The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 548
"Your Majesty, why didn't the county king confer a reward?"

Zhao Gou was stunned, Zhao Yougong was also stunned, and even the emperor was stunned.Because it was not Zhao Yougong who said this sentence, he wanted to make an injustice for Zhao, but there was someone who was faster than him.That man was a kind of teacher, and he said sonorously: "If there is no His Royal Highness, how can the Northern Expedition be resolved quickly; if there is no His Royal Highness, our army will die."

"Now all the ministers are rewarded, why did the minister who made the first contribution never receive any rewards? The old minister thinks it is unfair. If the emperor does not reward His Highness, the old minister should be ashamed of this achievement! The old minister dares to kowtow to the emperor, he should be rewarded for his meritorious service Minister; if you don't reward His Highness, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers of the world!"

Song Huizong said coldly: "Zong Lao, are you threatening me?"

"Old officials dare not!" Zhong Shidao also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, but he ignored them. If Zhao Gou, the first-class marshal of meritorious service, was not rewarded, they were just helping from the side, but they were high-ranking officials with rich salary. Really uncomfortable.

Zhong Shizhong and Zong Ze followed closely behind, beckoning the emperor to give Zhao Gou a reward, and they didn't want to see Zhao Gou get nothing for his first achievement, this is really unfair.Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yougong, Gao Chong, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others also knelt down one after another.

What they meant was obvious. If Zhao Gou hadn't conferred a reward, their meritorious deeds would be nothing more than a joke. It would be a slap in the face to them.Therefore, without exception, all the people fell to their knees and begged the emperor to take back his order.

It's just that Zhao Gou, who was involved, remained motionless and looked at everyone calmly. He didn't have any complaints or accidents in his heart, and he had even considered all of these.It's just that what surprised him was the attitude of Zhong Shidao. He thought that Zhong Shidao would not sincerely belong to him, but he didn't expect this to be seen. Zhong Shidao also became his own person. I don't know if this is good or bad.

Song Huizong greatly rewarded the ministers with meritorious service, but turned a deaf ear to Zhao Gou. Not only did the generals who followed Zhao Gou not understand, but even the ministers in the court were stunned and looked at Song Huizong dumbfounded. They didn't know How to say, can only wait and see.

Among the people present, only Prince Zhao Huan was the happiest. He was very uncomfortable when he heard that his father had rewarded them all.When such a scene happened, Zhao Gou got nothing, which made him very happy.

Moreover, seeing everyone kneeling on the ground begging the emperor, Zhao Heng, as the prince, took this opportunity to make trouble.

"You guys are so brave. You dare to threaten the emperor openly. As subjects, you should obey the emperor's will. What kind of dignity do you guys have? It's just the opposite. It's really a crime to openly threaten the emperor and even offend the emperor. No pardon!"

Prince Zhao Huan was very angry and begged: "Qi Zou the emperor, I thought they must have been instigated by someone secretly. Now that they openly disobeyed the imperial decree, their crimes should be punished. I thought their merits could not be worth such a serious crime. It should be dismissed and investigated."

"The minister thought they were disobeying the imperial decree, and should be punished heavily!"

Immediately, as soon as Prince Zhao Huan's words fell, some restless ministers agreed.They are all civil servants, and they wish that the generals would always be under them.If all these people were rewarded, then the power of military commanders would be very close to that of civil servants, and they would lose their greatest advantage over time.

"Ugh!……"

Song Huizong's face was gloomy and livid. What he was angry with was not the behavior of Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and others, but the attitude of Prince Zhao Huan.He thought that the prince had learned to be good after what happened last time, but after this incident, he realized that Zhao Huan had not learned to be good at all, and was even so stupid that he was really stupid.

The way of the emperor is to balance the most important thing. He wants to support the prince Zhao Huan to compete with Zhao Gou, but the prince Zhao Huan is a mud that cannot be supported at all.If he was a smart person, he would not have executed Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and others at this time.

Although Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and others were wrong in their words, they did make contributions to Song Dynasty, and such achievements are not ordinary.After all, the recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun was a great barrier for Song Dynasty.It can be said that even if they really made a mistake, they can make up for it and won't be punished.

