At this moment, in the imperial city, inside the Chongzheng Hall. A man in his forties, with clear eyebrows, a black gauze mantou with straight legs, a red shirt, big sleeves, and a beautiful beard, he looks like a fairy. He was sitting lazily on the throne, sighing constantly.
This middle-aged man is none other than the eighth emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, an official who calls himself the Taojun Emperor. He was only forty-four years old at this time, which was the time when the Spring and Autumn Period was at its peak. And unlike previous generations of Song Dynasty officials who were sickly, Zhao Ji was born with a good physique and had never been sick since he was a child. Zhao Kai said that he could still be emperor for another thirty years. It was not an exaggeration at all. But such a strong and vigorous official is now slumped in a chair, unable to even sit up. It looks almost like having a stroke!
However, according to the diagnosis by the imperial doctors, there is nothing wrong with this official's body, and he can be described as as strong as an ox.
According to the judgment of the two princes who are currently in the Chongzheng Hall, the leader of the church, Emperor Daojun, should be suffering from "coward disease" and it has reached the final stage and is basically incurable.
Therefore, the two governors, whether straight or treacherous, unanimously decided to give up treatment on Zhao Ji... But when this cowardly official really wanted to run away, he was reluctant to give up the power of the nine-fifth emperor. Bit. It was agreed that the throne would be given to the crown prince, but when the imperial edict was issued, he changed his mind and became the crown prince to lead the Kaifeng pastoral supervisory country. Of course, the two prime ministers knew that this would not work. A prince in charge of the supervision of the country could not control the situation at all.
And everyone also knows that the Zhao family’s mental illness is hereditary! So His Highness the Crown Prince is actually a coward. If he gives some encouragement to an official, he might be able to hold on in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo for a while. If we were only given a supervisory state, we would definitely run away with the officials. Will the Song Dynasty still be around?
Therefore, the two prime ministers had no choice but to block Zhao Ji in the Chongzheng Hall and give him some guidance. They have been doing this since yesterday afternoon until now. In order to avoid unnecessary complications - to prevent Zhao Kai, the prince who coveted the position of crown prince, from intervening and disrupting the official family's internal affairs. Therefore, the two government ministers combined their efforts and gave orders to Gao Taiwei and He Taiwei of the Sanya Administration Army, asking them to deploy troops to block the six gates of the imperial city. Oh, instead of taking control of these six gates and then closing the gates, some of the Sanya Imperial Guards were mobilized to line up outside the gates to scare people.
The reason why it is like this is because the officials are cowardly, the prince is cowardly, and the ministers are also cowardly.
Outside the imperial city was the territory governed by bureaucrats such as the Prime Minister of the Two Governments, the Military Government of the Three Government Offices, and the Kaifeng Government of Quan Zhi. Now that the Jin soldiers have invaded, the hearts of the people in Tokyo are floating. It is right to mobilize some troops to stand at the entrance of the palace to prevent the mob from attacking the palace. If the three Yamen soldiers entered the imperial city gate, the nature would be completely different! Even if the prime ministers of the two governments were willing to take responsibility, the army in charge of the Sanyamen would not dare to carry it out... because the last general who did this seemed to be named Zhao Kuangyin!
Fortunately, the princes of the two houses knew that King Yun Zhao Kai was also a coward. Although he was promoted to the imperial city department and had the right to mobilize relatives and warriors to defend the imperial city, he would never dare to lead troops to forcefully break into the imperial city.
But now, Zhao Ji finally reluctantly issued the imperial edict to pass the throne under the coaxing and intimidation of the ministers. Now the imperial edict has been drafted by Zhongshu Sheren and stamped with the emperor's seal. It is now a legal edict. Just wait until Prince Zhao Huan comes to complete this inner meditation.
At that time, those who want to run away can run away, and those who don’t want to stand up to the thunder will have to die in Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo.
At this time, Zhao Ji actually regretted it. He was looking eagerly at the edict of succession in the hand of his servant Wu Min, wondering if there was any way to get this edict back? But Wu Min, a treacherous official, held the edict tightly...
Just when Zhao Ji was helpless and almost in tears, someone suddenly ran in from outside Chongzheng Hall, shouting as he ran back: "It's not good, it's not good... His Highness Prince Yun" Entering the palace!"
What? King Yun has entered the palace? How can this be?
The ministers in the hall felt unbelievable when they heard this. There were three hundred and thirty government soldiers blocking the six gates of the palace. How did King Yun get in? Break in? Isn’t this too classy? impossible! Did he get in over the wall? Yes, it must be to climb over the wall. King Yun is good at both civil and military skills. He can win the first prize in literature and climb over the wall in martial arts.
