The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Tang was immersed in guilt. It seemed that he was really not a good husband. With hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands and a huge country in his hands, he failed to give his wife a sense of security, so he secretly made such harmful actions. The affairs of the community. 'Arranging the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world' I can't manage my own family well, so I talk about governing the country and building a world of great harmony.

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself too much. The matter at this step is actually just to keep the emperor. Even if it is a little extreme, it is well-intentioned, but it is for their own interests, and there is not much political purpose." Li Jun saw that the emperor's expression was wrong, and he knew him Hearing that the queen was involved in this matter, I was in a bad mood, and I had to talk about the next thing, "But later, someone found out that this was an opportunity to overthrow the society and bring down your majesty, so they got involved, and things changed. It's getting complicated..."

"Is there anyone from the royal family involved?" Zhao Tong asked after he let himself calm down with a long breath.

"Your Majesty is right. We found that the people in Kang Wang's Mansion and Zhongshan County Wang's Mansion became active after the Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter, and there are signs of joining forces between the two mansions!" Li Jun said.

"Hehe, after so many years, it's not easy for him to hold back." Zhao Tong said with a sneer. It seems that his good brother is not idle after so many years.

"Your Majesty, King Kang is indeed not simple. His suspicions have made us relax our vigilance over the years, but he has accumulated strength in secret, which caught us by surprise." Li Jun said a little dejectedly. Those unstable factors have been closely monitored. In recent years, the emperor's foundation has become stronger and stronger, and he has always been very low-key.Then the strict control over it was lifted and turned into daily surveillance.Unexpectedly, he took advantage of the loophole.

"Oh, what did you find out?" Zhao Tong asked curiously.He understands the great temptation of the throne, which can make people shed blood for thousands of miles, and can also make father and son brothers enemies. On the day he ascended the throne, he knew that he had embarked on a road of no return, and he knew that he and Zhao Gou The conflicts between the two are irreconcilable, but he still shows mercy and does not kill. He only hopes that he can keep his own place and realize his wish of being a happy prince for himself.

"King Kang, imitating what His Majesty did in Xiangyi, he bought a large amount of land outside Beijing to build a manor. On the surface, it was used to farm land and collect rent to subsidize the government, but in fact it has other uses!" Li Jun said...

Power is like opium, once possessed it is hard to let go.Although Zhao Gou had only been the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses for a few months, he was quite frightened and suffered a lot.But the feeling of being surrounded by stars, the supreme authority of King's Landing controlling hundreds of millions of lives and deaths made him extremely obsessed and unforgettable.Even after many years, every time I think that I am only one step away from the peak of power, my heart feels unbearable like being bitten by thousands of ants.

Zhao Gou regretted his indecision at the beginning, and did not immediately return to Beijing to succeed the throne under the order of the abolished empress dowager when the second emperor went north in Bianjing.As a result, he was preempted by Zhao Tun, got the clothes and belts, rescued the Queen Mother, and seized the capital.Since then, he has been passive everywhere, and the newly established forces were quickly disintegrated and divided by him, and he returned to the past overnight.Became a neglected prince.

In the tormented reflections again and again, Zhao Gou did not realize the mistakes he made at the beginning, but attributed his failures to his bad luck, the infidelity of his subordinates, and the insidiousness of his second brother.As the confinement life goes on, the resentment also deepens.Even his various benefits to him in the past have turned into soaring resentment.It has become evidence of his long-standing malice.

Although Zhao Gou became more and more resentful towards Zhao Tun, he admired his experience of self-made.Determined to imitate his method to accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to regain his own throne.But he also knew that as the second brother's 'number one' enemy, he would be closely monitored, so he stayed behind closed doors and remained silent for three years.Only when everyone had forgotten about him did he decide to implement his plan.

First, Zhao Gou bought a Zhuangzi in the west of Beijing under the pretext of subsidizing his family, and then bought all the nearby large tracts of land in the name of others.In the eyes of ordinary people, a fallen prince who lived only on his salary did not have so much money to buy so much land, so this did not attract the attention of the intelligence department, and escaped Zhao Tian's ubiquitous eyes and ears.But everyone has overlooked a problem. Zhao Gou once amassed a huge amount of wealth in the name of being the general of the world's soldiers and horses. After the Marshal's Mansion was forced to disband, the whereabouts of the money were unknown, but in fact it was in Zhao Gou's hands.

When Zhao Gou had land and money, he began to recruit the old ministries, recruiting frustrated politicians and scholars who were dissatisfied with the current emperor, and Zhao Tong's series of actions just gave him a chance.

