Li Yanqing met his old boss Fan Zhixu who had been away for many years. During Li Yanqing's official career, Fan Zhixu had a great influence on him, second only to Zhong Shidao. Five years ago, they strongly opposed the Northern Expedition and were arrested by Wang Fu for forming a party for private affairs. They were labeled as Fan Zhixu and demoted them all. Fan Zhixu was demoted to Bashu, while Li Yanqing was demoted to Jiayu County and spent nearly two years in Jiayu County.

Fan Zhixu is now over 60 years old, but he has always been strong and has a childish face, and looks energetic.

He patted Li Yanqing on the shoulder and said with a smile: "My little brother is not simple! He was awarded the title of Duke in just five years, and even I am ashamed of myself."

Li Gang next to him smiled and said, "This is called creating heroes in the times. Yanqing seized the opportunity to make achievements, not only saved the country of the Song Dynasty, but also created a bright future for himself."

Li Yanqing smiled and waved his hand, "Don't praise me anymore, two of you, I have a clear idea of ​​how much I have. Although I have made some achievements, I still have little experience. I still have to ask you to support me!"

Fan Zhixu laughed, "This time, Prefect Li and I can follow King Kang to Beijing, but you are supporting us!"

At this time, Li Yanqing unexpectedly saw Han Shizhong, and smiled and said, "We will talk more carefully when we have time. I'll go see the old subordinate first!"

"Go!"

Li Yanqing bowed and hurried to Han Shizhong. Han Shizhong bowed his fists and said, "I am humble and meet the governor!"

"Isn't General Han on Hedong Road?"

Han Shizhong shook his head, "After he led thousands of remnants of troops to retreat from the south of Taiyuan, he received an order from the court to withdraw us from Shaanxi Road. Hedong Road was led by the veteran general Yao Gu. Bei and his army were incorporated into the Shaanxi Army. He is currently the deputy commander of the Shaanxi Army, and the commander is Wang Yuan."

"So that's it, then Tang Huai will be with you!"

"He is a minor general under the command of a humble official. Will the general want to see him?"

"See you later! There are too many things today, and you must protect against the epidemic, so don't be careless."

"I understand that there is also a plague in Changge. I heard that the people who retreated south of Zhongmu County fell ill in Changge County, so we dare not stay in Changge County."

At this time, Liu Qi and Wang Gui walked up, and they saluted Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing punched each of them and said, "Isn't it a big deal to go to Hebei this time?"

Liu Qi was furious and shook his head and said, "Don't mention it. As soon as we arrived in Xiangzhou, we encountered 10,000 Jurchen cavalry who came from Daming Prefecture. We fought in Tangyin County, but we lost three consecutive battles and lost more than 4,000 people. We were forced to retreat to the mountainous areas of Henei to get rid of the pursuit of Jin soldiers. Later, the Jin soldiers retreated to Xiangzhou, but they always blocked the front line of Xiangzhou. We could no longer enter Hebei, so we had to cross Henan again."

Li Yanqing frowned, "Why don't I know about this at all? Haven't you sent a pigeon letter?"

Wang Gui sighed and said, "The pigeons are losing in fierce battles and cannot send a message to the governor. We have suffered a defeat in Hebei, so we have no face to see the governor!"

Li Yanqing patted the two of them and comforted them, "Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, so don't take it too seriously. Moreover, you have not suffered much losses, which is a blessing in disgrace."

The two saluted together, "Thank you for your tolerance!"

Li Yanqing nodded, "Tolerance is one thing, but I want to report the battle in detail, the more detailed the better!"

"Abide by the order!"

As night fell, the county government hall was still brightly lit. Li Yanqing told Kang Wang Zhao Gou, Fan Zhixu, Li Gang and others about the epidemic situation in the capital, and finally said: "The latest situation is that the boy from Wuhuai was indeed infected with the epidemic, his parents were also sick, and the other two boys were also sick. At present, their families are all quarantined. Your Highness, the inner city has too many people and is too densely populated. In order to prevent the outbreak of the plague, the temporary government office decided to evacuate the 500,000 people to the south."

Zhao Gou sighed slightly, "When we passed by Changge County, we heard that a plague broke out in the county town, and it is said that the source was from Zhongmu County."

Li Yanqing shook his head, "Your Highness, the source of the plague is not Zhongmu County, but the Jin soldiers massacred 30,000 Song troops and did not clean the battlefield, and there were headless corpses everywhere. Later, when Zhongmu County sent people to clean up the corpses, many people who cleaned up the corpses were unfortunately infected. After all, it was the evil committed by the Jin soldiers."

Zhao Gou thought for a long time and stood up and said, "I want to go out for a walk, let's go with Li Shaobao!"

Li Yanqing nodded and followed Zhao Gou out of the lobby. The two of them took a slow walk in the county jail. Zhao Gou said in a deep voice: "This plague is coming in a raging way. You just said that you would evacuate 500,000 people and go south. I am considering whether we can take advantage of this opportunity to move the capital?"

