Xianxia version of Water Margin

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After Jiang Hongfei and Zhao Gou "negotiated peace", Jiang Hongfei sent a large army to resist the military pressure from the Jin Kingdom and Xixia, while he continued to support Li Jun, Lehe and others in regaining Jidi, and at the same time withstood the huge pressure to attack Wang Qing.

It can be said that Jiang Hongfei's life was very difficult during this period.

It can even be said that the Yuan Empire was at war everywhere.

Even if his reputation is as high as Jiang Hongfei's, he will inevitably be dissuaded by the "peace advocates", that is, the comfort faction or even the capitulation faction, hoping that Jiang Hongfei will stop the war, cherish the people's strength, and let the people recuperate.

Jiang Hongfei resisted this pressure and launched a war against Wang Qing.

To be honest, if Jiang Hongfei had failed to defeat Wang Qing, the voices of those who hoped Jiang Hongfei would stop the war would have been louder.

By then, there may be political incidents that Jiang Hongfei did not expect.

For example, assassinating Jiang Hongfei, mutiny, persuading Jiang Hongfei to pass the throne to his son, etc...

Fortunately, Jiang Hongfei won the bet.

Today, Jiang Hongfei has obtained most of the territory of the original Zhao and Song Dynasty, leaving only a small piece in the southeast.

The key is that Jiang Hongfei has occupied Xiangyang. The next step is to lead his army down the river and attack the south of the Yangtze River.

And don't forget, Jiang Hongfei has already deployed partial troops such as Fang Baihua, Shi Bao, and Sun Jing in the southeast.

It can be said that Jiang Hongfei's unification is just around the corner.

Under such a situation, all the voices urging Jiang Hongfei to stop the war disappeared.

Because everyone can see that at this point, Jiang Hongfei must complete the unification. This is also the mission given to Jiang Hongfei by history.

If anyone tries to stop Jiang Hongfei at this time, it will not be for the sake of the country or the people, but for ulterior motives.

Now, it depends on how Jiang Hongfei seizes the last piece of territory of the original Zhao and Song Dynasty...

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Let’s talk about Zhao Gou.

After negotiating peace with Jiang Hongfei, Zhao Gou was not idle either.

Zhao Gou sent Zhang Jun and Wang Yuan to lead a group of people to Hangzhou to meet Tong Guan under the guise of discussing with Tong Guan how to preserve the Zhao and Song Dynasty.

Tong Guan never expected that the Zhao and Song dynasties were already like this, and that in his territory, Zhang Jun and Wang Yuan would dare to rise up and capture him during the meeting.

After that, Zhang Jun, Wang Yuan and others took Tong Guan as a hostage and took away the military power from Tong Guan.

Not only that, fearing that Tong Guan's prestige in the army would affect Zhao Gou's control of the Song army, Zhao Gou's officials launched a fierce attack on Tong Guan. They filed memorials one after another, scrambling to expose and criticize Tong Guan's crimes.

Some ministers said: "Tong Guan, with his humble status as a eunuch and servant, stole the military power for decades and twenty years. He ruined the military affairs of his ancestors, created border troubles in Heshuo, formed new alliances with distant barbarians, abandoned the old good things of Yelu, and brought disaster to China. As for the It does not stop now. His faults have harmed the country more than Cai Jing, his son, and Wang Fu. Now I have to punish Yi Guan. It is not enough to thank the anger of the sky and the resentment of the common people. The king is still suspicious and does not tolerate it. What this humble minister does not know Ye. King Fu Wang immediately demoted him to the canonical punishment, and expressed his guilt in order to thank the innocent people in the world, and to eliminate the hope of resentment. "

