Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Who on earth is coming to see me?" Yang Shi asked in surprise.

"He's a Taoist priest, he looks very extraordinary, like a god among gods." The servant said.

"Taoist?" Yang Shi, Li Tong, and Luo Congyan were all taken aback.

Taoism was revered in the Song Dynasty, and Taoist priests had a very high status. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court even decreed that Taoist priests were divided into more than 20 grades, and the grades of Taoist priests were the same as those of court ministers.

"What's his name?" Yang Shi asked.

"He said his name was Lin Lingsu!" the servant said.

"What? Lin Lingsu!" Yang Shi and the others were taken aback.

Lin Lingsu was the most famous Taoist priest in the late Northern Song Dynasty. All three of them had listened to Lin Lingsu's sermons when they were in Kaifeng. For Lin Lingsu's name, these three great scholars are also like thunder.

Hearing Lin Lingsu's arrival at this moment, Yang Shi hurriedly said: "Go and invite him!"

Just as the servant took a step forward, Yang Shi said again: "Wait a minute, I'll go and invite him in person!"

Lin Lingsu, Li Tong, and Luo Congyan headed outside together. When they came to the door, they saw a Taoist priest wearing a blue Taoist robe standing there. Who is this Taoist priest who is not Lin Lingsu?

However, Lin Lingsu was much more haggard than before. After Guan Shan searched for the treasure of Emperor Qin, the elites of the martial arts in the south of the Yangtze River were almost wiped out. The elder Wuqing of Shaolin Temple and the abbot of Shaolin died there, and he escaped alone. After he returned to Jiangnan, not long after, the Mutiny of Miao and Liu happened again. After that, Zhao Chen entered Jiangnan, Zhao Gou died, and his prediction of "destiny" was completely wrong. This dealt a great blow to his confidence and made him puzzled. It was not until Zhao Chen was assassinated and disappeared that he regained some confidence.

He felt that his calculation was indeed correct, Zhao Chen was not the real dragon emperor, and he would surely die. It's just that Zhao Chen died a little late.

He is a well-known figure in Jianghu, and he also has his own connections. After hearing that Yang Shi and others wanted to establish a new king, he immediately came to see Yang Shi.

"Renren Lin, please come in quickly!" Yang Shi held Lin Lingsu's arm and smiled.

Yang Shi nodded.

After entering the mansion, Yang Shi immediately seated Lin Lingsu and ordered someone to bring the best Yuqian Longjing.

"Renren Lin, you are not living in seclusion in Huanglong Cave, why are you here now?" Yang Shi, Li Tong, and Luo Congyan sat beside him, and Yang Shi laughed.

"The world is in chaos today, even people who are outsiders can't be peaceful and happy! With our cultivation level, we already know the destiny! Emperor Xuanwu is definitely not the real dragon emperor, he just stole the real dragon emperor's position! However! It is destiny that he will die early! Now that he is dead, Pindao just came out of the mountain." Lin Lingsu looked.

"It turned out that he was destined to die early! Haha, how wonderful! I went to see Miao Fu before, and he didn't believe that Emperor Xuanwu was dead! It's so ridiculous!" Yang Shi laughed.

"I'm also a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, so naturally I can't see the Great Song Dynasty falling into chaos! The country cannot live without a ruler, we must establish a new ruler as soon as possible!" Lin Lingsu said.

"Lin Xianchang's thinking is exactly the same as ours. To be honest, we already have a new monarch in our hearts." Yang Shi laughed.

"Oh? I don't know who it is?" Lin Lingsu said.

"It's after Taizu, whose name is Zhao Zicheng. He is diligent and studious, and he knows etiquette. He can be the new king!" Yang Shi said.

"Can I have a meeting with the poor?" Lin Lingsu asked.

At that moment, Yang Shi immediately called Zhao Zicheng out. After Lin Lingsu saw Zhao Zicheng, he couldn't tell whether Zhao Zicheng was the real dragon emperor destined by "destiny", so he didn't say any more at the moment.

"We are going to establish a new monarch as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in the world!" Yang Shi said.

"I don't know when it is?" Lin Lingsu asked.

"The sooner the better! When the weather clears, we will establish Zicheng as the king! At that time, we will need Master Lin to do some rituals." Yang Shi said.

"So fast?" Lin Lingsu said in surprise.

"Of course, the sooner the better! If we don't hurry up and someone establishes a new king, what should we do?" Li Tong said.

"That's right, that's the truth!" Lin Lingsu was stunned, then nodded immediately, and said.

From Lin Lingsu's point of view, Zhao Chen was also destined to die. Song Taizu still had many descendants in the south of the Yangtze River, who might inherit the throne. If local state officials establish an emperor and spread it all over the world, it may be too late for Yang Shi and others to establish an emperor. Therefore, this kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later, the sooner the better.

"I think it's the fifth day of April! That day is an auspicious day!" Lin Lingsu said.

"Is it too late? There is still half a month left! During this half month, many things may happen!" Luo Congyan said.

