Three silent whips, the eunuch Xuanjin Luan Hall outside the palace of the ministers into the hall, this is the first early dynasty after the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin personally drove the Northern Han Dynasty.

In this northern expedition, because the Liao State suddenly sent troops to aid the Northern Han, the Song army could not attack Taiyuan for a long time.

Early this morning, Zhao Kuangyin has ordered the Privy Council to reward the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, and it is also the first time in several months that he has come to the court, and he has to do a few major things.

The eunuch of the ceremonial ceremony read out the holy edict, and Zhao Kuangyin looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, thinking in his heart that since the Chenqiao Mutiny, he has sat in this dragon court thirty miles away, and the various feudal towns have surrendered and conquered, and the important ministers who support the army have all cut off the forces in the army. Nowadays, the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wu Yue in the south have declined, and they have long lost the strength and ambition of the Central Plains, and sooner or later they will be the territory of the Great Song Dynasty. Only the Great Liao and Northern Han in the north were not only unable to attack for a long time, but also had no chance of winning the more they fought. The Great Liao State is the strength of the soldiers and horses is getting stronger and stronger, especially the sixteen states of Yanyun that are occupied, the land is vast and densely populated, and the products are extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin was a little melancholy, which was a trace of panic that he had never had in his heart.

Since joining the army, he conceited that in this troubled world, he will have a great achievement, when he was young, as long as he was good at hibernating, once the momentum was sufficient, he would take the world with potential, and the water would come naturally. When you take a big treasure, it is like finding something.

In front of the Manchu Dynasty, since Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide and others handed over their military power, the only one in the court who is still outside their imperial power and still has some power is his own brother Bianjing Mansion Yin and the temporary Da Nei have all checked Zhao Guangyi.

At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Zhao Kuangyin always thought that his younger brother was his shadow, and his ability was not under him, and he was also a crucial branch of his imperial power. If he didn't have this younger brother, he might really be alone.

And now, Zhao Kuangyin is a little afraid to think about Zhao Guangyi. I remember that in his early years, Zhao Kuangyin once met a Laoshan Taoist priest, who said a saying: "Check to be the son of heaven." No one knows this sentence except himself.

And these words have repeatedly fulfilled the inner wisdom of this country changing hands. From the Han Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, the people who held the position of inspector finally became the Son of Heaven by trick or robbery.

This sentence is also like a thorn, stinging from time to time. But every time he watched Zhao Guangyi do his best to maintain the unification, and after he came back from the imperial expedition, he was as safe as ever, and Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to think too much.

And he still added a temporary title in front of Zhao Guangyi's internal capital inspection, and only handed over the Imperial Forest Army and the pro-army to him, and the Imperial City Guards and the guards in front of the palace were still reliable candidates selected by himself.

After the eunuch finished announcing the decree, and the soldiers who were awarded the title knelt down to thank him, Zhao Kuangyin said: "In this northern expedition, I look at the people of the states and counties along the way, although they spare no effort, they are still very hard. In order to appease the people of the world, I want to pay light taxes, raise the wealth of the people, and slightly rein in martial arts. ”

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin's words came out, the courtiers were a little covetous, and the military generals in the west were not easy to speak, and the civil servants in the east did not know what the holy intention was, and they did not dare to come forward rashly.

At this time, I saw Zai Fu Zhao Pu holding a wat board and said: "The saint is wise, and it is the blessing of the people and ministers for the livelihood of the people in the world." Over the years, the southern conquest and the northern war, the common people are also quite relaxed, and they have not yet received the emperor's favor from the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. In this way, the people can rest and recuperate, the soldiers are well trained, and the four seas can be pacified. ”

Zhao Guangyi, who was behind him, also seconded the proposal, and all the ministers knelt down to worship and shouted long live when they saw this.

This was originally a major move that Zhao Pu discussed with Zhao Kuangyin when he met him yesterday. Zhao Kuangyin also knows that he is fighting every year, and if he doesn't think about the people of Liming, then the throne will be restless sooner or later.

