Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 80: The discussion on resurrecting the surname (Thanks to book friend Little Monster for his monthly ticket to fight Ultraman Little)
Chai Zongxun sat in the Qingshou Hall and chatted with Fifth Chaolu for a while.

Fifth Chaolu smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, when will Sister Zhen come to the capital this autumn? Nunu is looking forward to playing Go with Sister Zhen."

In the past four years, after every autumn harvest, Fu Yanqing would send his eldest son Fu Zhaoshou or second son Fu Zhaoyuan and his eldest granddaughter Fu Zhenzhen from Daming Mansion to Bianjing. Come to visit many local seasonal crops in Damingfu.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"Chaolu, I'm afraid my cousin Zhenzhen won't be able to go to Beijing to play with us this year.

However, in a few years, my cousin will be able to stay with us forever. "

Fifth Chaolu lives in the palace every day. A few days ago, she naturally found out about Emperor Chai Zongxun's appointment of Fu Zhenzhen as his queen.

As she grew older, her mind gradually opened up. In a flash of thought, she realized that due to restrictions in etiquette and law, in order to avoid suspicion, Fu Zhenzhen would not come to Bianjing before her wedding to Chai Zongxun.

Seeing the sad look on Wu Chao's face, Chai Zongxun quickly stretched out his hand to hold her jade hand and said with a smile:
"Chaolu, don't you know my feelings for you these past few years?
Looking at you and getting along with you every day is the most peaceful and joyful time in my heart.

Although I appointed my cousin Zhenzhen as my queen, in my heart, your weight will not be lower than that of my cousin, and you will always be my most beloved. "

After living in the palace for the past few years, Wu Chaolu has already regarded Chai Zongxun as the closest and most dependent person in her heart. After hearing this, she cried and said:

"Nunu was born in poverty and was homeless, and he was a little comforted, but his appearance was good.

With Your Majesty's favor and loving care over the past few years, all I want is to be able to serve Your Majesty for the rest of my life, and I will be content. "

The two held hands and felt tenderness flowing in their hearts.

Seeing that it was already late, Chai Zongxun bid farewell to Fifth Chaolu and headed to Jingfu Palace accompanied by Tang Qi and other eunuchs and maids.

When entering the palace, Li Tao and Wang Zhu were already waiting in the palace.

After seeing the ceremony, Chai Zong ordered the two of them to sit down and said:

"Li Xiang, Wang Taifu, and Wang Quanbin are thieves who rely on their own veteran generals from the four dynasties. Now they have the full help of Meng Chang of the Shu Kingdom, and they have conquered the Qianzhou Prefecture. They have become so rampant that they dare not take me seriously!
I swear to destroy all nine of his clans! Meng Chang is a thief, and I cannot spare him! "

Both Li Tao and Wang Zhu knew that Chai Zongxun was angry because of Wang Quanbin's "An Appeal to Guo Zongxun".

Wang Zhu advised:

"Your Majesty, the "Dragon Xiang Army" and "Dragon Xiang Guard" that your Majesty has personally built are powerful enough to restrain the Khitan Jingqi. Wang Quanbin is colluding with the Shu Kingdom and is only seeking his own destruction!
Even if Luoyang is to be a fortified city, as long as His Majesty's money and food support the Second Corps commanded by Han Hui, it will take some time to capture Luoyang sooner or later.

Since your Majesty came to power, you have implemented a benevolent government and have always been favored and favored by the people of Zhou Dynasty. How can a thief like Wang Quanbin, who asked his staff to write a barking letter to his staff, damage your Majesty's prestige? "

Chai Zongxun nodded and said:
"I also know it, but the king's thief actually dared to attack my father and I are not the Taizu's biological son!
Is it tolerable or not? ! "

Li Tao pondered for a moment and said:

"With your majesty's prestige today, the subjects of our great Zhou Dynasty are convinced. However, in the future campaign of your majesty to unify the world, many enemy kings and ministers will definitely use this to slander your majesty.

If Your Majesty is still worried about this matter, I have a way to resolve it once and for all. "

Chai Zongxun knew that Li Tao was resourceful and said happily:

"Prime Minister Li, tell me quickly!"

Li Tao said:
"Your Majesty, since the overthrow of the Tang Dynasty, the world has been in constant strife, with monarchs and ministers killing each other frequently.

All the sons and heirs of Taizu were killed by Emperor Yin of the Han Dynasty, so the late emperor who had been adopted by his side since childhood and who had repeatedly made great achievements was the successor emperor.

