Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 643

At the same time, Zeng Shangfei had successfully taken over the defense of Kyoto, including the Thirteen City Gates.During this process, Ye Chen and Huaxia Weifu did not do anything, which made King Wei and Zhao Pu feel confident and worried at the same time.

Above the imperial city, the king of Wei took fifty important officials of the court to meet the commanders of the seven imperial army regiments at close range. The conversation took only half a stick of incense time, and the seven imperial army commanders went down to the imperial city and led their respective troops. The army left in a hurry, then went out of the city and returned to their respective camps.

The king of Wei sent people to Cao Mansion and Luo Mansion to invite Cao Bin and Luo Gongming to enter the palace. When they came back and forth, not only did the regiments of the Imperial Army have left the imperial city, but even Liu Shouzhong had taken thousands of corpses inside and outside the imperial city. The mess of flesh and blood was cleaned up.

Cao Bin and Luo Gongming entered from the main gate of the imperial city, came all the way to the Chongzheng Hall area, and walked towards the front of the Chongzheng Hall.The middle is very empty, with a large piece of black armor on both sides, cherry guns on both sides like a forest, and thousands of soldiers and horses in front of the hall.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The rhythmic drums sounded, and the bells and drums sounded loudly, and everything was in order.The appearance they saw was not as chaotic as they had imagined, but it was as if they were in court in the past, and everything in the Chongzheng Hall was as usual.Cao Bin and Luo Gongming looked at each other, but they knew in their hearts that this must be Zhao Pu's method, and at the same time, they also knew that Zhao Pu wanted to use power to suppress others, so that they would support King Wei's enthronement as emperor.

They have been officials in the same dynasty as Zhao Pu for many years, Zhao Pu is good at using power to achieve his goal, how could they not know.

As the envoy of the Privy Council, Cao Bin recognized at a glance that the troops on both sides were the cavalry troops, but he didn't say anything, he just observed the situation in the hall without saying a word.Obviously, Zhao Pu wants to tell Cao Bin, who holds the power to deploy troops, and Luo Gongming, who controls the financial power, that the king of Wei has performed very well in controlling the layout of the army and government, and has the talent of an emperor.

At this time, I saw Liu Shouzhong galloping over from a distance on horseback. When he got to the small square in the middle, he got off his horse and walked towards Cao Bin and Luo Gongming who had just walked down the steps.The two couldn't help but stop, but the way they looked at Liu Shouzhong was completely different from before.

However, Liu Shouzhong had a humble face, even more modest than when he saw Cao Bin in the past. When he was seven steps away from the two of them, he got off his horse and cupped his fists and said: "The last general Liu Shouzhong pays homage to the privy envoy, Lord Luo, and the king of Wei." Your Highness has been waiting for the two adults for a long time."

"General Liu..." Cao Bin just nodded and didn't speak, but Luo Seming smiled and exchanged greetings, and the atmosphere suddenly became less dignified than before.

After chatting for a few words, after learning from Liu Shouzhong the previous scene in the imperial city, Luo Gongming clapped his hands and said, "General Liu is really the king of Wei's humerus, a capable general."

"The former emperor has passed away, and the king of Wei is the eldest son of the emperor. He is the heir apparent of the Song Dynasty. At a time when the country is in turmoil, the king of Wei supervises the country. His name is justified. At this juncture, how dare the general not obey?" Liu Shouzhong said solemnly, "It all depends The king of Wei made a good plan, but the general will only implement it. King Wei supervises the country, and even after becoming the emperor, he still has to rely on two adults to assist in state affairs. Please!"

"Please, General Liu." Luo Gongming said.

Liu Shouzhong declined politely, and the two saw that he was full of politeness, so they continued to climb the steps according to their rank.

Walking outside the gate of the main hall, there were still a group of eunuchs guarding there as usual. As usual, they searched briefly up and down one by one, and let them go after confirming that they had no weapons.Cao Bin and Luo Gongming have long been used to this kind of rule, they raised their arms very cooperatively, and asked the eunuch to slap them from top to bottom.Liu Shouzhong also untied his sword and handed it to the eunuch, who was also searched.

When the three entered the hall, they saw a handsome young man sitting on the throne that originally belonged to the emperor. Cao Bin's face changed slightly, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that there was nothing wrong.If it weren't for the existence of such a terrifying person as Ye Chen, who is also the teacher of the 14-year-old little prince Zhao Defang.When the king of Wei ascended the throne as emperor, there was no dispute at all whether it was against the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, local officials, or the generals of the entire army, or the common people of the world.

Cao Bin and Luo Gongming looked at each other, then saluted and shouted: "Your Majesty waits to kowtow to His Royal Highness the King of Wei."

"My lords, get up quickly." Zhao Dezhao was extremely gentle and courteous, and even a little courteous corporal, just from the outside he seemed impeccable.

Next, Zhao Dezhao stopped talking, and Zhao Pu suddenly stood up, knelt down and said to King Wei, "The country cannot be without a master for a day, I beg your highness to ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people."

As soon as Zhao Pu finished speaking, Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing, Liu Shouzhong and more than 50 civil and military ministers knelt down and said in unison: "Your Highness, please ascend the throne as soon as possible to strengthen the hearts of the army and the people."

At this time, only Cao Bin and Luo Gongming were left standing in the hall, which looked very conspicuous.Luo Gongming narrowed his eyes, and glanced at Liu Shouzhong, who was already holding the handle of the knife from the corner of his eye. After a little hesitation, he also knelt down and said, "My lord, the envoy of the third division, Luo Gongming, implores His Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible, so that the The heart of the army and the heart of the people."

