In the seventh year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, it was the afternoon of the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Xuanhe... It seems that the shame of Jingkang will never happen again!
Because Song Huizong did not practice Zen, and the prince Zhao Huan did not ascend the throne, there would be no change to Yuan Jingkang. Therefore, the first year of Jingkang became the eighth year of Xuanhe. If Zhao Ji and his family let the gold thieves catch him again and go to Wuguo City to drink from the northeast wind, it would be the shame of Xuanhe and not of Jingkang.
However, at this time, in the Chongzheng Hall in the Imperial City of Kaifeng, the official Zhao Ji and his ministers showed a relaxed expression that they had not seen for a long time when the Jin soldiers approached.
This is not because the "coincidence" of Zhao Ji and his ministers has been alleviated (the disease is not only hereditary, but also contagious), but because Zhao Kai, the mad king, finally left with his thousands of troops early this morning. He arrived at Kaifeng Fucheng and embarked on the long journey of "going north to beg for mercy".
Not to mention whether his "journey to beg for mercy" can be successful, as long as he can leave Kaifeng City, the emperors and ministers of the whole dynasty will be relieved.
Because this King Yun was so crazy, he actually dared to lead his troops to break into the Donghua Gate, and even forced the officials who had already issued the imperial edict to withdraw their orders. Since ancient times, we have heard of forcing people to abdicate. Where can anyone force someone to become an emperor? This is simply outrageous, and he doesn't even look like someone from the official family of the Song Dynasty... Although he looks very similar to Zhao Ji, his temper is so bad that he doesn't know who to follow?
With such a great king, and two to three thousand elite soldiers, living next to the palace, who among the ministers in the dynasty can be safe? Even those who had always supported King Yun in seizing the throne in the past, most of them have changed their minds now.
If King Yun becomes an official, no one will have a good life!
Although most of the courtiers had already stood against Zhao Kai, as long as Zhao Kai lived next door to the palace with two or three thousand soldiers, no one would dare to have any bad thoughts.
This is the Song Dynasty at the end of Xuanhe. In Kaifeng City, in addition to the cowardly officials and ministers, there are tens of thousands of sly imperial guards who cannot stand up. If we really want to close the city gate and start fighting among ourselves, we might just let that crazy Zhao Kai win another game.
By then, Zhao Kai would no longer want to be an official.
Moreover, Zhao Ji, the official official of the Song Dynasty, seemed not dissatisfied with his son who forced him to continue to be emperor. Not only did he not issue any secret edicts, but he also asked Neizang to give Zhao Kai an extra 300,000 "begging fees."
Judging from this meaning, the official family still wants to belong to King Yun. If King Yun can successfully beg for mercy, he will definitely be the crown prince.
But this King Yun is too unruly!
When the important ministers in the Chongzheng Hall were considering whether to try out a copy of Zhao Ji's regular script, someone suddenly stepped out of the train, walked to the center of the hall, and saluted the official Zhao Ji. Everyone looked at the man and were stunned. That man was actually the fifth son of the official Zhao Ji, Su Wang Zhao Shu.
Because Zhao Ji's second and fourth sons died early, Zhao Huan and Zhao Kai were followed by Zhao Shu. Now Zhao Huan is pretending to be ill at home, and Zhao Kai has left Kaifeng City, so Zhao Shu has become the temporary eldest brother of Zhao Ji's princes and concubines. So if something happened at home among his brothers and sisters, he had to report it to Zhao Ji.
"Father, I received a report this morning from Prince Xin's Mansion Yishan and the internal affairs officials of Prince Shen's Mansion, saying that Brother Twelve and Sister Ten who went to Prince Shen's Mansion to play yesterday evening, after receiving a personal letter from Prince Yun, We left the palace together and haven’t come back as of this morning..."
As soon as the news came out, everyone in the civil and military dynasties was shocked...Why did Zhao Kai abduct his two younger siblings? It's just a matter of kidnapping a younger brother. Zhao Zhi and Zhao Kai are from the same mother, and they may be co-conspirators in the Donghua Gate Incident. It's normal to leave Tokyo together. But why did Zhao Kai abduct a teenage Emperor Ji? Is this little girl also an accomplice?