"What does Mr. Luo mean?" Lin Lingsu asked.

"March 25, how does Daoist Lin feel?" Luo Congyan asked.

Lin Lingsu calculated with his hands, and said: "March 25th is not suitable for marriage and enthronement, and March 26th, what do you think?"

"Okay! Then March 26th!" Luo Congyan said.

"Is this a bit too fast? In just a few days, we have no way to prepare!" Lin Lingsu still frowned.

"We just want to let Zicheng ascend the throne in front of others! The ceremony of enthronement can be as simple as possible! You only need to go to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors, and then our ministers support him to ascend the throne, and then spread the decree to all places, ordering officials from all over the place to respect His Majesty That's it! By the way, we will have to find the Chuan Guo Yuxi at that time! After finding the Chuan Guo Yuxi, no one doubts His Majesty's identity anymore. However, Emperor Xuanwu didn't know where he died, and the Chuan Guo Yuxi didn't know where he was. Where?" Luo Congyan said.

"So, there are only five days to prepare?" Lin Lingsu said.

Yang Shi, Li Tong, and Luo Congyan all nodded.

Lin Lingsu frowned slightly, still feeling that the people in front of her were a little too impatient. But the three of them said so, so he could only agree.

"Many ministers in the court have agreed to support the new monarch! Wait until March 26th, we ministers will support the new monarch and go to the Taimiao together, and then read the imperial decree in the palace, and everything will be settled!" Yang Shi said.

"Okay! Emperor Xuanwu was extremely cruel. Many comrades in Jiangnan Wulin died at the hands of Emperor Xuanwu! However, there are still some seniors of the older generation. I will invite those seniors of the older generation to participate together. The enthronement ceremony of the new emperor." Lin Lingsu said.

"This is the best!" Yang Shi said with great joy in his heart.

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In the next few days, the city of Lin'an was very busy, and many great Confucian scholars near Lin'an came to Lin'an city.

In addition, Yang Shi and others are still persuading the courtiers, and more than half of the courtiers in Jiangnan support the so-called new emperor.

Moreover, Yang Shi also found some famous people in the city and let them participate in the new emperor's enthronement ceremony. These people just saw Zhao Gou being killed by Zhao Chen with their own eyes a few days ago, and now they know these things, they feel dizzy for a while. Some people agreed to Yang Shi, while others did not.

Regarding the matter of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, ordinary people in Lin'an City were also discussing a lot.

It was already March 25th, late at night, in the Yang Mansion, Zhao Zicheng was in a magnificently decorated room, with his wife and son beside him.

"In a short time, I will be enthroned! I will be the emperor of Song Dynasty by then! It's great!" Zhao Zicheng was full of excitement.

"Husband, I always feel like I'm dreaming! We are from a poor and humble family, are we going to become emperors and empresses now?" His wife said.

"We are after the great ancestor, how can we be poor and lowly? This is a good thing that fell into a trap in the sky, and it fell on my head." Zhao Zicheng laughed loudly, and suddenly stopped laughing after a while, and kept hiccupping .

He ate too much today, and now he feels a little queasy.

In the past, he lived in poverty, since he was found by Yang Shi, he can eat and drink, so he is not restrained, and now he can't stand it anymore.

His wife patted him on the back a few times, and then Zhao Zicheng threw up. After a while, Zhao Zicheng felt better.

"Husband, you don't know how to govern a country, how can you be the emperor?" His wife said again.

"How many of those emperors know how to govern?" Zhao Zicheng shouted.

"This..." His wife froze there.

"After becoming the emperor, we can live in the palace. From now on, we will be clothed in luxury! From now on, we will be rich and rich! We can enjoy it every day! As for governing the country, if you want to do such troublesome things, you can do it if you don't want to do it. , let Yang Shi and the others do it! Anyway, I am the emperor, I am supreme, and I can do whatever I want! The world belongs to me alone, and everyone listens to me alone! Haha...haha..." Zhao Zicheng laughing out loud.

"Father, why don't we live in the palace now?" Zhao Zicheng's son, Song Xiaozong in history, asked.

"Here...there is a group of soldiers there now! After Dad succeeds to the throne, they will naturally give way and let us in." Zhao Zicheng said.

Now Zhao Chen's thousands of troops are still stationed in the palace, Yang Shi and others can't get in, let alone Zhao Zicheng.

However, Yang Shi believed that after Zhao Zicheng ascended the throne, those soldiers and horses would definitely surrender to Zhao Zicheng, and they would definitely let Zhao Zicheng enter the palace at that time. Zhao Zicheng was also convinced.

It was pitch black, but Zhao Zicheng didn't feel sleepy at all.

"So fast! I'm going to be the emperor tomorrow! I really can't sleep tonight!" Zhao Zicheng said secretly.

During the whole night, he stood in front of the window, extremely excited.

It wasn't until the sky was getting dark that someone outside invited him out and arranged breakfast for him.