Chapter 823: General Tiance

Zhao Huan entered the palace all the way, and saw that the palace had been replaced with red palace lanterns. When he arrived at Jingtai Palace, Jingde was commanding the eunuch to paint the palace walls. When Jingde saw him, he jogged over with a smile and said, "The palace is so fast, the empress dowager is inside, go and greet her."

Zhao Huan looked at the busy eunuchs and said coldly: "What are you doing?"

Jingde pretended to be surprised and said, "Didn't the slave ask someone to inform me? The great victory of the navy is now celebrating the whole city. How can the palace be free from the common people? The Queen Mother has already made an imperial decree and will be organized like a festival."

Zhao Huan had a calm face. Although he was resentful, he did not dare to say anything. He just said, "That is true, then King Pingxi is Zhou Yafu and Meng Tian."

Jingde said happily: "This is true. The two masters Yang Zhen and Shi Ying also said this, saying that it was King Pingxi who turned the tide and helped the building collapse. Thanks to our Song Dynasty, we have him."

Jingde did not hear Zhao Huan's voiceover. Although Meng Tian made great contributions to Qin, he was eventually punished for being punished for being accused of being accused of committing suicide. As for Zhou Yafu's rebellion in the seven kingdoms for the Han Dynasty, he died of hunger strikes, and he did not end up in a good end.

Zhao Huan had no intention of listening to Jingde's words, so he quickly walked into the palace. After entering Jingtai Palace, he found that Yang Zhen and Quartz were still sitting near the door, while the queen mother sat on the couch behind the curtains, vaguely unable to see clearly. Zhao Huan did not dare to be negligent, so he immediately knelt down on both knees and said, "Sun Chen wishes the queen mother, how can the queen mother be?"

"An!" The Queen Mother's voice was quite pleasant, and she sat behind the curtain happily and said, "Hurry, give the prince a seat."

Zhao Huan stood up, and a palace servant had already moved Jindun under him. Zhao Huan bowed and sat on it. He glanced at Yang Zhen from the corner of his eyes and said, "It's a great victory in the navy. Sun Chen was ecstatic when he heard this. It was the right thing for the King of Pingxi to give such great contributions. Originally, Sun Chen wanted to enter the palace to discuss the reward with the Empress Dowager..."

Since Zhao Huan knew the Queen Mother’s intentions, he simply said it himself to please him.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "You are right. Although the Eastern Palace has not been in charge of the country for a long time, it has made a lot of progress. Our Song Dynasty has never treated the meritorious officials unfairly. We rewarded the meritorious officials and punished them if they have any mistakes. Only in this way can we convince the public and drive people to serve. Is this the case?"

Zhao Huan smiled and said, "What the Empress Dowager said is the most important thing."

The Queen Mother continued, "I don't know how the prince plans to reward the meritorious ministers."

The empress dowager's intelligence lies in her attempt to seek rewards for Shen Ao, but she kicked the problem to the prince's feet, and some words were more appropriate for the prince to say.

Zhao Huan was also in a dilemma at this time. He was reluctant to give Shen Ao a reward, but if he didn't give it, the court would not be able to say anything, and the empress dowager would never be fooled. He thought for a while and said, "How about giving a million yuan in money?"

The Queen Mother licked her mouth, and displeasure flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything.

The atmosphere in Jingtai Palace suddenly became cold. When Zhao Huan saw that the Empress Dowager did not speak, he felt embarrassed and had to say, "Give a number of pearls and jades to show his merits."

The empress dowager's face suddenly turned cold and said lightly: "The King of Pingxi is not short of money. Even if he is short of money, the Ai family still has money to give him, so he doesn't have to worry about the Eastern Palace."

Zhao Huan was furious, and he whispered a few words in his heart, but his face looked very nervous and terrified, and said, "The Empress Dowager scolded him, it was Sun Chen who was confused."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Ai family is not scolding you. We are a family, and we don't say anything about two families. Some things must be explained. The Prince thinks, without Chen Ao, can we be peaceful in Bian Jing? Without him, King Pingxi and his soldiers, how can we have the wealth of our Zhao family? What's more, when the Emperor Taizu was here, he said that the King of Youyun is now the King of Pingxi has taken Zhongjing, which is more decent than Yan Yun. Such contributions, if only some money is rewarded, not only will the hearts of loyal ministers and good generals be depressed, even the people in the world will not be convinced. The Ai family is afraid that people outside will say that our Zhao family is cold and will be poked by others. The Prince said, right?"

Zhao Huan thought to himself, one day, if I ascend the throne to the emperor, I would not be able to live like you, an old woman, even if I was poked on the back. On the surface, he nodded repeatedly and said, "What the Empress Dowager said is very much, but..."

"But what?" The Empress Dowager seemed to have a long time ago. Before Zhao Huan finished speaking, she interjected: "But are you afraid of others' great achievements? Is this what the wise crown prince should think? The kings of ancient times, those who appoint wise men are wise men, and those who are close to villains are foolish men. Now that the country has produced great talents, the crown prince is a fearful mind. What does this mean?"

Zhao Huan said: "Sun Chen didn't mean this. Sun Chen meant that Chen Ao was already a prince and there was no title."

