The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 814
"Your Highness, the emperor asked you to go over and said that it is a matter of urgency. Please go there so that the servants must invite you back, otherwise the servants will be punished!"

The little eunuch in the palace said in fear in front of Zhao Xu that Zhao Kuangyin just told him that he must invite Zhao Xu over. He was afraid that the master would not be able to follow him, and he really had no idea.

"Well, didn't your father say anything? Do you know what it is?" What did Zhao Kuangyin ask me for at this time?It was already afternoon, and there was no need to go up.

"Your Highness, this little one doesn't know, and the emperor didn't tell the little one about it, but just asked you to go there as soon as possible."

The little eunuch said without daring to raise his head.

"Okay, I'll just go with you and get ten taels of silver for this little father-in-law. I'll reward him." Zhao Xu ordered directly to his servants.

The little eunuch was very grateful, of course, needless to say, he thanked Zhao Xu mercilessly in his heart, never expecting the prince to be so eloquent.

"By the way, if General Gao Huailiang comes, let him wait in my study for me to come back, do you hear me?"

The officials of the Eastern Palace quickly said yes.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was drinking tea leisurely in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and it was rare for him to be so leisurely.

When Zhao Xu arrived, he didn't even lift it up, and was still tasting the tea in his hand, as if it was really the best in the world.

"Old man, what do you want me to do?"

old man?Zhao Kuangyin could only smile wryly, at what age did he call him an old man?

"Brats are not big or small, and you don't even look at who you are now. How can you be so frizzy?"

Zhao Kuangyin put down the tea cup in his hand and scolded angrily.

"Come on, no one but me dares to call you that. Besides, are you really my old man? No one can deny that?"

Zhao Xu was still plausible. He found the most comfortable position and sat up. He picked up a cup of tea and drank it.

He forgot that it was the cup that Zhao Kuangyin drank just now, and his eunuch hadn't brought it up yet:
"Xiao Shunzi, you are a dog slave. You are asked to serve the emperor. Why don't you even prepare the emperor's tea? What is the use of a slave like you?"

Zhao Xu made a fuss, and the whole palace was full of chaos. It's a bit serious to say that, but those servants were tortured enough.

"Okay, don't worry about it, I have something important to ask you, just sit down and listen to me honestly!" Zhao Kuangyin said angrily.

"Well, what's the matter with you looking for me all the time? I'm very busy now, and I don't even have time to spend with your grandson. It's terrible that this child lacks fatherly love."

"Stop, listen to me." Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly stopped him, and said that he would probably vomit blood from his anger.

"I have already asked Cao Bin to start preparing for the matter of going to the country. You have dispatched a hundred elite guards to him. Miao Xun has not returned yet. You can handle this matter. I can't trust others. By the way, today there are people in Khitan. The news came, saying that Khitan is very unstable now."

Zhao Kuangyin stood up from his seat:

"Now the relationship between the emperor of Khitan and the nobles in their country is very tense, almost to the point of irreconcilability."

Zhao Kuangyin was still full of excitement as he spoke. It is a good thing for him that the Khitan country is unstable. Your domestic struggles will only make you slowly consume your own internal strength. This is a good thing for Song Dynasty ah!

"By the way, the prince Yeluxian who came last time is now gradually gaining real power in Khitan, and quite a few people support him. In addition, the current Lord of Liao has no heirs. It is very likely that he will be the next Khitan emperor."

Zhao Kuangyin's information is also good, and he has a certain understanding of the situation in Liao, so there is no fuss.

You don't even understand the situation of the enemy country, and you talk about destroying them, that's all nonsense, isn't it?
"By the way, aren't you secretly supporting this Yeluxian? Didn't you get any information from somewhere?"

"Father, we are just taking what we need. At the beginning, his uncle the emperor wanted to kill him. I just sent him back to the country smoothly. He gave me a horse. Just talk about these things, and I will go there again." Do you support him? This man is ambitious and capable, if he becomes the emperor, it will not be a blessing for our Great Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Kuangyin did have contact with Ye Luxian at the beginning, but this does not mean that Zhao Xuju will definitely support him.

Ye Luxian is the Lord of Zhongxing in the Liao Kingdom. Zhao Xu was still guarding against other people. As for why he didn't kill him in the Song Dynasty, because if he did that, he would fall into the trap of Yelujing, the Lord of Liao. Ji and Song went to war.

"The Khitan has always been our biggest enemy. We will definitely recover the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures in the future, so we must not take the Khitan lightly. I have thought about whether to send more troops to guard against the Khitan and the Northern Han."

"What do you think?" Zhao Kuangyin turned to Zhao Xu.

"This is the most suitable way. Khitan's strength is too strong. If we are in the process of destroying these southern countries, they suddenly attack us and Song Dynasty will be in a hurry. Wang Yansheng's pressure in the north is not too big. Little, I should be sending someone there."

Because of Zhao Xu's relationship, Wang Yansheng avoided the fate of being demoted by Zhao Kuangyin and never returning to the court. Now he is fighting against Khitan in the north, and has a great reputation.

"But father, have you ever thought about how they will cooperate with Wang Yansheng if you send a general at random, so this general must have qualifications and Wang Yansheng must know and be familiar with people!"

"That's right, Wang Yansheng is rebellious and unruly. It's really hard for ordinary people to get along with him. Otherwise, I would have demoted him to a local place. He's extremely arrogant."

Zhao Kuangyin naturally knew what kind of person this Wang Yansheng was, so he was also considering this candidate.

"Well, I think it's appropriate to send Li Jixun. This Li Jixun's qualifications are older than mine, and he is familiar with Wang Yansheng. His official position is also higher than Wang Yansheng. I think I will let him go."

Li Jixun is one of Zhao Kuangyin's top brothers. Although he is not as famous as Shi Shouxin and others, he is still a fierce general.

"This person is not bad. He used to follow you to pacify Li Yun. He is familiar with where he goes. I think we can appoint him as the Jiedu Envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, Wang Yansheng as envoy, Li Jixun as Duke, and Wang Yansheng as Marquis." Let them garrison the north to defend against Khitan and Northern Han."

Zhao Xu's method was affirmed by Zhao Kuangyin. Both of them were promoted and conferred titles. Now Wang Yansheng wouldn't say anything, and could obey the leadership.

In this way, the north has nothing to worry about for the time being, and Zhao Kuangyin can focus on the country.

(End of this chapter)