One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhao Gou recalled and pieced together the fragments of time and space where he had lost his memory: the golden soldiers' arrows were like locusts, and the war horse was hit by an arrow, carrying him and sinking into the river. He fell off his horse in the water, spread out his hands and feet, and was drifting with the current. Suddenly he saw a white horse riding on the waves, picked him up, turned around and ran towards the south bank. Zhao Gou got up and walked into the leaky ruined temple. In front of him was a painted clay horse that was dripping with water. Zhao Gou raised his hand to wipe off the water on the white mud horse. He was surprised and puzzled when the mud horse suddenly fell to the ground and collapsed into a pile of dirt.

Zhao Gou was even more surprised when he suddenly heard a voice calling His Majesty outside. He didn't care to go into details, and bowed deeply to the mud horse. He stumbled out of the temple door with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He saw that the rain had stopped. Zhu Shengfei, Wang Yuan, Kang Lu, Jiangbei City Inspector and others came all the way shouting to look for him. He rushed towards them in a panic: "I am here, I am here."

When Wang Yuan and others saw Zhao Gou, they were overjoyed and hurriedly saluted: "I have frightened Your Majesty, and I deserve death."

"Have you all crossed the river?" Zhao Gou couldn't help being frightened when he saw everyone bowing their heads and saying nothing, "Answer me, have all the soldiers and civilians crossed the river?"

"Your Majesty, please help me." Liu Guangshi cried from a distance and galloped over on horseback. Zhao Gou was stunned: "How come Mr. Liu is alone on a horse?"

"Wang Yuan, Liu, and you are inseparable." Liu Guangshi got off his horse, grabbed Wang Yuan and beat him. Zhu Shengfei and Kang Lu quickly stopped him: "Young Master Liu has something to say, why is that?"

Liu Guangshi kneeled in the mud in front of Zhao Gou regardless, and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, Wang Yuan is in charge of rivers and ships. He has repeatedly promised that he will never miss a chance. Now I have infantry and cavalry, but they are all in the north of the Yangtze River." Cross the river.”

"Wang Yuan" Zhao Gou looked at Wang Yuan sternly. Wang Yuan looked back at the Jiangbei patrol inspector with a guilty conscience: "Surely there is such a thing"

"The boats are all stuck in the mud and swamp, it's true," the Jiangbei Inspector said in his heart. Who are you asking? Before he could think about it any further, Wang Yuan had already cut the Jiangbei Inspector into two parts with a sword: "As a Jiangbei Inspector, Inspector, you dare to neglect your duties like this, what’s the point of keeping you?”

The man was killed in front of Zhao Gou, and the blood almost splashed all over Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou looked at the corpse in shock and saw Liu Guangshi still looking at Wang Yuan with a murderous face, so he strode forward: "Return to the north of the Yangtze River quickly and dispatch Liu Shaofu's army to cross the river."

"Your Majesty, stay here. I and Wang Yuan will return to the north of the Yangtze River to urge the army to cross the river." Zhu Shengfei got on his horse and rode away with Wang Yuan and Liu Guangshi. Zhao Gou watched their backs and looked anxiously at the north bank, seeing that Jiangbei had been completely obscured by mist and thick smoke.

At dawn, Zhu Shengfei led Liu Guangshi and Wang Yuan across the river to retake Guazhou Ferry. Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun quickly organized soldiers and civilians to cross the river. At this time, corpses were piled up on the north bank of the river, and countless corpses were floating on the river. There were too many passengers on the boat, and it was common for the boat to overturn in an instant. Many people were struggling and flopping in the river, calling for help. More people saw their loved ones being washed away by the big waves, shouting for help, and crying loudly.

Huang Qianshan, Taichang Shaoqing Ji Ling and other ministers who were holding the memorial tablets of their ancestors in the Song Temple rushed to the ferry and waited anxiously for the ship. The ferry was already overcrowded, people were trampling on each other, people behind were pushing forward, and people in front were falling into the water from time to time. Thick smoke billowed in the distance and flames shot into the sky. Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding were heartbroken, shouting hoarsely to the refugees: "Don't crowd, don't crowd forward anymore, the emperor will definitely send someone to rescue us."

