Judging from the offensive trends of the Ming army, Zhao Gou believed that the southwest direction was the safest.
Although I don’t know when the war will end, and I also know that the southwest is somewhat backward and dilapidated, and there are no comfortable big cities, but it is safe anyway, and the Ming army cannot really pursue them all the way.
Moreover, Zhao Gou is no longer the emperor, he is the Supreme Emperor. The Ming army can go to the emperor for anything, instead of coming to him, the Supreme Emperor.
I don't want anything, I just want my life and my wealth, so why don't you let me go?
Zhao Gou didn't even attend the customary court meeting held after the new emperor ascended the throne. He left Lin'an in such a hurry, as if he didn't want to stay for a moment longer.
As a result, a large number of people behind them looked at the luxurious carriage and the troops who hurriedly escorted the carriage out of Lin'an City.
When they realized that it was Zhao Gou who was escaping, they collectively exclaimed - [The official is leaving!]!
At that time, Lin'an City had not announced Zhao Gou's abdication and Zhao Jun's ascension to the throne. People connected the news that the Ming Navy destroyed the Song Navy and threatened Lin'an with the news that Zhao Gou left Lin'an City, and came up with a shocking story. in conclusion.
The Ming army is coming to attack Lin'an, and Lin'an cannot be defended at all. The emperor has even run away!
Panic swept over like a tsunami, sweeping through everyone's heart. In an instant, there was a frenzy of flight in the entire Lin'an City. Everyone chose to escape due to panic without careful thinking.
In fact, they couldn't think. Seeing so many people running away, even the emperor took the lead, who could calm down and think about the problem seriously?
Regardless of whether they were rich or poor, almost all of them took their families, packed up their Xinruan, and fled. Those who could hire a car hired a car and fled. Those who couldn't afford a car dragged a large cart with their family and Xinruan. Flee away and never stay in Lin'an City anyway.
They don't have many ways to get real news.
Song Ting, who had access to the news, was slow to respond.
When Zhao Gou escaped, Zhao Min had just completed the enthronement ceremony, had just finished offering sacrifices to his ancestors, and reported to his ancestor Zhao Kuangyin that he had finally inherited the throne as his descendant, allowing the throne to return to the hands of the Taizu lineage after nearly two hundred years. inside.
After the report, Zhao Gou ran away.
As soon as Zhao Hao sat on the throne and held a court meeting, the panic in Lin'an City was rampant because of Zhao Gou's escape, so that when Zhao Hao was discussing the current situation with the ministers with a frown on his face, he learned about the large-scale massacre in Lin'an City. Panic mass incidents.
Zhao Yu was very surprised and didn't know what was going on, so he quickly asked someone to find out what happened.
"It is said that the carriage was recognized when the Supreme Emperor was hunting in the west. At that time, the court did not announce the news of the Supreme Emperor's abdication and hunting in the west, which caused panic among the people. They all thought that the Ming army was going to land and attack Lin'an, the capital of the Supreme Emperor. It was time to hunt west, so many civilians were led to hunt west with the Supreme Emperor..."
The prefect of Lin'an Prefecture hurriedly entered the palace and told the confused Zhao Yan the news he had received.
Zhao Xun and civil and military officials had previously thought this matter was very absurd.
Because although the situation was urgent before, the Ming army showed no signs of landing and attacking Lin'an after destroying the navy at Lin'an port.
According to the latest analysis by the Privy Council, the Ming Navy's failure to land immediately to threaten Lin'an was probably because it did not have enough troops to threaten Lin'an from land, so it did not land.
If the Ming army had sufficient numbers, they would definitely choose to land to threaten Lin'an instead of staying at sea without landing.
So Lin'an is still safe for the time being.
Zhao Xun breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Lin'an was far from being unable to support the situation. He was slightly relieved. He had just been discussing with officials about sending troops to set up a coastal defense line.
As a result, suddenly, a large number of people fled Lin'an, and the order of the entire city was disrupted.
If he wanted to escape, the emperor would flee first. How could a commoner escape before the emperor?
It turned out to be Zhao Gou's fault.
Zhao Yan, who had just sat on the throne and his butt was not yet warm, encountered such a difficult problem.
Good guy, really good guy, Zhao Min never thought that he would be played by Zhao Gou just after he ascended the throne. It was already a mess, and now the mess is even worse.