Some ministers said: "Since the king came to the throne, ministers from Taiwan, admonitions, and even scholars and officials have written memorials and written letters, all begging to kill the boy to express his gratitude to the world. The king's holy salvation has not been granted for a long time. I have secretly said this, and my ancestors will respect it. According to the constitution, it is forbidden to kill ministers when there is no problem. However, in later generations, if ministers cause chaos in the world and endanger the clan and society, it is not the intention of the ancestors to kill them. Is the Battle of Xichu really considered a minister? He has held military power for decades and thirty years, and committed countless crimes and crimes. I only think of those who can be killed but cannot be pardoned: he ruined the military system of Emperor Taizu and defeated Zhenzong and Renzong. The emperor's oath leads to the small barbarians who are more than ten thousand miles away, and the old ministers of Khitan are hurt to the bone, and they use their hands to take revenge. The king went to the south of the Yangtze River and did not come back to pay his respects. How can the king pardon him at this time?

Some ministers also said: "Tong Guan used his wealth as a slave, and he had an unparalleled fortune. He was destined to be favored, but he harbored evil intentions. Recently, officials discussed his crimes and prepared chapters and chapters, using them to raise troops at home and store armor in the treasury, which has hidden potential. It's a sign of evil. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm from abroad. Today I heard that there was a minister inspecting the equipment, and there was another person with a blue dragon head on the back decorated with gold and silver. Scholars said that the traces of evil were revealed and nothing more. It is a great blessing for the world that Fu Wang has cut off his heart and corrected his punishment!"

How could Zhao Gou, who wanted Tong Guan's troops and horses, keep Tong Guan alive? He immediately issued an order: "Tong Guan has ten crimes: the first is to recommend Zhu Meng to raise flowers and stones, lead Zhao Liangsi to destroy Khitan, build the Yanfu Palace, etc., not to order King Qin to rescue him, not to surrender, not to suppress the bandits, and to support the thieves to respect themselves. There are illegal things in the house, and keeping a dead man privately is a sign of ulterior motives. The crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph cannot be punished. I sent the supervisory censor Zhang Chen to go to the palace with a letter after the execution..."

The next day, Zhang Chen followed Zhao Gou's order and beheaded Tong Guan in the envoy's courtyard. He took his head, nourished it with mercury, etc., and sent him to the palace.

After Tong Guan died, Zhao Gou asked people to mark Tong Guan's head as the leader of Kaifeng Mansion.

This year, Tong Guan was seventy-one years old.

Later, Zhao Gou put Zhang Jun, who had made great achievements, in charge of Tong Guan's men.

Zhang Jun removed all of Tong Guan's cronies, including Liu Yanqing, who were demoted, and promoted them overtly and covertly. He reused the Western Army's veteran general Qu Duan and others, and gradually took control of the most capable army of the Zhao and Song dynasties. Fighting army.

At the same time, Zhao Gou also moved to Hangzhou.

On the one hand, he "negotiated peace" with Jiang Hongfei; on the other hand, Zhang Jun successfully helped Zhao Gou seize Tong Guan's men; the key point was that Jiang Hongfei's troops pointed at Wang Qing, and the two bandits killed each other. Zhao Gou thought that he could reap the benefits. At least he could take a breather.

To be honest, Zhao Gou had a hard time in the past two years, running around everywhere, never having a moment of rest.

Now that he finally had a chance to breathe, Zhao Gou didn't want to wipe out Fang La, completely occupy the southeast, or govern the southeast, let alone join forces with Wang Qing, but instead focused on curing his own illness.

That night, when the Yuan army went south to attack Yangzhou, Zhao Gou was about to visit a little palace maid.

At that time, Zhao Gou had taken off his pants and was about to do something good.

At this critical moment, the Yuan army came.

Zhao Gou was so scared that he shrank on the spot, and hurriedly put on his pants and ran away, and he didn't care about the fragrant little palace maid.

After escaping to the south of the Yangtze River and being safe, especially after "negotiating peace" with Jiang Hongfei, Zhao Gou, who was only in his twenties, inevitably had thoughts about women again.

But at this time, Zhao Gou was shocked to find that he couldn't do it anymore.

This was a big deal. Parents, concubines, five daughters, and the entire clan were captured. This was nothing compared to this.

