At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 286 King Ning returns to the country
In the blink of an eye, it was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the tenth year. Because the weather was fine, Zhao Shi took his eldest daughter, who was over one year old, to the streets to enjoy the lanterns.

The Empress Dowager was very fond of these few princes, and called them to her palace every day, wishing that they could eat, drink, and have sex all by herself.

The emperor felt that his son didn't matter, and his daughter was his treasure, so he would play with him whenever he had free time. The reason why he only brought the eldest princess with him today was because the other princesses were all sleeping.

There were many people on the street, including many carrying their children, so the emperor did not look out of place among them.

Just as the eldest princess was looking at a flowered dog lantern and giggling, a man suddenly knelt down on the ground and said, "Foreign Minister Hengren pays homage to His Majesty the Great Emperor. Long live my Emperor."

When the emperor turned around, more than a dozen guards on the left and right were already surrounding him, each with his hands on the handle of the gun at his waist.

Zhao Shi asked: "I haven't summoned you yet, how can you recognize me?"

Hengren replied: "The foreign minister has seen Wen Shidu and knows that he is always at your Majesty's side, so he dare not fail to be polite."

Although he was disturbed, Zhao was not angry. He took his daughter into his arms and said, "Go back to the palace."

"The foreign minister respectfully sends you your Majesty." Hengren kowtowed respectfully.

"Guan Family, Guan Family, come and try our rice cakes."

"There's fried tofu, Guanjia. It's delicious. Let's have two pieces."

The hawkers setting up stalls nearby shouted loudly and only used the emperor as a sign.

"Next time, there are too many people on the street. It wouldn't be nice if something unexpected happened." Zhao waved his hands and left, then said to Wen Daosheng: "Go, buy some and take them back, and send some to each palace.

Let the Imperial City Secretary investigate whether the encounter with Hengren was by chance or premeditated. "

Wen Daosheng thought for a while and asked, "Did your Majesty want him to meet by chance or premeditated it?"

"You, you, you have become more and more unruly since I became an uncle." Zhao Shi smiled and cursed, and said: "Let's investigate and deal with it according to the facts. As long as you live in peace of mind, the country can tolerate a mere deposed king."

"I understand." Wen Daosheng called two guards to give instructions, but he went to buy things.

His sister gave birth to a princess and was given the title of noble concubine, and his father was still the general manager, so he didn't have to worry about becoming a powerful relative, and he was very magnanimous when facing the emperor.

Probably because she was tired from playing, the eldest princess took a nap. Zhao was afraid that her liver would freeze, so she got in the car.

When I arrived at the palace gate, I could only hear the clatter of horse hooves from far to near.

Either it was a local emergency report, or it was Prince Ning.

Since there was no shouting, Zhao was too lazy to look and let the sound of horse hooves come to a stop.

"Brother..." Zhao Bing shouted.

Hearing that something was wrong in his voice, Zhao opened the car curtain, only to see that Zhao Xiaosan's eyes were red and he seemed to have cried.

"How come, in the huge Chengtian Mansion, there is still someone who dares to touch your Prince Ning's brow?" Zhao Shi asked with a smile.

Although the crown prince was established, Prince Ning's title of supervising the country was not revoked. This meant that if the emperor suddenly became emperor, Prince Ning could still be the emperor.

At other times, others would have thought that the emperor wanted to praise and kill Prince Ning, but now, everyone understood that the emperor really cared about his younger brother.

Zhao Bing said with a cry: "Brother, my grandfather is gone."

"Huh?" Zhao Shi became serious and asked, "Why didn't the court receive the notification?"

"My grandfather is the general manager of Prince Ning's Mansion. He is not an official of the imperial court. According to the rules, he does not need to report to the imperial court." Zhao Bing lowered his head and replied.

"I have indeed been negligent in these years." Zhao Shi was silent for a moment and said, "Come here, summon the left and right prime ministers and the Minister of Rites to the palace."

A guard went to deliver the order. Zhao Shi gave his daughter to the wet nurse next to him, jumped out of the car and came to Zhao Bing's side, saying: "Yu Rusi has made great contributions to the country, and the court will never forget it. What do you think?"

"My younger brother wants to ask for a prince and a posthumous title for my grandfather," Zhao Bing replied.

"Of course it should be." Zhao Shi nodded and said, "Who do you think can be the Prime Minister of Ning Guo?"

The minister of state should have been appointed a long time ago, but Yu Rusi did a good job and the good ministers in the court all had important responsibilities, so the emperor forgot about it.

