Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Xiao Ran did not ask about the discussion between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin.

After calculating the time, Xiao Ran went to the first year of Longxing.

Deoksugung Palace

After receiving the battle report from the front line, Zhao Min kept smiling, and now he had to be more forceful when talking to Jin Chao.

However, he was thinking about the firearms of the Ming Dynasty and had some ideas.

Zhang Jun led some soldiers back to Beijing and waited for the emperor's reward.

When Zhao Xin, who was reviewing the memorial, noticed someone, he looked up and saw Xiao Ran. He immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Xiao, it's all thanks to you and Mr. Zhu this time."

Xiao Ran said: "This list is complete."

"Forget it!" Zhao Hao nodded affirmatively, then he spoke with some embarrassment.

"Mr. Xiao, can I have a chat with Mr. Zhu alone?"

How could Xiao Ran not understand what he was thinking, "Okay."

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao." Zhao Xin, with a happy face, took out a hundred taels of gold and handed it to Xiao Ran as a reward for setting up a bridge.

It didn't take much time to go back and forth, but it was a pity that Zhu Di was not at Xiao Ran's house.

Huo Qubing, who was eating fruit, glanced at Zhao Xi, who was wearing a dragon robe. "Zhu Di went to the hospital. He said he was visiting Song Taizu on behalf of his ancestors."

Hearing this, Zhao Yan looked worried, "Ancestor is not feeling well?"

Xiao Ran briefly talked about the things he couldn't get in touch with before.

"It just so happens that I'm going to visit my ancestors," said Zhao Yan.

Huo Qubing wiped his hands and came over with a smile, "I have nothing to do, let's go together."

Not long after, Xiao Ran and the others appeared in the ward of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.

Seeing them, Zhu Di took the initiative to greet them, "Come, sit down and talk."

Zhu Di and Zhao Kuangyin drank hot tea and still thought about practicing tea art themselves.

"Who is this?" Zhao Kuangyin, the only one in the ward who had not seen Zhao Xin yet, was slightly confused.

Zhao Xun took two steps forward and knelt down on the ground. He knelt down in awe and said, "I have met our ancestors! I am your descendant Zhao Xin."

Hearing the name, Zhao Kuangyin remembered what Zhu Di had said in a casual chat, "It's great that the Southern Song Dynasty can have such ambitious descendants as you."

Zhao Kuangyin knew a lot about the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty from Xiao Ran, and there were not many people who were willing to go to the Northern Expedition.

Zhao Min was delighted and felt very happy to be praised by his ancestors.

"Thank you, ancestor."

After they sat down one by one, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Xiao, I heard that the Longxing Peace Agreement will be signed if the Northern Expedition fails. This peace agreement has been maintained for forty years. Didn't Zhao Hao make another Northern Expedition?"

Xiao Ran took the tea and answered, "It's not like nothing. The generals of the Northern Expedition were denounced and died before the peace talks. Later, there were not many main war factions left."

"Then entering the Qiandao period, the court lost several important officials. They had to make an exception and appoint officials with lower qualifications, but they all resigned quickly due to business reasons. In the second year of Qiandao, Zhao Hao appointed Ye Yong and Wei Qi as prime ministers, and also appointed Jiang Fu is in charge of political affairs, and Chen Junqing is Tongzhi, Privy Council member and power in charge of political affairs. The long-lasting incomplete ruling team is basically complete."

