The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Shu and Zhang Suo were afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so they formally withdrew their troops the next day after welcoming Zhao Huan back.Although there were hostages in hand, Wang Heng, the commander of the tiger general, still did not dare to be careless. He scattered the scouts for twenty miles, and at the same time ordered the first brigade to set up a security circle at the ferry, and sent a law enforcement team to maintain the boarding order. The brigade is boarded as a unit, and people, weapons, and horses are not separated. Once there is a change, they can quickly land and fight.

The artillery brigade was the first to board the ship. After boarding the ship, they quickly set up artillery positions on the transport ship, set up artillery, and used it as a gunboat to perform the task of guarding the shore. Five brigades, six brigades and other ministries.Zhuge Hong, the supervising army in charge of Liaoyang's military affairs, was even more careful. He personally led the guards to escort the two princes out of the city. In the middle, the spies sent by the Jin army could not find out.

Just after noon, the whole army boarded the boat, and after the guard brigade boarded the boat, Wang Heng joined forces with Jin Guo Zuo Shuai and his deputy Xing Juzhan boarded the boat to leave the shore, and 'accompanied' the Song army to drive downstream. We will arrive at the mouth of the Liaohe River before the low tide.

Thousands of sails compete for the race, and hundreds of boats compete for the flow.Looking at the situation in front of him, Tu Hesu was in a very complicated mood at the moment. He once again saw the quality of the Song Army. There were nearly 3 defenders in Liaoyang City, and they were evacuated by boat, but there was no confusion, except for the sound of horseshoes. Hearing the orders of the orderlies and officers, he couldn't hear the noise of the soldiers at all. Everything was busy and orderly. Perform evacuation missions on enemy land.

Suddenly, he thought that the Kingdom of Jin had invaded Korea for less than a month.The Song Army unexpectedly mobilized a large army to land in Koryo and immediately went into battle, so there was no surprise.Apart from emotion, he also felt ashamed. He had some complaints about Wushu's negotiation with the Southern Dynasty at any cost.He thought that his behavior was not the work of the Jurchen warriors, but now he understands that the army in front of him is no longer what the Jin army can defeat now, and it might not be the best choice for the Jin country to be able to achieve peace with the Southern Dynasties...

With the wind and the water going smoothly, the fleet was unimpeded all the way. In the early morning of the next day, the fleet had sailed out of the Liaohe River and entered Liaodong Bay.The Jinshui army had been completely lost in a series of naval battles last year, and now it is completely unable to go to sea, so it is already safe at this time.There was no need to be escorted by Tuhe, and the gift was sent ashore before entering the sea. Xing Juzhan, the deputy envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, still had important tasks to attend.He went on with the fleet to Dasong.

The withdrawal fleet raised its sails again after reorganizing at sea. Two hours later, a fleet suddenly appeared on the sea level in front of the fleet. The two fleets approached quickly, and it was already clear that there were more than a hundred warships forming a battle formation. .It looks like a city floating on the sea.The flag waved.After the two armies contacted each other, all the fleets in front were full of flags, and then the artillery fired eleven times, which marked that Emperor Jingkang Zhao Huan, who had been traveling north for 11 years, had finally returned to the embrace of the Song Dynasty!

"Brother, this is my Great Song Shuijun who is paying tribute to you, and welcomes you back to China!" Seeing that Zhao Huan's face turned pale from the sound of cannonballs, Zhao Shu hurriedly explained.

"Fifth brother, are these all the warships of my Song Dynasty?" Zhao Huan asked tremblingly, looking at the warships as tall as mountains.

"Exactly. This is the Dengzhou Navy of the Great Song Navy!" Zhao Shu said proudly, pointing to the flag.

"Oh!" Zhao Huan replied somewhat absent-mindedly. If he had such a fleet in his hands back then, he might not have ended up living in a foreign country.

"Last year, I dispatched four naval divisions in the Song Dynasty. The three naval divisions of Dengzhou, Haizhou, and Mingzhou carried three generals to aid Goryeo. They defeated the Jin army under the city of Pyongyang in Xijing and only killed Liaoyang city. ;The navy fought several battles with Jin Guo's navy in the Korean Bay, sank and captured more than [-] warships, the Jin water army was almost wiped out, and no one dared to go out to sea. This is already the world of my Song Dynasty!" Zhao Shu pointed to the vast sea and said.

"Oh, it's a pity that Yanjing is still in the hands of the enemy!" Zhao Huan said with a sigh after hearing this, but everyone could clearly hear the sourness in it.

"Hehe, my lord is on the mend!" Zhang Suo smiled blankly. It seems that Zhao Huan was imprisoned in Wuguocheng and the outside world knew nothing about it. The state has already been in my hands!"

"Brother, not only is the land of Yanyun, even Pingzhou, Linhuang, and Dading of the Kingdom of Jin also belong to the land of our Great Song Dynasty. If it wasn't for the return of the elder brother, Liaoyang would also belong to our Great Song Dynasty! "Zhao Shu added.

"Ah?! My Great Song army is already so powerful?" Zhao Huan was surprised. He didn't expect that the situation had changed so much. When he came out of the Five Kingdoms City, they told him that it was the Great Song who proposed the peace and asked for redemption. my own.

