Live History Broadcast: Opening Ceremony Spoilers - Our Ancestor Was Enraged

407. Zhang Yuefei requests the establishment of a crown prince.

In another timeline, Zhao Zhen's face flushed red with embarrassment and anger, and he threw the small light screen aside in a fit of rage.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen, to some extent, empathized with Zhao Gou, though Zhao Gou was in a worse state!

Fan Zhongyan, who was originally planning to continue his report, shook his head and sighed upon seeing this. This problem is a real worry for the Emperor!

But has Your Majesty forgotten that Consort Miao's child is still alive? That solves the problem!

But perhaps this was also a worry for Zhao Gou. If Yue Fei had submitted a memorial requesting the establishment of a crown prince, the situation would have likely worsened even further!

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Back to the live broadcast room.

"However, Yue Fei had met Zhao Yuan before and thought he was intelligent and composed. Overall, he had a good impression of him."

"If Yue Fei had met Emperor Xiaozong, the relationship between the emperor and his subject would probably have been much better than it was with Zhao Gou!"

"Although there are records of ministers in the Song Dynasty submitting memorials to establish an heir, anyone with a bit of political acumen should know that Zhao Gou did not want to establish a crown prince early; he wanted to try and see what would happen."

"If Yue Fei is mentioned, it will probably hit a nerve. He might not appreciate your kindness at all, but instead hold a grudge!"

"Therefore, Xue Bi, who was accompanying him, reminded him that as a general, he should not interfere in the matter of choosing an heir!"

"However, Yue Fei was too upright. His starting point may have been for the sake of the country and out of good intentions, but after hearing this, Zhao Gou only said that this matter was not something you could interfere with!"

"After Zhao Gou met with Xue Bi, he questioned him carefully, and thus Zhao Gou learned the reason why Yue Fei did this, but this matter was ultimately the most heartbreaking thing for him."

"It was also brought up by a military general, which ultimately aroused his suspicion and made the already estranged relationship between the emperor and his minister even more strained."

"The talk of the Northern Expedition at the beginning of the year seemed like a dream, only proving Zhao Gou's indecisiveness."

Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu: His enthusiasm lasts only three seconds. Relying on him for a northern expedition is not as good as relying on Zhu Yuanzhang!

Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: Hahaha, it's alright! I'll be born in another hundred years or so!

A certain romantic scholar of the Tang Dynasty: It was Zhao Gou who was too petty. He knew it was reality, but he still chose to deceive himself!

A minor official of the Qin Dynasty: Perhaps this foreshadowed Yue Fei's fate! The key point is that advocating peace was no different from surrendering!

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Those in the Wan Dynasty were speechless upon hearing this; General Yue was far too straightforward.

Zhao Gou clearly didn't want to admit that there was a problem with his offspring, or at least he was unwilling to give up!

Otherwise, they would have made the child of the founding emperor's bloodline the crown prince long ago. It's not like he had to choose like everyone else; he had no choice at all!

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The live broadcast continues.

Lin Ke sighed and continued to another topic: "Actually, at that time, anyone with a brain in the court and the public should have realized that the military strength of Song and Jin had changed. Just ask me, could the Song court have won so many times before?"

"Clearly, as we know from the Song court's previous military performance, it's as if, if military campaigns were an exam, then for the vast majority of the time they were failing, with only a few passing."

"At this time, the Song court had gained experience through several wars, especially under the leadership of Yue Fei. So they should have realized this by now!"

Lin Ke's voice was clearly transmitted to the Song Dynasty, to the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty in various time periods.

They all had the same thought: Could it be that Zhao Gou and his people are up to something again?

Immediately afterwards, Lin Ke's voice continued to ring out on the screen: "Here, we need to talk specifically about the first peace agreement between the Song and Jin dynasties during the Shaoxing period."

"And the occurrence of this agreement, in retrospect, was actually due to the Huai-Xi Mutiny."

"In this mutiny, Zhao Gou changed his mind at the last minute, Zhang Jun misjudged people, and Lü Zhi, Wang De, and the other two were the main people responsible."

“Zhang Jun was exiled. This exile was not the most serious problem. The most terrible thing was that, as a pro-war official, all the war plans were put on hold, and the voices in the court were mostly in favor of peace.”

"For example, Zhao Ding and Qin Hui advocated moving the capital back to Chang'an."

"Li Gang, an official of the war faction, upon seeing that Zhao Gou actually wanted to move the imperial capital back to Chang'an, hurriedly submitted a memorial to persuade Zhao Gou not to be intimidated by the Huaixi mutiny."

"Li Gang said a lot about not backing down, but Zhao Gou just found him annoying and simply dismissed Li Gang."

"However, besides Li Gang, many officials in the court still opposed moving the capital back to Lin'an, but Zhao Gou was now deaf to any advice."

"He only found honest advice unpleasant to hear, and for the ministers he disliked, his methods were either to send them to a remote post or to dismiss them. With fewer dissenting voices in the court, Zhao Gou probably felt much quieter!!!"

"The Song court today has lost the officials who advocate war, and Zhao Gou has gained officials like Qin Hui around him. It is clear that the policy direction has changed from attacking to maintaining peace in a corner of the country."

"Just as Liu Yu was overjoyed, he sent envoys to the Jin Dynasty, intending to continue the attack on the Song Dynasty, but received news from the Jin Dynasty that they were to disband their forces."

"Since Liu Yu's patron was gone and his own political performance was so poor that he not only failed to cause any losses to the Song Dynasty, but also dragged down the Jin Dynasty, which kept demanding his return."

"Therefore, the Jin state government felt that this pseudo-Qi was not only useless but also a burden, so it would be better to disband it!"

"Therefore, the Jin state used the pretext of helping Liu Yu invade the south to order Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Chang and others to lead troops to Kaifeng, planning to meet with Liu Lin, the Left Chancellor of the puppet Qi state, and have him come to Wucheng to discuss important matters."

"Liu Lin did not expect that Wanyan Zongbi had deceived him and led several hundred cavalrymen to Wucheng without any defenses. However, he was captured alive by the Jurchens as soon as he arrived there."

"Afterwards, Wanyan Zongbi and others rushed to Kaifeng. At that time, Liu Yu was shooting arrows in the Martial Arts Hall and had no idea of ​​the Jin people's intentions. However, Wanyan Zongbi personally led three cavalrymen to break into Donghua Gate."

"Wanyan Zongbi dismounted, grabbed his hand, and forced him to go to Xuande Gate. He held a knife and forced him to use force to subdue people, then forced him to mount a horse. He then imprisoned him at Jinming Pond."

The following day, he summoned all the officials and publicly condemned Liu Yu for his inability to govern the country. Then, thousands of cavalry surrounded the palace gates, and soldiers were sent to patrol the streets and alleys, shouting: "Starting today, you will be conscripted into the army..."

"When the people heard these words, their hearts were somewhat calmed down. Subsequently, the Jurchens appointed Zhang Xiaochun as acting Left Chancellor in the Ministry of Personnel in Bianjing, and Zhang Ang, the self-proclaimed Chancellor of Qi, as Prefect of Mengzhou, and so on."

"In the end, he received over 1.2 million taels of gold, over 16 million taels of silver, and so on. It seems Liu Yu is living quite well; he can easily amass millions of taels of silver!"

"Liu Yu pleaded with the Jin people, but Wanyan Chang replied that in the past, when the Song emperor left the capital, people would set themselves on fire, and their cries could be heard from afar."

"But now, why is no one speaking up for you? Shouldn't you reflect on this? Thus, the puppet Qi regime, which lasted for eight years, came to an end."