"Speaking of it, this is a team that reconciles the main war faction and the main peace faction. The four people often have different views and opinions and cannot unite and cooperate. Among them, Ye Yongsu always advocated the restoration of ZTE and suggested that the main war faction be reused. Minister. However, Wei Qi has always been an anti-war leader. He once obeyed the advice of Tang Situi and others. Therefore, whenever Zhao Min wanted to start another war, he tried his best to dissuade him. "

"A year later, Zhao Hao found a reason to remove Ye Yong and Wei Qi from their positions. Then Zhao Hao promoted Jiang Fu to the position of right prime minister, making him the only prime minister. Zhao Hao wanted to go to the north again so that Jiang Fu could seize the opportunity. Planning. As a result, Jiang Fu, who was famous for taking the lead in the battle, advocated maintaining the peace situation because of the lack of time and personnel. When Zhao Min planned to let him serve as the commander of the Northern Expedition, Zhao Fu immediately ordered Jiang Fu to be dismissed. "

"Is it possible that there is no one available in my court?!" Zhao Min looked solemn. He had never stopped thinking about the Northern Expedition, but why was everyone in the court trying to stop him?

Xiao Ran shook his head, "It's not that no one can be used, it's just that the peace faction controls the power. Wang Yingchen, Wang Shipeng, Chen Lianghan, Zhou Cao and others whom Ye Yong suggested to reuse are the war faction."

"It's a pity that they were all demoted."

Zhao Kuangyin looked worried, "Why were you demoted?"

"I offended the powerful." Xiao Ran said a very common reason.

It was clear at a glance which powerful people had been offended.

"Mr. Xiao, what happens after this?" Zhao Min secretly made a note in his mind to promote these ministers after returning.

Xiao Ran continued: "In the fourth year of Qiandao, Zhao Hao appointed Chen Junqing as the left prime minister, and again appointed Yu Yunwen as the right prime minister. Both of them are warlords."

"After Yu Yunwen became prime minister, he actively advocated modifying the terms of the Longxing Peace Agreement, and suggested sending people to the Jin Dynasty to demand that the Jin Dynasty return the Henan area where the tombs of the Northern Song emperors were located, and change the humiliating etiquette of exchanges between the north and the south."

Zhao Kuangyin crushed the cup and said angrily: "My tomb has been occupied by Jin people?!"

"Which bastard junior did it?"

In front of outsiders, Zhao Kuangyin felt like he was losing face.

How could an emperor ever lose the tomb of his ancestors?

Zhu Di suppressed a smile, coughed twice and comforted, "Don't worry, you can still get it back."

It's okay not to say it, but when Zhao Kuangyin said it, he couldn't help it, looked at Zhao Min, gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't take back the territory, I will break your legs!"

Zhao Hao quickly agreed, "Don't worry, ancestors, I will definitely take back all the lost territory of the Song Dynasty from the Northern Expedition!"

"Okay, okay, let's continue talking." Zhu Di handed over another cup of tea and urged Xiao Ran to continue. "Yu Yunwen's proposal was firmly opposed by Chen Junqing, who believed that it was completely futile. Not only would it not be able to change the humiliating status of the Southern Song Dynasty towards the Jin Dynasty, it would also arouse the vigilance of the Jin people and be detrimental to the recovery and recovery of the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhao Yun adopted Yu Yunwen's suggestion, and Chen Junqing had no choice but to resign. "

"Is it done?" Zhao Xun asked nervously.

Xiao Ran was speechless, "How can it be possible? This matter has not been implemented at all."

"But for several years, Yu Yunwen has been the prime minister, and we have discussed the Northern Expedition plan with you. Yu Yunwen is also a talented person."

"He once intercepted the Jin army and fought a decisive battle at Caishiji with 18,000 troops against the 150,000 Jin army, and defeated the Jin army. This battle is very famous. During the Shaoxing period, he proposed the Northern Expedition many times and achieved great success. There were many victories. Later, the Jin Kingdom wanted to compete for the prefectures and counties in Shaanxi that were recaptured by the Song Army. Some people in the court really wanted to give up these places, but Yu Yunwen firmly opposed it. "

"You should be familiar with this matter."

Several people's eyes fell on Zhao Yu.

Zhao Hao, who knew the subsequent results, was a little embarrassed, "With the advice of Shi Hao and others, I asked the Song Army to give up the results."

At this point, he was too embarrassed to continue.

