Chapter 225 Murong Fu’s way of ruling: give out money, land, houses, and wives!Emperor is just a noun. In this world, there will always be someone who holds core power, who can be called Augustus or the commander-in-chief. There is no power vacuum. Zhao Xu's execution did not mean the disappearance of imperial power. Instead, this power was transferred to Murong Fu's hands, making him the man with the final say in Tokyo City. If he could stabilize the order of the entire empire, then it would not be surprising for him to change dynasties and become the person who has the final say in the entire empire. The rising and setting of the sun is a natural law. The sunset of the Song Dynasty does not mean that there will not be a new sun rising. And Murong Fu is the new sun. "Bring Prince Duan Zhao Ji." Murong Fu said.
Prince Duan Zhao Ji was escorted up. The future Emperor Huizong of Song was only eleven years old at the time. Although he was intelligent, he had never experienced any major storms and was so frightened that he burst into tears. "Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me. Woohoo, I haven't done anything bad." Zhao Ji burst into tears, his legs trembling and shaking. Witnessing so many royal family members being executed, even his emperor brother Zhao Xu was executed, Zhao Ji looked at those guillotines and felt a shudder from the bottom of his soul, like a mouse seeing a cat. "Don't be afraid, I'm not a demon." Murong Fu showed a fatherly smile, "Little friend, I heard that you are very good at painting. Can you help me draw a few pictures when you have time?" Zhao Ji cried even harder and almost fainted. Murong Fu stopped trying to appease Zhao Ji and instead said to everyone in a loud voice: "The Zhao Song dynasty has lost its moral integrity. Back then, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin bullied orphans and widows to gain power, launched the Chenqiao mutiny, and usurped the throne." "And Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi murdered Taizu, forced his brother and nephew to death with the sound of a candle and an axe, and even drove his own son crazy. When he went to war with the Liao Kingdom, he was defeated miserably and buried many elite troops." "The Zhao Song dynasty was not legitimate to begin with. Now, Zhao Xu has violated human ethics and murdered his grandmother. This is outrageous to both humans and gods. I have no choice but to execute him." "It seems that the Zhao Song Dynasty has run out of luck. However, considering his small contribution in barely ending the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, I will only strip Zhao of his imperial title and demote him to the rank of king." "The eleventh son of the emperor, Prince Duan Zhao Ji, has noble character and is intelligent, so he is named Prince of Song." However, Murong Fu, with the remaining power of killing the emperor, directly deprived Zhao Song of his throne and established a King of Song. He was already much more kind than the Jin people. All the Jin people gave Zhao Ji was the title of Duke Hun De. Moreover, compared to the Jin people who settled Zhao Ji in Wuguo City, Murong Fu would exile the Zhao family to Australia after the founding of the country, allowing Zhao Ji to go to Australia to display his painting talent and paint koalas, kangaroos, and platypuses. The earth is very big, and the Murong family alone cannot colonize it. Exiling criminals is also a way to expand China's base. Moreover, it would not be a problem for Murong Fu to live another two hundred years. Two hundred years later, the third industrial revolution would have taken place and nuclear weapons would have been developed. He would not be afraid of these overseas countries making a fuss. "Why don't you thank His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan?" someone reminded Zhao Ji. "Thank you, Your Highness the Prince of Yan. May Your Highness live forever." Zhao Ji knelt hurriedly to express his gratitude. "Take him away!" Murong Fu smiled faintly.
Zhao Ji was taken away. The old ministers of the Song Dynasty had mixed feelings, as the Song Dynasty was now a lost country. They do not control violence, and no matter how florid their articles are, they cannot change this reality. Even if a descendant of the Zhao family rises again, it will be like the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, which are completely different matters. Judging from the strength displayed by Murong Fu, the possibility of the descendants of the Zhao family restoring the country is very slim. "Murong Fei!" Murong Fu said. "Godfather, I'm here!" Murong Fei hurried forward. "You have made great contributions this time, so I will appoint you as a commander, a third-rank official." Murong Fu said, "You will be given 500 taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver, 100,000 strings of copper coins, and 1,000 acres of good farmland. I will also grant you the Guangping County Prince's Mansion, which will be your residence. When I was in Xixia, I promised to take you to see the world. Now, it is time for me to fulfill your promise. Therefore, I will reward you with 20 beauties, 10 of whom are singing girls and 10 of whom are daughters of the Zhao family. I hope you can treat them well." Murong Fu's art of ruling is very brutal and can be described in one sentence: If you follow Murong Fu, he will give you money, houses, land, and wives! Being appointed as an official is naturally a piece of cake! "Godfather! Thank you so much, godfather!" Murong Fei knelt down to express his gratitude, extremely excited. He called him godfather willingly. Afterwards, Murong Fu promoted Sikong Xuan and Tong Guan to the rank of commanders and gave them the same rewards. However, these two men were already powerful palace ladies, and giving them beautiful women