Chapter 2 Chapter Two

This morning, the civil and military officials were really harmonious. King Wei’s maiden voyage went smoothly to Beijing, and the follow-up grain and grass are being continuously transported to Kaifeng. The eight official warehouses in Kaifeng have grain and rice input day and night, and the rice warehouses are full like water storage. For the army fighting in southern Fujian, his instructions were to be steady and steady, to advance and retreat freely. Now that the worries of the future have been relieved, he has passed the decree overnight, and has accelerated the speed of the military situation for eight hundred miles, ordering the army to attack the Han Dynasty with all its strength. , Be sure to completely destroy the Han Dynasty before this winter.

The recent battle of the Song army in southern Fujian was like a broken bamboo, and it was victorious. Now it has no worries, and it is just around the corner to conquer the Han Dynasty. if?Zhao Guanjia likes to throw jade axes at people, this bad habit is known to all civil and military people in the court. The dispute between kings and ministers was even more cryptic, and there was no such scene as Yang Hao had expected in front of the emperor, and Zhao Pu's people mobilized many officials to present congratulatory forms to the officials, and they only focused on praising the achievements of King Wei , and the people of Zhao Guangyi's faction had already received Zhao Guangyi's hints, constantly emphasizing Yang Hao's meritorious service in all aspects of planning and execution, highlighting Yang Hao's meritorious service, and naturally weakening Zhao Dezhao's role.

As for some gossip that is unfavorable to the king of Wei, it can only be transmitted to the emperor's ears through other channels very skillfully, and no one will raise it in front of the civil and military audience without knowing the interest.Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi, the two big bosses, never went out in person, they sent indifferent shrimp soldiers and crab generals, which made the scene even more boring. Yang Hao had no interest in this kind of dark tricks, and he was drowsy after hearing it.As one of the parties involved, when the emperor asked him about his journey to the south, Yang Hao also stepped forward to tell him that in front of the emperor, he naturally had no possibility of speaking ill of the prince. Of course Zhao Guangyi understood this, but Zhao Pu believed that he was forced to Bewitched by the "big pie" I promised, I was naturally very satisfied.

When the emperor asked about Zhao Dezhao, Zhao Dezhao also spared no effort to praise Yang Hao. In the eyes of all the officials, it was Wei Wang and Yang Yuan who cherished each other. Everyone is happy. After singing the praises, it was time to reward the meritorious deeds. At this time, Zhao Pufang, who was standing there firmly, started to leave the class, and played loudly: "Your Majesty, Wei Wang Dezhao is young and wise, quick-witted and capable. This trip to the south has already proved the His talent. However, I believe that the king of Wei is young, and although he is talented, he lacks experience. Now that the king of Wei is an adult, His Majesty should give him some specific assignments, which will be of great benefit to the king of Wei."

"Well, what Zhao Qing said is reasonable..." Zhao Guanjia was in a really good mood today, he stroked his beard with a smile and asked, "Then, in Zhao Qing's opinion, what should De Zhao do?" Zhao Pu bowed and said: "Emperor's eldest son is a king, he has reached the peak of a minister, and there is no such thing as a reward. Any official position is for Wei Wang to have experience, and there is no need to care about superiority. The minister thinks that although With the honor of the king of Wei, there is no need to promise him a high-ranking official, otherwise he will lose the role of allowing the king of Wei to practice more."

Zhao Kuangyin laughed loudly: "That's natural." Zhao Pu said calmly, "During this trip to the south, the King of Wei already has some understanding of the local customs and local officials. Your Majesty has spent half his life in the army and has outstanding martial arts. It is the so-called tiger father and tiger son. Therefore, I think it is better to seal The King of Wei is the Marquis of Yu in front of the Palace of the Forbidden Army, let the King of Wei dabble in the military and become a virtuous king with both civil and military skills, what does Your Majesty think?"

Zhao Guangyi's face turned red when he heard this. The red light just covered his forehead, and the whole face turned white again, and the color changed quickly, just like Tang Yanyan's "willow eyebrows standing upside down" when he was in Puji Temple Generally speaking, it is the miraculous kung fu that Yang Hao has only heard and never seen before. Yang Hao couldn't help but startled: "Damn it, what kind of internal skills does Zhao Laoer practice? Is Zixia magical kung fu..." No wonder Zhao Guangyi had such an expression. As soon as Zhao Pu said these words, many officials in the court showed strange expressions, and their eyes began to wander between the officials, the prime minister, and the king of Jin.Some newly promoted officials didn't know the reason, so they didn't take it seriously. Dianqian Du Yuhou was the third in command of the Imperial Army's Dianqian Division. He could be regarded as a high-ranking military officer, but he also had the Dianjun and the deputy Dianjun. Zhao Dezhao was the prince , What a noble status, what's so great about condescending to be the Marquis of the imperial army?

