Chapter 41 Fighting

The throne, the highest position in the world, has always been the most fiercely contested place. For it, the son will kill the father, the brother will kill the brother, and countless human tragedies are constantly staged among these people who are infinitely close to this position, and everyone happily repeats this bloody competition again and again.

And if the suspense is the greatest, the competition is the most fierce. Of course, it is not the competition for the throne of the Song Dynasty. Because of other disputes over the throne, how these people fight, there is always a strong and weak between the forces, and there is always a superior emperor who can suppress everything. However, in the Song Dynasty, with the death of Zhao Zhe and the inability to stand the new emperor, it seems that the forces of several parties are very average, especially between the prince and King Yong. Its forces in the court can be said to have their own advantages, and no one can really overwhelm each other.

The ministers below also understand a truth that when they stand in the team, once the person they choose cannot sit in this highest position, their end will also be very miserable, so they also try their best to fight for their chosen heirs to the throne, and do everything.

Before Zhao Zhe's cold bones, the open and secret struggles between the two brothers were already in full swing. Whether it is the position of kneeling in front of the father's body or the order of incense worship, the two and their courtiers will compete well. As for the prince, he naturally talked about things as the prince who is still there, while the king of Yong took his age as a bargaining chip - because Zhao Zhuan, the king of Yong was born before the prince, and he was the brother of the other party.

Such endless competition has made the funeral of the emperor full of gunpowder. On the contrary, everyone has less sadness that should have shown, and more precautions and calculations. Everyone hopes to cheat the other party at one time, thus weakening their momentum to compete with themselves.

And on the third day, when the ministers cried again under the leadership of the three princes, the competition between the prince and King Yong began again. Kneeling at the front of the ministers and looking at the quarrel between the two, Xu Jinghong couldn't help sneering in his heart: "Is this also called the battle for the throne? It seems that the family has indeed mastered this dynasty for too long. For a long time, they can't even tell whether it is a life-and-death struggle, rather than a quarrel between women. If you want to sit in this position safely, it depends not on your own status, not the support of the courtiers, but on your strength, but on the real military power that can determine the future of the Song Dynasty!" Thinking of this, Xu Jinghong turned his eyes to Xu Wanyou and felt more relieved to see his disdainful appearance.

Because the assassination of the emperor cannot be investigated clearly, it is very difficult for the people of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple. Every day, they only constantly torture the poor servants and dig out as much as possible about Li Siyou from their mouths, hoping to find clues and clues. But this is obviously impossible to succeed. With the caution and shrewd mind of the Ye family, it is really difficult to find out the connection between him and the Ye family through Li Siyou, the dead man.

Because they can't even find any clues on Li Siyou, there is naturally no progress in this case. This also made the throne unable to make the final attribution for a long time, and made the competition between the prince and King Yong more fierce. Since there are words first, we have to find out the cause of the death of the former emperor and eliminate their suspicion before supporting the new emperor, so they are still equal now, and I don't know how long this will last.

However, the two princes are not too stupid. They know that this is just a momentary decision of the ministers. If they have an absolute support advantage, the previous agreement can still be changed in the face of the overwhelming advantage. And once a person really sits on the throne, the rest will easily be charged with killing his father and die. Therefore, both of them performed vigorously, but their performance is more on the word "scenery".

For example, now, when it is necessary to lead the ministers to bow to the emperor, the prince and the king of Yong do not give in to each other, and there is no way at all. This is also caused by no one above. Now most of the ministers are also red-eyed, and no one will care about these sections. What's more, they hope is that the prince he chose can defeat each other and win everything.

"As a prince and the crown prince of the country, I should naturally serve as the head of the ministers and give incense to the former emperor!" Zhao Jue took it for granted. But in response to him was Zhao Zhuan's sneer: "It sounds good, but now there is no prince to say it. May I ask, you can't even get rid of the death of your father. What kind of prince are you? So in terms of age, I'm two years older than you, and my eldest brother is like a father. Naturally, it's up to me to do this first thing.

As the two princes began to speak and compete, the ministers below were not idle, talking and lively. At this time, Xu Jinghong came forward a little and asked Zhao cong in a low voice, "Your Highness, have you done everything you need to do before?"

Zhao cong has never argued with his two brothers, so after being warned by them at the beginning, he was not noticed. Even at this time, everyone focused their attention on the two people who were blushing and arguing, and ignored King Jing, who bit Xu Jinghong's ear lightly.

