Qiming 1158

Chapter 703 Zhao Tan Must Stick to Lin'an

Judging from the offensive trends of the Ming army, Zhao Gou believed that the southwest direction was the safest.

Although I don't know when the war will end, and I also know that the southwest is somewhat backward and dilapidated, and there are no comfortable big cities, it is safe anyway, and it is impossible for the Ming army to really pursue it all the way.

Moreover, Zhao Gou is no longer the emperor. He is the Supreme Emperor. The Ming army can go to the emperor for anything, not the Supreme Emperor.

I don't want anything, as long as I have one life and my prosperity, so I won't let me go, right?

Zhao Gou didn't even attend the customary court meeting held after the new emperor ascended the throne. He left Lin'an in such a hurry, as if he didn't want to stay longer.

So that a large number of people in the back watched the luxurious frame and the army that hurriedly escorted the frame to leave Lin'an City.

When they realized that this was Zhao Gou escaping, they collectively exclaimed——[Go to the official's house]!
At that time, Lin'an City had not announced Zhao Gou's abdication and Zhao Tan's ascension to the throne. People linked the news of the Ming army's navy destroying the Song army's navy and threatening Lin'an with the news of Zhao Gou's departure from Lin'an City. in conclusion.

The Ming army was about to attack Lin'an, and Lin'an couldn't hold it at all, and the emperor ran away!
Panic swept through like a tsunami and swept through everyone's hearts. In an instant, there was a frenzy of fleeing in the entire Lin'an City. Without careful thought, everyone chose to escape under the impetus of panic.

In fact, they can't think either. Seeing that so many people are running away, and even the emperor takes the lead in running out, who can calm down and seriously think about the problem?

No matter the rich or the poor, almost all of them drag their families to pack up and flee, those who can hire a car hire a car to flee, and those who can’t afford a car, they drag a large trolley with their family and their families. If you flee, you will never stay in Lin'an City anyway.

And they don't have as many avenues to get real news.

However, Song Ting, who had access to the news, responded slowly to this.

When Zhao Gou fled, Zhao Yun had just completed the enthronement ceremony, had just finished offering sacrifices to his ancestors, and reported to his ancestor Zhao Kuangyin that he had finally inherited the throne as his descendant, allowing the throne to return to the Taizu family after nearly 200 years. .

After the report was over, Zhao Gou ran away.

Zhao Tan had just sat on the throne and held a grand court meeting, and panic in Lin'an City was flooded because of Zhao Gou's escape, so that when Zhao Tan was discussing the current situation with the officials, he learned about the large-scale happening in Lin'an City. Panic mass events.

Zhao Tan was very surprised and didn't know what was going on, so he quickly let people find out what happened.

"It is said that when Emperor Taishang was hunting in the west, the frame was recognized. At that time, the court did not announce the news of Emperor Taishang's abdication and hunting in the west, which caused panic among the people. They all thought that the Ming army was going to land and attack Lin'an, the capital of Taishang Huang. We are going to hunt in the west, so many civilians have been led to the west hunting with the Emperor Taishang..."

The prefect of Lin'an Prefecture hurriedly entered the palace and told Zhao Tan, who had a bewildered face, the news he had received.

Zhao Tan and the civil and military officials had previously thought the matter was very absurd.

Because the previous situation was urgent, but after the Ming army destroyed the navy at Lin'an port, there was no sign of landing and attacking Lin'an.

According to the latest analysis of the Privy Council, the fact that the Ming army navy did not land to threaten Lin'an for the first time was probably because its own troops were not strong enough to threaten Lin'an from the land, so they did not land.

If the number of Ming troops is sufficient, they will definitely choose to land and threaten Lin'an, rather than stop at sea and not land.

So Lin'an is still safe for the time being.

Zhao Tan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Lin'an was far from being unsustainable, so he felt relieved. He was discussing with the officials just now about sending troops to set up a coastal defense line.

As a result, suddenly, a large number of people fled in Lin'an, and the order of the entire city was in chaos.

If you want to escape, the emperor should escape first. How can commoners escape before the emperor?
It turned out to be Zhao Gou's pot.

Zhao Tan, who had just sat on the throne and his butt was still warm, encountered such a thorny problem.

Good guy, really good guy, Zhao Tan never thought that he would be played by Zhao Gou as soon as he ascended the throne. Originally it was a mess, and now the mess is even worse.

