Song was suspicious for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, there is still something unknown about the minister. ”

Chai Rong waved his hand and said: "No need to ask, Zong Xin has already left Bianliang, and he said that he wants to live in seclusion and only wait for the end of the world to become a teacher." After my father died, Zongxin would not be of any help to me, and it seems that Zongxin really didn't like me. ”

"Oh~" Song Yan nodded awkwardly: "It's no wonder...... Zongxin's thinking is really uncomfortable. ”

"What thoughts?"

The minister didn't dare to say. ”

"Say, I forgive you for your innocence. ”

Song Yandao: "Weichen once heard Zongxin say that his majesty does not have the bloodline of the first emperor, so ...... He looked down on His Majesty. In Zongxin's eyesight, he only thinks that people who have achieved great things through their own efforts are worthy of admiration, and those who have done things based on their predecessors are looked down upon. This has nothing to do with the minister, it was all said by Zongxin. ”

Chai Rongqi's face was pale, but he couldn't hold back a word. Zong Xin is simply so hateful that he dares to say this about himself, although what he said has some truth, at this time, he has already ascended the throne and sat in the palace, does he still look down on himself? This bastard Zong Xin, after the death of his father, left Bianliang City, leaving only a few words, clearly not wanting to help.

When the first emperor was alive, no matter how big or small, Zongxin was very attentive. But after the death of the first emperor, Zong Xin, the bastard, was about to leave immediately, and he knew that the Northern Han was going to attack, and he also united with the Khitan thieves, and Zong Xin did not intend to care about his own life or death.

"No problem, Zongxin is a master in the world, and what he does and thinks is naturally different from that of our world. Chai Rong said softly: "The matter is urgent, don't think about Zongxin's affairs anymore." Hurry back to Weizhou to set up defenses, and I will arrive later. ”

"Yes. Song Yan respectfully retreated, leaving Chai Rong alone in the imperial study to get angry.

Chai Rong knew that Zong Xin looked down on him, but he didn't expect him to say it so clearly. Although he didn't say this in front of himself, Chai Rong could fully imagine the disgusting expression on Zong Xin's face when he said this.

The more Chai Rong thought about it, the more angry he became, and then shouted: "Come on, Xuan Zhao Kuangyin will come to the imperial study to see you." ”

"Obey~~"

Not long after, Zhao Kuangyin came to the imperial study, and at this time Chai Rong was so angry that he was about to vomit blood. Because Chai Rong thought that Song Yan didn't lie to himself, first of all, he was Zong Xin's father-in-law, and it was impossible to deliberately frame Zong Xin, and secondly, Zong Xin's character was like someone who could say such things. And I have heard similar remarks from Zongxin himself, so I ...... It's true that Zongxin looks down on himself.

"Minister Zhao Kuangyin led the order to see the driver. ”

"Come in, excuse me. ”

Chai Rong's tone was not very good, and Zhao Kuangyin didn't know what was going on, although the attack of the Northern Han Dynasty was relatively sudden, but in fact, everyone thought that as soon as Guo Wei died, Liu Chong would come to the realm, and Chai Rong should not be angry like this.

After Zhao Kuangyin entered the imperial study, Chai Rong directly gave him a seat, but when Zhao Kuangyin sat down, Chai Rong didn't say a word. The internal official served tea, Zhao Kuangyin almost drank the tea, and Chai Rong still didn't speak. But in this case, Zhao Kuangyin didn't dare to ask first, so he had to wait for Chai Rong to figure it out and take the initiative to speak.

I don't know how long I waited, Chai Rong finally mustered up the courage to grit his teeth and said, "Zhao Kuangyin." ”

"The minister is here. Zhao Kuangyin immediately got up and replied.

"Sit down and talk. ”

"Yes. ”

Chai Rong said: "I want to know something, are all the things you said to the queen true?"

"The minister didn't dare to hide it, Zongxin did whatever it took to achieve his goal, although the final outcome was not bad, but the means were indeed despicable and outrageous. Zhao Kuangyin didn't dare to say anything, anyway, he belittled Zong Xin first, which made Chai Rong's heart happy.

