Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

Chapter 74 Huizong gives up the throne

At the end of the seventh year of Xuanhe's reign, when the Jin Army's east and west armies split up and attacked several prefectures and counties, Emperor Huizong had just completed a grand ceremony to worship heaven.And when Yanshan Prefecture guard Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the city, and the news that the Yanyun land that had been bought with a lot of money had been lost to the Jin people within a few months reached the capital, Emperor Huizong became afraid. It was not until this time that he felt deep in his heart. There is still a trace of luck, I just hope that the Jin people will go south only for plunder, and when they have to, they will spend more money and silk for their own safety.

However, the ensuing battle reports from the front broke his remaining luck. Emperor Huizong discovered that the Jin Kingdom seemed to be going south this time to take over the Central Plains and take over the Song Dynasty.At this time, Emperor Huizong, who was getting more and more panicked, thought of a "clever plan" in this situation.He said to the ministers: "Now the Jin Kingdom is attacking in a large scale, and it is difficult to resist it. There is really no one in the court, so it is difficult to defeat the enemy. I heard that if the country is in danger, several generations of wise kings will issue edicts to comfort themselves and comfort the world. I'm looking for a way to get rid of this problem. I also have this intention, but I wonder what you all, dear friends, think?"

All the treacherous ministers on the side quickly agreed, saying that the Holy One is considerate of people's hearts and is the most respected person in the world.Emperor Huizong was overjoyed, so he wrote an edict in handwriting:

I have inherited the virtues of my ancestors and entrusted them to the scholars and the people. I have been here for the second time. Although I am conscientious in the center, I have made mistakes in the world.Use the capital of ignorance to build a successful career.The road of speech is blocked, and the guidance and flattery are heard every day; the favor holds the power, and the greedy and greedy people get their ambitions.Promoting the gentry and the virtuous are trapped in the party membership; the rise and fall of political affairs are restricted to the chronology.The wealth of the people is depleted by taxation, and the strength of the army is depleted by garrison service. It is useless to do more, and extravagance becomes a common practice.The sources of profit have all been discussed, but those who seek profit are still seeking to punish them; the soldiers have insufficient food and clothing, but those who eat too much sit back and enjoy wealth.Disasters and banishments are seen but I don’t realize it. The common people are resentful but I don’t know it. I only pursue my own mistakes. How can I regret it!Having issued an edict to revolutionize the evils, I still ordered my assistant ministers to eliminate the old harm.If you take the blame, I will help you. I will thank heaven and man for their anger, and protect our ancestors' hard work.There was an imperial edict before this, and the order was issued to speak frankly and to revise the government in response to natural changes. It was not long before the implementation was carried out, and the power was seized from the officials. Then the officials were blamed and advised, so that the orders were not believed and the morale was depressed.What you do today will affect the heavens and the earth, and it will change again later. How can you have a country?In the current urgent situation, we should not hesitate to speak frankly, recruit wise and courageous people, and come up with clever strategies to resolve the great disputes.I look forward to the troops of King Qin from all over the world, and announce the strategy of defeating the enemy on both sides. I will always remember the benevolent virtues of the sages who will nourish the world for more than a hundred years.How can there be no loyal and righteous people from all over the world who come to take advantage of the country’s urgent needs?In response to the order of guarding the towns, counties and cities in the world, each of them will lead his divisions to recruit troops, and the king will be diligent along the border. Those who can perform extraordinary feats will be given special rewards without being limited to regular rules. Those who are in the grass and swamps, embrace extraordinary talents, and can build great plans for the country. Those who decide important matters or go on envoys outside the borders are not second in rank; especially those who are different, they should be treated as generals.In response to the Chinese and foreign ministers and officials, Xu Shifeng expressed his frank advice to Dengwenyuan Tongjin Si Jiaojin. I should personally see it and implement it thoroughly. Even if there is any inappropriateness, I will not incriminate him.All the orders given below are carried out immediately, and those who dare to judge the order, and in the name of knot, keep it secretly, and spread it to the city and court, and abandon it with everyone.Consult with you from all directions, and reflect your thoughts.The money and goods managed by the various bureaus and Xicheng were paid to the Secretary, who collected the land and land from the people of the Yuan Dynasty and returned it to the old tenants.Reduce the expenses of the court, reduce the number of attendants to more than a month and years old, and remove all concurrent bureaus and more, and order the commanders to take advantage of the income and allocate it to all road purchasers and stakes to recruit troops and reward the army.The Taoist temple should be set up for worship, except for the old laws. The Taoist officials should be dismissed and the palaces, temples, Taoist officials, etc. should be given housing money, land, etc., and the Six Shang Bureaus should be based on the ancestral laws.Let go of the Dasheng Mansion, let go of the teaching and music center, let go of the extra people in the teaching hall, let go of Xingxing Xingluo, let go of the quarry, let go of the extra people waiting for the imperial edict, let go of the teahouse in the capital, and still return to the imperial court.If the river defense is not critical, the flood materials and free money will be put aside. The Kaifeng Mansion will accept the writing. From now on, it will still be returned to the imperial court. Please continue to implement the old law, and you are not allowed to ask for the writing to be broken. The same is true for Dali Temple.

