Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 253 The grief-stricken Song Huizong
Sun Qingshan, the Fourth and Third Duke of the Ministry of War, has served the Zhao royal family loyally for generations.

Since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, people have been loyal and dedicated.

Since Emperor Huizong came to the throne, he has attached great importance to Sun Qingshan.

The previous Minister of War was originally held by Sun Qingshan's father. After Sun Qingshan's father passed away, the post of Minister of War should have been handed over to someone else.

Because Emperor Huizong valued Sun Qingshan, he made an exception and handed over the throne of Minister of War to Sun Qingshan.

The Sun family has been in power for hundreds of years, and they do all kinds of evil by accepting bribes and plundering people's wealth and wealth.

All these things are seen by the Holy One.

It's just because I have a strong preference for the Sun family, so I don't want to go into details.

However, when the country was in the most critical moment, Sun Qingshan actually did such a rebellious and unconscionable thing, which not only harmed the interests of the Song Dynasty, but also deeply hurt the heart of Emperor Huizong.

At this time, Emperor Huizong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had already learned that Sun Qingshan had betrayed the Song Dynasty and sought refuge in the Kingdom of Jin.

Quietly, Sun Qingshan became a traitor.

Emperor Huizong's heart felt cold, and he thought repeatedly whether Sun Qingshan had been persecuted in this war. In other words, there was a great possibility that he had something to hide and had to do this.

Forced into desperation, he betrayed himself.

However, after he understood the whole story, he suddenly realized that Sun Qingshan was a wolf with deep ambitions.

After all, the West Route Army led by Li Gang had taken advantage of the right time and place. Even if the Song Army could not compare with the Jin Army, it was already a serious water battle.

Once the Jin army got on the boat, they were swaying, spinning, and all of them were either vomiting or fainting. How could they talk about fighting?
To say that under such circumstances Sun Qingshan would suffer some kind of persecution from the Jin people is simply nonsense and laughable.

Emperor Huizong gritted his teeth and said: "This thief, Sun Qingshan, will be cut into pieces by me!"

Cai Jing and Gao Qiu asked anxiously: "Report quickly! After this battle, how many soldiers and horses are left in the West Route Army?"

The soldier quickly said: "Excluding the old army led by the dog thief Sun Qingshan, there are still a total of 3000 people left."

Somehow, a thunder suddenly rose from the ground.

There was a loud "boom" that deafened everyone in the court.

Before the expedition, the West Route Army led by Li Gang and the East Route Army led by Zhao Gou were about the same size, both with nearly [-] troops.

After the Battle of Niutoushan, less than an hour after the full battle was completed, the West Route Army led by Li Gang had only 3000 people left.

What exactly is this concept?
A mere small-scale battle directly caused the loss of most of the Western Route Army!

To the Song Dynasty court, this situation was equivalent to having both arms chopped off!
But why?

The reason is that almost all of the backbone forces in the Song Army are concentrated in the West Route Army.

Although the East Route Army led by Zhao Gou also had more than 4 people, most of the East Route Army consisted of old and weak remnants, gang leaders from various places, and volunteers temporarily gathered in Bianliang City.

In the battle after the Battle of Niutoushan, the actual death toll of the Song army was less than 2000.

As a result, after Sun Qingshan betrayed the Song Dynasty, there were only 3000 people left in the West Route Army.

How terrible is this fact?

Next, will this battle continue?
If the fight continues, it won't take too much, but if two more Sun Qingshan and his ilk appear, the inner city of Bianliang will be destroyed.

All civil and military officials in the court were dejected, and all of them were silent.

Emperor Huizong's palms were clenched with sweat, subconsciously he frowned and said loudly, "Guanghou, tell me... what should I do next?"

Cai Jing and Gao Qiu looked at each other, they couldn't help feeling sad when they remembered that Earl Ying was still imprisoned in the prison by Emperor Huizong, his life and death were uncertain.

Emperor Huizong lowered his head and realized that he had not heard Count Ying's voice, so he repeated: "Guanghou! Didn't you hear what I said? I'm asking you, what should happen next?" Cai Jing couldn't help it and knelt down. He said to the Holy One on the ground: "Your Majesty, Master Ying is imprisoned in the imperial prison and has not been released yet."

Emperor Huizong suddenly raised his head and said in a voiceless voice: "Ah? An imperial edict... a prison edict?"

At this time, Emperor Huizong suddenly remembered that Count Ying had been imprisoned by him before, and he was determined to cut him into pieces.

When Emperor Huizong thought of this section, he couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.

"Alas! Guanghou, Guanghou, without you by my side, I would be like a clever woman who cannot cook without rice..."

Quietly, a sad tear rolled out of Emperor Huizong's eyes.

It was not easy for others to notice, and no one heard his heartfelt words.

Who doesn't know the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?The Imperial Prison of the Song Dynasty is simply not a place for people to stay!

Not to mention it was dark and damp, there were many poisonous insects, and it was not good for a big man no matter how powerful he was to be locked up in that hellish place.

Not to mention whether Earl Ying was executed by Emperor Huizong, he would probably have died inside after being locked up for ten days and a half.

Gao Qiu really couldn't bear it anymore, so he gave up and knelt on the ground and said to the Holy Emperor: "Your Majesty! I beg your Majesty to release Mr. Ying!"

Cai Jing looked at Gao Qiu and said the same thing: "Your Majesty! I beg your Majesty to release Mr. Ying!"

Emperor Huizong slowly closed his eyes and sighed in his heart.

Is it possible that he doesn't want to release Earl Ying?
As we all know, the civil and military minister in the Manchu Dynasty who most favored Emperor Huizong was Count Ying.

Right now, even the members of the Six Thieves who were on the same side as Earl Ying were thinking about him very much, not to mention Emperor Huizong, who had a deeper relationship with him?

The problem is, how can a majestic king of a country go back on his word? He really cannot act over and over again. A few days ago, Earl Ying was imprisoned and said he was going to be executed.

After a few days of planning, Earl Ying was released again, but in what manner?

Emperor Huizong said loudly: "Let's not mention the matter of Ying Guanghou for now. The war is urgent now."

Gao Qiu stared at Emperor Huizong in a daze, his mouth garbled, and he could not even say a word.

At this time, Earl Ying was sitting in prison, staring coldly at the demon Guo Jing sitting in front of him.

"If this poor man eats you alive, tell me whether you will live or die."

Guo Jing gritted his teeth authentically.

"Hmph, I want to see if you have this ability. Come on! Come over here!"

Earl Ying slapped his thigh hard and clenched his fist tightly.

Guo Jing used all his strength to grab the chess piece in front of him and smashed it hard in front of Earl Ying's "horse".

Immediately afterwards, Guo Jing's face turned from gloomy to clear, he breathed a long sigh of relief, laughed and said: "Haha! Brother, you lose!"

Earl Ying frowned and froze on the spot. Then he hurriedly picked up Guo Jing's dropped chess piece and forced it into Guo Jing's hands.

"No, no, no, Brother Guo, listen to me, this move doesn't count, let's start over..."

Earl Ying smiled tremblingly at Guo Jing.

Most of them would never have thought that Earl Ying and Guo Jing got along well in prison, and they had already played fifteen games of chess in boredom.

The lower it gets, the happier it becomes. At this moment, even if the sky falls, it won't disturb the two of them.

(End of this chapter)