In the Zichen Palace, Zhao Huan, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, sat on the dragon chair and accepted the congratulations of the hundred officials.

Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji returned to the court, it can be said that the last trace of concern in Zhao Huan's heart was eliminated, and everything could finally be done as he wanted.

In the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Zhezong suddenly fell ill and died. Zhezong had no children, and the courtiers discussed the establishment of Zhezong's younger brother, Duan Wang Zhao Ji.

The minister Zhang Dian immediately refuted and left a thousand ancient sayings: King Duan behaves frivolously, and he cannot rule the world.

As Zhang Dian said, Zhao Ji ascended to the great treasure, built a large number of buildings, favored traitorous ministers, corrupted the court, corrupted the army, swarmed thieves, and changed people's minds.

The national strength accumulated during the period of Song Shenzong and Song Zhezong was exhausted by Zhao Ji, and the Northern Song Dynasty was in danger, so that the country was wiped out.

The Jin people went south and besieged the city of Tokyo, and Zhao Ji stuffed the throne to himself and took the royal family to the southeast for refuge. After arriving in Zhenjiang, he was stationed in the palace and renovated the palace, wanting to make a long-term plan. What's more, Zhao Ji ordered the southeast to intercept the army of King Qin of Bianliang, as if fighting against the Song court in Tokyo City in the southeast.

He is worried every day in the city of Tokyo, and it is difficult to sleep and eat, but his father Zhao Ji is working hard in the southeast, does he really think that he will be captured by the Jin people and be a king who overthrows the country?

Fortunately, everything is finally back on track, the wind and waves are calm, and he can finally sit firmly in the emperor's seat.

However, the Hedong War was defeated again and again, the Jin people were like wolves and tigers, and the Great Song Dynasty was defeated again and again, which made the indecisive emperor frown and worried.

A few days ago, Xie Qian and Jin Ren fought in Nanguan and were defeated. Liu Tao led troops from Liaozhou to fight with the Jin people and was defeated.

This month, Hedong visited Zhang Hao and the Jin people to fight in Wenshui and were defeated. Wanyan Zongwang re-attacked the Guangxin Army, Baozhou, and Zhending. Zhang Sizheng and others attacked the Jin people at night, and the division collapsed, and tens of thousands of people died. The capital system can be turned to seek the defeat of the teacher in Zixia Mountain. Weisheng, Longde, Fen, Jin, Ze, and Jiangmin all crossed the river to the south, and the prefectures and counties were empty.

"The seed master was defeated and withdrew to Jingcheng. Yao Gu sat on the army and walked around, was demoted to the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and placed in Guangzhou. Xie Qian, Liu Tao, Zhang Hao, Zhang Sizheng, and Zhe Keqiu, the court has an army of more than 100,000 people, scattered as birds and beasts. Even more than 100,000 pigs will not be killed so quickly! ”

Zhao Huan's words made Tang Ke, the young ruler and Zhongshu waiter below, feel tight. He hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this is all Cai Jing and these traitors who took advantage of the army's quota to seal their salaries for their upper use. So that the sergeant has no heart to fight for a long time, and he will be defeated with one blow. Speaking of which, these traitors are the culprits. ”

Cai Jing has been demoted to Danzhou, Cai You has been degraded to Leizhou, and Tong Guan has been degraded to Jiyangjun. In addition, twenty-three of Cai Jing's descendants have also been exiled to distant places, and they are not allowed to move in case of pardon. A few days ago, local officials came to report that Cai Jing had died in the degraded place.

Tong Guan was executed, Zhao Liangsi was executed, and his descendants were exiled to Hainan.

In addition, Li Yan and Liang Shicheng were given to death in the front, and Wang Huang, Zhu Mian, and the six thieves who were killed, were given the heads, and the government and the opposition were full of praise.

These people are dead, as long as the basin is buckled on these people's heads, it will be difficult to distinguish between the real and the false, and the Son of Heaven will not be able to find fault.

"Nearly two hundred years since the founding of this dynasty, the scholars and doctors are incorruptible and shameful, the military generals are greedy and brave, and the soldiers are lazy and lazy, and the imperial court has reached the autumn of critical survival. All the military horses rescued Taiyuan City, all of them were lost and humiliated, and there was no victory! Thinking makes me anxious and depressed! Do you have a way to deal with it?"

