One Piece of Song Dynasty

Huizong introduced that the Jin people gave them forty-five hectares of land and five handfuls of hemp to each person, allowing them to spin thread and cultivate the land to be self-sufficient. Then Huizong anxiously asked about Zhao Gou's current situation. Wang Lun said: "I heard that Emperor Jianyan has retreated to Yangzhou."

"Jiu'er has left the Central Plains." Huizong raised his head in surprise and looked sadly to the south.

On March th of the third year of Jianyan, the Pingjiang Mansion suddenly received the imperial edict of Zhao Gou's Zen throne, the new emperor's accession to the throne, the change of Yuan Mingshou, and the abdication of the emperor. Zhang Jun and the civil and military officials were shocked like a thunderbolt from the blue. How could His Majesty, who was in the prime of his youth, suddenly become enthroned? The envoy from Hangzhou asked Zhang Jun to hand over his troops, and immediately went to Hangzhou to receive promotions and promotions. He also said that he had ordered Lu Yihao, Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, and Han Shizhong to stay. Soldiers and horses should all go out and report for duty.

Zhang Jun knew that there must be a major change, so he knelt down to receive the edict, and postponed his return to the court for fear that Jiangnan would not be protected if the Jin soldiers did not retreat and rebels were everywhere. After the messenger left in a hurry, Zhang Jun stood up, but couldn't stand up and almost fell down. He was supported by everyone, turned around and walked into the inner room alone, crying uncontrollably. When the civil and military officials heard the sound outside, they all looked at each other in shock. Zhang Jun cried for a while, came out with red eyes, and looked around at the civil and military practitioners with a stern expression: "This must be a mutiny."

"The edict of abdication is clear. I am afraid that the Supreme Emperor is sincere in abdicating the throne." The generals were shocked and started talking randomly. Zhang Jun scolded: "What nonsense do you know? This must be a mutiny. I will issue a proclamation immediately, asking the emperor to restore the emperor and raise troops to serve the king."

"If a proclamation is issued suddenly, I am afraid that Master Miao will think that he is guilty of a serious crime, or may have other plans to harm His Majesty. Please ask the minister to slow down his plans." A counselor suggested. Zhang Jun nodded, and while arranging to send troops to serve the king, he ordered: "Write a letter to Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, saying that the new emperor's successor is the wish of the world, and the loyalty of the two princes is as high as the sun. Zhang Jun should share life and death with the two princes." Otherwise, if the Emperor does not share his worries with the Queen Mother, I am afraid it will not be easy to achieve the goal of revitalizing the country."

Now Zhang Jun only has soldiers and horses in his hands. It is not enough to defend Pingjiang Mansion. How to attack Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan's elite generals in Hebei can't help but talk anxiously. Zhang Jun disagrees: Even if the rebellion is to be punished, the rebellion should be suppressed. It's easy to turn a hand, not to mention that Lu Yihao is now stationed in Jiangning. He has extraordinary prestige and can handle major events. He should be an advocate for the world. Liu Guangshi has a strong army and can rely on him to plan and plan. Thinking of this, Zhang Jun ordered his adviser to write a letter and quickly invite Lu Yihao and Liu Guangshi to come to Pingjiang Mansion to discuss matters.

"Soldiers need to be quick. Jiangning is four hundred miles away from Pingjiang. I'm afraid it will be too late to wait for a reply." Someone raised an objection. Zhang Jun said: "There is no need to wait for a reply. When Lu Yihao heard that the country was in urgent need, he would definitely call on King Qin to come at starry night. How could it be too late for the other generals? If Han Shizhong had the ambition to die in battle, Zhang Boying would die to help his father's humiliation, so the two of them should hurry up. Come to Pingjiang Mansion to discuss matters."

The counselors quickly divided up to write letters. While everyone was busy, there was a sudden commotion outside. A small school ran in panting and reported that Zhang Jun had suddenly appeared in Pingjiang with soldiers and horses, and was now stationed outside the city. His purpose was unknown, and people in the city were panicked. . The counselors were shocked when they heard this, saying that Zhang Jun must have come to protect the new emperor and monitor Pingjiang Mansion. Otherwise, why would he abandon Hangzhou and turn north to Pingjiang Mansion? Isn't this just to control Zhang Jun? Zhang Jun couldn't guess. Knowing Zhang Jun's intention, he secretly thought that if Zhang Jun also rebelled, the court would really be hopeless. It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided. Zhang Jun made a prompt decision and brought him plenty of wine and food. In the name of rewarding the troops, he personally went out of the city to test Zhang Jun.

