Chapter 36: Zhenzong dies

Thanks to the "Lip Master" reward, I will work hard to code words.

At the end of February 1022, the joy of the Spring Festival in the capital has not yet dissipated, and every household is still hanging with fiery red lanterns and festive couplets.

Zhao Yingying led the triumphant soldiers, escorted the prisoners ten miles away from the west gate of Tokyo, and met the princes and ministers who came to greet them and the common people who came to see the excitement.

"Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose! His Royal Highness is not as young as the weak crown to lead the army to fight, drive out the enemy, and work hard, we are here to welcome His Highness's triumphant return by the emperor's order! Wang Qinruo, as the prime minister, led the ministers to welcome Zhao Hui's return.

"Ministers, please arise! It is the duty of this king to fight for his country, and there is nothing to boast about. Besides, the success of the warriors this time depends on the hard work of all the soldiers and the great help of the ministers, and this king does not dare to take credit! Zhao Fufu got off his horse, helped the ministers up, and said with a humble face.

"Your Highness, you are too humble, your merits are shocking to the past and the present! Don't you know, now the people of the capital can say that you are a martial artist, invincible in the world! As soon as you get out of the horse, the enemy will flee in despair! "Wang Qinruo's kung fu has become more and more refined, and anyone can be slapped twice.

Everyone greeted each other for a while, and a person who looked like a eunuch stood up and shouted in his duck voice: "The emperor has a decree: Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince commands the royal field army, runs thousands of miles, annihilates the enemy, is the head of the thief alive, and his martial arts are world-famous, and the prince is specially promoted to the commander of the field army, and he is in charge of all the affairs of the field army." In addition, all the officers and men of the field army fought bravely to defend their homes and the country, and all the generals and officers were promoted to one rank, and the rest of the officers and men were commended according to the rules and regulations, and they made new meritorious contributions. Chin this! ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Subsequently, Zhao Ying, accompanied by the ministers, swam around the city of Tokyo with the captives, which increased his prestige fiercely and increased the confidence of the people.

When he heard that his father was seriously ill, he hastily ended the parade, and hurriedly entered the palace to Song Zhenzong's bed, knelt and cried and said: "The son is not filial, and he failed to take care of you in front of his father's bed!" Why didn't you tell your son that you were seriously ill! ”

"Don't cry the emperor, isn't it good for my father, this is old, there are many problems, don't worry! Besides, the emperor is fighting outside and sharing his father's worries, how can his father distract you! Song Zhenzong motioned for Zhao to get up close to him and whispered to him.

"Father, are you feeling better? Erchen will go and summon famous doctors from all over the country to treat you. After Zhao Yingfu finished speaking, he was about to come out.

"The emperor doesn't have to worry about it, the father knows his body, so he doesn't need to fix those useless things. Father, I just can't rest assured that you, so I'm reluctant to leave. Song Zhenzong pulled Zhao Ying, who wanted to leave, and said earnestly.

"Woo...... Father won't let you say that! At this moment, Zhao Yingli was indeed moved by Song Zhenzong's fatherly love. Although he has always been mindful of his handling of his own mother's affairs, after all, he is still his father, and the expression of father's love at the critical moment is still very touching.

Although Zhao Yingying wanted to make waves in the Great Song Dynasty, and Song Zhenzong also affected his performance to a certain extent, he still enjoyed the feeling of mother's love and father's love as an orphan for a lifetime.

At this moment, thinking of Song Zhenzong, who was dying, Zhao Yingyi couldn't help but feel sad, the howling and crying situation stunned Song Zhenzong and Concubine Liu next to him, but he didn't expect that his son usually looks like an adult, but this feeling is more like a child.

"Yo yo yo! Why are you still crying! Is this still the little general who killed the enemy without leaving a piece of armor! Well, stop crying. Concubine Liu jokingly coaxed Zhao to benefit.

"Hahaha......" Song Zhenzong was also amused by the situation in front of him, and finally stabilized his emotions before saying to Zhao Ying: "Emperor, you are a manly man, you can't cry!" My father's body is not good, and the country will depend on you in the future, promise my father, we must guard the country of our Great Song Dynasty! ”

Zhao Ying looked at Song Zhenzong's eyes and nodded deeply.

Song Zhenzong looked at Liu E again and said slowly: "I have been suffering for my concubine all these years, and I raised our children so big alone. Emperor, you will be filial to your mother in the future, you know? ”

"Erchen knows!" Zhao Yingfu said after drying away his tears.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, my father hasn't congratulated the emperor on his victory and triumphant! Thank you for your hard work! ”

"Erchen is not hard, these are what Erchen should do, don't teach them some lessons, when I am a big Song and a bully!" Zhao Ying said angrily.

"yes, well played! The biggest regret of my father's life is to sign the alliance with the Liao State, although I have always been reluctant to admit it, but it is a fact that my Song Dynasty military is weaker than others, and I usually sing praises of virtue, just deceiving myself! Song Zhenzong said to Zhao Benefit lonely.

"Father, you don't have to blame yourself, it's not your fault. My Great Song Dynasty has gone through several dynasties, has been peaceful for a long time, the military equipment is relaxed, the civil officials love money, the military generals cherish death, the combat power is low, and it is reasonable to lose to the Northern Barbarians. Over the years, my father has worked hard to make the country stronger, and the degree of prosperity far exceeds that of previous generations, these are all your credits! Zhao Yingying said to Song Zhenzong sincerely.

