Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

On the first day of the first lunar month, it was freezing cold.

Fifty miles to the north of Wugong County is a dense forest, and to the north of the dense forest is a small military camp.

But this barracks is not the barracks under Zhao Chen, but the barracks under King Kang.

Although it was the New Year, there was not much festive atmosphere in this barracks.

There are only more than thirty soldiers in this barracks, and most of them are sleeping at the moment, only two veterans are sitting and drinking together.

"Hey! When will such a day be the end?" A veteran, his face flushed from drinking, said.

"I heard that His Majesty is going to use troops against Emperor Xuanwu! This time, more than a million troops will be mobilized! Moreover, not only Your Majesty, but the Jurchens will also use troops against Emperor Xuanwu! By that time, Emperor Xuanwu will undoubtedly die, and the world will be restored Peaceful!" said another veteran beside him.

"The world has returned to peace? Are we no longer at war with the Jurchens?" the former veteran asked.

"I heard that His Majesty has sent people to negotiate peace with the Jurchens, and the Jurchens intend to cease fighting. At that time, the southerners will return to the south, the northerners will return to the north, and all the north of the Yangtze River will be given to the Jurchens." The veteran beside him said.

"My parents and relatives died at the hands of the Jurchens, and I still want to seek revenge from the Jurchens." The former veteran said.

"Your Majesty wants to cease fighting, and there is nothing you and I can do!" said the veteran beside him.

"Why do I feel more and more that what His Majesty has done is outrageous! We have a deep hatred with the Jurchens, and he actually made peace with the Jurchens! Emperor Xuanwu is the original crown prince who succeeded to the throne, and he is justifiably persecuting Emperor Xuanwu. !” said the former veteran.

"Speak carefully! Don't be overheard!" The old soldier next to him was startled and said.

"Hmph!" The old soldier snorted coldly.

At this moment, the two of them suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and both of them were taken aback, they jumped up hastily! One of the veterans had already taken out a broken gong and kept beating it! After a while, more than 30 soldiers in the barracks got up one after another, each with a vigilant expression on their faces! In the past two years, there have been constant small-scale wars on the border, and many people have died on both sides. They have to be careful!

The sound of horseshoes is getting closer, and these people are becoming more and more vigilant!

When the sound of horseshoes came to the front of the barracks, they suddenly stopped!

Then a voice came from the opposite side: "We are the subordinates of Emperor Xuanwu. We are ordered by Emperor Xuanwu to go to Chang'an to meet Lord Zongze and submit the letter of credentials of Emperor Xuanwu! Let us go quickly!"

The people on the opposite side obviously knew about the existence of this barracks here, and guessed that they might have already prepared themselves! It's just that the person on the opposite side is "on an envoy" this time, so he is upright and does not dodge!

"Subordinate of Emperor Xuanwu? Submit credentials?" More than 30 people on the opposite side stayed there!

In the past two years, this is the first time they have encountered such a thing!

Not long after, a school lieutenant came out and said, "Are you really submitting your credentials?"

The captain had already seen that there were only a dozen people on the opposite side, and the leader was a young man dressed as a scholar.

At this moment, the young man dressed as a scholar smiled slightly, and said, "My lord, Shu, is the Deputy Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty! Take me to Chang'an quickly, and pay my respects to your lord Zongze!"

The school captain was taken aback, and said, "Deputy Prime Minister of Song Dynasty?"

He knew that the "Great Song Dynasty" that the young man was talking about was the Xuanwu court, and the deputy prime minister had a very high status, second only to the prime minister in the court! He had also heard of Wang Shu's name, but he didn't expect that it was Wang Shu who came here in person!

"Please follow me!" The captain thought for a while and said.

At that moment, the captain took several soldiers to pick up Wang Shu and others, and then the captain checked the identity certificates of Wang Shu and others, and then the captain sent someone to take Wang Shu and others to the east, and the captain himself It is going east from another road, preparing to notify the rear army.

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On the night of the first day of the first lunar month, Wang Shu and others came to the area around Mount Zhongnan.

After arriving here, they met another general under King Kang, and then they rested in King Kang's barracks here.

On the second day of the first lunar month, they moved on.

