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Secondly, when Zhao Kai's son was conferred a title, his rank was comparable to that of a prince.
Both incidents struck a nerve with the upright minister.
And behind Zhao Kai, Zheng Juzhong was vaguely standing.
Furthermore, Wang Fu inherited Zheng Juzhong's political assets.
The civil officials who pinned their hopes on the crown prince
Forced to side with Cai Jing,
Thus, he could compete with Wang Fu and Zhao Kai.
Cai Jing's own attitude
There have been several changes.
Initially, Cai Jing supported Crown Prince Zhao Huan.
He appointed his trusted confidants Liu Bing and Liu Huan as attendants to the Crown Prince.
As a result, both brothers were demoted.
Cai Jing was so frightened that he dared not get involved.
But they also had to compete with Zheng Juzhong and Wang Fu.
Therefore, they tacitly allowed certain officials to rely on them to cause trouble.
At the height of the struggle,
Emperor Huizong of Song personally intervened once again.
The Crown Prince's chief steward was executed for treason.
Cai Jing was greatly alarmed.
Completely admit defeat.
Chapter 1800 A Tiger and Wolf Army
Afterwards, Cai Jing was reinstated as prime minister.
Claiming to be blind,
Let his son handle all government affairs.
This is also a deliberate attempt to get rid of these princelings.
This resulted in the collapse of the hidden Crown Prince alliance.
By the way, the family of Yuwen Cuizhong and Yuwen Xuzhong...
Almost all of them belonged to the Prince of Yun's faction.
In addition, Zhao Yuan recruited and heavily relied on Ge Shengzhong.
His brother, Ge Cizhong, was also a member of the Prince of Yun's faction.
Two groups of people fought tooth and nail over the succession dispute.
They are all now serving as officials in the new Ming Dynasty.
They made no overt actions.
In reality, they each secretly chose sides.
The faction led by Prince Yun was severely suppressed.
Because Zhang Gen is now in charge of the Crown Prince's faction!
Of course, they can no longer be called the Crown Prince's Party and the Prince of Yun's Party.
It was merely a continuation of the previous dynasty's struggle for the throne.
"Where have you fought westward to?" Zhang Pu asked.
Zhang Shun said, "We have occupied the entire territory of Chizhou. Quan Bangyan has stationed troops in Jiangzhou."
"Upon learning of the collapse of the flank river defenses,"
"At least 20,000 people have been relocated to Pengze."
Zhang Pu laughed and said, "I can write more than ten letters by hand."
"Persuade Jiangxi officials to submit to the imperial court,"
"Cut off Quan Bangyan's escape route,"
"At that time, he will naturally be willing to lead his troops to surrender."
This was Zhao Yuan's true intention.
They wanted to pacify Jiangxi through the Zhang family.
Otherwise, why send Zhang Pu to Zhejiang?
The administrative divisions of the Song Dynasty were quite interesting.
Jiujiang, Hukou, Nankang, Duchang, Poyang, Fuliang, Shangrao, Guixi, Qianshan...
These areas were not included in Jiangxi Road.
Instead, it belongs to Jiangdong Road.
Strictly speaking, Zhang Gen is not from Jiangxi.
He was a genuine Jiangdong native.
"Then I'll have to trouble Governor Zhang."
Zhang Shun curled his lip.
The emperor sent a civil official to persuade them to surrender.
His achievements in conquering the southeast will be greatly diminished.
But it doesn't matter, I have a backup plan.
Take Fujian!
.....
Jiangzhou (Jiujiang).
Jiangxi, together with the western part of Jiangdong Road,
Quan Bangyan is no longer the top leader.
Because Emperor Huizong of Song did not trust him very much
So they sent their immediate superior—Xiang Ziyin, Emperor Huizong's cousin.
Fortunately, Xiang Ziyin did not give any bad advice.
The two worked together quite well.
"Is there still no news from His Majesty?" Quan Bangyan asked.
Xiang Ziyin shook his head and sighed, "We sent many people to search."
"There has been no news at all,"
"We did manage to find Cai You."
"Tong Guan sent a secret letter from Fujian,"
"They want to establish a member of the imperial clan as emperor,"
"He has found a member of the royal family."
Quan Bangyan said, "Xinzhou and Raozhou have already changed their flags."
"The governors of the two prefectures also wrote to me urging me to return... to surrender to the rebels."
"Sigh, let's just throw it."
Xiang Ziyin sighed.
Quan Bangyan was quite surprised: "You are His Majesty's cousin."
"They're actually willing to surrender to the new dynasty?"
Xiang Ziyin countered, "Are you going to resist stubbornly instead of surrendering?"
"Although you have tens of thousands of soldiers under your command,"
"Only a few thousand are truly capable of fighting,"
"It was only thanks to the fortified city of Jiangzhou that we were able to stop Zhong Xiang."
"Now, the counties and prefectures behind us are overwhelmingly surrendering to the new dynasty,"
"Where will the food for your tens of thousands of soldiers come from?"
"You still don't dare to send troops back to suppress the rebellion,"
"Zhang Shun's army could arrive at any moment."
"Tong Guan spent six months suppressing bandits in Fujian,"
"They couldn't even wipe out a few bandits in the mountains,"
"Can he stop Zhang Shun's fierce army?"
Quan Bangyan heard these words,
I felt a sense of relief.
Xiang Ziyin was the emperor's cousin.
Tong Guan was the emperor's confidant.
It's understandable that the two of them insisted on not surrendering.
But why don't I surrender?
It's not worth being buried with the old Song dynasty.
Moreover, his own soldiers,
They are probably already plotting to submit to the new dynasty.
Zhang Pu's letter was of nuclear bomb significance.
With his personal endorsement in a letter,
Jang Gen is still the prime minister of the new regime.
The gentry of Jiangxi urged the prefect to surrender.
Even some local powerful families,
Especially the prominent families of Xinzhou and Raozhou,
They're already preparing their descendants to participate in the new dynasty's imperial examinations!
There was no place to supply food and fodder.
What do Quan Bangyan's soldiers eat?
Xiang Ziyin personally drafted the surrender document.
Then have Kwon Bang-yeon sign his name as well.
The two routes in Jiangnan were thus peacefully handed over.
Things went so smoothly
The main issue is that Emperor Huizong of Song has disappeared.
Moreover, Hangzhou, the "capital," is gone.
What can local officials still hold on to?
They soon received a reply from Zhang Pu.