In March, the Hanyang army was broken and the news of Zhang Baofeng's surrender came. Lin Chong divided Hao Siwen and Zhai Jin to lead troops to garrison the Hanyang army, and led the army along the Han River to Qianjiang.

It is located to the east of Gangneung Castle, and the interval is only 100 miles.

The bad news came, and Gangneung City completely collapsed.

Since Lu Qian raised his troops to seize the land of Qilu, he has set off major wars over the years. First, he seized the north of Hebei and Hedong, and later broke the Central Plains, approached Xiangfan, and then conquered Guanzhong. In just three years, Lu Qian has changed from a remote corner of Qilu to a world overlord who sits on the foundation of the Jiangbei Emperor.

After three years of expedition, Zhao and Song fought with it, losing successive battles, losing troops and losing generals, and even more collapsed for thousands of miles, which was already discarding all the land in Jiangbei.

Today's Great Song Dynasty only has Sichuan, Shu, Jinghu, Lingnan and Xiaobanjiangnan. Now that the Liangshan army has completely killed the Yangtze River, from Jingxiang to Jinling, hundreds of thousands of troops are coming separately, how can Zhao Song support it?

Look at the Western Army, which was regarded as the Great Wall by the Song Dynasty in the early days, and now the veterans of the division are tired, trapped in half of the Jiangnan East Road, and they can't move west, go south, and the dissent in the army is too great. After all, they were all from Kansai, and they went to Lingnan, which was further south than Jiangnan, and only one of them was not adapted to the water and soil and the climate was unsuitable, which could cause heavy losses to the Western Army.

After all, it has not gone through the great development of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the north and south roads of Jinghu Lake and the land of Lingnan at this time are mostly poor mountains and bad waters in the eyes of today's people.

In particular, the Espionage Department spread some rumors in a timely manner, and the brothers of the Fold family also frequently wrote letters with the old ones in the army.

There is a miasma in Lingnan, a very low and wet place in the south, the mountains and rivers are treacherous, and poisonous insects are everywhere, which can be described as many slanderous words.

You can also drag the previous generation of celebrities as proof, such as "Jiangnan is humble and wet, and her husband died early" from "Historical Records: The Biography of Goods and Colonies", from the cloud of "Huainan Honglie and Qiangxingxun": "The accumulation of yang qi in the south, the summer and humidity, the person cultivates the form, the mouth is broken, the trick is in the ear, the blood is Yan, the red heart is the main heart, and he dies early." ”

There is also Tang Bai Juyi's "Twenty Rhymes of Sending Guests to Lingnan in Spring", which are very representative, the poems are full of miasma, greedy springs, poisonous weeds, pythons, crocodiles, hurricane mothers, Gu and other hysterical images and fears of disease, aging, death, etc., which are very typical of the poet's knowledge of the south from the classics and rumors, in fact, Bai Juyi has never been to Lingnan.

But this does not prevent the Espionage Department from using him as a weapon now.

The endless controversy in the army not only greatly damaged the fighting strength and fighting spirit of the Western Army, but also put the Western Army in a predicament where it was unable to leave.

The southbound faction represented by the large and small races and the westward faction represented by Liu Yanqing, as well as the sticky faction led by Zhao Buqian and Tan Zhen, played a very lively Three Kingdoms War.

Just like in the city of Gangneung, there are different opinions, so there are no opinions. But now that it has reached the current point, Zhao Huan did show a different courage, rejected the proposal of the main battle faction to stick to Jiangling City, and issued an edict to Liu Zhongwu, who was stationed on the other side of the river, to prepare to respond, and clearly stated that he wanted to leave.

But at the same time, he consciously wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as the crown prince, and promised Yao Gu an unprecedented reward. not only built the festival, but also promised the position of "three orphans" of young master, young master, and young bao, and promised the duke of the country. And said to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Jiangling, "In the past, Emperor Shenzong promised that those who restored Yanyun could be crowned kings in order to inspire the subjects of the world to restore their homeland. And since ministers with different surnames can be crowned kings, today, at the time of national crisis, when the society is in danger like tired eggs, how can you retreat from the Liangshan army and protect the safety of Jinghu South and North Road? "As the crown prince, he should be the first to play the emperor and speak for the courtiers of the world.

