The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 177 Old Zhao's Statement

At the beginning of the establishment of a new dynasty, it is inevitable to face the question of the founding heroes. Why?

Because the founding heroes are all helpers in the establishment of the dynasty, they must occupy high positions in the court.

Slowly, a powerful force will be formed, and even one person may form a powerful family.

Therefore, many founding emperors tried their best to suppress these founding heroes, like Liu Bang and his descendant Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu and others.

Because these people can easily threaten the new regime, even if they don't know, their relatives and children will inadvertently violate the laws of the country.

Zhao Kuangyin also knew that the children of these heroes were very troublesome, but he couldn't do anything to them, even if they had nothing, but their father's face must be taken care of.

"These people are relying on their father's power to do evil, Xu'er, when are you going to let them out?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

Although they are locked up, they can't be locked up like this forever, just teach them a lesson so that they will have a long memory.

"The boy plans to release them in a few days, let them eat and drink in prison these days! See if they dare to be so defiant."

"Xu'er, you are not afraid that they or their father will resent you, it will be bad for you in the future."

Zhao Kuangyin thought too far. He was afraid that the forces behind these people would not cooperate with Zhao Xu. After all, the country was still in his hands.

"To be honest, I'm really not afraid, Father. What are you afraid of? If they are really like this, even if they have nothing to do with me now, one day I will settle the score for them."

It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Zhao Xu knew that these people were all high-ranking and powerful people now, and he had no way of doing anything to them.

But he can wait, maybe ten years, he knows that these people will be awarded idle positions in a short time, so what is he afraid of.

When Zhao Kuangyin heard his son say such words, it was obvious that he was not interested in these people, and seemed to have murderous intentions.

"Xu'er, you don't mean to..." Zhao Kuangyin's meaning is very clear, you don't want to get rid of them, do you?

If this is the case, how much shock will the imperial court cause? The strength of these heroes who founded the country is intricate and troublesome.

"No, don't worry, I just want to teach them some lessons, don't think that they are great because they are heroes."

"Besides, their son dared to humiliate me in public. I am very tolerant of their disrespect. If you are not satisfied, sometimes you don't mind killing one or two people, Liwei."

It is a very terrible thing for the imperial court to lose its majesty. These yamen are already damaging the majesty of the royal family by doing so.

They actually humiliated the current prince in public. They said that they looked down on the prince when they were young, but when they got older, they said, where do you give the royal majesty of my Zhao Song Dynasty?

Not only did you look down on the prince, but you also took his father along with you when you insulted the prince. Who is his father, that is the Nine Five Supreme.

You guys are so awesome that you don't even pay attention to the emperor. Although you don't know that he is the prince and his father is the emperor, you did.

If you do this, how can you care about the majesty of my royal family? You simply don't take my Da Song seriously.

It's fine if I don't punish you too severely. You can't manage your son well. The prince will discipline you for you.

You still have complaints, and you still have complaints like this. If you think your child has been wronged, then I will reason with someone.

You don't even care about the emperor. Do you want to give up the throne of Song Dynasty to you? Don't force me to kill people.

Zhao Kuangyin also understood that Zhao Xu was using this incident to build up the royal family's prestige, maintain the dignity of the royal family, and deter those who founded the country.

Less than a year after the founding of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin himself was able to sit on the dragon chair by relying on a group of founding heroes.

As mentioned earlier, these founding heroes have made great contributions and have high positions. If they are not deterred, they will become even more unscrupulous.

"Although I have a good relationship with Shi Shouxin and the others, and I know that they will not have two hearts, but sometimes there are certain things that must be done, and it may even hurt the relationship between me and them."

"But I have no regrets, because what I did is worthy of the conscience of the world and the people of the world." Zhao Kuangyin said firmly.

He didn't mean that he believed in Shi Shouxin and others, but that he knew Shi Shouxin and others. They would only lead troops to fight, and if they really wanted to engage in politics, they would make a mess.

So Zhao Kuangyin is confident that they will not rebel, and he absolutely believes that even if they rebel, not many people will respond.

"So we can take advantage of this incident to beat them. You can let the eunuchs privately pass the decree, saying that they insulted the crown prince and committed a crime of disrespect, but for the sake of the founding heroes , Just shut it up for a few days, I hope they will educate their children well in the future, if there is such a thing again, they will be severely punished."

Zhao Xu came up with an idea. Although it was not a brilliant strategy, it was enough to deter them.

