Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 287 Guo Rong's Helplessness

Empress Fu pondered for a moment, and said: "I think Zuo Shiyi's remonstrance is very reasonable. The Zhao family father and son have served in the Imperial Army for many years. Whether it is the Guards' Division or the Dianqian Division, they all have deep connections."

"As Your Majesty said, the bad habits of the old military officials will only harm the interests of the court. Although Zhao Kuangyin does not have the rebelliousness of a military general, he still believes in the way of survival in troubled times. Call friends and companions to support and help each other."

"At the same time, this man is heroic and righteous, his martial arts are the best in the world, and he is admired and admired by the whole army."

"Wonderful, Zuo Suyi's description is quite appropriate."

"My concubine thought that they might not have ambitions, but if this trend does not change, it is not good for me."

Guo Rong said with a smile: "The empress has such insight, it is not uncommon. But, have you ever thought about it, I know that the father and son of the Zhao family have the bad habits of martial arts, why do I still use it so much to promote Zhao Kuangyin? Know nothing?"

Empress Fu also felt strange, and Yang Huizhi saw the problem.I also saw the problem, how could my husband not see it?

Guo Rong glanced at his withered hands, and said: "Don't look at the emperor's aloofness, turning his hands into clouds, turning his hands into rain. Many times, the emperor also had to act on the face of others, more than once."

"Queen, don't believe me. In the battle of Gaoping, Zhang Yongde was not on my side. I would not dare to chop off the heads of more than 70 generals including Fan Aineng and He Hui. Without Li Chongjin's support, I would not dare to force the greedy Zuo Yu General Lin Meng Hanqing committed suicide."

"Not to mention the soldiers and generals of the Jiedushi, even the generals of the imperial army, there are not a few people who are looking forward to my death."

"why?"

He asked himself and answered: "I blocked their way! How are they?"

"Want a woman? Just grab it. Want wealth? Just grab it. Walk sideways on the street..."

"And now?"

"If you bully a commoner, if you are greedy for a small amount of money, you must be trembling, for fear of falling into the hands of the Kaifeng government. Become the second Meng Hanqing, the second Wang Jixun."

"Can they not hate me? Can they not want me to die?"

"It's just that they only dare to think about it, because Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde are the people left to me by the father, and they control the head, body, and feet. Even if they have other thoughts, what can they do?"

Empress Fu silently nodded, and said: "I understand, Zhao Kuangyin is the new head..."

Guo Rong smiled slightly and said: "You have to eat every bite, and you have to do things one by one. The military minister's domineering, the military minister's bad habits, have been for too many years. If you want to cure it immediately, you can't use strong medicine, and you will only fall into the situation of the former court." .”

"Didn't Liu Chengyou of the previous dynasty just want to kill powerful officials indiscriminately, resulting in the loss of the world?"

"Besides, even if it's a fluke, if you kill the domineering generals one by one, who will fight the world for me?"

"The Zhao family's father and son are well connected and popular. Reusing Zhao Kuangyin can reassure the hearts of the old military officials. Luo Youdu's military exploits are brilliant, and everyone in the army is now dissatisfied. But I ordered Luo Youdu to be directly transferred to the front of the palace and the guards to serve as the commander of the palace. , as the commander of the horse infantry, you see if those veterans are making trouble."

"It's one thing for them to obey, but it's another thing for them to move their interests."

"This is also the reason why I set up the Imperial Army Division, to open up another world, not to go to the front division and the guards' division to grab profits."

"Luo Youdu was born as a literati, and his vision is farther. He is very repulsive to the bad habits of the old military officials, which is very good. My original plan was to reuse the Imperial Army Division and raise the Imperial Division to overshadow the front division and guards. Commander-in-Chief."

"The imperial battalion division does not have the bad habits of the old military officials, and its rise will also stimulate changes in the front division and the guards' division."

"Even if there are old stubborn people who don't want to change, with a stronger Imperial Commander in hand, and with Zhao Kuangyin and Han Tong under pressure, it won't be too late to bring strong medicine."

"such a pity!"

Guo Rong sighed, thinking of his ambition of "opening up the world for ten years, supporting the people for ten years, and bringing peace for ten years", he couldn't help feeling that the world is impermanent.

Empress Fu said: "I understand! Your Majesty has moved Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde, who are more threatening, and Zhao Kuangyin can't move again. Once he moves, there is no general who can hold the scene, and the morale of the army will be confused."

Guo Rong said with a smile: "That's right. Yang Zuo Shiyi saw Zhao Kuangyin's potential threat, and he really had good intentions. But literati like them are too simple, thinking things too simply. He only saw Zhao Kuangyin's potential threat , but don’t think about what would happen without Zhao Kuangyin at this time.”

"And..." He paused, and said: "Zhao Kuangyin is the only existence that can restrain Luo Youdu. Not only must he come up, but he also needs to be reused."

Empress Fu's face changed slightly, her expression frightened.

Guo Rong pondered for a moment, then said: "Luo Youdu's Wen Tao Wu Lue is a momentary choice in this world, if he can recover Yan You's hometown this time, my Great Zhou will not say that it is Xiande's dynasty, it will be the few years of my father's reign , and no one can compare with him.”

"I have the grace to support and support him. I can be sure that he will not betray me, and I am also sure that I can handle him."

"But... I can't guarantee that he can treat Shiro as he treats me... not only him, but also Zhao Kuangyin and Han Tong!"

Guo Rong's face was a bit bitter.

The greatest tragedy of this era is the loss of morality and ethics.

Guo Rong thought about whether he could entrust the power of life, death, abolition and establishment to one person like Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty.

He believes that if he was in the same era and situation as Liu Bei, he would have the same courage.

But in this chaotic era, he really didn't dare to think of the world as the way of the world.

Empress Fu could also feel her husband's helplessness, and grabbed his hand.

Guo Rong continued to laugh and said: "Don't pay too much attention to this statement, it's just checks and balances, the necessary means for those in power, it doesn't mean that they really have rebellion."

"In this way, I just want to warn the queen not to be emotional."

"Luo Youdu is your sister-in-law. With this relationship, you can reuse him. But you can't overdo it, and you can't be defensive."

"Zhao Kuangyin is the best choice."

Feeling the helplessness of the superior, Empress Fu nodded and said, "I know."

On the same day, Guo Rong issued a letter of appointment, Zhao Kuangyin, the commander of the Dianqian Metropolitan Government, was promoted to the inspector of the Dianqian Metropolitan Government, and was appointed as the inspector Taifu, replacing Zhang Yongde as the Dianqian Division.

The news spread to the Dianqian Division.

The ministers in front of the palace were full of joy.

Not only Zhao Kuangyin's confidants, but also Zhang Yongde's confidantes.

Just as Guo Rong was concerned, after the option of Zhang Yongde was crossed out, no one except Zhao Kuangyin could take over the seat that everyone checked.

Zhao Kuangyin's superior position can make a group of people feel at ease.

But Zhao Kuangyin himself was not too happy.

Getting his wish fulfilled is of course a great thing, but this good news came along with the news that Luo Youdu had won the Khitan and was about to regain Yanyou's hometown, so it was a bit shocking.

(End of this chapter)