Jiangxin Temple is really built in the middle of the river.
This is a small island in the Oujiang River. Xie Lingyun once wrote a famous sentence on the island: "The turbulent currents tend to be normalized, and the isolated islands are charming in the middle of the river. The clouds and sun reflect each other, and the sky and water are clear and fresh."
During the Jianyan period, Zhao Gou also stayed here for a short time in order to avoid the Jin soldiers. He named the temple "Longxiang Xingqing Zen Temple" and regarded it as a clan dojo.
Jiangxin Temple is the common name.
A large ship trudged upstream from the sea and slowly anchored at Jiangxin Island.
It can be seen that there are many Song troops stationed on the island.
"Your Highness has arrived?"
There were soldiers on the boat to escort Quan Yongjian down.
Looking up, he saw Zhang Shijie's flag not far away. Quan Yongjian said: "Yes, His Highness is here."
"Why are you still behind us?"
"I was swept away by the wind and waves when I was at sea. Please escort the Queen and Her Highness in quickly..."
After a while, Zhang Shijie arrived and ordered the soldiers to be vigilant around them.
"The environment is poor, please make do with it."
"It's really simple." Quan Yongjian responded.
Zhang Shijie didn't answer with a sullen face. He looked around and saw the queen holding the infant prince off the boat and entering Jiangxin Temple.
Prince Zhao, who was less than two years old, was crying loudly.
After waiting for a while, when some palace people also got off the boat, he turned to Quan Yongjian and asked: "Where is Concubine Yang Shu?"
"Concubine Yang Shu was always weak after giving birth. She was already ill. She was frightened when she ran away. After that, she couldn't take a boat, and she died of illness due to the sea breeze."
"Where's the body?"
Quan Yongjian said: "I found a quiet island on the way to bury it. No one will disturb me."
Zhang Shijie frowned, with an angry look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Concubine Yang Shu is His Highness's biological mother!"
"Don't I know?" Quan Yongjian asked, "Who do you think killed her?"
Zhang Shijie couldn't answer the question he knew well.
The two looked at each other, and finally Quan Yongjian said: "Zhang Shaobao is too worried. The situation has reached this point, how can there be strife in the harem? I am also sad that His Highness has lost his biological mother."
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The child's crying never stopped, making Quan Jiu very upset.
Especially when she thought that he was of Zhao Yu's blood, she felt even more disgusted.
But she still hugged the child tightly, because he would be the foundation of all her power.
After entering the mountain gate, I saw that the palace in front of me was quite grand, solemn and magnificent. It was divided into three entrances. In the front was the Vajra Hall with five rooms, with bell towers and drum towers at both ends. In the middle were Maitreya and Wei Tuo Bodhisattvas. On both sides are the statues of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Further back, a plaque with four characters "Opening the Sky" hangs in a main hall, and the inscription is written by Zhu Xi.
The couplets on the two large pillars are quite interesting. They read, "The clouds disperse, the tides fade away."
Quan Jiu had heard about it before he came. It was written by Wang Shipeng, the number one scholar in the Shaoxing period.
Walking further back and entering the backyard, there are two pavilions standing in the courtyard, one "Qinghui" and the other "Yuguang", both of which were written by Emperor Gaozong.
Seeing so many relics left by famous people of the Song Dynasty, Quanjiu felt a little more at ease.
She looked down at the child in her hands and said, "I hope you can be as lucky as Emperor Gaozong...even a small amount is enough."
"Sage, will you let your servant carry you? Your Highness is probably hungry."
"Don't leave my sight."
After Quanjiu gave the order, he handed over the child in his hand.
She did not go back, but sat down at the main seat of Qinghuixuan.
After waiting for a short time, Quan Yongjian and Zhang Shijie came over with some loyal ministers.
Quanjiu glanced around and didn't see Chen Yizhong, so he asked: "Where is the left prime minister?"
Zhang Shijie replied: "Unfortunately, the left prime minister's mother passed away, and he rushed back to Yongjia County to observe mourning."
"Wenzhou is still there? Yongjia County is still there?"
Zhang Shijie shook his head and said: "The Queen Mother and the officials have surrendered, and the surrender documents have been sent to Wenzhou. However, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Army have not arrived yet, and they cannot yet encircle and suppress Jiangxin Island. But we can no longer stay in Wenzhou for a long time. We have to rush to Minzhong as soon as possible."
Quan Yongjian immediately got angry and asked: "What does Chen Yizhong mean? He won't leave, right? What will happen to the state affairs?!"
Zhang Shijie said: "I don't know about this."
In such an exiled court, Zhao was only two years old, Zhang Shijie was a military general, Quan Yongjian was a dandy, and he was a dandy, unable to handle state affairs.
Although there were other civil servants, such as Huang Yong, Liu Fu and others, they were not as capable and qualified as Chen Yizhong.
"Then let the left prime minister come back as soon as possible." Quanjiu said.
Quan Yongjian said: "What if Chen Yizhong doesn't come for this reason?"
Quan Jiu looked at Zhang Shijie and said: "The mother of the Prime Minister Zuo received an edict from the Queen Mother during her lifetime, encouraging the Prime Minister Zuo to serve the country with loyalty. We cannot leave her behind, so Lao Shaobao also took her here."
Zhang Shijie could feel the coldness in the little woman's gentle tone, but he still took the order and ordered his generals to take care of it.
Quan Jiu did not forget to remind him, saying: "It is better to issue an edict and win the favor of the left prime minister."
"Let's pick up the left prime minister first."
