(The final chapter of Volume 3 will enter Volume 4 next week, and a new dynasty will be born.) ）

Spring has not arrived, the cold is still heavy, and the whistling north wind blows through Chenqiaoyi, like a burst of dragon chanting, roaring heaven and earth. Soon after, the snow gradually decreased, but the night was bitterly cold and the wind blew endlessly.

At this time, it was rumored in the army that the inspection was the Son of Heaven, but under the guidance of Chu Zhaofu, the mutiny would not be carried out at night. When Zhang Guanghan and Zhao Yanhui heard this rumor, they looked panicked, they didn't know what to do, so the two of them told Gao Huaide about it at the moment.

Gao Huaide had already known about this before, but at this moment he pretended to be panicked and said, "Is there really such a thing?" ”

Zhang Guanghan and Zhao Yanhui replied respectfully: "That's true, I don't know what General Gao did?" ”

"Headaches." Gao Huaide said, he thought to himself that it seems that Miao Junshi has already publicized it in the army, and the military heart really supports Zhao Dianjian, the opportunity is rare, and the opportunity cannot be missed. Now that the lord is young, Wang Pu is recuperating at home, and Fan Zhen and other ministers only know how to send troops to fight, and they don't know how to sympathize with the soldiers, so that the army's morale is unstable. Today's position is also caused by them, it is better to conform to the will of the army, and you can act tomorrow.

"The two of us think it's better to report this matter to the Son of Heaven now or take refuge in Zhao Dianji." Zhang Guanghan and Zhao Yanhui summed up for a while, and when they saw that Gao Huaide's face did not change and did not make a sound, they said tentatively.

"You two go down, I'll be quiet."

Zhang Guanghan and Zhao Yanhui immediately withdrew from the big tent. They didn't know what Gao Huaide's attitude was, and he was alone in his military tent at the moment.

At this moment, Gao Huaide was not in a hurry, and he said in his heart: "Zhang Guanghan and Zhao Yanhui have ambiguous attitudes, even if they support the mutiny, they cannot become confidants. ”

Outside the tent, the wind was strong, there was a sound, it was blown whirring, Gao Huaide got up and went out of the military tent, and hurriedly called a small soldier to invite Miao Xun and Zhao Pu to come and discuss things.

Hearing this news, Zhao Pu immediately came to the army, and Miao Xun asked his junior brother Wuyongzi to continue to patrol the army.

And in the tent, the three of them sat down.

Zhao Pudao: "I don't know what General Gao thinks? ”

Gao Huaide said: "Secretary Zhao Zhangjun, the current lord Shaoguo is suspicious, I heard that most of the soldiers in this military camp are rumored, and Tibetan (Gao Huaide's words) thinks that supporting Zhao Dianjian has become a general trend. ”

Zhao Pu talked about this matter and said: "When Zeping came over just now, he heard that the soldiers in this army were whispering, dissatisfied with the imperial court sending troops to the north in the first month, and Zeping Wen next convened the main generals of all departments to announce this decision. At present, most of the subordinate generals are old departments that have been inspected for many years. ”

Gao Huaide said: "Tibetan Yong thinks that Zhang Lingduo, Han Chong, Wang Yansheng, and Song Yanwu are the four generals, but they don't know what their attitude is, and they must first obtain their consent before the plan can be more seamless." It's just that I don't know what to do about this matter? ”

Miao Xun heard Gao Huaide's words, smiled slightly, and said: "These four people are not to worry, and they will undoubtedly support them." ”

Zhao Pu and Gao Huaide both asked in surprise: "Master Miao, how do you know?" ”

Miao Xun said eloquently: "Zhang Yongde, originally Taizu's concubine, Emperor Sejong's brother-in-law, in the past years of the Han and Tang Dynasty, were all close associates of Emperor Sejong, but when he came back from the northern expedition to Liao, Emperor Sejong suddenly dismissed Zhang Yongde from his post in front of the palace for no reason. Zhang Yongde's subordinates were a little angry, why did they suddenly remove Zhang Yongde's position, Zhang Yongde was the son-in-law of Emperor Taizu after all, and now Emperor Guo is not surnamed Guo, surnamed Chai. Zhang Yongde is desperate for life and death, and it is his Chai family who escorts him, and he is indignant and a little cold-hearted. Now I heard that there was a bit of a proverb in the army at that time, and they were all disappointed in the Zhou room, so they would take refuge in Zhao Dianji's side. ”