In Zhao Gou's view, he was only 20 years old. If he became a eunuch, it would be like the sky falling. How could he bear it? ! ! !

Therefore, Zhao Gou tried every means to cure his own unspeakable secret, especially after arriving in Hangzhou.

As for the minor matters of government and military affairs, they were handled by Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei, Privy Councilor and Imperial Camp Commander Wang Yuan, eunuch Kang Lu, etc., and he did not need to come forward.

In his early years, Wang Yuan was already a famous general for his bravery in the war with Western Xia. He participated in many battles of the Zhao Song Dynasty. The key point was that Zhao Gou had just established the Grand Marshal's Office when he led his troops to surrender. Moreover, he was not only good at fighting, but also good at recruiting and surrendering rebels. He often led hundreds of cavalry to the military camps of tens of thousands of rebels to recruit and pacify them. Seeing Wang Yuan's courage, most of the rebels bowed down.

So Zhao Gou especially favored Wang Yuan.

However, Wang Yuan had been in the army for too long, and it was inevitable that he had a bad habit that all Song army soldiers had, that is, extremely greedy for money.

It even reached the point that Wang Yuan would carry a large amount of treasures when marching to war.

What people criticized was that in order to protect his own treasures, Wang Yuan actually used the troop transport ship to transport his own property, disregarding the lives of his soldiers, causing tens of thousands of Song army soldiers to be defeated by the Yuan army, some died, some were injured, and some surrendered, and thousands of precious spiritual horses were also seized by the Yuan army.

However, Wang Yuan committed such a big crime, but Zhao Gou actually only dismissed Wang Yuan from the post of deputy privy envoy, allowing Wang Yuan to continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp and command all of Zhao Gou's personal troops.

Seeing that Zhao Gou was so unpunished and appointed people for personal connections, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan and other Song army soldiers were inevitably dissatisfied.

The generals and soldiers of the Song army were saying privately: "Wang Dutong was greedy for money and caused tens of thousands of soldiers to be defeated and thousands of war horses to fall into the hands of the enemy. How can he command us?"

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan thought: "We also have the merit of following the emperor, why is Wang Yuan so valued, a high official, with countless money and beauties, but I have nothing?"

When Liang Yangzu led Zhang Jun and others to surrender to Zhao Gou, Miao Fu was also the commander of an army, and the troops he led were no less than Zhang Jun.

And Liu Zhengyan was the son of Liu Fa, a famous general of the Zhao Song West Army. There is a saying that "when discussing famous generals, Liu Fa must be the first." Liu Fa was also the commander of the West Army before Liu Zhongwu, Liu Qi's father, and Zhong Shidao. The key is that Liu Fa also died heroically in the war against Xixia. In other words, Liu Zhengyan is the son of a martyr, a legitimate general family, and a first-class general family official.

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan felt that their contributions and status were not inferior to Wang Yuan, but Zhao Gou only valued Wang Yuan and not them.

In the eyes of Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, the reason why Wang Yuan was appreciated by Zhao Gou, obtained high positions and generous salaries, and was not punished even when he made mistakes was because Wang Yuan made friends with eunuchs such as Kang Lu, who were deeply favored by Zhao Gou. Kang Lu and other eunuchs often spoke well of Wang Yuan in Zhao Gou's ears, so Wang Yuan was not questioned for his crimes.

Therefore, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan incited the soldiers in the imperial camp, saying that we fought for the Song Dynasty, our military shoes were broken, our bowstrings were loose, our swords were rusted, we had no food to eat every day, and we could not get supplies, while Wang Yuan and Kang Lu could rely on the emperor's favor, countless treasures and beauties, and delicious food every day, and they were so happy. They even forgot that their parents, wives and children fell into the hands of the enemy, and they had no intention of recovering their homeland, which was a mistake for the country and the people. Killing them was not enough to appease the anger of the people.

