The general sent by Gao Qiu slapped his horse's butt tightly and rode up to the team. He saw that there were more than a dozen horses in front of the team. The people riding on the horses were all wearing court uniforms and official hats, and they were impressive. He looks like a high-ranking member of the imperial court. Behind those people, there were more than a hundred people, some in sedan chairs, some on foot, some playing gongs and drums, and some walking on both sides holding flags. The general took a closer look and saw that among the people on horseback at the front, there were still people carrying several flags. One flag had a big word "Qin" in the middle, and the other flags had the words "Fengzhi", "Fengying", " Words like "Tai Huang".
Before the general could gallop to the front of the team, a horse was already riding out of the oncoming team, with a general riding on it, wearing armor, a helmet, and a red tassel, holding a long spear, riding the horse, raising his hand. He raised the spear in his hand, pointed it at the general, and shouted loudly: "Who is coming?! Tell me your name quickly!"
The general saw that the other party was an unusual person, so he reined in his horse and replied loudly: "I am General Lu Hu in front of the tent of Taihuang Gao in Ningjiang Taihuang Palace!" The general opposite shouted loudly: "I am the imperial court. The guard in front of the palace is Qian Shoufu, the deputy general of the forbidden army camp! The current imperial court Qin Zhongcheng has been ordered to go to Ningzhou to welcome the Taihuang back to the capital. All idle people will avoid it! Since you are the general in front of Taiwei Gao's tent, why are you riding here? Lu Hu replied loudly: "On the orders of the Emperor, Taiwei Gao went to Bianjing to meet with the Holy One and report the matter of the Emperor's return to the capital."
At this time, the sedan carried by the team came to the front of the team. The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and an order was passed from inside: "Come and speak in front of the sedan chair."
Qian Shoufu then said to Lu Hu: "Qin Zhongcheng ordered you to speak in front of the sedan chair."
After hearing the order, Lu Hu jumped off his horse, led the horse, came to the front of the sedan, handed the horse's reins to the attendant, bent down and saluted: "General Lu Hu pays homage to Lord Zhongcheng in front of the tent of Captain Gao in Ningjiang Taihuang Palace."
Qin Hui's face was revealed in the window of the sedan, and he said to Lu Hu: "General Lu, please excuse me. I want to ask you, why are you riding here?" Lu Hu replied: "Go back to Master Zhongcheng. I will follow you later." Taiwei Gao went to Bianjing to see the Holy One and report the Emperor's return to the capital." Qin Hui asked, "Where is Taiwei Gao?" Lu Hu replied, "It's right in front. Taiwei Gao didn't know that it was Qin Zhongcheng who had arrived, so he At the end of the order, the general came to check." Qin Hui then ordered: "Report to Lieutenant Gao quickly. I will lead dozens of officials from the court to Ningzhou to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. Since Lieutenant Gao has come, I will I met with Lieutenant Gao to discuss the matter of welcoming the Emperor back to the capital." Lu Hu replied loudly: "Yes!" He then took the horse's reins from his entourage, got on his horse, and turned the horse's head, "Bah!" Di Gao! He yelled, shook the horse's reins, whipped the horse's butt, and rode away.
Qin Hui in the sedan chair ordered: "Speed up and meet up with Captain Gao."
Lu Hu rode his horse back, dismounted, looked at Gao Qiu and bowed, and replied loudly: "Report to Lieutenant Commander! The people coming in front are Qin Zhongcheng and dozens of officials from the court. They are now heading to Ningzhou to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. At the end of Qin Zhongcheng's order He will report back to the Taiwei, and he will meet with the Taiwei to discuss the matter of welcoming the Emperor."
Gao Qiu was overjoyed when he heard the news and hurriedly got off his horse.
The other generals dismounted.
Gao Qiu turned around and said: "Now that Qin Zhongcheng has arrived, everything will be easier to handle." The generals replied: "What the Taiwei said is absolutely true!"
Immediately, Gao Qiu led the people and led their horses forward to welcome Qin Hui's arrival.
