In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 595 Is the official still alive?
On the north coast of Tainan, a small boat is slowly approaching.

Kublai Khan stood at the bow with a happy face, looking back at the sea from time to time.

The Song Dynasty is about to end. If Zhao Yurui dies, the Song Dynasty will definitely be in chaos.

How could Zhao Xie let Zhao Yi ascend the throne easily? The Song Dynasty would surely be plunged into civil war.

Hahaha, Zhao Yurui, ah Zhao Yurui, you now have come to this day.

It was night time. The father and his sons and three close confidants, a total of six or seven people, jumped into the sea and were picked up by a small boat that had been prepared in advance. They fled all the way and finally arrived at the border of Dayuan.

His son Zhenjin was even more excited. He came to Kublai Khan and asked: "Will the Song Dynasty go into civil war?"

"Zhao Qi may not dare, but Zhao Xie certainly would."

Kublai Khan smiled and said, "Now we'll see who reaches the capital first."

"No matter who reaches the capital first, the people of Song will be in civil strife."

"Does Mongolia have a chance to rise?" Zhen Jin was still thinking about the rise of Mongolia.

Kublai Khan turned around and looked at his son, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "The Mongol Empire is a thing of the past. We just need to stay with Zhao Yi and be nobles."

Of course, he also wanted Mongolia to rise, but his enemy Guyuk proclaimed himself emperor in Xiongyali and established the Great Mongol Empire. Their tribe had been completely integrated into the Song Dynasty. Moreover, after decades of separation, there were only a few hundred Mongolians around Kublai Khan, so how could he have any other thoughts?

Zhenjin looked a little unwilling, but helpless.

Because Kublai Khan really didn't have many people under his command.

The father and son looked into the distance in silence, feeling that they were getting closer and closer to Tainan Island.

"Turn on the lights." Kublai Khan shouted.

Someone behind me immediately raised a headlight and waved it towards the distance.

This is the latest battery lamp of the Song Dynasty. Of course, its brightness is far less than that of later generations, but it is also very obvious in the night.

Not long after they lit the lights, someone on the opposite shore also waved a light.

"Here it comes, here it comes." Kublai Khan was overjoyed.

After a while, their boat approached the beach and they saw a group of people standing on the beach, led by Kublai Khan's fourth son, Muhandu.

The rest are all their Mongolian people.

"Father."

"Muhandu."

When fathers, sons and brothers met, they all hugged each other and were very excited.

After getting off the boat, they immediately headed for Dayuan City along the path. On the way, Muhandu said, "Zhao Feng asked us to gather our men and prepare our weapons, as we may have to fight Zhao Yu's men later."

"Is Zhao Feng also involved in this?" Kublai Khan asked curiously.

"I don't know, but he and Zhao Yi are brothers, so he will probably support Zhao Yi."

Kublai Khan nodded. Zhao Feng and Zhao Yi had the same mother, so if they were to fight for the throne, she would definitely support Zhao Yi.

They hurried back to Dayuan City, but the city gates were closed and it was night.

Muhandu immediately shouted, "I am Muhandu, open the door."

Someone on the top of the city wall looked down and asked, "Why are there so many people?"

"I have told your Commander Liu that if we are going out of town for business, please ask Commander Liu to come."

After a while, someone on the top of the city wall shouted, "Open the door, open the door. The commander is back."

With a creak, the city gate burst open.

With Kublai Khan at the head, everyone rushed in.

The street was quiet, with only a few soldiers around.

A commander stepped forward and asked: "Is the commander here?"

"I'm here. Commander Liu, thank you for your hard work. You're still disturbing our brothers so late at night." Kublai Khan stepped forward and smiled.

"It's not hard, please." Commander Liu stepped back half a step and made way.

Kublai Khan clasped his fists to him and hurried back home.

When he was halfway there with more than twenty people, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Shuahuahuahua, there were a lot of footsteps coming from the front and behind.

"What's going on?" Kublai Khan was shocked and turned back suddenly.

Suddenly, a large group of people appeared around Commander Liu.

