Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 58 Cutting off the Huainan Festival (Special thanks to book friend Lin Yuxuan for his 2 monthly passes!)

The ministers deliberated for a long time. Originally, there was a high demand for the choice of the Grand Tutor King. However, everyone knew that the King was a good drinker, and they were afraid that his drinking would delay such a national event.

In the end, Lü Mengzheng, the dignified and magnanimous scholar of the new science, was finally elected as the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty to Jinling to instruct Emperor Chai Zong of the Great Zhou Dynasty to teach Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

On the third day before setting off, Chai Zongxun thought of someone, so he summoned Lu Mengzheng to Huangji Palace in the afternoon and told him:

"Lu Aiqing, Li Jing is in a state of defeat right now, I forgive him for not refusing to agree to my request this time.

Although Lu Aiqing is young, she is magnanimous. As my envoy to the Tang Dynasty, I am relieved.

I heard that there was a general in the Tang Dynasty, Lin Renzhao. This time you went to Jinling, you should be friendly with him to express my appreciation. "

Lu Mengzheng immediately saluted and accepted his promise, and resigned from the Huangji Hall.

Chai Zongxun was sitting on the golden throne, thinking:
"The "Battle of Yangzhou" has proved the success of my new army and the "God's Arm Bow". Now that the imperial court's taxation and grain collection have been greatly improved, it seems that the next step of army expansion can be carried out.

The last time we collected 320,000 orphans across the country, excluding girls, we could train at most 170,000 to 80,000 "Dragon Army" and "Dragon Guard" sergeants. This number is not enough.

In the future, this new batch of new Kewu Jinshi who I personally promoted will be able to take charge of their own affairs once they are well trained. "

After Chai Zongxun thought for a long time, he immediately ordered a decree to be sent to Han Hui and Zhang Yong, who were temporarily stationed in Yangzhou, to recruit orphans in Huainan and bring them back to the capital together.

And if orphans are found in various prefectures in the Zhou Dynasty, they can also be sent to Bianjing to make them permanent.

Chai Zongxun stood up and left the Huangji Hall, heading towards the Qingshou Hall.

When they were approaching the main hall, Wu Chaolu and other personal female officials, eunuchs, and maids were already waiting in front of the door to welcome him.

After the ceremony, Chai Zongxun smiled and took Wu Chaolu's little hand and walked into the hall.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"Chao Lu, didn't you practice dancing with the maids today?"

Not long after Luzi entered the palace to live with Chai Zongxun in the fifth morning, he began to like singing, dancing, piano and chess, etc. under the guidance of the palace musicians. He studied non-stop every day and made rapid progress.

Because everyone in the palace knew that the young emperor Chai Zongxun loved Wu Chaolu, she was treated like a princess of the Zhou Dynasty.

Fifth Chaolu smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, of course Nunu also learned from the masters today.

It's just that Nunu feels that what the masters teach are all very similar, and there are no particularly amazing skills. Nunu just reviews them every day. "

Chai Zongxun nodded, thinking:
"Chaolu's talent in folk art is really high. It has only been more than half a year, but the dancers in my palace have nothing to teach her."

After sitting down together in the hall, Chai Zong said:
"Chaolu, my cousin Fu Zhenzhen will come to the capital to visit me in a few days, and we will have many playmates by then.

My cousin is only two months older than you, so I believe you two will get along happily. "

Fifth Chaolu nodded, hesitated for a moment, frowned slightly and whispered:
"Your Majesty, Nunu heard people in the palace say privately that Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother likes this niece very much, but she doesn't like His Majesty being with Nunu every day. Is that so?"

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"Chaolu, don't listen to the nonsense of the servants in the palace!

As long as I treat you well, the Queen Mother will naturally like you too. You see, I have taken you to see the queen mother several times. Doesn’t the queen reward you generously every time?
From now on, you don't need to pay attention to the random talk of these servants in the palace, or you can tell me and I will take care of them for you. "The fifth chaolu smiled and immediately felt relieved.

In the next few days, the major issues discussed by the ministers in the court focused on the successor of Huainan Jiedu Envoy.

