Moreover, is Zhao Dazhen a loyal minister of the Chai family?
Can the logic of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms be applied today?
How lacking in self-confidence must the emperors of the Song Dynasty have to be so shocked by this sentence again and again after their country had prospered for one or two hundred years?
Of course, Zhao Jiu certainly couldn't figure it out, because although his surname was Zhao, he was not a descendant of the Zhao family. The Zhao family's engineering dogs had their own ridiculous logic.
And finally, as Emperor Zhao thought of this, he really laughed out loud... and hearing this laugh, the prime ministers and generals who had stern faces below, as well as the civil and military officials, and a dozen parties involved couldn't help but feel complicated.
The fearful ones are more fearful, the impatient ones are more impatient, the surprised ones are more surprised, and the confused ones are more confused.
"I think what you all said makes sense."
Emperor Zhao put away his smile, and the moment he spoke, he sounded a little absurd. Even if this matter made sense, how could it be "all reasonable"? Since it was brought up, could there be a good ending?
"I truly trust General Ma, and I know that none of the ten commanders had any rebellious intentions when they swore brotherhood at that time. Otherwise, why would they go to Yanling to help regardless of life and death? I also think that what Yue Qing said is very right. In the battle of Yanling-Changshe, the commanders have made great contributions to the country. I have to keep it in mind and try my best to protect them. But what Wanqi Qing said is also very reasonable... Since ancient times, how could military generals sworn brotherhood without authorization and deviate from the public order to form a private system? Once this matter comes out, if it is not dealt with, they will sooner or later end up in a bad end. If they have to be dealt with, based on this crime, they will either be killed or cut into pieces. Who can say anything after looking through the history books?" Emperor Zhao was talking nonsense, but he made countless people below tremble with fear.
After all, it sounds like in the end it will still be a matter of "either kill or chop"!
"However, before his death, Zong Liushou told me to make sure I properly deal with the troops of the Tokyo Liushou Division." At this point, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but sigh. "My lords, you may be the prime ministers of the court, or the famous generals of the country, or you may be well-educated, or you may be experienced. Is there no one who can come up with a plan that can achieve the best of both worlds? Can you eliminate the risks of this matter, and protect the commanders and not let the meritorious officials down?"
This seems to have come back around, as if we still have to give up military power over a cup of wine. If this is the case, everyone will be more familiar with each other and will definitely be able to come up with something new.
Sure enough, after a short pause, soon the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Fan Zongyin came out. After bowing, he said sternly, "Your Majesty, I think that Yanling's special merit can be given an additional ten-level command rank, and then they can be sent in groups of three or two to serve as pacification envoys to the southeast, Jingdong, Jingxiang, Guangnan, and Bashu to maintain peace."
To be fair, this is a good idea. Promote them to higher positions, then separate them from the main battle sequence, and then separate these ten people, so that they can have a hierarchy among themselves. At the same time, it can also improve local security. It is obviously an enhanced version of "releasing military power over a cup of wine" with the characteristics of the times.
All we can say is that Fan Zongyin, without any outstanding qualifications or achievements, became the Secretary of the Central Secretariat at a young age (just 30 years old this year), and was highly respected by people in Nanyang. In fact, before Zhang Jun traveled west to Bashu, he once wanted to recommend him to Emperor Zhao as the Chief Censor... There was a reason for this.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhao hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head slowly and made a conclusion: "Not appropriate, this is putting the cart before the horse!"
These words were a bit serious. Fan Zongyin paused for a moment, then immediately looked in the direction of the ministers.
Prime Minister Lu Haowen had no choice but to stand up and step out of the crowd in the spirit of protecting young talents: "Your Majesty, we do not know your thoughts. This is not appropriate, and it is putting the cart before the horse."
"This is a simple matter." Zhao Jiu saw the prime minister finally come forward, and he simply revealed his true colors. "The so-called victory today is just to stop the Jin army's offensive. The Yanling-Changshe attack only killed more than 10,000 bandits. The general trend of the world has not been shaken. As long as the Tartars are not completely eliminated, the world's affairs will be based on resisting the Jin army. The Ten Commanders have lost their way for a while, but it is not because they have any bad intentions..."
At this point, Zhao Jiu smiled slightly, and then continued: "In fact, let alone saying that he has no bad intentions, even if he really has bad intentions, I can tolerate it in the current situation, as long as he can resist the Jin! Therefore, today's disposal should only try to preserve the ten commanders and their combat power for the future. How can we destroy the Great Wall? I still hope that they will drive out the Tartars in the future and bring back the two saints for me!"
The first part was fine, but the last sentence 'welcome back the two saints', the ministers who had just arrived and had just met the emperor naturally thought that the emperor was promoting filial piety or brotherhood. However, after a long period of contact, especially the civil and military officials who were already familiar with the emperor, they knew very well... these words coming out of the emperor's mouth had a bit of a threatening tone.
Therefore, Lu Haowen and others immediately became alert, thinking that Emperor Zhao might have already had a plan.
Thinking of this, Lu Haowen simply bowed and said: "If the emperor has any ideas, why not tell me directly? We have no objection."
Well, before Emperor Zhao could say anything, the Prime Minister had no objection. The following few civil officials who were quite strong-willed looked at each other, but they were helpless... This was just a bunch of things that had not been resolved, that is, at the moment. If it was placed in the reign of Emperor Shenzong or Emperor Zhezong, this kind of Prime Minister would probably not be able to sit for three days.
However, having said that, from the time when the emperor "fell into the well" and expelled Huang Qianshan and executed Kang Lu, this prime minister has been holding on all the way from a temporary Shangshu Youcheng to today, and it has been almost two years... This number of years is precious even in ordinary years, not to mention that he has been promoted to the prime minister, and even the actual prime minister in front of the emperor.
Why?
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