Zhao Ru frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Huang, I'm afraid that Lao Jiu will definitely be defeated in this way, and he has no power in the court." Even if there is a generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, it is just an expedient measure, and most of the generals are not reused in the court, even if Lao Jiu is the prince, I am afraid that he will be treated equally. ”

"When did you lose faith in him?" Song Huizong smiled slightly and said, "Since I decided to do this, I just fancy Lao Jiu's ability. If you can't grow up from adversity, how can you lead the Great Song Dynasty to prosperity, let alone face the Jin Kingdom of wolf ambitions. ”

Zhao seemed to suddenly realize: "The emperor's meaning ......"

"You guessed right!" Song Huizong said eloquently, "I just want to test Lao Jiu, and in this competition, let's see how the two of them deal with it." If the crown prince defeats Lao Jiu, then if the development fails, it will inevitably be kept; If Lao Jiu wins, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be able to expand its territory in the future, this is a game, and it is also the game I have been looking forward to, whether to stick to it or forge ahead. ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Cai Wang Zhao seems to have to admire Song Huizong's resourcefulness.

It seems that Song Huizong is obsessed with calligraphy and painting, regardless of the court, but in fact, his heart is as bright as water and as a mirror, and he can see it really. If Zhao Gou gains power, it will be the beginning of the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty; If Zhao Heng gains the upper hand, it will be logical to become the lord of the Great Song Dynasty.

Even so, the careful planning was so wonderful, but the plan still couldn't catch up with the changes, so that his idea was not completed later, but was implemented according to another plan, which almost cost Zhao Gou's life, so it was too late to regret it.

At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion of the East Palace, Prince Zhao Huan also held a meeting to discuss how to deal with Zhao Gou's return to Beijing, and all those present were Zhao Heng's henchmen and the forces that had been brought over.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lao Jiu is back, I guess you have already learned the news, I don't know what to do?" Prince Zhao Huan frowned tightly and asked straight to the point.

Gao Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, even if the King of Guangping comes back, you don't have to worry!" ”

The crown prince Zhao Huan asked, "Why did Lord Taiwei say this?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister thinks that the prince does not have to worry about the following reasons: First, you are already His Royal Highness the Prince, sitting firmly in the East Palace, even if the emperor is extremely fond of the county king, he has to carefully consider His Royal Highness's feelings, and he will definitely not care about the prince in vain."

"Second, the crown prince holds the Privy Council, and we support and assist from the side, even if the prince of the county returns to the capital, he will not be able to compete with you as an official. As long as the Privy Council in your hands is always there, no matter how strong he is, he will not be able to shake you in the slightest. ”

"Third, these days, the emperor doesn't care about what you do, and clearly wants His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to become bigger and stronger, and I hope that the emperor will roughly estimate the strength of the prince, so that it can't end. Now, most of the forces in the court are under your command, and even the ministers are willing to serve you, even if the county king is high, he can't shake your position in the court. ”

"Fourth, you are already a righteous prince, and you will definitely be the king of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, unless you do something rebellious, otherwise the emperor's character will not easily depose your crown prince, you must know that the emperor still cares about his reputation and will not do such a thing."

Gao Yu explained the reason slowly and logically, every sentence is true, and it is sonorous and forceful to point to the problem. When the crown prince Zhao Huan heard that Zhao Gou's class had returned to the court, he convened everyone overnight to discuss countermeasures. Just because he knew that in the eyes of Song Huizong, only Zhao Gou was the heir to the throne.

However, Song Huizong himself never thought that the crown prince Zhao Huan would obtain the position of the crown prince by his own means, and even attracted courtiers to serve him, and most of the forces in the court were under his command. However, the crown prince Zhao Huan was worried that his father would depose his crown prince for the sake of Lao Jiu, so all his efforts would be in vain.

After Gao Yu's click, the crown prince Zhao Huan understood. Nowadays, the ministers of the DPRK and China are divided into three forces, one of which is headed by him, accounting for more than half of the ministers of the DPRK and China; The second is the faction headed by Li Gang and others, and finally the faction headed by generals such as Seed Master Dao, these two factions have a small number of people, especially the military generals faction headed by Seed Master Dao.

