Song Emperor Jiangshan

Zhao Gou left Bianjing when he was 19 years old, and has been wandering around since then. Although he wanted to return to the old Beijing in his dreams, when this day came, he felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart for some reason.

He first went to the street for a stroll, and many places in his youth had changed. Even Zhao Yuan sent someone to renovate the Linde Palace where the Supreme Emperor lived in the Prince Kang’s Mansion. uncomfortable.Perhaps in fact, what I have always hoped for is that I can lead my troops back to Bianjing and make great achievements through the ages.

But I didn't expect that after I completely gave up, this dream was fulfilled by Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Gou didn't enjoy staying in Linde Palace, so he came to the palace to look around.Because Zhao Yuan was very filial to him, although he didn't listen to him very much these years, he respected him very much, and the palace people didn't dare to stop Zhao Gou from wandering around.But Zhao Gou never expected that he would come across such a scene while walking around.

Like the other two, he stayed in place for a while, without reacting.

It was Xiao Shan who spoke first: "I don't know that the Taishangguan's family is here, so I am so rude, please forgive me."

Zhao Gou frowned and looked at Xiao Shan. To be honest, he liked this young man more for a while, but as time went by, there were gradually more things about this young man that he disliked. I can't figure out what it is, maybe it's the bloody killing spirit that can't be melted in him.But no matter how much he disliked him, he would never be so stupid as to speak ill of Xiao Shan in front of Zhao Yuan. Firstly, he had to rely on this son who made him jealous for everything; secondly, it was also because Xiao Shan couldn't pick anything out. Trouble, Zhao Yuan would not listen to what he said, even if he said it, it would be in vain.

But now Zhao Gou understands better why every time he sees Xiao Shan, especially when he and Zhao Yuan are together, the disgust and strange feeling in his heart come from—there is such a It is too dangerous for people to be around the emperor.

Zhao Gou nodded to Xiao Shan after a while: "The old man and the officials have something to say, you go down first."

It's also inconvenient for Xiao Shan to stay here, so he can only salute Zhao Yuan and leave.Zhao Gou turned his head slightly to see Zhao Yuan's expression, Zhao Yuan was watching Xiao Shan leave at the moment, and the love in his eyes could be seen at a glance.

Zhao Gou organized his words in his mind, and smiled at Zhao Yuan, "Have you guys recovered for a long time?"

Zhao Yuan was taken aback for a moment, never expecting that Zhao Gou's first sentence would be this, but Zhao Gou continued: "Xiao Shan, this old man looks good, but he holds a heavy soldier in his hand, and you have this kind of relationship, don't you?" Is it appropriate?"

Zhao Yuan was puzzled: "What do you mean Dad?"

Zhao Gou said: "If one day you get tired of playing, but he has a heavy soldier in his hand, aren't you afraid that he will rebel?"

Zhao Yuan laughed: "The Taishangguan family is too worried, there won't be such a day."

Zhao Gou remained silent, and after a while he said: "You should know the story of the founder of the Zhao family, the great ancestor of the Zhao family, who released his military power with a cup of wine. Dismissing him from his post and regaining his military power is what an emperor should do."

Zhao Yuan's face darkened: "Dad, do you want my rabbit to be cooked to death and the bird to be hidden?"

Zhao Gou saw that Zhao Yuan was a little unhappy, and he didn't dare to confront him, so he said, "If he doesn't have the power to fight against you, wouldn't he be able to do whatever you want? It's not necessarily bad to hide all the birds, you can hide The golden house."

Zhao Yuan suddenly turned his head and stared at Zhao Gou with a gloomy expression.

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "Today, I finally know why you have been here for so many years, but you only have Yu'er as a child. In the past, I wanted to use him, and I did it. It's okay for a man to be careless in order to achieve great things. But it doesn't seem to be the case now. Isn't it? Besides, Xiao Shan is away all year round, so it's not very appropriate."

Zhao Yuan snorted and walked away, but at night, Zhao Gou's words jumped into his heart unconsciously.

I really want to be with Xiao Shan, I really want to... If it is really possible to hide the beauty in the golden house, I can sleep with him every day and wake up at the same time, it seems very tempting...

