Chapter 39 You are the Emperor
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At the beginning of the month, Taiyuan.
From Pingxia Road in Xixia to Linfu, and from Linfu to Taiyuan, the whole journey is more than 1,000 miles, and the journey is difficult and difficult. In addition, the weather is cold and the snow is deep, it took Li Hu and his army of more than 100,000 to arrive in Taiyuan for more than 20 days.
At this moment, Wang and Tong Guan had returned to Taiyuan and received a secret edict and imperial edict from the old emperor. After Li Hu arrived in Taiyuan, the two of them personally went out of the city to greet each other and rewarded the tiger soldiers. When they arrived at the Grand Marshal's Mansion, they had enough food and drink. The king invited Li Hu to the study room, and Tong Guan accompanied him.
The three of them chatted for a few words, and Tong Guan immediately spread out the map and introduced the situation in Bianjing to Li Hu in detail.
Through the news from Hebei, Bianjing and other places, Taiyuan knew that the Jin army had captured the Zhending and Handan line, crossed the Yellow River on the third day of the first lunar month, arrived in Bianjing and launched an attack on the seventh day of the first lunar month. Under the blocking of the military and civilians of Bianjing, the Jin army's front-superior army was blocked and then retreated for several miles, waiting for subsequent reinforcements. It is estimated that the main force of the Jin army is now siegeing the city.
The king-supporting troops from the northwest, Jingxiang, Shandong, Huaixi and other places arrived in Bianjing one after another, but they were not sure how many troops there were, and they were not sure whether they could stop the Jin army.
After the old emperor's inner dynasty, he left Bianjing on the third day of the first lunar month to avoid disaster in the southeast. He is probably now in Yangzhou or Jiangning Prefecture.
After leaving Bianjing, the old emperor sent his trusted eunuchs to Taiyuan with secret edicts and imperial edicts. From the secret edict, he learned that the old emperor's inner meditation had a unique secret. Wang and Tong Guan did not take out the secret edict, but Tong Guan briefly explained the reason.
Li Hu sneered secretly. The old emperor wanted to escape, but he was reluctant to give up power, so he came up with such a despicable and shameless way. Power killed people. The old emperor sacrificed his son for this, and gave up half of his country and suffered from misfortune. It was so terrible. Immediately, I thought of something. In the story of Daddy, the Jin army conquered Bianjing and captured both emperors. But now the old emperor fled to the southeast, which means that in the real world, wouldn’t the Jingkang disaster not happen?
When he was thinking about the divine, he suddenly heard Tong Guan say that the young emperor's reign was Jingkang, and this year was the first year of Jingkang. Li Hu was shocked and his face changed immediately. What? The young emperor's reign was Jingkang? So, the story of my father is probably true.
"You must be in the southeast?" Li Hu asked anxiously.
Wang and Tong Guan were also surprised to see Li Hu's face wrong. Prince Yun was not sure. He looked at Tong Guan. Tong Guan thought for a moment and nodded with certainty. "Since the Supreme Emperor has a plan, Cai Jing will go south and make careful arrangements first. Then after the Jin army crossed the Yellow River, the Supreme Emperor had no reason to stay in Bianjing. I can be sure that the Supreme Emperor is not in Bianjing."
The two words "Jingkang" made Li Hu feel cold. Although Tong Guan said it very surely, he still didn't believe it. "We must immediately enter Hebei and cut off the retreat route of the Jin army."
"No. No. Can't enter Hebei now." Tong Guan shook his hands repeatedly.
Li Hu's expression suddenly turned cold and his eyes showed murderous aura. "What if Bian Jing can't defend it? We must immediately enter Hebei. In Zhending, the Hejian area blocked and killed the Jin army. He was severely injured. Then consider whether to go north to Youyan or south to Bian Jing."
"Don't be anxious. Please listen to me explain the situation of Bianjing first." Tong Guan stroked his beard and smiled. "When I finish talking, you will consider whether to send troops to Hebei."
Now that the Jin army has reached the city of Bianjing, Bianjing urgently needs troops from all over the country to serve the king. Therefore, even if Bianjing knows that Taiyuan is against the order, even if Li Hu brings the Tiger Lieutenant Army to Taiyuan, he dare not say no. On the contrary, Bianjing is eager to send troops in Taiyuan. Taiyuan and Bianjing have always maintained close contact. The news that Li Hu brings the Tiger Lieutenant Army into Taiyuan has reached Bianjing. Therefore, Bianjing sees hope to repel the Jin army. As long as they spread this news and satisfy the greed of the Jin army, the Jin army will definitely retreat.
The Jin army withdrew and Bianjing was safe, and the little emperor was in a difficult situation. If the power he had not been handed over, the old emperor would turn against him. The reason why the old emperor gave Prince Yun and Tong Guan secretly ordered him to return to Bianjing was to reserve a backup plan for his return to Bianjing. If the little emperor handed over the power, he would be done. With what he did in Bianjing, the old emperor would definitely depose him, so that the king could be the crown prince and inherit the imperial rule.
The little emperor obviously could not hand over the authority. Even if he wanted to hand over the power, the ministers in Bianjing would not agree, so the Song Dynasty would inevitably go to division.
Whether it is the old emperor, the little emperor, or the prince of Yun, they are unwilling to see the division of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, in order to stop the division, we must obey the old emperor's will and go south to serve the king. This king is not the little emperor, but the old emperor. We must protect the old emperor back to Bianjing and regain the authority in the hands of the little emperor.
