Compete for the Song Dynasty

Zhao Zhongzhen, the seemingly docile and well-behaved prince, left the capital without permission.This is really an honest and mischievous child, but what everyone doesn't understand is that Zhao Zhongzhen has been gone for such a long time, why is there no movement in the capital?And it also caused Wang Pang to kill himself?

This matter starts with Li Liangzuo of Xixia harassing Da Song. Although Li Liangzuo in Xixia has met Wang Pang several times, as he came to power, he felt more and more that the principles of governing the country that Wang Pang told him were Yes, only when the people are rich can they have the ability to develop and expand their territory.However, with Yingzong's accession to the throne, the situation took a turn for the worse.Earlier, Li Liangzuo wanted to send someone to bring Wang Pang's wife and children to Xixia, but when Leng Qing rushed to the capital by accident, there happened to be a fire at Wang Pang's mansion, and Leng Qing only brought back Wang Pang's son.

This incident made Li Liangzuo feel that even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to get rid of it. Fortunately, Queen Liang Luoyao made an idea to keep this matter a secret first, and handed over the child to Liang Yibu, who had no son, to raise him. Of course, Even Liang Yibu didn't know that this child was Wang Pang's son.

When Li Liangzuo heard that Wang Pang had returned to the capital, he thought he would come to Xixia soon, but when he got the news, Wang Pang resigned from his official position and went south.This time, Li Liangzuo was very upset, he thought that all this must be caused by the new emperor of Song Dynasty.Moreover, even in matters of discussion, he felt more and more that Da Song was insincere, and he was not doing well.After a long time, Li Liangzuo's warlike nature was revealed again.He suffered a big loss in Tubo, and he didn't dare to fight in Liao. With Liang Luoyao's instigation, Li Liangzuo decided to compete with Da Song.

Since then, he has continuously sent troops to harass Jingzhou and Yuanzhou on Qinfeng Road. Although there are soldiers guarding this place, most of them are old, weak and disabled soldiers, and the guards are not as good at fighting as Zhongyi and Zhonge.In the past few months, Li Liangzuo's troops often won big victories, killing and looting tens of thousands of Song's people and livestock.Even so, he still thought that if Da Song really sent Wang Pang to fight him, then he would definitely persuade Wang Pang to come to Xixia.However, the envoy sent by Song Dynasty disappointed Li Liangzuo very much, instead of putting on an air of ordering Li Liangzuo to be a minister honestly.If he just accepted the imperial edict, how would he face the subjects of Xixia and the soldiers who had won many times. [

Before the new year was over, Song Yingzong issued an edict again to question Liang Zuo, and warned Liang Zuo not to invade the territory of the Song Dynasty in the future.Li Liangzuo, who was in the palace of the imperial city, stood up when he heard the imperial edict slapped on the dragon chair, "Ah, bah!" He said angrily, "A mad emperor, what right do you have to warn me? Renzong is no longer in power now. , even my righteous brother doesn't serve him anymore, why should I listen to him?"

The civil servants and military generals of the Xixia court are being encouraged by the constant victories. When they heard the emperor say this, they all said: "My lord, I think we will send troops now, and then fight well for Shuichuan to take down the Song Dynasty Qin Fenglu. When we take down the Song Dynasty, Then we will be evenly matched with the Liao Kingdom."

"That's right! Your Majesty, as long as our soldiers and iron cavalry step into the Central Plains, the Song Dynasty will have no power to fight back. Let's go all out!"

Hearing the discussions of the ministers, Li Liangzuo stopped talking. He has been the emperor since he was 16 years old, and he has never lost his victories or defeats.He knew that Da Song's bone was not so easy to chew.And if he was asked to send troops, one day if he had to fight Wang Pang, he always felt that he would feel a little uncomfortable.He glanced at the general Manbaa, and the veteran Manbaa stood there without saying a word.

"General Man, what do you think of this matter?" Li Liangzuo respected this old general who helped him to the top and fought with him from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing Li Liangzuo's question, Manbaa sighed in his heart that the emperor has matured and is no longer the brat he was back then: "Your Majesty, don't act rashly on this matter. Although the Song State is poor and weak, we may not be very strong now, let alone the Liao Dynasty. The country lends troops to the Song State, which shows that the Song-Liao alliance has been decided. The current situation is a three-legged confrontation, if we Xixia formally attack the Song State, and the Liao State "intervenes" in it, I am afraid that we will suffer from the enemy."

"It's still the old general who sees the matter from a long-term perspective, but it's impossible for me to give up harassing Song with a warning edict. What's the name of the envoy this time?" Li Liangzuo asked .

The privy envoy Man Chang stood up and said, "Return to Your Majesty, this person is called Li Maoxian!"

Li Liangzuo flicked his robe sleeves and said, "Who cares about him first, whoever comes later, no matter who Song Dynasty sends, as long as they are not the king, they will all disappear!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and announced his retirement.

Since then, Li Liangzuo still went his own way, which made Yingzong very annoyed. It's not that he didn't think about raising troops, but now the treasury is so empty that he can't even pay the military salary, let alone build weapons and equipment.What made him even more troubled was that Zhao Zhongzhen disappeared.Zhao Shu, Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty, had trouble sleeping and eating in his heart, and Zhao Zhongzhen was his most beloved child.Even Empress Gao cried every time she saw Yingzong: "What if Zhongzheng makes a mistake, what should I do?"

Song Yingzong Zhao Shu and Gao Shi are young couples, and their relationship has always been very good, but he was also extremely upset about this matter: "You just know how to cry! Could it be that the officials posted a notice that the prince is gone? Now Xixia is looking for trouble for us , if Zhongzhen falls into the hands of the Xixia people, not to mention the child's life, even the country of the Great Song Dynasty will be ruined by you and me."

