The Great Song Kaiping plane, outside the Chui Gong Palace.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Kuangyin raised an eyebrow and was immediately overjoyed.
Originally, everyone was filled with anger when they saw the Jin Dynasty preparing to establish a puppet regime!
Then they saw the officials recommending, Zhang Bangchang reluctantly took the throne, establishing the Da Chu Dynasty, and everyone sighed and despaired.
A dynasty, a family of emperors, it has come to a point where the officials are asked to choose an emperor, and no one is willing to take the throne, so they forcefully pushed Zhang Bangchang to take the throne, how ridiculous!
Seeing this, everyone thought that the Great Song had perished and the Da Chu had risen.
But unexpectedly, Zhang Bangchang ascended the throne but did not usurp the throne. During his reign, he still showed respect to the court. In the end, he even returned the throne to Empress Meng after thirty-three days, restoring the Great Song!
This scene left everyone dumbfounded, Zhao Kuangyin's heart skipped a beat, and he smiled with relief.
“Second Brother, look, the Great Song has been restored, the Great Song has been restored!”
Zhao Guangyi shouted excitedly. This was one of the few good news since the Golden List Ranking…
But Zhao Kuangyin was happy, but he also showed a touch of bitterness, saying sadly:
“Third Brother, although it is called restoration, there is no emperor, what is the meaning of restoration?”
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Guangyi was stunned.
Yes, Zhang Bangchang returned the throne, but he returned it to Empress Meng of Yuan You, not to any prince of the Zhao family of the Great Song!
Can't you let Empress Meng become Empress like Wu Zetian?
If so, what's the difference between the Great Song and its demise?
It is only in name, but not in reality!
In this desperate situation, Zhao Pu stepped forward and said loudly:
“Your Majesty, didn't the Golden List say that the Great Song Dynasty lasted for over three hundred years? Now, only the Northern Song has perished due to the Jingkang Incident. The Southern Song still has a hundred years of national fortune. How can it be accomplished by Empress Meng alone?”
“Therefore, your servant dares to speculate that in the future, an emperor of the Zhao family will surely ascend the throne again and revive the Great Song!”
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately received the approval of many people, even Zhao Guangyi had a gleam in his eyes and smiled at Zhao Pu repeatedly.
But Zhao Kuangyin didn't think so. “The Golden List has already said that all the princes of the Great Song, like the two emperors Hui and Qin, were all taken captive to the north. Where would there be any emperor of the Zhao family?”
“What you said, could there be any escapees?”
As soon as his voice fell, golden characters appeared on the Golden List, the ranking reappeared:
【Soon, King Kang Zhao Gou learned of the news, and then Zhang Bangchang returned the throne to Zhao Gou.】
“Zhao Gou? The prince who was held hostage?”
Zhao Kuangyin was stunned and asked subconsciously.
【During the first siege of Kaifeng, Zhao Gou was sent to the Jin camp as a hostage for the Great Song. Later, the Jin army retreated, and King Kang Zhao Gou returned to the capital. The hostage was replaced by Prince Su Zhao Shu.】
【During the second siege, Zhao Huan sent Zhao Gou to the Jin camp as an envoy. Halfway there, he was stopped by the surging public opinion in Xiangzhou. Later, the Jin army fiercely attacked the city, and Zhao Huan appointed Zhao Gou as the Grand Marshal of the Hebei Army, ordering him to gather the troops of the Hebei Army and come to the rescue of the capital.】
【Zhao Gou raised troops everywhere, but before Zhao Gou could gather them, Kaifeng City fell, Emperor Qin and his court surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, and Kaifeng City was looted.】
【At this time, Zhao Gou had also reached Daming Mansion. Shortly after reaching Dongping Mansion, he arrived in Suzhou, and his military strength grew stronger and stronger. Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, Zong Ze and other armies of the Great Song all gathered around Zhao Gou. At this time, Zhao Gou also received the news that Zhang Bangchang was ceding the throne.】
Seeing this scene, Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed!
