In fact, it is not difficult to be an official in the Five Dynasties. The normal salary is acceptable and there is still money to be made. You are not afraid of the change of dynasty. At worst, you will turn your loyalty to the new emperor. Everyone is doing well as an official, and suddenly there is a respectable general with military power.

Being eaten by someone is so terrifying.

Although he was not in Kaifeng, Xu Xian could imagine what kind of waves this incident would cause. Both civil and military forces would have to get rid of him and the Red Scarf quickly. Memorials to impeach him must be piled up on Chai Rong's desk.

I didn't know if Chai Rong would kill him to calm down the public anger. When I heard that Chai Rong's decree had arrived, Xu Xian's heart suddenly lifted. He immediately ordered: "Xu Lang goes and selects two thousand elites to accompany me."

The military office accepts the order!"

Zhang Qiong said doubtfully: "It's just to receive the emperor's order, there is no need to bring so many people."

Xu Xian replied seriously: "Han Lingkun has led the army for many years, and there must be many diehard loyalists in the army. I am afraid that they will attack me on the road, so be careful about sailing the ten thousand year ship."

Zhang Qiong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is very good at joking. Now the defenders at Waqiao Pass do not dare to pass by the camp of the Red Scarf City. How can they dare to attack you... Hey, your Majesty should not be afraid of your Majesty."

Right? Even if His Majesty really wants to deal with you, can you still rebel?"

"Nonsense. Your Majesty is kind and kind to you. Your Majesty's wisdom will never make me cornered. Naturally, I will not let you down!"

Zhang Qiong said: "Your Majesty, don't panic. There are only four or five people coming from Tokyo this time, and they are all close to His Majesty. What's more, they are bringing the imperial edict. Zhao Linggong asked me to tell you that there is nothing to worry about. Just pay attention."

Just feel free to accept the order."

Although the emperors of the Five Dynasties were subject to change, the emperor's power was still very great. As long as the emperor insisted on doing it, it was useless even if the ministers objected. In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's decree was rejected and even attacked by groups.

Things are unlikely to happen.

No matter what Zhang Qiong said, Xu Xian still took 2,000 people to the military office. On the way, he met the patrolling defenders. As expected, he turned around and ran away. The army he had been expecting to make people flee finally appeared, but it didn't happen.

The kind he wanted, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in his heart.

Xu Xian went straight to the lobby. After entering the door, he twisted his neck and looked behind the door. An old soldier standing in the middle asked puzzledly: "What is Xu Linggong doing? Why don't you come and receive the order soon!"

Zhao Kuangyin on the side smiled and said: "He is looking to see if there is a swordsman behind the door. This guy is very precious about his life."

The old soldier laughed and said: "Your Majesty, you would have known why you did it today. There are indeed many people in Kaifeng who want to kill you, but Your Majesty is not among them." He opened the yellow scroll in his hand and shouted: "Xu Xian takes the order!"

Xu Xian quickly took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground, but the old soldier didn't speak for a long time. He raised his head and asked, "Liang Tou, are you going to stop reading? My legs are going numb!"

The old soldier said in surprise: "I read it again and found that I didn't recognize many words? Mr. Zhao, why don't you come and announce the decree for me?"

"You're welcome then!" Zhao Kuangyin took the yellow scroll, cleared his throat and read: "The imperial edict said: Xu Xian deserved a heavy reward for his meritorious service in the Liao campaign? However, the emperor's lack of strictness led to Han Lingkun's tragic death? Has Han Lingkun been remembered first?

Today I will impose a light punishment to calm the minds of the ministers and the people.

Immediately deprive Xu Xian of his title, honorary title? Remove the post of deputy commander of the front division of the palace and transfer him to the deployment of the Bazhou capital? Order you to lead five thousand soldiers of the red scarf capital to guard the border to make up for your past merits. I commend you."

Xu Xian let out a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "Chai Rong is interesting!"

"Thank you, Emperor, for your kindness." Xu Xian prostrated on the ground. "I will do my best to prevent the Khitans from entering the Central Plains."

Lao Liang smiled and said: "Okay? What do you mean? I will convey it to Your Majesty."

Xu Xian stood up to receive the edict, and Lao Liang took out another letter from his arms, "This is your Majesty's handwritten edict for you!"

Xu Xian stretched out his hand to take it. When he saw that the seal of the letter was sealed with fire paint, he knew that it was a secret order. It was not convenient to open it here, so he put it into his arms and asked, "After I came to Waqiao Pass, I knew that Your Majesty was ill because of illness."

