Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Zhao Gou Assembly Number

Zhao Gou's title at this time was very fierce-Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses.Generally speaking, this title only appears in storytelling novels, and the Song Dynasty has not had this title since the day the country was founded. He is so unique, he should work hard, he should agree to his brother Zhao Huan's call for help, lead the "world" soldiers and horses to approach Kaifeng, fight a decisive battle with the Jin army, and save his father and brother from the fire and water, this is the right way. If it cannot be saved, it is also a supreme honor to sacrifice heroically on the edge of Kaifeng City, so that it will last forever and be admired by the world!Unfortunately, he didn't.

Zhao Gou has been moving since he became Generalissimo.He ran from Xiangzhou to Daming Mansion, that is to say, from Henan to Hebei.This is very brave, because Hebei is an area occupied by the enemy, even if there are not a large number of Jin troops in Daming Mansion, it is still a dangerous place.But he hardly stopped, and then ran to Dongping Mansion (now Dongping County, Shandong). After two laps in Shandong, he arrived in Jeju (now Juye, Shandong), but he still felt unsafe, so he announced that his next stop would be Suzhou.Suzhou is located in Huainan, which is today's Suzhou City in Anhui. If you really want to go there, you can cross the Yangtze River at any time and go to the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, two news from inside and outside dragged his fast legs, forcing him to stop. Outside, the messenger sent by Kaifeng City traveled thousands of mountains and rivers, followed the road he had traveled, and chased him to Jeju to inform him to return to the capital to become the emperor. The news was shocking, but as expected, Zhao Gou was very clear about his lineage and order of succession, as long as he survived, it would always be his. The premise is that he doesn't die. That would be easy, he decided not to go back, even if he did, he would have to wait a little longer to see if Jin Jun would use his carbine in a short time.

However, on the other hand, it was not so easy to deal with. Something happened inside his team. His team is extraordinary, and many elites of the empire have gathered by his side from all directions.Zhang Jun was the first to arrive. He followed Liang Yangzu, the magistrate of Xinde (now Xingtai, Hebei), led 3,000 soldiers, reported to the Daming Mansion, and was appointed as the rear military commander of the Marshal Mansion. Liu Guangshi ran second. He chased from the northwest to Jeju Prefecture in Shandong before catching up with Zhao Gou.Along the way, he used his brains, gave full play to his ingenuity, and made an accurate choice between obedient and disobedient, allowing himself to embark on the brightest path.

The time he started was on the eve of the Second Tokyo Defense War, when Zhao Huan ordered the soldiers and horses from all over the world to enter Jingqin King.As a top yamen, Liu Guangshi 100% implements the government's orders. He led his troops to set off from the northwest garrison quickly! When running halfway, Mr. Tang Ke's order came, ordering all King Qin's troops in the world to return to their original places and not to go to Kaifeng City.The prime minister conveyed the emperor's edict, which is the most effective order in the world, so all the troops turned back.

Only Liu Guangshi. This kid can be called the most spooky person among all the influential figures at the turn of the Song Dynasty. In addition, he has been mixed in the power class since he was a child, and he understands all kinds of official tricks, so he understood Tang Ke's little thoughts in an instant.There will definitely be accidents, and the country will definitely need soldiers. And soldiers need opportunities. Especially soldiers like him and his father who have a record of failures and are eager to stand up, so they don't obey the prime minister's orders and move forward.It's about the future, and his determination is super firm.As we get closer and closer to leaving the closed city, we can meet anyone, and a defeated soldier tells everything about the capital.At that time, Liu Yanei's subordinates quit.

What are you doing, not only disobeying orders, but also sending us to die? Liu Guangshi was very calm, and told them that the news was out of date. The latest news was that Kaifeng City had fallen, and the two emperors had escaped in the direction of the south.So they all set off, and they traveled all the way south, chasing to Jeju in Shandong Province, and found Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou was very happy. This was the time when he felt the most insecure and needed the army the most. The sudden appearance of the veteran Northwest Army was really surprising.Liu Guangshi was appointed as the general of the Five Armies.

