The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 7
The next day, Chai Rong summoned all the ministers for the early court, and he specially approved Zhao Xu to participate in the early court.

Everyone looked at this young man, wondering what he was doing here.

And Zhao Xu, who was the first to participate in such a high-level meeting, was really uncomfortable. After all, he had never experienced such a big battle before, and he felt a little uneasy.

The people in this larger hall are all the top existences of the Great Zhou, and they are the ones who control the operation of this country.

At this time, all civil and military officials have basically arrived, and some acquaintances gather together, chatting casually, waiting for the morning court to come.

With the sound of the servant, His Majesty arrived, and all the officials knelt down on the ground in unison, shouting long live.

"My loves, Pingshen, there is one matter in the court today, which is how to deal with the invasion of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan. What are your thoughts?" Chai Rong didn't say a word of nonsense, and went straight to the topic.

The officials looked at each other and no one stood up. Zhao Xu really wanted to say something, but he knew that on such an occasion, it was not his place to be presumptuous.

Soon Feng Dao, the head of the civil servants, stood up from his seat. This respected veteran was given a seat in the court by the emperor's favor. The emperor's special training was to show the mighty grace of the emperor.

Zhao Xu glanced at this famous tumbler in history, but he didn't see anything special about it. Of course, he was able to survive in troubled times and never fell down, so there was something unique about him.

"Your Majesty, the veteran thinks that the Northern Han invaded our territory for no reason and killed my general. My Great Zhou must launch a crusade to show my great Zhou's national prestige."

Feng Dao said loudly.

"What the prime minister said is very true, I will reconsider."

"The minister reconsider!"

"The minister reconsidered! .

A group of civil servants watched their old boss speak, and they all enthusiastically supported it.

This is the officialdom, and this is Feng Dao's authority. As the head of all officials, he does not express his opinion easily. As long as he speaks up, people will naturally support him strongly.

The generals' fighting spirit is even higher:

"Your Majesty, I would like to raise elite soldiers to the northern borders to fight the Northern Han Dynasty to the death." This is Zhang Yongde, the commander of the imperial army, and Chai Rong's cousin-in-law.

Han Tong and others didn't lag behind, they all clamored to go, who knew that Chai Rong had no expression on his face, and the ministers didn't know why.

No matter what dynasty, as long as the generals are not afraid of war, the country's military strength will definitely not be weak.No matter how strong the economic strength is, it's useless for a general to have no backbone. Isn't he at the mercy of others?
Everyone was arguing, but Zhao Xu was thinking about other things.

Only Zhao Xu knew in his heart that Chai Rong wanted to conquer in person, but unfortunately none of the ministers thought about it.

"quiet!"

Following Chai Rong's scolding, the entire court fell silent instantly. The ministers looked at Chai Rong and understood that the emperor was going to speak next.

"All the ministers are important ministers of my Great Zhou. Since you all feel that the Northern Han Dynasty must be punished, I will naturally do my best, but this time I must personally conquer."

The ministers were stunned. The first half of the emperor's sentence was quite normal, but what did the second half of the sentence say?
Feng Dao immediately fell to his knees when he heard this:
"Think twice, Your Majesty. I have many soldiers and generals. Your Majesty doesn't have to lead an army in person. You can just send a general to the front line."

Feng Dao's proposal was approved by everyone.

In fact, what Feng Dao wanted to say in his heart was; Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, and your hearts are not yet stable, so you should not lead your troops out easily to avoid accidents.

Furthermore, even though His Majesty has the ability to govern the country, his ability to command troops is still not as good as that of a general who has fought a hundred battles.

As soon as Feng Dao said this, a large number of courtiers came out to support him.

Chai Rong looked at these old officials in the court, they were all old officials from Taizu's time, they were loyal to Taizu, not necessarily to himself.

If you think about it, Chai Rong is only Guo Wei's adopted son, and Guo Wei's nephew. If it weren't for the fact that all of Guo Wei's sons were killed in the war, Chai Rong would never be able to take the throne in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Let’s say that Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin were in the court at this time. One of them was Guo Wei’s son-in-law and the other was Guo Wei’s nephew. They were both relatives of Guo Wei. They were all eyeing Chai Rong’s position.

