In the third year of the Taiping Rejuvenation (978), Emperor Song began to plan to recover the Northern Han Dynasty and unify the whole country.

In the fourth year of the Taiping Rejuvenation (979), just after the Spring Festival, Emperor Song mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer in person.

In May, under the onslaught of the Song Dynasty army, the city of Taiyuan was breached, and Liu Jiyuan, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Yang Ye, the general, surrendered. The Northern Han Dynasty died. Emperor Song ordered the destruction of the original Taiyuan City, the new Taiyuan City, and the change of the cross street into a T-shaped street.

Later, after the Song Emperor won the victory of destroying the Han Dynasty, he did not take into account the loss of the army and the fatigue of the generals, that is, he transferred his troops to attack Liao, and took Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Tingmei to join the expedition.

On May 20, the Song army marched eastward from Taiyuan, crossed the Taihang Mountain, and arrived in Zhenzhou on the 29th.

On the 7th day of the first month of June, Emperor Song sent weapons and equipment and grain from Jingdong and Hebei Prefectures to the front line. After recovering Yizhou and Zhuozhou one after another, the Song army's troops advanced to Youzhou, Nanjing, Khitan.

At that time, the Liao State's defense of Yandi had actually been deployed earlier. In March, when Han Yu, Yelu Shanbu, Yelu Sha and others rescued the Northern Han Dynasty, the Liao Emperor Liao Jingzong Yelu Xian had ordered the king of the Northern Courtyard Yelu Xidi, Yi Chamber, Wang Sahe, etc., to lead troops to defend Yandi, and later learned that Youzhou was trapped, and urgently ordered the fine cavalry to reinforce the mountain.

The troops of Song Liao's army were stuck under Youzhou City, and they began to tug of war with each other, confronting each other back and forth.

On the sixth day of the seventh month of the fourth year of Taiping Xingguo, the Song army underestimated the enemy, pursued the Liao army, and suddenly encountered a sudden counterattack by the Liao army outside the city of Youzhou.

On the sixth day of the seventh month, on the night, under the night, the corpses were all over the city, the smell of blood was full of all around, the battle between Song and Liao had lasted for several hours, the Song army had taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the soldiers were desperately defeated, and more than 10,000 people died.

The Song army defeated the Sorghum River——

The Song army was defeated and retreated to the south of the Baigou River, and the victory that had been won was wiped out in a blink of an eye, and the Song Emperor fled in a donkey cart in a panic.

Back in the camp, the soldiers calmed down.

A few of the generals who saw it suddenly found that Emperor Song was gone, and asked the left and right guards of the emperor's official family anxiously: "Have you ever seen the official family?" ”

"I haven't seen any chaos in the army." The guards beside Emperor Song replied helplessly.

"The two of you are not well guarded, and someone pushed it down and cut it down."

"The general spares his life, the king of the county spares his life!" The guards fell to their knees and begged for mercy, but they still couldn't impress the general and the prince. The disappearance of the emperor is indeed a capital crime.

The general gave the order, and the guards stepped forward to drag him down, and a moment later the guards came in with two bloody heads.

Although the poorly guarded guards were cut, there was still chaos in the army.

"Lord Jun, have you ever seen an official family." One of the generals asked respectfully.

Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wugong County, knew that Emperor Song was not in the barracks, but he still said: "Isn't the official family in the army?" ”

"Lord of the county, the last general has searched the entire camp and has never seen the emperor's official family. Please also ask the prince to come forward to take charge, and the army cannot be left without an owner for a day. ”

"I can't do anything about this matter, so I'd better wait for the emperor to return to the account, remember that the emperor is not in the barracks, and this matter must not be spread." Although Zhao Dezhao said so, he still hoped that there would be chaos in the army, but his uncle had taken the throne that should have belonged to him, and he had to take himself with him when he went to Liao, and he had to take him with him when he went to Liao, what kind of heart did he have in his heart, hehe.

Soon after, the left and right generals in the army did not see Emperor Song, and rumors spread that Emperor Song had disappeared, and there was a lot of uproar for a while, and the army was terrified.

At this time in the barracks, a cadre of soldiers was indecided, they had just experienced the defeat of the Gaoliang River, and the generals of the defeated army, how could they be rewarded? Although it has the merit of destroying the Han Dynasty, but the emperor is missing in front of him, all the credit will be lost, if the emperor is found, it will be fine, if ...... Then, the lives of the officers and soldiers in the barracks were in danger, and after the class returned to the imperial court, a series of impeachments, derogations, and even life and death.

People are afraid of death, and flies camp dogs live all their lives.

"The army must not be left without an owner, the current emperor is afraid of accidents, it is better to establish a new emperor as soon as possible!" A general opened his mouth and proposed, in fact, he had already made a calculation in his heart, the merit of supporting the emperor in all dynasties was enough to worship the prime minister, and as early as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was a precedent for soldiers to support officers as emperors, but the risk was very high, although the Song Emperor disappeared, it is difficult to guarantee that it is not - but as long as the new emperor is on the horse, the new one is still afraid of the old.

"You're making trouble!" A general pointed to his nose and said.

"Everyone is in the same boat, and the whereabouts of the official family are unknown now, who will preside over the army? Could it be you? ”

"You...... You...... Alas—" The general pointed to the general who had spoken a great rebellion, and was speechless when he heard his words.

"Who can be the new emperor?" Then a young general left and right couldn't wait.

"Who can be the lord of an army?" The general who presided over the proposal army asked.

