At the End of Xuanhe, Emperor Huizong Forced Me to Ascend the Throne

In the tenth month of the seventh year of Xuanhe under the Northern Song, Jin Emperor Taizong Wanyan Wuqimai issued an edict to invade Song.

The Jin army marched south in two great forces, east and west, agreeing to meet beneath the walls of Bianjing.

The western army's Left Deputy Marshal, Wanyan Zonghan (Nianhan), led sixty thousand troops from Yunzhong Prefecture and laid siege to Taiyuan.

The eastern army's Right Deputy Marshal, Wanyan Zongwang (Wolibu), led sixty thousand troops from Pingzhou, advancing straight toward the Northern Song capital of Bianjing.

Thus began the Jin army's invasion of Song and the prelude to the Jingkang Incident.

Zhao Yi, a man from the twenty-first century, woke to discover that he had become Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong of Song. He was even being forcibly pressed onto the dragon throne. Zhao Huan wanted to cry: "No... I haven't even agreed yet." Just like that, he was forced to take over the Northern Song's disastrous mess. He couldn't flee, and he couldn't win a fight.

The ministers were busy fighting for power. The peace faction obstructed the war faction at every turn, hoping to drive off the Jin with reparations and territorial concessions, and insisting that everything should be settled through peace talks first.

At this time, Li Gang was still a Court Gentleman of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, while Zong Ze was merely a local civil official. Han Shizhong was still a low-ranking military officer, and Yue Fei had yet to make a name for himself.

Would he repeat history's mistakes and relive the humiliation of Jingkang? Or change the course of history and bring peace and prosperity to the Northern Song?