The rebel king Zhao Jiong killed his brother and seized the throne, so the past dynasties of this dynasty were extremely strict with their brothers. According to the old system, the emperor's son was crowned prince, the emperor's grandson was crowned the prince of the county, and the great-grandson was crowned the prince of the country. The Song clan members were noble but did not hold authority, and they were not allowed to leave the capital without the permission of the official family. His Majesty suddenly mentioned King Jing, and the faces of the ministers changed, and sure enough, Zhao Ke said again: "The state affairs are difficult, the Liao army is coming to the city, and the capital is in an uproar. In order to prevent traitors from hijacking the clan to cause chaos, the princes, county kings, and other clans need the permission of Zongzheng Temple if they want to leave the palace, and they will be punished as complicit in going out of Beijing without permission. ”

When it comes to royal matters, the ministers look at each other, and no one dares to object. Zhao Ke glanced at the ministers, snorted coldly, was silent for a while, and was about to get up and retreat. Suddenly, the footsteps outside the hall were hurried, and after a while, the ministers used gold lacquer plates to hold the emergency post herald, passed the prime minister and the privy envoy, and sent it directly to the imperial front. I don't know what happened again, the ministers were shocked, and they didn't talk about it because of Chaoyi. Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu, privy envoy Shao Wu, and dozens of eyes from the civil and military classes all looked at the official family.

"Could it be that the Liao army has invaded Hedong? Or did Xia Guo rob with fire? Zhao Ke unfolded the twist and turn uneasily, yes, his eyes swept away, and he was suddenly shocked: "Fang Layu's party is actually reversed again?" "This performance is the deployment of Liu Yanqing in the southeast camp, Wang Xie, the envoy of Jinghu South Road, and Du Zhan, the envoy of Jinghu North Road, jointly played, saying that Fang Layu rebelled in various places, and there were famous anti-thief leaders such as She Wupo, Mu Luo, Gu Shangyuan, Yu Yi and so on. The vegetable eaters in the southeast thought that the imperial court was tired of dealing with the Liao army, so they responded one after another, coerced the people, plundered the prefectures and counties, and the southeast half of the country shook. Liu Yanqing led the southeast reinforcements to march slowly, and at this time, he asked to stay in the Jinghu area for the time being to quell the chaos.

Zhao Ke's face was pale, he was stunned for a long time, and weakly put the music fold back into the tray, he couldn't even speak, he could only raise his hand and wave, signaling that the gold medal should be shown to the prime minister's privy envoy and other important ministers. Zhao Zhifu, Shao Wu and the others all changed their faces when they saw the folds, while the other courtiers were even more unbearable, and in a panic, they couldn't help but whisper. Zhao Zhifu and Shao Wu were rarely silent at the same time. Li Ruobing frowned tightly, Fang La still couldn't succeed, these remnants were even more difficult to become a climate, but unfortunately, the southeast reinforcements were dragged by the Demon Sect. The Hedong camp was busy dealing with the Murbo people, the Hebei army was defeated, the Xijing camp preserved its strength, the Great Song Dynasty was known as the 800,000 forbidden army, the Beijing division was in a hurry, and the eyes were raised, but the division of King Qin was not seen. There is a Shao Wumen's imperial history listed, and the words fiercely impeached Liu Yanqing were recommended by Cai Jing, but he was a traitor to the party, raising himself and using excuses to tease. Because when the emperor was in power, Zhao Zhifu was also recommended by Cai Jing to enter the political hall, and some people immediately refuted that the imperial court was the time to employ people, and it was not Cai Jing who recommended Cai Dang, let alone speculate, which made the town general chill.

At this moment, no matter how fiercely the ministers quarreled, they could not attract the attention of the officials. Zhao Ke looked at Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu a little blankly, and said in a trembling voice: "The north is invaded, and the southeast is chaotic, how is this good?" Zhao Zhifu's face was embarrassed, and he was speechless for a while, and Zhao Ke said: "Since the war is no longer possible, can you send envoys to send envoys to the Liao people to express their military goodwill." The Song Liao was the two dynasties of the north and the south, and it was established for hundreds of years, and every time the Liao army went south, it was greedy for money. It would be nice to be able to settle it with money this time. ”

