The struggle of the reborn prince

After Zhao Huan had a long talk with Li Gang, he didn't know whether he had figured it out or was afraid, so he made three calls on the way back to Beijing.I have repeatedly thanked the emperor for his rescue, and thanked the emperor for his kindness in abdicating the throne, but I have no intention of returning to the throne again. I would like to follow my previous promise, take my family back to seclusion and become a happy king, and stop meddling in state affairs!As the news spread, the direction of the government and the public changed drastically. Everyone praised the King of Liao for his understanding of righteousness, and the turmoil of abdication also disappeared.

On the fifth day of the eighth month, King Liao finally arrived in Kaifeng. Emperor Zhao Tun personally led a hundred officials, princes, and clans above the state to meet them ten miles out of the city. Brothers greeted each other.Zhao Tong held out the edict of abdication in public, asking his brother to return.Zhao Huanjian refused to accept his resignation, and all the officials stayed with each other while retreating. Zhao Tun had no choice but to give up.Then the brothers went back to the city hand in hand in the same car. After entering the city, the people knelt all over the long street to greet them. In this situation, the King of Liao couldn't speak, and everyone couldn't help but sigh.

The next day, the emperor issued a decree to change Zhao Huan to the title of King of Jin, add the title of grand master, eat ten thousand households, can ride horses in the palace, do not worship in front of the saint, and give ten thousand taels of gold, a palace.The original concubine Zhu was awarded the first-rank wife; the former talented Di was named the second-rank wife, and her daughter born in the North was named the princess of Pingjiang.Zhao Huan then brought his wife and daughter into the palace to thank him, and went to Longde Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. The father and son still had a bad feeling in their hearts. Although they didn't say a few words, Zhao Ji was very sad to see his son like this.

In the blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival came, and the emperor ordered a banquet at the Daqing Palace on that day. First, to congratulate King Jin on his return to the country; The country suspends its weapons.During the banquet, all the officials recited poems and wrote Fu, enjoyed singing and dancing, and had a great time.Zhao Tong looked at the row of clan clans in Nanban, and suddenly found that Zhao Gou, who had always refused to participate in such gatherings, was also among them.He forced himself to toast to the brothers with a cheerful face, but he couldn't hide his lonely, frustrated and frightened expression...

During these two months, Zhao Gou once again experienced ups and downs in his life.In order to regain the throne, he planned for several years and made careful arrangements.When the court announced that King Liao was about to return to China, he felt that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived, but before he could make a move, there were rumors that the emperor would abdicate in the streets and alleys, and then the Zhu family made a move to win over the business community to submit a letter to invite the emperor Take back the holy order.

Zhao Gou didn't believe the rumors that the emperor abdicated at all, because if he really abdicated, he would never let the Ministry of Industry choose a site to build the Liao Palace, otherwise wouldn't it be obvious that he would slap himself in the face.He knew that with the emperor's shrewdness and calculations, he would never do such a stupid thing.But he thought the turmoil could be used for his own use.So Zhao Gou summoned his confidants to plan a series of subsequent royalties.

Zhao Gou was very smart, knowing that he was definitely not an opponent to attack him head-on, so he turned around to meet the enemy, and exploited Zhao Tuo's weakness to force him to give up the throne to Zhao Heng.It's not that he wants to help his elder brother with good intentions, but that he has other intentions.He knew that Zhao Huan was cowardly, changeable and jealous. If he resettled, he would cleanse his second elder brother up and down. Then there would be chaos in the world, and he could take the opportunity to abolish Zhao Huan under the banner of reorganizing the court. .Ultimately achieve your goal.

Zhao Gou's actions were very deceptive, because he played the banner of protecting the emperor and manipulated himself behind the scenes, making it difficult for people to find any bad intentions in it.But this time there were so many people involved, it would be very difficult to find him, a down and out prince.But Zhao Gou is a wise man, and he might make a mistake. He underestimated the IQ of his second brother and the mysterious team under him.Just when he thought he had the plan to assassinate Zhao Huan and point the finger at the emperor, Zhao Gou suddenly found that all the "nails" around him had disappeared.

The abnormal behavior of the emperor suddenly made Zhao Gou realize that his attempt might have been exposed or that he had doubted himself.Is he warning himself by doing this, or is he demonstrating to himself?Although Zhao Gou thought of these.But he is not afraid that the emperor will come to his door, and he will not be wrong to support him to continue to reign!So he decided to take a gamble, betting that the emperor has not discovered the secret of his waizhuang and his real purpose.

Therefore, Zhao Gou did not stop, but took the opportunity to spread the news, and even lived in Zhuangzi in the name of collecting rent.He did this to tell others that he has no guilt in his heart, no matter whether you send people to monitor or no one monitors, it is the same as usual; second, he is also afraid in his heart, and there are thousands of guards around him, which makes him feel more secure. Once there is a change, troops can be dispatched nearby for rescue.

But on the night of the second day when Zhao Gou lived in Zhuangzi, the special warfare brigade of the Guards launched a surprise attack on Waizhuang.They attacked Zhuangzi with extremely stealthy movements, and captured the two leaders of the guards who were still asleep. The two armies fought fiercely immediately, but the guards without a leader were the most elite special warfare in the Song Dynasty The opponents of the brigade were defeated in less than half an hour. When they wanted to escape, they found that Zhuangzi had been completely surrounded.

