Zhao Buxi is a member of the Southern Song Dynasty clan and the sixth grandson of Zhao Guangyi, a top player in donkey cart drifting during the Song Dynasty. He is an extremely rare descendant of Zhao Guangyi who still exists in the Southern Song Dynasty.
How should I put it? Fortunately, their clan did not mix well and their blood relationship was far apart, so they escaped the catastrophe. Otherwise, if they were a little closer, they would have been doomed in Kaifeng City.
Zhao Buxi was a relatively promising son of the clan. He personally participated in the scientific examination battlefield with scholars, and successfully passed the imperial examination in Shaoxing in the 27th year, becoming a Jinshi, and was later awarded the position of governor of Kaizhou.
Because he did a good job, he was promoted to Kuizhou Road Transfer Judge after his term expired. He was a good hand in salt affairs and finance, made many political achievements, was an honest official, and had a good official reputation.
Considering that the country was in a difficult situation, they needed an emperor with enough ability, courage and experience to support them. Therefore, Wu Lin and Ma Yongkang had the same opinion and decided to support Zhao Buxi as the emperor and establish the Song Dynasty to fight against the Ming Dynasty. and the Lin'an lackey court.
When Zhao Buxi learned that he was invited to Chengdu to become emperor, his whole person felt bad.
Of course, as the transfer judge of Kuizhou Road, Zhao Buxi can be regarded as a mid- to high-level official. Although he did not have his turn to attend the previous Chengdu meeting, he knew almost all the information that he should know.
He knew that the Song Dynasty suffered another disastrous defeat in the second Ming-Song War. The Song army was completely defeated, the Lin'an court ceded territory to pay compensation, lost power and humiliated the country, and the emperor was overthrown by a coup and handed over to the Ming Dynasty.
The shame of Jingkang emerges in the new era.
Zhao Buxi was filled with grief and anger, crying profusely, and burst into tears many times in front of his friends, expressing his extreme pain.
But it's useless, because he has no military power and can't do anything.
But now he learned that he was invited to Chengdu to become emperor.
Zhao Buxi calmed down for a while and realized that he heard correctly and that his hearing was normal. The person who came to greet him was Ma Yongkang, currently the second-in-command of the entire Sichuan Regional Officials Alliance.
"why me?"
Although there was an impulse in his heart that was stimulating him, causing his already aging body to burst out with unimaginable power, he still tried his best to control his emotions and make himself look more like a normal person.
"In this critical situation, I really have no choice. You have enough experience and qualifications to be an official, and your official reputation is excellent. You are the perfect candidate to unite people's hearts and call on the people of Sichuan and Shu to rise up against the Ming Dynasty's invasion. If you agree, it will be a blessing to me and the people of Sichuan and Shu. I will definitely respect you as the emperor and lead you to revive the Song Dynasty."
Ma Yongkang's words are very tempting.
But Zhao Buxi still took another round.
"At this time of crisis, most of the country has been lost, Sichuan and Shu are poor and weak, but I want to be the emperor. It is just like the critical autumn of life that Zhuge Liang faced back then. Now, who knows whether I will become the emperor or embark on the road to hell? "
Ma Yongkang looked sad after hearing this.
"The country is in crisis. Unfortunately, a traitor has appeared, betrayed Your Majesty, and massacred the loyal people in Lin'an. Now the loyal people in Lin'an have become prisoners of the Ming Dynasty along with the royal family, and most of the country has been lost.
Now the Song Dynasty only has the land of Sichuan and Shu as its territory, but this is not a time of despair. Although the ministers are incompetent, they are willing to risk their lives to protect you and protect the Sichuan and Shu clans from the Ming Dynasty and its thieves. "
Zhao Buxi took a deep breath.
"I am not sure that I have the ability to become the emperor and successfully fight against the Ming Dynasty and its thieves. Moreover, I am old and not the candidate who can lead you and others to revive the Song Dynasty. If you and others have better candidates, I can To give in, to save the Song Dynasty from danger, a person with literary, Taoist and military skills should be chosen to undertake it."
Ma Yongkang shook his head firmly.
"You are the best candidate. We can't find a more capable and honest clan member. Generally, clan members burst into tears when they see someone coming, as if it's the end of the world. How can you be an emperor with such integrity?
But you are different. You have integrity and courage. This is the most important character for becoming an emperor when the country is in crisis. Therefore, as long as you nod, the ministers will protect you even if they risk their lives. "
Zhao Buxi took a deep breath.
"I'm not sure you will follow my orders and not use my name to make a flag."
