Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Yijian and the other three talking to each other and felt a little funny.
Just now, the three of them looked worried. After hearing that they had deployed a back-up plan that could change the entire battle situation, they all immediately changed their faces.
The three of them are now quite confident about the war that is about to break out outside Zhending Mansion, and Zhao Zhen is also relieved.
He has been in Zhending Mansion for at least half a year, sometimes for many years, and almost all the affairs of the government and the public have been handed over to the three of them.
If the three of them run the country with a sad mind, they may cause trouble.
"Wang Aiqing, I leave it to you to borrow troops from Jiaozhi."
Zhao Zhen slowly opened his mouth and gave instructions.
Wang Zeng bowed and said, "Here..."
Zhao Zhen then asked Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai: "Have the soldiers and horses from all over the country arrived at Zhending Mansion, and have the required grain and grass been transported to Zhending Mansion in full?"
After the reform of the military system of the Song Dynasty, the mobility of the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty became much stronger.
In the past, before the soldiers and horses were moved, food and grass went first.
After the grain and grass have been transported to the place, the commander will lead his troops to the battlefield.
It's different now. Before the commander arrives on the battlefield, soldiers, horses, and food will arrive on the battlefield first. The generals of the army will set up formations to resist the enemy according to the battlefield assigned by the court.
After the commander arrives, he will rearrange his troops according to the situation on the battlefield.
The advantage of this is that once an invasion occurs, the court's response will not affect the soldiers at the front to keep the enemy out of the country.
In the past, when an invasion occurred, the report was reported to the imperial court. When the imperial court reacted and dispatched troops to the battlefield, the enemy had already captured several cities.
It is different now. Once an invasion war breaks out, the Forbidden Army fighting on the border will immediately fortify the walls and clear the country to block the enemy from the country. The soldiers who follow will slowly join in.
It is simply impossible for the enemy to seize the opportunity to capture the city.
If the enemy wanted to seize territory from the Song Dynasty, they could only confront the Song Dynasty head-on.
This eliminates the possibility of some surprise attacks and sneak attacks.
Lu Yijian cupped his hands and said: "Back to the officials, Li Zhaoliang came to report that four imperial troops and eight local soldiers have all arrived at the battlefield of Zhending Prefecture. All the grain from Changpingcang of the eight prefectures near Zhending Prefecture has also been transported to Yanmen Pass and Tongtai.
Close two places.
Now Li Zhaoliang is leading his troops at Tongtai Pass, Wang Kai is leading his troops at Yanmen Pass, and other troops are on the border, ready to fight."
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "It's time for me to prepare and prepare to go to Zhending Mansion."
When Lu Yijian and the other three heard this, their faces turned ugly.
The three of them disapproved of Zhao Zhen going to the battlefield.
The three people looked at each other and were about to speak.
Zhao Zhen said calmly: "There are some things that I, my three dear friends, should not say. My decision has been made and no one can change it."
Lu Yijian and the other three looked bitter.
Zhao Zhen continued: "I will then send orders to the Tianwu Army and the Japanese Army to break camp and go out tomorrow. Before I leave, I will leave a decree for Chen Lin. After I leave, Chen Lin will declare that decree on my behalf.
When I was in Zhending Mansion, it was written on who would supervise the country and who would assist the government."
Lu Yijian and the other two looked at each other, lowered their heads with a grimace, and all agreed.
After they agreed, Zhao Zhen continued: "I am going north this time for fighting, not for outings, so some ceremonial guards can be saved, and local officials do not need to mobilize troops to welcome me.
Some unnecessary expenses were also cut down.
Now that we are at war with the Song Dynasty, it is time to spend money. If I save more money, the soldiers will have more pension money."
Before Lu Yijian and the others could say anything, Zhao Zhen took the initiative to cut off more than half of his expenses for going to Zhending Mansion.
The emperor did what Zhao Zhen did, what else could Lu Yijian and the others say?
I can only bow respectfully and shout, "The officials are wise..."
After Zhao Zhen finished talking about the business, he sent Lu Yijian and three others down to work. He got up and rushed to the queen's palace.
When Zhao Zhen rushed to the queen's palace, the queen was walking in the palace holding her belly.
The queen is obviously pregnant.
