Chapter 501 New Deal

At that time, several ministers rushed out of the crowd, and the crown prince Zhao Chen was set up left and right, and he was sent to the main hall of the temporary palace. Zhao Chen had a posture of resisting death, leaning back desperately, kicking the ground with his two feet, and said loudly: "Ministers, this matter must not be a big position, and the name of Xiao Wang's unfilial piety is rejected."

A minister has taken a big risk, and some people are so dangerous that they are about to die, and they finally come to this point, who listens to him? After a while, they all rushed to the front of the main hall, and the lights were lit brightly, and the ministers sent Zhao Chen to the throne, but he refused to sit down, helpless, the ministers could only offend him and sit him on the chair.

Someone took a yellow robe, bowed to the ground, and presented it with both hands: "Please put on a yellow robe and be congratulated by the ministers."

Zhao Chen estimated that he was in a hurry, panicked, and said bitterly: "Xiao Wang is not talented and moral enough to take on this responsibility, how dare he trespass?" The Emperor, the minister, Hugh will persecute"

The crown prince seemed to have not eased up for a while, and the whole person was in a state of panic.

Seeing this, Zhu Shengfei persuaded: "Your Highness, since the official family has been in trouble, the government has been beyond its strength, and the people in the court, such as Geng Nanzhong and others, have made waves and caused trouble in the country, and the ministers have no choice but to do this." Moreover, the ministers had already paid homage to the official family before, and there was no objection, so they asked the prince to put on a yellow robe and be congratulated by the ministers to purge the Qing Dynasty and fulfill the wishes of the subjects."

More than 30 ministers asked in unison, but Zhao Chen just refused. Seeing this, Zhao Ji, the crown prince in front, said loudly: "Zhu Shengfei, Xu Shao, put on a yellow robe for the prince"

When Zhu Xu Erchen heard this, he strode forward Zhu Shengfei took the yellow robe and shook it away, but still respectfully requested: "Your Highness, the matter has come to this, there is no other way, please." ”

"Zhu Xiang, this person is always good and takes filial piety as the greatest. Although Xiao Wang is the crown prince, he can't be edicted by the emperor's father, how can he dare to practice it? The ministers of the public and other pillars of the country, you should know this reason," Zhao Chen said quickly.

Xu Shao did a military minister in the end, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but think secretly, reasonable? If it makes sense, why should we start an incident? Seeing that Zhu Shengfei was still in Si Swenwen's posture, he reached out and took the yellow robe and walked straight towards Zhao Chen

When the prince saw it, he knew what the other party was going to do, so he suddenly hugged his hands tightly in front of his chest, and resolutely refused Xu Shao to add his yellow robe for him. Xu Shao didn't care about this, went to his side, shook the yellow robe, and wrapped it directly around him from his shoulders. Zhao Chen ripped it off, shook his head frequently, and said: "You can't do it, you can't do it."

Yun Ling was a little angry, don't say that these thirty-four ministers are taking a big risk, but I, who is a grandfather, also have a role to play in your accession to the throne, you are good, you pushed it cleanly, and immediately stepped forward, snatched the yellow robe with his hand, and said sharply: "The prince's grandfather personally put it on"

"The grandson of the Emperor Taishang can't do it," Zhao Chen begged bitterly.

Zhao Ji stopped talking nonsense, shook the yellow robe, made a noise, and was about to forcibly put it on for him. Zhao Chen was in a hurry, struggled to get up, and rushed to the back of the big pillar in the hall. Zhao Ji caught up like a shadow, and the grandparents and grandchildren chased after me around the pillar. Thirty-four ministers were so anxious that they persuaded each other, so it was not lively.

Zhao Ji was so anxious that he couldn't help it, so he stomped his feet and shouted: "Zhao Chen"

"The emperor, I can't help it" The crown prince Chen held the column head, and he was about to cry.

"Yizu Chen Qiao was practiced by Zen, passed to the present, has gone through 180 years, the country is in more than 100 years of unprecedented changes in the subject of the people, all looking forward to the new monarch to ascend the throne, the Qing Dynasty program. Since you are the crown prince and the prince of the country, how can you evade your responsibilities? Where do you put the Great Song Sheji, where do you put the foundation of your ancestors, and read the sage books for more than ten years, how can you not know this reason" Zhao Ji reprimanded him and said that the prince Chen was speechless.

Taking advantage of his distraction, Zhao Ji stepped forward quickly, grabbed his hand, dragged him back to the seat, and draped the yellow robe on his back

Seeing this, Xu Shao threw off the hem of his clothes, knelt down, and shouted loudly: "The ministers knock on my emperor, long live long live, long live."

