Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Hearing the knock on the door, both Li Guang were shocked.

Immediately Li Guang stood up, while Li's wife was already heading towards the courtyard gate.

Li's wife opened the courtyard door, and saw a group of people standing at their door. Among this group of people, many were wearing black armour, they were soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, Qin Hui and Zhao Ding were also among them. Besides them, there was another young man standing there. This young man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a dragon robe, with a faint smile on his face.

"Men's wife sees His Majesty!" Li's wife immediately recognized the identity of this person! In today's Song Dynasty, after Zhao Gou died, there was only one person left who could wear such clothes, and that was Emperor Xuanwu who ruled the Song Dynasty!

Li's wife was shocked, she didn't expect Zhao Chen to come to her home.

At this moment, Li Guang had also seen Zhao Chen, and Li Guang was also taken aback. He hurried forward, and immediately fell to his knees on the ground.

"My humble minister Li Guang sees His Majesty!" Li Guang said hastily.

"Stay flat." Zhao Chen said.

Li Guang and Li's wife stood up, and Zhao Chen looked at Li Guang carefully. He found that although Li Guang was not young, close to sixty, Li Guang did not show any signs of old age. He looked like a middle-aged man in his forties.

Li Guang has also been secretly looking at Zhao Chen. In his opinion, Zhao Chen is full of energy, far better than Song Huizong and Song Qinzong. Zhao Chen's eyes are unusually firm and confident. This is the first time he has seen such eyes. A firm, confident person.

"Your Majesty, please sit down quickly!" Li's wife over there had already reacted. At this moment, Li's wife hurriedly moved a chair from the room and put it in front of Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen didn't sit down either, but just looked at Li Guang, and said with a smile, "I came here this time mainly to ask Mr. Li to come out and help me! Our Great Song Dynasty has been split for almost six years. In the past six years, because of the split, , the people of the world have also suffered a lot! Zhao Gou expropriated Jiangnan, and he used all the funds he got for the civil war instead of fighting the Jurchen! The world is unified, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be rejuvenated. This is exactly what Master Li is needed Outstanding people from all over the world came to help me!"

Li Guang froze there, he didn't expect Zhao Chen to speak so directly.

After thinking for a while, Li Guang said, "I want to know His Majesty's ambition?"

"My ambition, of course, is to recover the Central Plains and rejuvenate the Song Dynasty! After recovering the Central Plains, the next step is to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and conquer Liaodong and other places! In addition, I want to establish a fair system so that old people can die and be strong. To be useful and to be strong, so that everyone in the world can live and work in peace and contentment, make the best use of goods, and make the best use of people! I want my Han civilization to spread everywhere and be admired everywhere, just like the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and even surpass it! " Zhao Chen said.

Li Guang lowered his head, but there was a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"What? Master Li thinks there is something wrong?" Zhao Chen said.

"Recovering the Central Plains, rejuvenating the Great Song Dynasty, these majesties may still be able to do it! As for recovering the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and conquering Liaodong and other places, this majesty may not be able to do it! As for the latter words, it is extremely ridiculous! Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong dare not say such a thing! Your Majesty thinks that you can beat Taizu and Taizong?" Li Guang asked.

This time Zhao Chen was silent for a long time.

"I feel that I can surpass Taizu and Taizong!" Finally, Zhao Chen said.

"What!" Li Guang froze there for a while.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding also stayed there.

All three felt that Zhao Chen was extremely arrogant.

Song Taizu and Song Taizong are the two founding emperors of the Song Dynasty. They have made outstanding achievements and are admired by the world! No one dares to say arrogantly that he can surpass Taizu and Taizong! What's more, Zhao Chen is a descendant of Song Taizu and Song Taizong. As a descendant, how could he say such a thing? How can you say that you surpass your ancestors? This is completely inconsistent with the filial piety of the ancients!

Zhao Guang wanted to accuse Zhao Chen, thinking that what Zhao Chen said was blasphemy to the ancestors, so Zhao Chen spoke at this time.

