I am Da Song

Chapter 323
Under the Queen's gentle guidance, the pressure that Zhao Huan had accumulated over the past few days was vented vividly.It can be said that the body and mind are relaxed and full of ambition.

On October [-], after some preparations, Zhao Huan officially held a court meeting.

This time the court meeting was extremely grand, Shangshutai, Yushi, Zhongshusheren, and Qijulang were all present and sat in the audience.

The prime ministers, ministers, and even princes and clan members of the Song Dynasty all requested to attend.

Seeing the prince present, all the ministers who entered the Chuigong Hall put on dignified expressions.

Prince Zhao Chen is now 15 years old, but he does not go out of the East Palace on weekdays, and has been studying in the palace.After all, the emperor was in his prime in spring and autumn, and he could be the emperor for at least another few decades.

At this time, the prince must keep a low profile and maintain a harmonious relationship between father and son, so as not to be suspected by the current son.

The emperor and the empress have a harmonious relationship, and he, the eldest son, has no pressure. The only challenge is his own younger brother, who is still in his infancy.

Therefore, his status can be said to be as stable as a mountain, and he will never appear in front of everyone easily.

But when the prince appeared, everyone couldn't help but think of the famous left-behind system in Song Dynasty.

Maybe something big will happen today!
After everyone arrived, Zhao Huan strode into Wende Hall.

The court meeting in the Wende Palace instead of the Chuigong Palace indicates that an important decree will be announced today.

A group of officials immediately saluted solemnly: "The minister waits to pay homage to the official family, all blessings."

Zhao Huan sat on the dragon chair, waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, take your seat."

Without waiting for others to speak, Zhao Huan took the initiative to say: "In the past few months, the country has been arguing endlessly about whether to make the Northern Expedition. However, I think this is completely avoiding the current situation. How can we sit idly by and ignore the Jin army's invasion of our vassals?"

"So in order to unify the consensus of the government and the opposition, I decided to go on a personal expedition. Completely regain Yanyun, clean up the dust of Jurchen!"

After hearing Zhao Huan's words, although all the officials had expected it, they were still very shocked.

The imperial conquest means that the power of the whole country and the life of the emperor must be used to win this battle.Those who retreated were executed immediately, and those who advanced were appointed officials and generals.

The controversy over the Northern Expedition that lasted for so long in the court of the Song Dynasty ended decisively and decisively in this grand way.

No longer have to think about whether the Northern Expedition can be won or whether it will lead to frontier corruption.

When the Son of Heaven personally conquests, all the officials of the Song Dynasty must ensure that this battle must be won!
The officials were still thinking about how to persuade them, but Zhao Huan had already ordered decisively: "During the personal conquest of the emperor, use the right minister Mei Zhili as the left-behind in Tokyo, and form a Tokyo left-behind department to assist the prince in supervising the country."

"Left Chancellor and Privy Councillor, along with officials from the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, followed the imperial battalion on a northward tour."

"Where north of the Yellow River, all soldiers and generals must immediately gather in Beijing and prepare for the Northern Expedition."

The Royal Conquest does not start immediately.It will take several months just to issue an edict, assemble the army, and raise food and grass.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's first Northern Expedition began preparations in November. The army north of the Yangtze River mobilized 50 troops, and it was not until February of the following year that the troops were formally dispatched.It took more than three months just to prepare.

The front line of the Song Dynasty has gathered 30 soldiers, and they have also hoarded a large amount of food and grass.Zhang Jun's war deployment against the Kingdom of Jin has already begun since August.

It's just that this battle is going to be a battle where the emperor is in command, and the emperor's personal conquest requires more preparations.

But from October to the first month of the next year, such a long time is enough for the court officials to prepare properly.

The emperor Gangchang was arbitrary, and he must do one thing. Under the political systems of the Song and Ming Dynasties, no one could stop it.

Seeing that the government has already arranged the deployment to such an extent, it would be useless for the ministers to object.

Because the emperor gave an order, the officials of the Privy Council and the six ministries could only obey the order.

These two systems are responsible for executing the will of the Son of Heaven, and what they require is unconditional execution.

The prime minister and the censor can write and make suggestions, which is the power given to them by the state.

But if the Privy Council and the Six Ministries refute the order of the emperor, it is not something that can be closed by dismissing officials.That means that the emperor has lost the power to control the country and issue decrees.Both military power and administrative power were lost, and the imperial power was locked in the palace.If it doesn't kill people's heads, it will not be able to restore the majesty of the emperor.

Now it all depends on the attitude of the prime minister.Only they have prestige and power to make suggestions to officials.As for Qin Hui, the imperial censor of Zuodu, everyone has given up on him, and there is no hope at all.That is a traitorous minister who is obsessed with everything.

But inside Wende Palace, there was a moment of silence.

The two prime ministers of the Zhengshitang did not have too much opposition to the fact that Yujia personally conquered it.

The main reason is that it is nothing new for the imperial conquest in Song Dynasty.Even more so today.

After all, Song Dynasty specially set up the post of Tokyo Left-behind Department for Yujia's personal conquest, and it has continued all the time.

Not counting Zhao Huan himself, the Song Dynasty already had a record of seven personal conquests by the royal driver.

If Zhao Huan is counted, it will be increased to ten times with the addition of this personal conquest by the imperial driver.

That's right, this is Zhao Huan's third imperial conquest.For the first time, in the first month of the first year of Jingkang, the imperial court issued an edict for personal conquest, and also established a personal conquest operation division.For the second time, in the second year of Jingkang, he led the Shenwu Youjun to go south to Nanjing.

On average, in less than 20 years in the Song Dynasty, there will be a royal conquest, which is about the same frequency as military parades in later generations.

In practice, of course, the form is similar.

The emperor's personal conquest means to drive the imperial camp to the front line to inspect the soldiers and boost morale.

Based on the understanding of today's emperor by the officials of the Song Dynasty, the emperor is not the kind of character who would personally charge into battle with a sword.Even the military deployment, the emperor may not intervene.

Therefore, the Yujia's personal conquest is not so much a test of the military, but a test of the Song Dynasty's finances.

But the Great Song Dynasty is precisely now that the country has sufficient finances, the treasury is sufficient, and the emperor's personal conquest is not a big burden on the country.

But it can guarantee the winning rate of this war, and at the same time promote the country's prestige.

The left minister, Zhang Jun, is a main fighter, and he tends to support this royal conquest.

Although the Right Prime Minister Mei Zhili advocated maintaining peace in the frontier, he was the biggest beneficiary in this imperial conquest, and he could assist the prince in supervising the country and taking charge of the government.

Moreover, he has been in the same dynasty with the emperor for many years, and he is very clear that with the current fiery monarchy of the official family, he alone cannot persuade him to change his mind.So he wisely chose silence.

No one objected, and the resolution of Yujia's personal conquest was formally passed.

The Song Dynasty will devote all its power to the Northern Expedition, and use more than 10,000 troops to defeat the [-]+ weak troops in the Kingdom of Jin in one fell swoop. Taking advantage of the weakness of the Kingdom of Jin, they will completely drive Jurchen back to the land of white mountains and black waters.

The scale of the 40-strong Northern Expedition was no less than that of the Sui Dynasty and the Southern Chen Dynasty.

Song Junliang's powerful generals gathered together, and everyone was gearing up to fight for the great Song and Han to capture the tiger, and hold their king to question the crime before the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)