Chapter fifty-ninth Zhao Kuangyin, can not be banned from the army
Bianjing.
Yanhe Hall.
"His Majesty!"
Yang Huizhi knelt down on the ground respectfully and cried: "I will die to see you. Zhao Kuangyin has always been popular. We must not order him to ban his troops, for fear of causing chaos."
Guo Rong was more capable than before, but now he is a little thin and lackluster.
Originally, he was too diligent and wished he could do everything by himself.
Now that I know that I am suffering from a chronic illness and cannot see the future, I want to finish all the unfinished things at once without leaving any regrets.
After returning to Bianjing from Chanyuan, Guo Rong immediately appointed his eldest son Guo Zongxun as a special advance, and General Zuo Wei as the king of Liang to prepare for the establishment of the crown prince.
Not only did he have to deal with daily affairs and arrange funeral arrangements, but he also had to take out the memorials that he had handled before and give advice on Queen Fu's ability to handle government affairs.
Guo Rong saw very clearly that even if his son Guo Zongxun was a genius, he would not be able to handle state affairs and control the civil and military ministers at the age of six or seven.
To complete the transfer of power, Guo Rong could only rely on Queen Fu to listen to the government behind the curtain and push her out until Guo Zongxun was able to take charge personally.
As for whether a relative from the Han Dynasty or a woman from the Tang Dynasty would be in power, Guo Rong couldn't care less at this moment.
In the current situation, the top priority is to successfully complete the transition of imperial power.
Even if a relative does appear and a woman is in power, at least the emperor's blood is still the Guo family, and there is a chance to bring order to the chaos.
The best way to recuperate from Guo Rong's condition is to meditate, but he is impatient and wants to do more things, which makes the situation more serious.
Rubbing his aching head, Guo Rong said: "Zuo Shiyi is being alarmist!"
Yang Huizhi felt anxious when he saw that Guo Rong was unmoved.
Yang Huizhi, named Zhongyou, was born in Pucheng, Jianzhou. He studied hard since he was a child. At the age of 20, he studied at the Lushan Academy in Xunyang. Later, he took a detour and went to the Central Plains to take the exam. Wang Zhu, a Hanlin scholar, and Wang Pu, a bachelor of Duanming Palace,
When they saw his articles, they all marveled at him as a genius. In the second year of Xiande's reign, he was promoted to Jinshi Jia Ke, and was awarded the title of Secretary Provincial School Secretary. Now he is a retired official.
Zuo Shiyi was specially responsible for the audience and picking up things that the emperor had missed, such as mistakes in policy decisions.
Li Chongjin was punished by Guo Rong for shielding his timid subordinates during a special period.
Guo Ronghuan recognized Li Chongjin's contribution and did not directly remove him from his position as the commander of the Sima Bu Army of the bodyguard, but sent him to Jiangling to serve as the military commander of the Ningjiang Army and sit in Jiangling.
The functions and powers of the Guards and Pro-Army Division were taken over by Han Tong, commander of the Infantry Command of the Guards and Pro-Army Division.
After Li Chongjin was transferred, Zhang Yongde, who was inspected in front of the palace, immediately became a military presence that stood out from the crowd.
As the son-in-law of Taizu Guo Wei, Zhang Yongde has held the imperial army for many years, has brilliant military exploits and extensive connections. How can Han Tong compare with him?
Luo Youdu was able to check and balance Li Chongjin, and Zhang Yongde also relied on their discord to restrain each other. As a third party, he was able to overpower the first and second.
But Luo Youdu couldn't hold it down even if he took it out alone.
What’s more, it’s Hantong?
Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin have been fighting for their whole lives. Seeing their old rival bid farewell to the center in this way, they feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts and are aware of their own situation.
Zhang Li, Zhang Li, are at odds with each other but also depend on each other.
Zhang Yongde retreated bravely and asked to be relieved of his military power on the grounds that his old illness had recurred.
