"Marshal, why is there no court official to greet you when you return to Beijing?" Wu Yong frowned and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Gou is also very strange, according to the Great Song Dynasty etiquette system, there must be people and officials to greet the generals who return from victory. However, along the way, the local officials and people never came out to greet them, and they didn't know what was going on, and they didn't even respond to the war report that was played, so they were really a little curious.

"Isn't there a big incident happening in the DPRK?" Zhao Gou frowned tightly and pondered.

Wu Lan bowed and said: "Marshal, there is something in the end that I don't know whether to talk about or not!" ”

Seeing his solemn and hesitant appearance, Zhao Gou wondered, "General Wu has something to say?" ”

Wu Ling bowed and said, "The last general received a letter from his brother, saying that something had happened in the court, and told me to be careful!" ”

"What happened to the DPRK?" Zhao Gou hurriedly asked.

"The current emperor set up the crown prince before April, and it is the emperor's eldest son Zhao Huan!" Wu replied.

Zhao Gou said disapprenously: "According to the ancestral system, the eldest emperor's brother is the crown prince, and it is orthodox for the father to make him the prince, and it should be so!" ”

Wu Yong, the military advisor, answered: "General Wu, is there a secret in it?" ”

Wu Ling nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor had no intention of setting up the crown prince, and he didn't want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to develop rapidly in just a few months, not only controlling the Privy Council, but also joining forces with Gao Taiwei and others, and now most of the courtiers in the court, even the emperor has to be cautious, forcing the emperor to appoint the crown prince." ”

Zhao Gou was silent, he already knew from Wu Luan's words why he had never received any welcome when he returned with his army, and he turned a blind eye to it. All this is clear, it is his royal brother who makes a stumbling block for himself and wants to embarrass himself.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou would report to the imperial court every time he captured the city. If the Privy Council was really controlled by the crown prince Zhao Huan, Zhao Gou believed that most of his battle reports were not presented to his father. It's just that Zhao Heng actually has this ability, which is unexpected.

Historically, Zhao Huan was indecisive and capricious, lacking judgment and sensitivity on political issues. He was a cowardly and incompetent faint monarch in history, who listened to the slander of traitorous ministers and deposed Li Gang. The Jin soldiers besieged Bianjing, but were powerless to resist.

If what Wu said is true, then the history is different from what he has experienced. has experienced the Yang Jiajiang incident before, and Zhao Gou is no longer surprised by this. After all, Zhao Huan is really such an emperor, and it is impossible for Song Huizong to be mediocre, just blindly following the ancestral system, but not thinking about the country's social affairs.

Zhao Huan didn't have any ability, and it was impossible for him to ascend to the throne safely. Moreover, Song Huizong also has many heirs, and the most threatening of them is Zhao Gou, that is, himself. Zhao Gou thought back and knew that everything was like this, but he still needed to see how his imperial brother was.

As for becoming the king of a country, Zhao Gou really didn't think about it, he only thought about changing the weak Great Song Dynasty and resisting the southern invasion of the Jin soldiers, and he didn't care about other things at all. However, Zhao Gou also knew that he would return to Beijing this time, but he was afraid that it would be a lot of disasters and difficulties.

At the beginning, when Zhao Gou was an official in the court, he and Gao Yu were in the same boat, if Zhao Huan and Gao Yu colluded together, then Zhao Huan would definitely not take into account any brotherhood, and would definitely take action against him, in order to get nothing more than the throne.