The Empress Dowager smiled faintly: "This may not be necessary. Although the Song Dynasty did not have the rules to promote the feudal title, no one made such great contributions. The Ai family had an idea. In ancient times, Duke Zhou assisted the government. Today, the King of Pingxi was not inferior to Duke Zhou, so he gave him the Prince of Assisting the Government and was appointed as the General of Tiance, and the Three Divisions of the Ministry of Public Affairs could be in charge of military and political affairs in the world and assist the prince in supervising the country. How about it?"

Zhao Huan was shocked when he heard this. The four words "Adjustment Prince" were superficial. This means that the prince was unbearable to be a country, so Shen Ao assisted the government affairs. His power was no different from those of the ministers. As for General Tiance, he was named by Li Shimin of the former Tang Dynasty. I don’t know whether the empress dowager deliberately or did not think about it. These four words are taboos in themselves. As for Kaifu Yitong and the Three Divisions, it seems very common. In the Song Dynasty, the officials of Kaifu Yitong and the Three Divisions were mostly dispersed positions, which was just an honorary title. However, the tone of the empress dowager was to follow the previous dynasty Kaifu Yitong, that is, to give Chen Ao the right to establish a royal official position and appoint and remove officials from the royal palace. In the end, the inquiries about military and political affairs were even more amazing. Although he was not as powerful as supervising military and political affairs, the word "inquiry" was enough to cover up his own brilliance.

In fact, after all, if you give this series of titles and official positions, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are empty titles, but if you add them all to Chen Ao, the meaning is extraordinary. It is like the Taishi. There are so many Taishi in all dynasties that say they are highly respected, but there are a few powerful people in the world, but Taishi and Taishi are different. For example, Cai Jing has the ability to take charge of the three provinces under the title of Taishi, covering the sky with one hand, and his power makes Zhao Huan have to be afraid of it.

The intention of the empress dowager doing this made Zhao Huan a little confused. What happened to the empress dowager? She lived to her age and would not be unaware of the consequences of the enthronement. This means that there will be three masters in the Song Dynasty. It is natural that the father will have three masters. Although he was given power, the throne is still as solid as a god. As long as he does not die, no one can shake it. Secondly, Zhao Huan, who is the crown prince, governs the country with a legitimate reputation and takes charge of the military and political affairs of the world. Although he is constrained everywhere, no one has any objection to the second master. Now that Chen Ao has these titles been given to Chen Ao, the third person in the Song Dynasty has officially fallen on his head, and is well deserved. If he can even put it on the golden seal of the prince of the regent, he can appoint and remove officials and mobilize military horses.

The so-called "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Is it just a whim to do this?

Zhao Huan bit his lips and his face turned pale. Even the fool knew that the empress dowager was alienated from him and close to Chen Ao. This alienation made him feel a bone-broken chill.

Yang Zhen and Shi Ying, who were sitting in the corner, were also shocked. They looked at each other and felt that the Empress Dowager said was really horrifying. Even the Empress Dowager did this. It would be fine if she just added a prince to the government. She would be evident if she had just added a prince to the prince to show her privileges and to show her sages' family. However, General Tiance and the Kaifu Yi were in the same three departments as the three departments, which clearly made Chen Ao build a small court himself, appoint and remove his officials, and control his confidants. In addition, the title of inquiries about military and political affairs was even more powerful. With the principle of inquiries about military and political affairs, the King of Pangxi could even give a legitimate ***, and issued an edict to the three provinces, the six ministries, the Privy Council, and the Three Departments. Although it was just inquiries, its authority should not be underestimated.

The Empress Dowager sat behind the curtain, took a sip of tea calmly and said slowly: "Why don't the Eastern Palace talk?"

Zhao Huan thought to himself that he must not make promises lightly, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable, so he said in a deep voice: "Empress Dowager, Sun Chen thinks this is very inappropriate. Sun Chen knows the loyalty of King Pingxi. Even if Sun Chen is willing to give such a generous gift, the King Pingxi may not dare to accept it. It is better to discuss this matter again, as it is related to the national system..."

The Queen Mother sneered and interrupted him: "The East Palace refuses."

Zhao Huan shook his head quickly: "Sun Chen refused, it's just..."

"I just still refuse to do it, right?" The Queen Mother said coldly and looked deep, and continued: "You are the prince of the governor, don't you need wise ministers to assist you? Or is the prince who thinks he is familiar with military affairs and can now act arbitrary?"

Zhao Huan was so scared that he broke out in his forehead. The Empress Dowager's words hit his mind, but he clearly thought so, but he could never admit it. He hurriedly said, "If Sun Chen is not talented, how dare he have this idea?"

"If you don't have this mind, you should learn how to handle military affairs. Chen Ao is a talented person and is rarely loyal to our Zhao family. After thinking about it, he is the only one who can take on this great task. You don't have to say much. If you still recognize me, the empress dowager, then issue an edict immediately."

Zhao Huan could not have imagined that the Empress Dowager's attitude was so firm, and he even had a little bit of an attitude of rebelling against him than to cause this matter. The more the Empress Dowager was like this, the more annoyed Zhao Huan was in his heart. His face was extremely difficult to see, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

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Chapter completed!