"Your Highness, the night is already deep and we cannot leave the palace! We cannot find General Wang!" An eunuch hesitated for a moment and said.

Zhao Chen then realized that it was already night and the palace gate was closed. Unless there was an emperor's imperial order, no one could leave the palace!

"What should I do? What should I do? How is Wang De prepared?"

Zhao Chen was anxious, he kept paced in the room! The sound of rain outside made him even more irritated. Occasionally, thunder flashed, and the room was bright, but Zhao Chen felt a sense of shock in his heart!

*******

Early the next morning, Song Qinzong summoned his ministers again to discuss the Jin army's invasion of the south.

But this time, both Song Qinzong and the ministers had a lot of anxiety in their hearts! The three northern towns were conquered, and they also felt huge pressure in their hearts!

As the crown prince, Zhao Chen did not participate in the court meeting this time. Originally, Song Qinzong asked Zhao Chen to participate in the court meeting to increase his knowledge. Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen said some ridiculous words one after another, which made Song Qinzong unhappy. He was afraid that Zhao Chen would say some ridiculous words and make it difficult for him and the ministers to get out of the Taiwan Strait, so he did not call Zhao Chen over.

"Zhang Aiqing, didn't you say that the three northern towns can definitely block the Jin soldiers? Now in just over a month, all the three northern towns have fallen. What do you say?" Song Qinzong looked at Zhang Bangchang below and said with an angry look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I... I didn't expect that the guards of the three northern towns were so incompetent! The three northern towns were as solid as a rock. Any guards with a little ability and a little integrity would not fall!" Zhang Bangchang was sweating profusely! To be honest, the Jin soldiers broke through the three northern towns, and he was a little unexpected! But he didn't think about it, Zhongshan and Hejian were fine. Taiyuan City was trapped for more than half a year, and the Song Dynasty court did not send a soldier or a piece of food. How could they expect Taiyuan City to remain persistent?

"Okay, now is not the time to discuss sins! You all talk about how to deal with the Jin soldiers now?" Song Qinzong suppressed the anger and terror in his heart, and his voice gradually stabilized.

"Your Majesty, there is still a large army of Zhong Shidao in Hebei! Zhong Shidao is the first member of the Western Army, and the Zhong family army is also the strongest army in the Western Army. They may be able to block the Jin soldiers!" Sun Fu, the Minister of War, stood up and said.

"Zhong Shidao...Zhong Family Army!" Song Qinzong nodded slightly.

The Song army was divided into imperial guards and Western troops, and the imperial guards had limited combat power. Over the years, the Western army had been fighting in the east and west! The Western army had confronted Western Xia for many years and had wins and losses with Western Xia. When Fang La was uprising, the Western army also went to fight against Fang La! There were countless factions in the Western army, the largest of which was the Zhong Family Army!

That family is a family of soldiers and generals in the northwest. For more than a hundred years, from Zhong Shiheng to Zhong Shidao, famous generals of the Zhong family have emerged! The current Zong Shidao was originally the Northwest General In charge of the Western Army! Later Ming Dynasty novels, the Ming Dynasty also highly praised the Zhong Shidao. In the Water Margin, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others all came from the "Old Zong Shidao". Countless heroes often mentioned "Old Zong Shidao". This old Zong Shidao is Zhong Shidao! After the first time the Jin soldiers went south, Zhong Shidao was sent to Hebei to be the Hebei Xuanfu Envoy. The hundred thousand Zong family troops also followed Zhong Shidao to Hebei and stationed in Hebei!

When Song Qinzong thought of Master Zhong, he felt a little relieved.

However, at this moment, a noisy sound suddenly came from the entrance of Funing Hall, as if someone was yelling something.

"What happened?" Song Qinzong asked hurriedly.

"Report to Your Majesty, someone from the Privy Council brought Hebei soldiers over, saying that there was an emergency military situation. We should report to Your Majesty and all the ministers immediately!" The guard at the door ran in and said.

