Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Alternatives to the Emperor

Zhang Bangchang died in September, and his death directly promoted the historical process, which is a later story.This is May and June, and there are other things going on, other people coming up. Concentrate on Zhao Gou's side, in the city of Nanjing. First, Li Gang met Zong Ze.According to research, this is the first time they met.There is a huge difference in age between the two, one is forty-four years old and the other is sixty-seven years old, they are people of two generations, but they met each other very late, and they spoke their minds to each other as soon as they met. Zong Ze denounced Huang Qianshan as an "idleman" who didn't care about anything and was indifferent to the country's danger; Wang Boyan was a "little man" with a low family background, good at making money, and seeking his own interests in the face of national crisis, which is really despicable.

Wei, even the subtle and treacherous "wei". These words made Li Gang feel relieved all of a sudden. This was something he had never heard since the first defense of Tokyo.In such a vast China and such a huge officialdom, only this one person spoke his mind.He understands that Zong Ze is a rare good comrade in arms, and he must be placed in the most important place and assume the most important position. Li Gang went to see Zhao Gou and recommended Zong Ze as the prefect of Kaifeng as prime minister to stay in Tokyo. Kaifeng, Tokyo, represents an era and a dynasty. In the past, it was glory, but now it is a crisis.Who dares to live in it again?Not to mention the devastation and the ruins of the whole city, but the golden army that will appear all the time, making everyone think that it is a dead place.

And if you give it up, you will lose all your energy at once. When the Song Dynasty was revived, even the capital city was not dared to enter, so what are you talking about gaining?It is a ruler, a benchmark, used to measure the ethnicity of Zhao Song and even the Han people. Everyone knows these things, and no one does them. On the first day of June in the first year of Song Jianyan (1127 A.D.), Zong Ze rushed to Kaifeng City, went deep into dangerous places, and revived the old capital.There is the most chaotic vortex, full of all kinds of scum and filth, and even survival is a problem.However, Zongze had a great ideal. He wanted to rebuild the former magnificent capital on the ruins, and before making Kaifeng the greatest capital again, it would first become the strongest fortress that would allow the Song people to resist any intrusion.

At that time, he will ask his emperor to return to his old capital. At that moment, it will be the time to reflect the true value of his Zongze. Zong Ze left and Zhang Jun came. He finally appeared. This thirty-year-old Sichuan native emphasized his strong and passionate patriotism from beginning to end, but he did not show up in the two Tokyo defense battles.Why is this? You have to think better about people.I personally think that the best result of the analysis is - he wants to keep his promising body and do his best for the country. Let's just believe him, anyway, he has been chasing all kinds of "best" all his life.For example, the most orthodox leader at this time.He didn't rush to Zhao Gou's side until Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor, had legal leadership, had no internal enemies, and temporarily had no foreign troubles.

Zhao Gou didn't know him yet, so he didn't hug and kiss him at the first time, and gave him the most important power and the highest position. Instead, he got rid of the editor and editor of the Privy Council, changed to Yubulang, and promoted him to serve as a censor in the palace.Please pay attention to the word "Yushi", which is the step of Zhang Junfei and Huang Tengda.He will use the power of a spokesman to bring down one big man after another, regardless of whether those people really deserve to be brought down.As long as they are brought down, the emperor will be happy and he will be promoted.

He commuted quietly to and from get off work, observing everyone, thinking about who to pull and how. Almost at the same time, in Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, a man took off his Song Army uniform in frustration and walked out of the camp.He is Yue Fei, who was fired from the army. There are too many controversies about Yue Fei's life.Judging from the official "Song History Yue Fei Biography", he was the first group of people to follow Zhao Gou. Long before Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi appeared, he had a face-to-face conversation with Zhao Gou. According to "Song History" records, after Zhao Gou arrived in Xiangzhou, he formed his first army with the help of Wang Boyan.One day, an official named Liu Hao of the Privy Council brought a person and introduced him to Zhao Gou. This person was Yue Fei.Zhao Gou liked him very much, and when they met for the first time, he sent him a task to recruit the thief Jiqian.

