This night is destined to be an inevitable night, and this night is also destined to be a busy night.
At first, Bai Shizhong and Wang Fu, one of the six thieves, plotted against Zhao Huan, hoping to force Zhao Huan to return power to the late emperor Zhao Ji again.
Afterwards, King Kang Zhaogou quietly entered Kaifeng under the cover of Bai Shizhong, Wang Fu and others, and the rest of Zhao Ji, and asked Wang Fu to persuade Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe under Zhang Bangchang.
With the help of these two ministers responsible for garrisoning Kaifeng, Zhao Ji not only successfully hid outside Kaifeng City, but also successfully took away the command of the Kaifeng City Forbidden Army at a critical moment.
In this case, it should have been a solid counterattack.
Theoretically speaking, Zhao Huan has no chance.
But the world is so helpless. Zhao Huan is not the Zhao Huan in history. He has not done anything in Kaifeng for such a long time.
How could a person who could turn the situation into such a desperate situation not have some means?
He knows a lot about history, but because of the limitations of history books, he only knows the history but not the connotation.
So he invited Zhao Ding, who was the most resourceful among the main war faction, to inquire about the current situation, and then changed his ideas based on Zhao Ding's opinions.
But in addition to what Zhao Ding said, he also had other unique methods, such as the defense of Kaifeng City.
Going back a few days, Qin Hui's memorial was still on the way.
Zhao Huan once again found Tong Guan by his side. This time his purpose was to get the list of everyone in Kaifeng City.
As a history traveler who has done some research on this period of history, he may not know what specifically happened during this period and what consequences it had.
But he knew another thing, and that was the behavior, or rather their attitudes, of the officials and generals of the DPRK and the Central Committee in the coming period.
After Tong Guan brought over the list of all the officials in Kaifeng City, Zhao Huan began to whisper.
"The two prime ministers are more difficult to deal with than the other. Bai Shizhong is a famous capitulator. This guy wants to sell the entire Song Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty before he can stop his troubles.
However, he has a lot of strength, and he has also taken over the participation strength of his bastard father, and he can suddenly compete with Li Bangyan in the court.
This person has a bad mind but lacks ability, so there is no need to worry too much. "
"But this other prime minister is in trouble. Li Bangyan is really an old fox. The fact that he has not revealed anything yet is enough to prove how difficult he is.
When I was able to take the position, he was definitely behind the scenes. He wanted to go one step further through the transfer of power and become an important person in the court, and it was obvious that he succeeded.
But what does it mean if he doesn't say a word now...
This guy is known as Li Langzi and he is not an orthodox Jinshi. He was just a treacherous man who found an opportunity.
However, this guy had a deep hatred for Wang Fu. He was the one who killed Wang Fu when he was dismissed, and although he had a good relationship with Liang Shicheng and others, he did not trust each other.
He seems to be seeking peace, but in fact he just wants to use himself to gain power. He is a cunning and ruthless person.
Once I am no longer useful, he will abandon me without hesitation, just like in history, but this guy is also too powerful now.
Most of the people in the Lord Harmony lineage are his, and they must be taken care of slowly. These people in the Lord Harmony... still have a lot of usable people. "
"Wu Min...the available person from the Lord He faction, my benefactor, trouble."
"Yu Wenxuzhong, a famous minister and good official, was one of the main ministers of the Zhuhe Sect who saved the Song Dynasty from crisis several times in history and was unable to save the day. In history, if it weren't for himself and the two fools Huizong of Song Dynasty, they kept making mistakes.
It's really up to this old guy to save the building from collapse.
And this guy has his own manpower in the military, which he can use..."
"Wang Boyan is a traitor and deserves to be killed."
"Huang Qianshan, this is not a sycophant, this is a complete talker. In addition, if he is not a sycophant, he must be killed if he is not involved in too many things behind him!"
"Zhang Bangchang, the fake emperor of Chu, has never done any evil. Although he is lustful, he is also loyal. In the final analysis, he is just an ordinary person."
"Wang Shiyong, damn..."
"....."
After Zhao Huan evaluated the people on the list one by one, he finally focused directly on one person's name.
Liu Qi!
"I never thought that there is this guy in Kaifeng City... Fortunately, I didn't sit still and wait for death. Liu Qi is here at this time. It's a big deal for me to be helped by heaven!"
Zhao Huan's excitement was not obvious to outsiders, but it was also because the surprise this guy brought was too big.
Although others such as Tong Guan, Zhao Ding, Hu Yin and others are also very good, they cannot directly bring hope and strength to Zhao Huan, and Zhao Huan has to worry about them turning against Zhao Ji before the battle.
But Liu Qi is different. He is a famous general in the Song Dynasty. There are not many people who can beat him at this stage in history.
Now Liu Qi is just the son of a general, and his father Liu Zhongwu is just a general who makes people miserable and happy.
In Kaifeng City, he is nothing more than a gatekeeper responsible for reviewing military commanders.
But in the days to come, he will surprise and shock everyone.
To put it simply, against Xixia, who was at the end of his game, it can be said that he made Xixia people frightened and did not dare to face it.
The bloody battle with Fuping allowed her to achieve an achievement that very few people can achieve at this stage. She fought head-on against the Jin people without losing. In the end, if it weren't for the old rules of the Song Dynasty generals, who ran away and betrayed their teammates, Liu Qi would not have won even if he didn't win. will fail.