From the perspective of later history, it is undeniable that during the reign of Song Renzong, the Song Dynasty was in the relatively strongest period in Chinese history, and its GDP accounted for almost one-twelfth of the world's total, which is difficult to imagine now. Although Song Zhenzong was relatively weak in foreign policy, his achievements in the development of economy, agriculture, industry, commerce, and culture can be said to be unparalleled. However, the prosperous Song Dynasty did not have an army that could match it, which is also the way to take trouble......

Song Zhenzong heard his son boast of his merits, and as a father, he couldn't help but be proud.

"Although my Great Song Dynasty is prosperous now, it has also laid the root of the curse!" Zhao Ying's words changed, interrupting Song Zhenzong's ambition.

Song Zhenzong asked puzzledly: "The emperor said reconciliation?" ”

Concubine Liu also looked at him with puzzled eyes, in her heart, the Song Dynasty should be the strongest, who dares to beat its edge.

"Father, mother, think about it. If a large family has a lot of money, but does not have a home to protect the home, and there happens to be a strong man on the hill next to his house to make trouble, what is the result? ”

"Then needless to say, it will definitely be robbed by this gang of strongmen, this concubine knows it!" Concubine Liu listened to Zhao Ying's metaphor, and blurted out her thoughts.

The mother said yes! However, how can I not be like this now...... "Zhao Yingying said with emotion.

Song Zhenzong frowned and motioned for him to continue.

"Father, look at it, my Great Song Dynasty sits on the prosperous Central Plains, rich in products and prosperous economy. However, our DPRK army is overwhelmed, the border troops in various places are still reluctant to defend the city, and the soldiers in the state capitals and townships are vulnerable. Wouldn't it be dangerous for the dynasty to have such a large territory now supported by only a few armies and militias. ”

"Erchen had a detailed understanding of our army, and found that there were only the Zhejia army, the Gao family army and the Yang family army, and these armies could barely fight with the northern barbarians. However, I am eyeing the wolves and want to take a bite, so I won't talk about Liao, we have to pay tribute every year. Let's say that the party members who invaded Yan'an Mansion this time also have a tendency to rise. Erchen also heard that the northwest border is restless, and the Jurchen people are also suspected of being long. In the west, there are Tibetan bandits, like ringworm possessed, and they are endless. ”

"It can be seen that my Da Song is like a big family that is targeted by strong people, there is more than one family, if you don't strengthen yourself, you will be harmed by it! Taking a step back, even if the armies of my Great Song Dynasty can defeat the enemy, which one of them is directly under my imperial court! After the founding of Taizu, he released his military power with a glass of wine, lifted the power of local warlords, and concentrated power, but now our dynasty has a tendency to be weak and strong! ”

Song Zhenzong listened to Zhao Ying's argument, and thought about it carefully, it was really like that, this is terrible, I don't know if I don't scrutinize, this scrutiny scared me, thinking that I can't do it anymore, what can I do if there are so many problems at this time? In this hurry, the old problem was committed again, and the head was sweating and breathing rapidly.

Zhao Yingying was also startled when he saw it, don't you just talk about it, do you need to be so excited. So he hurriedly helped Song Zhenzong to stroke and beat his back, and finally let him settle down.

"Father, you don't have to worry, your sons discovered these problems very early, so they clamored for you to establish a royal field army. Thanks to the great help of his father, his sons were able to train into this field army. Erchen's original plan was to gradually mobilize the more powerful troops in the borders of various places, and mix them together to train them into a new army, a strong army completely controlled by the imperial court and your father, so as to prevent them from becoming a dominant family, and let them guard the border against the enemy for our Great Song Dynasty, but they could not pose a threat to the country. ”

"Erchen thinks so, this first field army is barely trained, we can take turns to let the elite of the border army and the township soldiers in the state capital come to the capital for training, expand the scale of the field army, and at the same time improve the center of the army to the imperial court, prevent the border army generals from supporting the army and self-respect, do you think it's okay?" Zhao Yingfu continued the topic, thinking that Song Zhenzong put forward his own ideas.

"The emperor is only 13 years old this year! I didn't expect to be so old-fashioned, my father originally meant to let you play, but I didn't expect you to have so many ideas to form a field army, and my father was relieved! If you have any ideas in the future, decide for yourself! Father is old, and he is useless" Song Zhenzong did not answer Zhao Ying's question, and said directly without a clue.

Looking at the son in front of him, Song Zhenzong breathed a deep sigh, and his heart was full of mixed feelings, thanking God for sending such a genius to him, and thanking his ancestors for blessing the Great Song Dynasty forever......

After chatting with Song Zhenzong and Concubine Liu for a long time, Zhao was able to return to the East Palace to rest.

After Zhao Yingying left, Song Zhenzong did not go to bed immediately, but recruited cabinet ministers and wrote a holy decree in front of them.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Yingying was bragging with Zhou Gong, not wanting a rush of shouts to interrupt his sweet dream. He reluctantly opened his eyes and saw Xiao Shunzi kneeling in front of the bed, crying and wiping away tears, which was sad.

"Little Shunzi, what's wrong! In the middle of the night, I don't let people sleep! ”

"Your Highness, go to the Zhengde Palace! His Majesty...... Woo," Junko cried and said intermittently.

When Zhao Ying heard that his father had something, he turned over and got up, took a piece of clothing and put it on and ran out.

"Your Highness, your shoes ......"

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