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Chapter 354 Zhao Ji's performance in the face of national crisis
In the second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the fourth day of July.

Yanfu Palace, Longde Palace.

The Dachaohui, which was originally to discuss how to fight against the invasion of the Jin soldiers, suddenly fell into a speechless embarrassment because of Zhao Ji's understatement:
"Dear dear ones, since I ascended the throne, I have been sleeping all night long... However, since the beginning of the year, I have been physically and mentally exhausted and sick, and I am increasingly unable to support the affairs of the state. Today, the Jin people have the heart of tigers and wolves, and they want to destroy my Great Song Guozuo, for the sake of the great Song Dynasty. I thought about it over and over again, since Dang Zen was located in the crown prince, and I retired to the south of the Yangtze River..."

As soon as Zhao Ji's words came out, all the officials were in an uproar.

In short, I am not in good health, and I am willing to abdicate to the virtuous, and I will go to the south of the Yangtze River to retire. I don't care whether the Song Dynasty is dead or alive.

That's what it means.

Li Gangcang raised his head sharply, and looked at the reddish emperor Zhao Ji.

Wu Min couldn't believe his ears, is the emperor crazy?

The enemy is in front of us, instead of fighting against the enemy, we want to put down the challenger instead?
Fleeing south by himself, and handing over this mess to an underage prince who is still far away in Qingzhou?
Zong Ze's face turned red, and he almost yelled angrily.

Censor Zhongcheng Guo Zhishun had just returned to Beijing from Qingzhou, and this was the first time he had attended a court meeting. Seeing the emperor behaved like this, he sneered in his heart, and his disappointment with the Song royal family increased a little.

Li Gang, Wu Min, and Zong Ze led all the officials to kneel down, and cried out: "Officials, absolutely not, please take back your orders! The enemy is now, please give priority to the ancestors, the country, and the country!"

All the ministers wept bitterly and repeatedly advised him.

The hall became a mess.

The officials and censors who wanted to impeach Zhang Shuye at the court meeting were also at a loss when they saw this.

Zongze looked excited: "Officials! I think that at this moment, it is time to order all the vassals and towns in the world to make emergency preparations for war in Tokyo! The official family is in its prime, and the country is facing a crisis. Ridiculous, and the most holy emperor bears the eternal infamy!"

Zong Ze's words were a little heavy.

That means that if you put down the pick at this time, you are afraid of war, and if you want to escape, you will definitely leave your infamy through the ages!

In fact, Zhao Ji is just trying a little bit today, purely for performance.

He wanted to abdicate the throne and flee to the south of the Yangtze River to avoid disaster. He wished he could leave today, but he reckoned that people like Li Gang would not let him go.

As soon as Zhao Ji thought about this, his expression became agitated. He suddenly got up and angrily reprimanded Zong Ze: "Order the world to work hard? At this moment, which army in the world is ordered to work hard? Hundreds of thousands of gold soldiers are unstoppable, can Tokyo hold it? "

"The western army is fighting against the Jin people in Taiyuan, the Hebei army has been defeated, the Qin Feng Ganlong army is far away in Xisai, and Wang Lin's Qingzhou army is attacking Xixia. Who will I rely on to serve the king?"

"Since the ministers don't want me to abdicate the throne, why should I cherish this body? I will guard the country and the community with the ministers, and fight to the death with the Jinren!"

As soon as Zhao Ji's words came out, all the officials were stunned. How dare the emperor have such courage?

But what Zhao Ji said next was very disappointing: "I thought that the golden army was invincible. In this case, Tokyo can't hold it, so let's abandon it! I will go south to the south of the Yangtze River with all the ministers, and then order all the people in the world Soldiers and horses slowly map out, there will always be a day when Tokyo will be liberated, do you think so?"

There was a chill in the hearts of the ministers.

Still want to escape.

The capital of a country represents the status of the country, the hearts of the people in the world, and the majesty of the imperial court.
Zong Ze was so angry that he jumped up and said sharply: "The capital must not be abandoned! The imperial court must not flee from battle! The foundation of our Emperor Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, the ancestral temple and society are all in the capital. If the capital is handed over to the Jin people, our Emperor Song will still have face Command the world?"

