A few days later, Li Gang returned to Bianjing under the guidance of Chen Guoting, and the Empress Dowager ordered Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, and other four princes to lead a hundred officials to the city gate to greet them, and the people of the capital heard that Li Gang had returned to Beijing and also came to wait, and there were tens of thousands of people. Li Gang has felt a lot of emotion along the way.

Although the capital has experienced the poison of war, but now the renovation has been completed, all kinds of city defense implementation have been restored, and the caravans transporting grain from all over the place are endless, only to know that they are all purchased from Jiangnan on the order of the king of Qin, and the funds used are all raised by the king of Qin, and the prices in the capital are sold at low prices in order to stabilize the capital, and even do not cover the cost. Looking at the soldiers in the city again, they are also new, he has seen from the military uniform that they are all Hezhong Army, which is even more majestic than the east of the river back then, and his heart is at peace.

The next day, Li Gang attacked to meet the Empress Dowager, and then put forward his own suggestions on the current situation, he said: Since ancient times, China has only three strategies to deal with the trouble of Yidi, that is, war, peace, and defense. If our city is strong and the hearts of the people are strong, we can defend it; If our soldiers are brave and the situation is favorable, we can fight; If our rhetoric is straightforward and powerful, we can make peace. That is to say, peace also depends on capital. Negotiating peace on the condition that the enemy can be defeated is the true essence of "a soldier who surrenders without a fight."

Li Gang's analysis of the defeats during the Jingkang period was all due to the fact that he neither fought nor defended, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. How can it be done just to beg for mercy from the enemy and hope that the enemy will have compassion? It's like a thief entering the room, rummaging through the cabinets, and there is no hindrance, how can he not come again next time?

On the surface, the current situation seems to have inherited the legal system of the Song Dynasty and continued the lineage of the Great Song Dynasty, but in essence, the two emperors went north, and the new monarch was not established, and in fact the country had no owner. And then after this catastrophe. The hundred-year accumulation was plundered away by the Jurchens, and the national strength greatly declined! Past. Song is a big country, no matter how strong Liaojin is. It is also a foreign feudal state. Now, the Jin and Song dynasties are fighting against each other, and the Central Plains have experienced wars, and if the Central Plains is lost, it will almost become a partial regime.

"What Aiqing said is very true, but now that the second emperor is going north, the prince is also following, and there is no prince in the country, does Aiqing think that it is time to establish a new monarch?" Zheng Hongmei nodded, secretly praising this Li Gang as indeed a capable minister. The head of the analysis of the current situation is Dao, and now that she mentioned the matter of establishing a new monarch, this is also the thing she is most concerned about, so she asked.

"The queen mother, the minister thinks that now the power of the court is complicated, and the heroes everywhere are rising together, although most of them are loyal ministers and righteous people, but there are also villains who are ready to move, and they covet the big treasure. Establish a new monarch as soon as possible, so that everyone will return to their hearts! Li Gang thought for a while and said.

"Well, the emperor also said in the golden camp, 'I am afraid that the virtue of my sect is not lost, and the scholars recommend it. It is advisable to respond to the people as soon as possible, and take their own temples conservatively. If you don't agree, remember that Guangwu has not done anything'. Let the prince and clan who escaped from the country ascend the throne and continue the Zhao family's national lineage! Zheng Hongmei said. But the only princes who were outside at that time were King Qin and King Kang, after the Battle of Zhaozhou. Many princes were rescued, but the Emperor and King Xin and King Xin were not saved by the thief chieftain Han, if they stood without permission, the faction caused civil strife! ”

"The queen mother is very worried, but the minister thinks that this is an eventful season, and he should obey the emperor's edict and establish a new monarch as soon as possible!" Li Gang listened to it and felt that what the Queen Mother said seemed to have a love for power, and he was making excuses for himself to listen to politics, but he still insisted.

"Okay, who does Aiqing think is more appropriate?" Zheng Hongmei was so shrewd, she also saw Li Gang's 'kindness', and asked with a smile.

"As usual, the prince should choose the chief and the virtuous, and the official family will go north, and the king of Qin will have both, and he can be established as the new king!" Li Gang not only has a good impression of Zhao Ta, but also has seen his talent, and his official reputation is also very good.

"Well, but King Qin was reluctant to ascend the throne after receiving the edict, and now it is the time of internal and external troubles, he is worried that because of the matter of the throne, the government and the opposition will cause disputes, and the brothers will turn against each other, so he advocates that the external troubles should be calmed first, and the second emperor will be rescued before discussing the matter of the prince!" Zheng Hongmei listened, reached out and took the edict written on half an arm that was put aside and showed it to Li Gang.

