Daming Palace, Chongzheng Hall.
Zhao Kai did not return from the expedition, nor did he send anyone back to Daming Mansion to report the news. Naturally, people in the Chongzheng Palace were panicked - no one came back to report the news. It was not because Zhao Kai was too happy to win, so he forgot about it. But the pontoon bridge he asked people to build on the Yellow River was damaged by the moving ice floes, and it has not been repaired yet.
These days are when the ice surface of the Yellow River is thawing. When the temperature is relatively low in the morning, the river is covered with large moving ice blocks. It is very dangerous to cross the river in a small boat, and it may be accidentally knocked over. Therefore, the cavalry sent by Zhao Kai to return to the city to report their victory were blocked on the shore, waiting for the temperature to rise in the afternoon and the ice floes on the river to decrease or become smaller before crossing the Yellow River.
Therefore, at this moment, everyone in the Chongzheng Palace was naturally panicked and frightened.
"How can this be done? How can this be done... I am young, inexperienced, cowardly and do not know how to fight. How can I act as the marshal? Still, let my nephew be the acting marshal!"
The person who is pushing the position of marshal is "King of House" Zhao Zhi, who was "kidnapped" to Daming Mansion by Zhao Kai. Moreover, Zhao Kai told him on the way here that he would train him to kill thieves in battle, which really ruined Zhao Zhi... He had never changed souls for anyone, and he was the original Coward King of the Song Dynasty. How dare you kill a thief?
So after arriving at Daming Mansion, he ducked into the courtyard assigned to him in the palace city and became the king of the house. If the news of King Yun's defeat hadn't come, he would still be the king of the house!
Now when Zhao Lun heard that he was asked to act as the marshal of Hebei, he was immediately frightened and turned pale, and he kept pushing the marshal's position into the hands of his nephew Zhao Lun.
Hearing what he said, Cai Mao and Du Chong, who had pushed for him to take over, were greatly disappointed!
Of course, what they both want is "the merit of deciding the policy", that is, the merit of support. Now that Kaifeng is under siege, except for Zhao Kai, Zhao Zhi, and Zhao Lun, the entire family of Emperor Daojun and Emperor are trapped in Kaifeng.
When Kaifeng Mansion is broken, of course they will all be captured in one fell swoop, and they all have to go to the Kingdom of Jin to drink from the Northeast Wind. At that time, the only candidates who can take over the throne are Zhao Kai, Zhao Lun and Zhao Zhi.
Now that Zhao Kai has probably passed away, the only people who are expected to take the throne are Zhao Lun and Zhao Zhi... Cai Mao and Du Chong supported Zhao Zhi, of course they wanted to join hands with Chen Ji, Qin Hui and Qin Hui fought over and made great achievements.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhi was so cowardly. He was more cowardly than Ji.
"But Lun'er is still young..." Zhu Fengying also tearfully rejected the unlucky marshal for Zhao Lun, the concubine.
Didn’t his husband Zhao Kai suffer from this unlucky marshal? How could you push a kid like Lun'er into the pit of fire again?
Hearing her push, Pan Cailian, who was holding her son's hand and sitting next to Zhu Fengying, became anxious. The more she looked at her son, the smarter he became, and he was as bold and fat as his father. Xu was the master of Zhongxing in the Song Dynasty. ...
Thinking of this, she quickly whispered in her son's ear, "Quickly tell me: I'm not young anymore, I can be a marshal..."
Zhao Lun was an obedient child and spoke immediately, "My mother said I'm not young anymore and can be a generalissimo!"
When he heard this voice, everyone turned to look at his mother, Mrs. Pan, instead of looking at him - I didn't expect that! It turns out you also want to be the Queen Mother!
Madam Pan's chest straightened out, her eyebrows raised, her big eyes widened, and she spoke with tears in her eyes: "Yes, that's what the slave family said. Lun'er is the only son of the king. Although he is young, he is still a newborn calf. If you are not afraid of tigers and wolves, why can’t you be a marshal?”
She glanced at Zhao Zhi again, winked slightly, and said softly: "Uncle, what do you think?"
"Yes, yes..." Zhao Zhi's face turned red and he nodded repeatedly, "Lun'er can be a marshal!"
This woman is not simple!
The officials present immediately looked at Mrs. Pan with admiration. Although she was just a concubine with a rather humble background, she had followed Zhao Kai for so many years and did not even have a county prince. But her performance at this critical moment not only established Zhao Lun's position as the crown prince, but also elevated herself to the point where she could compete with Zhu Fengying, the head wife.