"Naturally, I want to surpass Taizu and Taizong! I want to make greater achievements than Taizu and Taizong, so that our Han civilization can be at the pinnacle of the world again! Not only that, but I also hope that my descendants can surpass me! I hope that we The generation of the Great Song Dynasty is stronger than the previous generation! We cannot dare to speak out words that surpass our ancestors just because we are children and grandchildren! If we dare not surpass our ancestors, and if one generation is not as good as the previous generation, our Great Song Dynasty will only get worse and worse. I am afraid that the Han people are getting worse and worse! It seems that the almost subjugation of the country and the extinction of the species that have been faced in these years will still happen! Throughout the dynasties, the long hundreds of years and the short decades have all perished in the end. One reason is that the royal family One generation is not as good as one generation, and the country is declining more and more. I don’t want me to be the same in Song Dynasty. I said something like this today, and I hope that in the future my descendants can also say that they can surpass me without any scruples.” At this time, Zhao Chen spoke.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, Li Guang was speechless.

"Your Majesty is right! Only when one generation is better than another can our Great Song become stronger and the Han people become stronger." After a while, Zhao Ding said.

"That's right, Your Majesty has the ambition to surpass Taizu and Taizong, and the ministers and others will naturally assist His Majesty in fulfilling this ambition." Qin Hui said immediately at this moment.

Zhao Chen stood there with a faint smile on his face and confidence in his eyes.

Li Guang looked at Zhao Chen, and he suddenly felt that Zhao Chen was full of an indescribable aura.

This kind of courage is far better than that of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, and also better than Zhao Gou. In the past, it was impossible for Song Huizong, Song Qinzong, and Zhao Gou to say such a thing. They never dared to say that they would surpass Taizu and Taizong. They thought in their hearts that it would be difficult for them to surpass Taizu and Taizong.

Although it was only a few words, Li Guang already felt that Zhao Chen was very different from Song Huizong, Song Qinzong, Zhao Gou and others.

Li Guang was worried that Zhao Chen was the grandson of Song Huizong and the direct son of Song Qinzong, and worried that he was the same as those two emperors, but now it seems fundamentally different.

"Currently the Central Plains is still under the occupation of the Jurchens. Jiangnan has just been recovered, but it is not stable now. Many places in the Central Plains are still devastated. In the face of national crisis, everyone in our generation is vying to be the first! Master Li, let me ask you again, would you like to Help me?" Zhao Chen said again.

"My minister is willing!" Li Guang finally said.

"Okay! That's great!" Zhao Chen was overjoyed.

He studied the official documents of Zhongshu Province these days, and found that Zhao Ding, Qin Hui, and Li Guang were the three most talented people in the Jiangnan court. Zhao Ding is good at financial management. Over the years, Zhao Gou has been extorting violently, but Jiangnan is basically stable, which is mainly due to Zhao Ding's credit. Qin Hui, on the other hand, has rich experience in handling political affairs, which made Zhao Gou's court always stable. As for Li Guang, he is good at employing people and has promoted many talents. Moreover, Li Guang has served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials many times. He has many disciples and a wide network of contacts, even surpassing Qin Hui and Zhao Ding.

At this moment, Mrs. Li moved a few more stools, and the guards helped move out a small table, and Zhao Chen asked everyone to sit down.

"Li Aiqing, I am going to appoint you as the minister of comfort for Fujian and Guangdong, and to appease Fujian, Guangdong and other places. Are you willing to go?" Zhao Chen said.

"Wei Chen is willing to go! Several of Wei Chen's disciples are in Fujian and Guangdong, and they will also assist Wei Chen." Li Guang said.

"Okay! Zhao Aiqing, you will serve as the minister of comfort on the Lianghuai Road and preside over the affairs of the Lianghuai Road!" Zhao Chen said.

"My minister takes orders! However, Your Majesty, there are many bandits on the Lianghuai Road, and these bandits must be wiped out first." Zhao Ding said.

"It's simple. After the banditry in Dongting Lake is wiped out, I will order Wu Jie to lead the army northward to wipe out the banditry in the Huaihe River." Zhao Chen said.

