The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 143 Song Huizong's Attitude
Prince Zhao Huan felt resentment in his heart. As the eldest son of the emperor, he was named acting king.If he hadn't tried his best and used his mother's power, I'm afraid he would still be the acting king, not the "Prince" that everyone praised.In his mind, Zhao Gou had always been a threat to his throne, and he wanted to get rid of him.

If it weren't for Zhao Gou's birth, Song Huizong would not have ignored him and turned a blind eye to him; if Zhao Gou hadn't made outstanding achievements repeatedly, Song Huizong would not have paid so much attention to him, making him, the eldest son of the emperor, lose all face.As the eldest son of the emperor, Zhao Huan is far from Zhao Gou. The only fortunate thing is that he is the crown prince, and Zhao Gou is still the king of the county. They all stood by his side.

Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others exchanged glances, then looked at Tong Guan who was at the side, he also nodded understandingly, stood up slowly, and said loudly: "Qi Zou Emperor, I have something to do!"

Song Huizong said indifferently: "What do you want to play, Mr. Tong?"

Tong Guan replied: "Reporting to the emperor, although the king of Guangping County has made great contributions in pacifying the leader of the thief and capturing Fang La alive, he should be rewarded. However, the king of Guangping County is only thirteen years old, and he has not yet been crowned. As a king, you should not bestow Kaifu Yitong on the third division."

"According to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, Kaifuyi and the third division are the first-rank officials of the dynasty, and the prince Kaifuyi is crowned king, and only the first-rank can be in line with the etiquette system. If the king of Guangping County takes the position of a general of hussars, Then the government ceremony was held, and the local officials would dismount to welcome them, and the common people would avoid them, fearing that the common people would be dissatisfied."

Song Huizong said: "The king of Guangping County has made great achievements many times. Although he is still young, he is loyal to the king and serves the country. This time, Fang La, the traitor, was even more outstanding. He was captured alive and returned to Beijing. Who can take on this task How can you be dissatisfied with suppressing the rebellion and benefiting the common people? Your words are serious, Mr. Tong!"

"I bestowed the Kaifu Yitong, the king of Guangping County, with the three divisions in recognition of his loyalty to serve the country. He led an army into battle at a young age, no matter whether it was the current dynasty or the previous dynasty, or even Qin Huang Han Wu, I am afraid that no one can match it. Riding a Grand General is the highest official position in military generals, and it is also the title of county king, so how can it be inconsistent with etiquette?"

"My dear friends, don't discuss it any more. I have made an order on this matter. Don't you want me to withdraw my order?"

Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, Zhao Huan and others panicked and immediately said: "I dare not wait!"

Song Huizong was not angry and arrogant, and said: "Don't mention this matter again!"

Zhao Huan lowered his head and clenched his hands tightly, thinking: "Father is actually angry because of Lao Jiu? I'm afraid that what Eunuch Li said a few days ago may be inconsistency, I will ask about it in the evening..."

The prince Zhao Huan dared to oppose Song Huizong's will, in fact, it was the father-in-law Li who told him that night that Song Huizong's attitude was to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and the two would not help each other, so that the two brothers Only after a fight can one dare to be so presumptuous, but what happened today made him a little confused again.

As Song Huizong's close servant, Eunuch Li knows some unknown things in detail, and he can guess the emperor's mind. He guessed right that Song Huizong did want the two brothers to fight, but Zhao Huan was too impatient, he didn't know that Zhao Ji wanted to give Zhao Gou some help in his heart, so that he could gain a foothold in the court, so that he could have a chance to fight with him.

The reason why Tong Guan sided with Prince Zhao Huan was because his position was much higher than before.Now, he is the envoy of the Privy Council, and all of this is the masterpiece of Zhao Huan and Gao Qiu.Generally speaking, the envoys of the Privy Council are the emperor's confidant ministers. Tong Guan used to be with Cai Jing and others. After Cai Jing was demoted, he continued to stay in the capital as an official.