Zhao Zhifu had already wanted to seek peace, but his heart was infamous in the world, and at this moment, the official family raised this matter first, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The privy envoy Shao Wu immediately objected: "The alliance under the city must not be. He looked at Zhao Ke's pale face and stepped forward and said, "At this moment, the Liao army is newly victorious, and the soldiers are approaching the city, arrogant and insatiable. But the Liao army came from afar, and the grain and grass could not last. The Bianliang City is high and deep, and the defenders still have 200,000, and the divisions of the Quartet Qinwang, such as the Lingnan Town National Army, are coming day and night. However, as long as our dynasty shows the slightest intention of resting the army, it will not only fuel the arrogance of the Liao, so that the Liao soldiers will take the opportunity to ask for excessiveness, but also disturb the hearts of the people of the Beijing Division, and chill the division of the King of Qin in the world. May I ask you, Your Majesty, who is proposing this request for peace? This is a policy of misleading the country, and those who are traitors in the court and then make peace, please ask Your Majesty to cut them down to correct the hearts of the people! ”

Seeing that the official family frowned, Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu immediately said: "The alliance under the city, the one who seeks peace is a traitor and can be beheaded." On Bai Mountain, if there is no plan for Chen Ping, how to solve the difficulty of Gaozu? On the Baqiao, if it weren't for Tang Taizong's killing of the White Horse Dingmeng, how could he retreat from the Turkic army? According to Shao Shumi's words, Chen Ping and Tang Taizong can be killed. Absurd! Usually Zhao Zhifu is a little tolerant of Shao Wushang, but at this moment, with the permission of the official family, his words suddenly became unpolite, Shao Wu's face darkened, and he saw that he was going to quarrel again.

"That's it! I've made up my mind! Zhao Ke said in a deep voice: "Send the Liao camp to ask for peace and rest the soldiers, who can be the secretary?" ”

At this moment, the ministers did not dare to speak. The Liao army came to the city and sent an envoy to sue for peace, and if the strength did not disgrace the national body, it was likely to be killed, and even if the peace was successful, it would incur infamy from the world. There is no more errand in the world than this. The vertical arch hall was completely different from the bazaar just now, and the important ministers even held the sound of breathing slightly, and it was quiet.

Zhao Ke was furious for a while, and said indignantly: "I have been a Song monk for hundreds of years, and when it comes to the end, is there no one available?" He patted the armrest of the dragon chair with his right hand, glanced at Tong Guan, and said secretly: "What Taiwei Tong said is really good, military generals often cover up defeat for success, courtiers bully the king, each seeks personal interests, and there are very few pure ministers who really worry about the country." He looked at the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu with anger, and glared at the privy envoy Shao Wu particularly fiercely.

The Privy Council said that there were no less than 300,000 forbidden troops in Beijing. However, according to the investigation of the Imperial City Division, nearly 100,000 are empty, and there are only more than 200,000 real numbers. Over the years, the elite has been continuously dispatched to Hebei and the southeast to station, and most of the brave and daring people in the forbidden army have invited themselves to the border towns, and the remaining redundant soldiers are too much to fight, even to the point that the cavalry cannot ride a horse without grabbing the saddle. According to Tong Guan, the forbidden army in Beijing is still capable of fighting, only more than 30,000 imperial front class straights, and the others are no different from idle men and jugglers in the market. Zhao Ke didn't believe it at first, but first the Imperial City Division checked the vacancy, and then the Liao army easily crossed the river, and the defense line of the forbidden army was useless, so that Zhao Ke completely lost confidence in the Beijing Forbidden Army.

There was silence in the hall for a long time. Most of the bold and heroic ministers fought in the main battle, such as the privy envoy Shao Wu, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, Li Ruobing, etc., who themselves opposed the alliance under the city and were unwilling to seek peace. And the ministers of the lord and the minister were afraid of the fierceness of the Liao people, and Qin Hui, the governor of the court, had been captured, and even if the Liao camp was not killed, it was very likely to be detained. There is no reason to send military generals to envoys. Therefore, more than 20 important ministers of the court in the vertical arch hall, no one took the initiative to ask for help, so Zhao Zhifu recommended Feng Lu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the envoy, and Li Ruobing, the young secretary of the Honglu Temple, as the deputy envoy.

After Zhao Ke agreed, he personally told the two of them that after arriving at the Liao camp, they should be patient in everything and never anger the Liao army. No matter what conditions the Liao people put forward, they should not be rejected in one go, and the DPRK and China can consider it in the long run. In order to reflect the sincerity of the dynasty to seek peace, the two envoys were encouraged to add Feng Lu to the governor's affairs, and Li Ruobing moved to Honglu Temple Zhengqing. Although Feng Lu and Li Ruobing may not be willing, they can't refuse.