However, some veteran officials in the court, especially those who were officials in the court at the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, knew about an old incident involving the grievances of the king. Weird. This old incident should be regarded as the first conflict between Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi.At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhao Kuangyin named his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, who had no military exploits, as the Marquis of Sidu in front of the Palace of the Forbidden Army, and soon handed over Kaifeng, the most important foundation, to him, and named him the governor of Kaifeng.

Zhao Pu was not the prime minister at the time, but he was an important minister who was more trusted by Zhao Kuangyin than the prime minister. He immediately wrote the book, strongly opposed it, and insisted on making a choice for the officials: either let Zhao Guangyi be the governor of the palace, or let him be the governor of Kaifeng , Between military generals and civil servants, you can only choose one. Zhao Pu's reason is very good. At that time, a city in Kaifeng Prefecture occupied almost half of the financial, material and human resources of the Song Dynasty. Controlling Kaifeng Prefecture meant controlling half of the Song Dynasty's resources.And what about the former division of the Forbidden Army Palace?At that time, the Forbidden Army was divided into the Guards' Army Division and the Dianqian Division, which were also called the Second Division. military.The Dianqian Division, the Guards' Army Ma Junsi and the Guards' Army Infantry Division are collectively called the Sanya, and the core of the three is the Dianqian Division.

Zhao Guangyi has mastered these two forces, so what's the deal?Even if he is the emperor's brother!Zhao Pu remonstrated with Yan Yan and fought hard according to reason. In the end, Zhao Kuangyin withdrew his order and took down Zhao Guangyi's title of Marquis of Sidu Yu in front of the Palace of the Forbidden Army. Since then, Zhao Guangyi has never had a chance to join the Forbidden Army. At that time, Zhao Guangyi was full of blood, young and inexperienced, and had not cultivated his own cronies in the Forbidden Army. Now he has tried his best to maintain a relatively friendly relationship with some mid-level and lower-level officials of the Forbidden Army. This is all thanks to Zhao Pu. .Now Zhao Pu has taken the initiative to suggest that King Wei take up this military post. What does this mean?This is simply a loud slap in the face to him in public!