But if you think about it carefully, this Pan Cailian was just one of the many maids around the imperial concubine Wang of Yisu. She was able to stand out in the fierce competition and become Zhao Kai's concubine, and she also "exclusively" monopolized the power in her hands in the next few years. How could His Highness, Prince Yun, be a simple character?
In contrast, Zhu Fengying was just cute when she was a child and was noticed by Zhao Ji at a glance...
"Since His Highness King Shen has also recommended the prince to act as his deputy, none of the ministers have any objections!"
Chen Ji also immediately stood up to support Zhao Lun at this time, no, it should be to support Mrs. Pan!
Chen Ji has followed Zhao Kai for many years and also serves as Zhao Lun's teacher. Of course, he has a good relationship with Madam Pan. If Zhao Lun can be an official and Madam Pan can be the queen mother, then he will be another Han Qi.
"I have no objections! I ask the young master to take over the position of generalissimo and command all states and military forces!"
Qin Hui also immediately jumped out to claim the credit for making this decision. Of course, he could feel that his position as chief historian was shaky. Although Zhao Kai used him, he didn't trust him. He placed several marriage officers from the Imperial City Division around him... So Qin Hui was really working hard these days! Although he has passed hundreds of thousands of goods, he dare not put a penny in his pocket.
This official position is at a loss!
However, Zhao Kai's "defeat and loss of contact" gave Qin Hui a god-given opportunity to speculate and make decisions.
Zhu Fengying "lost" her husband and was in disarray. She just shook her head and said: "It's okay for my son to be a marshal, but the military situation in Hebei is urgent and Kaifeng Mansion is under siege... How can this marshal survive?"
"Don't worry, Mrs. Yun Guo, I have my own way to keep Damingfu City safe and sound." It was Du Chong who spoke.
He was the great traitor in history who succeeded Zong Ze, drove the Southern Song Dynasty to death, and finally surrendered to the Jin Kingdom - to be honest, he did much more harm to the Song Dynasty than Qin Hui. As long as this guy works a little harder, where is Qin Hui?
However, Zhao Kai, who didn't know much about the history of the Song Dynasty before he traveled through time, forgot a few things during the time travel, and now he is staring at the evil man Qin Hui and has forgotten the scourge of Du Chong!
Zhao Kai didn't even know that Du Chong was a villain, and Zhu Fengying didn't even know that. When he heard that he had a solution, he immediately asked, "I wonder what Governor Du has a clever plan for?"
Du Chong smiled and smoothed his beard, looking confident, "Madam, the way to get down is very simple, that is, use water to replace soldiers and flood the gold thieves! Daming Mansion is surrounded by the Yellow River, Zhang River, and Yongji Canal. Spring and summer are the most prone to floods every year. If gold thieves come, I only need to send people to dig out the dams of Zhangshui or Yongji Canal, and the area around Daming Mansion can be turned into a marsh country."
Replacing troops with water... In history, this guy dug up the Yellow River, which flooded all the way to Xuzhou, and completely changed the flow of the Yellow River!
But this time, his heart was not so dark, and he did not expect to dig the Yellow River - if he dug the Yellow River, he might destroy Damingfu City! Now Zhao Kai's reliable base is Damingfu City, which cannot be destroyed.
Therefore, Du Chong, a "water conservancy expert", planned to use less water and just flood the area around Daming Mansion.
Mrs. Pan frowned, "If Daming Mansion is surrounded by Zeguo, wouldn't we be trapped here and unable to go anywhere?"
Cai Mao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Pan. I have hundreds of boats and thousands of boatmen on hand. They have all prepared equipment that is good for water warfare. They are enough to defeat the enemy on the water!"
Madam Pan nodded, then turned to Zhu Fengying and said: "Madam, the slave family feels that Damingfu City is still very secure. Lun'er can stay here and wait and see the changes... and the king, Jiren Tianxiang, can probably escape, Lun'er can escape." My son is just a temporary substitute."
Zhu Fengying also nodded, "That's all we can do..."
At this moment, someone outside Chongzheng Hall suddenly shouted: "Great victory, great victory...Great victory in Wei County, the king has won!"
The people in the main hall were stunned at first, and then looked in disbelief - Oh my god, they actually won, and their work was in vain!
