Uncle Wang also laughed and said, "Who said it wasn't? Afterwards, the old man and others discussed that, first, this poem could be the best poem for the Lantern Festival, the emperor's talent is overwhelming, but he liked to cover it up in the past; second, Zong's achievements were extraordinary, and after this poem, his reputation in the future will definitely rise to a higher level... and today, the emperor has given him the posthumous title of Zhongwu, which is perfect!"
"Yes." Wang Ruohai rarely interrupted. "Today, many people have been talking about it, saying that Zong Liushou will not be as good as Zhuge Wuhou from now on, but he will not be inferior to Wang Jinglue. If the emperor can really revive the great unification of our ancestors, then Zong Liushou will have a lot of room for improvement in the future..."
"It will surely be revived." Hu Hongxiu replied solemnly in his depression.
"In fact, in my opinion, today's incident can also show the ability of the government." Wanqi Xie was a little drunk. He just glanced at Hu Hongxiu and continued with his previous topic without losing interest.
"That's right." Wang Shuzhan also continued to twirl his beard. "For a ruler, it is common to check and balance, and to use the power of others to defeat others. The emperor has been on the throne for almost two years, so he is already very skilled, but today, it seems to be particularly ingenious... He borrowed the position of Privy Councilor, and on the condition that Chen Shangshu would not be allowed to join the list of prime ministers, he kept several ministers hanging, and made them willing to help the emperor suppress the generals. And the best thing is that Chen Shangshu himself doesn't care, and he is so excited to be sold out by the emperor."
Hu Hongxiu frowned completely.
Wanqi Xie laughed even more when he heard this: "My wise uncle only knows one side of the story, not the other..."
"Is there any other explanation?" Uncle Wang Zhan was slightly stunned.
"My nephew thinks so." Wanqi Xie said bluntly. "It seems that you gentlemen are interacting with the emperor, exchanging other people and things, but you don't know that you have fallen into the emperor's trap... In an easy way, the generals have become the emperor's direct subordinates, and after the generals have been collectively promoted, it will be even more difficult to control the military with civil officials in the future."
Uncle Wang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "What my nephew said makes sense... In fact, this afternoon I heard a colleague who came back from outside the city tell me about something. He said that before Mr. Lu finally responded, Mr. Xu suddenly pulled him from behind, and Mr. Lu quickly spoke... I thought it was Mr. Xu urging him, but now it seems like he was reminding me after what you said."
This time, it was Wanqi Xie's turn to be slightly stunned.
"Master Taishan, Brother Wanqi!" At this moment, Hu Hongxiu finally couldn't bear it anymore and threw his chopsticks on the table. "Aren't what you two said the general trend? And what the emperor did today, or in recent days, isn't it an open conspiracy? How can there be so many tricks? After all, since the battle of Yanling-Changshe, the emperor's prestige in the army has been established, and after going north to the old capital, the central government is also excited... Under such a general trend, the emperor may act in a cunning way, but whether it is the ministers or the generals, what can really go against it? Even if the emperor doesn't do these tricks, can they really disobey? It's nothing more than the emperor giving face!"
After these words were spoken, everyone at the table was stunned and looked at Hu Hongxiu with some surprise.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Hu Hongxiu was helpless and picked up his chopsticks again. "This is the general trend of military strategy. When you are in a great victory, you can do anything. Master Taishan and Brother Wanqi don't even understand this, right?"
The other people at the table looked at each other in bewilderment, and then Wanqi Xie sighed slightly: "Liangbi (Hu Hongxiu's pen name) hit the nail on the head! It's my vision that is too narrow, and I was obsessed with appearances for a moment..."
"So, Lord Xu was indeed urging him, and Lord Lu's hasty response was suspicious." Uncle Wang was also thoughtful. "As for the banquet the emperor is hosting for all the generals tonight, it shouldn't cause any trouble, right?"
"That's exactly what you mean!" Wanqi Xie said firmly.
Not to mention how Wanqi Xie and Wang Shuzhan's family overestimated Emperor Zhao's ability, on the other hand, Emperor Zhao, who was hosting a banquet to entertain a group of senior generals, was already a little powerless... He was trying to save face, but there were people who didn't buy his face.
Although he seemed to be able to make decisions with ease during the day, in fact, Li Yanxian and Zhang Jun were still dissatisfied with being on the same level as Yue Fei. Wang De and Lu Xing were also indignant, and Wang Yan was a little dissatisfied as well.
During the day, in front of so many people, the emperor and the ministers spoke with one voice, and under their accumulated power, they endured for a while. But in the evening, when the government held a banquet to appease these people, they drank several pounds of wine and started to behave unruly.
Then all kinds of nonsense words and things came out.
This is really beyond one's control, because the officers of the Song Dynasty these days are basically like this. If we really want to compare how bad they are, they can be as bad as they can be. They are meritorious officials and heroes who fought against the Jin Dynasty, which does not prevent them from being bad people!
In fact, just look at Han Shizhong, who assisted Emperor Zhao in maintaining order today. This guy's ability and loyalty are both recognized as phenomenal, a so-called "famous general in ancient times". However, he also has all the problems that the official army of the Song Dynasty should have.
Lustful! Lax military discipline! Arrogant! Eating empty salaries and sucking the blood of soldiers! What is missing from him?
And in another time and space, this General Han even did such a bad thing - he asked his trusted general, Black Dragon Wang Sheng, to recognize Wang Jixian, a very favored imperial physician, as his godfather, in order to compete with Zhang Jun for favor and fight each other.
Based on these trivial things, if you cover up his name, he is simply a piece of trash. But when you look at his name, you will realize that he is a loyal and brave general who is as famous as Yue Fei in this era. He is also known as Yue Han in history. He is as famous as Wei Huo in the past and Xu Chang in the future... Can you believe it?
However, in the final analysis, it was fortunate that Emperor Zhao knew that this was Han Shizhong and not some random person, otherwise he, as an official, would have been finished in that rebellion.
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