Chen Lin saw the smile on Zhao Zhen's face, and also laughed, "The slave maid is a person close to the official family, if she can't make the official family happy, then the slave maid should be pulled out and killed." ”

Zhao Zhen said a lot just now, but Chen Lin only stared at Zhao Zhen's initial sentence in response.

He turned a deaf ear to Zhao Zhen's words behind him.

Zhao Zhen heard Chen Lin's witty words and glared at Chen Lin.

The smile on Chen Lin's face was even brighter.

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything more, sat down slowly, and was about to pick up the teacup and drink it, but after holding the teacup, he seemed to remember something, and the expression on his face changed slightly.

"Damn Cao Wei, I was hit by him, and I almost missed the right thing."

Zhao Zhen scolded in a low voice, and ordered Chen Lin sideways, "You go, call Cao Wei's guy back." ”

Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, nodded in response, and was about to go out to invite Cao Wei.

As soon as he walked two steps, he heard Zhao Zhen's helpless voice sound behind him, "Forget it...... Shall I go see him...... His body is poor and he can't stand the toss, and if the toss falls apart, Yelu Longxu is afraid that he will die of laughter. ”

Chen Lin hurriedly stopped and complimented: "The official family is benevolent......

Zhao Zhen pouted dissatisfiedly, "Benevolence, since I disposed of the emperor's relatives and Wu Xun, there have been people among the wealthy families in Bianjing City who have been spreading rumors, saying that I am domineering. ”

Zhao Zhen snorted, glared at Chen Lin and asked, "Am I domineering?" ”

Chen Lin smiled bitterly and was speechless.

In his eyes, Zhao Zhen said that he was domineering and domineering, and he was benevolent and benevolent.

The difference is in looking at people.

Facing the minister of the humerus who contributed to the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen was really merciful, even if the other party collided with him, he pretended not to know.

In the face of those corrupt officials who were lying on Da Song's body, Zhao Zhen was really domineering, he would kill if he said he would, and it was not easy for anyone to persuade him.

For example, the relatives of some concubines in the palace, relying on their own identities, are doing nonsense outside, and Zhao Zhen is seeing one and cutting one by one.

Whether it was the concubines blowing the wind on the pillow, or the Empress Dowager Li nagging in his ear, he turned a deaf ear.

Nowadays, among the relatives of the emperor, there is a saying.

Rumors say that don't do anything to be the emperor's brother-in-law, the emperor is used to using his brother-in-law to open the knife, and the emperor and all the brothers-in-law are in conflict, which is their nemesis.

After this word spread, the emperor's brothers-in-law were well-behaved and pitiful.

Nowadays, in the ranks of bullying men and women, the emperor's brother-in-law is not seen, but in some good deeds, the emperor's brother-in-law is often seen.

Under the dual control of the emperor and their families, the former hegemony of Bianjing City has become a good thing in Bianjing.

This matter has become the talk of the common people and has been widely publicized.

Zhao Zhen saw that Chen Lin was speechless, so he didn't bother to ask Chen Lin, he walked towards the outside of the Golden Pagoda Temple, and Chen Lin followed cautiously behind him.

Cao Wei didn't know that Zhao Zhen had nothing to say, and was rushing to where he was.

Cao Wei walked out of the Golden Pagoda Temple, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth hooked up a bright smile, and muttered in a low voice, "The official family is a good official family......

A simple sentence, but what is contained in it, is not something that outsiders can guess.

Today, he confronted Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen scolded him, not only was he not angry, but he was not afraid, but he was happy.

If anyone knows about this, they will definitely wonder if Cao Wei is a madman.

After all, people who can laugh after being scolded are either crazy or conspirators.

Cao Wei is not a qualified conspirator, otherwise he would not have been pressed by Wenchen when Zhao Heng was in power.

Cao Wei is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops and is at ease, so he naturally cannot be a madman.

He was able to laugh out loud because he had a lot to gain today.

He risked angering Zhao Zhen today and said those taboo words, the main purpose of which was for Di Qing and Zhao Run.

If Di Qing has nothing to do with him or the Cao family, then he doesn't care what happens to Di Qing in the future.

However, Di Qing is now deeply involved with the Cao family.

Not only his apprentice, but also his niece and son-in-law.

It's half of the Cao family.

