The emperor Zhao Gou was almost helped back to the palace. His legs were weak and he could hardly walk. When he returned to the palace, he closed his eyes. The murderous scene outside the city seemed to be still swaying in front of his eyes. The overwhelming tents,
There are boundless barracks as far as the eye can see, and warships on the river are like mountains.
He also has a large-scale army, and has reviewed more than 200,000 troops, but it has never been as shocking as today, and it has never been as frightened as it is today, and his legs are weak.
"murderous look!"
Yes! The difference between his army and the army in front of him is murderous intent. The murderous intent that only the Jurchen army has can actually appear in the Song army, but this Song army does not belong to him.
Chen Qing has already arrived at the city, and the emperor's brother has also arrived again. What should I do? Give up the throne to the emperor's brother? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Zhao Gou slowly clenched his fists. Even if he died, he would not give up the throne.
"The Queen Mother is here!" a eunuch shouted outside the palace.
Zhao Gou had to retract his thoughts and stood up to welcome the arrival of the Queen Mother. It was a rare thing for the Queen Mother to come to him in person, but Zhao Gou had a headache. He knew that the Queen Mother's arrival must be related to the imperial brother outside the city.
Empress Dowager Wei walked in with the support of a palace maid. She sat down unceremoniously. Zhao Gou quickly knelt down and saluted, "My son, please give your regards to your mother!"
"Your Majesty, please get up!"
Queen Mother Wei glanced at him and saw that he looked haggard and haggard, and felt a little unhappy in her heart, "Your Majesty, why are you like this? Your brother comes here and you are so lost?"
"There is no child."
Empress Dowager Wei waved her hand to interrupt him, "Have you noticed? I came here to tell you that the struggle between imperial powers has always been bloody. The struggle between your father and brother, we
They all see it in their eyes. There is no trace of father-son friendship. Let me tell you, in the fight for the throne, you will die or I will live. Even father, son and brothers will never show mercy."
Empress Dowager Wei put pressure on her and left. As soon as she left, Prime Minister Qin Hui asked for an audience. Zhao Gou waved his hand and was about to say goodbye, but then changed his mind and nodded and said: "Announce his audience!"
Not long after, Qin Hui was brought into the side hall. He bowed and saluted, "See your majesty!"
"Did Mr. Qin go to the East City?"
"Weichen has gone to see it. It's very arrogant! The emperor simply doesn't take it seriously. It's just a threat to His Majesty. In response to this shameless blackmail, Weichen only has four words, 'Never give in'."
Zhao Gou waved his hand and interrupted him, "Now I want to know, what should I do with the emperor? I need him to issue an edict to abdicate, how can I convince him?"
"Your Majesty, justice prevails in the hearts of the people. It does not matter whether the Imperial Brother of the Kingdom abdicates. The key is that the army supports your Majesty, the ministers support your Majesty, and the people of the world support your Majesty."
Zhao Gou understood what Qin Hui meant. He ignored the emperor's brother and named him the emperor's brother in charge of the country. It didn't matter whether he accepted it or not.
This is said, but it will leave a lot of clues. First of all, his throne is incorrect and cannot withstand legal scrutiny. Now no one cares about it, but what about the future?
Zhao Gou knew very well that the emperor's brother was the legitimate emperor. Before he formally abdicated, he was just the emperor's brother in charge of the country, or the regent.
In the future, when Chen Qing becomes more powerful and he supports the emperor's brother to ascend the throne, then he will be justified, but he will become unjust and unjust.
Qin Hui wanted to persuade him again, but Zhao Gou had no intention of listening anymore. Like the Queen Mother, Qin Hui focused on the present, but he was more concerned about the future.
"I understand what Xiang Guo means. Please step back first! I want to think about it carefully."
The purpose of Qin Hui's coming here was not for Chen Qing. He didn't care about Chen Qing or the late emperor at all. That was not something he could interfere with. He actually wanted to tell the emperor that Wan Yanchang was going to visit Lin'an.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report to Your Majesty."
"Is there anything else?" Zhao Gou was a little impatient.
"Your Majesty, yesterday the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin came to inform the ministers that, firstly, the assassination case the day before yesterday had nothing to do with them; secondly, Wan Yanchang may want to visit Lin'an."
Zhao Gou was startled, "What is he doing in Lai'an?"
"Now that the conciliatory faction within the Jin Kingdom has the upper hand, the Jin Kingdom wants to sign a permanent armistice agreement with us. Of course, they have several other plans, and Wei Chen is not very clear about it."
