Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, and Zhang Shen were temporarily detained and guarded by the Kaifeng Mansion, waiting for subsequent orders from the imperial court.

After Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, and Zhang Shen escaped from death, they knelt down to thank each other.

Before leaving, Zhou Yiwen, governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, said to the four people meaningfully that when the court meeting was held in the main hall today, many ministers advocated killing you and other rebel leaders. Your sins are forgiven.

After hearing this, Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan and others grabbed the ground with their heads, and kept silent, not knowing what they had in mind.

After Ximen Qing's army defeated Zhao's restoration army, the Chu court immediately sent a horse to spread the battle report and the court's will to amnesty the world to every state in the world.

After learning that 20 Song troops were annihilated under the city of Bianliang in Tokyo, the world was shocked, and Ximen Qing's name spread all over the world.

Chapter 973 All the generals obey orders

Why did Ximenqing kill Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Zisong, the two sons of the extinct Song clan, but let go of Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, Zhang Shen and others who participated in the restoration battle with ambition?

It was because of the Zhao family that the country was lost. There are many officials in this world who have received the favor of the Zhao family and have their heart for the Zhao family.When the restoration army rose up and besieged Bianliang City in Tokyo, these local officials were also secretly stirring up trouble.

Now, the Ximen Qing Army, which represented the Chu State court, won a complete victory and completely defeated the Restoration Army, which was enough to deter foolish officials everywhere.

If Ximenqing and Zhang Bangchang killed Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, Zhang Shen and others, the local officials who secretly followed and supported the Zhao family would definitely think that the Chu court would pursue them fiercely and not let them go.

Because of fear, these local officials will definitely take risks, raise the anti-flag to fight to the end, and fight to the death with the Chu army.

Although Ximenqing didn't take these local troops of miscellaneous names seriously, but after all, the territory was vast, and it would be troublesome to lead troops to counter rebellion everywhere.

Ximen Qingzhi was in the north, but he didn't want to waste too much time in order to suppress the rebellion in the south.

Out of the consideration of appeasing people's hearts, Ximenqing spared Zhao Ye, Wang Boyan, Wang Xiang, Zhang Shen and others.Uneasy officials from all over the country saw that Zhao Ye and others who had directly rebelled were safe and sound, so they believed in the amnesty decree promulgated by Chu State.Only in this way can the domestic people truly settle down, allowing Ximen Qing to quickly point his guns at foreign countries.

In addition, Ximenqing only killed the rebellious Zhao clan children, but did not kill other generals and officials who were attached to the Zhao clan children who rebelled.

The children of the Zhao clan and the local officials faced different pressures. After they could not live and die together, it was naturally difficult to work together with one heart and one mind.

After all, there are still many offshoots of the Zhao family in this world who can be used by careerists.But after being alienated by Ximenqing, these offshoot clans of the Zhao family did not dare to join others in rebellion easily.

After all, if the rebellion fails, the ones who lose their heads are all surnamed Zhao, and the others will be safe and sound.Under such circumstances, Zhao's offshoot clan members may be betrayed by their accomplices at any time.

When there is no absolute certainty, a fool will jump out and act as the banner of rebellion.

Just as Ximenqing expected, when the news that the 20 Zhao Restoration Army was defeated by the Chu army spread all over the world, officials from all over the Chu State gave up their attitude of sitting on the fence and wrote letters to express their allegiance to the Chu Emperor Zhang Bangchang.

The descendants of distant relatives and clans left behind by the Zhao family of the deceased Song Dynasty also expressed their views, admitting that it was destiny for the Chu State to replace the Song Dynasty, and the Zhao family was willing to be a loyal minister and good citizen of the Chu State.

At this time, Li Gang, who was still writing an appeal to attack the Chu regime in Gongzhou, Kuizhou Road, was also dumbfounded. The Zhao clan he supported died and surrendered, and there was no banner of restoration.

Now that Li Gang wrote the call to action, he didn't know where to send it.

Moreover, the magistrate of Gongzhou has also pledged allegiance to the state of Chu on the form.Li Gang became a exiled minister of the former Song Dynasty, with nowhere to go like a lonely ghost.

In order to prevent Li Gang from worrying about being homeless, the prefect of Gongzhou directly sent troops to put Li Gang under house arrest in the mansion, and wrote to the imperial court, waiting for the imperial court to deal with the traitor Li Gang.

Knowing that Li Gang had been captured, the imperial decree from the emperor of Chu quickly spread to Gongzhou.

The imperial decree stated that although Li Gang had spoken in support of the Zhao family, he did not rebel after all.The imperial court has given amnesty to the world and will not blame the ministers who once supported the Zhao family. Therefore, a special decree was issued to release Li Gang and restore his freedom.

In addition, because Li Gang was well-known all over the world and he was a famous minister of the previous generation, His Majesty the Emperor decided to confer Li Gang the title of Grand Master of the Zizheng Palace of Chu State, grant the official position of Shangshu Youpushe and Zhongshu Shilang, and ask the local government to send troops to escort Li Gang to Beijing to take up his post.

I don't know who made this imperial decree, it was like a knife stabbing into Li Gang's chest.

