Fu Song

Chapter 71 The Plan of the King of Chu

Zhao Yuan smiled and waved his hand to let the maid in the house clean up the mess and then retreated, and then invited Zhao Jing to sit down, and then slowly said: "Your Highness, Xiao Ding's performance today is really good. I'm afraid that His Majesty is also muttering in his heart."

Zhao Jing shook slightly and looked at the other party: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Yuan smiled and said slowly: "Your Highness, tell me, if on the Hebei road, if Xiao Ding's army was so powerful, there would be [-] troops, no, no, no, as long as there were [-] people, Your Majesty would not Are you worried?"

"The more powerful the army, the happier the father will be. The father now has the mind of the Northern Expedition." Zhao Jing blurted out, but looking at the inexplicable smile on Zhao Yuan's face, he suddenly understood: "But these armies are all built by the second child."

"That's right, it was made by His Royal Highness King Jing." Zhao Yuan sneered: "Over the years, the documents sent from up and down the Hebei Road have complimented His Highness King Jing, especially those generals. His Highness King Jing has superb skills. , after training a strong army and feeding these generals well, of course they have to say something nice. As everyone knows, the more they speak nicely, the more restless the officials will be, right?"

Zhao Jing slapped his hands and said, "I understand what you mean. Therefore, in this round of mobilization, the royal father must not let the second child intervene. If even the fourth army has passed his hand, how can the royal father sleep? Safe?"

"That's right!" Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "So, Your Highness, this is a good opportunity for you. Why don't you fight for the official family and hold this position in your hands? To be transferred back to guard Bianliang, before and after, I am afraid it will take several years! Who will go first, who will go later? Even who will not go, isn't it up to His Highness to decide? Those troops who come back are to go Whether it’s a good place to be stationed, or to a place where there are many poor mountains and bad waters, isn’t it also up to you to decide? In this way, isn’t Your Highness making up for one of his shortcomings?”

What is Zhao Jing's shortcoming?
Of course military power.

Because in order to go along with the Qing Shilin's proposal and recruit the scholar-official class, he has always tried his best to oppose the war.Whenever the court wanted to increase military spending, expand the army, or even keep war horses, he would not ask questions, and would object.

This has indeed gathered a lot of anti-war popularity for him, but it has also caused a lot of rift with the army.

"His Royal Highness, this is a rare opportunity to improve relations with the military and take the opportunity to win over military generals." Zhao Yuan said.

Of course what Zhao Yuan said was very reasonable, but Zhao Jing was still embarrassed.

The round battle is too involved.

Don't say anything else, just say that as many as [-] people of the Fourth Army will go to the frontiers to fight, how big is the resistance here?

Are these people willing to go?
Of course not willing.

Who wants to leave the beautiful little days here in Bianliang, the world of flowers, and go to the windy and sandy places in the north to eat sand and gnaw the soil?If only this is enough, but there are still vicious Liao people!

In war, people will die.

Naturally, these troops did not want to go.Their family members would not be willing either. If these people were added together, it would only be hundreds of thousands of people.

Zhao Jing has always claimed to represent the public opinion. If he takes up this matter, he will run counter to these public opinions. If he doesn't get it right, he will not be the right person.

"It's quite difficult here! I have to think about it carefully." Zhao Jing said to him from left to right.

Zhao Yuandao: "His Royal Highness, if you want to do things, you will encounter difficulties. It's just a matter of looking at the final benefit and the current effort? The benefits of this matter are clear. Moreover, for things like round battles, even if those people hate it, Can I hate His Highness again? This is Xiao Ding's push, Chen Gui agrees, and His Majesty approves. His Highness can make himself the one who has to go against his original intention and undertake this drudgery in order to make the soldiers of the wheel warriors suffer less. people."

Zhao Jing's eyes lit up: "This is wonderful!"

"There's one more important thing!" Zhao Yuan said, "The four armies' round battle, the Hebei army's entry into Beijing, and the army's deployment and defense, cost a lot of money. In addition to the local support along the way, the court also has to pay a lot of money. Xiao Yu The third envoy in charge, this incident is enough to make him scratch his head. If he made some mistakes in the process, wouldn't it just fall into the hands of His Highness?"

"Excellent!" Zhao Jing's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Even if he doesn't make mistakes, we can make him have to make some mistakes. No matter how it ends, he, the third envoy, can't escape the responsibility. Since taking office, it seems that there is only Wei Wei, Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, but this king feels that he is a Zhongshan wolf, watching this king all the time, and he will attack whenever there is a chance."

"I think so too." Zhao Yuan said: "This person must not be underestimated. If he can take him down earlier, it is naturally better to take him down earlier. Otherwise, he will find an opportunity to put His Highness in the third division in one fell swoop. It's too late for us to repent when all the people inside are expelled."

In a country, the most important thing is personnel, financial power and military power.