Emperor Huizong finished writing the edict and read it again. He felt that it was sincere and every word was exquisite. He was very satisfied, so he handed it over to Zhongshu Province and ordered the edict to be published to the world.He returned to the palace happily, started to offer virtuous suggestions to all the people, and soon expelled the Jin soldiers, and then captured the beautiful dream of Yanyun land.But who would have thought that this sweet dream would soon be awakened by a blow.

After Guo Yaoshi presented Yanshan Mansion, the Jin Kingdom returned his old name to Yanjing and allowed him to stay in Yanjing, and followed Wanyan Zongwang's army southward.Under the leadership of this guide who knew all the military equipment in Song Dynasty, Wanyan Zongwang's army easily obtained the crossing of the Yellow River, and then marched all the way to Bianjing.

When Emperor Huizong, who had just issued the edict of sin, heard the news, he was frightened out of his mind.I thought to myself, two years ago, I captured Yanyun and achieved the greatest achievement since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Now, am I going to be the king of subjugation?No, you must not let your reputation be ruined in one day. Otherwise, how will you meet your ancestors in the future?With Huizong thinking this way, he suddenly had a plan in his mind, so he summoned his ministers to go to the palace to discuss matters.

When the ministers came to the palace and were discussing how to resist the Jin army, suddenly Emperor Huizong on the dragon throne screamed and passed out. He rolled down from the dragon throne to the ground, his eyes turned white and his whole body was shaking.This frightened the ministers half to death, and they immediately summoned the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Emperor Huizong.

The imperial doctor arrived and found that Emperor Huizong's pulse was stable and beating strongly. He did not look like a seriously ill person. However, he was unconscious at the moment, making the imperial doctor unsure whether he had some strange illness.So he prescribed some medicine to replenish energy and restore vitality, and gave it to Emperor Huizong.Finally, after some "rescue" from the imperial doctor, Emperor Huizong slowly opened his eyes, but he couldn't make a sound when he said "haha", and he just pointed at the pen and paper.

So the ministers hurriedly presented the paper and pen, and then saw Emperor Huizong writing on the paper: "I have a sudden illness, pain in my heart, unable to speak, and I may die soon." After reading this line of words, the ministers couldn't help but feel. Looking at each other, we are currently discussing the matter of resisting the Jin soldiers. We are waiting for the edict to be issued so that the ministers can arrange everything. But you are sick at this moment. What should everyone do?

At this time, many people understood that this was just Emperor Huizong pretending to be ill and shirk blame, so they did not say anything and just lowered their heads and waited.Emperor Huizong felt depressed when he saw everyone in this situation. He could only write on the paper again: "In order for the crown prince to inherit the throne, I will discuss with all the ministers the important matter of resisting the Jin Dynasty."

Until now, the ministers still didn't understand. It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to give up his choice when he saw the Jin army coming to attack. However, the imperial edict had been issued and they had no choice but to go and invite Prince Zhao Huan.

When Zhao Huan saw this situation, he naturally understood what his father was thinking, and thought to himself, the emperor wanted to put me on the fire to roast him. He didn't want to be the king of the country's subjugation, but he pulled me out to take the blame.The war is so fierce and dangerous, and I have never dealt with government affairs and know nothing about the army. What can I do?This emperor cannot do it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Huan followed suit and pretended to be sad and fainted, falling to the ground.When the ministers saw that first Emperor Huizong and then the prince were like this, the Song Dynasty would really fall.So he ordered the imperial doctor to give him medicine. Zhao Huan couldn't bear it, so he pretended to wake up, but he refused to accept the imperial edict and ascended the throne.The ministers followed the example of Emperor Taizu and forced the dragon robe on him and pushed him onto the dragon chair.At this point, Zhao Huan had no choice but to inherit the throne and change his reign to Jingkang. The next year was the first year of Jingkang, which was the Qinzong of Song Dynasty in history.

At this time, Huizong, who was revered as the Supreme Emperor, was glad that he had gotten rid of this hot potato, and on the other hand, he named himself Daojun Emperor.In order not to be trapped in Bianjing when the Jin soldiers came, they prepared a panic plan to escape.

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