The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1092 The Right Reason to Send Troops

"Wouldn't it be better for you to sit in the capital? If you weren't in the capital, you wouldn't know what would happen. You see that many ministers have done so many illegal things this time because you are not in the capital."

Now Zhao Kuangyin has a lot of reports on the recent situation of officials in Bianjing in his hands. These are all evidences of corrupt officials.

Those who are interested in the emperor's presence in the capital dare not make mistakes. If Zhao Kuangyin was in the capital last time, it might not be best to pretend to be sick. I don't think Tao Gu and others will go with Zhao Tingmei, so the deterrence of an emperor in the capital is still relatively strong. the big ones.

Zhao Kuangyin also only knew this meaning. He knew that he could not go to the conscription. In fact, he knew that it was impossible for him to go to the battlefield during the unification process. Those ministers didn't know how to persuade him, so Zhao Kuangyin also He didn't give up his hope, this time he knew that he couldn't go out again.

"It's easy to handle. I'll be your housekeeper. Just take down Shu Kingdom for me. Don't ask about other things. These are nothing to you."

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin said that he would not go, Zhao Xu also breathed a sigh of relief, because Zhao Xu was still a little worried. He vaguely remembered that there was a legend in the Song Dynasty called Song Wielding the Jade Axe.

What is Song Huiyu Ax tells the story of the border of the Song Dynasty. It is about the establishment of the Song Dynasty by Zhao Kuangyin in 960 AD.

Then he launched a war that lasted for more than ten years. Five years later, the Song Dynasty captured Houshu, and Meng Chang of Houshu surrendered to Song Dynasty. Today's Sichuan and Chongqing were unified under the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty is directly connected to the territory under the jurisdiction of the Dali Kingdom. Dali Guoxuan sent the guard of Jianchang City to Chengdu to congratulate and express his wish to have a good relationship with the Zhao and Song Dynasty.

At this time, Song general Wang Quanbin also presented a map to Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, advocating taking advantage of the momentum to attack Yunnan.

However, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to have any relationship with Dali in view of the ferocity of Nanzhao Wuman Baiman, so he drew a line along the Dadu River on the map with a jade axe, saying: "I don't own anything else." Plan the river and rule.

This is the famous song wielding the jade axe, that is, Zhao Kuangyin's ax swung down and Dali was not annexed by the Song Dynasty, with the Dadu River and the south as the boundary. Although this is not seen in the official history, it is widely said.

Of course Zhao Xu didn't want such a thing to happen, so he thought it was up to him to make the decision. He was really thinking about Yunnan when he captured Sichuan. Better not let him go.

Seeing what Zhao Kuangyin said, Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the eunuch outside came in and said that the people from Wucheng Bingmasi came to report that there was a fugitive envoy from Shu who wanted to see the emperor.

What is the fugitive envoy of Houshu?

"What the hell is Feng Shubin doing, let him come in to see His Majesty, some envoys come to the palace without knowing their identity, and see how I deal with him."

Zhao Xu didn't know why Feng Shubin brought people here to return the envoys of Shu, so he had someone call him in. As for the envoys, he didn't say anything.

"Feng Shubin, the military commander of the five cities of Weichen, see Your Majesty, Your Highness."

"Get up, I ask you why the fugitive envoy from the Kingdom of Shu wants to see me, have you found out why he came here?"

Zhao Kuangyin immediately got to the point, what the hell is going on, please tell me first, what is going on here.

"Your Majesty, this person is called Zhao Yantao, a military academy in the Kingdom of Shu. He was ordered to contact the Northern Han Dynasty. He came to give me a double attack on the Song Dynasty. He said that he had important information to report to His Majesty. His subordinates verified him. identity is brought."

It couldn't be that this person lost the letter, so he thought of telling Da Song the news, but since it's a good thing, Zhao Kuangyin asked Feng Shubin to bring him to see him as soon as he heard it.

After a while, it turned out to be Zhao Yantao. Zhao Xu met him once in Chengdu, Shu Kingdom, and Guo Chengzhi said that it was really this person.

"This is my Majesty of the Song Dynasty, and this is my crown prince. I haven't seen you yet." Feng Shubin introduced Zhao Yantao while seeing him.

"Minister Zhao Yantao sees His Majesty and Prince."

"Come to Pingshen, you are not a courtier of my Song Dynasty, so don't be too polite, I don't know what it means to come today?"

Zhao Kuangyin pretended not to know anything, what are you, an envoy from the Kingdom of Shu, doing here?

"Your Majesty's ministers came to the Great Song Dynasty to present treasures. I know this is what His Majesty needs now. I only want His Majesty to allow foreign ministers to be a minister of the Great Song Dynasty."

Zhao Yantao actually raised his opinion at this time, and he raised his opinion before he brought out something that would tempt the emperor.

"Master Zhao, your surname is Zhao, and I am also surnamed Zhao. Maybe we have a relationship. As long as the things you show me move my heart, I will promise you on behalf of my father. You are missing one."

Zhao Xu looked at this man with a smile. He was disgusted with some kind of empty-handed soldier, and he started to ask for benefits before he had anything substantial.

"Qizou Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, I am a military academy official in the Shu Kingdom, but this time I have an important task, that is, I accept the orders of the Emperor of Shu and Lord Wang Zhaoyuan to go to the Han Kingdom in the north. Going to contact the Han to attack the Song Dynasty, the superstition is lost, here is the wax pill secret letter to prove that what I said is true."

As he spoke, he took out a wax pill from his body, which looked like a wax pill for curing diseases. The so-called secret letter of wax pill was a round shell made of wax, and the confidential letter was packed inside. It looked like a pill from the outside, with Great cover up.

Zhao Xu took it and opened it without even thinking about it. It was indeed a piece of silk cloth with Meng Chang's covenant written on it, and it was written in blood. Zhao Xu was sure it was written by Meng Chang. .

"Father is Meng Chang's covenant, and with that secret letter, we should be able to send troops. This Zhao Yantao is right, he is here to report the letter."

Zhao Xu handed the thing to Zhao Kuangyin. It was Meng Chang's covenant that used blood, but he didn't know if it was Meng Chang's own blood.

"Okay, that's great, Zhao Yantao, you have made a great contribution. When I take down the Kingdom of Shu, your meritorious deeds and deeds will be great. I will make you a loyal man first, and then I will reward you later!"

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin was happy, he immediately appointed a Zhongyi Lang. What kind of official position is this, it is very likely that Zhao Kuangyin said it casually.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but Chen still hopes that His Majesty can send troops to capture the other two sons and daughters of the inn. They also came with me, and they still have some secrets of the Shu Kingdom, so Your Majesty must not let them escape. "

Under the leadership of Zhao Yantao, both Sun Yu and Yang Juan were captured and got some other things from them. Now Zhao Kuangyin finally discussed with his courtiers to send troops.

The weekly newspaper of the Great Song Dynasty is also propagating that it is because of the provocation of the Kingdom of Shu that the Great Song Dynasty can't bear it, and the letters of the Kingdom of Shu have also been published, and the people are clamoring to attack the Kingdom of Shu. The original aggression has become just. .

(End of this chapter)