Before Zhao Bing continued to improve the "Flying Thunder Cannon" and conduct the trial production of mortars, he received a memorial from Lu Xiufu, saying that the Empress Dowager had arrived in Fuzhou and they followed their escorts north on March 16th. He calculated that he should have arrived in Lin'an in ten days, so he decided to recover from his "illness" and also packed his clothes and drove back to Beijing. He recorded in detail about the manufacturing and use of thunder cannons, and made notes on the relevant precautions and areas that need to be improved, and handed them over to the Artillery Department of the Privy Council for continued research; the drawings of the mortars were handed over to the craftsman to manufacture sample cannons and were improved.

When the emperor returned to Beijing, Liu Zhixue led Wuhu civil and military officials to send him off. The fleet did not sail into the Yangtze River, but still walked into Taihu Lake and returned to Lin'an by the canal. As soon as he entered Taihu Lake, Chen Renweng had come to welcome him. After several months of training, the inland water naval division had already formed an army. Seeing thousands of warships lined up in the lake, Zhao Bing was also very pleased. With them, he could free up his hands and mobilize the navy to carry out the next move.

Zhao Bing did not travel that day. He moored a boat in Taihu Lake that day to replenish grain and water. At the same time, Zhao Mengjin, who was in Pingjiang, came to see him. It was spring and when the lake food was on the market, he could taste the "Three Whites" again to satisfy his cravings. In the evening, Zhao Mengjin also hurriedly rode a horse and boarded the imperial boat. After a long time of separation, the king and his ministers were naturally intimate.

"Your Majesty, I heard that there is some chaos in the capital. Someone wants to do something wrong. This time, I will lead my army to go back to the city with Your Majesty!" After a few glasses of wine, Zhao Mengjin said.

"Mr. Zhao, is there something going on in the capital?" Chen Renweng put down his wine glass and said in surprise.

"Of course, otherwise how could Your Majesty return to Beijing with illness? If you stay in this lake and become a god, you will naturally not know anything outside the world." Zhao Mengjin joked.

"Your Majesty is there a pretend?" Chen Renweng immediately turned his head and looked up and down at the little emperor, but he didn't look sick, and asked in confusion.

"Do you think I'm sick?" Zhao Bing smiled, "But there are indeed people in the capital who are restless. They want to re-establish the royal heir and argue with the enemy, and they have a big fuss. I just say I'm sick and hide in Wuhu to avoid being upset."

"Someone wants to usurp the throne and establish another?" The little emperor said relaxed. Chen Renweng was furious when he heard this and stood up and politely said, "Your Majesty, my subordinates are willing to lead their troops back to the capital. First, eliminate all those who treasonists who are plotting against each other, and then welcome Your Majesty to the capital!"

"If Your Majesty wants to quell the rebellion, you still have to use your new recruits. The Sa family would have chopped them up long ago!" Zhao Mengjin took a sip of wine and said with a smile.

"No, I will definitely follow Your Majesty back to the capital this time. If anyone wants to be unfavorable to Your Majesty, I will kill them first." Chen Renweng ignored Zhao Mengjin and asked for his order again.

"Haha, we need two generals to deal with those powerless sour scholars, so our guard camp will do them!" Chen Dun was unhappy and said with a sneer.

"You guys are so angry that you are not only dangerous. You can beat those old miscellaneous men. We have to do this kind of thing!" Zhao Mengjin smiled with his fingers on Chen Dun's nose.

"That's right, even though those sour scholars have the most ideas, they do things that hurt people by stealth arrows, which makes you unable to guard against them. If you are confused, you will die in a bad way. We are really worried about leaving this kind of thing to you." Chen Renweng patted Chen Dun's head and said.

"Oh..." Chen Dun could only sigh, drooping his head and not daring to talk back. Who made these two people older than him and older than him? When they were leading troops to fight, they were still climbing over the wall in the old camp and digging out bird nests! But this one is younger than him, but has rich experience in fighting. Several old people can't play with him, and he doesn't dare to compete with him!

"Your Majesty, although Ni Liang is stationed in the capital now, he is too honest and the other generals are fighting outside. How could there be no one of his close friends by his side?" Chen Renweng still asked.

"You are considered a confidant, right?" Zhao Mengjin said unconvincedly.

"You are weak and stupid, how can you beat those eloquent guys?" Chen Renweng of course was not convinced and argued.

"When the Sa family is standing in the hall, who dares to be arrogant, they still have to show off their verbal benefits!" Zhao Mengjin said.

