Xu Minglang's face was solemn: "With only one Khitan, there will definitely not be so many kings." It can be seen that the battle of Fengming Mountain is not as Prince Tianyuan said, they did not participate at all.

"According to the battle report of the Yanmen Army, at that time, in the war between the Tianyuan Division, the Khitan Department and the Dadan Division, there were two people in the 'Khitan' Wang Extreme Realm who appeared!

"The two grassland royal courts have at least eight kings in the extreme realm, this is the biggest threat of the grassland to Daqi, and Daqi must be handled carefully. ”

For more than 100 years, Daqi despised the grassland, and was sure that the grassland had no substantial threat to Daqi, in addition to the self-confidence in the national strength of the Central Plains Dynasty, it was the number of kings in the Great Qi, not comparable to the grassland.

And now......

"If there are not so many kings in the extreme realm, where do these barbarians have the confidence to dare to stop the Yanmen army in Fengming Mountain and fight against my Great Qi Wang Division?

The emperor snorted coldly: "Fortunately, the battle of Fengming Mountain has subdued them and made them realize that even if they have such a king extreme realm, they are still not the opponents of the Great Qi King Division, and they will wake up in time." ”

When the battle report of the Yanmen army came back, when the emperor learned that there were so many kings in the grassland, his first reaction was to send the Great Qi kings to the north to ensure the victory of the follow-up battle.

Fortunately, the two departments of Tianyuan and Khitan bowed their heads in time.

"Among the royal families brought by the Khitan Khan and him, there are three kings in the extreme realm, and without these three top powerhouses in the grassland, the strength is much weaker. ”

Xu Minglang said tentatively, "In the battle of Fengming Mountain, the Zhao clan had two more Wang Ji Realms, Zhao Zhenzhong and Zhao Beiwang, and now the number of Wang Ji Realms in Daqi has exceeded the number of hands. ”

What he meant by this was that after the three kings of the Khitan Department were gone, the number of the Great Qi King's Extreme Realm was still stable at one end of the grassland, and there was no need to pay too much attention to the grassland.

What's more, the relationship between the Dadan Department and the Tianyuan Department is still hostile.

The emperor's eyes were sharp, and he didn't say a word.

Xu Minglang bowed his head and was silent.

At present, the Zhao family accounts for three of the eleven kings in the Great Qi Realm, and the number is already on par with the imperial family. Whether it is for the emperor or Xu Minglang, this is definitely not good news.

The two were silent for a while, and the emperor said: "In the two battles of Fengming Mountain, the Yanmen army lost a total of 40,000, and the enemy was killed in the two battles only 60,000, what does the prime minister think of this result?"

Xu Minglang hesitated and said: "More than 100 years ago, when my Great Qi King Division leveled the grassland, he killed more than 200,000 enemies, and the casualties were only more than 40,000...... It can be seen from this that over the years, how the Zhao family has governed the army. ”

At this point, Xu Minglang did not continue.

The emperor didn't ask.

"The military merit evaluation of the Battle of Fengming Mountain, Mr. Hardship, took the lead in presiding over the accounting and evaluation, how about it?" the emperor suddenly said in a friendly tone.

"Command!"

A thousand words are all in that "sir", and there is no need to explain more. Xu Minglang already knew what he should do in this matter.

Let him evaluate the military merits of this battle, can he still make the Zhao family feel better?

......

Xu Minglang thought about it, and still asked a question that was in line with his identity as prime minister:

"Your Majesty, if the Prince of Tianyuan is not willing to bear enough responsibility after entering Beijing, will Daqi want the Yanmen Army to go out of the customs for the second time and destroy the Tianyuan Department?"

The emperor said lightly: "The Yanmen army has suffered a lot of losses in this battle, and they need to recuperate, and if there is a Northern Expedition, they don't have to participate, right?"

"The Longyou Army, the Mountain Navy, and even the Forbidden Army can all send troops to Mobei. At that time, let the Jurchen, Khitan, and Dadan departments send troops to assist, why should the Tianyuan Department not be destroyed?"

Xu Minglang's heart was settled, and he completely understood the emperor's attitude towards the Zhao family, "Your Majesty is wise!"

