Chapter 78: Rise and Fall
The rise and fall of a dynasty may be seen in its capital.
In the second year of Jianyan, the Jin soldiers broke the city of Hangzhou, and when they retreated, they set fire to it for three days and three nights, and took away a large number of gold silks and beauties, not to mention, a large number of magnificent buildings and exquisite gardens left by the previous dynasty were also wiped out in one fell swoop.
In the subsequent Miao and Liu Zhi changes, although the rebels did not harm the Song royal family, they took away all the gold and silver treasures in the city, and burned the palace clean.
Today, when you walk into this palace, you can still smell the smell of burning. Although the ground and palace walls have been washed, the traces of the fire are still faintly there. The burned out pavilions and pavilions have been completely demolished and replaced with ordinary wooden planks to build bridges and pave loess roads so that the trip can be carried out as soon as possible.
In the dilapidated hall, Zhao Gou was dressed in a purple robe, his brows were tightly locked, and he sat upright on the main hall, and a group of courtiers were lined up on both sides below. Although the Great Song Dynasty was in the midst of repeated southward migration and turmoil, the etiquette and majesty of the court were always there.
Zhao Ji was bedridden for a long time, and the rolling Jurchen iron cavalry frightened the emperor of literature and art, so much so that he issued a holy decree that riding horses was forbidden in the city of Lin'an Mansion.
This strange decree made the gates of Lin'an Mansion crowded with people, traffic blocked, and the people complained of hardship. All the supplies that entered the city were unloaded at the gates of the city and moved to the city by manpower.
With the implementation of this ban, the culture of the city outside Lin'an Province has developed. A large number of illegal buildings are densely packed along the post road, forming a strange phenomenon of being lively and cold outside the city.
Although Wang Song did not want to return. However, its subordinates have always claimed to be the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty and the Xuanfu of Shaanxi, and their subordinates are even more against the Jin people, sacrificing their lives and forgetting death. In the first battle of Fuzhou, Wang Song's 15,000-strong army was almost wiped out, and Wang Song was almost killed. In the battle of Hebei, Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Yanmu, Yelu Ma Wu and other giant traitors were awarded. In the first battle of Shaanxi, after killing Yan Lou's room, the elite of Jinren West Road was destroyed, and it was rare that it did not invade south in winter. ”
Yu Wenxu turned his head and said loudly: "Your Highness, Wang Song is still loyal to the imperial court. A holy decree can be issued to treat Wang Song favorably and make him return to the imperial court. In this way, my Great Song Dynasty can preserve its vitality and the national glory will last forever!"
Zhao Ding, the newly promoted imperial history, walked out, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, Wang Song fought a bloody battle with the Jin people in Fuzhou and was almost martyred. The imperial court and the imperial history platform took improper measures and named him "Miao Chou", which has already defeated Wang Song's reputation. Judging from the contact between the minister and Wang Song, his people are the most emotional. If the youngest son of the first emperor is the future crown prince, and then Wang Song is sealed, he may be able to return to the imperial court. ”
Although Zhao Huan and his eldest son Zhao Chen died, their second son Zhao Jin was still alive. It's just that Zhao Jin is only three years old now, and Zhao Gou is not the frightened Yang Wei in history, Zhao Ding's words are tantamount to touching the tiger's buttocks.
Sure enough, Zhao Gou's face was ugly, he snorted coldly, rolled his eyes up, and didn't say a word.
Qin Hui observed his words, immediately stood up, and said sharply: "Zhao Zhongcheng, how can you say this, is it wrong for us to impeach Wang Song?" Wang Song supported his troops and was not subject to the control of the imperial court, which was no different from the five generations of martial artists. We are loyal and courageous, the sun and the moon are clear, you must not be honest! Besides, you let His Highness appoint Zhao Jin as the crown prince, and put His Highness and the Holy Lord!"
He was the middle of the imperial history at that time, and Zhao Ding accused the imperial history platform, so he naturally couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"Zhao Zhongcheng, I heard that you and Wang Song have hooked up when they were in Tokyo. Have you already colluded to try to make the world of the Song Dynasty!"
"Your Highness, the ministers only said a few words, and they were wantonly attacked by these ministers. No wonder Wang Song made a great contribution, and was slandered by everyone's rumors. If it were me, I would be cold!"
Zhao Ding shook his head and said: "The traitor is in charge, obstructing the audio-visual, the court has fallen to this, no wonder Wang Song dies and refuses to come back!" You're going to have to take a lot of responsibility!"