When the ministers saw it, they did not hesitate, and knelt down in unison, shouting: "Long live my emperor"

Zhao Chen was so anxious that he was restless, and he didn't know where to put his two hands, and he still mourned in his mouth: "Why do the ministers work hard to persecute it, Xiao Wang really can't stand it"

Zhao Ji said loudly at this time: "Since he has been congratulated by the ministers, he will be listed as a minister for the lord of the Great Song Dynasty, and he can immediately tell the army and the people."

When Qin Hui heard this, he quickly got up, flew out of the main hall, went to the outside of the palace, looked around, and heard in all directions: "The crown prince is already the emperor"

Outside the palace, when the generals heard the news, they all turned over and dismounted, leading thousands of soldiers to worship on the ground, and the sound of the mountain shouting long live resounded throughout the city of Hangzhou

Inside, Zhao Ji heard this earth-shattering sound, and said to Zhao Chen: "Emperor, this is what the people want." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Chen lowered his head and was silent. What else could he do? Long live the voice, resounding throughout the city, this throne, you don't sit and you can't sit, someone wants to sit, there is no such opportunity

Subsequently, the new Zhao official family, supported by the ministers, went to the place where Zhao Huan lived to worship the emperor. Zhao Huan had already heard the shocking voice of Long Live and knew that the overall situation had been decided, and when his son and the ministers came to worship him, he had already removed the silk robe and the crown of heaven.

The emperor knelt on the ground, grieving, and Zhao Huan had no choice but to say: "My father is sick, and he is beyond the reach of the government, and the emperor is benevolent and virtuous, and he will be able to benefit the world, very good, very good." Then, he ordered the attendant to take the jade seal and hand it to his son.

These two generations of emperors were hastily handed over.

In the first year of Jiading, the coup d'état led by the ministers led by Zhu Shengfei successfully put the crown prince Zhao Chen on the throne. And the next day, he summoned the Chinese military officials of the dynasty and officially congratulated the new emperor. Although the new lord ascended the throne, Zhao Chen had a filial temperament and did not let the emperor Zhao Huan move out, but still let him live in the original place and set up another palace for temporary residence.

On the auspicious day of the eighth day of April in the first year of Jiading, Zhao Chen ascended the throne in the palace, respected Zhao Huan as the emperor, Zhao Huan's queen as the queen of the Taishang, canonized his original princess as the queen, promoted the ministers, and granted amnesty to the world.

Shangshu Zuocheng Zhu Shengfei, with his merits in supporting the establishment, was appointed as the left servant of Shangshu, and was the prime minister of the same book as the prime minister. Xu Han, who ran in many ways to facilitate this matter, was exempted from serving in Guangdong and was promoted to privy envoy to take charge of Xifu. In the imperial history, Qin Hui was also promoted to the governor of the government and became the vice minister.

From time to time, the post of "Shangshu's right servant shot, and the same Zhongshu Sect Pingzhangshi" was not awarded, and the ministers of the DPRK and China generally believed that eighty percent of this phase was reserved for Xu Shao. It's just that he didn't return long after the defeat in Shaanxi, and it is not appropriate to teach him for the time being.

In addition to these leaders, other ministers who participated in the coup, such as Liu Yanqing, were rewarded with their own awards. As for Geng Nanzhong, because of his infamy, he provoked the anger of the public, and was rarely demoted to six officials, and the Jiyang Army was placed. Because of the respect of the imperial family, Wang Zongwei was only dismissed from the palace marshal. Huang Qianshan, who is attached to Geng Nanzhong, is treated better, but the deputy minister can't keep it, and he will be released to Duanzhou as Zhizhou.

The rest of the old ministers have hardly changed. One is because Zhao Chen is kind, and the other is because Zhu Shengfei and others launched a coup d'état, not for purge and revenge, so they are not as ruthless as Geng Nanzhong. It is precisely because of this that the situation has been able to stabilize quickly.

In May, Zhao Chen issued an edict to let Xu Shao, who was idle as the "envoy of the first palace of Zhongtai", temporarily take charge of the "Imperial Camp Division". At the same time, in accordance with the agreement of the Song Jin Longxing Peace Conference, a delegation was sent to Jinguo to report the news.

When the dust of the coup d'état settled, people's minds were stable, and the government and the opposition felt the humiliation brought about by the Longxing peace talks, and they all hoped that Zhu Shengfei, who had just come to power, could do something. And Zhu Xiang also knew what people were thinking, and soon after he came to power, he played three times in a row. It is believed that although the Song and Jin are now negotiating peace, the Jurchens have an overwhelming military advantage. The Great Song Dynasty was in such an environment, and it was especially necessary to "raise troops and armor to prepare for themselves". And to "raise the army", there are no more than a few conditions, money and food, generals, and strong men.