Zhang Shijie agreed, raised his hands and said: "Since the Queen Mother and the official family over at Lin'an have surrendered, if the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. I have discussed with the princes and want to follow Emperor Gaozong's old deeds and support His Highness as the Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses. Zhongxing Sheji, what does the Queen think?"
Quan Jiu then looked at Quan Yongjian again.
Quan Yongjian said: "Instead of doing this, it is better to directly support His Highness as emperor and reward him with official positions. What does Zhang Shaobao think?"
"Of course I don't object. However, I have conveyed the will of the loyal ministers to the world, and I wanted to wait for them to arrive before supporting them together..."
"Why wait any longer?" Quan Yongjian said: "Wouldn't it be better to first ask the officials to take over the throne, and then spread the edict to the world and summon loyal ministers, righteous men, and diligent kings?"
Zhang Shijie nodded, but among these women, children, and dudes, he actually knew that the possibility of success was very slim.
It was just a matter of receiving great favor from the court and trying my best.
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North of Yongjia County.
By the Nanxi River, a team of more than thirty people was on their way.
Walking in the middle was an old man with white hair and white beard, holding a cane in his hand and being supported by servants beside him.
There were some people who looked like guards around, and the rest were mostly dressed as scholars and scribes.
"Old husband, I have inquired about it. Walking along the Nanxi River for more than thirty miles is Yongjia County. There may be ships there. You can reach Jiangxin Island by boat not far south."
"Okay, okay."
"Can old husband still walk?"
"Let's take a rest."
"This way..."
The team then took a rest by the stream.
A scholar scratched the redness and swelling on his arm caused by insect bites and asked the old man: "Teacher, the student has been walking all the way, but he still can't understand. In the end, he couldn't hold it back. I want to ask the teacher to clarify his doubts."
"Just ask."
"The situation in the world has reached this point. The Song Dynasty has fallen and the Tang Dynasty has risen. The change is unstoppable. The student watched the Tang army pass through the Autumn without committing any crimes. He must have been the Lord of the Tang Dynasty. But the teacher is now going south to join the young Lord. The success may be just a chance, but the life and death will be a disaster. It’s right in front of you, so why bother going there?”
"Life or death is a small matter, but shame is a big matter."
The old man said and sighed.
The wrinkles on his face became more and more profound, and he added: "The officialdom was taught by me personally. I failed to fulfill my responsibilities as an emperor's teacher. If the Song Dynasty was destroyed, I would be guilty of a great crime. Therefore, others can surrender. I
But there is no reason to surrender.”
This gray-haired old man is Zhao Yu's teacher Ye Mengding.
Ye Mengding is over seventy years old now and has been out of office for many years. Now that the Song Dynasty has died, he still resolutely goes south. His disciples and old officials are so impressed by his righteous character that they follow him south.
Everyone rested for a while and continued on their way.
Before we reached Yongjia County, we saw two rural soldiers blocking the road.
"Who is that person in front?!"
"We want to go south to Yongjia County."
"Do you know that the dynasty has changed now?!" One of the township heroes shouted loudly: "The county magistrate has received the imperial edict and became a minister of the Tang Dynasty. We are preparing to set up temporary checkpoints to prevent the remnants of the previous dynasty from passing through. Who are you? If you want to move forward,
, you need to check your household registration first and inform your purpose of going south..."
The scholars looked at each other and then pulled Ye Mengding back a little way.
"Teacher, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through the front."
"Yes, since Yongjia County has surrendered, how can we scholars still get to Jiangxin Island?"
"Teacher, go back. Now that you have come here, the governor can't do anything, and the teacher has no regrets..."
Ye Mengding couldn't help but burst into tears.
He knelt down towards the south, kowtowed three times, and cried endlessly.
"Late Emperor! I am incompetent. Firstly, I cannot teach the officials to be diligent in their affairs. Secondly, I cannot stop the traitors from monopolizing power. Thirdly, I cannot save the country from danger. I deeply bear the great trust of the late Emperor!"
"Teacher, you have tried your best..."
All the disciples and old officials also cried loudly and helped Ye Mengding up.
After one last glance to the south, everyone turned around and headed back north.
After walking halfway, he came back crying. It was considered that this old minister had paid his last loyalty to the Song Dynasty.
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At the same time, the lower reaches of Nanxi River.
Yongjia County is now in the eye of the storm to quell the remnants of Zhao and Song Dynasty, but it is unexpectedly calm at this time. Although the flags on the city have been replaced by Tang flags, there are not many guards in the county, only a few soldiers Liao Liao
He is guarding the city gate.
A group of Song soldiers were carrying a coffin out of Yongjia County in a grand manner and carried it to a boat on the riverside. Looking back warily, there was still no movement from the county defenders.
This may be related to Chen Yizhong's prestige in Yongjia County. It will be very difficult for the county magistrate to deal with the emergence of a Zaizhi in any county, and the Zaizhi returns to his hometown every two days.
"Prime Minister Left, please."
"I can leave on my own. Now that my mother is gone, can I leave her behind?"
Chen Yizhong, who was wearing mourning clothes, had a cold face and led his family and soldiers out of the county town.
There was sadness on his face, but also dissatisfaction.
After leaving the city gate, he suddenly turned around and shouted to the rural soldiers who were still guarding the city: "Don't you dare to stop me? Haven't you already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty?! Come on, they and I are both rebels, come to peace.
Rebellion!"
The wind blew the sand and rocks on the ground, but no one moved.
"Ms. Chen, don't embarrass us little people. The county magistrate is also following the general trend. Fellow villagers, if you really want to leave, please come quickly. If it's too late, the officers and soldiers will really come..."