When the situation reached this point, the Song Dynasty court was completely plunged into chaos. The emperor was determined to escape, and the ministers had no idea. Everyone could not help but feel in danger and thought about how to escape.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
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As soon as Song Huizong left, Zhao Huan suddenly woke up, turned around and walked outside. No matter how Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan and others shouted, they turned a deaf ear and left the hall angrily.
"well!"
Li Bangyan and Bai Shizhong looked at each other, shaking their heads and sighing bitterly.
When everyone was almost gone, Cai Jing suddenly came to Tong Guan and asked in a low voice: "Prince Guangyang, you and Jin Jun know everything about it. You might as well tell me, what are our chances of winning this battle?"
Cai Sui, Bai Shizhong and others also gathered around.
Tong Guan glanced at them, shook his head and sighed, and said in a low voice: "To be honest, now that the Jin army has arrived here, I think it will be difficult to save the capital."
Cai You said: "The Jin people are so fierce that we, the Han people, cannot compare with them."
Bai Shizhong was really heartbroken when he heard this, and asked Li Qi: "Li Qi, you always pay too much attention, but is there any way to stop the Jin army?"
Li Qi shook his head and said: "My father-in-law, my son-in-law has a strong mouth. If this is a war of words, then my son-in-law can guarantee that this battle will be won. Unfortunately, what we are fighting now is real power. This gap in strength,
It cannot be made up for in one day. I think the Liao army was superior to our army at the beginning, but when they encountered the Jin army, it was like a son seeing his father. He didn't even have the courage to fight."
Cai Suan frowned when he heard this, and said: "In this case, relocation is inevitable."
Cai Jing shook his head and said: "If the capital could be moved, I'm afraid the emperor would have moved it long ago. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, our capital has been in Tokyo. If we move the capital rashly, we may lose the support of the people and suffer internal and external troubles. The consequences will be really unimaginable."
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Cai You said: "But the emperor seems determined to leave."
Wu Min said: "I think the emperor is also tempted. Now we can only let the prince ascend the throne."
Bai Shizhong rolled his eyes and thought to himself, if the prince ascends the throne, then I will definitely not be able to leave. He said: "But His Highness seems unwilling to ascend the throne at this time!"
Cai Jing didn't know what Bai Shizhong's idea was, but he wanted to escape. He couldn't leave unless Song Huizong left. He said firmly: "The national crisis is at the forefront. As the prince, His Highness naturally has to shoulder important responsibilities. Even if he carries it,
We must also carry him to the dragon throne."
Tong Guandao: "The grand master's words are reasonable. At this time, we can only let the crown prince ascend the throne."
Cai You heard a trace of sadness flash across his eyebrows. He couldn't help but glance at Li Qi and said, "Li Qi, you seem to be talking very little today!"
A flash of panic flashed in Li Qi's eyes, but it passed quickly and no one saw it. He said: "My official position is only so big. I have the right to make the final decision on such a big matter, but I support the Grand Master's opinion.
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Cai Jing lowered his eyelids slightly and said, "It's useless for us to talk more here. Now let's see how the emperor decides. Let's break up."
"yes."
Cai Jing whispered to Tong Guan again: "Prince Guangyang, please tell me."
Tong Guan understood and nodded.
This little move did not escape the eyes of everyone. They didn't understand. These two old guys were in a hurry to escape. It seemed that the crown prince's accession to the throne was already a certainty.
A coup has quietly arrived.
After leaving the main hall, Li Qi walked alone, his face also very melancholy, as if he had been thinking about something, and he didn't even hear anyone calling him from behind.
"Economic Envoy, please stay, Economic Envoy."
It wasn't until the man ran up behind Li Qi that Li Qi woke up. He turned around and saw that it was the eunuch of the East Palace. A flash of light flashed in his eyes and he asked, "What's the matter?"
The little eunuch said: "Economic Envoy, Your Highness asked him to go to the East Palace quickly."
"Your Highness? I just met Your Highness!" Li Qi pretended to be surprised.
The little eunuch said: "His Royal Highness just returned to the East Palace and became furious. Economic envoy, please go and have a look."
Li Qi sighed and said, "Let's go."
.......
Bang---bang---bang!
Li Qi had just walked outside the east palace gate when he heard the sound of things being thrown inside. He sighed in his heart and said to the little eunuch: "I can go in by myself. You go and call all the servants out. No."
Order, no one can come near."
The little eunuch knew something, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He nodded hurriedly, and then quickly called the servants out.
"I don't want to be the emperor, and I won't be the emperor even if I die."
When Li Qi came to the palace door, he heard Zhao Huan roaring inside, and almost every word contained a hint of disrespect. He thought to himself, this is really strange. Since ancient times, he is probably the only one who has not wanted the emperor.
The prince.
"Your Highness, why don't we - let's run away." Another person said weakly. Needless to say, this person must be Geng Nanzhong.
Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together! Li Qi shook his head with a wry smile and knocked on the door a few times.
"who?"
Geng Nanzhong's voice came from inside, with a hint of panic in his voice.
"it's me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a creak and the door opened from the inside. Geng Nanzhong was seen standing inside the door. When he saw Li Qi, he seemed to see a savior and said: "Economic envoy, you are finally here."
As he spoke, he glanced outside again.
Li Qidao: "Don't look at it, I asked the servants to get down."
