Zhao Huan, who was in Chang'an, continued to consolidate his power and began to slowly intervene in this era and change it. At the same time, in Lin'an City in the spring of the fifth year of Jingkang, his ninth brother Zhao Gou would encounter the biggest crisis in the years since he ascended the throne.

The mutiny that should have happened last year, although it was postponed for half a year, will still occur along its original trajectory.

After Zhao Huan returned to the country, although he was facing the Yangzhou mutiny and the Jin soldiers' defeat in Jiangnan, Zhao Gou made some changes after all, and was excited on the surface, repelled several famous lords and sent officials, and issued several edicts to resolutely resist the war. In the short term, it was very confusing to some people's hearts.

And because Zhao Huan's attention in Fuping's battle also caused him to delay the mutiny invisibly.

But Zhao Gou is Zhao Gou after all, and any superficial change cannot make his cowardly heart stronger. His childhood education, growth experience, and everything he sees in front of him make him have no confidence in the confrontation of the Jin Dynasty. Everything the enemy carefully arranged, the moderate pressure on Zhao Huan, and the fear of falling behind in peace with the Jin Dynasty, and making his already embarrassing position crumbling.

If the peace agreement is completed and the Jin Kingdom releases his father Zhao Ji, then his subordinates who were originally reborn as the two ends of the rat will definitely abandon him quickly and resolutely.

Whether in terms of ability or justice, he was not qualified to compete with Zhao Huan. For more than half a year, the nightmare of forced abdication by his elder brother's elder brother has been trapped in him. The less Zhao Huan was in a hurry to attack him, the more he was worried, and he didn't know what the other party was trying to do and how to do it.

He also considered that it would be better to settle for the second best, and to request abdication as the crown prince with his great contribution to preserving the ancestral temple. This should not be difficult.

In this way, even if the Supreme Emperor returns, he will not be embarrassed by him. Instead, he will preserve his status and repay his great achievements.

But once you get the power, it is too difficult to give up. Zhao Gou pushed the pillow late at night. When he thought that he had changed from "Your Majesty" to "Your Highness", he might even be even more miserable in the future, he made up his mind that if he could be dependent on him every day, it would be better if Zhao Huan was arrested by the Jin soldiers and even died one day. That would be good!

So, after enduring for a long time, even obeying Zhao Huanyan. The other party asked for people to give money and gave money for some time, Zhao Gou began to make small moves, owing money and supporting the money, forbidding the army from mobilizing to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and secretly summoned trusted ministers repeatedly, making it clear that they would not accept the edict from Chang'an. Various means emerged one after another, hoping to weaken the power under Zhao Huan's rule and make him defeated by the Jin Dynasty.

Just as he felt his hands, there was a news that the Jin Dynasty released the captured ministers and retreated to Tongguan in Shanzhou, and even in Henan and Shandong. Zhao Gou was like a thunderbolt, which was inexplicably shocked.

If the peace agreement is answered, he will naturally be the most unlucky one. What scares him even more is that the Jin Kingdom actually mobilized troops to the front line of the Yangtze River. Judging from their actions, they actually had the intention of seeking peace on the Western Front and the Southern Front.

In contrast to what Zhao Huan was worried about, after learning about this, Zhao Gou did not pretend to seek war to improve his reputation. Instead, he could not wait to immediately restore Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and other peacekeepers to send envoys across the river to reach a peace agreement with the Jin Kingdom.

In this way, even if Zhao Huan and Jin Kingdom reached a peace agreement, he would have the capital to bargain.

He never cared about the matters that occurred in Chang'an, such as establishing military ranks, holding actual positions with official ranks, fully restoring the central three-provincial system of the Tang Dynasty, and setting up Dengwensi and Jierensi.

These subtle and important events that changed the historical opportunity quietly slipped by before his eyes and did not move him.

Because of the major event such as peace talks have been delayed, several minor disputes broke out between some imperial guards and generals in Lin'an City and the resentment of Wang Yuan, the Privy Council envoy Wang Yuan, were simply and roughly resolved.

The grievances and struggles reported by several imperial guards were also concealed by the eunuchs and trusted eunuchs and leader Kang Lu, who was beside him.

Under his rule, corrupt officials were tyrannical and eunuchs were domineering. The land of Jiangnan, which was known as the land of fish and rice, and the land of two lakes where Huguang and Guang were well-versed in the world. However, the people were worried and sighed to eat enough. Whenever the day of collecting taxes came, the village was full of chaos, officials roared gongs and sat in sedan chairs, and the evil officials were like wolves and tigers, robbing the people of their meager production, which made them feel miserable and difficult to bear.

Originally, all of this was suppressed under the righteousness of resisting the Jin soldiers. As soon as the wind of peace talks spread, Huang and Wang were repelled, it was like injecting cold water into boiling oil, and the entire Lin'an City was on the verge of explosion.

The winter in Jiangnan is different from that in Gansu and Shaanxi.

It is wet and cold, not straightforward, and sticky. Because of the tradition, few people at home build fire pits, thicken and reinforce doors and windows like northerners, and even clothes are careless and not deliberately worn.