Xiao Ran said, "You can't cross Baoji in the east, and you can't cross Deshun in the north. We want to use loyal people to guard Xinfuzhou County, and the army retreats to Shukou. These are your original words. Yu Yunwen's objections were ineffective. Wu Lin was retreating in a hurry and was The Jin army suffered heavy losses in the sneak attack. The Qinfeng, Xihe, and Yongxing roads that had been recovered were all recaptured by the Jin Dynasty.

"You wanted to call Yu Yunwen back to the court, but because the rulers in the court were afraid of him, he was still in charge of the local government."

"In June of the first year of Longxing, you summoned Yu Yunwen to the capital. He strongly opposed Prime Minister Shi Hao's theory of abandoning the land and explained the benefits and disadvantages of abandoning the land. You promoted him to Minister of the Ministry of War and began to use him seriously."

"You wanted the Northern Expedition, but you gave up the main war faction for various reasons. How many officials have been changed back and forth in the court."

Zhao Yan's face was hot and he was very ashamed, "I am the official who cannot balance the war faction and the peace faction."

This problem existed to some extent among the emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty. Xiao Ran did not continue to talk about it, but returned to the original discussion.

"In the eighth year of Qiandao, Zhao Hao approved Yu Yunwen's resignation as prime minister, granted the title of Duke of Yong, and handed over the command of Sichuan and Shaanxi to Yu Yunwen. He was directly responsible for the Jianghuai area, and agreed to raise troops in the east and west at the same time to join forces in Henan. This time in less than two years, Yu Yunwen died in office."

"After the death of Yu Yunwen, there were no such important ministers in the court, and Zhao Min no longer had the ambition of the Northern Expedition. At this point, Zhao Min's government was mainly for stability. From the first year of Chunxi to the seventh year of Chunxi, he appointed several officials From the eighth year of Chunxi's reign, Zhao Jin stopped changing ministers frequently and appointed Wang Huai as prime minister for many years. Wang Huai focused on relief, economic development, effective alleviation of social conflicts, and rectification of fiscal revenue and expenditure, which made the Southern Song Dynasty more prosperous. The country’s situation is improving.”

Zhao Kuangyin's expression softened a lot, "This Wang Huai is a meritorious official."

"Indeed, if Wang Huai had not been the prime minister in the later period, Zhao Xun's later political affairs would not have been so smooth." Xiao Ran said.

"Wang Huai was an imperial censor in the late years of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty in Shaoxing. He once proposed that the power of punishment, rewards and promotion of officials should be concentrated in the emperor. After Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty Zhao Yu came to the throne, Wang Huai served as a financial and judicial officer in Fujian and Zhejiang. Fuli After the battle, Wang Huai was summoned and proposed to select generals, prepare weapons, reduce troops, and provide adequate food, and advocated continued preparations for war. Later, Zhao Min arranged for Wang Huai to be in charge of military affairs in the Privy Council. "

"When Wang Huai came to power, he implemented the governance policy of financial management and preparation for war formulated by Zhao Dao. During his reign, it was recorded by historians that the officers who guarded the border and commanded the troops were all responsible for their talents, and the military affairs in each area were at an appropriate rate."

"But this so-called financial management only focused on concentrating local financial power to the court as much as possible, without reforming the system. The so-called preparation for war only meant some reorganization of the military, and there was no plan to go north to fight the war."

After sighing with emotion, Xiao Ran returned to Wang Huai.

"Wang Huai has been an official for forty years. He held high positions and tried his best to recommend talents. The court was filled with talents. In the Privy Council, he advocated the fight against gold and focused on relieving the hungry people affected by floods and droughts. He petitioned for leniency in sentences and reduction of taxes. His He was steady in words and deeds, and was good at mediating conflicts. When Zhu Xi and Tang Zhongyou were at odds with each other, it was he who spoke out to reconcile them."

Zhao Min took Wang Huai down, and one more official was available.

But Xiao Ran didn't stop and continued talking.