“Good, good, good! Worthy of being a descendant of my old Zhao family. The little brats Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan are as weak as pigs. This King Kang Zhao Gou is the man of my old Zhao family!”
Others were either fleeing or surrendering. Only this Zhao Gou was gathering troops and gradually approaching Kaifeng!
This is clearly a man with blood in his veins. The Great Song has such a prince, it is truly a blessing for the Great Song!
Zhao Kuangyin was very happy. He looked up at the Golden List while looking at the map on the table, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and even his beard was excited.
The officials also swept away the resentment and despair in their hearts, and they showed rare smiles.
“Daming Mansion, Dongping Mansion, Suzhou, good, good, good, this Zhao Gou is getting closer and closer to Kaifeng City!”
“It's a pity that the Jin army ran fast enough, otherwise they would have to be defeated outside Kaifeng City!”
In Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, the speed at which Zhao Gou gathered his army was still too slow. The Jin army had already established the pseudo-Chu and crossed the Yellow River, and the army of the Great Song was only a short distance away from Kaifeng City in Suzhou City, which was a pity.
But this can't be blamed on Zhao Gou. If Zhao Huan and Zhao Ji hadn't surrendered so quickly, maybe Zhao Gou could have actually severely damaged the Jin army outside the city. Not only would the Jingkang Incident not have happened, but the Great Song might have been a different sight!
However, the current situation is not bad. At least the Jin army has withdrawn from the Central Plains, Zhang Bangchang has returned the throne, and Zhao Gou has taken the opportunity to regain Kaifeng, then he can stabilize his footing and try his best to defend against the enemy. It's not impossible.
Could this be the Southern Song after the Northern Song?
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin and his court began to fantasize, until they saw the ranking on the Golden List:
【Zhao Gou was overjoyed, and after unifying the Grand Marshal's Mansion, he ascended the throne in Nanjing Yingtianfu on May 1st of the second year of the Jingkang era of the Northern Song, and changed the era name to Jianyan. He was known as Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty in history.】
“Ascended the throne?”
Zhao Kuangyin's mouth twitched, then he quickly reacted and snorted coldly:
“Good for him! Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan deserved to die. This King Kang Zhao Gou is much more reliable!”
At this time, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin and his court no longer recognized Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty. It was a great relief to let these two fools give up the throne!
As for the place where he ascended the throne, it was also acceptable. Nanjing Yingtianfu of the Great Song was in present-day Shangqiu, Henan Province, not far from Kaifeng Mansion.
This Zhao Gou was a little too eager. He could have ascended the throne after entering Kaifeng City. Why did he have to do it in Shangqiu?
But this is not a big problem!
Then everyone widened their eyes and focused their attention on Zhao Gou's subsequent actions, like monarchs of all dynasties:
【Zhao Gou first enfeoffed Zhang Bangchang as Grand Protector, and then employed Li Gang, Wang Bo Yan, and Huang Qian Shan. But after being an emperor, how could one end well? Soon, Zhang Bangchang was forced to commit suicide in Tanzhou.】
Seeing this section, everyone's hearts trembled.
Yes, how could anyone who had been an emperor end well?
Zhao Kuangyin smiled bitterly and couldn't help but think of the words his mother, Empress Du, had said - If one loses control, one will not be able to be a commoner even if one wishes to!
If the emperor fails, he will not be able to be an ordinary citizen even if he wants to!
Zhang Bangchang was like this. Even if he was a loyal minister during his reign, the newly ascended emperor would not spare him. Suicide was a dignified way to die.
He sighed. This action was acceptable to him. As for reusing Li Gang and the other two, besides not knowing the latter two, wasn't this Li Gang the defender of the city during the first siege?
A staunch advocate for war!
This little Zhao Gou did a good job. The Great Song must never be swayed by the peace faction again!
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