Inheriting the Song Dynasty

In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Immediately, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amidst widespread anticipation, inheriting the Song imperial line and r...

Chapter 45 Documents (Continued)

So why were most of these policies later abandoned?

The answer is simple, because this policy has a huge source of resistance - the Song Dynasty official himself! For the former Song Dynasty official Zhao Laojiu, he was afraid of these militias just like he was afraid of the Jin people. This was a natural thought for a feudal emperor who had hastily obtained the position of the Son of Heaven and was afraid of not being able to sit firmly on the throne.

As for this matter, Zhao Jiu did not understand it at first. He also did not understand why many ministers were so secretive about it while fleeing. But later, Zhao Jiu thought more about it himself. And as he had been in this official position for a long time and had more channels under his control, he suddenly realized it.

Of course, these measures should have been left to Li Gang to do after they were settled, but Jin Wushu's letter today gave Zhao Jiu many ideas, which stimulated him to the point where he could no longer wait and endure... He figured it out when he was lying on the bed in the imperial tent during the day. Now Jin Wushu was on the other side of the river, so what did Zhao Song have to do with him? ! What did the separatist regimes of the princes in Hebei have to do with him? !

Bagua Mountain - In the government hall, a group of important officials of the Song Dynasty discussed for a while, and after passing this firm measure to resist the Jin Dynasty, they made preparations in the name of an imperial edict... After all the hard work, the sun was setting, and the guards nearby had come up to light and replace the braziers at the signal of Lan Gui, the chief escort of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. So far, almost everyone thought they could survive the day.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Emperor Zhao, who had been sitting still and claimed to be unfamiliar with the official system, spoke again:

"Fourth, Li Gang, the Silver and Green Guanglu Dafu, the Guanwendian Academician, the Shangshu Zuo Pushe, the Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, the Yuyingshi and Menxia Shilang, was promoted to Pingzhang military and national affairs, and was in charge of the three provinces."

Everyone looked at each other, some were confused, some seemed to have gained something.

After all, it didn't seem like a big deal for Li Gang to be promoted from the Left Prime Minister to the 'Public Prime Minister'... You have to know that Li Gang was originally the Left Prime Minister, and in front of Zhao Jiu he was second only to the emperor, and the other prime ministers could not compare to him at all, and he was actually the one in charge; and now he is the Public Prime Minister, theoretically he has risen one level, but in reality he is still in that position, second only to the emperor, and he can be removed, dismissed, and re-employed at will by the government.

The only explanation is that Bagua Mountain is the front line and is a bit dangerous. To be on the safe side, they gave Li Gang a name first. But if they think so, it makes people worried... It can only be said that the emperor's determination, or stubbornness, to defend the banks of the Huai River this time is really helpless!

"Fifth, I have something in my mind for a long time, and you should have noticed it a long time ago. Let's make it known to the world today!" Zhao Jiu knew what these people were thinking, but he spoke slowly. "I am still determined to fight for Shouzhou... In a word, unless the Jin people retreat first, I will not leave Bagong Mountain!"

This is vaguely connected to the intention of Li Gang becoming the prime minister!

Lu Haowen and the others almost all sighed in their hearts, but no one spoke out for a while... In fact, just as Zhao Jiu himself said, the official's intentions had already been revealed through his actions, and everyone knew it.

But knowing it is one thing, but saying it out loud and showing one's determination by appointing Li Gang as prime minister would be a huge loss if one were to fail and then try to escape.

"I know what you are thinking," At dusk, when Xing Zaiwen and Wu were feeling powerless, Zhao Jiu's expression suddenly became vivid under the flickering light of the fire basin, but he rarely laughed today. "And if I really can't hold on, I will never flee, let alone surrender and suffer the humiliation of the Second Saint! Zhengfu!"

"I'm here!" Yang Yi Zhong was startled and quickly bowed his head to the side.

"You and I are the king and his subject. There will be no question of loyalty or disloyalty. But if there is any affection between us, you should end it for me." Zhao Jiu spoke as if he was just gossiping, so that many ministers did not have time to react.

As for Yang Yi, he had sharp ears and eyes, so he could hear it clearly, but he was stunned. He felt that his mind was blank and he couldn't utter a word.

At this moment, Zhao Jiu glanced at the people standing in front of him, smiling for a moment, but he spoke faster and faster, finally revealing his self-destructive and extremely selfish hidden mentality when he launched this battle:

"If I really die on this Bagong Mountain, I will ask Prime Minister Li to support the heir to the throne in Yangzhou, and together with Xu Dacan and Zhang Shumi, assist the Queen Mother (Queen Mother Meng) in handling government affairs; if the heir is young and something bad happens in the future, I will ask the Queen Mother to find another royal family member who has fled south to continue to rule; if people are really dissatisfied, then I have only one thing to say, the Song Dynasty can perish, but the world cannot! However, if there are heroes who can recover the mountains and rivers and save the people, they should take the mountains and rivers for themselves and be the master of the people! This is my sincere last words, and it can also be regarded as an edict of self-blame! If the two governments agree, I will publish it to the world; if the two governments disagree, then I will directly issue an order to the civil and military officials in the capital and the ministers in the southeast!"

"I second the motion!"

At this moment, Kobayashi, who had been thinking carefully about the official's "fourth and fifth" arguments under the straw hut, after careful consideration, saw that no one took the lead in expressing their opinions, but he could not help but jump out first.

PS: Good night