But this idea just swirled in Zhao Yuan's mind, and he threw it away forcefully.He is not a person who is willing to live like that. The eagle should gallop in the sky, instead of being tied to its wings and reduced to a plaything for people.

Zhao Yuan closed his eyes slightly, he found that he couldn't imagine the appearance of Xiao Shan sitting in the deep palace all day waiting for his luck, that is not the appearance he loves.

When going to court the next day, Xiao Shan put forward his own idea - taking advantage of the opportunity to recover the old capital, the main force of the Jin Kingdom was destroyed, and the morale of our army was high, to recover the Yanyun area in one go.

The idea of ​​Xiaoshan has been around for a long time. If the Song Dynasty did not have the northern barriers around the Great Wall and Yanyun, even if the Jinbing is defeated now, it will not be able to prevent the rise of Genghis Khan in Mongolia decades later, and it will be close to the peace of two generations. However, in the case of the Song Dynasty losing the northern barrier, it may be difficult to resist the Mongolian iron cavalry sweeping across Eurasia.If there is such a day, everything will turn back to the original point, and the previous efforts will be in vain.

Only after resisting the Mongolian attack, can it be possible to win time for this troubled land to continue to develop, and to have time to carry out more difficult and time-consuming political and social changes, so as to truly realize Change the direction of history, make the productive forces develop rapidly, and avoid the humiliation of modern history.

But Xiao Shan's proposal was opposed by most people, even Zhao Yuan didn't quite understand it.In all fairness, the country has been at war for many years, and the burden on the people is heavy. What Zhao Yuan wants to do most now is to recuperate, not to continue the war.Now Jin Guoming obviously has no power to fight back, and capturing the Central Plains is already a great feat. The Northern Expedition has come to an end here, and it should come to an end.

Almost all ministers have the same opinion as Zhao Yuan, except Yu Yunwen.When Yu Yunwen said these words in Xiao Shan, he kept silent until after he went to court, and then he found a chance to ask Xiao Shan alone: ​​"My brother, you have already made great achievements, but you still want to risk the great achievements of the world. There is no reason, right? Brother Wei can't think of why you must insist on recovering Yanyun."

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Brother, why do you think I am?"

Yu Yunwen stared at Xiao Shan, and then slowly said after a while: "Emperor Taizong sent troops to the Northern Expedition to capture Yanyun, but failed in the end. He once left a will that anyone who can regain Yanyun can be named king with a different surname. You have no heirs either. You don’t even have anyone to adopt, even if you are crowned king, you are the only one, it’s not much different from now, I don’t think you are going for this.”

When Xiao Shan was told by Yu Yunwen, he remembered this incident. When the Song Dynasty was founded, he failed in the battle with the Liao army.Later, the disaster of Jingkang was caused by Tong Guan's attempt to regain Yanyun.nowadays……

Nowadays, because of the feud between the Mongolian tribe and the Kingdom of Jin, the leader of the tribe, Anbahai Khan, was nailed to a wooden donkey by a Jin man and stabbed to death when he was fighting against the Kingdom of Jin. Come to request an invitation letter to jointly send troops to the Kingdom of Jin.

The leader of the tribe who requested to send troops was called Hu Tuci. Xiao Shan didn't know the relationship between him and Genghis Khan, but according to the calculation of time, in four or five years, Genghis Khan would be born.

Xiao Shan shook his head slightly, and said: "Of course it's not for the purpose of becoming a king. As you said, I have no children, only my adoptive father and adoptive mother. They are also old, and the title of king is limited to me. I just ...just worrying about the future, hoping to change some things and keep the fruits of hard work over the years."

Of course, Yu Yunwen did not understand that Xiao Shan's "later events" meant Genghis Khan's sweep of Eurasia, and he interpreted it as events after Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan.He reached out and patted Xiao Shan on the shoulder: "If you are worried about the future, why don't you resign from the military service, ask for high officials and rewards, and then adopt a child." He really wanted to persuade Xiao Shan to have one by himself, but looking at the current situation, it is not quite right. possible things.

Xiao Shan didn't know what to say to Yu Yunwen, he just shook his head lightly: "I didn't mean that, but no matter what, I will try my best to persuade Your Majesty that it is better to chase after the poor!"

