My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 142 Tokyo is at stake!

People in Tokyo are panicking.

On Ten Mile Royal Street, shops were closed and pedestrians disappeared.

The soldiers of the Imperial Army who were fully armed rushed past in a row, and the mobilization of this imperial army was obviously to defend the imperial city.

The emperor suddenly convened a court meeting temporarily, and all officials above the ninth rank in the capital had to attend. Even Wang Lin, who rarely went to court, was specially emphasized by the emperor to enter the court.

The main hall of Yanfu Palace was crowded with civil and military courtiers, lined up in groups, crowding the entire hall.

Wang Lin frowned, and he secretly cast a questioning glance at Prince Zhao Huan who was standing on top of the altar, and Zhao Huan returned with calm eyes.

Not long after, the high-pitched voice of the servant Huang Men came across: "The official family is going to the court, and all the ministers will pay homage to me!"

All the ministers shouted long live in chaos, Zhao Ji strode into the hall with a panicked face.

As soon as Zhao Ji sat on the dragon chair, he shouted anxiously: "Where are the prime ministers? Where is the Taiwei?"

Lu Yihao, Li Gang, Wu Min, and Zhang Shuye hurried out of work and bowed down to meet him.

Zhao Ji said anxiously: "Mr. Lu, what is the situation of the military report? Let me and all the ministers know as soon as possible."

Lu Yihao knelt down on the ground full of shame, and shouted: "I am an official, I deserve death for my crimes!"

Zhao Huan couldn't help interjecting: "Okay, Prime Minister Lu, now is not the time to pursue crimes. The national crisis is at the head of the situation. Hurry up and pass the battle report to all the ministers!"

Lu Yihao said loudly: "Cai Jing's son-in-law, Liang Shijie, the former ambassador of the Daming Mansion, led 70 troops from the Daming Mansion and gathered a total of [-] soldiers and horses from Hebei prefectures. Leading the Liao army to invade the south, the Liao army is led by the deputy governor Yelu Yujian, the two armies have a total of [-] people, and they are currently crossing the Yellow River, which is a hundred miles away from Tokyo!"

As soon as Lu Yihao's words came out, the officials in the palace were shocked, their expressions were boiling, and their voices were boiling, and it suddenly became a mess.

Even Zhao Ji was a little surprised.

Zhang Shuye is Cai Jing's son-in-law, and Cai Jing was punished. Zhang Shuye is willing to be questioned by the court, and rebellion is considered abnormal. And that, I also specially reminded the officials and prince Li Gang to be on guard.

However, it seemed that Lu Yihao didn't take it seriously.

When Zhang Shuye hooked up with the Liao people and led the Liao people to invade south in such a short period of time, it shows that my intention of conspiracy has long been concealed, and the secret communication with the Liao people has not been for some time.

Zhao Ji didn't know at the moment that Zhang Shuye's collusion with the Liao people could not be separated from the internal strife in the Liao Kingdom.

Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty was fatuous and righteous, with a tyrannical temperament.

Before Nanzhen Wanyan Aguda proclaimed himself emperor, the Jin people fought against the Liao people all the time. From the end of the first year of Tianqing, the Liao army fought and failed repeatedly.Just a long time later, Jin conquered and went to Beijing, staying behind and surrendering.

The power of the Khitan country is rising day by day, a small piece of land has fallen into the hands of the golden men, and internal dissatisfaction with Emperor Tianzuo has deepened.

Yelu Yujian, the deputy general manager of the soldiers and horses, tried to dethrone the Liao Emperor and support the second son of the Liao Emperor, Yelu Ao Luwo, as the emperor, but failed. Yelu Yujian joined forces with Yelu Ao Luwo and entered the territory of the Song Dynasty.

The Liao people hit it off with Zhang Shuye.

Liang and Liao joined forces, with the momentum of lightning and deception, captured the counties and counties in the south and south of Hebei, and immediately crossed the Yellow River, only to take Tokyo.

Zhang Shuye's rebellion against Liao was to save his life, and Yelu's invasion of Luwo's ​​south was also for self-protection. The two sides gathered a small army of 70 people, and they went straight to Tokyo in two directions. It can be said that they were invincible. Abandon the city and flee.

