision before the treaty was signed.]

If the Southern Song Dynasty wanted to negotiate peace, it had to kill Yue Fei.

It's working now, everything is working.

No wonder Tianmu said Yue Fei died unjustly and felt so sorry for his death.

Looking at the contents of the peace agreement, someone who didn't know better would think that the Southern Song Dynasty had lost the war.

Even if you win a battle, is it possible to sign a peace treaty that is unfavorable to you?

"Zhao Gou actually agreed and had Yue Fei killed?"

"That's a complete idiot! Calling Zhao Gou an idiot is already an understatement; I'm clearly well-read. How could anyone be like that!"

"Even if we don't use Yue Fei, we can't kill him! What if the Jurchens break the peace treaty again and march south? They've done this before!"

"Destroying his own trump card first? That Wanyan Gou is really filial to his father!"

The ancients simply couldn't understand Zhao Gou's thought process. Did he really guarantee that the Jurchens would never invade the south again, or that they would never break the peace agreement?

Winning is the same as losing.

Where did the brave and courageous King Kang go?

"Zhao Gou, you Zhao dog! You Wanyan dog!!"

"You're nothing but a dog of the Wanyan family!!!"

Zhao Guangyi roared at the sky, his anger almost turning into a raging inferno.

No matter how well one does, with such a descendant, how can he face his ancestors?

Zhao Guangyi just wanted to spit on Zhao Gou and then chop him down with a single stroke.

Zhao Gou, you dare to use the surname Zhao?

"I can't think of any crime Yue Fei could have committed."

Li Shimin frowned; Yue Fei's actions were almost impeccable.

Let them withdraw their troops; it didn't mean they disobeyed the emperor's orders.

Does this mean he's using his military power to his advantage?

In the end, didn't they also hand over military power?

Even if you're going to fabricate a charge, you should at least have some evidence.