"Does Lieutenant Zhang know why Your Majesty abdicated the throne? This is Fu Miao's subversion of the country. Does Lieutenant Zhang dare to follow his subordinates and lead troops to serve the king?" Zhang Jun came outside the city. As soon as he entered Zhang Jun's tent, he covered his face with his sleeves and cried. Taiwei was a general honorific for military commanders in the Song Dynasty. Zhang Jun was so polite to Zhang Jun at this time, which is enough to show his inner doubts and uneasiness. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun had already shed tears: "The emperor usually treats his ministers very kindly. When the emperor is in trouble, Zhang Jun Jun dares not to die, but the emperor is in the hands of thieves. Zhang Jun throws himself into the trap, so he came to plan with my husband and must not harm the emperor."

After Zhang Jun heard this, his heart finally returned to his stomach. He couldn't help but choked up and nodded. Then he analyzed in detail that Miao Fu had no plans and Liu Zhengyan was a martial artist. He had already sent a letter to Zhu Shengfei to confuse the two thieves. While they were talking, Yang Yizhong came in and reported that Zhang Shilang had generously rewarded the sergeant, and the three soldiers were very happy. Zhang Jun secretly felt ashamed, saying in his heart that Zhang Jun and Yang Yizhong were the most loyal to the emperor among the generals. If he was in a mess, he would inevitably do something unnecessary, so he took Zhang Jun and Yang Yizhong out to give instructions to the three armies.

At this time, Zhao Gou, who was under house arrest in Xianzhong Temple, was staring blankly at the bright moon outside the window and thinking deeply. Zhao Gou was not yet over twenty-two years old, and a few gray hairs appeared on his temples overnight, and his face became thinner. Zhao thought about it and found out that the reason why various ministries mutinied frequently was because of the chaos in the world. The military system that had returned soldiers to the Privy Council since the founding of the Song Dynasty had become ineffective. When the soldiers are about to turn around, the soldiers only have the commander in mind, not the emperor; they are only loyal to the commander and have no obligations to the court.

For a long time, although the imperial court promoted culture and suppressed military power, it never treated military officers badly in terms of money. Talking about salary, the monthly salary of a first-rank prime minister is only guan. Liu Guangshi, a second-rank Jiedushi envoy, has a monthly salary of up to guan. The so-called minister's money refers to the consumption quota of public funds, and all food, drink, prostitution and gambling are reimbursed. I'm afraid this is just a small amount of money. Who can tell how much money the generals who are leading the troops have in their hands? It would be strange not to rebel if they have soldiers and money but have no regard for the court. If this continues, let alone regaining lost ground, even the task of counterinsurgency will be difficult to guarantee. Miao and Liu rebelled this time. To put it bluntly, wasn't it because they had been guarding the imperial court and had no chance to get promoted and make a fortune?

While Zhao Gou was thinking wildly, Wu Shaofen bribed the guard and came in with a food box and Gillian to deliver food to him. Shaofen introduced the external situation and said that Zhu Shengfei was already serving in the puppet court, and he was dealing with Miao and Liu in an arrogant manner. Fortunately, Zhu Shengfei was the first assistant this time. If it had been Huang Qianshan, the situation would have been out of control.

While Zhao Gou was eating, Wu Shaofen said: "Fu Miao is recruiting generals from all over the country to come back to serve him. I'm afraid the generals don't know the truth, so I have to think of a way to get them to come back quickly to rescue him."

"Don't worry about this. None of Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun are stupid." Zhao Gou drank the soup with confidence and explained a few more words. The rebel guards came in and urged Shaofen to go out. When Zhao Gou saw them leaving, he put down the soup bowl again with deep thoughts.

Within a few days, Han Shizhong was invited to take a boat with less than a thousand men to Pingjiang, but he refused to get off the boat to see Zhang Jun. When Han Shizhong came here, he was indeed full of contradictions: first, because he had few soldiers, he was afraid that Zhang Jun would take the opportunity to annex him; second, he was worried about Liu Guangshi's revenge; and the most important thing was that he was afraid that this was a trap designed by Zhang Jun.

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