In December of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Wanyan Xie was the capital marshal, commanding 250,000 troops to attack Song in two groups. One route continued to lead the fifteen major troops from Hedong and Hebei to head south, and the other route was Wanyan Zonghan led the 100,000 troops out of Yanmen Pass to attack Taiyuan. The two routes were unstoppable and quickly advanced to the south at a speed of 100,000 miles a day. The war was fired along the way, and the news of the outbreak of the war quickly spread to the capital.

Just as the Jin Dynasty sent troops to the Song Dynasty, an army of 20,000 people, led by Liu Qi and Wang Gui, crossed Hangu Pass and rushed towards Tokyo overnight.

This was a surprise soldier set up by Li Yanqing. He nominally defended the Jin soldiers to the south to Jingzhao Prefecture, but in fact it was an illuminated by the capital. When the beacon fire in Taiyuan City was lit, the beacon fire at the top of Shan County was lit, and the army quickly advanced eastward and rushed to the capital.

Li Yanqing not only wanted to seize Tong Guan's military power, but also Li Gang's military power. Although Li Gang defended the capital in history, he was also forced to sign a humiliating alliance to cede Taiyuan, Zhending and Hejian prefectures. If he wanted to change the course of the historical giant ship, military power was the greatest thrust.

At this time, the capital was already in a panic. The beacon fires on the north city were still rolling with thick smoke. The south city gate was filled with thousands of people fleeing south with their families. The big and small cars blocked the city cave tightly. The anxious shouts, the crying of children, the roars of impatient people, and the noises made the inside and outside of the south city gate a mess.

What is even more crazy than the people fleeing south is that a wave of buying in the capital was sweeping the whole city. Grain, charcoal, wine, and various daily necessities were crowded with people coming to buy, and the rice shop was even more crowded, causing the rice price to soar ten times in a row, from 30 ciders to 300 ciders of rice.

Not everyone can lead a family to escape. The families of powerful and high-ranking officials have moved south long ago, and most of the merchants have left. Now they are still some relatively slow merchants who want to escape south. As for the middle and lower-class civilians, not many people have escaped. Even if the war comes, the hard life has to continue.

Unlike the restlessness on the street, the palace is particularly quiet. Zhao Ji sat alone in the imperial study room in a daze. From the time when he discovered that the beacon fire was lit in the morning, Zhao Ji was in a state of extreme panic and confusion.

A decree of abdication had been laid in front of him, and the ink and marks had not yet been thoroughly dried. Although Zhao Ji hoped to use generous annual coins to satisfy the desires of the Jin people and prevent the Jin soldiers from going south again, the reality was cruel. The Jin soldiers not only went south again, but also dispatched more than 200,000 troops. The Yellow River had frozen, and the Jin soldiers would kill to the capital in one fell swoop, and the Song Dynasty would face an unprecedented crisis.

Although Zhao Ji was usually confused and had fun, he was more clear-headed than anyone else when the crisis really came. He knew that the capital had not prepared any defense in the past few months, and it was certain that the capital had been breached. He had to abdicate and hand over the country and the crisis to the crown prince. The Song Dynasty must not be destroyed in his own hands.

At this time, the voice of Prime Minister Cai You came from outside the door, "Your Majesty!"

Although Cai You tried his best to keep his tone calm, Zhao Ji still heard the trembling in his tone. His heart suddenly hangs, and he immediately said: "Come in!"

Cai You walked into the imperial study room and said in a trembling voice: "The situation in Hebei is not good."

Zhao Ji swallowed his saliva, "Speak! I'll listen."

"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers went south with surprise troops. Although the beacon fire was only ignited today, ten thousand Jin soldiers had captured Daming Mansion, and the whole army was defeated."

"What did you say?" Zhao Ji's eyes widened.

"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers and Jin soldiers vanguards have actually reached the Yellow River."

Zhao Ji was stunned and had already reached the Yellow River. He was about tonight to the capital.

"Then what should I do?" Zhao Ji suddenly became panicked after reacting.

"Your Majesty, you have to leave!" Cai You reminded in a low voice.

"Let's go? But it's probably too late." Zhao Ji was so panicked that he couldn't even explain clearly.

"Your Majesty, the news that the Jin soldiers were killed by the Yellow River has not yet been spread. Your Majesty can take more than a dozen guards to the south on the excuse of burning incense. Weichen has made arrangements on the way, so let's leave now."

