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Chapter 407 Yang Chang proclaims himself emperor, Song Jiang rebels
Zhao Huan summoned all his ministers to share the good news, sweeping away the gloomy atmosphere in the court. It seemed that with these 200,000 soldiers, the Song Dynasty would be able to fight against Yang Chang.

Su Yuanjing knew Yang Chang's strength very well, so he persuaded the "surrender faction" in the court to be patient for the time being, and sent someone to deliver a message to Yangqu Wen Huanzhang.

He suggested that Lin Chong send troops to Bianliang. If Zhao Huan transferred the Xia soldiers from Guanzhong to support, Yang Chang could make a feint to the east and attack in the west to take Guanzhong. By then, the Xia soldiers would know that their retreat was cut off and their families were captured. Most of the 200,000 Xia soldiers would surely be defeated, and the Western court's military power would collapse.

Although Su Yuanjing's plan was good, he didn't know that Guanzhong had already been taken by Yang Chang, and that 100,000 Xia soldiers were following him to Bian Jing.

With Yang Chang's current abilities, no one could stop him from storming the capital, but Bianliang was a Han city after all, and most of the people in the city were innocent civilians. Once a war broke out, innocent people would inevitably be harmed.

In view of this.

Yang Chang decisively chose to "conquer people with virtue" and took an army of 200,000 to "persuade" Zhao Huan.

(40,000 soldiers from Hedong, 40,000 soldiers from Liu's father and son, 50,000 soldiers from Muwei, and the remaining 60,000 or so soldiers from Guanzhong to make up for the Xia soldiers)
When it comes to the stage of fighting for the world and reaping the rewards, even if Yang Chang himself does not have such a strong military force, he does not have to advance slowly like before.

As Wen Huanzhang analyzed, it would be best for the people to unify the country as soon as possible. Now we can go straight to the central government and force Zhao Huan to abdicate, and then we can issue an order to conquer the rest of the states.

April 28, the seventh year of the Jing Kang period.

Liu Guangshi led the vanguard, passed Xingyang and arrived at Wansheng Town to rest, where he met the envoy sent by Zhao Huan to comfort the troops.

Chen Liangbi, the envoy to the army and a eunuch close to Zhao Huan, fled back in fear when he learned the truth.

At that time, Zhao Huan visited the Wende Hall and discussed with his ministers the issue of rewarding the Liu father and son. Because the remaining troops of the Western Xia army also needed to be rewarded, Anle Duke Li Qianshun was also invited to attend.

When everyone was discussing intensely, Chen Liangbi suddenly asked for an audience outside the hall.

Zhao Huan immediately agreed to the announcement, and Chen Liangbi hurried to the Wende Hall, knelt down from a distance from the throne, and then lay on the ground motionless.

Ok?
The ministers and Zhao Huan were all surprised, so they asked curiously: "Mr. Chen, please stand up and answer. Tell us who the meritorious officials are so that I can reward them."

"I dare not say"

After Chen Liangbi raised his head and finished speaking, he curled up like a turtle.

Zhao Huan was displeased and immediately slammed the table and stood up, shouting: "If the sky falls, I will be there. Why are you afraid to speak up? Even if there are many meritorious officials, I will not treat them unfairly even if I have to live frugally. Hurry up and speak up!"

"Yes"

Chen Liangbi swallowed his saliva, looked around and muttered: "It was not Liu Yanqing and Liu Guangshi who conquered and recovered Guanzhong."

"If not them? Then who could it be?"

Prime Minister Li Gang was very puzzled.

Chen Liangbi didn't answer immediately, Zhao Huan said first: "I know, it must be the former subordinates of Anle Gong, who took the initiative to surrender in accordance with the will of heaven. Don't worry, I will show my sincerity!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Qianshun was under the eaves and had to cooperate with Zhao Huan in the performance.

Seeing Chen Liangbi lying on the ground again, Zhao Huan scolded him impatiently: "Why are you lying down again? Is this Wende Hall where you sleep? Tell everyone quickly, was my guess correct?"

"It's Prince Jin."

"Who are you talking about?"

Zhao Huan leaned forward, feeling uneasy.

Chen Liangbi replied: "It was Yang Chang, the King of Jin. He took Guanzhong without bloodshed, and the Liu family father and son also surrendered."

"What? Liu and his son committed treason?"

Li Gang was horrified when he heard this, and immediately made a solemn remonstrance to Zhao Huan: "Liu Yanqing and his son took away 80% of the troops stationed in Bianliang. The only solution now is to arrest the two men and their families. Otherwise, if they help the tyrant to commit atrocities, Bianliang will be in danger!"