Thinking of this, the ministers all turned their attention to the yelling guy. At first glance, they were all stunned. That guy turned out to be a married man in a black hat and long coat. Like He Guan's son He Ji from Hemenxuanshe, he was also a Western Army yamen named Liu Qi.
This Liu Qi also looks very energetic, with a strong back and strong waist and a Chinese character face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks very intimidating. But that big face with Chinese characters is now full of panic expression.
Is this... what made King Yun so frightened? Isn't this Liu Qi too timid?
"Uncle Xin," Lieutenant Gao Qiu was also in the Chongzheng Hall. He and Liu Qi's father were close friends and could be regarded as Liu Qi's elders, so he called Liu Qi's name and asked, "Why are you so panicked?"
Liu Qi replied: "Lieutenant, His Royal Highness Prince Yun has entered the palace from Donghua Gate! He is coming to Chongzheng Hall!"
"So what if King Yun comes?" Wu Min, the servant of the sect, was the first person to persuade Zhao Ji to retreat this time. Now is the time when the limelight is strong, so he said with a calm face and a look of contempt, "Now the big thing has been decided. Does he still dare to lead troops into the palace?"
Liu Qi looked at Wu Min who was calm and composed, and nodded in admiration: "Xianggong Wu has guessed that His Highness King Yun has indeed led troops into the palace!"
Wu Min's face darkened: "Where is Taiwei He? Why didn't he stop King Yun?"
Liu Qi shook his head and said: "Xiangong Wu, not only did Captain He not stop King Yun, he also led troops into the palace with King Yun!"
"What?"
"How can a warrior dare to bring three yamen soldiers into the palace?"
"What do King Yun and He Guan want?"
"How dare you do this?"
"Does King Yun want to do what happened on June 4, the ninth year of Wude?"
Now the court hall was in chaos, all the ministers were panicked, and someone actually shouted "What happened on June 4th, the ninth year of Taketori"! With this shout, the entire Chongzheng Hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone stopped talking and stared at the official Zhao Ji who was sitting on the throne. It seems to be saying: Your son is going to be Li Shimin, and you don’t care?
Zhao Ji also looked stunned. There is no better son than a father! He knew what kind of person his third son was. It was true that he was talented and good at both civil and military affairs, but his courage was as good as the eye of a needle. How could he possibly lead troops into the palace? There must be a mistake somewhere, right?
At this moment, dense footsteps came from outside Chongzheng Hall, and all eyes turned. Then he saw a big man wearing chain armor and a phoenix-winged helmet on his head, striding in with his hand on the hilt of his sword. Behind him were He Guan, Huang Wuji, Chen Ji and others. Among them, He Guan and Chen Ji were both wearing fashionable clothes, while Huang Wuji was wearing Zhongjia (zhongjia means armor in clothes).
Besides, these people all carry swords!
Look at the face of the big man wearing chain armor... except that he is a little redder, a little "fatter" and a lot more ferocious, he is clearly the most beloved son of the official family of the Song Dynasty, King Yun Zhao Kai!
What's going on, Your Highness King Yun? Why so fierce? His whole body was full of murderous aura... Could it be that he, like Li Shimin, had killed His Highness the Crown Prince outside Donghua Gate?
A group of ministers are very clever. When they see Zhao Kai, who is so cruel, they can't help but think of Li Shimin, the man who killed his brother and forced his father!
Now that the Song Dynasty is facing a great enemy, and Li Shimin has emerged from within, what should we do? Do we want to support King Yun, who is as fierce as Li Shimin, as an official? Don’t you know that this Song version of Li Shimin can defeat the golden thief and keep the big guy’s wealth?
Zhao Ji also recognized Zhao Kai at this time, and he also thought of Li Shimin, so he asked with a trembling voice: "Does Sanlang want to be Li Shimin?"
Zhao Kai was also looking in the direction of the throne at this time. The light in Chongzheng Hall was very dark. Zhao Kai, who had just walked in from the outside, was not used to it, so he couldn't see clearly who was on the throne. But even without looking, you would know that that person must be Song Huizong who wanted to run away in despair!
Just when he was thinking about how to force "Hui" to resist Japan, no, to resist Jin, Zhao Ji heard Song Huizong suddenly ask him if he wanted to be Li Shimin.
Zhao Kai thought about it seriously. It would be better to be Li Shimin. Li Shimin specializes in all kinds of dissatisfaction and never loses in a fight. If he has this ability, resisting the Jin Dynasty will not be a piece of cake?
So he nodded heavily: "Kaizheng wants to imitate Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!"
