The general will eat grass

Zhao Yuansong cooperated perfectly with the Ninth Prince, and the Dingguo government soldiers also arrived in time. Together with the nearby guards, they arrested and killed the fleeing gangsters.After the Inspector's Office learned about it, they immediately sent people to take over the bandits. Zhao Yuansong, the Ninth Prince, and the Prince Changyu received verbal praise from the Emperor.

The bandits who trespassed into the camp in the western suburbs were also taken down in one fell swoop. After investigation, these people were actually the indirect visitors of Beixuan planted by the Xiongnu.

Qiu Wei ended smoothly, and all vacant official positions were filled.At the Great Court Meeting, His Majesty the Emperor happily sat at the head and listened to the congratulations from all civil and military officials.

"Chen Tingwei Temple Dalizheng has a book." Tingwei Temple is responsible for the calendar and local judicial management. In addition to being responsible for local justice, Dalizheng is also responsible for the supervision of the territories of the vassal kings.

His Majesty the Emperor had read the documents they jointly handed over, and knew that the end of the year was approaching, and the civil servants did not want to be overwhelmed by the military officers and began to scramble to do practical things, so he smiled and agreed.

"Your Majesty is so talented and mighty, and the world is at peace, and he will surely protect my Beixuan forever. However, since ancient times, the princes may have dozens of cities and thousands of miles away. If you are slow, you will be arrogant and extravagant. If you are anxious, you will prevent them from being strong and join forces to rebel against the capital." Dali Zheng He talked endlessly, first citing ancient examples, and then combining the current behavior of vassal kings in various places, suggesting that His Majesty the emperor should strictly manage the vassal kings, lest they become bigger and threaten the capital.

"The minister, the Shaoqing of the Sinong Temple, has a book to play." The Si Nong Temple is in charge of the country's food administration and taxation, and the Shaoqing of the Sinong Temple is in charge of the revision and supplement of the Agricultural Administration and Tax Law. "This year, the disasters in the north and the south are common, and the tyranny has increased in some areas, which has caused dissatisfaction among the people. There are two or three vassal kings who, at the expense of His Majesty's favor, asked the court for disaster relief and compensation on the grounds of natural and man-made disasters. Your Majesty rejects the requests of the vassals."

Shang Shuling came out, citing scriptures to explain the harm caused by the vassal king's self-control. He suggested cutting the vassal: "The minister Shang Shuling asks your majesty to cut down the vassal." The Ministry of Shangshu and several other officials also followed suit.

His majesty's eyes flashed with treachery, and he pretended to be angry and shouted: "The fathers of the vassal kings and the Tai-zu emperor are brothers and sisters. Do you want to make me unrighteous by advocating cutting down the vassals?"

The emperor was furious, and everyone knelt down: "The ministers are panicked, please appease the emperor."

His Majesty the Emperor's words were ingenious, he didn't mention that the old vassal kings fought the world together with the Tai-zu, he only said that they had family ties with the royal family, which meant to cut down the vassals, but it was hindered by many people, the vassal kings and their relatives. With the attitude of the people of the land, it is not easy for him to issue this order lightly.His Majesty the Emperor put on a face and said, "Don't mention this matter again, dear ones."

All the ministers will understand that the matter of cutting down the feudal clan will have to wait.The civil servants are full of ambitions, but now they have to find other ways to catch up with the achievements of the generals.

The newly promoted champion Zhao Yuansong is now under the post of Dali Supervisor of Tingwei Temple.He stood at the end of the civil service team and looked at his father, Chang Lehou, who was in the general team.He also understood what the emperor meant, and wanted to find a suitable opportunity before issuing an order to cut down the vassal.But his prince is still waiting for his news, and the Zhao family is still waiting for his revival.Zhao Yuansong thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "Weichen Dali Superintendent Zhao Yuansong has a play."

His Majesty the Emperor was stunned when he heard his name, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was a frail young boy named Wu Xiang.He remembered that because the pronunciation of his name was the same as that of Zhao Yuansong, he appointed him the number one scholar.When the Jiang faction fell, many positions were vacant. Except for a few important positions, he did not look at the list of appointments of other officials. He did not expect to see him at the Dachao meeting today, and he did not expect that this little champion would be able to communicate with him through the Minister's Department. In the joint examination of the Jiuqing Yamen, he was ranked among the fourth-rank officials. Such a talent is really unique in the past.