In fact, Zhao cong has not done nothing in the past two days, but his power has been in the dark. Whether it is Xu Jinghong's reminder or what he thinks, he thinks that this face is not worth arguing at all. On the contrary, it will become a drawback. It's better to do something secretly.

And Zhao cong did this, because he also has the status of regent and superintendent. First of all, he could see that it was very hard for the ministers to guard the emperor day and night, so he often asked the people in the palace to prepare food for them, as well as some cushions and other things that could make them as comfortable as possible. In this way, the ministers had a good impression on King Jing, who had not shown much.

And this, of course, is not enough. Because everyone's lives are on the two princes above, who will buy them for this little favor? He did this just to be less opposed by these people after it was done. And what Zhao cong is really doing is to seize some important positions of power.

For example, Zhao cong deliberately wanted to win over this force. And because of the thought of attaching importance to martial arts and light writing in the Song Dynasty for decades, the status of these two and third-grade generals was very low, which gave Zhao cong the opportunity to make friends with them, constantly attracting and making wishes, so that several generals in the Beijing camp were grateful and effective for him.

In addition, some officials with low status but also have certain governance experience. These people are limited by their own status and can't play any role in the competition between the two princes. They can only watch from the sidelines. And this number is still quite large, and they have become the power valued by Xu Jinghong. Because these people are familiar with government affairs, it can even be said that the whole Song court can operate by relying on them.

Because those families, as well as the later powerful and nobles, have put more thoughts on the battle between us and how to solidify the holy pet, which is more beneficial, but ignore the real national business. In this way, those who are not eye-catching and do not have many outstanding people below have become a guarantee to keep the smooth operation of the whole national machine. Even during the emperor's funeral, their role is extremely great.

And Xu Jinghong wants to let King Jing make friends with these people and show his ability in front of these people from time to time. In this way, he can leave the impression of King Jing's ability in the hearts of these people. Once he sits in this position, these people can quickly unite around the new emperor.

King Jing also tried his best to do this. He knew the same identity because he liked to travel around, but he only stayed in Beijing. There were many more brothers who didn't know the situation in various places. Coupled with his deliberate work, he quickly won the favor of these people. Although it is not possible to let King Jing replace the two brothers because of the current situation and the identity of these people, these people have unconsciously approached Zhao cong, who seems to have no chance.

Seeing King Jing nodded, Xu Jinghong was secretly happy: "It seems that King Jing is also doing his best these two days, and it doesn't cost me to arrange it."

"What did you do?" Jing Wang looked at Xu Jinghong with some puzzlement. In the past two days, Xu Jinghong, as the chief guard of the palace, often did not appear in the palace, but always wandered outside, which made people feel that there was something wrong with it.

"I didn't do anything, I just found some assistance that others couldn't think of." Xu Jinghong laughed and said, "For the prince and King Yong, this throne is only a competition in the court, but I don't think so. All status is determined by strength, and whoever holds the military power has absolute strength.

"Have you transferred the border troops to Beijing?" King Jing was shocked, looked at Xu Jinghong and asked with some surprise.

"Not bad. Only the people of the Beijing camp are not enough to make the ministers bow down. Only when my most elite iron horse of the Song Dynasty appears in front of their eyes will these people really feel afraid... At that time, if Your Highness wants to take this son, naturally no one dares to say it." When Xu Jinghong said this, he didn't mean any uneasiness at all.

"But how can you... mobilize the border troops? They are a heavy army guarding the border, and they are not moved by the will.

"Of course I have a way." Xu Jinghong did not give a thorough answer, but continued: "Moreover, once a highly valued and prominent person among the courtiers stands up to support His Highness's accession to the throne, those who are uncertain will fall down with the wind. These mediocre people will always account for the vast majority in the world.

Seeing Xu Jinghong's appearance, King Jing opened his mouth and said nothing. He could see that Xu Jinghong had moved a lot of thoughts in order to help himself to the throne, so he just needed to try his best to cooperate. Originally, if we talk about the influence inside and outside the court now, his unknown prince can't compare with Xu Jinghong, who has repeatedly made great contributions to the court. Now he is a high-ranking official in the court.

However, when Xu Jinghong retreated, a dark and difficult look flashed in Zhao's eyes, and he seemed to be worried about something.

The struggle between the two highnesses finally came to an end, but it was not because someone retreated, but because Lv Xiang came out to reconcile. Under his good advice, the two agreed to bring incense to the ministers together with King Jing. In the eyes of the ministers, many people are going to shake their heads. These two don't know which one is crazy. This little thing has to be fought for a long time. Is the foundation of the ancestors really guaranteed when the Song Dynasty is handed over to such a person?