But what happened next was beyond Xiao Shan's expectation. When the imperial court rewarded the meritorious officials this time, Xiao Shan was named a privy envoy.

Now the whole court is in a state of explosion. Since the Song Dynasty, the post of privy envoy in charge of the country's military has always been held by civil servants, and most of the time it is held by the prime minister.There are only two examples of military generals sealing privy secretaries.

The first one is Di Qing, a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty. He made great achievements in the war against Xia. After he was appointed as the deputy privy envoy, he was opposed by the ministers and the court suspected him. The ministers believed that Di Qing was born in the army and came to power. There is nothing in this dynasty, and I am afraid that the Quartet will lighten the court."The admonishing officials wrote to the emperor many times, thinking that he could not be promoted to this position, which was a bad ancestral system.Even when he was in danger, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty still believed that "Di Qing should not be a military man alone", and an eunuch should be appointed to supervise the army and monitor Di Qing.

The second is about the appointment of the three generals as privy envoys more than ten years ago. After the defeat in Huaixi, Zhao Gou had decided to gather the military power of the three generals, so he recalled the three generals Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun to the court and seized their military power. , was appointed as a privy envoy, because it was intended to gather military power, and because Qin Hui, the prime minister at the time, operated properly, he did not encounter any opposition.

It's just that the situation in Xiaoshan was completely different this time. He was promoted to a privy envoy, but he had a heavy army in his hands, and he still demanded to continue sending troops to chase the Jinren.

The courtiers wrote letters all day long, saying that Xiao Shan's reward was inappropriate, and worried that his meritorious deeds would bring hidden dangers to the court.And once this example is opened, if there is a war in the future, the rewards of other generals will become more troublesome, which seriously weakens the basic idea of ​​​​centralization of power.

Xiao Shan didn't feel too much about being a privy envoy, what he hoped now was to be able to persuade Zhao Yuan to let him lead the army to continue to attack the Kingdom of Jin and take back the Yanyun area.

Zhao Yuan is also entangled in this matter, on the one hand, Xiao Shan's promotion to the Privy Council is what he also hopes to see, because it is what he deserves.But if you lead the army in this capacity, you will not be able to pass the test of the court ministers.It was difficult for Xiao Shan to explain his reason to Zhao Yuan, because this reason seemed absurd, and sometimes he even doubted whether his previous life really existed, or was it a hallucination in a dream.

But he insisted on it all the time. Facing Xiao Shan's earnest request, Zhao Yuan finally made up his mind: "I believe in you! Even if everyone is against it, I have decided to support your idea!"

At the court meeting on the day when the decree for Xiaoshan to continue sending troops was promulgated, the opposition from the ministers became more intense, and even Chen Junqing, who had always supported the Northern Expedition, shook his head and resolutely opposed it.

But the opposition of these people seems to have no reason to succeed in one fell swoop. Faced with Zhao Yuan's insistence, the ministers began to seek other support forces. The person who can most oppose this matter is of course the only one who has been established as the crown prince. Son Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu is 14 years old this year. Since he was raised as a prince and heir apparent since he was a child, he could not understand Zhao Yuan's move and wrote a letter to oppose it.

Zhao Yuan was unmoved at all, seeing Xiao Shan leading an army of 20 troops under the title of privy envoy was about to set off, and the story of Song Taizu Chen Qiao's rebellion into a yellow robe and his body was unfolding in front of all the ministers, Chen Junqing was particularly anxious.Zhao Yuan adopted almost all of his advice in the past, but this time it seemed that the emperor was determined to do so.

Chen Junqing suddenly heard Censor Wang Shipeng say after one court visit: "Mr. Chen, why is he so persistent? Recently, Privy Councilor Xiao often talks with His Majesty at night because of this matter. He must have made up his mind and it is impossible to change it!"

Chen Junqing's heart skipped a beat, she suddenly remembered something, she turned back and went straight to find the living man.

There are four living men, two inside and two each. The inner living men are served by eunuchs, and the outer living men are served by officials who have just entered the officialdom.

Not everyone can check the "Living Notes", not even Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan abides by the old rules, and basically does not ask Qi Jilang to show these things to him.

But Chen Junqing felt the urgency of the matter, and as deputy prime minister, after intimidating the two nephews a little, he got the "Liuju Note".

