The struggle of the reborn prince

Now the Song army is on the two fronts like a broken bamboo, tens of thousands of elite soldiers from the left and right commanders of the Kingdom of Jin have been wiped out, and in order to resist the Song army, Liaoyang had to burst the embankment and flood the tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, abandoning many workshops outside the city, causing huge losses. The Kingdom of Jin lost its most important financial and taxation land.Some people in the court and the clan thought that the transition from prosperity to decline of the Great Jin Kingdom was caused by the series of reforms and turmoil carried out by the current emperor Wanyan Quan after he ascended the throne, except for the revival of the Great Song Dynasty led by Zhao Er.Especially in recent years, Wanyan Quan often went crazy after drinking, not only killed and wounded his servants, but also frequently lowered his sentence to the clan and ministers.However, after the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor became more and more neurotic and actually did evil things such as killing his own brothers, taking his wives and concubines as queens, and arbitrarily killing the queens and concubines in the harem.And this kind of treatment might fall on his own head one day.

Everyone is also dissatisfied with the Taishi Wushu who controls the court. He uses the emperor to exercise power and rejects dissidents.Even after he had no choice but to seek peace, he still maintained a hostile attitude towards Song, exhausted the treasury and taxes, used the power of the whole country to build border trenches on the border between the two countries, and prepared armies. How could this make Zhao Er feel at ease?What is even more disturbing is that he is already suffering from illness, and it is very difficult for him to go to court to discuss the state affairs, but he still clings to the power and blocks the future of everyone.Now that the crisis is imminent, Wanyan Zongxian, who entered the National History Museum, can't sit still. He secretly meets Zhao Wang Wanyanxu who was forced to retire for retirement, and proposes to get rid of the powerful minister Wushu, and abolish the faint king Wanyan Dan.The two hit it off right away, but it is absolutely impossible for a prince who is at home to accomplish such a great thing with just an editor with a job but no authority.In addition to Taishi Wushu, the most powerful people in the current Dajin Kingdom are Zuoxiang Wanyan Zongben, Taifu, and Zuo Dushuai Wanyan Zongxian, both of whom are doves who advocate peace negotiations with Song Dynasty.

So Zongxian contacted Zongben and Zongxian again. They were also dissatisfied with the emperor and the grand master and wanted to "change horses".Moreover, both Wanyan Zongxian and Wanyanxu are very prestigious in the clan and court, and they can respond to all calls, which is of course the best.So the two also joined the ranks of rebellion.In this way, they split up to contact the old department and subordinates.Get ready for trouble.

After discussing, everyone thought that the current situation was tense and it was not too late to start the matter. Otherwise, when the Song army captured Liaoyang and soldiers entered Huining Mansion, everything would be difficult to deal with.Now Wu Shu is seriously ill, and usually handles government affairs in the Grand Master's Mansion.In order to defend against the Song army on the West Road, his trusted deputy commander Wanyan Gouying had already led troops out of Beijing and entered the grassland; the most difficult to deal with was his son-in-law, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Heshi Liezhining, the commander of the Beijing army and horse commander.But a few days ago, he was also ordered to go to Huanglong Mansion to inspect the armaments to prevent the Song Army from the South Route from breaking through Liaoyang Mansion and entering Huining Mansion.And the emperor is singing day and night with his new favorite in his arms, and has no time to care about the government. It can be said that this is the best opportunity.However, there is still a problem in abolishing the emperor. Wanyan Quan has no descendants and cannot support a new emperor.Both Wanyan Zongxian and Wanyanxu were well-known scholars and politicians in the Kingdom of Jin, as well as promoters and supporters of Sinicization, so they regarded the Taizu lineage as orthodox.A Guda had quite a few sons, and there are still a few who are still alive, but it is impossible to pick out the successful ones.There are more direct grandchildren.There is also a lot of room for choice, of course, the most outstanding ones are Wan Yanliang and Wan Yanyong.

Wan Yanliang had already died in Jinzhou, so this was naturally excluded.But Wan Yanyong is actually the most in line with everyone's wishes.This person is not only calm and enlightened, but also generous and good at riding and shooting. He is regarded as the number one by the people of the country, and is highly respected by the soldiers.What's even more rare is that Wan Yanyong is tall and powerful, resembling a great ancestor.Now he is staying behind in Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo. He has soldiers and territory, so he is the most suitable candidate.Everyone presumed him to be Wanyanquan's successor, although he was still in the dark and didn't know it...

On a sweltering night.According to the plan, Wanyan Zongxian and others led the private soldiers of the retainers and more than 5000 troops in the city that could be mobilized to launch an armed coup.They divided into two groups: the first group led by Wanyan Zongxian attacked the imperial palace under the banner of strengthening the imperial city guards, and then controlled the imperial city.Wanyan Quan was forced to abdicate; the other way was to surround the Grand Master's Mansion with Wanyan Xu as the leader, remove Wushu and take control of the government.The two soldiers and horses launched their own operations.

Wanyan Zongxian was the Grand Tutor of the court and the Commander-in-Chief of the Zuo, who had the right to mobilize troops. They entered the inner city smoothly, and when they arrived at the imperial city and called for them to enter the palace according to plan, they found that the one standing on the top of the city was actually the emperor. Master Wushu.Wanyan Zongxian immediately realized that the plan had been leaked, but he knew that there was no way out, so he drove his troops to storm the imperial city and wanted to break into the palace by force.But Wushu gave an order, ambushes spread everywhere, after a fierce battle, the coup army was defeated, Zong Xian knew that there was no escape, drew his sword and killed himself, and the rest surrendered.