"Haha, I remember that all the generals of our General's Mansion were guarding one side back then, and the hall was indeed a little thin and lost its momentum." Zhao Bing looked at the two of them and felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile.

"Then your Majesty agrees that we will return to Beijing together?" Chen Renweng said in surprise.

"It's not so!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said, "This time Chen Yizhong is causing trouble in the capital. He colluded with a group of people in the court and some frustrated scholars to make trouble. However, Wen Xiang is in charge in Lin'an City, so it is not easy for them to make trouble. Lu Xiang, Mr. Liu and Governor Liu escort the Empress Dowager and then to the capital. Moreover, the guards in the capital are all imperial guards. It is not easy for them to succeed."

"What I am worried about now is that if one of his group fails in the capital, he will try to collude with local rebellion. If you command the army and station all parties, I don't have to worry about them causing trouble. Even if there is a change in the capital, you are all stationed in important places in the capital, and you can lead your troops into the capital and quickly quell the rebellion, eliminating my worries. Therefore, there is no need to rush to enter the capital. Just wait for the opportunity to move, and you can immediately lead troops to serve the king after receiving the imperial edict."

"Well, Your Majesty is right. As long as the capital is prepared, what can they do?" Chen Renweng nodded and said.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, once there is an imperial edict, my subordinates will immediately mobilize the army to Beijing to serve the king and eliminate the rebellion!" Zhao Mengjin said with a polite manner.

"Your Majesty should be careful in the capital. Once the matter is defeated, my subordinates are worried that they will jump over the wall and take the risk to plot against Your Majesty!" Chen Renweng thought about the many masters around His Majesty and the protection of his troops, but he still reminded him with concern.

"Haha, I have been in the wind since I was a child, and no one hurt me in the thousands of troops. Are you still worried about those little kids?" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is always said to be careful to sail the ten thousand-year-old ship, and you should not be careless after returning to the capital." Zhao Mengjin also advised Your Majesty not to be careless. They all knew that everything they had placed on the little emperor. If something happened, they would lose everything.

"Well, I will be careful." Zhao Bing nodded, "But you should also pay attention to the movements in their respective army. Recently, they are very active, and they sent people to lobby everywhere, and even wrote letters to the Queen Mother. I believe that people will also send people to the army to contact, so we should be more cautious and strictly restrain our subordinates to prevent enemy infiltration, bewitch the army, and incite mutiny."

"In addition, the Mongolian Yuan had sent envoys to Jiangnan to discuss peace with us. However, it was reported that some people in the court colluded with the Mongolian Yuan and wanted to take advantage of the peace talks to put pressure on our court and do something wrong. The Mongolian Yuan suddenly increased its troops in Taixing before, which was what they said, and they wanted to use this to disrupt people's hearts and influence the court, and force us to accept their conditions!"

"Your Majesty, aren't they dreaming of putting pressure on us through the Mongol Yuan? At this time, let alone the peace talks, your Majesty will not agree, even if his subordinates will not agree, how can they accept their conditions?" Zhao Mengjin sneered.

"What you said is exactly what they want to achieve, and it also hits their treacherous plan." Zhao Bing chuckled, "They calculated that the Peace Parliament was firmly opposed by me and you, so they spread all kinds of rumors in the past, saying that if they gave up the peace agreement, they would launch another war, not only would the court increase taxes, but also recruit a large number of soldiers to join the war. Even if they win, Jiangnan would need to take out a large sum of money and grain to add holes in Jiangbei, which would make the people in Jiangnan even more poor. Thus, they would arouse opposition from the people, and they could use the accomplices in the court to make a big noise, and write a letter to the Queen Mother to establish a new king and dismiss me."

"It's a good poisonous method. No wonder all the troops reported that recruiting new recruits suddenly became difficult, and a large number of new recruits entering the camp fled. It turned out that they were the ones who caused trouble. His Majesty ordered his subordinates to raid Taixing for this reason, right?" Zhao Mengjin said after hearing this.

"It is. Only one victory can make the rumors disappear and their conspiracy shatter. Unfortunately, what they have paid is the lives and blood of the soldiers!" Zhao Bing drank the glass of wine and said in grief.

"Sacrifice for the country and the king, and your majesty should not be sad when they die!" Chen Renweng comforted the young emperor and said.

"Did Your Majesty mean to agree to the peace agreement?" Zhao Mengjin poured wine for His Majesty and asked again.

"When we regain Jiangnan, we need to rebuild institutions at all levels, train new recruits, and cultivate the people. This takes time. And we can adapt to public opinion and avoid turmoil in the court. Why not do it?" Zhao Bing said.

