The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 603 The troubled times will rise
"Master, the world now belongs to me!"

Zhao Huan grinned vigorously, as if everything was in his own hands, sitting on the dragon chair he had dreamed of, and wearing a dragon robe, he really looked like a king, and he continued: "I can get this throne, It all depends on the help of the national teacher. Now is the time to reward the merits, the national teacher, what you want, as long as I can give it, I will not be stingy."

"I have nothing else to ask for!" Cizhao replied respectfully, "I have been favored by the emperor and was named a national teacher. I am an extremely human minister. If I think about the emperor's What I asked for, that really broke my minister, there is nothing else I can ask for, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

"Since this is the case, I will not force the national teacher!" Zhao Huan pondered for a moment, and said: "If the national teacher has any requirements, how about talking to me at that time?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, sir!" That was what Ci Zhao was waiting for. He glanced coldly at Zhao Heng who was laughing up to the sky, and secretly tightened his hand. If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he might have really made a move. Because what he coveted was the throne, not the little national teacher.

Although Zhao Huan bestowed upon him a national teacher, an extremely human minister, and the status of being under one person and above ten thousand people, there is no need for ninety-five respects.The real person Ci Zhao has done so much, it is impossible to really make a wedding dress for Zhao Huan. Now Zhao Huan is just sitting temporarily, and one day he will get back what he deserves.

Master Ci Zhao greedily looked at the golden dragon chair, as if it was what he deserved.However, Zhao Huan was dazzled by the joy, and he directly ignored the expression on the real person Ci Zhao's face.Then, Master Ci Zhao said again: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to be completely relieved!"

Zhao Huan replied: "National teacher, what do you say? Now, I have ascended the throne as the emperor, and the Supreme Emperor has retreated behind the scenes and no longer participates in government affairs. It can be said that the entire Song Dynasty is in my hands."

"Although that is the case, there is one place that we have to guard against!" Daoist Ci Zhao frowned, and said word by word: "The land of Yanyun!"

Zhao Huan was taken aback, Da Song was under his control, there was nothing wrong with that.However, the land of Yanyun is the territory of Zhao Gou, king of Yan. In these years, as the prince, even the prince of Jianguo, he has no way to make the guards or officials of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun obey his orders, even his father does not care. Regardless, let him do whatever he wants in the land of Yanyun.

Not to mention that he had just been enthroned as emperor, even Song Huizong would find it very difficult to deploy people into the land of Yanyun.According to the real person Ci's words, let Zhao Huan know that it is not the time to relax, and he needs to find ways to divide the forces in Yanyun Land, otherwise it will be hard to swallow.

"Master, what should I do?" Zhao Huan asked eagerly.

The real person Ci Zhao replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the time is almost ripe now, and we will see the outcome when the time comes. Please wait a little longer, Your Majesty."

Zhao Huan nodded helplessly, and said, "Alright then! I'll leave everything to you!"

If real Ci Zhao wants to truly win the throne, he must get rid of Zhao Gou.Because in the Great Song Dynasty, there were very few people who could be his enemies, but Zhao Gou had the ability to stop him, and even kill him.Therefore, Zhao Gou is not only a thorn in Zhao Huan's side, but also a thorn in his flesh.

Zhao Huan thought that the real person Cizhao was loyal to him, but he didn't know that he had become the executioner who eliminated the thorn in the real person's eyes.Now that Master Cizhao has been appointed as a national teacher, the influence of the White Lotus Society in the capital has grown rapidly. Even Zhao Huan has changed the title of the White Lotus Society to a regular sect, which has received strong support from the court.

"My lord, the scouts have been investigating recently. It is said that the emperor of the Jin Dynasty is gathering a large army, pointing at the Song Dynasty, and even some Jin people are wandering outside the border."

Zhao Gou murmured: "It looks like Wanyan Sheng can't wait any longer, and wants to invade the Song Dynasty in the south."

According to historical records, this time was indeed Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng's decree that the army marched to attack the Song Dynasty.Zhao Gou had already prepared for this day. As long as the Jin Bing came, he had the confidence that they would come and go, but the White Lotus Club was stirring up troubles in Bianjing, which made Zhao Gou a little worried.

"Brothers are you ready?"

"Report to the lord, everything is ready!" The governor of Youzhou paused, and said: "However, I am afraid that the food and grass in Youzhou will not be enough. If the Jin soldiers really invade the Song Dynasty in the south, we must make sufficient preparations. If our army's food and grass If you can't keep up, you can only be beaten passively, affecting the overall combat effectiveness of the army."

"There is still no response from the imperial court?" Zhao Gou also knew that the most troublesome thing in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun was the supply of food and grass. , This gave Zhao Gou a headache.

In the past, Weizhou provided food and grass, and the military supplies were sufficient.However, after Zhao Huan supervised the country, for unknown reasons, the annual tribute grain was twice as much as in previous years. This made it impossible for the granaries in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun to leave enough grain, which made grain the biggest loophole for the army.

Therefore, Zhao Gou decided to ask the court to send more food, but Zhao Huan was not willing to listen to it at all, and he ignored Zhao Gou's memorials as much as he wanted.Zhao Huan's doing this is tantamount to telling Zhao Gou that he will handle matters in Yanyun Land by himself.

Looking at the situation now, the golden soldiers have already begun to gather. If there is no accident, they will really go to war in a few days.If there is not enough food, it is difficult to control the outcome of the war.Originally thought that Zhao Huan would take care of the overall situation, but now it seems that Zhao Gou was thinking too much. Zhao Huan didn't care about the future of the Song Dynasty at all, and only cared about his own throne. This made him very annoyed, but he was powerless. It is to solicit surplus food from the people, in order to prepare for victory in the great war.

When the golden soldiers began to gather, Zhao Gou also gathered all the troops from the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun together, and the generals who were scattered in various places also gathered in Youzhou.However, Song Qinzong Zhao Huan didn't seem to know it, he didn't care about the situation at the frontier at all, he just cared about drinking and having fun in the Bianjing Palace, disregarding everything, and handed everything over to the national teacher.

If it weren't for the imminent war, Zhao Gou would go to Bianjing in person to raise food.Now we can only take one step at a time.As for the situation of the imperial court and Zhao Huan's actions, Zhao Gou didn't care too much about it. He focused all his attention on the matter of resisting the Jin soldiers' southern invasion.

Master Ci Zhao seemed to be the regent, in charge of the military and political power of the Song Dynasty, even Zhao Yougong, king of Chu, turned a deaf ear to this matter and let him do anything wrong.Zhao Yougong didn't care even if he knew the thoughts of the real person Cizhao, which made the real person Cizhao do whatever he wanted, making the court hall full of smog and complaints.

After Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng ascended the throne and became the second emperor of the Jin Dynasty, he changed his reign name to Tianhui.In the third year of Tianhui, that is, in October 1125 A.D., Wanyan Sheng finally ordered Ban Bo Jilie and Wanyan Xie to be the Marshal of the capital, and the troops were divided into two groups to attack the Song Dynasty, approaching Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)