Restricted by the pattern of Kaifeng City, the scale of the Imperial City of the Later Zhou Dynasty is not large, the distance from the Zuoye Gate to the Zichen Palace is not far, from the Fan Zhen out of the palace to Wang Kunjun under the escort of the twelve guards to the outside of the Zichen Palace, it did not take long - it stands to reason that Wang Kunjun can never bring weapons when he enters the palace to see the driver, let alone bring guards, but in the face of the Beiping Army guards with murderous faces and cold eyes, whether it is the prime minister's Fan Qian, or the forbidden army Ban Zhi who guards the Zuoye Gate, it can only be a symbolic reminder of Wang Kunjun, But he didn't dare to really stop the other party from entering the imperial city with weapons and guards.

Fortunately, Wang Kunjun didn't want to do too much at this time, so as not to affect his team to take over the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty in the future, so after coming to the Zichen Palace, he still ordered his entourage to wait outside the palace, and he entered the hall alone with Fan Zhen, which can be regarded as leaving a little face for the Later Zhou court and the royal family.

Entering the main hall, Wang Kunjun first stood in front of the palace door and glanced at it, and then walked calmly to the place where Chai Zongxun was sitting, and stood at an appropriate distance, knelt on one knee, and said: "Minister, the Duke of Beiping County, the Taibao of the Inspection School, the General Zuo Wuwei, the Jieyue, and the Beiping Army Jiedu made Wang Kunjun knock to see the official's house." The ministers are dressed up, they can't pay full courtesy, and they ask the officials to forgive their sins. ”

Wang Kunjun, who held the power to seize the power of life and death for the Later Zhou royal family and all the civil and military generals present, was able to salute Chai Zongxun in such a way, which can be said to be enough for the other party - even if he only knelt down one leg. And with Wang Kunjun's kneeling, the Empress Dowager Xiaofu, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and even Lin Xiaoyu, who had just been ordered to come to the main hall, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. For the Empress Dowager Xiaofu and the ministers, Wang Kunjun's kneeling not only saved the face of the court and the official family, but also indicated that although the other party was strong, there was still room for doing things, and it was not to the extent that he was empty and arrogant, and there may still be a glimmer of hope for the future of the Great Zhou court; For Lin Xiaoyu, Wang Kunjun's kneeling indicates that the court and the official family can at least have one step down, so that they will not be annoyed and angry because the other party's rudeness has made the court and the official family lose face, and clash with the fifth brother on the top of the hall, so that while making himself in a dilemma, he also makes himself and his beloved son - in case someone is unfavorable to Chai Zongqian, Lin Xiaoyu now takes his son with him wherever he goes, and never lets him out of his sight - in danger.

Although the other party took the initiative to bow down to himself as a show of haode, whether it was the Empress Dowager Xiaofu or a group of civil and military officials, they did not dare to let the other party kneel there for too long. So, under the reminder of the Empress Dowager Xiao Fu on the other side of the curtain behind him, Chai Zongxun, who was obviously specially trained in receiving ministers, hurriedly said in a childish voice: "Wang Aiqing is exempt from courtesy", and symbolically stretched out his hand to make a gesture of upward support.

"Xie Guan's family." Wang Kunjun thanked him and stood up very neatly.

Although there are curtains between them, the thin gauze tent does not completely cover the figure of the person sitting behind. Therefore, as Wang Kunjun stood up, his eyes had adapted to the slightly dim light in the hall, not only saw the people sitting behind the curtains, but also recognized one of them as his eighteenth sister Lin Xiaoyu, and Chai Zongqian, who was twisting in Lin Xiaoyu's arms because he didn't like the atmosphere in the hall very much-although Wang Kunjun had never seen his nephew, he could guess the identity of the other party.

Seeing that the eighteenth sister who should not appear in the place where the government was discussing the government was also here, Wang Kunjun, who had roughly guessed the reason for her appearance here, couldn't help frowning slightly, and at the same time, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head and looked at the prime minister Fan Zhen who was standing at the head of Wenchen's class with a serious face, waiting for the other party to give him a satisfactory answer on this matter.

Swept away by Wang Kunjun's fierce eyes, Prime Minister Fan Zhen couldn't help but shudder in his heart, and immediately realized that it was a wrong decision to let Concubine Lin come to Zichen Hall - the implication of threatening Wang Kunjun with Lin Xiaoyu's mother and son as hostages was too obvious. It's just that now that it's been done, it's impossible to correct it. Even if Fan Zhen is reluctant, he has to bite the bullet to round this field.