But Wan Yanxu, who was attacking the Grand Master's Mansion, was stopped halfway by a group of soldiers and horses. The leader was Pu San Zhongyi, who was defeated and returned to Beijing to face his crimes.At first Wanyanxu wanted to persuade him to join him in the uprising, but he was shot down by his servant San Zhongyi with an arrow, and all the private soldiers he led were gathered together from various families. When he saw his master died, there was immediately chaos.Pu San Zhongyi couldn't beat the Song army, but he was more than enough to deal with these people, and he wiped out this group of people in a short time.

Both armies and horses were defeated, and then Wushu closed the city gates and searched for the traitors in the city. Participants such as Zong Xian and Zong Ben were arrested one after another, and a coup that might change the fate of the Jin Kingdom ended hastily.

Wanyan Zongxian and others plotted a coup d'etat to abolish Wanyan Quan and get rid of the power minister Wushu. Their starting point can be said to be good. They want to save the Jin Kingdom, which is on the verge of extinction, by changing the leader, and they can get the support of the ruling and opposition parties.From the perspective of the arrangement, it seems to be very strict, even the heir to the throne has been selected, and the people who participated in it all have the same ambitions as themselves.The timing of the choice is also good, as all the Wushu cronies in the city are far away from the capital, it is a good time to do it.And why was the well-organized rebellion discovered so quickly, and the leaders arrested one after another?

As the saying goes, if the king does not keep secrets, he will lose his ministers; if his ministers do not keep secrets, he will be corrupt;At the end of the day, it was because these people were impromptu, they rushed into action after a simple discussion, the preparations were not done well, they only set the target for action, and even the successor was temporarily elected, and the parties did not inform, let alone A detailed action plan has been formulated, and the troops that can be mobilized are only their own private soldiers, and have not received the support of the army.Furthermore, in order to increase their popularity, they secretly contacted many people to participate in it. It is inevitable that there are good and bad among them, and those who have their own ulterior motives, especially when it comes to the distribution of power and successors after seizing power. Intense formula.

In the absence of consensus on the preparation work and some important issues, intellectuals such as Zong Xian and Zong Xian thought that these were innocuous matters, and that as long as the coup d'état was successful, everything would be fine.And those participants who are originally speculators, without promises and benefits, have to take the risk of beheading and exterminating their families to do "big things", so they have to consider their own gains and losses, and think about the consequences of the coup failure. However, the power is in the hands of the government and the public, and the Taishi Wushu holds military and political power.

As a result, some people who didn't even get a bad check became delusional, thinking that reporting the treasonous behavior of Zong Xian and others to the emperor and the grand master would benefit him more than participating in a coup d'état that was not fully sure, and that it was safe. many.As a result, before the coup d'etat started, Wu Shu got the news. He used his tricks, secretly mobilized troops, set up traps, and wiped out all the rebels including Zong Xian and others, successfully crushing the attempted coup d'etat.

The psychotic emperor Wanyan Quan was furious when he heard the whole story, and demanded a thorough investigation to find out who was behind the scenes.As a result, it is conceivable that the ruling and opposition parties experienced another bloodbath, dozens of clans and courtiers were involved, and tens of thousands of people lost their lives. At this time, Wanyan Yong, who had been besieged by floods for many days in Liaoyang City, He didn't know that such a thing happened in Beijing, and he didn't know that he had become the mastermind of the coup d'état, the usurper who was trying to ascend to the throne of God, and he was still reporting the war to the imperial court, please send reinforcements!

Wu Shu had a hard time with how to deal with Wanyan Yong's "rebellion".From the bottom of his heart, he said that he did not believe that he would do such a rebellious thing, but in fact Wanyan Yong was elected as the successor by the coup d'état, so no matter whether he was innocent or not, the emperor could no longer tolerate him and left him The only way is death.But the problem is that Wan Yanyong is staying behind for the Liaoyang Mansion at this time, holding the military and political power in his hands, he can be called a prince, and Liaoyang City is now under siege, the Song army can't get in, and the peace missions sent are also wandering around Well, and they couldn't go to arrest the 'rebel'. Another problem is that even if they could get in, how could Wan Yanyong be captured without a fight, and who would they send to guard the Liaoyang mansion?

Just at this time, Liaoyang sent a battle report, saying that the Song army successfully blocked the breach of the Lianghe River, and launched an artillery bombardment on Liaoyang City as soon as the flood receded, destroying more than half of the city in just one day, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers and civilians in the city , most of the food and grass were destroyed, please send reinforcements quickly.Wu Shu shook his head and smiled wryly when he received the report, whether to save or not has become another difficult problem.Save, now the emperor wants Wan Yanyong to die quickly, how could he agree; if not save, Liaoyang City is not only an important place of finance and taxation, but also an important military town. Once Liaoyang is lost, the Song army can drive straight in and continue northward.

At this moment, Xiao Zhonggong, who was rushing to the capital, was on the way, and heard the rumor that the capital put down the coup by Zong Xian and others a few days ago, and now he is preparing to arrest the mastermind, Wan Yanyong.Xiao Zhonggong was shocked when he heard about it, he said that Yan Yong's rebellion was groundless, he had not found any signs in Liaoyang for a long time, and at the time of the coup, Liaoyang was under siege, it was impossible for him to participate in this matter...