Zhao Ta, who pondered and understood, did not refuse to ascend the throne like Zhao Huan, nor did he answer shyly like Zhao Gou, wanting to refuse and welcome. But he did not open the altar and ascend the throne, but came to the fore in a form of a king and not a king - to supervise the country.

Zhao Ta's approach was first supported by Zong Ze, Chen Yu and others, and then he went to the emperor Zhao Ji's 'vest edict' and the imperial seal with him to pass on the world, and was sent to supervise the state affairs as an agent, and at the same time he sent someone to escort Cao Xun to Shandong with Wei's tokens to meet Zhao Gou and show his identity.

At the same time, Zhao Ta appointed Zong Ze to return to Bianjing to pass on the edict, collect the rebel army, and pursue the Jin army. Ordered Zhao Xin to lead the lion generals south to the Central Plains to join him. Let Chen Yu go to the officials in the southeast to raise grain, grass, army salaries, and troops. For his idol Zhao Ta, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, promoted him to the deployment of soldiers and horses on the West Road of Hebei, set up a government to recruit and train new troops, and cooperated with the Zhongxing Army to fight, and now he has given him a broader stage, depending on how he plays. And Zhao Tabing's troops are really determined to meet the Jin army...

Zhao Yong, who was in Kaifeng, also received a letter from the prince, and he hurriedly went to see He Qufei and others, but saw Li Jun sitting in the hall with a sad face and waiting.

"Director Li, what's going on?" Zhao Yong hurriedly asked.

"Look at all handsome!" Li Jun handed a letter to Zhao Yongdao.

"Pretending to be a ghost, playing with fire and self-immolation, reining in the precipice, and turning back to the shore!" Zhao Yongzhan read the book, "What do you mean? He turned it around and looked at it again, and there were sixteen words on a piece of paper, but he could also see that it was the handwriting of the prince.

"Alas, this time I am dead, the prince already knows what we are doing!" Li Jun said.

"What to do. Haven't we always acted according to the instructions of the prince? Did you do something that you shouldn't have done behind the back of the prince! Zhao Yong said with a smile.

"Alas, I can't tell you!" Li Jun sighed again. What he and a few old men did was hidden from Zhao Yong, and now I can tell him clearly.

"Then you can tell the prince. As long as it's not a big deal, the prince won't criticize you! Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhao Yong didn't delve into it anymore, and returned the letter to Li Jun and said.

"I hope so!" Li Jun said sadly, but in his heart he secretly wondered how the prince knew about the matter of Bianjing, although there were only a few words in the letter, but it was like a boulder pressing on his heart, if he really had to get things done, it would be counted, but now the prince has seen through it. It has the meaning of dying before the birth is made.

"Yo, you two have arrived too!" At this time, He Qufei, Huang Jingchen and Xu Jingheng walked out of the inner hall, and there was an old man next to them but they didn't know each other, seeing the two of them, Huang Jingchen said.

"This is Zong Shuai, come here and see it!" He Qufei glanced at the two of them and said, "This is Zhao Yong, the commander of the Zhongxing Army, and that is Li Jun, the head of the prince's writing machine."

"I've seen Zong Shuai!" Zhao Yong and Li Jun said.

"Both of them are heroes, and the old man has admired his name for a long time!" Zong Ze smiled and saluted.

"Zong Shuai has just met the prince. This time I'm here to preach the edict! Xu Jingheng said, but Zhao Yong and the others were stunned.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin received the edict of the emperor's clothes and belt, and now he is temporarily acting for state affairs, and the old man has come to inform him. And send a letter! Zong Ze said.

"Oh?!" Zhao Yong was shocked when he heard this, "So the prince has already obtained the edict of succession?" ”

"Hehe, you can say the same!" Zong Ze stroked his beard and smiled.

"The prince has an order. Ordered us to take over Bianjing immediately and hunt down the rebels. With Lord Xu temporarily taking the post of Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, he ordered Zhao Yongma to lead part of the troops to get up and go to Hebei East Road to replace Zhao Ren and return to Beijing to preside over the military. Huang Daguan took over the Inner Servant Province..."He Qufei said.

At that time, the former Kaifeng prefect and the two people left behind, because they were afraid of death and were demoted, these two positions were vacant, the capital division was important, and it was urgent to reorganize, and cadres must be selected to serve, but these two important positions Zhao Ta did not appoint the so-called ministers of the mansion in the eyes of outsiders, but chose Zong Ze and Xu Jingheng.

Zong Ze insisted on resisting Jin, his prestige was quite high, and he was upright, so Zhao Ta used him as a guard. And Xu Jingheng handled political affairs in an orderly manner, and he was also familiar with the situation in Beijing, and when he was in the northwest, he had the experience of disaster relief and cleaning up the mess, and it was also appropriate to serve as the prefect.

The other Zong Ze can be regarded as a member of Zhao Gou's handsome mansion, which also sends a signal to Zhao Gou that he has no intention of being an enemy of him and hopes that he will cooperate. Xu Jingheng is an old man of the Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng dynasties, and he can just tell everyone that only talented people will be appointed by King Qin.

"What about me?" Li Jun saw that he had nothing to do with himself for a long time, and asked anxiously.

"The prince has another appointment for you, and then he will discuss it with you in detail!" He Qufei said with a smile, Li Jun nodded, looking at the smile on the old man's face, his heart was a little more steady, it seems that there is no big deal for the time being.

Next, Zong Ze gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the prince, explained his situation and recent plans, and the top priority was to enter Bianjing, pull out the puppet Chu regime, eliminate the traitors in the court, subdue the rebels in this area, exterminate the bandits, control the Gyeonggi region, and recast the Yellow River defense line...

