The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 252 Don't Want to Be Han Xin
"Hand over the military power, Brother Murong, why do you want to hand over the military power, you must know that we will be nothing after we hand over the military power!"

Han Lingkun was shocked, this military power is the guarantee for them to get everything, without this guarantee, who would look at you.

It's a bit harsh to say this, but it's also true. You have a lot of soldiers in your hands, and others have to value you.

The emperor also treats you differently, just because he is afraid that you will do something wrong, this cannot be denied.

Now you want to hand over this precious lump, how can this be possible, I absolutely can't figure it out.

"Brother, don't listen to me in a hurry. Military power is indeed a good thing, and no one denies that he is not a good thing, especially for us generals."

"Having been a soldier for half his life, he has developed a special feeling for the soldiers under him, and he also has a strange feeling for the barracks."

A person who has led the army for many years naturally has a feeling, an inexplicable feeling, brotherhood, and friendship.

It's hard to say, but there is a real existence, and there is even a look of nostalgia and yearning when I recall it in my later years.

"You brother, you have to understand that the emperor's ambition is to unify the world, and at the same time, he will never want to appear again. He will never allow any kind of war since the end of the Tang Dynasty."

"You and I both understand that the endless wars at the end of the Tang Dynasty were not due to the power of the feudal towns, which was greater than that of the central government. This alone made the court helpless."

As a general, as a Jiedu envoy, of course he knows the truth of this, and he knows more clearly what kind of "weight" they have in the hearts of the court.

"Then we still help the imperial court guard the Quartet, why didn't we consider that we still have such credit, those Jiedu envoys who just have evil intentions are not us people, the emperor can't deal with those evil people like that Let's do it."

What Han Lingkun said was not unreasonable, but for the imperial court, those feudal towns with evil intentions were a threat.

But we are loyal to the court and the emperor, you can't treat us like this, it's a bit unfair.

"Brothers, we have no disagreements. Our team emperor is indeed loyal. Even His Majesty can't say anything about this."

Can we support you as emperor if we are not loyal to you? Can we make you as comfortable as an emperor if we are not loyal?

To be honest, without these people, Zhao Kuangyin really couldn't be the emperor, or if he could be the emperor, he wouldn't be able to sit firmly on the throne.

It can be said that these people played a major role in the initial stability of the Song Dynasty, which was later said by Zhao Kuangyin himself.

"We used to be good brothers with the emperor. We absolutely support him, and we won't have any disagreements. I think we brothers all have this idea."

They all have emotional foundations, and the brothers' friendship is not mentioned, which makes others jealous. It is precisely because of this friendship that Lao Zhao's strength has gradually expanded.

"But will our descendants be as loyal to the emperor as we are?"

Murong Yanzhao's question made Han Lingkun speechless.

How did he answer, he couldn't control his descendants, maybe he would have turned into loess by then.

The Jiedushi of the feudal town is nominally appointed by the imperial court, but in actual operation, it is basically passed on from father to son.

It’s just that we need to explain to the imperial court that we will have a new Jiedushi in name, and you just need to agree with the imperial court.

This is the status quo of the feudal towns since the end of the Tang Dynasty. Father and son attacked each other, or subordinates attacked each other. This is basically the situation.

What Murong Yanzhao meant was that we are loyal to the emperor now, but our descendants are unlikely to be the same as us.

"We already have a rich family business, and it's good to pass it on to our descendants. If we want to leave all the things in front of us to them, wouldn't it be a disaster for them?"

Leaving gold and silver can make your children and grandchildren not have to worry about food and clothing, and it is no problem to be a rich man.

If you leave power to them, you don't know what will happen to them in the future.

If it doesn't work out, it will bring them death. I will never do this. I can't be irresponsible to my children and grandchildren for the sake of my own momentary pleasure.

"We can leave a family motto, let them be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty for generations, and be loyal to the emperor of the Zhao family."

Han Lingkun is still a little bit unwilling to give up, trying to use family training to make his descendants obey the rules. After all, these powers in front of him are not easy to let go.

"Brother, you are joking again. Can family precepts compare to the temptation of power? Since ancient times, this family precept has been more useful to the children of ordinary families, but it is of no use to us."

"If family precepts were really useful, there wouldn't be so many people who opposed the imperial court, because everyone was influenced by Confucian culture, and the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and family precepts are also part of it."

"If the power of the imperial court declines in the future, and all the heroes in the world rise together, will your descendants not be tempted? At that time, no family training will be of much use."

What Murong Yanzhao said was the truth, but the temptation of power was great.Han Lingkun opened his mouth to say something but didn't know where to start.

"Brother, what I want to say is that there is another important reason why I want to hand over the military power, and that is that I don't want to be the next Han Xin."

"Brother, why don't you want to be the second Han Xin? What does that mean?" Han Lingkun knew about Han Xin, but he didn't understand what it meant.

"That's right, Han Xin, the idol of our soldiers, Han Xin, you will know what I mean when you think about his fate."

In the end, Han Xin was killed by Queen Lu in Weiyang Palace. Liu Bang promised him that he would not die when he saw the sky, he would not die when he landed, and he would not die when he saw iron.

But he was wrapped in a carpet (although it was not called a carpet at that time), and he was stabbed to death with a bamboo stick.

But later generations said that Empress Lu planned to kill him. Liu Bang was not in the court at the time, but would they dare without the consent of Liu Bang, an old rascal?

Is Han Xin's contribution small?It's definitely not small, but I don't know how to describe how great his contribution is.

It can be said that without him Liu Bang would definitely not be Xiang Yu's opponent, let alone become emperor.

I'm afraid even whether he can keep his title of King of Han and whether he can keep his life are another matter.

His brilliance even surpassed Liu Bang, but such a person still had a bad death in the end.

He is also a hero, and he is a great hero, but the result is not that his head is different, how similar he is to these heroes now.

Murong Yanzhao said that I don't want to be Han Xin's second. It's not that I don't trust the emperor, but that I worry that my power will threaten the imperial power. In the end, the emperor will not be able to protect himself.

　The number 250 is really something!

　　
　
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