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Chapter 517 0514 [Zhao Ji Nanshou]

May 19th.

Han Shizhong and Wu Jie teamed up to capture Guihua Prefecture. At this point, the entire Xijing Road was completely included in the territory of Qi.

And Yelu Dashi and Yelu Yu saw each other from the south and the north, attacking the city and plundering the land all the way, with overwhelming momentum.

Wherever they went, the local Liao people killed Jin officials one after another to welcome the king's troops into the city.

Under the rule of the Six-Class System of the Jin Kingdom, the Liao people lived a miserable life, with frequent riots.

Now Yelu Dashi came back from Kedun City, and he and Yelu Yujian took up the banner of anti-Jin and restoration of Liao. For a while, followers gathered.

It is no exaggeration to say that there were Liao people coming to seek refuge almost every day.

The two men quickly gathered a large number of old ministers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom.

Today, the Jin Kingdom is in dire straits. The main forces on the east and west routes are held back by Nie Dong and Han Shizhong, unable to move on the Zhongjing Road.

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang rarely put aside their past feud and temporarily joined forces to fight against Qi.

The two of them knew that they would never fight among themselves at this juncture, otherwise they would be defeated one by one by Qi.

The main force was dragged on Zhongjing Road, and on Shangjing Road in the rear, Yelu Dashi and Yelu Yujian were attacking the city again. At the same time, riots broke out one after another in Zhongjing Road, Tokyo Road, and the eastern part of Shangjing Road. People from Liao, Bohai, and Ridiculing people to cause chaos.

Although the scale of the riot was not large, there were too many of them, and they sprung up one after another. Wanyan Wu had no choice but to send Jin troops everywhere to put out the fire.

The problems caused by the rapid expansion of the Jin Kingdom and the backwardness of the system completely broke out at this moment.

On this day, Han Zhen led his army and set off on their way home.

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south.

Liangzhe Road, Quzhou.

Above the official road, a large army escorted civil and military officials and dragon chariots, marching quickly as if there were savage beasts behind them.

Zhao Ji no longer had the calmness of the past, and sat in the dragon chariot with a panic-stricken look on his face, like a bereaved dog.

Zhao Kai was no longer as high-spirited as before. He was frightened on the way to escape and suffered a serious illness. Now he was lying in the dragon chariot, his face was pale, his eyes were slightly squinted, and he was half asleep.

The Qi army's offensive was too rapid. It launched a surprise attack at the end of February, and in just one month, it successively conquered 46 counties in eight states.

Zhao Ji was so frightened that he abandoned Jinling immediately and, escorted by 7,000 victorious troops, fled all the way south to Lin'an, Hangzhou.

However, before they had lived a stable life in Hangzhou for a few days, the navy of the Qi army suddenly came from the sea.

The navy of the Song Army was like paper in front of the Shenzhou battleship.

After just one encounter, they were completely torn apart by five Shenzhou battle groups.

After holding on for half a month, Hangzhou City finally failed to block the indiscriminate bombardment of the Shenzhou battleship's artillery.

When the city was broken, Zhao Ji fled in panic again.

Fortunately, a sudden heavy rain blocked the Qi army's pursuit and gave Zhao Ji and his Song army some breathing time.

The south is humid and rainy, and now it is spring and summer. There is abundant rain, and the Qi army's firearms and artillery are almost useless.

However, even without firearms and artillery, the Qi army itself was extremely brave, far beyond the Song army.

In field battles between the two sides, the Song army often collapsed at the first touch.

Until now, the Song army no longer dared to fight with the Qi army in the field. When encountered outside the city, they immediately fled and only dared to rely on the city to defend the city.

Fortunately, the water network in the south is dense, and most of the Qi troops are northerners. The farther south they fight, the less suitable the soldiers are for the hot and humid climate in the south.

For a time, the Qi army's offensive gradually slowed down.

At this time, the speed of the army gradually slowed down.