There are many such things. For example, Li Sheng, the founding monarch of the Tang Dynasty, was an orphan in his early years. After being adopted by Xu Wen, he changed his name to Xu Zhigao.

Earlier, for example, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was an official in the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the Hu Dynasty. His original surname was "Pu Liuru". I think that because of Your Majesty’s current prestige in the government and the public, there is no big obstacle to restoring the “Chai surname” to stop the villains in the world. "

The king's work in the palace is also called "Yu".

Chai Zongxun pondered for a moment and said:
"I will consider this matter for some time.

When his father was young, he adopted Taizu and Queen Shengmu as his son, and they had a deep friendship.

If these villains in the world were not despicable and shameless, with no ability to govern and strengthen the army, but only knew how to slander and attack me, I would never have thought of restoring my original surname.

Nowadays, most of our great Zhou Dynasty can be said to be the foundation created by Taizu and my father who overcame all obstacles. I can't bear to abolish Taizu's ancestral temple to offer sacrifices. "

Li Tao and Wang Zhu looked at each other and saluted together:

"Only Your Majesty can decide this matter."

Chai Zongxun took a few sips of the fragrant tea in front of the table and continued:

"Meng Chang is a thief who lives in Chengdu and leads officials to plunder and exploit the people. This time, he fully supports Wang Quanbin's rebellion. I intend to wait until Wang Quanbin is put down this time and the country is stable, then I will attack Shu and put it down first!"

After Li Tao pondered for a moment, he said:
“Your Majesty, this is an excellent proposal.

Nowadays, all the governors in the Zhou Dynasty are in peace except Wang Ni, and the new policy has been promoted, and it is time to put the unification of the world on the agenda.

The kings and ministers of the Shu Kingdom are all arrogant, extravagant, and arty, but the people are miserable, the people are divided, and the army's combat effectiveness is low. Your Majesty will send troops to attack Shu and he will defeat it! "

Wang Zhu said:
"Your Majesty, now almost all the Forbidden Army Division and the Imperial Guard Division have been stationed in the newly-controlled and border state capitals. If Your Majesty sends the Long Xiang Army to conquer Shu in the future, the two regiments currently guarding the capital and the Eighteen Ten thousand people is not enough."

Li Tao said:
"Your Majesty, I would like to express my support to the Grand Tutor Wang.

I also think that Long Xiangwei is currently monitoring the subjects of the country and detecting the movements of the enemy. In the future, it is suspected that Long Xiangwei will have too much power. Your Majesty should limit or divide it. "

After Chai Zongxun heard this, he pondered for a while and thought:

"The Longxiang Army currently only has two large corps. In the future, the battle to unify the world will begin, and the number of people is indeed a bit small. The Longxiang Guard has completely replaced the old secret service agency "Pro-Military Division" and won, and will become more powerful in the future. It is indeed too risky to let Zhang Yong alone control it, which is not good for the country.

Might as well divide it. "

Chai Zongxun said:

"My two beloved ministers have made excellent suggestions, and they are all beneficial to my country, the Zhou Dynasty.

Since the number of Longxiang's army was slightly insufficient, and the people in the newly-acquired areas of the former Jiedushi and Nanping and Wuqing armies were in distress, I recruited a new corps, three armies and ninety thousand people in these state capitals to unify the world for me. The effectiveness can also increase the local people's loyalty to me, Dazhou.

As for the Longxiang Guards, about half of them were divided to form the "Wude Division", which was led by the palace servant. This first commander was also served by General Manager Tang.

The number of Longxiang Guards and Wudesi is limited to 5. They supervise each other and work together for me. "

Li Tao and Wang Zhu agreed in unison.

More than ten days later, the imperial edict to recruit young people between the ages of 16 and 18 from the private sector to form the Third Corps of the Emperor's personal army, Longxiang Army, was issued in the state capitals of Daming, Luzhou, Jinzhou, Jingnan, Tanzhou, and Hengzhou.

The local people were very happy when they heard about it, because the monthly salary of the Longxiang Army sergeants was as high as one or two or eight yuan, and they were never in arrears. The eunuchs in charge of the army would pay them on time. If a family has children who apply for the army, they can immediately provide enough food and clothing for the whole family. , so there are many applicants.

In just one month, 90,000 strong young sergeants were recruited. They arrived in Bianjing in late November and entered the military camp to start training.

(End of this chapter)