Zhao Gou couldn't help but think: "Is that position really that good?" If it is a prosperous Great Song Dynasty, I really want to try, but unfortunately the current throne is not stable, and I don't know what happened to the Jin Kingdom, if it really invades, I am afraid that I will regret it! ”

Liu Qi also stood up and answered: "Since Brother Wu has explained, then I will no longer hide it!" ”

Zhao Gou was surprised: "What, you also have something to report?" Is it the same? ”

"Pretty much, but I know more than he does!" Liu Qi said in a deep voice, "My father is Liu Zhongwu, the envoy of the Luchuan Army, I believe all brothers know it." At that time, my father had already seen that there would be a fight in the court, and told me not to advance and retreat with the marshal. ”

Zhao Gou smiled slightly: "It should be worried about being implicated!" ”

"That's what the marshal said!" Liu Qi replied, "The marshal is an official in the Beijing division and Gao Taiwei is on the same footing, although my father is the deputy commander of the capital, the official rank still cannot be compared. Therefore, my father was wise enough to protect my life and told me not to get too close to the marshal, and it was for this reason that I was considering. ”

"This time, my father wrote that the emperor had set up Zhao Huan as the crown prince, which meant that the court and China would set off another storm, and the protagonist was the marshal. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince colluded with Gao Taiwei to become the largest force in the court, and the spearhead must be directed at the marshal, and my father saw that I ignored his orders and still chose to fight with the marshal Fangla, and already knew my intentions, so I decided to stand on the marshal's side, so I gave me a reminder in the name of a family letter, and also told the marshal. ”

Yang Yizhong said bitterly: "Marshal, the same is true for the last general!" At the beginning, when I met my uncle Yang Zhi, I reported it to my father, but I never thought that my uncle had been unwilling to go back, and later died under the enemy's arrows for me, and I reported these things to my father. ”

"My father was shocked to hear the bad news, and he was also saddened, and he also repaired a book, and the content was almost the same as Brother Liu."

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Thank you brothers for reminding me, I, Zhao Gouming, feel it!" ”

Since the class teacher returned to the dynasty, Zhao Gou has been restless, and he always feels that something is going to happen. If it weren't for Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi, Wu Lan and the other three people to say it, maybe he wouldn't have known that such a thing had happened in the DPRK until now. From their words, Zhao Gou guessed that his brother Zhao Huan and Gao Yu would never let go of themselves when they returned to Beijing this time, just because he was once the most favored prince of Song Huizong, and he was in a high position, and he continued to make military achievements and capture Fang La, which was only something they were worried about.

At least, Zhao Gou heard the words, and only Liu Zhongwu, Wu Jie, and the Yang family stood beside him, and the other forces were either sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, or the people of the crown prince Zhao Huan. Moreover, the generals standing beside him are only because Liu Qi, Wu Lan, and Yang Yizhong are here, if the three of them are abandoned by the family, that is to say, they do not have any power in the court, and even the previous Privy Council was controlled by Zhao Huan, which is really a bit surprising.

Military advisor Wu Yong said solemnly: "Marshal, what is your decision next?" ”

Everyone was silent and looked at Zhao Gou one after another, just because he was the only one who was qualified to answer this question. Moreover, Zhao Gou's answer directly affected everyone's actions, just because Wu Yong meant to ask Zhao Gou whether to compete with the crown prince Zhao Huan for the crown prince, or to ignore it.

Zhao Gou replied: "The meaning of the brothers, I understand it here!" At present, the Great Song Dynasty can no longer be chaotic, there are traitors in charge inside, and there are Jin Guo eyeing outside. If there is really a struggle, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger, and the only wish is to make the Great Song soldiers strong and strong, and the people to live and work in peace and contentment, everything is enough. ”

Everyone sighed, they all hoped that Zhao Gou could compete with Zhao Huan, in their opinion, only Zhao Gou was qualified to inherit the unification and become the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, which was more of a personal subjective meaning. After all, they all had the mark of "Zhao Gou" on their bodies, and they couldn't help but be a little disappointed when they heard Zhao Gou's words.

Seeing that everyone was a little disappointed on their faces, Zhao Gou couldn't help but smile slightly, and then said: "Although I don't want to fight with him for anything, but if I really make a stumbling block, hurt my brother, and ruin my Zhao family, I won't be caught and let them control it, if you want them to be afraid, the only way is to form your own forces, and these things will be discussed together after we return to Beijing." ”

The disappointment on everyone's faces disappeared, and they smiled and said in unison: "The last general is ordered!" ”