Wang Dai couldn't figure out Murong Fu's thoughts, but he knew that if he showed a little hesitation at this time, he would definitely not end well, at least under Murong Fu's hands, he didn't feel that he had any possibility of escaping.

With such a balance in his heart, Wang Dai said solemnly, "No matter how big or small, as long as the son says a word, the small one will never back down." ”

"That's the best," Murong Fu nodded indifferently, "I heard that you are doing well now, sitting in the position of the commander of the palace in front of the palace, and also leading the Ma Military Division and the Infantry Military Division, commanding the forbidden army and the three yas with the power of one person, you can be regarded as the first person since the founding of the Song Dynasty." ”

The military system of the Song Dynasty is relatively special, since the founding of the country, there is no precedent for the three commanders of the forbidden army, that is to say, there has never been a real sense of "the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses", this is because Zhao Kuangyin relied on the mutiny to ascend to the throne, and was extremely jealous of military power, so he took many measures to strengthen the centralization of the army, and so on.

Not to mention the use of literature to control the military, Zhao Kuangyin and even every generation of emperors after him, like to gather the world's elite troops and enter the forbidden army, and the forbidden army is divided into the front of the palace, the horse army division and the infantry army division, collectively known as the three ya, the supreme commander of the three yas also has no right to mobilize troops and horses, and must pass the emperor's holy decree or the tiger charm of the privy council to transfer troops.

In order to prevent the possibility of the last mutiny, the supreme commander of the Sanya has never let a person concurrently serve, Wang Dai can lead the Sanya, is the first person to the founding of the country, of course, time has passed, and now the Great Song Dynasty is thin, and the forbidden army is no longer the first elite in the world, and the gold content of the commander of the Sanya has been discounted a lot.

Wang Dai hurriedly said, "Don't dare to deceive the son, the small one nominally commands the three yas of the forbidden army, but in fact, there are not many soldiers and horses that can really be mobilized, and there are only three percent of the full battle, and if you look at the entire Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid it is only one and a half." ”

Murong Fu was stunned when he heard this, and then his face showed disbelief, he knew that Wang Dai led the three yas with some moisture, but he didn't expect that there would be so much water, the first thought in his heart was naturally to suspect that Wang Dai was lying, and asked in a deep voice, "What does this mean?"

Wang Dai was stunned and explained, "Gongzi doesn't know, today's forbidden army is far inferior to before, and the strength is still inferior to the box army. ”

Murong Fu wiped away the look of doubt on his face, "Tell me specifically." ”

"That's right," Wang Dai said, "since the death of General Yue, General Han Shizhong was dismissed, and General Zhang Jun had no intention of entering the Privy Council militarily. ”

"In order to appease General Yue and General Han's old department, the emperor still let them serve in various armies, and there are many in the forbidden army, so the current forbidden army faction is extremely complicated, don't look at me as the commander of the palace in front of the palace, and also lead the horse army division and the infantry army division, in fact, I can't command them at all, otherwise the emperor will not let me, a nameless person with no background foundation, be the supreme commander. ”

In the end, Wang Dai showed a wry smile on his face, in fact, he was the commander of the palace but a product of balancing the forces of all parties, and he actually did not have much military power, after thinking about it, he added, "And now the most influential general Zhang in the army is still serving in the Privy Council, as long as he says a word, others can't move the army at all." ”

Hearing this, Murong Fu suddenly understood, he still thought too simply, every generation of emperors of Zhao and Song Dynasty kept in mind the lessons of their ancestors, how could they easily hand over all the military power to one person, even if the building was about to collapse now, they would not let their subordinates take advantage of it.

"So, how many soldiers and horses can you mobilize now?" Murong Fu pondered for a long time and asked this question.

"Counting my old department in the Dragon God Guard, there should be about 30,000 people. Wang Dai calculated carefully, and said with a little hesitation, as if he was afraid that Murong Fu would really want to do something "big", he added, "Now the entire Beijing division is guarded by a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses of the forbidden army and the Huaidong army, and nothing can be done with only 30,000 soldiers and horses." ”

Murong Fu's face sank, "So, did you fail to make the military order you made at the beginning?"

As he spoke, his whole body was full of momentum, and a great pressure pressed towards Wang Dai.

Wang Daiden felt his breath suffocated, his legs trembled, his forehead was already oozing dense fine sweat, and he begged for mercy in a trembling voice, "I beg Gongzi to give me another chance, the time has not yet come, just wait for the time to come, and I can master half of the country's soldiers and horses in a small day." ”

Murong Fu's body was full of momentum, and the clouds cleared in an instant, as if nothing had happened, "What time are you talking about?"

Wang Dai took a deep breath, now he was a little glad that his previous judgment was right, under Murong Fu's hands, he had no possibility of escaping at all, and immediately explained, "In fact, the emperor is extremely uneasy about the old troops of the two generals Yue and Han, but he has been suffering from having no excuse to deal with them, and now there is an opportunity to get rid of Wang De, the commander of the Huaidong Army, and pocket the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Huaidong Army." ”

"What an opportunity, let's hear about it. Murong Fu looked at him with interest, and he also wanted to know how deep the city was with this Wang Dai, who looked like five big and three thick.

