The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 767 The Mystery of Returning to the Song Dynasty
I just wanted to come and see you. There was nothing polite in a word, and I just said my intention for coming.

It's not that I came up to condolences on behalf of the Great Song Emperor, that's a greeting from the officialdom, which is a bit hypocritical.

I didn't come here as a prince, I am me, didn't I just say that I am an ordinary person now, and I came here to see you as an individual.

But Chen Hongjin didn't think so. Although Zhao Xu said that he was an ordinary person, who would dare to really treat him as an ordinary person?

What is the identity of the prince of a country, that is at the top of the pyramid, and there is no way to compare yourself with others.

People can say such things, that is to think highly of themselves, and there is a taste of a scholar who dies for his confidant.

We must know that the idea of ​​superiority and inferiority in this era is still very serious. Even Chen Hongjin, the current overlord of the Qingyuan Army, cannot compare with Zhao Xu's tenacity.

"My lord..." Chen Hongjin was very excited, even a little incoherent.

"Hey, I came here to make you a friend. I didn't think about anything else, and you don't have to worry about anything else. I think Mr. Miao has already told you about my father's decision."

"Yes, sir, I have said what the emperor thinks. What I don't understand is why the emperor still wants to send back this book of soldiers and civilians. If Da Song directly accepts it, then the Qingyuan Army belongs to Da Song?"

Chen Hongjin didn't say one more thing, even if he didn't want the military and civilian books, he had to make himself a Jiedu envoy. That would not be more helpful for the Qingyuan army to submit to the Song Dynasty in the future.

"Brother Jichuan, your thinking is a little simple. Even if the emperor accepts the military and civilian book Nantang, he will not let it go. We will have to fight a lot, and we are not yet ready for war with the Song Dynasty. .”

Sure enough, it was more appropriate for Miao Xun to answer this question, which was originally one of the reasons why he persuaded Zhao Kuangyin.

"Furthermore, my son also said that this military and civilian booklet was brought out by your brother Ji Chuan. If the other generals of the Qingyuan Army find out that he is gone, it will be bad for your situation if they unite to force you. !"

These words were added by Miao Xun on the spur of the moment. Miao Xun naturally knows how to buy people's hearts for his lord. After so long, everyone may have forgotten that the real lord of Miao Xun is Zhao Xu!

"Young master, sir, it's because I didn't think carefully, or because you have far-reaching thoughts, which is beyond the reach of me, a martial artist."

Chen Hongjin's thinking is very simple, he must find a real backer for the Qingyuan army, this backer is not good in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the whole country can only be the Great Song Dynasty.

He also told Miao Xun just now that what he did was not for his own official position but just to make the people have a better life.

There is a story that can well explain that he was thinking of the common people. Since he became a high-ranking official of the Qingyuan Army, he has not forgotten the situation in his hometown.

Whenever I am not dealing with official duties, I often invite fellow villagers Jiu Hao to the mansion to reminisce about the old days and learn about the living conditions in my hometown, so that I will not forget my roots when I am rich.

One day, Chen Hongjin was chatting with a villager, and asked how life was going in recent years, the villager sighed:

"My family lives in a remote village, and all income is from planting the fields. I don't have any special products to get rich. Tell me, how can I have a good life?"

"Furthermore, this world is very uneven, how can there be any good life, alas!"

After Chen Hongjin heard this, on the one hand, he vigorously developed shipping to earn extra income for the people in the territory.

In addition, they paid more attention to the stability of the territory. On the one hand, they dealt with the Southern Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, they surrendered to the Song Dynasty.

This has stabilized the situation in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Army to a certain extent, making the lives of the people quite good.

Now that Li Jing is dead and the new emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty is on the throne, he doesn't know what policy he will adopt for the Qingyuan army. Misfortunes never come singly because Liu Congxiao is seriously ill at this time.

Liu Congxiao and the others negotiated to let Chen Hongjin be the Jiedushi, so that the situation of the Qingyuan Army could continue to be maintained.

Later, the situation became more and more out of control. At this time, Liu Congxiao handed over the military administration to Chen Hongjin, and it was only at this time that Chen Hongjin sent the general and civilian books to Bianjing.

"Brother Chen, this Mr. Chen is uncomfortable. If you are older than me, I will call you Brother Chen." Zhao Xu really knew how to get closer, and he immediately started calling him brother.

"Don't dare, dare not, how can a subordinate official have such a blessing."

Chen Hongjin still couldn't believe that Zhao Xu was so easy-going, so even if he was excited, he was excited.

"You should be older than me. By the way, do you think it's a little doubtful that we won't let you take over as Jiedushi?"

Zhao Xu knew that although Chen Hongjin didn't ask, he would definitely think about this question again in his heart.Chen Hongjin also nodded.

"I'm here to answer this question for you. Think about it, who doesn't want you to become a Jiedu envoy the most, and who still wants to control the Qingyuan army?"

"Zhang Hansi!" Chen Hongjin blurted out without thinking this time. It seems that their struggle has been going on for a long time.

"That's right, you must know that Zhang Hansi is Li Yu and they have colluded. If the two of you fight, it will definitely split the Qingyuan Army, and more people will suffer, so it's better to find someone that everyone can accept. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid civil strife like this?”

"But you must step up your control of the Qingyuan Army in private, and truly control it in your hands. This is the most practical. At that time, can you also kill the current people and support a puppet?"

Chen Hongjin now understands that Jiedushi is a false name, the important thing is to have his own influence and real strength.

They chatted a lot that day. Chen Hongjin, who was nearly 50 years old, felt that sometimes his knowledge was not as good as that of Zhao Xu. Anyway, they chatted quite happily.

When Chen Hongjin was the only one left, his son Chen Wenxian asked him why he insisted on being a minister to the Song Dynasty. Isn’t it good for the Tang Dynasty?
Chen Hongjin shook his head and did not answer. He remembered that when he had not made a fortune, a fortune teller told him that he had three objects of allegiance in his life, but none of them were his master.

In the end, he will meet a dynasty that he really should be loyal to, and this dynasty is the dynasty of the Central Plains.

The dynasties in the Central Plains were all war-torn, knowing that Hou Zhou would appear, so he and Liu Congxiao discussed to surrender to Hou Zhou.

They were also planning to get rid of the control of the Southern Tang Dynasty and belong to the Later Zhou Dynasty, but Zhou Shizong Chai Rong at that time did not agree.

It didn't take long for the Great Song Dynasty to replace the Later Zhou Dynasty and become a new dynasty. An emperor and a prince covered up the aura of the monarchs of the surrounding countries.

At this time, Chen Hongjin felt that this was his final destination?If fortune-telling is a lie, he, Chen Hongjin, believed it very much, because the fortune-teller had calculated the fortune of the next few decades clearly.

And they all came true one by one, he couldn't help but not believe it, and the person told him at that time that he would be condemned by God if he violated the will of God.

This made Chen Hongjin believe it even more. No one thought that the reason why his heart was toward Song Dynasty was such a reason.


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