Shen Ze was also surprised when he heard it, in addition to the Zhao clan, there were only four kings with different surnames who had been canonized in recent decades. Tongguan, the king of Guangyang County, recorded the head of the king: Xu Shao, the king of Qinghe County, died; The living ones are Zheyan, the king of Fenyang County, and Xu Wei, the king of Tianshui County. How could he refuse to accept the edict?

After receiving the edict, he looked at Zhao Guan's family, also with an incredible look, and asked, "What is the reason?" ”

"There is a copy of Xu Wei's chapter, please take a look at it." Neishì took out Xu Wei's notebook and presented it with both hands. Zhao Chen's face was uncertain, and after taking the notebook, he turned around and walked to the corner of the hall, his action made Shen Xue embarrassed to look at it. He waved his hand and motioned for the edict to go out, and then waited quietly.

When Zhao Chen was looking at the recital, Shen Ze paid attention to the emperor's reaction from time to time, at first, he saw the forehead of Xiao Zhao's official family twisted into a ball, and gradually, his brows relaxed, and finally returned to peace.

"Guess what Xu Wei said?" Zhao Chen turned around and asked, his expression not showing any abnormality.

"Isn't it light?" Shen Ze guessed. There are people in the court who talk about it, saying that in terms of military merits alone, no one can match Xu Wei, and he also has some eyes for Zheyan to be crowned king, will he not want to be the king of the county with Zheyan? So, is this gambling?

Zhao Chen smiled when he heard this: "Then you underestimate him too much, Xu Wei is an understanding person." As he spoke, he put Xu Wei's notebook on his desk.

"There are some official articles in his book, such as shallow talent and morality, and he dare not accept it, and he is willing to lead by example and oppose comparison. But there is actually only one meaning for him to play through the lù on this way. Zhao Chen said.

"Forgive the little slave for being stupid." Shen Ze bowed.

"That's the worry of being full." Zhao Chen said with great confidence.

Shen Xue nodded: "When talking about Xu Wei, they all say that his expedition is brave, but he is cautious, it seems that this is true." ”

"That's good, he is afraid of the calamity of fullness, that is, he fears the court. Wuchen knew that the fear of the imperial court "is not to support the army and be self-respecting, flying and domineering, which is the blessing of the society." Zhao Chen said. Besides, there are a few sentences in his notebook that make me feel that he is a person who understands. He said that he was ordered by the Son of Heaven to "sit in the place, and there is no need for high-ranking officials to show his majesty." This is easy to say, but how many people can really understand? ”

Shen Ze said with a smile: "Although Xu Wei was single-handedly promoted by the Emperor Taishang, he understands the merits. Jugong is not arrogant, shì is not arrogant, quite a bit of style. ”

I don't know where this sentence touched Zhao Chen, after he heard it, he picked up the book of Zheyan and looked at it" Shen Yín said: "Xu Wei rejected the prince of the county, and the national nose and the king of the county are from the same product, it is estimated that he will not accept it." But it is unreasonable to have merit and no reward," only Shen Xue thought about it and suggested: "Official, the privy envoy Xu Han is old and old, and Liu Yanqing is also over seventy years old, and he usually doesn't even go to the Privy Council. Recently, the functions and powers of the Privy Council have often been returned to the Chinese Letter, so it is better to dismiss the Privy Council and the Deputy Envoy, and change to know the affairs of the Privy Council and the Privy Council. The title of knowing the affairs of the Privy Council was given to Xu Wei to show that the central government sent it. ”

In the Song Dynasty, when the prefect of the Privy Council was called the "Privy Envoy", the deputy was called the "Privy Envoy"; When the prefect is "aware of the affairs of the Privy Council", the "deputy" is called "the same as the Privy Council". The difference is that depending on the seniority and status of the official, those who are highly respected are naturally privy envoys, and those who are relatively junior are privy councillors.

Zhao Chen listened to it, but it was also agreeable. In fact, since the Song and Jin wars, the power of the Privy Council has been weakened. The juxtaposition of the government and the privy government "was originally intended to control the civil and military forces, but the war together" required a centralized central government to make decisions. As a result, the decisions made by the prime ministers of the Zhongshu "were often carried out directly by the front-line generals, and the Privy Council, which had the name of the highest military institution in the country, was now reduced to a place for the placement of honored ministers."

"Okay, that's it."

The news of Xu Wei's refusal to be crowned the king of the county spread in the Hangzhou Dynasty and won praise from all sides. Because if he accepts the title of "King of Tianshui County", it is equivalent to the first person to be crowned a prince as a military minister. And once Xu Wei was crowned king, the Xu family would have two county kings, which made the courtiers feel a little unhappy. Now that he "knows", it is best to take the initiative to refuse.

