The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 140 People don't offend me, I don't offend anyone

"Marshal, why is there no court official to greet you when you return to Beijing?" Wu Yong frowned and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Gou was also very strange. According to the etiquette system of the Great Song Dynasty, the generals who returned from victory must be greeted by common people and officials wherever they passed.However, they traveled all the way, and the local officials and people never came out to greet them, and they didn't know what was going on, and they didn't even respond to the battle report on the newspaper, which was really curious.

"Could it be that something big happened in the court?" Zhao Gou frowned and thought.

Wu Lin bowed and said: "Marshal, there is one thing in the end that I don't know whether to say or not!"

Zhao Gou saw his dignified face, hesitating and hesitating, and asked in doubt: "General Wu, what do you want to say?"

Wu Lin bowed and said: "At the end of the day, I received a letter from my brother, saying that something happened in the court, and told me to be careful!"

"What happened in the court?" Zhao Gou asked hastily.

"The current emperor appointed the crown prince four months ago, and it is the eldest son Zhao Huan!" Wu Lin replied.

Zhao Gou said disapprovingly: "According to the ancestral system, the great emperor's elder brother is the crown prince, and it is orthodox for the father to appoint him as the crown prince, as it should be!"

Military advisor Wu Yong answered, "General Wu, is there something hidden in it?"

Wu Lin nodded, and said in a deep voice: "My brother mentioned in the letter that the emperor had no intention of appointing a crown prince. I didn't expect His Royal Highness to develop rapidly in just a few months. The Taiwei and others are in the same spirit, and now occupy most of the courtiers in the court, even the emperor has to treat it with caution, forcing the emperor to appoint a prince."

Zhao Gou was silent. From Wu Lin's words, he already knew why he led the army back without any welcome, and he turned a blind eye and didn't hear it.It's all clear, it's my emperor brother who tripped me up and wanted to embarrass me.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou would report to the court every time he captured a city.If the Privy Council was really controlled by Prince Zhao Huan, Zhao Gou believed that most of his battle reports were not presented to his father.It's just that Zhao Heng has this ability, which is unexpected.

In history, Zhao Huan was indecisive, capricious, and lacked judgment and sensitivity to political issues.He was a cowardly and incompetent emperor in history. He listened to the slander of treacherous ministers and dismissed Li Gang.The Jin soldiers besieged Bianjing, but they were powerless to resist.

If what Wu Lin said is true, then what he experienced in history is different.Having experienced the Yang family incident before, Zhao Gou is no stranger to this.After all, Zhao Huan was really that kind of emperor, and it was impossible for Song Huizong to be so stupid, he just blindly followed the ancestral system, but he didn't think about the country.

Zhao Huan didn't have any skills, and it was impossible for him to ascend to the throne safely.Moreover, Song Huizong had many heirs, and the most threatening one was Zhao Gou, that is, himself.In retrospect, Zhao Gou realized that everything was like this, but he still needed to see how his imperial brother was doing.

As for becoming the king of a country, Zhao Gou really didn't think about it. He only wanted to change the weak Song Dynasty and resist the southern invasion of Jin soldiers, and he didn't care about other things at all.However, Zhao Gou also knew that his return to Beijing this time would be full of disasters.

At the beginning, when Zhao Gou was an official in the court, he and Gao Qiu were in the same situation. If Zhao Huan and Gao Qiu colluded together, then Zhao Huan would definitely not care about brotherhood, and would definitely take action against him. It is nothing more than the throne.

Zhao Gou couldn't help thinking: "Is that position really that good? If it is the prosperous Song Dynasty, I really want to try it, but it's a pity that the current throne can't be secure, and I don't know what's going on with Jin Guo. If it really invades, I'm afraid it will be too late to regret!"

Liu Qi also stood up, and said: "Since Brother Wu has explained it, then I won't hide it anymore!"

Zhao Gou asked in surprise, "Why, you also have something to report? Is it the same?"

