The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 139
Zhao Si frowned and murmured: "Brother Huang, I'm afraid that Lao Jiu will definitely be defeated in this way. He has no power in the court. Even if there is a general of the world's soldiers and horses, it is just an expedient measure. Mostly because they are not reused, even if Lao Jiu is the prince, I am afraid that he will be treated equally."

"When did you lose confidence in him?" Song Huizong smiled slightly and said, "Since I decided to do this, I was looking at Lao Jiu's ability. If I can't grow up from adversity, how can I lead the Song Dynasty to prosperity, and even more so?" Let alone the Kingdom of Jin facing wolf ambitions."

Zhao Si suddenly realized: "The meaning of the emperor..."

"You guessed right!" Song Huizong said, "I just want to test the old nine. In this competition, let's see how the two of them handle it. If the crown prince defeats the old nine, then he can surely succeed if he fails to develop; if the old nine If you win, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be able to expand its territory in the future. This is a game, and it is also the game I have been looking forward to, whether to stick to it or to forge ahead."

"The emperor is holy!" Cai Wang Zhao seemed to have to admire Song Huizong's resourcefulness.

It seems that Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was obsessed with calligraphy and painting, disregarding the court guidelines, but in fact his heart is as clear as water and mirrors, and he can see it clearly.If Zhao Gou gains power, it will be the beginning of the Great Song Dynasty's prosperity; if Zhao Heng gains the upper hand, it will be a matter of course to become the leader of the Great Song Dynasty.

Even so, the meticulous planning was so wonderful, but the plan could not keep up with the changes, so that he did not realize this idea, but carried on according to another plan, which almost killed Zhao Gou, so it was too late to regret.

At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion of the East Palace, Prince Zhao Huan also held a meeting to discuss how to deal with Zhao Gou's return to the capital. All present were Zhao Heng's confidantes and the forces he had brought over.

"My lords, Lao Jiu is back. You must have heard the news, but you don't know what to do?" Prince Zhao Huan asked straight to the point, frowning.

Gao Qiu pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Highness, even if the King of Guangping comes back, you don't have to worry!"

Crown Prince Zhao Huan asked, "Why did your lord Taiwei say that?"

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, I think you don't have to worry about the following reasons, Prince: First, you are already an upright and upright His Royal Highness, sitting firmly in the East Palace. Even if the emperor loves the county king very much, you have to carefully consider His Royal Highness's feelings. Absolutely not in vain prince."

"Secondly, the crown prince holds the Privy Council in his hand, and we support and assist him from the side. Even if the county king returns to the capital, he will not be able to compete with you as an official. As long as the Privy Council is in your hands, no matter how powerful he is I can't shake you a bit."

"Thirdly, the emperor didn't care about what you did these days, and obviously made His Royal Highness the crown prince bigger and stronger. Maybe the emperor roughly estimated your strength, the crown prince, so that it couldn't end. Now, most of the power in the court is you Under your command, even the ministers are willing to serve you, no matter how powerful the county king is, he will not be able to shake your position in the court."

"Fourth, you are already a righteous prince, and you will definitely be the king of the Song Dynasty in the future. Unless you do something outrageous, the emperor's character will definitely not depose you as a prince easily. You must know that the emperor still cares about yourself. reputation, would not do such a thing."

Gao Qiu spoke out the reason slowly, every sentence was true, and pointed to the problem forcefully.Prince Zhao Huan heard that Zhao Gou's class teacher was returning to the court, so he convened all the people overnight to discuss countermeasures.Just because he knew well that in Song Huizong's eyes, only Zhao Gou was the heir to the throne.

However, Song Huizong himself never thought that the prince Zhao Huan had won the position of prince by his own means, and even recruited courtiers to serve him. Most of the power in the court was under his command.However, Prince Zhao Huan worried that his father would depose him as Prince for the sake of Lao Jiu, and all his efforts would be in vain.

After Gao Qiu's instruction, Prince Zhao Huan finally understood.Nowadays, the ministers of the court are divided into three forces, one is headed by him, accounting for more than half of the ministers of the court; the second is the faction headed by Li Gang and others, and the last is the faction headed by generals such as Zhong Shidao. The number of these two factions is relatively small, especially the generals faction headed by Zhong Shidao.

