When Wang Kunjun heard this, he knew that Zhang Weixin had misunderstood what he meant, and he just scolded Xu Shao'an not because he had any woman's kindness, let alone because he couldn't bear to cut off the heads of those old ministers of Hou Zhou, but he was just unwilling to let this eighth brother develop the habit of relying on the knife handle and relying on force to solve everything. Although it is now an era of respecting the use of force, after all these years of hard work, the world has gradually calmed down, and all kinds of original social order have been gradually restored. Blind killing may be able to achieve some effect in troubled times, but it will only make people panic and chaos when used in the world.

Therefore, he waved his hand and said: "You misunderstood, I understand what you mean, I naturally know the history since the Tang Dynasty, and I also know that what Lao Eighth said has a certain truth." And in terms of my heart, I don't have any psychological burden to drive away the puppet little emperor Chai Zongxun. The reason why I taught the eighth child a lesson was that I felt that there was no need to go on a killing spree when regime change could be carried out by peaceful means. At the same time, he is also unwilling to let him develop this habit of only thinking about solving everything by force.

As the saying goes, 'only those who fight the world immediately, and those who do not rule the world immediately', if it is decided today, it is better to kill less or less. What's more, I don't agree to replace Zhou now, especially for me to sit on that dragon chair, not because I doubt our ability to control the Later Zhou Dynasty, nor because I am afraid of the possible opposition of those old ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty who are loyal to the Chai family. Because most of these people can be sold, and if they can't be sold, they can also kill their mother according to what Lao Ba said. In fact, the reason why I hesitated and hesitated, the most important thing is that I don't know the bottom of my heart, I am worried that once this matter is implemented, we will go through the reactions and opinions of the brothers within the team, worry about whether the brothers will be convinced that I will sit on the chair, and worry about whether there will be disputes and conflicts within our team because of who sits on the chair, so that there will be stricter and worse endings, and we absolutely do not want to see the outcome.

After all, our brothers slammed their heads on the ground at the beginning, vowing to share blessings and difficulties, and vowed to create history and recast brilliance. I don't want to have some brothers who have quarreled with me and other brothers because of who should be the emperor; I don't want to be at the end of the day, when everyone can enjoy the glory and wealth, leave a name in history, and seal their wives and children, but some brothers will be excluded or treated differently because of these disagreements and discords, so that they will lose the glory and rights they deserve; I don't want to tear our team apart and brothers turn against each other because of these disagreements and disagreements, or kill each other, fight for each other, or be used by others to become a tool for those with malicious intentions to fight for power and profit. In other words, I don't want to be Han Gaozu who was suspicious of the founding fathers and finally raised the butcher's knife to his brothers who were forced to rebel. is even more reluctant to be the Zhu Hongwu who is imprisoned for the sake of his descendants to sit on the throne and kill his brothers in distress and meritorious generals. ”

Zhang Weixin and the others couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, the three of them looked at each other, thought for a moment, and then were silent. After a long time, Zhang Weixin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Fifth brother really woke up the dreamer with a word this time, and it is not until now that brother, I really understand what 'habit becomes natural' and what 'subtle influence' is." Hehe, it's been a long time in this era, especially after staying in the court for a long time, and our thoughts have been unconsciously assimilated by the people of this era, almost forgetting where we people came from, and forgetting the rules we set for ourselves at the beginning of the crossing. ”