Zhao Kuangyin drafted a holy oracle with the three divisions to reduce or exempt taxes for the people of the world. The ministers were also whispering, and a minister in the east came out and said: "Since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, the northern and southern expeditions have been for several years, and the territory of the Great Song Dynasty has been very vast, but the Holy Lord has not been drafted among the people for a long time, and the people of the common people have not won the favor of the Son of Heaven. ”

Zhao Kuangyin saw that this person was the Chinese scholar of the Rite Academy, Fu Di Province. The province of Vürdi had always been disciplined and modest, and this performance should have been his father's intention. And his father, Feng Xiang Jiedu envoy and Wei Wang Fu Yanqing, was one of the people who won Zhao Kuangyin's respect among these courtiers.

It's rare for him to come here early today. Fu Yanqing originally didn't need to come to Beijing to go to the court, but today the court also received some rewards because of the expedition with the army.

When he started this performance, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty listened to it, and they all seconded it, and suddenly the ministers were happy and happy, and they forgot all about the unsuccessful northern expedition.

Zhao Kuangyin, as the face of the civil and military officials, only played a few haha, and only said that he would discuss it again. Originally, he had a heart for it, and he guessed that this might be when King Wei was on the northern expedition, knowing my worries, so he mentioned it. But when he saw that Zhao Pu was standing under His Royal Highness, he frowned for a while, and then sank slightly.

After the early dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, came to the imperial study, and just sat down, the eunuch of the imperial study said that Zhao Pu, a scholar of the Showa Temple and Zaifu, was waiting for the announcement.

Zhao Kuangyin knew that Zhao Pu came for the early season today, and Fudi Province started the draft. Zhao Kuangyin asked the eunuch to announce Zhao Pu's visit, and after Zhao Pu entered, he bowed to the saint and was given a seat.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "When Aiqing came to the court, it seemed that he still had something to say, so let's listen to it at this time." ”

Zhao Pu said: "The saint is wise, the minister saw the opening of the draft in the Rite House today, and the saint did not say whether it was or not, I don't know what the holy will is." ”

"Can you do it or not, what does Aiqing think?"

That Zhao Pu rolled his eyes a few times and said, "Oh, in the year of the saint's heroic martial arts, the draft was originally normal. The matter of the initiation of this ceremonial courtyard can be regarded as a part, but it is too sudden, and the old ministers have not yet known about it. ”

Zhao Kuangyin thought, you shouldn't be in charge of the affairs of this court.

Zhao Pu made it clear: "But coincidentally, this Fu Shilang mentioned this matter just after King Wei came to Beijing, this should not only be the idea of the Rite Academy, maybe this is exactly what King Wei instructed, I don't know what this King Wei did?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Whether it is the Rite Academy or King Wei, I think it is a good intention, and it is just sympathetic to the pain of losing Mrs. Hua Rui." ”

Speaking of Mrs. Hua Rui, Zhao Puzhi knew that this was a piece of the saint's heart, and some of the words he originally wanted to say couldn't be spit out at once.

Zhao Kuangyin knew that he had always had some smuggling with King Wei, and he couldn't let go of this old and important minister of the previous dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin also knew that King Wei was not only good at Wen Taowu, but also the ruler of the previous dynasty, and his family had a lot of talents, although he had no armor, but he had some power among the old ministers. Therefore, when Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he respected him for acting uprightly, deliberately let him take up a false position on the one hand, and put him in a remote hometown to enjoy some blessings on the other hand.

Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to hear what Zhao Pu had at this time, and said: "Aiqing Mo still has some concerns about King Wei, but it's okay to talk about it." ”

"The holy will has been clarified, and the old minister will do it immediately. It's just that recently, when I observed the celestial phenomena, the lonely hanging star in the east, which was already weak, suddenly became a little bright, which made the old minister very uneasy, and he was afraid that the lonely hanging star would be a little unfavorable to the saint. Thinking of the fact that King Wei and others wanted to be drafted by the Holy Lord this morning, I am afraid that King Wei did not sell any good medicine in his gourd. ”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, his heart sank. You must know that this is no matter how long and phoenix is among people, and I am afraid that people will instigate it from the side. People always have some shortcomings, and the same is true for the Son of Heaven.

