When the news came out that the emperor had appointed a crown prince, although the officials were surprised, they thought that the country's foundation was stable and the Song Dynasty emperor had a successor, so they didn't think much about it.
They went together to congratulate the crown prince, congratulate the Song Dynasty emperor on the heir, and congratulate the stable inheritance of the throne.
But they did not expect that after the wedding preparations were completed, news came out in the palace that there were ten sons of Zhao Ji among the Northern Song Dynasty clan who was about to return to their homeland.
I don’t know who sent this news, but the news that Zhao Ji has ten sons alive is really surprising. At the same time, the officials finally came to their senses.
The Emotional Emperor was so anxious to confirm the identity of the crown prince in order to prevent Zhao Ji's ten sons from affecting the inheritance of the throne after they returned?
The emperor still has the upper hand.
Now even if someone wants to use this topic to start another dispute, I'm afraid that won't work.
The crown prince already has a candidate. They don't think about themselves, they also have to think about future generations. If the fight fails and the crown prince ascends the throne as emperor, the first thing he will do after ascending the throne will definitely be to attack old fools like them. , take revenge on them severely.
Being retaliated against by the emperor must be unpleasant.
Therefore, this inside story did not cause any big controversy in the court, and the ministers all remained silent and protected themselves tacitly.
However, the news that the Northern Song Dynasty clan was about to return triggered a heated debate among the people and scholars in Lin'an City. This topic instantly became the front page headline in Lin'an City, dominating the pages for several days.
The dusty past events are gradually being brought up, the humiliation of more than thirty years ago has returned to people's sight, and all kinds of things that people don't want to mention have once again become topics of discussion.
So a group of literati wrote poems and lyrics with sadness to express their sorrow to the deceased royal family.
Of course, there are also some people who reflect on why the royal family was not rescued by the Song Dynasty itself, but by the Liberation Army.
They felt that this might not be a good thing for Song Dynasty.
However, in this way, the news of the fall of the Jin Kingdom was finally confirmed in Lin'an City. No one doubted that the Liberation Army failed to solve the Jin Kingdom, and no one thought that the Jin Kingdom could make a comeback.
A feeling of confusion mixed with rejoicing gradually permeated Lin'an City, from the officials to the common people. After confirming the news that the Jin Kingdom was really over, they felt inexplicably confused and rejoicing.
The Kingdom of Jin, which was regarded as a great enemy, was finished like that, and anyone would feel confused.
The Southern Song Dynasty was oppressed by the Jin Kingdom for more than thirty years, and the humiliating experience for more than thirty years was unforgettable in their eyes.
When the Jin Kingdom is over, anyone will feel relieved and happy, because there is no need to fight anymore, there is no need to face life-threatening danger, no Jin soldiers will go south, and the crisis has been resolved.
The news spread further and further, and more and more people looked forward to the coming beautiful life with a relaxed and happy mood.
Don't think that the people don't think so. The people are actually the happiest, because the Kingdom of Jin is over, and the heavy burden of Sui coins on their heads has disappeared.
The annual coins that must be paid to the Kingdom of Jin every year also come from the people, which is a heavy burden. It not only increases taxes, but also increases corvee.
The Kingdom of Jin wants gold and silver, and this wealth needs to be transported all the way from the southern mountainous area to the Huaihe and Huaihe areas to be delivered to the Kingdom of Jin. The hard work along the way needs to be borne by the people along the way.
Not only do you have to provide money, but you also have to contribute effort. Once a year, the people in the areas along the northern route of the tossing Sui Coin were miserable, so the land was abandoned and people fled in large numbers, causing a larger wave of refugees.
But now, the Kingdom of Jin is gone, and the Sui coins are gone as well. The people near the Sui coins along the way north are the happiest.
When the news came, they sang and danced with joy, praising the beautiful and happy life that was about to come.
In such an atmosphere, it is worth mentioning that there is a very small group of people who are keenly aware of the changes and various possibilities in the situation in the north after the Liberation Army replaced the Jin Dynasty, and whether it was possible on the diplomatic front in the Southern Song Dynasty. Something happened.
In their view, the Restoration Army that destroyed the Jin Kingdom has become bigger and stronger. Although they are both Han Chinese, they may not surrender to the Southern Song Dynasty. If the two sides cannot make progress in the diplomatic negotiations, it is difficult to say whether a new separatist confrontation will form in the future. .
The Restoration Army will even establish an independent country and become the next Jin Kingdom.
