After returning to Gaoyou, the Song State sent a letter the next day, asking for the resumption of peace talks.

"How?"

Shi Wenhui asked with a smile.

Chang Yukun said confidently: "The old rule, let him dry for a few days first." ”

Peace talks, peace talks, to put it bluntly, is whoever has the big fist is justified.

Now that they have the initiative, they are naturally not in a hurry, it is Zhao Song who is in a hurry.

Zong Ze's confidence is nothing more than the setbacks of the Qingzhou army in Xiangyang and Yangzhou, but in Chang Yukun's opinion, it is nothing at all.

Leave it to dry for a few days, and one is to make the other party impatient.

Secondly, we are also waiting for an opportunity!

……

Jinling.

In the palace, a group of ministers quarreled over peace talks.

Some officials, led by the Wang family, took the opportunity to impeach Zong Ze, saying that he was arrogant and reckless, which led to an impasse in the peace talks, and asked Zhao Ji to punish him.

There is also a small number of Qingliu who stiffen up Zong Ze, feeling that the envoys of Qi are just bluffing.

The battles of Xiangyang and Yangzhou are proof of this.

With the Yangtze River in danger, the Qingzhou Army could not hit the south at all, so Zong Ze had no fault.

The rest of the officials caught Han Zhen and scolded him, saying that he disregarded human ethics and so on.

Anyway, no one mentions the Zen position.

This is a taboo and cannot be touched.

You must know that Li Gang, Wu Min and other Qingliu in the past, in order to let Zhao Ji abdicate, but after planning for a long time, coupled with opportunities such as Jin Ren and Han Zhen going south, they finally succeeded.

Now, if you dare to rashly mention the matter of the Zen position, you don't know how to die.

In the end, Zhao Ji just issued an order to punish Zong Ze.

The content of the application is also not painful or itchy, compared with the previous years when the application for Uncle Zhang was at night, it can be said that it is very different.

……

July 24.

One thing broke the deadlock in the peace talks.

Shandong Water Division is here!

On the vast sea, two groups of Shenzhou warships, one after the other, overcame thorns and thorns, along the coastline of the Yellow Sea, and went straight to Tongzhou.

Li Nanjia was dressed in paper armor, standing proudly on the deck of the Shenzhou, holding a strange-looking long cylinder in his hand, and was watching from a distance.

This long tube, called the telescope, is the latest invention of the Academy of Engineering.

As the quality of the glass becomes purer and purer, the telescope will naturally be completed.

The hunting sea breeze blows, so that a few strands of hair on the sideburns flutter with the wind.

At this moment, a herald came over: "Brigade commander, news has come from the Qingzhou ship, twenty miles ahead, and it is about to arrive in Tongzhou Bay!" ”

Tongzhou Bay belongs to a section of Fan Gong Dike, which was built by Fan Zhongyan 100 years ago.

Strictly speaking, Tongzhou Bay is not a bay.

Not only is it small, but it also changes with the tide, and the boat can be parked at high tide and turned into a shallow beach at low tide.

At the helm is the old man, and the tide changes in Tongzhou Bay are the clearest, and this is the time period of high tide.

After arriving at the waters of Tongzhou, the Qingzhou ship in front did not stop, continued to sail, and went straight to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The Yuzhou ship led by Li Nanjia turned the rudder and sailed into Tongzhou Bay.

There are three salt farms in Tongzhou Bay, namely Fengli Field, Shek Gang Field and Jinsha Field.

"Prepare the main gun!"

As he gradually approached the port, Li Nanjia gave an order.

Ni Mu led his gunners and immediately began to adjust the angle of the muzzle and reload the ammunition.

When he was away from the walled fort set up by the seawall in Fengli Field, Li Nanjia ordered in a cold voice: "Open the cannon!" ”

Snort!

The fire rope burned rapidly, making a loud sound.

Rumble!

The next moment, a deafening loud bang accompanied by a thick puff of smoke rose from the deck and reverberated above the sea.

The cannonball hit the walled fort accurately, and it can be clearly seen through the goggles that the walled fort was directly pierced by the cannonball, blasting out a large hole.

Boom Boom!

Under the indiscriminate bombardment, several walled forts were completely reduced to ruins.

At the same time, the two passenger ships broke away from the group of battleships and headed straight for the port dock.

After arriving at the pier, a team of sailors quickly disembarked from the boat.

When the assembly is completed, advance inland.

……

The other side.

The Qingzhou ship led by Kuang Zixin has already circled to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

More than a mile away, the main battle guns on the bow deck were aimed at the county town and were bombarded indiscriminately.

After bombing more than a dozen guns, the Qingzhou ship did not stay too long, and continued to go upstream, crossing Chongming Island and coming to Jinghai County.

Here, he encountered the Zhao Song sailor.

In the face of the Shenzhou giant ship loaded with field artillery and siege artillery, the small broken ships of the Zhao Song Navy Division are not of an order of magnitude at all, they are completely dimensionality reduction strikes.

In just a few shots, three of the five warships of the Zhao Song Navy Division sank, and two others fled in a hurry when they saw that the situation was not good.

After solving the naval division, the Qingzhou ship took the port without much effort, and the naval division successfully landed.

In just one day, Tongzhou fell!

The battle report was transmitted back to Jinling, and the government and the opposition were shaken for a while.

The Shandong Naval Division came, and as soon as he appeared on the stage, he showed terrifying combat power.

Originally, Zhao Ji was still lucky, but this sturdy slap woke him up completely.

Before, it was nothing more than relying on the waterless division under Han Zhen to hold Xiangyang and Yangzhou, but now the water division is here and takes Tongzhou by thunderous means, and the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Zhao Ji was afraid, since the Shandong sailors could hit Tongzhou along the mouth of the Yangtze River, was it possible to hit Jinling?

