The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 25 Decided to send troops
What Zhao Xu said made the ministers of Hou Zhou look at each other, not knowing what to say, Chai Rong was very happy.

The ministers no longer object, any further objection is an attempt to make His Majesty lose the hearts of the people and chill the hearts of the people in the old place.

What did the ancient emperors value most?There is no doubt that it is the hearts of the people.Land and cities can be conquered by force, but people's hearts cannot.

Those who have many ways will help more, but those who have no way will help little.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, otherwise why are such emperors, from time to time, private visits in micro-services, and do some actions close to the people.

If you think he is full enough, he is paying attention to what the common people are thinking, and at the same time establishing his image of being close to the people.

So every time the emperor goes out of the palace for a private visit, let the common people know why even if you let the common people know, the emperor will watch by your side.

You are not far from the emperor, so you all have to make good money, maybe one day you will be able to meet the emperor.

All the courtiers remained silent for a while, if you say no, then you are against His Majesty, then you are really the birthday boy who hanged himself - too long to die.

For a moment, all the ministers knelt down and begged Chai Rong to send troops to take back the old places of the four prefectures of Qin and Feng. They all said that if Chai Rong didn't take back these places, he would be a fool.

He also kept flattering that Chai Rong was the destiny, the co-lord of the world admired by all people, and a virtuous king.

Everyone can see that His Majesty the Emperor has long thought of this in his heart, and he cannot let the Emperor hold grudges against us in his heart. His future is the most important thing.

Zhao Xu felt goosebumps all over his body. Just now he said not to send troops, but now everyone supports them and sings praises.

Chai Rong also ignored these people:
"I don't care about the different opinions held by the ministers' family before, but from now on, everything is working towards the recovery of the four prefectures of Qin and Feng. Who dares to make a decision."

The emperor Jinkou Yuyan said, since he has said that he must follow this aspect, if you lose the chain at this time, no one can save you.

For the sake of his own authority, the emperor will punish you according to the law. That is to say, if you have an opinion now, you can keep it and don't mention it.

All the ministers breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor had already prepared to attack Shu, and he and others were still foolishly opposing it.

Especially those who just wanted to object and haven't had time to speak out feel that they are relatively lucky.

All the courtiers below agreed, Chai Rong was very satisfied, and he continued:
"In order to regain the homeland of my dynasty in the Central Plains, I decided to go on a personal expedition."

Chai Rong still thought that this time he would go on a personal conquest again, which would enhance his prestige again, but this time he was doomed to be disappointed.

The ministers did not expect that Chai Rong would throw such a bomb at this time, which made the ministers dizzy.

All the ministers knelt on the ground in unison, dissuading Chai Rong. This time he went to the northwest, which was different from Gaoping.

The environment there is harsh, the prefectures and cities are dangerous, the people are strong, and there are frequent winds and sandstorms, so everyone is trying their best to persuade them.

The three prime ministers, Li Gu, Fan Zhi, and Wang Pu, are all admonitions. If you don't take back your order, the emperor, we three old fellows will be crushed to death here.

The prime minister Wang Pu even said that the emperor is an important weapon of the country, how can he easily conscript himself, he should sit in Gyeonggi and take overall command.

Wang Pu is not a simple person in history. He was a remarkable figure in the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasty.

Wang Pu, styled Qiwu, was born in Bingzhou Qi.Successively served as five emperors in the two dynasties of Zhou Taizu, Zhou Shizong, Zhou Gongdi, Song Taizu, and Song Taizong.

He once served as the prime minister of the Houzhou and Song dynasties and was extremely prominent. He was born in a family of officials and eunuchs.

During the Qianyou period of the Later Han Dynasty, he was admitted as the No. 1 Jinshi in Jiake and served as Secretary Lang. In the third year of Guangshun in the Later Zhou Dynasty (950 AD), he became a prime minister at the age of 32.

In the second year of Qiande in the Song Dynasty, that is, the first month of the fourth year of 960 AD, he was dismissed from his phase and changed to Prince Shaobao.

Looking at Wang Pu's official career, he has been prime minister for ten years and has been promoted to the first rank three times, which is rare in modern times.

In the early years of Taiping Xingguo (AD 970), he was named Qi Guogong, and died in August of the seventh year of Taiping Xingguo (AD 980).The imperial court stopped for two days and gave it to the servant, posthumous literature.

At the same time, for famous historians, he compiled "Shizong Shilu", "Tang Huiyao" and "Five Dynasties Huiyao"-three historical books with a total of more than 170 volumes, which made great contributions to the development of historiography.

At this time, he was already the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Taizu respected him very much, and Chai Rong was still very cautious in his opinions.

Originally, he didn't really want to go, and besides, he didn't have that much time. If it was to establish authority, after the Battle of Gaoping, no one dared to underestimate him.

So he asked calmly:

"Since the Qing family does not agree with my personal conquest, then you can recommend a general to me. I will definitely recover the four prefectures of Qin and Feng."

Since I can't go, you can find someone for me to go, so that you also have the responsibility, and the big victory is because you have the knowledge of people.