His Majesty the Emperor was very pleased and let Zhao Yuansong speak.

Zhao Yuansong thanked the emperor, indicating that the power of the vassal king has threatened the capital, saying that the local people only know the vassal king but not the emperor.

When His Majesty heard this, his face became darker and darker. All the ministers turned their heads and peeked at Zhao Yuansong, wanting to see who was so bold and really angered the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, please appease your anger. I have a plan, which can weaken the power of the vassal king and appease the hearts of the people. If it is used well, it can divide the power of the vassal king invisible." Zhao Yuansong is full of confidence.

His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes: "Oh, let's hear what Ai Qing said."

"Historical materials once pointed out that there were a dozen or so children of the ancient princes, and they were suitable for successors. Although the rest were flesh and blood, there was no size of the land, so the way of benevolence and filial piety was not announced. It is consistent with the territory of today's vassal kings. Therefore, I ask your majesty to follow the example of the ancients. , and ordered the vassal kings to favor their children and give them the land. Everyone is happy to get what they want, and the superiors will give them kindness, and they will actually divide their territories. If they don’t cut them down, they will be slightly weaker.”

"Wonderful, really wonderful!" Shang Shuling praised, looking sideways at Zhao Yuansong with admiration. "According to this son, weakening and dividing the power of the vassal king to each son of the vassal king will make it easier to intensify the conflicts between their brothers of the same clan. If there is a serious problem, the court can come forward to govern together. Hahaha, this plan, In addition to the long time, it really doesn't cost a single soldier!"

The other ministers also nodded in agreement, praising Zhao Yuansong's knowledgeable knowledge at a young age, his quick wit and quick thinking, and his ability to master it.

Eunuch Li, who was standing on the throne, raised his eyelids slightly, scanned the crowd, and covered the sarcasm on his lips.

His Majesty the Emperor said indifferently: "Oh, it makes sense, but Tai-Zu Hongen is mighty, let's discuss this matter later. What else do you have to do? If you have nothing to do, you can retire."

The expression on Zhao Yuansong's face couldn't help but froze. He was determined to stand out and be appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor. However, His Majesty's reaction was far beyond his expectations.

All the ministers were secretly shocked, it was almost a good excuse to cut down the feudal clan, and now someone has helped His Majesty think of it.His Majesty the Emperor didn't strongly oppose it before, but now he is not interested in it. Why is this?

Taipu Siqing and Wei Weiling immediately went out to ask for credit for the Ninth Prince and others.

His Majesty the Emperor laughed out loud after hearing this, and ordered Changyu's son, the Ninth Prince and Zhao Yuansong to go to the hall to have an audience. "You have made great achievements in stopping the bandits, tell me, what reward do you want?"

Prince Changyu smiled silly. As an imperial family, he only met the ministers at the sacrificial ceremonies in public. Now that Zhao Yuansong's blessing has been dragged down, he was honored to be rewarded by the emperor and show his face in front of the important officials of the court. Enough for him to brag to his children and grandchildren for half his life.At the moment, I am loyal to the emperor, and I am happy to reward anything.

The Ninth Prince was not polite, and immediately claimed credit, saying that he really liked the hard-earned BMWs that Xiyi paid tribute to, and was scolded by the emperor with a laugh.

When it was Zhao Yuansong's turn, he first shook his head and said that he did not make any contribution to this incident, and it was all thanks to everyone's joint efforts.If the emperor insisted on rewarding him, then he would be impolite. He thought the hill behind Baima Temple was not bad, and he wanted to build a livestock farm there to provide meat for the people of Kyoto and earn more money.

Zhao Yuansong curled his lips and thought to himself: This man is really thick-skinned.

When the ministers heard this, they looked at each other in dismay, thinking that a military general in Dingguo's mansion finally had a literati, but he fell into the eyes of money.

The Ninth Prince blinked, remembering that Zhao Yuansong had mentioned to him about raising war horses, the smile on his lips could not be suppressed.