Just when Fan Zhen was forced to be helpless and was about to find a reason to prevaricate Wang Kunjun, Lin Xiaoyu behind the curtain preemptively spoke: "I haven't seen you for a few years, the fifth brother is still heroic and chic. ”

As he spoke, Lin Xiaoyu walked out from behind the curtain with Chai Zongqian in his arms, and came to Wang Kunjun with a smile. first blessed the other party according to the family etiquette, and then pointed to his fifth brother, and said to the beloved son in his arms: "Qian'er, this is the fifth uncle that my mother often mentions to you, don't call it soon." Today, in order to let you see the handsome and dashing and eloquent fifth uncle, my mother begged the queen mother for a while. ”

Maybe it's because Wang Kunjun is good-looking, maybe he understands his mother's words, or maybe it's the natural fate of the two people, Chai Zongqian, who is usually very recognizant and reluctant to get close to strangers, has a good impression of his fifth uncle at this time. Chai Zongqian, who is only a little over a year old now, not only called "Fifth Uncle" with the childish and inaccurate pronunciation unique to young children, but also stretched out his little hand and wanted the other party to hug him.

In the face of such an innocent and cute little guy, even if Wang Kunjun was dissatisfied and angry in his heart, he disappeared with this sentence "Fifth Uncle". So, his face turned into kind eyebrows, and the cold light in his eyes also became soft and kind, and Wang Kunjun, who gently took Chai Zongqian from Lin Xiaoyu's hands, turned into a super dad at this moment, showing all his skills to coax children, and playing with his little nephew, enjoying himself.

Wang Kunjun and Chai Zongqian played quite devotedly, as if they were not in the Zichen Hall where the Later Zhou court was discussing national affairs, but in the hall of their own house in the Beiping Military Festival. In the end, Lin Xiaoyu felt that he couldn't help but give Xiao Fu a queen's son, so he stepped forward and took his son from Wang Kunjun's hands, and said seemingly casually: "It seems that the fifth brother and Qian'er are really fateful, this little guy is usually the most recognized, but it is really rare to be able to play with the fifth brother so happily." It's just that if you want to come to the fifth brother to enter the palace this time, there must be something serious to do, and it is also the time for Qian'er to breastfeed, why don't you let the little sister take him to the nurse first, and then go to the little sister to play with Qian'er after the fifth brother finishes his business? ”

Originally, according to Wang Kunjun's thoughts, he planned to hang Zhou Junchen for a while, as a small punishment for their practice of summoning the eighteenth sister as a hostage. Now that Lin Xiaoyu himself has opened his mouth, he always wants to give his sister-in-law a face, so he will return Chai Zongqian to the other party, and after seeing Lin Xiaoyu leave the Zichen Palace, he turned around and looked at Chai Zongxun on the throne and the little Fu Empress Dowager behind the curtain with a serious expression, bowed slightly, and said: "The official family, the queen mother, the minister entered the palace this time, and the first was to meet the official family and ask the queen mother for peace." Second, it is to ask the official family and the queen mother to show how to deal with Zhao Kuangyin and his comrades outside the city. ”

Wang Kunjun got back to business and no longer pursued Lin Xiaoyu's matter, and Zhou Junchen also breathed a sigh of relief. As for the question of how to deal with Zhao Kuangyin and his henchmen, he had already reached a conclusion in the previous court discussions, so Wang Kunjun's voice had just fallen, and Fan Zhen had already gone out to tell him about the decision of the imperial court.

Listening to Fan Zhen's rhetoric, Wang Kunjun naturally could not accept this obviously lenient and completely unsuitable handling of the interests of the Beiping Army. Therefore, before Fan Zhen finished talking about all the decisions of the imperial court, he had already stepped forward, stopped the other party's words, and said: "The official family, the queen mother, the minister thinks that it is too lenient to deal with Zhao Shun and his comrades in this way, and it seems inappropriate. Thinking that Zhao rebelled against him, he commanded the rebels to storm Kaifeng City, causing heavy losses to the soldiers and civilians inside and outside the city, and many houses and buildings were destroyed. Now, the imperial court only killed Zhao Shun, not only sparing his life for his comrades, but also retaining many official positions, so that it can neither show the majesty of the imperial court, nor show the prestige of the official family, and how can it deter Xiaoxiao, so that other people who want to follow Zhao Shun's example are discouraged and afraid. The minister thought that as soon as this edict came out, he was afraid that the world would soon be full of smoke and rebellion. ”