In the battle of Fengming Mountain, Tianyuan and Khitan joined forces, but they were all defeated by the Yanmen army, and they were so frightened that they quickly admitted defeat and pleaded guilty.

How much combat power can they have?

When the mountains and rivers are exhausted, how can they sacrifice the khan and the crown prince?

This kind of existence can be extinguished with a backhand.

It's just that when he really wants to send troops, he can't give Zhao a chance to make meritorious contributions.

The emperor pondered for a moment, "In this battle, since there are eight Wang Ji Realm in Beihu, how can only three come is enough? Prince Tianyuan wants to enter Beijing, so let him bring two Wang Ji Realm as well." ”

In order to truly stabilize the grassland and avoid future troubles, it is still necessary to reduce the number of their kings in the Extreme Realm. After these kings arrived in the capital, except for the Khitan Khan and the prince of Tianyuan, the rest of them must be abolished and cultivated!

In this way, the emperor will be at ease.

"Your Majesty means that this matter will also be handled by the minister?" Xu Minglang's eyes lit up, which meant that the aftermath of this battle was completely in his hands.

"There's Mr. Law. The Emperor said.

Xu Minglang was overjoyed.

......

Glancing at the gift lists of Tianyuan and Khitan, Zhao Ning chuckled.

Although Meng Chi and the Khitan Khan wanted to write to the emperor, Zhao Ning and the Zhao family were not easy to stop. But after all, they want to do things through the Yanmen Army, there is no benefit, why should the Yanmen Army open the door to convenience?

Zhao Ning will not let go of any place where he can make money, even if it is deducted from between the other party's teeth, he will deduct a piece of meat.

The other party bribed Zhao's property, saying that it was not too much, and that it was not too much, and that it was not too much, and the two were added together, totaling millions of dollars. It seems that Meng Chi is still very defensive against the Zhao family, and if he can have fewer enemies, he will have fewer enemies.

"When they are allowed to withdraw their troops, they should leave all the supplies with them, and only the rations they are allowed to bring back. ”

Zhao Ning was naturally dissatisfied with Meng Chi's attitude, so he had this idea:

"If the military merits of the Yanmen army are not discounted, these materials will be regarded as captured and handed over to a part; if the imperial court does not give the Yanmen army due military merits, then the Yanmen army will swallow these materials by itself. ”

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to do so much, isn't it? Not to mention how the civil servants impeach us, even Your Majesty will be very dissatisfied with us. Zhao Xin said worriedly.

Zhao Ning patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Of course, I hope that the imperial court will not deduct the military merits we have gained in the bloody battle, so that it will be good for everyone, and everyone will not have to stare at each other with red faces. ”

"But if the imperial court doesn't give the military merits that should be given, the Zhao family and the Yanmen army can't be dissatisfied? Even if there is a fault, it is just a blame for each other. ”

These words are very reasonable, but Zhao Xin is still worried, "Your Majesty is the king, we are the ministers, we are working against Your Majesty, there will be a lot of trouble." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at An Siming's camp, lowered his voice and said to Zhao Ning:

"An Simin is here, and His Majesty is already going to use our military power. If we accumulate money like this, we are afraid that the contradictions between the two sides will quickly intensify, and we will definitely not be able to fight Your Majesty, and we will inevitably suffer a big loss.

"In that situation, maybe the family will suffer a heavy setback and end up with the same fate as the Zheng family and the Lu family!

"The various border passes of Daqi, the places where heavy troops are stationed, each of them is controlled by more than two generals, but Yanmen Pass is only the Zhao family.

"Your Majesty asked An Siming to come to Yanmen Pass, intending to divide the military power of the Zhao family, although this matter hurts us greatly, but this is the emperor's mind, isn't it, what can we do?

"In fact, it's just that An Siming is in Yanmen Pass, even if our military power is damaged, it is just in the same situation as other generals. As long as the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is still there, we are still the first family of the Great Qi Dynasty.

"Your Majesty will be able to do so much by dividing our military power. It will not hurt the Zhao family fundamentally, causing chaos within the Yanmen army, opening the country, and destroying the Great Wall. ”

"But if we accumulate too much wealth and grow too much in our family, we really have a hard fight with Your Majesty, Your Majesty will let us lose the first position in the Jiangmen and let our family decline greatly, won't the gains outweigh the losses?"