"Although Wang Yansheng is Zhang Yongde's general, the only person he admires in his life is Zhao Dianjian. This person is not worried. ”

"As for Song Yanwu, he was originally the son-in-law of Liu Zhiyuan, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and the Later Han Dynasty was usurped by Guo Wei, the Taizu of Zhou, and Song Yanwu was just living under the roof of others, and now that he heard that he was going to mutiny, he naturally supported it in every way."

"Han Chong, a brave man, believes in Buddhism, the way of cause and effect. Changing the dynasty, how dare he act against the sky? ”

"Zhang Lingduo is a bold person, without a city, when he invaded Liao last year, this person got along with Han Tong for several months, and Han Tong was stubborn and arrogant. Zhang Lingduo is often angry with Han Tong, and has come to me several times to cry and listen to my opinions, this person will definitely listen to me and will not interfere. ”

“……”

Gao Huaide said: "What Master Miao said is very true, let me admire it." ”

Zhao Pu said: "Just listen to the military advisor." ”

Miao Xun said: "But I can't act tonight for the time being, not to mention the continuous wind and snow outside the military tent, and the ice and snow." Just wait for the wind and snow to stop tomorrow morning, and that is the time of the incident. ”

The three of them discussed for a while, and then went out of the camp tent, planning to patrol the camp, and by the way, discuss the specific rules with other generals.

……

After Miao Xun got out of the camp, he and Wuyongzi stopped behind a big tree, and in front of this tree were the horses of Zhao Dianji.

Wu Yongzi said: "Brother Zhao's plan is good, coupled with Senior Brother's celestial words, I'm afraid it has already spread in the army at this moment." ”

"Senior brother, lift me up. I'm just complying with the will of heaven, if it weren't for Brother Zhao's strategy, I'm afraid it would be difficult to implement. It's just that in the future, our senior brothers will call Zhao Xiaoge'er the lord. ”

"Yes, brother. I don't know how the lord is doing in the capital now? ”

"I hope the lord's plan will succeed! We also have a letter from the lord here, if Zhao Dianjian refuses at that time, take out the letter from the lord, and he will understand at that time. ”

……

However, at this moment in the army, Zhao Kuangyin had already fallen asleep, and Wan Song took this opportunity to secretly put sweat medicine in Zhao Kuangyin's wine and food, so Zhao Kuangyin couldn't wake up, so naturally he didn't know about the mutiny in the army that night.

In the barracks, rumors abounded, and the generals agreed to support Zhao Dianjian as the Son of Heaven early tomorrow morning.

At this moment, not far from the military tent, Wan Song hid in a dense forest, he received a secret letter, saying that everything in Kaifeng was within the scope of the plan, he immediately entered the military tent, took out a burden, inside was a prepared dragon robe, his face was uncertain, tomorrow is destined to be a new era.

Forty miles away in Kaifeng, a temple, called Dingli Yuan (I don't know what the name of the temple is), the Zhao family went to the temple to pray for blessings on the same day.

The snow outside the meditation room has covered a shallow layer, and Du Shi has rested at this moment, Zhao Hongyin got up and put on a dress, standing in the cold wind, his eyes looking at the north of Kaifeng City.

Now that he is in the old age, he hopes that his son on the front line will be safe.

He was sleepy, and was just about to go back to the meditation room, when he heard footsteps, he turned around and saw Zhao Dezhao coming in, but Zhao Dezhao suddenly knelt on the ground, and then cried and said: "Grandpa, there is one thing, Zhao'er has been hiding from you for a long time, Zhao'er said, grandpa, you must not blame." ”

Zhao Hongyin looked suspicious and said, "Zhao'er, what's the matter?" ”

Zhao Dezhao then colluded with Miao Xun and Wu Yongzi, and then explained a series of things that followed, and Zhao Hongyin palpitated when he heard it, and his face was beads of sweat the size of beans.