Li Gang and Wu Min were so angry that they shed tears.

Zhao Ji stared at Zongze with a sneer: "The Jinren will be able to march south in ten days or so. Tokyo can't hold it at all. It knows that it will die, but it still resists it with death. In my opinion, it is extremely pedantic!"

Zong Ze almost roared angrily: "Officials, Taiwei Zhang is currently in Huazhou, deploying troops and militiamen from various states to prevent the Jin soldiers from going south. As long as Huazhou is not broken, Tokyo will be safe!"

Li Gang also took advantage of the situation and said: "The officials and ministers think that Zongze should be appointed as the left-behind envoy of Tokyo, and he will be fully responsible for presiding over the defense of Tokyo. Then he will order Guan Sheng to lead the [-] forbidden troops in the Beijing camp to rush to the aid of Huazhou!"

Zhao Ji's complexion changed drastically: "Tokyo only has [-] soldiers and horses, and they have to send troops to help Huazhou. Li Xiang, you are crazy. Are you going to trap me and all the ministers to death?"

The emperor's words were supported by many courtiers.

Fleeing without a fight is of course unspeakable, but if Tokyo really can't hold on, it can only flee south.

Considering that the wealth and lives of the princes in the imperial court and temples are all in the capital, the 5 imperial guards in the capital camp must not be easily transferred away.

As for Huazhou, leave it to fate.

If Zhang Shuye can hold it, it is of course the best. If he can't hold it, he can flee to Nanjing with the protection of the [-] imperial guards.

This is what many people think.

Li Gang looked up to the sky and sighed.

Human nature is like this, there is no exception.

However, with him, Wu Min, and Zong Ze around, it is absolutely impossible for the Song court to abandon the capital and flee without a fight!Nobody wants to leave!
……

slippery state.

Zhang Shuye has not closed his eyes for two days and nights. He has been dispatching the [-] defenders in the city to build fortifications and prepare resources for the defense.

But if these 2 people want to defend this isolated city, it is almost a dream.

Battle reports continued to spread to Huazhou. Wanyan Zongwang distributed [-] troops to Wanyan Zongbi, and he brought the rest of the Jin soldiers to sweep up the remnants of the Song Army and the anti-Golden militias that swarmed up in Hebei.

Wanyan Zongbi's troops have already crossed the river.

At this moment, it is only tens of miles away from Huazhou.

But can Uncle Zhang return?
He has no way back.

If you step back, you will see the capital of Song Dynasty behind you.

The morale of the Song army in the city was very bleak.

Their original hope was that the imperial court could send troops to reinforce Huazhou as soon as possible, and they also counted on soldiers from all walks of life in the world to serve kings.

However, everything is hopeless.

The soldiers and horses in Huainan and Jiannan in the south of the Yangtze River are far from being able to quench their thirst. The soldiers and horses in Henan have already been defeated. Wang Lin's Qingzhou Army is far away in Xixia, and the main force of the Western Army is currently besieged by Wanyan Zonghan in Taiyuan.

Zhang Shuye's beard and hair turned white almost overnight.

In ancient times, there was Wu Zixu who passed the test with a white head, but now there is Zhang Shuye who turned his head pale all night!
He stood on the city gate tower with his sword in his hand, looking towards the direction of the Yellow River. Over there, the banners were already unfurled, and the hooves of the golden soldiers roared like thunder, coming towards Huazhou.

Zhang Shuye turned around, looked around Yao Pingzhong and the other generals with indifference, and said, "Generals, at this moment, the Jin soldiers are invading massively, and our Great Song Dynasty is at stake. Behind us is Bianliang, the capital! We have no way to retreat The only place to fight to the death!"

"I have been an official for decades... I am sixty years old. I eat the king's salary. I will fight to the death for the country and thousands of people! Today, the old man is in Huazhou, and the generals swore to the sky. Annihilation!"

Yao Pingzhong shouted awe-inspiringly: "Everyone, I served the country in the army. Now that the country is in crisis, we should advance and retreat with Zhang Taiwei! We will live and die together!!!! For the Song Dynasty, we will fight to the death and never retreat!"