Even if Zhao Gou takes off his armor and enters the court as an official, he doesn't have to worry, except for the forces that Zhao Huan and Gao Yu colluded with, Li Gang is completely loyal to the emperor and is loyal, even if Zhao Heng is the emperor, they will also support it, and they know in their hearts that whoever is the emperor will listen to whom.

The only thing that worries the crown prince Zhao Huan is that the military generals faction led by the master Dao are all people who can recruit and fight well, and there are also some civilian officials, all of whom hold important positions in the army. Zhao Heng was worried that after Zhao Gou came back, he would directly enter the military generals faction and draw them over. After all, the Seed Master Dao and others are in the same boat as Gao Yu.

Gao Yu said in a low voice: "The prince is worried that these people will defect and form a relationship with the county king?" ”

Prince Zhao Heng nodded, and said with a solemn face: "Lao Jiu is a military general, and he is the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, ranking among the first-class members, even if it is the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, no one has held this important position, and it is only a position that only the previous dynasty had. ”

"If Lao Jiu really enters the court as an official, he will inevitably come into contact with the seed master Dao and others, and he will be loyal to Lao Jiu after coming and going. In this way, then we will encounter more trouble, you must know that the seed master Dao and others also have some authority in the court, but I am afraid that it is a hidden danger. ”

Gao Yu said confidently: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured!" ”

The crown prince Zhao Huan and the others all looked at Gao Yu curiously, they all knew the details of the seed master Dao and others, although Zhao Gou's official position was high, in terms of qualifications, it was still the seed master dao and others who were more important, you must know that what the seed master dao and others said in front of Song Huizong had a certain weight.

"Since Emperor Taizu conquered the country, it is inevitable that Wenchen will be in charge, and military attachés are not valued. Now, the king of the county has pacified Fang La, and captured Fang La alive, and he will inevitably be praised. Even if he is rewarded, it doesn't matter, you must know that I am a prince of the dynasty, even if he is a prince. ”

Gao Yu said calmly: "In this way, the king of Guangping wants to turn over, but I am afraid that it is a fool's dream." Besides, there are us in the court, unless the sky falls, otherwise there will never be a day to turn over, the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the emperor's attitude, if the emperor turns a blind eye and does not listen, and allows the prince and the county king to fight, then the big thing can be done. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, in the opinion of a slave, the emperor means not to ask!"

Zhao Huan turned his head to look at the man, and said in surprise: "What Gonggong Li said is true?" ”

Gonggong Li is the great eunuch Li Yan, a close confidant of Song Huizong, and the eunuchs who are attached to the crown prince Zhao Heng with him are Liang Shicheng, but when it comes to power, Li Yan is still greater. Li Yan's original name was Li Bangyan, and Yang Jian was the eunuch next to Song Huizong, after Yang Jian was beheaded, Li Yan immediately became the chief eunuch of the Great Interior, in charge of the eunuchs and palace ladies inside and outside the palace.

At the beginning, Yang Jian was beheaded, and Cai Jing was demoted to a commoner, sent to Hangzhou, and killed by Fang La. Li Yan knew that Song Huizong had changed a little, and he didn't dare to be unscrupulous, and he was secretly looking for a new backer. It happened that Zhao Heng found him, and he hooked up with Gao Yu and others, and quickly became a pawn placed next to Song Huizong.

Li Yan replied: "Back to the crown prince, the miscellaneous family has served by the emperor's side these days, and knows his daily life well, and his thoughts will also be told to the miscellaneous family, he has also mentioned this matter, but in the end it was decided not to interfere, which is also the emperor's original words." ”

Liang Shicheng echoed: "The slave maid has also heard the emperor mention it, just as Gonggong Li said. ”

"That's great!"

Zhao Huan couldn't help but applaud, overjoyed, he was waiting for this, as long as Song Huizong didn't interfere, then everything would be easy to do, and he was not afraid of Zhao Gou returning to Beijing. Although they were not worried about Zhao Gou's return to Beijing, they still needed to discuss how to solve him next, so that he would never turn over and be completely abandoned by Song Huizong.