One Piece of Song Dynasty

Changzhou is only one hundred and fifty miles away from Zhenjiang. Zhao Gou and his party rushed to Changzhou and found that it was an empty city. The soldiers and civilians in the city had already dispersed to avoid the soldiers, leaving the city empty. Lu Yihao finally found a local official in the bamboo forest and persuaded him to return to the city to gather the people.

That night Zhao Gou received the report, and the troops in Jiangbei were defeated and in chaos, and the people were looted even more than the Jin army. Liu Guangshi's general Wang De and Wang Yaksha brazenly attacked Hezhou City, and other state capitals were also besieged by the army. What can we call an official army? They are just army thieves. Seeing the chaos in Jiangbei, Zhao Gou was anxious and angry, and ordered Zhang Jun to appease him.

"Manfu Yamen doesn't even have bedding, not even any firewood, and only the water is still warm." Gillian brought the water and muttered while helping Zhao Gou take off his boots. Zhao Gou frowned and warmed his feet, reaching for the map handed to him by Kang Lu. Just as he was about to check it carefully, he heard Zhao Shibao, who was sitting on the threshold, coughing. He raised his head and asked him, "Why didn't the emperor come in? Is he sick?"

"Oh, I've caught the wind and cold. Don't infect the emperor." Zhao Shibao sat at the door, shivering from the cold, and hurriedly waved his hands to salute. Zhao Gou said: "Just burn your feet. Come on, come on."

"How could you, veteran?" Zhao Shibao sniffed and looked at him in disbelief, waving his hands and shaking his head. Zhao Gou moved the map away and without any explanation, took off his boots for him and put his feet into the basin: "While the water is still hot, let's scald them together."

"It's not that I rely on my old age to show off my old age, but just because Your Majesty asks me to wash my feet, our Song Dynasty will not be destroyed." Zhao Shibao was moved to tears. Zhao Gou stared at him sensitively for a long time, then slowly smiled: "It's better to kiss him respectfully."

When passing through Wuxi County, Zhao Gou learned that Wang De was forced to attack the city on the pretext of lack of food in the army. Now he had to supply grain from Zhang Jun before he could cross the river. Liu Guangshi's army recovered and he felt at ease.

After walking for two more days, on the eighth day of February, Zhao Gou and his party arrived at Pingjiang Mansion, one of the most prosperous metropolises in the south of the Yangtze River, which is today's Suzhou. No one expected that just twenty miles away from the city, Zhao Gou and his party were ambushed again by the rebels. Wang Yuan and Zhang Jun led troops to meet the enemy. Zhao Gou quickly hit his horse and fled towards Pingjiang Mansion with his soldiers and civilians.

Fortunately, the counter-rebellion was over soon. As soon as Zhao Gou entered the city and walked to the government office, he suddenly heard a noise from behind. It turned out that Wang Yuan was carrying the rebel general's head on his gun and returned victoriously with Zhang Jun. Only then did Zhao Gou feel relieved, reined in the reins, slowed down, and walked slowly with the other civil and military officials.

That night, Zhao Gou ordered Wang Yuan to leave soldiers and horses to guard Pingjiang Mansion and guard the throat passage where the Jin army might go south. He also ordered generals to guard the sea to prevent the Jin army from making a detour from the sea.

It was a safe journey from Pingjiang Mansion to the south. Zhao Gou then calmed down, took off his armor, put on his dragon robe, lit up the ceremonial guard, and continued southward by boat along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. When they arrived in Wujiang, Zhao Gou saw that there were many lakes and branches here, which made it a good place for ambushes. He ordered Zhang Tieshan to lead eight thousand elite troops to garrison Wujiang to form another barrier for the Jin soldiers to move south. At the same time, they would not allow the army and bandits to go further south. .

When Zhao Gou arrived at Xiuzhou, which is now Jiaxing, Zhejiang, he felt relieved when he saw that the market was as usual and the people were living and working in peace and contentment. He had just discussed with Lu Yihao and asked him to return to the river to supervise the battle. Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding flew to report the military situation: There was a change in Zhenjiang. Liu Guangshi's general Wang Yi attacked Jiangning again and was defeated by Yang Yizhong. Zhu Shengfei ordered Liu Guangshi to kill Wang Yi and enforce strict military discipline, but Liu Guangshi drove him out of Zhenjiang.