Lv Zhonghe retreated and knelt back and forth with Xu Jinghong. Then he turned around and said in the voice that only the two of them could hear: "It seems that your choice is correct. I'm afraid it's a disaster for me to be this country by these two people.

"It's not their fault. Think about the situation of the emperor in the past few decades. He can't even protect himself. How can he cultivate the prince carefully? On the contrary, King Jing, because he lacks the desire to win, and likes to appear and has a lot of knowledge, he will not be as naive and ridiculous as them. Xu Jinghong also said softly.

"But I still don't know something. Since they are far inferior to King Jing in this respect, why don't you choose them?" The implication is that it is naturally easier for such an emperor to control. Xu Jinghong's intentions can't be hidden from Lv Zhonghe.

Although they don't have much ability, they are also people who know the importance of power. With those ministers surrounding them, don't I guarantee that they will make enemies for themselves? Only by supporting King Jing, the shallowest person, can we get the greatest benefits. Xu Jinghong did not hide his thoughts. In fact, he also understands that Lv Zhonghe knows this point better than himself. The reason why he asked this is just to verify whether he is confessed again.

Sure enough, Lv Zhonghe was very satisfied with Xu Jinghong's answer and nod slightly: "It seems that my choice is also quite correct. I just hope that the one we bet this time can really succeed as you said, right?

Xu Jinghong showed another confident look: "Since I have made such a decision, I have a series of means. At that time, Lv Xiang will look carefully!"

In northern Xinjiang, as the Hu people were severely damaged by Xu Jinghong one after another, the pressure here has disappeared. Although 100,000 troops are still stationed at the critical pass, everyone is much more relaxed than ever. Every day, there are fewer soldiers and horses arranged on the wall.

But on this day, when a soldier was looking at the south, he was surprised to see a fast horse running towards him at the fastest speed. Huh..." The soldier was a little strange. What's wrong with this? It can make the people in the south come to Youzhou so eagerly. Could it be that there is another war in the southwest, and the court is going to dispatch the people here?

But he didn't dare to think too much and immediately greeted his brother below, and then when the horse appeared under the gate, everyone in front of the door dodged aside. It was not until this time that everyone was surprised to find that both the visitor and the horse were wearing filial piety, and the knight's face was also sad.

"This is..." As soon as the guard guarding the city wanted to ask what was going on, the man had already rushed over and left a sentence: "Hurry up to filial piety, your majesty has died!"

"..." Everyone - including the soldiers guarding the city and other people, were stunned, and then suddenly woke up, let out a scream, and began to be busy. For these people who are far away from the court and simple-minded, the emperor represents the highest existence. Now that he has died, it is really the greatest mourning thing in the world.

However, the knight kept coming all the way to the marshal's mansion. Then he got off his horse, rushed straight to the door and shouted, "Marshal Wang, there is an obituary in the capital. Your Majesty died three days ago!"

Wang Chong has been hesitating about one thing in the past two days, but he didn't expect such news to come. This matter, which made him very difficult, came from the capital. It was a letter sent by Xu Jinghong a few days ago asking him to lead troops to the capital quickly, saying that there was a big event there.

After reading this letter, Wang Chong was puzzled. What did Xu Jinghong want to do? What did he think of himself that he ordered himself to take people to the capital? Although Wang Chong appreciates Xu Jinghong very much, he won't do such a legal thing for him, right?

In this regard, Wang Liehai felt that he should do what Xu Jinghong said, because their relationship is so close that the latter must have great difficulties or need their help to help.

But Wang Chong still refused to follow this, even if Xu Jinghong said that there would soon be a transfer order from the Ministry of War.

Then, the day before, the transfer order of the Ministry of War really arrived. This not only did not make Wang Chong able to accept Xu Jinghong's statement, but also made him more suspicious. What does Xu Jinghong want to do and what kind of power does he have to be so capable? This is Wang Chong's original words after receiving the transfer order, and he is full of doubts about it.

And just when he and the generals had great differences over this matter, this obituary that no one expected was suddenly sent quickly.

The emperor is dead! Contacting the previous letter sent by Xu Jinghong, Wang couldn't help but doubt: Is there any unspeakable connection between these things? What kind of role does Xu Jinghong play in this series of things?

And this time, the other generals were speechless. Only the words of Wang Liehai, a young man with the best relationship with Xu Jinghong, moved Wang Chong and felt that he should indeed bet on this for the future and future of himself and his family!