"Wang Taibao's words are a bit alarmist, right?" Han Tong, who had never spoken, replied disapprovingly, "With a strong rebellion like Zhao Shun, the imperial court can be successfully pacified, and what is the reason for other Xiaoxiao." ”

"Captain Han has a big breath." Wang Kunjun was dissatisfied, "If there is no Beiping military to secretly deploy troops and horses in Kaifeng City, if there is no 'Jingnan Army' to go south to King Qin, if there is no commander to defect, does Han Taiwei think that the imperial court can hold Kaifeng, prevent Zhao from plotting to usurp the throne, and replace Zhou?" Moreover, in the battle of Kaifeng, the soldiers and horses inside and outside the city were damaged a lot, and the two sides inevitably resented because of this. If there is no screening, it will be forgiven, and there will be a gap between the soldiers and horses inside and outside the city. Once there is a person with bad intentions who secretly sow discord, it will be a disaster. Moreover, the imperial court was so lenient to Zhao and his comrades, and put the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the 'Jingnan Army' who traveled thousands of miles south to King Qin. Seeing that those rebellious ministers and thieves of yesterday have turned into today's important ministers of the court and the cadres of the country, how will the soldiers of the 'Jingnan Army' feel in their hearts. The minister was worried that as soon as the imperial edict in the city came out, the soldiers of the 'Jingnan Army' outside the city would be angry, and they would not be able to do anything irrational. When the time comes, it is said that it is the order of the minister, but I am afraid that even the will of the court will not be able to suppress them. Therefore, for the sake of the safety of the officials and the imperial court, for the safety of hundreds of thousands of people in Kaifeng, and for the lives of the tens of thousands of remaining rebel soldiers outside the city, the minister implored the officials and colleagues to think twice before acting, so as not to chill the hearts of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the 'Jingnan Army'. ”

If the beginning of Wang Kunjun's words was still a refutation of Han Tong's words about the imperial court easily defeating Zhao Kuangyin's rebels, then a large part of the latter paragraph completely became a threat to the Later Zhou royal family and the imperial court, a naked threat, and a real threat. It is said that smart people like Fan Zhen, Wang Pu, and Han Tong heard the meaning, and even the young emperor Chai Zongxun, who was only ten years old, understood the meaning of Wang Kunjun's words, and therefore became more fearful and nervous than when the other party first entered the palace.

It's just that at this time, the situation is stronger than others, in the face of the Beiping army that has strong strength and has actually controlled Kaifeng City, even if Fan Zhen, Wang Pu, Han Tong and others are talented, capable, and loyal, they can't make up for the huge strength gap between the two sides, all they can do is to meet the requirements of the Beiping Army as much as possible, and use compromises to help the Great Zhou and the official family tide over the difficulties, or to put it more ugly, that is, to use their heads and ears to make the Great Zhou and the official family able to survive, so that they can have the opportunity to regain control of the world in the future.

Therefore, after being silent for a long time, even if Prime Minister Fan Zhen was unwilling in his heart, he could only step forward and ask: "I don't know how Wang Taibao thinks Zhao Shun and his comrades, as well as tens of thousands of rebels outside the city, should be dispatched?" ”

Wang Kunjun was waiting for Fan Qian's words, and when he heard this, he did not answer directly, but took out a piece of music from his clothes pocket, presented it with both hands in the direction of Chai Zongxun, and said: "The minister has a chapter here, which not only describes in detail the punishment suggestions of the ministers and the soldiers of the 'Jingnan Army' to Zhao Rence, Zhao Rei's comrades, and tens of thousands of rebels; According to the list of meritorious soldiers in the process of quelling the rebellion of the 'Jingnan Army' in the south, as well as the rewards they asked for, they also asked for the permission of the officials. ”

Of course, Xiang Chai Zongxun's recital is just a formality, or a passing scene. After the eunuch handed over the chapter to Chai Zongxun, the little emperor, who was only ten years old, only took a few symbolic glances, and then ordered it to be circulated to the ministers in the palace and the queen mother, and finally decided.