Even if Zhao Gou takes off his armor and enters the court as an official, there is no need to worry. Except for the forces colluding with Zhao Huan and Gao Qiu, Li Gang is completely loyal to the emperor and loyal. Even if Zhao Heng is the emperor, they are the same I will support it, knowing in my heart that whoever is the emperor will listen to him.

The only thing that worries Prince Zhao Huan is that the faction of generals headed by Zhong Shidao, they are all people who are good at fighting, and there are also some civil servants among them, all of whom hold important positions in the army.Zhao Heng was worried that after Zhao Gou came back, he would directly join the generals faction and win them over.After all, Zhong Shidao and others are in the same boat as Gao Qiu.

Gao Qiu said in a low voice: "Prince is worried that Zhong Shidao and these people will defect and join forces with the county king?"

Crown Prince Zhao Heng nodded, and said solemnly: "Lao Jiu is a military general and the general of the world's soldiers and horses. He ranks as a first-rank official. Even since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no one has ever held such an important position. Only the former dynasty can do it." For some positions, Father actually appoints Lao Jiu, which shows how much he loves Lao Jiu."

"If Lao Jiu really enters the court as an official, he will definitely come into contact with Zhong Shidao and others, and he will be loyal to Lao Jiu every time he comes and goes. In this way, we will encounter more troubles. We must know that Zhong Shidao and others are in the court. There is also some authority, I am afraid it is a hidden danger."

Gao Qiu said confidently: "His Royal Highness, you can rest assured!"

Prince Zhao Huan and others looked at Gao Qiu curiously. They all knew the details of Zhong Shidao and others. Although Zhao Gou's official position was high, in terms of seniority, Zhong Shidao and others were more important. What Dao and others said in front of Song Huizong has a certain weight.

"Since Emperor Taizu took down the country, it is inevitable for civil servants to be in power, and military officials are not valued. Now, the county king has pacified Fang La and captured Fang La alive, so he will definitely be rewarded. Even if he is rewarded, it doesn't matter. Emphasis on culture and restraint on martial arts, even if he is a prince."

Gao Qiu calmly said: "In this way, if the king of Guangping wants to turn around, it is just a dream. Besides, there are us in the court, unless the sky falls, otherwise there will never be a day to turn around , the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the attitude of the emperor, if the emperor turns a blind eye and does not hear, and allows the prince to fight with the county king, then great things will happen."

"His Royal Highness, from the perspective of slaves, the emperor means not to ask!"

Zhao Huan turned his head to look at the man, and asked in surprise, "Is what Eunuch Li said true?"

Eunuch Li is the great eunuch Li Yan, a close confidant of Song Huizong, and Liang Shicheng is also an eunuch attached to Prince Zhao Heng with him, but Li Yan is still relatively powerful when it comes to power.Li Yan's original name was Li Bangyan, and he was the same eunuch as Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty with Yang Jian. After Yang Jian was beheaded, Li Yan took office as the chief eunuch, in charge of eunuchs and eunuchs inside and outside the palace.

At the beginning, Yang Jian was beheaded and Cai Jing was demoted to a commoner, sent to Hangzhou, where he was killed by Fang La.Li Yan knew that Song Huizong had changed a little bit, so he didn't dare to be unscrupulous, and was secretly looking for a new backer.It just so happened that Zhao Heng approached him, hooked up with Gao Qiu and others, and quickly became a chess piece placed beside Song Huizong.

Li Yan replied: "Returning to the prince, the miscellaneous family has been serving the emperor these days, and they know his daily life very well, and he will tell the miscellaneous family what he thinks. He has also mentioned this matter, but the final decision is still Just don't interfere, this is also the emperor's original words."

Liang Shicheng echoed: "I have also heard the emperor mention it, just like Eunuch Li said."

"So good!"

Zhao Huan couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding, his brows were beaming with joy, that's what he was waiting for, as long as Song Huizong didn't intervene, then everything would be easy to handle, and he wouldn't be afraid of Zhao Gou's return to Beijing.Although they were not worried about Zhao Gou's return to Beijing, they still needed to discuss how to deal with him next, so that he would never recover and was completely abandoned by Song Huizong.

(End of this chapter)