Zhao Huan's voice echoed in the main hall, and all the scholars and doctors had different thoughts, and the hall was silent for a while.

It's a scorching summer atmosphere, but the air in the hall seems to be frozen, and the chill is overwhelming and suffocating.

Zhao Huan was disappointed and annoyed in his heart, sourness and anxiety were intertwined, and he couldn't help but feel sad and angry in his heart, his eyes were red, and he almost burst into tears.

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the doctors of the Huanghuang scholars, and the elites of the world are all here, but they are the corpses of vegetarian meals, wine bags and rice bags.

"Your Majesty, I am an outstanding Chinese person, and there are many heroes, even if there is a temporary downfall, but the accumulation is thick, how can it be compared to a small country of the Jin people!"

Yu Wenxu, the secretary of the Privy Council, walked out and said: "The month before last, Hedong recruited Wang Song, led his loyal and righteous army of 1,000 people, saved the small kind of Xianggong in Killing Xiongling, and annihilated more than 1,000 Jin cavalry, which is a great victory that our dynasty has not seen since the end of Xuanhe. Congratulations. ”

"Xu Han, this guy, has not achieved enough things, and has more than enough failures, it is really ridiculous!"

Zhao Huan shook his head and sneered: "Who gave him the guts of the dog, he openly insulted the important ministers of the court, and almost failed!" If it weren't for Wang Song, I am afraid that the Seed Master would have been buried in Killing Bear Ridge!"

Xu Han urged the division to send troops, which almost made a big mistake, and Zhao Huan was furious and demoted Xu Han from the governor of the Privy Council to the governor of the state.

"Yuwen Xuzhong, where did this Wang Song come from, why haven't I heard of this person before?"

"Your Majesty, the Privy Council has already found out that Hedong has recruited Wang Song, a native of Daxindian, Yiyang County, Henan Province. His father, Wang Gu, was a low-ranking officer in the Western Army, and during the Xuanhe period, he was killed in battle against the southern part of the Yangtze River. ”

Hearing the emperor's question, Yuwen Xuzhong hurriedly replied:

"Wang Song has a brother named Wang Qing, and now he is working under the command of the minister. There was an old mother who lived at home widowed. This Wang Song has the courage of ten thousand people, an iron gun in his hand, weighing twenty-three pounds, his divine power is amazing, and the small species call him "the king of the race", and the bravery can be seen!"

Zhao Huan sighed: "It turned out that after Zhongliang, it seems that this Hedong envoy has wronged him!"

Some ministers in the palace said disdainfully: "Your Majesty, what's all the fuss about, it's just a martial artist!" Governing the country and leveling the world is still within the responsibility of our scholars!"

"Wang Song is a horse, it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance! I am the ancestor of the teaching, the king and the scholar rule the world together. These martial artists are the cause of trouble, and I hope Your Majesty will use them carefully. ”

Zhao Huan shook his head secretly. These people are noisy and shouting, and they make the court like a grass market. Could it be that this is a sign of the last days of the Great Song Dynasty?

"Yuwenqing's family, you are quite familiar with the Jin people, tell me, is my Great Song Forbidden Army really hopeless, and my Great Song Dynasty is really difficult for the state?"

Since Song Liao concluded the "alliance of the Yuanyuan", the armament was relaxed, there was no war to fight, the sound of the golden drum was not heard for a hundred years, and the peace was long, the military discipline was lax, and the forbidden army was disabled.

Yuwen bowed solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin people carry the power of destroying Liao Baisheng, the soldiers are brave, and the morale is like a rainbow." Our dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, the official army is corrupt, and with a hundred battles of heroic soldiers against slack, our dynasty has no chance of winning, it is better to take precautions and make an early claim!"

"No chance of winning?"

Zhao Huan was at a loss, and said gloomily: "Could it be that when the Jin people go south, I can only lead the neck to be killed, and be the lamb to be slaughtered?"

Geng Nanzhong glanced at Yuwen Xuzhong, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's only plan for the present is to ask the Jin people for peace, extinguish their thunderous anger, and then slowly figure it out."

Yuwen Xuzhong immediately sneered: "If the Jin people are so easy to fool, there will be no disaster of besieging the city last year!" Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to recruit the teachers of the kings from all walks of life into Beijing, train the soldiers, and take precautions, this is the right policy!"