Then he said angrily: "Zhao'er, grandpa doesn't blame you, it's just that why did you hide it from grandpa so hard, and you didn't mention it until today, and this matter is very important, it's not something you and I can do, if there is a good one, dozens of lives in my Zhao family." ”

"Grandpa, don't worry about this matter, the people sent out have already done everything, just wait for tomorrow Chen Qiaoyi mutiny, I believe that tomorrow the entire Kaifeng City will know about my Zhao family."

Zhao Dezhao then bid farewell to Zhao Hongyin, leaving Zhao Hongyin alone to look at the north blankly, and he couldn't sleep all night that night.

At midnight, Zhao Dezhao came to the back of the temple, surrounded by brothers from Changchun Hall, and with his order, the plan began to be implemented.

That night, Zhao Dezhao disappeared into the monastery, and then he went to see Shi Shouxin and others in the name of his father.

The next day, Zhao Hongyin looked around and couldn't see Zhao Dezhao's figure, and then he saw a note in the room, Zhao Hongyin looked at it, he quickly put away the note, put it in his arms, and then gathered others, hurriedly beckoned Zhao Xin to come, and sent someone to strictly protect his family.

At this time, inside and outside the city of Tokyo, after a night of publicity, everyone in the city knew that it was probably not a good thing for Han Liao to go south now, and they also suspected that the celestial phenomenon on the first day of the first lunar month was a disaster from heaven, and everyone heard about it, and became more and more frightened.

At the time of the national crisis, the situation in Beijing and China was unstable.

After an hour, there was another rumor, this rumor was "the Son of Heaven", which entered the streets and alleys of Kaifeng, and what happened in Kaifeng ten years ago, the people still remember it, that is the matter of Da Zhou taking over the Han Dynasty.

When Wang Pu was ill, when he was recuperating at home, Zhao Dezhao went to Wang Pu's house to visit the patient, and he was at Wang Pu's house every day, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and he was secretly delaying Wang Pu and not letting him go to court.

And Fan Zhen heard about the "inspection of the Son of Heaven" in the house, he hurriedly entered the palace and told the Empress Dowager Fu and the little emperor, and then the Empress Dowager Fu ordered Han Tong to go to the Zhao Mansion to arrest Zhao Kuangyin's family, but when he went to the Zhao Mansion, there was no one inside, and then he heard from the people around him that they were all there.

Han Tong came to the Dingli Courtyard with the soldiers and horses, and when he saw that the Zhao family was inside, he quickly ordered the temple to be surrounded and not to let anyone go.

In less than half an hour, Zhao Dezhao spread the news in Kaifeng City, saying that when there was no way to go today, and the general was going to go on the expedition, he was just going to arrest Zhao Dianjian's family with nonsense rumors, which was really the heart of Minister Han.

And Fan Zhen and other ministers heard about this, but also had bitterness in their hearts, and at this moment Wang Pu heard about it, he scolded Fan Zhen for being incompetent, misleading good ministers, and making a big mistake, if there is a mutiny in the army, the Great Zhou Jiangshan will be bloody again, and Zhao Dezhao is his student, and he then sent people to the temple to comfort the Zhao family.

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Forty miles away at Chenqiaoyi

Last night, there was a private meeting of various generals in the army, and after that, the generals listened to it and unanimously supported it.

Miao Xun said: In this case, I should ask the generals to convey the decision to all the soldiers, stop further discussions, and reassure the people. Gather the whole team at the fifth watch, wait for the new son of heaven to come out, and immediately take the gift of support, and the big thing can be decided. ”

One by one, the generals were ordered to disperse, and they went to tell the soldiers of the department.

After waiting all night, the sky cleared this morning, the wind had stopped, the sun was shining, and the soldiers in the army were cheering.

After a full night's rest last night, and the secret proceeding of the anticipation of the support, the soldiers were in good spirits, and now they were about to gather together to persuade Zhao to check the position.

