The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Zhao Tong recently received a letter from He Qufei and Huang Daguan. Not only did they take the blame for the failure of the "Ark" operation, Huang Jingchen also insisted on resigning from the position of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and He Qufei refused to take up the post of the Central Committee.

After taking the position of Secretary of the Book, both of them returned to Xiangyi to await their punishment. High-quality updates are here

Zhao Tong was filled with emotion after seeing this. Both of them can be called his masters. Huang Jingchen accompanied him when he grew up. He protected him from wind and rain with the care of an elder, cared for him when he grew up, and helped him run forward and backward.

The other is a mentor who not only teaches and teaches, but also works hard for himself in the most difficult moments, working hard for himself in the northwest for the past seventy years.

Now, in order to help themselves reach the top, the two of them risked the disapproval of the world and took on the reputation of "betraying the king and abandoning the father". However, when they were about to reach the top, they gave up the honor of raising their young master and emperor's master and retreated to their hometown.

Wild, and in order to retain useful talents for himself, he shouldered all the responsibilities and freed Xu Jingheng, Li Jun, Shunzi and others, leaving only accusations...

"Your Majesty, this..." Li Jun looked at the prince's cunning smile and felt helpless in his heart. He couldn't figure out whether the prince was telling the truth or if he was trying to deceive him again. He couldn't answer for a moment, and his legs softened and he knelt down.

"Get up, your fortune is good this time. Master He and Huang Daguan have blocked all the blame for you, otherwise..." Zhao Tongxu gave Li Jun a hand and asked him to stand up.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate deserves to die. This matter has nothing to do with Master He and Huang Daguan. It was all done by one of my subordinates. They were also bewitched by their subordinates and got involved in this matter for a while!" Li Jun was moved in his heart.

Feeling even more guilty, he did not get up and kowtow to apologize.

"You deserve to die for getting so many people involved. But you should understand the deep meaning of Master He and Huang Daguan, and stop taking chances. Otherwise, no one will be able to save you next time!" Zhao Tong sighed and said.

"I understand, I will never let you down for the grace of living. I will repay the prince for not killing you with death!" Li Jun understood at this time that his life was saved, but he was even more puzzled as to how the prince knew.

He and Huang would never reveal the truth of the matter to the prince before the matter was settled, and Shunzi would not even dare.

"Stop talking nonsense. What you have to do now is to find out where the emperor is imprisoned as soon as possible. Try to rescue him. In addition, you must keep an eye on King Kang to prevent him from causing trouble again. This is a matter of success or failure. Don't make any mistakes again."

I have already prepared it for you. Let's go back today and ask Xue Hai to stay and help me!" Zhao Tong said as he pushed an approved list to him.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to do with Master He and Officer Huang?" Li Jun glanced at the list and saw that the operation expenses granted to him by the Prince were a million dollars. He was moved in his heart. The Prince did not doubt him because of this matter and still gave him the money.

Trust, he asked carefully.

"You still have a conscience. You know how to think about the two of them. Since they have shouldered the responsibility, they can only be temporarily relieved of all official positions inside and outside. They are escorted to Jiangnan for resettlement!" Zhao Tong said sadly. The two old men finally

They also helped themselves. They took the blame and spared Li Jun. They could only let him

Be grateful and follow you wholeheartedly. Although this method of hitting a stick and giving a sweet date is old-fashioned, it is very useful. High-quality update and I 'punished' the two important ministers in the government, which also served as a warning to others.

At this critical moment, anyone in the house who has other ideas should put their thoughts away as soon as possible.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Jun saluted. The two old men finally had a happy ending. With His Majesty's character, he would not treat them badly. "Your Majesty, what's going on with Prince Kang? Please let me know!" He also imitated.

Be good and ask for more instructions. The prince has the final say in matters between their brothers.

"A battle without bloodshed!" Zhao Tong said solemnly.

"I understand, I will definitely live up to the prince's expectations!" Li Jun understood what the prince meant and bowed and retreated.

"Come out, he's gone!" Zhao Tong seemed to be alone in the room, and he shouted inexplicably.

"I know!" A lazy voice came from a corner of the room, and Lu Xiaoyao stretched his body and said as if he had emerged from the ground.

"I win. You said that since he dared to come to see me, he wouldn't do anything to me. You just don't believe it!" Zhao Tong said with a twisted face and a smile.

"Huh, that's because he was afraid of me, so he let you go!" Lu Xiaoyao said coldly.

