Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 5 We are all a family, who should be the emperor or not?

Zhao Kuangmei went to the palace, but failed to see the Queen Mother.

Because just when they surrounded the Guards Department, the Queen Mother had already taken off the dragon robe on the little emperor, threw away the jade seal, and hid in Qingliang Temple with her child in her arms.

The meaning is obvious: If your Zhao family wins, the throne will be given to you.

How can this work?
You, Queen Mother Fu, are so uninteresting. You act as if we are plotting to usurp the throne.

At any rate, you guys should write down the edict of abdication!You have to do the superficial work of asking three times and saying goodbye, right?By doing this, doesn't it appear that my brother's position is unfair?

It would be better if the Queen Mother Xiao Fu could write an edict to Li Chongjin before abdicating the throne, ordering him to give up military power and go to Beijing alone.

So Zhao Kuangmei immediately went to Qingliang Temple without stopping to ask to see the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother said he was missing, so Zhao Kuangmei ordered people to control the guards blocking the door and still went in.

At this time, the Queen Mother Xiao Fu had already changed into a Taoist robe. Seeing Zhao Kuangmei come in, she said in a strange way: "Your Zhao family is really full of talents. Zhao Kuangyin actually let you, a little kid under 13 years old, stay in the capital to do this. big event."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuangmei stepped forward with a playful smile, "Oh sister~, don't be angry with us."

This made the little Queen Mother Fu feel cold for a while.

His sister is really not a random person. On the one hand, it is naturally based on his second brother Zhao Kuangyi, because his second sister-in-law is the biological sister of the Queen Mother Xiaofu.

On the other hand, it comes from the relationship between the Zhao and Fu families. Their grandfather Zhao Jing was once the governor of Zhuozhou. He was good brothers with Fu Yanqing and Fu Yanrao. If they had not been friends for generations, Zhao Er would not have been able to marry Fu. Lao Liu.

In fact, the little Empress Dowager Fu herself was also the daughter of a general. Her father Fu Yanqing, her own father Zhao Hongyin, and Taizu Guo Wei of the Later Zhou Dynasty were all generals.

So who can say that his call of sister is wrong?
So what Zhao Kuangmei naturally means is, we fight back and forth, whoever becomes the emperor, aren't we all one family?

Empress Dowager Xiao Fu sneered: "You, the Zhao family, are unfaithful and unjust to the late emperor's trust. You bully our orphans and widows with conspiracy and tricks. Is this how your Zhao family behaves as ministers and friends? Do you still have it?" Call me sister? I can't afford it."

"Successful king and defeated bandit, what else is there to talk about? I only regret that the late emperor failed to see your wolfish ambitions, and I only regret that Fan Zhi and others are confused and were blinded by your seeming humility!"

"Sister, if you want to say that, that's totally wrong. Do you really think that the prime ministers such as Fan Zhi, Wei Renpu, Han Tong, and... the late emperor are all so stupid? Could it be that the late emperor is here? Before I died, I had already anticipated today's scene. The reason why I chose my eldest brother was because he was a kind man and could leave you orphans and widowed mothers a way to live? Or maybe he knew that he would not give this spot to his eldest brother, and others would not be able to take it. Can’t you live?”

"The late Emperor was born and raised in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties. Doesn't he know that as long as he dies in the prime of life, the country will be doubted by the master, and the country will inevitably be unable to be protected no matter how arranged it is? Are you 27 this year? You are almost thirty, why are you still so naive?"

"I'm childish?"

Being called naive by a teenage child, the little Empress Dowager Fu's face was really tense.

Zhao Kuangmei said: "Isn't it? Sister, do you know that long before my brother wore the yellow robe, to be precise, he had not yet led the troops to go on an expedition. When he first got the military talisman, the people in the whole city were spreading rumors that he wanted to go to war. There were rumors of rebellion, and many wealthy businessmen even packed up their belongings and ran away with their families."

"Then you tell me, Fan Zhi and Han Tong really don't doubt anything that even the common people know. They really believe that my brother is loyal and loyal. I really believe that the soldiers still have the imperial court and the late emperor in their hearts. Will they follow my elder brother? Are they... short-sighted?" "Sister, it is not my brother who rebels, but the entire general! You are also the daughter of a general, Guo Wei and Chai Rong are also generals, and Zhou was founded only after rebellion. Why can't you see through such a simple thing?"

"........."

"Look, where did the so-called generals come from? After the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty, the Khitans took over China and the world was left without a master. So heroes from all over the country spontaneously rose up to fight against the Khitans. Only in this way did they conquer the world. These people were the earliest These are the generals of the world, including your father, my father, Guo Wei, your brother-in-law Li Shouzhen, and so on."

