Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 32 The seeds of fratricide

"Mom, look, eldest brother is bullying me. He doesn't keep his word. He promised to make me a high-ranking official after he surrendered Li Jun. Oh, oh, oh, oh, he's lying. You have to make the decision for me~ Quickly take over I hit him."

After getting married, Zhao Kuangyin really kept his word and made them two high officials. One was Jing Zhaoyin, and the other was a direct bachelor of the Privy Council.

The old lady smiled and stroked Zhao Guangmei's back and said: "Jing Zhaoyin, Privy Councilor, isn't this a high official?"

"What kind of official is this? What I want to be is an official, a serious official! This... this, this is not the kind of official I want to be!"

The official position of Jing Zhaoyin cannot be said to be a minor official in any dynasty or generation, but at least in the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty, this official position had special significance, that is, deputy prince.

This is the unspoken political rule of the Five Dynasties. When the prince serves as the governor of Kaifeng, it means the prince, and when the prince serves as the governor of Jingzhao, it means the prince of the prince.

Historically, Zhao Guangmei also served as Jing Zhaoyin, but that was many years later.

Therefore, whether the Golden Chamber Alliance exists or not, it actually doesn't matter. Everyone in the world understands that at least Zhao Da did regard Zhao San as the second heir when he was alive. This was also the reason for his death 20 years later. The cause of disaster.

Zhao Kuangyin allowed him to take this official position many years in advance, which undoubtedly showed that he was extremely satisfied with his third brother and had high hopes for himself.

But the problem is, because this official position is so symbolic, it... really only has symbolic meaning!
Jing Zhaoyin's seat of government is far away in Chang'an. He can't control it remotely from thousands of miles away, so he can just take care of Chang'an's affairs!

It's impossible not to wait for Kaifeng, and take the initiative to go on a business trip to Chang'an, exile yourself, right?

Isn't this just a name?

Let’s talk about the direct bachelor of the Privy Council. This official position was originally established in the late Tang Dynasty. The Song Dynasty has not yet been reorganized. The administrative system is far less chaotic than later, but it is much more chaotic than later. To put it simply, this official position is to check and balance the Privy Council. , and has the power to participate in and discuss government affairs. Historically, in the early Song Dynasty, Zhao Pu used his status as Deputy Privy Envoy and direct bachelor of the Privy Council, thus firmly holding the Privy Council and even the world's government in his hands.

This official is too big. If you play well, this is a real prime minister!

If you don't play well, you are equivalent to a deputy prime minister.

But the problem is that Zhao Pu in this time and space is not the deputy privy envoy, but the privy envoy!

Because in this time and space, Zhao Kuangyin asked for three resignations three times and was well prepared. There was no need to pretentiously ask Zhao Pu to be the deputy envoy to make an excessive handover.

To check and balance Zhao Pu by yourself?

Checks and balances are nothing!No one in the world can defeat Zhao Pu!Unless he was crazy, he would not be unhappy with Zhao Pu.

Isn't this just working as a follower for Zhao Pu? !

Zhao Kuangyin's meaning is already very obvious: I am very optimistic about you and admit that you are an important candidate for the crown prince, but you are still young, so I will first send you to Zhao Pu to study, participate in political affairs, and understand the operation of the court. logic.

Is he a high official?Of course it is, these two official positions are high officials of third rank or above.

But this is not the kind of official I want!It’s real power!

Real power!
With real power, I can cultivate my own wings and support my own power, so that I can fight with my second brother in the future!
Normally there would be no problem with Zhao Kuangyin's arrangement, but the problem was that Zhao Er put too much pressure on him.

Although Zhao Guangyi's Kaifeng Prefecture Yin also has a greater symbolic meaning, he is in Kaifeng and can naturally take care of Kaifeng's affairs. The Kaifeng Prefecture Yin is an unusual official. You must know that the entire Palace Front Division was actually the predecessor of Chai Rong. The power of the imperial army during the time of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin was actually very, very, very important. It was not just equivalent to being the mayor of the capital, not to mention that he was also temporarily serving as the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace.

Even in history, although Zhao Er later resigned from the position of Yuhou, the capital of the palace, he never gave up the influence of this position. So much so that one of his two successors was beaten to death for disobeying him, and the other Instead, he pretended to be mute for more than ten years and dared not speak a few words until he was about to die. Who knows whether this was a comeback or a medical miracle.

The eldest brother trained the second brother in the direction of grabbing military and political power!
There is a short story that can well explain the power of Zhao Er during Zhao Da's period. Among the three commanders of the Forbidden Army, Dang Jin, Zhao Da's first favorite general, has always been rough, loyal and courageous, and the most straightforward person. He is said to have no face for anyone. Give.

This person has a problem, that is, he doesn't like people keeping carnivorous pets. Whenever he sees someone keeping a carnivorous pet, he will go up and release the pet without saying a word, kill it, and even beat the owner, and then curse: "There are If you don’t want to honor your parents, but you give the meat to animals, they deserve to be beaten.”