Now that Yu Rusi died of illness in Ningguo, it was natural to send a state minister there. "Brother, let's see." Zhao Bing hesitated and said, "My little brother wants to leave the country.

In the past few years, my younger brother has indulged in pleasures, all of which were managed by his grandfather. Now that he has died in a foreign country, it is his turn to fulfill his filial piety.

After all, Ningguo is my younger brother's fiefdom, and it should be managed by my younger brother himself, lest anyone ruin my grandfather's hard work. "

"Since you have such thoughts, go boldly. No matter what happens, big brother will take care of it for you." After giving the promise, Zhao Shi said again: "As for the queen of the country, let's see what is going on with the Thirteenth Family. If it has been controlled Ning Guo’s lifeline, find a way to expel them, but don’t make it public, don’t be impatient, do it secretly and slowly.”

"Isn't it crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, isn't it?" Zhao Bing felt embarrassed.

Zhao Shi said: "Ning State can belong to King Ning, to the people of Ning State, or to the imperial court, but it cannot belong to a wealthy and powerful family.

If the economy is managed by human hands, if things go on like this, the country will be ruined and must be nipped in the bud, even if they have paid a lot for the construction of Ningguo.

Remember, Ning Guo must be the leader of the Nanyang countries and must not be stolen by the wealthy. "

This kind of intrigue... Chunliang Zhao Xiaosan said it was very difficult.

Fortunately, this matter is not urgent and can be learned slowly, and the emperor said he would help.

After a while, Li Tingzhi and Wang Yinglin, who took over Chen Yizhong's position, arrived.

After hearing that Yu Rusi passed away due to illness, the two expressed their condolences and discussed the candidate for the Prime Minister.

King Ning has the right to inherit the throne, so the political structure is different from other feudal states. There will be two positions of prime minister and general. These are court officials, not personal ministers of King Ning.

After discussing for a while, Li Tingzhi said: "Zhang Zhensun, the deputy general manager of Guangnan East Road, has outstanding talents and commendable loyalty. He can be the prime minister of Ningguo. As for General Ningguo, please ask the Privy Council to select a candidate."

Zhao Bing said: "The Northern Expedition is about to begin, and there will be plenty of opportunities to make contributions. I don't think anyone will be willing to go overseas. I will leave General Ning Guo to himself."

Li Tingzhi said: "King Ning's military strategy is also among the best in the upper four armies. It is easy to take charge of the military affairs of the feudal country. All he needs to do is dispatch some veterans to help."

Zhao Bing's martial arts and military skills are good, but he has no actual combat experience and needs some training.

"Reorganizing towards the sun, each army will eliminate more than [-] veteran troops, and the able ones can be selected to go south." Wang Yinglin added.

"Three thousand will be selected to go south. Those who are sick will be compensated with death in battle, and those who are willing to move their families will be accommodated by the court." Zhao Shi added another sentence, saying: "Ning Guo will bear all the expenses."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Bing thanked him.

With good ministers and low-level military attachés, unless the entire Ning State rebels now, Zhao Bing will be able to firmly control the feudal state.

"The founding of Ningguo relies heavily on thirteen powerful families. I am worried that after many years, Ningguo will be controlled by a powerful power, and even the whole of Nanyang will be controlled by a powerful power.

Now that King Ning has not left, the two ministers may wish to give you some advice. " Zhao Shi said.

"I obey the imperial edict." The two of them responded.

When the thirteen companies invested in Ningguo, everyone else laughed at them for flattering the emperor. They pulled back boatloads of wealth in ancient and modern times, making others envious.

It's just that capital doesn't know how to be satisfied. The thirteen companies that have tasted the benefits are waving gold and silver and investing everywhere.

Two families are still inconspicuous, but eight families cannot be underestimated. If they really control one hundred and eighty families, it will be difficult for the central government to deal with it.

It is necessary to nip problems in the bud.

Just when the two prime ministers were telling King Ning how to deal with the powerful, Hu Sansheng came and had already drafted a title for Yu Rusi.

He was called Huan, Wen Huan, who was able to take care of Yu Rushi's achievements.

In recognition of his hard work and meritorious service, the emperor posthumously awarded him the title of Prime Minister of Ning State, the second rank, and the same road as the general manager of six ministers.

After Zhao Bing thanked him, he set off at the end of the month.

There were [-] veterans accompanying him, and the remaining ones were gathered by the imperial court. They first went to Guangzhou and took Zhang Zhensun with them, and then headed straight to Ningguo without stopping.

Nowadays, navigation technology is more and more advanced, as long as there is no storm, there is no problem going directly from Guangzhou to Ningguo.

(End of this chapter)