"The death of the first emperor was planned by Zong Xin a long time ago, right? ”

"Indeed, as early as a few years ago, when we met for the first time, Zong Xin said that His Majesty had the appearance of an emperor, and at that time Zong Xin had already planned everything. Although there were some changes along the way, Sonobu still solved it smoothly and let things develop in the direction he wanted. If it weren't for the fact that the first emperor only had three years of life as the son of heaven, the first emperor would not have fought for his life to keep Zongxin's martial arts. ”

Chai Rong nodded and said, "I have already heard this from the queen." I want to know why Liu Chengyou targeted his father back then? His father was loyal and patriotic, and he was strong in martial arts, and although Liu Chengyou was not smart, he was not stupid. Even though it is rumored that the father is either the third son of heaven or the first prince. Liu Chengyou relies on his father to guard the world, and it is not bad for him to be a prince, why do you have to get along with my father?"

Chai Rong no longer has the right judgment, he asked Zhao Kuangyin like this in the hope of getting a reason to hate Zongxin from Zhao Kuangyin's words. Chai Rong was uncomfortable as long as he thought of the word Zongxin because of his strange illness, and he was also full of hatred for his bald head. But Zong Xin saved the Guo family too many times, so Chai Rong didn't dare to hate him. Until Fu Xuanyi said it thoroughly, Chai Rong only dared to be angry, not hate.

Now Chai Rong can't stand this feeling, he needs to hate Zongxin, but he needs a suitable reason to hate.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Zong Xin and Liu Chengyou were good friends back then, and His Majesty should also know about this matter." When the two met, Chen was always there. In fact, Liu Chengyou did not have much hatred for the first emperor, and the house arrest of the Guo Mansion was also the idea of Zong Xin, who said that as long as this way, he could control the first emperor and make him dare not rebel. Later, Zong Xin rescued all the first emperor's family from Bianliang, which was also something that Zong Xin had planned a long time ago. Think about it, the entire Bianliang City saw Zong Xin fly out of Kaifeng Bianliang City with His Majesty's family, what a miracle was that? In fact, this matter has two purposes, first let the people of the world see His Majesty's family flying, and it is natural for the first emperor to ascend the throne at that time. Secondly, Zongxin wanted to let the people of the world see the real miracles, so that what he said would have more weight. ”

"So many things are all done by Zongxin?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "That's true, the minister has always been by Zong Xin's side, and the minister knows what he has done." The reason why he did so many things was that Zongxin's purpose was to survive the tribulation. ”

"Tragedy?"

"That's right, a cultivator is lucky. Some of them can't get through by themselves and need the help of nobles. The first emperor is the noble man of Zongxin, but the first emperor will not use his life to save Zongxin's cultivation for no reason, so so many people in Zongxin are doing things for the first emperor, and keep telling the first emperor that he only has three years of heaven, because it was Zongxin's catastrophe at that time, and he hoped that the first emperor would fight with his life to save him.

"Despicable, simply despicable. Chai Rong couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, but he knew that Zong Xin's martial arts were extremely high, and he returned to the Thunder King's Mansion, and it was difficult to kill him. I'm afraid that it may not be possible to capture the entire Northern Han army to destroy the Lei Wangfu.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't speak, because he also felt a little sorry. Zong Xin is also a good brother who was born and died, but now for his own future, he can only slander him. Anyway, only Chai Rong thinks so about this matter, even if he is the emperor, others will not believe his words.