Ji Qian... If it is Ji Qing, I believe those who have heard storytelling will be familiar with it. Yue Fei successfully completed the task, and Jiqian surrendered with more than 380 people.Yue Fei was promoted and became Cheng Xinlang.Zhao Gou was very happy, and ordered him to lead 300 cavalry to challenge the Jin army at Ligudu Ferry by the Yellow River.Yue Fei marched bravely and defeated the Jin army.Zhao Gou ordered Yue Fei to follow Liu Hao to attack Kaifeng and save the capital. This time, Yue Fei led 300 cavalry to meet the Jin army in the south of Huazhou.Yue Fei encouraged his subordinates to take the initiative to attack, and he took the lead in attacking alone, beheading one of the generals of the Jin army.The Jin army was defeated. With 300 cavalry, he beheaded thousands of enemies, captured hundreds of horses, and was promoted to Bing Yilang with his military exploits.

He entered Kaifeng City, and then became subordinate to Zongze's subordinates. These deeds are very exciting, and compared with Yue Fei's subsequent achievements, they are highly credible, that is to say, with Yue Fei's bravery, these are nothing to worry about. But after research, these are not all facts.There are several suspicious points, the first is the timing.Zhao Gou became the Grand Marshal on the first day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Jingkang (AD 1126), and left Xiangzhou for Daming Mansion on the 14th.During these thirteen days, he continuously ordered Yue Fei to surrender Ji Qian, challenge Li Gudu, and fight fiercely in the south of Huazhou, which was impossible in terms of time and space.

Second, you can see from the above that at this time, Zong Ze had just left Yingtian Mansion and rushed to Kaifeng City. He hadn't arrived yet, even if Yue Fei really killed him, how would he report to him? Therefore, it can basically be concluded that this passage in "Song History·Yue Fei Biography" is a fallacy.Although it is fake, it does not damage Yue Fei's prestige.Yue Wumu has his own real deeds, which are enough to make him a leader among all generals and become a representative of Chinese warriors.Yue Wumu is great, but at this moment, he is really... straightforward.

The memorial that made him lose his military status was very long, with several thousand words, and roughly stated three meanings: 1. Zhao Gou has become a great treasure, and the owner of the Central Plains should take advantage of Jin's unpreparedness to attack by surprise; 2. Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan He is mediocre, not enough to achieve great things, and should be dismissed; third, it is recommended that Zhao Gou personally conquer and lead an army to cross the Yellow River north to regain the lost land. Some people would laugh at Yue Fei for being overconfident, just a small soldier, who dared to talk lightly about state affairs, not only talking about the appointment and removal of ministers, but also asking the emperor to personally conscript him.