In fact, not only Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan, Li Junwu and others, as the Beiping Army went south to Kaifeng, the focus of the work of the crossing team shifted from a corner of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to the entire Hou Zhou, and the brothers were not only responsible for more and more things, and their official affairs became busier and busier, but also the scope of activities expanded from the Beiping Army to the entire Central Plains and even Jiangnan. Even after the establishment of the provincial government, the crossing team has tried their best to arrange their brothers into the court, and nearly a quarter of the brothers are still outside Kaifeng - Song Feiyang, Sun Yangyang, Xie Tian, and Huangshan, the four political envoys of the herdsman; Yu Wende, Lu Yue and Zhong Tao, who are resident in the "Xianglong" production base, and Liu Wendong and Fu Guangsheng, who are responsible for the Taiyuan production base, are five experts and authorities in various aspects of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Huang Hai, the commander-in-chief of the "Flying Dragon Army" navy stationed in Dagu Port to train the navy. What's more, even the brothers who are in Kaifeng will leave the capital for reasons such as going on expeditions, inspecting places, etc. It is almost impossible for the crossing team to gather everyone together for a meeting as they did before. Judging from the actual situation after entering Kaifeng, it was said that all the members of the crossing team participated in the general meeting, and even the participants of the enlarged meeting of the committee had to make necessary adjustments according to the members of the crossing team who were in Kaifeng, so as not to make it ineffective due to the lack of numbers.

In fact, since the end of the sixth year of Da Xiande tried every means to convene the fourth plenary meeting and decided to continue to be re-elected as members of the committee by Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan, and Li Junwu, the crossing team has never held a real plenary meeting. The two plenary meetings in the 10th year of Xiande and the 4th year of Jianlong were replaced by enlarged meetings of the committee, and because the number of members required by the plenary meeting was not reached, the agenda for the general election of members had to be cancelled, and Wang Kunjun and the other four members were re-elected. In other words, since the crossing team swung south and entered Kaifeng, their original three-level decision-making system of committees, committee enlarged meetings, and plenary meetings has been abandoned or destroyed by themselves.

As the saying goes, "the butt determines the head", and depending on the position of the individual, his or her way of thinking about the problem will naturally be different. As the members of the crossing team entered the Later Zhou Dynasty from the corner of the Beiping Army, as the people who worked with them changed from the travelers and those local officials who originally served at the grassroots level attached to their forces to become court officials and feudal officials, and with the change of regional affairs to national policies, changes in all aspects were inevitable.

As an airborne prefect who has risen from a local official to a member of the imperial court, in order to sit firmly in his position, and to make achievements and show his abilities, the members of the crossing team must mingle with those local colleagues and subordinates so that they can be used by these people for their own use. After all, after the crossing team entered Kaifeng, although many officials from the original Beiping Army were recruited, promoted, and installed into the court as officials, it was also disproportionate compared to the original Beijing officials in the Later Zhou Dynasty. As a result, the traversers, who are usually the heads of ministries, often need the assistance of former officials who have been with these ministries for a long time. In order to achieve this goal, the crossing team members must act according to the default code of conduct of this era, so as to gain the trust of the other party, so that they are willing to obey their own command and obey their own management. Otherwise, it will make the work efficiency of the relevant ministries and departments low, and at worst, it will make the traverser who is the commander be overturned by his subordinates and become an ornament.

As the so-called "habit becomes natural", when the crossing team members for various reasons or actively or passively in accordance with the ways and methods of the times, the code of conduct to deal with the relationship with colleagues and subordinates, their thinking naturally followed by slow, subtle and unstoppable changes, and finally completed the process from quantitative change to qualitative change, and unconsciously began to apply this method to the internal operation of the crossing team, to the communication and exchange between the traversers, and to all aspects of their own lives.

As a result, the enlarged meeting of the committee, which was originally very democratic, began to change from the brothers to different opinions and express their opinions, to the committee or a member of the committee to put forward relevant suggestions, and then several team members in positions second only to the four members in the court expressed their views on these opinions, and finally the committee decided whether to revise the relevant suggestions and put them into practice. As for the other congregational brethren, they are usually only witnesses to the relevant resolutions, and are no longer the advocates, makers, and decision-makers of the resolutions. What's more, since this change took place gradually over a period of seven or eight years in the form of "boiling frogs in warm water", the brothers of the crossing team were either unaware of this change, or had taken it for granted and did not care at all. It can be said that more than 16 years of traversal life, especially the nearly eight years of post-Zhou dynasty political life, not only enabled these traversers to realize their original ideal of "not being witnesses of history, but being creators of history", but also made them change from a group of outsiders who worked hard to maintain their own ideological uniqueness and worked hard to maintain a more advanced, more effective, and more promising political system in their own small circles into a group of politicians who had basically integrated into this era. And the transition to the standard ruling class of this era has almost been completed.