Liu Guangshi seized the opportunity, ran thousands of miles, and grabbed a big title.After losing his father Liu Yanqing, he embraced a thicker and more secure thigh. Since then, his life prospects have been bright. Compared with Zhang and Liu, the Wu brothers who are also in the Northwest Army are very ordinary. They are stationed in the defense area honestly and confront their old rivals, the Xixia people. This is a pair of honest people who walk the right path in life and conduct themselves. They are clear about their identities and responsibilities.Since he is a soldier, it is natural to use military merit to speak.What awaits them is a decisive battle that will determine the fate of the Northwest Army in the near future.

During this period of time, Han Shizhong was very busy. In his busy schedule, he asked someone to bring a message to Zhao Gou, saying that he supported Zhao Gou 10000% and could do anything for Zhao Gou.Finally, he thought it better to be more direct. He advised Zhao Gou to be emperor. After saying this, he rushed out of the Daming Mansion and entered the group of golden soldiers.By the way, Zhao Gou is really a person with a great talent for escape, as if he has the ability to predict. Not long after he left the Daming Mansion, a large group of golden soldiers came over, how many... tens of thousands, and Han Shizhong only had one Thousands of people.

He rushed out of the city wall with such a small number of people, and went straight to the chief of the Jin soldiers.Not surprisingly, it was almost a success.Han Shizhong rushed over by himself, overturned all those in the way, and chopped down the chief with a single knife. After that, the battle was over. He is very brave, this is indeed the strongest combat power in the Song Dynasty for more than 170 years, but he still missed the best opportunity and failed to rush to Zhao Gou's side in the first time. History has proved that whoever arrives first will benefit the most.The leader's impression score is extremely important.Whether it is Zhang Jun or Liu Guangshi, they can start well and end well, no matter how stupid they do, Zhao Gou will always treat them preferentially.