The mutinous army gathered outside Zhao Kuangyin's tent, and at this moment Zhao Kuangyin woke up from his sleep, he heard the shouts of the soldiers outside, shook his lead-heavy head, and then put on his armor and went out of the camp tent.

When the soldiers saw Zhao Kuangyin coming out of the tent, they were all silent.

Zhao Kuangyinhu wondered: "What is the matter with such a noise?" There shall be no noise in the army. ”

"Zhao Dianzhen, now the brothers are here, it is better to listen to the brothers, now the lord and the young minister are suspicious, the Empress Dowager Fu is in power, the young master is not sympathetic to the hard work of the soldiers, on the occasion of the New Year, do not let the rest for a day or two to let the expedition, why should we work hard for this kind of son of heaven, if Zhao Dianzhen is unwilling to be the emperor, everyone is unwilling to do it, and plans to go home to farm and nurse the child. It is better for Zhao Dianjian to be the Son of Heaven and then levy. ”

"yes, we don't want to—"

"We're going home—"

"Please Zhao Dianjian to agree to our request-"

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, his face turned pale with fright.

And at this moment, in the Chen Qiaoyi military camp, the other soldiers shouted together: "Please Zhao Dianzhen to be the Son of Heaven, please Zhao Dianjian to be the Son of Heaven-"

"Come on, drag all these soldiers down to military justice."

But there was no one around, and Zhao Kuangyin didn't know what to do for a while.

At this moment, Zhao Kuangyi came from a distance, Zhao Kuangyin saw his younger brother, and he said: "Kuangyi, go and call Gao Huaide and other generals to come." ”

"Brother doesn't need it, Gao Huaide, Miao Xun, Zhao Pu, Chu Zhaofu, they will be here soon."

"It's all here, that's fine."

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the soldiers in the army moved closer to Zhao Kuangyin's big tent.

When the soldiers saw their superiors coming, they all knelt down and continued to shout: "Please Zhao Dianjian to be the Son of Heaven-please Zhao Dianjian to be the Son of Heaven-"

Miao Xun and Zhao Pu, who rushed to see this, knew that they had succeeded halfway, and at this time they all knelt on the ground and shouted with the mutinous soldiers: "Please Zhao Dianjian to be the Son of Heaven!" ”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he was unstable and almost fell to the ground, he said: "You are all chaotic ministers and thieves. ”

Miao Xun said: "Brother Yuen Long, this is the will of heaven, it is better to follow the trend, remember not to go against the sky!" ”

Gao Huaide said: "Now in the entire military camp, there are rumors about the inspection of the Son of Heaven, whether Zhao Dianjian is willing or not, this matter is a dead word in the ears of the Son of Heaven, it is better to take advantage of the situation." ”

Zhao Pu said: "Yes, General Gao is right. At this time, the hearts of the army were all checked by Zhao, and now rumors are spreading in the capital, Zeping has just received a seal from the little prince, saying that Han Tong has led troops to surround the Dingli Courtyard and wants to put the Zhao family to death. ”

After speaking, Zhao Pu took out Zhao Dezhao's letter prepared in advance and handed it to Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin unfolded the letter, a bloody letter, with sixteen words written crookedly, yes, this is really his son's handwriting: Han Tong's encirclement, Zhao's family is in danger, rumors in the capital, please decide on your father.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at it, his hands trembled, and his heart was half cold, it was just a rumor, why would His Majesty send Han Tong to encircle and suppress the Zhao family.

But at this time, Zhao Kuangyin still said: "The first emperor treated me like a brother, he has only been in the ground for half a year now, am I going to take him away, where are you putting me." The first emperor treated me well, I have today's status, and I should work hard to serve the Great Zhou, aren't you trapping me in injustice by doing this, so that the world will see me? ! ”

Miao Xun said: "Change the dynasty, the ancients have been, the first day of the first month, two days together, one day sinks, it is the image of changing the day, the sky is established, we can't act against the sky, if it is against the trend of the world, the world is afraid of the rebirth of the soul." ”

Gao Huaide continued: "The Lord is young and weak, and the Queen Mother is not familiar with government affairs, if it goes on like this, the world will be in chaos. ”

Zhao Kuangyi told the generals what they meant, but Zhao Kuangyin still didn't comply.

