The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 588 Distress on the Way (Addition 1)

Zhao Gou chatted a lot with Zhong Shidao. After the last war, Zhong Shidao was completely attached to Zhao Gou's command and obeyed Zhao Gou's command.Now that Zhao Gou is the King of Yan again, he is loyal to him and obeys Zhao Gou's orders.

Now, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have Zhao Gou sitting in the town, and it is really as strong as an iron barrel.In addition, the arrival of Zhao Gou cheered everyone up, and everyone was beaten like chicken blood.Now the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are completely Zhao Gou's fief, and he has enough power to manage this place.

After Zhao Gou stayed in Zhongshidao for one night, he set off again, heading towards Youzhou without stopping.Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong and others watched Zhao Gou and the others leave. After Zhong Shizhong saw his elder brother smiling for a long time, he was a little confused.

Zhong Shidao secretly rejoiced, and muttered to himself: "Da Song is saved!"

"Brother, what are you talking about, what can be saved?" Teacher Zhong looked at his brother in surprise, really feeling a little strange.

Zhong Shidao chuckled: "The king of Yan sits in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and the Song Dynasty is safe, so I am relieved!"

"Why is this?"

"Because only the king of Yan in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun can hold the scene, no one else can do it, not even the emperor!" Zhong Shidao smiled slightly and said: "Now the long-awaited thing has finally come, everyone. Of course Song is saved!"

The more Mr. Zhong listened, the more confused he became. He didn't understand what Mr. Zhong said. Only Mr. Zhong knew it, and no one else could understand why he was laughing.That kind of smile seemed to see hope, which made everyone look at each other in dismay.

However, the guards of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun not only showed such a smile and expressed such emotion, but also the other guards thought the same way, even the guards of Zhao Gou who passed through Mozhou, Zhuozhou and other places were like this The saying is exactly the same as what Zhong Shidao said, but the words are a little different.

At this time, Zhao Gou was puzzled, and so were the others. He didn't know why all the generals had the same idea and wanted him to occupy the mountain as king, that is, to establish himself as king, and firmly occupy Yanyun Sixteen. The controlling position of the state cannot be shaken by anyone, and the Yanyun Sixteen States are regarded as their own sphere of influence.

Zhao Gou and his party marched towards Youzhou in a leisurely manner. It took more than 20 days to pass Zhuozhou, and the next stop was the terminal.However, in the past half a month, the power above the court has undergone earth-shaking changes. Zhao Yougong broke with Wang Yun and others, that is to say, he parted ways with Zhao Gou's power; Prince Zhao Huan once again became the hope in people's eyes. Some ministers turned to him.

For more than half a month, Song Huizong ignored this matter and allowed the prince's power to continue to grow. Such a default behavior gave Zhao Huan even more courage.After Wang Yun and others lost Zhao Gou, their official career began to decline, and even Pan Lianggui was implicated.

Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu, skyrocketed, and seemed to be synonymous with the next Zhao Gou.In addition, Prince Zhao Huan's power is constantly growing, and the two of them are like tigers, but they live in peace.Once the king of Chu changed his old style, he no longer confronted Zhao Huan, and no longer interfered in some things, as if he knew that the future emperor of Song Dynasty was the prince, so he slowly approached.

When such a signal was sent out, it set off a huge wave, and everyone understood that the crown prince's ascension to the throne was inevitable, and this was the emperor's tacit consent.Moreover, there were rumors in the palace that the emperor intended to let the prince supervise the country, which meant that the power of the prince was getting stronger and stronger, and it was developing in the direction of the future emperor.

As a result, those who were stalking the people in the middle of the court began to rebel against each other, surrendered to the prince, and took the initiative to show their favor. Zhao Huan also accepted all comers and accepted them one after another. The power in his hands was also getting bigger and bigger.Zhao Gou didn't know these things, because no one told him, and he was still on the way.

"Two hundred miles ahead is the border of Youzhou!"

"Steward Wang, let the other brothers come over!" Zhao Gou thought thoughtfully about what he had heard these days, as well as the words of the guards, which made him have to rethink the reason for his coming this time. Right and wrong, there are plans behind.

Steward Wang didn't say anything, he went down and called everyone over.

"Now we are not far from our destination. When we arrive in Youzhou, after you rest for a few days, when you are more energetic, go to each state and county, call all the guards, and say my order. , this time you don’t have to act in secret, you can do it openly.”

Zhao Gou made his first deployment before he came to Youzhou, and it was also the most important part, which directly affected the subsequent development of the situation, so he had to treat it with caution.Now that he is taking office as the king of Yan and in charge of his own fiefdom, these generals and officials must obey his orders.

Moreover, it was his first time arriving, so it was normal for him to call everyone to come.Even if the imperial court knew about it, there would be no problem, and it would be reasonable to put it there.In addition, Zhao Gou remembered the same words that the general said a few days ago, so he had to think carefully.

Everyone agreed without hesitation, and Zhao Gou arranged for people to go to various places, and everyone took notes one by one.Then, they rested for a while and continued on their way.

"Master, the road ahead is blocked by stones. I'm afraid it will take a few days to move forward." Steward Wang explored the road ahead, but found that there were boulders on the only way to Youzhou. Dui, if you want to take a detour, I'm afraid they are better off, but there are three female relatives in the house, this needs to be carefully considered, for the current plan, all these stones can only be pried away, and then move on .

Gao Chong wondered: "How could these stones be piled up? Logically, there shouldn't be any. This road is the only way to pass, and it's an official road. How could there be stones?"

Zhao Gou glanced around, looking very quiet quietly, his heart tightened, and he told everyone: "I'm afraid this place is a little dangerous, you have to be careful."

Most of the people said that they had experienced battles or inquired about the news, and they were very careful to observe the surrounding situation, which also made everyone observe carefully.This road is an official road. Since Zhao Gou led an army to capture the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, this road has been unimpeded, but I don’t know why it is blocked again today. Unless someone deliberately did it, then the reason for doing so It's just that some people don't want them to go to Youzhou.

As a result, everyone cheered up and paid close attention to the movement in the city and prefecture, and a few people began to clear the stones on the road.After everyone's joint efforts, it was cleaned up in a random manner, but he didn't want any movement around him. Zhao Gou held his mind and carefully identified them. He found that these sounds were hurried footsteps, and there were quite a few people there.

"Enemy attack, pay attention!"

Zhao Gou said with a blank face, and ordered Chen Liu, Gong Cang, Huang Shi, Shen Liang, and Zhao Zhen to protect the old lady, Xing Bingyi, and Li Shishi. The five of them stood at five corners, and quickly He took out his weapon and looked around vigilantly.

Steward Wang, Gao Chong, Li Shi'en and others also took out their weapons and carefully observed the movement around them. Zhao Gou also frowned. He couldn't figure out who was trying to assassinate him, because the martial arts of people who listened to their steps were not weak , and there were a lot of people, which made him a little confused.

(End of this chapter)