But after satisfying the little bit of greasy in their hearts, these people sprouted a heart of cherishing talents, and felt that people were indeed meritorious, and they couldn't say it without rewards, when they heard that Xu Wei was awarded the title of "Knowing the Privy Council", they all called it appropriate, and no one called Xu Wei "Chishu" like Di Qing did back then.

Qiu Qing used to be a privy envoy from a small soldier, but he was still looked down upon, especially by civil officials. In the dialect of Kaifeng, the soldiers were called "Chi Lao", so the officials sent by the Privy Council to greet Di Qing scolded and said, "Welcome a Chi Lao, and he will not come for many days!" After his arrival, his colleagues in the government fǔ privy government called him "Chishu" as a sign of disdain and disdain.

In July of the eighth year of Jianwu, Jinghu Xuanfu envoy, Taibao He Guan, still insisted on Shangjiao's request for Zhishi to be retained, and the emperor approved his request. He Guan started in the army, repeatedly made military exploits, and was reused for the ascension of Emperor Zhao Huan, but as the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is precisely because of his glorious deeds that the current emperor has some minds. In addition, he was over seventy years old and was defeated by Wushu, so the emperor took the opportunity to force him to retire, but he was helpless.

But after all, He Guan is a veteran level marshal in the army, before Zhishi, he was already a Taibao, a knight of the country, Zhao Chen then issued an edict and named him the "King of Xian'an County" and rewarded him a lot. He Guan became the first person to be crowned king by military ministers. His eldest son, He Ji, in addition to continuing to serve as the commander of Jinghu Xuanfu Sidu, was also added to the two towns to show the court's honor and favor to the He family.

As soon as He Guan left Jinghu, Zhao Chen immediately issued an edict to open the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and ordered the king of Fenyang County to Zhenyan to supervise Jinghu, Jiangxi, and Huaixi. His move was almost tantamount to picking out what he was going to do, so from Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei to ordinary officials in Yushitai, they all played to express their opposition.

Against what? Because the emperor did not explicitly say that he was going to counterattack the Northern Expedition, the ministers opposed such a heavy use of Zheyan quality, opposed his concentration of power, and opposed him holding three heavy troops. The ministers' rebound was very strong, which made Zhao Chen feel pressure. One day, a right-hand man was talking to him, and the whole thing was against it. Zhao Chen was a little annoyed and said: "Xu Wei also controls the 200,000 Western Army, why don't you oppose it?" So, this right word first said that Xu Weisu was loyal and brave, modest, and always decent, and then said the true thoughts in his heart: "If you fold the king of the county, you have heavy soldiers, manage the three divisions, and choke the throat of the court, you must not guard against it!" ”

In other words, although Xu Wei also brought 200,000 armor, he was far away in the western part of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the potential threat to the central government was not great. But the king of Zhejun is different from him alone in controlling Huaixi, Jinghu, and Jiangxi, and the Hangzhou Dynasty is simply undefended in front of him. Suppose that he has different ambitions, and he doesn't even have a chance to fight back.

Zhao Chen was resolute and said again: "Zheyan is a loyal minister. ”

This right speaker immediately retorted, making Zhao Chen speechless: "Isn't Taizu a loyal minister of Zhou Shizong?" "Song Taizu rebelled in Chenqiao that year, and before the yellow robe was added, it was also the appearance of Zhou Zhongchen in the future.

Although Zhao Chen couldn't refute the opinions of the civil officials, his heart was like iron, and he had to reuse the quality of Zheyan. So he ignored the opposition of the courtiers, simply bypassed the prime minister, wrote the edict himself, and directly sent it to Orihiko to order him to send troops to the Northern Expedition!

Since the start of the Song and Jin wars, although the Song army has been on the defensive, it does not mean that it has not taken the initiative at all. For example, Xu Wei led the Western Army to counterattack and recover all of Shaanxi. But after all, he was confined to a corner of Shaanxi, and Zheyan was personally edicted by the emperor himself, and it was clearly "Northern Expedition to the Central Plains" and "recovery of the old capital", so its political significance is particularly significant.

When the king of Zhejun received the edict, he was in Shouzhou in Huaixi, so it was impossible for him to teach the generals of Jinghu face-to-face. So he sent an order to He Ji, who was controlling the Shenwu rear army, and asked him to send troops to attack Bangtang and Tang Prefectures at the end of July and early August. He also ordered Huaixi to pacify Liu Guangguo, and commanded Li Xianzhong and others to lead the Huaixi Army to attack Huaidong. He himself led the army to attack Caizhou, intending to form a flanking attack on Kaifeng with Shenwu Houyang, in order to recover the Central Plains in one fell swoop.

