At that time, the Crown Prince Zhao Huan returned to the East Palace, and the Crown Princess Zhu Lian came to greet him, followed by Zhao Heng, bending down to salute. Zhu Lian saw Zhao Huan's face covered with tears and was confused, so he asked Zhao Huan softly: "Guan family, what is the reason why my father called you to the palace?" When Zhao Huan asked, he burst into tears again. Seeing this, Crown Princess Zhu Lian felt even more frightened, and asked again: "Why are the officials like this? Tell me quickly, what is the reason why my father called you?"
Zhao Huan was so sad that he hugged Zhu Lian and cried: "My dear concubine! My father does not do his job and is extremely luxurious. He plays music, chess, calligraphy and painting, plays music, plays and sings. He never puts his energy into governing the government and the public. Well now, the Jin people are coming. My father is afraid and wants to run away, so he calls me into the palace and wants to abdicate the throne to me. My dear concubine, taking over the throne at this time is not a joke with your life! "The Crown Princess Zhu Lian burst into tears when she saw this. The Crown Princess also knew the news that the Jin soldiers had crossed the Yellow River and were about to approach Bianjing City. She was discussing with the Crown Prince to leave Beijing quickly and seek refuge in the south. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly came to the palace and immediately grabbed the Crown Prince. Enter the palace and see the Holy One. The Crown Princess Zhu Lian did not expect that her father ordered the Crown Prince to enter the palace in order to abdicate the throne to the Crown Prince, so that he could take the opportunity to escape.
If it were normal, the emperor would still be alive and would abdicate the throne to the prince. For the prince and the princess, it would be like ants climbing a tree. I wish I could! The Crown Princess is eager for the Crown Prince to inherit the throne, and she can also take it to the next level and be promoted from Crown Princess to Queen. However, under the current situation, Zhu Lian absolutely does not want to be the queen, and anyone who wants to be can take it.
Zhu Lian looked at Zhao Huan with tears in his eyes and said: "Official, according to your usual words, the third brother Kai is interested in inheriting the throne. After you enter the palace, you should ask your father to let the third brother inherit the throne. We will not accept it." This position." When Zhao Huan heard this, he cried and said: "If it were normal, my father would not be able to wish for it! After I entered the palace, my father bluntly said that Zen is mine. I petitioned my father at that time, and asked my third brother Kai to inherit the throne. , My father insisted on refusing, and even scolded me whether I should accept it or not. I have no excuse for this. My father ordered me to go back to the palace to prepare. After a while, someone came to the palace to invite me. I must complete the Zen position today. Things."
When the princess saw this, she was filled with sadness, and she hugged the prince and cried.
While the two were crying, the prince announced outside the East Palace: "The imperial edict has arrived! Prince Zhao Huan is here to receive it!"
After Zhao Huan heard the news, he hurriedly left the palace, knelt on the ground, and said with tears: "I, Zhao Huan, would like to receive the imperial edict."
The person who announced the decree was Wang Ang, the scholar in the palace. When Wang Ang saw Zhao Huan kneeling on the ground, he loudly declared: "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: I order Prince Zhao Huan to enter the palace immediately and accept the throne abdication in the palace."
When Zhao Huan heard the announcement, he was shocked and fell to the ground crying.
Wang Ang hurriedly leaned down, helped Zhao Huan up, and said: "Your Majesty, please get up. This must not be done on a big day."
Zhao Huan was even more frightened when he heard that Wang Ang called him "Holy Lord". He kicked his legs hard and cried and shouted: "No! No! Don't call me Holy Lord, I will never obey you to death."
When Wang Ang saw this, he ordered his men: "The holy order must not be violated! The time must not be missed. You must carry the Holy One quickly and enter the palace in a sedan chair."
