In December of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Wanyan Xian was also the marshal of the capital, commanding 250,000 troops to attack the Song Dynasty in two ways, one continued to be led by Wanyan Zongbi 15 troops from Hedong Hebei to the south, and the other was led by Wanyan Zonghan 100,000 troops out of Yanmen Pass to attack Taiyuan.

At the same time that the Jin State sent troops to the Song Dynasty, an army of 20,000 men, led by Liu Jian and Wang Gui, crossed the Hangu Pass and marched towards Tokyo overnight.

This is a strange soldier laid by Li Yanqing, nominally defending the Jin soldiers to go south to Jingzhao Mansion, but in fact it is an allusion to the capital, when the beacon fire of Taiyuan City was ignited, the beacon fire at the head of Shaanxi County was also ignited, and this army quickly marched eastward and rushed all the way to the capital.

Li Yanqing not only wants to seize the military power of Tong Guan, but also to seize the military power of Li Gang, although Li Gang held the capital in history, but also forced to sign the humiliating alliance under the city, ceding Taiyuan, Zhending and Hejian three prefectures, if you want to change the trajectory of the historical wheel, military power is the biggest thrust.

At this time, the capital is already a rumor, the beacon fire on the head of the north city is still rolling and smoking thickly, the south city gate is crowded with thousands of people who fled south with their families, the big car and the small car will block the city hole tightly, the anxious shouting, the crying of the child, the roar of the people who are anxious, all kinds of noise make the south city gate inside and outside the chaos into a mess.

What is even more crazy than the people who fled south is that there is a rush to buy in the capital, grain, charcoal, wine, all kinds of daily necessities, almost every store is crowded with people who come to rush to buy, and the front of the rice shop is even more crowded, causing the price of rice to soar tenfold in a row, from 30 Wen to 300 Wen of Doumi.

Not everyone can lead their families to flee, the families of powerful and high-ranking officials have already moved south, and most of the big businessmen have left, and now they want to flee south or some relatively dull big businessmen, as for the middle and lower class ordinary people, not many have fled, even if the war comes, the hard life has to continue.

Different from the restlessness on the street, the palace was extremely quiet, Zhao Ji sat alone in the imperial study in a daze, from the morning when he found that the beacon fire was lit, Zhao Ji was in a state of extreme panic and dazedness.

In front of him has already laid out an abdication edict, the ink and imprints have not yet dried, although Zhao Ji expects to use the rich coins to satisfy the desires of the Jin people, so that the Jin soldiers will no longer go south, but the reality is cruel, the Jin soldiers not only went south again, but also dispatched more than 200,000 troops, the Yellow River has been frozen, the Jin soldiers will be killed in one fell swoop to the capital, and the Great Song Dynasty will face an unprecedented crisis.

Don't look at Zhao Ji, who is usually confused and forgetful, but when the crisis really comes, he is more sober than anyone else, he knows that the capital has not prepared any defense at all in the past few months, and it is certain that the capital will be breached, and he must abdicate, and hand over the society and the crisis to the prince, and the Great Song Dynasty must not die in his own hands.

At this time, the voice of Xiangguo Cai You came from outside the door, "Your Majesty! ”

Although Cai You tried his best to keep his tone calm, Zhao Ji still heard the trembling in his tone, his heart suddenly hung up, and he immediately said, "Come in!" ”

Cai You walked into the imperial study and said in a trembling voice: "Hebei..... The situation is not good. ”

Zhao Ji swallowed dryly, "Say it!" I listened. ”

"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers are going south with strange soldiers, although the beacon fire was only lit today, but 10,000 Jin soldiers have already captured the Daimyo's Mansion, and the 100,000 army has been defeated."

"What did you say?" Zhao Ji's eyes widened suddenly.

"Your Majesty, Jin Bing.... The Jin soldiers have actually reached the Yellow River. ”

Zhao Ji was stunned, he had already killed by the Yellow River, so he would be killed in the capital tonight.

"That.... So what should I do? After Zhao Ji reacted, he suddenly became flustered.

"Your Majesty, you have to go!" Cai You reminded in a low voice.

"Let's go? But..... I'm afraid it's too late. Zhao Ji was so panicked that he couldn't speak clearly.

"Your Majesty, the news that the Jin soldiers have been killed by the Yellow River has not yet spread, Your Majesty can use the excuse of incense and go south with a dozen guards, there are arrangements on the Weichen Road, leave now."

Zhao Ji originally planned to take the concubines and children to the south three days later, but seeing that the Jin people would be killed in the capital tonight, where could he take care of his wife and children.