This very small number of people seemed to regard the Liberation Army as an unfriendly force and were wary of the Liberation Army. Their representative figure was Hu Quan, a leading militant who had been recalled to Lin'an not long after Zhang Juncai.
After receiving the news that the Liberation Army had captured Zhongdu, Hu Quan and a few officials with a broader vision suggested that Zhang Jun should be on guard against the Liberation Army.
Their reason is that after the Jin Kingdom is overthrown, the Liberation Army will definitely expand, and they may have the intention of proclaiming themselves an emperor and establishing a country. At that time, they will have to come up with a charter for how to face the Liberation Army.
Hu Quan knew that Zhang Jun advocated negotiations with the Liberation Army and hoped to solve the problem through negotiations, but he believed that the Liberation Army would not give up so easily what it had gained through a deadly battle, and felt that Zhang Jun's idea was too simple.
However, their voices were very small and could not attract anyone's attention. There was no market in Lin'an City, which was currently surrounded by a relaxed atmosphere.
Zhang Jun also disagreed with this view and asked Hu Quan not to express his views publicly because it would cause unnecessary trouble.
In this atmosphere, Su Yonglin arranged for 1,017 members of the Northern Song Dynasty royal family and their related persons, headed by Zhao Jinnu, the concubine of Emperor Rongde, to go south from Zhongdu in mid-June.
With smiles on their faces and eager to return, the group successfully arrived at Haizhou, the border area between the Song Dynasty and the Liberation Army, at the end of June.
In Haizhou, they met a welcoming team headed by Chen Kangbo.
When Chen Kangbo saw the sixty-year-old Zhao Jinnu, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He knelt down in front of Zhao Jinnu and cried very miserably.
Zhao Jinnu also cried hard, bent down to help Chen Kangbo, and cried together. Their crying led many people to cry together, so many Northern Song Dynasty clan members and Southern Song Dynasty courtiers who were negotiating here cried together, and the cry was loud. .
Although he was crying so hard, it was not the time for the clan to return yet. The clan had to wait for the official edict from the Southern Song Dynasty court and the official welcoming team before they could go back.
Right now, they have to live in Haizhou for a while after their first meeting, waiting for the imperial court to send a formal welcoming mission to greet them.
So Chen Kangbo packed up and prepared to return to Lin'an.
Before leaving, he expressed his gratitude to Zhao Zuoliang, who was following him.
"The loss of the clan to the enemy is something that the Song Dynasty has always been deeply saddened by. Now that the clan is able to return to the motherland, it is the kindness of the leader and the Liberation Army to the Song Dynasty. This kind of kindness will never be forgotten by the Song Dynasty. If there is an opportunity, , I will definitely repay you."
Zhao Zuoliang chuckled, held Chen Kangbo's hand and said with a smile: "We are both Han people, it's just a little effort. By the way, regarding the matter of Kaifeng, please don't forget Mr. Chen."
Chen Kangbo blinked and then nodded.
"After I return home, I will definitely report this matter to His Majesty."
"That's good."
Afterwards, under the watch of Zhao Zuoliang, Chen Kangbo left Haizhou with his delegation, returned to the Song Dynasty, and went to Lin'an to discuss important matters.
Qi Shaohui stood beside Zhao Zuoliang and sighed repeatedly.
Zhao Zuoliang turned around and looked at Qi Shaohui and said with a smile, "Why are you sighing?"
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, I just feel that Nan Guo is too incompetent. After more than thirty years, he can't even save the clan members."
Qi Shaohui looked at the backs of the returning Song people with a look of disdain: "If we lose our brothers and sisters in the hands of the gold thief, we will try our best to save them. They will act as if it never happened. The princess was moved from her twenties to sixty, sixty years old!"
Zhao Zuoliang was silent for a while, then turned back to look at the back of the Song team that was gradually disappearing.
"Human beings can be so ruthless. Yu Ting is right. The Zhao Guan family of the Song State cannot be trusted at all. The Song State cannot be trusted either. Shao Hui, you need to make more preparations and train your soldiers in various ways to prepare for emergencies. ah."
Qi Shaohui was stunned.
"Do the Song people still dare to go north to invade us?"
"The gold miners don't dare to deal with us. I guess they are a little brave. After all, we have never fought against each other. In the future, they will inevitably have some unrealistic fantasies."
Zhao Zuoliang's voice was very low.
Qi Shaohui curled his lips.
"If they dare to come, I will kill all the invading enemies and build a palace here. Huh! Don't think that the Kingdom of Jin is gone. We are easy to bully!"
Zhao Zuoliang was noncommittal and did not express any opinion on this.