I don't see it that way.First of all, what Yue Fei said is right, these are the most important things for a dynasty to do at this moment, and it is not a matter of overreaching.The Song Dynasty was a country with freedom of speech. Anyone can say anything. Even ordinary people can write a letter to discuss the gains and losses of the emperor and ministers in the peaceful years. Then, why can’t Yue Fei say these things as a soldier? This is the Song Dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, or any other authoritarian and violent era.If he had to say what he did wrong, it would be his understanding of Zhao Gou. At this time, no one knew what kind of person Zhao Gou was.Li Gang, Zong Ze, Yue Fei and others couldn't see the true face of the young emperor, so sooner or later they were tragic. Yue Fei was expelled from the military and became a jobless vagrant. This is a very depressing thing.When the country needed heroes most, the strongest soldier was fired! This is a good thing, otherwise, Yue Fei would have followed Zhao Gou's personal army camp all the way and ran to the south of the Yangtze River before he knew it.He is just a soldier, what can he do under the leadership of Liu Guangshi and others? He is a roc who spreads his wings and soars alone, and needs his own sky.Only when he walks out of this barracks full of selfish desires, changeable, political rather than combat effectiveness, and constantly losing combat effectiveness, will he be the man in the legend. Let go of Yue Fei and wait for him to appear again.Now back to Zhao Gou and Li Gang.For the restoration of the Central Plains, Li Gang has a whole set of ideas. Sending Zongze to Kaifeng City is only the first step, and the more important thing is to put armor on Kaifeng City. Kaifeng's geographical location determines that it cannot do without a peripheral line of defense.The terrain of Yimapingchuan, if there is no natural barrier of the Yellow River, and the guards of Hedong, Hebei and other places, no matter how strong it is, it will not be able to deal with foreign enemies. Therefore, Li Gang sent Zhang Suo to be the envoy of Hebei West Road, and Fu Liang was the deputy envoy of Hebei Economic System, to go to the Lianghe area to appease the people and build up armed forces.Please pay attention to these four words - build arms. The Lianghe area was ravaged by the Jin army, the famous cities fell one after another, and the regular troops everywhere basically suffered all casualties.Kaifeng's capital was severely depleted, the army south of the Yangtze River was unreliable, and the Western Army couldn't do without the defense zone. It can be said that the Lianghe area has completely lost control.However, the strength of the Han people is unprecedentedly strong. Countless rebel armies spontaneously formed organizations. They defended their families and formed associations to fight against the Jin army. Their record was much better than that of the regular army of the Song Dynasty, enough to make the soldiers want to buy a piece of tofu to kill them. Taking Hedong District as an example, the militiamen here use red scarves as signs. I will not talk about trivial matters, but only mention the story between them and Wanyan Zonghan.The eldest prince of the Jin Army has always been very prestigious in front of the Song Dynasty officials, but in the eyes of the common people, he is very ordinary and nothing special.At the beginning, when he besieged Taiyuan City, the red scarf militia blocked him outside Taiyuan City. The militiamen in Zezhou (now Jincheng County, Shanxi) and Luzhou (now Changzhi County, Shanxi) also specially greeted Wanyan Zonghan.One day, they raided his barracks, almost swept the entire army, and came face to face with him. In contrast, the rebel army in the Hebei area is larger. There is Wuma Mountain in Hebei. It is very common in modern times and no one knows it, but at that time, it was the sun in Hebei.It is no exaggeration to say that its strength far exceeds Kaifeng, the imperial capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. The stronghold here is built against the mountain, which is taller and stronger than the man-made city wall; there are 100,000 troops here, all of whom are loyal militia gathered spontaneously. Both in terms of quality and strength, they are much stronger than the rotten Forbidden Army. More importantly, other militias in the Hebei area obeyed its orders, and the number of militias combined totaled hundreds of thousands.In this way, its appeal is much greater than that of Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, and Zhao Gou. Such a force is enough to form a country of its own in troubled times, but they wrote several times to Zhao Gou who was far away in Yingtian Mansion, saying that they have been looking forward to the leadership of the central government, please send someone to lead us. The reason for this is because the biggest leader on the mountain is Zhao Zhen, whose surname is Zhao Zhen.Zhao Zhen is the son of Zhao Ji, who was named King Xin.Check the list, he is one of the important prisoners captured by the Jin Army in Kaifeng City, how could he go to Wuma Mountain to fight guerrillas? Zhao Zhen himself said that he escaped while taking advantage of the chaos.The hatred