Not only the queen, but also Xiao Zhang and two newly selected beauties were also pregnant.
In the past, someone tried to harm the emperor's heirs, so it was difficult for the royal heirs to flourish.
In addition, because Zhao Heng and Zhao Zhen took elixirs, they had even fewer heirs.
Now, under Kou Ji's diagnosis and treatment, Zhao Zhen's erysipelas has been completely removed. In addition, he has practiced martial arts all year round, is strong, and works hard at night. The royal heirs are like crops in the field, popping up one after another.
In addition, Empress Cao gave birth to Zhao Run, who firmly occupied the title of the eldest prince. The crown prince and the emperor were expected.
While Queen Cao was protecting Zhao Run, she was also controlling the Sixth Palace. The concubines in the Sixth Palace did not dare to attract the attention of the emperor.
Although Queen Cao usually smiles at everyone, she is actually a cruel person.
If any maid or concubine breaks the rules of the palace, she will show no mercy.
She was not like Zhao Zhen, who would quietly instruct Chen Lin to kill the concubine if she made a mistake, and then drag the concubine to a deserted place and bury it.
When she was killing the maids and concubines with a stick, she would gather all the maids and concubines in the palace together to watch the execution.
In order to have a deterrent effect, she would have her personal female officer take action every time, beating the tortured palace maids and concubines until they were bloody and stinging.
Except for Queen Mother Li, everyone in the palace is now afraid of her.
With her in charge of the Sixth Palace, protecting the emperor's heir, no one dared to attack him.
Zhao Zhen saw Empress Cao walking in the palace with her belly in her hands, and hurriedly came forward to greet her. While supporting Empress Cao, he complained: "If you are pregnant, take good care of her. Don't move around, or you may get fetal gas."
When Queen Cao heard what Zhao Zhen said, she was angry and funny.
She is not an ignorant woman. Pregnant women still need to move more even though they are pregnant.
If you really lie down and don't move, there will be problems.
However, she did not refute Zhao Zhen's words.
Because she felt warm in her heart after listening to Zhao Zhen's words.
Queen Cao bowed to Zhao Zhen, and then let Zhao Zhen help her sit down.
After sitting down, Zhao Zhen accompanied Empress Cao for a while and spoke thoughtful words.
At the end of the day, Zhao Zhen said without leaving any trace, "I will leave the edict of canonizing Run'er as the crown prince to Chen Lin. After I lead the troops to the expedition, Chen Lin will read it out."
When Queen Cao heard this, she stared at Zhao Zhen blankly.
Zhao Zhen smiled calmly.
Queen Cao's face was very ugly. She stood up slowly and knelt in front of Zhao Zhen under Zhao Zhen's stunned eyes. "If the official thinks that I am a vicious woman, I can just kill me."
If the official wanted to demote his concubine, he would not agree.
Since my concubine entered the palace, she has never done anything to disgrace the official family.
The title of queen is worthy of my concubine.
I don’t want to become a concubine, and I don’t want Run’er to recognize her as the empress.”
A girl who comes out of the house is tough.
Anyone else would not dare to say this in front of Zhao Zhen.
After Zhao Zhen listened to Queen Cao's words in a daze, he stepped forward and helped Queen Cao up, dumbfounded, "Why did the Queen say this?"
Empress Cao said with a somewhat sad expression: "My sisters are all pregnant. By appointing Run'er as the crown prince at this time, isn't it just to warn the concubines not to have any evil thoughts?"
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That's not what I meant. I am going to Zhending Mansion here for at least half a year, and at most for many years. There must be a royal person in the court to supervise the country.
I can't just leave my prince alone and invite a clan member from outside to come back, right?
Besides, Run'er is my eldest son.
If you make him the crown prince, all civil and military officials in the dynasty will agree.
He became the crown prince, and it can be said that he was welcomed by everyone."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen said with some emotion: "My Zhao family has always been rumored to be not peaceful. I hope that starting from me, it can be passed down peacefully and not cause so many troubles again."
Empress Cao said in a deep voice: "I wrongly blamed the officials. I apologize to the officials."
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said nothing.
Empress Cao continued: "But the official family now proposes Run'er as the crown prince, and I don't agree."