His Royal Highness squinted his eyes at the two children, thinking that they must have some evil intentions.Because of the incident between the water mill and the water spinning wheel last time, he finally figured out that these two people joined forces to set him up, making him want to promote it across the country after seeing the considerable output of large water-driven equipment.Although the completion of this matter is a great achievement that will last forever, but if he wants to convince his father and courtiers, he must first invest in larger equipment in major grain-producing areas.

Where does the money come from?The Prince's Mansion has no food left, okay!Alas, he just said that Brother Nine Emperors can only spend money, how could he kindly give him a dividend, so he is here waiting for him!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very upset, but there was nothing he could do about these two people.One is the ninth younger brother who is crying and begging to hug his thigh, and he especially worships him, and the other has countless ideas for benefiting the country and the people.Take this arsenal incident, he accidentally regained the Taipu Temple, and arranged several close officials to important positions, and now Jiuqing has his people under his command.

Seeing that the two of them were making small moves under his nose, His Royal Highness couldn't help finding fault and said: "There is a regular meat supplier Jia in Kyoto, isn't Zhao Zong afraid of making a loss-making business?"

Zhao Yuansong hadn't responded yet, the Ninth Prince stopped doing it first, stared at the Prince and said, "Brother Prince...His Royal Highness, I feel that things are man-made. Before doing things, I am always afraid of this and that, so I can't do anything!"

Seeing their interaction, the second prince joked, "Ninth Brother, this is for the sake of a friend, and he even dared to refute the words of His Royal Highness the Prince."

Both the crown prince and Zhao Yuansong looked at the second prince, who seemed to be provoking.

The Ninth Prince didn't seem to notice it, and he laughed without any grievances: "Second Brother, you are joking, the Emperor has confidence in Yuan Song."

The second prince looked at Zhao Yuansong's eyes flickering, and immediately asked, "Yes, I've heard that Zhao was engaged in your knowledge and ambition. Not only did you invent fire bombs, diamond clothes, etc., but you also built a large water mill in the suburbs." , can produce hundreds of catties of flour on average every day. You are so talented and know how to practice, so what is your opinion on the matter of cutting down the feudal clan?"

How could Zhao Yuansong, a merchant who entered the officialdom through the back door, know anything about the affairs of the court.The Ninth Prince and Prince, Feng Jingwei and Wei Weiling all wanted to rescue him, but His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became interested and motioned Zhao Yuansong to talk about it.

Zhao Yuansong blinked his black grape eyes, and secretly glanced at His Majesty the Emperor on the throne.He clearly felt that His Majesty the Emperor had treated him with "great love" since he returned from the dungeon of the Inspector's Mansion.But this love can't be used here!Even if the above person is really his own father, even His Royal Highness and the Second Prince can only listen to the government from the sidelines, what qualifications does he have to discuss the matter of cutting down the feudal clan?

Zhao Yuansong guessed that the second prince thought of himself as the best, so he would dig a hole for himself.Immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty, saying that he was ignorant and learned, and really didn't know.His Majesty the Emperor was not forgiving, saying that he and Zhao Yuansong were also the sons of Changlehou, had similar names, and were very smart, so he must have ideas, and he had to say something.

Zhao Yuansong couldn't help it, and replied with a frown: "The general said, 'Know yourself and the enemy when facing the enemy! Once you have a good grasp of the specific situation of the territory, you will then consider other gains and losses. The specific situation..."

The officials heard him mention Feng Jingde and this "military struggle for profit", and their emotions were quite complicated. They thought that the former prime minister Jiang Zhen was so angry that Feng Jingde used this argument to be speechless.They thought that Zhao Yuansong also had some great ideas, so they all looked solemn and waited for him to say the following.

Zhao Yuansong stared at Zhao Yuansong, who was kneeling in front of him, as if he was being watched by everyone, whether it was the emperor or the courtiers, looking at him contained expectations.Obviously he is just a dude, just a stand-in, his official rank is not as high as his own, and his face is comparable to that of a common man, but the emperor compares him with himself and makes him look bad in public!

Such an ignorant, ignorant, shameless bastard actually walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and was questioned by the emperor above the main hall and before the courtiers!

Feelings of jealousy and unwillingness filled his chest, Zhao Yuansong gritted his teeth bitterly.