"Alas, the King of Qin does not care about fame and fortune, righteousness comes first, which can be admired and admired, at this time, it is necessary for a virtuous king to ascend the throne to save the country from danger and protect my Great Song Dynasty!" Li Gang checked the handwriting and confirmed that it was correct, and sighed.

"After the Jin army returned to the north, Zhang Bangchang abdicated, and invited the Empress Dowager Yuanyou to listen to the government, and he had issued an edict to establish King Kang as the new monarch, Zhang Bangchang and other puppet ministers persuaded him to enter the table, and he was ready to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, if the King of Qin ascended the throne again, wouldn't there be two emperors, and the external troubles would not disappear, and the internal troubles would be born again!" Zheng Hongmei said.

Although he had just returned to Beijing, he had talked with Chen Guoting and other officials and the officials and people he met along the way, and he had some understanding of the current complicated situation between the DPRK and China, which can be roughly divided into several kinds of forces:

The main and faction, in the Jingkang period, was composed of Geng Nanzhong, Fan Zongyin and others, who strongly advocated the division of land and the ministers of the main and faction, and had an unshirkable responsibility for the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty; The main battle faction, composed of Zong Ze, Zhang Suo, Chen Yu and others, they strongly advocated resisting Jin and opposing the secession of land and peace.

Hypocrites, Zhang Bangchang was fostered as the puppet Chu emperor, and many ministers in the court accepted the official positions of the puppet Chu court. Then there are traitors, in the Jingkang difficulty, the ministers who ran for the Jin people to save their lives were the "traitors" Wang Shiyong, the "captive grandfather" Xu Bingzhe, the "anxious ghosts" Wu Qi, Mo Yan and others, these people all accepted the official positions of the puppet Chu and belonged to the hypocrites.

In opposition to these traitors were the festival-keeping factions, such as Lü Haowen, Ma Shen, Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding, etc., as well as the captive Zhang Shuye, Liu Ju, Li Ruoshui, and others, who resisted the enemy, or refused to participate in the traitorous monarchy, and maintained a minimum of honorable ministers.

The most difficult to deal with is the clan faction, the two emperors were taken captive to the north, some people in the Zhao and Song clans want to support Zhao Gou and Zhao Ta to ascend the throne as soon as possible, but there are also people who are ready to move, some want to take the opportunity to win the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and some wait and see the opportunity. Among them, Zhao Zisong after Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Shuxiang after Zhao Tingmei, and other side clans.

But among them, the Qin King Zhao Ta faction is the most powerful, he is not only strong and strong, has a strong army that has experienced a hundred battles, but also has strong financial resources, has a strong rear base support, can advance or retreat, control most of the Central Plains, and now Bianjing is also under the control of his department, but he is also the main force of the war against Jin. Most of the captives were rescued this time, and they won a great reputation, but unfortunately they could not rescue the emperor. Otherwise, a piece of edict can smoothly ascend the throne and become the king of a country.

And Kang Wang Zhao Gou is another strong contender. He had both Zhao Huan's letter of appointment as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and the edict of Empress Meng. The formalities are complete, and they can be recognized by all parties, and they have been supported by the ministers of the pseudo-Chu. And there are nearly 100,000 military horses in his hands, but he has been avoiding the war, entrenched in Hebei and Shandong, and refuses to rescue Bianjing, which makes people look sideways.

Now two edicts were sent to two people, one by two people, and one to two people. Although Empress Meng is said to be abolished, but under the circumstances at that time, what he did was beyond reproach, and now the more serious problem is that the two brothers have heavy troops, and if they fight for the throne, it will be worse for the Great Song Dynasty. The King of Qin, who is not the emperor for the time being, and let the Queen Mother listen to the government is indeed more appropriate and correct, but what to do next will test his wisdom as the head of a hundred officials.

"Queen Mother, King Qin's concerns are true, and it is most appropriate for you to listen to the government at this time. However, the top priority should be to integrate all kinds of potential forces, all of which are the most important to resist gold! Li Gang thought for a long time and said.

"Exactly, Fan Qiong wanted to launch a mutiny the day before yesterday, but fortunately he found it in time to cause a catastrophe!" Zheng Hongmei nodded and said. However, I am also pleased that Li Gang supports his son, which will be in the future of Liqin or Likang. It's going to be very beneficial...

Li Gang's heart is always thinking about how to restore the Great Song Dynasty. After the palace atrium pairs. The Queen Mother praised him, and Li Gang also felt that he had gained trust. He thought that today's battle, the strength is also insufficient, so it is impossible to negotiate peace, it is better to take the defense as the national policy, wait for the political cultivation, morale revival, and then discuss a big move.

