In 1129 AD, the Miao-Liu Mutiny broke out, and Zhao Gou of Song Gaozong was forced to abdicate by Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, giving way to his three-year-old crown prince Zhao Yang, and changed his name to Mingshou. Zhao Gou retreated to Kaifeng in a hurry under Zhang Jun's escort.

After Zhao Gou came to Kaifeng secretly, he went to the Marshal's Mansion several times to "visit", but he failed to see Wan Linggen, but the Emperor of the End of the Road was immortal, and when he saw Zhang Tongwei who was guarding the Inner Mansion, he was immediately shocked and deeply infatuated with her, but Zhang Tongwei did not have a good impression of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. In order to please his beloved woman, Zhao Gou actually issued an edict to accept her son Zhang Cong as a righteous son, changed the surname Zhao, gave the name Bocong, and forcibly named Zhang Tongwei as Concubine Zhang Xian.

His "misconduct" not only made Zong Ze and others very annoyed, but even Zhang Jun was also angry, Zhao Gou saw that everyone had objections to this matter, and promised on the spot that if the rebellion could be quelled, he would make his son Bo Cong the crown prince. As soon as he said this, he was even more shocked, how could the position of the crown prince be so hasty?

However, it was surprising that Zong Ze actually changed his position and turned to fully support the emperor's "holy act", Zhang Jun and others talked with him for a long time before they understood the reason, and they couldn't help laughing, and even called the will of heaven like this, so they prepared for war.

After everyone's persuasion, Zhang Tongwei finally agreed to Zhao Gou's request, but put forward one request, that is, not to enter the palace for the time being without the consent of Wan Linggen.

Zhao Gou was naturally overjoyed, and pulled Xiao Zhang Cong and didn't let go. However, what is strange is that Zhang Cong was originally extremely disgusted and resistant to this suddenly appeared "father-in-law", but two days later, he was like a different person, respectful and courteous to Zhao Gou, and he was very close, which made Zhao Gou smile.

In the following month, led by Zhang Jun and with the cooperation of Yue Fei and others, an army of 100,000 troops marched south, and the two Miao Fu and the rest of the party were annihilated in one battle, and Gaozong was reinstated.

The first thing Zhao Gou did after his restoration was to kill Zhao Yang, and his mother entered the cold palace, and at the same time announced that the second son Zhao Bocong was the crown prince, and Zhang Tongwei was Zhang Xian's concubine, and the edict was issued to the world.

In September of that year, the Jin soldiers bypassed Kaifeng and crossed the river in the south, and Zhao Gou led the people to flee to Yuezhou, then through Mingzhou and Dingzhou to Wenzhou.

In the summer of 1130 AD, there was a turmoil within the Jin Kingdom, all the southbound troops withdrew, and Zhao Gou returned to Lin'an Mansion.

At this point, the Jin people were busy with internal affairs and had no time to look south for the time being, so Zhao Gou concentrated his men and began a nearly ten-year campaign to clean up the civil rebels.

At the beginning of 1139 A.D., the Leishentai in Kaifeng City was built. This platform is octagonal, the platform is more than ten zhang high, the outside is a brick and wood structure, and the inside is supported by an iron frame, which is extremely solid. The top of the tower is set up with the Thunder God Temple, and a grand ceremony is held on the sixth day of the first month, and the ten thousand spirit roots that are still in a sleeping state are sent into it for the world to worship.

According to the "Hundred Historical Relics: Song": "The next day, the glory is blooming, the heads are million, the forest birds are exhausted, the beasts are revealed, and the people worship together, welcoming the return of the thunder god." When the sky is different, the double sun is volleying, and the clouds are covered with colors, which is a wonder that has not been seen for a hundred years. This shows how grand and splendid the occasion was.

At this point, almost everyone was sure that Wan Linggen would never wake up again.

In the Marshal's Mansion, dozens of people gathered here, and their expressions were very heavy.

Zhang Tongwei sat on the top, dressed in a gorgeous costume, Zhang Cong was on the side, she looked around left and right, and said in a dumb voice: "Generals, now that my brother Linggen has been included in the Thunder God Temple, I have no worries, the emperor has urged my mother and son to enter the palace several times to receive the ceremony, today...... Here we go. ”

Although it has undergone ten years of changes, almost all of them have not changed much, especially the old generals Zong Ze and Zhang Shuye, who have a few strands of black hair in their silver beards, which are like rejuvenation, which is amazing.

Zong Ze said: "The imperial concubine should not be delayed when she is summoned to the palace, but no one can take care of her, Jiang Chong, the commander of the left guard, and the imperial concubine will go out of the same door, and he will lead five hundred pro-troops to accompany him." ”

The tall Jiang Chong stood up and saluted: "Obey the general's order!" ”

"Grandpa Zong, you have to take good care of your uncle, he will wake up." Zhang Cong suddenly said softly.

At this time, Zhang Cong was already a tall boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, not only with beautiful eyebrows, but also with a majestic air in his gestures.

Zong Ze hurriedly got up and said, "The prince can't call the old minister like that anymore, especially ......"

Zhang Cong waved his hand and said, "Grandpa Zong, don't worry, he's not here, it's okay for our family to talk." ”

Yue Fei took a step forward and said, "Prince, although there is General Jiang's escort here, the affairs in the palace are probably not peaceful, so it is better to be more careful." ”

Zhang Cong nodded and said, "My nephew knows, my uncle can rest assured!" ”

Everyone didn't say anything more, and the trip couldn't be publicized, so Jiang Chong and the others dressed up as entourages and set off before noon.

After sending Zhang Tongwei and Zhang Cong and others away, Zong Ze looked up at the Thunder God Tower, sighed, shook his head, and looked full of concern.

"Old general, is there anything else you don't worry about?" Yue Fei asked.

Zong Ze said: "I don't have anything to worry about the crown prince and the imperial concubine. I'm worried about our situation. ”

Yue Fei was stunned and asked, "Is there anything wrong with us here?" ”

Zong Ze sighed: "The golden soldiers went south around the city, forcing the emperor to flee everywhere, and we couldn't defend it with heavy troops, what do you think the emperor will do?" ”

Yue Fei said angrily: "Old general, when did our men and horses get a grain of rice from the imperial court, and when did they get a penny from the imperial court?" Besides, Brother Wan once asked the prince to repeatedly warn us not to leave the city......"

Zong Ze waved his hand and said, "I hope he can wake up soon, otherwise even if we can continue to hold on, we will be labeled as a chaotic minister and thief." After saying that, he didn't go back and left.

Yue Fei and the others also looked up at the Thunder God Tower, their minds fluctuating.

Since the rebellion of King Miao, Zhao Gou secretly came to Kaifeng once, and then was learned by the Jin people and sent troops south to cross the river to chase him, he never dared to come again. In the past ten years, they have received no less than a dozen orders just to transfer troops, but they have all pushed them down for various reasons. The reason is that they believe in Wan Linggen's words, he said that if he can't go out, then he won't go out. In fact, everyone knows that the more than 100,000 horses left in Kaifeng City have little to do with the imperial court, and Gaozong Zhao Gou also knows this, so he never obeys the orders of the generals and does not care very much.

But the problem came immediately, since it did not belong to the imperial court, then it was within the scope of the purge, and in fact, this team could not be eliminated, and no one dared to exterminate them, so Zong Ze's difficulty was here. has been loyal to the imperial power all his life, will he still be infamous as a minister in his old age? So his only hope is that the man on the tower will wake up quickly, and then he will be honorably "retired" to ensure that the evening festival is not lost!