Xiangzhou was lost, the government and the opposition were shocked, Song Huizong seemed to see the end of the world, he no longer had the courage, you must know that the Jin army captured Xiangzhou, and it was only more than a hundred miles away from the capital, and it could be killed at any time.

Abdication, Song Huizong has not yet made up his mind, but he ordered the crown prince Zhao Huan to serve as the Kaifeng pastor. This is the signal of the succession, and it exploded in the capital.

Li Bangyan, Cai Jing, Cai You, Tong Guan, Bai Shizhong, Fan Zhixu and other important ministers all know that once the son of heaven and a courtier, they all know that once the official family abdicates and the crown prince ascends the throne, then the court and the central government will usher in great changes. If it was in the peace period, it would be like that, after all, it would be impossible for the prince to replace all the important ministers. But now, the Jin army is pressing, and after the crown prince ascends the throne, it is normal to do anything like that, which is beyond doubt, at least Tong Guan thinks so.

Tong Guan is already at home, if the official family abdicates, then he will have no chance to turn over at all. This power leans towards the government and the opposition, and the king of Guangyang County, who is famous in the borderland, is unwilling to withdraw from the historical stage like this, at this time, if you want to make a comeback, you must take the sword.

In the Longde Palace, Tong Guan knelt on the ground, and he couldn't afford to kneel for a long time, and he persuaded the official's family bitterly, and volunteered to lead the army to resist the enemy.

Song Huizong, who was lying on the hospital bed, looked at Tong Guan, his heart was aching at this moment, he waved his hand to signal Tong Guan to get up, and said: "The Jin army has crossed the Yellow River, and it may come to the city at any time, and the country and society are in danger, which is my fault." I will issue an edict of guilt and abdicate to settle the world. The crown prince can inherit the throne and call on the king of the world to save the driver. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ji of Song Huizong hated iron and said with hatred: "If you can have half of the skills of Qin Guogong, Jiangshan Sheji will not be in danger." Now, even if you lead the army against the enemy, can you really repel the Jin army? ”

Tong Guan is so cunning, he immediately heard that the official family has something to say, it is obvious that the official family abdicates falsely, and the blame is true, and now the official family is powerless to reverse the situation, just want to avoid trouble for the time being, and throw the pot to the prince, not really pass the throne to the prince.

The official family succession is fake, but can he really repel the Jin army? Others don't know, Tong Guan is clear, even if it is the Western Army, and the Shengjie Army is still vulnerable in front of the Jin Army, and no one who leads the troops can reverse the situation. Of course, Liu Zhenglong, the existence of the demon, can really resist the enemy outside the country, but he can't push his rival to the forefront!

Song Huizong Zhao Ji read the answer from Tong Guan's flickering eyes, he knew that only Liu Zhenglong could turn the tide of the battle, but this protégé of the Son of Heaven was fighting on Hedong Road, not only to resist the Jin army, but also to exterminate Tian Hu, it was difficult to come to the rescue for a while, it can be said that far water can not quench the thirst of the near, and it is useless at all.

The king is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the king is humiliated and the ministers die. When Tong Guan heard the sigh of the official, he stubbornly said: "The minister is willing to lead the Shengjie army to escort His Majesty's southern tour." I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be able to save the society from fire and water and repel the Jin army. ”

Song Huizong wants this sentence, it seems that Tong Guan still understands himself. You can't say this by yourself, you can only say it by the minister of the political hall, so that you can take the opportunity to tour the south and avoid the right and wrong place in the capital.

"You go back first, and see if the Shengjie army can be rescued by King Qin." Song Huizong had an idea in his heart, but it was inconvenient to say it, but he believed that Tong Guan would understand what he meant, and he would definitely not disappoint him.

Sure enough, after Tong Guan went back, he soon united with Cai Jing, Bai Shizhong, Fan Zhixu, Li Bangyan and others to implore the prince to supervise the country and the official family to tour the south.

Finally, in October of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Song Huizong issued an edict of guilt, announced his abdication, and passed the throne to the crown prince Zhao Huan. He himself successfully went on a southern tour under the escort of Tong Guan's 50,000 victorious troops.