Then, soldiers and horses appeared on both sides of the street at the same time. The windows of some houses opened, and there were also soldiers and horses.

"Kublai Khan is plotting to kill the Emperor. King Zhou (Zhao Feng) has issued an order to kill him and his entire clan."

Commander Zhang shouted loudly.

"Bang bang bang" gunshots rang out and screams were heard everywhere.

"-——" Kublai Khan's second son Zhenjin was immediately shot several times.

Kublai Khan's face turned green, and he screamed: "Zhao Yi, you betrayed me. It was you who asked you to kill the emperor--"

Bang, bang, bang! The sound of gunfire all around covered up his screams.

After a while, the scene was filled with blood and everyone was knocked down on the spot.

Commander Zhang waved his hand, and some soldiers attached bayonets to the tips of their guns, then stepped forward and stabbed each of them in the heart.

Commander Zhang walked up to Kublai Khan personally.

Kublai Khan was not dead yet. He was spitting blood from his mouth and staring at Commander Zhang: "The Song people - the Song people - are so - vicious -"

He was full of hatred now, as he finally realized how vicious Zhao Yi was. After taking advantage of Kublai Khan, he immediately killed his entire family and then put the blame on him.

If he had known this earlier, he should have reported it to Zhao Yurui in time.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world. Kublai Khan regretted it too late and could not express his pain.

"Deputy Commander, you can go with peace of mind. King Zhou has ordered that your entire family must be executed and will accompany you in the underworld." Commander Zhang said with a smile.

"Song Dog--"

With a puff, Commander Zhang stabbed Kublai Khan's heart with a knife.

After killing Kublai Khan, Commander Zhang waved his hand and led a team of men to quickly go to Kublai Khan's home.

When he arrived at the door of Kublai Khan's house, there was already another group of troops outside, surrounding Kublai Khan's house.

"Is there anyone coming out?" Commander Zhang asked in a deep voice.

"No, everyone is at home and they are guaranteed not to come out." Someone at the scene responded.

"Okay, when we get in, kill everyone you see. Leave no one alive, not even a dog in Kublai Khan's house."

"Don't take anything from the house. Burn it after killing it."

"There is a telegraph machine inside. Drag it out as evidence of treason."

"promise."

"Kill." Commander Zhang waved his hand for the last time, and with a loud bang, the Song army blew up the door of Kublai Khan's house.

Bang, bang, bang! Suddenly, gunshots rang out in the house, and screams were heard from inside.

It is said that Zhao Feng received a telegram from Zhao Shen that night saying Kublai Khan was plotting a rebellion, so he ambushed Kublai Khan. However, Kublai Khan got the news, set fire to his house, and his entire family was killed.

This fire burned all the letters between Kublai Khan and Zhao Yi in his home.

The next day, a large group of craftsmen came to Kublai Khan's house to renovate and rebuild it.

All evidence was destroyed.
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East China Sea.

Zhao Zhen's fleet was approaching Dayuan.

He sat in the telegraph room, constantly in contact with those around him.

Brothers Zhao Qi, Zhao Yi, Zhao Feng and others also had contacts with him.

But Zhao Yi was said to have also gone to Hanzhou, and there was no telegraph on the ship, so the people who contacted him were Zhao Yi's subordinates in Pingping City.

Zhao Qi said that Zhao Yi only had one ship passing through, but there were hundreds of other ships that went around the Makassar Strait to the east of Hanzhou.

"What?" Zhao Yu was shocked when he heard the telegram: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The other party responded quickly, "Brother, you just contacted me too?"
At that time, Zhao Xie was still near the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. He did not dare to come over, nor did he dare to contact Zhao Qi. He took the fleet out of the East China Sea without authorization, so how could he dare to contact Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi himself was attracted by Zhao Yi's ship. When they reacted, they realized that a large number of ships had bypassed the Makassar Strait. At that time, Dong Shiyuan and Yang Bing's fleets were blocking them in the Kamari Strait, but they failed to block the way, and the news only reached Zhao Qi.

