Song Emperor Jiangshan

Chapter 107 Enthroned

Zhao Gou finally realized: Zhao Yuan's prestige has surpassed his own.At least, in Xiangyang City, he has far surpassed himself.

After Xiao Shan arrived here, he was no longer willing to lie on the stretcher. He insisted on getting down, and soldiers stepped forward to support him.

Zhao Yuan walked in front of Xiao Shan, his expression became solemn all the way.

The wailing of injuries and illnesses reached his ears intermittently, and some wounded soldiers who could not receive treatment continued to die and were carried out.But at this time, as the leader, he must not reveal any emotions that should not be revealed.

With an excited look on Zhao Yuan's face, he encouraged these wounded soldiers and went to greet them one by one.

Xiao Shan did not serve these wounded soldiers with soup and medicine like Zhao Yuan did, this is the emperor's way of buying people's hearts, he just needs to be a decoration.

Zhao Yuan stayed here for a while and then left. Zhao Gou also felt that it was meaningless to stay here, besides, it was already midnight, and he was sleepy even after being excited.

As soon as Zhao Yuan and Zhao Gou left, the soldiers in the barracks no longer deliberately endured it, intermittent painful groans filled Xiao Shan's ears.

Modern warfare requires not only weapons, but also supporting logistics and medical care.

When Xiao Shan saw that some soldiers could be cured, even a single injection of penicillin could solve their problems, but now they had to give up waiting to die here, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

After staying there for a while, he felt tired. It would take a long time to walk from his room to here. When he was about to rest on the spot, someone announced from outside: "General Xiao, His Majesty has summoned you."

Xiao Shan was carried again, and went to the government office in Xiangyang City in the city.

Chen Gui, Cao Cheng, Xu Qing, Yan Chong and others were all here, Xiao Shan was a little puzzled as to what they were doing in the middle of the night.

Chen Gui spoke first: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although our army has suffered many injuries, the Jin people must have suffered even more injuries! They will not dare to come again."

Zhao Yuan nodded, and said: "Wan Yanliang will not dare to attack again for a while, I have already sent spies to investigate the movements of the Jin army. What I am worried about is that the weather is so hot now, these wounded soldiers and If the corpse is not handled properly, a large area of ​​plague will break out, which will be even more troublesome. I have also asked the medical officer, and it seems that there is no good treatment for this kind of trauma. If one is injured, it is almost dead If this continues, the new weapons are powerful, but the troops will be exhausted very quickly."

Everyone was silent, many people needed surgery for treatment, but now, there is no one who can do surgery, and Xiao Shan doesn't understand either.He only knows things like anti-inflammatory drugs, alcohol, and some first aid methods.As for this large-scale need for medical personnel and relevant professional knowledge, it is not within his ability.

Zhao Yuan looked at Xiao Shan: "Xiao Qing, what do you think?"

This was the first time Zhao Yuan used this name to him, he looked towards Zhao Yuan, the person who was still in his arms just now was sitting in a high position, and there was no trace of emotion on his face.

Xiao Shan said: "I thought that a large number of relevant medical officers should be trained, and doctors from all over the world should be summoned and sent to the Imperial Hospital for training. As for these people now, they can only...resign themselves to fate."

Everyone knows the answer, and the mood has become a little heavy.

Chen Guidao: "It's so hot right now, if there is an outbreak of the epidemic, it's too dangerous for Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor to be here. Now that Xiangyang has been relieved of the siege, and all the kings and horses are chasing the Jinren, the Jinren must not dare to violate the territory in a short time. Please also Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor will return to Lin'an as soon as possible."

Zhao Yuan nodded and looked at Xiao Shan: "It's useless for you to stay in Xiangyang, leave the affairs here to Chen Gui, you should go back to Xinyang to be stationed."

Unexpectedly, before Zhao Yuan finished speaking, a person suddenly turned out from the inner hall, it was none other than Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou didn't care about the astonishment of the others, he just said to Zhao Yuan: "Xiao Shan can't go, this time back to the capital, I don't know what kind of chaos it will be on the way back to the capital, it's just right for me to let him escort Shengjia back to the capital."

Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan were startled when they heard Zhao Gou's words, and the rest of them kept their mouths shut as it was inconvenient to participate in the discussion of this issue.

Zhao Yuan looked at Xiao Shan for a while, then opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't say anything.

Xiao Shan said: "I would like to send Your Majesty back to Beijing."