The crown prince Zhao Huan ascended the throne, with the year name Jingkang, and was known as Song Qinzong in history. The most famous Jing Kangsha also happened during the tenure of this emperor, you know, he didn't want to be the emperor, he was carried to the dragon chair and enthroned after being knocked unconscious. Zhao Huan's order to be in danger did increase the confidence of the soldiers and civilians in the capital to defend the city against the enemy. But confidence can't be used as food, can't be used as a weapon to defeat the Jin army, as for how to protect the capital, Zhao Huan has no idea.

At the critical moment, the queen Zhu Lian also needs to make suggestions, this beautiful queen plays the role of the female Zhuge , she said to Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong: "Your Majesty, now, you have to make up your mind as soon as possible, once the Jin army besieges the city, it will be a danger to the country and the society." ”

"You say, why don't I know it? However, because my father had no plan to retreat from the enemy, he passed it on to me. I'm confused now, where do I have an idea to break the enemy? "After Song Qinzong, who was driven to the shelves, became the emperor, he didn't even sleep peacefully, for fear that when he woke up, the Jin army had already entered the palace.

Empress Zhu Lian pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you issue an edict from King Qin, and let the forbidden troops and army from all over the country come to King Qin's rescue." In addition, he sent a decree to Qin Guogong and asked him to come to the capital as soon as possible. Looking at the world, only he has the ability to save the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"No, the situation on Hedong Road is also very serious now, if the Duke of Qin can come to King Qin's rescue, my father would have issued an edict a long time ago, I'm afraid that he will come to the capital on the front foot, and Hedong Road will fall on the back foot." Song Qinzong Zhao Huan and Song Huizong Zhao Ji didn't know anything about military affairs, how did they know that Liu Zhenglong was deliberately delaying time on Hedong Road? He shook his head and said: "The Great Song Forbidden Army is vulnerable in front of the Jin State Iron Cavalry, and Hedong Road has lost 100,000 forbidden troops and 150,000 Xiang troops. In the huge Hebei, in the end, only Zhongshan Mansion and Hejian Mansion remained, and even the unbreakable Zhending Mansion was not lost, where was the army that could resist the forbidden army in the Great Song Dynasty. Besides, now that Qin Guogong is already a big tail, this time, if he is unwilling to send troops to rescue, even if he makes a holy decree, it may not be effective. ”

Queen Zhu Lian felt a burst of disdain in her heart, when was it, and she was still in the mood to think about what tail was too big. She said bitterly: "The way of a king must be to be good at controlling the ministers, especially the important ministers who have a heavy army, and they should be played with in the palm of their hands, rather than being coerced by them, let alone allowing them to support their own troops." The reason why Qin Guogong did not come to the rescue was not a problem of the war on Hedong Road at all, you must know that Qin Guogong had fierce generals like clouds, many soldiers and generals, even if he himself came to the capital to rescue King Qin, Hedong Road was enough to protect himself. ”

"Then you say, why is Qin Guogong unwilling to come to the rescue, and under what circumstances can he send troops?"

"Crowned king."

"No, those who are not destroying the country are not enough to be crowned kings, and those who are not royal relatives are not enough to be crowned kings. Besides, the king of Guangyang County is a big joke. Liu Zhenglong is only thirty-three years old, and he is already the Duke of Qin, and if he is promoted to the king of the county, I am afraid that the courtiers will not accept it. ”

Song Qinzong Zhao Huan still looked down on Liu Zhenglong in his bones, and even resented him a little, after all, this guy was very close to King Yun before.

"At the moment of the great enemy, what is suitable and inappropriate." Empress Zhu Lian said: "Your Majesty should crown the Duke of Qin as the King of Qin, and let him lead the soldiers and horses of the world to come to King Qin's rescue." I believe that when he comes to the capital, he will definitely be able to defeat the Jin army. ”

"The word king?"

Song Qinzong's face was gloomy, you must know that the king of one word is the prince, and only the prince can all the time, and he has never been crowned externally. Besides, it is absolutely impossible to command the soldiers and horses of the whole country. The Great Song Dynasty was established after Chen Qiaoyi's 'yellow robe added', it can be said that the throne is not coming in the right way, since the Song Dynasty Taizu Zhao Kuangyin began, it was strictly prevented from becoming bigger, otherwise there would not be any glass of wine to release the military power. It can be said that this is the ancestral motto of the Zhao family, and every emperor will keep it in mind, and will never allow any military general to be strong enough to threaten the imperial court.

