Chapter 106: King Kang ascends the throne

It is said that King Kang saw that the army of Jin Wushu held the two emperors hostage to return to the north, and wanted to fight to the death with them, but he had no choice but to be weak, coupled with Liu Yanzong and others repeatedly advised, he had to endure the grief and indignation in his heart, and led an army of 50,000 to retreat to Guide, and the people of Guide City heard that His Royal Highness King Kang had arrived, and they took to the streets, knelt on the side of the road, and cried to the ground.

When King Kang saw this scene, his heart was sad.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, everyone get up, this king promises you that you must lead the army to the north, recover the lost territory, welcome back the second emperor, Xue Jingkang's shame, and raise the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty." King Kang said.

When the people got up and listened, their hearts were filled with hope, and they welcomed them one by one.

King Kang saw that the people had high hopes for him, and his heart for the Northern Expedition became even stronger.

After King Kang was stationed in Guide, the division of King Qin of the nine provinces came one after another, Li Gang, Zong Ze and others also came to Guide, and those loyal ministers and good generals who were degraded in the past also came one by one.

"Your Royal Highness, the second emperor is covered with dust, we can't sit idly by, now the world's soldiers and horses are gathered here, not to mention hundreds of thousands of horses, why don't we take advantage of the situation to cross the Yellow River, kill into the Huanglong Mansion, and rescue the second emperor." Han Shizhong said.

"This king has this heart, but now the internal troubles have not been eliminated, the people's hearts are unstable, and the army's hearts are shaken, how to go on the Northern Expedition?" King Kang was a little embarrassed.

"King Kang's concerns are not unreasonable, now that the second emperor is being held hostage, the Great Song Dynasty has been ruined by Zhang Bangchang and a gang of thieves. If you want the Great Song Dynasty to restore its former state, you must first destroy the puppet regime of Great Chu. Zhang Bangchang is known as the Emperor of Great Chu, but he is actually a rebel of the Great Song Dynasty. Li Gang said.

"The family cannot be said to be ownerless, the country cannot be said to be without a king, if you want to justifiably crusade against rebellion, please also ask King Kang to ascend the throne to preside over the overall situation, stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, and the hearts of the people of the world." Liu Yanzong said.

"This matter must not be, my father and brother are suffering in Jinbang at the moment, how can I call the emperor the emperor in the south, and the people of the world will say that I Zhao Gou is a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person, you Aiqing Hugh will mention it again." King Kang said.

"King Kang, if you don't want to be the emperor, is the Emperor of the Great Song still replaced by Zhang Bangchang's puppet regime? Don't you want to think about it, the second emperor was imprisoned in Jinbang, and I don't know when he will return? You are the only heir of the Great Song Dynasty, if you don't ascend the throne as emperor, who will be the emperor? If you don't command the world, who can command the world? Weichen advised His Royal Highness not to shirk, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and the people of Limin, you should stand up and raise your arms. If you don't stand up and raise your arms and shout, won't it chill the hot hearts of the soldiers? Won't it disappoint the people of the world? Zong Ze said bitterly.

"Zong Liushou is right, Your Highness, in order to welcome back the second emperor as soon as possible, you can reluctantly make it difficult!" Liu Yanzong persuaded.

King Kang was silent when he heard this.

"Your Highness, when you are constantly suffering from chaos, you should make a decision early, don't hesitate, time waits for no one." Li Gang urged. All the ministers bowed down together and pleaded with King Kang to ascend the throne.

King Kang saw that the ministers were sincere, and for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, he had to agree.

Selected Liangchen Ji said, King Kang ascended the throne in Guide and established the Southern Song Dynasty, with the honorific title of 'Song Gaozong'. The ministers shouted long live, and the people of Guide City beat gongs and drums, rejoicing.

Song Gaozong announced to the world and ordered people with lofty ideals to unite to jointly crusade against the rebels and recover the lost territory.

After the Zhao was issued, the hot-blooded young people in the Great Song Dynasty gathered in the city.

It is said that Zhang Bangchang was the emperor in Bianjing for a month, thinking hard, and being frightened every day, when he heard that King Kang Zhao Gou ascended the throne to establish the Southern Song Dynasty, the honorific name 'Gaozong', and was recruiting the world's heroes to crusade against him, he was even more frightened. He brought in, Zhang Jun, Wang Shiyong and a few henchmen to discuss the strategy of resisting the enemy.