Later, he put forward such policies as discussing the good fortune, discussing disobedience, discussing false orders, discussing war, discussing defense, discussing the original government, discussing the obligation, and discussing the cultivation of morality.

Zheng Hongmei has seen it, except for the discussion and patrol to be detained, it will be implemented after the agreement of the ministers. Li Gang was greatly relieved in his heart, the patrol was because he thought that Bianjing was temporarily unlivable, so in the name of patrolling all over the country to avoid the Jin army, according to the importance of strategic geography, he could go to Chang'an first, then Xiangyang, and finally Jiankang. Now the Queen Mother's detention shows her determination to coexist with the country without fear.

Li Gang believed that in order to restore the Central Plains, it was first necessary to get rid of the fear of death and the tendency to surrender in the DPRK and China. If the officials of the entire court surrender and refuse to resist when they encounter an enemy, and the high-ranking officials do so with impunity, then who can be expected to promote the restoration of the great cause? Therefore, the current rebellion must be punished, just for the sake of Zhongxing in the future, so that the whole country can prepare for the restoration of the Great Song Dynasty in the future!

After Jingkang, the Great Song Dynasty suffered a heavy spiritual blow from top to bottom, from the court to the people, and there were those who were discouraged, those who were at a loss, and those who were eager to recover. The actual situation is also very grim, Daikin's military attack is imminent at any time, and internal guerrillas and "thieves" are rioting everywhere. The foundation of the country is very fragile, not to mention recovering the lost territory, even maintaining the status quo, it is also difficult!

Li Gang's strategic plan is to tell people that they must first make politics clear and then talk about it, and they must not be discouraged or impatient. The matter of counteroffensive will be a natural success in the future!

Li Gang first said to the Queen Mother: Zhang Bangchang, as a minister of state, cannot die in distress, and the power of the people who hold the gold is blackmailed, the surname is changed, and the south is the emperor. Afterwards, it should be regarded as the first evil. The Jin people wanted to abolish the Zhao family, set up Zhang Bangchang, and let Wu Kai and Mo Yan convey their will, and the two ran back and forth for this, and the Jingshi people called them 'long-legged ghosts'; Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe were ordered by the Jin people to hunt down the royal family of the clan, and ordered the residents to settle the insurance and not allow them to hide. After catching the clan, they tied each other with their clothes like prisoners. Later, he forced the emperor, the crown prince, the concubine, and the prince out of the city, ruthlessly. Later, he was falsely appointed as the ruler. These four people should be the culprits!

At the time of the disaster of Jingkang, the country had a great reason, there were few people who died, the scholars were incorruptible and shameless, did not know the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, and regarded the two palaces as passers-by, but they were innumerable people who obeyed the orders of thieves and received false officials, and these people must also be punished.

It is a very normal thing to punish all the rebellious officials, but some people have pointed out that now that the imperial court has just been restored, people must be employed everywhere, and now these people are punished, and there will be no one to do anything. And there are also different voices about Zhang Bangchang being designated as the first evil.

said that although he was named 'Emperor', he was out of necessity, and after ascending the throne, he basically kept the rules of his courtiers. He does not sit in the temple and is not worshipped. In the Yankang Palace, Xiaoxuan met with hundreds of officials. When discussing matters with the consuls and attendants, everyone sat and talked. Words must be named. There is no etiquette for drinking, dining and living, and only when the people of the Jin Kingdom come to wear a dragon robe, and some people say that if it is not for his initiative to abdicate and open the city, how can he easily restore the Zhao family.

The crux of the problem of Jang Bangchang is clear, but when the DPRK and Chinese elites talk about crooked reasoning, they are full of eloquence. Li Gang, with the support of Xu Jingheng, Chen Guoting, and Zong Ze, and the subordinates of the Qin king, resolutely counterattacked, believing that Zhang Bangchang was shameless and fearless for the tiger, and he was brave and ignorant, which can be called cartilage. He was foolish and short-sighted and attached to Jin as the emperor, but he was a disobedient minister. If you want to build a prosperous business, you must be the first to be the imperial court, so you must be severely punished, and the canonical punishment must be corrected to encourage the ambition of the corporal doctor in the world!

After some debate, a conclusion was basically formed, but the last bullet that broke Zhang Bangchang was because of the woman-fornication harem and planted on the woman.