He hurriedly withdrew his troops because of his illness. I wonder how your Majesty is doing now."

Lao Liang shook his head slightly, "It's hard for me to say, just do your job loyally and don't let down His Majesty's kindness. I will go back to Tokyo with Duke Zhao!"

Xu Xian looked at Zhao Kuangyin and said, "Brother Yuen Long, are you leaving?"

"I came here just to take care of you. Now that you have come back, His Majesty has entrusted you with the military and administrative affairs of Waqiao Pass. What are you doing here? Where is Pan Mei? Your Majesty ordered him to go back with me.

Beijing."

"Xu Lang, please send someone to inform Supervisor Pan and tell him to go directly to the south gate to wait. Brother Yuen Long, please leave now. I will take you out of the city!"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said: "You have just become a landlord, now you are going to drive people away."

"You'd better return to Tokyo immediately. Your Majesty must have something important to entrust you with."

Zhao Kuangyin guessed what Xu Xian was referring to, and without any delay, he led his men out of Waqiao Pass. Before leaving, he told Zhao Kuangyin: "I have been ordered by the king to guard the border. I don't know when I will be able to return to Beijing. Home.

You must take good care of me."

"It goes without saying that you should remember to write more letters home."

"Well, you should also write to me more often. If there is any place where I can be used, just ask." Xu Xian said to Pan Mei on the side: "This time I will implicate Supervisor Pan. I'm afraid I won't be promoted if I go back.

If things don't go well in Kaifeng, you can come to me and I will find a good job for you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Pan. It is entirely up to His Majesty to decide where Pan will take up his post. I will take my leave now."

Xu Xian cupped his hands and replied: "Farewell!"

Seeing Zhao Kuangyin and others leaving on horseback, Xu Xian immediately took out the letter from Chai Rong, tore open the seal and took out the letterhead. He just took one look and was stunned. He never expected that Chai Rong would write such a letter to him.

Xu Lang stretched his neck and took a look and asked: "Who is said to be a virgin in the letter?"

"It's really unruly to peek at your father's letter!" Xu Xian tore the letter into pieces with a gloomy expression. He was not very happy about Chai Rong's words. He didn't care that much whether Fu Liying was a virgin or not.

If what he expected was true, Chai Rong planned to make Fu Liying his queen, so that he could tie Fu Yanqing on one end and hang him on the other. The idea of ​​having an affair with the Queen Mother was exciting, but Lord Yiqu, Lao Ai and Duo

Ergon’s fate is not very good!

Xu Xian clicked his tongue and said to himself: "How do I choose?"

Zhao Kuangyin traveled south from Waqiao Pass. According to what Lao Liang said, Chai Rong could die at any time. Chai Rong ordered him to return to Beijing quickly because he must be entrusted with the important task of taking care of himself. Not everyone can have such an opportunity.

Yes, when the new king comes to the throne, he will be considered a very popular minister.

When passing through Chanzhou, he stopped for a while. After all, he had stayed here with Chai Rong for three years. The current Zhenning Army Commander Zhang Yongde was still his old leader. Naturally, he wanted to pay a visit and learn from him.

Exploring the wind.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yongde knew nothing about Chai Rong's condition and the situation in Tokyo. Chai Rong did not send a message to Zhang Yongde to return to Beijing at this critical moment. Zhao Kuangyin knew that Zhang Yongde had completely lost Chai Rong's trust and failed to become a minister of Tuogu.

While feeling sorry for Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin was also a little proud in his heart. When Guo Wei came to the throne, Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde were so majestic. They were once regarded as princes by the ministers, but today he actually wants to climb on their heads. It's like a dream.

After only staying one night in Chanzhou, Zhao Kuangyin set off early the next morning. Not far after leaving Chanzhou, he saw a group of riders with white silk ribbons tied around their waists approaching.

Zhao Kuangyin asked someone to stop him and inquired, only to find out that they were going north to report the funeral. Chai Rong had passed away last night. Zhao Kuangyin cried for a while after hearing the news, but did not dare to delay. He simply left the group and galloped away. In the evening, he finally left Cao Cao.

The door enters Kaifeng.

Chai Rong's edict and government notices were posted on the edge of the city gate. The people huddled together, and the literate people read the contents loudly to everyone, which confirmed that Chai Rong had really passed away.

Chai Rong is dead. There is no doubt that he is the best emperor of this era. Even among the many emperors since the First Emperor, he shines bright enough. Although he only reigned for a few years, he is better than others who have been in power for decades.