At that time, Zhao Qi did not dare to tell his second brother, so he could only inform Zhao Feng to go from Dayuan to block the enemy. Only when Zhao Yu sent a telegram saying that Kublai Khan had rebelled did Zhao Qi have the opportunity to communicate with his second brother.

The two brothers, one led the fleet and did not dare to speak rashly, while the other thought there was still a chance and could let Zhao Feng block Niu Jun.

Due to mutual fear, both sides missed the best opportunity to communicate. When Zhao Xie heard the news, Zhao Feng in front of him sent new information.

Niu Jun's fleet returned.

Niu Jun brought hundreds of ships out, made a circle and then went back?

There must be something wrong.

Zhao Xie received several messages one after another, and suddenly slammed the table.

"What did Father say when he called yesterday?"

"Kublai Khan is rebelling, let us go to support him."

"and then?"

There is no more.

The key point is that only Zhao Xie received this telegram, Zhao Qi and Zhao Feng did not receive it either.

"Damn it." Zhao Xie cursed loudly and suddenly realized that he had been cheated.

Based on his understanding of his father, if there was an emergency, it would be impossible for him to end the conversation with just one sentence. If his father was fine, he would definitely continue to contact him later.

But later, Zhao Xie couldn't find his father's signal, and the other party fell silent again.

This is not my father's style.

Are you trying to trick me into going to Hanzhou?
Why do this?

Who would do this?
Who was Kublai Khan's subordinate in the past?

Several questions flashed through Zhao He's mind one by one, and Zhao He seemed to be getting clearer and clearer.

"Turn around, turn around, and go back to the capital."

"Send a phone call to the capital and inform Cabinet Minister Lu Shikui--"

"Notify the Minister of War Cao Chi——"

Zhao Xie's series of reactions were almost identical to Zhang Gui's. He sent telegrams to notify the generals stationed in various parts of the country.

Zhao Yu was also a ruthless person. He was only speculating now, so he added directly: "Zhao Yi and Kublai Khan rebelled and assassinated my father."

Zhao Xie could not be sure that Zhao Yi was involved, but Zhao Yi attacked the artillery fort in Shicheng, and sent Niu Jun with hundreds of warships to attract the attention of others and create conditions for him to attack the artillery fort.

Therefore, Zhao Xie must have believed that Zhao Yi was a suspect.

Moreover, Niu Jun turned back afterwards, which made Zhao Xie very frightened. Does this mean that if Zhao Yi participated, he might have succeeded?

Maybe something happened to my father?
If nothing happens to the emperor, Niu Jun will not return to the army. He will only go straight to Hanzhou and ambush the emperor.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xie dragged Zhao Yi into the water regardless of whether he was involved or not.

After sending some telegrams, he immediately gave orders.

"Let Zheng Wei return to occupy Jeju."

Jeju does not belong to his territory, but it is a natural barrier in front of Japan and Goryeo.

The imperial court built various important buildings here, including a naval base and a shipyard, and it was also one of the bases where Zhao Yurui started his career.

Zhao Xie immediately ordered Zheng Wei to return to the army and occupy Jeju first.

When Zheng Wei received the order, he immediately sent his entire army to Jeju without hesitation.

"Order Wang Anjie to advance his troops to Shenzhou (Shenyang)."

"Order the Liaodong Governor, Lü Wenhuan, to march his troops to the capital immediately. Have him march as fast as he can, whether by land or water, to reach the capital as quickly as possible."

Lu Wende's son Lu Shikui and Zhao Xie were brothers-in-law, and Lu Wenhuan was Zhao Xie's uncle and confidant.

Zhao Xie immediately ordered Lu Wenhuan to raise an army and head for the capital.

Lu Wenhuan is stationed in Shenzhou and is the closest to the capital among all of Zhao Zhen’s confidants.

"Bring me the map." After Zhao Xie gave the order, he immediately wanted to look at the map.

Shenzhou is 1,200 miles away from the capital, and there are many important military towns in between.

"Who is the commander in Jinzhou?"

Shi Zhongguo immediately said, "Fan Wenhu."

Historically, Fan Wenhu was Lu Wende's son-in-law.

But history changed at this time, and Lu Wende's daughter was married to Zhao Xie.

