One Piece of Song Dynasty

Besides, as soon as Zhao Gou arrived in Mingzhou, he heard that Du Chong, who had been promoted to prime minister and privy envoy by himself for a few days, actually surrendered to the Jin army.

This blow was fatal to Zhao Gou. He did not eat or drink for several days. He walked around the Mingzhou government office with dull eyes, repeating two sentences over and over again: "Du Chong is such a ruthless person." , why did he surrender to the Kingdom of Jin? I treated him well."

Langui and the eunuch and the maid were not familiar with the new environment, and they were in a hurry even when they did the simplest things. The cry of the prince in Gillian's arms is even more disturbing and irritating. Lu Yihao's expression was heavy. He had been preparing for the worst these days, that is, once the Jin army occupied the entire Jiangnan area, what would the emperor and the court do? According to the most pessimistic outcome, he silently made all subsequent preparations.

Wu Shaofen saw that Zhao Gou had not eaten for many days and was worried about his health. She brought a plate of snacks and persuaded him: "Take some of it. Your Majesty has not eaten for three days."

"How can I treat Du Chong so much? How could he betray me so much?" Zhao Gou turned a blind eye and listened, still pacing and talking to himself like a sleepwalker. Zhao Ding held the memorial and consoled him: "Perhaps it is just a rumor that Du Chong surrendered. To be cautious, Du Chong should be dismissed from his official position first, and then it will not be too late to challenge him after the inside story of Du Chong surrendering to the enemy is verified. In addition, Liu Guangshi went to the memorial and said He is alone in Nankang, and he wants to spread the word to all the roads and gather troops to serve the king."

"Does Liu Guangshi still have few soldiers? How many more soldiers does he need to know before he is willing to serve the king?" Zhao Gou was suddenly furious. He swept away the map and snack plate on the table and shouted, "Liu Guangshi left Jiangzhou without authorization and wanted to enslave the empress dowager of Hongzhou." Where did you order Liu Guangshi to take advantage of the opportunity to attack, don't miss the opportunity?"

Wu Shaofen and everyone else were shocked and did not dare to tell Zhao Gou the truth. Everyone looked at each other and passed the blame. Zhao Gou turned around and looked at them: "What's wrong? Why don't you say anything?"

"Your Majesty, Hongzhou has fallen and the whereabouts of the Queen Mother are unknown." Seeing everyone retreating, Zhao Ding had no choice but to tell the truth. Zhao Gou grabbed him excitedly and shouted hysterically: "What does the Queen Mother's whereabouts unknown mean?"

"The elite cavalry of His Majesty's Jin Army are coming straight to Mingzhou." Zhang Jun, who had just been appointed as the envoy of eastern Zhejiang Province, and Zhang Bao, a junior high school officer in the imperial army, rushed in to report. The ministers were shocked and hurriedly picked up the map to find an escape route. Lu Yihao pointed to the map and explained: "The rebel Li Cheng surrendered but rebelled and entered Zhejiang. Liu Man, the thief from the west of Beijing, fell into the Xinyang army. Guizhongzheng invaded Jingnan. Liu Zhong, the thief from Huainan, invaded Qizhou. Du Yan, the escort, rebelled. The army Yang Shixiong rebelled, and other states were either captured by the Jin army or surrendered to the Jin army."

"Mingzhou faces the sea to the east, and the three sides to the north, west and south are either the Jin army or army thieves and bandits, which means there is no way to go from heaven to earth." Zhang Jun was impatient with Lu Yihao. Zhao Gou ignored this and then let go of Zhao Ding: "Order the imperial army to go to Jiangxi to find the Queen Mother."

"The duty of the Imperial Army is to guard Your Majesty. Besides, we can't protect ourselves when we join forces at this time. If we divide our troops to find the Queen Mother," Zhao Ding tried to persuade Zhao Gou, but Zhao Gou strode out: "Really? Then I will go to find the Queen Mother myself." . Send the order, and the whole army will march towards western Zhejiang."

