Chapter 497: Innocent 'Lying Gun'

Now the Song army is like a bamboo on two fronts, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the left and right marshals of the Jin State have been annihilated, and Liaoyang has to break the embankment and release water to flood thousands of hectares of fertile land in order to resist the Song army, abandoning many workshops outside the city, and the losses are huge, making the Jin State lose the most important place for finance and taxation. Some people in the Chaozhong and clan thought that the Dajin Kingdom had changed from prosperity to decline, except for the Zhongxing of the Great Song Dynasty led by Zhao Er, it was all caused by a series of reforms and turmoil carried out by the current emperor after he ascended the throne. Especially in recent years, Wan Yan often went crazy after drinking, not only killing and injuring close servants, but also demoting the clan and ministers at every turn. Since the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor has become more and more nervous, and he actually killed his own brothers, took his wives and concubines as queens, and killed the queens and concubines of the harem. And this kind of treatment may come to your head one day.

Everyone was also dissatisfied with the Taishi Wushu who controlled the court, who hijacked the emperor to seize power, excluded dissidents, and repeatedly failed in foreign wars, which greatly damaged the vitality of the Jin State. Even after reluctantly suing for peace, he still maintained a hostile attitude towards Song, exhausted the treasury and taxes, and mobilized the country's strength to build boundary trenches on the border between the two countries and reorganize the armament, how could this make Zhao Er feel at ease, and it would be strange if he didn't fight you! What's even more atmospheric is that he is already sick, and it is very difficult for him to even discuss politics in the court, but he still holds on to the power and blocks the future of everyone.

Now that the crisis is coming, Wanyan Zongxian, who entered the National History Museum, can't sit still, and he secretly meets with Zhao Wang, who was forced to retire from the elderly, to discuss getting rid of the powerful ministers and Wushu and abolishing the faint monarch Wanyan Yan. The two hit it off, but just because one of them has a job but no power to edit, a prince who is idle at home wants to do such a big thing. And in the current Dajin Kingdom, in addition to Taishi Wushu, the most powerful ones are Zuo Xiang Wanyan Zongben and Taifu, Zuo Dushuai Wanyan Zongxian. And both of them are doves who advocate peace with Song.

So Zong Xian contacted Zong Ben and Zong Xian again, and they were also dissatisfied with the emperor and the Taishi for a long time, and wanted to 'change horses'. Since there are people in the same way, and Wanyan Zongxian and Wanyan Miao are both very prestigious in the clan and the court, and they can respond to every call, so of course it is the best, so the two also joined the team of rebellion. In this way, they separately contacted the old department and subordinates, and prepared for the incident.

After everyone deliberated, they thought that the current shape shì was nervous. It is not too late to get up, otherwise when the Song army captures Liaoyang, it will be difficult for the troops to enter Huining Mansion. Now Wushu is seriously ill. On weekdays, he deals with government affairs in the Taishi's mansion. In order to defend the Song army on the western route, his cronies and deputy commanders, Wanyan Yanying, had already led his troops out of Beijing and into the grassland; The most difficult to deal with is his son-in-law, the secretary of the military department, and Shi Lie Zhining, the commander of the soldiers and horses in Beijing. However, a few days ago, he was also ordered to go to Huanglong Mansion to inspect armaments. Prevent the Song army on the South Road from breaking through Liaoyang Mansion and advancing into Huining Mansion. And the emperor is singing day and night with his newly harvested new favorite, and he has no time to take care of the government, so it can be said that this is the best opportunity.

But there is still a problem with the abolition of the emperor, Wanyan has no descendants, and he cannot support the new monarch. Wanyan Zongxian and Wanyan Zongxian were both well-known scholars and politicians in the Jin Kingdom, promoters and supporters of Sinicization, so they regarded the Taizu line as orthodox. There are many sons of Aguta, and there are still a few who are still alive. But I can't pick out the finished ones. There are more grandchildren, and there is a lot of room for choice. Of course, the most outstanding of them at present are Wan Yan Liang and Wan Yan Yong.

Wan Yanliang has already died in Jinzhou, and this is naturally discharged. And Wan Yan Yong is actually the most in line with everyone's minds, this person is not only quiet and wise, generous, and good at riding and shooting, the Chinese people are the first, the soldiers are very respected, and they are very popular among the old and new factions. What's even more rare is that Wanyan Yong looks burly and mighty, and he looks like a Taizu. Now he is left behind in Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, and he has soldiers and territory, so he is the most suitable candidate, and everyone has decided that he is the successor of Wanyan Ling, although he is still in the dark and does not know it......

On a sweltering night, Wanyan Zongxian and others led their retainers' private soldiers and more than 5,000 mobilized city troops to launch an armed coup d'état according to the plan. They were divided into two routes: one way, led by Wanyan Zongxian, attacked the imperial palace under the banner of strengthening the imperial city guards, and then controlled the imperial city and forced Yan Yan to abdicate; On the other hand, Wan Yan led the siege of the Taishi Mansion, and removed the vultures in front of him to control the government. The two troops went their separate ways.

Wanyan Zongxian was the imperial prince and the commander of the left capital, and he had the right to mobilize soldiers and horses, and they entered the inner city smoothly, and when they arrived at the imperial city and shouted to enter the palace according to the plan, they found that the one standing on the head of the city was actually the Taishi Wushu. Wanyan Zongxian immediately realized that the plan was leaked, but he knew that there was no way out, so he drove his troops to storm the imperial city and wanted to forcibly enter the palace. After a vicious battle, the coup army was defeated, Zongxian knew that it was impossible to escape the sword and killed himself, and the rest surrendered.