Zhao Jing felt that he was able to occupy people, and above financial power, he had been working hard all these years. He had recruited and installed a lot of people among the three envoys. Naturally, Xiao Yu could not be allowed to destroy it.

"This king will write a book today and ask the father for this errand!" Zhao Jing said with a pat on the thigh.

"No, no, no!" Zhao Yuan waved his hands again and again: "Your Highness, there are many people who want this position, and the prime ministers of the two governments will also stare at this position like chickens, everyone understands that there is a huge The interests are there. So, now you can just watch first and let them fight. In the end, if there is no stalemate, if Your Highness makes a move at this time, it will definitely be a hit."

"What if the royal father approves one of them first?" Zhao Jing said worriedly.

Zhao Yuan smiled slightly: "Break the bones and connect the tendons, blood is thicker than water! How can the officials not know the military power, personnel, and financial plans involved here? Piansheng, Your Highness, you have never had anything to do with the military in the past, but instead It's a bit dirty, but now it's an advantage. So, as long as you, Your Highness, hand over the book at a critical time, and are willing to share the troubles and troubles of the official family, this position must be yours."

Zhao Jing laughed loudly: "Ziyu really deserves to be my Zhang Zifang, just like you said, let's see which xianggong will want to step in first! They are already extremely powerful officials, and they still want to say so. , I'm afraid it will make the officials less happy."

"Exactly!" Zhao Yuan said.

However, Zhao Jing sighed again and said, "In the past, I took a step and thought that I was driving the second child out of the capital, but I didn't expect him to be like a fish in water. Now when he comes back, he will know Kaifeng Mansion, Ziyu, this is Kaifeng. Mansion! You say, does the royal father already have a plan in mind?"

"No!" Zhao Yuan said categorically: "Although Kaifeng Mansion has a special meaning, don't forget, Your Majesty, the Spring and Autumn is in full swing! King Jing made great contributions on Hebei Road. This time when he returns to Beijing, if he doesn't give him The reward he deserves is unreasonable. As His Royal Highness King Jing, it seems that only the Kaifeng House can hold him. The more he is like this, the more afraid the officials will be. Moreover, if some do not know The official in the matter misunderstood the meaning of the official family and posted it bluntly. I am afraid that it will not be a good thing for His Royal Highness King Jing. Your Highness, tell me, Your Majesty will like someone who has a very high reputation in the army, and now has a high reputation in the army. A prince with a large number of followers among the civilian ranks?"

"It's possible that the higher you hold, the harder you fall?" Zhao Jing said with infinite longing.

"It's very possible!"

For no reason, he suddenly thought of Xiao Ding again, and Zhao Jing was upset again: "This Xiao Ding is really a scourge. First, Zhang Kuo was taken away by His Majesty as a comfort envoy for no reason, and now Zhang Chao and Huang Chun are given the job. And Ma Yan, the commander of the Long Guard Army, pleaded guilty and resigned. Ziyu, tell me, when the father emperor met this Xiao Ding, he first promoted him to the commander, and then told him to let him stay in Bian first. Liang, there will be another appointment in the future, will the emperor let this Xiao Ding take over the Dragon Guards? Although Zhang Chao and Huang Chun have smashed the mission this time, but with their status, they will not collapse. Ma Yan, he must have to bear the blame."

"There is also a possibility!" Zhao Yuan thought for a moment and said, "If Xiao Ding is appointed as the commander of this Long Guard Army, it will be a big trouble in the future. No matter whether the Long Guard Army wants to fight in rounds or not, when the rounds will take place, In the end, I have to return to Bianliang. Your Highness, we have to find a way to kick him out of Bianliang."

"What can you do?" Zhao Jing asked.

"Not only will we be kicked out of Bianliang, but also out of Hebei!" Zhao Yuan said: "In this way, he may not be able to serve as the commander of the Longwei Army. Your Highness, you have people on Shaanxi Road, why not let these people Recommend Xiao Ding to Ma Xing, the new appeasement envoy of Shaanxi Road? Ma Xing now wants to step on the Hengshan Mountains and clear up the Ding Difficulty Army. Xiao Ding is in full swing, and the world-famous warrior, Ma Xing must be very happy. "

"What if Xiao Ding made new achievements?"

"His Royal Highness, when the time comes, let Xiao Ding take Guang Rui army with him. Haha, Guang Rui army is a native of Hebei, and he brought his family and mouth to Shaanxi all of a sudden, and he must have resentment in his heart. They make some troubles, Xiao Ding is a military general, I am afraid that he will be in a hurry, and it is too late to clean up these hands and tails? He still has the mind to fight! When he handles these things properly, I am afraid that a year or two will pass. This way Cool him for a year or two, and your Majesty may forget him by then." Zhao Yuan said.

"Not bad, not bad, this is a good idea. Let me think about it, on Shaanxi Road, who can handle these things without making any noise!"

(End of this chapter)