Money and food, the court can still afford it, and the generals can still pick up so few, and the only ones who lack it are strong men. The troops of the Imperial Battalion Division did not suffer very much losses in this anti-gold operation. The Zhe family is now training troops in Jiangxi, and Zhao Dian, the retainer of Yangzhou, also led the troops to the south after the conclusion of the peace treaty. The Chang Jie army under the command of He Ji is guarding the guards, and the Xijing soldiers of the Zhang brothers are responsible for the central vigilance. But the combined number of these troops is only 40,000 men. Even if the troops of the Tokyo Left-behind Division brought by Zhang Suo, mainly the troops of the two generals Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, are added, they are only in the early 50,000s.

These 50,000 soldiers and horses are obviously far from enough to protect the entire south. In view of this, Zhu Shengfei believed that Xu Shao, who was in charge of the imperial battalion division, should be led to control the armies, vigorously enrich the ranks, select generals with both wisdom and bravery, and give them military handles, so as to build a royal division that can ensure the safety of the south. The north of the Yangtze River fell into the hands of the Jin people, and there were many people who crossed to the south, all of whom were homeless and homeless, and had no place to live, so soldiers should be recruited from among these people, so that not only the army was replenished, but the people also lived because "one person was recruited, and the whole family lived".

Zhao Chen was sixteen years old and had no experience in court politics, so he took the opportunity to visit the emperor four times a month to seek advice from his father Zhao Huan. Zhao Huan had just lost his imperial power, and he was really not used to being an idle emperor, so he showed cautious enthusiasm for his son's teaching. He told Zhao Chen that the disparity in strength between Song and Jin was huge, and there was no hope of recovery for the time being, but to keep half of Jiangnan, a well-trained army was indispensable. And let him discuss it in detail according to the usual practice.

Zhao Chen went to ask his grandfather who put on a yellow robe for him again, and Zhao Ji also meant this. The new emperor, who had a bottom in his heart, personally presided over the detailed discussion, and as a result, Zhu Shengfei, Qin Hui, Xu Han, Xu Shao and other ministers passed without objection.

In Zhu Shengfei's idea of "rejuvenating the army", in addition to protecting Jiangnan, another focus is to defend Shu. He believes that if Sichuan is not protected, Jiangnan is also in danger. If you want to defend Shu, you must first start from Shaanxi, and you must "resist the enemy outside Shumen". Although Shaanxi lost the richest eastern part and suffered a major defeat, there were still four roads of Jingyuan, Huanqing, Qinfeng, and Xihe, and more than 100,000 western troops. If it is well managed, it is still a powerful armed force and can still serve as the Great Wall in the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty.

If you want to run Shaanxi, you must first govern Sichuan and Shaanxi. Because now Shaanxi has lost the Guanzhong Plain, most of the supplies rely on Sichuan. And the Western Army has retreated to the front line of Dasanguan, guarding the gateway to Shu, if Sichuan and Shaanxi are integrated, it will be advantageous to fight against Jin.

Most of the ministers of the DPRK and China agree with this view. Emperor Taishang and Emperor Taishang also thought it was really necessary, and Zhao Chen then dismissed the Sichuan Xuanfu Division and the Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division in the form of an edict, and officially approved the establishment of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division. Note that it is only the "Xuanfu Division", not the "Xuanfu Disposal Division", and the word "disposal" is missing, which means that there is no power to "act cheaply". This is also inseparable from the political climate in which Song and Jin negotiated peace and switched from offensive to defensive.

There is not much objection to the selection of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy, and it is generally believed that the Sichuan Xuanfu envoy Xu Churen has been in charge of Sichuan for several years, and his political achievements are remarkable, and there is no need to replace him, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy is him. Wang Shu, the former judge of the Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, has been in Shaanxi for many years, and has worked hard, in order to comfort this diligent old minister, the position of the deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu is not exaggerated.

Xu Shao used his influence in the court at this time to successfully win the dispatch of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu judges for his son Xu Liang, and Xu Liuyi jumped into the highest decision-making level of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Division.

But for the sake of his son's welfare, he had to give up another opportunity, that is, to seek the dispatch of the highest military governor of Shaanxi on behalf of a certain nephew.

When the detailed discussion of the Sichuan-Shaanxi issue was discussed, the defeat of Shaanxi was reviewed. Xu Shao said to himself that the main responsibility for the fiasco in Dunzhou was that he optimistically estimated the situation of the enemy and us, and rashly launched a counteroffensive under the condition that he was not fully prepared, and his speculative psychology became a big mistake.

You must know that Xu Shao is famous for his both civil and military skills in the DPRK. He suffered defeats in Shaanxi, what does this mean? This shows that to fight a war, it is really necessary to rely on the martial arts of the military ministers to specialize, strategize, plan the layout, march in formation, and command the enemy, then it should be the business of the military ministers.

