The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 528

In fact, Liang Shicheng had privately hinted to Zhao Huan a few days ago that the officials might hand over the position to him in the near future so that he could prepare in advance.

When Zhao Huanna first heard the news, he was full of joy, and felt that his painstaking efforts paid off, and he felt like a pissed daughter-in-law who had been suffering for many years and became a mother-in-law.

God knows how Zhao Huan has been walking on eggshells these past few years, facing his father's dislike and the oppression of his third brother Zhao Kai, he dare not make the slightest mistake.He works with trepidation every day, for fear that if he is negligent, he will be caught wrong and deposed as the crown prince.

At that time, Zhao Huan's teacher, Geng Nanzhong, saw that his disciple was getting carried away, and reminded him, "His Royal Highness, every time such a critical moment comes, you must hold your breath even more."

Zhao Huan tried his best to suppress his smile, and nodded repeatedly, "Sir, don't worry, I have been waiting for Gu for so many years, so why are you afraid of waiting a few more days?"

"That's right, Your Highness is right to think so. Bairen can become steel. Also, when the time comes to accept the order of succession, Your Highness must show three bows and three concessions, and don't let people say that you have no filial piety."

"Gu knows it, if it's really impossible, Gu will pretend to be dizzy, and ask sir to find someone to carry Gu to the throne."

Originally, the two had a good talk, and Zhao Huan began to think about the beautiful days after he ascended the throne, but suddenly he heard Geng Nanzhong mention the matter of Jin Bing going south.

"Your Highness, after you ascend the throne, you should promote Wu Min, your servant, and Li Gang, the Taichang Shaoqing, both of whom are your staunch supporters. Especially Li Gang, he has a strong character. You can let him supervise the army at that time, and he will be able to fight The gold-refunding country is attacking."

As soon as he talked about the Jinren, Zhao Huan's good mood immediately disappeared. He worried, "Sir, the Jinren won't hit the city of Tokyo, right?"

How could Geng Nanzhong answer this question? He hesitated for a long time before giving an ambiguous answer, "My Song Dynasty is rich and strong, and there are hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in Bianliang City alone. I don't think so."

Unexpectedly, after Zhao Huan heard this, he became even more worried, and asked in a low voice, "Sir, after Gu succeeds to the throne, can you let Li Gang stay behind in Tokyo?"

"Li Boji is a literati, and he doesn't know the art of war. How can he do it..." Geng Nanzhong didn't understand the meaning of Zhao Huan's words at first. Before the next official succeeds to the throne, he is already planning to follow Naifu's example and run away early!
Geng Nanzhong felt speechless for a while, and hurriedly advised, "Your Highness, no, once the Emperor Daojun leaves, it will be a great opportunity for you to win people's hearts, how can you let it go for nothing?"

Speaking of this, he continued to speak softly, "Furthermore, Your Highness, don't forget that there is still King Yun here. If it weren't for the fact that the Kingdom of Jin went south this time, it is still unknown who will get the throne!"

Of course Zhao Huan understood that he was picking on the loopholes this time, but when he thought that his father was going to take his brothers and sisters to the south to have a good time, leaving him alone to face the barbaric Jin army, he suddenly realized that the throne was not good, and he felt at a loss in his heart. sense.

This feeling accumulated more and more in the next ten days, especially when Zhao Huan learned that the Jinren were about to approach the city, he finally overwhelmed his last psychological defense line, so that even if he heard that Zhao Ji wanted to give him the Zen seat , he didn't even feel happy at all, he just thought about how to push it out.

Similarly, Zhao Ji's face is also extremely pale at the moment. He never expected that he had finally made up his mind to give up the position of emperor, but Zhao Huan, a rebellious son who is so ignorant, came here in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Such an ugly one.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhao Ji put on a moved expression with difficulty, and said with a smile, "The prince is benevolent and filial, I am very relieved. However, I have been on the throne for more than [-] years. I am exhausted physically and mentally, and I have no energy to govern the country. My son is young and strong. It is right to take up this heavy burden, if you retreat again, you will be disloyal and unfilial!"

Zhao Ji thought that with such a soft and hard attitude, Zhao Huan would definitely go astray and not dare to disobey his father's order, but he saw his body tremble, and then cried bitterly in a louder voice,
"Father, your hometown is only forty-four years old. It is the time of the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period. How can you abdicate the throne of Nei Chan? Besides, the minister is young, timid and weak. He has neither literary talent nor military strategy. Now, how dare you be an official? If your minister becomes an official, the Song Dynasty will perish soon!

If the father insists on passing on the throne, it is better to pass it on to the third brother. If the third brother is not good, there are fifth and ninth brothers, and the sons are willing to serve the father by his side, and listen to the teachings sooner or later. Never..."

"That's enough! Officer Liang, please help Dalang receive the order, so as not to miss the auspicious time."

After all, Zhao Ji's face fluctuated, and he felt that he had never been so ashamed. If it wasn't for time, he would have to teach this unfilial son a lesson, abolish his crown prince, and choose a new heir.