In this way, in the spring of the fifth year of Jingkang, although winter has passed in name, and the time for spring to bloom has arrived, and a light snow at dusk, although not as arrogant as the heavy snow in the north, it pushes the cold air straight into the human body, and winds through the simple doors and windows into the home, unable to entree, making people feel cold and unbearable.

At this time, Lin'an City was not as crowded as decades later, and it was not as lively and prosperous as the Song Dynasty Emperor's Capital many years later. The emperor was just waiting for a while, and he did not expect that the officials and generals who lived here for a long time would not regard this place as a place to settle down.

Although there are a little more business in restaurants and brothels due to the increase in officials, it is colder and fewer people when the time comes, all the street businesses are closed and closed. Only in the thin door panels, occasionally a few voices and chaotic lights will be heard.

In such an environment, a group of people were walking in a hurry on the quiet street. They were wearing cotton robes and looked a little nervous. Although they were still wearing blue cloth coats, if they looked carefully, there would be an unconcealable bulge on their backs.

There was no curfew in the Song Dynasty. Several teams of imperial guards patrolling the street met them on the road, but they only took a few glances and didn't care much about it.

The weather was so cold that the officials set fire in the house, ate cooked beef and drank yellow wine, while the soldiers were breathing white breath, and the iron spear in their hands was so cold that it was pierced. Who would have the intention to do anything? They just hoped to pay early, so that everyone would raise some money and buy some wine to keep the cold.

"arrive!"

A group of seven or eight people walked around and finally stopped in front of a house near the palace. The middle-aged man turned around and looked around. Seeing that there was nothing suspicious, he slapped the door while whispering in a rich Hedong Shangdang accent: "Brother Liu? Brother Liu opened the door."

This mansion seems to be a large mansion that has been in several places, and the owner thinks it is either rich or noble. Late at night, a group of strong men looked gloomy and knocked on the door lights gently under the dim door light. This situation was very strange.

After a while, the door of the house creaked open. A man wearing a cotton robe with soft flippers hit the door for a long time. He shook the lantern in his hand and saw clearly that there was no outsider. He smiled and replied, "I am really anxious to wait."

The man knocking on the door also smiled, but his expression was filled with unconcealed tension.

He walked in and said to the man who opened the door: "These are all my confidants."

He turned his head and said, "I haven't been polite to General Liu yet."

The men who were entering behind him bowed together, clasped their fists and said, "My generals have met the Lord of Control."

Although they deliberately lowered their voices, they were always well-trained and had a uniform voice when they greeted each other. In the dark night, there was a lot of noise.

"Ah, there is no need to be too polite. This is not the time to cause these troubles."

The one who opened the door was Zhao Gou's leader of the imperial camp, the entourage commander Liu Zhengyan. And the one who came to Liu's mansion to meet him was another entourage commander who held heavy troops, Miao Fu.

After the Miao Fu's subordinates greeted him, Liu Zhengyan led the way and the group entered the main hall of Liu's mansion. Each of them took off their cloaks, but they all held swords and swords. Then they met with the group of generals who were waiting in the hall. They all knew the intentions of the two commanders, and they all knew that the major changes were about to change, and they were very excited.

Although Liu Zhengyan was the master, he didn't care about being polite to Miao Fu at this time. As soon as he entered the room, he immediately said to Miao Fu: "Is everything right?"

Miao Fu didn't bother to sit down and said, "It's all done. Come here tonight to decide on major issues. After a while, there will be people coming one after another. Before the court breaks out tomorrow, at least 8,000 people can be mobilized."

After saying that, he looked around and suddenly laughed: "Look, Wang Shixiu, Zhang Kui, Wang Junfu, and Ma Rouji, these are all the most popular generals in the imperial guards. With you and me, why worry about the big things going on!"

The ancestor Miao Fu was originally the commander of the personal army in front of the palace. He was deeply rooted in the imperial guard system. In terms of prestige and connections, he was much stronger than Liu Zhengyan. In this incident, Miao Fu was the main force and Liu was the auxiliary force. At this time, he was full of confidence in planning the master. The rest of the people were also excited, and they were all ready to go, and they were very excited.

But Miao Fu said decisively: "Wu Zhan, the commander of the Central Army, is my old subordinate. Although he did not say it clearly, he vaguely knew that I would do a great job, kill the traitor, and force the pseudo-emperor to abdicate. Let's kill Wang Yuan first, and then enter the palace. King Kang is unarmed. What can he do then? It's not at your mercy."

All the generals were already excited. At this time, they knew that the great things would be accomplished. They all bowed over and said, "As soon as they follow the general's orders."

His words had already been revealed, and he did not even call Zhao Gou his Majesty, but called King Kang.

Everyone knew in their hearts that if they failed, they would definitely be killed. So when they shouted, they would press their swords and be full of murderous aura.

However, Liu Zhengyan had a cold war for no reason. Looking out the gloomy window, he thought to himself: "I don't know if it will be sunny tomorrow or the snow will not end."
Chapter completed!