If Cao Wei is dead, if Di Qing has a heart, he can take advantage of the situation to gather the strength of the Cao family in the army.

There are even some people who don't need Di Qing to deliberately solicit, and they will also devote themselves to Di Qing, the son-in-law of the Cao family.

Di Qing is likely to become the third military representative of the Cao family after Cao Wei.

If it was before, Di Qing replaced Cao Wei as the third military representative of the Cao family, which would be of great benefit to Di Qing and the Cao family.

But now it's different.

Now the daughter of the Cao family is the queen, and the nephew of the Cao family is the prince, and he can become the crown prince immediately after turning around.

A crown prince, plus a military bigwig.

It's easy to be targeted.

If Zhao Zhen is old and frail, then that's it.

But now that Zhao Zhen is strong, can he tolerate a crown prince and a military bigwig slowly sitting under his nose?

For any emperor who is ambitious and attaches great importance to imperial power, the crown prince and the military boss are equivalent to the word usurpation.

Cao Wei was afraid that after he died, Zhao Zhen would be jealous of Di Qing and the crown prince, and would suppress Di Qing and the crown prince.

That's why today I risked the big disapproval and tested Zhao Zhen.

Cao Wei knows Di Qing.

Di Qing is a real handsome talent.

Even without his Cao Wei's teachings, as long as Di Qing gets involved in the ranks, he will soon be able to get out of the way.

Whether he can represent the military ministers and appear in the court, Cao Wei does not dare to assert.

But it is still very possible to sit on one side and become a pillar on the border of the Great Song Dynasty.

Such a talent should not be buried, let alone hidden.

Especially now that the generals of the Great Song Dynasty are very scarce, they should not cut off their arms.

Cao Wei saw very clearly that under the suppression of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi, and Emperor Zhenzong Zhao Heng, Wuchen was already in a precarious situation.

Not only that, but there are also some green and yellow loans.

Now the civil and military forces in the court can live in peace, not because the military ministers are strong enough to be on an equal footing with the civil ministers.

It's because the head of the military ministers is Kou Ji.

Kou Ji protected the military ministers, and the civil ministers couldn't fight Kou Ji, so there was no way to make a move against the military ministers under Kou Ji's support.

In the final analysis, it was the power of Kou Ji, not the power of the warriors.

Koji is still young now, and it is difficult to say that he will get to that point in the future.

As soon as Koji left the Privy Council, the Privy Council would immediately decline.

Don't look at what Shiheng is talking about in the court, he can fight and has some means, but he can't deter Wenchen.

Zhu Neng has always disliked being a bird, so once Wuchen is on the weak side, he will definitely shrink back to protect himself.

Therefore, the military ministers in the court are easy to fall into the situation of being opposed by others.

More importantly, there are few handsome talents and few generals, once the old batch of handsome talents and generals pass away, the imperial court is likely to fall into a situation where no one is available.

If there are no generals available in the imperial court, it will not be far from being beaten.

Don't look at the imperial court, the soldiers are now sharp, and they are almost invincible.

But when it comes to being a handsome general, you will always fall into an embarrassment.

This time, Kou Ji rushed to Hexi and took away Di Qing and Chong Shiheng, and when the imperial court dealt with the Liao State, there was almost no commander available, which is an example.

Once Cao Wei, Chong Shiheng, and Zhu Neng died, Di Qing was suppressed again.

Wang Kai, Yang Wenguang, and Li Zhaoliang can't support half of the sky in the Great Song Dynasty.

It's not that Cao Wei looks down on them, but that they are really a little worse.

Cao Wei felt that Da Song finally stood up, so he should guard the current hegemonic situation and not kneel down anymore.

Therefore, in public and private, Di Qing has to be guaranteed.

After some temptation, knowing that Zhao Zhen has the capacity to accommodate people, Cao Wei is really happy in his heart.

He was happy that Zhao Zhen was a wise emperor, and he was also happy that Di Qing could meet a Ming lord.

As long as Zhao Zhen can reuse Di Qing, Cao Wei can guarantee that Di Qing can keep the Great Song Dynasty peaceful for decades.

He taught people, and he knew in his heart how much ability he had.