"Emergency military information? Hurry up! Xuan!" Song Qinzong said hurriedly.

A moment later, an official from the Privy Council brought a few ordinary soldiers from the Song Dynasty into the Funing Hall! The soldiers looked extremely embarrassed. They didn't know how long their faces had not been cleaned. They were black and all their clothes were covered with dust! They were all covered with wounds, but the wounds had scabbed, and some of them looked extremely terrifying! They looked extremely tired, and they didn't know how long they had not rested!

"I am going to see Your Majesty!" The officials of the Privy Council and several soldiers knelt down one after another and said in unison.

"Are you soldiers of that army?" After these people knelt three times and nine times, Song Qinzong asked hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, we are soldiers under the Western Army, Lord Zhong Shi Dao Zong!" A soldier stood up and said.

"It turned out to be a master's way?" Song Qinzong was shocked, and he felt something was wrong.

"Tell me quickly, how is the Zhong family army doing now? The Jin soldiers went south, have you encountered them?" Zhang Bangchang shouted loudly.

"We...we encountered the Jin soldiers!" said the soldier.

"Oh? You really encountered the Jin soldiers? Then have you blocked the Jin soldiers?" Zhang Bangchang said again.

Several soldiers had hesitant and ashamed expressions on their faces. When Song Qinzong saw their expressions, he immediately knew that something was wrong!

Taking a deep breath, Song Qinzong said in a deep voice: "Did you block the Jin soldiers?"

It was still the soldier who spoke before. He knelt down suddenly and cried, "Your Majesty, we deserve to die for ten thousand times! The Jin soldiers are extremely fierce, our Zhong Family Army is no match for them at all! Our 100,000 Zhong Family Army was defeated by less than 10,000 Jurchens, and almost all the troops were wiped out! Lord Zhong took away the disabled army and took the remnants all the way! The army was in chaos at that time, and no one knew whether we could retreat to the other side of the Yellow River or return to Kaifeng! Lord Zhong ordered us to bring a message to Your Majesty!"

"What message?" Song Qinzong said hurriedly.

"Master Zhong said...the Jin soldiers came in a fierce manner, which was very different from the last time! They were no longer testing the troops of our Song Dynasty, but were intended to destroy the country... He asked Your Majesty, you... You immediately flee from Feng and go to Chang'an to take refuge! There is only a dead end to stay here! He said, with the military strength of our Song Dynasty, no army can block the Jin soldiers!" The soldier cried.

"What?" Song Qinzong was stunned!

The Zhong family army was the strongest army in the Song Dynasty, and Zhong Shidao was the strongest general in the army at present. They were vulnerable to this level in front of the Jin soldiers? The 100,000 Zhong family army was defeated by 10,000 Jin soldiers. He had heard of the Jurchens before, and he thought it was an exaggeration, but he didn't expect it to be true!

As for what Zhong Shidao said about escaping from Feng and going to Chang'an, it was almost the same as the "moving the capital" that the prince said that day! In order to prevent "stains" from leaving behind "dirty" in history books, Song Qinzong would never do this! He was indecisive, and in his opinion, "fame" was even more important! Moreover, he did not think that Kaifeng City could not stop the Jin soldiers!

"We still have the danger of the Yellow River! Yes, there is the danger of the Yellow River! With the danger of the Yellow River, we can block the Jin soldiers!" Zhao Huan lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said suddenly.

"Your Majesty is right. We still have the danger of the Yellow River! The Jin soldiers are all cavalry. If they cross the river, we can attack halfway, making it difficult for them to get through!" Zhang Bangchang heard Song Qinzong speak and hurriedly echoed.

"Do we still have available troops?" Zhao Huan said.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 200,000 people in the Western Army! Especially the prefecture-level generals, Zhe Keqiu, Zhe Yanzhi and his son, and their more than 100,000 Zhe family troops are now in Tongguan area, and they can come to the south bank of the Yellow River to block the Jin soldiers at any time!" Sun Fu said.