Song Qinzong snorted and said: "I will issue an edict to call on the soldiers and horses of the world to save the king, as for the crown of Liu Zhenglong as the king of Qin, then don't think about it." In addition, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, so don't mention similar words in the future. ”

Queen Zhu Lian watched the official family leave angrily, she didn't know that she had committed the taboo of the official family, but deep down she still firmly believed that the savior who saved the Great Song Dynasty from fire and water was none other than Liu Zhenglong.

Call on King Qin to save the car, after all, the distant water can't quench the thirst of the near, the top priority should be to find a commander who can lead the defense of the capital to defend against the enemy, and the others must lean back.

In the Dezhao Palace, Bai Shizhong, Zheng Juzhong, Zhang Bangchang, Wang Shiyong, Li Bangyan, Wu Minzhong, Li Gang and other important ministers are all there.

This group of civil servants is really handy in handling government affairs on weekdays, but they almost don't know anything about military affairs, and they have been discussing it for almost an hour, and they have not come up with a feasible plan.

Bai Shizhong and Wu Minzhong suggested that the capital move south, so that the official family went through the exodus, which angered the upright Li Gang, this Shangshu Youcheng said angrily: "The Emperor Taishang has already toured the south, if His Majesty goes south again, it is equivalent to handing over half of the rivers and mountains to the Jin Army. Now, it should be the monarch and the ministers who are united in their efforts to resist Jin, instead of letting the officials go south to avoid the enemy. ”

"You said it easily, now that the Jin army has crossed the Yellow River, the momentum is like a bamboo, and the troops will soon be under the city, at this time, if there is no person who can command the three armies, once Bianliang City is conquered, the consequences are unimaginable. The gentleman is not under the dangerous wall, and we, as important ministers of the imperial court, rarely have to roast the official family on the fire and push the official family to the forefront of the war. High-sounding words, everyone will say, but do they work? If you have the ability, you are still in charge of the defense of the capital. If you can repel the Jin army, everything you say is right, otherwise, don't use any high-sounding reasons to put the officials in danger and ignore them. ”

It was Li Bangyan who spoke, this guy has always looked down on Li Gang, and now he can't open his mind when he sees this elm pimple, so he can only make sarcastic remarks.

Li Gang is the kind of person who would rather bend than bend, he glared at Li Bangyan and then said righteously: "As long as the official family asks me Li Gang to be in charge of the defense of the capital, I will definitely do my best to ensure that the capital is not lost." ”

Seeing that Li Gang took the initiative to ask for battle, Zheng Juzhong, the national abbot, said: "The minister is willing to promote Li Shaocheng as the defense envoy of the capital to be responsible for the defense of the capital to resist the Jin army." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal." Bai Shizhong, Zhang Bangchang, Wang Shiyong and others echoed one after another.

Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong, who had never had an idea, saw that Li Gang took the initiative to ask for help, so he said: "Then add Li Qing's family as the pro-conquest camp envoy, and the defense envoy of the capital will be fully responsible for the defense of the capital, and at the same time call on the soldiers and horses of the world to save the king." ”

Li Gang, a nerd, with his enthusiasm, served as a pro-conquest camp envoy and a defense envoy in the capital without any experience in commanding troops, but he is just a nerd, it doesn't mean that he has no brains, he has his own calculations and plans.

The next night, in the palace, Li Gang proposed to the official family to kill Cai Jing, Li Bangyan and other traitors to calm the people's hearts, and at the same time called on the military and people in the capital to resist the enemy together, not only called on the world's soldiers and horses to save the king, but also asked to recruit the prince of Qin, Liu Zhenglongqin, to save the driver.

Song Qinzong is a person who has no idea, and now he can only choose to trust Li Gang, but he is good at killing the important ministers of the Taishang Era, which really makes this soon-to-be-enthroned son unable to make up his mind.

After pondering for a long time, Song Qinzong said: "Li Qing's family, as long as it is a matter of the defense of the capital, you don't need to ask for an order, you can make your own decisions. As for Li Bangyan, Cai Jing and others, after all, they are important ministers, and if they kill without permission, it will chill the hearts of hundreds of officials, so let's remove them and drive them back to their hometowns. ”

It's too light, Li Gang is a person who can't tolerate a little sand in his eyes, and he persecuted: "These traitorous ministers, greedy for a lot of wealth, are moths of the country. Now the battle to defend the capital is about to start, but the treasury is empty, and it is difficult to maintain the army to resist Jin. Therefore, the minister suggested that these people should be raided, and the confiscated property could be used for the defense of the capital. ”

The emptiness of the treasury is an indisputable fact, Song Qinzong can be said to be a miser, of course he is not willing to take out the money of Zuoku (the royal treasury) to defend against the enemy, since Li Gang proposed to confiscate the family property of Cai Jing and others, he agreed without hesitation.

