Qiming 1158

Chapter 719 The teacher is really my good assistant!

Knowing the turmoil and difficulties encountered by the court, Zhang Jun was nervous and ambitious, and his whole person seemed to be ten years younger overnight.

He immediately asked his family to pack their bags, and everyone set off immediately without wasting time.

Every night he arrives one day, it will be more dangerous for Da Song.

The Emperor's call heralds the need for him!
Da Song needs him to come up with ideas, he needs to devise strategies!

Da Song still needs him!He is still useful!
A strong sense of mission and excitement urged him to set off quickly, and he could not delay for a moment. Every quarter of an hour, he was itching like an ant crawling around on his body. , let the family follow.

So the Zhang family jumped for a while before they were able to set off smoothly.

But even though he had set off, he always heard bad news on the way.

After a while I heard that the Yangtze River defense line had been broken through, and the Ming army had crossed the Yangtze River.

After a while I heard that Liu Qi had died in battle, and everything was over.

After a while, I heard that the Song army had won a great victory in Jiangnan and wiped out the resistance forces of the Song army.

Then he directly heard that the army was approaching Lin'an, Lin'an was in crisis, and Da Song was in danger of subjugating his country.

Zhang Jun was so anxious, so impatient, that he even wanted to rush to Lin'an on his own horse to save the crisis - this crisis that he regarded as a crisis that only he could save.

But after all, he was old, and his health was not very good, so he fell ill on the way.

The treatment was delayed for a while, and he stopped and walked. By the time he arrived in Lin'an, the war had been over for a long time, and the Southern Song Dynasty had recovered a certain degree of stability from the initial chaos and began to do business again.

After Zhao Tan ordered the signing of a peace treaty with the Ming Kingdom, he would stay behind closed doors for seven days. Seven days later, he announced that a court meeting would be held to handle government affairs normally, as if nothing had happened.

Of course, he would never just pass by as if nothing had happened.

As an emperor with more qualifications than Zhao Gou, Zhao Tan is not that simple.

When the ministers forced the palace, he hadn't reacted yet, but when the peace treaty was signed, when the Ming army began to retreat, he reacted and came back to it——

The ministers force the palace, if you do not obey, will someone use force to abolish your unstable position and establish a new emperor?

Then he was horrified, realizing that it was not impossible.

Before the Ming Dynasty released the Northern Song Dynasty clan and returned, the ministers had no extra choice, and it was impossible to pull out a descendant of the Taizu to become the emperor in a hurry, so he was the only choice, and he still had the confidence.

But it's different now. The return of the Northern Song Dynasty clan, especially the return of Huizong Zhao Ji's son, has made his throne uncertain. This is why Zhao Gou wants to establish a prince before the return of the Northern Song Dynasty clan.

Not all of Zhao Ji's sons have the ability to threaten the throne. A few too old and powerless can naturally be excluded. The only two who have the ability to threaten are Zhao Ji's sons Zhao Tieshi and Zhao Wanshi, who were born in Liaodong.

Both of them are in their 30s, the same age as Zhao Yun, and they are in the prime of life. If they become candidates, Zhao Yun will not be surprised at all. After all, they are the sons of the emperor, and they naturally have the right to inherit the throne in law.

So Zhao Tan secretly ordered Shi Hao to investigate the matter.

Shi Hao used the personal connections he had accumulated over the years to investigate a little, and then he was surprised to find that this was indeed the case.

When the ministers pressed the palace, someone secretly contacted Zhao Tieshi and Zhao Wanshi, had a secret conversation with them, and discussed some more sensitive matters, obviously for the purpose of providing the foundation for the future political situation.

After knowing this, Zhao Tan almost went mad with anger, and broke a lot of tea bowls before he calmed down. He felt that no matter how angry he was, it was useless. If you break the tea bowl, you will be injured.

So Zhao Tan calmed down, and further analyzed the current political situation in the court with the help of Shi Hao.

"Your Majesty suddenly ascended the throne. Before that, he had no foundation of his own, whether it was in the court or in the army. It was only through the support of the Supreme Emperor that he could become an emperor. Therefore, the Supreme Emperor is the foundation of Your Majesty. This is Your Majesty's flaw, Your Majesty. To be fully aware of this.

On top of this, His Majesty can understand why the ministers dared to force the palace, dared to ask His Majesty to surrender, and even changed the emperor for this reason, doing disrespectful things. It just so happened that the Emperor Taishang was not in Lin'an. "

Zhao Tan deeply agreed with this, and then asked Shi Hao.

"Since that's the case, what should I do to have a foundation, have military power, and become a real emperor?"

Shi Hao thought for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then replied in a low voice, "Actually, at this moment, for Your Majesty, it is a heaven-sent opportunity to have a foundation and master military power."

"Oh? God-given opportunity? What does the teacher mean?"

Zhao Tan was puzzled.

