The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 545
"My Majesty, the King of Guangping County and Generalissimo of Pingliao, His Royal Highness King Chu and others have arrived at Daming Mansion, and they will arrive at Bianjing City in a few days!"

Song Huizong nodded happily, and said: "Finally back! It's good to be back! It's good to be back!..."

Song Huizong said "it's good to be back" several times in a row, which shows his expectation for Zhao Gou's return to Beijing and his worries when Zhao Gou left the capital.For the sake of the Great Song Empire, for the sake of the country and the common people, Song Huizong had no choice but to agree with Zhao Gou to go to the front line and fight on the battlefield.

If possible, he would not want Zhao Gou to get involved, but the greater Zhao Gou's ability, the greater the responsibility.In order to let Zhao Zuo grow up and Jiangshan Sheji, Song Huizong had to do this.As far away as Bianjing, I can only give Zhao Gou assistance.

Zhao Gou's achievements made him unexpected, but he was overjoyed.Because it took Zhao Gou only one year to regain the important barrier of the Yanyun Sixteen States. With these sixteen states, the Song Dynasty became more stable, and the Liao Dynasty had perished. This is what he thought in his heart.

In addition, Zhao Gou also asked those generals who surrendered to the Song Dynasty, as well as Yeluchun, the king of Yan in the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Puxian, the concubine of Yan, and others.After all, they surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Gou was only the generalissimo, not the prince, nor the emperor, so they had to get the nod of Song Huizong.

As for whether the result is good or bad, Zhao Gou can't guarantee it, and everything is up to Song Huizong's decision.

Song Huizong received good news of Zhao Gou's successive victories on the front line, which made him feel very at ease, but still a little worried.Zhao Gou was only about fifteen years old, but he took on such a heavy responsibility.If it weren't for the fact that there was no such person in the court to take on this important task, Song Huizong might not have let Zhao Gou go.

Zhao Gou conquered cities continuously, with few defeats. This kind of feat is outstanding, and no one can match it in the whole Song Dynasty.Even if the wish of Taizu and Emperor Taizong had not been fulfilled, Zhao Gou did it, and he did it better than anyone else. Such a feat is enough to make his name go down in history, but it also leaves hidden dangers.

Song Huizong has been planning to welcome Zhao Gou and others to return in triumph these days. When he heard the news that Zhao Gou was coming back, he once again delivered an order to let all the civil and military officials in the capital, from the first-rank officials to the Limin All the people will go out of the city to welcome them.

In addition, Song Huizong also arranged to play music, and greeted Zhao Gou and others with the song "Triumph". After everything was ready, he waited for Zhao Gou to return to Beijing.

At the same time, Zhao Gou and others who were in Daming Mansion did not continue on their way in a hurry, but arrived at Daming Mansion when it was already dark, so they rested in Daming Mansion.Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty ordered Zhao Gou and his party to treat them with the highest standard of treatment wherever they passed when they returned to Beijing, without any slack.

Therefore, on the way Zhao Gou returned to Beijing, all the people, officials, gentry and others went out of the city to greet him.At the beginning, when Zhao Gou encountered such a situation for the first time, he was taken aback and almost did not trigger a big battle.Because his subordinates are all generals, he has never enjoyed such treatment, and never thought of it, so he thought he was a bandit and drew his sword to face each other.

If it wasn't for the explanation by the prefectural officials, I'm afraid it would cause a lot of misunderstandings.Even veterans such as Zhong Shidao and Zong Ze felt that for the first time in their lives, they were valued as generals.Because the Song Dynasty was a country that emphasized culture and suppressed martial arts, the military generals had never received any courtesy when they made great contributions, and after Zhao Gou made great achievements, everyone followed behind.

Now they really feel that their status in the Song Dynasty is much better than in the past. Wherever they went, they were not respected by military generals, but by those civil servants.Even if it is a third-rank official, compared with a general, a third-rank official is more welcomed and respected by squires and local officials.

This kind of treatment is respect once or twice, and the same treatment over and over again, not to mention that Zhao Gou is tired of it, even Zhong Lao, Zong Shuai and others can't bear it.Because after every greeting, you have to have a banquet with everyone, which is simply entertainment.

They are the generals who charge forward, and they are tired of these official interactions, especially the way those people nod and bow, it really makes them unbearable, it is too hypocritical.Therefore, everyone decided to take a detour after discussing, but Zhao Yougong, Wu Yong, Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and others strongly opposed it.

Because this is a kind of supreme Guan Rong, even if you can't accept it, you have to accept it. This is an imperial decree issued by the emperor himself, and as a subject, you must accept it.If it were other generals, maybe this would be very useful, but what Zhao Gou disliked the most was this kind of behavior, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to accept such respect.

"Ninth brother, are you really not worried?"

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "What is there to worry about?"

"Ninth brother, do you know that you have committed a taboo now!" Zhao Yougong said with a solemn expression, "Although the emperor may not have any suspicion, your military achievements have far surpassed those of previous emperors. He is unmatched in handsomeness, if this continues, I am afraid it will lead to even greater danger."

Zhao Gou replied: "Second brother, don't worry, this matter will not happen to me. Even if the father really has such thoughts, then I will not have any resistance. However, this matter must be Only after dealing with the threat of Jin Guo."

Zhao Yougong shook his head and said: "With the emperor's trust in you, I believe that nothing will happen to you. However, there are other people who will take advantage of this opportunity to sneak in. After all, the rules set by Emperor Taizu must be ignored." Even the emperor dare not violate it."

Zhao Gou smiled lightly and said: "If it is him, even if he really wants to do something, he has to weigh it. If it endangers the Song Dynasty, so what if he ascends the throne as the emperor? As for the throne, it is really true I don’t care about it, as long as the people in the world live well, I will live the life I want to live freely, and that is the greatest joy in life.”

"Even if you think so, what should the brothers who follow you do?" Zhao Yougong asked a question that Zhao Gou couldn't answer, which made him firmly believe in his carefree life. Because he doesn't know how to answer.

Zhao Gou is really not interested in the throne, all he does is to make Song Dynasty more prosperous and powerful.As for who is the emperor, it has nothing to do with him.Now he is strong enough, even if Zhao Huan ascended the throne as the emperor, he would not dare to do anything to Zhao Gou, but the generals who followed Zhao Gou, such as: Yue Fei, Gao Chong and others.

As long as Zhao Gou has no power in his hands, they will be squeezed out, and I'm afraid that another self-destruction of the city wall will happen.This is something Zhao Gou doesn't want to see. If these generals who are good at fighting are lost, even if the Song Dynasty is rich, it will be nothing but a strong outsider.

If that time really comes, what should Zhao Gou do?Can he really stay out of it and be at ease?Can he really watch his brother who followed him through life and death die under the scheme?Zhao Gou asked himself many times, but the answer is still the same, that is, it is impossible to let such a thing happen, and it is absolutely not allowed to see Da Song weaken again.

(End of this chapter)