He said: "What does Aiqing mean that King Wei is somewhat involved with the lonely hanging star he is watching?" ”

"Exactly, although King Nawei is obedient on the surface and lives in the frontier land, is he thinking about King Zheng behind his back? This draft was originally a gift from the Son of Heaven and should be a holy judgment. Now he deliberately asked his son to play for the Holy Draft, who knows if he wants to use the rest of the party to take the opportunity to disturb the people in various places, make the people's grievances boil, and do disobedient things? ”

Zhao Kuangyin thought about it and said: "What Aiqing means is that this King Zheng is the lonely star, and there has been some light recently?" ”

"The saint is wise, and the old minister can trust the celestial phenomena."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, he knew that Zhao Pu loved to talk about things with astrological signs, and this astrological technique was quite attained, but he still felt that Zhao Pu was a little troublesome.

The King Zheng that the two are talking about is the grandson of Fu Yanqing, the king of Wei, Emperor Chai Zongxun of Zhou Gong. Chai Zongxun mutiny, Chan is located in Zhao Kuangyin after the mutiny, Zhao Kuangyin did not kill him, and Mingli still named him King Zheng, moved to Yanggu County, Taizhou Prefecture, and ate a thousand yi, just to be a big household.

It's just that Zhao Kuangyin is really not optimistic about this King Zheng in his heart, if Zhao Pu hadn't mentioned it at this time, he would have almost forgotten about this King Zheng. He thought to himself, even if there is a King Wei and a King Zheng, except for the old ministers who miss the old kindness, who is willing to give him this head; Besides, these two people have no influence on the army for a long time, and they may not even be able to hide five hundred armor soldiers, and even if they have the heart, they will not be able to return to the sky.

However, the mystery of this astrological sign is also the same as the world, and I didn't know that I could sit in the Dragon Court in my early years.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "This King Wei and the Chai family, I also treat them well. Even if this king Wei has a disobedient heart, he is only convicted of stargazing in the court, but it is a joke. Aiqing has no other corroboration, so I don't need to dig into it, Aiqing is a little worried. ”

Zhao Pu knew that Shengshang really moved the mind of the draft, thinking that after the disappearance of Mrs. Hua Rui, Shengshang was sad and moved his true temperament, and this draft was also very interesting.

Zhao Pu hurriedly said: "The Holy Lord's teachings are yes. In this draft, Lao Chen had no intention of obstructing it. The old minister just thought that this draft should not be aimed at disturbing the people, and the court should send people to the state capitals to preside over it. ”

Zhao Kuangyin saw that Zhao Pu was relieved, and knew that he was not sure that King Wei was going to rebel, so he comforted: "Aiqing is also a loyal king, I already know, this draft matter is like this, you can go down and do it." King Wei and King Zheng, I have the heart to find an opportunity to announce that they will come to Beijing to talk about it and have some holy graces. ”

After Zhao Pu retreated, Zhao Kuangyin looked at the "Official Motto" made by Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, on the bookcase, and couldn't help but think of Mrs. Hua Rui.

This character is written by Mrs. Hua Rui, seeing that the words are like people, Zhao Kuangyin is a little touching.

After he sighed, he asked the eunuch Xuanwu Desi's martial virtue envoy Wang Renzhan to meet him.

This martial virtue division commands the palace guards, and it is also the institution where the imperial court secretly spies on the ministers and inserts eyeliner in the people, and is directly controlled by this martial virtue envoy Wang Renzhan, who is Zhao Kuangyin's close minister, and he is also the most trustworthy person.

After a while, Wang Renzhan, who was over 40 years old and thin, with a thin body, bright eyes, and light armor, came to the imperial study. Zhao Kuangyin said to Wang Renzhan who was kneeling on the ground: "Martial Envoy, I have a few things for you to handle quickly, you get up first." ”

After Wang Renzhan got up, Zhao Kuangyin said: "You send people to Fengxiang Mansion and Yanggu County to make some inquiries about the behavior of King Wei and King Zheng, the more detailed the better; Another person was sent to inquire about the whereabouts of Madame Blossom, and I did everything possible to find her. You can start with Chengdu Mansion, that is her favorite place, and her behavior in Chengdu Mansion may be known to someone. ”

Wang Renzhan said: "The minister has the order." ”

Zhao Kuangyin said again: "These two things must be handled in a real way, especially the matter of looking for Mrs. Hua Rui, I want to see people alive and corpses when I die." Although you are a person close to me, I often want to call you, but if necessary, you can also leave Beijing with Qin. ”