Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 113

Zhao Guangyi finally turned around, looked at the man and said, "Oh? You, Qian Shangshu, know very well what kind of methods this king has?"

That person was Qian Xingchao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Many people thought that Tang Jixian, the former censor Zhongcheng who had resigned, was the backbone of King Jin's followers, but few people knew that this Shangshu Qian was Zhao Guangyi's most trusted confidant.

King Jin's question was not for answering, Qian Xingchao smiled and said nothing, he knew very well in his heart that if King Jin was determined to stop it with all his strength, as long as he unleashed all his power in the court, it would be enough to set off a storm that shook the court. There was an uproar, even the emperor had to weigh it over and over again.

But none of this happened at the moment. After only a not so intense debate, Zhao Dezhao's decision to take command of the expedition was finalized. Xingchao felt puzzled.

"My lord, there is nothing better than military merit to build meritorious service. With military merit, one can spread prestige to the imperial army. Even a blind man in Tokyo can see what your nephew is up to."

Qian Xingchao paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "In my opinion, the prince should lead the troops on his own! If the prince proposes to lead the troops himself in the court, even the emperor will have no reason to object."

Zhao Guangyi sneered lightly: "During the Warring States period, the crown prince of Wei State applied to lead the army. Someone persuaded him: You are already a prince, why do you still need to lead the army? If you go out to win, you are still a prince; but if you lose the battle , someone will take advantage of it immediately to shake your position as the crown prince, so it is worthwhile for you to lead the army as the crown prince.”

Qian Xingchao vaguely understood, and asked, "Has he listened to the persuasion?"

"Of course he didn't listen to the advice. In the end, not only did he lose his position as prince, but he didn't even save his life."

Zhao Guangyi raised his chin slightly, pointed at the direction of the army, and said lightly:

"My nephew was so lonely that he was unable to open up the situation, so he had to take a desperate risk and go to the barren land of the south to build up military exploits. He became the head coach of the Southern Expedition. He was motivated and had to fight hard; But this king is sure to win, and it would be too unwise if he insisted on grabbing the Nanzheng coach to do it."

"The prince has far-reaching thoughts, and the lower officials are far behind."

Qian Xingchao admired him sincerely, but he couldn't help but have some doubts.

"But the officer still feels that even if it is inconvenient for the lord to take command of the expedition, he can always try to stop him and prevent him from taking this military merit." After a pause

Speaking of this, he pondered for a while: "Could it be that the lord is counting on the failure of the Southern Expedition Army? As the Minister of the Ministry of War, I know the absurdity and weakness of the Southern Han Dynasty best. I am afraid that the weak soldiers of the small country of Quer will not It is very possible to defeat the Heavenly Soldiers of the Song Dynasty, so why let the King of Tianshui County take military merits for nothing?"

After Zhao Guangyi was silent for a long time, he finally said in a very soft voice: "Your Majesty is not in good health recently, and he is much worse than before. Therefore, he is in charge of the danger of the Southern Expedition, which is inside but not outside."

He only said a few words, and Qian Xingchao immediately realized that this was the most important point.

Given His Majesty's current age, and since His Majesty has been in poor health recently, the possibility of something happening in the next six months or one year is definitely not low, and Prince Tianshui's expedition to the south will definitely not take too short a time. If His Majesty has someone during this period, In case, when he heard the news thousands of miles away, the overall situation had already been decided.

……

Not long after the army traveled south, the front team arrived at Sansili Pavilion.

Sansanli Pavilion, as the name suggests, is thirty miles out of the city. However, due to the gradual expansion of Tokyo's markets in recent decades, it is actually less than ten miles out of the city.This pavilion is called "Farewell Pavilion", which means that it is time to say goodbye when we see you off.

Wang Xiuzhi and several servants arrived here early to wait.

"Sir, you must come back sooner." Wang Xiuzhi had tears in his eyes, with a look of reluctance.

"Okay, you said it a hundred times last night, hurry back."

Next to it was the noise of people and horses neighing, and the brigade of soldiers and horses passing by incessantly. Zhao Dezhao felt that it would be too strange to stage a scene of love between children and tears in such a situation, so he didn't want to be with his wife. Moji here, repeatedly urging her to return home quickly.

In this era, because of the inconvenient transportation, it is very difficult to travel far. No matter if you are a small family or a wealthy family, you have always attached great importance to traveling far. The much more dangerous "expedition", how does this teach her to rest assured?
But as a former driver who had traveled all over the world, Zhao Dezhao himself really didn't take this seriously.

Traveling to Guangdong and Guangxi, and being away from home for more than half a year, in his eyes, this is just a small business trip. I'm afraid it's less risky than staying up late to drive big goods. He really can't understand why he has to burst into tears. of?Not to mention carrying around [-] escorts who can kill people with knives, so there won't be any security issues.

"Msister, that concubine is coming back." Wang Xiuzhi was urged by her husband, wiped the corner of her eyes and turned to leave, then suddenly said in a low voice as if remembering something: "Msister, this concubine will dream of you every night, you If you want a son, please come to my concubine's dream more, and you can see your son when you come back."

The black line on Zhao Dezhao's face, I'm going to war, and I'll be away for a year, you tell me you can see your son when you come back?Is this going to be a joke for Lao Tzu that "I'm away for three years and I'm happy with my son"?
This is not funny at all!
When Wang Xiuzhi saw her husband's face, she immediately knew that he was thinking wrong, her pretty face flushed red, and she stomped her feet in shame and anger, "Where did you think, I mean, I already have one!"

"Are you pregnant?" Zhao Dezhao was about to step on the horse, but he was so shocked that he stepped on the ground and almost fell under the horse's belly.

"Ah."

"really?"

"Of course it's true. I felt unwell yesterday, so I invited the imperial doctor in the palace to see her. After I finished my pulse, I said it was a happy pulse... I want you to know, but I don't dare to let you know, because I'm afraid of disturbing you." It is not good for you." After Wang Xiuzhi finished speaking, he lowered his head, and tears appeared in the eye sockets that had just been wiped.

Zhao Dezhao was both joyful and moved. After a moment of silence, he stretched out his right hand to gently caress Wang Xiuzhi's face, and said with a smile: "This Southern Expedition was meant to be inside or outside. Whether you tell me or not, I will always Remembering Tokyo."

Wang Xiuzhi hummed lightly and nodded slowly.

Zhao Dezhao withdrew his right hand, turned around and jumped on the horseback, with a hearty smile: "Don't worry, your husband, I won't wait until you give birth to my son before returning, I will only watch you give birth!"

"Sister? You mean—" Wang Xiuzhi raised his head suddenly, with surprise in his eyes.

Zhao Dezhao stopped answering, laughed and rode to the front of the army, and walked side by side with Pan Mei, who was the deputy commander, and turned to ask him: "General Pan, how can I go to the South Expedition this time? ?”

(End of this chapter)