"I"

Zhao Huan clenched his fists, not knowing whether to agree or not. Chen Liangbi immediately added a reminder: "Your Majesty, the emperor is also in the Jin Wang army. The Liu family father and son were persuaded to surrender by the emperor."

"What? The Emperor? That's impossible!"

As soon as Li Gang finished speaking, the ministers in the hall began to whisper.

"Yes, isn't the emperor in the Kingdom of Jin?"

"The letter from the Emperor to Your Majesty to abdicate cannot be brought back from the Kingdom of Jin, right? What on earth do the Jin people want to do?"

"How is that possible? The emperor has a special handwriting style. I heard that Xiao Rang, the prefect of Jinzhou, is known as a calligrapher with divine hands and is good at imitating other people's handwriting."

Just as everyone was arguing, Su Yuanjing, who had been hiding behind the scenes, stood in the center of the hall.

He bowed to Zhao Huan and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the King of Jin can fly birds to the sky. He can kill the Emperor of Jin thousands of miles away. He should be able to rescue the Emperor. It's just that you don't know it."

"So, the emperor is really back?"

Zhao Huan had a very ugly expression.

Su Yuanjing nodded and said, "Didn't Chen Liangbi say that? The Prince of Jin and the Emperor Retired will lead an army of more than 100,000 troops to reach Bianliang in three days. This is absolutely true, so please be prepared, Your Majesty."

"What preparations shall I make?"

"The King of Jin is invincible in the world. The advice given by the Emperor is the best choice for Your Majesty."

"Su Yuanjing, you were also bribed by Yang Chang? Are you worthy of His Majesty?"

Li Gang roared forward, and Su Yuanjing retorted with anger: "I was bribed by the King of Jin? Prime Minister Li, times have changed. Look outside. The Jin people have been defeated repeatedly. The Duke of Anle is right in front of you. Now there are 200,000 troops approaching. Your Majesty, do you have any other choice?"

"Yang Chang is a traitor who stole our country. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, we would rather die than surrender!"

"Stealing the country?"

Su Yuanjing sneered: "The land conquered by the King of Jin was lost by the Song Dynasty to the Jin people. It was the land of Western Xia. Does he need to steal the country?"

"But he is a minister of the Song Dynasty!"

"What did the Song Dynasty give him? Did the imperial court give him a grain of rice? He created everything by himself. Besides, if there was no King Jin, would the world still be ruled by the Han people?"

"You are so messy!"

Li Gang could not argue with Su Yuanjing, so he turned to Zhao Huan and asked for permission, "Your Majesty, Su Yuanjing and Yang Chang were secretly in collusion, and Yang Chang was able to become the King of Jin because of his secret support. Please..."

"Okay, stop it!"

Zhao Huan interrupted Li Gang and reminded him in a deep voice: "Even if I don't give it to him, can't he be independent?"

"This"

Li Gang was speechless.

Zhao Huan looked at Li Qianshun and asked sincerely, "Duke Anle, I heard that Yang Chang attacked Xixia with only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers. I wonder how many troops were stationed in Xixia at that time? Why didn't they stop him?"

"The total number of soldiers from all over Xixia at that time exceeded 100,000. As for why they could not be stopped, Prime Minister Su has just explained it clearly. The King of Jin is invincible in the world. Who can stop him?"

After Li Qianshun finished speaking, he shook his head and thought to himself, why are you still struggling?
If you hand over the throne honestly, you may have a good ending. Otherwise, how can you still survive?

Thinking that Zhao Huan was also a king who lost his country, Li Qianshun suddenly felt much better. This was the effect of sharing suffering.

The fifth day of May.

Yang Chang and Zhao Ji arrived in Bian Jing, and Zhao Huan led all civil and military officials out of the city to welcome them. The Western Court was in name only.

During the period of preparation for abdication and enthronement.

Yang Chang appointed Lin Chong as the Marshal of Pingnan, and led Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangshi, Mu Wei, Li Liangfu and other soldiers totaling 100,000 to Zhao Gou's old capital Yingtian to attack Zhang Jun and eliminate Zhao Gou's stronghold in Jiangbei.

Zhao Huan could surrender, but Zhao Gou might not be able to.

With Song Jiang by my side, I'm afraid I'll have to hide till the end.

