The soldiers kowtowed and said, "But the order of the lord is obeyed!" ”

Zhao Kuangyin saw that the time was ripe, so he took the opportunity to say: "In this case, send the order to the soldiers, and return to Kaifeng tomorrow." Fight the Liao people, and let others do it. After a pause, he said, "But military discipline must be strict." It is not allowed to bully the common people on the road, and after returning home, you must not be rude to the ministers, the queen mother and the emperor. ”

The soldiers said in unison, "Yes." ”

The people and horses brought out by Zhao Kuangyin Hao Hao only went back as they did when they arrived at Chenqiaoyi, but when they came out, they were defenders to protect their families and defend the country, and when they went back, they were already rebels. On the afternoon of the fourth day of the first lunar month, I had arrived at the city of Kaifeng. And the general who defended the city, Wang Xianqi and others, were Zhao Kuangyin's friends, and after the death of the first emperor Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin had put these key positions on his own chess pieces. Now I see Zhao Kuangyin coming back with troops. Without any resistance or warning, the city gate was directly opened to welcome Zhao Kuangyin's army into the city.

In the palace, the Queen Mother was holding the hand stove, watching Chai Zongxun reading "The Mean" childishly, and suddenly heard the hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the eunuch rushed in and said in shock: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, it's not good, Zhao Kuangyin's army rushed in." I'm afraid it's the other way around! ”

Chai Zongxun was stunned and hid in the arms of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother's voice trembled: "Where is the inspection?" What about Murong Yanzhao? ”

The main position of the palace inspection is Zhao Kuangyin, and the deputy position is Murong Yanzhao, who is in charge of the central forbidden army. Protecting the emperor's safety, the Queen Mother's first reaction at this moment was to find Murong Yanzhao. The eunuch stomped his feet and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother." That Murong Yanzhao was originally Zhao Kuangyin's cronies, and he was already wearing a pair of pants at this time-" Before he finished speaking, the eunuch pounced and fell forward. Behind him was Zhao Kuangyin, who was carrying a bloody sword.

Chai Zongxun was so frightened that his whole body trembled, he couldn't shout, he just stared at all this with wide eyes, the Queen Mother's face was bloodless, and she hugged Chai Zongxun tightly and stared at Zhao Kuangyin and hid back: "What are you going to do?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin carried a sword. Slowly walked towards the inner room, the door behind him was open, and the black army followed, unable to see the end, and the leader was Zhao Pu, who was shrewd-eyed, and Zhao Kuangyi, who was numb. Zhao Kuangyin's steps were very heavy, there was no expression, one step, one step, every step in the empty palace room, it seemed to be able to stir up reverberations and shake down the dust on the beam.

Every time Zhao Kuangyin took a step forward, the Queen Mother took a step back, and her voice trembled: "You, are you going to rebel?" "The Upper Aid Agency.

Zhao Kuangyin paused, a playful smile flashed on his face, and suddenly, he knelt down on one leg, looking at the Queen Mother and Chai Zongxun in a heavy voice: "The minister is incompetent, and he can no longer guard the rivers and mountains of the Great Zhou Dynasty for the first emperor." Now the generals and soldiers in the army are strong-blooded, and they are all unwilling to serve Da Zhou anymore. Therefore, the minister dared to beg the emperor to give up the position of the Son of Heaven. ”

The Queen Mother only felt that the cool air rushing from the soles of her feet had spread to her whole body in an instant. Abdicate? Carrying a bloody sword to Zen Jean? What's the difference between this and forcing the palace? For a long time, the Queen Mother didn't say a word. Time passed little by little, and the Queen Mother was a little anxious, not knowing where King Wei was now? He should have come to the palace to rescue him.

Chai Zongxun gradually eased up a little, looked at Zhao Kuangyin and stammered: "Bold, you, you are going to rebel-" Before he finished speaking, his mouth was already covered by the Queen Mother.

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes shot a trace of cold light, and he sneered: "Your Majesty is serious, I just go with the situation." ”

At this time, a general ran over from behind and said a few words in Zhao Kuangyi's ear. Zhao Kuangyi strode in, and said to Zhao Kuangyin without any expression: "The guards of the palace have all been withdrawn, only Lord Han Tonghan, who defied the times and was stabbed by the soldiers. "Han Tong is the deputy commander of the infantry of the guards, and is in charge of the infantry commander of the palace.

Hearing Zhao Kuangyi's words, the Queen Mother and the Emperor shook again. Zhao Kuangyin hooked his lips and smiled: "Most of the troops of King Wei are in the three towns of Heshuo, and it is too late to rush over." The king of Wei himself was also surrounded by soldiers in the palace of the king of Wei, and it only depends on the meaning of the queen mother and the emperor. ”

After Zhao Kuangyin's words were finished, the Queen Mother couldn't stand anymore, and slid down against the pillar behind her, and the back that she was trying to hold up just now couldn't stand up anymore. She was still waiting for King Wei to come to her rescue, but King Wei was locked up in the mansion. If she doesn't agree to the Zen position, then not only her and Chai Zongxun, but even King Wei will be afraid that she will not be able to escape death.

The Queen Mother's face was like ashes, and she didn't say anything for a long time. The air seemed to be stagnant, and Zhao Kuangyin was very patient in this matter, and kept standing in place and waiting.

I don't know how long it took, the sun had set in the west, the room was so dim that I couldn't see the outline of my face, and the queen mother's heart sank into the bottomless darkness with the setting sun. She was looking forward to the news that King Wei was being circled was fake, but now that King Wei had not entered the palace, she could no longer pray that King Wei could come to save her, she could only pray that King Wei was still alive.