"So, what you mean is that we won't go to Hebei for the time being?" Li Hu understood, became more angry, and felt disgusted by the shamelessness of Bianjing.
"Yes, I won't enter Hebei for the time being." Tong Guan said, "As long as the prime minister sends a tiger horse army to Hebei, the Jin army will be afraid and withdraw quickly. After the Jin army withdraws, we will enter immediately.
Kill Bianjing directly.”
Tong Guan's plan was indeed good, but for Li Hu, he did not hope that the old emperor would regain power, but that he hoped that Prince Yun would ascend the throne as soon as possible. If Prince Yun wanted Prince Yun to ascend the throne as soon as possible, he had to solve the problem of the old emperor and the young emperor, otherwise he would not be able to achieve his goals.
"After so many things happening, do you think I can still believe in the Supreme Emperor and Bian Jing?" Li Hu sneered, "If Bian Jing had not joined forces with the Jin people to kill me, how could the situation develop to this point today?"
"No matter how the situation develops, one thing remains unchanged." Tong Guan said calmly, "That is the emperor's favor for His Highness. The emperor hopes that His Highness will inherit the throne. This has not changed for ten years. Although in the past year, Bian Jing's target was you, since the emperor placed His Highness in the northwest and Taiyuan, and indulged in acquiescent to helping His Highness and helping His Highness seize the throne, it is enough to show the attitude of the emperor towards you. Does the emperor want to kill you? Obviously not. Even if you want to kill, it is after His Highness won the throne. Therefore, all the conspiracies against you against Bian Jing are actually manipulated by the shameless civil officials in Bian Jing behind their backs. The emperor is just their shield."
Li Hu frowned slightly, pretended to think for a moment, and then said to Prince Yun: "If the Jin army retreated and the emperor protected Bianjing, then the emperor's reputation and strength will also be more supporters. At that time, we will kill Bianjing directly. What is the reason? If there is no reason, we will be rebelling."
"The Jin army withdrew, and the Supreme Emperor will return to Bianjing, but as far as we know, after the Supreme Emperor left the capital, the emperor basically eliminated the Supreme Emperor's confidant ministers. Some were killed, some were dismissed, and some were driven out of the capital. The Supreme Emperor's strength was reduced sharply. He would never dare to enter Bianjing without being sure to control the emperor." The king stopped, with a trace of cold murderous aura on his face, "On the contrary, the emperor hoped that the Supreme Emperor would return to Beijing early so that he could use his strength to control the Supreme Emperor, avoid the disaster of division, and then concentrate his strength to deal with us."
Li Hu nodded slightly and agreed with Prince Yun's judgment on the development of the situation.
"So, now we must first contact the Supreme Emperor. Before we arrive in Bianjing, we hope that he will keep a clear mind and not deceive the emperor, and walk into Bianjing in a confused manner. With the current strength of the Supreme Emperor, he will definitely be imprisoned, and then I will become a traitor and an enemy that everyone in the Song Dynasty can kill him." The king's eyes showed a little bitterness and helplessness. He probably didn't want to reach the point where father and son and brothers were killed by each other. "We arrived in Bianjing and met the Supreme Emperor. If the emperor was willing to hand over the authority, we could maintain the stability of the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, with the Supreme Emperor in hand, we could kill into Bianjing and eradicate the treacherous slander who harmed the Song Dynasty."
Li Hu likes to hear this sentence. If Prince Yun wants to seize the imperial throne, he can't drag it anymore. If he drags it down, he will have another accident. Li Hu touched the short beard on his chin and asked softly, "After entering Bianjing, how do you plan to place the Supreme Emperor?"
Tong Guan's face changed slightly, and he immediately gave a wink at Wang, indicating that he shouldn't say anything. Wang hesitated for a moment, and his eyes turned to the map of the desk, trying to avoid Li Hu's aggressive eyes.
"Your Highness, you want to be the emperor. Once you enter Bianjing, you must be the emperor, otherwise..." Li Hu was dragging his tone and his expression on his face was extremely cold.
Tong Guan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes. Wang suddenly looked up, stared at Li Hu with his eyes, and asked sternly: "What else?"
Li Hu sneered, "Now, the Song Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, and the country is in danger of defeat. I don't want to be betrayed and surrounded by the Song Dynasty. I have no patience and no more time."
"How is it?" Tong Guan asked.
"You dare not kill me, I will kill me, I will take the blame for you." Li Hu's cheeks trembled slightly, and the strong murderous aura in his eyes made the warm room suddenly cold, and the air seemed to be filled with a disgusting smell of blood.
The king had no expression on his face, his expression was dull for a moment, then lowered his head without any sound.
Tong Guan suffocated, his heart trembled, and fear was like boundless darkness that enveloped him, making him unable to breathe. Who is the enemy of the Song Dynasty? Is it the Jurchens, Li Hu, or the shameless literati and officials fighting for power and profit in Bian Jing?
After a long time, the room was silent.
"Your Highness..." Li Hu's cold voice sounded again, "Give me an answer."
Wang slowly raised his head and turned his eyes to Tong Guan. Tong Guan's gray hair seemed particularly eye-catching in the darkness, even a little dazzling. Wang was a little panicked and closed his eyes involuntarily, and then opened it hard. He saw a calm face and a pair of calm eyes.
Tong Guan nodded slightly at him and said word by word: "When you arrive in Bianjing, your highness will be the emperor."
Chapter completed!