Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Father, with Grandmother Xiaoming taking care of the family, Grandpa Taizu must have repelled the Liao army and won a complete victory, right?"

"After Emperor Taizu led the army to go out, there were rebels in the Liao Kingdom. Their emperor was anxious to put down the rebellion, so the Liao people retreated before fighting."

"Father, did Grandpa Taizu return to Beijing?"

"Yes, the army that set off did not go very far. They just went to Chenqiaoyi. It was a strange day. Prime Minister Zhao suggested that the army be temporarily stationed at Chenqiaoyi, and then advance the next day. Emperor Taizu ordered the garrison, and the battle report came from the border that night. Let the army prepare meals and drinks for the army to drink freely, and inform the return to Beijing the next day."

"Father, what happened next?"

"Later..." Defang pursed her lips, and continued, "Because there is no need to go north, and he will be able to return to Beijing soon, so Emperor Taizu drank a lot of wine that night and fell asleep early, but Soon after the emperor Taizu fell asleep, the soldiers in the army began to discuss the matter of the double day, thinking that the appearance of the new sun indicates that the Central Plains will have a holy master. , So some people began to say that the Holy Lord is the Emperor Taizu, and he should obey the heavens and support him as the emperor. Later, all the generals and officials gathered together, and under the auspices of Prime Minister Zhao, they made a decision to change the fate of the later Zhou Dynasty."

"Father, Prime Minister Zhao and the others support Grandpa Taizu as emperor?"

"Yes, the next morning, Emperor Taizu was woken up by the noise outside, and got up in a daze. At this time, His Majesty and Prime Minister Zhao...that is, your emperor's uncle, who was just a small officer accompanying the army at that time, the two of them When people entered the tent, Emperor Taizu asked what was causing the noise outside, Prime Minister Zhao asked Emperor Taizu to go out and have a look. As soon as he got out of the tent, all the soldiers knelt down. Emperor Taizu was puzzled and asked what happened At this time, Prime Minister Zhao told the generals that they would support your grandpa Taizu as emperor. Emperor Taizu was shocked and sternly refused. Seeing this, several generals got up and pulled down the emperor's flag, put it on Emperor Taizu, and then Everyone knelt down and shouted long live, Emperor Taizu was completely unexpected, and stood there in a daze, Zhao Cheng said to Emperor Taizu that now only the young master is in power, no one can take charge of the country's military affairs, and in the troubled times of the future Zhou Dynasty, there are strong enemies all around, If there is no guidance from the wise king, the people of the family and country will surely fall into disaster again, and in the past few months, there have been rumors in the capital that they will be inspected to be the emperor. Support the general as the emperor, kneel down and ask the general to obey the destiny, and establish the country as the emperor."

"Father, did Grandpa Grandpa agree?"

"In that case, it's impossible not to agree." Defang continued, "Ling'er, think about it. Emperor Taizu was the general and Jiedu envoy of the Hou Zhou Dynasty, and he was also the inspection point in front of the palace. At this time, he led the army. Going out to fight, but being supported as the emperor, even if he refuses to accept it, he will inevitably be suspected by the emperor and ministers when he returns to the capital. In this way, at least he will be demoted and dismissed from office, and at worst, he will lose the lives of his whole family, and the soldiers he supports will also suffer because of this. If you are punished, in this way, before you start a war with the enemy country, the court will start killing first, then the family and country will lose their vitality, and if the enemy army takes advantage of this to attack, the newly established country will perish."