Now only Li Dao and Li Fengniang, father and daughter, are still with more than 30 desperate Manichaeans who refuse to surrender and are resisting stubbornly. They retreated to the foot of a wall and formed a circle, still trying to resist.

At this time, the Song army surrounded them all, and in the front row was a long line of spearmen, the tips of their guns pointed at the Manichaeans like a dense forest, and the archers and divine arm archers in the back row were all good at them.

At this time, Yang Yan had handed over the unconscious Zhao Yueru to Zhao Qianru to take care of, separated the crowd by himself, came to the front of the formation, and said, "Li Dao, by this time, haven't you surrendered yet?" ”

Li Dao looked at Yang Yan and suddenly asked, "Yang Yan, how are my two sons doing now?" Did you catch me? Or is it the death of the Scriptures. ”

Yang Yan hesitated for a moment, but still replied truthfully: "They all died in the chaos, if you don't surrender, you will only end up with the same fate." ”

Li Dao smiled bitterly, what if he surrendered now? Everything is exposed, if Zhao Dian is not dead, he may have a chance to surrender, but now that Zhao Dian died at the hands of Manichaeism, he can't get rid of the dry meat no matter what, surrender is also a dead end, and even Li Fengniang can't save his life. If the two sons did not die, Li Dao might still choose to surrender, and after the family was reunited, they would die together, but the two sons died with the scriptures, and there was no point in continuing to survive. Turning his head to look at Li Fengniang, he smiled miserably: "Daughter, what do you see? ”

Li Fengniang also knew that this time it would be difficult to be spared, since she married Zhao Dian, although she also enjoyed all the glory and wealth, but she has always been disappointed on this day, so that her emotions fluctuated, and even sometimes moody. And in the past few years, she has been desperately hoping to give birth to a prince to Fudun, so that when the matter is revealed, she may be able to protect herself and the Li family with the relationship between the prince, so she usually does not allow Zhao Dan to contact other concubines, but she didn't think that this day still came, and she came in this way, so she was also like ashes at this time, and she didn't say a word.

Li Dao sighed, turned his head and smiled miserably at Yang Yan: "Yang Yan, you just do it." I don't have much more to say. ”

Yang Yan saw such a scene and knew that they would not surrender, so he waved his hand lightly and said, "Release the arrow." ”

At this time, the war was over, and the soldiers were clearing the battlefield. Zhao Dan's body was temporarily wrapped in silk cloth, and then the coffin was found to be buried first, and transported back to Tianlin Mansion for burial. Yang Yan discussed with Chen Junqing, Han Yanzhi and others, because after a hurried journey, it was another night of fierce fighting, the soldiers were very tired, and now there are a lot of things to deal with here, so they decided to stay in Ganzhou for a day and wait until tomorrow to leave. So they also looked for a place to settle down for a while.

Just after settling down, Liang Kejia and Shi Hao stayed awake all night, and they both felt very tired, so they went to rest. Although Chen Junqing and Han Yanzhi were also tired, they were so worried that they couldn't sleep, so they simply made a pot of tea and sat together to chat.

Han Yan said straightly: "Chen Xianggong, Your Majesty has collapsed with the scriptures, no matter how sad it is, it will not help, it is better to think more about how to deal with the aftermath!" ”

Chen Junqing smiled bitterly and said, "How to deal with the aftermath?" Ziwen, it's easy to say, but it's not easy to really think about the aftermath. ”

Han Yanzhi also understood what Chen Junqing meant, Zhao Dian had only been the emperor for more than a month, and then he died, and now the throne is vacant, but Zhao Dian has no children and no brothers, and he did not designate the crown prince during his lifetime, so who will inherit the throne is indeed a big question. And it is also easy to create a situation where the ministers are fighting. Especially now that the Jin State army is pressing the border, if it is not handled well, it will give the Jin State a chance to take advantage of it.

Chen Junqing continued: "If it's on weekdays, it's easy to do, just choose one person from the clan to succeed to the throne, although there will be some disputes, but as long as our ministers control it effectively, I believe there will be no chaos, but now at this time...... Alas......"

Han Yan said straightly: "What Chen Xiang said is also true, I think we should rush back to Tianlin Mansion immediately, gather all the ministers to discuss, elect a child of the clan as soon as possible, inherit the throne, stabilize the overall situation as soon as possible, and fight against Jin."

Chen Junqing smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "Ziwen, you still don't understand what I mean, I'm not talking about the issue of electing the son of the clan to succeed to the throne, but about Yang Yan." ”

Han Yanzhi was taken aback and said, "Xianggong, what's wrong with Yang Yan?" ”

Chen Junqing sighed and said, "The old man believes that Yang Yan may not have any ambition before this, and it is indeed the emperor who wronged him. But now at this time, what will he plan, the old man is not sure, after all, now that the emperor has died, and the crown prince has not been designated, at this time, he can just take advantage of the situation and add the yellow robe again, but if Yang Yan really wants to establish himself as the emperor, will you still be a vassal in front of him? ”

Han Yanzhi's heart trembled, Chen Junqing's words were indeed reasonable. Zhao Dian did not appoint an heir, although it is customary to choose a clan to succeed to the throne, but it was during a period of stability in peacetime. Now that the Jin army has invaded, and the Tianlin Mansion is in trouble, the temporary court is also in chaos, and it may be difficult to elect an heir who is recognized by all parties in the short term.

And Yang Yan now has a heavy army in his hands, his strength is strong, and Yang Yizhong is behind him, if he insists on standing on his own at this time, I am afraid that no one will be able to stop him. And now is also a good time, even better than the time when Zhao Kuangyin was in a yellow robe, because Yang Yan does not have to bear a charge of rebellion. Even if Yang Yan didn't have this ambition before, when the situation has developed to this point, it is inevitable that no one will be moved. After all, the opportunity to be an emperor can be said to be a rare opportunity.

Among the ruling ministers, only Han Yanzhi has always had a good impression of Yang Yan and is also the most Yang Yan, but it does not mean that Han Yanzhi will also establish Yang Yan as the emperor. Maybe Yang Yan will become a good emperor after becoming self-reliant, but for many years, the belief in loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty and the Zhao court has been deeply rooted in Han Yanzhi's bone marrow.

But Han Yanzhi is only forty-five years old now, he is in the prime of life, and he is in charge of the government as an official and a privy envoy, and he wants to show his strength and make a difference. Therefore, Han Yanzhi didn't think in his heart, if Yang Yan really became the emperor, would he really be a vassal in front of him?