Chapter Seventy-Nine: Forcing the Palace

Just when Xu Wei led the Jingsui camp westward, intending to join the Seed Master Dao, the city of Tokyo, which was separated by a Yellow River, was already in chaos. Although there were hundreds of thousands of royal divisions gathered outside the city, there were even troops coming in a steady stream. But in more than 100 years, how has such an accident happened in Tokyo? The people of Tokyo, who are accustomed to living a peaceful and easy life, are panicked and panicked. On the market, all kinds of commodities began to be in short supply, and prices rose again and again.

The palace was even more chaotic, and Emperor Daojun heard the beginning of the Jin army's southern invasion. What I thought of was not to convene the ministers to discuss countermeasures, but to bathe in the bath and burn incense, and pray to the gods and Buddhas to bless my Great Song. When Yanshan was lost, Taiyuan was besieged, and the books for help from all walks of life flew to Tokyo like snowflakes, Zhao Ji looked up to the sky and cried: "The minister is mistaken!" ”

However, his ministers could not hear his cries. The powerful people of the DPRK and China are now sending their servants to loot gold and silver, load the ships and go south, ready to escape. Nine times out of ten, the officials of the palm prints of each government are not on the council, and in the political hall, the prime ministers are also sitting opposite each other every day, looking at the size with big eyes, and they are helpless. The administrative apparatus is almost paralyzed.

At this time, he knew that a group of ministers who were ostensibly loyal and obedient were deceiving him and using him as a monkey! Just when he was angry and wanted to take people to open the knife, Tong Guan fled back to the capital from Taiyuan with tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Zhao Ji was overjoyed, not only did he not hold Tong Guan accountable for escaping, but he comforted each other. But he was defeated and lost his land one after another, and dared to take the elite soldiers and flee back to the capital, Tong Guan committed public anger! On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the prince headed by Chen Dong, a student of the ether, knelt outside the palace and petitioned, pointing out that although Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Li Yan, Wang Hao, Zhu Mian, and Liang Shicheng were in high positions, they brought disaster to the country and the people, deceived the monarch's father, and it was appropriate to punish these six thieves and spread the head to the Quartet to calm the world. For Cai Jing, who has been a prime minister several times, Zhao Ji is really angry now, and Cai Yu can't help but provoke on the side, and a group of minions are desperately impeaching Cai Jing and Cai Xuan, the two fathers and sons, for bullying and concealing things.

Although Zhao Ji is angry, Cai Jing has served as prime minister several times, which shows that he still has a considerable status in his heart. So he issued an edict to dismiss Cai Xuan, who was angry with people and gods, with the intention of deterring Cai Jing. Knowing that Cai Jing didn't care, the emperor sent Tong Guan to Cai Jing's mansion and asked him to pay tribute. Cai Jing cried when he heard the news in front of Tong Guan and asked, "I am seventy-eight years old this year, and I am about to die, why is the official family unwilling to let me be allowed for a few years?" There must be a traitor who has slandered him! ”

Tong Guan himself was anxious, how could he still care about him, just three words: "I don't know." Cai Jing, who was exhausted, had no choice but to hand over the seal to Tong Guan to bring back because he was blind. Zhao Ji ordered the ministers to write a resignation sheet for him, stamped the seal, removed the phase, and was demoted by three levels in a row. He also took away all public positions and sent him back to his hometown. Wang Huang was sent to Yongzhou to settle down, but Wang Huang was a man who slipped his beard and slapped horses, and climbed to a high position by recognizing Liang Shicheng as a godfather, and he was extremely arrogant and domineering, and Yin Niechang of Kaifeng Mansion hated him to the core, and sent a warrior at home to chase and kill the head of the thief, lying that he was killed by a thief. Li Yan was the most dissatisfied with the people because of the looting of the fields and the scourge of the people, so Zhao Ji gave him death and confiscated his home.