After a while, the team led by Qin Hui arrived to welcome the emperor. Captain Gao led his horse and stood by the road. Qin Hui hurriedly got down from the sedan chair. Gao Qiu handed the horse's reins to the general next to him and faced Qin Hui. Qin Hui also took a few steps to meet Gao Qiu. When Gao Qiu and Qin Hui met, they clasped their hands and bowed to each other. Gao Qiu said: "I didn't know that when Zhongcheng came, I missed the opportunity to greet him from afar. It's a sin. I'm a sin." Qin Hui said: "According to the Holy Order, I welcome the Taihuang back to the capital. I met the Taiwei on the way. I'm very lucky. I'm very lucky."
The two of them talked on the side of the road.
Gao Qiu said: "Since the Jin invaded and the Tai Huang went to Ningzhou to offer incense, the Tai Huang had always paid attention to the Jin people's movements and the situation in the DPRK. After the Jin people evacuated, the Tai Huang had been away from Beijing for a long time, and his dragon body also He felt unwell and was eager to return to the capital to recuperate. However, the Emperor had been staying in Ningzhou for a long time and had not seen any movement from the court. He was very anxious and sent his official to Bianjing to meet with the Holy One and report the Emperor's return to the capital."
Qin Hui heard this and said, "The captain doesn't know something."
Gao Qiu was puzzled and looked at Qin Hui and said, "I would like to hear the details."
Qin Hui said: "The Emperor lives far away in Ningzhou, and the Holy Emperor is very concerned about him. He has long wanted to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. However, Grand Master Geng, Zhang Dazai and others in the court reported to the Holy Emperor that the Emperor was eager to return to the capital and was suspected of restoration. Your Majesty, there is a delay for this reason."
Gao Qiu saw this and said angrily: "That's nonsense! When the Taihuang left Beijing, he had already meditated on the throne and issued an edict to sin against himself. His attitude was sincere and he had no intention of restoration. The so-called Taihuang was suspected of restoration. It must be the traitors in the court who are causing trouble and driving a wedge between the Emperor and His Majesty, father and son."
Seeing this, Qin Hui nodded and said: "Yes, yes. Geng Nanzhong, Zhang Bangchang, Tang Ke, Wu Min and others wanted to control the power in the DPRK, so they held the emperor in check, made peace with the Jin people, and ceded Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian. Town, and fearing the opposition of Li Xuanfu, Zhang Zhifu and others, they made out-of-nowhere words that the Emperor wanted to be restored. This was not to oppose welcoming the Emperor back to the capital, but actually to exclude Li Xuanfu, Zhang Zhifu and others."
Gao Qiu asked in surprise: "What is going on?"
Qin Hui replied: "Not long ago, Magistrate Zhang, Li Xuanfu and other ministers petitioned the Holy One to welcome the Emperor back to the capital in order to stabilize the situation in the capital; this was for the long-term stability of the country in the Song Dynasty. To the ministers and others, they petitioned, The Holy Master was so impressed that he was about to issue an order to order Li Xuanfu to Ningzhou to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. The ministers also looked forward to this in time, but Grand Master Geng came out to report to Li Xuanfu and Magistrate Zhang. The emperor's memorial was ill-intentioned, so this incident was postponed. A few days ago, the holy generals Wu Min and Xu Churen demoted the capital..."
Before Qin Hui finished speaking, Gao Qiu shouted: "Your Majesty is wise! This is a very good thing!" Qin Hui's face darkened and he said worriedly: "Lieutenant, please don't say hello yet." Gao Qiu was puzzled and looked at Qin Hui . Qin Hui looked at Gao Qiu and said, "The Holy Spirit dismissed Wu Min and Xu Churen and demoted them from the capital, in fact, in order to demote Li Xuanfu and Magistrate Zhang." Gao Qiu was greatly surprised when he heard this, and asked hurriedly: " What is the current situation of Li Xuanfu and Magistrate Zhang?"
Qin Hui sighed and said: "Li Xuanfu has been demoted from the capital by the Holy Emperor and has been changed to a bachelor of Guanwen Palace and knows Yangzhou; Zhang Zhifu has been changed to the Zhizhou of Dengzhou and is in charge of all affairs in the South Road."
Gao Qiuwen sighed sadly when he heard this situation.
