One Piece of Song Dynasty

"Even if the minister is guilty, he should be exiled to the island. How can he be handed over to the army?" Zhao Gou then realized that Kang Lu was not around, and secretly blessed him that he had escaped by now. Zhu Shengfei whispered to Zhao Gou: "Wang Yuan, for Liu Guangshi, killed the Jiangbei patrol in order to relieve himself, so he lost his military morale. Miao Fu has been a general for generations, but he has not been rewarded, and he is dissatisfied, so he rebels with an excuse. Your Majesty, you are not willing to give up. Kang Lu, I may not be able to quell the mutiny today."

Zhao Gou was stunned and nodded gently. Zhu Shengfei hurriedly shouted to the people below: "Your Majesty has decreed that Kang Lu will be handed over to the army for disposal, but I don't know where Kang Lu is now."

"I know the whereabouts of Kang Lu." Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army, immediately flew downstairs and left. Zhao Gou and Zhu Shengfei looked at Wu Zhan's back and were secretly shocked. It turned out that there was an insider in the palace.

Wu Zhan picked up Kang Lu who was hiding in the warehouse, dragged him all the way to the government office yard, opened the door and threw it at Fu Miao's feet. Miao Fu cursed the castrated dog for being worthy of death, stepped on Kang Lu's neck and pulled out the knife. Kang Lu looked at the attic and cried loudly with a hoarse voice: "I have served King Kang since he was brought up. The emperor raised an army. I risked my life to accompany him. I beg the emperor to save my life."

Zhao Gou's eyes filled with tears. He couldn't help but look down at Kang Lu. At this moment, he could only shout: "Kang Lu."

Before he finished speaking, Miao Fu cut Kang Lu into two pieces with a sword outside the door in front of Zhao Gou. He also cut off the head and placed it side by side with Wang Yuan's head. Zhao Gou closed his eyes in pain and said with a trembling voice: "Kang Lu, Kang Lu is dead. You all should retreat."

"It's not me and I who want to step down, it's you and me asking the Emperor to step down and abdicate," Miao Fu pointed at Zhao Gou and shouted. Liu Zhengyan also shouted: "The emperor fled from Yingtian Mansion to Yangzhou, and then from Yangzhou to Hangzhou. He would only be fleeing. He might as well abdicate."

"I know I have done something wrong, so I have demoted Huang Qianshan from the court, issued an edict to accuse myself, and sued the world." Zhao Gou was not surprised by the rebels' request, and his voice was hoarse and he could not continue. All the ministers were shocked and dumbfounded. Zhu Shengfei responded: "Your Majesty is in the prime of youth and has made no major mistakes since he came to the throne. If the two generals have any other requests."

Liu Zhengyan shouted: "We will invite the prince to ascend the throne, Queen Mother Meng will hang the curtain, and then send envoys to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin."

"The emperor will never agree to the traitor's advances." Zhu Shengfei saw that the civil and military officials were so panicked that they could only talk about it, so he had to warn Zhao Gou in a low voice. Zhao Gou was thinking about countermeasures nervously in the attic. He looked up and saw Wu Shaofen standing on the branch of the big camphor tree in the backyard looking over. He quickly stood sideways behind the pillar and waved to Wu Shaofen quietly.

Wu Shaofen nodded, ran back to the back hall, hurriedly put on soft armor, hid the dagger, put on her coat, and went to Empress Dowager Meng's room. Empress Dowager Meng was shouting: "What does this idiot Master Miao want to do? He really wants to die. I'll just pretend to be silent for now. I'll wait until I get through this disaster."

"Please, the Queen Mother, please never agree to listen to the government behind the curtain. Looking at this situation today, if the Queen Mother agrees, I'm afraid your Majesty will die." Wu Shaofen helped the Queen Mother Meng go out, and she was already prepared to fight for her life. Queen Mother Meng looked at her before going out and suddenly realized: "No wonder you said that the danger is getting closer and closer, the relationship should be today."

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is going out to meet the troops." Shaofen and Gillian, with two maids, accompanied Queen Mother Meng to the front yard in a hurry. Zhao Gou and the ministers had already gone downstairs and hurriedly stopped him: "No, what if the Queen Mother is detained by the rebels?"