Another general touched the big knife on his body, touched the token in his sleeve, and said: "Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wugong County, the son of Emperor Taizu, is both civil and military, has good conduct, and is in the military camp. I don't know if I'm up to the task. ”

"Good!" A cadre of soldiers coaxed that as long as there is an emperor, they can wash away their shame, make meritorious contributions, and by the way, make a great contribution to supporting the new emperor.

The ears outside the big tent had already heard it, and they went to report it in a panic.

Zhao Dezhao frowned, the emperor was missing, the military affairs were important, and the army's heart was unstable, which had become a disease pressing on his heart, and he was so anxious that he paced around in his tent.

Suddenly, he heard an announcement outside the account, and Zhao Dezhao let the man in.

"Lord Wang, the little one just heard ...... in the big army tent," the cronie whispered in Zhao Dezhao's ear.

"What did you say?" Zhao Dezhao listened to the words of his cronies, and was very puzzled, with a trace of surprise and unease.

"The soldiers are planning to proclaim the prince as the emperor!" The cronies told Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wugong County.

Zhao Dezhao struggled in his heart, "But that's fine, Gu Zheng has this intention, but the emperor is keeping an eye on it, don't let 'him' appear......"

"Yes" In the blink of an eye, the cronies disappeared.

……

The wasteland was littered with crows, and vultures hovering above landed on the bloody ground from time to time, frantically devouring the dead corpses, and the breath of death was everywhere.

At this time in the wasteland, a man came on horseback—

"How's things going?" Without waiting for the man to turn over and dismount, one of them asked urgently.

The man on the horse told all about what he had seen outside the account, and 1510 said: "Everything is as the official family expected." ”

"Good! You're doing a good job, you step back first. The man bit the "very good" and waved his hand to get his cronies to stand down.

"Cut down the messenger to me." Suddenly, a middle-aged man wearing dragon scale armor and a mighty face burst out of the grass, and this person was Emperor Song.

"Yes." In the darkness, the cronie said.

"It's really good under the official family!" The people around Emperor Song said softly, if you listen carefully, you can hear that this is a eunuch in the palace. Said.

"Hmph—what's that good? What does it mean to be really good? Wang Jien, tell me, where is the 'good'? You're an old man by my side, and you know what to do and what not to do. Emperor Song's face was distorted, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eyes were staring.

"No." That person was Wang Jien, and after seeing Emperor Song's expression, he quickly closed his mouth and stopped talking.

At this time, Emperor Song turned around and looked at Youzhou City, the city of Youzhou, still standing, but it was in the hands of the mortal enemy.

After a while, Emperor Song suddenly smiled and said: "Youzhou is no longer there, but the singing is out, hahaha-"

Emperor Song turned his back to the attendant, and the attendant couldn't see Emperor Song's face clearly. The two of them stood on the wasteland, not knowing what to think.

At this moment, outside Zhao Dezhao's military tent-

A cadre of generals shouted: "Your Royal Highness the county king, the last general asks to see——"

"What's the matter? is so noisy, the military order says, no noise in the army late at night! Otherwise, military law is from yes. Zhao Dezhao heard the noise of the soldiers outside the account, and he was stunned all night without taking off his armor, and hurriedly came out of the military tent.

"Please ask His Royal Highness the King of the County to lead the army and ascend the throne as the emperor." When the soldiers saw Zhao Dezhao, they all fell to their knees.

"Where are you addressing me? The official family is just 'missing', and you should work for the country and die for the official family. This matter should not be brought up again. Zhao Dezhao looked terrified when he heard this, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart.

"The prince is the son of the first emperor, and his name is right!" At this time, a general suddenly raised his voice and shouted.

"Please think twice!"

"This ...... You-" Zhao Dezhao said speechlessly, after all, the emperor is just missing, not ...... In case of...... Today, he made a concession in front of all the soldiers, isn't it just to find a step down the ladder to avoid punishment in the future, and the emperor will find it difficult for him to do anything about this situation.

It's just that Zhao Dezhao's actions, did Emperor Song also think so in his heart, Zhao Dezhao underestimated his uncle who held military power and was full of conspiracies.

At this time, Zhao Tingmei was in the military tent

"The prince is so calculating!" An officer nodded and praised in front of Zhao Tingmei.

"Humph! My good royal brother and nephew. By the way, what do you think about today's events? Zhao Tingmei asked the officer beside her.

"Lord Wang, the last general is only a shallow learner, this ...... It's still the king's wisdom! ”

The officer slapped Zhao Kuangmei on the back, and Zhao Tingmei couldn't cry or laugh after hearing it. "You, you......"

In the city of Tokyo, in a mansion, a person looked at the moonlight and sighed: "Emperor Taizu...... Zeping...... I'm ashamed of you, I see you under the faceless nine springs after death, and today's facts are helpless. ”

As he spoke, he kowtowed, and before long, there was a pool of blood on the ground.

The attendant next to the "Xianggong ......" saw it and hurriedly helped the person on the ground.

The sun is white in the east, the rooster's hooves are early, and after one night, today is the seventh day of the first month.

On the wasteland outside Youzhou City, the "missing" Song Emperor last night had already defeated the Song army and arrived outside Zhuozhou City first. He bypassed Zhuozhou City again and went straight to Jintaitun, but when he saw that the army had not yet arrived, he dared to stop and watch.

On the ninth day of the first month, Emperor Song saw that the army still had not arrived, so he sent people to investigate, only to know that the army was still guarding Zhuozhou, and there was a plan to set up Wang Dezhao of Wugong County, the son of Taizu, so he urgently ordered Cui Han to pass on the edict to the class teacher.

Fortunately, someone quickly refuted the rumors, saying that the emperor is now safe and sound, which can be regarded as quelling the commotion.