One Piece of Song Dynasty

The Jin soldiers dismounted and killed the people who had not fled, and set fire to the houses. In an instant, flames shot into the sky, and the whole city was burning. Wu Shu smelled the scorching smell and couldn't help but feel bored: he spent the whole day either raiding or massacring the city, and there was no decent battle at all. He checked the map, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Call men and horses, and follow me to attack Yingtian Mansion."

A Jin general expressed a different opinion: "The supervisors have repeatedly warned that this southern expedition will only sweep the two rivers and not go straight in."

"Are you a subordinate of Wan Yanchang or a subordinate of me?" Wu Shu couldn't help but said, whipping him. Another Jin general also disagreed: "Six thousand troops and horses marched long distances from Shandong to Henan, I'm afraid."

Wu Shu said: "I'm afraid that the Song soldiers are like a flock of sheep. Our army is like tigers and wolves. Tigers have entered the sheep flock. What else is there to be afraid of?"

The generals cheered after hearing this. Wushu whipped his horse and led the army to gallop away, shouting: "Follow me to go to Yingtian Mansion to herd sheep, and drive Zhao Gou away from the Central Plains." The horses' hooves rumbled, and Jin Wushu led the Jin army to roar past and go straight to Yingtian Mansion.

At dawn, Empress Dowager Meng got up full of worries. She moved around for a while and turned to the door of Zhao Gou. Seeing that Zhao Gou was still reading the memorial, she walked in and said with concern: "The emperor has been reading the memorial all night."

Zhao Gou hurriedly stood up and saluted: "No, I have just woken up not long ago. The Queen Mother got up so early, but she has something to do."

"It's not a big deal. My ancestor's name is taboo Yuan, and I am called Yuanyou instead. Isn't this a taboo? I have long wanted to change it." Just as Empress Dowager Meng said this, Kang Lu came in hurriedly holding the memorial: "Emperor"

"Sure enough, Rong Erchen, think about it. The Queen Mother will bless me to revive the Song Dynasty." Seeing Kang Lu's anxious look, Zhao Gou suddenly became nervous. He was afraid of frightening Queen Mother Meng, so he pretended to turn a blind eye, making Kang Lu anxious and wanting to stamp his feet. Zhao Gou peeked at Kang Lu anxiously, and said slowly: "Bless me for the prosperity of the Song Dynasty. My name is Longyou. How good is the Queen Mother Longyou?"

"Bless the Song Dynasty to prosper. This is a good name, so let's call it Longyou." Empress Dowager Meng was happy. Kang Lu quietly showed the memorial to Zhao Gou, wiping his sweat and nodding anxiously. Wu Shaofen and the maid came in from the outside with water. Kang Lu turned around and knocked over the basin. Wu Shaofen blamed: "The sky hasn't fallen, what's wrong?"

"It's almost like the sky is falling. Wu Shu, the fourth prince of the Jin Dynasty, personally led all the elite troops to Yingtian Mansion. Huang Qianshan is waiting to see him." Kang Lu stamped his feet anxiously, Wu Shaofen frowned and stopped him, pretending to be calm and went in to confront him. Empress Dowager Meng smiled: "I said where did the Empress Dowager go? We got up early in the morning and talked about it."

"The Queen Mother has had breakfast, and I will accompany the Queen Mother to listen to books to relieve her boredom." Zhao Gou got away when he saw Wu Shaofen coming. Queen Mother Meng had already seen that he was anxious, looked at his back, and sighed: "Go quickly, hey, the breakfast has not been used yet, and you can't live in peace for a moment. Everything in the world is pressing on this little shoulder, hey."

Wu Shaofen was also worried about Zhao Gou. She smiled and poured water into the basin again: "Would the Queen Mother prefer to listen to books or music?"

Huang Qianshan was rubbing his hands anxiously outside when he saw Zhao Gou coming out and saluted hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Wu Shu's goal this time is to capture the emperor. Now that Zhang Jung has just left, Yingtian Mansion is only guarded by Miao Fu and Wu Zhan. Fortunately, Han Shizhong has just left. Defeated the Hebei thieves Ding Shun and Yang Jin, and are on their way to Nanjing to escort them."