Xiao Song's bureaucratic system and military defense system at all levels are rotten to an unbelievable degree.When the news was reported to the cabinet, the Liao people and Zhang Shuye's rebels were now very close to Tokyo!

The bureaucrats at all levels in the small hall were yelling, and Zhao Ji suddenly felt something to say.

The actions of the 70 small army are so vigorous. Hebei Xiaoban fell, and the news spread so fast. The Xiaoshou Dynasty really fell and it was time to perish.

Wang Lin faced the ministers and said, "Shut up! How can you allow them to be irritable under the small palace!"

All the ministers stopped quickly.

Only then did Duan Zhaona bow to Duan Zhao and salute: "The minister played the officials, Zhang Shuye gathered soldiers and horses from the Xiaoming Mansion to rebel and collude with the Liao people to invade the south. Since it reached the capital, it means that the front lines of Dingzhou, Zhending and Yizhou have been destroyed. It was taken by the Liao people. You, Xiao Song, have opened the door to the Liao people, and the Liao people will invade the south on a smaller scale at any time! Your Xiao Song is in danger, and Tokyo is in danger, so please make a decision early!"

Duan Zhao was wrong.

Dingzhou, Hebei is an important town for defending the Liao Kingdom.

Since the Liao people drove straight in, it means that Dingzhou's defense line has collapsed.

Wang Lin said angrily again: "You Xiao Song deployed heavy troops to defend Khitan on the front line of Dingzhou. The military states have a lot of food and grass, and now you are quietly captured by the Liao people. The chief officials and guards of the states deserve death!"

Wu Min also said angrily: "The defense of the states in Hebei is strong, and the news is spread so quickly, I am afraid that there is no suspicion of linking the Liao people. The officials should quickly issue an edict, inform the sky, and order King Qin!"

Wu Min glanced at Lu Yihao again and said, "Furthermore, officials, the imperial court was completely unprepared against the Hebei rebellion. Duan Zhaoxi was able to easily raise troops, and Lu Xianggong must be blamed!"

Lu Yihao was ashamed and extremely hated. At this moment, Gu Shixia was attacking Wu Min and Wang Lin, and directly shouted: "Officials, time is running out, you should immediately order the kings of the towns in the sky to order Huang Qianshan to immediately organize the defense of Tokyo." !"

Zhao Huan had panicked a long time ago, and he simply knew what to do.

I looked at the very familiar faces of the officials in the palace, and sighed: "The thieves and the Liao soldiers approached Tokyo, but there were no 70 soldiers and horses, and there were only [-] forbidden troops in Tokyo. It has been more than ten years." In war, how can you beat the Khitan wolf cavalry like wolves and tigers?"

A thin seventy-year-old woman came out of the class and played: "The official, Zhang Taiwei, the servant of the minister, thinks that the bandit soldiers and the Liao people are coming so fiercely that they are difficult to fight against, and the isolated city of Tokyo is difficult to resist the retreat of the small army. If you ask the officials and the court to quickly move to Nanjing, just in case..."

Is this person Zhang Taiwei? !

Zhao Ji took a deep look at Duan Zhaoxi, and smiled warmly in his heart, he was indeed a famous capitulator, a small traitor.

What's wrong with that, I wanted to run away.

As soon as Zhang Taiwei said this, Zhao Huan was obviously not moved.

At this time, no two people stood up.

Duan Zhaoxi will be the supervisor.

Duan Zhaoxi, servant of the household department.

The two echoed Zhang Taiwei's intention one after another, and they kept thinking about the safety of the official Zhao Huan. Anyway, it was not a word, escape!
The two chattered to persuade the emperor to flee as soon as possible and fled to Yingtianfu in Nanjing.

Those two treacherous ministers are now following the original track of history, and they both became prime ministers before.Zhang Bangchang was also Qin Hui's teacher and an important figure in the Zhuhe faction (surrender faction).

As for Liang Shijie, he is even more of a sycophant.