In addition to his happiness, he also had some sighs, if he had met Zhao Zhen earlier, why would he not even be able to mix up the merits of destroying the country, and why would he be included in the Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, all of them were criticized and said that he relied on nepotism to get in.

In addition to helping Di Qing test Zhao Zhen, Cao Wei also helped his nephew test Zhao Zhen by the way.

Let's see what Zhao Zhen thinks of Lichu.

Let's see if his nephew can be a peaceful prince.

Zhao Zhen told him the answer, and he was satisfied.

Either become the crown prince, or go to Kou Ji's side as a long-term attendant.

No matter which one, Cao Wei is very satisfied.

If Zhao Zhen canonized Zhao Run as the crown prince, with his merits and his old feelings, Zhao Zhen would definitely favor Zhao Run.

If Zhao Zhen did not appoint Zhao Run as the crown prince, he would instead send Zhao Run to Kou Ji as his long-term attendant.

That's better.

The queen and Cao Tong worked hard to tie Zhao Run to Kou Mansion.

But Koji never agreed.

If Zhao Zhen made a move and forced Zhao Run to Kou Ji, then the queen and Cao Yan's thoughts would be easily achieved.

With Zhao Run's identity, if Zhao Zhen really forced him to Kou Ji, it would be impossible for Kou Ji to make him a long-term follower.

If you want to let Zhao Run stay by Kou Ji's side reasonably, the best excuse is the teachers and students.

If you can't be a son-in-law, it's good to be a teacher and student.

Sometimes teachers and students play a far greater role in politics than Weng son-in-law.

There are many protégés under Kou Ji's sect, and all of them have now shown their prominence, and they are destined to become characters in the future.

If Zhao Runru becomes Kou Ji's student, then he and Kou Ji's other protégés are brothers.

Whether it's close or wooing, it's very easy.

At that time, there will be a group of powerful brothers to help, plus Queen Cao and the Cao family will help behind the scenes.

Zhao Run's position as the crown prince will be more stable and easier.

As long as Zhao Zhen arranges Zhao Run to Kou Ji's side, it doesn't matter when Zhao Zhen will make the prince and who will be the prince.

Because Kou Ji didn't speak, Zhao Zhen wanted to make other princes the crown princes, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military would not agree.

The civil servants have always adhered to the orderly system of the young and the old.

So as long as Zhao Run doesn't make a big mistake, if Zhao Zhen wants to make other princes the crown prince, the ministers will not agree.

As for the few careerists, it is simply not possible.

In the face of absolute strength and absolute power, careerists can only sigh.

Therefore, when Zhao Zhen appointed other princes as crown princes, the attitude of the military ministers played a key role.

Kou Ji nodded, and the warriors nodded.

Kou Ji didn't nod, and the warriors didn't nod.

Kou Ji is a gentleman, it is impossible to push his disciple's crown prince out, right?

Apparently not.

Because Kou Ji doesn't like to give good things to others.

Although Koji himself did not like that throne.

But if the decision is really left in his hands, he will definitely push someone close to him to it.

Cao Wei got a satisfactory answer from Zhao Zhen, so even if he was scolded by Zhao Zhen, he was still smiling.

Cao Wei sat in the sedan chair and asked the sedan chair man to carry him to the city lord's mansion with a smile.

On the way, Cao Wei hummed an unknown little song leisurely.

Halfway through the hum, I couldn't stop humming.

Because a faint voice sounded outside Cao Wei's sedan chair, Cao Wei almost didn't get out of the sedan chair.

"Cao Aiqing...... Resisting me, that makes you so happy?! ”

Cao Wei stiffened, quickly lifted the curtain, and looked out, and saw a familiar face staring at him through the carriage window.

Cao Wei smiled bitterly and was about to tell the sedan chair driver to stop the sedan chair.

Zhao Zhen took the lead and commanded those palanquin men: "Don't stop ......"

Zhao Zhen retracted his gaze, fell on Cao Wei, and said with a smile: "Cao Aiqing, don't stop, continue to sing." It's been a long time since I've been out of Bianjing, and it's been a long time since I've heard a little song full of Bianjing's flavor. ”

Cao Wei said with a bitter face: "Minister...... Minister......"

Cao Wei hesitated twice in a row.