Yang Chang now has soldiers and generals, so there is no need to do everything himself, at least not at this stage. As soon as he entered Bianjing, those officials who wanted to advance in Zhao Huan's court all expressed their loyalty to him through Su Yuanjing. He was overwhelmed with people every day and had no time to go to the front line to command troops.

Yang Chang was troubled by the cumbersome government affairs, so he immediately summoned Wu Song, Tang Ke, Wen Huanzhang and others to the south. He planned to follow the example of the Ming and Qing dynasties after he ascended the throne and bring the cabinet and the Grand Council system to this era in advance.

On the sixth day of June, Zhao Huan formally abdicated to Yang Chang.

Tang Ke, Wen Huanzhang, Su Yuanjing and others listed the names of the countries such as Zhou, Sui, Jin, Yan, and Ming based on Yang Chang's surname, title, fiefdom, official position, and nickname.

Except for the Ming Dynasty, all other dynasties have used it.

Yang Chang didn't know whether Zhu Yuanzhang would appear again hundreds of years later, so he didn't try to seize the title of his country.

The word "Ming" comes from Guangming Tianzun.

Yang Changsui changed his thinking and used Yan as the new name of the country.

Yan means brilliance, flame, and shining.

His newly established country would overcome the long-standing malpractices of sharing the world with the literati, maintain a balance between civil and military affairs, and always provide a way for the lower-class people to survive.

The country's name was Yan, which means that when everyone adds fuel, the fire burns higher.

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On the eighth day of June, Yang Chang ascended the throne in Bian Jing, named the country Yan, and established the reign title Guangming.

Yang Huang was made the crown prince, Hu Sanniang the queen, Zhao Fujin the noble concubine, Qiu Qiongying the concubine; Wu Song was made Duke of Lu, Zhu Tong was made Duke of Xia, Lin Chong was made Duke of Zhao, and Sun An was made Duke of Han.
Zhao Ji was demoted to the title of Prince of Chenliu, Zhao Huan to the title of Duke of Shanyang, and all the other kings of the Zhao family were demoted to the titles of son and baron, without any fiefdoms but only treatment.
At the same time, he set up the Cabinet, the Grand Council, the Embroidered Uniform Guard and other institutions. The main persons in charge were all his own old team members, and the officials of Zhao Huanxi's court filled general positions. In the future, the survival of the fittest will be based on their political achievements.

On the day Yang Chang ascended the throne, Lin Chong sent someone back to the capital to report the victory. Zhang Jun, the governor of Yingtian, surrendered and volunteered to cross the river to the south.

The land of Jiangnan has always had a set of defense.

Although the three Nguyen brothers had all headed south, the hastily built warships were not enough, and 40% of the troops came from Western Xia. They were afraid that crossing the river might not be smooth, and it would also take time to prepare military supplies and food.

Taking these difficulties into consideration, Yang Chang ordered the army not to move south for the time being and only made a feint to attack Shandong. At the same time, he sent former King Jing Zhao Qi to cross the river to persuade them to surrender.

During the preparations for the crossing of the Yangtze River, Guo Yaoshi personally escorted the Jin envoys, Gao Qingyi and Xiao Qing to Bian Jing to meet the emperor.

Yang Chang was promoted to meet the envoy in the Wende Hall, and Zhao Ji and his son Zhao Huan were also present in the hall.

Seeing that the former enemy who was so arrogant actually abandoned the grassland people's tradition of not kneeling and prostrated himself to Yang Changxing, the father and son and the former official felt complicated.

Diplomacy is achieved through fighting.

Yang Chang motioned for the two to stand up, and asked meaningfully, "Why are you two envoys here? Are you here to declare war on Dayan?"

"No."

Gao Qingyi waved his hands hastily and said, "The Prime Minister sent us here mainly to congratulate His Majesty on his accession to the throne and to hope that the two countries will form an alliance."

"Where is the emperor of your Jin Dynasty? Can Prime Minister Nianhan represent the Jin Dynasty?" Yang Changming asked knowingly.

Xiao Qing said, "Your Majesty, you may not know that the Emperor of our Jin Kingdom is seriously ill and cannot manage affairs, so he has temporarily resumed the Bojire political discussion. The decision of the Prime Minister is also a collective decision."

"Oh?"

Yang Chang was stunned when he heard this. He thought, not only do you not dare to tell the public that the emperor is dead, but you also returned from the feudal monarchy to the tribal system? It's hard for Nianhan to think like that.

People used to rush to be emperor, but now they are afraid of dying if they become emperor?