Seeing Zhao Gou's eyes sweeping over, Geng Nanzhong and Tang Ke glanced at each other, and bowed together: "Your Highness, the minister is guilty, please punish Your Highness!"
Geng Nanzhong said with tears in his eyes: "
Your Royal Highness, the minister is willing to abdicate and make way for Xian, in order to recall Wang Song, and also to cover the mouth of the world. ”
"As a ruler, you don't worry about the monarch, you recommend meritocracy, but slander ministers and wanton humiliation, you should have abdicated a long time ago."
Zhao Ding shook his head, shook his head and sneered.
"You forced Wang Song away, not to mention, and even more fell into danger for the court. If I were you, I would be three feet of white silk, and I would have some conscience for the rest of my life, and I would have done something to the court, at least when I redeemed Wang Song, I would be more sincere!"
Shangshu's left servant shot Zhu Shengfei stood up at this time, and said loudly:
"Your Highness, with all due respect. I waited in this hall to argue, arguing endlessly, but I didn't want to think that Wang Song might not eat this set. ”
As soon as Zhu Shengfei spoke, the hall suddenly fell silent.
After a while, the new privy deputy Han Shizhong stood up and said:
"Your Highness, what Zhu Xianggong said is extremely true. Although the loyal army suffered heavy losses, its subordinates still had more than 100,000 tigers. Arrogant soldiers, even if they are Jurchens, must avoid their edge. The recruits trained by the imperial court in Jiangning were far inferior to those of Wang Song's troops. Even if Wang Song wants to establish himself as the king, it is not surprising that it is due to his strength. ”
Zhang Jun of Tongzhiyuan frowned, and said loudly and angrily:
"Han Xianggong, according to what you say, simply give this throne to Wang Song to sit on, and ask us courtiers to do anything, just disperse, so as not to suffer humiliation!"
Zhao Gou in the hall was in turmoil, and all kinds of strange phenomena in the Great Song Dynasty before moving south were staged again. He slapped the table hard and frowned.
"Be quiet, listen to me."
"Ladies and gentlemen, can anyone tell me how to deal with Wang Song, and how to make Wang Song return to the imperial court?"
Zhao Gou's voice was fierce, and the green tendons on his forehead were exposed, almost roaring.
The imperial court could not be based on Bianliang, the Song dynasty moved south, the thieves rose, the mountains and rivers were broken and the wind was fluttering, and the Great Song Dynasty court was on the verge of extinction.
In recent days, the Yang unit of Dongting Lake has become more and more noisy. The official army has been defeated repeatedly, and if it is allowed to develop, I am afraid that it will be another Wang Song.
The sailors of the Loyal and Righteous Army controlled the coast north of Huaishui, and Huaiyan was half in their hands. Under the internal and external difficulties, these ministers are still chattering in the court, spitting feces all over their mouths, and there is no constructive proposal, which makes him angry.
There was silence in the hall, no one spoke, and Zhao Ding stepped forward hard.
"Your Royal Highness, if you want to make Wang Song obedient, Mo Ruohou Shang Wang Song, Danshu Iron Coupon, hereditary king, and allow him to open the palace and serve as an official, so as to stabilize the ......"
Before Zhao Ding's words fell, Qin Hui had already lost his color. He said loudly and angrily: "Zhao Zhongcheng, you are letting the tiger return to the mountain and helping the abuse!" You dare to bring up such a statement, it is simply ill-intentioned and frenzied!"
The second prime minister, Lu Yihao, was terrified, he pointed at Zhao Ding, who had a cold face, his face was red.
Zhao ...... Zhongcheng, Hugh is talking nonsense! Kaifu Jianya, how different is this move from the feudal town, what kind of face does my Great Song Dynasty have in the court!"
The ministers in the palace also looked at each other and were dumbfounded. Zhao Ding's crazy words sounded shocking to the world, and when he thought about it carefully, it was a helpless move.
Han Shizhong bowed solemnly and said: "Your Highness, the lesser of two evils. The court is full of sincerity, and the world knows that if Wang Song does not obey, I am afraid that it will hurt the hearts of the generals. If he suffers, the court will not have to worry about the Jurchens, and will be able to deal with Yang Qi's rebellion, strengthen the army, and train a new army. ”
"Your Highness, I think there may be other solutions to this matter."
Hearing Qin Hui's words, Zhao Gou perked up and said loudly: "Qin Qing's family, what is the best plan, play it quickly!"