Everyone saw that Zhao Kuangyin was unwilling because of righteousness, so Zhao Pu followed the countermeasures discussed with Miao Xun in advance, and he said: "The inspection is nothing more than taking care of face, but this matter is irreversible. At present, the young master is weak, and the politics are not clear, and this is the second; If you don't want to be the son of heaven, it will inevitably cause chaos in the world, swords and soldiers will rise everywhere, the people will suffer, the world will not be protected, and the descendants of Sejong will suffer.

Zeping believes that from the country, for the people, in order to protect the descendants of the emperor, only the position of the Son of Heaven can avoid the chaos of the sword and soldiers, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, how can this matter be shirked, or to meet the wishes of the generals of the three armies, that is, the position of the Son of Heaven, in order to calm the hearts of the army. ”“

"Ask the inspection to agree to our request - please Zhao Dianjian to be the !! of the Son of Heaven"

Miao Xun took out a letter from Zhao Dezhao and handed it to Zhao Kuangyin, which read: "The country is prosperous, the people are in misfortune, and the world is not the world of one person, and the society is not the society of one person." Emperor Sejong treats his father as a brother, and his father should also treat Emperor Sejong's descendants as sons and nephews...... Protecting a family is easy; And it is difficult to protect a country. The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. The times make heroes, not heroes make the times.

Today's father is acting on behalf of Zhou, although it will cause a heated discussion, and some people are pointing behind it. However, it is not easy to govern the world, and my father loves the people like a son, and he will not abandon the world. Everything is fine in Beijing, although the people are panicked, but when my father enters the city, it is advisable to appease the people, stabilize the morale of the army, and even keep the dynasty in chaos, so as to ensure the wealth and safety of Emperor Sejong's descendants. The son Zhao Dezhao asked his father to take the world as his own responsibility and the society as a blessing. ”

After reading this letter, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be much more stable in his heart, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. The son's words are reasonable, how can the trip to the avenue be a small righteousness.

At this moment, the soldiers were looking at Zhao Kuangyin eagerly.

The surroundings were quiet for a few seconds, and then Wan Song suddenly took out a burden from his side and handed it to Miao Xun and Zhao Pu, and then the two of them, one left and one right, took out the prepared yellow robe and shook it away, and put it on Zhao Kuangyin's body for him.

Become an emperor yourself!

Zhao Kuangyin had imagined such a grand occasion in his heart, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, so suddenly, and even a little inexplicable.

In his position, as long as he wears a yellow robe, he is the respect of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he should act in the style of an emperor!

After speaking, the generals unanimously asked Zhao Kuangyin to get on the horse, return to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, and take the throne.

Zhao Kuangyin suddenly said: "If you return to Beijing, you need to follow three points, first, the young emperor and the queen mother must be in the north, and the soldiers must not offend Tianyan; Second, the Minister of the Capital is my former colleague, and you must not offend; Third, it is forbidden to plunder the people and wealthy households in the city, and not to trespass on people's houses. These three points must not be mistaken, and they cannot be strictly restricted, and if they violate this order, they will not be pardoned. Do you understand, or I won't return. ”

The generals hurriedly said, "Long live the will!" ”

Only then did Zhao Kuangyin give the order to return to Kaifeng.

Pan Mei and Chu Zhaofu had been sent into the city as soon as possible. Let Pan Mei first notify Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi to inspect both inside and outside the capital, and let them pay attention to maintaining law and order in the capital, and then notify Prime Minister Fan Zhen and Wang Pu to officially inform them of the establishment of the new monarch.

Chu Zhaofu went to the temple to inform the Zhao family to stabilize and protect the family.

Forty miles away in Kaifeng, Zhao Dezhao received a letter from Wan Song, everything was ready, and the new monarch's army returned to Beijing.

And he was in Shi Shouxin's Mansion at this time, and asked the soldiers and horses to go out to the temple to protect his family.