If it doesn't go well, it means that the person you recommend is not human, and you can't escape the guilt.

Hearing that the emperor no longer insisted on the imperial conquest, he was relieved, Wang Pu thought for a while, and saluted Chai Rong:
"Your Majesty, my minister Wang Pu feels that he has recommended Xuanhui Nanyuan Envoy and Zhen'an Jiedu Envoy Xiang Xun to take on this important task, and Fengxiang Army Jiedu Envoy Wang Jing."

Wang Pu said there are two people for a reason
"Xiang Xun is familiar with the terrain of northern Shaanxi, so he can be the supervisor of the capital. At the same time, he can order the Jiedu envoy of the Fengxiang army and Wang Jing, the Duke of Baoguo, to lead the army. General Wang's bravery will definitely be able to pacify Qinfeng and other places."

Wang Jing is an important minister of the imperial court, and at the same time, he also has a familiarity with the place, which is unmatched by anyone else.

Originally, many generals were eager to try and think about the whole job of leading the army, but after hearing the words of Prime Minister Wang Pu, all of them were honest.

None of the generals in the Manchu Dynasty was more qualified than Wang Jing, and everyone supported Wang Pu's proposal upon seeing this.

Therefore, Wang Pu's opinion was adopted as a matter of course, and Chai Rong immediately issued an edict:
"Appoint the Jiedu Envoy of Fengxiang Army as the deployment of the west camp, and Xiang Gong as the capital supervisor of the southwest camp. "

The imperial decree was quickly delivered to the three of them, and the Fengxiang Army quickly assembled and arrived at the destination, ready to attack Qinzhou at any time.

This time Chai Rong didn't intend to let his pro-army forbidden army go at all. He thought that Fengxiang Army could handle the situation completely.

Zhao Xu continued to train his students, and the students in the Forbidden Army Military Academy had never had the opportunity to practice what they had learned in the military academy.

Here Houshu Mengchang is still drunk, this guy, since he won the four states of Qin, Feng, Cheng, and Jie, he no longer has that kind of ambition, and he spends his whole day drinking and having fun.

To be happy in life is to have fun, Meng Chang likes this sentence the most, and now he is doing these things.

His sensuality has smoothed out his edges and corners, and he is no longer the young emperor who looks like he is going to do something.

He no longer had the vigor and vigor he had when he killed those old courtiers, and he was no longer that young hero.

After he heard that the people of Qinzhou had gone to Bianliang, he immediately deployed a large number of troops in Qinzhou and other places.

It seemed that he was still not stupid. This was Zhao Xu's evaluation of him later, but he did not hear these in the end.

He didn't care in his heart, is Hou Zhou really that strong?No matter how strong you are in the next week, my Great Shu Kingdom is not weak.

I don't know who will win the deer, maybe this time is still an opportunity, as long as I seize it, I may be able to annex more land in Zhou State.

At that time, the area under his rule may be greatly expanded. After strengthening his own power, he can further unify the world.

Thinking of this, Meng Chang laughed triumphantly, as if the whole world was already in his hands, but he was a little carried away.

Whoever God wants to perish must first let him get carried away, and Meng Chang belongs to this kind of person, so he started drinking and having fun with the woman he picked up again.

Many ministers persuaded him not to listen, and finally his mother, the empress dowager of Houshu, led the prime minister to stop him.

Meng Chang has been afraid of his mother since he was a child, even though he is the emperor now, this awe has only increased.

It was only after the empress dowager's loud reprimand that he paid attention to this military operation in the latter week, which made him feel that it was not enough to deploy troops in these places, and he was also planning to send a confidant to the front line.

Go and take a look at the real situation on the front line, so that you can clearly grasp the situation on the front line.

Who should I send?At this time, his favorite minister, a person who only knows how to flatter, stepped forward, Zhao Jizha.

This guy doesn't have any great skills, but he is a bit smart. He doesn't have any great talents, he flatters his horses, and is a first-class expert.

Although he doesn't have much talent, he has a good relationship with the favored concubines and servants in Meng Chang's palace. He often gives gifts and money. Can this relationship be bad?
Some people always casually said how good Zhao Jizha was in front of Meng Chang, but Meng Chang believed it after a long time.

This time he took the initiative to invite Ying to inspect the front line, and he had his own purpose, which Meng Chang didn't know.

He was very happy that his ministers could share the burden for him, and he was very happy, so he appointed Zhao Jizha as Qin Feng's border patrol envoy to inspect the border military on behalf of the imperial court.

Zhao Jizha accepted the appointment very happily, and went to take office happily...

Zhao Jizha was allowed and appointed by Meng Chang, and this guy instantly felt that he was awesome, after all, he had the Shangfang Sword.

With the Shangfang sword, it is tantamount to coming in person on behalf of the emperor, and has the power to cut first and play later, so he is like a proud peacock knocking his tail high.

Along the way, there was great fanfare, the army cleared the way, and everyone avoided, lest others would not know that he was an imperial envoy.

People who are generally high-profile but incapable and don't know how to restrain themselves will definitely end badly in the end. Zhao Jizha hasn't realized this yet.

(End of this chapter)