Gao Qiu still knew about Zhang Shuye and Li Gang. Not long ago, on the order of the Emperor, he sent people to the capital to meet with Zhang Shuye, and gave instructions for Zhang Shuye to present an invitation to the emperor at the court meeting to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. Now, the Holy Father has dismissed Zhang Shuye and Li Gang from their posts, obviously because he has some taboos against the Emperor.
Gao Qiu felt uncomfortable because of this.
Qin Hui observed Gao Qiu's expression and saw that Gao Qiu was sad, so he raised his voice and said: "Fortunately! After the Holy One demoted Li Xuanfu and Zhang Zhifu, he immediately arranged for his ministers to go to Ningzhou to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. It can be seen that the Holy One's heart The safety of the Emperor is always the first priority. Okay, Lieutenant, let’s hurry up and go to Ningzhou to welcome the Emperor back to the capital. If the Emperor does not return to the capital, the Emperor will feel uneasy. We will stand in the way of the ministers. The Emperor and His Majesty share the worries." Gao Qiu said: "What Zhongcheng said is absolutely true!"
Immediately, Qin Hui and Gao Qiu joined forces and rushed to Ningzhou. At the same time, Gao Qiu summoned General Lu Hu and ordered him to rush to Ningzhou overnight with more than ten cavalry troops to report the relevant situation to Emperor Zhao Ji.
Lu Hu received the order and galloped back to Ningzhou with more than ten riders all night long.
Land Rover urgently asked to see the Emperor.
The Emperor then summoned Lu Rover.
Luhu General Qin Zhongcheng led dozens of ministers to Ningzhou to welcome the Tai Huang back to the capital. He had already joined Gao Taiwei and was on the way to Ning and reported to the Tai Huang Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji was overjoyed when he heard that Zhongcheng Qin Hui had led dozens of ministers to Ningjiang to welcome him back to the capital. He quickly arranged for his men to make preparations and waited for Qin Hui and his entourage to arrive in Ningzhou before returning to the capital.
A few days later, Qin Hui arrived in Ningzhou.
The executive officer immediately reported the situation into the palace.
When Emperor Zhao Ji heard that Qin Hui had arrived, he quickly stood up and walked outside the palace.
Outside the palace, when Qin Hui and others saw the Emperor arriving, they hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live the Emperor! Long live! Long live!" and kept kowtowing.
Zhao Ji walked a few steps quickly and came to Qin Hui. He stretched out his hand to support Qin Hui and said, "Qin Zhongcheng, please get up quickly. Don't be too polite."
With the support of Zhao Ji, Qin Hui stood up, bowed to Zhao Ji, and said loudly: "The Emperor is here, and I have come to Ningzhou to welcome the Emperor back to the capital according to the emperor's decree. Report to the Emperor, from the Jin Dynasty After the invasion of Bianjing, the Emperor traveled far away to Ningzhou to offer incense. I was thinking of the Emperor all the time. It is my greatest honor to see the Emperor again now, and it also makes me feel gratified."
After saying that, Qin Hui burst into tears.
Zhao Ji was also very moved, his eyes were wet, he patted Qin Hui on the shoulder and said: "I know your thoughts, thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister."
Zhao Ji asked Qin Hui, Gao Qiu and dozens of other ministers to enter the palace.
The ministers shouted loudly: "I welcome the Emperor back to the capital. I am very happy to see the Emperor. Long live the Emperor! Long live! Long live!"
The ministers followed Qin Hui and Gao Qiu into the palace.
On the same day, Emperor Zhao Ji held a banquet in the palace to entertain Qin Hui and other officials in the court.
On the next day, under the welcome of Qin Hui and other officials of the DPRK, and escorted by Lieutenant Gao Qiu, Emperor Zhao Ji embarked on his way back to Beijing.
Along the way, when the people, soldiers and civilians heard that the Emperor had returned to the capital, they all rushed to the roadside and bid farewell to the Emperor with tears.
Seeing the people, soldiers and civilians crowding the roadside, the Emperor also got off his sedan chair to bid farewell to the people, soldiers and civilians.
After more than half a month of walking and stopping along the way, the Emperor and his entourage finally arrived at the south gate of Bianjing City.