"It's the economy that makes you think thoughtfully." Geng Nanzhong said, turning to the side and said: "Economy, please come in quickly."
Li Qi came inside and was frightened by everything he saw. The room was full of debris. Apart from people, there was almost no perfect object left. Zhao Huan sat on the chair silently.
, the tears fell straight down, which was more miserable than crying loudly.
Li Qi stood on tiptoes and took ballet steps, came to Zhao Huan, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Li Qi has met His Royal Highness."
Zhao Huan seemed to have just come to his senses and was startled. He said angrily: "Li Qi, please judge. Who is right and who is wrong in this matter?"
"ah?"
Li Qi was immediately stunned.
Zhao Huan stood up suddenly, and Li Qi roared with all his strength: "When he was working on granite, I tried to persuade him three times, but in exchange he was ignored for several years. I was looked down upon and criticized.
, and almost lost his position as the crown prince. What was the result? Fangla's uprising almost shook the Song Dynasty. However, he did not listen to the advice of his ministers and insisted on joining forces with Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty. This is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.
Now the Liao Kingdom is destroyed. The Jin Kingdom immediately comes to attack the Song Dynasty. All these evils were caused by him. Why should I bear it? Just because I am the prince, he wants to escape and let me, his son
Die for him. Since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unfilial. I will not do anything the emperor says. You are right about Geng Zhan, let's escape tonight."
Although he has lost his cool, these are by no means angry words, because these words have been held in his heart for many years, and now they finally burst out. He was frugal by nature, while Song Huizong was extravagant by nature, and the relationship between father and son was once affected by this.
The personality incompatibility has worsened to the extreme. If Wang Fu hadn't been killed and Li Qi had helped him, he might have been the crown prince now. However, now that Song Huizong saw the Jin army approaching his door, he wanted to escape, even at the cost of his own.
The son goes up.
Who caused the Song Dynasty to become like this? Everyone knows that this was the fault of Song Huizong. Without such an emperor, how could Liang Shicheng, Tong Guan and others control the government.
Okay, now that retribution has come, you want to run away and let someone else take the responsibility.
Zhao Huan was not stupid. He had complained about his father for a long time. How could he be fooled? He acted like he would not become the emperor even if he died.
After hearing this, Li Qi was shocked, but there was no color on his face. He reminded: "Your Highness, be careful that the walls have ears."
Zhao Huan was going crazy. In his heart, being the emperor was equivalent to waiting for death. He shouted: "I have already risked my life, and I am not afraid of others knowing. The worst is death, which is better than dying at the hands of the golden man."
It would be much better to be a sinner throughout the ages."
He was shouting and crying loudly. It was obvious that his emotions had collapsed.
Fuck! Now I'm afraid if you point your finger at me and scold me, I won't dare to offend you, because you are the best substitute. But I am different. If others think that I am causing trouble, then I will really die.
It's unjust. Li Qi muttered to himself and said: "Your Highness, please be patient and listen to what I have to say."
Zhao Huan now trusted Li Qi, otherwise he would not have called him right away. He glanced at Li Qi, and although he was still breathing heavily, he did not speak again.
Li Qi lowered his eyes and said calmly: "Your Highness, why don't you think about it, this is also an opportunity."
"Chance?"
Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, then understood and said angrily: "But the Jin army is almost reaching the Yellow River. If I agree to come down, how can the Jin army let me go?"
Geng Nanzhong said: "Yes, yes, Kaifeng will definitely not be able to contain it."
Zhao Huan glanced sideways at Li Qi and said, "Do you have a way to repel the Jin army?"
Li Qi sighed, shook his head and said, "If I had my way, I would have stood up to receive the merit long ago. Why would I wait until now?"
"Then what do you mean by this?" Zhao Huan asked angrily.
Li Qidao: "I just hope that Your Highness can clearly judge the situation at hand. There are only two roads before Your Highness now."
Zhao Huan hurriedly asked: "Which two roads?"
Li Qidao: "First of all, I see that the emperor has already decided to abdicate, and the Grand Master and others seem to support His Highness's ascension to the throne. If His Highness is willing, the throne will most likely belong to His Highness, and it will be effortless."
Of course Zhao Huan also wanted to be the emperor, but he didn't want to be the emperor at this time. His eyes swayed from side to side a few times and he said: "Then do you think we have a 10% chance of winning this battle?"
Li Qidao: "It's a narrow escape. After all, there are no absolutes in the world, and I don't dare to make rash judgments."
Zhao Huan pondered for a moment and said, "Then are you willing to help me?"
Li Qiden immediately showed a hesitant expression.
Zhao Huan's words were just words of temptation. When he saw Li Qi's expression, he understood. He thought to himself, were you thinking of escaping just now in the main hall? Obviously, you also know that Kaifeng is difficult to defend.
I couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Li Qi looked at Zhao Huan's angry face and hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, I am by no means an ungrateful person. As I said before, I am just helping Your Highness analyze the current situation. I am not persuading you with any selfish desires. Everything is
The decision-making power is still in the hands of His Highness. Once His Highness makes a choice, I am willing to help His Highness achieve his goal, but that is all I can help."
The implication is that after I helped you, I still have to leave.
Zhao Huan's expression softened slightly and he said, "Then tell me what the second way is."
Li Qi hesitated for a while and said: "The second way is to not become the emperor, but this will make your highness lose a great opportunity to ascend the throne."