Zhao Zhen glanced at him, "Sing!" Do you want to resist the decree? ”

Cao Wei's face was even more bitter, "The minister will say three or two sentences." ”

Zhao Zhen snorted, "When you Cao Wei was young, he was not only a tyrant in the military camp, but also a tyrant in Bianjing City. Now the things that those gentlemen in Bianjing City play are all leftovers of what you Cao Wei played in the past.

Speaking of familiarity with Fireworks Willow Lane, the old guys in the court who boast of being romantic may not be as good as you.

Flowers, birds, fish and insects, singing and chanting, there is nothing that you Cao Wei is not proficient in.

So, do you not only want to resist the decree, but also want to bully the king? ”

When Cao Wei heard this, he understood Zhao Zhen's thoughts.

He made Zhao Zhen uncomfortable in the Golden Pagoda Temple just now, and Zhao Zhen has now taken revenge decisively.

Big hats buttoned up his head one by one.

Although it is impossible for Zhao Zhen to kill him.

But Zhao Zhen's face still has to be given, and Zhao Zhen's prestige also has to be maintained.

Cao Wei stiffened his head and said, "Minister...... Singing ......"

After saying this, Cao Wei sang a little song with tears and laughter.

It's just that I'm forced to sing a little song, and I always don't have the ear to sing when I express my feelings.

Zhao Zhen just propped up the window of the carriage with his elbows and listened all the way.

If it weren't for Cao Wei inadvertently seeing the earbuds in Zhao Zhen's ears, maybe he really thought that Zhao Zhen was his bosom friend.

Zhao Zhen accompanied Cao Wei all the way to the City Lord's Mansion.

got out of the carriage, and without waiting for Cao Wei to get off the sedan chair, he walked into the city lord's mansion with generous steps, as if he was visiting his own back garden.

Cao Wei didn't have any opinion on this.

For Zhao Zhen, going anywhere in the world is similar to visiting his own back garden.

Even if you go to other countries, it's the same.

Because if Zhao Zhen dares to go to other states, it means that those states have been controlled by the Great Song Dynasty, which can be regarded as the backyard of the Great Song Dynasty.

The back garden of the Great Song Dynasty is Zhao Zhen's back garden.

After Zhao Zhen entered the City Lord's Mansion, he was not polite, and instructed Chen Lin to instruct the servants in the City Lord's Mansion to be busy.

When Cao Wei found Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen was already sitting down in an attic in the City Lord's Mansion, holding a copy of "The Chronicles of the Great Liao Kingdom" in his hand, with refreshments in front of him.

Cao Wei stepped forward, sat opposite Zhao Zhen, took the initiative to pour tea for Zhao Zhen, and then asked softly: "When the official family comes to find the minister, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as wanting the minister to sing a small song, right?" ”

Zhao Zhen pretended to be stunned, put down the book in his hand, and pouted: "If you don't say it, I almost forgot." I have doubts that I need answered. ”

Cao Wei bowed his hand and made a gesture that he was willing to hear about it.

Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "Tell me, if Yang Wenguang can't stop the Liao soldiers in the north, will the Liao soldiers in the north kill Bianjing?" ”

Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a smile and said, "No...... Not to mention Bianjing City, if they can pass Xingqing Mansion, they are all powerful. ”

"Oh?!"

Zhao Zhen looked puzzled, "There is only one soldier and horse in the north, Yang Wenguang, if he is defeated." Then there are no soldiers and horses that can stop the Liao soldiers. ”

Cao Wei said with a smile: "Have you forgotten that the northern border is a place under military control, and almost all the people are soldiers." The people who migrated to the past of the Great Song Dynasty and the naturalized Tangut people in recent years add up to millions.

Almost all of the people who migrated in the past started their lives by virtue of military exploits.

Their thirst for military exploits is like their thirst for land, and there is no end.

And those Western Xia people who have been naturalized need to use their military exploits to prove their loyalty to our Great Song Dynasty, so that our Great Song Dynasty can recognize them as my Great Song people, and will give them land and cattle and sheep.

The unnaturalized Tangut people needed to use military exploits to wash away their sins.

Therefore, the entire north, where millions of people live, are a group of people who aspire to military merit.

None of them are good at it.