The treatment of direct descendants is good. In contrast, the Wu brothers were a little bit worse, they were always wandering outside the main power group; Han Shizhong was a little bit worse, even if he saved Zhao Gou's life, he would wait. Worse than him was Yue Fei, who was fighting fiercely with the Jin army in the north at this time, and he didn't even have a chance to meet Zhao Gou.So, his fate... just a coincidence? The fate of the four ZTE generals is actually directly proportional to the order in which they first met the emperor.It can be seen that no matter what time, you have to stay close to the big leader. This point has also been verified by Zong Ze.However, let him go first, I would like to mention Zhang Jun, the most famous and powerful military and political leader in the future.Unfortunately for him, he happened to be in the city when Kaifeng fell, but why didn't he show up?With his arrogance and domineering, domineering, self-respecting... no, his brave and fearless temperament, the enemy is strong and we are strong, he should have buried all the leaders of the Kingdom of Jin alive in Kaifeng City. Even if he is the only one, he can do it! But he just didn't show up, never showed up from beginning to end.According to reliable information, at that time, he hid from the outer city to the inner city, and then hid in Taixue, where he mixed with a large number of students.It is estimated that he did not participate in all the external actions of the students. Because, after the Jin army withdrew, when he reappeared, there was not even a single hair missing on his body. During this period of time, Zong Ze was no longer in Cizhou, he had arrived at Daming Mansion.The reason was that the Generalissimo escaped... No, it was because when he passed by the Daming Mansion, he became very passionate and impassioned. Zhao Gou ordered all soldiers and horses from all over the world to gather at the Daming Mansion, and the Generalissimo will start to counterattack the invaders from here! With this order, followers gathered.It was not that the Song Dynasty had no warriors who dared to fight. On the contrary, many people were so angry that they were about to explode.In the eyes of some cowards, Jinbing is a scourge, but what is it in front of the brave?Moreover, Chinese people in the traditional sense have always adhered to a belief - not to worship the strong, not to obey the powerful. Chinese people advocate benevolence and righteousness, and what they love is a kind of freedom.However, what if a strong person invades?If you can't resist, you are destined to be wiped out?It's very simple, "It's better to die than to lose your name", "If you die as a hero, you don't feel ashamed to be a hero in the world". Death is never something to fear. Of course, talking about this, like Mr. Bing Xin talking about real women, has a premise.She listed all kinds of noble virtues of ladies, all kinds of reserved and beautiful that are as frosty and inviolable, but before these, she has to add the phrase "real woman". The same is true when I say Chinese in the traditional sense, I mean "real Chinese". Zong Ze was such a person, he came here with a heart full of anger, an anger that was about to set him on fire.He wants to attack, fight, and go to Kaifeng City at all costs to rescue his emperor, save his compatriots, and kill his enemies. These, he must do, do it at all costs! This is the biggest difference between him and Zhao Gou.The butt determines the brain, where you sit and think, how can Zhao Gou, as the only pure-blooded heir of Zhao Song, "do whatever it takes"? Then, a violent quarrel broke out.At the first meeting held at the Grand Marshal's Mansion, the two sides quarreled so badly that it was out of control.The main characters on both sides of the quarrel are Zong Ze and Wang Boyan. How could the big leader go into battle shirtless?He has countless cronies who help him solve all kinds of worries and difficulties. Let me introduce Wang Boyan.Wang Boyan was a big celebrity at the turn of the Song Dynasty. He was born in a poor family, and he was able to enter the officialdom entirely by his own efforts. The process of going up is very difficult, and every step must be very careful.To be honest, if the Jurchen hadn't called, he would have been just a humble magistrate. Like He Li and others, his promotion was all thanks to Zhao Ji's abdication, Zhao Huan's ascension to the throne, killing six thieves, and cleaning up the officialdom, leaving a large gap in official positions.No one became an official, so the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty had to promote a large number of people.As a result, he was abruptly promoted and became the magistrate of Xiangzhou. It's just the head of a state. Who would care about such an official title when the country is about to fall, it will not be on the table at all.But Wang Boyan calmly observed the situation in the most dangerous Henan area, and snatched Zhao Gou from Zongze's hands.From then on, he paved himself a road to prosperity. At this time, he jumped out to fight against Zongze. Zongze was supposed to be the deputy marshal known to everyone in the world. No, Wang Boyan is also the deputy marshal, he is equal to Zong Ze, or even a little higher.This point is a matter of affection. Zhao Gou fled from Xiangzhou to Daming Mansion. On the way, "it was very cold in the wild, he burned firewood to warm the rice, drank water with a ladle, and ate with Wang Boyan under the hut". How unforgettable for the prince.Wang Boyan was always by his side, and Zhao Gou will always remember this point alone. At the beginning of the quarrel, Zong Ze advocated to lead the army straight to the ancient city of Chanyuan, attack the periphery of the Jin army, and rescue the capital city of Kaifeng; Wang Boyan did not say that there was anything wrong with this, but emphasized that we should do things according to our ability, and the most important thing now is " First of all, Anbo will have a safe place for the king." How majestic, how shameless! From a logical point of view, it seems that what Wang Boyan said is right, one must always think