During the Jingkang period, the Shuai Mansion recruited a large number of countrymen, rout soldiers, and green forest bandits in order to expand its military strength. However, after the Shuai Mansion was disbanded, these people were reorganized. Some joined the state army, some returned to their hometowns, and some were unbearable in military discipline. The restraints of the Liao Dynasty became bandits again, active in the border area between the two rivers, the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty.But as Yanjing was taken back, these people lost their basis for survival. Under the encirclement and suppression of the Song army, they quickly collapsed and scattered in all directions. .

After Zhao Tun came to the throne, he rectified the administration of officials to solve the problem of redundant officials. He inevitably punished and abolished a large number of corrupt officials and mediocre officials who had left their corpses without food; Of course, this also aroused the dissatisfaction of some scholars who had studied hard for many years; and his policy of emphasizing both civil and military affairs aroused the resentment of a group of conservative scholars and officials.So these people who were dissatisfied with the emperor became the targets of Zhao Gou's recruitment, and soon gathered a group of people under him, and became his staff who advised him.

Although Zhao Gou put together a team, he is not stupid, and of course he would not rush to attack when his opponent is in full swing.He placed most of the people in the manor, and recruited soldiers and horses to train secretly, as the capital for his own rebellion.Some confidantes have been brought with them in the names of housekeepers and school teachers.In addition to these, Zhao Gou also funded some scholars to send them to the academy to be taught by famous teachers, and tried to get them into the Imperial College, so that they could become their own reserve force and internal support,...

"Then Tai student Fu Que's letter was initiated by Kang Wang's people?" Zhao Tuo asked in a deep voice after listening to Li Jun's report.

"Your Majesty, after investigation, the leaders are indeed related to Kang Wang's mansion. They are the ones who contributed to the flames and initiated the letter. They are also related to the people who contacted the state students to prevent Liao Wang from entering Beijing!" Li Jun replied.

"Kang Kang is getting more and more difficult, and he thinks so far!" Zhao Tang couldn't help but sighed, it seems that lust and hatred can also make people progress.

"Compared with His Majesty, he is still far behind. Kang Wang wants to imitate what His Majesty did back then, but he only has the formality and does not know the essence!" Li Jun said with a smile, "The ones he recruited are all thieves and bandits, who are brave and ruthless, murder and rob. They are all good players, but they are far behind when it comes to marching and fighting. It is conceivable based on the army they have trained; as for the soldiers who voted under his sect, they did not see any conspiracy. They are all corrupt Those who pervert the law and cynical people are just greedy for money and were bribed by King Kang!"

"Don't underestimate these people. Just because they don't have loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness in their hearts, they act without any scruples. They are good at tricks and schemes, and they must be ruthless in their actions. They must not be taken lightly, otherwise we will be the ones who suffer!" Zhao Tong disagreed. He reminded Li Jundao of his statement.

"Yes, this subordinate has been taught!" Li Jun responded quickly.

"How many troops can King Kang use, and how are they equipped?" Zhao Tong nodded and asked again.

"Your Majesty, because the incident happened in a hurry and the defenses were very strict, our spies couldn't do a detailed investigation, so we can only calculate based on the population that they can mobilize at least 3000 troops. But the spies found that they were imitating our continual guns, so they calculated Its combat effectiveness should be equivalent to that of one of our brigades!" Li Jun said.

"Hehe, don't worry about that, even if it is equipped with a renzhu gun, it is just a weak point, which limits its combat effectiveness!" Zhao Tong smiled, and he considered this when he brought this cross-age weapon into this era. question.

In the early days of use, since there were very few people who had access to firearms, secrecy was not a problem, but after large-scale equipment, the management of tens of thousands of firearms became a problem.If you want to learn how to use a gun, you must be familiar with the structure of the gun. If there are too many people who know it, the secret will be impossible to talk about. In addition, it is inevitable that guns will be left behind in the battle on the battlefield, and they will be captured by the enemy.

But if you have a gun, you must have a bullet. The firing of bullets is powered by gunpowder. Gunpowder has also appeared in this era, but there is a big difference between the formula and the formula used by bullets.As long as Zhao Tun keeps the secret of the gunpowder formula, it cannot be deciphered with the technological level of this era. Even if someone else makes a gun, it will only be half disabled, and the range and power will be greatly affected, and even the chamber will be injured. Own.He has always classified the gunpowder formula as the top secret, and it is only in the hands of a few people. This secret work is much easier, so he is not worried about the leakage of firearm manufacturing technology.

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, we have nothing to worry about. Then King Kang must have discovered the flaws in their imitation firearms, so what does he want to do next?" Li Jun knew the power of firearms. Creating them in batches will be a great threat to them, and the emperor heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that.

"I guess he was a ghost among the local and state governments who wrote letters one after another. He instigated some officials under his control to write letters, but most of them didn't know the truth, so they followed suit to show their loyalty. This made the abdication known all over the world. Use this to force me to abdicate, and if I abdicate now, I have already released him, and he is waiting for the day when the Zen edict will be issued..." (To be continued...)