At that time, Li Gang heard that Emperor Huizong did not seem to want to abdicate the throne to the prince Zhao Huan, so he asked: "Listening to what the sage said, it is not that he wants to cede the throne to the prince." I asked the sage respectfully, and the sage was prepared to abdicate the throne. To which prince?"
Huizong said: "You are not an outsider, but a loyal and kind person. I might as well tell you the truth. The third prince is smart, talented and beautiful, and knows everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He is a dignified character, extremely talented, and well-behaved and sensible. I want to Zen is located in the third prince Zhao Kai."
Li Gang was shocked when he heard this. He stood up and looked at Emperor Huizong and said: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to speak frankly. It's because of you, a sage with great talent in playing, chess, calligraphy and painting, that we in the Song Dynasty fell into this situation. Does the Holy One want to find another Holy One who is like you? If the Holy One is still like you, why should the Holy One give in?! I have spoken frankly and offended the Holy One. I ask the Holy One to kill me."
Huizong's face burned with Li Gang's words, but the situation was like this, and it was not easy to blame others, so he said patiently: "You are right, I have made mistakes, and I am guilty of the imperial edict at the moment; but, in your opinion, , which prince should I pass on to?"
"Of course he is the crown prince!" Li Gang said: "Under such circumstances, does the Holy Spirit still want to depose the crown prince?"
The crown prince Zhao Huan was withdrawn and uninterested, and did not share the same interests as Emperor Huizong. Emperor Huizong ultimately disliked the crown prince Zhao Huan. After hearing Li Gang's suggestion to pass the throne to the crown prince Zhao Huan, he remained silent.
Seeing this, Li Gang threatened Huizong with some words: "Your Majesty! Under this situation, if the inheritance is not passed to the crown prince, but to other princes, it will inevitably lead to fights within the royal family and among ministers, and will inevitably cause trouble in the temple and the world. The chaos in the world will definitely give the Jin people an opportunity to take advantage of it. Bianjing is in danger! The country, the country, and the country are in danger! If the Holy One wants to get away from it, it may be extremely difficult to do so."
This was what Emperor Huizong was most concerned about. The reason why he agreed to abdicate was because he wanted others to take responsibility so that he could escape. If he couldn't escape, then what would he do in abdication? ! Huizong suddenly woke up and said repeatedly: "You are right! You are right! It is the crown prince who should be in charge of Zen! You are in charge of this matter for me."
Li Gang heard this and said, "This is a family matter of the Holy Sage, and I shall personally handle it."
Huizong Zhao Ji couldn't refuse anymore, so he ordered the people in Zhongshushe who were standing beside him to say: "Quickly tell the prince to come to the palace to see you."
Several people from Zhongshushe hurriedly came to the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace and respectfully invited Zhao Huan to meet Emperor Huizong.
Zhao Huan was shocked when he heard that his father ordered him to come to the palace to see him. Zhao Huan also disliked his father Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji never summoned Zhao Huan to meet him; Zhao Huan himself did not take the initiative to meet his father Zhao Ji. When Jin's soldiers were approaching the city, Zhao Ji suddenly sent an order to him to enter the palace to have an audience. Zhao Huan couldn't help but think about it. Therefore, Zhao Huan asked Zhongshu Sheren: "Why did my father call me to the palace for an audience?" When Zhongshushe asked, he told Zhao Huan the conversation between Li Gang and Emperor Huizong.
When Zhao Huan heard that his father called him to the palace to give him the Zen throne, he was so frightened that he trembled all over. At this time, the imperial court was facing a foreign invasion, and the Jin soldiers came in immediately. If I were asked to become emperor at this time, wouldn't I be joking with my life? Zhao Huan thought to himself, my father has been on the throne for nearly 30 years, full of sensuality and life, when did he ever think of meditating on me? At this time, the Zen position is with me. This is definitely not a good thing! If it's a good thing, can Father give it to me?
Zhao Huan knew that Huizong would entrust him with Zen, so he refused to enter the palace. Several members of the Zhongshu House were anxious and said to Zhao Huan: "The prince is here, and the Holy One is seriously ill. Regardless of whether you are willing to inherit the throne, you should go and visit the Holy One. Since the Crown Prince is not willing to inherit the throne, , and also meet the Holy One in person and tell the Holy One personally so that the Holy One can choose another prince to succeed him."
When Zhao Huan heard that he was right, he reluctantly followed several people from Zhongshushe to the palace.
Zhao Huan came to the palace and saw Emperor Huizong lying on the bed with a towel on his head and humming in his mouth. Zhao Huan hurriedly took a few steps and came to Huizong's bedside. He knelt on the ground and cried, "My father is here. I heard that my father was ill and came to visit me."
In fact, Huizong had already seen Zhao Huan coming with a sideways glance, so he made a big show of it.
At this time, Huizong pretended to struggle hard, turned over, turned sideways to Zhao Huan, reached out and grabbed Zhao Huan's hand, and said in a low voice: "The prince is here, my father is relieved. Prince! In recent days, I have been I was dizzy and aching all over, so I had to lie down on the hospital bed. The world was unstable now, and I saw that the country was being invaded by the Jin invaders. My father wanted to lead the army and the people to drive away the Jin invaders, but he was not in good health, so he was not prepared. But the power is not enough. I have been thinking about it for a long time. The prince is already very old and has outstanding abilities in all aspects. Therefore, I want to be in the position of the prince. The prince will command the world to resist the golden invaders and ensure the long-term peace and stability of the country."