Empress Gao was even more aggrieved when she heard this: "You have been asked to establish the crown prince long ago, so that Zhongzhen can live in the imperial city, and there will be no such thing as today. It is you who broke the child's heart!"

It’s okay not to mention this matter, but Yingzong was very annoyed when he mentioned this matter: "What? Do you also think that I, the emperor, will be here soon?" It is not without reason that he was so annoyed. Died on the imperial dragon bed, Yingzong himself hated his unsatisfactory body very much, especially when it went from bad to worse recently.But every time he thinks of this, his heart aches.Now even my queen said the same thing, urging me to establish a prince, isn't this ominous?Zhao Shu said with a stern face, "There is nothing to be anxious about setting up the crown prince. Zhongzhen is still young, and he was anxious to persuade me to send troops several times a few days ago because of the Xixia incident. If he is young and vigorous, if he sets up the crown prince too early, I am afraid that he will be even more arrogant and self-willed." What's more, look, I just asked him a few words, and he just disappeared, alas!"

Empress Gao gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't fight for your child, the throne will fall into the hands of others sooner or later!" Yingzong Zhao Shu pointed his finger at the empress above Yutao angrily and said, "You! Mother, how do you say such a thing?" At this time, the queen couldn't sit still anymore, and every time they discussed looking for Zhongzhen, they all dismissed the inner courtiers and maidservants. At this time, there were only two angry and anxious people, and Empress Gao stood up. Said: "Why can't I say it? The Queen Mother can say it!"

Ying Zong slapped Long Shuan angrily: "You also listen to what that old woman said? Huh? What did she say?"

"She didn't say anything, she just did it. When you were seriously ill, you broke into the Queen Mother's bedroom and scolded the Queen Mother. Do you think these things will be peaceful after killing Ren Shouzhong? The Queen Mother has long thought of finding someone to replace you. Otherwise, the Empress Dowager would readily agree to the matter of you addressing King Pu as Emperor Father?" Empress Gao said in one breath, and sobbed loudly after finishing speaking.

Seeing the grievance of the queen crying, Yingzong also felt distressed. He slowed down his tone and asked: "It is a good thing that the queen mother promised me to call my biological father the emperor. I didn't even expect her to agree so readily. It seems that she still thinks of me. It's his adopted son, and you are her niece."

"Your Majesty, why are you so confused! You are the thirteenth in your family, and Prince Pu has 28 sons. If King Pu is the father, then before our son becomes the crown prince, if something goes wrong, your brothers will all inherit the throne." The candidate." The Queen gritted her teeth and said.

Zhao Shu sighed: "Queen, you may be thinking too much. I only thought that I was suspicious, but it turns out that you are not too suspicious!" By this time, the tone of both of them eased, and the queen said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm suspicious. Let's find Zhongzhen as soon as possible. If we can't find it, we can only make Zhao Hao the crown prince. I once heard that when the emperor was sick and the queen mother was hanging down the curtain, he summoned Handong County privately." Wang Zhao Zongmian. If we talk about the situation at that time, this matter is not a trivial matter. Fortunately, the emperor blessed the emperor to recover and asked the queen mother to withdraw the curtain. I was thinking, in case the emperor is unwell..." Speaking of this, the queen couldn't continue, Their husband and wife have been engaged since childhood, and their relationship is very deep.Even when Zhao Shu became emperor, he didn't confer any harem.Of course the empress didn't want the emperor Zhao Shu to make any mistakes, but she had to say these words. [

Zhao Shu was also surprised when he heard it: "Why didn't the queen tell me about such a big matter earlier, and no one mentioned it to me?"

The queen blamed: "Since the emperor issued a decree to kill Ren Shouzhong, who would dare to say more about the affairs of the palace in front of the emperor? If the empress dowager hadn't agreed to Pu Yi's matter so readily, I would not have thought of this episode."

Zhao Shu broke out in a cold sweat. It turned out that the Empress Dowager Cao had long wanted to find someone to replace her. If she said someone else, it would be a joke, but Zhao Zongmian, King of Eastern Han, was different.He and Yingzong Zhao Shu are blood brothers, and both were born in King Pu's royal family.If he hadn't appointed his own heir to be the prince, Zhao Zongmian would be the best candidate. "Oh, fortunately, the queen thought of such an important matter."

The queen sighed: "Your Majesty, the matter of setting up the crown prince is to prepare for a rainy day. I think you should summon your minister Chen Chengli. He knows best about the queen's meeting with Zhao Zongmian."

Chen Chengli is the foreman of the eunuch in the Queen's Palace. At this moment, he is in his room, drinking tea while listening to the little eunuch Yang Jian tell him interesting stories about the palace.When the little eunuchs were together, every day what happened in the palace would be spread quickly. This little eunuch Yang Jian was hanging his legs for Chen Chengli, while talking about the emperor's reprimand of the prince a few days ago.After hearing this, Chen Chengli clicked his tongue twice: "If this King Ying becomes the prince in the future, it will be difficult to serve him!"

The little eunuch Yang asked puzzledly: "Master, why do you say that?" Don't look at this little eunuch Yang Jian, who is usually the most domineering in front of the children of his age in the palace, but in front of his master Chen Chengli, he is very domineering. Very well-behaved.

Before Chen Chengli could say anything, he heard the emperor's summons. Since Ren Shouzhong, emperor Song Yingzong Zhao Shu rarely summoned eunuchs, which made Chen Chengli a little uneasy.Fortunately, the emperor just asked about the Queen Mother summoning Zhao Zongmian, Chen Chengli thought that it would be fine to tell the truth.But it was his good fortune. From then on, the emperor and the empress would ask him when they had something to do. Gradually, Chen Chengli became the favorite eunuch of the emperor and empress.The little eunuch, Yang Jian, followed him!