If he succeeds, if he has another twenty years, he will be able to create a prosperous dynasty like the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, the hero can't defeat the will of God. It's a pity that he works hard in governing the country, conquering the north and south, and will eventually become a wedding dress for others.

When he arrived outside the palace gate, Zhao Kuangyin took off his armor, asked the guard guarding the gate for a mourning robe to put on, and stepped into the palace gate. He saw the solemn Chongyuan Hall wrapped in plain silk, and there was a faint cry.

Voices.

The courtiers kneeling outside the hall heard the sound of footsteps and turned their heads to check, "It's Duke Zhao!" "Gong Zhao is back!"...

Zhao Kuangyin ignored everyone's greetings. He walked up the steps slowly with his head held high among the ministers. Old Mu Tou, the gatekeeper in front of Chongyuan Hall, was about to stop him. When he saw Zhao Kuangyin, he couldn't help but sigh: "Why did Duke Zhao not wait until now?"

Come!"

Zhao Kuangyin cried with red eyes: "Zhao worked hard but was unable to see His Majesty for the last time. He really failed the Emperor's favor."

"Don't say this anymore. Your Majesty, please go in quickly to express your condolences to Emperor Daxing and to see the new emperor."

"Yes!" Zhao Kuangyin nodded and stepped into the palace. He saw a huge coffin placed under the Danqi. Beside the coffin were kneeling several small figures burning paper. The ministers knelt on both sides as if they were facing up.

Hearing the eunuch shouting, Zhao Kuangyin immediately put his hands in front of his sleeves to cover his face, walked quickly to the coffin, fell on the ground and howled. His cry was very sad, and all the officials also cried along with him like filial sons.

Regardless of whether others are sincere or fake, Zhao Kuangyin is truly sad. When he was twenty years old, he became a monk and traveled around, experiencing the rain, dew, wind, frost, and warmth of human relationships. He was open-minded and would not hold grudges against others, but he was also not heartless and would forget about himself.

Since then, I have been thinking about revitalizing my family all the time.

Guo Wei and Chai Rong gave their father and son a chance. After the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, his father was promoted from the commander of the First Battalion to the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the left wing of the Longjie Army. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of Taiwei.

And he himself rose from a small private soldier to a meteoric rise in eight years. He opened a government office and became the governor of a town. He also served as the commander-in-chief of the front department of the palace. He was a height that no one else could reach in his lifetime.

He did it in his early thirties.

Now that he has become a minister of Tuogu again, he is just around the corner to become an extremely human minister, Guangzong Yaozong. He could not have imagined it when he was living in the rivers and lakes in the past. In addition to his not-so-prominent military exploits, Chai Rong's trust and support for his high position today are more important.

Favor.

Regardless of the righteousness between the monarch and his ministers, and only the private relationship, his sorrow and sorrow came from the heart, and no one could deny it. He cried all the way to Chai Rong's coffin, and when everyone's perfunctory cries stopped, Zhao Kuangyin's cry

The sound has not diminished.

It wasn't until a small hand patted his shoulder that Zhao Kuangyin stopped crying and raised his head. His eyes were red and swollen with tears. He stared blankly at the ten-year-old child in front of him who was holding his shoulder, and he prostrated again.

On the ground, "Zhao Kuangyin pays homage to His Majesty!"

Chai Rong was very busy and never gave his son a name. You may find it incredible. In fact, it was normal in ancient times. Many people only had one nickname until they died. It was the same with the Tian family. For example, after Lao Zhu became emperor, he thought of giving it to his sons.

It was only after I was crowned king that I started to pick names. Before, I was called the second child, the third child, or the fourth child.

Chai Rong was about to die, and finally remembered this incident. Brother Yang was called Zongjian, and the fourth brother was called Zongxun. The kid holding Chai Rong's shoulders in front of him was Chai Zongjian who had just ascended the throne less than a day ago.

He said to Zhao Kuangyin in an adult tone: "Ling Gong has worked hard all the way. Emperor Daxing has a heavy responsibility for you. Don't be too sad. Li Tingfang declares the decree."

When Li Tingfang heard this, he immediately took the yellow scroll and stood aside, reading: "Emperor Daxing issued an edict: He promoted Zhao Kuangyin to be the commander of the capital in front of the palace and inspected the capital in front of the palace. He moved the town to Songzhou and served as the military governor of the German Army.

Conferred the title of Grand Lieutenant of the Inspection Commission. I appreciate this."
To be continued...