"As expected, Han Shizhong can be used. He will be promoted to Guangzhou Observer, and he will bring imperial weapons and order Han Shizhong to stop the Jin army on the spot." Zhao Gou nodded after reading the memorial. Kang Lu agreed and hurried out. Huang Qianshan said angrily again: "Liu Guangshi reported that he had killed the Shandong rebel Li Yu, and asked whether he should be granted the title of Jiedushi. Isn't this a blatant request for an official from the imperial court?"

Zhao Gou said: "I will grant him the title of Jiedu Envoy. Now is the time to employ people. I have said that as long as he has performed meritorious services, I will not hesitate to grant him a title. At present, Yingtian Mansion is too empty, and it is urgent to patrol Nanyang. I will inform the people to follow me on the tour and send them Special personnel were assigned to escort the families of Ma Hezhi and other court painters, and take away all the scholar-bureaucrats, painters, musicians, and workers."

Zhao Gou issued orders one after another, and Huang Qianshan agreed repeatedly, changing the subject: "Yes, but now Chen Dong leads people to march every day to oppose the patrol and incite trouble. Your Majesty, he is using the excuse of opposing the patrol to accuse Li Gang of wronging Chen Dong This act was staged in Kaifeng last year, killing and injuring many palace eunuchs, causing Emperor Yuansheng to change his strategy towards gold. This time he took the opportunity to blackmail the court. Your Majesty, you must not tolerate Chen Dong again this time. .”

Zhao Gou said: "The Prime Minister should clarify the truth with Chen Dong and others and deal with it properly."

Huang Qianshan asked: "This is easy. I just want to ask, if Chen Dong insists on his own way and incites the people to prevent His Majesty from patrolling, what crime will he be punished for?"

Zhao Gou paced and pondered without answering. Huang Qianshan pressed him again: "I ask for an edict. Anyone who dares to talk about the patrol will be punished with an additional penalty; anyone who dares to try to obstruct the patrol will be killed." Zhao Gou was still hesitant.

Huang Qianshan continued to add fuel to the fire: "The enemy troops are approaching the territory. It is an emergency. If you don't kill them at this time, they will serve as a warning to others. Once they instigate people's resentment, it will be out of control.

Zhao Gou said: "You are the prime minister, you can take care of it yourself."

Then Zhao Gou entered the room and said to Wu Shaofen: "Don't let the Queen Mother know that the Jin army invaded Nanjing, otherwise she will be frightened. Just say that you will accompany the Queen Mother to Yangzhou."

Wu Shaofen flatly refused: "I will never leave your Majesty's side."

Zhao Gou ordered: "No arguments allowed. I ordered Miao Fu to escort me and set off today."

Wu Shaofen shook his head: "Fu Miao took away an army, leaving only Wu Zhan's army in Yingtian Mansion."

Zhao Gou forced her to go in: "That's it. Go in and coax the Queen Mother. Don't expose any flaws."

When Empress Dowager Meng saw Zhao Gou and Shao Fen muttering outside for a long time, she understood something in her heart. When she saw the two coming in, she deliberately coughed and said: "When the weather gets cold, my cough gets worse. It's warm in the south, so I want to go south." Walk."

Zhao Gou was startled, and then he realized that Empress Dowager Meng had figured out their thoughts, and said movedly: "Shaofen is both civil and military, so let Shaofen accompany the Empress Dowager for a while."

"I'm used to being alone, so I've decided to leave." Queen Mother Meng said and helped the maid out.

Zhao Gou and Shao Fen watched Empress Dowager Meng go out. On the street at this time, every household was moving south. Chen Dong and Ouyang Che led the procession to protest day and night. They carried large black coffins wherever they went. Everywhere they went, people waved slogans excitedly. Shouting slogans demanding that Officer Li Gang be reinstated, vowing to stay in the Central Plains, and opposing the southward patrol. The people did not know what to do, and their hearts became even more confused.

At this moment, Chen Dong led his team to the government office and asked to see the holy book. Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army, had been ordered to wait there, leading a group of soldiers to welcome Chen Dong, Ouyang Che and a dozen leading imperial students in.