"Of course, the Western Expeditionary Army has set out to crusade Gaochang, and Mobei will also become the king of Song Dynasty in a short time!" Zhao Shu said proudly.

"The Shenwei is approaching, ready to change ships!" Zhang Suo said, "This ship is the flagship of our Great Song Navy and also His Majesty's ship, and we came here specially to welcome you!"

"Ah!? Hmm!" Zhao Huan's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and then his face darkened again. He realized that the "Your Majesty" Zhang Suo was talking about had changed hands, and he was no longer himself.

Cheng Xishou, the captain of the navy, personally crossed the boat to welcome Zhao Huan aboard the Shenwei, hoisted two royal flags, and after everyone changed their clothes, a guard of honor was laid out on the boat. A dozen pigeons soared from the boat and circled the fleet for a while. The circle flew west.The fleet was organized again, and the transport ships and some ships carrying the armies of the five countries changed their course to Baozhou. One was to escort them there, and the other was to prepare to pick up the leopard general and lion general to return home...

After learning that the King of Liao and the General Hu had safely evacuated Liaoyang City and returned to the country under the support of the Dengzhou Navy, Zhao Tong immediately issued an order to inform the country that the King of Liao, who was traveling northward, would return to the country in the near future, and ordered Li Gang and King Jing Zhao Qi , King Ji Zhao Xu, and King Zhao Xie of Zhongshan County went to Dengzhou to welcome King Liao back to Beijing.At the same time, funds were allocated to order the Ministry of Industry to select a site in the capital to build the Prince Liao Mansion for his family to live in.The Kaifeng Mansion was ordered to clean the streets, build colorful sheds along the streets, decorate the commercial ports with lanterns and festoons, set up Mount Ao in front of the Xuande Gate, and put them on fire for five days to welcome the King of Liao and celebrate with the people.

The emperor welcomed the King of Liao back with great fanfare. Some people praised the emperor for his unparalleled benevolence and righteousness; After a few days, the country may fall into turmoil again; some people were very excited after hearing the news, and secretly thought that the day of success had finally come.

It is said that the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji was painting. He heard that after Song and Jin reached an agreement and the King of Liao returned to Beijing, a huge ink drop dropped from his hand and ruined a masterpiece. I don’t know whether it was worry or excitement. The old man didn’t sleep all night. The garden transited overnight.The next morning, he entered the palace without waiting for the emperor to come to greet him, and gave the emperor a lesson when he just woke up. A small yellow gate who was on duty that day said that he could hear the roar of the emperor through the two palace gates.

As for why the Taishanghuang became so angry, there are two theories: one is that the Taishanghuang heard that the emperor was going to relinquish the throne to the Liao King, and he wanted to go back to the countryside to be a happy king, and he didn't want to care about world affairs; The emperor brought the Liao king back this time to put him to death in order to avenge the fact that he was forced to leave the country that day. Now such a big scene is just a deception. Loyalty.

These two theories are widely circulated in Beijing, but people overwhelmingly believe that the first one is the most credible. This is not only in line with the emperor's character, but also his consistent style. It is not uncommon for the emperor to go out of the palace in micro-clothes in Beijing, and even outside Beijing.And because the Supreme Emperor "accidentally" passed the throne to the Liao King, his family was ruined and his family was destroyed. If he hadn't been saved by the emperor, he might not have the happy life he is now.

Occasionally someone mentions the second theory, and they will be attacked immediately by the crowd. Everyone can see what happened back then. The king of Liao did not behave honestly, but the emperor wanted to kill him. Why bother to get him back from the state of Jin? Let him die there and bear less charges.As for the Taishanghuang scolding the emperor for this, it is even more nonsense. Who doesn’t know that the Liao King imprisoned the Taishanghuang back then, and later caused the father and son to fight against each other for power. Could it be that the Taishanghuang is old and confused, and wants to be a prisoner after a good life!

"The emperor will abdicate the king of Liao" only said that it seemed to be the only correct answer, and it began to spread widely. It was even rumored that the lords of Xixia and Dali had sent invitations to the emperor to go to his own country to live in seclusion, and the generals under the emperor They have already proposed that they should retire together with the emperor, and accompany him to smile proudly and roam around the world.

The theory of abdication became more and more true, which aroused extreme uneasiness in the ruling and opposition parties.The merchants were the first to 'revolt', and they were the biggest beneficiaries of the emperor's opening up of the sea. Of course, the reaction was the strongest. Caught in fire and water.The students of Guozijian responded immediately and staged the "Fu Que's letter" again. They gave speeches around the capital, and their words became more violent. Of course, the emperor was not stingy with words of praise, counting the great changes after the rejuvenation of the country.

The wind of submitting letters was irresistible once it started, and it spread from the business circles and scholars to all walks of life and state capitals, and even the government and the army were affected. The emperor cannot sit on the Zen throne.What made Xu Jingheng even more nervous was that the students of the Guozijian actually mobilized students from various prefecture and county schools to intercept the king of Liao on his way to Beijing and 'persuade' him to give up the throne. Starting, students from other places are also going to support... (to be continued...)