The courtiers could not get His Majesty to retract his order, however, the news of sending an envoy to sue for peace spread, which immediately caused an uproar in Bianliang City. Since the Liao army invaded the south, the killing has been extremely heavy. Hebei Prefecture, all of which were broken by the Liao army, were slaughtered. Bianliang people are generous, kind and uneven, and they all scold when they hear it. The imperial army has been defeated repeatedly, but most of the ordinary people think that the Liao army is just taking advantage of our unpreparedness. There were 60 million soldiers and people in the Great Song Dynasty, as long as they were united and hated the same enemy, they would definitely be able to defeat the Liao army and end the war with dignity. At this time, the news of the peace appeal suddenly came out from the imperial court, pouring a scoop of cold water on the blood of the people, and millions of Bianliang people, some of whom felt deeply humiliated, some of whom were panicked, and some of whom were indignant. The folk rumors are becoming more and more outrageous, and some say that whether it is land cution or compensation, the Liao army will agree to as much as it wants; Some say that the imperial court wants to follow the old example of the late Tang Dynasty, and the jade silk of the children in Bianliang City is owned by the Liao army, and only asks Yelu Dashi to retreat; Others said that the official family was preparing to flee south, and the four gates of Bianliang City were opened, and the Liao army was still satisfied with the city and left. All kinds of statements are becoming more and more bizarre, and the spearhead is more directly aimed at Prime Minister Zhao Zhifu, the former lieutenant Tong Guan and others.

In Taixue Fengming Zhai, Liu Wengu and more than a dozen other Taixue students were reading the scriptures at night, and Liu Wengu had an open copy of "Mean Justice" in front of him. The door of the house was slammed open, Liu Wengu looked up, and Jia Yuanzhen and Ma Yuan broke into the door wrapped in a cold wind. Seeing many classmates looking at the two of them dissatisfied, Ma Yuan's face was full of grief and indignation, and he said loudly: "The imperial court will send an envoy to the Khitan to sue for peace, the world will die, what else do you read!" Hurry up and beat the drums together, kneel down and ask Your Majesty to take back the edict! ”

After a short moment of silence, the students who were stunned by the news came back to their senses, and several people scolded: "Which traitor party advocates peace, should be beheaded and thank the world!" ”

"Dengwen Drum! Dengwen Drum! "Go to the palace gate to ask for your life, and the official family will take back the edict!"

"If this continues, the world will die!"

"What, the imperial court wants to send an envoy to sue for peace?" Liu Wengu's face was in disbelief, his husband was mighty and unyielding, he would rather bend than bend, the Khitan invaded my land, killed my soldiers and soldiers, and plundered my children's jade silk. Even if you fight to the last soldier, how can the imperial court bend your knees and sue for peace with the Khitan! Liu Wengu only felt that the blood all over his body was rushing into his head, and he involuntarily stood up and said loudly: "Knock on the drum!" The long-standing grievances were stimulated in an instant. If you don't go to the gate of the palace to beat the drum, I'm afraid that the blood will burst.

"Wen is dead, and martial arts are fighting to the death!" Jia Yuanzhen said in a loud voice, "Fight but die, let the official family take back his life!" Don't bend your knees for peace! ”

More than 3,000 students rushed to tell each other, invited each other, and rushed to the palace gate overnight to plead and ask the official family to take back the holy message.

When the people in Bianliang heard about this, some of them were relatively weeping, some were helpless, and some followed the students to the palace gate in groups. Within a few hours, tens of thousands of people gathered on the royal street at the gate of the palace. At first, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion also wanted to drive the people away from the gate of the forbidden palace on the grounds of watching the palace ban, but as soon as they spoke, they were angered by the gathered people, and under the excitement of the crowd, they almost beat a few slow officials to death. The royal shift duty only guarded the palace gate to prevent the chaotic people from trespassing on the palace ban, and it didn't matter if there was a disturbance outside the palace gate. The Kaifeng Mansion asked the Sanya to transfer the forbidden army to quell the chaos, but the privy envoy Shao Wu himself was the main war, but he reprimanded the Kaifeng Mansion Yin, and the Kaifeng Mansion no longer dared to care about this matter.