Northern Song Dynasty: Counterattack and became emperor after the Jingkang Revolution

Zhao Gou knew that he had indeed promoted some officials with insufficient abilities and bad conduct during his reign, but he did not expect that these people would be so miserable.

He sighed and said: "Even so, you don't have to do it so brilliantly, right? After all, they are also officials who have served the imperial court."

Zhao Yingluo shook her head and said: "Brother Emperor, you are wrong again. I didn't do too much. On the contrary, I gave them face. I just demoted them and sent them out, but I didn't exempt them from their duties." Official positions. If they can change their past and turn over a new leaf, they will still have a chance to return to the court in the future."

After hearing Zhao Yingluo's words, Zhao Gou couldn't help feeling helpless and bitter in his heart. He knew that he now had no military power and no confidants to rely on, and he could not compete with Zhao Yingluo at all. He had no choice but to swallow his anger and say nothing more.

Three days later, in a secret room deep in the palace, the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou paced back and forth anxiously, his face full of unwillingness and anger. Ever since he was deprived of the throne by Zhao Yingluo, he has been like a tiger trapped in a cage, always eager to be free again.

At this time, there were slight footsteps outside the door, and Qin Hui lowered his head and walked in cautiously. He glanced at Zhao Gou, then knelt down on the ground and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, Qin Hui, pays homage to the Supreme Emperor."

Zhao Gou walked quickly to Qin Hui, helped him up, and said eagerly: "Qin Aiqing, do you have any good ideas to help me regain the throne?"

Qin Hui smiled slightly, with a cunning light flashing in his eyes, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious, I have a plan."

Zhao Gou was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly urged: "Qin Aiqing, come quickly."

Qin Hui looked around to make sure there was no one else, and then said mysteriously: "The Emperor knows that Yang Cunzhong, the commander of the Ma Bu Army, has 50,000 horses, and he is loyal to the Supreme Emperor. Song Lun, the deputy commander of the Ma Bu Army, is responsible for Zhao Yingluo. If there are many complaints, we can take advantage of Zhao Yingluo's review of the imperial army and wait for an opportunity to ambush and kill him!"

Zhao Gou was shocked after hearing this. He said hesitantly: "This matter is extremely risky. If it fails, I'm afraid it will get into trouble."

Seeing Zhao Gou's hesitation, Qin Hui couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, we must not miss this opportunity before it comes again. If we don't take this opportunity to regain the throne, we will have no chance again after Zhao Yingluo fully controls the imperial army." "

Zhao Gou was silent for a moment after hearing this. After weighing it again and again, he finally made up his mind to take the risk. So he sent his confidant Feng Yi to secretly leave Kaifeng City and go to Yang Cunzhong's camp in the east of the city to deliver the message.

At this time, in the camp in the east of the city, Yang Cunzhong was sitting in the commander's tent, meditating. He was very confused after receiving Zhao Gou's secret letter. For the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yingluo did give the country hope of becoming strong again; but he himself was loyal to Zhao Gou. He didn't know how to choose.

Just then Song Lun, deputy commander of the capital, walked in. Seeing Yang Cunzhong's frown, he couldn't help asking: "Why is the general so troubled?"

Yang Cunzhong handed the secret letter to Song Lun, then sighed and said, "Take a look."

After Song Lun took the secret letter and read it over, his face showed an angry look. He stood up and said, "Zhao Yingluo has exclusive power over Sichen, which violates the ancestral etiquette! We should support the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou to ascend to the throne again."

Yang Cunzhong looked at Song Lun's excited look and couldn't help feeling helpless. He knew that Song Lun was right, but he also knew Zhao Yingluo's ability and determination. If the rash action fails, the consequences will be disastrous.

However, under Song Lun's constant temptation and urging, Yang Cunzhong finally made up his mind.

He decided to carry out Zhao Gou's secret order and ambush and kill Zhao Yingluo when she was inspecting the imperial army!

Outside the camp in the east of the city, flags were fluttering and people were buzzing. Zhao Yingluo and her party, led by Wen Boyuan, slowly arrived at the vast camp belonging to the Ma Bu Army. The sun shines on the armor, reflecting dazzling light. More than a thousand fire gun soldiers lined up neatly, solemnly and solemnly.

Zhao Yingluo sat on the horse, her eyes burning like a torch, scanning the front.

Thousands of soldiers have already assembled, waiting for her review. Yang Cunzhong, as the commander of the Ma Bu Army, stood at the front, holding the command flag with a complicated expression. As Zhao Yingluo and her party boarded the reviewing stand, Yang Cunzhong waved the command flag, and immediately the men and horses divided into two groups began to form their formations and start an attack drill.

The collision of swords and guns made a crisp sound, and the soldiers' shouts were deafening, showing their fighting spirit and courage.

Zhao Yingluo looked at the formation in front of her and couldn't help but nodded slightly. She turned around and asked Wen Boyuan beside her: "Wen Boyuan, what do you think of their fighting strength?"

Wen Boyuan's eyes were deep and he replied in a deep voice: "Your Highness, their combat power is comparable to that of the Jin Army, but compared with the Forbidden Army under my command, they are not that interesting."

Zhao Yingluo raised her brows slightly when she heard this, but did not speak. She knew that Wen Boyuan's Imperial Guards were carefully selected and rigorously trained by her, and were naturally not comparable to these ordinary Imperial Guards.

However, she was still worried about the intensity of training of other Forbidden Forces, so she decided to come to review it in person.

At this moment, a trace of hesitation flashed in Yang Cunzhong's eyes.

He hesitated at the last moment. If he really carried out Zhao Gou's secret order to kill the Princess, the Song Dynasty would probably still be able to survive under the iron heel of the Jin Kingdom.

He thought of the oath he had made to the Song Dynasty and the soldiers who died for the Song Dynasty, and he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

However, just when he was hesitating, Song Lun suddenly took action.

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he immediately snatched the flag from Yang Cunzhong's hand and waved it three times in a row!

After receiving the order outside the field, the 40,000-strong army immediately shouted, "Kill Zhao Yingluo! Return the power to the Supreme Emperor" and headed towards the reviewing stand to fight.

All this happened so suddenly that Zhao Yingluo and her group had no time to react. Wen Boyuan was horrified when he saw this. He immediately pulled out his sword and shouted loudly: "Protect Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Then he led the fire soldiers to face the rebels.

The reviewing stand suddenly fell into chaos. The rebels rushed up with shouts and started a fierce battle with Zhao Yingluo and his party.

The swords collided, making a crisp sound, sparks flying, and blood flying.

Wen Boyuan led the gunmen to resist the rebel attack. The firecrackers in their hands continued to spray flames and projectiles, beating the rebels back steadily.

However, the rebels were so numerous that they kept coming, and it seemed they would never be able to kill them all.

However, Zhao Yingluo was not intimidated by this incident and remained calm and collected.

She knew that at this moment, she had to make a decision quickly in order to reverse the situation and turn danger into safety.

She called on Wen Boyuan to lead the army to move outside the camp. Wen Boyuan understood this, and he immediately led the fire rifle soldiers to retreat outside the camp while fighting.

Under the protection of her personal guards, Zhao Yingluo also moved outside the camp. She moved while thinking about countermeasures. She knew that she had to find a safe place as soon as possible, and then mobilize her troops to put down the rebellion.