Zhao Gou looked over, Qin Hui's heart was horizontal, and he bowed solemnly: "Wang Song is powerful, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, if he can be attached to the imperial court, it is okay to be a marquis, but it is impossible to open a mansion for the king!"
"If Wang Song refuses to submit to the imperial court......"
Qin Hui paused deliberately, and said in a deep voice: "If the imperial court borrows the capture of Pingkou, it will be an eternal disaster!"
Borrow Pingkou!
This depth charge was thrown, which was even more shocking than Zhao Ding's "opening the mansion of the king" just now!
If the Southern Ming Hongguang monarch is here a few hundred years later, he will definitely be dumbfounded. It turned out that they did not know the situation and hastily proposed the strategy of "uniting the capture and leveling the Kou", which had an ancestor hundreds of years ago.
Han Shizhong was furious, pointed at Qin Hui and said, "Borrowing Pingkou, you can also think of this kind of dirty trick!" Fanzi killed me countless people of the Song Dynasty, and the court moved south because of this, this is the hatred of the country and the family, and the sky is not shared! Unite with the Beiyu, let my Song people be ravaged again, Qin Hui's crime is extremely evil, and he should be executed, please Your Highness to oblige it!"
"Han Xianggong, may I ask the people under Wang Song, do they treat themselves as the people of the Song Dynasty?"
An official in his forties stood up and bowed to Han Shizhong.
Han Shizhong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Who are you?"
"In the next ten thousand miles."
On the official's black face, a pair of rat eyes turned flexibly.
"Han Xianggong, if the people under Wang Song really think that they are Song people, they will definitely follow the court to the south, instead of staying in the north, willing to be an eagle dog, and let Wang Song enslave. In my opinion, the imperial court should make a decree, the southerners should return to the Great Song court, and the northerners should be excluded from the Song people. As long as the will is issued, I am not afraid that the people under Wang Song's rule will not return to the imperial court!"
Wan Qiao, one of the accomplices who killed Yue Fei in history, was talking eloquently at the moment, spitting stars everywhere, completely ignoring the suspicion of the people around him.
"Since the people under Wang Song's rule don't treat themselves as Song people, then whether they are alive or dead, what does it have to do with my Great Song court? Qin Xianggong only made a suggestion, could it be true that Wang Song should continue to sit big and replace him? In my opinion, that's the sinner of the court! Please think carefully, Your Highness!"
After Wan Qiyu finished speaking, his eyes swept over, and when he met Qin Hui's gaze, he separated again.
Han Shizhong's face was slightly red, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. He couldn't say that the people who stayed in the north were all incompetents of the imperial court. In this way, it is equivalent to slapping the face of the court and the royal family in public.
Han Shizhong took a deep breath and bowed: "Your Highness, Wang Song and the army of tigers and wolves are bound to become a feudal town, it is better to push the boat down the river, seal the king and build a government, and wait for his reaction, and then make plans before it is too late."
"It's ridiculous to seek skin with a tiger! One day, Wang Song will wave his army to the south, and it will be too late to regret it!"
Qin Hui snorted coldly and dismissed.
"The Jin people just burn and loot, and leave when they have enough. Wang Song is different, he has wolf ambitions, and he wants the country of my Great Song Dynasty! It's clear which is more important at a glance!"
Everyone was amazed. The imperial court was in power to prevent military affairs, and it became a national policy to control military affairs with literature. Now that Qin Hui is bringing up this matter again, he is afraid that he will hit Zhao Gou's sore spot.
"That's it!"
Sure enough, Zhao Gou raised his head, his expression extremely ugly.
"For Wang Song's matter, I intend to reward the king and allow him to open a mansion and build a government office, so that he can return to the court as soon as possible. I will report it to His Majesty and make arrangements after he has given his permission. ”
Han Shizhong walked out of the hall and couldn't help but shake his head secretly. The court is so fickle and has no lower limit, even if Wang Song returns to the court, they may not be at peace with each other.
The court wants Wang Song to return, use him as a gunman, exterminate bandits from all walks of life, and treat Wang Song as a fool, don't you know that people have long stopped playing with you.
Yang Qibu cut off the top and bottom of the river, the imperial court was already in extreme decline, and there were only a few roads south of the Yangtze River under his rule, how could such a weak imperial court let Wang Song, who was strong and strong, bow down to his ministers?
As for the ship that picked up Miao Liu's army, there is no need to ask, it must have been done by the sailors of the loyal and righteous army who flowed for it. Who else has such a military force besides them?