It was mentioned when the capital was moved to Zhao Ji. For this reason, the court specially changed Hangzhou to Nanjing. Li Yanqing did not object. He knew that the military power of the Song Dynasty was extremely weak now, and this time the Jin soldiers were forced to retreat north due to the plague. If the Jin soldiers came again in winter, Bianliang would probably not be able to be saved. The capital was the center of the dynasty and must not be placed in a dangerous place. In fact, most of the wealth in Tokyo has gone south with the powerful and powerful, and moving the capital is imperative.

Li Yanqing nodded, "Your Highness returns to Beijing to ascend the throne first, and then decides to move the capital."

Seeing that Li Yanqing supported the capital, Zhao Gou was also happy. He smiled and said, "The temporary political consultation hall should not be the Zhizheng Hall!"

Li Yanqing also smiled and said, "That is only a necessary measure to prevent Geng Nanzhong and others from establishing the Prince of Daning. It is only temporarily elected by hundreds of officials. After His Highness appoints the new prime minister, it will be disbanded."

"So that's it. Do Yanqing have any suggestions on the candidate for the new prime minister?"

Li Yanqing thought for a while and said, "As for the left and right ministers, I suggest using Cai Jing and Fan Zhixu. Although Cai Jing is old, he can stabilize the court. He is in charge of the court, which is extremely important to the current situation. However, Cai Jing is old and has no physical strength. He can only serve as a Xu position, and Fan Zhixu will be responsible for the specific affairs of the minister."

Zhao Gou did not express his opinion and asked again: "Where are the four deputy ministers?"

"I suggest that Li Gang count one of the four deputy ministers. He is honest and upright, very capable, and has a high prestige among the middle and lower-level officials. Secondly, Zheng Wangzhi asked His Highness to consider. He is related to Empress Dowager Zheng's attitude and is very important for His Highness to hold the throne firmly. Another humble position recommends Xu Churen. This person is average, but his official qualifications are very deep. He is the deputy prime minister, which is conducive to balancing the faction. The last humble position recommends a senior. He is a representative of a meritorious family, which is conducive to your highness to obtain support from a meritorious family."

Zhao Gou sighed slightly, "Yanqing missed himself!"

Li Yanqing laughed, "Your Highness, I still plan to stay in the north to fight against the Jin Dynasty. If there is no Song army in the north, I am afraid that the Jin soldiers and cavalry will march straight into the south."

Zhao Gou nodded, "Okay! I will definitely consider Yanqing's recommendation."

The next morning, the 50,000 army continued northward. At dusk in the afternoon, the army finally arrived outside Nanxun Gate. Cai Jing, Xu Churen and other ministers led all officials out of the city to welcome King Kang's return.

Zhao Gou took a shower outside the city and changed into the emperor's crown garment. Li Yanqing personally led 3,000 iron-armored cavalry guards to protect King Kang Zhao Gou into the city and ascended the throne in the Daqing Hall.

In May of the first year of Jingkang, King Kang Zhao Gou officially ascended the throne and changed his reign to Jianyan. Yao respected his elder brother Zhao Huan as the emperor of Xiaociyuan Sheng, and conferred his biological mother Wei Xian as the Empress Dowager Xuanhe, and appointed the wife of Jiaguo Xing as the queen.

At the same time, Cai Jing was appointed as the Dazai and the Minister of the Jung-Secretary, and Fan Zhixu was appointed as the Shaozai and the Minister of the Jung-Secretary. The two were the Prime Minister and the Second Prime Minister respectively, and were granted the title of Pingzhangshi of the Jung-Secretary.

In addition, Xu Churen was granted the title of Minister of Personnel, Zheng Wangzhi was appointed as the Minister of Privy Council, Li Gang was appointed the title of Minister of Shangshu and the Left Prime Minister, Gao Shen was appointed the title of Minister of Rites and the Right Prime Minister, and four of them were also granted the title of Chief Minister of Political Affairs as Deputy Prime Minister.

The above six people formed the Xinzhizheng Hall and dissolved the temporary political affairs hall.

Li Yan was promoted to the great achievements of the emperor and was specially appointed as the Prince of Anyang. He was appointed as the third officer of the founding of the Yitong Sansi. He was promoted from the Prince Shaobao to the Taiwei and was in charge of the Privy Council.

On the day when Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he issued an edict: Because the Minister of Jingkang advocated peace, he was demoted to the deputy envoy of the Jianning Army and was resettled in Xunzhou. Wu Min was moved to Liuzhou. Geng Nanzhong was suspected of falsely spreading the holy wishes and pleasing the Jin people. He was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Lingnan. His descendants would never be hired.

Bai Shizhong, Yuwen Xuzhong, Li Ye and others were demoted to Guangnan prefectures and resettled their land because they were on an envoy to the Jin Dynasty for requesting land cede.
Chapter completed!