Poor Family Chapter 690

  Chapter 690 Love is hard to go

From the point of view of Wang Fu's immediate interests, he absolutely cannot allow the crown prince to ascend the throne. For so many years, he has been the main force in pushing Yun Wang to replace the crown prince. The emperor was about to abdicate, and Wang Fu suddenly felt that the building was about to collapse.

Wang Fu fell on the ground, weeping and said: "The calamity of the Jin army is not your Majesty's fault. The Song-Jin alliance was supported by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and the alliance with the Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty was pushed by me. He deserves to die, what does he have to do with His Majesty?"

  Zhao Ji sighed, "What's the point of saying this now? I am ashamed of my ancestors and my subjects, and I will take due responsibility."

"Your Majesty, it is a big taboo for military strategists to change commanders before the battle, and the same is true for the country. Now that the country is in danger, Your Majesty must stabilize the overall situation. The monarch and ministers are united, and their profits can cut gold. As long as the monarch and ministers work together to fight against the barbarians, they will definitely be able to win the gold soldiers." Expulsion, but the villain has ulterior motives and falsely persuades His Majesty to abdicate, this will lead to the death of the country, and His Majesty must not listen to it."

  Zhao Ji nodded slightly, "If the monarch and his ministers are united, their profits will cut through gold. This is a very good saying. Wang Xianggong has a heart."

  He asked Cai Jing again, "What does Xianggong Cai think?"

  Cai Jing kept silent all the time, standing aside to observe every change in Zhao Ji's expression, trying to figure out his thoughts.

Cai Jing could see it now, maybe the situation forced the officials to make a gesture of abdicating, but in fact he was not willing to abdicate at all. At this time, it is undoubtedly self-inflicted humiliation to persuade the officials to abdicate. Although Cai Jing wished that the prince would ascend to the throne immediately and severely punish Wang Fu, decades of experience in the officialdom told Cai Jing that he must adopt a conservative stance at this time.

Cai Jing said slowly: "Now the golden soldiers have only broken through the first line of defense. We still have 100,000 elite soldiers in Xiangzhou. Kang Wang led the army to defend Xiangzhou. I believe His Royal Highness Kang Wang will definitely live up to the grace and extinguish the arrogance of the enemy. Besides There is also the natural danger of the Yellow River, and it is difficult for golden soldiers to fly with wings, so your Majesty need not be too anxious, the situation is far from deteriorating."

Cai Jing's comfort completely supported Zhao Ji's confidence, he nodded, "But I do have a responsibility, this is undeniable, the situation is critical now, I am exhausted, I am afraid I will not be able to take charge of the overall situation, so I am considering letting the prince supervise the country, I am going to Hangzhou to recuperate from the summer heat, do the two gentlemen think it is feasible?"

  Let the prince supervise the country, but he doesn't have to abdicate, he has self-blame, and he doesn't have to issue an imperial edict, and even if the battle is not good, the responsibility can be shifted to the ineffective supervision of the country. This is the best plan no matter how you look at it.

  The crown prince supervises the country and does not abdicate. Wang Fu can accept this plan, but Wang Fu thinks it is inappropriate to go to the south to avoid chaos.

"Your Majesty let the prince supervise the country, and I think it is feasible, but as Cai Xianggong said just now, the situation is far from deteriorating, and there is still a natural danger in the Yellow River. I think it is better for His Majesty to sit in the capital to stabilize the morale of the army and the people. Hope Your Majesty, think twice!"

Zhao Ji hesitated a little, it seemed that what Wang Fu said was reasonable, and now he was a little too anxious to go south, he looked at Cai Jing again, Cai Jing bowed and said: "Your Majesty changed Hangzhou to Nanjing, and I agree with you. Your Majesty will go to the south to recuperate. The minister also agrees, but Hangzhou has been smeared with charcoal, and the city has not fully recovered, and there is no palace for His Majesty to live in. It is better to send people to Hangzhou to build a palace, and then wait and see the situation here. If the situation is really bad in half a year, then the palace It has also been repaired, and it will not be too late for His Majesty to go south to recuperate."

In fact, Cai Jing also opposed Zhao Ji's going south, but he was more reserved. He understood Zhao Ji's weakness of greed for enjoyment, so he used the outline of Hangzhou to destroy Zhao Ji's desire to go south without a palace. , I brought a large number of concubines and maids to the south, how can I do without a place to live? You can't live in a tent in a private house!

   "Okay! I'm thinking about it, you step down first!"

   "My minister resigns!"

Cai Jing and Wang Fu retreated, and Zhao Ji walked a few steps behind his back. He remembered the historical events cited by Li Gang. If the crown prince really took advantage of his opportunity in the south to ascend the throne without authorization, it would be troublesome. Zhao Ji resolutely made up his mind. Determined not to leave for the time being, but to keep an eye on the crown prince, how could he allow him to easily seize his throne.

  One hour later, the emperor Zhao Ji issued an edict from the ban, announcing that the prince would oversee the country and be fully responsible for the fight against the Jin soldiers. Except for the appointment and removal of courtiers above the fourth rank, all military and political affairs in the DPRK and China would be handled by the prince.

  Although Zhao Ji threw a lot of bad things to Prince Zhao Heng, he still firmly controlled the power of personnel affairs in his own hands.

'boom! ' An inkstone was smashed to the ground and smashed to pieces. Zhao Huan blushed and shouted furiously: “I have made a mess of the world, but let me clean up the mess. Will you just kick me away after the mess is sorted out? I don't want such a prison country!"

Wu Min silently picked up the fragments on the ground, handed the fragments to the maid next to her, and sent her away, and then he persuaded Zhao Huan in a low voice: "Although your highness is the crown prince, he is also a subject. What you said just now is inappropriate, Your Highness, please calm down, please be patient, and don't give others any excuses!"