"Your Majesty wants to agree to the conditions of the Yuan Dynasty? Wouldn't that damage Your Majesty's reputation?" Chen Renweng asked anxiously after hearing this.

"The two generals have followed Your Majesty for so many years. This peace talk was proposed by the Tartars. That is called Qihe. Think about it, since I crossed south, when the enemy country asked us for peace, it was Your Majesty's magnanimity, and how could it damage his reputation? Besides, peace talks are bargaining. Your Majesty can only calculate others' business. He has never been plotted against him. He can't stop fighting, and he has nothing to do with his reputation." Chen Dun took the speech and said with disdain.

"This kid has grown up and can not only cheat, but also use his brain." Zhao Mengjin pointed at Chen Dun and smiled after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates recommend Commander Chen as a peace talks envoy. He has unparalleled kung fu and can uphold the will of the holy, so this peace talks will definitely be successful!" Chen Renweng also talked seriously and said to the little emperor.

"I'm sure!" Zhao Bing slapped off the table and cooperated.

"No, I have to practice with Your Majesty for a few more years before I can take on this important task!" The little emperor was a golden word and said with all his words. Chen Dun waved his hands repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, Chen Yizhong secretly presided over a ill-gotten matter, it would be better to punish him as a warning!" After a few jokes, Zhao Mengjin turned back to the topic.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates think that they must be cautious and that they must be the leader of civil officials. If they are not careful, they will really cause turmoil in the court and the country." Chen Renweng disagreed with Zhao Mengjin's opinion and said solemnly.

"How to deal with this guy is also a dilemma. I can only take one step first!" Zhao Bing took a sip of wine and frowned...

Conspiracy to rebel has been a sin of unforgivable crime in all dynasties. As for several important officials in the court in this matter, if they were punished for rebel, they should be punished with extreme punishment. However, at the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhao Kuangyin left a monument of oath, one of which was: those who did not kill those who wrote a letter to talk about the affairs and scholars. The national laws should be respected, but the ancestral teachings should also be abided by them. In this way, there was a conflict between the two, which made Zhao Bing very embarrassed and could not make up his mind for a long time.

As a person in his previous life, Zhao Bing knew very well that China, as a country, had been weak, poor, broken, and was invaded and destroyed. Perhaps for a considerable period of time, civilization will be suppressed and breathless, culture will be strangled and lifeless, literati will be pinned down, literature and art will be purged until no grass grows and no grains will be harvested. But the reason why China has been destroyed but not destroyed, destroyed and reborn and out of desperate situation is entirely due to the cultural heritage that supports our spirit.

From this perspective, Zhao Kuangyin's ancestral teachings of not killing scholars and officials should have set a precedent in history, making the Song Dynasty the second period of academic freedom since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in Chinese history, and the first sign of the convergence of craftsman traditions and philosophical traditions appeared. It not only promoted the prosperity of science and technology, commerce, literature and art, but also promoted the diversified thinking of politics and the establishment of a democratic and enlightened political revenge thought.

On the other hand, it broke through the dull and conservative situation since the Five Dynasties, accompanied by the rise of the classics, the emphasis on principles and the rise of ancient thoughts, and the formation of a new Confucian system, which not only sublimated abstract thinking, but also promoted the strong and upright moral rationality and moral consciousness of scholars, and pushed Chinese systematic philosophy to an unprecedented level. Some commentators also believed that the Song Dynasty reached the peak of "democracy" in the entire history of the feudal dynasty in China.

Before this, Chinese scholars, including literati, scholars, and intellectuals were regarded by rulers as followers who called him and whispered him, and were regarded by power owners as rags that were used when they were used and not when they were thrown. Therefore, Wang Fuzhi, in the late Ming Dynasty, knew that under oppression, it was difficult for literati to be literary and human, so he had a very high evaluation of Zhao Kuangyin's measure. Why did he say "it is not called great virtue"? Because there is only one person's head, which does not equal leeks.

From Zhao Bing's perspective, from this perspective, the ancestral teachings of not killing scholars and officials did have a positive effect. The oath monument of Zhao Kuangyin can restrain his successors and give the literati the minimum security guarantee, so that culture can be developed and inherited. But things are always relative, and there must be positive and negative. Throughout the history of the Song Dynasty, there were only three literati and were killed. Although Yue Fei was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, strictly speaking, he should be a military man; while Chen Dong was just a student of the Taishu and could not be considered a literati. The real literati was actually Zhang Bangchang, the pseudo-Chu emperor who had been the prime minister of the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!