Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 50
"You want to be my minister?"

Zhao Guangmei was very surprised: "You have already done inspections now. If you come to be my minister, wouldn't it be that you are overqualified? The world is in chaos right now, and it is the time for a good general like you to use force. At my age, I really can't wait If I go to the battlefield, I don’t know how many years it will be, and I may not go to the battlefield soon. If you follow me, won’t your future be ruined?”

"Nowadays, people in Kaifeng are spreading rumors that Your Highness is the one who can calm down the troubled times. If you are lucky enough to follow Your Highness in your humble position, how can you have no future in this three-life-long blessing?"

But seeing Yang Ye on the side couldn't help but interjected: "If Your Highness does not give up, Yang is also willing to follow His Highness, please become a minister."

He was afraid that Pan Mei would steal his spot.

Then Pan Mei and Yang Ye were seen looking at each other, and where their eyes met, it was as if there were electric currents fighting across the air.

Zhao Guangmei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Old Yang, what are you doing? You are both generals of the tiger. You should be roaring in the mountains and forests. How can you stay by my side and be a hawk and a dog? Get up, otherwise I will Getting angry."

Hearing this, Pan and Yang reluctantly stood up.

"Everyone, sit down and don't give me such a big gift. I'll make tea for you."

He really didn't dare to use these two people. Originally, in history, in another ten years, Pan Mei would be able to gain the reputation of being the best in the world in attack, while Yang Ye would be the best in the world in defense.

Of course, Yang Ye earned his reputation in history in the Northern Han Dynasty. As for the national strength of the Northern Han Dynasty, he could only defend it and had no chance to attack. Pan Mei had been conquering the southern kingdoms. No one gave him a chance to defend the country, and the two men never touched each other to see whether the spear or the shield was stronger.

But in short, these two people attack and defend, and it is almost universally recognized by history. In the entire early Song Dynasty, the two most skilled warriors in the world were both fierce generals.

How could he, Zhao Guangmei, be so virtuous and capable as to let the most capable general in the world become his minister?As government ministers for themselves, all they can do is to serve as guards or run errands. At least until Zhao Guangmei goes to the battlefield in person to fight, the treasures must be covered in dust.

Doesn't this mean that you are poaching your elder brother?This is the loss of the Song Dynasty.

What belongs to Big Brother will be mine from now on, and what belongs to Song Dynasty will also be mine from now on. So what are you trying to do?
Of course, Zhao Guangmei also understood what they were thinking. Pan Mei had no backing and no good father. She was not a general. Generally speaking, it was difficult to get ahead. He did not have any foundation. In his current position In fact, it is similar to supervising the army.

Although it was common in the early Song Dynasty for the supervisor to supervise the army and the supervisor to roll up his arms and sleeves and become a general, it is true that he lacked a foundation in the army.

This kind of general who lacks foundation and relies entirely on the promotion of superiors is actually a bit weak in the Forbidden Army. He has almost no direct descendants under his command. Naturally, it will be difficult to get ahead. If nothing happens, it will be a long time in the future. They can only hang out in the circle of middle-level generals. After ten or eight years of doing so, they can reach the rank of commander of an army. After that, it may take another ten or eight years before they can be added as military commanders. Then it may be over. No matter how senior a position is, it has nothing to do with him.

After all, Gao Huaide and Shi Shouxin, these are top generals who have already established their own affairs before they were 30 years old. How long will it take to get rid of them if they survive normally?

Yang Ye's situation is similar to him.

Turning around and becoming Zhao Guangmei's potential minister was actually a shortcut.

Zhao Kuangyin himself was Chai Rong's potential minister, so Chai Rong was quickly reused after he took office. After he emerged in the Battle of Gaoping, he was appointed to create the Dianqian Division. In those years, although the boss of the Dianqian Division was nominally It was Zhang Yongde, but in fact, all the people in the front office of the palace were Zhao Kuangyin's people.

In fact, all the young and excessive senior generals in the Forbidden Army are also Chai Rong's subordinates.

Zhao Pu and Li Chuyun, who are currently in charge of the Privy Council, are Zhao Kuangyin's ministers, and they can also be regarded as his potential ministers.Since the Five Dynasties, rituals have been broken down, and even normal successions will inevitably lead to troubles. For example, Guo Wei passed down Chai Rong, which is a serious succession of father and son. However, after Chai Rong came to power, he still treated the veterans left by Guo Wei. He carried out a major blood change and even severely suppressed the Guard Division left by Guo Wei and established the Palace Division.

The same was true for Zhao Er in history. After he ascended the throne, a large number of potential ministers controlled the Forbidden Army. Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army would have declined so quickly.

This is a chaotic world that has never been seen in the messengers for more than 2000 years. Naturally, rules and culture that have never been seen in 2000 years will be born. Loyalty to the emperor does not necessarily mean loyalty to the emperor's son. So naturally, the courtiers my father left for me will also be born. He may not be my subject.

The example of the predecessors is here, so it is normal for these two middle-level generals who have no foundation in the military and are related to Zhao Guangmei to want to be his ministers. Zhao Guangmei has made it clear that he wants to compete for the reserve. Although there is Zhao Guangyi at the top and Zhao Dezhao at the bottom, everyone in the world at least admits that he has a great chance, and they are both willing to gamble on it.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Guangmei said: "Pan Mei, what's your word?"

"My word...uh...what does my word mean?"

In the Fifth Dynasty, people didn't pay much attention to picking names, especially when Pan Mei was born and generally didn't have a good father. Although he did give himself a name a few years ago, no one called him for so long that he suddenly Forgot about it.

"Forget it, I'll just call you Lao Pan from now on, okay?"

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Don't be so formal, don't be so nervous. Come, drink tea, drink tea. Let me explain one thing first. It's impossible for me to accept you as my ministers. It's not because I don't like you, but because you are bent on your talents."

Pan Mei opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Zhao Guangmei: "But I am very happy and even honored that you can recognize me. If you don't dislike it, I will be very happy for you to do things for me."

"Well...Old Pan, you are back on errands this time. Do you have any new errands?"

"It's not official yet. I heard... I might be asked to go to Yuezhou or Fengxiang to do inspections or even be a military supervisor."

"That is to say, there is no difference for the time being, right? Then just follow us for the time being, okay?"

"It is an honor for your highness to be sent to a humble position."

"Well, then you can build the pergola with us first. You two should get to know each other. This is Yang Ye, the general of the Yang family in Linzhou. You should have heard about him. Yang Ye, this is Pan Mei. She works alone. I persuaded Yuan Yan to surrender. My eldest brother praised him for being brave and resourceful and a talented general. From today on, you will be my right-hand man. It’s a pity that my current status is not suitable. Otherwise, I would like to sworn sworn brothers with you two. ”

"By the way, if you two want to become sworn brothers, you must do it as soon as possible. It won't be long before my brother will definitely issue a decree prohibiting soldiers from becoming sworn brothers."

　Pan Mei has two directions of dwarfing and beautifying at the same time in history.Needless to say, dwarfing Pan Renmei, some people indeed say that he is jealous of Yang Ye, etc. This is somewhat nonsense.It is possible that he is jealous of Cao Bin

　　At the same time, there is also beautification. For example, Pan Mei persuaded Zhao Kuangyin not to kill Chai Rong's son, or even raise Chai Rong's son. This is also ridiculous. First of all, Pan Mei was definitely not a big shot before entering the Song Dynasty. Historical data says that Zhao Kuangyin sent him to force the surrender of the group. I really value him, but if you think about it carefully, isn't this just a death squad?This is not something a senior general would do.

　　
　
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