So, when Zhang Weixin proposed to put the fifth brother on the throne and replace Zhou Yi, Xu Shaoan, who had already had this idea, immediately raised his hands in favor, and Li Junwu, who felt that this proposal could bring the greatest benefits to the crossing team and himself, also nodded again and again, and immediately proposed to Wang Kunjun after the three of them unified their thoughts, but no one realized that such a heavy decision, according to the rules and regulations of the crossing team, its decision-making process needs to be proposed by the committee. The implementation can only be carried out after the enlarged meeting of the committee and even the general meeting of the crossing team. Because in the hearts of the three of them, as important ministers of the court, powerful ministers, and prime minister-level figures who participate in the decision-making of all important affairs of the imperial court, as long as the opinions of the three people are unanimous and the fifth brother (fifth brother) does not object, they can put it into practice, without having to consider the opinions and opinions of others.

However, the problem is that although Zhang Weixin had listened in different ways and without a trace to the attitude of Zhao Dawei, Liang Ziyue, Zheng Zhiwei, Zeng Zhilin, and other core cronies of the "Dongshan faction" who were close to him or represented by Wang Kunjun on this matter, and received positive responses from these people; Although Xu Shao'an and Li Junwu also revealed their secretions to some of their confidants and cronies within the two major mountains of the "Xigu faction" (the "Infantry Battalion" and the "Repair Battalion") that they represented after hearing Zhang Weixin's Jianyi, and received explicit or implicit approval. But in the final analysis, the scope of their opinions is still limited, and they do not know the attitude of small groups such as the "tank company" represented by Qian Yuanshan and the "seaside fishing village" represented by Xie Tian. After all, the benefits contained in their establishment are too great, and no one dares to guarantee that those factions and members within the mountain who originally supported them will not have any other ideas, or whether they will switch to other factions or mountains for greater benefits. Therefore, although Zhang Weixin's proposal will definitely be approved by some or even most members of the crossing team, it would be a bit self-deceptive to say that he will receive the unconditional support of all the members of the crossing team.

As for convening a plenary meeting to vote on the matter, the idea was abandoned after a blink of an eye in the minds of Zhang Weixin and others. Because Rao is Zhang Weixin and others are well-informed and broad-minded, they have only heard of or participated in the activities of electing presidents, chairmen, and adult deputies before, but they have never heard of or seen everyone voting for the emperor. After all, whether it is the president or the chairman, there is a term limit, and even if you are allowed to be re-elected, it will only be for ten or twenty years. When the deadline is up, you have to hand over power and step down whether you want to or not. But the question is, when the president and the chairman can have a time limit, they must step down when it expires, how can the emperor have a time limit, and how can he step down when it expires? If you really want to implement it in this way, the result will definitely be a great chaos in the world, you fight for each other, and reproduce the tragedy of five generations and ten kingdoms.

Perhaps letting the "elected" emperor change careers to become a "dictator" with his own ability and skills is a solution to the problem, but what is the essential difference between this and directly becoming a genuine emperor. When the time comes, those who should agree will still agree, those who should oppose will still oppose it, and things will still return to the original problem after a circle, which is simply a thankless solution.