"Why don't you say that you have no clothes? The same robes as your son. Wang Yuxing's teacher, repair my spear. I share the same hatred with my son!
Qi said without clothes?Tongze with the child.Master Wang Yuxing, repair my spear.Work with the son!
Do you say no clothes?Dress with your son.Wang Yuxing made his division, repair my armor.Walk with your son! "

Yao Pingzhong took the lead in reciting, and all the generals on the tower and the soldiers defending the city also shouted in unison with desolation in their hearts.

The only remaining [-] Hebei troops burst into tears.

Their homeland and homes have been trampled by the Jin people, their families, wives and children have been abused by the Jin people, they have been defeated again and again from Hebei, and now they have retreated to Huazhou, Henan, and there is no place to retreat!

To retreat is to die.

If the capital is broken, the Great Song Dynasty will perish.

As a Song person, where is there any way out?
……

Wang Lin led [-] iron cavalry to march eastward and rush to help Henan.

For two days and nights, Fuhu cavalry rushed for hundreds of miles.

Entering Wannian County, this is already the limit of what human beings can do.

Had to set up camp and make some repairs.

At this time, the news of the Jin people's conquest of various prefectures and counties in Hebei continued to spread, and according to Wang Lin's judgment, at this moment Wanyan Zongbi, the soldier of Jin Wushu, might have already crossed the river and approached Huazhou. Then you can drive straight into Tokyo!

Wang Lin was very anxious.

He didn't expect Zhang Shuye to be able to defend Huazhou.

Zhang Shuye's successive defeats from Hebei does not mean that Zhang Shuye is incompetent, but that the Jin soldiers are really powerful and cannot be defeated by the Song army.

His only hope is in Li Gang, Wu Min and Zong Ze in Tokyo.

There is also Guan Sheng Xu Ning's [-] martial arts army.

With the three famous ministers mentioned above, Tokyo should still be able to hold on, right?
In fact, Wang Lin himself did not have much confidence.

He has already had to start thinking about what to do after Tokyo is broken.

According to the original historical trajectory, the Jin people should have invaded the South twice successively before completely destroying the Northern Song Dynasty.

However, although the general trend has not changed, the relevant details have begun to be confused. Who knows whether the Jin people have the intention of destroying the Song Dynasty this time.

Wang Lin didn't dare to take risks.

Thinking of Jingkang's disaster, although Zhao Ji's reign name has not been changed to Jingkang now, similar scenes are very likely to repeat themselves.

Thinking of countless lands being trampled on and compatriots being slaughtered and plundered, Wang Lin felt pain in his heart.

More importantly, I don't know how long Taiyuan's Zhongshidao can resist Yan Zonghan.

If Taiyuan is also lost, and Wanyan Zonghan goes all the way south from Hedong, and joins forces with Wanyan Zongwang in the south of the Yellow River, then the Northern Song Dynasty will perish, and he can only go back to the old road of Annan.

And myself, what should I do! !
It was late at night.

The west wind is strong, and the goshawk whimpers.

Seeing Wang Lin still standing on the slope and looking at the far northeast direction quietly, Yan Qing sighed softly: "My lord, please take care of yourself!"

"Xiaoyi, order Hua Rong to stick to the front line of Jinan Mansion, and not let the golden soldiers go half a step beyond Lei Chi, otherwise..."

Wang Lin clenched his teeth tightly, and his lips were bitten with traces of blood.

Yan Qing bowed to accept the order.

It's not just Wang Lin, the families of Qingzhou soldiers and horses are all in Qinglai, if Jin soldiers are allowed to attack Qinglai, the consequences will be disastrous.

He didn't know that after he ordered Hua Rong and Huang Xin to lead the remaining [-] Qingzhou troops to attack as defense and advance to the front line of Jinan Prefecture, Wanyan Zonghan's [-] households had conquered Puyang and came to Shandong!

Dingzhou, Yunzhou, Yanzhou, the land of several states, the Song army surrendered in anticipation! !
(End of this chapter)