It's just that few people agree with this suggestion. Because the ministers all believed that this opening could not be opened. Now is a world of great chaos, and the king is widely allowed, once this head is opened, not to mention the corruption of the dynasty, it is even more suspected of causing chaos to the world. And now the status of the military ministers is already rising, the front-line commanders rely on them, and then they are crowned kings with military merits, who can say that there is no rebellion in the feudal town? And the military attachés who benefit from this profit, what should the civil officials do?

This kind of thing involves a struggle between civil and military, and it can't be explained in a few words.

It's just that Zhao Huan is no longer in the mood to be in this kind of political struggle, the Liangshan army has already broken the Hanyang army, and if he doesn't leave at this moment, he will be driven into the Yangtze River by the Liangshan army to feed Wang Ba.

That Lin Chong led the army straight to Qianjiang, and Zhao Huan didn't think that with the defenders of Qianjiang, he could resist the Liangshan army.

If the Qianjiang River is broken, Jiangling City will be in front of the Liangshan Army.

In this way, Zhao Huan can't leave and don't talk about it, but the people of Jiangling City first followed Zhao Jixi and set off the first wave of migration, and then made a second wave.

The originally prosperous Gangneung City was completely in fear, and the warm spring breeze did not make the people here feel happy, and the flames of war had already burned in front of them. Speculation, rumors, and endless panic spread like a plague in Gangneung Castle. If this is the case, a large number of people in the city will drag their families and throw themselves elsewhere. This also made the forbidden army in the city even more disturbed, and Zhao Huan was more determined to leave.

Inside the Gangneung Imperial City. The arch hall on the south side of the Chongzheng Palace.

I don't know if it takes the meaning of 'the Holy Son of Heaven arches and rules', this is the main hall of the Zhao Song Dynasty, the place where foreign ministers are received.

At this moment, on the side of the top of the main hall, Zhao Huan was sitting on a big chair, his brows were tightly locked, and his eyes were staring at the civil and military officials below.

"His Royal Highness the Prince! The thieves have been killed to the west, for the sake of the Jiangshan Society, for the sake of the people of Li, the minister implores His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave Jiangling! Geng Nanzhong, Tang Ke, Wu Min and others kowtowed repeatedly, their faces heavy.

Behind him, many officials who advocated fleeing south knelt down and shouted in unison: "The ministers implore His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to tour the south!" ”

Zhao Huan shook his head and said insincerely: "The country has reached such a point that all the four capitals have fallen into the hands of thieves, and millions of soldiers and thousands of officials have been martyred. What's the harm of a royal martyrdom of one or two? Is there no strong man in the Zhao family? ”

"At the same time, the imperial court moved to Heluo and Jiangling, which has made the military and people of the world depressed, and now my father and emperor have gone west, and I am ashamed to say it, and what face do I have to run away again? This retreat and retreat, when is the end? ”

Zhao Huan's courage is really different from the ordinary, and he dares to squeeze his old man.

It's just that this is not Zhao Yi's style. This Zhao Huan has the same thing as his Lao Tzu, and they both hope that the people below will take the blame. And there are really a lot of people who are willing to take the blame at this time.

Especially Cai Jing was making a meat shield in front, and Geng Nanzhong thought that he was safe hiding behind. Even if Zhao Huan flees south, the tongue of the people in the world will only point at him Laozi. Otherwise, why did the great artist come to Yiling and issue an order to erase Cai Jing's official position? Doctor Taizhong, this is not a little bit different from his previous Taishi of the Dynasty, Kaifu Yi and the Three Divisions, the Anyuan Army Jiedu Envoy, and the Duke of Wei.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives his ministers. The Son of Heaven went west to Sichuan and Shu, and the heart of a corner of peace can be seen by the world, and the hearts of the people of the whole country will be mourned. The minister thought that the top priority was to respectfully invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, so as to uphold the hearts of the people of the world and calm the morale of the army and the people in the world. After Geng Nanzhong and the others knelt down, Chen Guoting and the others also made a surprise move.