In the end, the official said: "The Li Qing family is fully responsible for the seizure, recall the Duke of Qin to come to the rescue, and I can make an order." All in all, the safety of Jiangshan Sheji is tied to Aiqing. Be bold and do it, I'm in charge of you. ”

The seizure of tens of millions of wealth completely angered Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong, and he ordered the secret execution of Cai Jing, Cai You, Li Bangyan and others. If Tong Guan hadn't led the Shengjie army to follow the Emperor Taishang to the south, maybe Tong Guan would have been executed.

When Cai's house was raided, a lot of letters exchanged between Liu Zhenglong and Cai Jing were found, and there was enough evidence to prove that Liu Zhenglong supported the army and respected himself, and there were signs of rebellion. This made Song Qinzong even more annoyed with Liu Zhenglong, and he was eager to dismantle the other party.

When Liu Zhenglong was in Gaizhou, he received a holy decree, which only meant to let King Qin save him, but he did not offer any conditions at all, which made him very disappointed, and felt that Song Qinzong Zhao Huan was a little self-righteous in Taipei.

Sun Sheng, the Duke of Zhuyun Long, asked: "Lord, now that the official family has ordered you to save King Qin, should we send troops?" ”

"Send troops, of course send troops, but the Long Xiang army is in Jiangnan, and it will take a certain amount of time for King Qin to rescue him, so don't think about it a year ago." Liu Zhenglong originally thought that the official family would crown himself as the king of one word, and the worst should be the king of the county, but Song Qinzong did not mention it, which made him very disappointed.

Liu Zhenglong didn't take the holy decree seriously, he said with a smile: "Mr. Gongsun, you can go on behalf of your country, let King Kang Zhao Gou hurry up and organize the righteous army to go to the capital to rescue King Qin, and tell him that this time it will be related to his fate and will also affect the fortunes of the country." Specifically, Lone will give him a secret letter, you must control King Kang well, and don't make any mistakes. ”

Sun Sheng, the Duke of Zhuyun Long, didn't know why Liu Zhenglong was optimistic about King Kang and Zhao Gou, but he also understood that King Kang's return to Beijing this time would have a profound impact on the situation of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the end, Liu Zhenglong said: "King Kang Zhao Gou returned to the capital, mainly to win the extremely important position of generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses. Only in this way can our Liu Jiajun completely dominate the world and truly defeat the Jin Army. So this step is crucial, and you can't afford to be sloppy in the slightest. The specific content will be explained to King Kang in the letter, what should be done in this situation, is the most appropriate. ，”

Sun Sheng, the Duke of Zhuyun Long, is an ambitious and responsible person, which is fundamentally different from Wu Yong, which is why he stayed away from Song Jiang. This time, although he didn't understand why the lord was optimistic about King Kang, he still went all out to do it.

In fact, Liu Zhenglong has also been under a lot of pressure recently, and the battle on Hedong Road is not very optimistic, although Tian Hu's rebels are fully suppressed, but if they want to annihilate them, they cannot be completed overnight. Not only that, in Shuozhou and Wuzhou, the army led by Hebron had already fought with the Jin army, and the two sides were inseparable, and they were equal for a while.

On the surface, it seems to be a tie, but in fact, Hebron is suffering a dark loss, you must know that holding Shuozhou and Wuzhou is equivalent to giving up the mobility of the cavalry, and defending the city to let the Jin army attack, which is obviously a loss, after all, defending the city indicates that it will be passively beaten. This is not the core of the problem, the key is the biggest nightmare of the 100,000 iron cavalry of the Marshal of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Xianye, that is the most elite army of the Jin State, even the Tiefutu is among them, once the army of Western Liao is defeated, then go back and enter the Western Xia strongly.

Once the Jin army enters Western Xia, then no matter what the situation on Hedong Road is, it must return to Western Xia for reinforcement as soon as possible, which is doomed to Heberon not being able to take care of each other, in this case, it is obviously a very passive choice to defend the city.