Zhao Gouxin said happily: "This is the best, Xiao Shan, you go back and clean up, and leave early tomorrow morning!"

Zhao Gou stayed in Xiangyang for a month or two, and now that Jin Bing has retreated, he doesn't want to stay in this kind of place anymore, the sooner he leaves, the better.

The matter was settled in this way, Zhao Yuan left the old rules and discussed some aftermath matters in the city, as well as the compensation for the casualties, and he realized that it was dawn.

When Xiao Shan went back, he insisted not to be carried, Zhao Yuan no longer stood aside, no one dared to disobey him, besides, his residence was not far from the government office, after he returned to his room, he ordered his own soldiers to go After getting two large tanks of cold water, I went to drag out the dirty sheets hidden in the cabinet by myself, and washed the sheets by myself.

When he was hanging the clean sheets in the yard, he looked at the sheets without any traces with some melancholy, Zhao Yuan probably liked him...

Xiao Shan slept for less than an hour before he was woken up by the eunuch sent by Zhao Gou and dragged him away.

Zhao Gou came with great fanfare, and everywhere he went, local officials came out to greet him, but this time when he returned, he was very low-key, rushed straight to the river, took a boat down the river, and did not stop.

When Xiao Shan was on the boat, he couldn't help but take out the bottle of rose ointment. Zhao Yuan also visited him several times, but every time there were eunuchs and guards by his side, it was very difficult to say a few words in private.

The big ship went down the river, and after five or six days, it arrived at the estuary of the Yangtze River, bypassed the Yangtze River Delta, disembarked outside Lin'an City, and went straight back to the city.

All the officials in the city had heard about the siege of Xiangyang, and knew that Zhao Yuan had ascended the throne, so they all greeted him outside the city. But a little blue.

After returning to the palace, Empress Dowager Wei blamed Zhao Gou again, and dragged him to look around. After finding out that her son was safe and sound, she asked, "Is the official family really abdicating?"

Zhao Gou was a little depressed about this matter, he hummed vaguely, he was going to court tomorrow, should Zhao Yuan go or go by himself?This is a problem!

Yang Cunzhong of the Dianqian Division did not go with Zhao Gou to the "Yujia personal conquest" this time, seeing that Zhao Gou had returned safely, he also asked this question.

Zhao Gou said: "Xiaoshan is in the city. Most of the victory in Xiangyang this time is due to him. You bring a few people to stabilize him. I will discuss it with Yuan Yuan!" He used the word "zhen", Yang Cunzhong understood what the word "steady" meant.

After Zhao Gou explained everything, he came to Zhao Yuan's mansion. Zhao Yuan still lived in the original place, and hurried out to greet Zhao Gou when he heard Zhao Gou came.

After Zhao Gou pretended to say how difficult it was to escape from Xiangyang this time, he got to the point: "Yuan Yuan, tomorrow morning is the grand court meeting, what are you going to do?"

Zhao Yuan said: "Dad was forced to take the Zen position that day. Now that he has arrived in the capital safely, the ministers should obey your father's words. Tomorrow the court meeting will explain everything to the ministers."

The heart that Zhao Gou was carrying was finally put into his stomach, and he felt that his son was not in vain, nor was he in vain.

What Zhao Gou never imagined was that the next day's court meeting was not as smooth as he had imagined.

When Zhao Yuan wore the Eastern Palace court dress and said that he would still be in Zhao Gou, he was strongly opposed by many ministers of the war faction.

Chen Junqing was the first to come out and said: "Your Majesty has already ascended the throne in Xiangyang, and the announcement has been announced to the world. How can it be such a joke? Your Majesty puts filial piety first, but the ministers dare not obey."

When he said this, a large number of officials of the main battle faction fell to their knees: "Your Majesty's ascension to the throne will have a great victory in Xiangyang, which makes my Great Song feel proud, and everyone in the world knows it. How can it be repeated?"

Zhao Gou winked at his cronies, and Tang Situi and others came out to speak for Zhao Gou.

There was a lot of noise and chaos in the court, and even some hot-tempered officials wanted to roll up their sleeves and beat people.

Zhao Gou had no choice but to announce his withdrawal from the imperial court, but the officials of the main combat faction refused to retreat. When Zhao Yuan said to withdraw from the imperial court, Chen Junqing, Shi Hao and a group of Zhao Yuan's cronies suddenly stopped talking, bowed to Zhao Yuan and retreated.