Guns rang out for half a night, and Zhao Gou, who was only three miles away from Waizhuang, stayed up all night. In the early morning, he went to the high pavilion in the manor to look around, and saw that Waizhuang had been razed to the ground by artillery fire. Neither a dead body nor a living person was found, as if tens of thousands of people had evaporated overnight.Zhao Gou understood that the emperor already knew what he was doing, and this was a warning to him, and the reason why he didn't touch him was because he didn't want to provoke people at the juncture of King Liao's return to the country.

Knowing that the situation was over, Zhao Gou returned to the city in panic, drinking all day to drown his sorrows. At this moment, he had a glimmer of hope, that is, the killer he sent could complete the task, and there was still a possibility of a comeback.But the result disappointed him again, Zhao Huan returned to Beijing safely, and unexpectedly sent a thank-you form, expressing in public that he 'give up' the reset.Zhao Gou, who had run out of tricks, knew that he had lost everything this time, and that he would never be able to aspire to the throne again. The only wish in his heart was to hope that the emperor would let him go.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the dust settled, Zong Zhengsi demoted King Kang to the Duke of Chu in the name of his misconduct.Later, there was also news in the palace that Empress Zhu was ill and unable to handle palace affairs, so for the time being, imperial concubine Yu Liyan would take over her duties.The eldest son of the emperor, Zhao Qian, was 12 years old, and instead of being brought up in the palace as usual, he went to study Zongxue.Zhu Yannian, the patriarch of the state, stated in the form that he was old and wanted to return to his hometown to recuperate. The emperor promised to play, and gave him a thousand taels of gold to release him. The uncle Zhu Bao went to serve his parents...

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Following Zhao Huan's return to the country, the two sides reached a cease-fire, and the aided Gaojunhu generals first withdrew from Liaoyang, and the other two generals also began to withdraw from Kaizhou and Xuanzhou, and retreated to Baozhou and Helandian areas south of the Yalu River to rest and reorganize. Assist the armies of the five countries to build three cities along the river to defend against Jin's attack.

In June, Zhao Yong suddenly received an order from the Privy Council, saying that the king of Liao was returning to the country. The emperor wanted to abdicate, which caused protests from the government and the people. The capital was in turmoil. He ordered the lion general and the leopard general to return to the country to strengthen their security. He and the marines temporarily stayed in Korea to deal with the post-war matters.After Zhao Yong received the order, he immediately mobilized warships near the Korean Bay, requisitioned the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty to carry two generals back to the country, and met with Jin Fushi at the same time to hand over the Goryeo city occupied by the Song army.

Song Jun has been in Korea for almost a year, and Goryeo also feels pressure. On the one hand, it has to provide part of the food and pay for Song Jun; Walk.It's just that he helped him, and he had to drive him away as soon as the war stopped, which is a bit hard to say.Now that the Song army offered to withdraw the troops, the Goryeo side was of course very happy. The king Kai prepared a large number of rewards for the army, and also prepared gifts for the emperor, and sent the crown prince and Jin Fushi to Bochuan to discuss.

After the Battle of Xijing by the Song Army, the combat troops moved forward, and most of the troops stationed in Koryo were the supply troops. They either transported the remaining supplies or disposed of them on the spot, and the base was returned to Koryo.Therefore, the handover work of Xijing, Shunzhou, Anzhou, Xichuan and Bochuan went very smoothly.The Song army who was gradually withdrawing also gathered near Baozhou and Shenmi Island to evacuate by boat. At this time, disputes also emerged.

"Commander, your army triumphantly captured Liaoyang City all the way, and regained a large area of ​​land. Now that the troops are withdrawing and returning to the country, can you return the newly recovered land to our country?" Jin Fushi said.

"Where does Mr. Jin mean?" Zhao Yong asked after listening for a while. He thought that the two sides would have conflicts because of the ownership of Baozhou. Now it seems that what Goryeo is looking for is not Baozhou.

"Marshal, the Helandian area north of the Great Wall and south of the Yalu River has been occupied by us since a hundred years ago, but it was taken by the Jurchens and has not been restored. This time it was recovered by the heavenly soldiers. Please also Return them together!" Jin Fushi said.

"Master Jin's words made me embarrassed. The Helandian area was captured by the Ministry of Five Kingdoms and occupied by it. Moreover, the Song and Jin countries are negotiating the ownership of this place, which has not yet been resolved. Therefore, I cannot exceed my authority. !" Zhao Yong said, this land has actually been decided a long time ago, and it was planned to be an overseas enclave of the Song Dynasty. It was only temporarily let go for the smooth return of the Liao King, and it was impossible for Goryeo to want it without directly announcing the return to the Song Dynasty. , in order not to irritate Goryeo, she politely refused.

"Oh, your country has withdrawn from all the occupied lands north of the Yalu River. Are the Jurchens still unwilling to give up Helandian?" Jin Fushi said with some surprise. He made a lot of concessions on the land issue, but he refused to give in on the Helandian issue because he wanted to occupy it for a long time. It seems that it is not an easy task for him to claim this land back.

"That's right, although the Kingdom of Jin claimed that Holandian was occupied by the Ministry of the Five Kingdoms, they were rebels from the Kingdom of Jin, that is, their internal affairs. There was no question of belonging to other countries at all, and our country thought it was the old land of the Liao Kingdom. The Ministry of the Five Kingdoms also doesn't recognize the Kingdom of Jin, and of course whoever occupies it is whoever owns it, so it's hard to say for a while!" Zhao Yong said, what he meant was very clear that Helandian is now a land without an owner, it wasn't you who said it was you Yours is yours... (to be continued...)