Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters, the governor goes north
A statement shocked the world, and countless people turned their attention to the two whirlpools of the capital and the south of the Yangtze River.
This proclamation jointly signed by Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye was like a thunder, spreading throughout the entire Song Dynasty and even beyond the Song Dynasty in the shortest time, even in Liao, Da Jin, Xixia, Dali, etc.
The country also received the news.
Capital
With a bang, this was the number of vases that had been smashed today. Even the chamberlains and maids serving there lowered their heads like quails, wanting to shrink their bodies into the corner for fear of being smashed.
The angry emperor saw it and used it as a punching bag.
You must know that not long ago, a chamberlain accidentally spilled a few drops of tea while serving tea out of fear and was beaten to death with a stick by the angry emperor.
Zhao Ji's face was full of anger, and he shouted ferociously: "Where's the prince? Why haven't you come here yet? Is he really going to rebel?"
In front of Zhao Ji, Cai Jing with a bitter look on his face heard the words and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, the servant you summoned has just left the palace not long ago. The Prince's Mansion is outside the palace. No matter how fast he is, it will take at least a while.
It only takes a cup of tea to enter the palace."
With a flick of his sleeves, Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing and said, "Cai Qing, have you read the appeals of the traitors Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye? How credible do you think the contents of those appeals are?"
Cai Jing naturally knows what Zhao Ji is concerned about. If Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye rebel, Zhao Ji may not be too worried. Although Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye's rebellion will definitely bring great harm to the Song Dynasty, but
It is not that easy to conquer the Song Dynasty.
But if Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye did not rebel directly, but used the banner of the prince and supported the prince to ascend to power, then the Song Dynasty would be really in danger.
Zhao Ji himself also knew that whether he was in the royal family or in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty, many officials regarded him as a faint king. If Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye rebelled, some officials would do it out of opposition.
The loyalty of the Song Dynasty stood up to resist Chu Yi, Zhang Shuye and the others.
However, if the prince ascends to the throne and makes a call, some officials may directly welcome the prince to the throne.
Therefore, what Zhao Ji is worried about is not the rebellion of Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye, but whether the prince has any contact with Chu Yi, Zhang Shuye and the others.
Cai Jing had a look of embarrassment on his face and hesitated for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, I really don't dare to say anything about this matter. It is said that the prince has a weak temperament and is unlikely to have such courage, but..."
Although he didn't say it directly, a turn of phrase made Zhao Ji frown. Apparently Zhao Ji also had the same worry, because if he wasn't afraid of ten thousand, he was afraid of what might happen.
Zhao Heng is indeed weak-tempered, but the throne has always moved people's hearts. If there is hope, wouldn't Zhao Heng be tempted?
Looking at Zhao Ji's appearance, Cai Jing smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Your Majesty has already sent an order to seal off the capital. Even if the prince wanted to, he would never leave the capital. Besides, the prince has always been filial, and like Chu Yi and Uncle Zhang,
The possibility of these rebel thieves getting together is really low."
With a cold snort, Zhao Ji said: "I hope that traitor will be as Cai Qing said."
Prince's Mansion
Zhao Huan is the eldest son of Zhao Ji. As long as nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Huan will definitely succeed Zhao Ji and become the emperor of the Song Dynasty a hundred years from now.
Now Zhao Huan has been named the prince by Zhao Ji and opened a mansion outside the palace. However, Zhao Huan has always been weak in temperament and does not care much about the affairs of the court. After all, if Zhao Ji has no accidents, he will live for at least another twenty or thirty years.
Still no problem.
Zhao Huan was also from a royal family after all, so he knew very well that even though he was the prince now, if he was too high-profile, the first person to deal with him would be his own emperor, since there was no hope of succeeding to the throne in a short time.
, then don’t fight for anything you did wrong, otherwise, you may not even be able to keep the crown prince’s position.
On this day, Zhao Huan was practicing calligraphy in his mansion. His father loved calligraphy and painting. As a prince, if Zhao Huan wanted to please Zhao Ji, he must have good calligraphy.
A rush of footsteps came, and Zhao Huan, who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy, couldn't help but frowned. When he looked up, it was Geng Nazhong. Geng Nazhong had been with the prince for many years and could be regarded as Zhao Huan's confidant.
When he saw Geng Nanzhong, Zhao Huan relaxed his frown and said, "Sir, you came here in a hurry. Is there something wrong?"
With a somewhat panicked look on his face, Geng Nanzhong saluted Zhao Huan and said, "Your Highness, something bad has happened. Something bad has happened."
Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment, with a somewhat puzzled look on his face. He had always kept a low profile and never participated in court affairs. He, the prince, could be said to have no sense of existence. He was like this.
