The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 368 The Power in the Power
Zhao Kuangyin seemed to have something to hide, and he still didn't say it, but this scene was still seen by Gao Huaide.

"Your Majesty, please show me a clear path, I will be very grateful!"

"Your Majesty, please show me a clear path, I will be very grateful!"

They thought the emperor didn't want to talk about it, so they kowtowed vigorously, asking Zhao Kuangyin to save them. In fact, the emperor they want to talk about is the emperor, so please spare us.

Zhao Kuangyin saw that the timing should be about the same now, and the current one should come up with a real solution.

However, Zhao Kuangyin's following words were truly from the heart, so he said sincerely:
"Life is like this: "Life is like a white horse passing by, flying by, and what you like is nothing more than wealth. "

Zhao Kuangyin uttered the strongest voice of this era, all people are pursuing only glory and wealth.

Whether it is common people or these emperors, even those who become emperors by relying on military power, it is not for the sake of wealth.

So it is very true that corrupt officials just want to accumulate more money for their own enjoyment, or to pass on this family business to future generations.

Now Zhao Kuangyin is telling the truth just to let them know that I will give you glory and wealth.

"What I said is right or wrong. Isn't that what we do to make more contributions? Don't you think so?"

Facing Zhao Kuangyin's question, no one answered. They didn't care about this, they had more important things to do.

Zhao Xu was also a wooden man on the side, father, if you ask them like this, do they dare to say anything?

Cough!

Zhao Xu's slight coughing sound woke up Zhao Kuangyin directly, and he gave Zhao Kuangyin a wink, that was the solution for Zhao Kuangyin to speak out directly.

"I think why don't you give up your military power, go out and become a local official, buy more fertile land and beautiful houses, buy more singers and dancers, and feast and drink day and night to last the rest of your life."

"Wouldn't it be better like this, you don't have to work all day for state affairs, and you can enjoy more happiness. In this way, the monarch and his ministers live in harmony, and there is no suspicion between the two, what a great thing it should be!"

Hand over your military power, so that you will have nothing to do, even if your subordinates want you to be emperor.

If you hand over the military power, I will give you good land and beautiful houses, and give you wealth and honor for a lifetime. Wouldn't we all live in peace?
The generals were terrified, why surrender the military power, the emperor originally wanted our military power, but if we surrender the military power, can we still have a good death?
When we hand over our military power, we are like a tiger without teeth. What else can a tiger without teeth do.

A tiger without teeth is still a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Without military power, what protection does our life have.

"I know that you have doubts in your hearts. I swear to the heavens that I will share wealth and honor with all brothers. As long as my Great Song Dynasty exists for a day, I will guarantee the prosperity and wealth of all brothers."

Zhao Kuangyin's words made Shi Shouxin and the others suddenly enlightened, and immediately thanked him and said, "Your Majesty is so thoughtful for us, what a life and death grace!"

"In addition, I will give you Danshu iron certificates, and your achievements in the letter will also write down my promises, so that you can pass them on to future generations and enjoy wealth forever."

"You are all enshrined as kings to enjoy wealth and honor. I swear to the heavens that if you break your oath, you will die a terrible death."

This is already a poisonous oath, and now these people believe it, the emperor has said so far, if they don't express their views, they probably won't be able to walk out of this gate.

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin had made his words so clear, Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Shenqi, Zhang Lingduo, Zhao Yanhui and others had absolutely no room for maneuver.

The military power must be handed over, and besides, there are so many Imperial Guards outside that even thousands of troops cannot attack.

What makes them even more troublesome is that the current imperial army is already monolithic, and they all listen to the prince.

There are also people who don't obey the command in their army. This may be the action of the emperor. Now they can't delay anymore.

In desperation, all of them immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him, saying: "Your Majesty is so thoughtful for us, what a life and death grace!"

Speaking of which, they all handed over the soldier talismans in their hands one after another. When Zhao Xu took these soldier talismans, he finally felt relieved.

They carry these soldier talismans with them, only in this way can they rest assured, but this time it is also convenient to take back their soldier talismans.

This inconspicuous "dead fish" can actually mobilize thousands of troops, because the soldier symbols used in the Song Dynasty are fish symbols.

This military talisman is based on the tiger talisman. In the Tang Dynasty, because the ancestor was Li Hu, the tiger was taboo. The tiger talisman was also changed to fish or rabbit talisman, and later it was changed to tortoise talisman.

Later Zhou Dynasty followed this tradition, and Song Dynasty also followed it. These generals bid farewell to Zhao Kuangyin, and they were not in the mood to eat here after the military power was handed over.

After they left, Zhao Kuangyin hugged Zhao Xu like a child:

"Did you see that we brought back the military power, and we took it back by peaceful means. I am already stronger than Tang Taizong on this point alone hahaha."

"Ahem, Dad, can you let me go first, I can't breathe anymore." It turned out that Zhao Kuangyin hugged her too tightly.

Zhao Kuangyin, who found that he had lost his composure, let go of his hand in embarrassment. It is no wonder that he was happy. The military power since the Five Dynasties has changed with him.

"Ahem, I said dad, don't be so excited now. Now we have got the soldier talisman, but we can't rest assured of everything, and we have to send people to various places to receive the army, in case someone takes the opportunity to make trouble."

"Yes, I was a little overjoyed, and ordered Gao Huailiang, Hu Yanzan, Wang Quanbin, etc. to go to various places to accept the army and stabilize the morale of the army. From now on, you will be fully responsible for the country's military."

"Don't make excuses, just do it for a while, you can't give this position to others, let your confidantes rectify the imperial army and the guards, and do it like an arm."

The next day is the day of the morning court, but today's morning court is a bit different, because those who are interested have noticed that there are several important ministers missing from the generals in the court.

After the ministers and the emperor had seen the ceremony, Zhao Kuangyin smiled with joy on his face and said:
"En? Why didn't the generals go to court today, did something happen?"

"Report to the emperor's humble minister, Zhao Pu, has something to play!" As soon as Zhao Kuangyin's words fell, Zhao Pu stood up immediately.

"Aiqing, what is there to play?"

"That's how it is. Yesterday, the Shangshu Province received a memorial from several generals saying that their bodies have been overwhelmed by their long-term battles, so they want to resign from their posts. I don't know what the emperor's plan is."

boom!
The following exploded all of a sudden, and these few people actually proposed to resign. Doesn't this mean that the emperor has begun to monopolize power?
(End of this chapter)