In the first year of Jianlong (960), on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, every family sacrificed to the stove.

Zhao Kuangyin called Zhao Pu and Xu Jin to talk, and at this time, Zhao Pu had been promoted to the squire of the military department and the privy deputy envoy, and he was a real and unknown prime minister.

There are two kinds of emperors in the world, one is to only discuss matters with his subordinates, and all the truths are exchanged in matters.

Another is to retreat with your subordinates from time to time to discuss the way to govern the country.

Zhao Kuangyin is the second type.

"Zeping, Yongzhi, you have come at the right time, this is the first year after I ascended the throne, and there are still many uneasiness in my heart."

It's no wonder that in the spring, he was so anxious that he couldn't sleep at night, saying that "there are enemies all around."

"What are the officials worried about?" Zhao Pu asked.

"Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor has changed eight surnames and twelve monarchs in the past few decades, and the war is endless. Is there any good way for me to extinguish the soldiers of the world and build a long-term plan for the country? ”

Zhao Pu said: "The official family asked the two of us, in fact, we already have the answer in our hearts, these five dynasties, you can be the emperor if you master the forbidden army, and the head of the army has the right to abolish it, even the official family is also a general, so if you want to change, the forbidden army will not have a general in the future." ”

This is said bluntly, Xu Yongzhi also said similar things to Zhao Kuangyin before.

"Dismiss Murong Yanzhao's palace inspection, let him go to Shannan or wherever he is a festival envoy, and check this position, and it will not be set up in the future, and the positions held by the official family should not be held by anyone else." After Zhao Pu finished speaking, he looked at Xu Yongzhi.

He knew that Murong Yanzhao was Xu Yongzhi's teacher in warfare, and the two had a friendship.

"Yongzhi, what do you think?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"Squire-sama's proposal makes a lot of sense." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Oh? But Murong Yanzhao is your teacher. Zhao Kuangyin said.

"What the official family asked me about was a long-term policy for peace and stability, not who was my teacher, right?" Xu Yongzhi said.

It is still good for men to be tortured and tortured by ruthless women.

At least in front of your boss, you know how to observe words and looks, and your desire to survive has become stronger.

"Lord Murong is the teacher, and the five hundred heavy cavalry in the minister's team is Lord Murong's old department, and he is grateful to Lord Murong and the minister, but if you want to maintain peace and stability for a long time, there is no problem in starting with Lord Murong to take back the military power of the forbidden army. However, as a disciple of Lord Murong, the minister hopes that the official family can treat Lord Murong well and comfort this heroic veteran. Xu Yongzhi said.

"This is natural, when I conquered Jingxiang, I also had to invite him to take command, Yongzhi, you have been in Jingxiang for a long time, I intend to entrust you with the matter of conquering Jingxiang, but your qualifications are still shallow, and it is still difficult to command and mobilize the army, let you be Murong's deputy general, you can display your talents." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Minister, thank you." Xu Yongzhi fell to the ground.

Zhao Pu saw that he had regained the command of Murong Yanzhao with a single word, and he was secretly happy in his heart, in this way, Xu Yongzhi's support behind him would be weakened, which would be a good thing for himself.

Zhao Pu is a little bad about this person, he has ambitions, and anyone who may compete with him, he will quickly step on it.

But there is also a good thing, his ambition is limited, what he always thinks about is the phase, and being the prime minister is enough for him.

When Zhao Puzheng was proud, Xu Yongzhi gave another suggestion.

"It's best for Han Lingkun to be transferred to Hebei, if you want to use troops against Jingxiang, the north needs powerful generals."

"Yes, I will make him the county prince." Zhao Kuangyin immediately nodded in agreement.

"Official, there is a saying, Xu Jin doesn't know whether to say it or not." Xu Yongzhi said.

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Tang's decline lies in the fact that its governance structure is problematic," Mr. Xu said.

"Hey, Xu Jin, don't talk about it." Zhao Pu was a little unhappy.

"Don't worry, let Yongzhi say." Zhao Kuangyin said.

Zhao Pu looked at Xu Yongzhi and always felt that he was a military general.

In fact, Zhao Pu was born as an old official, and he didn't study very seriously, but Xu Yongzhi was the descendant of the Yan Ram, and in our words today, he was a feudal political thinker.

"Where is the power of the imperial court? It's about paying taxes. ”

"After the Anshi Rebellion, many feudal towns were cut off from the imperial court, and the Jiedu envoy became a position that could be passed on to his son, and various 'posteriors' appeared, and the central government did not have the power to appoint and dismiss the Jiedu envoys, so the taxes would not be deported to the central government, and the central government had no money, so how could it order the localities? The Jiedu envoy took the money and raised the soldiers, and this is the feudal town. ”

"At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the power of the feudal town was too heavy, the monarch was weak and the ministers were strong, so there would be these eight kings, and twelve people would be emperors. There is no ingenuity in the way of governance, as long as the power is cut, the money valley is controlled, and the elite soldiers are collected, the world will naturally be stable. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded again and again.

"Arrange officials such as transfer envoys and financial envoys in the local area, so that all taxes can be controlled in the hands of the official family, and give the feudal town a favor, but there is absolutely no retention, and the meritorious children will all be appointed to the military election, and bring the official family to the school examination and appointment, once there are the children of the feudal town, they dare not act rashly; Second, if they give their children a future, they will also be satisfied. ”

"Okay, Yongzhi, you're very thoughtful." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Where, this is the teaching of the official family." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Don't put a high hat on me, I didn't teach you that." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"The official family met Li Shoujie before and disintegrated Li Yun's father and son, and the minister learned from here." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Drawing inferences, this is easy to learn." Zhao Kuangyin exclaimed.