Don't give any face to anyone.However, one time he went out on the street and saw someone openly walking an eagle. He was furious and was about to step forward to take action. The man said, "I am a slave of King Jin, and this is the eagle raised by King Jin."

When Dang Jin heard this, he immediately put on a smile and took the initiative to pay the servant and said: "Use this money to buy some good meat for King Jin's eagle to eat. Don't dare to go hungry. You have to be careful not to hurt the cats or dogs." Here comes the eagle."

The power of Zhao Er was clearly that of the executive deputy emperor in the early Song Dynasty.

This eldest brother gave his second brother so much authority, but what he gave to himself was all empty. Is this appropriate?This is very inappropriate. I have made so many contributions!
"Mother, don't you think the eldest brother is too partial? Why is the official position given to the second brother so big, but the one given to me is so small? He didn't give any real power at all! You have to make the decision for me! "

The old lady said: "You are talking nonsense, Prince Yinfu, your eldest brother regards you as the national treasurer, what else do you want? Why are you competing with your second brother? Think about it, even Zhao'er, but No position was offered."

"Zhao'er? How old is Zhao'er? What kind of official is he?"

The old lady nodded his forehead: "Then how much older are you than Zhao'er?"

"........."

"Your eldest brother and I have already discussed this matter, as well as your second brother, Zhao Pu, and your father-in-law Zhang Lingduo. They all think that you are a talented and beautiful piece of jade. You can't be anxious. As the saying goes, jade cannot be cut. , It’s useless.”

Zhao Guangmei's mouth twitched when she heard this: "That means they are still thinking about me."

"After all, you are still young, and it is still time to study. Although you are smart, small cleverness is not great wisdom after all. There is great knowledge in governing the country, the army, and politics. Zhao Pu is a talent. You can learn well from following him. Only in this way can you understand how to govern a country and an army. In this way, whether you become the emperor yourself in the future, or you assist Zhao'er, or the second one becomes the emperor, you can truly understand how the world works."

"........."

When Zhao Guangmei heard this, she couldn't help but cover her face.

As an old lady, do you really believe that I can be the emperor with peace of mind, and that I can wholeheartedly assist Zhao'er or my second brother?

I don't believe it myself!

No wonder the state reserve policy in the early years of the Song Dynasty was so bizarre in history.The root has been found. It turns out that it lies with this mother-in-law. How confident are you in your family ties?
Historically, it may be that the turmoil in the state reserve since the fifth generation has been so terrifying that Zhao Da had to be pragmatic. It may also be that he never thought that one day his close relatives would actually kill each other. Maybe the relationship between this family was so good that he mistakenly thought that their family was different from other emperors' families.

In short, Zhao Song's policy of being a state governor in the early years was extremely strange. He actually established three state reserves!

Needless to say, Zhao Er's status in history was also promoted to Jing Zhaoyin, as Zhao San, and was granted the title of Ping Zhangshi under Zhongshu Menxia, ​​Yongxing Army Jiedu Envoy, Inspector of School Taibao, and Shizhong. Location.

Zhao Dezhao was Xingyuan Yin, the governor of Shannan West Road, the tutor of inspection, and Tongzhongshu's subordinate Pingzhangshi.

Therefore, Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Guangmei, and Zhao Dezhao were actually the crown princes in the early Northern Song Dynasty, but in different orders.

The Golden Chamber Alliance cannot be proved to be true, but when it was brought out, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty questioned it, because everyone believed that Zhao Da might have arranged it like this, and he might really believe it. The second child will pass the throne to the third child, and the third child will pass the throne back to his son.

It is simply incredible that a founder of a country with great talent and great strategy could be so naive about this matter.

Zhao Kuangyin was almost the only emperor in the past 5000 years who grew up in a normal family. He was not like Li Shimin, who was born into a truly powerful family, nor was he like Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born into a family of real power and wealth. He really had these things. In the early days, he might not have believed that power could corrode family ties. He might not have regretted it until later, but by the time he discovered it, it was already too late.

Is history repeating itself again?
The eldest brother, who has always been the ultimate in family ties, has to sow the seeds of fratricide with his own hands again.

　Zhao Guangmei served as Jing Zhaoyin in history, but that was already in the late Taizu period. Zhao Guangmei's official position was actually promoted step by step, and finally he was promoted to Pingzhang under Jing Zhaoyin and Tongzhongshu. The thing is, the protagonist's previous achievements were not useless, but allowed him to obtain the position of state governor more than ten years in advance.

　　In addition, he is a direct bachelor of the Privy Council. This is the official position that Zhao Pu held in the early Song Dynasty. His authority is actually close to that of the prime minister. The protagonist is dissatisfied because the boss of this position is Zhao Pu.The biggest characteristic of Zhao Pu is that he has no officials under his command, and he seizes power so much that no one who works under him can get real power.

　　Really, the protagonist’s official position is not small.

　　
　
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