"After the Khitan left, there was no one in the world. Because Liu Zhiyuan had the greatest military exploits and the highest prestige, they made him the emperor and established the Later Han Dynasty. However, in essence, he was just one of the heroes in the world. It's hard to tell the truth. That is, everyone’s eldest brother.”

"But after Liu Zhiyuan died, his son succeeded to the throne, but he suspected that his father's former life and death brothers had too much military power. He became increasingly suspicious and suppressed. Do you think he is honest? That's why there was Li Shouzhen first, and then there was Li Shouzhen. Guo Wei, it’s not that they are rebelling personally, it’s actually Liu Chengyou who hurt the hearts of our generals. Your father, King Fu Wei, had a heavy army at that time and was actually the number one soldier in the world. Didn’t he also add fuel to the flames?”

"Guo Wei came to power, and everyone recognized him, because he was also recognized by all our generals. After his death, the late emperor ascended the throne. In fact, everyone was already unconvinced, but fortunately, he was wise and powerful and had the posture of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It can be suppressed, but now he is dead, leaving a seven-year-old baby as the emperor, and asking the big guys to be loyal, sister, do you think this is appropriate?"

"........."

For a moment, it was really difficult for Xiaofu Empress to refute him.

You talk to him about kings and ministers, and he talks about brotherhood to you, and talk from the perspective of brothers. If you don't recognize it, haha, isn't this how your Guo family came to be?Your father is not a good bird either!
"Sister, tell me, why are there so many generals in the world, but the soldiers only support my eldest brother? After all, my eldest brother is only in his 30s, and has only been in the army for ten years. Although his military exploits are quite outstanding, his qualifications are still lacking. Deyuan, Li Chongjin and Zhang Youde, these two people are much more qualified than my eldest brother, but before the death of the late emperor, he specifically transferred Li Chongjin and dismissed Zhang Youde, just to make room for my eldest brother. Why do you think this is? Woolen cloth?"

"Why?"

"Because since my eldest brother started to lead the army, he has always been in charge and behind in retreat. Because my eldest brother is always duty-bound when his brothers are in trouble. Because all my eldest brother's salary and rewards have been spent on the families of those fallen soldiers, so that he is dignified. One check, at the end of the month, I don’t even have money for drinks, so why do I have to pay for it on credit! Sometimes I have to spend my second brother’s salary.”

"Hmph, it's just an invitation to buy people's hearts. It's been planned for a long time."

"Sister, it's meaningless to say that. If you have to say that my brother had this idea before the death of the late emperor, then he is really thinking blindly. He will never dare to lend him eight courages. If you really want to say it, In the rebellion, Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin were far ahead of him. To put it bluntly, my eldest brother was not only a brave man in battle but also a god in using troops. He was kind-hearted and valued friendship. Everyone saw these things. .”

"Therefore, it's not that he wanted to be the emperor, but the generals chose him and forced him to be the emperor. If you say that he had no idea about the yellow robe today, you would be fooling people, but if you say that it was his initiative, , I’m afraid it’s not fair, right? After the death of the late emperor, he was the number one soldier and hid in Guide Mansion to avoid this bad thing! Is he planning with a hammer thousands of miles away? Didn’t you call him in? From Beijing?"

"........."

"To put it bluntly, this world really does not belong to one family or one surname. Ever since the Khitans took over Kaifeng, this world has been conquered by the entire Jiangmen, and it should belong to the entire Jiangmen. It was the Jiangmen who first chose Liu Zhiyuan, and then I chose Guo Wei, now it’s my eldest brother’s turn, that’s all.”

"The late emperor was also the queen of the generals. Before he died, he naturally knew that the generals would definitely regain the world. It was just a matter of who would represent the generals. So he deliberately deposed Zhang Yongde, exiled Li Chongjin, and promoted my eldest brother. He also took a fancy to it. My eldest brother is benevolent and righteous, knowing that this country falls into my eldest brother's hands, you can at least survive, and my eldest brother is young and has time to complete his unfinished work."

"So sister, why are you and my brother still having such an awkward fight? Since we have already given in, how can you still recognize the coward? You are not handling this matter at all. Let's handle the internal affairs Son, why can't we talk things over easily? Just write the abdication edict. It's good for him and it's good for you. If you want to retreat, let's retreat beautifully. After all, we are all a family. "

After saying that, a blank imperial edict was handed over.

After hearing the words, the Queen Mother Xiaofu pondered for a long time, and finally sighed: "Okay, I... I will write, but Zhao Laosan, if you prosper with this, you will die with this, today I will choose your eldest brother to overthrow my Guo family, come here Day, hum."

(End of this chapter)