Zhao Gou was extremely depressed, returned to the palace, and said to Empress Wu: "If I knew what happened today, I really regret it!"

Empress Wu is sorting out the letters Zhao Yuan wrote to her. Since Zhao Gou left Beijing, Zhao Yuan has written letters to the Queen Mother and Queen every day to report his safety, and even wrote down what Zhao Gou eats and wears.Empress Wu pointed to a box full of letters written by Zhao Yuan and said: "The official family has no sons, and after a hundred years, it will be passed on to Yuan Yuan. Now I will borrow the donkey on the slope and give him the Zen seat. He will be grateful. If the officials go back on their promises like this, I'm afraid it will cause resentment in the future, which will be bad!"

Zhao Gou was a little angry, and said angrily: "Could it be that I can't find a replacement? It has to be him?"

Empress Wu glanced at Zhao Gou, and said calmly: "The one I'm looking for now may not be better than His Royal Highness Jian Wang. Besides, during the battle of Xiangyang, the officials in Xiangyang City didn't know what was going on outside. Officials in the capital heard that Yuan Yuan was enthroned , and another big victory, they were all overjoyed. If the officials don’t want the Zen position, they must reward instead of punish, right? Will the newly adopted son win against King Jian in the future? Even if the officials are willing, Yuan Yuan may not be willing, even if If Yuan Yuan is willing, it may not be that all the ministers and officials will agree."

Zhao Gou was silent, glanced at Empress Wu after a while, and said, "You've been helping Yuan Yuan a lot lately."

Empress Wu smiled slightly and said nothing more.

Zhao Gou came out from Empress Wu, and after thinking for a while, he called Yang Cunzhong and asked, "Mr. Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Cunzhong said: "It's good if it goes well. If His Royal Highness Jian Wang has a heart, he will definitely be able to respond to everyone at this moment. Moreover, the government's abdication edict has been announced to the world, and now he is justified! When something really happens, the people in the palace The guards are probably unreliable!"

Zhao Gou was stunned. He never expected that Yang Cunzhong, who had been loyal to him for most of his life, would say such words.

I seem to have been isolated long ago without knowing it.

Zhao Gou went out of the palace a little depressed, but unexpectedly outside the palace, children on the street were clapping their hands and singing nursery rhymes, telling how Zhao Yuan was ordered to be in danger and defeated the golden man.

This matter has been out for half a month, and Zhao Gou has been unwilling to abdicate like this, but the supporters he can find, except for Tang Situi and Wan Qisi, who previously followed Qin Hui, have no real power. Except for those with extremely bad voices, there is no way to find half a person with strength and prestige to support him.

Zhao Gou went to Empress Dowager Wei very depressed. Empress Dowager Wei took Zhao Gou's hand and sighed: "Do the officials remember what happened in Jingkang back then? When the Jin soldiers besieged the city, your father hurriedly passed the throne to your eldest brother. He ran away. Later, when he came back, he also wanted to ascend the throne again. As a result, he was enraged, father and son became enemies, and he was almost imprisoned in the palace. Now Yuan Yuan has no such intentions. Everyone in the world knows it, but you want to go back on your word, is it because you think that being scolded is not enough?"

Zhao Gou couldn't say a word, and finally said after a while: "Didn't the Empress Dowager always dislike Yuan Yuan?"

Empress Dowager Wei said: "This child is filial and talented, and the old lady doesn't think there is anything wrong with it. You have always said that it is difficult to be an official, but now someone has done it. Wouldn't it be good for you to be a carefree Supreme Emperor? Think about it for yourself. Think, if the two of you really quarreled, who would those generals who hold military power help? The four generals who followed you died that day. If Qin Hui was there, he might still be able to turn around, but he is also dead. .”

Zhao Gou finally began to miss Qin Hui's benefits, but the overall situation was already like this, and even most officials called him "Taishangguanjia" when they saw him. Yuan has no objections, and neither do the other ministers!

At the grand court meeting five days later, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals once again stated that the new emperor ascended the throne in Xiangyang that day, and the etiquette was not complete.

Neither Zhao Yuan nor Zhao Gou sat on the dragon chairs, Zhao Gou said at this time: "That's right, let the Ministry of Rites choose a good day, and it will be a formal abdication ceremony."

When all the ministers heard Zhao Gou's words, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they all knelt down one after another: "The Supreme Emperor is wise."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites chose for a long time, and finally picked an auspicious day, and the grand ceremony will be held ten days later.