If the Liao soldiers want to pass in front of them, they have to leave their heads. ”

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "In recent years, those Western Xia people have caused me a lot of trouble. ”

Cao Wei said frankly: "It is only a small number of former Western Xia nobles who are causing trouble. The people of Western Xia have rarely caused trouble in recent years. Although my Great Song Dynasty was harsh on the people of Western Xia, I never deducted their rations.

And when they were under Li Deming, many people actually couldn't get enough to eat.

Whoever is good and who is bad, the people have a scale in their hearts.

The reason why they made trouble was because Koji's sentence was too long.

Some of them saw no hope of being released from prison, so they had to make trouble.

Now that there is a quick atonement, how could they miss it?

After all, except for a few careerists, most of the people still hope to have their own piece of land, their own cattle and sheep, and then be obedient to the government in a down-to-earth manner. ”

Zhao Zhen listened to Cao Wei's words, and nodded in a deep voice.

Kou Ji's sentence of re-education through labor for those people was indeed too long.

Some military leaders in the control area are also not used to those guys, so they will find some excuses at every turn to punish those thorns.

Before the Great Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as life imprisonment.

But since the Great Song Dynasty took the Western Xia and included the Western Xia in the military area, the term life imprisonment and the like appeared.

If it weren't for the fact that after Wang Sui arrived in Xingqing Mansion, he formulated some regular management stripes, I am afraid that it would not be long before three generations of grandparents and grandchildren would be sentenced to life imprisonment for you.

Under such circumstances, some people who have been reformed through labor will naturally not agree to it, and they will naturally make trouble.

Because they don't see any hope of turning over.

Nowadays, in Xingqing Mansion and other places, there are only two ways to turn over with the help of other ways in addition to labor reform.

One is reading.

One is military merit.

The former is more uncomfortable for adult prisoners in re-education through labor than life imprisonment.

The latter, on the contrary, is more acceptable to those who are convicts of adult labor reform.

Because they're not good.

In the past, when begging for a living in Li Deming's hands, kind people would be bullied to death.

So they had to pick up knives, guns, sticks, arm themselves, and try to make themselves like jackals.

So that you don't get bullied.

In this way, you can barely survive.

Now that they have returned to the Great Song Dynasty, after living an easier life, they naturally want to live a better life.

The poor soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty could use their lives to seek wealth and nobility.

And they can too.

They can even be more ruthless than the poor soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty.

The poor soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty would only fight hard by themselves.

But they dared to go into battle with the whole family.

As long as they can keep the most valued person in the family alive, they don't care if everyone else dies.

This is the law of survival on the grassland.

The young and strong eat first, the children follow, and the women and the elderly eat last.

If you have nothing to eat, you will be hungry.

When there is a natural disaster and someone needs to sacrifice, the old man dies first, the woman follows, then the child, and finally the young and strong.

When Zhao Zhen attacked Western Xia, it happened to be winter.

When he was marching, he came across such a tribe.

A very poor tribe.

If there is no cow dung and other materials to resist wind and frost, the human wall is used to keep out the cold.

The old man is in the outermost layer, followed by the woman, followed by the child, and in the middle is the young and strong.

Therefore, before the people who accepted the labor reform were not completely integrated into the Great Song Dynasty.

And so it will continue to live on that land.

When they need to work hard, the young and strong can give up, and what can the old and weak women and children not give up?

So it's definitely the most common thing for the whole family to go into battle.

After Zhao Zhen analyzed Cao Wei's words thoroughly, he couldn't help but sigh, "They are just ordinary people......"

Cao Wei said: "But there are many of them......

Zhao Zhen sighed and nodded.

Cao Wei was right.

There are many of them.

There are more ants that can bite elephants to death, not to mention a group of wolves that are used to hunting in the grasslands.

If they had been dispatched, many people would have died.

But it was very difficult for the Liao people to step under their noses.

Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on Cao Wei, and he muttered: "After this battle, they may have more sense of belonging to my Great Song." ”

Cao Wei stared at Zhao Zhen and said seriously: "Didn't the official family say it?" Anyone who contributes to my Great Song Dynasty, you will not be harsh. They are working hard for my Great Song, shouldn't my Great Song give them an identity? ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Yes!" ”

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(PS: Today's Dragon Boat Festival, I had a meeting with the company's people, and I came back late, sorry!) Let's do it today! Tomorrow is off, and tomorrow I will make up for you! ）

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