Chai Rong said: "Zhao Kuangyin, now that Zong Xin has left Bianliang and returned to the Lei Wangfu to live in seclusion, what are your plans?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister said a little smaller, Zong Xin is rich and rivals the country, martial arts are world-famous, and there are several peerless beauties around him, and he has a great reputation in the rivers and lakes, he has no pursuit, so he lives in seclusion. But the minister is poor and white, and he has to support his family, how can he be so chic as Zongxin?" Zhao Kuangyin said embarrassedly: "But this can also be said to be a little bigger, people live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees are autumn, if Zongxin has a heart, the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment, why worry about not being able to unify the country? But this person has no enterprising heart, only cares about his own happiness, and does not care about the people of the world living in dire straits. Although Weichen is not talented, he also hopes to do more for the people of the world, and as long as he does not do bad things as an official in the court, it is good. ”

"It's rare that you have this heart, so are you really willing to break with Zongxin?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "The minister is willing to smear His Majesty's liver and brain, and then die." ”

"Okay~ That's what I want from you. Chai Rong said: "After I prepared for a war with the Northern Han Dynasty, I began to deal with Zongxin. It's just that Zongxin's martial arts are strong, and with Zongxin's martial arts, even if he directly rushes into the main hall to assassinate me, no one can stop him...... Therefore, I hope that you can take over the post of Zhang Yongde, the concubine, and become the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, and always protect my safety, at least to ensure that the people around me do not hurt me. Just like when I met Song Yan in person just now, in fact, I was very scared in my heart, but if Song Yan was the slightest disloyal, he would be able to successfully sneak attack. Therefore, I must have a minister with strong martial arts by my side, otherwise I will not even dare to see anyone in the future. ”

Zhao Kuangyin immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for Your Majesty's love, the minister will do his best to protect Your Majesty." ”

"Hmm~~" Chai Rong nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "There is one more thing, the Northern Han Dynasty once again united with the Khitan army to press the border, and we must quickly send troops to reinforce Weizhou, Luzhou, Zezhou, Cizhou and other places." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, Liu Chong will not be stupid enough to storm Weizhou this time, after all, it is not easy for Song Yan to guard and attack Weizhou. Therefore, Liu Chong will turn to attack Luzhou or Zezhou. Zhao Kuangyin said: "Then how many soldiers and horses are Your Majesty going to send to resist the Northern Han Khitan coalition army?"

"At most, there can only be 30,000 horses, plus the 20,000 horses of the Song valve in Weizhou, there should be 50,000 people. Chai Rong said ashamedly: "However, the Northern Han and Khitan coalition forces are huge, and there should be 7 or 80,000 people, including 20,000 Khitan infantry and 10,000 Khitan iron cavalry. 4 to 50,000 Northern Han infantry, cavalry, and archers. This number is indeed huge, if I can, I also hope to send more troops to reinforce, but the first emperor has reduced the number of troops in the whole country and dispersed his military power, and now only 30,000 horses can be used. ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "When the first emperor was fighting, His Majesty was always by his side, how should he deal with what His Majesty saw?"

"I thought it was a good way to encourage the soldiers and direct the battle myself. Responding on the spot is far more effective than what I can do on paper. What's more, the time is not as good as the location, the location is not as good as the people, and morale is of great help to the direction of the war, so the royal drive is the best choice. ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Since the last fiasco, Liu Chong's morale has been low and his forces have shrunk, even tens of thousands of troops are all rabble, so there is nothing to fear. What's more, since the last time he let Liu Chong escape, he was so frightened that his soul was scattered, he would definitely not dare to recruit in person, and His Majesty did not need to be too serious. What's more, now that His Majesty's new emperor has ascended the throne, he is only afraid that the people's hearts will be shaken, and it is not suitable to recruit in person. ”

"This is wrong, Liu Chong is glad that my country has a great mourning, despises my young and newly ascended the throne, and has the heart to annex the world, this time I must come in person, I must go. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, then let the ministers take the first step, and it is not too late to deal with the aftermath before Your Majesty is born. ”

Chai Rong nodded, Zhao Kuangyin is still very good. Since he has been promoted to an official, and his martial arts are excellent, he is only a little less knowledgeable. In the future, he must be closer and closer, after all, he is the only weapon to defeat Zong Xin, although Zhao Kuangyin is not as powerful as Zong Xin, but the difference should not be too big.

"With your Qin, after tomorrow's event, it is not wrong to immediately order the troops to go to the army. ”

"Yes. ”

"Stand down. ”

Wechen retired. ”

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