Seeing that there is no good way to solve the other party's doubts on his side for a while, and in the face of the results that may cause the crossing team to be torn apart and may threaten the lives of himself and even his wife and children, the fifth brother (fifth brother) Wang Kunjun will never accept the construction of the dragon chair lightly before his doubts are completely dispelled, although Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan and Li Junwu are very eager to push each other to that position, they also understand that this "twisted melon is not sweet", and with the character and prestige of the fifth brother (fifth brother), It's not something you can twist if you want to. The matter of replacing the Zhou needs to be considered in the long run, and it should not be rushed. Therefore, after being silent for a long time, Zhang Weixin and others had to put this idea aside for the time being, and turned to the second, turning one step into a step-by-step approach, and once again mentioning that the fifth brother (fifth brother) took advantage of the opportunity of the "Han Tong scolding the palace" incident to further elevate his status and prestige while eliminating the old ministers of Hou Zhou, and asked Chai Zong to train the king, and used the emperor's young age and inability to grasp the government as an excuse to prime minister the government. In this regard, Wang Kunjun had no objection, and immediately nodded in agreement.

On the ninth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in the sixth year of Jianlong, the Later Zhou court announced the dismissal of Han Tongjun's former loss of honor, vain discussion of important ministers in the court, and making a big fuss about the longevity festival, and announced the dismissal of his inspector and Tongping Zhangshi, and served as the deputy commander of the guard and pro-army Ma Bujun, and demoted him to a loose official without any real power - Cangzhou Observation Envoy.

Just when everyone thought that the "Qingyuan" brothers saw that they were old ministers of the former dynasty and let him live on the face of the old ministers, and thought that the matter of "Han Tong scolding the palace" came to an end, on the 16th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar of the sixth year of Jianlong, the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, a steward of Han Tong's mansion went to Kaifeng Mansion to report that Han Tong was dissatisfied with the punishment of the imperial court, not only slandered the courtiers in the palace and discussed the government in vain, but also accused the official family and slandered the Son of Heaven when drinking with friends. After receiving the report, Kaifeng Mansion did not dare to slack off, and immediately went to the court. As a result, on the 17th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in the sixth year of Jianlong, the Later Zhou court issued another decree to deprive Han Tong of his official position and distribute him and his family to Qiongzhou Mansion.

On the 22nd day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in the sixth year of Jianlong, the official responsible for escorting Han Tong's family to Qiongzhou Mansion reported to the imperial court, saying that Han Tong was still unrepentant on the way to distribution, and repeatedly insulted the court officials and even today. So, on the 25th day of the eighth lunar calendar of the sixth year of Jianlong, eight days after being assigned to Qiongzhou and leaving Kaifeng City, the Zhou court issued an order for the third time to give Han Tong a glass of poisonous wine and ordered him to commit suicide. Han Tong cried after receiving the order and died of drinking. His wife and children and family members continued to be escorted to Qiongzhou Mansion, where they were in miserable conditions, with his wife and eldest son all dying, and less than one in ten family members were able to reach their destination.

Although Han Tong died, the matter did not end there. On the day Han Tong was given his death, dozens of ministers, including Wang Pu and Fan Zhen, who "slandered the courtiers, discussed the government in vain, criticized the officials, and slandered the Son of Heaven", were either seized of power, dismissed from office, imprisoned, or assigned. Since then, all the former ministers in the Later Zhou court have been expelled from the court, and the entire Later Zhou court has completely become a hall of words for the "Qingyuan" brothers and the ministers of the Beiping Army.

On the first day of the ninth lunar month of the sixth lunar calendar of Jianlong, the first petition asking the Duke of Song to be crowned king appeared in front of the little emperor Chai Zongxun, and by September 15, the Chinese military generals of the dynasty had already piled up a mountain of petitions to make Wang Weijun king. It is said that Chai Zongxun at this time is just a puppet without any autonomy and decision-making power, even if he is the emperor with real power who personally governs, he does not dare to veto the ministers' requests lightly in the face of such a situation. Therefore, although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, Chai Zongxun had to approve Zhu Approval on the performance of asking the Duke of Song to be crowned king.

On September 17 of the lunar calendar in the sixth year of Jianlong, the court of the Later Zhou Dynasty issued an order to enter the Song Dynasty and enter the Song Dynasty Duke Kunjun as the king of the Song Dynasty, add nine tin, eat 30,000 households, and sit above the kings.