Liang Shicheng led the order to come to Zhao Huan, and with the help of Geng Nanzhong, he lifted him from the ground, and took the opportunity to persuade him in a low voice, "Your Highness, this opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come again. If you offend the officials, the throne will fall to the throne Wang Zhishou, may wish to think about your fate in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Huan finally stopped struggling and let the two of them numbly manipulate him. Then, under the strange eyes of the ministers, he knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to accept the succession edict.

Seeing that his son was dealt with, Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and asked all the officials who would like to go to Yunzhou as an envoy.

Geng Nanzhong came out of the class and said, "The minister heard that His Royal Highness King Yun and the King of Yunzhong County are inseparable, and if he comes forward, he will surely succeed."

This was Liang Shicheng's idea. This eunuch was extremely insidious. He once said in private, "The one who loves the most today is King Yun! If King Yun goes to meet the officials in private before the crown prince takes the throne, and promises to stay in Tokyo, the officials The family may not change their minds. In order to ensure the smooth accession of the crown prince, it is better to think of ways to send him to Beijing as the best."

Geng Nanzhong immediately agreed, so the two discussed this way.

Zhao Ji frowned after hearing this, a little unwilling to let his most beloved son take risks, but before he could express his opinion, Wu Min, the servant of the family, echoed, "Officials, what Lord Geng said is very true, His Royal Highness Yun Wenyun Wu is the perfect candidate."

Li Gang and others also came out to play and said, "The ministers and others seconded the proposal!"

After all, Zhao Ji has been the emperor for so many years, how can he not see that these people are all negotiated, and the instigator may be Zhao Huan. Throw it to Yun Wang Zhao Kai himself.

"Sanlang, I don't know what you want?"

According to what Zhao Ji thought, as long as Zhao Kai rejected this proposal, he would have to find a way to confuse this matter anyway.

But to his surprise, Zhao Kai replied calmly, "At this time of peril, it is my duty to do my best to persuade Mu Xu to send troops to relieve the danger of Bianliang."

Zhao Kai's performance was much more brilliant than that of Zhao Huan just now, and made many ministers who originally opposed Yi Chu look at him with admiration. Zhao Ji even revealed his true feelings, "My son is strong! Be careful when you go, and always remember to be a father. in the south, day by day."

Regardless of Zhao Huan's face, the father and son performed a filial piety between father and son in public.

After that, Zhao Ji also listened to the minister's suggestion, quit Fengsi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang roads to set up bureaus, Huashigang and other roads to collect wood and plants to build construction bureaus, stop renting classes in Xicheng for internal and external repairs, stop speaking and discussing divisions, stop Taoist officials, Dismiss the Dasheng Mansion, the Education and Music Office, the Genyue officials, the Yanfu Palace Baolu Palace officials, and the Qionglin Yichunyuan Office in the capital, and then issued an edict of guilt.

It can be said that Zhao Ji personally negated all his actions over the years.

The next day, he appointed Yu Wenxuzhong as a scholar of Baohedian and as an envoy of Hebei and Hedong, and ordered him to rush to Hebei and Hedong to deliver the oracle immediately, so as to stabilize the morale of the army and the people. Set up an envoy and capital control, that is, the commander of the front army, appointed Wang Fan as a scholar of Baowen Pavilion, and a deputy envoy and capital control in the military and horse system of Chongjifu County, and ordered Wang Fan to quickly go to Shaanxi to select reinforcements.

After doing all this, Zhao Ji, who felt that everything had been properly arranged, left a handwritten letter to burn incense in Mengcheng, Bozhou, the night before Zhao Huan officially ascended the throne, and left quietly After leaving Longde Palace, drive east until Tongjin Gate.

Walking through Tongjin Gate is because this gate is a land gate, and the south side is adjacent to Dongshui Gate, where there is a Bianhe ferry.

As the most important water traffic artery in Tokyo, the Bian River enters the city from the west water gate of the outer city, flows into the inner city water gate, crosses the state bridge and Xiangguo temple bridge in front of the imperial palace, then flows out of the inner city water gate, and then passes through the outer city east water gate.

Walking along this waterway, you can leave the Bianliang area at the fastest speed.

At this time, Zhao Ji was only accompanied by Cai You and a small number of followers, and the reason why he left so quietly was because of Cai You's words,

"Your Majesty has been in charge of the world for a long time, and has great prestige. If he goes out with great fanfare, it will definitely attract all the princes to follow, fearing that the itinerary will be unfavorable."

Zhao Ji was so convinced of this that he even abandoned all his concubines and children, and only cared about running for his own life. He ran hundreds of miles overnight and arrived at Yingtianfu (now Shangqiu, Henan, not Nanjing) at dawn.

On this day, when Zhao Huan led the crowd to invite Zhao Ji before he ascended the throne, he discovered that the former official had already run away.

Upon hearing this news, the Empress Dowager, Concubine Tai, and Prince Di Ji left Bianliang City according to the plan they had made before, and went to chase Zhao Ji.

When Zhao Huan saw this, others would say that he was not filial, so he had to put on a dark face and appointed Fan Ne, the Jiedu envoy of the Pingliang Army and the envoy of Zhongtai Yigong, to lead a thousand troops to accompany him as guards.