The sky was completely dark, and in the darkness, the Queen Mother spit out faintly: "Lord Zhao, prepare paper and pen, Your Majesty wants to write an edict on the Zen throne." ”

"Good!" Zhao Kuangyin said loudly, and then ordered the palace people to come in and light the lamps and candles, Zhao Pu walked in, took out the Zen edict prepared earlier from his sleeve and handed it to the Queen Mother. Zhao Kuangyin said: "I'm just worried that Your Majesty won't be able to write it in a hurry, so I've already drafted a copy, and I ask the Queen Mother to take a look." If you can, cover it with a jade seal. ”

The Queen Mother smiled bitterly, it turned out that even the abdication edict had been written, so why did she pretend to have no intention of causing trouble? The Queen Mother hurriedly glanced at it, took out the emperor's jade seal from the inner room, and trembled her hands but couldn't cover it. With this cover, the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed in her hands, and the territory that her husband had worked so hard to conquer was given to others - the Queen Mother couldn't do it anyway, she felt that she was a sinner.

When Zhao Kuangyin saw the jade seal, he couldn't wait, so he strode up and held the hand of the Empress Dowager Fu and covered it hard. Since then, the world of the Great Zhou has been surnamed Zhao. And the Great Zhou, no longer the Great Zhou, changed the country name to "Song".

Jinling in the first month of the year is still silk and bamboo, and the charm of the south of the Yangtze River. The court of the Southern Tang Dynasty also became a pot of porridge, Zhao Kuangyin usurped power and abolished Zhou Jiansong, which was a major event that shocked the world. Naturally, the movement caused in the Southern Tang Dynasty was not small. It's just that after the earthquake, the court returned to calm. After all, no matter what the heavens of the Great Zhou Dynasty became, for the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was still no power to resist, it was still a subservient position, and it still had to pay tribute.

Li Jing sent a letter to Zhao Kuangyin, recognizing the Great Song Dynasty established by Zhao Kuangyin as orthodox, and respecting the era name of the Great Song Dynasty "Jianlong" as the era name of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Make a good gesture of goodwill. Zhao Kuangyin naturally accepted it happily.

Xiao Tao is in Huayuefang, although she lives alone in a small courtyard, but Huayuefang is the place where the news spreads quickly, from national events to street and alley, there is nothing Huayuefang doesn't know. So in the lively chat, Xiao Tao knew about the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. And the original emperor Chai Zongxun became King Zheng and moved out of the palace with the queen mother.

And Zhao Kuangyi, since the day Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, in order to avoid secrecy, has changed his name to Zhao Guangyi, and was named the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace. What kind of position this is, Xiao Tao doesn't know, but it must be much more noble than before. She couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, except for the shock she heard it for the first time, and then it was all empty. His identity is more noble, he couldn't climb it before, and it will be even more different in the future.

Xiao Tao shook her head, thinking about something, she didn't see each other again, and she wanted to do these things in vain. Xiao Tao suddenly remembered that Gongzi Qi might not have been to Huayuefang for a long time, so he should be busy dealing with things in the court, right? Da Zhou has changed, and Datang will be busy, right?

Xiao Tao passed the New Year in a dizziness, and in a blink of an eye, it was February, and the business of Huayuefang was not as lively as the New Year. Honggu was not happy either. Although Xiao Tao is an official prostitute who was given by the emperor to take down the title from the four-pin fish bag, then he can't eat nothing and eat white rice, eat it every day and wait for death. Up and down this Huayue Fang, she is an idler.

To be an official prostitute, not to be a nun Qingxiu, every day in the small courtyard does not come out, even if the court gave a fish bag before, there is no one who does not accept guests, but the small officials and officials who received it in the past, and then they are the dignitaries. How can there be such a comfortable thing? What's more, there are already many dignitaries who have asked Honggu about Xiao Tao, and they all want to see with their own eyes what the official prostitutes who have been given grades by the emperor look like. If Honggu refuses to continue, she will offend these dignitaries, Huayuefang's business does not need to be done, and Honggu's head is also in danger.

So after the first month, Honggu went to Taoyuan to chat with Xiao Tao every day when she was free, which was nothing more than knocking on the side to ask when Xiao Tao was going to pick up customers. Even if you don't want to accompany the guests, go to be a cleaner, and go to the stage every night to have a performance.

Xiao Tao always said Mu Ran: "Let's talk about it." "I won't take the stubble again. Honggu is helpless, now Xiaotao can't be scolded, Honggu doesn't dare to go too far except for her cold face and deduction of food and clothing.

After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, Zhao Guangyi's first request was to go to Nantang to pick up Xiao Tao back. But Xiao Tao is from the Tang Dynasty, and he must have made an order from Zhao Kuangyin, who has been the emperor, to the Southern Tang Dynasty in order to take it back openly. However, Zhao Kuangyin thought that the Great Song Dynasty had just been established, and there were many things, and there were many state affairs with the Southern Tang Dynasty, so it was not appropriate to mention the matter of an official prostitute now. Moreover, the strength of Fu Yanqing, the king of Wei, cannot be eliminated for the time being, and he is about to move, so it is not appropriate to take Xiao Tao back immediately to stimulate him. Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi said that the coming day is long, don't be in a hurry.

Zhao Kuangyi smiled faintly and didn't say anything else. He didn't want to argue with Zhao Kuangyin anymore, it was pointless. The current excuses are Da Song Chuding and Fu Yanqing, and there must be other excuses after that, Xiao Tao's status as an official prostitute and the royal face are all reasons. The strong Zhao Kuangyin has his reasons for doing everything, and everything he finds a reason for cannot be reversed by others. Maybe he's right, only when the power is in one's own hands can one be qualified to ask for it.