Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 2 Queen Mother Fu

Chai Zongxun leaned closer to Queen Mother Fu and felt a refreshing fragrance coming from her.

Chai Zongxun composed himself and whispered in Empress Dowager Fu's ear:
"Mother, Zhao Kuangyin is a traitor and will soon usurp the throne! We must find a way to get rid of him immediately!"

Queen Mother Fu was shocked when she heard this. She looked at Chai Zongxun and said hesitantly:

"Your Majesty, this Zhao Kuangyin is your father's confidant general. Your father only arranged for him to take an important position in front of the palace before his death. He is a minister who cares about you.

Moreover, in the past few months, since he took charge of the capital inspection, he has been reorganizing the imperial army with great success. How could he have the intention to usurp the throne and commit rebellion? "

Chai Zongxun said: "Mother, the wooden sign that my father picked up on his way back to Bianjing must have been tampered with and deliberately let my father see it.

This matter was most likely planned by Zhao Kuangyin.

Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen?

Zhang Yongde is an in-law of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He has always been loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty. My father has great trust in him.

And when Zhao Kuangyin reorganized the Forbidden Army, he secretly planted his cronies to plot evil! "

When Empress Dowager Fu heard this, she was surprised and confused for a while. After a long while, she asked: "Xun'er, what can you do?"

Chai Zongxun had already thought of a solution on his way to see Queen Mother Fu. Knowing that Queen Mother Fu was a prostitute, she immediately said:

"Mother, we must act immediately to remove Zhao Kuangyin, otherwise it will be a disaster for me and the country!

Last night, I dreamed that my father told me that Zhao Kuangyin had evil intentions, and that Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin were ministers of the country.

The emperor's father ordered his sons to secretly send Zhang and Li back to Beijing, and together with Han Tong, the deputy commander of the guard and army, to capture Zhao Kuangyin's faction! "

When Empress Dowager Fu heard that Chai Zongxun said that it was her father Chai Rong who entrusted her with the dream, she believed 60% to 70% of it. In the past few months, she had often dreamed of the late Emperor Chai Rong, but it was just a matter of friendship between me and me, and there was nothing important to explain.

After Empress Dowager Fu thought for a moment, she said: "Your Majesty, your father has given me this instruction in a dream. Let's summon Prime Minister Fan Zhi and Second Chancellor Wang Pu to discuss the situation before we act."

Chai Zongxun thought to himself: This Wang Pu has been secretly bribed by Zhao Da and the Zhao brothers. Although Fan Zhi is loyal to Zhou Dynasty and me, he has no precautions against Wang Pu and the Zhao brothers.

"Mother, one day in August, I went to court. The admonishers Zheng Qi, Yang Hui and others came to persuade me to restrict or even get rid of Zhao Kuangyin, but Wang Pu stopped me.

From the emperor's perspective, this Wang Pu might have been bribed by Zhao Kuangyin and become one of his party! "

Queen Mother Fu couldn't help but recall the scene in the court that day:
The admonishers Zheng Qi, Yang Huili, Chen Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Kuangyin had been inspecting the palace for several months before taking office. They had been trying to win over people's hearts and form cliques in the imperial army. They feared that they might be disobedient, so they asked your Majesty to seize this human rights position and put him in jail and put to death.

At that time, neither he nor the emperor had any idea, so he asked several prime ministers in the court for their opinions.

This time, Prime Minister Wang Pu went out to talk about Zhao Kuangyin's loyalty and talents. He was a person promoted by the late emperor himself. Only then did Prime Minister Fan Zhi come forward to suppress the impeachment of Zhao Kuangyin by Zheng Qi and Yang Hui.

From this point of view, Wang Pu has secretly taken refuge in Zhao Kuangyin, just as Huang Er said.

Chai Zongxun continued to speak forcefully to Empress Dowager Fu:
"Mother, my great Zhou Dynasty was created by Taizu and my father who overcame many difficulties and dangers. We must not let a careless person usurp it!