Zhao Gou's eyes lit up. The permanent armistice agreement is good news! He took a few steps with his hands behind his hands, "Qin Xianggong told the Jin envoy that if Wan Yanchang wants to come to An'an, I have no objection!"
After Qin Hui left, the troubles in Zhao Gou's heart became more and more intense. He was restless and pondered for a long time. Zhao Gou said to the eunuch: "Go quickly and summon Governor Xu to see me!"
It is known that Xu Xiantu, a minister of the Privy Council, can be regarded as Zhao Gou's confidant. The key is that Xu Xiantu's stance is centered and impartial. Unlike Qin Hui, who is too selfish and always adds fuel and jealousy to the problem, Xu Xiantu can often put forward rational and beneficial suggestions from Zhongyun's perspective.
suggestions.
Not long after, Xu Xiantu arrived. Of course he knew about Chen Qing's army stationed outside Dongcheng, and he also knew why the emperor was looking for him.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. I believe that I can help your Majesty solve your problems."
Looking at Xu Xiantu's smiling face, Zhao Gou felt a sense of trust in his heart. He nodded, "Now I don't know where to start. I want to hear Mr. Xu's advice."
"Your Majesty, I was thinking about why Chen Qing was stationed in the east of the city last night and not by the West Lake. Doesn't he know that there is no city wall in the west of the city, which poses a greater threat to us? Of course he knows, in fact, Chen Qing
It seems aggressive, but it's measured and not too much."
Zhao Gou nodded, "Even if what you say makes sense, I'm worried about Brother Huang now. If we don't handle it well, I will be very passive."
Xu Xiantu smiled slightly and said: "Brother Jian Guo Huang is nothing to worry about at all. He is just a pawn of Chen Qing. The key is Chen Qing. His Majesty has reached an agreement with Chen Qing to ensure that Brother Jian Guo will be in the "Beijing News"
I will issue an edict of abdication and make it public to the world."
Xu Xiantu's words suddenly cleared Zhao Gou's blocked thoughts. He was really confused. He was thinking about what the emperor brother was doing. The key was Chen Qing! Isn't the emperor brother Chen Qing's puppet?
Zhao Gou perked up, straightened his back and asked, "What does Mr. Xu think Chen Qing wants to talk about?"
"What we can talk about is nothing more than fame and fortune. Previously, the Supreme Emperor's decree said that he would be granted the title of prince, and His Majesty asked him to come to An for discussions. He is here now. The title of prince must be one of his conditions."
Zhao Gou hesitated for a moment and said: "Previously, Xianggong Qin said that since he captured the Hexi Corridor, he could be crowned King of Liang. What does Xianggong Xu think?"
Xu Xiantu sighed secretly in his heart. It was obvious that Chen Qing would only accept the King of Qin or the King of Shu, not even the King of Jin. What was the point of bargaining at this time?
But Xu Xiantu couldn't explain it clearly, so he could only say vaguely: "We can let Mr. Zhu contact the other party and start a discussion to see what conditions the other party will offer. Then we can discuss it together."
Zhao Gou nodded, "Finish the discussion as soon as possible and send this plague god away as soon as possible!"
Zhong Huan quickly walked into the big tent, bowed and saluted, "I am humble enough to see you, the king of the county!"
In the big tent, besides Chen Qing, Zhou Kuan was also sitting. Chen Qing nodded, "Has General Zhong heard about Counselor Zhou being assassinated the night before yesterday?"
"I have heard something from my humble position!"
"I will leave this task to you. The first is to protect Counselor Zhou, and the second is to find the murderer and kill them all."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Zhou Kuan said with a smile: "You don't need to be too stressed. After you find the murderer, ask the county king for help. He will definitely support you. As for how to find the murderer, you can contact the Lin'an Intelligence Point. They have clues."
"Thank you, Counselor Zhou, for your help. I will resign from my humble position!"
Zhong Huan bowed and slowly retreated.
Zhou Kuan looked at his back and walked away, stroking his beard and said: "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. It's not easy for him to be able to take charge of his own affairs at such a young age! But speaking of it, I do still need a negotiation assistant."
Chen Qing laughed, "Do you want Chao Qing to help you?"
Zhou Kuan smiled slightly and said, "The prince knows about me!"
Chen Qing said happily: "Okay! I'll let him help you. In addition, I want to add another condition to the court. I want the jurisdiction of Quanzhou."
At this time, the soldiers came to report, "Zhu Shengfei, the Prime Minister of the Left, is asking for a meeting outside the camp!"