Heaven fulfilled the wishes, and in the evening, a message came, and the official family was about to return to the city!

After learning the good news, the city sergeants were all overjoyed, ran to tell each other, and crowded to watch, and the sound of the mountain shouting long live shook the heavens and the earth. When Zhao Huan appeared at the city gate on a horse in the afterglow of the sunset, the Song people couldn't help but cry with joy, and they fell down on the ground and shouted long live, looking at the dust and worshipping. Some people wept with joy, and some people let out a cry of sorrow, tears flowed, and many of the people who kowtowed to the ground saw the Son of Heaven so closely for the first time in their lives, and they couldn't help but be heartbroken when they looked at the tired faces of the officials. Pushing himself and others, after the city is broken, the life of the small people is extremely difficult, and the emperor is estimated to be boring!

But the excitement and joy in his heart had already dispersed the hunger and cold at this time, Zhao Huan rode his horse, and the people followed left and right, and the bolder people ignored the obstruction of the inner attendants, rushed to Zhao Huan's horse to whip and lead the horse for him, and hugged him to the inner city. On both sides of the road, there were old men with white hairs and children of all ages, and women respectfully carried the earth with their hands to the road. In a moment, a smooth road leading to the palace appeared in front of Zhao Huan's eyes.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Huan was grateful in his heart, compared with the unreasonable arrogance of the Jurchens, the enthusiasm of the subjects of the city sergeant really moved him, and he couldn't help but have a sour nose and red eyes, at this time, like a child who had been bullied outside and re-threw himself into his mother's arms, two lines of tears finally came out of his eyes irrepressibly, these days of food and taste, pillow and restless, living in fear all the time, enduring humiliation, suffering humiliation, and now suddenly there is a feeling of rebirth!

The official family sat on the horse and cried eagerly, and was overwhelmed with grief. The left and right people listened to it with a sour heart. Under his infection, everyone cried and wiped their tears. The five Jin people who accompanied him were also amazed when they saw that Zhao Huan was so popular with the people. The common people of the Great Song Dynasty are too easy to fool. None of the subjects stood up and asked Emperor Zhao why he had today. The country is ruined, the family is destroyed, and the wife is separated. What's the use of crying and crying...

When he saw the students who came to greet him, Zhao Huan could no longer suppress the grief in his heart, and cried loudly, seeing the king hiding his face and mourning, the people in the city were even more sad and sad, and the city was crying, Zhao Huan sobbed: "The prime minister mistook my father and son!" Until this time, Zhao Huan still did not do some reflection and introspection, and it seems that there is such an ending today. has nothing to do with his father and son, and it is all caused by the incompetence of these important ministers. Thankfully, no one was in this situation with him, and he didn't care which one should be responsible.

It's just that these people who don't care about hunger and cold don't know what to say, it is this "Ninety-Five Honor" who rides on a horse and looks at five people and six people, and he also danced under the knees of the Jin people to beg for mourning a little earlier. As a subject of such a person, I wonder if you have ever been depressed and resentful in your heart? If you don't feel ashamed in the predicament and then rise up bravely, you will sink in the predicament and eventually fall into the abyss from which you will never recover. This is true for one person, and the same is true for a country!

It's a pity that they have long been accustomed to being obedient people. In the past three days and two nights, from the Nanxun Gate in the outer city to the Xuande Gate of the Imperial Palace, countless people have burned incense and prayed, and some people even burned their arms and begged for God. Looking forward to the emperor's safe return and bringing back the good news of discussion and success. Now that the emperor has finally returned, the peace negotiations have finally succeeded. Although it is well known that the success of the Ludao peace negotiation came at the cost of subservience, after all, a catastrophe was finally avoided.

Zhang Shuye, Sun Fu and other ministers knelt in front of Zhao Huan's horse and wept silently. Zhao Huan also hid his face and sobbed, and the ministers and guards on the left and right were speechless. The group whimpered all the way to the Xuande Gate of the Imperial Palace. Zhao Huan shouted a sentence to the people at this time: "I almost can't meet you!" When the people heard this, they immediately burst into tears, and the sound was heard far and near.

At this moment, from the important ministers of the imperial court to the common people of Limin, there is a sense of rebirth! Zhao Huan was secretly worried in his heart, fortunately, he did not break through with Jiang Xuan and Li Fu at that time, otherwise it would have been more than lucky. He went to Jinying in person, but he was not frightened in vain, and finally reached a peace agreement with the Jurchens.