The so-called "ancestral deficiency law", in this current environment, should no longer be suppressed against military ministers. Let them shoulder their responsibilities and give them enough power to make the best use of their talents and materials.

It is worth noting that this kind of opinion is not an isolated phenomenon in Hangzhou today. From the beginning of Lianjin's attack on Liao, it has developed to today's loss of half of the country, and many people are thinking about what the reason is. I have to admit that Wenchen led the troops, so that there would be no special expedition, although it is not the fundamental reason for the defeat of the Great Song Dynasty, but it has a lot to do with it. In peacetime, we can do this, but now that the national crisis is at hand, it has reached a situation where life and death are at stake, and it is time to let go.

In the end, the ministers reached a consensus that in Shaanxi, there should be a commander to guard and preside over the military exclusively, and although they were controlled by the Xuanfu Division of Sichuan and Shaanxi, they had considerable autonomy in the training of troops, the promotion and appointment of officers. This proposition is similar to what Zhao Huan advocated when he was in power, using Xuanfu to make the government in charge and the system to make the main army have the same effect.

As for what level this handsome shou is, Xu Shao strongly advocated that in order to highlight the attitude of the imperial court to attach importance to military ministers, this handsome shou should be at the level of "deputy envoy of Xuanfu", otherwise, it is not enough to show his status.

But his opinion was opposed by Zhu Shengfei. Zhu believes that Xuanfu has always been appointed as the minister of the second government, and the military minister is the envoy of Xuanfu, which is too fast, which is overkill, and it is appropriate to call it "control envoy". According to the regulations of the imperial court, the duty of the envoy is to "take charge of planning the affairs of the military along the border".

The name is set, the authority is set, what about the candidates? Who will be the maker? There is no doubt that in order to plan the military affairs at the border passes, it is necessary to have a Shaanxi general who is familiar with the border situation. Now there are four marshals in Shaanxi, Xu Yuan, Yao Pingzhong, Liu Guangshi, and Xu Wei, of which Liu Guangshi is the temporary generation.

Among the four marshals in Shaanxi, the oldest is Xu Yuan; The fame is none other than the Purple Gold Tiger and the Little Captain. However, Xu Yuan has self-respect and is difficult to master, and Xu Wei and Yao Pingzhong are both defeated generals and are still being punished. And Liu Guangshi is in Shaanxi, and he has no credit to take it for. It seems that these four commanders have reasons for not being able to take on this heavy responsibility.

Xu Shao actually preferred to let his youngest nephew lead the Western Army, but he had already won the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Judge for his son, so it was really inconvenient to move inwardly and avoid his relatives. Liu Yanqing, the privy deputy envoy, knew that his son was probably barely meaningful, so he turned to support Yao Pingzhong. Because of Yao Gu, the father of Pingzhong, he had the same illness and sympathy with him, and he was disabled for many years, and he was activated together to serve in the Imperial Camp Division.

Yao Gu also hoped that his son could come up, but it was inconvenient to support it blatantly, so he deliberately said that if he wanted to be the envoy of Shaanxi, he had to be a fine military person, who had been in battle for a long time, was familiar with the military situation, and had access to Zhuqiang.

His first few conditions were easy to do, but the last one "reaching Zhuqiang" was stumped. As we all know, in the Hehuang area, Han and Qiang are mixed, Yao Pingzhong is now the person in charge of the army all the way in Xihe, he grew up in that place, can he still be able to understand the feelings? At this point, Xu Wei is obviously at a disadvantage.

But He Guan, who had just been recalled to the court, strongly supported his nephew Xu Wei and listed a long list of reasons. First of all, when Xu Wei was established, he belonged to a serious young man, young and strong. Secondly, his prestige in the army was very high, and the soldiers were willing to serve to the death. Moreover, Xu Wei's ability is there, and he can't erase his previous outstanding military exploits just because of the defeat of Dunzhou. Finally, there is an advantage to using Xu Wei, he can unite the Western Army to the greatest extent. Among the other three marshals in Shaanxi, Xu Yuan was his cousin, Yao Pingzhong worked with Xu Wei for a long time in his early years, although they were all young and frivolous at that time, and they did not like each other, but from the fact that Yao Pingzhong was willing to accept Xu Wei's command in this Western Army counteroffensive, it is not difficult to see that the two representatives of the Shaozhuang faction have released their previous suspicions. In addition, among the troops directly under the Xuanfu Disposal Division, Xu Sheng and Xu Hong are all his brothers.

There is another point, He Guan did not say it explicitly. Now the Xu family is the number one general in Shaanxi, and this system must be surnamed Xu.

Liu Yanqing questioned this matter, Xu Yuan supports the army and is self-respecting, you use his cousin to control him, can you convince him? According to your reasons, it is better to use Xu Yuan as a system directly.