The news that Chen Zhibao wanted to leave Beiliang and join Liyang soon reached Zhao Kai's ears. That night, Zhao Dun summoned Zhao Kai into the palace to discuss countermeasures.
Since Zhao Kai became the crown prince, in addition to going to court every morning, the emperor would call Zhao Kai whenever there was something important, saying that he should be familiar with court affairs as soon as possible so as to prepare for what happened next.
In the imperial study room, Zhao Dun sat in the main seat, with Zhao Kai and Yuan Benxi sitting on both sides. Since Zhao Dun had already had the mountain of memorials moved to the east palace, the imperial study room seemed much empty at this time.
Dun even placed a tea set on the table and poured himself a cup from time to time. The expression of enjoyment on his face did not seem to be fake. It seemed that he was really preparing to retire.
Seeing this, Zhao Kai was not polite. He waved lightly and let the tea cup fly to him, not forgetting to give Yuan Benxi a cup.
Zhao Dun took a sip of tea and said:
"Chen Zhibao's departure from Beiliang this time is a great help to me, Li Yang. What position do you think should be given to him?
This Chen Zhibao is the best soldier in the world, and he has made great contributions to me, Liyang. If I can't give him a generous reward, I'm afraid it will make people feel chilly, because there is something difficult to deal with in Beiliang."
After Zhao Dun finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Kai. To be honest, if he had known that Chen Zhibao was going to submit to Li Yang before, he would have been overjoyed.
But since Beiliang and his party, especially after seeing Beiliang in charge of Xu Fengnian in his dream, his thoughts have changed a lot, and he is also worried about a stalemate with Beiliang.
Zhao Kai also sat still like an old monk and said:
"Chen Zhibao's departure from Beiliang is probably Xu Xiao's intention, right? As far as I know, Chen Zhibao will definitely not be willing to live under Xu Fengnian. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, so his departure is inevitable.
As for what position to give him? With his merits and abilities, let’s give him the title of county king!”
Zhao Dun nodded when he heard what Zhao Kai said and said:
"Well, that's true. After all, that's the military saint who defeated Ye Baikui when he was just a teenager. With him here, there's no need to worry about big things happening."
In the original historical trajectory, Chen Zhibao first succeeded the Minister of War, and after the death of Zhao Kai, he became the county king of Shu and took charge of Shu. Finally, he stabbed Liyang, and directly took over the throne with Yanchi King Zhao Bing.
The royal family was destroyed.
The key is that after he was destroyed, he didn't covet power and went into seclusion. He obviously had an army in his hands, but he stood by and watched the life and death of Beiliang's 300,000 troops. It was really hard to understand.
This time it was King Zhao Xiong of Chu who was going to Xishu to join the vassal. This trip was destined to not go smoothly. How could Li Yishan, who was so talented, give up his back to the Zhao family?
It's not certain whether he can go there or not. Anyway, the original Zhao Kai died on the way and was treated as an abandoned son. Now Zhao Xiong has to face the same fate, which makes Zhao Kai feel a little sad.
Yuan Benxi looked at the two of them, his brows furrowed, as if he was hesitant to speak.
After that, Zhao Kai and Yuan Benxi walked out of the imperial study side by side. Zhao Kai asked:
"Senator, seeing that you are hesitant to speak, what worries do you have?"
Yuan Benxi did not hesitate at this time and said bluntly:
"To be honest, I don't trust Chen Zhibao. As far as I know, he has always treated Wu Su as his mother. Whether he really wants to be loyal to Li Yang remains to be discussed. If such a great talent can support his troops and respect himself,
If you really rebel, the consequences will be disastrous."
As the leader of Zhao Gou, he had already conducted detailed investigations on the generals of Beiliang, so he also knew Chen Zhibao quite well. He originally thought that Zhao Kai would mention this matter to the emperor because of his intelligence, but he did not expect that Zhao Kai would bring it up with the emperor.
Kai Que followed the emperor's wishes, which puzzled him.
In his eyes, Zhao Kai's behavior did not seem to take Chen Zhibao seriously. Such behavior was obviously wrong.
Zhao Kai also nodded when he heard this and said:
"Letting Chen Zhibao become a king with a different surname is also a helpless move, just like Xu Xiao did before. But it should be good to let him deal with Xi Chu. Now Li Yang really can't find many generals who can lead the army."
Yuan Benxi looked at Zhao Kai who had the pearl of wisdom in his hands and didn't say much. After all, Zhao Kai had advisers who were no weaker than him.
Zhao Kai said:
"By the way, Jiang Huding has returned to Tai'an City. Why don't you go see him?"
Jiang Huding returned to Tai'an City a few days ago, and was quickly assigned to the Ministry of War by Zhao Kai. He now has many civil servants under his command, but there are very few military generals. All the famous generals have gone to Beiliang.
, or in Xichu. Finally, someone who knows martial arts came here, so naturally he couldn't let him go.
At first Jiang Huding was reluctant. He preferred the Jianghu to the court. However, he could not withstand Zhao Kai's deception.
Although Jiang Huding was a well-connected person, he still had good connections in the world, and with his strong strength, he quickly established a firm foothold in the army.
Yuan Benxi shook his head and said:
"Please also ask Your Highness to keep this secret for me and not let others know his identity."
Zhao Kai waved his hand and said:
"Okay, whatever."
Ever since he became the prince, Zhao Kai's East Palace has been bustling with people. Every day, many Liyang nobles come to visit. Some of them come to recommend themselves. Of course, more of them come to see off their daughters. After all, the current prince is unmarried.
, everyone wants to be a relative of the emperor, even if they are an ordinary concubine, they can honor their ancestors.
After becoming the crown prince, Zhao Kai's life-long events were talked about by countless officials. Ordinary men rarely have a wife at the age of twenty. Zhao Kai is almost twenty-five years old, and there is not even a man around him.
He doesn't even have a concubine. What's more, he still wants to inherit the throne as the crown prince.
So every time I discuss state affairs with the ministers, these people can't help but mention it, which is really annoying.
In the end, Zhao Kai even issued a death order. If he dared to talk about the prince's marriage again, he would be punished for half a month.
Half a month later, the princes who were previously crowned kings also began to go to their respective territories to join the vassal state. After all, Tai'an City has almost become Zhao Kai's world. They are still timid in staying in the capital. It would be better to do so.
Go to your respective fiefdoms and be a dashing prince.
Many princes left one after another, and the most eye-catching one and the largest group was King Zhao Xiong of Chu. He was also in a complicated mood at this moment. In normal times, he should be happy to get such a large fiefdom. This is a lot of favors.
Something that no prince has ever had.
But now, he is going to the Shu land behind Beiliang! Regardless of the fact that this territory is still in chaos and difficult to control, it is said that there are still countless survivors of Western Shu who are beginning to seek restoration of the country. It should not be too chaotic. More importantly,
What is more, will Beiliang sit back and watch as he controls Nanzhao, the land of Shu?
Zhao Xiong was beating a drum in his heart, but the imperial edict had come down and he couldn't even think about it.