Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 469: The Emperor’s Uncle is Seriously Insidious
I heard that Princess Anping was the fiancée of the grandson of the Liao Kingdom. Zhe Zong burst out laughing, even without caring about the emperor's majesty.

But Zhe Zong would only act like this in front of Zhao Mu, his confidant who was like a friend. And only in front of Zhao Mu, he could say some dirty words that an emperor could not say.

Zhe Zong gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay, okay, uncle Huang really gave me the face of the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Mu saw Zhezong so happy, so he took advantage of his happiness and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, I plan to ask for a reward from Your Majesty."

Zhezong was surprised to hear that Zhao Mu took the initiative to ask for a reward.

Zhe Zong took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Haha, in the past, when I wanted to reward the emperor's uncle, the emperor's uncle would always shirk the reward in every possible way. What happened to the emperor's uncle today? He actually took the initiative to ask for a reward from me."

Zhe Zong said happily: "It's rare for the emperor to give me such face. And the emperor has made great contributions this time, so he should be rewarded. Uncle, tell me, what do you want me to reward you? Does the emperor want to move his official position, or do you want to be rewarded?" I want more food and land, or I have a crush on the girl to be drafted in my palace. Just tell me what you want."

Zhao Mu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is joking. Now that I have become a Grand Master, and I am a minister of the Ministry of War, I can be regarded as a very popular minister, and I can't be promoted. And the women in Chuxiu Palace are all your Majesty." Yes. No matter how cowardly I am, I don’t dare to covet your Majesty’s woman. I want to ask your Majesty for five hundred thousand taels of silver.”

"Ah?" Zhe Zong couldn't help but be startled when he heard the reward Zhao Mu asked for from him.

Zhe Zong asked: "Huh? The emperor's uncle wants five hundred thousand taels of silver from me. Is the emperor's palace stretched?"

Zhao Mu smiled awkwardly and said: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, although this gift to the Jurchen tribe did not bankrupt my family, I do not have much cash on hand now. Moreover, I took this money for a Marriage."

Hearing the word "marriage", Zhe Zong said with a smile: "Oh? Which girl does the emperor have his eyes on again? Besides, there is no need for the emperor to pay for the betrothal gift himself."

Zhao Mu replied with a smile: "That's right. Murong Fu was already stretched thin due to military training. When he saw that I gave so much money to the Jurchen tribe, he shamelessly asked me for some money to use for military supplies. However, I treated him Outsiders never suffer. Murong Fu's cousin, Miss Wang, is a rare beauty, so he took the opportunity to offer his cousin in exchange for money, but this guy agreed without blinking an eye. Alas! I am really worthless for that girl. The man she had been thinking about was sold to Wei Chen in a blink of an eye."

After hearing this, Zhezong said: "Haha! This Murong Fu is really a character who is not recognized by his relatives. It seems that he will be able to achieve great things in the future. He will betray everyone around him for his own power and position. He is quite a hero."

Zhezong looked at Zhao Mu and said: "Uncle Emperor, I think we should be careful about this person in the future. This person is so ruthless and unjust. He will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. He is definitely not a kind person. You put the people in Zhongjing and Shangjing in Liao Kingdom Give him the land. Is this a suspicion of raising tigers?" Zhao Mu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this is another move made by our army by giving the best land in Liao to Murong Fu. After the Song Dynasty took back the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture and the Liaodong ancestral land, it had the Great Wall as its support, and it had reached a situation where it could advance, attack, retreat and defend. As for other lands outside the Great Wall, it was not as suitable for farming as the land inside the Great Wall. , It was considered useless, so I threw him to Murong Fu to revive his Yan country."

"I said before that the Liao Kingdom can be destroyed but cannot be destroyed. If the Liao Kingdom is destroyed by us, then the other nomadic tribes in the north will have no one to check and balance them. They may become new forces in the future, such as the Xiongnu and Turer in ancient times. , Today, the Liao Kingdom is generally on our head, and the minister assigned the land of Liao Shangjing and Zhongjing to Murong Fu just to make him the focus of the conflict in the north. "

"We can see that the Jurchens are very dissatisfied with the division of ministers this time. But I, the Song Dynasty, are strong and the Jurchens are weak. The Jurchens do not dare to invade the Song Dynasty, so they can only use their methods on Murong Fu's Yan Kingdom. The Khitans lost the Yanyun Land in Nanjing, and they were not eager to take it back. After all, these places were not theirs, but they took advantage of the melee between the heroes in the late Tang Dynasty. But those in Liao's Zhongjing and Shangjing were theirs. The ancestral land of the Liao people. The Liao people will not invade us again until they take back these two places. But if we take these two places, then the Liao people will only regard us as their mortal enemies. This contradiction will only be placed on Murong Fu. body."

"And that Murong Fu, who relied on our troops to restore the country, will definitely not be a match for the Jurchens and Liao in a short period of time. He can only rely on us. By then, our Song Dynasty will be able to mediate among the three parties of Liao, Yan, and Jurchen Profit. And buy time to repair the damaged Great Wall to ensure the longevity of the Song Dynasty. "

After hearing Zhao Mu's plan, Zhezong smiled and said: "Haha, the emperor's uncle is really very sinister in this move. He promised to help him restore the country before, and even used a trick to seize his woman. In the end, he made him our great master. This Murong Fu is a chess piece of Song Yuwai. It seems that the emperor will not give up until he eats him up."

Zhao Mu also chuckled and said: "This is not because we are undercover. It's just that ambitious people like Murong Fu cannot get along with him with true love and sincerity. And he also wanted to secretly rebel against our Song Dynasty. If it hadn't been for him Due to Wei Chen's strength, he might also become the target of the Liao Kingdom's attack on the Song Dynasty. Moreover, the minister did not fail him. He promised to help him restore the country and gave him the best land in the Liao Kingdom. Whether or not these four battle areas can be defended is not a question for Wei Chen. "

After hearing this, Zhezong sighed with emotion: "With the emperor's uncle here in the Song Dynasty, there is nothing to worry about."

Zhao Mu also stood up and bowed and said: "The Song Dynasty is really worry-free when your Majesty is here." Zhao Mu raised his head at this time and asked, "Your Majesty, look at the matter of the five hundred thousand taels of silver. "

Zhe Zong said with a smile: "Haha, the emperor is really impatient. However, the bribery of the Jurchens this time was paid for by the emperor himself. It makes no sense for the emperor to use his own money to handle court affairs. So, then, One million taels will be given by the court. I will immediately order the Ministry of Revenue to return it to the emperor. In addition, I will reward the emperor for his hard work in the harsh cold."

After hearing Zhezong's words, Zhao Mu replied: "Your Majesty is serious. Your Majesty's money is the money of the imperial court. All the money is a reward from your Majesty, and I have no use for it. It is my duty to share your Majesty's worries. As for your Majesty's extra money, I don't need so much reward. At present, the imperial court needs a lot of money to raise troops. It's better for your majesty to reward the ministers after the Xixia is destroyed. I only need 500,000 taels of silver to help Murong Fu raise his army. It’s enough to get some small benefits.”

Zhe Zong looked at Zhao Mu, smiled, sighed, shook his head and said, "Okay. Then I will go with what the emperor uncle has played."

(End of this chapter)