The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 367

What Zhao Kuangyin was thinking, the ministers in the court could basically guess.

But few people could guess what King Jin and King Wei were thinking.

After King Jin saw Xiao Zhou in the crowd of monarchs and ministers in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he suddenly fell. He didn't have such a strong feeling when Li Yu came to Song Dynasty last time, but now this feeling suddenly became so strong that he couldn't help himself.

He felt that Empress Xiao Zhou was really attractive, even more attractive than his concubines, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely get Empress Xiao Zhou.

And if you want to get Xiao Zhou, you must be the emperor. Only the emperor has the right to play with Li Yu's wife, just like Zhao Kuangyin insisted that Meng Xu's concubine enter the harem.

After Xiao Zhou, King Jin became more concerned about seizing the throne.

King Wei also thought about Empress Xiao Zhou, but his mind was different from that of King Jin. King Jin wanted to get Empress Xiao Zhou, but King Wei wanted to use Empress Xiao Zhou.

He needs someone who can poison Zhao Kuangyin in the harem, and both he and Chen Qing think Xiao Zhouhou is the most suitable person.

Based on their understanding of Zhao Kuangyin, he would never let a concubine as beautiful as Empress Xiao Zhou go, and as long as Zhao Kuangyin got Empress Xiao Zhou to the harem, they could make Empress Xiao Zhou find a way to be in Zhao Kuangyin's meals. Poison.

But now King Wei felt that what they needed to do was how to get in touch with Empress Xiao Zhou and how to persuade her to poison Zhao Kuangyin's meals.

But when King Jin and King Wei were thinking this way, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly brought up a matter that was shocking to the officials of the Song Dynasty. Han used soldiers, and he wanted to achieve great unification in his lifetime.

For the current Song Dynasty, their only enemy is the Northern Han Dynasty.

Now that the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, it happened to be able to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty in one go.

Even Zhao Kuangyin wanted to go on a personal conquest.

When Zhao Kuangyin broke the news, Shen Yilun immediately stood up to express his opposition.

"The holy majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, how can he command the conquest by himself, and I feel that my Great Song has just finished the battle with the Southern Tang, and the soldiers are a little tired. It is better to rest and recuperate first, and then go to destroy the Northern Han."

Most of the courtiers at this time were still very proud. They were not like those officials who were peacemakers after the Song Dynasty. Officials at this time still liked fighting very much, but they did not lose their minds because of their liking.

However, this time they obviously underestimated Zhao Kuangyin's determination. Zhao Kuangyin had been pent up for a long time because of the previous incident, and this time he would not make any concessions regarding the extermination of the Northern Han Dynasty.

He resolutely stated that he must personally conquer, and he asked the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to prepare all the soldiers and food and grass within ten days, and march to the Northern Han Dynasty at the end of summer and early autumn.

Zhao Kuangyin's decision cannot be refuted, anyone can see Zhao Kuangyin's determination.

The officials had no choice but to do what Zhao Kuangyin said.

After the morning court, Liu Wei's mind was always restless.

He vaguely felt that something would happen. According to the history he knew before, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became seriously ill when Yu Jia personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and died not long after returning to the capital. The time of the era we know is different, but history is repeating itself.

After the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, so Zhao Kuangyin is really not far from death, right?
If so, will an unprecedented war suddenly break out in this prosperous and stable capital city in the near future?

The summer is hot, and the cicadas are not aware of it. Liu Wei's heart is very disturbed. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's appointment edict came from the palace. In the Northern Han Dynasty, King Wu Zhao Dezhao stayed to supervise the country, and Prime Minister Shen Yilun and Political Advisor Liu Wei stayed in Beijing to assist King Wu Zhao Dezhao.

Zhao Kuangyin's appointment is very puzzling. Why did he bring the king of Jin and the king of Wei with him? Is it because he was afraid that the two of them would do something small in the capital after he left the capital?
Then why did Liu Wei stay in the capital?
For this, Liu Wei was puzzled, but she also had some thoughts of her own. For example, Zhao Kuangyin wanted to imply that she would help Zhao Dezhao more, so that Zhao Dezhao could become the prince successfully, and so on.

It's just that Zhao Dezhao is not yet the prince, so is Zhao Kuangyin's arrangement too hasty? ——
Jin Wangfu.

After Jin Wang returned to the mansion, he had no resistance to Zhao Kuangyin's imperial conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty. In his opinion, it was a good thing for him to have Zhao Kuangyin's imperial conquest in person. It would be even greater if Zhao Kuangyin died on the battlefield What a good thing, all he can think about now is Empress Xiao Zhou, and Empress Xiao Zhou's charming appearance really makes him feel pity.

But when King Jin was thinking about Xiao Zhou's charming face, Zhao Kuangyin's edict was issued, and when he saw that Zhao Kuangyin wanted to conquest with Tong Yujia himself, he suddenly had a very bad premonition, and he couldn't care less about it. After Xiao Zhou's incident, he quickly sent someone to invite Su Tongkan.

After reading the edict issued by Zhao Kuangyin, Su Tong's heart sank, but he didn't rush to speak.