Song Huizong reinstated him. Tong Guan had been in a high position for a long time, and he did not have the power to restore him. He could only rely on the forces in the court, among them he was under the command of Gao Qiu, and later he had a relationship with Prince Zhao Huan. After getting on the line, the official position gradually became bigger and bigger, and he became an envoy of the Privy Council, but in fact he was in charge of military and political power, and his status in the court was no less than that of Gao Qiu and others.

Song Huizong turned back to the dragon chair, sat down, and said in a deep voice: "The King of Guangping listens to the order!"

Zhao Gou hurriedly replied: "I accept the order!"

"Declaration of my decree: Fang La, the leader of the rebel army, has been captured alive and returned to the capital. I appoint you as the supervisor and beheader, and you will be executed at the Meridian Gate tomorrow at [-]:[-] noon!"

"The minister leads the order, long live my emperor, long live!"

"Retreat!"

"Retreat!"

"Long live my emperor!" All civil and military officials shouted in unison and bowed away.

Zhao Gou and others all returned to the mansion, but Wu Lin came to Zhao Gou happily.His gaze didn't stay on Wu Lin, but on the man in armor who was following Wu Lin. Seeing that he was somewhat similar to Wu Lin, he knew the origin of this person, and said, "So it's Mr. Wu!"

Wu Lin exclaimed: "Marshal, do you know my brother?"

This person is Wu Lin's elder brother, Wu Jie. Many people may not be aware of him. In fact, Wu Jie played an important role in the Southern Song Dynasty's anti-gold generals. Even Jin Wushu was defeated by him. It's a pity. He died young, so that the reputation among later generations is not as strong as Yue Fei and others.

Seeing his younger brother looking at him suspiciously, Wu Jie didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He looked at Zhao Gou suspiciously, and asked straightforwardly, "Have you seen the king?"

Zhao Gou laughed and said, "I've never seen him before, but because Brother Wu's appearance is similar, and he was ecstatic to see him again, I know it must be Brother Wu's brother."

Wu Jie praised: "It's no wonder that Wu Lin respects the county king very much. He really has some skills."

Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said: "You can't be called brothers and sisters in the court, and you are not in the barracks today, so you don't have to be so polite if you are not in the court. Since he is brother Wu's elder brother, he is also my elder brother. If you don't mind, you can go to the county prince's mansion How about taking a break and drinking with your brothers?"

"Then it's disrespectful!" Wu Jie saw that Zhao Gou was so friendly, hospitable and approachable, so he didn't refuse, and agreed directly.

Liu Qi's father, Liu Zhongwu, also came to congratulate Zhao Gou, who was dragged here by his own son; Yang's family also came to congratulate him, even Zong Ze came, and the other generals also congratulated politely and left in a hurry. Just because the prince Zhao Huan, Gao Qiu and others came later.

Zhao Gou ignored it, and Zong Ze, Liu Zhongwu and others also ignored him, and they still chatted and laughed with Zhao Gou, as if they were really standing by Zhao Gou's side, advancing and retreating together with him.Zong Ze was originally a veteran of the court, but he just came to reminisce about the old days. The most surprising thing was that Zhong Shidao also became happy, praised Zhao Gou as a young hero, and finally went back to the mansion with him, Zhao Huan and others were dumbfounded.

Zhong Shi never attached to any forces in the court, let alone helping anyone. This is his way of being an official, and Zong Ze is the same.However, both of these two had a very happy chat with Zhao Gou after the court was over, and they were full of praise. Even if Zhao Huan came, they ignored him, and they clearly opposed him, advancing and retreating with Zhao Gou.

Seeing that Zong Ze, Liu Zhongwu and others were there, Zhao Huan's eyes changed a little when he saw that Master Zhong was also coming, and he frowned, thinking to himself, "Why do you come here? Could it be that Mr. Zhong supports Mr. Nine? It's not that he has never supported any prince, let alone attached to any force, why would he support Lao Jiu this time?"

He left with full of thoughts and worries; Gao Qiu also glanced thoughtfully, then turned and left, only Zhao Gou chatted and laughed happily with everyone, and also left towards the county palace.

(End of this chapter)