"The country can't be without a king for a day, today Weichen implores King Yan to ascend the throne as the emperor!" Pan Lianggui said loudly, "King Yan has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, quelled the rebellion, rectified the dynasty, recovered the land of Yanyun, resisted the invasion of the Jin soldiers, and won more with less, which greatly inspired the hearts of the soldiers of our dynasty. ”

"Today, the Great Song Dynasty is facing the day of no king, and it is even more faced with the Jin people running rampant in the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger in the future. Today, the old minister implored His Royal Highness King Yan to be the emperor, take charge of the Great Song Dynasty, lead the people of the Great Song Dynasty out of the predicament, and rescue the return of the second emperor. ”

"The minister implores King Yan to ascend the throne!" Wang Yun, Li Gang, Ye Mengde and other five people also followed Pan Lianggui's example and knelt down to beg Zhao Gou to ascend the throne and become emperor, which was for the sake of the overall situation.

Then, Zhao Yougong also knelt on the ground and pleaded: "The minister implores King Yan to ascend the throne!" ”

Zhao Gou refused again and again: "The wishes of your lords, this king has received them." What this king has done is nothing but dutifulness. As a prince and a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, he should serve the country, ask for his life for the people, and share his worries for the monarch. ”

"Now that the life and death of the second emperor are unknown, if I ascend the throne, how will the world view me Zhao Gou in the future. Everyone's kindness, Zhao is really hard to accept. ”

Zhu Zhuo hurriedly said: "King Yan's words are wrong! Weichen thought that among the princes of the Great Song Dynasty, no one could stand out, if King Yan did not ascend the throne, who would have this qualification? No matter which prince or prince it is, it can't be compared with King Yan at all. If anyone opposes King Yan's accession to the throne, I, Zhu Zhuo, will be the first to refuse, except for you, the minister would rather abandon the official than see the great rivers and mountains given to the golden people in vain. ”

"Lord Zhu is serious!" Zhao Gou said, "Lord Zhu is an old minister of the two dynasties, loyal to his duties, and deeply loved by the people. If Lord Zhu didn't do it because Zhao abandoned his official position, wouldn't it be Zhao's fault? Because I am alone, let Da Song lose a good official who asks for the people's life, that is Zhao's sin! ”

"Respectfully, please invite King Yan to ascend the throne!" The hundred officials also knelt on the ground one after another, and they believed in Zhao Gou with sincerity and convincingness.

In fact, everyone can see that this matter has become a fact. Even if they oppose it, it will be useless, the six books and the Privy Council all support it, if they oppose it, it will be plucking the feathers on the tiger, where do they dare to do things against the sky, they can only push the boat with the current.

Zhao Gou's ascension to the throne as emperor was an inevitable trend, and they did not dare to go against the trend. In addition, after Zhao Gou ascends the throne, it is not certain whether he will settle accounts after the autumn. Therefore, everyone can only nod in agreement. Then, Zhao Yougong took out Zhao Ji's edict and announced it in public.

"Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity!"

It was impossible for Zhao Yougong to let everyone read the edict one by one, and the ministers standing in the front row all saw the seal of the jade seal on the edict, and those eight words deeply shocked everyone. Because the jade seal of the country is a symbol of orthodoxy, it also represents the unfinished number of Great Song Dynasty.

The jade seal of the country is in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is even seen in the edict of succession, which means that this matter is true. Zhao Gou took the jade seal of the country, and the civil and military officials were immediately dumbfounded, it was a real jade seal, not an imitation, especially the historian personally verified it, according to the records in the book, it was confirmed that it was the jade seal of the country.

Therefore, Zhao Gou's ascension to the throne as the emperor is truly justified, and it is protected by God, and those who don't believe it in their hearts have to believe that Zhao Gou is the real dragon among people at this time. Then they decided on the date of enthronement, and set it as the first day of the fifth month, the day of great fortune.

