After learning that the Jin army had conquered Junzhou and that the commander guarding the north bank of the Yellow River had abandoned the city and fled, Huizong became more and more determined to flee south. He took advantage of Qinzong's absence to leave Bianjing and fled to the south. .
When the soldiers on the south bank heard that their commander had fled, they also dispersed one after another, making the Yellow River, the last natural barrier in the interior of the Great Wall, easily crossed by the Jin soldiers.
Qinzong had a premonition that Bianjing would be difficult to defend and he wanted to flee. However, before he could take off, he was discovered by Li Gang and other main combatants in advance and stopped.
Huizong's escape had greatly shaken the morale of the army. If Qinzong fled again, the Song Dynasty would also exist in name only.
Li Gang immediately pointed out that Bianjing has sufficient food and grass, strong soldiers and horses, and in addition, there are hundreds of thousands of people who can help defend the city. It is a unique place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Jin soldiers are now menacing and unstoppable, but As long as Qinzong immediately orders the generals from all over the country to lead troops to "King Qin", he only needs to wait for reinforcements from all over the place to arrive, and this crisis can be resolved.
And he also said that he needed to send people to Dayan immediately to ask for help. If he could persuade Dayan to send troops to rescue him, then all the crises in Song Dynasty could be easily solved.
Qinzong agreed with Li Gang's request to defend the city and wait for reinforcements, but his subsequent proposal to ask for help from Dayan made him feel uncomfortable.
When Murong Chengze was still the eldest son of King Yan, he looked down upon him. Now, although Yan was powerful, he was already the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Should he still be humble and bow his head to ask for help?
Thinking of this, Qinzong refused to ask Dayan for help, and he even had the courage to say, "I would rather live and die with the country than ask for help from others." ?.?????.???
Li Gang was immediately speechless by him. He thought that the previous strategy was just to stabilize the situation in the Song Dynasty. If he wanted to truly resolve the crisis in the Song Dynasty, he had to ask Dayan for help. The two countries already had a marriage relationship, and now the Song Dynasty At a time when our lives are at stake, why not ask for help from our allies?
Naturally, Li Gang didn't know Qinzong's thinking, and then he discussed with him who to defend the city.
Qinzong knew nothing about this and could only ask him for advice.
Li Gang knew very well that the two ministers and the left and right prime ministers were all treacherous ministers who were flattering and seeking peace, so he deliberately arranged for them to work together and recommended them to Qin Zong as guards in front of them.
Bai Shizhong was immediately startled and angrily asked Li Gang, as the Minister of War, couldn't he defend the city?
After all, Qinzong was not a fool. After giving Bai Shizhong a cold look, he asked Li Gang if he could take on this responsibility.
Li Gang originally wanted to deceive the two of them. How could he leave such a big thing as defending the city to these two mediocre people? Unexpectedly, they did not dare to agree, so he immediately expressed to Qinzong that he was willing to fight to the death and defend Kyoto to the death.
Qinzong Dayue finally saw a glimmer of hope, so he appointed Li Gang to replace Bai Shizhong as Shangshu Youcheng, and asked him to take on the mission of protecting the capital.
After Li Gang took over the power, he immediately began to organize the army and the people to prepare for war, repairing oars, hanging felt curtains, installing gun mounts, setting up crossbow beds, transporting bricks and stones, setting torches, hanging wood, preparing kerosene, and preparing sufficient defensive equipment.
Moreover, soldiers and horses were deployed in all directions of Kyoto and were trained every day, waiting for the arrival of the golden soldiers.
At the same time, King Qin's divisions from various places also received the edict and rushed to Bianjing with their troops.
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While the Song Dynasty was struggling and tenaciously resisting the Jin soldiers, Murong Fu, who was far away in Dayan, was also troubled by this incident.
Not only did many courtiers from the Song Dynasty begin to advise him and send troops to save the Song Dynasty, but even Xiao Qi seemed to be hesitant to speak every time he saw him.
What's even more extraordinary today is that the prince came to Yingwu Palace directly with his quilt in his arms and stayed there.
The father and son looked at each other and smiled bitterly, obviously encountering the same difficulty.
After all, the Song Dynasty is the home of Zhao Yupan and Zhao Fujin. Whether it is their father who fled south or the brother who guarded Bianjing, they are their relatives. As the princesses of the Song Dynasty, how can they ignore this matter?
Murong Fu was fine, only Xiao Qi was worried about Song Dynasty, and all the other girls were led by him.
But Murong Chengze couldn't do it, so he married two wives, but both of them were princesses of the Song Dynasty. The quarrels in the East Palace every day made his head grow bigger, but he still couldn't tell the truth to the two wives. It's really frustrating.
"Father, I can't go back anyway, so I can only stay here with you first."
Murong Fu understood his difficulties, but thought to himself, it is impossible to really ignore everything. Your kid has been living in this office, right?
Seeing Murong Chengze's arrogant expression, Murong Fu suddenly understood that this boy was not accepting his fate, but that he came to him in disguise to give him advice.
That's like saying, "If I don't go back, you and your mother won't be able to have grandchildren. I have no choice but my mother will definitely make trouble for you."
Sure enough, less than half a day later, Wang Yuyan came over, flanked by the two princesses.
The corner of Murong Fu's mouth twitched, and his head suddenly felt dizzy.
Wang Yuyan said, "You brat, take Yu'er and Fu'er back first and hide here to have some leisure?"
She knew that some things would embarrass Murong Fu, but the two daughters-in-law ran to find her, and she had to see her. Wang Yuyan originally planned to come to Yingwu Palace to find Murong Fu, but the two daughters insisted on following her, and her son happened to be there now. She had an excuse to let Murong Chengze take them down.
Murong Chengze understood and said, "My son, take the order, Yu'er, Fu'er, let's go back first!"
As he said this, he couldn't help but feel guilty and wanted to take the two girls away.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yupan had a clear mind and knelt down directly in front of Murong Fu.
"Yu'er pays homage to his father!"
Murong Fu said, "Prince Princess, please get up quickly, no need to be polite!"
Wang Yuyan stepped forward and helped her up.
Zhao Yupan's face was haggard, with tears still on his face. "Father, Yu'er knows that the inner court is not allowed to interfere in the political affairs of the DPRK, but the Song Dynasty is now in danger, and the city gate of Bianjing will be breached by Jin soldiers at any time. Yu'er really has no choice but to I risk my life to speak out and implore my father to send troops to save the Song Dynasty!"
When Zhao Fujin heard this, he also knelt down sadly, hoping that Murong Fu could help him.
Murong Fu couldn't help but rub his eyebrows. He always wanted to borrow power from the Song Dynasty to strengthen his own momentum, but he never thought that one day, he would also be backlashed. The right way is to drink and peck, and it will have its own destiny. , perhaps the Song Dynasty’s energy was not exhausted.
Seeing that his two daughters-in-law had already burst into tears, Murong Fu could only say, "Even though I wanted to help the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty did not send a letter of aid to our court. Could it be that I was taught by the Yan Dynasty to send troops southward without any reason?" Fighting with Dai Jin?”
When he said the last sentence, there was a hint of impatience in his tone.
Zhao Yupan also knew that this matter was difficult. If the Song Dynasty had not asked Dayan for help, then Dayan would have gone out of nowhere. If it had launched troops rashly, it was likely that it would also be involved in this unrelated dispute.
If the Song Dynasty had denied asking for help from Dayan afterwards, then Dayan would undoubtedly have taken the initiative to provoke a war, and would probably be condemned by other countries and put into danger.
