The struggle of the reborn prince

In the past, some people thought that the matter of 'giving up the throne' was just a rumor, and some people were still lucky. The emperor would come out to refute the rumor sooner or later.But now that Zhao Tuo has made his attitude clear in the court discussion, it is not just for fun. Although the final decision was made because of Yu Shi Zhongcheng Chen Dong's remonstrance with death, it is enough to show that the emperor has reserved his position Thoughts, plus the peace talks with Jin are at the climax, it is clear that they are doing aftermath work!

As soon as the news of the court meeting came out, it was like sprinkling salt into a pan of oil, triggering another round of royalist agitation. If the previous one could be called a typhoon, then what is blowing now is a hurricane.If the business community and Tai students were the main force in the previous turmoil, then the peasants played a role in promoting this time.

Then the wind began to spread to Lianghe and Hedong, and non-governmental petition groups set foot on the road to Beijing to appeal, but the south was relatively calm.In fact, this is easy to understand. The Lianghe and Gyeonggi areas were the hardest-hit areas when the Jin army invaded during the Jingkang period. The property and population losses were huge. If it hadn’t been for Zhao Tong’s troops to take them back, more people would have been taken to the Northeast as slaves. Therefore, here The common people hated Zhao Huan, but they were grateful for Zhao Tun.

Not to mention the Hedong and Northwest regions, which are the bases of Zhao Tun's business for many years, and he has devoted a lot of effort to it.He not only expelled Xixia, recovered the Lingxia states, and brought peace to the northwest, but also used troops to fight against Jin twice, saving most of the east of the river from war.And with their efforts, a large sum of money has been invested to transform the barren land into fertile fields and pastures.They also dig mines, develop handicrafts, and greatly improve people's livelihood. Of course, they will not forget the young prince who became the emperor.

But another highlight of this movement is that neither the court nor the state capitals, nor even the army most trusted by the emperor, did not speak out. normal operation.As one of the initiators, the Tai students seemed to have restrained their emotions a lot, and no longer engaged in large-scale demonstrations.But they did not give up trying.Still actively promoting the emperor's cultural and martial arts, as well as the achievements of the Song Dynasty over the years, of course, when excited, the words will inevitably be disrespectful to Emperor Jingkang...

But beneath the seemingly calm waters are rough waves.The envoys of town governors all over the country have received secret orders from the Privy Council.Ask them to raise their guard.Cancel holidays and closely monitor the movements of the local government and the people under its jurisdiction, once there are signs of "falling the emperor".It can be severely suppressed immediately after being cut first, and it will never be soft.And Zhao Yong also received an order to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Goryeo and return to the station to strengthen the defense forces in the Gyeonggi area.Mingzhou, Haizhou, and Quanzhou navies have also been authorized. Once something happens in the capital, they can send a fleet into the Yangtze River to take over the defense of the coastal provinces and control the southeast region.

Needless to say, these measures were all in the hands of Zhao Renhe and several military leaders in Beijing, and the emperor must have ordered them.Zhao Tang knew very well that if one wanted to rebel in the past dynasties and even later generations, one had to grasp the barrel of a gun. Without the support of the army, nothing would work.And the reason why he dared to deal with this crisis by retreating, publicly expressed his position at the court meeting, but did not worry about losing his throne, his confidence came from the fact that he had an army loyal to him.

Since the establishment of the army in Beifu more than 20 years ago, Zhao Tong has held the command and control of the army in his own hands. This is also his private land, and no one can intervene.Although so many years have passed, some of the veterans who fought with him died in battle, some retired due to injuries, and some were disarmed and returned to the fields, but those who survived were all elites. Now the army commander and above officers can be said to be led by him. There is no doubt about the loyalty of the veteran team.

Afterwards, both the officers trained by the military academy and the newly recruited soldiers have maintained the tradition and accepted the ideological education of loyalty to the monarch and defending the country. Therefore, from the privy envoys at the top to the ordinary soldiers at the bottom, the emperor is the army in their hearts. Sole Commander.Others don't want to interfere or intervene in the affairs of the army. This also ensures that Zhao Tong's orders will be carried out unconditionally by the army. If you want to rebel, you have to see if they agree or not. Dinghaishenzhen, no one can shake it.

With the support of the army, Zhao Tun is not afraid of being disturbed in this turmoil. As long as he wants to, he can dispatch the army to quell the turmoil at any time.But he still puts the use of force behind all options out of political considerations.So he put on a righteous and dignified appearance in front of people, but secretly made all kinds of arrangements, playing tricks and tricks, one thing in the open, and another in secret.But he has always been paying attention to the changes in the situation, controlling the overall situation, and waiting for the most favorable opportunity to make a move.

While Zhao Tong dispatched troops to prepare for the response, Jianxi and Li Jun also made progress in tracking down the mastermind behind the scenes. The source of the rumor of 'giving way' was indeed from the servants in the palace, but the results were a bit disappointing. Ridiculous...