"Because at this moment, the Supreme Emperor is far on his way to the west, and it is still unknown when he will return. There is no Supreme Emperor in the capital, although His Majesty has no support, but because of this, he can be independent, and he can take this opportunity to expand his power."

Shi Hao's words relieved Zhao Tan's doubts, and Zhao Tan realized that it was a godsend for him now.

Because Zhao Gou was not in Lin'an.

Of course he would have no backers because of this, but he is the only emperor in the entire Lin'an City, and he has gained precious autonomy!

Zhao Gou is indeed a tree with deep roots, but he is not in Lin'an now.

How many coups and mutinies throughout the ages have been launched while the rulers are not in their nests?

Take a look at the Gaopingling coup launched by Sima Yi from a distance. Isn't it just taking advantage of Cao Shuang's absence to launch the coup?
I was watching an unsuccessful coup d'état recently. If I didn't compromise in time, would these ministers overrule the king?

Crisis Crisis, Crisis Hiding Opportunities.

Zhao Tan felt hot in his heart and asked Shi Hao what to do.

Shi Hao is also unambiguous, and compares the current situation with some of the things Tang Taizong did before his death.

Before Li Shimin passed away, expecting that time would be short, he belittled some ministers of merit, such as Li Ji, and found some excuse to demote them to remote areas, exile them, and seize their power and status.

But after Tang Gaozong came to power, he forgave them, called them back, and returned their power and status to them.

Does it work?

Of course it works, because it's en.

The emperor could have made you grow old in a desolate place in the deep mountains and forests for the rest of your life, but he called you back and gave you the power again. played with you.

"This method is too crude, don't those who have been deprecated do not understand?"

Zhao Tan is very strange.

Shi Hao smiled.

"I understand, of course I understand, why don't you understand? This kind of method can be seen through at a glance, but they are also afraid, sincerely afraid, Tang people have a word, a word decides life and death, even the emperor, why are they not afraid?

How dare they be sure that this is the emperor's means, instead of sincerely driving them out of the center and ending their glory and wealth?All this can be decided by the emperor, so after they are pardoned, they will naturally be grateful to the new emperor. "

Zhao Tan then understood the meaning here, and further understood what Shi Hao wanted him to do.

"In this way, the teacher hopes that I will recall the ministers who had been dismissed before, so that I can get their gratitude and their loyalty to me, so as to establish a foundation that belongs to me."

Shi Hao nodded with a smile.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"I see."

Zhao Tan laughed: "But we have sent people to call Zhang Jun, Chen Kangbo and others back before, so they must be on their way now."

"Once they return and assume high positions and power, they will definitely be loyal to Your Majesty. At that time, Your Majesty will have the help of the court. Your Majesty has his own disciple of the Son of Heaven."

Shi Hao described the future situation between the DPRK and China for Zhao Tan, which made Zhao Tan see a good situation. He was very happy to hold Shi Hao's hand.

"Teacher is really my good friend!"

"Ashamed."

Shi Hao smiled and declined.

"Then teacher, the problem in the DPRK has been solved, but what about the military? The problems in the military exposed in this war are quite serious."

After asking about the government, Zhao Tan began to ask about the military.

In this regard, Shi Hao also has his own views.

"The problem in the army is serious indeed, and it is not difficult to solve it if it is solved. There are indeed many incompetent generals in the army, but there are also loyal generals who dare to fight, such as Wang Fang who insisted on defending Yangzhou and did not surrender, and Li Xianzhong who took the initiative to attack Jiankang. They are all good generals who dare to fight for their country.

The army in the Jianghuai land was wiped out, but this was also an opportunity for reconstruction. The reconstructed army had no unnecessary troubles. His Majesty personally promoted the generals who dared to fight to lead the army, and then he could build an army that obeyed His Majesty's orders.

At that time, other places would not dare to say that the troops under the three commanding divisions of Zhenjiang Mansion, Jiankang Mansion and Chizhou would all be His Majesty's army. As for the Sanya Imperial Army, His Majesty should not act too hastily, because they are all from the Emperor Taishang.

Although the Supreme Emperor is hunting west now, he will eventually come back, and now the most prestigious general in Lin'an City, Yang Cunzhong, has been the Supreme Emperor's confidant for 20 years, and his relationship is very close, so he should not be moved lightly.

However, in this battle, the Imperial Army has indeed suffered a lot. Taking advantage of the fact that all the troops in Quanlin'an have been reorganized into imperial camps, His Majesty can organize these troops into the original front division of the palace and hand them over to Yang Cunzhong, in order to stabilize the heart of the emperor. , it is convenient for the Supreme Emperor to return to the palace.

As for the Guards Ma Junsi and the Guards Infantry Division, they can recruit new troops and re-select reliable generals. After the reconstruction of these two armies, they will naturally become His Majesty's pro-armies. "

Shi Hao used his brain to draw a blueprint for Zhao Tan's future political and military structure of the Song Dynasty, so that Zhao Tan could see all this clearly.

(End of this chapter)