Later, many officials of Zhao Ji's confidants also followed suit and fled out of the city one after another.

But Zhao Ji had already arrived in Fuli at this time, so he changed to a big boat and sailed to Sizhou. When he saw the fishing market on the shore, he had a sudden whim and insisted on going ashore to buy fish himself.

Zhao Ji was very good at shopping, but he didn't look like an emperor. He had a cordial and friendly negotiation with the fishermen on the price issue.

The word said: Crossing the water and going through the mountains, there are more than a thousand poems to be recited.Huaibo is cold, heavy and rainy.There are herons on Yanlong Beach, and people sell fish on boats.The ancient temple has the right to live in a secluded room, and sleeps in the monk's residence late at night.Menghun was startled and whimpered.Worry and worry, and write back with tears.

After arriving at Sizhou City, Zhao Ji stopped his hasty pace and stayed here for a while to rest.

Sizhou City is located in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, where the Huaihe River connects with the Bianhe River. It is the hub of north-south transportation, and its strategic position is very important.

It was here that the deputy envoy Yu Wencuizhong, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and other ministers all chased up from behind one after another.

It is worth mentioning that Tong Guan was originally appointed by Zhao Huan as the left guard in Tokyo, but when he heard that Zhao Ji was lucky in the south, he privately led the victory of the Jie army and sent out all his own soldiers to chase Zhao Ji, euphemistically called "Guardian".

This guy was indeed very courageous, and he dared to turn a blind eye to Zhao Huan's appointment. This was one of the top ten crimes he was later convicted and executed, namely: not waiting for the order, but going to the southeast;

There are actually many officials like Tong Guan who left the capital without authorization and went to the southeast region.

Not to mention high-ranking officials, ordinary people, and officials with lower status, there were fifty-six high-ranking officials who fled from Shangshu, such as Zhang Quan, Wei Zhongda, and He Dagui.

Of the more than a thousand families of Cai Jing, Cai You, and Song Huan, none of them were in the capital.As for Cai Jing and Cai You's subordinates, seven or eight out of ten people abandoned their official positions and fled.

There was also an episode during this period, that is, there was a fierce conflict between Tong Guan and Gao Lian.

But both of them came at the head of the army, Tong Guan led the [-] victorious Jie army, and Gao Qiu led the [-] imperial guards.

In name, they all came to escort Zhao Ji, but in fact, everyone knew why they came.

After all, there was an emperor and a courtier, and both of their buttocks were not clean, so in order to prevent being liquidated by Zhao Huan, they naturally did not dare to stay in the capital.

Tong Guan arrived in Sizhou one step earlier than Gao Qiu, so naturally, Zhao Ji was snatched by him and kept under strict protection. Then he falsely passed on Zhao Ji's order to order Gao Qiu to guard the floating bridge and not come south.

Gao Qiu expressed doubts about this order and insisted on meeting Zhao Ji in person to find out.

Tong Guan was so angry that he ordered the Shengjie army to shoot and kill the imperial guards.

The Shengjie Army is a strong army of the Western Army, and Tong Guan's personal soldiers are even more outstanding. How can the Imperial Guard be its opponent?

In just a short while, more than a hundred people were killed or injured. Seeing that Tong Guan could not be defeated, Gao Qiu had no choice but to order the imperial guards to retreat. He himself stood by the roadside with his brothers and nephews, hoping to see Zhao Ji again.

Soon, Zhao Ji really came in a shoulder car. After meeting, the monarch and his ministers looked at each other and wept.

Zhao Ji wanted to say something, but perhaps because Cai You, Yuwen Cuizhong, Tong Guan and other ministers were by his side, he decided to leave without saying a word.

Seeing this situation, the people on the road burst into tears.

Gao Qiu had nothing to do, so he had no choice but to stay in Sizhou to be Tong Guan and others' heir.

After Zhao Ji arrived in Yangzhou, he still felt unsafe and insisted on crossing the south of the Yangtze River.

The local elders strongly advised not to cross the river by car, but Zhao Ji refused to listen. The destination of his trip was Zhenjiang because he thought it was his auspicious place.

As for the reason, it is ridiculous to say that in the third year of Shaosheng, Zhao Ji was named Duanwang by Song Zhezong as the military governor of Pingjiang and Zhenjiang, and later became the emperor of Song Dynasty as Duanwang.

Therefore, in the third year of Zhenghe, Zhao Ji upgraded Zhenjiang from a state to a mansion. This was the first city in the Liangzhe area to be upgraded from a state to a mansion. It can be seen that Zhenjiang has a special status in Zhao Ji's heart.

In addition to this reason that is not humane, Zhao Ji also believes that the Yangtze River is a natural danger in the north of Zhenjiang, which can prevent the Jin army from going south.

The most important thing is that the political situation in Zhenjiang is also more favorable to Zhao Ji. Cai He, the prefect of Zhenjiang, is Cai You's younger brother. people.

So far, Zhao Ji has lived in Zhenjiang, while traveling in mountains and rivers, while paying attention to the situation in the north.

(End of this chapter)