All this was done without the knowledge of the courtiers. Therefore, at the end of July, when Zheyan led a large army to the expedition, the local officials quickly stabbed the news to the line, and the Manchu civil and military knew that the emperor had directly left them.

The reaction of the courtiers who feel wronged, foolish, and blinded can be imagined. The play can't solve the problem, and the emperor can't listen to it. So the ministers ran into the palace one after another, demanded to face the saint, and surrounded the government hall. Don't leave until you make it clear! In the argument of Jī Lie, the spittle of the ministers splashed Zhao Chen's face! But this young emperor really has a bit of a one-man and invincible temperament, you can quarrel casually, howl casually, saliva splashes on my face, and I wipe it myself. Anyway, I won't change my mind, I just want to go north to the Central Plains and prosper the Great Song Dynasty!

As soon as the ministers saw that the emperor was not allowed to enter the whole place, they sacrificed the copper that the courtiers were accustomed to withdrawing and resigned! No more!

Last time, because the emperor refused to visit the emperor in the palace, those ministers who still missed Zhao Huan once did this once, and more than 30 officials begged to go on the same day. But this time, the battle was much bigger, except for the chief and deputy prime ministers who sat in the middle of the book, the ministers of the other departments and offices all said a word, and asked for a dismissal, and then did not go to work, all stayed at home, a count, unbelievable, more than 90 people!

Zhao Chen is also tough, and all the edicts are not allowed! After such a stalemate for a few days, the ministers saw that the emperor's attitude was resolute and unshakable, and it was impossible for them to stay at home all the time, so they couldn't do it, and the officials couldn't listen to the advice, and sooner or later they would become faint kings. We'll have to move someone out to heal him.

Who to move? Now there are only two people who are qualified to teach the emperor a lesson. One was his grandfather and the other was his father. Daojun's relationship with the official family is not bad, but his old man is cultivating on every ridge, but he is in the world, and his health has not been good recently, so it is not appropriate to alarm him. In this way, only the emperor is left.

But if you go to move the Emperor Taishang out, the main ministers of the court and the ministers have no opinions, and those who have hope for the Emperor have no opinions, but the main battle faction that followed Xu Shao in the past is a little uncertain in their hearts. Since the throne of the Emperor Taishang, he has not given up his intervention in the government affairs, and there are people in the court who often wander around Deokshou Palace, if you go to invite him out, if you just persuade the word family to be fine, in case the whole thing is out of control, then it will be ............

At this time, the highly respected Xu Han spoke, although he had already left office, but he was one of the main figures in the coup d'état, and later served as a privy envoy. He told those who followed him into the main battle faction that although this was not done right, and that the courtiers should not be bypassed, we should just do our duty, and we should advise, and there was no need to alarm Deoksugung Palace, so as not to be right and wrong. Xu Liang also came forward, on behalf of the Zhongshu, and communicated with several important ministers who "stayed at home" and said that everyone should not do this, there is no benefit for the central government to be paralyzed, and now that things are like this, it is difficult to recover the water, what else can I do?

He is the son of Xu Shao, and he is an official who participates in politics, and the ministers of the main war faction, although many of them are his predecessors, they have high hopes for him. So, after the mediation of Xu Han and Xu Liang, some people from the main battle faction gave up the idea of asking Deoksugung Palace to intervene. But the rest of the courtiers are still in tandem under the sī, vowing that the emperor must be soft! At the same time as the DPRK and China were fighting, the front line had already begun. The first to make meritorious contributions was not the Zhejia Army, nor the Jinghu Army, but the Huaixi Army, which had just been formed.

The Huaixi Army commanded Li Xianzhong, and was ordered by Liu Guangguo, the pacification envoy of Huaixi, to attack Suzhou, an important town in Huaidong. Li Xianzhong first attacked Hongxian under the rule of Suzhou, and in only half a day, he broke through the county seat, and more than 2,000 guards surrendered. Subsequently, Li Xianzhong transferred his troops to the west to attack Lingbi County, and the Lingbi guards were former Song Army officers and then surrendered to the puppet Han, and the puppet Han destroyed the posthumous Jin. When he saw that Li Xianzhong was leading the army to attack, and there were not many soldiers and horses, it was estimated that he had never heard of Li Xianzhong's name, and he led thousands of people out of the city to fight. The result can be imagined, under the onslaught of the Huaixi army, the Jin army was soon unable to resist, and Li Xianzhong led hundreds of cavalry to rush through the formation, and the Jin army was defeated!

