Lin'an City seems prosperous, but in fact it was built on the blood and tears of countless poor people.

At this time, the population of Lin'an City was about 390,000 households, more than 1.2 million people, of which only a handful were members of the royal family, bureaucrats, landlords, and businessmen, and the vast majority were poor working people.

On the contrary, the ruling class just wants to keep half of the country and continue their desolate life, without the determination or courage to regain the lost ground.

For example, Jia Sidao, the favorite minister of the Song Emperor, was in charge of the government.

He built a huge villa in Geling, West Lake, and named it "Banxiantang" for his own enjoyment. "Banxiantang" has five steps to the first floor and ten steps to the pavilion. It is very luxurious and there are many parks.

, there are gorgeous pavilions and pavilions in the park, which are more beautiful than the royal garden in the palace.

Jia Sidao often sent a group of thugs to rob women, imprison them in high buildings and deep pavilions, and force them to be maids and concubines.

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the princes and ministers were afraid that their extravagance and lust would arouse the resentment of the people, so they vigorously promoted Buddhism to anesthetize the working people.

They built many Buddhist temples in Lin'an City. There are more than 600 Buddhist temples in Lin'an City alone, which is more than the Buddhist temples in Jiankang, the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties.

Lingyin Temple in West Lake is a famous Buddhist temple. It is majestic and large in scale. It was built with the blood and sweat of the working people.

As soon as the news came out that Li Yongxuan led his army to Lin'an, the government and the public were shocked!

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty thought that Li Yongxuan came to the palace this time and wanted to usurp the throne. He was so frightened that he hurriedly called for people to guard the city and ordered people from all walks of life to come to Beijing to protect the king.

If he had known that Li Yongxuan was so arrogant, Emperor Song would not have dared to take advantage of Jincheng no matter what.

There were still upright ministers in the court who took the initiative to go out of the city to question Li Yongxuan about what he wanted.

Li Yongxuan said that they came to pursue the Mongolian army and ask for pay.

He said he was chasing the Mongolian army, but in fact he was deliberately forcing those who wanted to surrender to run south, occupy the territory, and beat the autumn wind at the same time.

Li Yongxuan said that since the Northern Expedition for more than two years, he owed countless money and food, but the court did not give him any supplies. If the military pay was not paid, the soldiers would not be able to afford food.

When the minister heard what Li Yongxuan said, it seemed to make sense, so he went back to report to Emperor Song.

When Emperor Song heard that Li Yongxuan was not here to force him to marry him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he heard that Li Yongxuan asked for military pay for the two years of the Northern Expedition, he became angry.

Li Yongxuan spent two years on the Northern Expedition and had two to three hundred thousand soldiers under his command. How much money would he get?

If it was just a little money, Emperor Song could barely accept it. The key was that Li Yongxuan had a huge appetite. How could Emperor Song agree?

However, the Song Emperor did not dare to refuse. If Li Yongxuan led his army to attack the city, he might not be able to defend it.

So, while he asked people to bargain with Li Yongxuan, he also ordered the surrounding generals to come to rescue him.

What no one expected was that there were people in Lin'an who had long resented the Song Emperor. They also heard that Li Yongxuan was a man of great martial arts and a generous man, so they united with a group of people to open the city gate and welcome Li Yongxuan's army into the city.

After Emperor Song heard the news, he was almost frightened to death and fainted on the spot.

Li Yongxuan led his army into Lin'an City, and he felt as if he was in a dream.

He just wanted to come here to ask for pay, but to his surprise, he managed to break into the capital without any effort.

After just a moment, Li Yongxuan completely calmed down.

He realized that he was a bit like Li Zicheng in the late Ming Dynasty. He easily entered the capital and became the master of the family. At this time, he must not be distracted!
Chapter completed!