For a while, the government and the opposition clapped their hands. He Guan, Zhang Shuye, Nie Chang, Li Gang and other ministers of the main battle faction wrote one after another, demanding that the army be rectified and the Jin army should be attacked. Zhao Ji didn't have this string in his mind at all, he was bent on seeking peace, and he couldn't wait for Pharmacist Guo to reply, and he wanted to send an envoy. Nie Chang, Li Gang, Zhang Suo and other ministers risked their lives to admonish, and even prevented Zhao Ji from returning to the palace for dinner. Zhao Ji was furious, and ordered the warrior in front of the palace to tear off the minister and walk away.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the news that the Jin army had arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River reached Tokyo, and Zhao Ji was shocked and angry, and asked sharply: "Jin Ren'an dares to do this!" He screamed and fell unconscious. After waking up, he suddenly issued an edict appointing the crown prince Zhao Huan as the Kaifeng pastor. This move made Li Gang and other ministers smell that the official family wanted the prince to stay in the capital to supervise the country and do the business of the Son of Heaven on his behalf. And he wants to escape from Beijing! Since ancient times, if the emperor flees from Beijing, it means that there is a risk of losing the country!

Li Gang was in a hurry, and his sword went sideways, and he discussed with his friend Wu Min in the matter, forcing the official family to abdicate! This is a big deal! Wu Min prudently suggested that it was enough to let the crown prince lead the ministers of civil and military affairs to resist the enemy, and there was no need to force the palace. But Li Gang insisted that if Tang Suzong had not decisively abandoned Tang Xuanzong in Lingwu to inherit the throne, there would have been no revival of the Tang Dynasty later. The current situation, just like 300 years ago, has reached the critical point of life and death for the country, and there must be a big move! And persuaded Wu Min that if this matter succeeded, the anti-gold situation would be new, and the subjects of the world would be encouraged. Except for a minister like you, who is upright and forgetful and martyred, no one can take on this heavy responsibility.

The reason why Li Gang chose to discuss with Wu Min was because Wu Min was in office. In the matter, he was named after the deacon in the temple, and he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he had the responsibility of an advisor to deal with it. He is the most suitable person to speak.

After Wu Min agreed, he reminded that this kind of major incident that stabbed the sky and leaked must be cautious. If we fail, we will never recover. Li Gang naturally understood the meaning of these words, and thought of another person......

The palace of the Marquis of Yu and He Guan, the guards and infantry soldiers, was obviously heavily guarded compared to the past, and the samurai with guns and armor were eyeing at each other, and their fierce eyes swept over the passers-by.

Several horses galloped to the street in front of the house and stopped, and a man with a five-short figure and a roe deer rat jumped off the horse neatly, and hugged his fists at several sergeants behind him: "Thank you!" Please thank the Privy Counsellor on behalf of Commander Xu! The sergeants answered, turned their horses, and ran out of the city.

The man strode forward, but was stopped by the warrior in front of the gate of Hefu, with his spear against his chest, and shouted: "Who is coming!" ”

"Please spread the word, and it will be said that Xia Jin's juniors want to see Mrs. He." The man clenched his fists and said.

"Get out! The captain will not be a guest in the near future! The samurai raised his gun and frightened.

Looking at the few majestic military men in front of him, the man sneered: "If you delay a big event, you can't afford to wait for a crime!" ”

Several soldiers were stunned for a moment, such a big tone, could it be that there is some origin? After a few words, a sergeant collected his weapon and ran to the house, and after a short time, he ran out quickly, saying that the captain had been invited, and his attitude was obviously different. The man glanced at the sergeants and walked into the He Mansion with his head held high.

Above the flower hall, He Guan was dressed in a military uniform, and there was a long sword next to the coffee table, and it seemed that he was about to go out. Since the southern invasion of the Jin army, the official family has relied on him very much, and entrusted the responsibility of the palace garrison to him. The current situation is difficult, and there is also an undercurrent surging in the capital. I just received the news that my eldest son, He Ji, has been defeated by the Jin army, and his whereabouts are unknown, which makes people have a headache. Fortunately, I listened to Xu Wei's suggestion, otherwise, the Jin army was afraid that he would have already arrived in the city.