Zhao Gou's refusal to ascend the throne three times and twice is a courtesy, not a deliberate pretentiousness. If he agrees immediately, he is afraid that others will talk about it; If there are too many rejections, it is even more difficult to say, exactly three times is the most consistent.

"Second brother, we should also meet this envoy of the Jin Dynasty!"

Zhao Yougong smiled predictively and said, "It's time to meet him!" ”

So, Zhao Yougong, Zhao Gou, and Gao Chong went to the post station together to meet Guo Yaoshi, the envoy of the Jin Dynasty.

"His Royal Highness King Yan has thought it through? If you don't think it through, I can give you a few more days! "Guo Yaoshi was drinking and having fun, he was dressed in Song clothes, and he spoke fluent Chinese, unlike the Jin people, and those unsuspecting women saw that he was handsome and golden, and they all pounced.

When Zhao Gou, Zhao Yougong and others came to the post station, Guo Yaoshi was having a good time with those women. If it weren't for the sake of Zhao Gou and the others' face, Guo Yaoshi would definitely be furious at this time, and all his interest was interrupted by the arrival of Zhao Gou and the others.

"No need, I've figured it out!" Zhao Gou said straight to the point, and those women were also driven out by Gao Pet.

Gao Zhong is not angry and arrogant, and there is a kind of iron-blooded aura on his body, which makes the woman in the dust know that this person is not easy to mess with, so she obediently leaves all. He didn't enter the house himself, he just guarded the door, which was also ordered by Zhao Gou to go down, just in case.

"Then what is King Yan's answer?"

"My answer is no!" Zhao replied loudly.

Guo Yaoshi swore to the Great Song Dynasty, he thought that the Jin Dynasty already held the second emperor of Huiqin, which was the real trump card in his hands, and Zhao Gou and the others would definitely give in, even if they were unwilling, they would nod and agree to their conditions.

Only one day later, Zhao Gou's attitude changed so much. Before, he could clearly see that Zhao Gou was hesitating; At this time, there was an unprecedented determination in Zhao Gou's eyes, and there was a faint killing intent.

Pharmacist Guo had already written a letter to Shangjing Mansion and handed it over to Jin Taizong, swearing that success was close at hand. Now it's a good thing, he didn't expect things to change so much. The letter had not yet been delivered to Shangjing, but he had messed up the errand himself.

"What do you mean?" Guo Yaoshi was furious and threatened: "Do you know that the Second Emperor is still in our hands, with your attitude, it is impossible to talk about it." Since this is the case, then I will immediately return to Beijing and report to the emperor that the life and death of the second emperor are all caused by you. ”

"Do you think you'll make it out alive?" Zhao Gou shouted, "Da Song is not a place where you can come when you want, nor is it a place where you can leave when you want. Today you are a lackey of the Jin people, but you forget that you are also a Song person, and you are willing to be a lackey, so make a plan. ”

"You...... What do you want to do? Pharmacist Guo was shocked, looking at Zhao Gou walking towards him murderously, his heart was trembling, the blood in his whole body seemed to be coagulated, and even his legs and feet couldn't help trembling, which made Pharmacist Guo feel very bad.

"I'll borrow your head!" Zhao Gou smiled faintly and said, "Kill you, use your head to tell Yan Sheng that Da Song is not a place where he can come and leave when he wants to invade." ”

"As long as he dares to touch the second emperor, I will destroy his Jin Dynasty and kill all the Jin people for burial. Don't doubt what I say, and don't doubt that I can't do it. Kill you today, and use your head to tell those who surrender to the Jin Dynasty and are willing to be lackeys a warning, as long as they are discovered by me, Zhao Gou, no matter who dares to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, they will be killed. ”

"You...... How dare you ......"

Before the words of Pharmacist Guo could be spoken, Zhao Yougong had already taken out his head and took it off, and it was really a knife in his hand, without a moment's delay, nor did he experience too much pain, simply and neatly. Suddenly, a stream of blood spurted out, rendering the room bright red, and his head rolled to the ground, his eyes wide open, his face full of incredulity, and he couldn't bat at himself.

(End of chapter)