Over the years, the world has been in chaos. Apart from the rebels, there are countless bandits. Of course, sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between the rebels and the bandits. Li Cheng, Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and others are the more famous bandits in the Huaihe River. In history, these bandits were all wiped out by Yue Fei. However, in this era, Yue Fei is no longer in the south of the Yangtze River, and naturally there is no incident of suppressing bandits. The banditry in Lianghuai is still very serious.

"Because of the serious banditry, the people in the two Huaihe Rivers have suffered a lot! When Emperor Jianyan was in power, I advised Emperor Jianyan to suppress the bandits, but Emperor Jianyan only wanted to wipe out your majesty, and turned a blind eye to those bandits, hey! I hope His Majesty can wipe out those bandits as soon as possible." Zhao Chen said with a soft sigh.

Zhao Chen nodded, then looked at Qin Hui again, and said, "Qin Aiqing, you are the minister of appeasement in Henan, and you are in charge of pacifying Kaifeng, Shangqiu and other places in Henan."

"Your Majesty, the Jurchens have invaded, and the population of Henan and other places has withered. Now there may not be many people within a hundred miles! When the humble minister arrives in Henan, it may be difficult to restore Henan to its original state." Qin Hui said.

"Although the population of Henan is declining, there is still a lot of free land! After you arrive in Henan, you will be responsible for checking the land! These vacant land will belong to the state from now on! After the Jurchen in Henan is completely cleared, I will find a way to get those lands Get out." Zhao Chen said.

"Separate them out? Is it to distribute the meritorious officials?" Qin Hui was stunned and said.

"No, it is distributed to ordinary people! I have an idea in mind, we can encourage people from Jiangnan, Sichuan and Sichuan to go to Henan and Central Plains! Those lands without owners, as long as someone is willing to cultivate them, five or ten years later All belong to that family! If someone in their family has ever joined the army, it only takes two or three years to sow the seeds, and the land belongs to them! In this way, a large number of people will inevitably go to various parts of the Central Plains, and the population of various parts of the Central Plains will also be able to quickly recover. .” Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, it's a pity that so much land is distributed to the common people." Qin Hui hesitated for a moment, then said.

"It would be a pity if they were all abandoned there if they were not distributed to the common people," Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, those lands can be owned by the royal family and leased to the common people," Qin Hui said.

"Why do the royal family want so much land? As an emperor, everything in the world belongs to me, so why do you want to fight for the land with the people?" Zhao Chen said flatly.

Qin Hui then nodded.

"Your Majesty, who will manage the land in the south of the Yangtze River?" Zhao Ding said.

"Soon, Li Gang will come to the south of the Yangtze River! He is my teacher and the prime minister appointed by me! Over the years, I have fought against the Jurchen in the front, and I have entrusted him with handling the political and civil affairs of Hanzhong, Sichuan and Sichuan. Handled in an orderly manner, now Hanzhong, Sichuan and Sichuan are far better than before! I believe that he can also handle the affairs of Jiangnan! Of course, I will stay in Jiangnan for a period of time, and I will not leave here until the situation in Jiangnan is completely stable. " Zhao Chen said.

"When the two Supreme Emperors were in power, Lord Li Gang and Li were already well-known in the world, far surpassing us! If he came to Jiangnan, he would be able to handle the affairs of Jiangnan! Your Majesty, at that time, should we also Obey Master Li's order?" At this moment, Li Guang said.

"No need for this! You are all under the command of the Military Aircraft Department! All important affairs in Fujian, Guangdong, Lianghuai, and Henan must be reported to the Military Aircraft Department! I will personally handle the matters you report!" Zhao Chen said.

Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Qin Hui, Zhao Ding, and Li Guang were slightly startled. They have heard of the Military Aircraft Department long ago, and they know that the Military Aircraft Department has great power, and it almost empties the prime minister and the privy envoy. The ministers of military aircraft have no rank, and there is no relationship of affiliation with each other. Everything is appointed by the emperor, and the emperor can revoke it at any time. It can be said that the military aircraft department is completely under the control of the emperor.

With this military aircraft department, no one can control the emperor's will, and the emperor can be truly arbitrary.

At this moment, the three people felt the huge difference between Zhao Chen's court and Zhao Gou's court. Not only were the emperors different, but the systems were also very different.