Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 654 Zhao Dezhao's Plan to Kill Two Birds with One Stone

Zhao Dezhao saw the reactions of all the ministers, especially Zhao Defang and Empress Song, and couldn't help feeling a little bit of complacency and guilt in his heart.

At this time, the younger brother Zhao Defang had already stepped forward to thank him. He had no time to think about it, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support his only younger brother, and comforted him with kind words. When he talked about his father, the two brothers looked at each other with hands in tears It was such a touching scene of brothers and sisters respecting each other. When civil and military officials saw it, some people missed the late emperor, and they couldn't help weeping secretly.

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In front of Zhao Dezhao, Empress Song would naturally not show any displeasure at this time, and would only be filled with joy.After she entered the palace, she had no children. The prince Zhao Defang, who was born to the former empress, was regarded as her own child and loved by her the most.But she didn't have much affection for Zhao Dezhao, who was born to the same former queen, and she was quite disgusted with Zhao Dezhao's lust and cowardice in the bottom of her heart.In fact, Zhao Dezhao also often showed disgust towards her.Therefore, she was really surprised that Zhao Dezhao would designate her as empress dowager. Under such circumstances, she was naturally very grateful.

Therefore, when facing Zhao Dezhao, the former empress dowager Song and now the empress dowager did not dare to have the slightest majesty of the empress dowager when facing the emperor under normal circumstances, but took the initiative to bow down first.

After Zhao Defang, Zhao Guangmei, Princess Yongqing and Empress Song retreated, Zhao Dezhao looked around at all the civil and military officials, took two steps forward, stretched his sleeves, and said in a loud voice: "Your family, you have inherited the gift of heaven, and the king of fire and virtue, there is a In the Song Dynasty, my father, the emperor, was a hero, and he fought in the south and the north, and destroyed Jing, Hu, Houshu, Southern Han, Northern Han, Wuyue, and Southern Tang. , so that the fortune of the country prospers, and the guests of the world are honored. I was entrusted by the late emperor, and I have to inherit the cause of the ages..."

Under Zhao Pu's guidance, these words were repeatedly revised and brewed for several days. Zhao Dezhao had already memorized them by heart, and he had practiced them before.At this time, it was sonorous and powerful, echoing in the golden hall for a long time, shaking everyone's heart, and all civil and military officials knew that this was the last speech of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, which would set the tone and general direction of the emperor's future ruling , so all looked sideways and listened carefully.

"The rule of emperors has always been based on respecting the heaven and the ancestors. The father, the emperor, is gentle and far-reaching, recuperating the common people, sharing the interests of the world for profit, and the heart of the world. Wise and powerful, eternal Mingjun. My talent is not as good as my father's. In case of any eventuality, I have to work hard all night, sleep soundly, practice diligently, burn ointment and follow the sundial, to make up for my weakness with diligence, and follow the last emperor's will to live up to my father. Entrusted by the emperor. I also hope that all the ministers will do their best to help, and work with me to create the eternal peace of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Respecting the heaven and the patriarch means that Zhao Dezhao will not make a big move against the government in front of him, and he will unswervingly abide by all the last orders of the ancestor emperor.In this way, Zhao Dezhao was not only dressed up as the best heir to the late emperor's behest, but also made some restless civil and military officials finally feel at ease.

As soon as Zhao Dezhao's words fell, all civil and military officials fell to their knees and responded in unison: "It is my duty to help and protect the Great Song Dynasty. I must work together and be loyal to the imperial court! Long live... long live... long live!"

Zhao Dezhao glanced across the audience, wanting to look up to the sky and laugh all over, but the late emperor's funeral was not over, so it would be inappropriate to do so, and it would appear that he was not stable enough, so he just pursed his lips and nodded to the officials.

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After the enthronement ceremony, all the officials left the palace one by one to perform their duties.Zhao Pu stayed behind and followed Zhao Dezhao to the Imperial Study to discuss matters.

"Your Majesty, according to the stories of the past dynasties, the concubines of the late emperor who had no heirs should be sent to Baihua Temple. Mrs. Huarui has no heirs, so she may be criticized if she stays in the palace." Zhao Pu hesitated and decided to remind Zhao Dezhao about this matter.

Zhao Dezhao was a little displeased and guilty, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face, and said, "What Mr. Zhao said is absolutely true. I have arranged for Mrs. Huarui to be sent to the Baihua Nunnery in the past few days."

Zhao Pu heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty! The King of Yan has been living in the Xiangfu Palace. I'm afraid it will cause His Majesty to be criticized by others. In my opinion, it is better to give the King of Wei the Palace of Wei before His Majesty. The relationship between His Majesty and Ye Chen of the Huaxia Weifu can completely clear up the doubts of the officials and the people, and enhance His Majesty's prestige."

Zhao Dezhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly, and said: "Mr. Zhao is right, so I will decree to give Wei Wangfu to Yan Wang."

Zhao Pu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise. It's getting late, Your Majesty should go to bed early, and I will take my leave."

After Zhao Pu left, Zhao Dezhao muttered to himself: "Hua Rui is right! These ministers, including Mr. Zhao, absolutely do not allow Hua Rui to stay in the palace. It seems that they can only act according to Hua Rui's words, and it just happens to kill two birds with one stone." , relieved the serious trouble in my heart, and left the flower stamen. It's just that the flower stamen was wronged."