"Almost, but I know a little more than him!" Liu Qi said in a deep voice, "My father is Liu Zhongwu, the governor of the Luchuan Army. Fight, tell me not to advance and retreat with the marshal."

Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said, "It should be because I am worried about being implicated!"

"What the marshal said is true!" Liu Qi replied, "The marshal is an official in the capital and Gao Taiwei is in the same situation. Although my father is the commander of the deputy capital, his rank is still not comparable to him. Therefore, my father wisely protects himself and tells me You can't get too close to the marshal because of this matter."

"This time, my father sent a letter saying that the emperor has appointed Zhao Huan as the crown prince, which means that there will be another storm in the court, and the protagonist is the marshal. His Royal Highness the crown prince colluded with Gao Taiwei and became the largest force in the court. , The spearhead must be directed at the marshal. My father saw that I ignored his order and still chose to fight Fang La with the marshal. He already knew my intentions and decided to stand by the marshal, so he reminded me in the name of a family letter, and also told the marshal. "

Yang Yizhong said bitterly: "Marshal, the situation of the last general is also the same! At the beginning, when I met my uncle Yang Zhi, I reported it to my father. I never thought that my uncle was unwilling to go back, and later died under the enemy's arrow because of me. Report it all to my father."

"My father was shocked to hear the bad news, and he was also very sad. He also wrote a book, the content of which is almost the same as that of Brother Liu."

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Thank you brothers for reminding me, I, Zhao Gouming, feel deeply!"

Ever since the class teacher returned to the court, Zhao Gou has been restless, always feeling that something is about to happen.If Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi, Wu Lin and the other three hadn't spoken out, maybe he still wouldn't know that such a thing happened in the court.From their words, Zhao Gou guessed that his elder brothers Zhao Huan and Gao Qiu would never let him go when they returned to Beijing this time, because he was once the most favored prince of Song Huizong, and he was in a high position, and he was standing up and down continuously. Making military exploits and capturing Fang La alive is probably what they are worried about.

At least, Zhao Gou heard the words, only Liu Zhongwu, Wu Jie, and the Yang family stood beside him in the court, and the other forces were either sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, or they were the people of Prince Zhao Huan.Moreover, the generals standing beside him are only because of the presence of Liu Qi, Wu Lin, and Yang Yizhong. If the three of them are abandoned by the family, it means that he has no power in the court, and even the former Privy Council It was a bit of a surprise that they were all controlled by Zhao Huan.

Military adviser Wu Yong said solemnly: "Marshal, what is your decision next?"

Everyone was silent, and looked at Zhao Gou one after another, because only he was qualified to answer this question.Moreover, Zhao Gou's answer directly affected everyone's actions, because Wu Yong meant to ask Zhao Gou whether to compete with Prince Zhao Huan for the crown prince, or to ignore it.

Zhao Gou replied: "Brothers, I understand it in my heart! At present, the Song Dynasty can no longer be chaotic. There are treacherous officials in power inside, and the Kingdom of Jin is watching. If there is a real struggle, I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will be in danger. The only wish is to make the soldiers of the Song Dynasty strong and the people live and work in peace and contentment, everything is enough."

Everyone sighed. They all hoped that Zhao Gou could compete with Zhao Huan. In their opinion, only Zhao Gou was qualified to inherit the great line and become the monarch of the Song Dynasty, which was more of a personal subjective idea.After all, the imprint of "Zhao Gou" was already imprinted on their bodies, and they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing Zhao Gou's words.

Seeing the disappointment on everyone's faces, Zhao Gou couldn't help but smiled slightly, and then said: "Although I don't want to compete with him, but if he really trips me up, hurts my brother, and destroys my Zhao family, I won't just catch him without a fight. They are in control, and if we want to make them fearful, we can only form our own forces, and we will discuss these matters together after we return to Beijing."

The disappointment on everyone's faces disappeared, and they all smiled, and said in unison: "The last general takes orders!"

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