would be a humiliation to them, so Murong Fu gave each of them twenty slaves. Then, there is Murong Yan. "Murong Yan, you are the governor of Tokyo, I will appoint you as the commander-in-chief." Murong Fu gave Murong Yan a large amount of land, money, and farmland. He was very generous. Anyway, Murong Yan is his woman, and these things will eventually return to his son's hands. Then, Murong Fu summoned the Dragon Elephant Cavalry and said: "You have followed me for a long time and have made great contributions. Each of you will be promoted to a higher rank, and will be granted 200 acres of fertile land, a house in Tokyo, 1,000 copper coins, and a beautiful woman!" Murong Fu waved his hand and did the same old thing, giving out money, land, houses, and wives. "Long live the King of Yan! I swear to be loyal to His Majesty until death!" The Dragon Elephant Cavalry are becoming more and more motivated to fight. Their lord Murong Fu is really willing to give them gifts! Afterwards, Murong Fu named Sikong Xuan's guard post as Rijingwei and Tong Guan's guard post as Yuehuawei. Murong Fu also allocated land to the two guards' 10,000 people, but each person was only given 20 mu and 50 strings of cash, and no wives were given. As for the rest of the imperial guards, their treatment was even lower, with only five acres of land and ten strings of cash. However, despite this, their morale was boosted, because the treatment of the Dragon Elephant Cavalry was an example. As long as they worked hard to gain experience and make contributions, they would have everything they wanted. Since ancient times, the things that China has used to improve its combat effectiveness are nothing more than "farming and fighting" and "military merit and titles", and Murong Fu has quietly promoted these two things in his own army. What Murong Fu gave was indeed much more than what Zhao Song gave. After all, the monthly salary of the Zhao Song imperial guards was only 500 coins, less than one string of coins, and it was often not paid.
Land? House? Wife? There is no way! Murong Yanfeng sighed and said, "From now on, the military and people's support in Tokyo will all belong to Murong!" Cai Jing said: "This is a good thing for you, Lord Shuyu. After all, you are a member of the royal family." Murong Yanfeng smiled bitterly. His family knows their own business. How can he be considered a royal family member? "It seems that the leader has already taken control of Tokyo." When Tong Lao and Zen Master Lingxiu arrived in Tokyo, Tokyo was already in order. Only the human heads on the city gates, emitting a bloody smell, told of the ominous nature of this place. They brought two people with them, namely Xu Zhu and Ye Erniang, mother and son. But Xu Zhu didn’t know that Ye Erniang was his mother. And Ye Erniang didn't think Xu Zhu was her own child. After all, Ye Erniang still has her charm now. When she was young, she was a famous beauty in the surrounding area of Shaoshi Mountain. Otherwise, she would not have seduced Xuanci, a good monk, and made him lose control. And Xuan Ci was also handsome, especially when he was chanting scriptures, his appearance of an ascetic male god was so great that it made Ye Erniang ovulate on the spot. One of them is a handsome man and the other is a beautiful woman. They think that their child will definitely be a beautiful boy when he grows up. How could he grow up to be like Xu Zhu? Therefore, Ye Erniang was rather cold towards Xu Zhu and was worried all the way. Xu Zhu, on the other hand, was easy-going. After learning that Zen Master Lingxiu was a senior monk of the Shaolin Temple, he urged Zen Master Lingxiu to persuade Murong Fu to lay down his butcher knife and become a Buddha right away. Zen Master Lingxiu did not get angry with him, but just debated with him, and always left Xu Zhu speechless. At this moment, Zen Master Lingxiu asked the citizens of Tokyo and found out the whole story. "The leader actually took over Tokyo and killed the emperor. However, Tokyo is now blocked. People are not allowed to leave. Without the leader's token, you cannot get out. No news has been received yet. It seems that when the Mingzun comes to the world, he can really establish a heaven on earth." Zen Master Lingxiu said. As he spoke, Zen Master Lingxiu began to worry about the fate of Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple had offended Murong Fu too badly, and if it wanted to atone for its sins, it seemed that it had no choice but to assist Murong Fu just as it had assisted Li Shimin in the past. Thinking of this, Zen Master Lingxiu made up his mind. "With his ability, it would be easy for him to become an emperor." Tong Lao said, "Go and see him quickly. I have to be busy with cultivation later and don't have time to get involved in these things." It only takes a few months for Tong Lao to regain her youth. After this rejuvenation, she will be able to return to normal and start to develop. In just ten years, she could grow into a young lady. A moment later, in the palace. "Murong Yan, you stay in Tokyo, let's go!" Murong Fu said with a smile, "Shaolin Temple wants to unite the heroes of the world to defend the Song Dynasty and eradicate me, the evil demon, but now the Song Dynasty is gone, I wonder what they are defending! Humph, the era of heroes breaking the law with martial arts is over! All future heroes must be certified by the court!" After saying that, Murong Fu led Murong Fei and two guards, took Tong Lao and others, and headed towards Shaoshi Mountain. January 3rd. On Shaoshi Mountain. All the heroes arrived. Shaolin Temple abbot Xuanci inspected the Arhat formation, looked at the heroes, and said with satisfaction: "Now, Shaoshi Mountain is already a den of dragons and tigers! Nan Murong? If he dares to come, he will never come back!"
(End of this chapter)