On the afternoon of the third day of the first lunar month, Wang Shu and others finally arrived at the city of Chang'an.

At this moment, the snow is still falling non-stop, and the wind is blowing extremely violently, but there are countless figures standing at the gate of Chang'an City!

Zong Ze, Han Shizhong, Liang Hongyu, Wang Yan, Zhang Jun and others are all here! They had obviously received the news in advance, so they waited here for Wang Shu's arrival.

Wang Shu got off his horse and walked towards these people.

"Your Majesty Wang has worked hard all the way, old man Zongze!" Zongze greeted him with a big smile at this moment, and said.

"I've met Lord Zongze! Lord Zongze is well-known in the country. In the past, when the country was not saved, no one knew about it. When His Majesty Xuanwu talked about Lord Zongze, we all admire him!" Wang Shu hurriedly said .

"Don't dare! Let me introduce you. This one is General Han Shizhong, this one is General Liang Hongyu, this one is General Zhang Jun, and this one is General Wang Yan..." He introduced Wang Shu one by one. .

This was the first time Wang Shu saw these generals, and he looked at them with a smile on his face. Han Shizhong is unusually handsome, with a sense of righteousness on his face, Liang Hongyu is charming and full of heroic spirit, as for Zhang Jun, his complexion is a bit dark and his face is cold, Wang Yan looks ordinary, but his face has with a friendly expression.

"Wang Shu has met all the generals!" Wang Shu saluted again.

"Master Wang, the snow is so heavy, please come in quickly! We know you are coming, and we have prepared a banquet for you!" Zong Ze laughed.

Wang Shu nodded.

At that moment, everyone entered Chang'an City together. This Chang'an City is now a pure military city. There are no ordinary people in the city, and all of them are soldiers under King Kang. On the first day of the new year, there was no celebration here, and many rebel soldiers had indifferent expressions on their faces. Only when they saw Wang Shu, Zong Ze and others passing by, did they have surprised expressions on their faces.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the Chang'an City Lord's Mansion.

Sure enough, a banquet has been prepared here.

In a room with a stove, the food and drink had already been prepared, but there was already a person sitting here in advance.

Seeing Wang Shu, Zong Ze and others coming in, that person also stood up and cupped his hands.

"Jurchen!" Wang Shu was stunned.

The man opposite was in his thirties, with a bald head and a whip behind him, so what if it wasn't a Jurchen?

Originally, this man was quite handsome, but the Jurchen's attire was too ugly, and Wang Shu couldn't help feeling disgusted in his heart.

"Lord Wang, let me introduce you. This one is the Jurchen Prince Wanyan Zongmin! He also just came here yesterday. He heard that you are here, and he also wants to meet you!" Zong Ze said.

"Wanyan Zongmin?" Wang Shu recalled this person's information in his mind.

This person is also the son of Wanyan Aguda. After Wanyan Wu begged to ascend the throne, this person was named King Xing! He has been working with Wanyan Zongwang, and Wanyan Zongwang also attaches great importance to this person!

These are all the information from the Intelligence Department, Wang Shu thought to himself at this moment, he did not expect that the Jurchens and King Kang would be so closely connected, and that the Jurchen Prince would come here in person.

Everyone sat down together.

"My lord, I heard that you came here on the order of Emperor Xuanwu. I don't know why?" Zongze said after they drank a glass of wine together.

"Your Majesty said that he and Emperor Jianyan are uncles and nephews! You and I are both Han Chinese. We should unite as one and make peace with you! Your Majesty wants to make peace with you," Wang Shu said.

"Peace?" Zong Ze and the others were all stunned.

"That's right! Your Majesty said that Emperor Jianyan is in the east, so we can call it the Eastern Song Dynasty, and we are in the west, so we can call it the Western Song Dynasty! The two Song Dynasties are essentially one family, and they can sign a treaty without aggression against each other!" Wang Shu said.

Everyone in the room stayed there!

They were all speculating about Wang Shu's intentions before, but they didn't expect Wang Shu to say such unbelievable words!

"Hmph! I think Emperor Xuanwu is not strong enough, and he is afraid that he will not be our opponent, so he made peace with us!" Zhang Jun said with a sneer all over his face.