But it doesn't matter, after that, he rebuilt the Sanya Army and the Eight Character Army, participated in the Battle of Xianren Pass, and in the Battle of Shunchang, he used 20,000 to resist Jin Wushu's 100,000 army and defeated him.
The first battle boosted Da Song's confidence again.
Although his death was too frustrating in the end, he was worthy of his name as a famous general of the Song Dynasty, and he was born as a general after all. Even if the Liu family has declined, he is still a serious general.
Even if Liu Zhongwu is unreliable, he cannot treat his son so poorly...
So Zhao Huan prepared a second method for himself, which was the second method before Zhongshi Dao appeared in his eyes.
First, let Tong Guan secretly invite Yu Wenxuzhong over. This is a pure minister. Even if he is the person of peace, he is still a pure minister.
Compared with Li Gang who will fight no matter what, compared with Zhao Ding who thinks that the current majesty is more suitable than the late emperor, Yu Wenxuzhong is very similar to Wu Min in some situations.
Everything they did was for the Song Dynasty, and it was all because it was better for the Song Dynasty.
So facing this kind of person, Zhao Huan knew how to persuade him.
"Yuwen Aiqing is the pillar of the Song Dynasty. I don't need to boast, I just want to explain two things to Aiqing.
Aiqing's advice back then was indeed right, but now that things have passed, the only thing we can do is not to feel sorry for ourselves but to try our best to save the situation.
Secondly, I don’t necessarily have to fight to the end. Peace is indeed possible, but peace is for future wars and for the Song Dynasty, rather than surrendering with peace.
The late emperor did not want to be the king of a country that would be subjugated, and neither do I.
The Song Dynasty is now in turmoil. Yuwen Aiqing has never wanted the Song Dynasty to sink. I give Aiqing the right and hope that Aiqing can help me at the most critical moment.
What I can promise you is that as long as I can solve this crisis, I will recuperate as soon as possible and then restore the situation.
Only when we have enough troops and food supplies again, have we dealt with internal troubles and fodder, and repaired our armaments and troops, will I launch another large-scale Northern Expedition to quell the war.
I don’t know if Yuwen Aiqing is willing to help me once I say this! "
In the face of a minister, all vain things have no effect. The simplest and clearest words can solve everything, and that is enough.
And Yu Wenxuzhong did not disappoint the summons. He immediately sent his confidants to Bishui Pass to transfer Xiao to return Ma Zhong to Kaifeng, and through his means, Ma Zhong was sent to the city and hidden.
It became Zhao Huan's first self-defense trump card.
Following Zhao Huan, he found Liu Qi, the rising star.
At this time, Liu Qi is more longing for his future. As a young man, he has not experienced the country's destruction, and he is more concerned about how he can display his talents.
And Zhao Huan gave him the opportunity to display his talents.
"I can't give you soldiers and horses, but I give you the right to do whatever you want. You can do whatever you think is appropriate when necessary.
Even if the rebels are in front of me, if you feel that the time has not come yet, then you can continue to hide, and I will never blame you.
But what I want is final victory.
As long as you can succeed this time, I guarantee that this offensive and defensive battle in Kaifeng will be the beginning of your Liu Qi legend. "
How to deal with a young man, a young man full of ambition?
Give him respect, give him rights, give him opportunities, give him sincerity, and finally give him enough benefits.
If you can't take it out now, it doesn't matter. You can advance your future, or his future.
Zongze and Yue Fei had already gone to Cizhou and Yanjing, and Li Gang went to look for loyal people, but if nothing else happens, it would be Han Shizhong and others who would come.
But now there is no danger to defend the Hedong Road. Even with them, the main force will go to Hedong to help in the battle.
The most important thing is to beware of all kinds of pig teammates who sell themselves out on the spot.
Therefore, Kaifeng City is prone to problems at this time, and the garrison is very important. Liu Qi, who was born in the Liu family's generals, was undoubtedly favored by Zhao Huan.
And Liu Qi really did not disappoint Zhao Huan.
As for Zhongshi Dao, in Zhao Huan's eyes, he was more like a cover, or a fuse, to bring out this matter.
In October 1125 AD, the seventh year of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji had another palace coup and wanted to regain his power. However, Zhao Ji, his subordinate Cai Jing and others underestimated the new emperor Zhao Huan.
The army entering Kaifeng was blocked by Liu Qi, Zhao Huan's confidant. The tens of thousands of soldiers Tong Guan had recruited rebelled on the battlefield, destroying the team Zhao Ji had finally gathered in one fell swoop.
Liu Qi, on the other hand, immediately took over the armies of both sides after defeating Zhao Ji, and took the opportunity to kill Liang Shicheng, Zhu Meng, and Li Yan among the rebels.
Xu Bingzhe, who was guarding Kaifeng, was also captured by Liu Qi. He took advantage of the chaos to attack Xu Bingzhe's mansion. After killing his entire family, he also took away all of Xu Bingzhe's correspondence.
Prepared for Zhao Huan to clean up the court in the future.
At the end of October of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Zhao Huan successfully took control of the court and secured the throne. Bai Shizhong Wang Fu Cai Jing and others were all imprisoned, and Zhao Ji and Zhao Gou were also placed under complete house arrest pending the outcome.
History calls it the Xuanhe coup.
