Chapter 172: The Prince of Jin
() Zhao Huan did not do anything to Zhao Gou, but it is said that after Zhao Gou was ordered not to leave the house, he became seriously ill the next day. As for what kind of illness it is unknown, and he has never appeared again since then.
Zhang Bangchang didn't even have a chance to speak, and Zhao Huan ordered people to pull out their tongues and get into prison. He died suddenly in prison that night.
The Supreme Emperor is also sick, but he is really sick. Master Guo was chopped off his head by his son, and there was no one to talk to. In addition, he was old and was betrayed by his two sons in turn without illness.
As the city was gradually cleared, the tragic war seemed to have gone away. While the surviving officials were glad to escape, they began to sing and dance to promote peace and praise the emperor's merits.
Only those broken city walls, tiles, and the people who lost their relatives in the war are silently enduring the bitter fruits brought to them by the war.
In order to commend Song Qing, Liangshan, for his contribution to saving the capital during the embarrassment, the court recruited Song Qing Jin Palace again to be granted the title, but this time he was allowed to lead a brigade of guards into the city.
In fact, everyone knows that even if Song Qing goes to the Golden Palace alone, no one dares to do anything to him. You must know that there are 200,000 troops stationed outside the city in Liangshan. It would be strange if anyone dares to touch Song Qing's hair and not be torn to pieces by the heroes of Liangshan.
Song Qing did not want to arouse suspicion from others, so he only brought five hundred guards into Bianliang.
The military and civilians of the capital were grateful to this Liangshan hero who rescued Bianliang twice. Many people spontaneously came to the road to pay tribute to the heroes in their hearts, and some even knelt down and worshiped when Song Qing passed by.
In the battle in troubled times, what are the people?
Looking at the simple faces, Song Qing was in a very heavy mood. It was easy to talk about others, but he was also one of the heroes who ruined the world.
However, since I have the ability to protect the people today, I swear that I will not let the Han people be bullied by foreign races again.
Yesterday, Song Qing had received a secret report from Qin Yong. Zhao Huan, under the instigation of Liang Shicheng, decided to move the capital to Lin'an and intend to hand over the land of Hebei to Song Qing and take charge, so that Zhao Huan would no longer have to be afraid of the Jin people invading the south.
To put it bluntly, this is Song Qing’s real purpose.
Shandong's development has become saturated, his vision has been further away, and he needs more space to satisfy his expanding ambitions.
At this time, Zhao Huan was already waiting for Song Qing in the Golden Palace. Although he had been eager to kill Song Qing countless times, he was really grateful to Song Qing now. Without Song Qing, his throne could not be preserved. He might be the one who was seriously ill in bed, not Zhao Gou.
Last night, he had made up his mind to move the capital, but no one could persuade him. He handed over the dilapidated Hebei land to Song Qing! Anyway, he was quite capable.
In fact, Bianliang City has become so destructible. Except for those home-loving people, the officials of the Song Dynasty wished they could run to the prosperous and prosperous south as soon as possible.
So although Zhao Huan's proposal to move the capital has not been expressed yet, it has actually been approved.
Speaking of which, Song Qing had been an official in the Song Dynasty for two years, but this was the first time he came to the Golden Palace. Along the way, he looked around and felt it was quite fresh. He nodded and smiled at the officers and soldiers standing on both sides from time to time.
You should know that Song Qing is undoubtedly the number one person in the Song Dynasty. Such a big man nodded with him. Many soldiers were so excited that their faces were flushed. If they had not been on guard, they would have kneeled down for Song Qing.
Song received a secret report early in the morning that there were people from the inner guard among these officers and soldiers, so he was not worried about his safety at all.
Stepping onto the steps of the Golden Palace, Song Qing put away his expression and stepped in with a solemn look on his face, and then went to the ground toward Zhao Huan who was sitting high.
He said loudly: "My uncle, Song Qing, the Duke of Liang, has seen my emperor, I wish my emperor long live, long live, long live." He acted! He had to act thoroughly, but he would be spared if he knelt down and kowtow. He was not a shitty person.
"I'm calm and I'm here, please see you for Duke Liang."
Zhao Huan is not bad about the situation.
Song Qing knew that if he sat down, he would be quarrel to others. He hurriedly refused: "Only Your Majesty can sit in the Golden Palace, I forgive me for not obeying my orders."
This boy became more and more sensible. Zhao Huan couldn't help but smile. After saying a few unnutritious words, he suddenly said with a look on his face: "Duke Liang came forward to listen to the seal."
What kind of reward the emperor would give to Song Qing was, except for a few close ministers who knew about it, it was always a guess in the hearts of the ministers.
Song Qing is now a Duke of the Kingdom and has a great position as a minister. Going further up there is a prince. Is the emperor going to be the king of Song Qing? As of now, there is no one with a different surname in the Song Dynasty.
Everyone's ears were stuck.
The eunuch Liang Shicheng walked out slowly with the imperial edict, first smiled at Song Qingmai as if it were, and then unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud.
"In accordance with the will of heaven, the emperor ordered that the bandits rise up, the people are displaced, and the country is uneasy. If someone is loyal and righteous, he will report to the country and save the people. He is the pillar of the country. He will specially grant Hebei recruitment envoy, and he will be promoted to the King of Liang, and he will be fully responsible for handling Hebei affairs. He will be honored."
The king's title was already scary enough, and he even added Hebei to recruit envoys, which was to hand over the entire Hebei to Song Qing! In addition, in Shandong, almost half of the territory of the Song Dynasty would be under the control of Song Qing. The emperor didn't drink too much?
