The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 621
Zhao Gou is about to ascend the throne as emperor, so he can't get blood on his hands, otherwise he would kill Guo Yaoshi, a collaborator and traitor, with his own hands, and he wouldn't do it to others.Guo Yaoshi was beheaded by Zhao Yougong, and he was decapitated before he could make any sound.

When the Jin envoys came back but were blocked by Gao Chong, it was not easy for them to fight Gao Chong, not because they were unwilling to do it, but because they were not opponents.If you really do it, you won't get any cheap, and you will hurt your own life. It is a smart way to protect yourself wisely.

"Let them in!"

At Zhao Gou's order, Gao Chong let them in without saying a word.When they opened the door, what they saw was blood all over the place, and Guo Yaoshi's head rolled down on the corner, they were dumbfounded, unable to say anything, and looked at Zhao Gou tremblingly.

Now what they think is not about showing off in front of Zhao Gou, or questioning him, but how to save their own lives.Since Zhao Gou dared to kill Guo Yaoshi, the envoy of the Jin Dynasty, he could also kill them, which made them very scared.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you!" Zhao Gou glanced at them, saw them pale and trembling, and said lightly: "If you are also killed, who will bring a letter to the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, you go back and report Yan Sheng, just say this is my Zhao Gou's attitude. No matter what method he uses, I Zhao Gou will accept it. If he dares to hurt the second emperor in the slightest, I will lead the army to conquer the Jin Dynasty and let all the Jin people To be buried with him. If he wants to invade the Great Song Dynasty in the south, let’s see if he has the ability to do so. Didn’t he forget the result of the battle at Gubeikou?”

"Did you hear clearly?"

"Listen clearly! Listen clearly!" The envoy of the Jin Dynasty replied quickly, without any hesitation.

Zhao Gou sternly said: "If you don't bring the words to Wanyan Sheng, then his fate will be your fate, even worse than this. Besides, you go back and tell Wanyan Sheng that Da Song didn't come here whenever he wanted. Come, go where you want, if you send troops to attack Song without authorization and tear up the covenant, I will let him stay in Song Dynasty forever, if you are sensible, you will obediently release the second emperor, and forget the past."

The envoys of the Jin Dynasty didn't dare to agree, they nodded and said yes, Zhao Gou said what he said.Then, Zhao Gou asked them to repeat it again. Those people had a good memory, and they remembered it after just saying it once.Zhao Gou also strictly kept his promise. He did not continue to pursue the responsibility of these people, but asked them to bring Guo Yaoshi's body back to the Jin Dynasty, because Guo Yaoshi was not worthy of being buried on the land of the Song Dynasty.

"Ninth brother, do you think they will bring the words?"

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "Not only will it be brought, but it will also be added!"

"In that case, why let them go?" Zhao Yougong asked puzzled.

Zhao Gou sneered and said, "Even if it's more oil and vinegar, I, Song Dynasty, are not afraid. If it weren't for the last war and there was no reinforcements behind, I would not choose to confront the Jinren army head-on. As long as you don't leave the city in the land of Yanyun, you will be given It will be impossible for them to break through for several years."

"The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were originally the barrier of the Central Plains. If they hadn't given them away, they wouldn't have made Da Song an enemy, and they wouldn't have been eyeing Da Song. Now that the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are in the hands of Da Song, if they want to I'm afraid it won't be that easy to attack Da Song."

"Nowadays the Great Song Dynasty is waiting to be revived, and the generals stationed at the border must be trustworthy people. Only in this way can the Great Song Dynasty be fundamentally changed, the Great Song Dynasty can be completely risen, and those who are eyeing it can be daunted. If the Jin people dare Nuisance, then let them come and go."

"So the next thing we have to do is to expand the army and train an iron-blooded army to deter the Jin people so that they will never dare to invade the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Yougong said: "You know what's in your mind, then it's not too late, just act as soon as possible."

"It's not the time yet, we'll announce this after we ascend the throne!"

