"Do I really have to pass the throne to that ambitious and rebellious son under the coercion of the traitor Xu Xian?"
At this moment, Zhao Gou seemed a little at a loss.
"Now that traitor Xu Xian has taken control of our imperial army of the Song Dynasty, and has even made our Shaoxing Palace siege completely impenetrable!"
"Even if I want to go out and ask for help, I can't get even half a step out of Shaoxing Palace!"
"Furthermore, I just heard the news from Lin'an. His Royal Highness has already gone to conquer the Jin people on behalf of your Majesty. I'm afraid that today's attack on Shaoxing Palace by Xu Xian is not due to the attention of His Highness, but the rebel Xu Xian's own initiative.
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"It seems that the traitor Xu Xian has already plotted this time, and deliberately encouraged His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to march on the front line, while he controls the imperial army, waiting for you to return to Shaoxing, and force you to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of your honor!"
"But I feel that the traitor Xu Xian is just trying to hide his ears and steal the bell by forcing you to take the Zen position!"
"After all, Your Majesty, please think about it. Although the current prince was raised by you, after all, you are the orthodox queen of Taizong, and the prince is the queen of Taizu. The relationship between us is seven or eight generations away. It is really too distant.
Got it!"
"Then Xu Xian can take advantage of this. After you finish writing the Zen edict, he will definitely take the opportunity to kill you, and then depose the prince and make himself emperor on the grounds that the prince's status is not orthodox in the Song Dynasty!"
"So, Your Majesty, you must not follow the path of the traitor Xu Xian and practice Zen at this time!"
Zhang Zihou analyzed it for Zhao Gou.
"Are you saying that Shen'er was also deceived by that Xu Xian?"
"But if I don't follow the rebel thief's wishes, what if the rebel thief rushes in with his troops?"
Zhao Gou seemed to think that Zhang Zihou's analysis made some sense, but he still looked panicked.
"If it rushes in with its troops, it is not too late, Your Majesty, to consider passing the throne!"
"So Your Majesty, let's just wait and see what happens!"
Zhang Zihou advised him.
Outside the Shaoxing Imperial Palace, it was still surrounded by countless troops.
But at this time, Xu Xian, Yue Lin, and Yue Zhen were nowhere to be seen.
It turned out that the three of them had now arrived at a large family's home in Shaoxing City and had a secret discussion.
"Prime Minister Xu, it's not a big deal for you to keep that faint king surrounded in the palace!"
"After all, the war on the front line is tight, we can't waste our troops here!"
Yue Zhen suggested first.
"yes!"
"Why don't we rush into the palace as soon as possible and directly force the faint king to write a Zen edict, so as to avoid unforeseen events in the future!"
"If that foolish king refuses to draft an edict even to death, and we threaten his life directly, I don't believe he won't draft an edict!"
Yue Lin also followed the suggestion.
"Of course I have considered your strategy, but even if we can force Hun Jun to Zen, how should we deal with Hun Jun in the future?"
Xu Xian asked back.
"How to deal with it?"
"Isn't it enough to just chop Hunjun with a sword!"
"Imagine that my father was killed by this foolish king back then. This foolish king deserved his death!"
Yue Zhen responded with an indignant expression.
"Killing this foolish king with one sword will certainly make everyone happy!"
"But what happens after killing this foolish king?"
"Just think about it, when the time comes, people all over the world will think that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who authorized us to kill this foolish king. His Highness the Crown Prince will naturally be charged with patricide, and the rest of us may not even have a chance to survive!"
"So if we really kill this foolish king, it will be equivalent to completely cutting off our own escape route!"
"If you think about Wu Qi's use of the body of King Chu Mourning to kill dozens of Chu clan members, and the subsequent consequences of the Chengji brothers who personally participated in the killing of Cao Wei Emperor Cao Mao, think about what would happen if we really killed the king.
You know it!"
Xu Xian told the Yue brothers one by one that he was very powerful.
"But now His Royal Highness is already waiting for us at the front line!"
"If we don't deal with this stupid king's matter as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will delay our plan to fight against the Jin Dynasty!"
Of course, Yue Lin's fight against Jin Daye has always been on his mind.
"That's better than this!"
"Yue Zhen, you...!"
"Yue Lin, you...!"
Xu Xian thought of a way.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Then...then Xu Xian led the imperial army to rush in!"
"They're coming in!"
In the early morning, the sleeping emperor Zhao Gou was suddenly awakened by a eunuch running in.
"What?"
"The gang of rebels really rushed in!"
"Then...where should I...hide...now?"
Zhao Gou was so frightened that he started running around in his palace. He really wanted to find a hole in the ground to hide.
"Your Majesty, what are you hiding from?"
"Are you afraid of seeing me, Xu Xian?"
Suddenly Xu Xian appeared at the gate of Zhao Gou's palace.
At this time, outside the palace, corpses were already strewn everywhere, and those soldiers who were loyal to Zhao Gou had already been killed by Xu Xian and his men.
There was only one eunuch left, still accompanying Zhao Gou.
"You...you devil!"
"You...don't come over!"
"do not come!"
When Zhao Gou saw Xu Xian, his legs were shaking with fear and his body was already a little unsteady.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be afraid!"
"do not be afraid!"
"I, Xu Xian, am a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty. I will not kill... you!"
Xu Xian paused deliberately while speaking.
"Then...then what do you want?"
Zhao Gou fell to the ground in shock.
"Your Majesty!"
"Are you okay?"
"I'll help you up!"
"You don't have to be afraid when you see me. I, Xu Xian, am a human being, not a devil!"
Xu Xian said, came over and gently helped Emperor Zhao Gou, whose face was turning green with fright.
"As long as you don't kill me, I will do anything you ask me to do!"
"Please let me go!"
"Let...let me go!"
"Let...let me live!"
Zhao Gou was so frightened that he almost stuttered when speaking.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be afraid!"
"I, Xu Xian, would not dare to do such a treasonous act as regicide!"
"I, Xu Xian, just want to sit down and have a good talk with you!"
As Xu Xian spoke, someone brought a stool for Zhao Gou to sit down temporarily.
"You want to negotiate terms with me!"
"No matter what conditions you put forward, I will promise you!"
"I promise you everything!"
Zhao Gou's eyes were still full of fear.
"good!"
"I have three conditions!"
First, you don’t need to abdicate for the time being, but you must sign an oath immediately and not interfere in the government’s affairs in the future!
"Can you do this?"
Xu Xian put forward the first condition first.
"Can!"
"of course!"
"I have been the emperor for so many years, and I have long been tired of state affairs, and I never think about living a happy and free life!"
"I'm asking for what I want, but I can't get it for what I want!"