Zhao Zhen stared at Queen Cao in astonishment.
Empress Cao said seriously: "Run'er is the eldest son of the official family. If you want to be a prince, you must do it in a dignified and dignified manner. If the official family wants to establish a prince, it should read out the imperial edict in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
Only in this way can we be considered upright.
What's more important is that it is unlucky for the official family to establish a crown prince before going to Zhending Mansion.
Therefore, I hope that the official family can make Run'er the king instead, and it will not be too late to make Run'er the crown prince after the official family returns from Zhending Mansion."
Zhao Zhen stared at Queen Cao in astonishment, "Others are afraid that they won't be able to grab it, but you refuse?"
Empress Cao solemnly said: "I'm not refusing. I just think that since the official family hopes that my country, the Song Dynasty, can be passed down peacefully, they should establish the crown prince in an upright and dignified way.
It shouldn't have been so hasty."
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "After hearing what you said, I realized that it was indeed a bit hasty."
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "That's all, I will make Run'er the king instead. After my master returns to the court, I will make him the crown prince."
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen was a little hesitant, "It's just that the king is supervising the country. Isn't it a little too thin?"
Queen Cao was speechless.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Why didn't you say anything?"
Empress Cao said frankly: "Run'er was born to my concubine. I can say a few words about whether Run'er will be established as the prince. But I dare not say anything about the matter of supervising the country."
I always remember the official saying that ‘the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics’.”
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he nodded slowly and did not ask Empress Cao any more questions.
He was well aware of the dangers of political interference in the harem, so he set the rule that the harem was not allowed to interfere in political affairs. He could not break his own rules.
Zhao Zhen thought about it and said with a smile: "If you can't suppress all the officials, then find someone to help suppress it."
Zhao Zhen said nothing further, and Empress Cao did not ask.
Zhao Zhen stayed at Queen Cao's place all night.
The next day.
After getting up, Zhao Zhen went to see several other pregnant concubines.
Then, with Empress Cao waiting on her, she put on a very slutty armor, equipped with a sword, and left the palace with 800 imperial dragons and 1,000 imperial guards. Empress Cao saw her off.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai led the civil and military officials of the court and waited at the gate of the palace.
Some of the officials will stay in Bianjing City to govern the country with Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai, and some of them will follow Zhao Zhen northward.
Zhao Zhen left the palace without saying anything, and led the civil and military officials of the court out of Bianjing City.
Outside Bianjing City.
The Tianwu Army, supporting the Japanese Army, gathered together 60,000 soldiers.
After Zhao Zhen arrived, they all bowed and saluted. The scene was very spectacular, and the people watching were excited.
Zhao Zhen ordered the generals and announced the order of departure.
He led 60,000 soldiers and left Bianjing in a mighty manner.
Sixty thousand soldiers left Beijing, which was different from the past.
There was no huge team of baggage following him.
There was only a small amount of military equipment.
After the reform of the military system of the imperial court, local soldiers and horses not only had the responsibility of arresting thieves, but also had the responsibility of guarding Chang Pingcang. They guarded Chang Pingcang, and few things went wrong in Changping Cang.
When the imperial court sends out troops, it will assign a series of grain supply tasks to various places based on the grain storage conditions in Changping warehouses in each place.
When the imperial soldiers and horses cross the border, every time they reach a post station, local officials must transport the grain and grass they need to the post station.
How much food and grass was consumed and how much food and grass was taken away will be verified by the household officials in various places, the household department at the court, and the military department.
In addition, in order to avoid some local corrupt elements, the grain and grass in Changpingcang were resold, resulting in no food supply for the army.
Before going on an expedition, the imperial court would send eight groups of officials to supervise food supplies along the way.
Those who have no food need to adjust their food more quickly, and those who have food should remind them again and again.
Many people felt that the court's move was too troublesome, and it would be easier than before to directly bring the baggage to the battle.
But Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and other people who really controlled the power of the Song Dynasty did not find it troublesome.
Because local officials were asked to transport Changpingcang grain to the post station, the distance was not long and the consumption was not much.
Many officials were used along the way, but very few common people were used.
The imperial court did not need to recruit too many civilians for this reason.
You know, in the past, every time the imperial court sent out a war, it had to prepare at least the same number of civilians, and sometimes twice as many civilians were needed.