"The rebels will not dare to wait for me to follow the Queen Mother out to see what the thieves want." Zhu Shengfei said, and the ministers accompanied Queen Mother Meng and Wu Shaofen out of the gate of the government office, and the door was closed immediately. Zhao Gou ran upstairs and looked anxiously outside. He heard Miao Fu say: "The world is in great chaos. We will appoint the crown prince to proclaim himself emperor. Please hang down the curtain to listen to the government and make decisions for the world."

"The world is in chaos. Why does the emperor have to do with Cai Jing's manipulation of power and Tong Guan's side affairs, which caused the Jin people to cause today's disaster? Moreover, the emperor's filial piety was misunderstood by Huang Qianshan. Huang Qianshan was dismissed from office the day before yesterday. Didn't you two know it already?" While Empress Dowager Meng was still arguing, Miao Fu said: "The Emperor must abdicate. The plan has been decided. The Empress Dowager must not hesitate."

"How can an old woman hold a three-year-old baby behind a curtain to command the world? If the Kingdom of Jin knew about it, wouldn't she despise our country even more?" Empress Dowager Meng became more and more excited. Liu Zhengyan scolded impatiently: "The soldiers haven't eaten yet. If you delay for a long time, they may change. Queen Mother, please agree."

"If General Liu is loyal and righteous to save the country, he must be punished by the court; if he has different ambitions, he will be punished by heaven." Shaofen has been observing Liu Zhengyan's words, and when he saw Liu Zhengyan's bad attitude, he warned him word by word. Liu Zhengyan made a gesture and put the sword on his neck: "We are loyal and loyal to save the country. If the Queen Mother refuses, I will die in front of the Queen Mother."

"Queen Mother, let's go back to the palace." Shaofen saw the weak nature of the rebels and took the opportunity to protect Queen Mother Meng as she walked back. Miao Fu said to Zhu Shengfei, who was standing in front of the ministers: "Why is my husband so silent and silent about today's important events? The minister is about to be decisive."

Zhu Shengfei was so anxious that he was speechless for a moment. Miao Fu waved his hand, and the rebels blocked the way of Empress Dowager Meng, Shao Fen and others. At this time, Zhao Gou had already written an edict upstairs, shaking his head and shouting: "Stop making trouble, I am determined to accept the invitation of Master Miao and take the Zen throne immediately."

Empress Dowager Meng and Shao Fen looked up in shock. Seeing the rebels give way, they hurriedly walked into the government office with Zhu Shengfei and other ministers, and the palace door was immediately closed from the inside. Miao Fu and other rebels looked up at Zhao Gou, waiting for him to read out the edict of abdication. Zhao Gou went downstairs and said to Empress Dowager Meng: "The matter has come to this, there is nothing we can do, I only have the Zen position."

"I hold the position of prime minister, and my righteousness is to kill the country. I will go out to condemn the two murderers." Only then did Zhu Shengfei wake up. He was so ashamed that he was about to go out crying. Shao Fen stopped him hastily: "Your Majesty, according to my concubine's opinion just now, the two thieves are too courageous but not learned enough to succeed. You might as well deal with them slowly first."

"That's right, it won't be too late for you and I, the king and our ministers, to die if we can't get through this." Zhao Gou nodded and went upstairs with Zhu Shengfei again. Zhu Shengfei wiped away his tears and shouted downstairs: "Your Majesty has decreed that after the Zen throne, all matters will be subject to the edicts of the Empress Dowager and the Prince. The soldiers will immediately disarm and return to camp. No looting, no murder, and arson will be allowed. If you obey the order, the Emperor will surrender immediately." The imperial edict abdicates."

Miao Fu and other rebels cheered in unison: "We promise to read the edict quickly."

Zhao Gou had no choice but to read the edict: "Since I came to the throne, powerful enemies have invaded and the country has become increasingly difficult. I am afraid that they will continue to raise troops and harm the lives of the people. I have decided to retreat from the throne. I have a son in Yude East Palace, who can take the throne as emperor. I respectfully invite you. Queen Mother Longyou lowered the curtain to listen to political affairs."

Wu Shaofen looked at Zhao Gou sadly, and Empress Dowager Meng couldn't help sobbing uncontrollably. She was drowned out by the cheers of the rebels outside the door: "I respectfully wish to have your Majesty's peace."

Amidst the cheers of the rebels outside the door, Zhao Gou calmly returned to the back hall with Empress Dowager Meng and Shao Fen. That night, Zhao Gou was escorted out of the government office and placed under house arrest in Xianzhong Temple.