Lu Yihao and Zhao Ding hurriedly chased after him and knelt down. One of them held Zhao Gou's leg and repeatedly stopped him, begging bitterly. Wu Shaofen said with emotion: "You didn't know about the relationship between Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother Longyou didn't know Your Majesty at first, but as soon as she saw Your Majesty, she treated Him as her own. Her Majesty's clothes and food were all prepared by the Queen Mother herself. Now that the Queen Mother is in trouble, if Your Majesty doesn't save her, It’s better to let Your Majesty”

Wu Shaofen was so choked that she couldn't speak anymore. Zhao Gou took the hands of Zhao Ding and Lu Yihao and said: "My parents are far away, and only the Queen Mother is left among the elders. When the Queen Mother is away, I personally serve her tea and water during the day, and tuck the quilt for her at night. I do this without any pretense. I have long regarded Empress Dowager Meng as my own mother. Now that the Jin soldiers are raging and thieves are everywhere, the Empress Dowager is living thousands of miles away. She must be constantly disturbed. Please send troops to welcome the Empress Dowager immediately. It means that I miss you day and night."

Lu Yihao and Zhao Ding looked at each other and made up their minds: "Order the imperial camp commander to control Xin Qizong and immediately lead imperial troops to search for the Queen Mother."

Primary school Zhang Bao heard this and was so frightened that his mouth opened. Zhang Jun was surprised and felt that his burden of guarding Xingli was getting heavier and heavier. Lu Yihao announced the retreat route in a tragic tone: "There is no way out now. Your Majesty has no choice but to go to the sea to avoid the enemy."

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were shocked and turned pale and speechless. After a while, they buzzed and started talking excitedly. Those who stay are in danger of war and fire, and those who leave are in danger of storms. Everyone was turning over and over again, talking nothing but nonsense about these dilemmas.

Seeing that everyone had been arguing for a long time, Lu Yihao still couldn't agree on one. He shouted excitedly: "It's enough. The Kingdom of Jin has become a serious trouble for our country. In the past four years, we have been unable to win the war and cannot stop it. The country has been extremely exhausted. The Central Plains has fallen, and His Majesty is stationed in Huaihe River." Yang, the enemy's cavalry suddenly arrived, and they could only cross the river on horseback. It was not more than a month after reaching Qiantang, and the seedlings and Liu's changes occurred in the elbows and armpits. This was a big disaster, but the small ones were countless. Everything the court did was in vain. Everything is unfavorable. Isn't this God's will? If we can't tolerate and accept all the above, I'm afraid that God's will is unpredictable, and there will be terrible disasters for Your Majesty. I feel chilled by this day and night."

"Is it really the only way to avoid the enemy by entering the sea?" Zhao Gou stood up in horror. Zhao Ding also objected: "It is hopeless to go into the sea to avoid the enemy, but Prime Minister Lu can think of it."

"In the past three years, the enemy troops have repeatedly penetrated deeper, and Your Majesty has always retreated because of the incompetence of the generals. What kind of strategy is this? This is called being unable to do anything. This is being helpless." Lu Yihao calmed himself down and continued, "The Jin army has The light cavalry is pursuing the attack, and if His Majesty Luan Yu takes the land route, something will happen. If you take a sea boat to avoid the enemy's sea, the enemy's cavalry will not be able to enter the sea. The ground in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is hot, and the enemy will not be able to stay long. When the enemy comes, we leave, and when the enemy leaves, we return. This is the wonder of military strategists. "

"Does it mean that all the civil and military personnel of the entire dynasty have to be put on boats to work, to be called a military strategist?" Zhao Ding protested angrily.

"Not only the civil and military forces of the dynasty, but also the entire country was put on the boat." Lu Yihao replied loudly and tit for tat.

"Where is the ship?" Zhao Gou pondered for a long time before asking. Lu Yihao replied: "Mingzhou has hundreds of sea-going ships. I have already prepared for the rainy day. I also transferred thousands of sea-going ships from Fuzhou and brought taels of silver to Zhejiang. They are now anchored in Mingzhou Port."

"I have been traveling in embarrassment for many years. I didn't want to go into the sea to avoid the enemy today." Although Zhao Gou had no choice but to nod in agreement, he ordered Xin Qizong to immediately lead troops to visit the Queen Mother, and at the same time urged all the troops to rush to Mingzhou Port. Lu Yihao made detailed arrangements: "There are many people in the boat, and each boat has a quota of sixty people. Each soldier can only bring two accompanying family members on board. Your Majesty goes to sea to avoid the enemy, and Zhang Jun must die before he can escape."

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