Zhao Huan said, crying even harder. Zhao Huan was not crying for the sick Huizong Zhao Ji, but for himself. Zhao Huan is already twenty-seven years old, so he is not too young. His father never thought that Zen would be his place. On the contrary, he hated himself and liked his third brother Zhao Kai. Now, the Jin army is calling, and my father wants to run away. The scapegoat he thinks of is not his third brother but himself. Zhao Huan couldn't figure out why his life was so miserable. ! In normal times, you guys live happily together, but now you are just the third brother in the Zen position, so how can you pass it on to me? !
Zhao Huan was crying and thinking, and said: "Father! It's not that I don't want to inherit the throne, but it's actually that my talent is shallow and I'm not qualified for the big job. I ask my father to take back my order. It is more appropriate for Zen to be located in San Di Kai."
When Huizong saw this, he thought to himself, do you think I am willing to meditate on you? According to my temperament, I naturally want to meditate in Sanzikai. It will be nothing without you! But now, I must pass it on to you. Only by passing it on to you can I appease the world and I can successfully leave the capital and go to the south to avoid trouble! If you don't accept my Zen position now, aren't you harming me?
Therefore, Huizong enlightened Zhao Huan: "You are the crown prince, and it is only natural that I will sit in your zen position. How can I spare your zen position in other princes? Don't refuse."
Zhao Huan said: "Father, it is difficult for sons and ministers to take on big responsibilities. You should pass the throne to other princes! As for this prince, I don't want to be the prince anymore. I just want to be a prince."
Huizong Zhao Ji saw that he was on the sick bed and said that he was angry. He suddenly stood up and sat on the sick bed and said: "This is a major matter for the imperial court. It is not up to you. You have to accept it if you accept it, and you have to accept it if you don't accept it!"
When Zhao Huan saw this, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried: "Father, you are in your prime of life and are expected by everyone. The safety of the world depends on your father. You must not be subordinate to your subordinates. Father, as long as you are Buchan lies in the sons and ministers, and the sons and ministers are willing to go through fire and water to be loyal and filial to the court and their father."
Zhao Huan's intention is that as long as the throne is not passed to me, the war will naturally not be blamed on me. There are many generals, so it's okay to talk big. It's just a statement. It is your responsibility not to make fun of your own life.
Emperor Huizong, who was sitting on the sickbed, actually got off the sickbed, looked at Zhao Huan who was kneeling on the ground and said: "That's it. You go down and prepare, and the abdication process will be completed today."
Zhao Huan left the palace crying.
At the gate of the palace, Zhao Huan met Zhao Kai who was about to enter the palace. Zhao Huan grabbed Zhao Kai's hand and cried, "Third brother! Fate is determined by God, you are so lucky!"
Zhao Kai was confused by what Zhao Huan said and his head was full of confusion. How come I'm fine? I want to inherit the throne! Father, if you want to yield to you, why don't you let me enter the palace?
What is Zhao Kai doing here? Why can't I go in at the palace gate?
It turned out that Emperor Huizong had also anticipated that Zhao Huan would come to disrupt the situation, so after arranging for several people from Zhongshushe to call Zhao Huan, he also arranged for people to block the entrance of the palace to prevent Zhao Kai from entering. Huizong knew that if the three princes heard that Zhao Huan, the crown prince, was to be enthroned, they would definitely come to argue.
Sure enough, after Huizong decided to give the Zen throne to Zhao Huan, someone in the palace immediately informed Zhao Kai. Zhao Kaiwen heard the news and saw that the throne was about to be passed to his eldest brother. He was very unconvinced. He made an astonishing move. He rushed into the palace, got ahead of Zhao Huan, and begged Emperor Huizong to give him the throne. The throne abdicated to him. Therefore, Zhao Kai came uninvited with several followers, preparing to enter the palace to meet the saint.
At that time, Zhao Kai was the commander of the imperial guards and was favored by Emperor Huizong. If he wanted to enter the palace, the imperial guards would not dare to stop him. But at that time, Huizong made it clear that if the third prince came to the palace, the general must not be allowed in.
Because of this imperial edict, when Zhao Kai came to the palace gate with several followers, the imperial guards stopped Zhao Kai. Zhao Kai said loudly: "I want to enter the palace to meet the Holy One, but you dare to stop me?!" The leader of the Royal Forest Army laughed and said, "Third prince, please forgive me. The Holy One has decreed that no one can enter the palace without an edict." Kai angrily asked, "Even I can't enter the palace?" The leader of the Imperial Guard bent down and replied, "Exactly!" The leader of the Imperial Guard thought to himself, maybe everyone else can enter the palace, but you can't, because the order we received is, If the third prince comes to the palace, the general must not be allowed in. Therefore, no matter how displeased Zhao Kai was or how he argued, the Yulin Army was resolute and had no intention of letting Zhao Kai in.
While the two sides were arguing, Zhao Huan came out of the palace with a sad look on his face. He took Zhao Kai's hand and said, "Third brother! Your fate is determined by God. Good luck to you!"
The puzzled Zhao Kai asked: "Brother Emperor, how do you say this? Why did I survive?"
Zhao Huan replied: "Just now, my father ordered me to enter the palace and ask for me to be in Zen. Third brother, you also know that I don't want to inherit the throne. I recommended to my father that you, third brother, should inherit the throne. However, my father was tempted by the ministers and insisted on letting me inherit the great position. At this time, what kind of great position should I inherit?!"
After saying that, Zhao Huan left angrily.
Zhao Kai stood in front of the palace gate, staring blankly at Zhao Huan who was walking away.
