One Piece of Song Dynasty

Chapter 496 Zhao Gou ascends the throne (final)

At five o'clock on April , the vanguard army of the Generalissimo's Mansion set off from Jeju and advanced towards Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing. Immediately afterwards, the former left army and the right army also set off one after another. When the sky became dark, the Chinese army also set off. Subsequently, the general of King Kang, Zhao Gou, jumped on his horse, and the officials of the shogunate also mounted their horses one after another, and advanced with their tails. The rear army followed closely behind to protect them. Behind the rear army, there was another team at the rear, led by Zhu Shengfei.

That night, King Kang stayed at a place called Xinxingdian. At this time, King Kang was "joyful" and asked Wang Boyan: "What is the name of this place?"

Wang Boyan replied: "This place is called Xinxingdian. I once heard that during the Taiping and Xingguo years, the Northern Army was peeping by the border. Emperor Taizong was lucky enough to go to the expedition in person. Just after crossing the Yellow River, someone kowtowed in front of the emperor's horse head. The emperor asked his name. That person The answer was that it was called Song Jie, and the emperor was overjoyed. Sure enough, not long after, the news of our army's victory came. Now the king leads the army to defeat the thieves and establish a unified state, and the first place is Xinxing. This is God's will, which means that the Song Dynasty will definitely be revived." King Kang was very happy after hearing this, and his face was full of joy.

In the evening of this day, Commander Zhang Shen and Deputy General Manager Liu Guangshi led a Shaanxi army horse to Xinxingdian from a small road to meet up with the Generalissimo's Mansion. Liu Guangshi bowed his head and held the prong. As soon as he saw the feet of King Kang's horse, he dismounted and paid homage from afar. King Kang sent someone over to ask him to speak and expressed his cordial condolences.

That night, King Kang appointed Liu Guangshi as the Grand Marshal of the army and promoted the five armies. From then on, Liu Guangshi became King Kang's confidant, responsible for suppressing the armies and responsible for King Kang's daily security work.

On April , King Kang arrived in Yucheng County. At noon that day, Wang Xiang, the general manager of the West Road, and Sun Zhaoyuan, the deputy general manager, led a troop of troops to meet up with the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

On the same day, in Tokyo, Zhang Bangchang learned that King Kang was leading his army from Jeju to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, so he quickly reported to Queen Yuanyou: "I just learned that King Kang is marching to Nanjing, and I will lead all the officials to Nanjing. Plan. Set off on the th to attend the chariots, ceremonial guards, etc." Queen Yuanyou said accurately.

On April , King Kang arrived in Nanjing. At this time, Zhao Ye, the general manager of the North Road, Fan Ru, the Xuanfu envoy, and generals Wang Yuan and Han Shizhong were all in Nanjing, and the city still maintained a certain degree of prosperity. After King Kang arrived, the Generalissimo's Mansion immediately announced that the entire city was under martial law. Yang Weizhong and other generals who were in charge of the Fifth Army were all on guard to prevent extraordinary changes.

On April , Zhang Bangchang went to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, begging for the death penalty. King Kang comforted and cared for him. In accordance with the imperial edict, Wang Boyan was appointed as the direct bachelor of Xianmo Pavilion, and Huang Qianshan was appointed as the direct bachelor of Huiyou Pavilion. Acting Minister of Civil Service Wang Shiyong and others arrived in Nanjing with offerings of chariots and ceremonial attires. More and more ministers requested King Kang to proclaim himself emperor, and ordered relevant departments to build an altar on the left side of the palace gate.

On the first day of the fifth lunar month, King Kang ascended the high altar to accept the destiny and ascended the throne. After the ceremony, he cried bitterly and apologized to the emperors Hui and Qin from afar.

After Zhao Gou came to the throne, he granted a general amnesty, and all pardons that could not be forgiven were pardoned. Zhang Bangchang and those who agreed to serve the Jin Dynasty will not be held accountable. The left-behind department in Xijing was ordered to repair the tombs of the ancestors. The Shenxiao Palace in the country was abolished, money was stopped being distributed to young people, and the families of those who sacrificed their lives for the country and defended King Kang were rewarded with kindness. Those who were ordered to serve as envoys to the Jin Dynasty but did not return home would be provided with a year's salary for their families. Those who should be selected and those who follow the capital are already Cheng Zhilang's people, and they will be awarded the title of second-level capital officials. Officials who leave their posts due to turmoil are limited to one month to return to their original posts. The defeated soldiers and bandits were allowed to reform and submit to the court.

