In short, Zhao Bing thought that the emperor wanted to kill the meritorious officials not because they had the intention to rebel, but because they had the ability to rebel. In the era of autocracy, in order to maintain the balance between the power of the royal family, nobles, foreign relatives, and eunuchs, the emperor had to make a final plan. At this time, the meritorious officials often became the first target to be sacrificed.

The consequence of this is that the heroes summarized their experience: it is not a good thing for the emperor to be a subordinate whose moral image and work ability are impeccable. Therefore, a situation where the king and his subjects are in love with each other on the surface and their brains are played behind their backs. Some choose to relieve themselves of military power and retire after success, some pretend to be crazy and stupid to spend all their money, and some are extremely humble and respectful, just to be able to rest on their pillows.

The reason why the Song Dynasty was worried about military generals was due to the legacy left by Zhao Kuangyin. He thought that rebellion of military generals could cause trouble to the world, while civil officials could not shake the root cause even if they were harming the country and the people. Zhao Bing thought that this was actually because of the limitations of the era he lived in, and that the circle of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms broke out, and even later generations regarded this as a wise rule of governing the country. The military generals lived a hard life and had to try their best to protect themselves.

The reason why Zhao Bing was kind to the generals was not only for years of love and the current situation, but also understood that they were worried that the master was afraid of being afraid of his great achievements and that he could not have a good ending. However, he knew that this trend was actually very harmful to the Song Dynasty. It was not only unhelpful to the imminent Northern Expedition, but also had serious sequelae, which affected the innovation he promoted and harmed the interests of the court and the people.

"I have been in charge of the palace and inherited the throne. I have been with you for more than ten years. They have shared joys and sorrows and also stormed together on the battlefield. Now that the great cause is about to be accomplished, there is a rift between our monarch and ministers. I know that after the success, I will seize military power like Taizu, and even kill the meritorious officials. So you started to plan early on, not wanting to be Han Xin, but wanting to be Xiao He!" Zhao Bing lifted the lid, and the generals fell silent, and he simply lifted the lid completely.

"Your Majesty, I dare not wait!" Seeing that everyone was still silent, Chen Fenglin gritted his teeth and stood up and said, "I know your Majesty's benevolence and righteousness well, and always protects us. But I have no confidence in those civil servants. They are worried that we will learn from Han Xin, hold our own troops, and control our own side, so that we instigate Your Majesty..."

"Haha, the friendship between our monarch and ministers is from the sea of ​​blood, and it cannot be controlled by a few words of slander. There are no outsiders in the tent now, so I can say what I have openly and honestly, and I will never blame you for it. I can say whatever I have any request, and I will agree to what I can satisfy. And I swear to God that I will never settle the matter later because of today's affairs!" Zhao Bing saw that although he spoke, he wanted to speak but stopped and said half of his words, and knew that he was still worried.

"Your Majesty is so serious, but my subordinates... are worried." Chen Fenglin thought about it and said with determination. "When my subordinates followed Your Majesty, they were determined to fight the world for you. They never thought that there would be a great situation today, nor did they think that they could live to this day. Therefore, my subordinates were not afraid of death, but they were worried that they would be deceived by traitors, and their deaths would be unknown and affect their family!"

"Well, sit down and say!" Zhao Bing pressed his hand and let him sit down.

"Although my subordinates are far away in Huaibei, I have heard that someone in the court repeatedly wrote to Your Majesty for advice: We have been in charge of the army for more than ten years and cultivated close confidants in the army. If we are willing to rebel, we will cause disaster. However, my subordinates have conflicts with the local area in Xuzhou, but it is not that my subordinates intend to fight for power with them. They are arrogant, sarcastic, and deliberately make things difficult for them. My subordinates are angry and argue with them. They say that their subordinates want to rebel on the Internet are nonsense. I also ask Your Majesty to make a decision."

"I have been with you for many years, how could I not know your sincere heart to the country and the king? Otherwise, I would not have handed over hundreds of thousands of troops to you." Zhao Bing said, "But the method you have adopted is indeed inappropriate. If they have ever had it, you can also submit a memorial and ask me to make a ruling instead of using troops to threaten it, so that reasonable becomes unreasonable and the population is actually detrimental. It is difficult to argue if you really fight a lawsuit."

"What Your Majesty said is that my subordinates were too reckless and let down His Majesty's trust!" Chen Fenglin pondered for a moment, and realized that he was not doing well, so he nodded and said that he was right.

"You are just unable to calm down when encountering problems and do not act with your brain." Zhao Mengjin pointed at the crowd and said, "Our court has the ancestral teachings of governing the world with scholars and officials. In order to protect you, your Majesty will not hesitate to violate the ancestral teachings and turn against the court officials. But what have you done? You can only rob the prison, seize the government office, and force the granaries. Which of these is not a death sentence. You think you are smart, but you don't know how to give the handle to others. If the court officials attack him in groups, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to save your lives!"