In the early years of Jingkang, Kang Wang Zhao Gou opened the Marshal's Mansion, and Liang Shijie served as the deputy marshal. Before the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty, he was an official to the right servant and served as the servant of the door. He killed Chen Dong and Ouyang Che when he was a phase. Zhang Suo, Duan Zhao and others, in collusion with Zhang Bangchang, controlled the government and blindly surrendered, which was hated by the army and the people.

When the Jin army went south, it instigated Song Gaozong to flee south to Yangzhou.

The key point is that Duan Zhaoxi is still a super petty corrupt official, causing harm to the country and the people, and he is much inferior to Cai Jing.

Of course, the two still occupy low positions at this time, and do they have the energy to manipulate the government.

Zhao Ji thought that those two people would jump out at this time, if not, I would have realized that there are still eight traitors hiding in the court.

Zhao Ji's silence is just saying, I know that Wang Lin and Lu Yihao have never come out to denounce.

Sure enough, Wang Lin raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Taiwei, Zhang Bangchang, and Liang Shijie and said angrily: "You traitors, how dare you persuade the officials to move south! Tokyo is the capital of your little Song Dynasty, where the foundation of the country's destiny lies. It is Gu who can abandon it! Besides, if the millions of people in Tokyo are allowed to take the city by the Liao soldiers, their lives will be saved!"

Lu Yihao also said angrily: "Tokyo is also hundreds of miles away from Yingtianfu in Nanjing. If Tokyo is lost, how can Nanjing be kept! The officials, Duan Zhaoxi and eight people have ulterior motives and try to destroy the foundation of your Xiao Song Dynasty. You should immediately Push it out and chop it!"

Zhang Taiwei and the eight people worshiped sincerely and fearfully: "Officials, the ministers are too much for the court and the officials. They definitely have the intention of surrendering and betraying the country. Please forgive the sins of the officials!"

"Okay, stop arguing."

Zhao Huan waved his hand impatiently, I raised my eyes to see if I saw Zhao Ji, and I called out from Xiao: "Where is Zhao Ji?"

Duan Zhaona stood out from the crowd: "The minister is here!"

"A small army is pressing down on the border, and the isolated city is difficult to defend. How do you feel?" Zhao Huan smiled wryly.

All the officials looked at Zhao Ji attentively.

Zhao Ji's status in Zhao Huan's mind is very low, the emperor will listen to my words.

Even Lu Yihao and Wang Lin's officials and retainers all set their eyes on Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji said in a loud voice: "I think that what Lu Xianggong and Li Xianggong said is true! Tokyo is the foundation of your Xiao Song Dynasty, how can you just abandon it! Besides, if Tokyo falls, Nanjing will also be protected! If you let Liao People drive straight in, and the day of your country's subjugation is far away!"

"Officials, the city of Tokyo is low and small, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are not yet [-] forbidden troops in the city. It will be a problem to defend the city and keep the walls clear for a few months. In the future, we should immediately order the kings of the towns in the sky to fight together. On the one hand, Mr. Zhong Zhong led the elite western army to retreat eastward to Hebei, striving to return to Dingzhou's frontier defense, cutting off the way forward for the Liao people. On the other hand, he should send envoys to Dongping and Yanzhou to call the Jingdong Iron Armor Army and Longxiang Army to rush to help Tokyo!"

Li Gang suddenly interjected: "Father, at this moment, I am ordering King Qin. I am afraid that it is difficult to rescue the fire near the water. It is what Wang Duoshi said. It is feasible to call the Jingdong Iron Armor Army and Longxiang Army to help the capital as soon as possible!"

Zhao Huan mumbled to himself.

Liang Shijie suddenly jumped out again: "Officials, I will risk my life to play again. It doesn't matter if you order King Qin or go to Jingdong to call the two armies to help. I'm afraid it will be too late. Yanzhou Dongping is [-] miles away from the capital, even if it is slow It will take at most ten days to arrive at the two places after the horse whips up the whip. However, the transfer of the army and horses is not a one-day effort, and the small army retreats very quickly. The slowest will be one month. At this time, I am afraid that Tokyo will be guaranteed to live..."