Thinking about the various links, Zhao Dezhao felt that something was wrong, and wanted to ask Mrs. Huarui face to face, and Mrs. Huarui's beautiful face and enchanting body always appeared in his mind, so that someone passed the decree to Mrs. Huarui. After King Yan granted the mansion, he walked towards Huarui Palace involuntarily.

Zhao Dezhao gave his Prince Wei Mansion to Zhao Defang, who was newly named the King of Yan. Zhao Defang moved from Ye Mansion without much thought. Shui'er brought fifty guards from Ye Manor and fifty Huaxia Guards, plus ten more Poison Guard moved there with Zhao Defang, and Princess Yongqing personally sent more than 200 servants to her younger brother.As for Empress Song, who became the empress dowager, she would naturally live in the palace.

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August [-]th was the third day of Zhao Dezhao's ascension to the throne.Zhao Defang received the order from the palace and asked him to enter the palace to have dinner with His Majesty. Zhao Defang brought a group of guards to the imperial city without thinking too much. According to the rules of the palace, he left the guards outside the palace and left alone. One person entered the palace.

In the palace, Zhao Dezhao went to the Huarui Palace as usual today, but he did not stay overnight in the Huarui Palace tonight, because tonight was the time for him to kill two birds with one stone.

Zhao Dezhao and his younger brother Zhao Defang sat across from each other at a table. On the table were a few simple dishes and fruit plates, a wine jug and two emerald wine glasses.

A maid filled the cups for the two brothers, Zhao Dezhao then took a cup, took a sip with Zhao Defang and said, "I still remember that when I, you and Yongqing were on New Year's Eve, I stole my father's cup. Yujiu, drinking wine and enjoying the snow, was later found out by the emperor, and punished the three of us to copy books for half a month."

Zhao Defang recalled, and said: "How can I not remember, that was the first time my younger brother drank alcohol, and he was drunk."

Zhao Dezhao sighed with emotion and said, "Defang! When you become an adult, I will give you a piece of land, and then you will leave the capital, so there are not many opportunities for you and my brother to drink. Although there is no snow tonight, Yongqing will If it’s not here, we two brothers will have a good drink.”

Zhao Defang saw Zhao Dezhao's true love, and the young man's heart suddenly rose, so he said a little moved: "Okay, today I will accompany the emperor to have a drink. The younger brother will toast the emperor first!"

The maid next to him was about to come over to pour wine, but Zhao Dezhao stood up, took Zhao Defang's wine glass, and said with a smile: "Brother Wei has never poured wine for younger brother, so today I will fill this glass of wine myself. "

While speaking, at the moment Zhao Defang didn't notice, a pinch of white medicinal powder caught between the thumb and forefinger had quietly fallen to the bottom of Zhao Defang's cup.Holding the cup in one hand, he took the jug from the maid's hand with the other, filled it up, and held it in front of Zhao Defang with both hands.

Zhao Defang was so moved that he didn't regret his choice of not being the emperor, so he solemnly took the wine glass and drank it down.

The two brothers sipped wine and ate vegetables slowly.With a feeling of nostalgia for the past, Zhao Dezhao asked Kairi, "Do you still remember what happened when you were young?"

Zhao Defang hurriedly said: "Why don't you remember? When I was a child, when I think about it, I can still see it vividly. Brother Huang loves my younger brother dearly, and he is a real brother and sister. I remember one time I accidentally fell from the imperial garden. Come down. Brother Huang rushed to see my head bleeding, and my heart ached so much that I shed tears. After I grew up, Brother Huang treated me as a dear brother, and even more like a loving father. My younger brother was sick, so Brother Huang burned moxa for me Pain. As soon as the emperor ascended the throne as the emperor, he gave the younger brother the title of king, and gave the younger brother his previous mansion. The emperor showed the utmost love and kindness to the younger brother. In case of a difficult book, my younger brother will never forget it.”

Zhao Defang looked at his younger brother, feeling guilty for a moment, but then thought again: it was just making my younger brother disabled, not killing him.This is not a bad thing for the younger brother.

Thinking of this, the guilt in Zhao Defang's heart disappeared again, she took a sip of wine, and said: "Ms. Disappear, why not call Mrs. Huarui over to help you and my brother drink."

Zhao Defang felt a little inappropriate for his father's concubine to perform dances and drink for them, but he was in a trance for some reason at this time, and his mind seemed to be hard to concentrate, as if he was drunk, and he didn't want to be in this kind of atmosphere. Having stirred up Brother Huang's interest, he nodded and said, "Alright!"

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Not long after, Mrs. Huarui passed away. She came to Zhao Dezhao, put on her hands and saluted, and said softly: "Your Majesty, King Yan, my concubine Huarui came late, please forgive me."

Zhao Dezhao waved his hand and said, "Miss Huarui, please don't be too polite, my brother and I had a great time drinking and drinking, and I heard that Mistress Huarui's dance skills are unparalleled in the world, so I want to ask Mistress Huarui to perform a dance to cheer my brother up."

Mrs. Huarui hurriedly said: "The concubine accepts the order, please Your Majesty order some music."

While speaking, he glanced at Zhao Defang, the 14-year-old boy met Mrs. Huarui's eyes, for some reason, his heart beat wildly, his breathing quickened, and he even blushed a little.

(End of this chapter)