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

Chapter 52 Decided to go to Lin'an

He was timid, indecisive, capricious, and lacked judgment on political issues. He possessed all the qualities of those fatuous emperors, except for killing innocent people indiscriminately.

Therefore, the political legacy left by his imperial brother Zhezong was destroyed not long after he ascended the throne.

Therefore, Zhao Ji, who was tired of the emperor's errand, was frightened into a coma when he heard that the Jin people were attacking the Song Dynasty. The first thing he did after waking up was not to preside over the government and resist the Jin people's invasion, but to ask the palace officials for paper money. The Crown Prince immediately took his place.

It is a pity that the crown prince is as indecisive as him, and coupled with many years of peace, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army is extremely poor, and Kaifeng City is easily breached by the Jin people.

Now that he heard his daughter's threats, he was even more afraid that the Jingkang incident would happen again.

"My son, what is your plan?"

"Dad just needs to listen to my suggestion and order the emperor to release Zongze and Lu Haowen and stop pursuing me for raising private soldiers."

"Okay! I promise you everything!"

So, Zhao Yingluo took out a letter she had prepared in advance and handed it to Zhao Ji, "Dad just copy the contents of the letter and stamp it with your personal seal."

Zhao Ji opened the letter and read ten lines at a glance. The content of the letter was roughly to scold his emperor's son for ignoring the hard work of the two ministers and listening to the words of the sycophant and putting himself in danger. He ordered him to be released to the two ministers as soon as possible. Reset position.

As for Zhao Yingluo's raising of private soldiers, the letter put all the blame on herself, saying that it was under her own instruction that Zhao Yingluo raised private soldiers to protect herself, her concubines and princesses in case the Jin invaded south.At the end of the article, he was ordered not to embarrass Zhao Yingluo again, otherwise it would be unfilial.

After Zhao Ji read it, he asked with some doubts, "You are his imperial sister. If you state your identity directly, he doesn't have to embarrass you, so why should he hide his identity?"

Zhao Yingluo raised her eyebrows and said, "Did Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ever care about brotherhood?"

Zhao Yingluo's rhetorical question made Zhao Ji speechless. Throughout the dynasties, brothers had turned against each other because of the throne, and there were many conflicts between brothers.

Now his daughter has tens of thousands of soldiers, astonishing wealth, and has won the hearts and minds of the people around Kaifeng City. Her prestige is rising. If he really knows this, his precious daughter will be put under house arrest even if he is not found to be executed with an excuse. .

That’s all, just follow her!As long as she can guarantee that she can write poems and paint every day, she can say anything. As for her useless son, he was indifferent even after she was kidnapped and sent a letter asking for help. How can she expect him to protect her?
Thinking of this, Zhao Ji took up a pen and copied the letter from Zhao Yingluo, and even added more fuel and jealousy to blame Zhao Gou a lot.

After sealing it with wax, Zhao Ji held up the letter and said, "I will send someone to Lin'an early tomorrow morning."

"Don't bother dad, my daughter will deliver the letter herself."

"You? Aren't you afraid that others will recognize you?"

"Don't worry, daddy! My daughter has the means to protect herself."

Zhao Ji thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to her.

His daughter was safe and sound, and Zhao Ji, who was in a good mood, said with a smile, "Since you opened this 'Drunken Furong', you can't let anyone collect daddy's money anymore. To ask for so much for a hot pot meal will cost me my life." .”

"Daddy's money, isn't it my money? Of course my money is also daddy's money. Look, isn't this money here?" Zhao Yingluo took out a stack of banknotes from her sleeve and handed it to Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji was a little confused. I looked at it suspiciously and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"One... 1 million taels!"

"I wonder if these 1 taels are enough for dad to buy some good banknote ink?"

Zhao Ji smiled like a flower, "Enough! Enough! It's definitely enough."

Since he returned to Kaifeng in the south, although the food and accommodation were ten thousand times better than being a prisoner, after all, the finances of the Song Dynasty court were tight. Even if Zhao Gou was filial, his monthly living expenses were still tight enough. Now that he has With these 1 taels, he could live freely for a period of time, how could he not be happy?
After coaxing her father, Zhao Yingluo hurried back to the mansion with the letter and prepared to go south to Lin'an.

Early the next morning, when he heard that Zhao Yingluo was going to Lin'an in person, Li Gang didn't even have time to have breakfast and hurriedly visited her mansion again.

"Now that both gentlemen are in prison, the princess is afraid that she will fall into a trap if she goes there. It is better to listen to my advice and take your property and private soldiers to the north to cross the Yellow River."

Faced with Li Gang's persuasion, Zhao Yingluo had a headache, "Master Li, I have a reason to go. Although everyone around Kaifeng City is united, Lin'an is different. Now that the Lord and the faction in the court are in power, if a gust of wind blows Xiangguanjia, the official family will make trouble for Kaifeng every now and then. When I go to Lin'an this time, in addition to rescuing the two adults, I also want to meet with some important officials of the court. Let them become our main combatants in the court. mouthpiece."

After Zhao Yingluo had to tell her everything, Li Gang reluctantly stopped trying to persuade her. In order to ensure her safety, he even dispatched Yue Fei and his [-] elite cavalry to escort her to Lin'an.

On the third day, Zhao Yingluo, who had arranged everything properly, took Yue Fei, Wang Shan, Wang Zaixing, Jiang Laosi and Chuntao, as well as a thousand cavalry, out of Nancheng and headed straight for Lin'an.

[Lin'an City·November [-]·Jingbu Prison]

Although Lin'an is located in the south, a heavy snowfall caused the temperature to drop sharply, and the only straw in the prison had almost no effect of keeping out the cold.

Fortunately, Zongze and Lu Haowen were still in good health and would not fall completely ill after a heavy snowfall.

Lu Haowen wrapped himself in a worn quilt, knocked on the cell next door, and said, "Old General, according to your judgment, can we two old men survive this year?"

Zongze exhaled, his gray hair scattered on his forehead, and he sighed heavily, "I don't care about my own life at all. What I care about is Kaifeng, and what I care about is the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty listened to the slander and criticized Zhongliang, Blindly making peace with the Jin people is not a long-term solution. The Jin people are so ambitious that the Liao Kingdom cannot match them! Sooner or later, they will invade the south again. By then, who can stand up and turn the tide?"

Lu Haowen's tone was not so pessimistic, "I think the old general need not be too worried. Although the two of us are in prison, there is still Wanshu. The princess will definitely find a way to save us two old men."

Zongze shook his head, "Wanshu? She is what the officials are most afraid of now. She can't even save herself, so how can she save us? Now I just hope that she can leave Kaifeng as soon as possible to avoid disaster. Otherwise, her life will be at stake." "

When Lu Haowen saw him sighing and feeling depressed, he immediately said, "How about we make a bet? If Wanshu saves us, I will have a jar of your collection of "Snow Chun" wine. If Wanshu doesn't come to save us... …”

Zongze asked curiously, "So what?"

"In the underworld, I'll treat you to another bowl of Meng Po soup!"

After hearing this, Zongze burst out laughing, "Okay! It's a deal."

(End of this chapter)