Most of the troops under Zhao Song were from the north. They did not want to go south at all. It was Zhao Gou and his ministers who coaxed and deceived them and even forced them to go south by force. They were naturally dissatisfied and even resentful.

In addition, Zhao Gou only had this tiny piece of land left, but he had no ambition and only thought about his lower body, which made his subordinates see no hope at all.

In addition, Jiang Hongfei had seized at least three-quarters of the territory of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and it was about to be unified.

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan incited again.

The dissatisfaction of the soldiers in the imperial camp immediately reached the extreme, and they all wanted to kill Wang Yuan as soon as possible.

So, the soldiers in the imperial camp ambushed Wang Yuan under the leadership of Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, and Liu Zhengyan even chopped off Wang Yuan's head with a knife.

To be honest, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were not very patriotic, nor did they fight for the justice of the Song army soldiers, and they had no political vision.

To put it bluntly, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were two rough men who complained that grapes were sour because they couldn't eat them.

After killing Wang Yuan, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan actually planned to lead the soldiers of the imperial camp to rob Wang Yuan's house and divide up Wang Yuan's treasures and beauties.

But at this time, someone told Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, let's not rush to grab things. The reason why Wang Yuan gained the trust of King Kang was because Wang Yuan had friends with the eunuchs. We have to enter the palace and kill all the eunuchs before we can eradicate the root cause. Otherwise, if these eunuchs speak ill of us in front of King Kang in the future, King Kang will definitely deal with us just like Tong Guan.

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan thought to themselves: "Yes, Tong Guan is so powerful, but he was killed by King Kang, let alone us?"

Thinking of this, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan immediately led their troops into the palace to kill the eunuchs.

Zhu Shengfei heard about the mutiny between Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, and organized some people to ask King Qin to rescue him.

But Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan led Zhao Gou's imperial camp, which was the largest and most capable army in Hangzhou.

Zhu Shengfei had no choice but to find Zhao Gou who was still staring worriedly at his lower body.

At this time, Zhao Gou knew that there had been a mutiny, and Wang Yuan, who was helping him in charge of the imperial camp, was beheaded by the rebels, and the rebels had already reached the gate of the camp.

Zhao Gou could run away, but he never thought that his own soldiers would rebel. Now that he was a turtle in the urn, how could he have a chance to escape?

Zhao Gou had no choice but to go to the city gate tower in person and negotiate with Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan.

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan didn't know what they wanted to do, so they insisted that Zhao Gou kill Kang Lu and other eunuchs.

Kang Lu and others had watched Zhao Gou grow up. When Zhao Gou wanted to go to Jiang Hongfei to negotiate peace, it was so dangerous that they all followed Zhao Gou.

To be honest, Zhao Gou really couldn't bear to kill Kang Lu and others.

Seeing that Zhao Gou was already waiting for him, Zhao Gou was still reluctant to part with a few corrupt eunuchs who took advantage of Zhao Gou's favor and made many people dissatisfied by their arrogance and extravagance. Right!”

There was also the eunuch who was eager to get ahead and said to Zhao Gou: "Kang Lu and others are not around the king. We are also willing to be the king's dogs and horses."

Zhao Gou had no choice but to acquiesce to Zhu Shengfei and others to hand over Kang Lu and other eunuchs, and let Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others be killed.

Killing Wang Yuan and then killing Kang Lu and other eunuchs made Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others happy, but also felt that something was missing.

Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others discussed it and asked each other, is this the end of the matter? We don't seem to have gained anything.

Miao Fu then said to Zhao Gou: "Wang Yuan did not fight when he encountered the enemy, which caused great harm to the country and the people. Just because of his friendship with Kang Lu, he was given such a high position as Privy Councilor. We have made many meritorious deeds, but we are only given the fifth rank of Tuanlian Commander." "Young official, your majesty is so stubborn that you don't reward merit and just listen to what you believe?"

After listening to Fu Miao's words, Zhao Gou knew that Fu Miao and Liu Zhengyan were a bunch of rough guys who didn't know anything and were easy to deal with. He thought to himself: "Don't you just think the officials are small and want a big one? I'll give it to you." You guys, let’s play slowly.”

