The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 365
"Aren't you mistaken? Zhao Kuangyin actually took back the military power of the general in the court. Is this true?"

Guo Chong had an expression of disbelief, the military commanders held the military power in fear that others would take it back from him.

It's possible that Zhao Kuangyin took back his military power so easily, and it didn't cause any major turmoil.

"Yes, general, this is the information sent back by our spies in the capital. Now the founding generals of the Song court have all been stripped of their military power, and they are all going to enjoy the blessings."

Guo Chong doesn't know what he is thinking now, he still wants to wait for these generals with heavy troops to rebel one day, but now...

The Southern Tang Dynasty was even more shocked. They were originally oppressed by the Song Dynasty, and now the emperor of the Song Dynasty actually took back all the military power.

In desperation, Nan Tang will finally send someone to congratulate Song Dynasty. It seems that Nan Tang will not be able to hold his head up in his life.

Not only Nantang, but even Zhao Guangyi who was on the way back to Beijing received the information, he just sighed: "Brother, you are still better at it."

He saw that the person who sent the letter turned out to be his military adviser Ma Zhaoyuan, which also made Zhao Guangyi feel that something big had happened, but he didn't expect that Zhao Kuangyin had started to take power alone.

"Mr. Ma, what is going on here? What method did the emperor use to clean up those arrogant soldiers?"

"My lord, these things were all planned by the emperor and the prince. Originally, we deprived the prince of Jinyiwei and Fengying from the prince's hands as soon as we made a move. Even the prince who was in charge of the inspection also resigned."

"Originally we wanted to push the prince into the seat of the capital inspection, but the emperor suddenly revoked the capital inspection, and there will be no more inspections in the future."

Ma Zhaoyuan was sighing. He thought they had won by a margin, but in the end he found out that Zhao Xu had resigned a few empty jobs, but their faction really got nothing.

"Sir, what method did the emperor use to take back the military power? I really can't figure out how these people would willingly call out the military power in their hands?"

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the military power has been in the hands of various towns and military envoys. How could they hand it over so easily?

"To be honest, my lord, I don't know. I only know that the emperor invited several generals to the palace for a banquet that night, and all these people asked to be relieved of their military power the next day."

What they thought was too superfluous and simple. Could it be that these people handed over their power just because the emperor invited them to drink?
Maybe only the person involved knows the truth about these things. In fact, Zhao Kuangyin was making a big gamble at that time, and the situation at that time was like this...

After many days of deployment, everything has basically been completed, and the palace is already full of Tietong.

Zhao Kuangyin was still worried at the time, and even transferred all the [-] Black Banner troops stationed outside the city into the palace. It was a helpless move to use force when it was absolutely necessary.

Zhao Kuangyin hadn't slept well for several days, and now was the critical time, because he had already started sending people to invite his brothers to the palace for a banquet.

However, not many people were invited this time. Murong Yanzhao, Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Shenqi, Zhang Lingduo, Zhao Yanhui, etc. are currently the most powerful people in the court.

"I said, brothers, what's going on with the emperor recently, the emperor always invites me to dinner, is there something wrong?"

Shi Shouxin, who is always aloof, speaks first, as if he wants to speak every time, as if he will suffocate if he does not speak.

Zhao Yanhui also spoke at this time:

"Don't tell me, when you came, did you notice that the entire palace is under martial law, or are people we all know, where do these people come from, and why is there such an abnormal situation in the palace? "

Zhao Yanhui was from Anxi, Hebei, and he was the earliest follower of Zhao Kuangyin. He once served as the commander of the right wing of Zihu Jie and the defense envoy of Yuezhou.

And after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he was named Wuxin Jiedu Envoy and Infantry Commander, and he can be regarded as a big official.

"Brother Zhao, don't talk about it. How can we control the affairs in the palace? It is related to the safety and danger of the emperor. Naturally, you have to be careful. Why are you worried?"

Han Lingkun was Zhao Yanhui's former boss. After all, Han Lingkun was also the boss of the guards.

"Brother Han, I also talked about it, but I didn't say anything. I just wondered if the emperor is looking for us for something, otherwise he can't always look for me for banquets recently."

"The emperor has a deep brotherhood with us. Of course, he hopes to see us often. Isn't it like this when we were fighting together in the past? Now we don't have so much time together. Naturally, the emperor misses us."

No wonder Shi Shouxin was not liked by the emperor, he always spoke wishful thinking, and he didn't know himself.

This is what he said, the emperor is too busy with state affairs, how can he think of you every day.

At this time Murong Yanzhao spoke, his prestige was the highest in the eyes of these people, so seeing him stand up, no one said:

"We have been fighting for half our lives. To be honest, I am really tired. I really want to resign from the emperor and hand over the military power and go to enjoy the blessings."

"Brother Murong, why do you have such an idea, we are still young, and we can still mount a horse and kill the enemy, why do you want to resign?"

In the previous stage, Han Lingkun and Murong Yanzhao had already resigned as commanders of a horse infantry.

Although he resigned from a position of real power, the emperor became closer to him, and his son was also favored from his official position.

So he thought it was worth it, but now he heard that Murong Yanzhao had the idea of ​​resigning, and he couldn't help being taken aback.

"I have been fighting for half my life, and my body is not as good as before. Sometimes I really feel powerless, so I want to resign from the military and enjoy it for a few years."

They didn't know what Murong Yanzhao was thinking, they all shook their heads incomprehension, military power was their guarantee, so they wouldn't call out?
They were chatting here, but Zhao Kuangyin was not idle:

"Have they all been invited? Later, you will personally invite them to the side hall for a banquet. Only by going in person can you show how much you value them."

Zhao Kuangyin said to Zhao Xu that he asked Zhao Xu to invite them over, and that the crown prince would be the messenger, and these people had enough face.

"Enn, this time I want them to cut their own flesh. It's okay for me to invite them in person, but my father can't be soft this time. If they don't agree, force must be used."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't speak, but he nodded.

(End of this chapter)