It turns out that there is a Mrs. Hua Guo Jinggong in the Ouchi. She was originally Zhao Ji's palace maid, and she had already been taken captive to Jinying, but she was selected by Zong Han and several other palace maids to be given to Zhang Bangchang as gifts, so she became the 'concubine' of the Great Chu State. This Zhang Bangchang turned out to be a womanizer. Seeing these young and flower-like beauties, he couldn't help but feel lustful, but he was still very sober at this time. The beauties of Zhilu Dao are all the women of the emperor, although he has a lustful heart. But I don't have that kind of guts.

Mrs. Hua Guojinggong saw that Zhang Bangchang had been canonized, but she hadn't touched a palace maid yet. Apparently there are scruples. She doesn't understand national affairs, but the opportunity to know the Tao has come, Zhao Song is finished, fortunately, her life is good, and the opportunity to be rich and expensive is in front of her. Mrs. Hua Guojinggong was afraid that others would take the lead, so she immediately resorted to means and repeatedly offered fruits to Zhang Bangchang, and she also returned the favor with generous gifts every time.

Once I saw that Zhang Bangchang drank a little too much, Mrs. Hua Guojinggong came to visit him at night to accompany him to drink, talk and laugh, and express affection. However, Zhang Bangchang is a person with serious weaknesses, and soon he cheated on women in a distraught mood, and now he is sent to the point of no return...

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This year is a very important year in Zhao Gou's life, since the opening of the Generalissimo's Mansion, all his decisions have been made under the influence of the people around him. Where does he have the talent to be a generalissimo? In the face of a severe and complex situation, how can he have the ability to make accurate judgments? When the enemy is strong and we are weak, how can he plan the overall situation and turn the tide? Under the guidance and advice of Wang Boyan, Geng Namzhong and others, he went from Sangju to Daimyo, from Daimyo to Dongping, and from Dongping to Jeju.

But it is also the experience of this year that is changing Zhao Gou's life path and changing him as a person. He has discovered the fact that those who do what is morally required often go through a lot of hardship, even at the cost of their lives; And people who learn to plan for themselves tend to get a lot of things that others can't get.

After receiving the edict from Zhao Ta, Zhao Gou listened to the advice of Wang and Huang, ignored the King of Qin, and sent him a letter of appointment. At the same time, two messengers were sent all the way to Bianjing to contact the ministers of the puppet Chu; All the way to Zhao Yong, who pursued the Zonghan Department.

Kang Lu fled back from Bianjing, he successfully instigated Fan Qiong to launch a mutiny, but was detected by the Zhongxing military first, as a result, not only Fan Qiong was arrested, but even the imperial camp army was disarmed and reorganized by the Zhongxing army, Zhang Bangchang and others were strictly controlled, lost the internal response, and then the Empress Dowager Zheng returned to Beijing smoothly, Meng Hou abdicated, Zheng Hou listened to the government, passed the edict to him, and the King of Qin's was the same, let him pursue the Jin army, try to save the second emperor.

On Zhao Yong's side, Zhao Gou sent someone to load a cart of gold and silver to him, asking him to leave the Zhongxing Army and join his side, which in today's terms, is the future heir of the country's leadership to bribe senior military cadres. And Zhao Yong was very strange, generous with gold and silver, but rejected Zhao Gou on the spot, he said that the King of Qin has the grace of reincarnation to himself, and now he is doing things in the Qin Palace, and he should repay him with his life, if I have a personal relationship with His Royal Highness, it is greedy and forgetful, will His Highness use a greedy and forgetful person? Then, Zhao Yong charged his property with military expenses and sent someone to report to the prince!

Hearing the echo, Zhao Gou was angry and ashamed, and immediately sent his most trusted Liu Guangshi to ask for it. But he didn't know that Liu Guangshi was not only afraid of the enemy like a tiger, but also afraid that the prince was the same, and he almost cut off the prince's head for some money under Lingzhou City. He also has a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of the prince's subordinates, knowing that he is not an opponent, but he can't help but listen, so he led the troops to go around, and handed over the order in the name that Zhao Yong had led the troops far away and did not know where to go, and Zhao Gou was also helpless!

At this time, although the Generalissimo's Mansion did not turn against the Qin Palace, it was impossible to go to Bianjing to claim the emperor, and although the Jin army had returned to the north, it was still wandering around the Yellow River, so the situation was really a dilemma. And now the king of Qin has rescued a large number of clans, angering the Jin army, they are mobilizing a large army to encircle and suppress, which caused a panic in Zhao Gou's group, worried that if the Jin country wins the army of the king of Qin, if the iron cavalry takes advantage of the victory to advance eastward and go south again, they are afraid that Jeju is also very unsafe, so they discussed whether to continue to go south to Suzhou, and their intention is that if the situation continues to deteriorate, then hurry to the south, to the south, and then to the south... (To be continued......)