By the time Liu Guangguo led the main force of Huaixi to follow, Li Xianzhong was already waiting for him to attack Suzhou City. Li Xianzhong was born in the Western Army, and he also fought in the Western Xia to help the party members, and these stinky eggs and rotten cucumbers are not taken into account at all.

The Huaixi Army was progressing smoothly, and the Zhejia Army was not slow, and Zhe Yanye led troops from Gwangju to smuggle across the Huai River, seize Xinxi County, and then erect a pontoon bridge to protect the passage of the army. Soon, the Zhejia army swept away Xincai Zhenyang and other counties and began to advance to Caizhou City. Zhi Yanzhi also estimated that He Guan was forced to become a man because of him, and the Shenwu rear army stationed in Xianghan was estimated to be more or less emotional.

In order to avoid the situation of discord between the generals and the detachment of the army, he sent people to Xiangyang to give orders while marching into Caizhou. Of course, I can't help but praise He Guan, and then once again show the generals in Jinghu the great significance of this dispatch, and hope that the generals will give priority to national affairs.

He was not wrong in what he was worried about, at the same time that both the Zhejia Army and the Huaixi Army launched a counteroffensive, the main force of the Shenwu Rear Army, except for Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, who were stationed on the Xianghan front, was still resting in Jiangling Mansion south of the Yangtze River. He Ji received an order from Zhe Yanzhi early in the morning, but he did not move until the Huaixi Army and the Zhejia Army had already started a war.

The senator who presided over the daily affairs of the Jinghu Xuanfu Division asked him several times about entering the army, and He Ji deduced that the troops had suffered heavy losses and needed to rest and recuperate. Yue Fei, who was stationed in Zhengzhou, as soon as he heard that the emperor had issued an edict for the Northern Expedition, immediately organized troops, told the soldiers, and actively mobilized before the war. But left and right, and there is no military order from He Dutong. So, this upright man sent someone to ask. The reply was that he said, "Don't worry about what you shouldn't be in charge of."

The Song army launched a major northern expedition, which soon alarmed the general of the Jin army, Chi Zhanhui. Although Chi Zhanhui was defeated by Yang Yan in the Battle of Qishan, he was still trusted and reused by the Wushu. Before Wushu returned to the north, he was deliberately left to sit in Cai and Tang Erzhou to prevent the Song army from counterattacking. When the Zhejia army marched to Caizhou City and entered Bī, the others were in Tangzhou. I heard that the Zhejia army broke through several counties and entered the city of Bīzhou, reporting to Wuyan Puluhun in Tokyo on the one hand, and leading 20,000 horse infantry troops to Caizhou for reinforcements on the other.

At the beginning of August, the Zhejia army attacked the city of Caizhou. The Jin army held on to the city, and attacked for two days without breaking, and on the third day, Chizhan Hui reinforcements rushed over from Tangzhou. Although Zhi Yanzhi wondered how Tang Zhou was fine, he couldn't let him think much at this time, so he sent Zhi Yanwen and Zhi Yanye to fight.

Yanwen Yanye led a horse infantry army of 10,000 cadres, and in the southwest of Caizhou City, he "met the Jin army suddenly!" At this time, neither army was deployed, and Chi Zhanhui ordered the 4,000 horsemen of the horse army to rush in order to seize the opportunity. Orihino, who was hidden in front of the army, once again played his role as a fierce general, and fought with only more than 1,000 horsemen! Taking advantage of the gap, Zhi Yanwen urgently ordered the soldiers to carry the horse in front of him to protect him.

Chi Menghui failed to catch the other party by surprise, the two armies hurriedly set up their formations, and the Jin army attacked first. The Han soldiers are swarming in! At noon, Chi Zhanhui saw that the flanks of the Zhejia army were loose, and he personally led the elite cavalry to attack. But he apparently underestimated the men and horses of the Ori family, and although the formation was scattered, as soon as the enemy cavalry left, the soldiers immediately regrouped, and there was no sign of the rout he had hoped for.

After noon, Zhe Yanzhi sent 5,000 reinforcements to arrive, and if he joined forces with Yan Wenyan, Chi Zhanhui was defeated and left. Zong Bi led the army back to the north, how many troops stayed in Henan? 100,000 troops! But these 100,000 Mali, the Jurchen army and the Bohai navy are basically the same, most of them are Hebei Han army, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not comparable to that when Wushu personally led the army.