Zhao Ji looked at the abdication edict in front of him, and he ordered in his heart: "Quickly announce that Wu Min is coming to see me!" ”

...........

Li Yanqing was taking a few of his men to measure the size of the urn city on the Chenzhou Gate at this time, of course he knew the news that the Jin soldiers had gone south, and he also knew that his 20,000 elite soldiers were hurrying towards the capital.

The opportunity has flown towards him, but how to seize this opportunity, Li Yanqing still needs to wait patiently, he can't rush to make a move, once the opportunity comes, he will not hesitate to seize it.

"Measure this side of the women's wall, yes! It's the square pier to see if you can install a small trebuchet. ”

Li Yanqing commanded his subordinates to measure the city wall, and at this time, Li Gang ran up the city wall like a gust of wind, "Li Fuyin, I'm looking for you everywhere, why are you here?" Li Gang was out of breath and looked a little angry.

Li Yanqing hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Aren't I thinking about defense!" I pondered that the city needed to deploy defenses as well. ”

"Forget about defense, go and follow me, 100,000 urgent!" Li Gang was so anxious that he pulled Li Yanqing and left.

"Wait!"

Li Yanqing broke free of his hand and said, "You explain things clearly first, if you are not prepared, I have to run back." ”

Li Yanqing made sense, Li Gang had to pull him aside and said in a low voice: "The official family has abdicated!" ”

This news also really frightened Li Yanqing, although he knew that Zhao Ji was going to abdicate in history, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, he thought it would be at least five or six days later.

"When was it?" Li Yanqing asked anxiously again.

"Just more than half an hour ago, the official family used the excuse that Shangxiang had quietly left the capital, and he gave the abdication edict to Wu Min, and now the prince doesn't know what to do, so let you go to the East Palace to discuss countermeasures."

What a scholar's mistake! Li Yanqing stomped his feet with hatred, when did he actually go to the East Palace to discuss, and if he discussed again, a coup d'état would occur.

Li Yanqing turned around and walked towards the city, Li Gang hurriedly followed him, "Shall we go to the East Palace now?" ”

"How can I have time to go to the East Palace now?"

Li Yanqing stopped, gritted his teeth and said to Li Gang: "You go to the East Palace immediately, gather all the East Palace guards to close the gate of the East Palace, and each guard brings a bow and crossbow, and whoever dares to break through will shoot directly!" ”

Li Gang was taken aback, and he also came back to his senses, "You mean, someone will take the heir?" ”

"Now is the best time to win the heir, and it is also the only chance, Wang Hao and Tong Guan will be too late if they don't do it, you go to the East Palace!"

"Good! I'll go. ”

Li Gang just ran a few steps, but he was confused again, and quickly stopped and asked, "What about you?" ”

Li Yanqing sighed, "I'll go catch Tong Guan, let's go!" There is no time left. ”

Li Gang was still a little confused, but he also knew that time was pressing, so he hurriedly rode on his horse and ran towards the East Palace with a few entourage.

At this time, Li Yanqing calmed down, he pondered for a moment and said to a personal soldier: "Go back and inform Zhang Hu, and immediately take the brothers to gather in front of the gate of the Yushitai." ”

Zhang Hu followed a group of gunpowder craftsmen who made iron fire and thunder into Beijing two months ago, although he was the head of the intelligence department, but Li Yanqing really did not have a capable and reliable leader of the personal soldiers, so he mobilized Zhang Hu again, and there were 200 elite soldiers with Zhang Fu, who were usually stationed in Cao Fu, and Li Yanqing only brought ten personal soldiers every time he went out.

These two hundred elite soldiers entered Beijing just for this time, Li Yanqing ordered his own soldiers to transfer people, and he immediately led several other personal soldiers to run in the direction of Yushitai.

The reason why the place of concentration is placed in the Yushitai is that on the one hand, the Yushitai is very close to Tong Guan's mansion, and on the other hand, Zhang Hu is more familiar with the Yushitai and can arrive at it as quickly as possible.

Zhao Ji fled the capital after the abdication edict, Tong Guan is the biggest obstacle to the crown prince Zhao Huan's accession to the throne, but also the biggest danger, Tong Guan can not only control some of the palace guards, but also he controls 30,000 Xiang army, once he finds out that the situation is not right, lead the army to capture the East Palace, he can collude with Wang Huang to re-establish the new emperor.

Li Yanqing must get Tong Guan under control before the situation gets out of hand.