Sure enough, hearing the word "sum", Zhao Huan's eyes lit up suddenly. He looked at Geng Nanzhong with his eyes, and said again and again: "Not bad, not bad!" Geng Xiang has a good plan, hurry up and talk to me!"

Geng Nanzhong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, now that the Jin people are in a hurry to attack Taiyuan City, it is better to send a minister to Jinying to sue for peace, and promise to pay taxes to the three towns." The relevant details are cumbersome, and you can discuss them in detail with the gold people. As long as the Jin people agree to sue for peace and no longer wave their troops south, everything else can be discussed in detail. ”

Zhao Huan was in the middle of it, nodded and said, "Geng Xiang's words are reasonable."

Yuwen Xuzhong hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the golden man is ambitious and cunning, and the heart of the Great Song Dynasty will not die." Your Majesty, please quickly recruit the troops of the kings from all walks of life into Beijing, otherwise there will be a disaster of destroying the country!"

"The scourge of destroying the country?"

Tang Ke sneered: "If there is a disaster to destroy the country, it is also Li Gang and you and other ordinary ministers who have nothing to do and anger the Jin people, but they are unable to clean up the mess and throw these troubles to Your Majesty, is this your duty as a courtier?"

Li Gang and Yuwen want to resist the Jin, don't they know that the officials and the army are corrupt and vulnerable, the Jin people are violent, and the Song army has no power to fight back, so how can the king deal with himself?

Yuwen wanted to refute, but he was speechless for a while, so he could only shake his head and sigh.

"Li Gangzhi is very talented, but there are too many mistakes!"

Zhao Huan said hatefully: "Li Gang served as the envoy of the two rivers to proclaim and appease, but he made no achievements, and he lost his troops and generals, and he was the main leader of the war discussion, and he lost his teachers and money, which is a great crime!" Zhao Ge went to Li Gang's Lianghe Xuanfu to make a post, and replaced him with a teacher. Degraded Li Gang knows about Yangzhou affairs, and he is not allowed to return to the dynasty without being recruited!"

Yuwen was shocked, and stepped forward and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, although Li Gang is at fault, he is loyal and pure, and he is dedicated to the public. Your Majesty, for the sake of his loyalty, spare him once!"

Li Guang, the servant of the imperial history, also played: "Your Majesty, Li Gang is not a big mistake. The defeat of the armies of the two rivers, Li Gangkong was the envoy of Xuanfu, but he could not mobilize the armies, and the armies were defeated, what did Li Gang have to do with it. Jiao Anjie is illegal, and Li Gang has done his duty and is not guilty. Please take back your Majesty's order!"

The other courtiers in the hall were silent. The golden man rode across the world, invincible, and now it is better to seek peace, and maybe he can still survive.

When the emperor did this, he was clearly expressing his stance to the Jin people. Such a groveling approach can only make the Jin people despise the Great Song Dynasty even more, and it will not help the current situation.

Zhao Huan was furious, the Jin people were about to return to the south, if another soldier came to surround Bianjing, he was afraid that he would be the king of the overthrow of the country.

Tang Ke saw that Zhao Huan's face was pale, and stepped forward and said: "Yuwen Xuzhong, Li Guang, you two plead for the ministers and accuse the king, which is really a great rebellion. Don't get out of here!"

Li Guang stiffened his neck and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is dedicated to the public and has no selfish intentions, comparable to the sun and the moon." I also ask Your Majesty to retract your order and let Li Gang return to the court and plan for the country!"

Yuwen Xuzhong also bowed solemnly and said: "Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

In the main hall, there are only two courtiers who intercede for their loyal ministers, and the hearts of the people are panicked, and they can't live all day, the empire has really reached sunset and dusk, and there is no blood.

Zhao Huan's eyes were cold, he turned his head, said a few words to Tang Ke, stood up, and walked away.

"Serving the imperial history Li Guang sat down and said things, and degraded the prisoner. Yuwen vainly talked about state affairs and was degraded to knowing Chu state affairs. Come, drive out of the temple!"

Tang Ke continued to say loudly: "Send Huiyou Pavilion to be controlled by Wang Yun, Pavilion Gate Xuanzan Sheren Ma Zhiyuan to envoy Jin Guo, secretary Zuolang Liu Cen, and Taichang Doctor Li Ruoshui to make peace with the military."

All the ministers bowed together and said, "The ministers obey the order!"

Yuwen Xu's center is cold. Da Song, is it really the building that is about to fall, hopeless?