Zhao Mengjin has been in a high position for many years, and of course he also knows that it is not easy to kill a hero. He has to find the right "evidence", that is, to impose some "crime" on him and then kill him legitimately. Generally speaking, the "crime" of the hero being killed is usually mainly "rebellion", "great rebellion", "rule of law", and "corruption", while "rebellion" and "great rebellion" will surely die.

These generals can do big or small, all within the thoughts of Your Majesty. A penny is small, but if you are detained as a big hat for embezzling military expenditure, you can still kill them. Similarly, if you occupy the local government office and release the criminals, it may be just a temporary loyalty, but if you want to exaggerate it, it will be a sin of unforgivable treason that no one can save.

"We are so stupid!" Zhuang Siqi sighed at this time. Zhao Mengjin's words can be said to wake up the people in the dream. They defame themselves and intend to protect themselves, but in fact they are handing the knife to others. If His Majesty is determined to kill them, little things will be enough, and there is no need to sit here and talk to them.

"If you say so, what you do is really not smart enough. But then again, I actually chose you stupid guys to lead the troops, and it seems like I am a fool." Zhao Bing saw that the atmosphere was a little serious, and suddenly sighed and joked.

"Your Majesty has been smart since childhood, far better than ordinary people. We are the stupid ones!" Liu Zhixue waved his hand quickly.

"So it means that the Mongols are too stupid. I used some stupid people to beat them up and urinate. They were so scared that their sweat was still outside the border and endured hunger and cold that they dared not return to Beijing!" Zhao Bing seemed very happy when he heard this, and nodded repeatedly.

"Haha, we are not too stupid in this way, but Your Majesty is too smart!" Yu Yue said intriguingly.

"Yes, yes..." The generals also responded repeatedly, and the atmosphere was slightly relieved.

"Actually, you are really stupid. At least you are not doing this smart enough!" Zhao Bing nodded and said seriously.

"Your Majesty has said this. I am not so stupid, right?" Ran Anguo became the supporting actor and asked seriously.

"Think about it, I was only six years old when I opened the mansion. At that time, I couldn't eat or drink. I don't know if I could survive tomorrow. Successful rebellion was easy, but you did not rebel. Now that I have firmly held the throne, you are also a high-ranking official and generous salary, and they are all awarded titles. I believe that you will rebel at this time, so I am stupid." Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"Yes, your Majesty is so smart. He can see through our thoughts at a glance!" Chen Fenglin said with a smile.

"Yes, I am smarter than you. Compared with your talents, I have kept a low profile in Qiongzhou and accumulated strength, recovered Jiangnan in one fell swoop, and then recovered the two Huaihe Rivers, and recaptured Sichuan and Shu. You are not allowed to do so. In terms of military achievements, I will raise an army in Jiazi Town. Which battle was not planned by me, and which time was not my personal expedition. So you stupid people are still far from trying to seize my country!" Zhao Bing said shamelessly.

"Yes, I'll be too late to criticize you in this life. If you have the intention to rebel, please extinguish it quickly!" Qian Lin slapped the table and said to everyone.

"Well, I want to mention Your Majesty's martial arts in the army, and I will raise an ordinary soldier, from those commanders, who will disrespect you. Even if I want to rebel, I may not be able to take away one soldier, but I will most likely be killed by the generals under my command before His Majesty's orders to attack you!" Sun Kai nodded vigorously.

"There are also killing meritorious officials in all dynasties. In fact, in order to prevent the crown prince from being young and worried that he would be unable to convince the public after he ascended the throne, he simply slaughtered all the meritorious officials to prevent them from rebelling." Zhao Bing said, and then he said again, "In this big tent, I am the youngest. If I remember correctly, Li Zhen is ten years older than me."

"Your Majesty's record is good. The old camp where his subordinates entered the commander's mansion. They were only selected as the guard camp the following year. They followed His Majesty to the court to inherit the throne!" Li Zhen testified.

"So what can you worry about? I am only in my twenties this year. Most of you are in your forties. I will die behind you, so there is no need to worry about being cleansed for the sake of the crown prince!" Zhao Bing said to everyone with a smile.

"Long live Your Majesty, how dare I die behind Your Majesty!" Liu Hong said with a loud laugh.

"When you speak, you are smarter than the other, but when you do things, you are more confused. Your Majesty is sincere in your heart, but you are not embarrassed in private?" Zhao Mengjin pointed at everyone and said with a grudge, "If you think it's hard to lead troops and are greedy for life and death, you can resign from Your Majesty, return to Beijing to be a free job, or return to your hometown to be a rich man. Now there are many powerful generals and good ministers in the army, and you are not short of you. You are just leaving and you will be freed up your place, so you can save your Majesty from worrying that there is no place to accommodate those rising stars!"

"I vowed to follow Your Majesty to recover my hometown, and to drive the Tartars away from the border, and to fulfill this wish even if I retire!" Chen Fenglin said first.

"That's right, I want to see the scenery outside the border and taste the lamb on the grassland!" Ran Anguo also said.

"I am willing to follow Your Majesty, be loyal and loyal. If you violate your oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth!" After hearing this, the others stood up and saluted them all.
Chapter completed!