Civil servants were not required to pay for their corvées, but they were provided with three meals a day.
As long as the imperial court fights, the people will have to follow.
After a war is won, the civilians may spend more food and grass than soldiers and horses.
After things were distributed among the localities, the imperial court only needed to provide food for the people in one place for one day.
The amount of people and financial resources saved in the middle is a huge number.
Zhao Zhen and his men left Bianjing City in style.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai returned to the palace with all the civil and military officials with grim faces.
Before Zhao Zhen left, he reminded them that he left an important message.
After Lu Yijian and the others entered the palace with hundreds of officials, Chen Lin was already waiting in Chui Gong Hall. When she saw Lu Yijian and the others, she was not polite and said, "You three, our family has been waiting for you for more than a long time.
Our family also wants to finish announcing the decree as soon as possible and ride a fast horse to chase the official."
Lu Yijian and the other three stared at Chen Lin.
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "What can't be done? Take the officials and run away immediately. The 500,000 soldiers and horses going to Zhending Mansion are gone, and I and the three of them won't say anything. If the officials lose a hair, I and the three of them will
Even if I risk my life, I will skin you."
Two fortresses and two yongs, 200,000 troops and horses, eight local troops, about 240,000, Zhao Zhen himself led 60,000 troops, totaling 500,000 troops.
Lu Yijian didn't care at all about the life and death of half a million soldiers and horses.
Because in Lu Yijian's heart, half a million soldiers and horses were not as important to the Song Dynasty as Zhao Zhen alone.
Chen Lin nodded solemnly and said: "Our family knows the importance..."
Although Zhao Zhen once made a grand promise in front of Chen Lin, when he was really in danger, Chen Lin dared to resist the order and rescue him first.
When Lu Yijian and the others saw Chen Lin nodding and agreed to protect Zhao Zhen's safety, their expressions immediately softened a bit.
"Declare the decree..."
Wang Zeng gave an order.
Lu Yijian and the others led the officials to stand in groups. Chen Lin took the decree and walked to the palace.
"The edict says... Zhao Run, the eldest prince of Jin Dynasty, is appointed as the longevity king... and will oversee the administration of the country from now on..."
"The imperial edict... adds Taishi Kou Zhun as the general regent of state affairs..."
"Zhi said...Tong Zhongshu's subordinates Ping Zhangshi Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Lv Yijian, who served as political advisors, assisted in the administration..."
"..."
There are three imperial edicts in total.
Imperial edicts with different meanings have different specifications, and the seals affixed are also different.
Zhao Zhen canonized Zhao Run as King of Shou and ordered him to supervise the country. In order to increase his weight in supervising the country, he once again appointed Kou Zhun as the chief regent of the country.
However, in the decree to activate Kou Zhun, there was no mention of allowing Kou Zhun to enter the palace and participate in politics.
In other words, President Kou Zhun's identity as regent of the country is only used to intimidate people.
It is reasonable for three people, Lu Yijian and others, to assist the government.
It's just that after Chen Lin read out the imperial edict, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had some fluctuations.
Not that they had any complaints about Zhao Zhen using Kou Zhun again.
But they had some complaints about Zhao Zhen not appointing Zhao Run as the crown prince.
Lu Yijian and the other two thought the same thing.
Seeing this, Chen Lin said a lot, "The official family had previously intended to make Prince Shou the crown prince, but after the Queen's advice, they gave up the idea. The Queen said that the Crown Prince is the crown prince of a country, and even if he wants to establish it, he must
Upright and upright.
Rather than making a hasty decision."
"The Queen is reckless..."
Someone muttered in a low voice, shook his head, and sighed.
It seemed that Queen Cao had done something stupid.
But the three of them, Lu Yijian, looked at each other in astonishment, their eyes filled with astonishment.
Others thought that Queen Cao was reckless, but Lu Yijian and the other two felt that Queen Cao was really powerful.
The crown prince likes to stand, but has difficulty sitting down.
Especially when the official family is away on an expedition, it is even more difficult for the crown prince to occupy the position.
If the official family suffers a defeat outside, if someone takes advantage of the situation and spreads some evil rumors, and if some people take advantage of the situation and maliciously push the crown prince to the throne, the official family will return to the court, and the crown prince will be in trouble.