And the attack on the Taishi Mansion Wan Yan was stopped by a road of soldiers and horses halfway, and the leader was the defeated servant who returned to Beijing to wait for the crime. Wan Yan Miao wanted to persuade him to join him in the incident, but he was shot off his horse by an arrow from the servant Zhongyi, and he received all the private soldiers gathered by various families, and when he saw that his master was dead, he immediately became in chaos. The servants were loyal and righteous to defeat the Song army, but it was more than enough to deal with these people, and it didn't take long to annihilate this way.

Both sides were defeated, and then Wushu closed the city gate and searched for traitors and fellow parties in the city, and Zong Xian, Zong Ben and other participants were captured one after another, and a coup d'état that could change the fate of the Jin State ended hastily.

Wanyan Zongxian and others conspired a coup d'état to abolish Wanyan and get rid of the powerful ministers and Wushu, their starting point can be said to be good, and they can get the support of the government and the opposition by trying to change the leader and save the Jin State on the verge of peril. It seems that the arrangement is very strict, even the heir to the throne has been selected, and the people involved in it have the same ambitions as themselves. The timing of the choice is also good, the Wushu cronies in the city are far away from the Jingshi, and it is a good time to start. And why was the well-organized rebellion discovered so quickly and the leaders arrested?

As the saying goes, if the king is not secret, he will lose his minister; If the minister is not secret, he will lose his life; If a few things are not confidential, they will become harmful. In the end, it was because these people were all improvised, and after a brief discussion, they started in a hurry, and the preparations were not done well, and only the action goals were set, and even the heirs were temporarily promoted, and the parties did not inform them, let alone formulate a detailed action plan, and the troops that could be mobilized were only their own private soldiers, and they did not receive the support of the army. Moreover, in order to increase their momentum, they secretly contacted many people to participate in it, which inevitably included good and bad, and those with evil intentions, especially on the issue of how to distribute power and heirs after seizing power, in fact, people in the Taizong family also have a strong desire.

In the absence of a consensus on the preparations and some important issues, Zong Xian and Zong Xian and other mental figures thought that these were harmless things, and as long as the coup was successful, it was easy to say. And those participants who are already speculators, who have not received promises and benefits, but who have to take the risk of killing their heads and exterminating their clans to do 'big things', cannot but consider their own gains and losses, and think of the consequences of a failed coup d'état.

As a result, some people who did not even get the blank check started to think crookedly, thinking that it was much safer to report the rebellion of Zong Xian and others to the emperor and the Taishi than to participate in a coup d'état that was not completely certain. As a result, before the coup d'état began, Wushu got the news, so he planned as he could, secretly mobilized troops and horses, laid a trap, and wiped out Zongxian and other rebels, and successfully smashed the attempted coup.

The Neurotic Emperor was furious when he heard that the matter had happened, and demanded a strict investigation and deep investigation, and the mastermind behind the scenes must be found. The result can be imagined, the government and the opposition have experienced a baptism of blood, dozens of clans and courtiers were involved, and tens of thousands of people lost their lives, and at this time, Wan Yan Yong, who had been besieged in Liaoyang City for many days by the great water, did not know that such a thing had happened in Beijing, and he did not know that he had become the mastermind of the coup, a usurper who tried to ascend the throne, and he was still reporting the war to the court, please send reinforcements!

It was difficult to deal with Yan Yong's 'rebellion'. In his heart, he didn't believe that he would do such a rebellious thing, but in fact, Wan Yan Yong was elected as the successor by the coup d'état, so whether he was innocent or not, the emperor could no longer tolerate him, and the only way left for him was death. But the problem is that Wan Yan Yong stayed behind for Liaoyang Mansion at this time, holding military and political power, and can be called a prince, and Liaoyang City is now besieged by a lot of water, the Song army can't enter, and the peace mission sent is also wandering around, and they can't go to arrest the 'rebel', and there is another question that even if they can get in, how can Wan Yan Yong be captured, and who will be sent to guard Liaoyang Mansion?

At this time, Liaoyang sent a battle report, saying that the Song army successfully blocked the Lianghe breach, and launched an artillery bombardment on Liaoyang City as soon as the water receded, destroying most of the city in just one day, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers and civilians in the city, and most of the grain and grass were also destroyed. Wushu shook his head and smiled bitterly when he received the report, and whether to save it or not has become another difficult problem. Help, now the emperor can't wait for Yan Yong to die quickly, how can he agree; If you don't save it, Liaoyang City is not only an important place for finance and taxation, but also an important military town.

And at this moment, Xiao Zhonggong, who hurried to the Beijing Division, was halfway through the journey, and heard that the capital had quelled the coup d'état of Zong Xian and others a few days ago, and was now preparing to arrest the rumors that the mastermind Wan Yan Yong was arrested. Xiao Zhonggong was shocked when he heard this, and after saying that Yan Yong's rebellion was groundless, he did not find any signs in Liaoyang for a long time, and at the time of the coup, Liaoyang was under siege by the water, and it was impossible for him to participate in this matter...... (To be continued......)