However, Prince Zhao Huan wanted to kill them all, and even pointed out that Zhao Gou was behind the scenes, which made Song Huizong very disappointed.If he really beheaded all the meritorious ministers such as Zhong Shidao and Zong Ze, then the Song Dynasty would really be over.

Moreover, he also gained the reputation of being a fatuous and immoral man, killing meritorious ministers without authorization, and digging his own grave.In that case, Da Song Jiangshan would really be over.As for Zhao Gou's ability, Song Huizong knows better than anyone else. Comparing the two, Song Huizong still can't help sighing, both of them are his own sons, why is this one so stupid? In his hands, it is really difficult to judge the future of Da Song.

Zhao Gou never said a word from the beginning to the end, and remained silent, watching all this calmly, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.In fact, Zhao Gou knew better than anyone else that this was Song Huizong's strategy. If he was rewarded again, he would be a prince, but he hadn't reached his age at all.

If he is named a prince, then there will be no one before or after.If it is a foreign surname, he can be crowned king based on his achievements.It's just that his surname is Zhao, and he is a direct descendant of the Zhao family.If Zhao Gou is really made a prince, what will the other princes think?

Now that Zhao Gou is in charge of the military power of the Song Dynasty, if he is really made a prince, Song Huizong will not worry that Zhao Gou has the heart of rebellion.However, others will not sit idly by.After all, Zhao Gou is not old enough and holds great power. If something unimaginable happens, it will really be irreversible.

Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and other veterans are willing to stand by Zhao Gou's side, which can be said to be a beginning.It was not only a good beginning, but also the beginning of Zhao Gou's troubles.Nowadays, after Zhao Gou's military order is issued, the generals of the entire Song Dynasty will only follow the lead, and even the imperial edict may not be effective.

If in times of war and chaos, Zhao Gou is in charge, then the country and society of the Song Dynasty will be safe and secure.Now Zhao Gou seems to be the biggest problem. If it is not handled properly, it will cause dissatisfaction among the generals of the Song Dynasty.Among other things, even the generals of Zhao Gou's direct descendants would not want to directly refuse the reward, if that is the case, the loss outweighs the gain.

So Song Huizong also had a headache about this matter, and he really didn't know how to end it.If it is not handled properly, there will be endless troubles; if it is handled properly, there will be no worries.In the end, Song Huizong didn't do anything, and directly let Zhao Gou bear all the responsibilities.

"As the king of the county, the prince, and the commander of the Northern Expedition, you don't know how to control the generals under your command!" Song Huizong yelled angrily, "As the commander, you are duty-bound. Pass on my will and cut down the Guangping County King Generalissimo of the Army and Horses of the World, Kaifu Yitong Sansi and General of Hussars, etc., retain the title of county king, and all others are the same as common people."

"It's not fair!" Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and others wanted to argue again, but Zhao Gou didn't give them a chance and kept silent. The rebuttal surprised Zhong Shidao, Zong Ze and others.

"Oops!" Everyone was worried, because Zhao Gou's voice of questioning was the biggest taboo, which made them startled, and secretly shouted that it was not good.

"This is your responsibility!" Song Huizong yelled angrily, "I will pass on my will, cut off the title of Guangping County King, and demote him to a commoner! If anyone pleads again, he will be guilty of the same crime as him and retire from the court!"

Zhao Gou made great achievements in battle, and everyone thought that Zhao Gou would get a richer reward.However, what was unexpected was that not only did Zhao Gou not receive a reward, but because of the pleadings of Zhong Shidao, Yue Fei and others, he was deeply involved. In the end, he was demoted again and again, not only lost the title of Marshal, but also lost his title No more, just become a commoner.

Song Huizong's favor for Zhao Gou was well known in the court, but for some reason they turned against each other directly this time.Song Huizong was even more merciless, depriving Zhao Gou of everything and demoting him to a commoner.It can be said that this scene made everyone stunned. They didn't know which song was sung, and they thought about it thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)