Naturally, Chai Rong had some careful thoughts when he wanted to take the imperial conquest himself.

"I obey the order of the heavens and abide by the great order. I don't want the Northern Han Dynasty to invade our land and kill my people during the mourning period of my Great Zhou Dynasty.

He, Liu Chongding, thinks that I am young and deceives me to be ignorant, so I must teach him a lesson that he will never forget.I have made up my mind, I will go to the imperial conquest, and I will show off the prestige of the Great Zhou. "

This time, the ministers understood that the new emperor wanted to use this to establish his authority, and the invasion of the Northern Han Dynasty was just to give him a reason.

But Feng Dao seemed to be pretending not to know, and kept trying to persuade the emperor not to conscript himself, even vaguely saying that the emperor was young and should be guarding the capital.

Not only that, but the ministers below were also talking about it, and there were all kinds of voices, which made Chai Rong more determined to establish his own authority.

"quiet!"

The roar of a lifetime made the whole court instantly quiet.

Zhao Xu, who was standing in the last class, stood up at this time, looked at the chaotic court hall, and said, "How decent is it to be so disrespectful in front of the king?"

As soon as Zhao Xu said this, let the ministers see who this guy who suddenly stood up was.

"I have something to say, and I want to tell your Majesty a story." Zhao Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, said slowly.

The ministers looked at this young man. Some of them didn't know Zhao Xu, and they were guessing who this guy was. He had never seen him before, and he was still standing at the end of the hundred officials.

Chai Rong also looked at the young man. Isn't this Zhao Xu?

I still asked him to attend the court meeting. Zhao Kuangyin is not qualified to participate in the court affairs yet, but his son is in the court hall. This is really funny.

"Well, get up and answer, I really want to hear what story you can tell."

To be honest, Chai Rong still admires this young man.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Xu stood up and continued, "I'm telling a story about my childhood."

At this time, hundreds of thousands of grass and mud horses galloped past Baiguan's heart: "Damn it, what are you doing telling your boy a story at this time?"

Zhao Xu did not look at the reactions of the ministers, and said to himself:
"When Chen was young, he was a restless child. He always liked to fight and bicker with other children. No matter if they were younger or older than me, I was not afraid of them."

Fighting and bickering was really like that when I was a child, and some people present still showed nostalgic expressions.

Everyone looked at Zhao Xu and thought that this guy was also a restless master when he was a child.

"I'm not afraid of children who are younger than me, because I am stronger than him, but I am a little afraid of children who are older than me."

"Hahaha."

Everyone in the court laughed, and even Chai Rong couldn't help laughing.In love, you are still a master who bullies the weak and fears the hard.

"But at this time, if my relatives are by my side, I will feel that my whole body is full of strength, and I will knock down the children who are older than me."

"What I want to say to His Majesty is that ordinary people's children need to find a backer when they fight, let alone a major military event? If the emperor can personally lead the conquest, it will definitely bring great encouragement to the frontier soldiers, and the morale will be greatly shaken at that time. I Zhou The army must be invincible.”

The ministers now understand why this guy told the story of his childhood, and the emperor did not say anything before the ministers spoke.

"Okay, Zhao Xu, your story is good. Although it is not popular, the truth is very clear. I just want to give my soldiers of the Great Zhou a strong backing. I have made up my mind. I will go to the imperial conquest, so there is no need to discuss it."

Chai Rong Gan Gang was arbitrary, and directly ordered people to:
According to the decree, Zhang Yongde will be inspected in front of the palace, and he will lead the forbidden army to follow me in the conquest. Li Chongzan will be the commander of the horse army in the Hedong Road camp, and Li Chongjin, the guard of the horse army, will lead the left army.