of the country and the family filled him with strength, and he was determined to fight the Jurchens to the end with the people.How good this is, the people are not only protected by the actual strength of the army, but also found the Song Dynasty regime that they have been accustomed to for a long time. Both the mind and body are healthy, and the good days seem to be back again. Li Gang also thought so, seeing such a powerful force at his fingertips, why not do it?This is simply great news for the emerging Jianyan Group.Don't care about anything, even if you know that the so-called Zhao Zhen is pretended by Zhao Gong from Yan, you still have to turn a blind eye.Strength comes first, send someone to receive it immediately! So, he dispatched Zhang Suo and Fu Liang immediately.After finishing, he let out a long breath, feeling that revival is hopeful and the nation will prosper.He himself has done a very good job and is worthy of the position of Prime Minister. Little did he know that his political career was about to come to an end. There is a kind of people in the world who have high ability and good moral character. No matter how you look at it, they are sure to succeed. They are sure to be brilliant forever, but the results are often very bleak. The reason for this can be summed up in six words - clearer than things, darker than reason.I only know how to do things, but I don't know how to be a person. Li Gang is like this.The matter of accepting the militia from above is beneficial no matter how you look at it, but the upper echelon of the entire Jianyan Group strongly opposes it.The two giants Huang and Wang came forward and said that after the establishment of the recruitment department, "thieves" in Lianghe became more rampant, so it is better to abolish this department. Rogue... that word is the key. Li Gang, Zong Ze, and Zhang Suo, the common people think they are militiamen and their own people, but in the view of Jianyan Group, except for the officers and soldiers themselves, the rest are factors of instability.Especially with the hundreds of thousands of people in Mount Wuma, how dare Zhao Gou approach them?Also take "Xin Wang" as the leader.From the militia's point of view, everyone's surname is Zhao, and they directly changed into a family. They were very harmonious from the beginning. But in Zhao Gou's heart, people surnamed Zhao are the most annoying to him! In his life, he used all his wisdom to ensure that no man surnamed Zhao with a direct blood relationship appeared around him.For example, the two people surnamed Zhao who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to proclaim themselves emperors were all dealt with by Zhao Gou.Zhao Zisong, the heir of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, was demoted and would never stand up again; after Zhao Shuxiang, the clan of Taizong Zhao Guangyi, was ordered to surrender his military power, he was hunted down by Liu Guangshi. It's a pity that Li Gang just couldn't see through this point. He argued hard that he must recruit the militia, quarreled with Huang Qianshan, quarreled with Wang Boyan, and kept advising Zhao Gou.As a result, Zhang Suo and Fu Liang were dismissed, and he himself received an impeachment letter from the speech officer. Zhang Jun summed up more than ten charges of Li Gang, pay attention, it is a crime, impeach him to step down. The person who claims to be the most just, steadfast, and fearless person in the future of the empire actually defected to the famous cowardly party and impeached the most just, steadfast, and most fearless person at that time. Zhao Gou retained Li Gang, dismissed Zhang Suo and Fu Liang at the same time, and especially dispatched Zhang Suo to Lingnan.Soon, Zhang Suo died of illness.Li Gang saw the situation clearly and finally took the initiative to resign. Zhao Gou once again retained Li Gang, but in the subsequent dismissal system, there were comments such as "Li Gang used personal happiness and anger as the standard to distinguish right from wrong, improper rewards and punishments; at the cost of national interests, to establish his own image" and other comments. Soon after, Li Gang was deposed again and again, and the farthest time was actually exiled to Hainan Island.Accompanied by these dismissals were a series of heart-breaking words, such as "friends and traitors are ignored, deceiving the world and stealing names", Li Gang became as treacherous as Shaozhengmao who was killed by Confucius. It's miserable and depressing, isn't it?I believe that even Li Gang himself can't figure it out, why did he end up in such a tragedy when he devoted himself to serving the country?Many years later, Zhao Gou's status stabilized, he became very old, and began to like to recall, so he said something from his heart: "Li Gang's child looks at me!" Li Gang treats the emperor as a child!There is a resentment in it, which very accurately reflects Zhao Gou's feelings back then. To be honest, this is really Li Gang's problem.In his mind, what he wanted to do was to build a powerful country, but he forgot that his duty was to build a strong country for the emperor.What he thought was good, is it really good?What is suitable for the vast majority of people, will it be suitable for the person who is superior? Zhao Gou