"Wha, what?" Zhao Ji was stunned when he heard this, "Fifth brother, what did you say?"
"Father, Father," Zhao Shu couldn't help but laugh or cry, "My son said that the third brother probably took the twelfth brother and the tenth sister away together."
"But why did he take the tenth sister away? The tenth sister is a woman!" Zhao Ji was also inexplicably surprised - this is the Song Dynasty now! The reputation of a girl's family is still very important. Even if the emperor's daughter loses her reputation, she will still be worried about getting married!
"This..." Zhao Shu frowned tightly, "Er Chen, I think the third brother Xu is..."
"What is Xu?" Zhao Ji was a little annoyed when he saw his son hesitating, "Say it quickly!"
Seeing that he was angry, Zhao Shu gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and told Zhao Ji the answer he had imagined: "Er Chen guessed that Third Brother Xu wanted to use Ten Sister's son to marry the gold thief!"
"Marriage?" Zhao Ji slapped his thigh and almost cheered Zhao Kai - why didn't he think of such a good idea? It's about paying money, ceding land, and getting married... all it takes is for the emperor in charge of the Jin people to call himself the father emperor and call himself the son emperor!
While Zhao Ji was admiring his son Zhao Kai's clever method of begging for mercy, someone in the court was already furious.
"Your Majesty, my minister Li Gang thinks that the Emperor Ji must not be used for marriage! The Emperor Ji is so noble, and the Jin people and barbarians are so cruel, how can the Emperor Ji be allowed to serve the Jin people? Besides, the defense of Kaifeng City in Tokyo is getting better and better, and the soldiers who defend the city are fighting The mood is so high that the edict from King Qin to the heroes from all over the world has been issued... If you pay for the marriage at this time, it will definitely chill the hearts of the heroes all over the world!"
Zhao Ji knew without looking that the minister who opposed the payment of money and marriage must be Li Gang, the pro-government envoy.
Zhao Ji also ignored the most determined militant in Kaifeng City, and instead turned his attention to Dazai Li Bangyan and Shaozai Bai Shizhong.
"Your Majesty, I also think that Li Bangyan should not marry the Jinren... Even if he wants to get married, His Highness King Yun should not make the decision without authorization! I ask your Majesty to issue an edict to King Yun and ask him to return the Emperor Ji immediately. !”
"Your Majesty, my minister Bai Shizhong seconded the proposal!"
Zhao Ji turned his attention to Cai You, the leader of the Privy Council. Cai You said with a sad face, "Your Majesty, Cai You also thinks that what King Yun has done is a bit too much. The court should not blindly condone it, otherwise it will be a big deal."
Li Gang, Li Bangyan, Bai Shizhong, and Cai You, the four prime ministers of the two palaces, were almost unanimously opposed to Zhao Kai's "marriage" policy. This actually meant that the trend in the central court of the Song Dynasty had already changed after Zhao Kai left Kaifeng Palace. Fundamental change.
Zhao Kai's act of abducting Emperor Roufu and making a suspected marriage marriage only gave the courtiers an excuse to oppose Zhao Kai... and used this as an excuse for the court to issue an edict to reprimand Zhao Kai and order her to be returned to the emperor. Ji is just a breakthrough.
Of course Zhao Ji understood what the governors meant, and he was also a little tempted... Should he use this as an excuse to give Zhao Kai's somewhat crazy son a hard beating?
While Zhao Ji was thinking over and over again, Tong Guan suddenly walked in hastily from outside the Chongzheng Hall, his brows furrowed and his expression complicated.
Seeing Tong Guan like this, Zhao Ji became nervous again. Without waiting for Tong Guan to salute, he asked: "Tong Guan, what happened? Did the gold thief arrive on the north bank of the Yellow River?"
"Guan family," Tong Guan bowed and said, "It's not the gold thief who came to the north bank of the Yellow River, but King Yun..."
"What's wrong with King Yun?" Zhao Ji panicked.
Tong Guan said: "Guan family, I have just received my report. Just after noon today, King Yun's army camped at Chenqiaoyi!"