But now Zhang Bangchang and others in the city are still thinking of snakes as snakes with them and refuse to sacrifice the city. In fact, the city of Kaifeng is on the verge of a desperate situation, the price of rice and wheat transported into the city is as high as 24 guan and one hundred, the pig and mutton are several pounds of meat, and a few pickled vegetables are sold for 3 or 400 wen, the price is dozens of times that of usual, and almost every household has a sick or dead person. Many of the intact houses had to be demolished and timber used as firewood.

At that time, Bianjing had just been sacked by the Jin army, and the city was full of devastation and dilapidation, and there were many thieves, but the number of troops in the city was very small, and most of them were temporary recruits, and the situation was not optimistic. Sun Pu and the others were very worried about the chaos of the people in the city, and hurriedly sent Fan Qiong to lead the troops to bomb the pressure.

Fan Qiong went to the people and preached loudly: "You are uneasy in your hearts, but you have lost your master for a while. You must know that the surname of Emperor Zhao is the Zhao official family, and the emperor surnamed Qian is the Qian official family, who is the emperor, I and other small people have to eat when they should eat, sleep when they should sleep, do you want to 'eat hairy pigs when they die'? ”

Zhao Yong once told the people in the city that they were allowed to go out of the city to collect wood, but even so, Zhang Bangchang and others still refused the kindness of the Zhongxing army outside the city, they were afraid that once the people in the city tasted the sweetness, they would go and not return, or take the opportunity to make trouble, threatening their safety. Where did everyone dare to reason with this Fan butcher, they all slowly scattered home, scolding endlessly along the way, venting their dissatisfaction, and Fan Qiong strictly guarded the city gate, not allowing the people to smuggle out of the city, and the army defended the people more than thieves!

In the city, a large number of people died in battle, starvation, and at the hands of officials and bandits, and even their families were killed, and the corpses were scattered in the streets because there was no one to bury them. At this moment, the warmer weather has triggered the epidemic. Zhang Bangchang ordered the government to step up relief, and he brought ten medical officers to diagnose and treat patients and take medicine. Stir-fried black beans and licorice in a soup became a popular and effective remedy in the siege.

Taixue is located in the east of the royal street outside the Suzaku Gate, and there are thousands of Taixue students in normal times, and they live in seventy-seven fasts. At the beginning of the siege of the city, there were more than 700 people left, and now more than 200 people have died of illness, and they also personally went to Taixue to condole. He came to Yangzheng Zhai and saw a sick student named Huang Shiyan. After Xu Yu was killed, he continued to write to Zonghan and asked for the official family to be released.

When Zhang Bangchang came to his bedside, the dying patient suddenly asked in a loud voice: "In ancient times, there were Boyi and Shuqi, who were ashamed to eat Zhou Su and starved to death in Shouyang Mountain. Do you want me to take the Da Song Di medicine today, or the pseudo Chu Di medicine? He was surprised, and felt that this was an opportunity to confess himself, so he said, "You are taking the Great Song Di Medicine." I have no intention of being an artifact, enduring humiliation, just to save all the people from being miserable, this heart and this ambition can be qualified to heaven and earth, ghosts and gods! ”

Huang Shiyan said in a weak voice: "Thank you for the great Song Dynasty Zhang Xianggong!" And he was gone. Zhang Bangchang cried when he caressed the corpse, and his mood was even heavier, but he still wanted to return the throne to Zhao Gou, so after receiving the summons from Zhongxingjun, he still refused to open the city.

At this time, Zhao Ta got the edict of the emperor, and showed it in front of Wang Shiyong, who came to negotiate, he was shocked and could no longer prevaricate with the order of the queen mother, and Zong Ze said that if the city was not opened within two days, he would lead the army to attack the city. After Wang Shiyong returned to the city in a hurry, he informed Zhang Bangchang and the ministers that everyone had no idea for a while, so they pushed it in front of the Empress Dowager Meng. When Empress Dowager Meng heard this, she did not hesitate to order the opening of the city!

On 25 April, the Zhongxing Army, which had been stationed outside the city for 20 days, marched two brigades into Bianjing. After Zong Ze took office, he used both Ne Enwei and Enxin, used Enxin to appease thieves and collect them for his own use, and resolutely suppressed a group of national scum who colluded with the Jin army to rob the people's property, and immediately put down the order in Bianjing. After Zong Ze took office, he used both Ne Enwei and Enxin, used Enxin to appease thieves and collect them for his own use, and resolutely suppressed a group of national scum who colluded with the Jin army to rob the people's property, and immediately put down the order in Bianjing.

As for the periphery of Bianjing, including the distant Lianghe region, Zong Ze devoted his main energy to appeasing the anti-Jin rebel armies from all walks of life. At that time, Wang Shan, the leader of the Hedong Righteous Army, claimed to have gathered more than 700,000 people, and had 10,000 chariots, and the momentum was extremely huge, and he had the intention of taking the opportunity to occupy Bianjing. After hearing the news, Zong Ze immediately rode to Wang Shan's camp to persuade him, and Wang Shan was deeply moved after hearing it, and immediately expressed his submission to Zong Ze.

In addition to Wang Shan's team, at that time there were many anti-Jin rebels in the Lianghe area, such as the "Eight-Character Army", "Red Turban Army", "Wuma Shanzhai Righteous Army", Zong Ze successively sent people to get in touch with them, or appeased, or formed an alliance, in just a few months, gathered outside Bianjing City of various righteous armies have reached as much as 1.8 million, Zong Ze in Kaifeng 16 counties, built 24 fortresses, and set up camps along the Yellow River, connected with each other, dense like fish scales, called "Lianzhu Village", after this rectification, The entire Bianjing defense line has become an insurmountable and strong barrier... (To be continued......)