And the Jurchens were quite polite to themselves, although the two marshals of the Jin army did not greet him personally, but personally sent him out of the camp, not only did not detain himself, but also sent the third prince to guard the Zhao Emperor's tomb in Xijing, and did not accept the gifts he sent, but sent a few Jin people to escort him back, which is not bad. Zhao Huan is still secretly happy in his heart for his survival, but it is a pity that the courage of blood in the blood of the Zhao family has been exhausted in the long river of peace for more than a hundred years...

As soon as he returned to the palace, Zhao Heng received a report from Kaifeng Mansion: In the past two days, only a few Jin soldiers have secretly gone down to the city to rob the people and kidnap women. The vast majority of those who did evil in the capital were the defeated soldiers of the Song Dynasty and the loafers in the capital. Some of these people took advantage of the chaos to rob money and women, and some disguised themselves as gold soldiers to kill people and set fires.

The Wuyue Yang Deguan, Baozhen Palace, Yunqi Bridge, Queen Mingda's Mansion, Meng Changling's Mansion, Shenwei Ying, and Lan Congxi's Mansion in the capital were all set on fire by these people. Many of the wealthy families in the capital were looted, and the most pitiful were the common people whose houses had been burned down, sleeping on the streets in the heavy snow, wailing in hunger, cold, and frustration. Some of the women painted their faces with dust, some cut their faces with knives to disfigure themselves, and some were raped and hung into the water and died!

So Zhao Huan convened the ministers overnight to discuss, and everyone agreed that the situation in the city should be stabilized first. At night, the outlaws in the city began to rob and kill people everywhere again, and the Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial Front Banzhi rushed out to hunt down and kill these thieves. Early the next morning, he ordered more than 1,000 thieves to be beheaded in public. Rows of bound robbers were pressed to the snow, and rows of sharp knives were cut down, and heads were chopped around, and the city was temporarily settled.

Zhao Huan's heart seemed to feel that the table had been lowered, his head had been kowtowed, and people had recognized it, and things were basically all over. can't blame him, after all, he is still young, and he has no experience as a descendant of a country, and he didn't expect to return safely, and the return of Qingcheng was unharmed, which was just the beginning of the nightmare of his life...

That night, Jin Shuai did not send someone to deliver a letter, and Zhao Huan opened it and took a look: "Song and Jin were originally allies, but they unexpectedly reached the point of seeing each other, which is indeed very shocking. Now that the two countries have made peace, the past is not to blame. And King Kang is now in Hebei, can you send a minister to summon King Kang back to Beijing. What does the Unknown Holy Will think? ”

This letter reminded Zhao Huan that King Kang and Zhao Gou were still opening the Generalissimo's Mansion in Hebei. He did not know about the peace negotiations, if he raised an army to fight against the Jin army. Wouldn't it be that the peace agreement that had just been negotiated had been ruined again, and that it was indeed necessary to send someone to deliver a letter to him as soon as possible, so that he must not act rashly.

Zhao Huan immediately summoned the ministers to discuss the faction, and some ministers suggested that King Kang should not be recalled to Tokyo, but he could be ordered to command the Hebei soldiers and horses and move to a certain place near Tokyo, so that he could not act rashly and carelessly. If Jin Shuai was sincere in negotiating peace, King Kang did not engage Jin Bing. When the peace is not broken; If Jin Shuai has a repetition in the future, King Kang's troops are close to Dian, and it may be of great use between urgency and urgency. Then let the messenger come back and say that he didn't find King Kang, so he prevaricated for a while, Zhao Huan thought about it, and acted accordingly.

Then they discussed who to send a letter to King Kang, and Privy Counsellor Cao Fu took the initiative to ask for this responsibility. Zhao Huan immediately asked people to reply to Yan Huan's inseparable messenger, and tomorrow he would send a minister to recall King Kang. At the same time, two edicts were prepared for Cao Fu, one of which explicitly ordered King Kang Zhao to disband the soldiers and horses and return to Beijing as soon as possible. The other was secretly sewn into Cao Fu's clothes.

As soon as Cao Fu's affairs were arranged, the envoy of the Jin State arrived again and conveyed the first request after the Zong Han Peace: according to the terms negotiated between the two countries two years ago, the Song Dynasty should give the Jin State 10,000 mules and horses as compensation. It has not been paid to this day, so please don't lose your trust anymore and pay it immediately. Zhao Huan immediately agreed. Ordered Kaifeng Mansion to make a list: Each of the officials in Beijing can only keep one horse, and all horses of the sergeants and civilians will be handed over to Kaifeng Mansion within three days. There are those who dare to hide and stay. The whole family engaged in military law, and the reward for denunishing those who concealed and stayed without permission was 3,000 yuan.

