The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 618
"The imperial edict! Hehe!..." Zhao Gou smiled coldly and said, "Second brother, tell me where this edict came from! Don't think that I don't know what's going on in your mind. If you confess truthfully, I will let you go; if you refuse to confess, then it depends!"

"Ninth Brother, where did you start with those words!" Zhao Yougong broke into cold sweat and smiled embarrassingly, but his smile was really forced.

Now only the two of them are in the house, and the others have already gone back.Zhao Gou didn't give him any face, and directly forced Zhao Yougong to tell the truth. He always felt that this matter was a plan against him.Then, recalling Zhao Yougong's actions, he always felt that something was wrong.

"At the beginning, I led the army to capture the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and I had a quarrel with my father. Everyone pleaded for me, but you stood by and watched. I have always kept this in mind." Zhao Gou flipped through the old accounts, Calculated with him one by one, "At that time, I thought you had scruples, or that the emperor had some plans. After all, I was underage at that time, and I hadn't been crowned yet, so I couldn't continue to confer titles."

"But the royal father didn't even think about it. He deprived me of all my official positions, titles, etc. on an unwarranted charge. I didn't fight for anything, so I followed the royal father's wishes and did so. I thought the royal father would fight with me. Let’s explain, even you will come and talk about it.”

"In fact, you didn't show up at all, and you didn't come back afterwards. After that, I disappeared for two months and reappeared. You came, but after that, your attitude changed 180 degrees. You slowly broke away from me, and even more with me I draw the line."

"I didn't doubt any of this until I was transferred from the capital and the crown prince ascended the throne as emperor. There was no sign at all, and there was a white lotus with demonic words to confuse the crowd and confuse people's hearts. As an envoy of the Privy Council, you stood idly by and opened your eyes. Close your eyes."

"With your jealous nature, you don't rub the sand in your eyes, if you haven't seen this matter, you don't know, it's okay to say, but you don't care about what happened right before your eyes, and let things go in the worst direction. At the beginning, when I fought the Jin soldiers at Gubeikou, I wrote to the court many times, but there was no reply."

"I can't blame you for this matter. I also know that you have repeatedly been rejected from entering the palace, and you also planned to leave the capital to go to the front line, but I don't know what happened. I'm baffled."

"What kind of person can make you do this? In the end, I thought that there are only two people in the world who have the ability to make you obey. Then, I returned to the capital from the land of Yanyun, but you were not surprised at all. It seems that you have already prepared, not only you can mobilize the imperial guards and guards in the palace, but you also unconditionally support everything I do."

"At that time, I left my post without authorization, which was a death penalty, but you insisted on my side, and finally forced the palace, completely depriving the emperor of his power. In name, he is still the emperor, but in fact he has no power. But you don't have any power. Not happy, but happy."

"Then, last night you received news in the mansion again. It must have come from the villa, and you smiled; today, you took out the edict of the Supreme Emperor's succession. I am afraid that this edict was written long ago. If there is no If I guess wrong, it should be handwritten by my father after I returned to Beijing."

"The above things are connected, you must have concealed something from me, this matter is not small, am I right!"

"Ninth brother, I... I don't know what you are talking about, why can't I understand it!" Zhao Yougong smiled falteringly. Zhao Gou found out, but he didn't want to be so fast.

Zhao Gou remained silent, staring at Zhao Yougong intently, his treacherous smile made Zhao Yougong feel uncomfortable.That sharp gaze seemed to see through him, which made the guilty Zhao Yougong a little unbearable, the more he was like this, the more Zhao Gou suspected that Zhao Yougong had concealed something.

"Why are you looking at me? I really don't know!" Zhao Yougong himself felt his voice tremble a little, even he himself didn't believe what he said, so how could Zhao Gou believe it.

"I really don't know, but I still don't want to say it!" Zhao Gou said with a half-smile, "If you don't want to say it, why don't you tell me for you! In fact, this matter was a bureau from the beginning. The emperor's game, even the capture of the father and the emperor is part of this plan, am I right?"

"No!" Zhao Yougong immediately refused. When he said this, he saw Zhao Gou's smiling smile. He knew that this matter could not be concealed, so he bit the bullet and said truthfully: "Oh! Since you guessed it, then I also There is nothing to say, so I might as well tell you the whole thing."