As soon as these words came out, the entire arched hall fell silent.

"The Son of Heaven asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to stay in Jiangling, and entrusted half of the country to His Royal Highness the Prince, which shows that the Son of Heaven has high hopes for His Royal Highness the Prince, which is extraordinary. In this situation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should also dare to shoulder heavy responsibilities, set an example for the imperial court, and serve the hearts of the people of the world. The minister implored His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne from the story of Li Tang Suzong to correct the hearts of the people in the world! Chen Gongfu then went out to speak. It's just that if the great artist hears this, he will have to vomit three liters of blood.

"Chen Zhongcheng [Chen Guoting]'s words are extremely true! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can ascend the throne and succeed to the throne to determine the hearts of the people in the world. Xu Han is not a vegetarian either, seeing Chen Guoting's magic stroke, he instantly touched the prince's heart, and he immediately made a decision in his heart. It's a great plan.

If Jingxiang is lost, the south of the river will be cut off from Sichuan and Shu. Supporting the new emperor in this way is a great good. And the new emperor ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, showing the world, he and others can support the new emperor to cross to the south, and there are thousands of miles of territory in the south of the river to gallop, and the general trend of the world seems to be, but it has not yet gone.

Geng Nanzhong and the others were also stunned by Chen Guoting's blow, but after calming down, they could only follow and persuade them to advance. This Zhao Huan can ascend the throne and become the emperor, and it will be of great benefit to them. He has been Zhao Huan's teacher for many years.

And this great artist fled west to Sichuan and Shu, either to leave them behind, or to give up on them. Why can't you have another emperor at this time?

At that time, Jingbei can't be saved, so I will go to Jingnan, Jingnan can't stay anymore, and I can still go to Lingnan.

The imperial court still has a small half of Jiangnan and a huge Lingnan land in the south, so Li Heng and Xu Huiyan are also rare generals, and they can't create a new situation. As for that Sichuan Shu, it will not be able to communicate with it smoothly in the future, and it will be divided into two, why not?

"Your Highness, the thief army has swept through the north, and the army is in full swing, even if Xiangyang has a strong city to hold, it may be difficult to resist! Qianjiang City has no danger to defend, no danger to hold, and it is even more difficult to block the strength of the forest thieves. Wan asked the prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible, and then leave the line for the time being, in order to avoid his trouble! After retiring the northern thief in the future, it is not too late to return to Jiangling! ”

Just as the ministers were trying to persuade each other, Xu Han suddenly saw Hu Zhiru stepping into the palace, this person was the palace servant of the imperial history, the brother of the famous minister Hu Seng and Ru.

"Why are you so flustered?" Xu Han saw it, and Zhao Huan didn't see the reason, so he asked.

Hu Zhiru bowed and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the front line is urgent, and the forest thief forward has entered the other side of the Han River. "That Yang was broken once earlier, and the Song army saw that it was too close to Hanyang, so they didn't dare to send troops again. Now Hua Rong led the cavalry straight to the shore of the Han River, which is not surprising.

But the people in the hall were all shocked, the Liangshan army had the advantage of being a sailor, and it was easy to cross the Han River. At that time, there will be only one Qianjiang in front of Gangneung.

Zhao Huan felt even more paralyzed in his hands and feet, his soul was frightened, and he couldn't sit steadily. He suffered from 'wind disease', which caused numbness in his hands and feet and unsteadiness on his feet. I had a seizure earlier in Tokyo, but it wasn't very common. I have never seen it when I entered Heluo in the west, and this is the first time since I arrived in Gangneung. The attendants hurriedly carried Zhao Huan into the harem, made a mess, and summoned the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him.

The people present looked at each other. Zhao Huan's illness came at an inopportune time. But fortunately, there is a premise that has been agreed upon by the people of Gangneung.

That is, Zhao Huan wants to quickly ascend the throne and become emperor.

And those who originally insisted on sticking to Jiangling also found that after Zhao Huan ascended the throne and became emperor, this Jiangling City was really not suitable as a line, but it was more suitable to go south.

Because Zhao Huan is not the prince from now on, but the emperor.