Chapter Eighty-Four: Retreat
Hearing this, Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, and then a mocking smile appeared on his face!
"What? Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't you believe that Emperor Jianyan will enter Hanzhong? For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and the people of the world, Emperor Jianyan will inevitably do this! Even if Emperor Jianyan doesn't do this, we will strongly admonish him to do so! At that time, the soldiers met each other, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not the opponent of Emperor Jianyan in the land of Hanzhong! If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dies in the flames of war, then I'm afraid it won't be good! Zhao Ding said.
"That's not what I meant! I have a deep understanding of Zhao Gou's viciousness! If he occupies Sichuan, he will inevitably go north, you don't need to remind him of this! Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"Then what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean?" Zhao Dingdao.
"I mean, can Zhao Gou really be able to occupy Sichuan?" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Zhao Ding was stunned and looked at Zhao Chen in confusion!
"General Zhe, it's up to you to tell Mr. Yang and Lord Zhao!" Zhao Chen said.
Zhe Keqiu stood up and laughed: "It's not a secret, a few days ago, our Zhejia army has entered Sichuan!" Yesterday I just received a letter from Xiao'er, he has settled in Chengdu! Wu Jie, Wu Ling and others are heading towards Yuzhou, and now they are not far from Yuzhou! King Kang is in Kaifeng, and he wants to transfer troops into Sichuan, but the road is far away! When King Kang's army comes to Sichuan, it will already belong to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! King Kang actually wanted to force His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by force, one was a big rebellion, and the other was a dream, it was impossible at all! ”
Zhao Chen still looked at Yang Shi and Zhao Ding with a mocking smile, but Yang Shi and Zhao Ding stayed there!
"How so? If this is the case, Emperor Jianyan occupies the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and isn't you, the crown prince, occupying Hanzhong and Sichuan? How so? After a long time, Yang Shi said in disbelief.
"Does King Kang occupy the Central Plains? Hmph, that's a joke! Hedong, Hebei, and Shandong are all in the hands of the Jurchens, how can he be regarded as occupying the Central Plains? Although he now occupies Kaifeng, Shangqiu and other places, when the Jurchens go south again, those places will definitely be lost! In the final analysis, he can only be partial to Jiangnan at most! Zhe Keqiu sneered.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, General Zhe, are you trying to split the country?" At this time, Zhao Ding shouted!
"Secession? Obviously, it is King Kang, a traitor, who splits the country, how can it be that we split the country? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince of the country, and it is natural for the emperor to ascend the throne, and it is also natural for him to control the whole country! After the crown prince ascends the throne, he will naturally be a legitimate emperor, and King Kang is just a pseudo-emperor! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supports Hanzhong, Sichuan, Shu, Guanshan and other places, and sooner or later he will be able to recover the mountains and rivers and kill the puppet emperor! Zhe Keqiu sneered.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you have to think twice! You are the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, the eldest son of the first emperor, and the eldest grandson of the emperor, it stands to reason that you should indeed inherit the throne! But you are really too young, and now that Emperor Jianyan has ascended the throne, you can't split the country! If you do this, you can only make your relatives and enemies happy! Zhao Ding stared at Zhao Chen and said.
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "I have an idea!" ”
Zhao Ding said: "I don't know what the idea is?" ”
Zhao Chen said: "King Kang's succession to the throne is not in line with ethics, and the people of the world are not convinced!" If he kills me, the crown prince, outside Xiangzhou City, then he, as the only royal child, is naturally qualified to inherit the throne! But he didn't kill me! Now that he has ascended the throne, the hearts of the people in the world are in turmoil! Zhao Ding, in your opinion, is it more desirable for me, the crown prince, to die? Can it make the world more stable? And there will be no such thing as a division of the country? ”
"This ......" Zhao Ding stayed there!
He thought about it carefully, what Zhao Chen said was right! But how could he have nodded in agreement?
Over there, Yang Shi also stayed there, at a loss!
With a mocking smile on his face, Zhao Chen said, "What do you think of this idea?" ”
"This ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince laughed! Zhao Ding had no choice but to say.
"If you don't agree with this idea, I have another idea!" Zhao Chen said again.
"I don't know what the idea is?" Zhao Dingdao.
"You go back and tell Zhao Gou to let him go to Hanzhong! I am young, and I am indeed not enough to lead the military and civilians of the world to fight against the Jurchens! He's an adult, and I can put him in charge of the government for the time being! Zhao Chen said.
"What does Your Highness mean to let Emperor Jianyan be the emperor in Hanzhong?" Zhao Ding said in surprise.
