Zhao Ta's personal expedition to the Seljuk Empire still did not succeed, but he was not 'defeated' because of his poor plan, but was sniped by the ministers of the court and hit the vital point.

When the emperor proposed a personal conquest at the court meeting, there was overwhelming opposition and persuasion, even his henchmen Zhao Ren, Xu Jingheng and other ministers of the hidden palace joined in. However, the emperor's intention has been decided, and he will resist the ministers alone with the strength of one person, and directly convey orders to the state capital and the town and the town and the government in the form of imperial decrees and oral edicts, mobilize troops, and leave them alone.

Wherever the emperor's edict went, the localities and all the armies acted immediately, and his tough attitude made everyone dumbfounded, and they understood that the emperor's prestige had reached the point where people could blindly obey him. At the same time, they also found that the emperor still had a 'spare tire', and in the event of a change, he could activate another system to convey his voice and intentions to every place where he needed it, so as to avoid the isolation of the central system and not be afraid of them confronting him.

Everyone figured it out now, now that the imperial power is alone, what he wants to do cannot be stopped by engaging in a head-on confrontation, and he can only be prevented from crossing the sea by selecting the emperor's weakness through roundabout tactics and hitting it with one blow. So the courtiers turned from a frontal confrontation to an 'active' cooperation, offering advice to the emperor's personal conquest, and coming up with ideas and ways to plug all possible loopholes. Zhao was very pleased with the change in the attitude of the courtiers and restarted the court discussion.

The first thing the emperor had to solve when he left Beijing was who would stay in Beijing to supervise the country and handle state affairs, that is, to find a temporary person in charge. It was suggested that the emperor would be in charge of the kingdom, and he had experience as an emperor and was familiar with the proceedings. And the emperor is a father and son, worthy of trust. But soon some people raised objections, saying that the emperor was old. After ignoring the government for many years, the business has become rusty. Unable to take over. In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that it is true that Emperor Taishang has been the emperor, but he is the king of the dead country, and he has a 'bad record'.

Then someone mentioned the Queen Mother, she was upright and fair, and she listened to the government when the throne of Jingkangnian was undecided, presided over state affairs, and tried her best to save the mansion and collapse. It can be described as highly respected, and he is the best candidate for the prison country. However, this proposal was rejected by the party concerned, the Empress Dowager Zheng, on the grounds that she was too old and unable to do so. Immediately, someone proposed that the queen could supervise the country, and it was reasonable for the husband to go out to guard the house, but Zhao Ta knew that she was reciting poems and doing things, and it was okay to deal with state affairs, so he refused on the grounds that he was sick.

In this case, it was suggested that one of the imperial brothers could be selected from among the many imperial brothers, but as soon as his words came out. Before the emperor spoke, he was smashed into a pig's head by everyone, isn't this purely a rebellion? The emperor's expedition of thousands of miles is known to all. Once there are three long and two short, he will not take advantage of this to ascend the throne and usurp the throne! It's an idea that can't be spoiled any longer.

After everyone discussed and couldn't choose a suitable candidate, four or five days passed, and Zhao Ta was anxious. However, the supervision of the country is related to the national fortunes, and it cannot be sloppy, and it can only be patient to hold meetings again and again to discuss. It was Li Gang who broke the deadlock. It's not appropriate to put forward the old one, so you can only choose the small one! He also brings up this risky. The emperor is in the prime of life, and you propose to choose an heir for him, saying that the good thing is to be prepared, and the bad thing is to curse the emperor to go and not return!

Lichu has always been a headache for Zhao Tan, he now has four sons, the eldest son was born to the queen Zhu, according to conventions and traditions should be established as the crown prince, but now the queen is sick after the abdication of the turmoil, but everyone knows that Lu Dao was left out in the cold because he was involved in it and angered the emperor. The other three sons were born to the noble concubine Yelu, the virtuous concubine Zhe and the Shufei Xiao clan.

The Xiao family was the most favored and trusted by the emperor, and at the same time, it was also friendly with the Great Song Dynasty military generals group and the inner palace; The noble concubine Yelu was born in the former Liao royal family, so it involved national reconciliation and the stability of the northwest, and the status rose under the premise that the emperor was running the northwest, and whether his son was established as a prince is naturally also eye-catching; The Zhe family was born in a family of military generals in the northwest, and since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, he has guarded the northwest frontier for generations for the country, and the famous generals in the clan have a certain prestige in the Great Song army, and most of the children are officials in the court, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The election of the prince for the country is related to the hundred-year plan, and everyone is naturally striving for excellence, but it is a pity that the princes are still young, the big ones are only twelve years old, and the small ones will go, which is really hard to judge. But this could not stop everyone's enthusiasm, and they analyzed and judged from the smallest details, so as to come up with the most accurate judgment to provide to the emperor. So that before they were elected, they themselves fought first, and were divided into two factions, Liyan and Lixian.

The faction of Liyan thought that this was a historical tradition, and now since it is impossible to distinguish which prince is virtuous, it can only abide by the tradition and choose the eldest son; The opposing side believes that Liyan has learned from the past, and the emperor elected Zhao Huan, the eldest son of Liyan, as the prince, which led to the collapse of the country and the death of the family. Therefore, it must not be decided that just because it is impossible to determine which prince is virtuous, it must not be reckless to appoint a successor, so as not to harm the country.