"Oh, so he discovered that there was a third person in the house. It seems that he is not bad either!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"This... then... let's consider you winning!" Lu Xiaoyao rarely beats the prince in bickering. If he admits that he was intimidated, it proves that he failed to pretend; if he doesn't admit it, he made a mistake in judgment and lost.

Prince. After thinking about it, it would be more honorable to lose to Prince.

"Okay, but I have to thank you for 'escorting' him all the way here!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"It's not like old man Huang is too meddlesome and is worried that Mr. Li will take risks because he is afraid of the prince's punishment. To be honest, this guy is really very capable and can be ranked among the top figures in the world!" Lu Xiaoyao said.

"But the facts show that Huang Daguan's eyesight is not bad, and Li Jun passed his test!" Zhao Tong said.

"It's essential to be on guard against others!" Lu Xiaoyao sat down and said, "However, my lord, I just can't figure it out. Two immortal men are bent on pushing you to the throne, but you are working hard to attract the Jurchens.

Are you here still trying to save your bastard father and bring him back, where can you put him?"

"Rescuing my father is not just because he is my father!" Lu Xiaoyao's words can be called disrespectful, but Zhao Tong knew that he had such bad behavior, and the good words changed the taste in his mouth, "The king of a country was betrayed by a foreign race.

Taking him away is not only a shame for our royal family, it is also a shame for our Song Dynasty and a shame for our nation, so he must be rescued!"

"Oh, that's right. It's just that he still wants to be the emperor. How will the prince deal with himself?" Lu Xiaoyao said.

"Oh, I didn't think about it, but after being tortured by the Jurchens for so long, he should have lost interest in the throne!" Zhao Tong also sighed and said, Lu Xiaoyao smiled bitterly and shook his head, unwilling to bother the prince anymore.

This is so relaxing...

Zhao Tong looked at the information sent by Li Jun on the table. King Kang turned to the direction of Bianjing, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhuge Hong gave up Zhending on his own initiative. It can be said that he made a mistake. He led his army to break through and let Han Li get it right.

Thinking that their military power was invincible, they fled without a fight, but they just covered Zhaozhou's actions and avoided further harm to Zhao Ji and his son.

The victory of the Zhaozhou operation left the Jin army that was preparing to evacuate from the Central Plains behind. This gave Zhao Tao an opportunity to rescue Zhao Ji and clean up Han Libu. If he severely damaged the Jin army and rescued the Supreme Emperor, then he would be the leader of this era.

The hero of the empire, no one can stop him from ascending to the throne, not even King Kang.

As for the disastrous defeat of Zhao Yong's troops, the siege of Wuma Mountain was also part of his plan. His sudden appearance would inevitably cause panic among Zhao Gou and his group, shattering his dream of ascending to the throne. And since he controlled the Gyeonggi region, he

He might flee to the south of the Yangtze River and establish a new central government. Once the Song Dynasty really turned into the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou could rely on the financial resources of the south of the Yangtze River to fight against him. At that time, he could only fight against him and fight across the Yangtze River to liberate the whole of China.

But his "disastrous defeat" can give Zhao Gou hope, hoping that the Jurchens will eliminate the enemy for him. And he can also take advantage of the lack of troops in the capital to enter the Gyeonggi region to realize his dream of ascending to the throne. But Zhao Gou doesn't know

What's more, he has laid a dragnet in the capital. As long as he goes there, it will not be so easy to leave again. Becoming emperor may really be just a dream!

………

Zhao thought about it for two days. Under the persuasion of Huang Qianshan and others, he decided to go to Kaifeng in the name of paying homage to the Queen Mother. The armies of the Commander's Mansion also moved towards Kaifeng. Among them, 19,000 people were stationed in Fengqiu, with Yang Weizhong as the capital commander.

The Dongming garrison of 7,000 troops was under the control of Zhang Jun, the Chenliu garrison of 8,000 men, the Jujube garrison of 6,000 men, and the Qingcheng garrison of 3,000 men, all under the control of deputy commander Huang Qianshan.

If you add in the 19,000 troops and horses of Deputy Commander Zongze in Kaide Mansion, all the troops of the Commander-in-Chief Mansion are stationed near Kaifeng. And the largest force is the 50,000 soldiers and horses of Fan Ne, the former Lianghe Xuanfu envoy. He

After leaving Hebei, he was defeated by the wind and fled to Nanjing to defend himself with troops. He took refuge in the Generalissimo's Mansion and was ordered to move to Yongqiu to garrison. The arrival of the troops from the Generalissimo's Mansion completely changed the balance of forces in Kaifeng Mansion.