about the big leader, and the status will only be there when the leader is there.Once Zhao Gou is dead, what is the Song Dynasty?But sending troops to fight is all about fighting for the old Zhao family. If you don’t do your own work, don’t show up, and find a safe place to hide, who will do it?You want to come out to pick peaches and pick up ready-made peaches after everything is settled. Is there such a good thing? Zong Ze was furious. From then on, he saw clearly the essence of Zhao Gou, how different he was from the one who took the initiative to share the worries of his family and country and went to the Jinying as a hostage.How can a person change so much in such a short period of time?This question not only confused him, but also confused countless Chinese people for hundreds of years. why?The reasons will gradually emerge over time. Right now, we can only pay attention to this quarrel. Its result is that Zong Ze led the army to attack Kaifeng, and announced to the outside world that Zhao Gou was in the army.On the other hand, Zhao Gou and Wang Boyan continued to escape and went to Shandong. Is it very angry and sad?This is only on the surface. The essence of this matter is that due to Zong Ze's steadfastness, bravery, and uncompromising attitude, he stayed away from the Generalissimo's Mansion and was unable to participate in various national affairs. At this time, the Daming Mansion was a turning point. The newly established army of the Song Dynasty was divided into two parts, and each went to its own goal. Some of them were led by Zong Ze, and the team was very weak, only a few thousand people.Apart from himself, there are no famous people.They went to attack Chanyuan and regained Kaifeng. The other part is led by the Generalissimo himself. Apart from the civil servants, the generals are also famous, and they are all shining points in history.The army was provided by Liang Yangzu, the prefect of Sindh, with a strength of 10,000 troops and 1,000 horses. The generals included Zhang Jun, Miao Fu, Yang Yizhong, Tian Shizhong, and Liu Guangshi joined later.This lineup, as long as a few more are added, it will be the entire team after Nandu. Avoiding all dangers, this powerful army marched towards Jeju. After arriving in Jeju, Queen Mother Meng's order came, which was the internal reason for Zhao Gou to return.On the other hand, his army has become violent and suspicious.Looking at the marching route, the Generalissimo led them to draw a big arc on the land of the Central Plains. I heard that the next stop is Suzhou on the banks of the Yangtze River. What are they going to do? They are all northerners, and they are naturally afraid of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River is like a foreign land. They must leave their hometowns. They also have a large number of relatives, friends and family members in their hometowns. These people strongly demanded Zhao Gou to give an explanation, and they could no longer go on in ignorance.The public anger was hard to appease, especially the example of the mutiny of the imperial guards in the outer city of Kaifeng was still in sight, so Zhao Gou made a quick decision. — back to the north. At the same time, he sent a letter to Zongze, which clearly explained the reason for his escape, that is, his subordinates would not let him go all out, otherwise he would have "taken the lead in fighting against Hu with his hands, anointed Kusano with his body, in order to save his life." Monarch father".He also vaguely mentioned what he was going back to do, "It is said that the ancestor Deze, the Lord is a benevolent sage, and the subjects return to him, and God's will has not changed." That is to say, the people are still the people of the Song Dynasty, and the only legal successor of the Song Dynasty is him.Zongze, do you know what to do? Everyone knew what to do. This was Zhao Gou's initiative to give Zong Ze an olive branch. This kind of persuasion at all times was a timely gift, and it was the icing on the cake.It is the dream of every person in the officialdom to ensure the prosperity and wealth of one's life. When Zongze received this letter, he was completely bored. Zong Ze has never done anything so-called "icing on the cake" in his life.He is almost seventy years old, and the reason why he has been miserable is because he is against the whole officialdom, he doesn't flatter, he doesn't collude with others, and he doesn't lie to others. However, reality requires him to cooperate with Zhao Gou. Because there are only two choices before him: one is to choose Zhao Gou; the other is to choose Zhang Bangchang.Is there still a choice?Even if he saw clearly the essence of Zhao Gou, he had to support him immediately. Zhao Gou unified the opinions of the Grand Marshal's Mansion and won the support of all Song troops.He returned to Nanjing (now Shangqiu, Henan), one of the four capitals of the Song Dynasty, to accept the throne here, and at the same time met with Zhang Bangchang, and accepted the jade seal brought by him. On May 1, the second year of Song Jingkang (1127 A.D.), Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor and changed his name to Yuan Jianyan.Jianyan, the Song Dynasty established the country with the virtue of fire, firstly to make the flames glow again, and to make a joke; secondly, it corresponds to the country name "Jianlong" when Taizu Zhao Kuangyin founded the country, in order to hope that the country will prosper and the fire will never go out. After Zhao Gou ascended the throne, several matters had to be dealt with immediately.The first one, Queen Mother Meng.The Meng family was his aunt in terms of status, even if she was deposed as an abandoned wife by Song Zhezong, she was once a mother in the world, and her reputation was restored by Song Shenzong's wife to the queen mother.At this time, she supported Zhao Gou as emperor, and Zhao Gou thanked her from the bottom of his heart. She is no longer an aunt, but a real mother! The second one is Zong Ze.This old minister is really stubborn!How to reward him?He doesn't love money, doesn't love officials, is not afraid of death, and is simply out of