As a matter of course, Guo Rong promoted him to the rank of Inspector-General, and made peace with Zhongshu's family. He raised his status, relieved his military power, and stayed at home without seeing any guests.
With Zhang Yongde's retreat, the military power of the Dianqian Division was naturally in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin, the second-in-command of the Dianqian Division.
Yang Huizhi was good at talking and knowledgeable. He saw that Zhao Kuangyin was too ambitious and might be difficult to control in the future. Before Guo Rong had time to appoint Zhao Kuangyin as the inspector in front of the palace, he wrote a letter to remonstrate.
"Your Majesty!" Yang Huizhi persuaded bitterly: "Zhao Hongyin and Zhao Kuangyin, father and son, have served in the Forbidden Army for a long time. Both of them are philanthropic and like to make friends. Not only the officers and men of the Forbidden Army, but also the military ministers of our court, most of them have good relations with each other.
We are in-laws and close friends. We are highly respected and closely related to each other, and are spread throughout the army. I hope your Majesty will see clearly!"
Guo Rong had a stern face. How could he, the emperor, not know about Zhao Kuangyin's situation?
only……
"alright!"
Guo Rong waved his hand and said, "Let me consider this matter carefully."
When Yang Huizhi heard this, he did not dare to disturb him, bowed and retreated.
Guo Rong rubbed his forehead and asked: "Fu Yu, today should be the day when Mr. Luo's letter is delivered. Why hasn't it been delivered yet?"
The straight-line distance from Youzhou to Bianjing is 1,300 miles. Naturally, there is no such thing as a straight line in this era.
In addition, the world has not yet been unified, and local post stations are not developed.
Before Youzhou was an enemy-occupied area, the roads were severely damaged.
It takes two days to exchange letters quickly.
Luo Youdu would send letters every two days, detailing the situation on the front line.
Therefore, even though he was in Bianjing, he still knew the war in Youzhou very well.
In the last letter, Guo Rong learned that Luo Youdu was about to launch a counterattack against the Khitan.
This letter was later than usual. It was like a novel in later generations that suddenly stopped updating, which inevitably made it a little anxious.
Fu Yu on the side was also a little anxious, having unexpectedly met for a chat.
During the conversation, the two of them happened to be talking about the Khitan affairs.
Fu Yu's family was killed by the Khitans, and he himself was captured in Kaifeng, castrated in the palace, and became a eunuch.
At that time, the two of them were chatting, and Luo Youdu said that he would take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun and fight to Shangjing.
Fu Yu was looking forward to it, but he didn't know if he would survive until that day.
Within a few years, Luo Youdu really broke into Yanyun and recaptured Youzhou.
Fu Yu couldn't help but thought to himself: "Maybe I can survive until the day I break into Beijing!"
At this moment, after hearing Guo Rong's inquiry, Fu Yu said hurriedly: "Maybe something has delayed me. Your Majesty, why don't you rest for a while? I will pay attention to the letter."
Guo Rong stopped talking, but didn't want to rest either. Instead, he was dealing with the official documents on the desk.
Fu Yu opened his mouth, but did not say anything to persuade him. He was a cautious person and did not dare to get involved too much when things happened.
Because of this, he won the respect of Guo Rong.
About half an hour later, Fu Yu received Luo Youdu's direct letter to Tianting. He touched the thick letter and realized that there must be some private goods in it, so he couldn't help but smile.
Fu Yu walked into the main hall and placed the letter on the corner of the imperial desk.
Guo Rong immediately put down the memorial in his hand, took the letter, glanced at the ink pad, opened the envelope, took out three thick pages, and a smaller letter fell out.
Seeing this, Guo Rong smiled and said: "This Luo Youdu, does he use this place as a post station? I, the majestic emperor, send him letters every day?"
Fu Yu knew that this was Guo Rong's joke and said: "Now the Chou Chou in the Tongjun family will laugh when they see the old slave. Chou Chou is extremely cute, and the Tongjun couple also had the foresight to name Chou Chou as 'Chou Chou'."