Sure enough, as Wang Shipeng said, recently Zhao Yuan spent a lot of time summoning Xiao Shan alone, even for a conversation, it didn't take that long.

Chen Junqing frowned. In recent years, the internal servant Gan Min has served as the internal servant for many times, and Gan Min, who is the highest eunuch known as the head of the eunuch, acts as the living servant. This is totally unreasonable.It is definitely impossible for Gan Min to reveal anything to himself, and the two of them had a very unpleasant fight because of some things, so Chen Junqing found another eunuch who acted as the living lord, and checked the "Daily Notes" recorded by the living lord in the palace .

It doesn't matter if you don't turn it over, but you will be shocked if you turn it over.

Since the Northern Expedition, every time Xiaoshan returned to the court, he almost always slept in Zhao Yuan's bedroom, especially when he came in, there was even a record of staying overnight for three consecutive days.

It seems that everything has become clear at this moment.

At the court meeting the next day, Chen Junqing published a book that was enough to shock the government and the public: Xiaoshan stayed overnight in the imperial palace and had an ambiguous relationship with the emperor, so he was really not suitable for an important position, let alone lead an army.Xiao Shan's move is clearly a wolf's ambition, and his intention is wrong.

This book was read by Chen Junqing in public, and the officials were in an uproar. They couldn't believe it at first, but after a little inquiry, they could easily confirm it.

In this incident, Gan Min was relegated to Haizhou, but this was just the beginning. Another figure in the center of the vortex, Xiao Shan, was besieged by the imperial censor all day long, asking him to resign and return to the field.

Xiao Shan had long expected that the matter between himself and Zhao Yuan would be unstoppable, and would eventually be exposed one day, but he never thought it would be at such a time.

Although he was repeatedly impeached by the imperial censor, Xiao Shan did not take the initiative to resign. Even so, he was unavoidably depressed, not because someone would point and point at him while walking on the street, let alone some soldiers looking at him The strange look in his eyes was more likely because he could not send troops to destroy the Jinren.

As Xiao Shan's lieutenant general, Wu Luan often came to visit Xiao Shan at this moment, whenever he saw Xiao Shan sitting alone at home with frowning eyebrows, something would tear in his heart.

If Xiao Shan's object was not the emperor, everyone would at most laugh it off, and even spread it as a romantic story, but if that person is the emperor, everything has a different meaning.

But even in this situation, even though Zhao Yuan acquiesced in the matter between himself and Xiao Shan, he still refused to let go of letting him send troops to the north, and the two sides fell into a tug-of-war. tear.

Since the incident between Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan came to light, the number of friends who came to his house in the past has decreased a lot. Zhang Zhixiong came here once and persuaded Xiao Shan to submit his resignation in order to get out of this vortex and seek self-protection.

And Yu Yunwen also came to visit him, sighed and patted Xiao Shan on the shoulder: "Brother, you kept talking for my brother back then, I'm afraid it will be difficult to lead troops now."

Xiao Shan just pursed his lips, and said after a while: "I don't regret it!"

But his lack of regret does not mean that others can calm down. Wu Luan stayed at a court meeting and knelt down and begged Zhao Yuan: "Your Majesty, please issue an order to remove Mr. Xiao from all positions, let him resign and return to the farm, and never see each other again. Otherwise It will get bigger and bigger, and it will eventually get out of hand."

Whether Zhao Yuan could arrange it or not, Wu Luan kept kneeling until the sunset, when Zhao Yuan said: "Get up, I won't do that kind of thing!"

Before the words were finished, the 14-year-old Prince Zhao Yu broke into the palace, his eyes were red, and he yelled at Zhao Yuan: "Father, is what they said true? Is the matter between you and Xiao Shan true!!"

Zhao Yuan didn't answer, the light in the hall dimmed little by little, but at this moment, the eunuch outside sent a message: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xiao is asking to see you."

Zhao Yu stared at Zhao Yuan, clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, in his heart, his father had always been a hero, and in his childhood memory, this Uncle Xiao was also very good.

But now it was these two people who made him feel ashamed and were discussed privately by the palace people.

Zhao Yuan raised his head slightly, ignored Zhao Yu's anger, and calmly said a word: "Xuan."