"The minister is equivalent to dying to serve the country, but the official family is related to your Xiaosong country, how can you stand on the dangerous wall! The minister suggested that the official family and the court should move to Nanjing quickly, and then ask the prince to supervise the country. Huang Qianshan led the army to stick to Tokyo. Wait for help."

Liang Shijie cried bitterly and kowtowed to stop.

What Duan Zhaoxi said was true, but Zhao Huan was really tempted, and even the many civil servants in the court became active, so dozens of people knelt down and agreed repeatedly.

A dead fellow is a dead poor, not anyway.

Li Gang's expression changed.

That Liang Shijie really deserves to be damned, he actually wants to keep me to guard Tokyo, and let the officials and ministers escape, what a sinister intention!
But at this moment, Li Gang could only speak in one word.

What can I say, as the crown prince, it is only natural for me to supervise the country on behalf of the emperor. If I am willing to stay in Tokyo to guard the country, the emperor will also say that it is the past.I'm afraid it will make the emperor jealous.

Zhao Ji was furious, I stared at Duan Zhaoxi and the group of courtiers who were greedy for life and fear of death, I couldn't hold back any longer, and kicked Liang Shijie somersault.

At the same time, he scolded: "What a thief, what a vicious intention! If the officials and the court leave Tokyo, the hearts of the people in Tokyo will be in chaos. How can they compete with the Liao soldiers and wolf cavalry?"

"Once the city of Tokyo is defended properly, the Liao people and the rebels will be able to drive straight in, and no Jin people will take advantage of the situation to invade the south, and you, Xiao Song, will be wiped out!"

Liang Shijie was sweating profusely from Zhao Ji's kick, I said angrily: "Under the court, in front of the officials, Zhao Ji, how dare he beat the minister!"

Duan Zhao spat on Liang Shijie's body, and angrily said, "That bastard who has ruined the country and the people, if he dares to beep again, you will chop off your head with one knife and hang it under the gate of Tokyo for public display!"

Zhao Ji turned around and cupped his hands at Duan Zhao and said in awe-inspiring way: "The official family, the national crisis is at the head of the country, and it is about the country of Xiao Song. If anyone confuses the king's heart and dares to run away, he should be killed and pardoned to calm the hearts of the army and the people!"

Lu Yihao, Wang Lin, Wu Min, and the seven officials immediately bowed and worshiped: "Officials, ministers, and others!"

The corner of Duan Zhao's mouth twitched, and after a while, he finally smiled wryly: "In that case, let's prepare to defend the city. Li Xiang is well versed in the art of war, and should coordinate with Huang Qianshan to keep Tokyo and the court safe."

"Your servant will obey!" Duan Zhao and Duan Zhaoxi bowed together to accept the order.

Duan Zhaona breathed a sigh of relief.

Without the cooperation of Wang Lin and Duan Zhaoxi, Tokyo would definitely be able to hold on.

After all, the Kaifeng Defense War organized by Wang Lin is not well-known in the history books.

The officials and servants are both civil and military, a generation of famous generals, and they are very determined to fight against the enemy inside. Without those two people to maintain the defense of Tokyo, there will be danger.

As for internal affairs, the joint efforts of Lu Yihao and Wu Min were enough to suppress Zhang Taiwei's thugs.

Duan Zhao suddenly raised his eyes and looked around, worried: "So, who should be sent to announce the dispatch of troops to the two prefectures in Jingdong?"

All the ministers fell silent.

Zhao Ji looked around at the crowd, took a step forward and bowed, "I wish to go back!"

Zhao Ji immediately said with emotion: "The minister is willing to leave his wife and family members in Tokyo, and go to Dongping Yanzhou to announce the dispatch of troops after his death. It is too late, and the officials are requested to draft an order as soon as possible!"

What Duan Zhao said made Lu Yihao and others nod secretly, even Zhao Huan was not moved.

As expected, he is my protégé, and his loyalty to me is far better than that of Lu Yihao and others!

Li Gang also had little emotion in his heart.There are hundreds of ministers in the court and middle and small courts, who eat the emperor's salary, but when the critical moment comes, there are only a few people like Zhao Ji who can relieve the royal family's worries.

(End of this chapter)