'The nickname is pressed."
Guo Rong threw the letter to Fu Yu.
Luo Youdu's letter to him was good at first, but then he suddenly said, "I am away on an expedition and miss my wife and children like crazy. I wonder if I can send a private message to my home."
Naturally, Guo Rong would not refuse this simple request and responded with a word of honor.
Then it got out of hand.
Every letter would contain personal items, and he, the emperor, would be asked to forward the letter.
Guo Rong was really curious once and wanted to see what was written in the letter.
Seeing that Luo Youdu's private message was not sealed, he unethically opened it secretly and read it when no one was around.
There are some disgusting love words written in it, as well as longing for his son Chou Chou.
Guo Rong didn't expect that Luo Youdu had this side. He was secretly amused, but he also felt some empathy.
This first wife and eldest son are often deeply remembered.
What Guo Rong loves most in his heart is his wife, Empress Zhenhui Liu, who married him when he was young. What he regrets most is his first son, Guo Zongyi.
But both of them were killed by Han Yin Emperor Liu Chengyou.
If not, how could what happened today happen?
Of course, having said that, if Liu Chengyou hadn't wiped out the entire Guo family, it might not have been his adopted son's turn to dominate the Great Zhou Dynasty.
From then on, Guo Rong became a letter transfer station with peace of mind.
Guo Rong continued to read the letter, and the first sentence in his heart explained the reason why the letter arrived late.
During the time when he wrote to report the situation in the past, he was fighting the Khitan on the battlefield.
Guo Rong's heart tightened, and he looked down and saw a great victory at Sanggan River in the Great Zhou Dynasty. More than half of the Khitan army was lost, and Yelvwansi was beheaded. He immediately stood up and laughed: "With this great victory, Yanyou's hometown, come into my presence." The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not far away. I really misjudged the person. Mr. Luo is superior to Yelujing in both civil and military skills. How can he capture the hometown of Yanyou and not be able to capture him?"
He had heard many rumors recently that Luo Youdu was supporting his troops on the front line to win over people's hearts, and wanted to follow Du Chongwei's example in colluding with the Khitan and lead the people to stand on their own.
Guo Rong scoffed at this rumor. On the one hand, he did have a certain degree of confidence in Luo Youdu, and on the other hand, it was also because he was devoted to his family. He had his wife and children in his hands, and he would take care of them more or less.
After reading the letter three times, Guo Rongfang put down the letter with satisfaction, lay down on the dragon chair, and thought carefully for a moment.
He put away the letter and said, "Get off and drive to Renming Hall."
Fu Yu quickly arranged the sedan chair waiting outside the hall, and a group of attendants carried Guo Rong to Renming Hall.
Queen Fu led Liang Wang Guo Zongxun to the outside of the palace to greet her and salute her.
Guo Rong smiled and stepped back. He came to the hall with Queen Fu and Guo Zongxun, handed the letter in his hand to Queen Fu, and said: "This is the news from the front line. Mr. Luo has taken the initiative on the battlefield and forced the Khitan back to the front." State, victory is in sight.”
Seeing her husband's emaciated appearance, Queen Fu felt inexplicably sad. She suppressed her grief and lowered her head to read the letter carefully. Then she forced a smile and said: "I congratulate Your Majesty. Mr. Luo said in the letter that he is planning to capture Yuguan. As long as Yuguan and Gubeikou If it enters the hands of the imperial court again, the troubles in the north will be greatly alleviated."
Guo Rong nodded and continued: "Fang Gang made an exhortation from Zuo, saying that Zhao Kuangyin has always been popular and should not be ordered to ban soldiers. What does the Queen think of this matter?"
He said and glanced at his son Guo Zongxun.
Six-year-old Guo Zongxun didn't quite understand these things, so he grabbed the letter from Queen Fu's hand and was playing with the characters.
Even though he knew he couldn't place his hopes on a baby, Guo Rong couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw this.