"Absurd! Absurd! Lin'an is in the Song Dynasty. How could it be so easily conquered by the enemy? Not to mention that the enemy can't even cross the Yangtze River. Are the [-] banned troops in Lin'an eating dry food? It's ridiculous!"

Zhao Tan was very annoyed, and immediately ordered the prefect of Lin'an and the commander-in-chief of the front office, Zhao Mi.

"The front office of the palace dispatches troops, and the Lin'an House is in charge of commanding. In any case, the order of Lin'an City must be controlled. The Ming army has not come ashore. How can Lin'an not be secured? If Lin'an is not secured, my emperor will live and die together with Lin'an! "

Under Zhao Tan's coercive order, the Dianqian Division dispatched the army to assist the Lin'an government in managing order, closed the city gate, persuaded those who tried to flee, and threatened those who did not listen with a knife, using very rude means, and even There were also robberies and beatings.

Finally, after a day and a night, the order of Lin'an City was brought under control.

In order to better restore order, Lin'an Prefecture also issued a two-day curfew order, closing the night market, and asking residents in the city to calm down. During the curfew period, they are not allowed to leave their homes, otherwise they will all be treated as meticulous work by the Ming army and will be executed.

Only then did the court begin to announce the abdication of the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou and the enthronement of the new Emperor Zhao Tan.

At the same time as the news of the Ministry of Industry, it also announced that the Ming army did not land at all, and did not set foot in the south of the Yangtze River at all.

The imperial court has dispatched troops to attack, and the defense line formed by the imperial army is indestructible. There is no possibility that the Ming army will set foot in Lin'an, and Lin'an is absolutely safe.

After all, Zhao Tan and Zhao Gou are different. After the initial panic, Zhao Tan has realized that he is an emperor, an emperor who has the power in the palm of his hand.

This kind of feeling is very novel. When he issued an order to the officials, the feeling that the officials were ordered to handle it immediately made him very comfortable, and he almost forgot that the stall where he was the emperor was the critical situation in the Song Dynasty. when.

No matter what, being the emperor is a pleasant thing.

It is said that once the power of the dynasty is in hand, Ling Lai is in charge, and the so-called three fires when a new official takes office. After Zhao Tan ascended the throne, he made some arrangements for the government of his own.

The first was to order his teacher, Shi Hao, to leapfrog promotion to the post of political counselor, and he was immediately promoted to the Zaifu team, making him one of the Zaifu who could decide the state affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty overnight.

The second is to order the main war ministers headed by Zhang Jun and Chen Kangbo to enter the court to discuss state affairs and save the Song Dynasty when the country is in danger.

Third, ordered the Guard Ma Jun Division and the Guard Infantry Division to organize troops to form a land defense line in the coastal area of ​​Lin'an, and resolutely prevent the possible landing operations of the Ming army.

The fourth is to order the courtiers to collect the files and documents of the past, to prepare for Yue Fei's vindication, to set things right, and to reverse the court atmosphere.

The fifth is to order the dismissal of Wang Lun, who was directly responsible for the Lin'an crisis, and formally appoint his deputy, Ye Yiwen, as the new privy envoy, temporarily in charge of the military.

The promulgation of these five events fully reflects Zhao Tan's decision to rise up and fight the Ming Kingdom to the death, insist on not giving in, and reverse the ethos of the ruling party in the dynasty, trying to transform the Southern Song Dynasty into an enterprising country.

Zhao Tan's will was fully reflected, and a series of arrangements for facing the Ming army were also made. These measures made him smug, and suddenly had an inexplicable self-confidence.

He felt that perhaps without Zhao Gou, the Song Dynasty under his leadership could achieve even better results.

Zhao Gou ran, he would not run, Zhao Gou was worried about defeat, he would not worry, Zhao Gou was afraid of the Ming army, he was not afraid.

He will definitely stick to it until the last moment, there is no fear of Ming in his heart, he is full of hope, and he is very brave.

He decided to use a successful defensive battle to establish his reputation as Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

He believed he could do it.

then.

On April [-], news came from the north.

The entire Guazhou Navy was annihilated, and the Guazhou ferry was captured by the Ming army. The Ming army successfully crossed the river. Then Zhenjiang Prefecture fell, and the defenders were defeated. The Ming army had already landed in Jiangnan and began to march south, aiming directly at Lin'an.

(End of this chapter)