Why would there be any trouble?
"Sir, please tell me slowly, what happened?"
At this moment, the message from the side of the Qing emperor had spread throughout the capital. It could be said that everyone in the streets knew about it. Geng Nanzhong informed Prince Zhao Huan of the rumors in the market one by one.
As a result, after Zhao Huan listened to Geng Nazhong's words, his face suddenly turned pale, his body swayed and he sat there, saying with a bit of fear: "How could this happen? How could this happen? I don't even know what Chu Yi looks like."
I don’t know, how could I collude with him..."
After reacting, Zhao Huan grabbed Geng Nanzhong's hand and said: "Sir, please save me, sir, please save me."
Geng Nanzhong shook his head and said: "Prince, I am so virtuous and capable. How can I save the prince?"
"Father...Father, he will definitely not believe it, he will definitely..."
Zhao Huan encouraged himself with a panicked look on his face. Now he could only hope that Zhao Ji would not believe the content of Qingjun's confession.
Glancing at Zhao Huan, Geng Nanzhong took a deep breath and said: "Your Highness, if what I predict is true, it won't be long before your Majesty will summon the prince to the palace. The prince does not need to make any excuses for his departure.
Just keep crying."
Zhao Huan looked at Geng Nazhong with confusion, obviously not understanding why Geng Nazhong didn't let him defend himself.
Geng Nanzhong said: "Prince, you and your Majesty are father and son. As the saying goes, father and son are connected. As long as the prince excuses himself and keeps crying, your majesty will become soft-hearted. Besides, the prince thinks that you have just defended yourself. What is your majesty thinking in your heart?"
, will it change because of the prince’s excuse?”
At this time, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and a voice was heard saying: "Your Majesty has spoken, summoning the prince to the palace to see him."
Zhao Huan's face turned pale, but he still tried his best to control it, walked out of the room slowly, and followed the group of people into the palace with great anxiety.
Zhao Huan looked at the group of forbidden troops surrounding his carriage in the middle, and couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart. You must know that in the past when he entered the palace, he had never been surrounded like this by the forbidden troops. Just from the actions of these forbidden troops
You can see the attitude of your father.
With infinite anxiety, Zhao Huan finally saw his father. Zhao Ji stared at Zhao Huan with an indifferent expression, as if he wanted to see through Zhao Huan.
With a pop, Zhao Huan knelt down in front of Zhao Ji and cried loudly.
I have to say that Zhao Huan's move made Zhao Ji stunned for a moment, and he looked a bit confused. However, Zhao Ji showed a soft look in his eyes when he saw it, and he snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, do you know what I am doing?"
Why did you come here?"
Zhao Huan lowered his head and cried bitterly: "I don't know, I have been practicing calligraphy in my house..."
Zhao Ji grabbed a copy of the memorandum beside him and threw it to Zhao Heng and said: "What a good thing you did!"
When Zhao Huan saw the content of the appeal, his expression changed drastically. His body swayed and he collapsed on the ground, looking frightened. He murmured to himself: "How is this possible? How is this possible? They
How can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air!"
Seeing Zhao Huan's reaction in his eyes, Zhao Ji actually didn't believe that Zhao Huan had any connection with Chu Yi. However, as an emperor, it was common for him to be suspicious of serious illness. Even if his reason told him that the content in the statement was not credible, as an emperor,
His suspicion made him test Zhao Huan, even though this was the eldest son he had watched growing up.
Walking to Zhao Huan's side, Zhao Ji helped Zhao Huan up and said kindly: "The emperor has always been pure and filial, but he rebelled against Chu Yi. Zhang Shuye and the others want to alienate the relationship between our father and son with just one statement, but it is a delusion."
As he spoke, Zhao Ji patted Zhao Huan on the shoulder and said: "Your mother has always talked about you these days. It just so happens that you have entered the palace this time, so you can stay in the palace for a longer time and spend some time with your mother."
Zhao Huan heard this and said without hesitation: "My child also misses his mother. Thank you very much, Father."
Watching Zhao Huan leave, Zhao Ji's expression darkened. He looked at Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Gao Qiu and others who were standing beside him, and said in a deep voice: "The traitors in the Qing family are Chu Yi and Uncle Zhang.
Ye and others have raised troops to rebel, do you have any countermeasures?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the old god Zhongshi Dao who was sitting there.
Zhao Ji took a deep breath and said to Master Zhong: "Zhong Qing's family has suffered such a calamity from heaven. Please ask the old general to help protect the country and quell the rebellion for me."
Zhong Shidao slowly opened his eyes, avoided Zhao Ji and saluted: "Your Majesty raises troops for a thousand days and uses them for a while. I am willing to personally lead the troops and horses to wipe out the traitors for Your Majesty."