Zhao Gou was a little worried: I'm afraid the dragon robe may not be ready, right?As a result, the answer from the official of the Ministry of Rituals made him almost spit out blood: Ever since I heard that His Majesty was enthroned, the queen asked me to wait to make the tiara.

Zhao Gou went back to settle accounts with Empress Wu angrily, but Empress Wu said: "Officials, I think it would be good to move into Qin Hui's mansion after Yuan Yuan ascended the throne. The palace has always been a little damp, and it's not comfortable to live in."

With a wave of his sleeves, Zhao Gou moved all the furnishings that he usually liked in the palace to Qin Hui's mansion, even a tree outside his own door was no exception. The lost jade pillows, Huzhou wolf hairs and other things were also given away.Zhao Gou only felt that he was vomiting blood from internal injuries.

The day before the enthronement ceremony, the sky had been very gloomy, and there was even a heavy rain in the evening. Zhao Gou looked at the sky and murmured, "I'm afraid the weather will not be very good tomorrow."

However, what made him very depressed was that the sun came out the next morning, the sky was clear, and there was no cloud in the sky.

Zhao Gou was wearing a crown and was sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall. The eunuch beside him showed that after reading his edict of sin, he also read his edict of Zen position.Zhao Yuan was also wearing a newly made mianguan suit, knelt down to His Royal Highness, and after giving way three times, stepped forward to accept the imperial edict.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Gou uttered the last words of the emperor: "Taizu's oath stele is a secret, and now it is known all over the world. If I read one sentence, you can read one after another!"

Zhao Yuan respectfully said: "Yes!"

Zhao Gou stood up slowly, bowed towards the north, and said: "First, the descendants of the Chai family shall not be given additional punishment if they are guilty. If they commit crimes and treason, they will be given to death in prison. They will not be killed by Cao Cao, nor will they be even their relatives."

Zhao Yuan knelt down and swore an oath with Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou went on to say: "Don't kill scholar-bureaucrats, and write a letter to talk about people." After saying this, Zhao Gou said again: "I ascended the throne in a hurry. , Thinking about it now, it's still like a light on my back."

Zhao Yuan then said, "Zhao Yuan, the seventh generation grandson of the Zhao family, swears that he will not kill scholar-bureaucrats or those who have written letters to them."

Zhao Gou nodded, and said the last one slowly: "The descendants who keep this oath will be killed by heaven."

Zhao Yuan knew the content a long time ago, when he heard Zhao Gou say this, he was still slightly startled, and then said solemnly: "If any descendants keep this oath, the heavens will kill them."

Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Yuan, sighed slightly, turned around and walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, got into the carriage, and walked towards his new residence—Qin Hui's mansion, which has been renamed Linde Palace.

Zhao Yuan was behind to see him off. At this moment, there was a sudden heavy rain. In the torrential rain, Zhao Yuan held up an umbrella to help Zhao Gou cover the heavy rain.

Zhao Gou turned his head and saw that Zhao Yuan was drenched to the skin, he finally felt a little comforted in his heart, and said, "You go back, and you have to worship the ancestral temple and the Circular Mound to worship the sky. It's not good if you're sick."

Zhao Yuan turned a deaf ear to it, and insisted on sending Zhao Gou to Linde Palace in the rain. The courtiers behind him did not dare to be negligent when they saw the emperor's behavior, and they all followed behind. .

The moment Zhao Gou stepped into Linde Palace, the rainstorm suddenly stopped and the sun came out again.

Everyone whispered, Zhao Gou finally said: "This is God's will, the official family should go back."

Zhao Yuan paid two deep obeisances to Zhao Gou, and returned to the main hall wearing a wet dragon robe. After changing his clothes, the carriage drove towards the circular mound in the south of the city.

Zhao Yuan was wearing a black mian suit with twelve splendid chapters of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers painted on it, and a crown of twelve diadems on his head. His fiery red knees were woven like red clouds from the sky.

Standing in the center of the circular mound, he knelt down to worship the sky, and all the officials in the court also bowed down.After Xiao Shan knelt down, he secretly raised his head and glanced at Zhao Yuan in the distance.

Zhao Yuan looked dignified, wearing the emperor's splendid attire, he looked majestic.His eyes looked at the clouds in the sky, as if they were going to pierce the sky.

Xiao Shan looked around quietly again, at this moment, he suddenly realized a problem.

After so many years, Zhao Yuan has become the emperor now, but there is no queen by his side.

The fourth volume depends on it