In addition, there are currently four pregnant women in the palace.
If the official family was in Bianjing City, it would be nothing.
If the official family is not in Bianjing City, if something happens to the other three pregnant concubines except Queen Cao, Queen Cao will be blamed whether it is Queen Cao's fault or not.
She is the lord of the Sixth Palace. If something goes wrong in the Sixth Palace, she cannot escape responsibility.
If it was because of her fault that Zhao Run was implicated.
If Zhao Run is made crown prince, he will also be dismissed.
Once the crown prince is deposed, it is more difficult to regain his throne than to ascend to heaven.
The King of Shou is different. If he is dismissed, he will be dismissed. It will not affect the future establishment of the heir apparent at all.
When an official rewards his son with a princely title, isn't it just a matter of giving it to him as he pleases and taking it as a joke?
The prince and the crown prince have completely different meanings in the court.
Being promoted to King Shou at this time is far more powerful for Zhao Run than being promoted to Crown Prince.
As long as he is not promoted to crown prince, he will not be targeted like a target.
Anyway, his parentage has been decided. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, if Zhao Zhen wants to establish the crown prince, he must be his first choice.
So there is no need for him to rush.
Thinking in the long run, it is not a good thing for Zhao Zhen to be the crown prince now that he is very strong.
Countless examples in history books prove that the crown prince appointed when the emperor was still strong could not successfully inherit the throne.
In short, it is extremely disadvantageous for Zhao Run to be the crown prince now.
After Zhao Run spoke out, none of Lu Yijian and the other three people mentioned the matter of establishing a heir to Zhao Zhen.
It's not that the three of them are planning to wait until Zhao Zhen has more heirs before choosing, but they feel that Zhao Run has an absolute innate advantage and there is no need to rush.
The fate of the first two crown princes established during the Taizong period was well known to everyone in the government and the public.
The three of them did not like Zhao Run following in the footsteps of the two crown princes during Taizong's reign. They hoped that Zhao Run could safely implement the eldest son inheritance system and set an example for future generations.
In this way, the issue of succession to the throne after the Song Dynasty will be less troublesome.
They wanted to protect Zhao Run, so they never mentioned the appointment of the crown prince to Zhao Zhen.
Now Queen Cao stopped Zhao Zhen when he wanted to appoint Zhao Run as the crown prince. It can be seen that Queen Cao had similar ideas to them.
Naturally they thought Queen Cao was powerful.
When it is time to fight for the position of prince, we must naturally fight for it.
Never fight when you shouldn't fight.
Lu Yijian and the others, while praising Queen Cao's power in their hearts, turned their attention to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and saw their hearts fluctuating.
Lu Yijian spoke slowly, "The Queen's move is very wise. It's just that some idiots in the court may not be able to see the deeper meaning, and may have the idea of supporting other princes."
Wang Zeng said disdainfully: "That depends on the concubines in the harem giving birth to a second prince."
Zhang Zhibai said quietly from the side: "There are four nobles in the palace who are pregnant with dragon seeds. If there is no prince, then God has no eyes."
Wang Zeng's expression suddenly turned ugly.
Zhang Zhibai is right.
There are four nobles in the palace who are pregnant with dragon seeds, and the possibility of the remaining prince is very high.
Lu Yijian said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter. As long as King Shou doesn't act recklessly and is protected by the three of me, he will definitely sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince."
Wang Zeng nodded solemnly, "With Empress Cao watching over her, he won't mess around."
Speaking of this, Wang Zeng paused for a moment, "Speaking of which, where are Queen Cao and King Shou? The government has consecrated the eldest son of the emperor as King Shou, so he should come here."
Wang Zeng looked at Chen Lin with confusion on his face.
Chen Lin whispered: "Queen Cao and King Shou went to Wenchang Academy..."
Wang Zeng was taken aback, "Go to Wenchang Academy? Can you ask for help?!"
"It's not Kou Zhun!"
Lu Yijian had already cried out.
Wang Zeng also slowly stared, "They...their mother and son went...to invite Cao Wei?!"
Zhang Zhibai said in shock: "The queen is really... amazing!!"