There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 321
Li Chu!

Zhao Shu looked at the inscription above and fell into deep thought and conflict.

The Qilin army rose up in Ruzhou, killed Zun Lianjin in Xiangcheng County, and rebelled. As the prince in the court, Zhao Shu naturally went to inquire about the news there immediately, and asked about Li Chu's past. The matter of Li Chu selling snacks in Rufen Town also naturally entered Zhao Shu's ears.

No one would have thought that Li Chuhui, a little man who used to sell restaurants for food on the street, rose up in Rufen Town overnight, and led his troops into Xiangcheng County, beheaded the county's respected Lianjin, and withdrew the rebellion. In the next few encirclements by the imperial court, not only did they defeat the encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, but also displayed its prestige, and the entire Qilin army became known to the whole world in one breath.

It was originally thought that the imperial court sent 20 troops to destroy the Qilin army, and at the same time marched westward to eliminate Wang Qing.

What was even more unexpected was that the 20 imperial army somehow surrendered the unicorn army Li Chu.

What is Li Chu's sorcery and sorcery to confuse people's hearts?
Not only Zhao Shu, but the entire courtiers were shocked by this news.

20 imperial army, 20, although this slogan is falsely high, but the actual number of soldiers and horses is about 16. As a result, within a few days, all of them went to the Qilin army without saying a word.

This incident shocked the ruling and opposition parties!

The impact is too bad, the impact is too great, and the level of influence is too wide, so that such a big matter is still under the pressure, and the news is blocked from the officials.

Now only the officials above don't know about Liangshan Army's defection to Qilin Army.

On this matter, the courtiers in the court were almost unanimous. No one mentioned it or said anything about it.When this incident reached Bianjing City, Cai Jing even personally killed the soldier who brought the news, fearing that the incident would spread to others.

The Liangshan Army was recommended by Cai Jing to destroy the Qilin Army.

Liang Shanjun returned to the imperial court, and Gao Qiu played a big role in it.

Prince Zhao Heng's family advocated the extermination of the Qilin army.

That Tong Guan also scolded him because of the slogan of the Qilin Army's uprising, and also advocated using the Liangshan Army to destroy the Qilin Army.

There are other courtiers, and almost every courtier has participated in this matter. It is disgraceful for Liangshan Army to take refuge in the Qilin Army. Everyone is guilty if it is really pursued.

In Song Huizong's eyes, he thought that the Liangshan army was still destroying bandits.

Yes, after the Liangshan army rebelled and took refuge in the Qilin army, the courtiers immediately blocked the news, and all factions reached an agreement on this matter.

The folks are also forbidden to spread this matter.

Although Zhao Shu seldom asked about the affairs of the court, he did not know the details of anything that happened in the court.

At present, Song Huizong has 27 sons.

Excluding the six who died early, there are 21 remaining princes.

Most of these 21 princes are still young, or children, and have little influence in the future battle for the throne.

Among them, Zhao Huan, the eldest son, had been crowned prince five years ago.

However, the position of the prince is not very firm.

Zhao Huan was able to be crowned prince because of his status as the eldest son. In addition, his mother and concubine was the queen. The queen had died of illness 12 years ago. Zhao Huan was able to be crowned prince because Song Huizong felt a little guilty about the dead queen. .

However, guilt belongs to guilt, but in fact Zhao Huan did not attract Song Huizong's liking.

In the past two years, the court's slogan for abolishing the prince has become stronger and stronger.

Except for Prince Zhao Huan, among the other twenty princes, there are only the third king Yun Zhao Kai, the old Wusu king Zhao Shu, the old Liujing king Zhao Qi, the old Qiji king Zhao Xu, the old Bayi king Zhao Fen, and the old Jiukang king. Zhao Gou is still a little bit competitive.The second and fourth child died early, and the seventh child, Zhao Xu, is only fourteen this year, and he still has to wait for Xia Yue to turn fourteen.

And the old Jiukang King Zhao Gou, although one year younger than Zhao Xu, his mother and concubine is Concubine Wei Xian. Although he is a little younger, there is still a little competition. The key is that Concubine Wei Xian is very close to the current Queen Zheng. She used to be Empress Zheng's court lady, but she became an attendant because of Empress Zheng's recommendation, and then she was promoted to the current concubine Xian step by step.

In addition, Empress Zheng's son, Zhao Tong, died early, and he has nothing to do with him since then, so Empress Zheng also treats Zhao Gou as her own son.

Although Zhao Gou is young, he has the support of the harem, which is the biggest help among the princes in the competition for the throne.

Zhao Gou has a harem, but Yun Wang Zhao Kai has Song Huizong's favorite.

Zhao Kai is extremely fond of painting, and has accumulated a lot.Good at painting flowers and birds, very delicate.He is also good at ink painting, but the ink used is rough and not vivid.These hobbies of his are basically the same as those of Song Huizong, and he is quite literary. He once secretly participated in the imperial examination in the first year of Chonghe.He performed even better in the palace examination and won the first prize.

To borrow a sentence from Li Shimin, Zhao Kai in the eyes of Song Huizong is: "This child is like me".

In the eyes of the courtiers, apart from his literary talent, Zhao Kai also had the reputation of being virtuous.

Is it Lichang or Lixian?

This was the most heated topic of debate in the court. As Zhao Kai grew up, and Song Huizong didn't like Zhao Huan, he also wanted to depose the prince and make Zhao Kai the new prince. This matter became more and more serious. The law is more intense.

Among the remaining qualified princes, basically there is no advantage.

Except for Zhao Shu and King Jing Zhao Qi who were a little older, there was nothing to worry about.

If the five princes are ranked from the most qualified and the most vocal.

Zhao Kai was first, followed by Zhao Huan, then Zhao Gou, then Zhao Shu, and finally Zhao Qi.

A few years later, as Zhao Gou grows up, Zhao Gou's voice will be higher than that of Zhao Huan, provided that Zhao Huan's crown prince is not abolished.

There are three big mountains on his head, Zhao Shu is under a lot of pressure!
Compared with these three brothers, he did not have a mother who was a queen, second, he was not as talented as Song Huizong, and third, he did not have the support of a good harem.

Zhao Shu's mother was just an ordinary Xiuyi, who had no status in the harem, and was not favored by Song Huizong. She died of illness when Zhao Shu was ten years old. Zhao Shu was promoted.

To be honest, Zhao Shu is the last of the five princes.

Because Zhao Qi still has a concubine mother, and she is also Concubine Qiao.

Concubine Qiao, like Concubine Wei, Zhao Gou's mother, was also Empress Zheng's maid.Compared with Concubine Wei, Concubine Qiao was favored earlier than Concubine Wei, but unfortunately, she was not as cruel as Concubine Wei. After being favored, Concubine Wei was recommended actively, which led to Concubine Wei's superiority.

(End of this chapter)