  Zhao Huan calmed down slowly, sighed and said: "The traitor is in power, the country is weak, what else can I do to turn the tide? I am under a lot of pressure!"

   "Your Highness, pressure is also a responsibility. It is not just today that His Highness is appointed as the crown prince. This is a responsibility that His Highness must bear. As long as His Highness actively responds, he will be able to turn the tide and achieve an immortal reputation."

   Zhao Huan nodded, "Then what should I do?"

   "First of all, Your Highness will go to the palace to thank you and make a positive statement. Second, Your Highness must come up with a clear plan to defeat the enemy, so that the officials can safely hand over power to His Highness. These two things are the top priority."

   "But where do I have a clear plan to retreat from the enemy?"

  Wu Min pondered for a while and said: "I suggest that Your Highness talk to Li Gang first. I think his thinking is very clear, and maybe he can give His Highness some inspiration."

   "Summoning Li Gang now, will the father misunderstand?"

   "Your Highness, the enemy is now, and I can't take care of these details."

  Zhao Huan thought that his father had given up his decision to abdicate, and he really had nothing to worry about, so he gritted his teeth, "Okay! I'll summon Li Gang right now!"

Li Gang just scratched his scalp, and he was fine after being treated by the imperial physician. He had already gone home to rest, but he received an emergency summon from the prince, so he had to rush to the East Palace. At this time, the prince has been declared as the supervisor of the country, so the prince will receive him Ministers are doing normal court affairs, and many previous surveillance measures have also been withdrawn.

   Li Gang walked into the Qinzheng Hall of the East Palace under the guidance of an eunuch, "Please, Li Shaoqing! Your Highness is waiting in the study."

  Li Gang walked quickly into the prince's study in the apse, and saw the prince Zhao Huan standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back. Li Gang hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "I will see your highness the prince!"

   "Li Shaoqing doesn't need to be polite, please sit down!"

   Li Gang saw that a chair had been set up next to him, so he sat down. At this moment, Zhao Huan looked back at Li Gang, "Is Shaoqing's forehead all right?" He asked with concern.

  Li Gang touched the plaster on his forehead, shook his head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, it's just scratched a little, it's fine!"

  Zhao Huan didn't want to talk about this issue too much. He sat down in front of the table and said slowly: "Father has appointed me as the country supervisor, does Shaoqing know?"

   "Wei Chen has heard about it!"

   "But it's not easy to be a supervisor!"

  Zhao Huan sighed, "The situation is very serious, what should I do, can Shaoqing teach me?"

   "I just have some humble opinions, so I can't get on the stage." Li Gang was a little humble.

  Zhao Huan smiled slightly, "Li Shaoqing, but it's okay to say!"

  Li Gang knew that this was not the time for modesty, so he stopped being polite, and said frankly: "I think there is an important issue that needs to be clarified first. Why did the Kingdom of Jin choose this time to invade the South?"

   "Say it!" Zhao Huan suddenly became interested.

"Any major military decision-making will have a clear strategic purpose, and the Kingdom of Jin is no exception. If the invasion of the Kingdom of Jin at this time is aimed at the capital of the Great Song Dynasty and wants to gain benefits through war, then I will say that the Kingdom of Jin attacked the Song Dynasty in the summer. A very unwise decision. First of all, the natural danger of the Yellow River is insurmountable, and the Kingdom of Jin has been attacking the heart of the Song Dynasty for a long time! Why can't it take half a year?

If they really want to attack the capital, why don't they wait until the Yellow River freezes to go south in winter, then they can go directly to the city of Tokyo? The minister can say with certainty that the strategic goal of Jin's southern invasion is not the capital. "

   "Where is that?" Zhao Ji asked anxiously.

  Li Gang said slowly: "Taiyuan!"

Zhao Huan's face suddenly turned pale. Yesterday he asked Zhao Jici to send a secret letter to Li Yanqing's father, asking Li Yanqing to abandon Taiyuan and return to Tokyo. He originally thought that his father had decided to abdicate, so he needed Li Yanqing's army to protect him Ascend to the throne and hold great power, but the emperor finally changed his mind. Now it seems that his decision is a bit too unwise, even too hasty.

  Zhao Huan was really restless, he had to send another letter to Li Yanqing immediately to cancel yesterday's decision.

Li Gang didn't understand what Zhao Huan was thinking, so he continued: "Since the goal of the Kingdom of Jin is Taiyuan, then the Jinbing in Hebei is more for the purpose of restraining the Song Army from supporting Hedong. Venture across the Yellow River."

   "Then what should I do?" Zhao Huan asked again.

"The golden soldiers don't pass the Yellow River now, so it doesn't mean they won't come at the end of the year, so we still have half a year before the Yellow River freezes. Your Highness, please use this half year to actively prepare for the battle, consolidate the defense of the capital, and at the same time establish a defense line on the Yellow River. This is the second half of the year, Your Highness." The main thing to do, though."

   "But what?" Zhao Huan was fascinated by what he heard, but Li Gang stopped at a critical moment, and he urged eagerly: "Speak up!"

   "I want to say that if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapons. If your highness wants to effectively mobilize the army and strengthen defenses, the current court may not be able to do it, unless your highness has absolute power to appoint important officials."

   "But the emperor only gives me the right to appoint officials below the fourth rank."

  Li Gang smiled and said: "Most of the officials with real power in the imperial court are below the fourth rank. I suggest that Your Highness set up a wartime military council to take full charge of the army and material mobilization. Even the Zhizheng Hall should not interfere."

   Zhao Huan nodded slowly. This is a good way to avoid the constraints of Wang Fu and others. He must win this power.

  (end of this chapter)

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