Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

It was extremely cold in the tent at night. Song Chengzhou was already old and could not bear the cold. However, Chen Qiao, who greeted Chen Qiao very attentively, did not bring a brazier.

Seeing the lights shining in other tents, Song Chengzhou sneered in his heart.

In fact, during the confrontation with Chen Qiao during the day, Song Chengzhou had already understood that Chen Qiao had decided to rebel. This man had accumulated a lot of honors and military exploits in a short period of time, and his ambitions were so inflated that he no longer recognized himself.

People sometimes encounter this kind of situation, especially when they are young. When people are too complacent, it is easy to make mistakes and go astray.

Now, this is what Chen Qiao is experiencing. He has achieved success at a young age and can no longer recognize his position.

After accidentally suppressing the rebellion in the northwest, he thought he was the God of War and the God of War. He thought that by launching a rebellion, the world would be at his fingertips...

"Sir, it's too cold today. If there is no heater in the tent to make a fire at night, I'm afraid we will freeze to death."

The confidants and men were shivering with cold, but Song Chengzhou didn't care at all.

"You can't do anything with the evil inside if you have righteousness. It's just bitter cold. It's nothing."

Song Chengzhou didn't take the cold to heart, but sat in the tent and closed his eyes.

Early the next morning, Chen Qiao immediately came to Song Chengzhou's tent to say hello. When he saw how cold the tent was, he pretended to be surprised and said that he had forgotten last night.

"Master Song, look at my head. I drank too much last night. I was so stupid that I forgot to bring a fire plate to Master Song. In this bitterly cold land in the northwest, if there is no carbon basin, the night will be particularly miserable. cold."

Chen Qiao said hypocritically.

Hearing Chen Qiao's words, Song Chengzhou didn't take it seriously. He smiled lightly and said, "Generals are busy with everything and are in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops. It's normal to forget such small things."

Song Chengzhou's indifferent look made Chen Qiao feel as if he had punched cotton, and a gloomy look suddenly appeared on his face.

"Sir Song, Mr. Chen has military affairs and is inconvenient to accompany him every day. Mr. Song, if you continue to stay in the military camp, please do everything on your own."

After Chen Qiao said these words, he turned and left the tent.

At first, Song Chengzhou didn't understand the meaning of "please do it yourself." It wasn't until noon that anyone came to deliver food, and Song Chengzhou showed a wry smile.

It turns out that what Chen Qiao said, please do whatever you want, that is, you can live in the military camp, but you don't care about the food.

"Sir, this Chen Qiao doesn't take the imperial court seriously. You are the Duke of the country who was conferred by the imperial court, and your title is one level higher than his. This Chen Qiao is so arrogant that he is brazenly treasonous."

Several of his men gathered together, indignant.

But Song Chengzhou was very calm. He knew that he must not anger Chen Qiao at this time. Chen Qiao's only shackle now was that he did not dare to openly oppose the court. As long as he was fully prepared, rebellion was almost a certainty.

"If we leave in a fit of anger, wouldn't it be in line with Chen Qiao's wishes? His biggest wish now is to drive us away so that he can win over the hearts and minds of these soldiers in the military camp and make these soldiers work for him."

"We stay in the military camp and don't leave for a day. The imperial flag will be erected in this military camp. Even Chen Qiao does not dare to openly promote rebellion. Even if he wants to rebel, he needs a suitable excuse. .”

Song Chengzhou figured out what Chen Qiao was thinking, so he didn't panic at all.

Not only did he not panic at all, he also asked his men to use carriages to buy daily necessities in nearby towns.

"Buy some pots and pans, and ask two chefs to buy more wine and meat."

Song Chengzhou took out a banknote worth ten thousand taels, which shocked several of his subordinates. No one expected Song Chengzhou to be so generous.

Although Song Chengzhou was a feudal official, his life was still very frugal in ordinary times, and he had never been as extravagant and wasteful as he is now.

However, when he sent his men to purchase supplies in nearby towns this time, Song Chengzhou strongly ordered his men to buy more wine and meat, regardless of the cost.

"Sir, can we eat so much meat every day? And we have to hire a chef, which will cost a lot."

Several of his subordinates were puzzled as to what kind of medicine Song Chengzhou was selling in his gourd.

"You can just go and purchase it. This money is my personal savings and is not included in the government's public expenses."

Song Chengzhou didn't explain too much, but just ordered a few of his men to go quickly. After a while, several of his men returned with a full load of food, a whole carriage of wine, meat and vegetables, and also brought back two cooks, as well as some pots, pans, stoves, etc. wait.

Of course, stoves and charcoal were indispensable. Soon, with the help of a few confidants, a huge tent was turned into a temporary kitchen.

Song Chengzhou asked the two chefs to do the work and arrange two banquets. Then he left the tent and went to various barracks to invite the captains of the Northwest Army.

A high-ranking official in the border region actually went so lowly to invite the captains in the army to dinner. If he were elsewhere, he would probably laugh out loud, but in the Northwest Army, these captains felt the same way, and they all shed tears of gratitude.

After all, they were just lower-level officers and could not even see Chen Qiao in ordinary times, but now the dignified Duke Song Chengzhou actually came to treat him to dinner in person.

At night, the lively atmosphere in the tent suddenly became more lively, and the charcoal stove was also set up, making the whole tent warm.

More than a dozen junior officers were personally invited to the tent by Song Chengzhou. The hospitality of good wine and delicious food indeed made these junior officers and Yourong Yan extremely proud. They all drank hard and flattered them desperately.

The lively scene in the tent here naturally alarmed Chen Qiao. When he heard that Song Chengzhou had hosted a banquet for some junior captains, Chen Qiao sneered. These captains had no influence in the army and could not affect the overall situation at all.

What's more, Chen Qiao is not ready to break up with the court yet. Song Chengzhou is entertaining guests in the army. Chen Qiao can't say anything, so he can only let it go. He just sends his men to closely monitor Song Chengzhou's every move every day. , and no matter what Song Chengzhou does, he must report to him.

After seeing off the guests in the evening, Song Chengzhou, who was drunk and hazy, suddenly sobered up. After having someone bring a pen and paper, he quickly wrote down all the recent events on the paper as a secret letter.

"Take this letter out and give it to the Jin Yiwei, and ask them to deliver it to the emperor as soon as possible."