In order to stabilize Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others, Zhao Gou immediately promoted Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan to the commander of the imperial camp and the deputy commander of the capital. All other people who participated in the mutiny were rewarded.

Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others got what they wanted and immediately smiled.

It's ridiculous to say that Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, two idiots who are already serving as servants, still want to be the leaders of Zhao Gou's personal guards.

However, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan are fools, but that doesn't mean they don't have people who understand.

A Chinese military commander named Wu Zhan stopped Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, who were about to order the withdrawal, and said to them: "We will kill Wang Yuan first, and then Kang Lu and others. They are all favorites of King Kang, and they forced King Kang to reward me. Wait, how can we not hate King Kang and cause him to take revenge?"

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan then thought: "Yes, we have gone too far. If Zhao Gou is still the emperor, how can our officials be stable? Zhao Gou is playing a delaying tactic with us!"

So Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan immediately regretted it. They said to Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty's accession to the throne was not right. Yuan Sheng has returned. How should we deal with it? It is better to abdicate the throne and make way for the worthy!"

Yuansheng was Zhao Huan. After Zhao Gou came to the throne, he gave Zhao Huan the title "Xiaoci Yuansheng Emperor".

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan's words immediately hit Zhao Gou's lungs. He was most afraid of others saying that he was not in the right position. Moreover, it would be fine if he did well. The key is that he did so badly, and now it is even worse. Even his surname was lost by him. Not to mention Zhao Huan's return, even if any royal family from the Zhao and Song dynasties came back, he would have to be kicked out or even liquidated.

There was no other way, Zhao Gou could only remain silent.

Later, Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others discussed and simply let Zhao Gou abdicate the throne and pass it on to his own son Zhao Min, and they became regents.

But Zhao Min is less than two years old, how can he really become the emperor?

Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others discussed again and asked Zhao Min's mother Pan Xianfei to be the queen mother and listen to politics behind the curtain.

It takes a whole day to discuss these things.

Zhao Gou, who had an uncertain future and was afraid of being stabbed by Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, could only sit on the unobstructed tower to accompany him.

It was winter at this time, the cold wind was biting, and the previous rebellion happened suddenly. Zhao Gou came to see Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others without even wearing a cloak. And like this, he was the only bamboo on the tower. Sitting on the chair lasts all day.

As a result, Zhao Gou, who was already frightened, was completely hopeless after being frozen like this for a whole day.

But at this time, who can care about Zhao Gou's personnel?

After all, Zhao Gou has done it to this point, and it is still unknown whether he can survive.

After Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others discussed the countermeasures, they immediately rushed into the palace and picked up Concubine Pan Xian and Zhao Min to ascend the throne.

Pan Xianfei begged: "Your Majesty is just a young man, in the prime of life. You ask your Majesty to be the emperor and a one- or two-year-old child to be the emperor. Do you think it is appropriate? Is there such a precedent in all dynasties? Moreover, I am a woman, how can I know how to govern the country? This is absolutely not allowed. I hope the two generals will return the power to Your Majesty. I will guarantee that the two generals will not be held responsible for rebellion. What do you think?"

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan didn't care about this. They drew their swords and said angrily: "I am a military man, I don't know history, I only know how to fight and talk with a sword. The princess just needs to say whether you are willing to be the queen mother?"

Seeing the murderous look of Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others, Zhao Bing was frightened and cried loudly again, and Pan Xianfei could only agree first.

As a result, Zhao Gou was imprisoned in a dilapidated temple. Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others established Zhao Bing as a puppet emperor. Empress Dowager Pan ruled the country from behind the curtain and changed the reign to "Ming Shou".

At this time, Zhao Gou was deposed. The people in power in the Southern Song Dynasty were a young woman in her twenties and a child under two years old. In fact, they were two warriors who knew nothing. The Southern Song Dynasty, which had just been stable for a few months, seemed to be coming to an end...

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