Seeing this, Cao Bin sighed in his heart, and knelt down and said, "Minister, Cao Bin, the envoy of the Privy Council, implores His Highness to ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people."

Seeing this, Zhao Dezhao heaved a sigh of relief. Cao Bin and Luo Gongming were respectively in charge of the power to deploy troops and the power of finance in the Song Dynasty. Their support was extremely crucial, even comparable to the combined effect of more than 50 ministers in the palace.

However, Zhao Dezhao's nervousness can't be calmed down, not because the [-] forbidden troops outside the capital have not completely surrendered to him, but because of Ye Chen. To be precise, Ye Chen's support is even comparable to that of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and all the troops outside the city. support.

You know, if Ye Chen doesn't support him as emperor, or even opposes it with all his strength, even if the civil and military courts in the palace and the [-] forbidden troops outside the capital support him as emperor, there is at least half the chance that he won't be able to become emperor, and he may even die worries.

Although he was not so calm in his heart, Zhao Dezhao acted quite calmly at this time.The speaking voice is soothing, calm, and rhythmic, without panic at all.For this alone, Zhao Dezhao is indeed a person who can hold back the situation.

"The rebel Pan Mei hasn't been wiped out yet, and the late emperor's great revenge has not been avenged. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for this king to ascend the throne at this time." Zhao Dezhao said embarrassingly.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the ministers to say anything else, he immediately said: "However, this king has drawn up a decree as the crown prince, and the ministers will check whether it is appropriate. If it is appropriate, the Privy Council can use this to report to the front of the palace, the guards, and others. The generals and soldiers of the various armies issue some military orders, and the Zhengshitang can inform all states, roads, prefectures and counties."

A long time ago, an eunuch stepped forward and unfolded a piece of exquisite silk satin with a yellow background, and read: "Today, all ministers are commendable for their loyalty. The king and the ministers have agreed to reward and promote, and open the treasury to reward the soldiers of the forbidden army. Zhang Shi (full name of the prime minister), Luo Gongming was promoted to be a political adviser, Liu Shouzhong was promoted to be the inspector and servant in front of the palace, and Zeng Shangfei was appointed as the commander of the guard Mabusi... In addition, Shen Yilun, Lu Duoxun and other rebels Remove all official positions, put him on death row, and wait for trial at another day."

Of course, Cao Bin continued to be his Privy Council envoy, but Luo Gongming was promoted to a higher level, taking over Lu Duoxun's position and becoming Deputy Prime Minister. In this way, Cao Bin did not say anything, at least Luo Gongming was basically on par with King Wei. tied together.In addition, the scope of rewards is very comprehensive, from the grace to all commanders and above generals of the Imperial Army, and even soldiers will be rewarded with money.

Cao Bin was shocked by this means and intelligence, but he didn't believe that King Wei had such ability. Obviously, this was Zhao Pu's means again.One key point can be heard from this decree: it has reached all the soldiers of the Imperial Army.And some of the senior generals were promoted to military positions; most of the high, middle and low-level generals were honored.Although most of the positions remain unchanged, it can be regarded as a disguised promotion of status and salary.The rewards can also be regarded as real and very tempting content.It is conceivable that as soon as this decree was issued and spread among the imperial guards outside the city, most of Wei Wang's army could be gathered.

Cao Bin thinks this move is very clever!He even thought that what King Wei and Zhao Pu did at this time was the only, most direct and simple way to stabilize the imperial army.It is foreseeable that the effect is obvious.

It is not difficult to guess or infer that all the generals and soldiers of the forbidden army can basically be promoted, get money, be safe and make a lot of profits as long as they stand still; Huge doesn't know what benefits he can get.In addition, Zhao Dezhao has an unchangeable inherent advantage over Zhao Defang, how to choose?Where do we go from here?Isn't it clear at a glance?Especially the low-level soldiers are not used to thinking too much at all, the immediate benefits are real and the most direct.

After Ye Chen killed King Jin, Zhao Pu's series of arrangements were all amazing and wonderful!
Liu Shouzhong couldn't help thinking of thumbs up, probably Cao Bin and Luo Gongming were also shocked by King Wei's astonishing methods and their hearts kept churning.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhao Pu suddenly said: "I have something to say."

"Mr. Zhao, please speak frankly." Zhao Dezhao said slowly.

Zhao Pu said: "I think that King Xiangfu and several envoys of the Huaxia Weifu should also be included in the list of rewards, so as to stabilize people's hearts."

Cao Bin couldn't help giving Zhao Pu a blank look, and thought: Zhao Pu and Wei Wang played well in this scene!
When Zhao Dezhao heard this, he smiled slightly, and said: "King Xiangfu led the Huaxia Weifu to assassinate King Jin, the leader of the rebels, and made great achievements. Naturally, he must be rewarded. Come, please King Xiangfu to enter the palace. Yes! Ministers, we just take advantage of this time to discuss how to bestow the Xiangfu King."

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At the same time, in the Ye Mansion, Ye Chen was having a conversation with the little prince Zhao Defang alone that would determine the history of the Great Song Dynasty.

Ye Chen looked at Zhao Defang deeply, and said, "Your Highness, if you want to be the emperor, the teacher will help you with all your strength. Even though King Wei has the support of the civil and military courts, if your highness wants to be the emperor, the teacher can still help you." Help you do it."

(End of this chapter)