originally dismissed Li Gang for the sake of peace, freedom and dignity, but he didn't expect to lose these things just after he was dismissed.Someone suddenly came to the door to question him. Why should Li Gang be dismissed? Zhao Gou was furious. He really didn't expect that even after he became the emperor, there would still be people who would trouble him endlessly.Forget about Li Gang, Zong Ze and others. After all, they are the pillars and veterans of the country. Whether it is merit or seniority, they have reached the point where they can put on airs and scold others, but what are these people? They are actually civilians. But it was very unusual. In fact, the reason why they were able to appear in Yingtian Mansion at this time was because they were specially summoned by Zhao Gou a few days ago.These two people's reputations are too great, they are the leaders of the student movement in the defense of Tokyo - Chen Dong and Ouyang Che.These two people can be said to be famous all over the world at this time, and they are representatives of people with lofty ideals.It is no exaggeration to say that their words will spread throughout the world in an instant, and then form public opinion. Their news power is much stronger than that of the Song Dynasty officials. It was this that made Zhao Gou dizzy. Holding the memorial written by Chen Dong and Ouyang Che, he almost went crazy.Chen Dong said that Li Gang cannot be dismissed, Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan cannot be appointed, and Zhao Gou should recruit himself to bring back the two emperors Hui and Qin. Are these good?Can Zhao Gou do it?It's worth having fun.This was just the beginning. If Zhao Gou had to agree and explain these things, but he had to agree and explain, then what Chen Dong said next made him unbearable and anxious. Chen Dong said that he himself should not be an emperor. If Emperor Qinzong returns in the future, how will the two emperors get along with each other? Is it necessary to rotate the reign of one big and one small? Zhao Gou couldn't bear to kill him. But after he read Ouyang Che's memorial, his mind went blank. Ouyang Che was talking about his private life. He said that he never forgot to be corrupt when the country was in crisis. Not only did he eat and drink wasted, but he also didn't know how to restrain himself when it came to female sex. Buying beautiful girls in the city of Kaifeng... That was the city of Kaifeng that had just been plundered by the Jin army. What is the difference between doing this and the Jurchens?As for the work of dismantling and cleaning, thanks to Zhao Conceived, his own mother was doing the same job in the Kingdom of Jin! These words are so stinging, even if it is not the emperor, an ordinary person would be furious.He can't deny it yet, because it's all true.Ying Tian Mansion is only that big, and during the war, everything was kept simple, and there were basically no secrets about this matter in the palace, everyone knew about it. But why do you say that?Don't you know that I confess all day long that I don't like being with women by nature?After thinking about it, Zhao Cong became angry from embarrassment, and picked up a pen to write a "hand-criticism". ——Kill Chen Dong and Ouyang Che. This has never happened since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Song Taizu engraved on a stone tablet: In the Song Dynasty, ministers, speech officials, and scholar-officials were never killed, especially those who wrote letters.This stele is usually covered with yellow satin, and no one is allowed to see it. Only when each generation of emperor ascends the throne, is it led by an illiterate eunuch to watch it silently. It was August in the first year of Song Jianyan (AD 1127). One month ago, Cao Xun brought back Song Huizong's distress letter from the north, which contained the content of the oath tablet specially brought to Zhao Gou.Therefore, it can be said with certainty that Zhao Gou must have known the rules of his ancestors.But he just ordered the killing. It's not just because he hates these two people, it's an expression of his heart.Zhao Gou was the most ruthless person among the eighteen emperors of the Song Dynasty. He was almost born with a cruel gene. Not only was he not afraid of killing, but he even dared to kill.Once he has the intention to kill someone, even if the situation changes and everyone forgets about it, he will still keep it in mind. At some point, he will calculate the general account and kill the person he wants to kill. This is just the beginning, no one will notice this feature of him.What people can feel is that the new emperor is a person who doesn't like to talk nonsense. For example, he gave an order afterward. A month later, that is, in September, he will go to the Huaihe area for vacation, and it is likely that he will work there for a long time.Anyone who dares to think or talk nonsense to shake this resolution will be beheaded.Who can report these people who speak indiscriminately, those with official titles will be promoted to five ranks in a row, and Bai Ding can surpass the rankless, directly promoted from rank nine to rank nine. Even being promoted to five ranks... the generals who played a key role in major battles were not treated like this.