"By the way, you keep mentioning the word royal majesty today. What exactly do you want to say? I haven't seen you say it before. What do you want to do in your heart? Let me know."

Zhao Kuangyin also didn't believe that Zhao Xu was just using this incident to beat the children of these heroes. In the past, such things were punished, but now they have risen to the royal majesty.

"Hey, I really can't hide anything from you. I do have other plans, but there is something to maintain the majesty of the royal family."

Hey, this guy really has other ideas, he thought it was just an ordinary reminder to these heroes.

"First of all, you also know that my Great Song Dynasty was not established for a long time, and it was supported by your own prestige. Most of the power is in the mobile phones of the founding heroes and local military governors, and the imperial court has limited control."

As soon as Lao Zhao heard what the kid said was true, he knew best, and didn't raise any objections.

"In this way, the question arises, what prestige does our royal family have, how many people are toward us in their hearts, and how much sense of belonging to us?"

Zhao Kuangyin who asked a series of questions was speechless!
But Zhao Xu didn't see his father's expression, and still said to himself:
"So at this time, we should establish our own authority, let the people agree with us, and turn to us in their hearts. This is the so-called human heart."

"I won't talk about how to win people's hearts and make the people live a better life. Let's just talk about these government officials. If they dare to insult me ​​in public, they will not care about other people."

"Even if they broke the law, it's not easy for ordinary officials to punish them. For this reason, they can continue to get away with it." Zhao Xu picked up a glass of water from Zhao Kuangyin's case and drank it.

It seems that speaking is also a physical effort, and what I speak is dry mouth. No wonder those leaders always put a glass of water in front of the meeting.

It turns out that if you talk too much, your mouth will dry up. If there is no way, you should always drink some water to moisten your throat. This is very important.

"I know just one thing, but we can't move them now, because we don't even have as much power as him?"

Zhao Kuangyin was also very aggrieved when the emperor reached this position. This is normal in the era of the Five Dynasties, when one could be the emperor if he had the military power.

"You're right. Do you know how those people evaluate you now? You also know that my Fengying is pervasive. Of course, the mansions of these heroes also have Fengying."

As I said before, Fengying is a specialized intelligence agency, and now it has formed a powerful network.

It's just that they were only responsible for scouting for information, and then presented the most important information to Zhao Xu for him to make decisions.

'On the night when this incident happened, that is, after these people came to see you in the palace yesterday to no avail, they went to Murong Yanzhao's house. "

"It's normal. I didn't give them a satisfactory answer. Maybe they got together to relieve the restlessness in their chests."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't think too much, he thought his brothers would definitely not do anything out of the ordinary.

"Hehe, you were wrong this time. They really complained about you this time. Someone heard and saw it with their own eyes."

Zhao Xu dropped a blockbuster, which really had an effect and caught Zhao Kuangyin's attention.

"Oh, what did they say?" Old Zhao asked, frowning.

All these people were filled with righteous indignation when they got together, and they were all complaining about Zhao Kuangyin saying that he was not showing respect.

He must not forget who supported him as the emperor, and now he turned his face and refused to recognize him, typical ungrateful.

Murong Yanzhao was also righteous and said at the time:
"Brothers, don't say that. What our children do is not right. The emperor also has the emperor's difficulties. We should be considerate."

But some people still say that this is not a big deal, the emperor can't help it, how can he be the emperor.It must be that there are treacherous ministers around the emperor, if it is not possible, we will clear the emperor's side,

When he said this sentence, he regretted it. This sentence was not said casually. Fortunately, they were all from his own family. They didn't know that their conversation was overheard by others.

"Hey, how can they look at me like this, I'm so disappointed." Zhao Kuangyin looked a little lonely.

"You haven't seen clearly yet, the reason why they can do this is that they have military power in their hands, otherwise they wouldn't dare to do this."

There is a famous saying in the year of catastrophe, "If you have food in your hand, don't panic in your heart." The current situation is in a year of catastrophe, "If you have a gun in your hand, don't panic in your heart."

The reason why these generals can be so unscrupulous is that they have soldiers and money in their hands, so what are they afraid of.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't care what he said before, but today's few words stimulated him, and he was determined to change.

"Since this is the case, I have to consider the issue of taking back the military power."

Faced with the incomprehension of these buddies, it was the first time that Lao Zhao himself said that he wanted to take back the military power, and it seemed that it was true.

This is also the first time he has made a clear statement.

(End of this chapter)