The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 208 The Throne Must Be Yours

While Zhao Xu was still thinking about that simple sentence from Liang, the servant Zhang Dejun hurried over to look for Zhao Xu.

Under normal circumstances, it is enough to let a little eunuch come. I don't know why he came in person today.

You must know that eunuchs also have ranks, and people like Zhang Dejun are among the top eunuchs.

That is to say, the emperor-level figure among the eunuchs, under normal circumstances, he serves by Zhao Kuangyin's side, why did he come in person today?

"Oh, my highness, our family has found you. If they hadn't asked the princess, they really couldn't find you."

It seems that I am really tired, and sweat is constantly oozing from my forehead.It must have been the result of running around looking for Zhao Xu just now.

Zhao Xu also felt amused looking at the panting Zhang Dejun. It turned out that Zhang Dejun's fair face was already flushed.

"Take your time, Eunuch Zhang, don't be in a hurry. Is your father looking for something urgent for me, or else I won't let you come."

Just let a little eunuch come here casually, there is no need to let you a big eunuch come here.

So Zhao Xu guessed that maybe Zhao Kuangyin had something urgent or important to discuss with him.

"Reporting to Your Highness, today the Emperor summoned Mr. Zhao Guangyi, Mr. Zhao Pu, Mr. Miao Xun, and several prime ministers alone. They discussed together for a long time. After they left, His Majesty hurriedly sent his slaves to find His Highness."

"It seems that my father is looking for them to discuss something important again in good faith, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry to find me." Zhao Xu thought to himself.

"Alright Eunuch Zhang, you go ahead, I'll be there later."

"The servant class will leave first." Zhang Dejun retreated outside the door and left.

"Senior Brother, Father is in a hurry to summon me. There must be something important. I'll go and have a look first, and I'll come and see you later."

Zhao Xu told the old man first that this is the most basic courtesy, and he can go straight away. The old man also heard the conversation between Zhao Xu and the eunuch just now.

"Junior brother, hurry up, you are busy with important state affairs, I, an old beggar, may delay your important affairs, go quickly."

Zhao Xu apologized and turned around to leave. Looking at Zhao Xu's figure, he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Son, pay homage to Father Emperor." The identity is different, before meeting one's father one can be rude, but not anymore.

The concept of hierarchy in the feudal era was too serious, and it had penetrated into people's hearts. Zhao Xu couldn't challenge it now.

Since he couldn't change it, he had no choice but to accept and obey. At the same time, there was another consideration. If those ministers saw it, they didn't know what else to say?

"Alright, Zhang Dejun, you go out first, and remember that no one comes in without my permission."

Zhang Dejun was very depressed, every time the emperor and the prince were together alone, they would always say this sentence.

Could it be that they were discussing something shameful, so they let themselves quit?

He just dared to think about it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out, he was just a slave, why would he think so much.

"Hey dad, did something happen again?" Seeing that there were only father and son left, this guy immediately became very serious.

Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to downgrade Zhao Kuangyin's address from father emperor to daddy, but he also felt so kind.

"I can't go to you if I don't have something to do. If Zhang Dejun didn't send Zhang Dejun to estimate whether he can come or not, it's the same thing?"

Zhao Kuangyin knew this kid's character, and he would never move forward if anything could be avoided.

If ordinary little eunuchs were to call him, this guy would never have arrived here so soon.

"Hey, look at what you said, can I not come if you call me? By the way, what happened, I'm here, just tell me."

"It's nothing. I just miss you. You've been busy with an old beggar recently, and you don't have much time to come to me. Let me guard this country for you."

Zhao Kuangyin scolded with a smile.

"Hey, what I said, daddy, is wrong. Why are you guarding the country for me? You have to figure out that you are the emperor."

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes. You are the emperor, and the country belongs to you. If you say it is mine, isn't this shirking responsibility?
"Stinky boy, this country will not be you in the future, you are already the crown prince, and I will not be inherited by you after a hundred years?"

Zhao Kuangyin doesn't look like an emperor at this time, he talks to a father, a typical nouveau riche or a local ruffian.

"Don't say that, it's not sure who owns this country in the future. Just look at how many younger brothers I have. Maybe they will inherit the throne in the future."

The job of being an emperor is not something that ordinary people can do. It's tiring. Zhao Xu only wants to let Song stand in the world, and the rest is secondary.

Besides, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Xu already had five sons. Although they were still young, they would have grown up a hundred years later.

"Asshole."

Zhao Kuangyin slapped Zhao Xu on the back of the head.