Order the commander of the horse army to lead Fan Aineng to lead Wuding Jiedu envoy, and the infantry commander He Hui to lead Zhaowu Jiedu envoy to march north with me.The affairs of the imperial court were handled by Prime Minister Feng, and Han Tong stayed behind for Daliang. From then on, the army and the people prepared for the Northern Expedition.retreat. "

In this way, Chai Rong successfully ordered the Beizheng without giving the important officials a chance to respond.

After Chai Rong left, everyone realized that since the emperor had made an order, they could only obey.

But everyone looked at Zhao Xu in surprise, and some even showed envious expressions.

This young man can see through the emperor's mind, and he will surely rise to the top in the future.

Chai Rong has already decided to conquest by the emperor himself, and the imperial decree has been issued, but there are still people who still want to write a letter to persuade him. When Chai Rong received this advice, he was already on the way.

What made Chai Rong angry was that this person was his confidant, and he was also a person who accompanied the army this time. His name was Zhao Chao.

Zhao Chao was appointed as the deputy envoy of the workshop when Taizu Guo Wei established the Zhou Dynasty.When Murong Yanchao rebelled in Yanzhou, he was appointed as the commander of the battalion infantry, but he has been firmly following Dazhou.

Later, Yanzhou was pacified, and he was appointed as a workshop envoy.Following Chai Rong, who was still the King of Jin at the time, made many meritorious deeds.

When Chai Rong came to the throne, he was appointed as the commander of the left side of the control crane and the governor of Hezhou, which can be described as extremely gracious.

This time Chai Rong's imperial conquest, he was appointed as the commander of Hujie's right wing, the leader of the state regiment and the battalion infantry commander. Chai Rong had high hopes for him, after all, he was trained by Chai Rong.

But at this time, he wrote a letter to persuade the emperor not to conscript himself, which made Chai Rong very angry.Chai Rong also got some information about why this person wanted to discourage him.

According to the news from the spies in Daliang City, Feng Dao and other ministers secretly wrote a letter to Zhao Chao, asking him to persuade His Majesty to return to Beijing, and even use some extreme measures if necessary.

Hooligans are not to be feared, as long as they are educated. During the Five Dynasties period, the most feared thing was that warriors would take power, and what the emperor feared the most was the collusion between civil servants and warriors.

Feng Dao and others and Zhao Chao violated the emperor's taboo this time, and Zhao Chao was Chai Rong's confidant, which made Chai Rong even more furious.

Immediately issued an imperial edict to remove all the positions of Zhao Chao and put him in prison. Zhao Kuangyin temporarily took over all his positions.

Zhao Xu took a breath. In history, Zhao Chao was dismissed because of Chai Rong's conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty.Now there is a little surprise, that is, Zhao Kuangyin took his place.

What Zhao Xu didn't know was that Zhao Chao was hanged in prison not long after he was imprisoned in Bingzhou by Chai Rong.

There was an uproar in the court after Chai Rong's order, and no one dared to talk about Chai Rong's personal conquest. After all, no one wanted to lose their black hat for no reason.

Besides, the emperor has already gone halfway, so what's the use of it, it's better to work hard to prepare for the war.

On the other hand, Zhao Chao was dismissed by Chai Rong and sent to Bingzhou Prison to reflect on his past, but not long after he entered, several people with cloaks came in.

"The lord is very dissatisfied with your actions this time. It seems that Chai Rong has already noticed something. You can go at ease, your family is waiting for you below."

After speaking, several people behind him quickly stepped forward, strangled Zhao Chao's neck with a rope, and soon Zhao Chao stopped struggling, his eyes widened.

"Hang him up and make it a scene of committing suicide in fear of crime. This trash deserves to die. It seems that the Lord's plan will be postponed this time. It's a pity that Zhao Kuangyin served as the commander. He is Chai Rong's brother-in-law. We can't fight for it." Come on, this will be a big trouble in the future."

After speaking, a few people quickly disappeared at the end of the sky prison. From the beginning to the end, no soldier appeared, and no one noticed the abnormality.

Chai Rong didn't know these things, he was still on his way to conquest!

　Write a chapter and publish a chapter, what should I do if I don’t save the manuscript?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)