Chapter five hundred and thirty second long journey
The rebellion that lasted for a year ended with the peace of the Shu army.
However, this incident may affect the next hundred and thousands of years, because Cao Hua only sought peace and complied with the rule and did not hand over power.
The war is to serve the negotiating table. In order to live a better life under this step-by-step murderous situation, Cao Hua has made the current situation with one hand.
Zhao Che was still his father-in-law and the emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was also the governor of the Diankui Si. But the current situation has changed significantly. They are family on the surface, but secretly they are strangers.
He praised Zhao Che outside Bianjing City and called Zhao Che "The Lord" and did not take the last step, but because of the saying "Everything is done is worthy of your heart, and everyone you meet is worthy of your affection." But then he let go of his military power and become a leisurely prince consort. Anyone with a brain knows that it is impossible.
Hundreds of thousands of Shu troops and Western Shu, the cities occupied by Jiangnan were still in his hands, but they did not continue to expand outward.
The "Night Emperor" in the past was just the shadow of the Emperor, borrowing the Emperor's rights to serve the Emperor.
The current "Night Emperor" is a giant hidden in the shadow, clamping the throat of the Song Dynasty.
Although this was not his original intention when he first came, he had already reached this point and could never let go of his hand, regardless of whether he wanted to or not.
After he surrendered to Zhao Zhe outside the city of Bianjing, the 100,000 Shu troops did not withdraw, but were permanently stationed outside the city of Bianjing. He would not retreat for one day, but he was nominally replaced by garrisoning Bianjing.
The day after arriving in the capital, Cao Hua stepped into the Golden Palace for the second time in a python robe.
All officials stood with their heads down. With the sound of the thick bell, he accepted the imperial edict from the emperor and became the only king of different surnames two hundred years after the founding of the Song Dynasty.
It can also be said to be two. He also asked Xie Yijun of Western Shu to be the title of "King of Shu". The reason for this was that if Xie Yijun had a son, he would inevitably have conflicts with Luoer, and he did not want the blood to be fought between his descendants.
He received the imperial edict from the emperor and became a minister of the Song Dynasty. He no longer had to fight each other, but the civil and military officials did not let go.
Because in the following days, civil and military officials and emperors had an extra sword on their heads, a sword that could abolish the king. As long as he was in one day, the sword would hang for a day.
After receiving the imperial edict, Cao Hua did not plan to return to his fiefdom, Jiangnan, but stayed in Bianjing.
His official position is still the governor of the Diankui and supervising all officials, but he no longer has to submit messages to the emperor.
The Black Feather Guard and Eagle Claw Room expanded from 3,000 to 10,000 people to monitor court officials and relatives of the Zhao clan.
The firearm workshop of the military weapon supervisor was destroyed and the court was forbidden to develop firearms. The artillery could only be made from Western Shu and Jiangnan, and could only be used by the Shu army.
This approach is equivalent to undermining the imperial power and turning the imperial power into a dual-party rule, or to "using the emperor to command the princes", but Cao Hua had no choice.
The most terrifying thing in the world is the human heart. If you don’t hold the sword in your own hands, you will inevitably be used by others to cut yourself at yourself.
After receiving the news from Western Shu and Jiangnan, Fang Qifo took his troops to the border to help the border troops fight against the Liao and Jin dynasties.
On the other hand, he promoted and reused all the loyal ministers and righteous men who remembered their names, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, etc., while Qin Hui, who had not made any mistakes, was not easy to punish them before they were made, and most of them were demoted and expelled from the capital.
After all, this place is not the world of the past, and he does not have complete trust in the promoted people, so he also puts eyeliner surveillance.
In a short time, Dian Kuisi's tentacles reached the army, court, and business circles... Every corner of the Song Dynasty was full of spies, and the power in his hands surpassed any emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty.
But what about that?
He was never a selfless person. If Da Song was destroyed by him, he would carry the charge on his back, but as long as he was in one day, he would never leave this position.
Treacherous heroes, tyrant ministers, slanderers in troubled times, traitors...
Or the great man who brought the Central Plains dynasty to the top of the world and the kind father who never set the descendants of Yan and Huang.
All kinds of evaluations can only be left to future generations to determine.
As long as a person is still alive, he cannot make a "final conclusion".
Those who have accomplished great things in ancient times have praised them and slandered them all.
Even if you die, you may be debated forever.
But, what does this have to do with him?
He doesn't even take contemporary people seriously, let alone future generations.
After coming out of the Golden Palace, Cao Hua took out the folding fan he had just arrived, looked at the four words "I am a good person!", and his eyes were inexplicable.
In fact, he didn't know if he was a good person now, but at least, he thought he was a good person, that was enough.
After completing the task of "Back to Bianjing", the country and the world are guaranteed, and the obligation of "home" is to be guaranteed, and the obligation of "country and the world" is about to begin.
The next road is a long road to the day when you close your eyes.
To safely destroy the Liao and Jin dynasties, the industrial revolution, the colonization of Xinjiang, scientific enlightenment, and the development of people's livelihood...
He had to spend his whole life laying a solid foundation for the road to the next thousand years. There were so many things that he could not count, and he didn't know where the Song Dynasty could reach in his lifetime.
However, when I think of standing above the city of Bianjing in my twilight years, I should be very proud to look at the capital of the Song Dynasty, which has completely changed...
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The summer is coming to an end and the autumn wind is gradually rising.
The vast wilderness outside Bianjing.
The imperial guards gradually dispersed, and the royal army that came from all over the country turned back.
One hundred thousand Shu troops began to change shifts with the imperial guards stationed in the capital, and a large number of corvee labor began to build military camps, artillery towers, and guard posts to prepare for the long-term stationing in the future.
In the city of Bianjing, officials at all levels were silent and went back and forth to discuss things with Diankuisi, whether it was scholars or the people, at this time they were secretly staying where they should stand, watching all this quietly.
In the imperial city, Zhao Zhe was lit up all night and discussed various things about the Northern Expedition with the generals. Zhao Huai listened beside him.
The father and son seemed to have no concern about the things that happened in the capital, but Zhao Huai's eyes occasionally subconsciously looked at the city outside with tides of lights.
Above the city gate tower in the far distance, a man stood at the highest point of the city tower.
He was wearing a white robe and held a long sword in his hand.
The young man, who was just twenty-five, drew out the sword in his hand and pointed at the remaining clouds and the sea of stars in the sky.
The silver moon hangs in the sky, like a lonely wolf roaring in the moon.
Under the bright moonlight, above the sharp sword edge, four small characters are worthy of their name at this moment:
Wu'an the world!
Chapter completed!