Wang Dabao, the Minister of Rites, was frightened by the news of the coup.
He ordered his servants to arm themselves and go to resist the coup army, and then he protected his family and tried to escape through the back door.
But his servants obviously don't have strong combat effectiveness. Although there are many loyal people, they still have no ability to fight against professional soldiers.
After three strikes, five divided by two, seven or eight of the servants were killed, and the rest collapsed and fled, and were later overtaken and killed.
Before Wang Dabao could run far to protect his family, he was overtaken by the coup troops. After catching up, they beat and kicked him. Wang Dabao was beaten until his mouth and nose bled, and his family members were eventually arrested together with him. Didn't run away.
Hu Quan, the deputy privy envoy, had a hot temper. When he saw the coup soldiers breaking into his home and demanding that his family surrender, he sighed and drew his sword to fight the coup troops.
He knew what was happening now, that the emperor had been controlled and that the overall situation could no longer change, but he remained unmoved at all.
Hu Quan had five sons. Except for the youngest son who died young and the eldest son who settled in his hometown, three sons followed him.
These three sons obviously also accepted his education and were well guided by him. In the face of the crisis, these three sons were not weak and fought together with their father.
The four fathers and sons of a family were not timid in the face of the larger number of professional soldiers. They all rushed forward to fight the coup troops. They were all hacked to death, and they were all yelling curses before they died.
This coup officer had a bad temper, and the soldiers under his command had no military discipline. Because he was angry at being scolded, he killed all the members of Hu Quan's family. Not even the servants survived, and all the dogs in the family were killed. Kill and eat meat.
That night, the Hu family was the most miserable family.
The main senior officials of the main war faction were captured and killed that night.
In addition to senior officials, there were also a series of mid-level and low-level officials who had close ties with the war faction and held a pro-war stance and were completely liquidated by the peace faction.
Shen Gai took the list and outlined each name one by one, vowing to catch all the war officials.
Catch those who can be caught, and kill those who cannot be caught. In short, there should be no people who want war in the Song Dynasty. Peace is the most precious, so peace is correct.
Anyone who wants war will destroy the Song Dynasty, which is absolutely unacceptable!
The operation lasted from nightfall to early morning. When it was dawn, the entire operation was completely completed. More than 160 officials of the main war faction were arrested and killed. Their families were all arrested. The main war faction was captured. The He faction was uprooted and liquidated completely.
That night, people were killing people and shouting throughout Lin'an City. Some of the officials from the main war faction were frightened and surrendered, while others rose up to resist, and most of them tried to escape.
But no matter what choice they make, the final outcome is the same.
The civilians in the city felt uneasy and very scared, but they kept hearing patrolling soldiers outside shouting that they were not allowed to go out, so they did not dare to go out for fear of being caught and killed by the officers and soldiers.
A few days ago, many people were coaxed out by the officers and soldiers and then killed. The general people were so frightened that they did not dare to go out during the day. Even if they were hungry, they would not go out to find something to eat until it was safe in the middle of the night. of.
Because of their rich hiding experience, this night, only the main fighting officials were liquidated, and many of their family members were killed, while basically all the people in Lin'an City survived.
The coup went very smoothly, with unexpectedly high efficiency, and the whole movement was so small that the Ming army outside the city did not notice this surprising coup.
So when Zhang Yuejing ordered all the armies to prepare for the attack on Lin'an City the next morning, and even the artillery was loaded and ready to be fired, suddenly soldiers came to report that the Lin'an city gate had been opened, and a group of Southern Song officials came out of the city. Dragging some big boxes straight to the Ming army camp.
Zhang Yuejing was a little confused.
Didn’t they already reject Ming Guo’s request? Why are you still sending people out now?
However, looking at the time, Zhang Yuejing found that it was indeed not the final time as agreed, and the Ming army did not need to launch an attack.
So he ordered these officials to come to see him.
The leader called himself Zhang Shi, Deputy Privy Envoy. He didn't recognize him, but that didn't matter.
"I discussed with your Mr. Shen yesterday. If you don't give an answer when the twelve hours are up, then attack the city immediately, and you must break through the city wall and occupy Lin'an. Now...well, is there anything left? After an hour, you finally came to a conclusion? I saw you preparing to defend the city before..."
Zhang Yuejing looked at Zhang Shi pointedly.
Zhang Shi suppressed the strange emotions in his heart and smiled.
"Commander Zhang is right. After very intense discussions, the Song Dynasty made a decision on this matter yesterday evening and early this morning."
"What about the decision? Are you here to give an ultimatum, or are you here to do something else?"
Zhang Yuejing stared at Zhang Shi: "And I heard that your Deputy Privy Envoy is called Hu Quan. Are you another Privy Envoy?"
"Commander Zhang Mingjian, Hu Quan is dead."
"Oh, he's dead...huh?"
Zhang Yuejing was stunned: "Dead?"
Zhang Shi nodded.
"Yes, he is dead. Not only is he dead, but a group of rebellious officials also died last night against the holy will."
Zhang Yuejing frowned and looked at Zhang Shi.
"What's going on? What happened in Lin'an City last night? What... did you guys do?"
"We did what Ming Dynasty wanted to see and made the decision that Ming Dynasty wanted to see."
Zhang Shi took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms with a smile and handed it to Zhang Yuejing with both hands.
Zhang Yuejing took the yellow silk suspiciously and unfolded it. After a while, his pupils shrank and his eyes widened.
"You have a coup?"
"It's not a coup, it's about bringing order out of chaos."
Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Because the king is ignorant and treacherous, the power of the Song Dynasty is declining day by day, and it is in danger. Now that the army is approaching tomorrow, the Song Dynasty is in danger of falling. We can't just watch the Song Dynasty." Thus it fell.
Therefore, we follow the edict of the Supreme Empress to depose the faint emperor and install a wise new emperor. He is the third son of the deposed emperor. He successfully ascended the throne yesterday evening and became the new generation emperor of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the edict issued by the emperor may harm the great nation. A group of rebellious ministers of Song Dynasty were all arrested and brought to justice.
After yesterday night's action, the treacherous bandits headed by Yu Yunwen have all been arrested and brought to justice by us under the orders of the officials. Except for a few stubborn ones who were killed, most of them were caught and are now in the city.
According to the latest official edict, the Song Dynasty accepted all the armistice conditions proposed by the Ming Dynasty without any discussion. It only hoped that the Ming Dynasty could stop fighting and cease the war and not let the war continue. The Song Dynasty... No, Jiangnanguo already knew he was wrong! "
Zhang Shi paid his respects again, with a very respectful tone.
The envoys who came with him also saluted together.
"I hope the country above will forgive Jiangnan's sins!"
This scene made Zhang Yuejing and a group of Ming army generals feel at a loss.
Yesterday, he looked like he was going to die together, but today he took a U-turn and even replaced the emperor?
Ah this...
Although Zhang Yuejing has experienced countless storms and waves, he now needs a little time to adjust his mentality.
After he finally adjusted his mentality, he realized that the current situation had deviated greatly from what they had expected.
The Southern Song Dynasty was not directly defeated by them, but there was a coup within itself, and they took care of themselves...