control. As a supporter, he has to smile at each other.Zhao Gou thought about it, so let's do what he likes. Zhao Gou ordered Zongze to continue marching towards Kaifeng City! The third one is Zhang Bangchang.How is this person to be dealt with?Regardless of public or private, he must be executed. He committed the biggest taboo of the feudal era.Taking a step back, even if it wasn't his subjective efforts, he usurped the throne of the Song Dynasty. But if you kill him, you will make the world look down on you.Anyone who knows the inside story knows that Zhang Bangchang was jointly designed by the upper echelons of Song and Jin, and the two sides used him shamelessly for their own interests! This is the truth. It's easy to kill, but hard to understand.Killing a person in the Song Dynasty had to be morally justifiable.There was a dialogue between the founding prime minister and Emperor Taizu in the General Guidelines for the Behavior of the Empire: "What is the biggest in the world?" "It makes the most sense." There is no reason to kill Zhang Bangchang. However, the word "reason" is too broad in the Chinese dictionary, almost on the same level as "gentleman", who can start countless discussion points on any event and anyone, and can find arguments. Like cells, they can divide and multiply indefinitely. Regarding how to deal with the matter of Zhang Bangchang, some people analyzed it like this: 1. The people in Kaifeng are grateful to Zhang Bangchang because he took the lead and became the emperor, avoiding the Jin army's butcher knife, and refused to blackmail him, so that Kaifeng people kept his life. One last bit of wealth. 2. The Grand Marshal's Mansion chose to forgive Zhang Bangchang because he took the initiative to present a jade seal and write a form of surrender, and his attitude was very correct. These are all facts. And the third point, what is the attitude of people in the world towards Zhang Bangchang? The world is outraged. This is the most important point.It is most just to leave the judgment to those who have no direct connection with the matter.And those who can guarantee Zhao Song's restoration of the country can only be the people of the world, so Zhang Bangchang must be executed. How is this reasoning?Is it unreasonable, or stick to principles?This is for everyone to judge for themselves.What I can say is that the person who said this is Li Gang. Li Gang came from the south, Zhao Gou wrote a letter to invite him solemnly before he ascended the throne. , to live up to the hope of the common people" and other sentences.Such admiration can be said to be very rare since the founding of the Song Dynasty. If we want to compare it, only Wang Anshi back then is similar to it. Li Gang became prime minister. This process is very tangled and cannot be described in detail due to space limitations.I just want to mention one point here. An official named Yan Qi actually said that Zhang Bangchang is a person liked by the people of the Kingdom of Jin. The person who hates it, even though he is already the prime minister, has to be removed before he takes office. There was a echo from below. Zhao Gou lowered his face and said a word: "If I stand up, I'm afraid the Jin people don't like it." This kind of thing happened in a grand manner, everyone can understand Li Gang's mood a little bit.The reason why he treated Zhang Bangchang harshly was because he wanted to rectify the officialdom. The Song Dynasty suffered a crushing defeat and the country was already subjugated. Now it is said that revival is only in name.Everyone knew that with Zhao Gou's current strength, as long as the Jin army invaded again, the Song Dynasty would surely perish for the second time.No matter how you resist, if you don't eliminate the capitulation faction, soft bone faction, and golden body caring party first, there is no hope of survival at all.And killing Zhang Bangchang is an excellent prelude. Before Li Gang's arrival, Zhang Bangchang was acquitted of all crimes, and he was named Taibao, Feng Guojun Jiedushi, Tong'an County King, and then promoted to Taifu.What a high title this is, even ten years later when Yue Fei reached the peak of his military exploits, he would not dare to hope for it.What's going on here, is it reasonable to surrender and usurp the throne? In the future, when we are on the verge of extinction, who will be loyal to the country and not hesitate to die? Therefore, Li Gang wanted Zhang Bangchang to die no matter what.But what he said didn't count. Many people interceded for Zhang Bangchang. It is said that even Zhao Gou recalled the past when he was an envoy with Zhang Bangchang at the Jinying. Finally, based on his opinions, Zhang Bangchang was demoted to Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan).Note that it is not editorial management, and there is no need for strict control. It just requires the local supervisory agency to pay attention to Zhang Bangchang's dynamics from time to time. Zhang Bangchang left the North, he was very grateful, felt that the nightmare was finally over, he was still alive, and left the whirlpool... This is great!Being able to live and have a sense of normalcy is better than anything else. It is a pity that soon after, memorials to impeach him came like snowflakes, and his various "bad deeds" were exposed one by one.In September, the imperial decree came and he was given death.Zhang Bangchang died. He hanged himself on the Pingchu Tower of Tianning Temple in Tanzhou City.There is really not much to say about his death.Everyone knew how wronged he was. If the cause of death were to be listed on his resume, four words would be enough to sum it up—sacrificing oneself for the sake of others. If he didn't care about the life and death of the people in Kaifeng City, how could there be so much helplessness and humiliation later? However, this is not an official statement. The crime given by the Song Dynasty is that during the thirty-three days when Zhang Bangchang was emperor, he lived in the deep part of the palace at night, and he... slept with the maid.Heinous, unforgivable crime! This crime is actually more deadly than usurping the throne.