"Yes, this matter has to start with the flood of the Wei River. ”

Murong Fu was stunned, "Wei River flood?"

Wang Dai paused, "Childe knows about the flooding of the Wei River?"

"Okay, you hurry up and say something, don't sell it again. Murong Fu urged impatiently, remembering that last night Zhao Jinling used the "Weihe River Flood" to blackmail Prince Yuanyi to release him, at that time he was anxious about the safety of Mu Jianping, and did not listen carefully, at this moment, listening to Wang Dai mention it again, I couldn't help but be a little curious, what is it that can connect Prince Yuanyi, who can't be beaten by eight poles, and Wang De.

Wang Dai didn't dare to sell anything more, and immediately told everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

It turned out that a few months ago, there was a flood in the Wei River, and Prince Yuanyi, who was in charge of the country at the time, was ordered to go to govern it, but he was a pustule, how could he have any ability to control the water, and it was not a big deal, and the emperor's original intention of sending him over was to let him have a long insight and understand the people's livelihood and suffering.

But Prince Yuanyi was not convinced, he had to personally go into battle to command, and also put the local officials who were good at controlling the water into prison, and finally the flood was not cured, but because he escaped from the battle, causing tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to die in the flood, if this matter is spread to the court, it will inevitably cause a big wave, and even the emperor may not be able to protect him.

Fortunately, he was not stupid to go home, he fled back to Beijing as quickly as possible, and told the matter to a few ministers behind him, and several high-powered ministers joined forces to suppress the matter, and all those who knew were wiped out, so that the emperor still does not know the real reason for the failure of the Wei River flood control.

"Recently, Wang De, the commander of the Huaidong Army, and Prince Yuanyi have been very close, as long as this matter is poked out, Prince Yuanyi will not say it, with the old emperor's old spiciness, he will definitely take the opportunity to remove Wang De, and then the Huaidong Army will not be without a commander for a day, the emperor will definitely let me temporarily command, unlike the complex system of the forbidden army, once the Huaidong Army falls into my hands, it will definitely be able to subdue it. ”

In the end, Wang Dai seemed to be afraid that Murong Fu would not believe it, so he swore a promise.

Murong Fu was silent for a moment, and suddenly said something that surprised him, "This matter can't be poked out, on the contrary, I want you to secretly send someone to approach Prince Yuanyi in the past few days and show favor to him." ”

"What!" Wang Dai thought he had misheard, and blurted out, "How can this be, that pus-filled prince is not the emperor's material at all, maybe he will be abolished at some point, is it too early to take refuge in him now, if the emperor knows, he will definitely get rid of me first." ”

Seeing that he reacted so violently, Murong Fu couldn't help but be a little amused, "What are you anxious about, I haven't finished talking yet." ”

Wang Dai also realized that he was out of shape and confessed, "It's a small gaffe, son, please speak." ”

Murong Fu's eyes flashed slightly, "If there is turmoil in the imperial city, how will the soldiers and horses of your Gong Guard Jing Division react?"

Wang Dai groaned, "It depends on what kind of turmoil it is, if it is an invasion by a foreign enemy, our army guarding the capital division is naturally to protect the imperial city, if it is internal turmoil, then it is best to do nothing, and wait for the emperor's decree or the Privy Council's troop transfer." ”

"What if the crown prince usurped the throne?" Murong Fu smiled and asked.

Wang Dai was shocked when he heard this, "How is this possible!"

"Don't you care, according to normal logic, how should the forbidden army deal with it?"

Wang Dai glanced at Murong Fu with some horror, this can't be hooked up with the crown prince, right? This thought flashed through his mind, and he said, "According to normal logic, the forbidden army should be on standby, but the soldiers and horses close to the prince don't know, and they are likely to enter the city and control the imperial city as soon as possible." ”

"Okay!" Murong Fu stroked his palms and smiled, "What I want you to do is to be the first person to control the Imperial City." ”

"Yes...... Can ......" Wang Dai looked at Murong Fu dumbfounded, but he didn't say anything.

"So I want you to send someone close to the crown prince in the next few days to secretly show goodwill, and then you will control the imperial city before Wang De and the army. Murong Fu smiled lightly, but the words he said were terrifying.

Wang Dai held back for a long time before he asked, "How does Gongzi know that the crown prince will definitely usurp the throne? With his current status, as long as he waits for a few more years, the throne will be his, and he will not be able to take any risks at all." ”

"The rabbit is forced to bite people, not to mention a prince with heavy troops, a ruthless emperor since ancient times, and the prince who can't wait to take the throne is not one or two, nothing unusual. Murong Fu smiled mysteriously, and didn't mean to explain, "Anyway, you get ready, wait for my order." ”

Wang Dai vaguely felt that Murong Fu had some big plans, but he couldn't figure it out, the only thing he could think of was that Murong Fu had colluded with the crown prince, otherwise he would not have made such a decision.