But what Zhao Pu said was high-sounding, and it was inconvenient for Zhao Guangyi to refute it, and it was even inconvenient for his own people to refute it. In that case, even if Zhao Dezhao couldn't be the king of the palace, it was hard to guarantee that the officials would not be alerted to him.Zhao Guangyi could only knock down his teeth and swallow his blood, pressing his hatred deeply in his heart. Zhao Guangyi didn't make a statement. Although people from his faction didn't come forward to agree, it was naturally inconvenient to come forward to oppose it. However, Zhao Kuangyin didn't seem to remember this old incident at all. He slowly glanced at the officials, stroked his beard and thought for a moment, nodded and said: " Alright, then I will make Dezhao the Marquis of Sidu Yu in front of the Palace of the Forbidden Army, and let him learn the skills of being in the army." After Zhao Pu heard this, a mysterious smile crept into the corner of his mouth. This was just a temptation. Now, he is confident that he has understood the intention of the official, so he can calmly arrange the next move. Zhao Kuangyin lifted his spirits, and said: "This time, the food shortage in Kaifeng was successfully solved. Yang Hao, the envoy of the Southern Yamen Court, has contributed a lot and should be commended. In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, what do you think should be awarded to the Envoy Yang Hao?" .” Yang Hao cheered up, and quietly straightened his waist. As soon as Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi, who had just returned to work, came out of work at the same time. They looked at each other, and Zhao Pu, who had already gained the upper hand, smiled slightly, pretending to be a gesture Authentic: "Master Zhao, please." Zhao Pu is the prime minister, the head of all the officials, Zhao Guangyi has always shown people with a humble attitude in public, how can he compete with him, he can only bow his hands and thank him: "Mr. Zhao please first." Zhao Pu returned to the throne, and made a bow to him with a smile, Zhao Guangyi took a deep breath, stepped forward slowly, bowed to Zhao Kuangyin, and said: "The envoy of Yang Yuan was originally from the army, and he was ordered by His Majesty. He led 3,000 tigers and guarded 50,000 Li people to move westward to Song Dynasty. When he served as the prefect of Luling, he also sent troops to exterminate the Qiang people who violated the border. He was really good at martial arts. However, Court Envoy Yang has been appreciated by the officials. Since he entered the court, although he has been appointed as a doctor of Youwu and Hezhou Defense, what he has done has always been the work of civil servants.Now Yang Hao and Wei Wang Dezhao, as the chief and deputy envoys of the imperial envoy, toured the Jianghuai River in the south, went to the national calamity together, solved the siege, and made great contributions to the court. It's better to be named Marquis of Yu in the front of the palace, why not transfer Yang Hao to the front division of the Palace of the Forbidden Army, what do the officials think? " Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly when he heard this, Zhao Pu noticed Zhao Kuangyin's inadvertent frown, couldn't help smiling slightly, and went out of the class to play: "The officials have objections." "Oh?" Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief, and said happily, "If you have any objections, please tell me." Zhao Pudao: "Officials, the imperial army is full of talents, and there is no shortage of Yang Hao. However, an important yamen in the imperial court is in urgent need of capable talents. If this is the case, why put this talented person in the imperial army? And what if there is no great ability to use people?" Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly said, "Zhao Qing, you are talking about..." Zhao Pu cupped his hands and said: "The official family, the capital city of a country, the imperial court is fundamental, and it is difficult to continue to store food. It was not until today that I found out that Chu Zhaofu was bound by his responsibilities, and he must go to his post. In this way, none of the three envoys in the yamen can do it. As a prime minister, I am very worried about this. I think that Luo Gongming can be transferred back to Beijing and let him make up for his mistakes and serve as the third envoy. Recommend Nanya Yang Hao." "Wow..." There was an uproar in the hall, what was Yang Hao's background, he was just a weak crown, and he was not born in the imperial examination, this wild official, Zhao Xianggong actually recommended him to be the deputy god of wealth in the Song Dynasty, this... ...isn't it ridiculous? Zhao Guangyi couldn't help laughing when he heard it. He also saw the official's reaction just now. He didn't expect the official to be so wary of Yang Hao's sensitive identity. It was really reckless to recommend him to be an official in the Imperial Army. , was regretting in his heart, Zhao Pu came to make a rescue, Zhao Guangyi glanced at Zhao Pu, and it was the first time that he was a little pleasing to the eyes of this hideous guy. Zhao Guangyi recommended Yang Hao to join the Forbidden Army without careful consideration. It was also because of his urgency. As the emperor's younger brother, he worked hard to manage Kaifeng for ten years. The whole Kaifeng has been firmly controlled by him, and there is no place without his eyes and ears. , even within the Forbidden Palace. Only the Forbidden Army, the most powerful army right under his nose, was like a city within a city, and he was still unable to step foot in it.Power is an addiction, and when it infiltrates into his bone marrow unknowingly, he realizes that power is something more ecstatic than women and wealth. While he has power, power also holds him. The officialdom is like sailing against the current. Zhao Kuangyin hesitated when he heard the words, Zhao Guangyi calmed down, and quietly winked at his own people. When someone came out of the class and refuted Yang Hao on the grounds that Yang Hao was young and inexperienced, Zhao Kuangyin followed suit and smiled immediately: "I still have lingering fears about the lack of food in Kaifeng. Although Yang Hao is a capable talent, after all, he is still young and not mature enough. It may not be appropriate to suddenly assume such power." "Yes." Zhao Pu stepped back holding the wat, glanced at the smiling Zhao Guangyi, and said in his