Zhao Gou had already planned in his heart, and now he can also publish the obituary, in the name of King Yan, the effect of doing so is not as good as becoming the emperor.If he ascended the throne as the emperor, then he would be the new emperor, and what would be promulgated would be the imperial decree, and that would be the real beginning.

On the first day of May in [-] AD, Zhao Gou officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, that is, Emperor Gaozong.In addition, Zhao Gou issued an edict to make Xing Bingyi the queen and Li Shishi the noble concubine, and they were also taken back by Zhao Gou.

At the beginning, when the Jin soldiers invaded the Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou led an army to resist. Xing Bingyi, Li Shishi and others were his weaknesses. Live in the mansion you bought.

Since the group of them disguised themselves and went to Beijing quietly, far away from the hustle and bustle of Bianjing, and lived in seclusion in the mountains, Cizhao Zhenren and others did not know that they had returned.It wasn't until the situation stabilized that Zhao Gou let them show up, and they lived in the Palace of King Yan all the time. Steward Wang and others were on call to protect their safety.

When Zhao Gou ascended the throne as emperor, he did not amnesty the world. On the contrary, he issued several imperial decrees in succession: the first imperial decree, anyone who has committed a heinous crime, as long as he devotes himself to the army and makes meritorious deeds, his previous mistakes can be forgiven; According to the imperial decree, all the people of the Song Dynasty, as long as they are over 16 years old and are not the only child in their families, or orphans who have no high school to support them, and have no children to support them, can voluntarily sign up to join the army.

"A country cannot be without a king for a day. Today, Zhao Gou ascended the throne as the emperor, it is a last resort! The Song Dynasty is facing an unprecedented crisis. The Jin people are eyeing the Song Dynasty. I don't know when they will send troops to attack the Song Dynasty! All the people of the Song Dynasty are Hot-blooded men, how can you allow the golden men to act recklessly. All hot-blooded men can sign up to join the army and make meritorious deeds. If they repel the golden soldiers, I will definitely reward you."

Zhao Gou spoke eloquently and eloquently. He told the people all over the world the crisis facing the Song Dynasty in detail, and even told the shame of the second emperor being captured by the Jin people without hesitation.Suddenly, everyone in the Song Dynasty was angry, and Zhao Gou ignited the long-buried patriotic feelings in everyone's hearts, and they joined the army enthusiastically.

After two months of conscription, the Song army had a total of 20 more soldiers.Therefore, this is not a small expense, but the full treasury will not last long, which also made Zhao Gou start thinking about how to increase taxes.Then, he made another decree to encourage merchants to contribute money, food and labor. As long as those who contribute can enjoy one or two qualifications to enter the court as officials, they will also be exempt from the imperial examination and be directly named Jinshi.

The social status of merchants used to be low. After Zhao Gou came to the throne, he began to change this inherent model and gave merchants a chance.This opportunity is to support the fight against the gold, and also to give them tax support, which also makes the rich businessmen and tycoons of the Song Dynasty contribute their strength one after another.

Although it is impossible to contribute all of them, with the support of these people, the treasury has increased by 2000 million taels of silver, and even merchants in rice shops have contributed millions of taels of rice. Blacksmiths and others have tried their best to build weapons, armor, and sell The horses gave their horses.

The united anti-gold sentiment was completely ignited. With the support of these people, the newly recruited 20 troops had enough money and other materials.In addition, Zhao Gou did not have the same attitude as before, which made his [-] troops divided into four parts, which were led and trained by four generals, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Liu Qi, and Yue Fei.

Zhao Gou ascended the throne as emperor, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi and others were all made generals, Gao Chong became the commander of the forbidden army, Wang Guanjia and others became the instructors of the forbidden army, and even Yan Qing and others all appeared.Zhao Yougong also completely handed over Amber Villa to Zhao Gou, who was just in charge of it.Now that Zhao Gou has ascended the throne as the emperor, then all of this can be regarded as returning to the original owner, returning to Zhao in its entirety.

(End of this chapter)