February 6th. In the name of helping to maintain order in the capital and prevent civil strife, Zong Han asked Zhao Huan to issue an edict, and Kaifeng Mansion was responsible for collecting civilian weapons. When the city of Tokyo was breached, there were weapons abandoned by the defeated soldiers everywhere, and the people picked them up and hid them in their homes. If the defeated soldiers and civil lawbreakers are allowed to collect weapons, I am afraid that the chaos in the capital will not be able to be stopped. Zhao Huan complied with his wishes, collected the weapons, and handed them over to the Jin State military camp.

On February 9, Zong Han proposed to Zhao Huan to borrow some grain, rice, wine, and fruits to reward the army, and he knew very well that there was a serious shortage of grain in the capital, so the opening was not large, as long as the rice and wheat were 1,000 stone each. Zhao Huan didn't dare not agree, and immediately sent some more extremely valuable grain in the capital. It doesn't reach the required amount, but it seems to be very lenient and doesn't care too much...

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Zhao Huan burns incense and prays in the palace every day these days, praying for mercy from God and the blessing of his ancestors. He sincerely made a wish that as long as the Great Song Dynasty can survive this catastrophe safely, he will conscientiously govern the country in the future, be diligent and love the people, tolerate outspokenness, and guard against arrogance!

But the Jurchens could not hear Zhao Huan's prayers, but gradually tightened the noose in their hands, and after they basically disarmed the city of Bianjing, they sent an envoy to send a letter, asking the Song Emperor to fully fulfill the agreement reached during the last southern invasion, and the oath was written in black and white to pay five million taels of gold, fifty million taels of silver, ten thousand cattle and horses, and one million pieces of satin; And ceded the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian.

Zhao Ta didn't want to give it in his heart, but in such a situation, he had no ability to resist, but he still summoned all the important ministers of the court and the central government into the palace to discuss the matter, in fact, it was to find a fig leaf for himself, and the matter was agreed upon by everyone, so as to escape the responsibility of losing the land.

Things have come to this point, what can everyone say, and quickly gave a reply to the golden envoy, with Chen Guoting, the squire of the Chinese book, and Zhi Yan, the defense envoy, as the envoys of the land cession, and immediately went out of Beijing to deal with the matter of ceding the land of the two rivers. He also planned to send more than 30 ministers to various prefectures and counties with Zhao Huan's edict to divide the land, and pass the edict to the local guards, ordering them to stop resisting and open the door to the city.

But the golden envoy did not appreciate it, he thought that among the two river guards, there were probably those who were lucky and disobeyed, and the intention of the minister of state Marshal Zong Han was to temporarily send the families of the two river guards to the military camp, and send them back after the division of the territory was completed. Zhao Tajun's face was solemn when he heard this, he was angry and helpless, so he could only agree!

On the 10th, Zhao Huan issued an edict and sent Ouyang Xun and other 36 court officials to Hedong and Hebei prefectures and counties to pass the edict and handle the land cession matters. Kaifeng Prefecture gathered the families of the vassals from all over the country and sent them to Jinying as hostages. As soon as the edict was issued, Ouyang Xun immediately wrote a letter to protest - the land of the ancestors is incomparable in size, and asked Zhao Huan to immediately convene the ministers to renegotiate.

"In the face of national calamity, we should order the local guards to fight with the Jin army, even if they are defeated and lose their territory, they can still recover it confidently in the future; Now that he has cut the land without a fight, he wants to recapture it one day. Won't he be accused of treachery by the Jin people? Ouyang Xun knelt in front of Zhao Huan, and complained in pain and tears.

Zhao Huan also burst into tears when he heard this: "Don't I know how to cede the country's territory to others." What kind of face do I have to go to see my ancestors and ancestors, my move is really out of last resort! ”

"It is true that the land of the two rivers should not be ceded properly. But the Zhao clan and the millions of lives in the capital are in danger, which of the two is more important? Now it is not easy to seek peace between the two countries, and it is no longer possible...", Prime Minister He Li on the side persuaded.

"Misleading the country, as the prime minister, the enemy is currently the enemy, the plan is perverse, and there is no way to govern the army, resulting in the loss of the capital, what face do you still have to stand on the court! Your death is not enough to apologize. Dare to sell your ancestral land? As soon as Ouyang Xun heard He Li speak, the green tendons on his forehead suddenly burst out, and he yelled at He Li.

"Don't quarrel!" Zhao Huan shouted angrily, with a terrible cry in his voice: "Since I ascended the throne, there has been a day when the country has not been suffering from internal and external troubles. What is my sin? Such a punishment from heaven! Qing and others asked themselves, who can solve problems for me and the country? If you don't cut the land, what other way can you return the gold soldiers? Am I willing to bear this infamy for the ages? ”

When the ministers heard this, they knelt down one by one. They all knew that today's catastrophe actually started with his father Zhao Ji. Twenty-year-old Zhao Huan has been dreaming of sleeping at night since the first day of his ascension, but he is unable to return to the sky...

