Zhou Xingyan glanced over the dozens of Jurchen patriarchs present, and smiled and took out an imperial edict from his sleeves.

The Jurchen patriarchs stood up and knelt on the ground consciously.

Zhou Xingyan did not read the imperial edict directly, but smiled and said, "All the patriarchs are willing to come to the bank of Xingkai Lake, and they are so generous to our emperor. It seems that they have all agreed to surrender to my Song Dynasty?"

Before, the Song Dynasty did not send envoys to the Jurchen tribes and asked them whether they would surrender.

In theory, these Jurchen patriarchs were not considered people from the Song Dynasty. It is understandable that they did not kneel down and worship. This was all done spontaneously.

Listening to Zhou Xingyan's words, the clan leader nodded repeatedly.

After so many years of survival under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, their ambitions are no longer the same as before, and they have not been truly cultivated in the past few years. What they want now is still a space for peaceful reproduction and development, and to achieve this, surrendering to the Song Dynasty is the inevitable choice they must make.

These patriarchs knew very well that even if they worked together, they would be far from being opponents of the Song Dynasty.

Since the Song Dynasty had defeated the Yuan Dynasty, it was obvious that they would not make them kings here, or even establish another Jin Kingdom.

Zhou Xingyan nodded, then opened the imperial edict and proclaimed: "The Emperor Chengyun in Heaven, the imperial edict said... In the past, the Jurchen general Wanyan Zhang abandoned the secret and surrendered to our dynasty. He later made many achievements in our dynasty's foreign wars. He fought the Yuan army in the battle of Wuzhou and sacrificed his life for his country. I am grateful for his loyalty and courage, and the character of the Jurchen soldiers. At that time, I vowed to give the Jurchens a place to rest after unifying the world. If the clan leader surrendered to the Song Dynasty and recognized the rule of the Song Dynasty, I would like to have enough autonomy with the Jurchens. The Jurchens were managed and ruled by the Jurchens, and changed Shangjing Road to the Jurchens' autonomous road. As long as the Jurchens insisted on taking the Song Dynasty as the basis, the Song Dynasty would exist for one day, and the autonomous road would be ruled by the Jurchens themselves."

The eyes of each Jurchen leader emitted light.

How long has this been dreaming of?

In the past, although the Yuan Dynasty allowed them to reproduce in Shangjing Road and other places, they exploited and suppressed in all aspects. They had no autonomy at all, and it can be said that they were not even considered vassals.

The Jurchens also had no status in the Yuan Dynasty.

Now, Zhao Dongting promised that they could be fulfilled as long as they could be fulfilled. That means that they will be the local emperors of Shangjing Road in the future, as long as they do not rebel.

This will of course be much better than before.

The road to autonomy is a new noun. But the word autonomy is enough to make these patriarchs feel like a deer.

Wanyan Zhang…

This is a name that is not unfamiliar to the Jurchen people. It is just that some people praise him. Those who praise him think that he "rely serves the thief" is for the future of the Jurchens. Those who belittle him think that he is greedy for fame and fortune and ignores the backbone of the nation.

And now, these patriarchs are grateful to Wanyan Zhang from the bottom of their hearts.

As long as this happens, Wanyan Zhang is definitely a great hero of the Jurchens and is worthy of praise.

After a long time, no one spoke.

Zhou Xingyan put away the imperial edict and said, "Why don't you accept the imperial edict? Could it be that you don't want to become the road of autonomy under the rule of the Song Dynasty?"

Then he said: "Before I leave, the emperor will have an oral order. Our dynasty will give many privileges to the road of autonomy, and there will be many support policies to allow the Jurchens and Han people to live a happy life."
Chapter completed!