But it’s okay, Fan Wenhu is now Lu Wenhuan’s subordinate.

It is also the outermost town in Liaodong. After leaving Jinzhou, it no longer belongs to Liaodong.

"Okay, we can send troops from Jinzhou."

Zhao Xie asked Lu Wenhuan to send troops as soon as possible, and it would be better if they could go from Jinzhou.

Jinzhou is more than 800 miles away from the capital, but fortunately there are no important passes such as Shanhaiguan in between.

Shanhaiguan was not built until the Ming Dynasty, so it is possible to advance directly by land at this time.

The most important towns in the middle are Zunhua and Jizhou. Both places are garrisoned by Song troops and are not under the control of Zhao Yan.

"There is one battalion (more than 500 people) in each place, which is not too many. As long as Fan Wenhu sends out troops quickly and in large numbers, these two waves of soldiers will not dare to come out to intercept."

"The only thing is that the capital has tens of thousands of elite troops and dense artillery, so it's not easy to attack by force?"

"Who is the commander of the capital?"

"Zhang Ping."

Zhang Ping is the son of Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan used to work with Zhao Yi in Daming Province, but was not liked by Zhao Yi, so he was later replaced by Liu Zheng.

"But try to attract him." Zhao Yu said, "Look in the army to see if there is anyone who has a good relationship with Zhang Ping?"

"Where did his father Zhang Xuan come from?"

Shi Zhongguo didn't know either, but he could ask around and send telegrams everywhere to inquire.

In less than an hour, news arrived.

In his early years, Zhang Xuan was the commander of Dasan Pass. He was originally under Cui Yuzhi. Later, when Meng Gong came to Sichuan, he always followed Meng Gong.

Zhao Xie also has a member of the Meng family on his side, and that is his childhood friend Meng Zhile.

Meng Zhile's father is Meng Chen, and he and Meng Gong are brothers.

But Meng Zhile is not a military attaché, he is now the president of the Bank of Toyo.

Zhao Xie immediately sent a telegram to Meng Zhile, asking him if he could capture Zhang Ping.
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Changchun City.

Wang Anjie received two telegrams in succession.

The first telegram arrived yesterday, saying that Zhao Xie and Zhang Gui were plotting a rebellion and trying to assassinate the Emperor.

Wang Anjie almost jumped up at that time.

The telegram also asked Wang Anjie to raise an army immediately, march to Prince Yan's mansion (Far East City), and capture Prince Yan's entire family.

This telegram was sent in the name of Zhao Yi, so Wang Anjie could certainly ignore it.

He was shocked and frightened. He did not sleep well the night before. He wanted to send a telegram to Zhao Xie to ask, but he did not dare to.

If Zhao Xie really rebelled, he might become an accomplice by sending a telegram.

But there was no telegram from the court, so Wang Anjie had to keep his troops in place.

Just this morning, a telegram from Zhao Chen arrived, saying that Zhao Yi and Kublai Khan were plotting a rebellion and trying to assassinate the Emperor.

Wang Anjie is not a fool. If he thinks about it, he will find that Zhao Xie’s statement is obviously more credible.

Zhang Gui came from the capital and was a member of the Beijing Army. He had always been the emperor's confidant. Zhao Chen had nothing to do with him and they might not even have met each other. How could they possibly rebel together?
On the contrary, Kublai Khan was in Dayuan, and might have colluded with Zhao Yi. At the request of Zhao Chen, Zhao Qi also sent a telegram to inform military and political officials in various places that Zhao Yi had forced his way into Lion City.

In this comparison, Zhao Yi is the most suspicious.

At this time, Zhao Chen called and asked Lu Wenhuan to send troops from Shenzhou and Wang Anjie to send troops from Changchun to replace and defend Lu Wenhuan, which was actually moving the troops forward.

Prepare for the next war with Zhao Yi.

Who except the government would dare to give such an order?

Do you want to listen?
Is the official still alive?
When almost all the senior civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty received these telegrams, the first thought that came to their mind was whether the emperor was still alive.
(End of this chapter)