The men couldn't help but step forward together and lift Zhao Huan up into the sedan chair that Wang Ang was riding in when he arrived. Seeing this, Zhao Huan struggled hard, but there was an emergency in the palace. The servants tried their best to carry Zhao Huan into the sedan, but how could they allow him to struggle? Several servants ignored Zhao Huan's hard struggle, and ignored Zhao Huan's crying and shouting "No, no, I won't enter the palace, I don't want to be the emperor", they just lifted Zhao Huan and stuffed him into the sedan.
Wang Ang ordered his men: "Go quickly!" Upon hearing the order, the bearers lifted up the sedan and entered the palace in a hurry.
Zhao Huan, who was stuffed into the sedan by the servants, was frightened, frightened, sad and panicked. After being stuffed into the sedan by the servants, Zhao Huan actually passed out.
Wang Ang, who was following behind the sedan, couldn't hear Zhao Huan's cries in the sedan, and hurriedly shouted to the curtain of the sedan window: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Wang Ang called several times, but there was no response from inside. Wang Ang was frightened, so while running with the sedan, he lifted up the curtain with his hand and looked inside. Inside the sedan, Zhao Huan lay sideways on the sedan chair without making any sound. Wang Ang was startled and thought, his product is really useless! Don't think his mother is dead.
Wang Ang was extremely frightened, but he did not dare to reveal anything, fearing that his followers and servants would find out and start shouting, which would make things difficult to handle. Now, Wang Ang can no longer care about much. When he came, Huizong Zhao Ji gave a clear order to invite the prince no matter what! Wang Ang thought to himself, I just want to bring the prince into the palace. Whether he lives or dies is his business and has nothing to do with me. Anyway, I have invited him into the palace, and my job is done. So Wang Ang said nothing and just urged his men to gallop towards the palace.
Wang Ang, his men, and the sedan bearers carried Prince Zhao Huan into the palace and put down the sedan. Wang Ang knew clearly that Zhao Huan in the sedan did not know whether he was dead or alive, but he turned around and ordered his subordinates: "Hurry and help the prince out, and help him to see the Holy Master." After hearing the order, several of his subordinates hurried to the sedan and stretched out their hands to pick it up. He opened the sedan curtain and wanted to help Zhao Huan, but he saw Zhao Huan passed out and died on the sedan chair.
The servants were shocked and shouted: "What's happened! Mr. Wang, the prince died on the sedan chair!" Wang Ang stared at the words and yelled in a pretentious manner: "You bastards! You guys are dogs!" Servant! You have no respect, no taboos, what are you talking nonsense?! Help the prince down quickly!"
Several servants obeyed the order and carried out Zhao Huan who was unconscious on the sedan chair.
Seeing this, Wang Ang took a step forward and reached under Zhao Huan's nose. He tried it and found that he was still breathing. He knew that Prince Zhao Huan had fainted from fright and was not in danger of his life. Wang Ang smiled secretly in his heart and ordered his men to say: "Hurry and carry the prince into the palace."
Several servants carried Zhao Huan into a small palace.
Wang Ang rushed to the main hall and reported to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to invite the prince into the palace." Zhao Ji heard the report and said: "Serve the prince to change his crown clothes, and then invite him to the main hall to perform the meditation ceremony."
Wang Ang bent down and replied: "I obey the imperial edict." Then he turned around and went out.
Wang Ang returned to the small palace next to him and ordered people to put on the prepared crown clothes for Zhao Huan. The servants fiddled with Zhao Huan, who was still in a coma, and dressed Zhao Huan in a royal robe. At this time, Zhao Huan woke up and saw a crowd of people surrounding him, trying to put on a dragon robe for him. He was so frightened that he started to make trouble again, waving his arms and kicking his legs, refusing to wear the emperor's crown robe. The Holy Sage Zhao Ji and his ministers are waiting for the abdication ceremony in the main hall. Zhao Huan here refuses to wear the emperor's crown clothes, so what can he do? Wang Ang was anxious and quickly winked at his men, asking them to force Zhao Huan to wear a crown. The servants had no choice but to use brute force. Regardless of whether Zhao Huan was willing or not, they forced Zhao Huan to wear the imperial crown.