"We have 700,000 troops now, but we don't want to hurt both of you!" Wang Shu said.

"Both will suffer? I'm afraid that Emperor Xuanwu will definitely die!" Zhang Jun sneered again.

"I wonder what Lord Zongze and General Wang Yan think?" Wang Shu ignored Zhang Jun and said again.

"I think what Mr. Wang said is right. You and I are both Han Chinese, and the two emperors are also descendants of the Song Dynasty royal family. If we can not invade each other, that would be the best." Zong Ze said.

"Lord Zongze, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Jun asked in disbelief.

"I also think Mr. Wang is right!" Wang Yan said suddenly.

Wang Shu was on the side, with a faint smile on his face.

In the past two years, the Military Aircraft Department and the General Staff Headquarters have been in contact with Zong Ze and Wang Yan, trying to persuade them to join Zhao Chen! However, Zong Ze and Wang Yan were the main civil and military ministers who followed Zhao Gou together. They were so loyal to Zhao Gou that they were unwilling to betray Zhao Gou! But on the other hand, they are full of sympathy for Zhao Chen, and they don't agree with the war between the two sides!

Wang Shu's mission to Chang'an this time is not to persuade these two people, because they have already persuaded them! He came here to provide an "excuse" for Zong Ze and Wang Yan, and the two just used this to stop the war!

"Zong Ze, Wang Yan, have you two forgotten His Majesty's order?" Zhang Jun looked at Zong Ze and Wang Yan and shouted coldly.

He was very upset, he hated Zhao Chen very much, he wished he could tear Zhao Chen into pieces, so he absolutely could not tolerate the peace talks happening!

"I think this matter is very important! Lord Wang Shu came here on behalf of Emperor Xuanwu, and he has the letter of credentials of Emperor Xuanwu in his hand! Under such circumstances, we, as ministers, are not strong enough to handle this matter! We should The letter of credence is sent to Lin'an, please be judged by Your Majesty!" Zong Ze said.

"Send the letter of credence to Lin'an? Then send the letter of credence after His Majesty handles it? How long will it take? At least three months! Sir Zongze, you should be clear about what His Majesty's will is. !" Zhang Jun looked at Zongze fiercely, gritted his teeth and said.

Zhao Gou's will is to let them cooperate with the Jurchens to launch a big war! These people have also discussed many times before, including how to mobilize the rebel army, how to mobilize the Lianghuai soldiers and horses, how to cooperate with the Jurchens, etc.! The Guan-Shaan war could happen at any time, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen now, and Zongze actually had plans for peace talks.

"General Zhang, I think Lord Zongze is right! Both of us are Han Chinese, so there is no need to fight to the death! This matter is not something that we as courtiers can handle, and should be handed over to His Majesty's holy order!" Wang Yan also said coldly said coldly.

"What about His Majesty's will? What about the court's order?" Zhang Jun asked.

"The general is out, and the king's order is not accepted! Now that something like this has happened, we should naturally delay it! When His Majesty's order is issued, if His Majesty still insists on the previous order, we will naturally obey it!" Wang Wang Yan Yan looked at Zhang Jun with a sneer, and said.

"You...I never agree!" Zhang Jun said angrily.

"General Wang Yan and I will wait for His Majesty's imperial edict, and then act according to the edict!" Zong Ze said flatly.

"Bastard!" Zhang Jun was furious, got up and brushed his clothes away.

The Jurchen Wanyan Zongmin also stood up at this moment, and said coldly: "Zong Ze, Wang Yan, you will not be bribed by Emperor Xuanwu, right?"

Zong Ze frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "This is the state affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, and has nothing to do with you Jurchens."

Wanyan Zongmin said: "Your Jiangnan emperor has agreed to attack Guanshan with us! We have been preparing for more than two years, do you dare not send troops?"

Zong Ze said: "Whether we send troops or not is our own business! There is no need to report to you Jurchens!"

Wanyan Zongmin was also furious, turned and left the room.

"Master Wang, drink, drink!" Zong Ze continued to entertain Wang Shu.

Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu couldn't intervene at all, and they were also sitting there blankly at the moment, they didn't know whether to persuade Zongze and Wang Shu, or to suspend the war with Zongze and Wang Shu.