"What about Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi?" Zhao Pu asked suddenly.

"Why, these two are my brothers." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"The official family is also the brother of Emperor Sejong." Zhao Pu said.

If you change two people, you have to hammer Zhao Zeping to death.

But Zhao Kuangyin is really an understanding person.

"I know what you mean."

"If Shi and Wang are still in the forbidden army, Murong and Han will feel that there is a difference in this matter." Zhao Pu said.

"I understand, this matter will be arranged in the fall."

Zhao Pu sent several generals out, this is to prevent them from becoming privy envoys because of military merits, and whoever puts these four people on his head Zhao Pu will make him very difficult.

In addition, Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi were both friendly to Xu Yongzhi, and Zhao Pu only felt that he had another upper hand in suppressing Xu Jin.

Xu Yongzhi also knew Zhao Pu's calculations, and he could only sigh because of his many views on the secretary, in Zhao Pu's world, the order of importance is: phase, Zhao Pu, Zhao Kuangyin, and Da Song.

In Xu Yongzhi's world, it is Zhao Kuangyin, Da Song, Shanzitang and Xu Yongzhi.

You're really not all the way.

"Zeping, Murong and Han Lingkun's will will be made as soon as possible, and the matter of Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi, we will talk about it in the autumn. You go and prepare first, Yongzhi stays for a while, I have something to tell you. ”

Zhao Pu looked at Xu Yongzhi, which was meaningful, and slowly retreated.

"I went to see the Queen Mother yesterday and felt that she looked better."

"This is the Queen Mother and the official family Hongfu Qitian......"

"Don't come to this set and let Duan Meimei accompany the old lady, is it your idea?" Zhao Kuangyin asked Xu Yongzhi in a low voice.

"Is that a good idea?" Xu Yongzhi asked quietly.

"Why, if I can't say it well, don't you say it's not your idea?" Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile.

"There must be such a role around the Queen Mother, the queen is not good, and the status of the palace maid is not enough, so I will let Meimei enter the palace and cook for the Queen Mother." Xu Yongzhi said.

"It's very good, and Dezhao likes it too." Zhao Kuangyin said.

Zhao Kuangyin really thinks in his heart that the emperor is a job, not an industry passed down by the times, and he hopes that Dezhao can be qualified for this job and then hand over the job to him.

"Dezhao told me that Meimei was at Grandma's, and he received a lot of preferential treatment," Zhao Kuangyin said, "How did you do that?" ”

"I'll just let her talk more about common things, how can there be a grandmother who doesn't love her grandson?" Xu Yongzhi said.

"High." Zhao Kuangyin gave a thumbs up.

"Official, this is not a ploy, say the words that we approve of ourselves, listen to the people who approve of these words themselves, strengthen their beliefs, this is not a conspiracy, the Queen Mother herself loves her grandson, not designed by us to become good to her grandson." Xu Yongzhi said.

"I understand, Yongzhi, your move is a dignified array." Zhao Kuangyin looked at it.

"In fact, the official family can directly Feng Dezhao be the prince, this is a good boy." Xu Yongzhi said.

It was the first time he had made such a suggestion clearly.

"There are still many battles to be fought, Yongzhi, I may die, if I die, there is a prince, who will assist him? The next person to seize power may not be as friendly as I am to King Zheng (Chai Zongxun). Zhao Kuangyin said.

"It's the minister who is reckless." Xu Yongzhi hurriedly pleaded guilty.

"I want to wait for him to become an adult, succeed, and then give him the throne, I have decided, let you start today, be his master and protector, teach him swordsmanship and guns, among the generals of the forbidden army, your kung fu is the best, I can rest assured."

"Do your best! Dead and gone. Xu Yongzhi said.

"Your role is that of the prince and young master, but I have not been crowned the prince, so this official cannot be given to you, and I will first promote you to be the marquis of the guards and the pro-army." Zhao Kuangyin said.

From ancient times to the present, there are several particularly honorable official positions, Taiwei (Da Sima), Situ, and Sikong, who are the three dukes and are a product.

Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, is the third division of the Son of Heaven, and it is also the honorific title of a very human minister, the young master, the young master and the young bao, are the deputy positions of these three, after Song Huizong, the three divisions are basically not sealed, and they are all named three less.

At the end of the five dynasties, there were also many Taiwei and Taibao, with the words "inspection school" added in front, such as Zhao Kuangyin and Li Yun, all of whom were called the inspector Taiwei, which was a fictitious position.

The prince's young master, the young master and the young master are the three teachers of the prince, the young master teaches literature, the young master teaches martial arts, and the young master is responsible for the safety of the prince, which is an honorary position and a powerful position, and these teachers are basically members of the team of the next generation of emperors.

"I and you are a monarch and a minister, but also a brother, the folk say that a companion is like a tiger, I just want to break this spell, and you are a pair of eternal monarchs and ministers, let the people behind take a look, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang Although the monarch and the ministers are affectionate, but after all, it has not been successful, I and you want to open up a unified dynasty together to ensure the peace of five hundred years." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"The ministers will swear to defend His Highness Dezhao to the death." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Don't be so heavy, I'm not old, I handed over my eldest son to you, you are responsible for teaching him well." Zhao Kuangyin said.