"You are the emperor, and I will naturally obey the emperor's orders. You need me to wash away the shame of the Song Dynasty, and I also need you to lead me to wash away the shame."
Ma Yongkang paid his respects again: "For the sake of the people of the Song Dynasty, please generously go to Chengdu!"
Zhao Buxi didn't speak anymore. He was silent for a while, sighed, then stood up and nodded to Ma Yongkang.
"If the country needs me to stand up at this time, I will stand up. That's it. I have nothing else to say. I hope I won't let you down, and you won't let me down."
Ma Yongkang was overjoyed.
"My lord, I will obey the holy orders! Long live my emperor!"
Zhao Buxi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and waved his hands.
"I'm not the emperor yet, I'm still a minister. There's no need to be like this now."
"clear."
Ma Yongkang nodded, feeling reassured.
On February 26, the sixth year of Hongwu's reign, Zhao Buxi arrived in Chengdu under the escort of Ma Yongkang to prepare for the enthronement ceremony.
Because the matter was urgent and the finances were difficult, Zhao Buxi spoke up and asked for everything to be simple. All pomp and ceremony was not needed, as long as everyone worked together.
"When the country is in crisis, all money and food should be used where it should be used, not for ostentation. I have never liked luxury. I didn't in the past and I won't in the future. Keep everything simple."
Zhao Buji presented himself as a standard sage monarch, which attracted the admiration of all the ministers and congratulated the Song Dynasty for getting a sage monarch.
They unanimously believed that the Song Dynasty would be able to recover, become stronger, and have a bright future under the leadership of this sage monarch.
After simple preparations, on the first day of March in the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhao Buxi ascended the throne in Chengdu and proclaimed himself emperor with the support of the Sichuan and Shu ministers, and still used Song as the country's title.
The newly established Song State temporarily took the five roads of Chengdu Fulu, Lizhou East Road, Lizhou West Road, Zizhou Road, and Kuizhou Road as its national borders.
Zhao Buxi refused to recognize the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty. He believed that the Song Dynasty was the fire virtue in the theory of five virtues, so he established his own reign name as Yanxing, which contained the meaning of the prosperity of the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Buxi also claimed that he did not recognize the Lin'an court inherited by Zhao Dun as the orthodox court of the Song Dynasty, and declared that it was a pseudo-dynasty and that the real orthodoxy of the Song Dynasty lay with him.
Then Yao Zun, whose life and death are unknown, was honored as the Supreme Emperor, and Zhao Gou, whose life and death was unknown, was honored as the Supreme Emperor. This showed the meaning of inheritance, and it was also to show that he was the orthodox Song Dynasty here, and Zhao Dun was just a pseudo-dynasty.
After this statement was completed, regardless of whether others believed it or not, the Chengdu court itself believed it.
Then, after Zhao Buxi ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he rewarded his family and officials.
He first made his wife Jiang the queen and his eldest son Zhao Qiong the crown prince, establishing the legitimacy and national foundation and stabilizing people's hearts.
Then, he appointed Wu Lin, the former Sichuan Xuanfu envoy, as the privy envoy, and also served as the military supervisor of the Sichuan-Sichuan war zone, taking charge of the military power and military operations in the entire Sichuan-Sichuan region.
Ma Yongkang, the former Zizhou Road pacification envoy, was also appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, and in charge of government affairs.
One of the two was responsible for military affairs, the other was responsible for government affairs. They worked closely together to take charge of the military and political affairs of the court. They assisted Zhao Buxi in reorganizing the political situation and army of the Song Dynasty, which currently only owned the land of Sichuan and Shu, so as to enhance the ability of self-protection, and later formed Strong military power.
Not only can they protect themselves, but they can also send troops out of Sichuan to attack the puppet dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
Zhao Buji then issued an edict to the Lin'an court as the emperor, ordering the officials of the Lin'an court to immediately abandon Shen's rebel group and immediately surrender to the Chengdu court. The Chengdu court was the orthodoxy of the Song Dynasty, and the Lin'an court was just a lackey regime, a puppet regime. towards.
This edict caused an uproar in Lin'an. Shen Gai, Zhou Linzhi and others felt guilty and were furious. They threw and smashed them. They angrily shouted that Zhao Buxi, Wu Lin, Ma Yongkang and others were ambitious and treasonous, and actually betrayed Zhao. Dun, betrayed the Lin'an court.
They are traitors, thieves, and villains.
The entire Lin'an City immediately began to screen people or organizations related to Chengdu. As soon as they were found, they were immediately arrested and interrogated indiscriminately to see if they were related to the Chengdu court.