Zhao Ji originally planned to take his concubines and children to the south in three days. Seeing that the Jin people were going to the capital tonight, he could not care about his wife and children.

Zhao Ji looked at the abdication edict in front of him, and he said with a slight slander: "So quickly Wu Min comes to see me!"

At this time, Li Yanqing was taking several subordinates to measure the size of the urn city at Chenzhou Gate. Of course, he knew that the Jin soldiers had gone south, and also knew that his 20,000 elite soldiers were coming quickly towards the capital.

The opportunity has already flown towards him, but how to seize this opportunity, Li Yanqing still needs to wait patiently and not rush to take action. Once the opportunity comes, he will seize it without hesitation.

"Measure the female wall, right! It's that square pier, to see if a small trencher can be installed."

Li Yanqing yelled at the command of his subordinates to measure the city wall. At this time, Li Gang ran up the city wall like a gust of wind, "Li Fu Yin, I'm looking for you everywhere, why are you here?" Li Gang was panting, looking a little angry.

Li Yanqing quickly smiled and greeted him, "Aren't I considering defense? I thought that the city also needs to deploy defensive forces."

"Don't worry about defense, go with me quickly, you'll be in a hurry!" Li Gang was anxious and pulled Li Yanqing away.

"etc!"

Li Yanqing broke free from his hands and said, "You make the matter clear first. If you are not prepared, I have to run back."

Li Yanqing made sense, so Li Gang had to pull him aside and whispered: "The official has abdicated!"

This news really scared Li Yanqing. Although he knew that Zhao Ji was going to abdicate in history, he did not expect that it would come so quickly. He thought it would be at least five or six days later.

"When did it happen?" Li Yanqing asked anxiously again.

"Just half an hour ago, the official family had quietly left the capital under the pretext of burning incense. He gave the abdication edict to Wu Min. Now the prince doesn't know what to do, so he asked you to go to the East Palace to discuss countermeasures."

It was such a mistake for scholars! Li Yanqing stomped his feet with hatred. When was it that he actually went to the East Palace to discuss, and then a coup occurred.

Li Yanqing turned around and walked down the city. Li Gang hurriedly followed him, "Are we going to the East Palace now?"

"Where do I have time to go to the East Palace now?"

Li Yanqing stopped and gritted his teeth and said to Li Gang: "You go to the East Palace immediately and call on all the guards of the East Palace to close the gate of the East Palace. Each guard will bring a crossbow. Whoever dares to break through will shoot directly!"

Li Gang was startled and he also recalled, "You mean, someone will fight for the throne?"

"Now is the best time to fight for the throne, and it is also the only opportunity. Wang Fu, Tong Guan and the others will not take action. You should go to the East Palace!"

"Okay! I'll go now."

Li Gang had just run a few steps and became confused again. He stopped and asked, "What about you?"

Li Yanqing sighed, "I'll go catch Tong Guan, go quickly! There's no time."

Li Gang was still a little confused, but he knew that time was tight, so he quickly rode his horse and ran towards the East Palace with a few followers.

At this time, Li Yanqing calmed down. He pondered for a moment and said to a personal soldier: "Go back and notify Zhang Hu, and immediately take the brothers to the gate of the Censorate to gather."

Zhang Hu was a group of gunpowder craftsmen who made iron fire thunder two months ago. Although he was the head of the Intelligence Department, Li Yanqing did not have a capable and reliable personal soldier leader around him, so he mobilized Zhang Hu again. There were 200 elite soldiers coming with the Zhang Mansion, who were usually stationed in Cao Mansion. Li Yanqing only brought ten personal soldiers every time he went out.

These two hundred elite soldiers entered Beijing for this purpose. Li Yanqing ordered his personal soldiers to transfer people, and he immediately led several other personal soldiers to run towards the Censorate.

The reason why the concentration place is placed in the Censorate is that on the one hand, the Censorate is very close to Tong Guan’s mansion, and on the other hand, Zhang Hu is more familiar with the Censorate and can arrive at the fastest speed.

After Zhao Ji issued abdication edict to escape from the capital, Tong Guan was the biggest obstacle and the greatest danger to the crown prince Zhao Huan ascended the throne. Tong Guan not only could control some of the palace guards, but also controlled the 30,000 wing army. Once he found that something was wrong and led his army to capture the Eastern Palace, he could collude with Wang Fu to re-establish the new emperor.
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