Zhao Huan sobbed for a long time, and said to Ouyang Xun: "Qing and the others have no way to return the golden soldiers. Then let's go. After the country has survived this catastrophe, the secretary and others will assist me to make the country prosperous, enrich the country and strengthen the army......" Speaking of this, I couldn't cry anymore.

The 11th and 12th. Thirty-six envoys, including Chen Guoting, the squire of Zhongshu, Zhi Yanzhi, and Ouyang Xun, the defense envoy, and Ouyang Xun went out of Beijing one after another, and their duties were called "land cutting envoys". With the help of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the prefectures and counties of Hedong and Hebei laid down their arms and surrendered. This was another step in Wanyan's plan, and he also sent troops to follow dozens of envoys of the Song Dynasty to various places to deliver the city.

The worst thing was that hundreds of men, women, and children of the family members of those guards were tied under the corridor with ropes. The cold winds howling day and night made them shiver. Sometimes food is given and sometimes it is not, and very little is given, and one by one is starved to death; Of course, there will be no bedding, and when you are sleepy, the family will huddle together and sit on the ground and take a nap.

For the past few days, the sound of hunger and cold has been incessant, and they dare not expect to be released, only hoping that the emperor can beg the second marshal of the Jin Kingdom, even if they can be locked in a sheltered place, and they can give a few sips of hot water to drink every day! But this is already an extravagant hope, and the emperor can't care about their life or death now...

And the emperor Zhao Huan, whom they deceived, is busy looting gold, silver, silk and silk these days. Wanyan Muhan had already asked the messenger to bring a message to Zhao Huan: If you can't pay the gold silk in full, then go down to the city and let the soldiers get it themselves. The people of the capital, who had been reborn, fell into a panic again, and order in Tokyo was difficult to maintain.

People are swordsmen, I am fish and meat, Zhao Huan and the ministers are helpless at this time. Zhao Huan issued three edicts in a row to include gold and silver, the meaning of the root can be understood as a thorough looting, with the household department Shangshumei to execute, Kaifeng Mansion Yin Chengyan, the Ministry of Rites Lang Anfu, and the Ministry of Industry Lang Chen Zhizhi as the southeast, northwest and northwest four wall root officials. The edict reads:

"The Dajin army has broken through the outer city, but it can't gather troops, protect the Great Song Sheji, and live all the creatures in the city, which can be described as the most benevolent. The Daikin army slept in the open and worked hard for a long time, so it should be rewarded. What's more, all the public and private property in the capital today is already owned by Dajin. The officials and people of the capital should do their best to give all their bounty to the army of the country. The state treasury has been donated to the army, but it is felt that the amount is too small to be spent. All the powerful and wealthy families in the capital have been rebuilt by Dajin, starting from the queen, they should exhaust their family wealth and not be stingy. It is now ordered to be seized by Kaifeng Prefecture and transferred to the Dajin Army. Those who can take the lead in exhausting their money and wealth to reward the army will be reported by the Kaifeng Mansion, and the court can reward the officials; If there is any concealment and refusal to hand it over, it will cause the dynasty to lose faith in Dajin and should be dealt with by military law. If a rich house hides money, let its slaves and maidservants denounce it..."

Zhao Huan Junchen responded to the Jurchens' requests, but they didn't see through the mysteries, all of which were a sinister and meticulous plan that Zong Han was implementing. Zong Han knew that the conditions had to be mentioned one by one, and if he asked Zhao Huan to cut off foreign aid, hand over horses, weapons, grain, and treasury at one time, it would definitely force Zhao Huan to fight to the death. Every time he put forward a condition, it always made Zhao Huan feel that as long as he gritted his teeth and agreed to the last condition, the disaster would pass.

So Zhao Huan compromised and retreated again and again. He was afraid that he would destroy the peace agreement and recall Zhao Gou, so he first cut off foreign aid himself; Now that he has handed over the horses, he has no ability to break through, and has become a veritable turtle in an urn; Weapons were then handed over, which greatly reduced the lethality of street fighting; Now that some of the food has been handed over, soon the soldiers and civilians in Tokyo will be completely crushed by hunger and lose the ability to resist at the worst!

But Zhao Huan Junchen still didn't know what to do, and the only result they got from every concession was that they had to make a bigger concession next time, until there was no way back. Now except for King Kang and Zhao Gou, everything has fallen into the design of the Jurchens, everything is developing in the direction expected by Zong Han, and with the increase in water temperature, the frog of Da Song will be cooked by him sooner or later! (To be continued......)