Originally, Liu Zhenglong's plan was to keep Tian Hu, but now Wanyan Xianye's army did not defeat the Western Liao army in a short time, which obviously has a big conspiracy behind it, and it is the Jin army who wants to eat the Western Liao army. This made Liu Zhenglong's plan to confront the Western Liao army and the Jin army aborted, and now there was no time to take into account the situation of the Jin army and the Western Liao fighting, and he had to hurry up to eliminate the Tianhu army.

On October 15 of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Liu Zhenglong personally led 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry (captured from Tian Hu's men), and the army surrounded Weishengzhou.

It is a very risky move to surround Weishengzhou, because once Weishengfu is conquered, then Tian Hu's rebels will be completely destroyed, of course, the rebels will come from all directions, you must know that at this time, the total strength of the rebels is still nearly 200,000. Almost five times that of Liu Jiajun, this battle is destined to be a vicious battle.

It would be polite to say that five times is polite, but in fact it should be twenty times, because the 30,000 infantry is just a number, and there is actually no combat effectiveness, but it is precisely such a huge gap that makes Liu Zhenglong have enough reason not to help the capital.

The reason why Liu Zhenglong did not go to the aid of the capital was that Song Qinzong did not show the greatest sincerity, and on the other hand, the pressure brought by Wanyan Xian was too great, and it was only a matter of time before the marshal of the Jin State defeated the Western Liao army, once the war was over, then the invasion of Western Xia would be a foregone conclusion, in this case, Liu Zhenglong would never dare to leave Hedong Road rashly.

In fact, there is a deep-seated reason for this, that is, this time the Jin army went south for the first time, and the preparation was not sufficient, and it was not able to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, which made it impossible for Liu Zhenglong not to help.

Weisheng Mansion, Jin Wangfu, Jin King Tian Hu's mood is terrible, others don't know, but his heart is like a mirror, in the face of Qin Guogong's advance, no matter what the current war situation is, the fate of the final fall is difficult to reverse. At this time, Tian Hu regretted his original choice, he should not rashly take refuge in the Jin State, and now the Jin State has no time to take care of it, so he can only face the encirclement and suppression of the official army.

Prince Tian Ding, Uncle Wu Li, National Governor Fan Quan, County Lord Qiu Qiongying, Three Wang Tian Biao, and National Teacher Qiao Daoqing gathered together, and everyone discussed how to break the enemy.

Jin Wang Tian Hu had a gloomy face, at this time, it can be said that no one is pleasing to the eye, and he saw that everyone couldn't say it, so it was all nonsense, and he was even more angry in his heart. Tian Hu said angrily: "At the beginning, King Gu said that he resolutely could not take refuge in the Jin Kingdom, but you didn't listen, and now that you are in trouble, what do you say, you can't sit still and wait for death." ”

It was Prince Tian's decision to take refuge in the Jin Kingdom, and now that the King of Jin was angry, he could only bite the bullet and say: "Father, rest assured, the city of our Weisheng Mansion is tall, the moat is wide and deep, and there are 100,000 troops in the city, so it is not so easy for the official army to conquer the city." Besides, Bian Xiang, Shan Shiqi and other reinforcements are on the way, and when the time comes, we will be able to defeat the official army. ”

"Yes! Although Liu Zhenglong claims to be invincible, we have the support of the Jin Army behind us, plus we have a large number of soldiers and horses, and we will definitely be able to defeat them when and where we have the right time. Uncle Wu Li looked very confident, he was not unlearned, on the contrary, he was very smart, this guy said very confidently: "Now that the Jin army is going south, the war on Hedong Road is continuous, in this case, even if Liu Zhenglong is powerful, it is impossible to fight on multiple fronts." He must be quick to fight, as long as we hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements, we will definitely be able to defeat him. ”

It can be said that there is no nutrition at all, and there is almost no difference between not saying it. Jin Wang Tian Hu was tired of hearing it for a long time, he looked at Qiu Qiongying and said, "Qiu Qing's family, do you have any suggestions?" ”

The reason why Qiu Qiongying is asked, there is a reason, you must know that there are not many excellent generals under the command of King Tian Hu of Jin, in terms of combat effectiveness, Qiu Qiongying ranks in the top five, in fact, second only to Bian Xiang, it should be second.