The storm was about to come, and Zhao Gou went to the palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager on the day he led his troops to Beijing. However, he went to the Empress Dowager Meng's Palace first, then to the Empress Dowager Zheng's Palace, and finally paid homage to his mother, Concubine Wei Xian. The meaning makes people have to

After careful consideration, Empress Dowager Zheng didn't seem to feel anything. She still wanted to serve as the marshal of the world's troops. Zhao Tong recommended Geng Nanzhong, Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan to the Empress Dowager to join the court.

This kind of recommendation at the gate of the city was more like a robbery, but the Queen Mother still managed the work of Li Gang and others, appointing Huang Qianshan as the Vice Minister of Zhongshu, Wang Boyan as the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, and promoted Zongze to the Bachelor of Longtuge, and still presided over the work of the Privy Council.

On the surface, people from Zhao Goushui's office accounted for most of the Standing Committee. However, Geng Nanzhong did not get any official position, and was instead impeached by the censor.

As a popular figure in the previous dynasty, Geng Nazhong had done too many bad things. After Zhao Huan came to the throne, he was re-employed. As a result, the dynasty was weak, the military affairs were not repaired, the war ministers were squeezed out, and the appeasement policy was implemented against the Jin Dynasty, which eventually led to the capture of Bianjing.

, the Second Emperor traveled north, and he had to deal with a lot of responsibilities.

When he came out of Beijing to serve as a territorial envoy, Geng Nanzhong was almost caught by the Hebei soldiers and civilians who refused to surrender. He escaped quickly and found refuge with Wang Boyan, becoming one of the first people in the Generalissimo's Mansion. However, he was still caught at this time.

Come out and discuss him

When asked about the problem, Zhao Gou also understood in his heart that the whole world knew that Geng Nanzhong was guilty of betraying the country, and the people were extremely angry, so they abandoned him. So Geng Nanzhong was sent to Lingnan to manage, and one of the real culprits who caused the destruction ended up.

Such an ending.

In terms of internal affairs, Li Gang presided over the clean-up of rebels. Local officials and generals who behaved differently when the Jin army invaded were screened and cleaned up. When the Jin army invaded, some of the officials held on to death, while some thieves did not arrive.

Those who escaped first were given praise and blame respectively to clarify their merits and demerits.

Among them, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu Zhe Yanzhi, the envoy of Shaanxi Zhizhi Qian Gai, and the river control officials Xu Gao and Xu Kang were all frightened when the Jin army came and fled to the rear areas such as the Sichuan Gorge, Hubei and Jiangnan. It was simply impossible. Decency. Wang Jizhi sat at the gate of the palace and cursed the other kings. Yu Dajun tricked the palace maids into concubines. Wang Shiyong was the most shameful. The Jin people asked for the royal family surnamed Zhao. He spared no effort to arrest people according to the list, and no one was left. Waiting for the Jin people to ask for help. Among the scholars who were capable of poetry, his son-in-law Xiong Yanshi was among them. Lao Wang planned to avoid it. In the name of bribing the envoys, he stole many priceless treasures in the palace. The Queen Mother decreed, These people were dealt with severely...

The cleanup in this period played a huge role in eliminating the fear of surrender and promoting patriotic integrity. Many bloody ministers were very excited and seemed to see the hope of ZTE. As the rebellious officials were dug deeper, there were An unexpected situation arises in the confessions of criminals, which often involves Lu Haowen!

Lu Haowen was a descendant of a famous family in the Song Dynasty. His great-grandfather Lu Yijian and his grandfather Lu Gongzhu were both famous prime ministers. At first, Li Gang recommended him as an admonisher, and later as an attendant. Zhang Bangchang rebelled and made him the governor. He fell into the water. However, after he became a puppet official, he did one thing to save himself. That is, he secretly wrote a wax letter and sent it to the Generalissimo's Mansion, urging Zhao Gou to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

However, now the people are settling the accounts after the fall. The remonstrator Deng Su was once trapped in the siege and knew the situation of the rebellious officials very well. Considering that he had meritorious service, his tone was quite forgiving. However, the imperial censor Wang Bin was not so polite. , Shang Shuji said that Lu Haowen was unfaithful, "Haowen was under siege, and the two saints were detained in the prison camp. He should have urged the Marshal's Mansion to march for rescue with a wax letter, but instead he persuaded him to come in (to persuade Zhao Gou to ascend the throne). This was a case of 'prejudice' He has no moral integrity as a minister, not to mention having the taint of accepting a false appointment. Therefore, he cannot stand in the court!"