When the ministers saw Zhang Bangchang's haggard appearance, they were silent one by one.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since I became the emperor of Great Chu, I have been working hard for state affairs, this emperor is not easy to be, you also know, I was also forced to be helpless. Now, Zhao Gou threatens to crusade against Da Chu, you are all my right-hand men, in times of crisis, please think of a way to get through this pass. Zhang Bangchang said.

The ministers looked at each other when they heard this, but none of them came up with a good idea.

Zhang Jun and Wang Shiyong, the two annihilators, were despicable villains who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and they saw that Zhang Bangchang was gone, and secretly agreed to tie Zhang Bangchang to see Gaozong and ask for merit and reward.

"Zhang Bangchang relied on the support of Jin Wushu to become the emperor, Jin Wushu was far away in Huanglong Mansion, and far water could not save the near fire. Now that the Southern Song Dynasty was established, King Kang ascended the throne, and the world returned to the heart, and now there are hundreds of thousands of horses, and the soldiers are in high spirits. , I heard that Emperor Gaozong wanted to crusade against Zhang Bangchang and seek justice for the second emperor, Zhang Bangchang is now the target of everyone, the general trend has gone, and we can't follow him to death. Zhang Jun said.

"Brother Zhang's words are very true, but we are Zhang Bangchang's accomplices, and we are also guilty, if we fall into the hands of Gaozong, we will inevitably be punished. Now that we're street rats, what can we do to escape this? Wang Shiyong was at a loss for a while.

"In my opinion, there is only one way for us to go. That is to atone for sins. Zhang Jun said.

"How do we atone for our sins? Please also ask Brother Zhang to make it clear. Wang Shiyong asked.

Zhang Jun smiled wryly, attached to Wang Shiyong's ear and said his idea, Wang Shiyong listened, and smiled.

"Brother Zhang deserves to be called the reincarnation of Zhuge , high! It's really high! Wang Shiyong exclaimed.

In the evening, a banquet was set up at Zhang Jun's mansion, and Wang Shiyong and Zhang Jun invited Zhang Bangchang to the banquet under the pretext of discussing major matters. Zhang Bangchang never dreamed that the two partners in the same boat as him would actually set up a Hongmen banquet to wait for him.

Wang Shiyong and Zhang Jun pretended to discuss the strategy of defending Bianjing, and secretly put sweat medicine in Zhang Bangchang's wine. After Zhang Bangchang drank two cups, he only felt that the world was spinning, and he was unconscious after a while.

Zhang Jun and Wang Shiyong worked together, tied up Zhang Bangchang, sat in a carriage, and went out of the city overnight to Guide.

When Zhang Bangchang woke up, he was shocked to find himself lying in the carriage with his hands and feet tied.

"Zhang Jun, Wang Shiyong, what do you two want to do?" Zhang Bangchang asked.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry, Da Chu is gone, you, the emperor, are at the end. At present, King Kang established the Southern Song Dynasty, and the momentum is flourishing, I heard that King Kang is going to send troops to crusade against Dachu, in order to protect ourselves, we have to strike first. Zhang Jun said.

"Zhang Jun, you and I are brothers in our own family, why are you doing this to me? Over the years, for the sake of the ancestors surnamed Zhang, I have promoted you from a small lieutenant officer to the secretary of the military department; Isn't that enough? Zhang Bangchang asked.

"That's your plan, you want to turn the two of us into your puppets and obey your arrangement, you have bad intentions." Zhang Jun said.

Zhang Bangchang listened, and did not distinguish between them, so he had to obey the arrangement of fate.

Wang Shiyong and Zhang Jun escorted Zhang Bangchang to ask for guilt, and Song Gaozong saw that the two of them had a meritorious role in arresting Zhang Bangchang, so they opened the net and didn't care.

Li Gang, Zong Ze and others saw that Gaozong had forgiven the two annihilators, and although they had opinions in their hearts, they didn't dare to say it. After all, King Kang has just ascended the throne, so he should always be given a little autonomy.

Song Gaozong decided to take Zhang Bangchang's head to sacrifice the handsome banner of the Northern Expedition, and the ministers unanimously agreed.