What Zhao Xin said is the truth, almost like a golden jade word.

If the emperor wants to take over the power of the family, then let him take some of it, and it is not the Zhao family that suffers, but all the big clans.

As long as the Zhao family is still a family and is still the number one general of Great Qi, even if its power is not as good as before, its position within Great Qi will not have a fundamental decline.

In the final analysis, the Zhao family is the Zhao family of the Great Qi, which is based on the internal dynasty, as long as it can still "claim the king and hegemony" internally, in the face of the imperial power, it is not impossible to compromise and seek perfection.

In a peaceful and prosperous world, the people do not fight with the officials, and the ministers do not fight with the king. No matter how big the grievances are, no matter how many truths there are, it will not work.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't fight.

In peacetime, the officials hold absolute power, and the king has absolute control over the country, and there is no room for provocation or disobedience.

If there is a grievance, and the officials and kings uphold justice for you, then there will be justice; if the officials and kings do not give you justice, then even the Zhao family can only be in the same situation and fate as Feng San, Feng Niu'er and others.

The only fate of the dissatisfied civilians and the dissatisfied courtiers who rise up to resist is to be in a different place, their families are ruined, and they are labeled as mob criminals, rebellious ministers and thieves, spurned by the world, and left an infamy in the history books.

Since you can't fight, you can only endure humiliation and steal your life.

After all, everyone has to live.

Except for the emperor, who is alive and can not be angry?

The people grovel before the officials, and the ministers are in front of the king.

The emperor wants to collect military power, the situation is like this, the Zhao family can only get acquainted, and must not lose the sacred heart.

That is to say, even if the emperor is sorry for the Zhao family, the Zhao family has to curry favor with the emperor, be a loyal dog, be a good dog, and keep his position as the first dog.

The Zhao family is a minister, living under the people, this is the way to survive. What the Zhao family can pursue is to be the head of the ministers, so that in front of the subjects of the world, he can show off his might and command, and enjoy the greatest honor of the ministers.

The above is the core meaning of Zhao Xin.

Zhao Ning understood what he meant.

But Zhao Ning didn't care.

Or even completely disagree.

He raised his head, looked at Youyou Qingtian and said, "In this world, the emperor is not alone.

"Taizu conquered the country, there were Zhao ancestors who charged into battle, and the casualties of the clansmen were not counted; the emperor could enjoy peace in peace, and there were also Zhao clans guarding the country day and night, and flesh and blood could not be reunited.

"In the battle of Fengming Mountain, how many Zhao Junyan horse leather shrouds are on the main formation of Baifengkou, and the smell of blood has not dissipated so far. We are the first family, but we exchanged our lives for it, and we don't owe the emperor a penny!

"The emperor and the family share the world, we sit together in the court, the monarchs and ministers are together, each has its own duties, respects each other, and is peaceful.

"The emperor wants the ultimate imperial power, no longer a man, he wants to be a god, he wants us to kneel on the court, treat us as slaves, eagles and dogs, and take us away?

"That can't be. ”

Hearing Zhao Ning's words, Zhao Xin's heart was shocked.

Half-loud, Zhao Xin asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty won't let us sit, you want us to kneel?"

Since ancient times, whether it is the Qin and Han dynasties or the current dynasty, officials have been sitting in the court. The officials of the family and the emperor worked together in the court, which was the fundamental manifestation of the emperor and the family sharing the world.

Let the officials lose the qualification to sit and become kneeling, then it is not a common world. That means that the emperor is alone in the world, and all officials are just slaves.

Zhao Ning did not answer.

What he thought in his heart was the Hanmen forces of Daqi, the scholars who became officials by relying on the imperial examination. They are a torrent, a wave in the sky, and a force that can change the world.

It's just that after they change the world and sweep the officials of the family from the court, they will kneel in front of the emperor, stop being a man, and be a dog slave.

When it was over, facing the vast sky and boundless wilderness, Zhao Ning said the last sentence: "I will not sit still." ”

In peacetime, in the face of power, the subjects can only be killed, and the Zhao family must survive in secret.

But is the world in front of you a peaceful season?

Daqi has not been peaceful for a few years.