Wang Ang saw that his servants had dressed Zhao Huan in the emperor's imperial robes, so he respectfully invited Zhao Huan to go to the main hall to perform the abdication ceremony. Zhao Huan refused to leave. Wang Ang signaled his entourage to pull Zhao Huan, and took Zhao Huan to the main hall to perform the throne abdication ceremony.
Several followers then stretched out their hands to pull Zhao Huan. Zhao Huan lowered his butt again and kicked the ground with his feet, refusing to leave. Wang Ang had no choice but to say to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty, as things have come to this, I'm afraid I won't go. If your Majesty definitely refuses to go to the main hall, I have no other choice but to carry the Holy Spirit just as I did when I came." Go up to the main hall, if that happens, the Holy Master may lose all face."
Zhao Huanjian said that he knew it was impossible not to go now, but he was still reluctant in his heart. When Wang Ang saw that Zhao Huan's attitude softened and he no longer cried and kicked his butt calmly, he gave his men a wink and asked him to pull Zhao Huan away quickly. The men then pulled Zhao Huan away. Zhao Huan had no choice but to follow Wang Ang and others into the hall.
Zhao Huan was pulled into the main hall and saw Huizong Zhao Ji already sitting on a dragon chair next to the throne. The big dragon chair in the middle was empty, obviously waiting for him to sit on it. Looking at the empty dragon chair, Zhao Huan seemed to see a tiger, with its eyes wide open and its mouth wide open, looking at him. Zhao Huan was so frightened that he backed away.
In the main hall, there were Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Zhu Meng, Zhang Bangchang, Li Xi, Geng Nanzhong and others, as well as some loyal ministers such as Li Gang. Seeing Zhao Huan's attitude, Cai Jing and others secretly laughed in their hearts. Seeing this, Li Gang rushed out of the queue, supported Zhao Huan, and whispered to him: "Your Majesty, all the officials are in the main hall. Don't lose your prestige, or it will be difficult to administer in the future." After hearing this, Zhao Huan became slightly awakened. , cheered up, not as wretched as before.
Li Gang, Wang Ang and others helped Zhao Huan to sit on the dragon chair, then turned and went down to the hall.
Among the ministers, Cai Jing came out tremblingly. Beside Huizong, an internal official came over and handed Cai Jing an imperial edict. Cai Jingzhan read: "By God, the emperor has issued an edict: I have been in office for twenty-six years. For the past twenty-six years, I have done everything myself and governed diligently. It can be said that I have devoted myself to my whole life and died. For the past twenty-six years, The economy of the Song Dynasty was developed, the culture was prosperous, the people were happy, and the society was stable. It could be said to be unprecedentedly prosperous! However, I was also hasty. Meng Lang formed an alliance with the Jin people, which caused the Jin people to betray their alliance, betray their trust, and invade their territory today. I should blame myself. However, the Song Dynasty, an ancient country in the Central Plains, had a prosperous economy, a large population, and millions of soldiers. It was far more powerful than the Jin people. Now, I am old, frail and sick, and I wanted to drive the Jin people in person. , I had no choice but to do my best, so I moved to the crown prince Zhao Huan. I retired as the Supreme Emperor and no longer interfered with political affairs.
Admire this! "
After Cai Jing read out the imperial edict for the Zen throne, all the ministers knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zhao Huan had no choice but to cheer up, waved his hand and said, "Everyone is safe."
All the ministers got up.
Zhao Huansui ascended the throne as Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty.
The Jin soldiers crossed the Yellow River and looked forward to Bianjing's rapid advance. The city of Bianjing was in chaos. Huizong Zhao Ji finally passed the blame to his son Zhao Huan. On the second day, he was impatient and took some entourage to leave Beijing and go to Bozhou to offer incense.