Li Gang is a person who considers himself noble and stubborn.He has been clamoring all over the world to overthrow the puppet state of Chu and support the restoration of the Zhao clan.Now the court of Chu State not only did not kill him to fulfill his reputation, but instead awarded him a high official and generous salary. This is to tarnish Li Gang's reputation!

If Li Gang accepts the official position of the puppet Chu state and eats the salary of the puppet Chu state, wouldn't he want to lose his reputation in front of the world and lose face?

Furthermore, when he worked with Zhang Bangchang in the court, Li Gang was arrogant and never looked at Zhang Bangchang, who was a peaceseeker.

Now that Li Gang is asked to enter Beijing to be Zhang Bangchang's loyal minister, Li Gang would rather die than accept it.

However, even if Li Gang wants to resist the decree, the prefect of Gongzhou will force Li Gang to go to Beijing and hand it over to the court.As long as he entered Bianliang City in Tokyo, Li Gang would not be able to clean himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Therefore, Li Gang, with a strong and stubborn personality, hanged himself in his apartment in Gongzhou, resisting the will of the Chu court with his death, and safeguarding his reputation.

When Li Gang committed suicide, Zhao Bushi from Xiangzhou, Hebei also faced a fateful choice.

Although Chu State wanted the traitor Zhao Bushi, but that was only within the territory of Chu State.

Since Hebei had been assigned to the Kingdom of Jin, Ximenqing did not lead troops to Xiangzhou and Cizhou to suppress the rebellion.

On the contrary, Ximenqing sent letters to the guards and officers and soldiers of Hebei states in his own name, calling on them to obey the will of Zhang Bangchang, the emperor of Chu, lead the troops to withdraw from Hebei, return south to the territory of Chu, and hand over the city and the people to the Jin Dynasty. country officials.

Du Chong, who stayed behind in the Daming Mansion in Beijing, was the first to respond to Ximen Qing's call. Under the flag of Chu, he took Zhu Dian, Li Cheng, Wen Da, Suo Chao and other generals and his troops to peacefully evacuate the Daming Mansion, and handed over the city to the former. The Jinjun Wanyanchang Department who came to deliver.

Because of the peaceful handover between Jin and Chu, Damingfu City was not affected by the war, and millions of people in the city were safe and sound.

After Wan Yanchang entered the city, he also followed the orders of Emperor Jin Wanyan Wu Qimai and Marshal Wanyan Zongwang of the Eastern Route Army, and did not offend the officials and civilians in the receiving city.

After Du Chong led the troops across the river and went down the river, he was appointed by the court of Chu State to stay behind in the Luoyang Mansion in Xijing, and let him lead the troops to the Luoyang Mansion.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Qing, the guard of Dongchang Mansion in Hebei, Wei Dingguo and Shan Yangui, the guards of Lingzhou, Han Shizhong, the guard of Zhaozhou, Zhang Jun, the guard of Jizhou, and other generals also responded to Ximen Qing's call and led troops across the river. Gathered in Huazhou on the south bank of the Yellow River.

At this time, Zhao Bushi of Xiangzhou and Zongze of Cizhou were surrounded by the Jin army and lost contact with other states in Hebei.

It turned out that after escorting the deceased Song Emperor Zhao Ji and his party back to Yanjing City, Wanyan Zongwang heard that Zhao Bushi, a descendant of the Zhao clan, raised a rebellious flag in Xiangzhou, and wanted to restore Zhao Song, so he immediately sent troops south again.

After Zhao Ye and Wang Boyan led the troops to the south, the two brothers Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Zongbi led the troops to the outside of Cizhou and Xiangzhou, and besieged Zongze and Zhao Bushi in the city.

The two brothers Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Zongbi were so active, of course they came to help their brother-in-law Ximenqing.

After Zongze and Zhao Bushi were surrounded by the Jin army, they were naturally unable to support Zhao Yejun's attack on Bianliang City in Tokyo.

Within a few days, the Zhao family's restoration army was defeated, and the news of Zhao Ye and Wang Boyan's capture spread back to Hebei, which meant that the Zhao family's restoration plan was aborted.

Chapter 974 Zongze's Choice

After Du Chong and others gave up Hebei and went south to the south, Cizhou defended by Zongze and Xiangzhou defended by Zhao Bushi became two isolated cities.

Zhao Bushi is faced with a choice, whether to surrender to the Jin army in Kaesong, or to lead the army and civilians in the city to defend Xiangzhou, fight for death, and let the people in the city die for him?

In fact, people who drag their children and children, who doesn't want to live a peaceful and stable life?

The so-called common people are willing to guard the dead city with no hope of breaking through with the city generals, and they will live with the city even if they starve to death.

In fact, the people in these cities were basically controlled by the force of the defenders and became free labor for the defenders. In the end, most of them ended up lacking clothing and food, and tragically died of cold and hunger.

Even in some famous city defense battles, these dead people were eaten human flesh and became dry food for the survivors.

Would ordinary people be willing to do such an inhumane act?

What the people want is nothing more than food and clothing.However, weak and helpless, they are often kidnapped by so-called loyal ministers and famous generals, and their personal names are forged with their flesh and blood.