"Absurd! Absurd! Lin'an was the capital of the Song Dynasty. How could it be captured by the enemy so easily? Not to mention that the enemy can't even cross the Yangtze River now. Are the 100,000 forbidden troops in Lin'an just living off the food? It's simply ridiculous!"
Zhao Xun was very angry and immediately ordered to the prefect of Lin'an and Zhao Mi, the commander-in-chief of the front department.
"The Palace Front Division dispatched troops, and the Lin'an Prefecture was responsible for the command. No matter what, the order in Lin'an City must be controlled. The Ming army has not come ashore, so how can Lin'an not be protected? If Lin'an is not protected, I, the emperor, will coexist and die with Lin'an!" "
Under Zhao Xun's forced order, the Palace Front Division dispatched troops to assist Lin'an Prefecture in managing order, closing the city gates, and persuading those who tried to flee. Those who refused to persuasion directly threatened them with knives, and used very rough methods, even to the point where There were also robberies and beatings.
Finally, after a day and a night, the order in Lin'an City was brought under control.
In order to better restore order, Lin'an Prefecture issued a curfew order for two days and closed the night market. Residents in the city were asked to calm down and were not allowed to leave their homes during the curfew. Otherwise, they would be treated as a Ming army and executed.
Then the imperial court began to announce the abdication of the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou and the accession of the new emperor Zhao Min to the throne.
At the same time as this news came from the Ministry of Industry, it was also announced that the Ming army had not landed at all and had not set foot in Jiangnan at all.
The imperial court has dispatched troops to attack. The defense line formed by the imperial army is impenetrable. There is no chance for the Ming army to set foot in Lin'an. Lin'an is absolutely safe.
After all, Zhao Xun and Zhao Gou were different. After getting over the initial panic, Zhao Xun had realized that he was an emperor, an emperor who held the power of the world.
This feeling was very novel. When he issued an order to the officials, the feeling that they immediately took care of it made him very comfortable, making him almost forget that the stall where he was the emperor was the one where the Song Dynasty was in crisis. when.
Being an emperor is a comfortable thing no matter what.
It is said that once the power of the dynasty is in hand, orders will be carried out, and there is also the so-called three things to do when a new official takes office. After Zhao Min ascended the throne, he made his own arrangements for the government affairs.
First, he ordered his teacher Shi Hao to be promoted to the position of Councilor for Political Affairs, and he was directly promoted to the team of prime ministers and assistants, making him one of the prime ministers and assistants who could decide the national affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty overnight.
Second, he ordered the war ministers headed by Zhang Jun and Chen Kangbo to be summoned to the court to discuss national affairs and save the Song Dynasty when the country was in danger.
Third, he ordered the Guard Ma Junsi and the Guard Infantry Division to organize troops to form a land defense line in the coastal area of Lin'an to resolutely prevent the Ming army from landing operations.
The fourth is to order the courtiers to collect past files and documents to prepare for Yue Fei's rehabilitation, to correct the chaos and reverse the court atmosphere.
Fifth, he ordered the removal of Wang Lun, the person directly responsible for the navy's defeat and crisis, and formally appointed his deputy Ye Yiwen as the new privy envoy, temporarily in charge of military affairs.
The promulgation of these five things fully reflected Zhao Hao's determination to rise up and fight the Ming Dynasty to the death, insist on not giving in, and reverse the trend of the peace faction in power in the DPRK, trying to transform the Southern Song Dynasty into an enterprising country.
Zhao Jin's will was fully reflected, and a series of arrangements were made to face the Ming army. These measures made him complacent and suddenly gave him an inexplicable self-confidence.
He felt that maybe without Zhao Gou, the Song Dynasty under his leadership could achieve a better record.
Zhao Gou ran away, but he would not run away. Zhao Gou was worried about defeat, but he would not worry about it. Zhao Gou was afraid of the Ming army, but he was not afraid.
He will definitely persevere until the last moment. He has no fear of the Ming Dynasty in his heart. He is full of hope and is very brave.
He decided to use a successful defensive battle to establish his reputation as the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
He believes he can do it.
Then.
On April 16, news came from the north.
The Guazhou Navy was completely wiped out, Guazhou Ferry was captured by the Ming army, and the Ming army successfully crossed the river. Zhenjiang Prefecture subsequently fell, and the defenders were defeated. The Ming army had landed in the south of the Yangtze River and began to march south, aiming directly at Lin'an.