As soon as Liang Shicheng finished speaking, a group of flies suddenly flew into the Golden Palace and started talking.
Liang Shicheng, no matter what others say, when will he stay if he doesn't come and flatter him? He quickly came to Song Qing and said with a flattering smile: "The Wang family is a thousand years old, you can thank Your Majesty." As he said that, he handed the imperial edict to Song Qing, as if he was afraid that Song Qing would not want it.
Why would Song Qing not want to do it? He wants to manage Hebei. How can he do it if he is not justified?
The moment he received the imperial edict, he said in a voice that was so low that only two people could hear: "My father-in-law has a heart, and Song will not forget each other."
This sentence works better than anything else. Liang Shicheng like a honey poop, his old face instantly smiled like a chrysanthemum, but his face changed and he shouted at the ministers.
"Silent and quiet, how can it be so quarrel in the Golden Palace?"
The veteran general Zong Ze stepped out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is enough to be awarded the title of king with the contribution of Duke Liang, but the matter in Hebei will not be bothered by King Liang."
Song Qing smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, what the old general said is so true. I have made some contributions. How dare you accept your Majesty so kindly? I also ask Your Majesty to take back Cheng's order. I am willing to send the army to Liangshan immediately, hoping that Your Majesty will fulfill it."
As soon as Song Qing said that, everyone in the Golden Palace was stunned, and everyone was full of an idea. Did he hear it wrong? Duke Liang wanted to send his army back to Liangshan?
No one is a fool. He heard that Song Qing was going to Zong Ze. If you don’t let me manage Hebei, then I will ignore everything. Let’s see who will save you next time the Jin soldiers come again?
Zhao Huan glared at Zong Ze and said with a gentle voice: "The King of Liang does not need to hesitate. How can I regret what I said? This matter is settled. I hope that King of Liang will be optimistic about the Northern Gate for me and not allow the Jin thieves to poison the people of the Central Plains again."
Song Qing still said: "Your Majesty, I have heard from someone that I have bad intentions, so I am willing to quit all my duties and return to Liangshan to live my old age. I also ask Your Majesty to fulfill my wishes."
Why do you get more and more excited when you say it? I want to get you off, but who can lead you? If I rub you now, it would be strange if they don’t shave me?
Zhao Huan advised him a few more words. Seeing that Song Qing insisted on refusing, Zhao Huan was a little anxious and said to himself, "Second brother, the play is almost done? What do you want?"
Even Liang Shicheng was anxious and looked at Zong Ze in a blink of an eye and said, "Old General, why don't you apologize to King Liang Qiansui?"
Zong Ze could not see Song Qing's sinister intentions? He turned to Song Qing and sneered: "Since Your Majesty is determined to hand over the land of Hebei to King Liang, I wonder if King Liang dares to use it?"
Song Qing smiled and said, "Since the old general does not dislike it, it is too late to welcome my country's Duke! How can I say dislike it?" He turned to Zhao Huan and said, "Since it was given by Your Majesty, I should not dare to refuse to obey. Please forgive me for your courage and ask for the order again. The old general Zong will serve as the deputy envoy of Hebei recruitment. Please allow Your Majesty to approve it."
Zhao Huan couldn't help but sigh, "Damn, why didn't you say this old man earlier?" He immediately issued an order to grant Zongze the resignation and deputy envoy of Hebei to assist Song Qing in managing all matters in Hebei.
After dealing with Song Qing's incident, Zhao Huan announced the move of the capital in court. To his surprise, this move went surprisingly smoothly. So Zhao Huan immediately ordered the Imperial Heaven Supervision to select Huang Daojiri and move the capital to Lin'an. He doesn't want to stay in Kaifeng for a day now.
Zong Ze, the old stubborn man, is in the same way as Li Gang. If he stays outside, he will sooner or later cause trouble for himself. With his prestige among the common soldiers, he will not be able to deal with him blatantly, so the best way is to tie him to his side.
Therefore, it seems that Zong Ze's official position is second only to Song Qing, but before he leaves the Golden Palace, his fate is actually destined.
Zhao Huan also ordered people to build a royal palace for Song Qing in the capital. Now the city is in chaos, and many wealthy families have been looted by Jin soldiers, and there are some places. However, when Zhao Huan wants to move, the court must move away, so Song Qing can only handle the construction of the royal palace himself.
Although Zhao Huan and many court officials who wanted to get close to each other wanted to keep Song Qing, Song Qing insisted on returning to the military camp. Because he knew that although the battle was over, he still had more things to do!
Hebei is different from Shandong. When he entered Shandong, although it was desolate, it was still stable. Hebei was different. First, Tian Hu had various riot bandits, and then he was poisoned by Jin soldiers. It was already devastated. It was extremely difficult to control it.
After returning to the military camp, Song Qing immediately wrote to Wu Yong, Chen Dong and others from Jinan Prefecture, asking them to put down everything they had and come to Beijing quickly. Now he still has too few civil servants to use, and Chen Dong is obviously more familiar with the officialdom in the capital than him, so before Zhao Huan left, see if he could dig out a few useful people.
At the same time, I wrote to my family, one to report my safety, and the other to tell the damselfly that I may not be able to go home for a long time, so I asked them not to worry about it.
The evening breeze blows, and Song Qing stands in the camp, looking at the broken city walls of Bianliang not far away, and suddenly a sense of pride rises in his heart.
Chapter completed!