Hearing what Master Zhong said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Gao Qiu clapped his hands and praised: "With the veteran general's action, and the Zhong family army returning from the northwest, it is expected that Chu Yi and Zhang Shuye's rebellion will be put down in less than ten months."
Zhong Shidao just glanced at Gao Qiu lightly, which made Gao Qiu shudder and subconsciously closed his mouth.
Zhao Ji took Zhong Shidao's hand and said as if he was the only pillar of support: "I am completely entrusted to your family."
Zhong Shidao took a step back, saluted Zhao Ji, turned around and left the hall.
After Zhong Shidao left, Zhao Ji's expression changed slightly. He looked at a great eunuch and said, "I have appointed you as the supervisor of the army. I hope you can work with General Zhong to put down the rebellion."
Liang Fangping took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely be optimistic about the Zhong Family Army for your Majesty."
After making arrangements, Zhao Ji waved his hands with a tired look and said, "Please step aside, I'm tired."
Jiangnan land
A figure rushed into the commander's tent angrily, threw a message in front of Chu Yi, almost pointed at Chu Yi and yelled: "Chu thief, how dare you harm me like this, my name, Zhang Shuye, will be clean for the rest of my life.
I will destroy all your hands...I will fight with you..."
As he spoke, Zhang Shuye couldn't help but pounce on Chu Yi, as if he wanted to fight Chu Yi to the death.
However, Chu Yi, who was sitting there, just put down the book in his hand, raised his head, and gently flicked his sleeves. A soft force suddenly pushed the angry Zhang Shuye out, and sat on the side.
On the seat.
Zhang Shuye's face turned red and he wanted to stand up, but was held down by Zong Ze who was standing beside him.
Zongze's martial arts was much stronger than Zhang Shuye's, so he naturally held Zhang Shuye down firmly.
Zhang Shuye glared at Zong Ze and said: "Zong Rulin, it is useless for you to be a minister of the Song Dynasty, and you actually colluded with the Chu thieves to commit such a treasonous and unethical thing..."
Zongze, however, was not annoyed. He just looked at Zhang Shuye and said, "Don't be annoyed, Governor Zhang. We are just following the prince's secret edict. How can we say that we are treasonous and unethical?"
Zhang Shuye couldn't help but point at Zongze and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
At the same time, a general wearing armor walked into the commander's tent. Who else could he be if he wasn't Lin Chong?
Lin Chong was heard saying to Chu Yi: "Grand Governor, Xuzhou City has arrived."
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows. Xuzhou is an important city. It can be said that taking Xuzhou City will bring you one step closer to the capital. I thought I would be delayed in Xuzhou City for a few days, but I didn't expect that the huge Xuzhou City would be so unbearable.
, was stunned to be knocked down.
Zhang Shuye looked at Lin Chong in astonishment and said almost instinctively: "How is it possible? Is it possible that so many officers and soldiers in the huge Xuzhou City are dead?"
Lin Chong glanced at Zhang Shuye and said: "The officials in the city did not resist at all. My siege soldiers easily captured Xuzhou City with almost no damage. At this moment, the officials in the city are welcoming the governor into the city."
"Shameless, shameless people. The Song Dynasty has been raising scholars for hundreds of years, but not a single official has died in the country..."
Chu Yi couldn't help laughing, and when he passed by Zhang Shuye, he said, "Zhang Jizhong, I'm afraid you are wrong. This governor is not rebelling, let alone changing the dynasty. Why do those officials want to die for the country?"
Seeing Chu Yi passing by him with a big smile, Zhang Shuye felt as if he was mourning for his heir.
In Xuzhou City, the city gates were wide open, and a group of officials were seen looking expectantly toward the outside of the city. As Chu Yi and others appeared, these officials showed joy on their faces.
Riding on a tall horse, Zhang Shuye, with a lifeless look on his face, looked at the reactions of the officials below and felt that the smiles of these people were so dazzling.
In Xuzhou City, the city gates were wide open, and a group of officials were seen looking expectantly toward the outside of the city. As Chu Yi and others appeared, these officials showed joy on their faces.
Riding on a tall horse, Zhang Shuye, with a lifeless look on his face, looked at the reactions of the officials below and felt that the smiles of these people were so dazzling.
In Xuzhou City, the city gates were wide open, and a group of officials were seen looking expectantly toward the outside of the city. As Chu Yi and others appeared, these officials showed joy on their faces.
Zhang Shuye, who was riding on a tall horse with a look of death on his face, looked at the reactions of the officials below and felt that the smiles of these people were so dazzling. Riding on a tall horse, with a look of death on his face
Zhang Shuye looked at the reactions of the officials below and felt that their smiles were so dazzling.