After Jianxi's further investigation, when the Supreme Emperor entered the palace to question the crime, all the little Huangmen who were in touch with the matter did not have the opportunity to listen closely, and they had never been to the tavern outside Donghuamen, let alone mentioned it to others. this matter.Just when the investigation reached a dead end again, Jianxi suddenly remembered that there were not only servants in the palace, but also in the palace of the Supreme Emperor and the residences of various princes, and the emperor must also be accompanied by servants when he enters the palace.With a new idea, Jianxi immediately expanded the scope of the investigation, and focused on the servants who accompanied the Supreme Emperor into the palace. Sure enough, he made a breakthrough soon.

It is the privilege of the royal family to use servants. If others want to use them, it is Yu Yue. It is the lightest crime to be convicted of conspiracy. In addition to the princes, some royal princes also use servants, but they do not have the right to recruit or hire them privately. .The servants used by him are all dispatched by Da Nei uniformly, so it is very convenient for the Chief Manager Jianxi to track down, and soon his eyes fell on a little Huangmen named Sun Qi who accompanied the Supreme Emperor into the palace that day, and secretly treated him Did some research.

The investigation revealed that Sun Qi entered the palace at the age of 12 and stayed in the palace for several years without any surprises. Later, he was transferred to Jinglong Palace to serve the Empress Dowager, where he was quickly appreciated by the Empress Dowager because he had a skill The same unique skill as Gao Qi - Cuju.Because this quickly gained fame, although the Supreme Emperor lost power, he had a prominent reputation, and it was a very face-saving thing to make friends with him.And Zhao Ji is a fun-loving person, and he is not short of money, so there are naturally some idlers around him who eat and drink.

The world is full of followers of power, these idlers see that Sun Qi is favored, and they scramble to curry favor with him, saying that if he was born 20 years earlier and caught up with the Supreme Emperor when he was in power, with his skills, he would definitely be able to surpass that Gao Qiu, and he would definitely be a high-ranking official. You have to sit, you have to ride a horse, but you can't catch up with the good time, and now you can spend a few taels of money at most.In fact, these are just occasional words to make him happy.

But if the speaker had no intention of listening to it, Sun Qi took it seriously.From then on, Sun Qi took Gao Qiu as the second person, called "Second Qiu", and wanted to become a minister of power like Gao Qiu, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time and lost his chance. The master, he himself is under the care of his children, how could he give him these things he wanted.But he didn't give up, he still had daydreams of being famous, and he was full of expectations that one day the emperor would be born, and the Supreme Emperor would be able to ascend the throne again, and his good days would come.

That day, the Supreme Emperor went to the palace to talk to the emperor about the return of the Liao king. In fact, he warned the emperor not to be soft-hearted and give up the throne to the Liao king.And although the Erqiu was the emperor's personal servant, he couldn't let him stay by his side during the discussion, so this kid listened to him from a distance.Although he didn't hear the cause and effect clearly, he heard a few key words, and added his own imagination, he understood that the emperor wanted to abdicate, but the Supreme Emperor refused to let him give up to the king of Liao, but he restored it.

The good thing that he had been waiting for for a thousand years finally made him wait, and Er Qiu was ecstatic, so he naturally wanted to celebrate, so he sneaked to the tavern outside Donghuamen to have a drink.As a result, he drank too much, so Erqiu shared his joy with everyone, but because of the excess, he didn't explain clearly, so he kept half of it for his own amusement, making everyone understand that "the emperor wants the Zen throne for the king of Liao" ', which became the original version of the rumor...

Regarding the results of this investigation, Jianxi couldn't laugh or cry, and Zhao Tian couldn't help laughing.What the hell is this called?A little Huangmen suffering from hallucinations drank too much, and talking nonsense in the tavern caused a big event that shocked the Song Dynasty and the public. He was forced to "give way" to calm the storm. , has not become a joke through the ages!

But Li Jun's report made Zhao Tun laugh no longer.At the beginning of the rumors of 'Giving One's Place', everyone thought it was a joke and no one took it seriously.In the hearts of ordinary people, the emperor represents the supreme authority and owns the land and wealth of the world. If the emperor is well-behaved, he will easily give it up to others if no one forces him. Isn’t that sick? So No one believed the emperor's abdication.

But there are still people like Er Lian in this world, but he suffers from 'Persecution Paranoia'.The rumors of abdication flowed back into the palace through the little yellow gates who went out, and now the situation in the palace is as usual, and the emperor has no abnormal performance, everything is still operating step by step, and there is no sign of dynasty replacement. There is no market in China, which is still a joke.

But somehow the queen heard about it, but she took it seriously.A farce officially started, and various characters appeared on the stage one after another... (To be continued...)