Thinking of this, he immediately issued an order to Zong Ze and Qin Hui, promising to form a brother and friend with Qi and respect Han Zhen as a brother.

After doing this, Zhao Ji ordered someone to find Zhao Kai again.

Zhao Kai is now bent on developing his own power, and at the same time intercepting and killing his eldest brother Zhao Huan, he doesn't know what happened.

Under the gaze of a group of courtiers, Zhao Kai stepped into the main hall and bowed down: "The son has seen his father!" ”

Zhao Ji said with a sincere face: "I am old, I am a little powerless, when I was in Bianjing before, I had already given your eldest brother the throne, and now it is just a helpless move, in order to stabilize the situation." Now that the south is stable, I want to Zen with you! ”

In the end, he wants some face, and he can't do things like respecting Han Zhen as a brother and his daughter as a sister-in-law.

But the Zen position to Zhao Kai has no such concerns.

With Zhao Kai in front, he can still control the court in the rear and live his own leisurely life.

Rumble!

Zhao Ji's words exploded in Zhao Kai's ears like a thunderbolt.

In his original plan, his father's body was still quite strong, and it would be a matter of being an emperor for more than ten years.

And he himself is young and can afford to wait.

As long as the eldest brother Zhao Huan is intercepted, this throne must belong to him.

It's just that Zhao Kai never thought that happiness would come so suddenly.

A wave of ecstasy welled up from the depths of my heart.

"My father is fierce and fierce, and now he is in the prime of life, so how can he talk about Zen position."

Zhao Kai knew that he couldn't laugh at this time, but he couldn't control the corners of his mouth from rising, so he had to pinch his thighs hard and force himself not to laugh.

In any case, the etiquette of three pushes and three concessions must be completed.

Otherwise, how do the courtiers of the full palace view themselves?

Zhao Ji waved his hand: "My body, I know best, a year is not as good as a year, you don't have to persuade again." ”

"My father is going to mention the matter of the Zen position again, and my sons are really afraid."

Zhao Kai leaned over and knelt on the ground.

A group of courtiers looked at the acting skills of the father and son expressionlessly.

"Among the emperors, I am the most optimistic, don't shirk."

Zhao Ji walked down the hall, helped Zhao Kai up with his own hands, and then led him step by step to the palace.

Pressing him on the dragon chair, Zhao Ji said with a straight face: "From today on, you will be the emperor of my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Kai was extremely moved, and his face was full of admiration: "Father and relieved, sons and daughters will be filial to their father in the future." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Ji smiled with satisfaction: "Good boy, if you have this heart, I will be satisfied." ”

Compared with Zhao Huan's unfilial son, the third child is much more well-behaved and trouble-free.

It's a scene of father's love and filial piety.

If it spreads, it will definitely be cited as a good story.

"Meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed!"

At this time, the ministers in the palace knelt down and bowed to welcome the new emperor.

Although the big guy knows in his heart that the new emperor is a puppet, he still has to give face.

Looking at His Royal Highness's kneeling ministers, Zhao Kai's heart was agitated.

This throne went around and around, and in the end, didn't it fall into his own hands?

……

……

Yangzhou.

In the post station of Shao Bozhen, Qin Hui was counting Zong Ze.

"Xia Guan has long said that peace talks between the two countries should be elegant. Now that the Shandong Navy Division is here and has captured Tongzhou, what if it goes up the river and hits Jinling? ”

Zong Ze retorted: "The Shandong sailors are all sea ships, the ships are wide and high, and it is the limit to hit Tongzhou, so they dare not go inward." ”

Qin Hui laughed angrily at him, he felt like he was playing the piano to a cow.

In his opinion, all of this was Zong Ze's obstinate behavior, which led to angering the Qi State.

Now not only the peace talks are yellow, but also the loss of Tongzhou, and the good situation has been completely broken.

Thinking of this, Qin Hui said coldly: "This official will definitely play Your Majesty, and I will participate in your copy!" ”

"Please!"

Zong Ze is not used to him either.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!"

At this moment, there was a singing voice outside the station.

The two immediately stopped arguing and walked out of the post station quickly.

Because it was an urgent edict, the eunuch was not arranged to read the decree, and the post guard directly handed over the decree to Zong Ze.

Zong Ze couldn't wait to open the holy decree, and Qin Hui on the side also leaned over.

"This ...... Your Majesty is confused! ”

Zong Ze's face changed greatly, and he looked up to the sky and sighed.

His Majesty actually agreed to respect Han Zhen as his brother, and urged them to resume peace talks with Qi as soon as possible.

In the end, Qin Hui was also asked to be in charge of the next peace talks, and Zong Ze assisted from the side.

Although he did not apply for the resignation, the temporary change of dispatch has already shown that His Majesty is extremely dissatisfied with Zong Ze.

"Humph!"

Qin Hui glanced at Zong Ze and snorted proudly.

Zong Ze looked lost and depressed.

Back at the post station, Qin Hui wrote a letter again and sent someone to send it to Gaoyou urgently.

……

Gaoyou.

In the pavilion, Shi Wenhui and Chang Yukun were playing against each other.

Shi Wenhui chuckled and said, "Chang Xiang, Zhao Song compromised. ”

The attack on Tongzhou by the Shandong Navy Division was originally planned.

Now, everything is going according to the script they had set earlier.

"When the time is ripe, it's time to pick the fruit, and if you delay it and miss the enthronement ceremony of Your Majesty, it will not be beautiful."

Chang Yukun said, picking up a chess piece and dropping it.

"Yes."

Shi Wenhui nodded approvingly.

Chang Yukun instructed: "I will reply to a letter later, and agree to continue the peace talks tomorrow." ”

(End of chapter)