Among the ministers, only Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin have greater prestige in the Forbidden Army than Zhao Kuangyin. In order to avoid being detected by Zhao Kuangyin and others, the Queen Mother is requested to secretly send someone to summon them to Beijing immediately! "

Empress Dowager Fu was finally moved and shouted outside the palace: "Mr. Li, come in!" After a moment, a eunuch in his fifties, with a cautious and capable look on his face, came respectfully into the palace. He was the current chamberlain. Li Fu, the head of the line (general manager of the imperial court) and a veteran of the three dynasties of the inner court.

Li Fu knelt down and saluted: "Old slave, see the Queen Mother! See Your Majesty!"

Chai Zongxun sighed in his heart, knowing that no matter whether he was in the court or the palace, although he was the emperor, because he was too young, all the power was in the hands of the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Fu said: "Mr. Li, I ordered you to immediately send someone secretly out of the capital, and carry my secret decree to Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin and sneak back to the capital with your own troops!"

Li Funai, a confidant left by Chai Rong to assist Empress Dowager Fu and Chai Zongxun, immediately said: "I obey the order!"

He stood up and prepared to go out of the palace to do business.

Chai Zongxun suddenly said: "General manager Li, convey my order and ask Han Tongshen, the deputy commander of the bodyguard and army, to come to the Qingshou Hall to see me."

Li Fu was slightly surprised when he heard Chai Zongxun's calm tone, and saluted, "Old slave, I obey your Majesty's will!"

Chai Zongxun nodded slightly, watched Li Fugong exit the palace, and then turned to chat with Queen Mother Fu.

Empress Dowager Fu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this Han Tong has a bad temper and many ministers in the court are unhappy with him. Why do you want to summon him?"

Chai Zongxun thought: It turns out that in the history of time and space, after Zhao Kuangyin's "Chenqiao Mutiny", Han Tong, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, led the imperial army to prepare for the rebellion. However, due to his rude personality, most of the lieutenant generals of the imperial army were won over by Zhao Kuangyin.

After hearing the news, Han Tong wanted to gather his troops to resist, but was killed by Zhao Kuangyin's subordinate Wang Yansheng.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said: "Mother, although this Han Tong has a hot temper, he is loyal to our royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Generals like him will not win over the Imperial Guards, but are worthy of our trust. "

Empress Dowager Fu was slightly surprised and said, "What the emperor said makes sense. No wonder your father often praised you for your intelligence in the past."

Chai Zongxun did everything to the Queen Mother Fu's liking, occasionally showing off his talents and wisdom, and chatting happily with the Queen Mother Fu.

At noon, Chai Zongxun accompanied Empress Dowager Fu to have a meal together in the Baoci Hall, then left and returned to his Qingshou Hall.

While walking on the road, Chai Zongxun thought to himself: "Zhao Kuangyin should be a fledgling now, he just bribed many middle and low-level generals in the Forbidden Army.

Speaking of which, the so-called "merchant national policy" was initiated by his father, Chai Rong, who had been in business for more than ten years and was well aware of the importance of commerce to the country's finance and economy.

Zhao Da used military generals to usurp the throne. This changed the court structure of the Han and Tang Dynasties, which emphasized both civil and military affairs, and replaced it with the dominance of civil servants. As a result, martial arts declined day by day, leading to the "shame of Jingkang"!
Compared to Zhao Da, Zhao Er is even more of a despicable person. I wonder if the "wooden sign incident" on my father's way back to Beijing was Zhao Er's trick? "

After a cup of tea, Chai Zongxun walked back to the Qingshou Palace accompanied by a large group of personal eunuchs and palace maids.

After sitting down on the throne, Chai Zongxun casually looked at the personal eunuchs in the hall:
Tang Qi, the chief eunuch in front of the palace, has served him since he was a child, so his loyalty should be no problem.

At this time, men were superior to women, and the maids were just tools and not taken seriously.

But among my personal eunuchs, are there any spies bribed by Zhao Da or Zhao Er?
Chai Zongxun took the hot tea that the palace maid had just brewed and took a sip.

(End of this chapter)