"You are the son of Lao Tzu, who are you, who are you, or dare to let your younger brothers take the throne? You must know that you are the eldest son. Why did your grandfather give you the sword passed down from our family back then? That means you are the first Patriarch of the Zhao Family."

"And your eldest son is your responsibility. It cannot be changed. It has been the eldest son inheritance system since ancient times."

The eldest son is the son born to the main wife, and the eldest son is even more important, since the eldest son has something to do with the eldest son.

He has the priority to inherit all the power of a family or dynasty, and the other sons have nothing to do with them.

"Besides, if your words are to be spread, those younger brothers of yours will definitely have other thoughts. They will definitely feel that the throne is destined for them, and they will definitely try their best to seize the throne."

One of the saddest things that happened in the royal family since ancient times is the war between the emperor's sons.

For a throne, there will be unexpected struggles between them, and open and secret fights emerge in endlessly.

Some are soft knives that kill people without blood. This has happened in history, so every emperor is very afraid.

"In this way, there will definitely be a result between you brothers that I don't want to see, so from that point of view, you can't even say such things."

Zhao Kuangyin's expression is very serious, can he not be serious?If this matter is not handled well, there will definitely be bloodshed.

After what Zhao Kuangyin said, Zhao Xu broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't think this way before, but now he's afraid after thinking about it.

If he really didn't want to inherit the throne, his younger brothers would definitely fight for it.

Since ancient times, the battle for the throne has been bloodless. You can see that when Liu Bei had no sons, he raised his adopted son Liu Feng as his heir.

Although he is not his own son, but his surname is Liu, he can't let no one inherit his future inheritance.

But later, there was Liu Adou, the righteous son, who was an obstacle, and Liu Feng, who was pleasing to the eye in the past, was also not pleasing to the eye.

That's the foundation that I, Liu Bei, can't give you to an outsider. Why should I give it to you if I have a son myself?

So he tried every means to keep Liu Feng out of his sight, keep him away from the center, and finally found a chance to kill him.

In the final analysis, it is not for his own son to inherit his foundation in the future. Although he is not yet the emperor at this time, he already has a foundation.

This is between father and son, and between brothers. It was still in the Three Kingdoms period. He is Cao Pi's brother.

After the death of his elder brother Cao Ang, Cao Pi has become the de facto eldest son, so in order to be able to claim his status as the prince's son, his mind became active.

Doesn't my father like Cao Chong and wants him to be the heir? Well, I won't let you be the heir.

So Ju devised an unnoticed trick to make Cao Chong die under the poisonous snake, which is not poisonous.

For his own status, he actually forced Cao Zhi to write a poem on the spot, isn't it because of that position?

The most famous one is Li Shimin's change of Xuanwu Gate in the previous dynasty. He killed his brother Shi and forced his father to ascend to the throne.

When Zhao Xu thought about it, he was drenched all over, and he seemed to see where his brothers were fighting each other for this position after he gave up the throne.

In the end, bloodshed occurred, the flesh and blood killed each other, and the tragedy of human relations reappeared in the Song Dynasty.

"This……"

Zhao Xu kept wiping the sweat off his head, but he couldn't wipe it off. The sweat seemed to flow out desperately.

He has never been so restless before, and today he can't be calm no matter what, those people are his relatives.

If such a thing really happened, it would be equivalent to stabbing a knife in his heart.

"Father, this, this..."

"Hmph, now I know I'm afraid. Do you think inheriting the throne is an easy task? If you don't pay attention, it may bring us a huge disaster."

"Do you know why I established you as the prince so early, and let you be with me when I ascended the throne to sacrifice to heaven?"

Zhao Kuangyin stared at Zhao Xu, his eyes were so sharp, but piercing.

Isn't it because I am your eldest son? Are there other reasons?Zhao Xu didn't know why either.

"Perhaps you think that you are my eldest son and that's what it should be?" Zhao Xu hasn't said that Zhao Kuangyin said it himself, but this is also a reason.

"Enen cannot deny that this is still a reason, but the most important thing is that I want you and others to know that no matter how many princes I have in the future, the prince can only be you, it must be you, and I have already prayed to heaven."

"You other princes, don't waste your efforts in vain. If you don't have this opportunity, don't even think about it. To a large extent, you can reject their fantasies and preserve our flesh and blood friendship."

What Zhao Kuangyin means is that my future position is yours, and it must be your throne.

　Surgery in summer is not a wise choice
　　
　
(End of this chapter)