"How can it be the emperor? Didn't you already say it just now, he is a vassal king, if he is called an emperor who violates the code of ethics, the people of the world will not be convinced! I can make him regent! Let him temporarily manage the affairs of the country! All you two need to do is convince King Kang to abdicate! Zhao Chen said.
"How is this possible!" Zhao Ding shook his head!
He and Zhao Gou didn't stay for long, but he also knew that Zhao Gou was greedy for power! In fact, don't talk about Zhao Gou, if anyone sits on the throne of the emperor, he is not willing to abdicate! For a man, in charge of a country's power, a single thought can decide the life and death of tens of millions of people, and he can do everything unscrupulously without looking at anyone's face, which is undoubtedly the greatest happiness! How could Zhao Gou give up the power in his hands?
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, it's only a temporary split! You have to remember a truth, it is not me who splits the country, it is he who splits the country! This is not my opinion alone, but the opinion of all the people of the world! As for what you said, let me go to Shangqiu and let me hand over the jade seal of the country, it is absolutely impossible! Zhao Chen said lightly.
Yang Shi and Zhao Ding both had disappointed looks on their faces, they all knew that they couldn't convince Zhao Chen! In the future, the Great Song Dynasty is only afraid that it will really split!
"His Royal Highness the Prince! Are you really willing to covet power rather than your ancestors? Zhao Ding gritted his teeth and said again.
"Are you greedy for power?" Zhao Chen's face showed an expression of crying and laughing! Where does he have any power now! He is nominally a prince, but in reality he is a puppet! All the power is in the hands of the Fold! He often can't even save his own life now, and what else is he greedy for power?
He just can't hand over power to Zhao Gou! If Zhao Gou controls the world, the first one who can't let him go is him, the prince! Besides, Zhao Gou will never go north to the Central Plains, welcome back the Second Emperor, and save all the people in the world!
Lord Zhao laughed at this! It's like the property left by the father, and the son takes it for granted in his hands, so what is there to covet? On the contrary, it is an outsider who covets other people's property, which is greed! It's obvious that King Kang is greedy for power, why did you become a prince greedy for power in your mouth? Li Gang stood up at this moment and said coldly.
"This ......" Zhao Ding stayed there, speechless!
Looking at Yang Shi and Zhao Ding's speechless appearance, Zhao Chen smiled and said: "The tenth day of the first month of next month is an auspicious day, and this palace will ascend the throne and become the emperor on that day!" Since you are here, don't leave for the time being, stay and watch the ceremony! ”
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Yang Shi and Zhao Ding had already come out of the Qianqing Palace, and the two of them walked towards the outside of the Han Palace!
Yang Shi looked indignant and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really ridiculous to the extreme, he ignores all the people in the world, and only thinks about being the emperor!" Emperor Jianyan is old, and inheriting the throne in troubled times is a last resort! It's a pity that he doesn't understand Emperor Jianyan's painstaking efforts! ”
Zhao Ding looked around and saw that the Han Palace was full of guards! These guards don't squint at them, but they can hear them!
"Mr. Yang, let's talk about this matter when we get outside!" Zhao Dingdao.
"Humph! The little prince let us stay and watch him ascend the throne! Absurd! There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country! Since Emperor Jianyan has ascended the throne, he is the only emperor in the world! No matter what he has done before, he is the only emperor! This prince is the real traitor! Great rebellion! Sin deserves death! We don't have to stay and watch the so-called ridiculous enthronement! We will leave Hanzhong today and tell Emperor Jianyan about Hanzhong! Let Emperor Jianyan treat this damned prince as a mortal enemy and go all out to deal with the prince! Yang Shi gritted his teeth and said.
"We can't leave Hanzhong yet!" Zhao Dingdao.
"Why?" Yang Shi turned his head to look at Zhao Ding, angry.
"I'll tell Mr. when I'm outside!" Zhao Dingdao.
"You bastard! You shouldn't have a disobedience to Emperor Jianyan, right? If so, I will not tolerate you today! Yang Shi looked at Zhao Ding and said viciously.
"How so? Since I have already respected Emperor Jianyan as the king, how could I betray Emperor Jianyan? Even if what the crown prince said is true, it is impossible for me to do something to betray the monarch! There are prince's guards everywhere here, and some of the words are really inconvenient for others to hear! Zhao Ding looked around and said softly.
"Ugh!" Yang Shi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded!
The two of them walked forward quickly, and they passed in front of several palaces, and only then did they come to the outside of the Han Palace!
When they arrived outside the Han Palace, they still sent many soldiers and attendants to entertain the two, and the two were taken towards the post house!
After arriving at the post house, Zhao Ding repelled all his subordinates, he looked around, and confirmed that no one was listening, and then said: "Mr. Yang, you listen to me slowly!" We have important things to do here! ”