In the early morning of November 6th, the first year of Kaixi, the civil and military ministers in Chui Gong Hall were arguing endlessly, and they were mainly divided into two factions:
The civil servants, led by Prime Minister Fan Zhi and Minister of Industry Tian Min, advocated that Jinzhou Jiedushi Wang Yan, who was old and ranked third among the orphans in the country under Emperor Chai Zongxun, be transferred to Huainan Jiedushi.

The military generals, headed by Han Tong and Zhang Yongde, believed that Huainan must use heavy generals to guard against the Tang Dynasty. After the two factions deliberated, they jointly recommended Cao Bin, who had made great contributions in the "Battle of Yangzhou", to succeed Huainan as the military governor.

As a new confidant of Emperor Chai Zongxun, Cao Bin was also an old subordinate of Zhang Yongde, so he was close to him, so he was accepted by Han Tong, a member of the imperial party in the army, and Zhang Yongde, a relative of the imperial family.

Hundreds of civil and military ministers were arguing endlessly in the palace, and they must decide on the status of Huainan Jiedushi today.

Only Li Tao, the Prime Minister, and Wang Zhu, the Grand Tutor, remained silent.

Chai Zongxun knew that the proposal of the civil servants was to weaken the power of military generals and to use the old and mediocre Wang Yan to guard Huainan. He would have little ambition and achievements.

And if Cao Bin is appointed as the military governor of Huainan based on the suggestions of the military generals, although Cao Bin is loyal now, it will be difficult to say that it will only increase hidden dangers in the future after he becomes the military governor with a high position of authority.

Chai Zongxun, who was sitting on the golden throne, looked at Li Tao and Wang Zhu, indicating that they would have the say.

Li Tao immediately left the class and said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Jiedushi system has not only been unable to secure the place for the imperial court, but has easily become a source of rebellion. It should be eliminated this time!"

Wang Zhu left the class and said:
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal to Prime Minister Li.

Now the image of the Tang Dynasty's subjugation has been revealed, and it is already the fat on my chopping board! As long as there are 10,000 elites, it will be enough to secure the two states of Huainan.

I thought it would be better to return Huainan to the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. "

Chai Zongxun was overjoyed, clapped his hand on the armrest of the throne and said:
"The discussion between Prime Minister Li and Taifu Wang is excellent!
I don't immediately send troops to take over the Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River because I don't want to disrupt our new policy of making the people rich and powerful in the Great Zhou Dynasty!
Li Jing now only has less than 100,000 defeated troops left. The emperor and his ministers are all cowardly. Huainan no longer needs to set up Jiedushi to defend Huainan with heavy troops.

I intend to eliminate the post of Huainan Jiedushi and put it under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. It is okay to leave 10,000 guards and pro-army officers to stick to Huainan. "

When the ministers heard this, they were quite surprised. Because the Jiedushi had been in existence for more than 200 years since the Tang Dynasty, these ministers had never thought of abolishing the Jiedushi.

After Prime Minister Fan Zhi hesitated for a moment, he made clear that Chai Zongxun intended to reduce the vassal status, and went out to say:
"Your Majesty, eliminating the post of Huainan Jiedushi will be of great benefit to the country and the people!
It's just that I think that the world has been in dispute for a long time. We are a country of tigers and wolves all week and week, and the border areas still need the Jiedu envoys to make decisions on the fly and do things conveniently.

If Your Majesty rashly cancels the Huainan Jiedu Mansion, I fear that the other Jiedu envoys will harm others and develop a disobedient attitude. "

Chai Zongxun said: "The most powerful Jiedushi envoys today are none other than Wei Wang Fu Yanqing and Zhaoyi Jiedushi Li Jun. Both of them are loyal to me as ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Tomorrow I will convey my will to the two of them, and I will greatly encourage them. As long as they are loyal to my great Zhou, I will not treat them badly.

As for the rest of the Jiedushi envoys, they were appointed by the imperial court, so how could they dare to be dissatisfied?

If you dare to make a mistake, there are 30,000 "Longxiang troops" in my capital city who have not yet been on the battlefield, which is enough for them to train! "

(End of this chapter)