Although after reading this recital, both the Empress Dowager Xiaofu and the ministers in the palace understood that if this was done, not only would the Great Zhou Forbidden Army collapse, but the power of the court would also fall into the hands of Wang Kunjun and his brothers. But in the face of Wang Kunjun's threatening words, as well as the faint news outside the palace that more than 10,000 soldiers of the Beiping Army outside the Zuoye Gate wanted the imperial court to quickly release their own commander out of the palace, otherwise they would enter the palace and shout in unison.

On the morning of March 20 of the lunar calendar of the ninth year of Xiande, the court of the Later Zhou Dynasty issued an order: the rebel Zhao Kuangyin showed the public and the three tribes; Zhao Kuangyin's comrades, including the "Ten Brothers of the Righteous Society" and the most core cronies such as Zhao Pu, Li Chuyun, and Chu Zhaofu, were beheaded and displayed to the public, and all their clansmen were sent to the Dading Mansion of the Beiping Army as slaves; Zhao Kuangyin's ordinary cronies were all sent to the Beiping Army, and his clansmen were all expelled from Beijing; Those generals and commanders of the forbidden army who were coerced by Zhao Kuangyin and did not sincerely follow his rebellion were given the punishment of dismissal, demotion, or retention of the original position, or meritorious service according to the size of their official position and the amount of effort they contributed to Zhao Kuangyin's storming of the capital; As for the low-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers, they will not be held accountable, and will be handed over to the front division of the palace for training and reorganization.

Early in the morning of March 20 of the lunar calendar of the ninth year of Xiande, the Later Zhou court issued an order to reward all the soldiers of the "Jingnan Army" of King Qianliqin, and sealed:

Wang Kunjun was the Duke of Song Guo, the Taishi of the Inspection School, the Tongping Zhangshi, the Dianqian Sidu Inspection, and the General of the Left Guard, and continued to serve as his former post - the envoy of the Beiping Army;

Xu Shao'an was the founding marquis, the captain of the inspection school, the deputy envoy of the privy council, the secretary of Tongping Zhangshi, the general of the right guard, and the envoy of the loyal and righteous festival;

Zhang Weixin is the founding marquis, the inspector of the school, the Tongping Zhangshi, the golden purple Guanglu doctor, and the left servant of the ministry;

Li Junwu is the founding marquis, Tongping Zhangshi, Jin Ziguanglu doctor, and the right waiter of the Ministry of Industry;

Qian Yuanshan was the founding uncle, the commander of the palace front division, the privy councillor, the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei, and the defense envoy of Lingshan Prefecture;

Zeng Zhilin was the founding uncle, the deputy commander of the front division of the palace, the general of the right Jin Wuwei, and the defense envoy of Yanzhou;

Wang Feng is the founding uncle, the commander of the Sibu army in front of the palace, the general of Zuo Wuwei, and the training envoy of the Ruzhou regiment;

Mutel was the founding uncle and general of the Right Wuwei - because he needed to return to the Beiping Army to continue to be responsible for the training of cavalry units and the harassment of the Khitan, Mutel did not hold a real position in the Later Zhou court.

In addition to the above-mentioned four committee members and several other generals who directly participated in the southward operation of the "Jingnan Army", all the other members of the crossing team have also been rewarded to varying degrees, and their official positions have been improved to a certain extent compared with before. In addition, in addition to the four members of the committee and Qian Yuanshan, Zeng Zhilin, and Wang Feng, members of various departments such as the Ministry of Government Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Logistics, and the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as some local officials of the Beiping Army, were also awarded substantive positions. After the imperial court reward edict was issued, these people will go south to Kaifeng one after another to assist Wang Kunjun and others to gain a firm foothold in Kaifeng, so as to smoothly realize the control of the crossing team over the Later Zhou Dynasty.

At noon on the 21st day of the third month of the lunar calendar of the ninth year of Xiande, the leaders of the rebel army, including Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Pu, Li Chuyun, and Chu Zhaofu, who had received the news in advance, committed suicide in the rebel camp before the imperial edict arrived. Almost at the same time, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyi's family also committed suicide by hanging themselves in the Dingli Courtyard where they were hiding. At this point, this "Yellow Robe Plus" drama written by Zhao Kuangyin and his cronies, self-directed, and acted by Zhao Kuangyin and his cronies, and fully promoted, cooperated, and supported by the crossing team, finally ended with Zhao Kuangyin and his cronies completely failing and the crossing team getting what they wanted.