"All ears!"

Zhao Yougong sighed: "Actually, the Supreme Emperor has tested you many times before, and your answer was that you were unwilling. At that time, the Supreme Emperor seemed to have done it unintentionally. In fact, he wanted you to inherit the great line and become the new king, but You just don't want to accept it."

"When the Supreme Emperor had no other choice, he had no choice but to take the risky move. He also knew what the disadvantages of Song Dynasty were, but he could do nothing about it. But he believed that you had the ability to do things that he couldn't. Therefore, in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, You are the best candidate for the throne."

"When you regained the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and returned triumphantly, the Supreme Emperor also thought about deposing the crown prince and re-establishing the crown prince. That person was you, but my father, Lord Pan, and Lord Zhu all felt that it was time to depose the crown prince. It has had a huge impact on the current situation.”

"They also know?" Zhao Gou was surprised to hear that Pan Lianggui and Zhu Zhuo also knew about it.

Zhao Yougong shook his head, and said: "They don't know everything, they just know that the Supreme Emperor intends to abolish the crown prince. Since ancient times, the ancestors have taught that the elders should be orderly, and the crown prince, as the eldest son of the emperor, has no major mistakes, so he hastily abolished the crown prince. Afraid of causing resistance from the imperial court and scholars all over the world, this matter will be settled in the end.”

"Finally, the Supreme Emperor discussed with my father and king, and decided to make a risky move, that is, canonize you as king at the right time, give you a fiefdom, let you leave the capital, and preserve your strength. Emperor Zong, this is also part of the plan."

"The Supreme Emperor's original intention was to cause civil strife in the Song Dynasty, and then you will come forward to suppress it. In this way, you will be enthroned as emperor in a legitimate way, and you can force the emperor to abdicate. It's just that the emperor listened to the words of the demon, and almost made you fight. Die on the battlefield, die in the land of Yanyun."

"The Supreme Emperor was very angry, but there was nothing he could do. He could only let nature take its course and pray for your safe return. When he knew that you had won and that you would return to Beijing, he arranged the next step. He knew that you were going to force the palace, Qing Jun side , The Emperor is very supportive of these things."

"Then, the Supreme Emperor invited the Emperor to go hunting, which was also part of the plan. Because the news of them going out to hunt was also released by the father in accordance with the Supreme Emperor's will, to attract the spies of the Jin people, and then capture them all. No one can stop you from becoming emperor."

"At that time, the imperial court was in great chaos, and the two emperors were captured. Only you alone can be as stable as Mount Tai, and the country will not be shaken at all. Therefore, this imperial edict was written when you came back from the land of Yanyun to serve as the king. Alright, just take this opportunity for you to be enthroned as emperor logically."

Zhao Gou said anxiously, "Where are the father and the emperor now?"

"This incident was unexpected!" Zhao Yougong said dejectedly, "These were originally planned, but the people who captured the second emperor were the remnants of the Bailian Club. They used some means to cut off all traces, so that The father and king are lost, and now they should be in the Shangjing Mansion, and they were really captured by the Jin people."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhao Gou roared, looking at Zhao Yougong expressionlessly.

Zhao Yougong smiled wryly: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but the Supreme Emperor ordered that only in this way can you ascend the throne and lead the rise of the Song Dynasty. He will pin all his hopes on you. The Supreme Emperor also said that if there is really In case of any eventuality, it is all voluntary by him, and you must put the country and society of the Song Dynasty as the most important thing, and with your support, he can leave with peace of mind."

"Father, why do you want to hide this from your son!"

Zhao Gou burst into tears. He always knew something was wrong, but he couldn't find any flaws. Now that Zhao Yougong told the whole story, he realized that everything his father did was to force him to become emperor. How embarrassing it was for him.

The reason why Zhao Gou did not ascend the throne as emperor was because he knew that the next emperor recorded in history was Zhao Huan. If he really ascended the throne before Zhao Huan, then history would really change.As for whether it is good or bad, no one knows, but his worries have caused history to repeat itself, how can Zhao Gou accept it.

(End of this chapter)