Chapter Ninety-Six: Great Change
Seeing that the siege was long and Zhao Huan did not return for a long time, and the weather was still windy and snowy, and the people who starved to death in the city were living on the road, the crown prince who stayed in the city to supervise the country issued a decree to increase the intensity of opening a warehouse of rice and stabilize prices. Because the official price of rice is only one-tenth and two-tenths of the market price, many scholars and officials do not care about decency and rush to buy it with ordinary people. Between living or starving, what can decency and Sven count?
Zhao Huan, who was on vacation in the golden camp outside the city, kept continuing to issue edicts to the officials to continue to move their belongings out, it seemed that after emptying everything, the Jurchens had no excuse to detain him, he was now living like a year, the longer he stayed outside the city, the more uneasy his heart became, he desperately longed for freedom, and he didn't care about anything, if he was allowed to return to the city, it would be to give the entire Bianliang City to the Jin people, and he would also nod again and again.
But just when Zhao Huan was frowning and sighing, Zong Han sent his men to comfort him and asked him why he was in such a hurry to return to the city. Zhao Huan only said that things had taken a turn for the better, and hurriedly replied: just to go back to the city to appease the people, raise gold and silk and other things for the Jin army, and cope with the demands. The left and right people also thought that the hardships were all sweet, and there was hope for the return date, all of them turned from sorrow to joy, Zhao Huan was sad and happy, tossing and turning all night, and he couldn't sleep.
Sure enough, early the next morning, the second marshal of the Jin Army came down to invite Zhao Huan to meet. The monarch and his entourage were overjoyed, and his attendants hurriedly packed up their things and prepared to drive back to the city. Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, some Jurchen soldiers came to remove the yellow account of the palace and other things. The monarch and his party went up and down, and waited for the Jurchen military account, but saw that there was an incense case in the north outside the camp gate, and Jin ordered Zhao Huan to step forward. Hundreds of officials stopped a hundred paces away.
Zhao Huan dismounted and came to the front of the incense case, this short walk of dozens of steps. It seems that he has gone for half a lifetime, and he has already had a premonition. But I still have a trace of fantasy in my heart. He glanced at the Jurchen official standing in front of the incense case, only to hear the golden man drink and order him to kneel to receive the holy decree. Zhao Huan was already stunned at the moment, his mind was already blank, his knees were weak, and he looked north and bowed.
Zhao Huan tried his best to catch every word in that man's mouth, and when he was ignorant, a few Jin sergeants had already stepped forward to hug him and help him stand aside. Then ordered the Song court civil and military officials to kneel forward to listen to the edict of Emperor Jin, everyone was shocked, it turned out that the edict of the Jurchen Emperor had arrived in front of the army, and the Jurchens had decided to abolish the title of Emperor Zhao Huan. Another sage is set up as a screen. At this time, Zhao Huan was already stupid, he just hoped that it was just a dream, he stood on the ground, his eyes were straight, his mouth was muttering, he didn't know what he was talking to himself, Zong Han waved his hand, and some of his subordinates had already come forward to strip Zhao Huan's imperial robe.
Seeing this, Li Ruoshui jumped up and grabbed Zhao Huan. As if he was about to erupt fire in his eyes, he scolded angrily at the golden man, and the Jurchen was so angry that he was surprised. Turning his head to look at Zong Han. Li Ruoshui held Zhao Huan with his left hand, but pointed at him with his right halberd finger and scolded him non-stop.
Come to think of it, even if it's a reader. Sven, who will not care about it in a hurry, although Zong Han does not understand the Henan official dialect of the Song people. It can be seen that Li Ruoshui's expression also knows that there are no good words in the Dao. Tie blushed. Standing there was just silence, but Hu Cong beside him couldn't hold back for a long time, and several people rushed forward and threw old fists. Li Ruoshui introduced a Confucian scholar, how could he be the opponent of these few Jurchen soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, and in a blink of an eye, he was beaten with blood all over his face and was pulled aside. Li Ruoshui struggled to get up, just in time to see several Jurchens peeling off Zhao Huan's imperial robe, Zhao Huan stood like a puppet with dementia, but tears flowed in his eyes. Li Ruoshui screamed, and suddenly fell to the ground.
He Li had the courage to argue with Sticky Han and Sticky Han without arguing a few words, Sticky Han didn't bother to pay attention to it at all, and with a wave of his hand, a soldier behind him stepped forward, pulled out a knife, and pulled He Li's braid. He Li only said that this life was resting, and his frightened body was like sifting chaff, and he couldn't speak. Suddenly, the Jurchen cut off his hair with a knife, waved it back and forth on his head, and reached out to stroke his bare head.
He Li tightened his neck and didn't dare to move, he had already peed his pants on the front, and it turned out that the Jurchens had changed a golden hair ornament for him. He stroked his messy hair, shivered in the cold wind, and did not dare to say more, although the life he left was like that of a dead man. When the other Song Chen saw this, they all lowered their heads and pretended to be deaf and dumb. Zong Han turned around and left, and all the monarchs and ministers were taken down by the Jurchen soldiers and dispersed to take care of them...
In fact, as early as a few days ago, Zong Han sent someone to send Zhao Huan to the table and send it back to Jin Taizong, even if the road is far away, the return book has already arrived, but he has been holding on, just want to use Zhao Huan's hand to extort something, but now there is a new situation, and he has to do it.
"Emperor Song has been abolished, let's withdraw our troops as soon as possible!" As soon as he returned to the room, Han Li said inconveniently.
"Although the Song Emperor has been abolished, their Emperor Taishang is still in the city, and it needs to be abolished to avoid a resurgence!" Zong Han waved his hand.
"I'm afraid it's too late, the Xijing army has now moved south, captured Hedong, and will reach Bianjing in a few days, and now it's nearly three months, the Yellow River has thawed signs, once they control the pontoon bridge of the ferry, we will have no way back!" Han Li said, "The emperor has made an order, whether to establish the Zhao clan or choose another Han people, it is up to us to decide, now that the Song Emperor is abolished, let them fight for it!" ”
"Alas, Xijing is really hateful, he dares to snatch food!" Zong Han said indignantly that this Xijing is not allowed to enter oil and salt, soft and hard, and although he has made various arrangements, he has not been able to stop them from going south.
"Although the Xijing army has won the banner of 'supporting the Han and destroying the Jin', I am worried that they are not only aimed at our Dajin, but also intended for the Central Plains, if they seize Hedong and occupy the Song land that ceded us, their strength will be greatly increased, enough to confront our Dajin, so I think we should cross the Yellow River as soon as possible, send what we have back to Shangjing, and then concentrate our forces to exterminate Xijing, otherwise Xijing will eventually become our Dajin's henchmen!" Han Li said.
"Otherwise, although the Xijing army is strong, but it has come all the way to fight, it will be difficult to fight and lack horses, we can send a general to lead the army to resist the enemy, and we will set up a person close to Dajin as the king, and then order them to fight against the Xijing army, they will be difficult to support the enemy, based on the Central Plains." Zong Han said.
"The Xijing army is strong and strong, we have been defeated in several battles with it, if they do not exceed the Yellow River, only occupy Hebei and the Song reinforcements are ready to move, Tongguan has been broken by the Shaanxi army, we will be trapped in Henan and unable to advance and retreat." Seeing that Zong Han insisted on going his own way, Han was a little anxious... (To be continued......)