"In the later period of Chunxi, Zhao Hao already wanted to abdicate, but because the Supreme Emperor was still alive. Until the fourteenth year of Chunxi, when the Supreme Emperor Gaozong died of illness, and the funeral had not been completed, Zhao Hao used the excuse of preparing to mourn the Supreme Emperor for three years. , expressed his intention to pass the throne to Prince Zhao Dun. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Hao officially ordered the prince to participate in politics and set up a meeting hall as a place for the prince to discuss government affairs. The next year, he further delegated power and stipulated that he would still be responsible for the appointment and removal of important positions. In charge, the promotion, demotion and transfer of other officials were all decided by the prince. Soon after, Zhao Min simply asked the prince to directly follow the government, and all government affairs were decided after consultation with the prince. "

"In the sixteenth year of Chunxi, Zhao Zhen officially ceded his position to the crown prince and retired to rest. In the end, Zhao Zhen became depressed and angry because of the new emperor's unfilial piety. When he was seriously ill in bed, he wanted to see the new emperor for the last time. But he was rejected by the new emperor and died of illness completely disappointed. "

Zhao Yan, who looked shocked, was puzzled, "Who is the new emperor?"

"Your third son Zhao Dun, his mother is Queen Chengmu Guo."

"How could it be him? Where is my eldest son?" Even if he loves this son in his heart, it is unlikely that Zhao Yan will pass the throne to his third son if his parents are in order.

Xiao Ran explained, "Your eldest son was established as the prince in the first year of Qiandao, that is, 1165. However, Qiandao became seriously ill in the third year, and the imperial doctor made a mistake in using the medicine, and he died directly."

"Quack doctor!" Zhao Hao scolded angrily.

"As for the second son Zhao Kai, you made him king."

At this time, Zhao Min didn't need to ask, he knew that it must be because of his love for the third son.

"Mr. Xiao, why is he so unfilial to me?"

Xiao Ran explained his doubts, "The new emperor Zhao Dun is not a very filial person to begin with, let alone you who are filial to your adoptive father and often refuse to go to worship. And Zhao Dun's queen Li Fengniang is also responsible for this. She is very fierce. It often made you angry. And because you thought it was not too early to make the new emperor's son Zhao Kuo the crown prince, Li Fengniang encouraged Zhao Dun not to go to worship. "

"In 1194, the fifth year of Shaoxi's reign, your condition was quite serious. Zhao Dun still refused to visit you, but instead went to play with Li Fengniang. Your condition worsened and you realized that you would die soon, so you wanted to see Zhao Dun again before you passed away. Dun glanced at you and asked Zhao Dun many times every day whether he was here. Unfortunately, Zhao Dun and Li Fengniang knew about it but remained indifferent. Even though Prime Minister Liu Zheng and his ministers repeatedly asked Zhao Dun to fulfill your last wish, Zhao Dun did not want to listen. While others were holding on to Guangzong to persuade him, Zhao Dun still ignored him. "

"Not two days later, Zhao Dun ordered Liu Zheng and others to be suspended from duty and await punishment. After you found out about this incident, you were completely disappointed in Zhao Dun and died directly."

"Evil son! I've been so good to him, but he dares to do this!" Zhao Min's chest heaved with anger, and he wished he could give his third son a severe beating right now.

Xiao Ran said unhurriedly, "This is not over yet. You have to be buried when you die. Zhao Dun even refused to host the funeral. Your queen, Wu, performed the memorial ceremony on her behalf. Later, Zhao Dun was forced to do so because he offended the government and the public because of his unfilial piety and other issues. Abdicated."

"Him! How dare he! I shouldn't have kept this scoundrel!" Zhao Xing, who almost fainted from anger, felt that he must have been blind before to think that this bitch looked like him.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were full of sympathy, and it was rare to see such a miserable son.

Zhu Di and Huo Qubing were shocked.

It's simply outrageous.

This is the first time I have heard of such an unfilial emperor, even if he does a good job on the surface.

You are so stupid, why should you be an emperor? (End of chapter)