"There is such a thing." Zhao Gou waved his whip angrily. "The important officials of the imperial court were driven out of their jurisdiction by military generals. Liu Guangshi, the warlord, is a great warlord."

Zhao Ding was also very angry and took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Zhenjiang to control Liu Guangshi for Zhu Shengfei. Zhao Gou was calculating in his mind and asked Zhao Ding how many troops he wanted to divide. Zhang Jun hurriedly stopped him and said: "Now Kong Yanzhou, Li Cheng, Zhang Yong, Wang Shan and other defeated bandits have entered Jianghuai. Your Majesty left Zhenjiang with fifteen thousand Thousands of soldiers, Wang Yuan left soldiers in Pingjiang Mansion, and Zhang Jun left soldiers in Wujiang. Now there are only more than troops left by Your Majesty, and we must not divide our troops any more."

"I'm not going to fight with Liu Guangshi." Zhao Ding also said, "If there is a real fight, Liu Guangshi has soldiers. Even if I take all people with me, it won't be enough. Your Majesty, I will go to Zhenjiang, one person and one horse." That’s enough.”

"Zhao Ding is full of courage." Zhao Gou couldn't help but admire him, and promoted Lu Yihao to the Privy Council. He led two thousand soldiers and Zhao Ding to garrison at the entrance of Jingkou to control the north and south of the Yangtze River. Lu Yihao disagreed: "Then there are only a few hundred guards left around His Majesty."

Zhao Gou said: "Don't be afraid. This place is not far from Hangzhou. Miao Fu and Wu Zhan in Hangzhou still have elite soldiers. It is enough to protect ourselves."

"Your Majesty, take care. I'll take my leave." Lu Yihao and Zhao Ding were very resolute. They immediately stood up, saluted, mounted their horses and galloped away.

Zhang Jun waited for them to leave and asked Zhao Gou for orders. Now that hundreds of thousands of rebels and bandits were descending to the south of the Yangtze River to plunder everywhere, he was willing to stay in Pingjiang Mansion to gather and control the defeated troops. Zhao Gou fully agreed and asked Zhang Jun to wait for Zhu Shengfei in Pingjiang Mansion, control the defeated troops in Pingjiang Mansion and north of Xiuzhou, and control other armies at the same time. While they were discussing, Wu Shaofen interjected: "With Zhang Jun's courage and courage, he sat in Pingjiang and controlled the wealth of the armies. Zhu Shengfei cannot be transferred back, and there must be someone beside your majesty."

"That's right, Zhu Shengfei was promoted to the right servant of Shangshu, and he was summoned to do it." Zhao Gou nodded, and then he realized, "Shaofen, you have participated in politics again."

Zhao Gou and his party passed through Chongde County, Zhejiang Province, and finally arrived at the picturesque Hangzhou on February , the third year of Jianyan's reign. Zhao Gou used Zhouzhi as his palace and Xianning Temple as his ministerial province. On the same day, he issued an imperial edict:

Jingkang changed and the two emperors were dusted. I reluctantly inherited Tian Zuo, but faced many hardships, sycophantic ministers used their services, the state affairs were in turmoil, the people were displaced, and the colors of the mountains and rivers changed. These were all my faults due to my negligence. The blame lies with one person. By repenting and bowing, he cleanses his mind and changes things. The sage said that a gentleman's faults are like the eclipses of the sun and the moon. Everyone can see the darkness and brightness. I am determined to revive, grant amnesty to the world, seek outspokenness, and implement benevolent policies.

This edict of guilt seems to have Zhao Gou taking all the blame on himself, but it also emphasizes the use of sycophants, so who is using sycophants? Just an oversight can be justified. Even though he knew it was sycophants, he It's also true that Zhao Gou's fault is not just an oversight.

Two days later, Aunt Sun led her children and followed a large number of ragged refugees into the long-famous city of Hangzhou. As the saying goes, if there are too many lice, don't bite them; if there are too many debts, don't worry. As soon as Aunt Sun arrived, she went straight to the West Lake to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains. The waiter at the lakeside foot shop held hot noodles and shouted: "The folks in Nandu are suffering. Come and have a bowl of hot noodles for free."

"Brother Xie, they say Hangzhou is a big city, but why don't we see many people?" Aunt Sun took the job and looked around.

The waiter said: "You are an amateur at this. Today is the fifteenth day, and everyone has gone to the Qiantang River to watch the tide."

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