heart: "The old man only thinks that he is advancing instead of retreating. Do you think the old man played a foolish game? What a fool." Zhao Kuangyin turned to Yang Hao, smiled and said, "Yang Qing, I will definitely reward you for your great service to the imperial court this time. I want to know, which office do you want to work in?" Yang Hao immediately left the class happily, and replied in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I would like to serve as an official in Honglu Temple, please allow your Majesty." Zhao Guangyi was happy, his eyes almost popped out when he heard this: Honglu Temple?Why did he go to a place with nothing to do like Honglu Temple?Which bastard kid gave him the idea! "Cough, cough, cough..." Suddenly, an official in the civil service class choked, coughing repeatedly, and blushing. It was Jiao Haitao, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple. The stick was actually used as a needle (true), and when he knew that Honglu Temple was just a superficial yamen with no real power, wouldn't he hate himself to death?This feud is really his mother's injustice. Zhao Kuangyin was also stunned. Although he was still afraid of Yang Hao, but...but he was at least an official with real power in Nanya, and now he has made such a big effort to transfer him to Honglu Temple. Qingshui yamen, even if he asked for it, if he agreed, it would be a bit too unkind. What would all the civil and military officials think of treating meritorious ministers like this? Seeing Zhao Kuangyin sitting there in a daze, the servant knew that Zhang Dejun rushed over and whispered something to him.The Xiaohuangmen who waited in the court room are all people under his command, and they must report to him what they see and hear every day. If the ministers have something important, he will tell the officials in advance, so that Officials are prepared.He heard this anecdote from Xiao Huangmen, and he just laughed at that time, thinking that Yang Hao is really a wonderful person, but he didn't tell the joke to the officials, but now seeing the confusion on the officials' faces, he explained the reason to he listens. Only then did Zhao Kuangyin understand that Yang Hao was being teased by someone, thinking that Honglu Temple was a very popular yamen, and going to Honglu Temple to be an official was a first-class job. He couldn't help being angry and funny. He coughed and reminded kindly : "Yang Qing, Honglu Temple is in charge of the tribute, banquets, gifts, welcomes and seeing off of the four barbarians. It takes on many foreign affairs, but asks you to laugh when you are angry, and asks you to sing when you speak frankly. There are not many things in ordinary times. Yang Qing is shrewd and capable, with outstanding talents, if you go to Honglu Temple to become an official, you will inevitably be wronged, how about..." "I don't feel wronged. Since the officials asked, I dare not bully the emperor, so I know everything. I am willing to go to Honglu Temple to receive an assignment, and serve His Majesty wholeheartedly, and serve my Great Song Dynasty wholeheartedly." "Uh..." Uncle Zhao twisted his beard, looked at Yang Hao helplessly, and suddenly felt that he was a little sorry for this honest man. Yang Hao bowed again, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please allow me." "Zhao Pu..." Zhao Kuangyin turned to Zhao Pu, Zhao Pu came out of the class and responded, "The minister is here." Zhao Kuangyin sighed helplessly, and said: "The decree is to make Yang Hao the young minister of Honglu Temple, and add a noble... the founder of the country." Zhao Pu is from the second rank, Zhao Guangyi is from the third rank, and Yang Hao, the Honghe Shaoqing, is from the fifth rank. Speaking of which, the official is not too small, and the speed of promotion is even more astonishing, but going to Honghe Temple to be a diplomatic ambassador... …In that dynasty, diplomatic ambassadors were really not considered good or bad. Many officials would rather be a small official with real power than choose this kind of yamen with high rank but little real power. Yang Hao’s contribution is not small, but It was too big, making him submit to Honglu Temple, Zhao Da also felt a little bit sorry, so he appointed him a baron and asked him to get an extra salary as compensation. Zhang Dejun hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Officials, now the four officials of Honglu Temple, Shaoqing, Cheng, and Chief Registrar are all complete, and there are no vacant titles." "Then add another Shaoqing." At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the official system had not yet stabilized, and adding and dismissing officials was a matter of the emperor's words. Zhao Kuangyin said: "Hongyu Temple will set up the left and right ministers, Yang Hao will be the left minister, and the original Shaoqing will be the right minister. Isn't that all right?" In the Tang and Song dynasties, Zuo was favored, and the official position of Zuo Qing was still higher than that of You Qing. Zhang Dejun quickly wrote it down, so that he could discuss it with Zhao Pu later. As soon as Zhao Kuangyin made the final decision, Yang Hao became the second in command of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Song Dynasty, and his diplomatic targets were basically Khitan, Southern Tang, Southern Han, Northern Han, and Wuyue. The Khitan basically brought troops here more often than they negotiated with foreign affairs. The Southern Tang and Wu Yue basically had more secret communications with ministers than officials. The Southern Han would no longer need diplomacy. As for the Northern Han... Song was also like Khitan Similarly, there is more time to lead soldiers, and less time to talk nonsense to them. So... now Yang Hao is basically treated like the Stove Lord. He usually sticks to the wall like a little ghost and no one thinks of him. The head of the family.The problem is, Lord Stove has the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, what about him? At this moment, Wu Yue's secret envoy has just crossed the Yangtze River and brought ten jars of "seafood", but the target of bribery is Zhao Pu, the prime minister; It is said that Khitan, which seldom sends envoys to the DPRK, has sent a menacing messenger with a strong diplomatic letter from Luo Donger, the former female officer, and is rushing to Bianliang. If the founding baron Yang Zuoshi has spare time , but I can have a verbal battle with her...