Exemption from summer taxes in Nanjing and counties where the Marshal's Mansion has stationed troops for more than one month. All those who are selected for special examinations in Yingtianfu will be of the same background as Jinshi, and will be exempted from the interpretation and provincial examinations. Those who have passed the special examination three times or more and those whose clan has participated in the tribute examination will all receive favors. Those who recruited troops from King Qin handed over the troops to the commanders of the prefectures and counties, and then rushed to Nanjing. Officials and people inside and outside the imperial court could write letters stating the sufferings of the people, and they would not be punished even if they offended the imperial court and the emperor. Officials appointed by the imperial court committed crimes and no longer listened to the emperor's decree. Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Zhu Meng, Li Bangyan, Meng Changling, Liang Shicheng, Tan Zhen and their descendants are no longer employed. The ministers inside and outside the imperial court will recommend a talented person from the common people within ten days. Other matters will be handled as usual. Huang Qianshan was appointed as the Minister of Zhongshu, and Wang Boyan was appointed as the Privy Councilor of Tongzhi.

On the same day, Queen Yuanyou was in Kaifeng, Tokyo, removed the curtains and stopped listening to politics.

In the following days, Zhao Gouyao honored Emperor Qianlong as Emperor Xiaociyuan, Empress Yuanyou as Empress Dowager Yuanyou, his mother Concubine Wei Xian as Empress Xuanhe, and Lady Xing of Jiaguo as empress. Geng Nanzhong dismissed his post and ordered the historian After identifying the slander suffered by Empress Xuanren Shengyeolgao, she built the Gyeongryeong Palace in Jiangning Mansion. Appointed Zhang Bangchang as Taibao, Fengjiedushi, and Prince of Tong'an County; appointed Fan Na, Hedong and North Xuanfu envoy, to stay in the capital; appointed Li Gang as Shangshu Youpu She and Zhongshu Minister, and ordered him to go to Yingtian Mansion; Yang Weizhong served as Jianwu Army The Jiedu envoy was in charge of the affairs of the company in front of the palace; he dismissed the bandits and militiamen who were in charge, and reduced the number of soldiers and horses under their command to the five armies; he also used his birthday as Tianshen Festival, dismissed Feng Shu from his post, and Lv Haowen, Minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed as Shangshu Youcheng; he ordered Ma Zhong, the commander of the central army, and Zhang Huan, the commander of the rear army, to lead an army of people to Hejian Prefecture to pursue and harass the Jin army; appointed Lv Haowen to concurrently serve as minister, and Huang Qianshan to concurrently serve as imperial minister. For the camp envoy, Wang Boyan was the deputy envoy, Wang Yuan, the deputy general manager of Zhendingfu Road, was the governor of the capital, Liu Guangshi, the deputy general manager of Yanyan Road, promoted the affairs of his delegation, and Wang Shiyong was demoted to Huangzhou for resettlement; the controllers Xue Guang and Zhang Qiong were ordered to lead the camp. Six thousand troops joined the volunteers from Shanshui Village in Hebei Province to jointly restore Cizhou and Xiangzhou; Lu Yundi, a bachelor of Zizheng Palace, was appointed as the envoy of the capital, Geng Yanxi, a direct bachelor of Longtuge, as deputy envoy, and Li Ruoshui, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was appointed as Guanwen He was a bachelor in the palace, and his posthumous title was Zhongmin.

On the tenth day of April, Zhao Gou summoned his disciple Chen Dong to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing and issued an edict: Because Minister Jingkang advocated for peace and harmed the country, Li Bangyan was demoted to deputy envoy of the Jianning Army and settled in Xunzhou; Wu Min was moved. Liuzhou and Cai Mao were moved to Yingzhou; Yu Wenxuzhong, Zheng Wangzhi, and Li Ye were all demoted to Guangnan prefectures because they were envoys to the Jin Dynasty to request land cession and resettled in their lands; Zhang Bangchang responded to the situation and made contributions to the country, just like Wen Yanbo, He went to Shangshu Province twice a month; he granted the title of concubine to Pan in the harem; he appointed Liang Yangzu, the shipping envoy to Jiang and Huaihe Rivers, to take charge of the tea and salt affairs in the southeast and provide financial support for the business.

Just when Zhao Gou came to the throne and took care of everything, Li Xin also took Zhu Lian and Zhao Huanhuan to Hui'an after a month's trek.

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