"The Jin people killed countless Han people. Although I have rebuilt my country, I also have Han blood flowing in my veins. The previous hatred cannot be easily forgotten. I was preparing to march north to avenge the humiliation, but you took the initiative to establish diplomatic relations and show goodwill? You are not coming here for nothing, are you?"

“No, we are sincere.”

Gao Qingyi waved his hands hastily, "Your Majesty is rebuilding the country, and the remnants in the country have not been cleared up yet. If you start another war, the people will suffer, so."

"Stop talking about unnecessary things and focus on your sincerity."

"Although the Kingdom of Jin has harmed the people of the Central Plains, it has also suffered heavy losses at the hands of Your Majesty. The Prime Minister hopes to turn hostility into friendship and make the two nations brothers forever."

"That's it?"

Yang Chang interrupted with a wave of his hand and reminded in a deep voice: "Speak to the point. If you only have empty words, don't say anything!"

"The Prime Minister's opinion is that we can give some compensation appropriately."

"appropriate?"

Wu Song angrily stepped out of the line, pointed at Gao Qingyi and cursed: "You guys are still so high and mighty? Don't you know how to write the word death? I don't think I've beaten you enough!"

"All right."

Yang Chang stopped Wu Song and said sternly, "I have heard the sincerity of the Jin Kingdom. For the sake of our friendship, you go back and tell Nianhan that if he pays a tribute of 300,000 cattle and sheep and 20,000 horses every year, I will not use military force against the Jin Kingdom."

“This is too many.”

"No room for negotiation, let's fight!"

Gao Qingyi was released back to the Jin Kingdom, while the deputy envoy Xiao Qing was detained by Yang Chang and followed the emperor across the river to fight in August.

With Song Jiang encouraging him, Zhao Gou did not want to surrender, so Zhao Qi's trip was in vain.

However, generals like Han Shizhong and Yue Fei originally followed Zhao Gou to achieve great things, but they ended up getting on Zhao Gou's pirate ship and couldn't get off. After all, if they defected to Zhao Huan, their talents would be in tatters, and it was even more impossible for them to defect to a warlord like Yang Chang. So they could only follow him until now.

At this time, Zhao Ji returned to the Central Plains and decided to let Zhao Huan abdicate to Yang Chang. Zhao Gou suddenly felt that his position was not legitimate. In addition, Yang Chang's super high prestige made Zhao Gou's small court panic.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yang Changfa launched an operation to cross the river.

Thousands of battlefields and fishing boats crossed the river from Zhenzhou and Yangzhou at the same time. Zhang Shun led his navy to fight alone, but was eventually defeated in Huangtian Dang.

At that time, Han Shizhong was guarding Jiankang and did not send troops to rescue Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun was surrounded in Huangtian Dang and was about to jump off the boat and escape by water, but he unexpectedly saw an acquaintance.

The man looked like Li Kui. He jumped onto his boat with two axes in hand and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Li Kui?"

"Grandpa is here!"

Li Kui recognized him as a naval general, and he pounced forward like a tiger. Zhang Shun seemed to be frozen in place, and he could not move at all.

"Are you a human or a ghost?"

"I am a human, you are a ghost!"

Li Kui raised his hands and swung his two axes, and Zhang Shun, who was walking like a wooden stake, was broken into three pieces and died in his own nightmare.

More than 100,000 Yan troops crossed the river at the same time. Zhang Shun's navy alone could not stop them. In addition, Han Shizhong and others did not move their troops, so Zhao Gou's Yangtze River defense line collapsed in an instant.

Wherever Yang Chang's troops passed, the garrisons of various states surrendered and the army headed straight for Hangzhou.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Song Jiang immediately broke into the palace to meet the emperor and prepared to evacuate with Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou sat on the dragon throne without moving, and sighed weakly: "Song Qing, don't worry about it anymore. We are no match for Yang Chang. Let's just leave it at that. I don't want to bother with it anymore."

"How about that?"

Song Jiang reminded excitedly: "We have offended Yang Chang deeply. Even if we surrender, we have no way to survive. Now we can only move to another place and find a way to make a comeback. I have been to Fang La's lair, which is very suitable for hiding and defense."

"Forget it, I've run enough."

Zhao Gou remained motionless, and said disheartenedly: "Even if I die, I will die on the throne. I will wait here!"

"No! What would I do if you died? You can't die!"

Song Jiang had been submissive for many years, but now he suddenly changed his ways and turned to Huang Xin, shouting, "Huang Zongguan, escort His Majesty to the road!"

"Asshole, you want to rebel?"

(End of this chapter)