The two sides did not give in to each other, and as soon as they went to court, they quarreled endlessly for the establishment of their heirs and sages, and for this matter, the recital on the Zhao Ta case was a few feet thicker, and they all wanted to persuade the emperor to agree with their own views. What is even more irritating is that this polemic seems to be indistinguishable, and there is a tendency to become more and more intense, I am afraid that there will be no results in two or three years if it continues like this, and what is even more disturbing is that everyone is involved in the controversy and is absurd in state affairs, and this moment to the end of the year is the key moment to summarize this year's gains and losses and plan next year's blueprint!

"There is a country called Seljuk in the Western Regions, and the lord of the country, Sanjar, is tyrannical and unjust, perverse, gathering all countries to block our trade routes, slaughtering my people, and plundering our merchant ships...... Now the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is the way of heaven, the evil guard, the army is sent to crusade, and the Privy Council Navy is ordered to add the military department of the squire Cheng Xishou to deploy for the thieves, and the deputy commander of the Navy Ma Wei is the deputy general, leading the Quanzhou Navy Division to warship 1,000 ships, 100,000 soldiers to conquer the Seljuks, and set sail immediately after receiving the order! ”

On November 15, the Great Song Emperor Zhao Tan issued an imperial decree, giving treasure swords and formation maps, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War issued tiger charms and rosters, and Shangshu Province issued a document to order all prefectures and vassals. Cheng Xi immediately left the palace after receiving the order, ordered all the armies to prepare for departure, and the ministers sent him to board a boat outside the Jinshui Gate and go south to Quanzhou to lead the army. At this time, the voice of the prince disappeared, the Ministry of Rites invited the emperor to go out of Beijing to worship his ancestors, and the Ministry of Officials sent the roster of officials from all over the country to ask the emperor to approve and issue it......

Zhao Ta knew that he couldn't leave when he was in the voice of Lichu, and these courtiers saw that they couldn't do it, so they played with themselves. Together, they quickly understood that what they needed most now was time, and if they missed the monsoon, they would have to wait for next year, and even if he had everything ready, it would not be possible to get from Tokyo to Quanzhou to board a boat or two days to go to sea, so as long as it dragged on for ten days and half a month, it would be too late for him to leave.

Don't talk about the emperor's personal expedition on weekdays, even if you are away from Beijing for a long time, you have to arrange the aftermath to prevent accidents, so the courtiers seized the procedural problems and played a game with Zhao Ta, and the meticulous rules are reasonable, so that you are in a hurry and there is no way, you can't be punished because everyone is too serious! And Zhao Ta also realized that even if he solved the problem of the prince immediately, there would be more problems waiting for him.

Not to mention anything else, the emperor always has to pick a good day for his personal expedition, there are many places where he can do his hands and feet, Qin Tianjian is not suitable for the left one, and the right one is not suitable for the next year. You said that you don't believe this, but you can't stand everyone believing it, and the army believes in this even more, especially the navy. If you force the expedition, it will cause a great decline in the morale of the army, and if there is a slight disobedience, you will figure out how to fight the battle.

Zhao Ta figured it out, don't look at them on weekdays, they are low-eyed and loyal, once they are united, even if they are the emperor, they can't play them, and now they only use a 'procrastination trick', they will be anxious, their mouths are full of bubbles, and if they continue to toss, they don't know what 'bad moves' are waiting for them! And the front yard is not alive, the backyard is also on fire, not to mention his several wives, even the queen mother has been mobilized.

The old man invited Zhao Ta to the palace every day to give lessons, reasoned with him, and gave an example that in addition to the Jurchens who came to visit Jiangnan and went to Hebei, he never went out of Beijing, and others in the province grabbed the position, and he verified it these two times, Zhao Ta knew that he could settle him as long as he sent a few antiques; But the old lady was not easy to fool, and she lay in bed and called herself sick. I claim to be benevolent and filial, my mother is sick, you don't wait in front of the bed and have to travel far away, wouldn't it become a great unfilial piety, how to command the world, rule the ministers, and educate the people in the future, she is going to 'die' to rectify herself!

Zhao Ta had no choice but to raise the white flag, he understood that no matter whether he personally conquered this battle or not, as long as there were no major accidents, he would win the battle, and he only wanted to fulfill his heroic dream. Thinking about personally leading a thousand warships across thousands of miles of oceans, commanding a large army to march forward, trapping the flag in battle, and capturing the enemy chieftain is enough to make a soldier's blood boil, and this kind of opportunity to pass by himself is enough to make people frustrated and annoyed.

But in the end, reason prevailed, and Zhao Ta understood that the ministers prevented him from conquest not only for their fame and fortune, but also for the sake of the country. Now the Great Song Dynasty is in a period of development towards the top, but it has not yet completed the replacement of the old and the new, and it still needs to be suppressed by the emperor's prestige and means. And this expedition is thousands of miles away, maybe there is no news for several years, maybe there is no possibility, they don't want to lose a rare emperor at this moment, lose a strong Great Song Dynasty...... (To be continued......)