"The person who comes, immediately announce the order... The order of Zhe Keqiu is the envoy of Shaanxi Xuanfu, Zhe Yanzhi is the envoy of the Yellow River defense, Zhe Keqiu is the envoy of the Yellow River, Zhe Yanzhi leads an army of 150,000 to station along the Yellow River in Shanzhou, and you must not let the Jin soldiers cross the river!" Zhao Huan said hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, now it is probably difficult to stop the Jin soldiers by relying solely on the Zhe family army! Let the four kings in the world be ordered to serve the king!" said the young master Li Bangyan.

When the Jin soldiers first advanced south, the Song Dynasty declared a state of emergency in war. Song Qinzong was panicked and divided the world into four 23 routes, namely the North Road of Zhaoye, the North Road of Henan Prefecture, the West Road of Wang Xiang, the Night Club of Zhang, the South Road of Yingtian Prefecture, and the Host Road of Hu Zhiru, the East Road of Yingtian Prefecture. These four routes recruited troops and were unified in the head office of the capital, which was established in Dengzhou. King Kang Zhao Gou was appointed as the capital, and was responsible for the specific matters! Now Zhao Gou is still in Dengzhou, and the four roads of the world have not yet been withdrawn.

"Yes, I'll give an order immediately to let the four kings in the world!" Song Qinzong said hurriedly.

After making so many decisions, Song Qinzong felt relieved, no longer as if there was a huge rock pressing on his heart!

It was already afternoon, and the ministers dispersed one after another. Song Qinzong remembered the prince Zhao Chenlai and said, "What are the prince doing these days?"

"The prince has been practicing martial arts with the imperial guard Wang De! He practices diligently even these days! His Highness said that only by practicing martial arts can one recover the country. If he does not learn martial arts, he is afraid he will not even be able to protect himself." Eunuch Liu, who was sent to Zhao Chen a few times, was sent to pass the imperial edict to him.

"This Chen'er has changed her temperament since she lost her memory and she has said so many ridiculous words! He is the crown prince, and he will be the emperor a hundred years later! Does the emperor need to take over the country to fight? I don't know how many guards are around him to protect him. Do he still need to practice martial arts and protect himself?" Song Qinzong said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, do you want to stop the prince from continuing to practice martial arts?" said Eunuch Liu.

"That's not necessary! He is practicing martial arts now, and at least he has something to do, so as not to talk nonsense elsewhere! After a while, after the Jin soldiers retreat, I will find him a suitable teacher and continue to teach him how to study!" Song Qinzong said.

*******

At this moment, Zhao Chen was with Wang De.

The rain was still falling outside, and they were all sitting in the East Palace.

I heard Zhao Chen ask, "How is the matter done?"

Wang Dedao: "Your Highness, I will indeed find such a child, who looks very similar to you... But what exactly do you want to do?"

"Is there any way you can bring that child into the palace?" Zhao Chen did not answer Wang De's question, but asked.

"Bring it into the palace?" Wang De was stunned.

After a while, Wang De shook his head and said, "I don't have such skills!"

How tight the defense inside the palace is! Here are the real masters! It is difficult for a fly to fly in. How can he bring a child into the palace?

In fact, Zhao Chen's idea is also very simple, that is, to use a child as his substitute! At that time, if the Jin soldiers surround Kaifeng, Kaifeng city is broken, and the Jin soldiers let the prince go out, he just needs to hand over the child! As for whether the child is born or died, he can't control it.

"Aren't you a congenital master? Can't a congenital master bring people into the palace?" Zhao Chen said.

"The defense in the palace is tight and there is no dead end! Even if the innate masters trespassed into the palace, there is only one way to die. I am afraid that only the grand master level masters of the innate Great Perfection can enter the palace quietly!" Wang De shook his head and said.
Chapter completed!