"Why did the Jin army suddenly attack? Didn't the emperor say that he would live a good life in the future and never have to flee again?" Aunt Sun asked in the crowd with her children. Someone responded loudly: "It's all Huang Qianshan, that dog official who ruined the country."

Huang Qianshan hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves and hid behind him. The crowd behind them suddenly surged. Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun hurriedly turned around and saw a group of defeated Song soldiers plundering the people, and the people ran over in a chaotic manner. Ji Ling was pushed to the riverside by the crowd, and accidentally dropped the tablet of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin into the river. He watched helplessly as the tablet was washed away by the rapids and slowly sank to the bottom of the river. Ji Ling was so anxious that he tried to jump into the river several times, but was held back by others. He could only look at the turbulent river and howl.

It was not until the evening that Shaofen, who was dressed in military uniform, took Gillian, Langui and several palace servants to protect the prince and crossed to the south bank of the river, and finally stopped a carriage. She stood up and looked back, seeing the sky full of fire in Jiangbei, she couldn't help but be filled with grief and anger. Then she asked Gillian to hold the prince in the carriage, and she sat on the horse, carrying a small basket and waiting for the palace guests, protecting the carriage as it moved forward.

Not far away, a group of rebel soldiers rushed towards them. The small basket driving the carriage was knocked out of the car, and the carriage ran away with the rebels. Gillian turned around and shouted in the car: "Madam, Mrs. Wu"

"Prince Gillian Gillian" Wu Shaofen looked back and was shocked. She hurriedly dropped the small basket and chased the rebels alone. After walking for a long time, I saw a carriage parked in front of me. I couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. I patted the horse and passed by, but I saw no movement in the carriage. She had a bad premonition, so she drew her sword and opened the sedan curtain. When she saw that it was empty inside, she was so shocked that her hair stood on end, and her lower abdomen suddenly felt unbearable pain. She pressed her belly and looked around, wandering left and right, and then galloped away in the opposite direction.

Because he was in a hurry to escape, he didn't take any luggage or bedding with him. The Zhenjiang mansion was in a mess at the moment. Everyone around him was sent out to look for people, and no one found a bed or bedding for Zhao Gou. That night Zhao Gou slept on the desk of the Zhenjiang government office. All he owned was a large mink fur cloak, half spread and half covered.

In the Yangzhou Rebellion, all the imperial supplies and equipment were abandoned, the soldiers and civilians suffered heavy casualties, most of the ministers were lost, the prince and Shaofen were still alive and dead, and they crossed the river on their own horses, in a state of embarrassment. How did all this happen? Zhao Gou pondered in the darkness.

The money system was restored as a last resort, money, food and military pay were fully supplied, and the three lines of defense along the Huaihe River were arranged in stages. However, they all fell apart in an instant, so that the Jin army dared to send elite cavalry to attack Yangzhou in depth. This shows that Prime Minister Huang Qianshan's corpse was a vegetarian. It can no longer be used. Fortunately, there are still Zhu Shengfei, Lu Yihao, Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun. The most important thing is the army. There are several capable military generals such as Wang Yuan, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Miao Fu, and Wu Zhan. There are several commanders of the five armies in the imperial camp, including the front, rear, left, right, and middle. There are several capable warriors. Why did Liu Guangshi escape without fighting? Why is Yuan unable to fight when the opportunity arises? Or is he disloyal? Is he the only one who is disloyal?

When Zhao Huahua thought of this, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside. Zhao Gou suddenly sat up and broke into a cold sweat. Kang Lu went to the door to check in horror and saw a group of forbidden soldiers holding weapons and shouting loudly outside the door: "Where is the emperor? I want to meet the emperor."