This participation is based on upright principles and is irrefutable. What Lu Haowen did originally was not necessarily outright political speculation. But he did think more about it from a pragmatic perspective and thought that by doing so, he was betting. By the way, I didn't expect that after all crises, people's evaluation standards will still remain the same. Any betrayal or depraved behavior under the excuse of "forced by the situation" will be found out sooner or later!

Zhao Gou was still grateful to Lu Haowen and wanted to repay him by keeping him for his own use. However, the officials in the court headed by the Prince of Qin were constantly criticizing him, and Lu Haowen was also ashamed of this and tried his best to Asked to go. Zhao Gou followed suit and demoted him out of the capital and took up a local post. This was a good result, but this incident also made him feel grudge...

The Qin Prince's Palace and the Kang Prince's Palace had several collisions and frictions. Although they were okay in terms of face, the conflicts between the two palaces had begun to accumulate, and finally broke out over the issue of dealing with Zhang Bangchang.

Li Gang wanted to kill Zhang Bangchang, not only because he betrayed the country and abandoned his master, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself "I", but also wanted to express a clear attitude to the soldiers and people in Lianghe. The new regime would defend the country to the death, never abandon the people of the Song Dynasty in Lianghe, and strengthen the army and people to resist. Chi.

But Zhang Bangchang was an indispensable step to the throne for Prince Kang. Killing him would be a complete denial of his abdication to persuade Zhao Gou to ascend the throne. It was completely wrong, so he firmly opposed it. However, Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan actually had a strong influence on Zhang Bangchang. It still has value. That is, they believe that the Song Dynasty is by no means the opponent of the Jin State. Only by ceding the north of the Yellow River and reaching an agreement with the Jin State can half of the rivers and mountains be preserved. Therefore, they dare not touch Zhang Bangchang for fear of angering the Jin State and cutting off their retreat. .

During the court debate, Huang Qianshan defended Zhang Bangchang most vigorously, saying that the people in the capital, who had saved their lives because Zhang Bangchang was made emperor and were protected from being robbed of gold and silver again, took the initiative to welcome Zhang Bangchang without waiting for conquest, so they said he was virtuous and could be forgiven.

There are also courtiers who take advantage of the situation and complain against Zhang Bangchang, saying that although he overstepped his bounds and became a traitor, he was actually intimidated. He did not have to rush to become the pseudo-emperor, and the evidence that can be cited now is nothing more than that.

He even had an affair with the concubines of the previous dynasty when he had sex with the harem, but it also happened while drunk and was forgivable.

"The people in the world say that Zhang Bangchang was flattered out of necessity, and therefore they are resentful. But the people in the capital and the Marshal's Mansion say that out of selfish motives! The people in the world who are angry are out of public motives!"

Li Gang, who was not annoyed at all, made a speech.

A series of questions, "For example, if a large family is robbed by bandits, the master's family members are kidnapped, and the servant wants to take possession of the master's house and slaves. Fortunately, the master's son returns from abroad, and the servant is forced to return everything because of public opinion, and wants to use this

Is this okay for 'meritorious service'?"

Li Gang is a very loyal and upright person, but if he is too upright, he can be a bit pedantic. He is obsessed with defeating the Jin army and bringing back the Second Saint, and no one can oppose him. When he encounters anyone who disagrees with him, he must defend himself.

They would not give up until they agreed with him. During the debate, what was said was probably not what Li Gang had listed previously.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Wang Boyan quickly apologized and said: "Li Gang is upright, but I am not as good as me!" Since ancient times, loyalty and traitors have always been at odds, and it goes without saying. Li Gang argued with Huang Qianshan several times before he expressed his submission, but other

I still insist on dealing with Zhang Bangchang. It is better to keep him close than to put him far away.

But this made Li Gang furious and said: "Zhang Bangchang should be punished by canon, why should he be punished far or near? He stayed in the court and let the people on the roadside point their fingers: This is a waste of time!" Huang Qianshan was speechless.

Zhao Gou couldn't say anything at this time. Out of his original intention, considering that he was his father-in-law, he didn't want to kill him, ransack his home, or destroy his nine clans, but he had done so many things for Jin Bing.

If he was not killed, it would not be enough to make the people angry; as a pseudo-emperor established by Jin Ting, he had already humiliated the dignity of the Zhao and Song imperial power. Even if it was just for the sake of the reputation of the Zhao family's imperial power, even if Zhao Gou personally wanted to protect him,

It can't be saved.

A few days later, the Queen Mother issued an order to give Zhang Bangchang a three-foot white silk to commit suicide, leaving him a complete corpse. Zhang Bangchang's death also marked the destruction of a 'regime', and the new Song Dynasty was about to be born... (To be continued...)