Seeing this, King Jin said, "Mr. Su, what do you think of this matter?"

Su looked at another thought for a moment, and said: "My lord, the Holy Admiral, you and the King of Wei accompanied the imperial driver to go on a personal expedition. It seems that there is nothing strange. It is not that you have not fought together before, but this time the Holy Majesty left Liu Wei. If the capital assists Wu Wang Zhao Dezhao, there are some problems. Liu Wei is a unicorn. With his help, it will be easy to seize the throne. The Holy Majesty did this because he wanted to make Wu Wang Zhao Dezhao the crown prince. "

Jin Wang frowned slightly, and said: "Li Wu Wang Zhao Dezhao is the crown prince?"

Su Another Kan nodded: "The Holy Majesty asked King Wu Zhao Dezhao to supervise the country again, and also asked Liu Wei to assist him, and transferred you and King Wei away from the capital. This is clearly creating opportunities for King Wu Zhao Dezhao."

King Jin was a little nervous, and said: "Mr. Su, what do you think this king should do now? Why don't you pretend to be sick, and say that you are seriously ill and can't join the imperial conquest?"

Su Another looked at it with a smile and shook his head: "I'm afraid it can't be done. Your Majesty is not a fool. You will not get sick sooner or later, but at this time, how could your Majesty believe it? And even if the prince doesn't go with you, that's okay. It can't change the overall situation. According to my subordinates, what the lord has to do is to procrastinate until the time for the expedition. As long as we leave the capital, we can find a way to deal with Zhao Kuangyin. Method."

Hearing Su Tong's words, King Jin was startled, and said, "You mean that the Holy Majesty will propose to make Zhao Dezhao the crown prince before leaving Beijing?"

Su Tiaokan nodded: "It's extremely possible, otherwise it would be too unreasonable for the Holy Majesty to let Liu Wei accompany and assist Zhao Dezhao. Liu Wei is not Zhao Dezhao's person, and the Holy Majesty knows this. If so, how could he let Liu Wei Wei to assist Zhao Dezhao? He knows that Liu Wei remains neutral, and as long as he establishes a crown prince, he believes that Liu Wei will definitely assist Zhao Dezhao for the sake of the Song Dynasty and the future."

"But... Ke Sheng is in his prime, why is he in such a hurry?"

Su Tiaokan frowned slightly and shook his head: "This is what I don't understand. It stands to reason that the Holy Majesty is in good health. There is really no need for him to be in such a hurry to establish a crown prince, or even to attack the Northern Han Dynasty."

Neither of them understood, but Zhao Kuangyin did.

He didn't feel uncomfortable there, but what Monk Wuxin said made him very uneasy. This year or next year, he would have a doom. The move to Chang'an failed. He felt that he might not be able to pass this doom, but his wish was fulfilled. unified.

Now there is still Beihan, who wants to fulfill his wish in his last moments.

This is also the reason why he was so eager to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty, and even Liwu King Zhao Dezhao was the prince.

Su Tongkan and Liu Wei's guesses were not wrong.

On the third day after Zhao Kuangyin's edict was issued, Zhao Kuangyin announced in the early court that he wanted to establish a prince, and he asked the officials to see who was suitable.

In fact, it is for the officials to see who is suitable. In fact, many people understand Zhao Kuangyin's meaning, so this dispute for prince is not easy to resolve.

When Zhao Kuangyin proposed this, the people of King Wu Zhao Dezhao all supported the prince of Wu Wang Zhao Dezhao based on the rule that sons inherit their father's business and that princes inherit the throne in all dynasties.

The people of King Jin said that the covenant of the Golden Chamber came first, and King Jin should be the prince.

Both parties are reasonable, and neither can persuade the other, so the first day of the morning court ended here.

In comparison, King Wei seemed much calmer and calmer. He knew that no matter what the situation was, the position of prince would not be his turn, so he did not plan to obtain the throne through this method. He only needed to leave the capital to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty. He had plenty of opportunities to kill Zhao Kuangyin and seize the throne.

After the early retreat, King Wu Zhao Dezhao was very excited. Judging from today's situation, his father is naturally inclined to himself. As long as he can suppress King Jin, he will become the crown prince. .

After the early dynasty retreated, King Jin was obviously very angry. The people of Wu Wang Zhao Dezhao did not pay attention to the Golden Chamber Alliance left by the Empress Dowager before her death. Even Zhao Kuangyin, who claimed to be a dutiful son, pretended to ignore it. Above all, when a minister said that there was no alliance of the golden chamber, Zhao Kuangyin didn't express his opinion at all.

Damn, really hateful.

And the more King Jin thinks these people are hateful, the more he feels that Su Jiaokan's proposal is right. It is inappropriate to compete with King Wu Zhao Dezhao for the crown prince. What he should do now is to prevent King Wu Zhao Dezhao from becoming the crown prince. , As long as he is stopped for a few days, after the army leaves the capital, many things will depend on strength.

He believes that during the period of the expedition, he has enough opportunities to turn the situation around.

But how to procrastinate?
(End of this chapter)