Zhao Ji, who felt that the speed of the dragon chariot was slowing down, was suddenly startled and asked quickly: "Li Yan, Li Yan, what happened?" The next moment, the curtain of the dragon chariot was lifted, revealing a flattering old face. He came in and said, "Your Majesty, Xi'an County is five miles ahead."

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Hearing this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and showed a long-lost smile: "That's good."

These days, he has been tired of running for his life. Although the dragon chariot is comfortable, it is not as good as the palace, and there is not so much care when escaping. His food is not as good as before, and he has not bathed for five days.

Zhao Ji, who used to bathe three times a day, couldn't bear this.

"I see you are late, please forgive me, Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor."

Not long after, Kou Zhongwen, the magistrate of Quzhou, came with officials to pick him up.

Kou Zhongwen's ancestor was named Kou Zhun.

Relying on the cuteness of his ancestors, he made up for his shortcomings as the governor of Quzhou.

At this moment, Zhao Ji regained his former energy. He did not get off the dragon chariot, but just snorted softly.

The great eunuch Li Yan had served Zhao Ji for so long and had already become a roundworm in his stomach. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "The Emperor and His Majesty are tired after a long journey."

Kou Zhongwen hurriedly said: "Wei Chen was negligent and invited Your Majesty to enter the city. Wei Chen has prepared the palace."

The army entered the city in a mighty manner.

After entering the palace, the first thing Zhao Ji did was burn incense and take a bath.

After putting on a brand new uniform, he met with Kou Zhongwen and other officials.

Kou Zhongwen, a small fifth-rank magistrate of the state, would not be qualified to see Zhao Ji on ordinary days. Now he seized the opportunity and immediately showed his hospitality.

"The Emperor is traveling south to Quzhou, and he has no one around him, so it is inconvenient. A few days ago, I specially selected a group of imperial attendants to serve the Emperor."

As the saying goes, fullness and warmth lead to lustful thoughts, and Zhao Ji is already a romantic by nature. He was so worried and exhausted in the past few days that he naturally had no intention of thinking about these things. But now that the Qi army's offensive has been blocked, he can't help but feel lonely.

Kou Zhongwen's move scratched his itch, and he couldn't help but admire him: "You are thoughtful."

"It is the duty of a minor official to help the Supreme Emperor solve his problems."

Kou Zhongwen was overjoyed and continued: "I heard that the Supreme Emperor loved Huang Tingjian's calligraphy, so I searched the whole city and found three authentic copies of Huang Tingjian's to express my sincerity."

Zhao Ji liked Huang Tingjian very much. When he was learning calligraphy in his early years, he copied Huang Tingjian's calligraphy.

Even when they suppressed Shu studies and destroyed Su Shi's inscriptions and collected works, they sent people to Huang Tingjian and told him that as long as he drew a clear line with Su Shi, he would be reinstated and enjoy his glory again.

Huang Tingjian only replied: Su Shi is my teacher.

Within two years, Huang Tingjian died miserably of hunger and cold.

After his death, Zhao Ji began to miss Huang Tingjian. However, after a few years of "overthrowing the Soviet Union", as a student of Su Shi, most of Huang Tingjian's original works were destroyed by the court. Trying to collect them again would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji was immediately overjoyed and asked: "Is it really Huang Tingjian's authentic work?"

Kou Zhongwen promised: "How dare I deceive the Supreme Emperor?"

Zhao Ji asked hypocritically: "There is no coercion or inducement, just buying and selling by force?"

"The Emperor is relieved. When he learned that it was going to be presented to the Emperor, the people of the three families were overjoyed. They took it as an honor and took no money from it."

Zhao Ji didn't bother to tell whether Kou Zhongwen's words were true or false. Anyway, as long as he felt comfortable listening to them.

People's time and energy are limited, why would they waste their time and energy on such trivial matters?

At this moment, Zhao Ji looked at Kou Zhongwen more and more, and asked: "I remember, you are a descendant of Kou Zhongmin?"

Zhongmin is Kou Zhun's posthumous title.

Kou Zhongwen suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and replied: "Your Majesty, Duke Lai is Weichen's great-grandfather."

His efforts were indeed not in vain.

(End of this chapter)