The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1382 The emperor invites you to dinner

Meng Chang didn't know that the emperor was going to attack him soon, but now he knew that Houshu had been put down.

"By the way, Your Majesty, there are many books of the Kingdom of Shu brought back by Mr. Sun waiting for you to check. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Miao Xun saw that Zhao Kuangyin was already murderous, and it was time for him. Withdrew.

Books, what books, does Zhao Kuangyin still collect books from Shu?
This time it was a coincidence, because of the rebellion in Shu, Zhao Kuangyin sent Sun Fengji, the right picker, to Chengdu to pick up books and ritual instruments collected by the extinct Later Shu Dynasty.

However, Miao Xun was also secretly sent to investigate the cause of the rebellion in Shu, which was what Meng Chang was most concerned about.

Sun Fengji had been in Sichuan for more than half a year, and he didn't know that Miao Xun sent someone to quietly follow him.

When Sun Fengji returned to Bianjing, the capital, all the ceremonial instruments and utensils of the Later Shu Dynasty presented did not conform to the ceremonial provisions, so Zhao Kuangyin ordered them to be burned; the books were handed over to the National Museum of History (Historical Museum) for collection.

"Sun Aiqing, just tell me something about Meng Chang that you knew about Meng Chang when you were in vain. I don't want to hear what other people say. I just hope you can give me the most objective answer."

Zhao Kuangyin thought that the reason for attacking Hou Shu was that Meng Chang was fatuous and took the initiative to provoke. Now that the Kingdom of Shu is gone, Zhao Kuangyin is still concerned about who Meng Chang is.

One of Sun Fengji's missions was that when he saw the emperor's smell, he didn't dare to delay and began to report according to the facts.

The utensils and clothing used by Meng Chang, the subjugated monarch of the Later Shu Dynasty, were very extravagant and exceeded the scope of what he should use. Even the chamberpot was decorated with precious stones.

"Your Majesty, this is the pot. It's not bad to say that he is extravagant." Sun Fengji took out a beautiful vessel, and those who didn't know it thought it was something precious.

After Zhao Kuangyin saw it, his face was a bit ugly. The value of this thing is enough for how many people spend a year, but it is actually a potty for Meng Chang.

"Take off the jewels on it, see how much it is worth, and take it outside to the poor people."

This is the most important thing. Zhao Kuangyin is a practical person who withholds all the jewelry on it and gives it to the poor.

"Meng Chang is so extravagant, if he doesn't want to subjugate the country, can he do it?" Zhao Kuangyin hated those extravagant styles the most, but he was really qualified to say this.

Zhao Kuangyin advocated frugality and practiced it personally. He often wore washed clothes, vehicles and clothing, all striving to be frugal. The palace where he slept was only decorated with green cloth and reed curtains, and the decorative silk fabrics in the palace were not embroidered with patterns.

Once, Zhao Kuangyin showed a clothes made of hemp to the people around him and said, "This is the clothes I wore before."

Once his brother Shi Shouxin attended a banquet in the palace, and calmly told Zhao Kuangyin that Zhao Kuangyin lived too frugally. Zhao Kuangyin said seriously, "Don't you remember the hard life in Jiamaying?"

Even now Zhao Kuangyin basically rides horses when he goes out, and rarely takes sedan chairs. In fact, can the emperor not have sedan chairs, yes.

The imperial sedan chair that Zhao Kuangyin was riding on had been repaired several times, and it didn't have any decorations.

He Shi then asked him: "Since your majesty is the emperor, why don't you sit in a good sedan chair and decorate it with gold and silver? Isn't your majesty afraid that the ministers and the people will laugh at you for being stingy?"

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin said solemnly: "If I want to enrich me with the wealth of the world, let alone the sedan chair, the gold and silver in my management can't be used up even to decorate the palace. The wealth of the country is the wealth of the people in the world. Use. The ancients said, 'Rule the world by one person, not serve one person by the world', if you only care about your own squandering and enjoying, it will chill the hearts of the people in the world."

The queen was also deeply moved by her husband's frugality. Although the Song Dynasty was powerful at this time, Zhao Kuangyin never boasted that the world was peaceful, and he always lived frugally, worked hard, and forged ahead.

His thrift-based approach had a great influence and demonstration effect on the society at that time. The whole society formed a good atmosphere of advocating thrift. They were all cancelled; when petty officials took office, they mostly wore straw sandals and walked with a cane, and riding a donkey was considered a luxury.

So he did a good job at this point. Now that he saw the potty that Meng Chang used before, he was really shocked, and the impact on him was really too great.

"Tell me about anything else, I want to see, this Qin Guogong is a luxury of many families, I really underestimate him."

Zhao Kuangyin continued to let Sun Fengji continue to say that Zhao Kuangyin had only heard about these things before, and he had nothing to prove when he attacked Shu. Now he can finally listen to Meng Chang's ridiculous things.

At this moment, Meng Chang is not easy in his mansion, he is not drunk today, whether he can be sober, there is something that he is really upset about today.

The news from the palace said that the rebellion in Shu was quelled by the army of Song Dynasty, and all those who took the lead were captured. Could he not be worried?

"These people are really unreliable. I can't get in touch with them now. They promised well at the beginning, but now something happened and they disappeared, waste."

Meng Chang lost his temper in his mansion. This is because something important has happened. Otherwise, according to his usual understanding, he would never have done such a thing.

"What's the matter Qin Guogong, why did you get so angry, did the servant offend you?"

At this time a person came in, Meng Chang was still wondering why he came in without telling him, after seeing the person, he dared not say more, he could not afford to offend this person, the current prime minister.

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhao. I don't know what kind of wind brought you here. It's all trivial things, which made Mr. Zhao laugh."

Zhao Pu came to Duke Qin's mansion at this time, and Meng Chang couldn't guess his purpose of coming here, so he was cautious.

"Duke Qin, you are being polite. I am here by order, and Meng Chang, Duke of Qin, took over the order." Zhao Pu originally announced the order.

"Chen Mengchang accepts the order."

"I am very relieved to put down the rebellion in Shu. Tonight, I will hold a special banquet in honor of the ministers in the Chongde Hall. I respect you!"

This is a simple imperial decree, which is Zhao Kuangyin's invitation to dinner. Originally, this meal was just a simple and trivial matter, but when he opened his eyes, it was written on the imperial decree. Of course, what was written on the imperial decree was not a trivial matter, and it became a major national event. .

When Meng Chang heard that he was asked to go to the banquet, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately thanked him. Who would dare not show face when the emperor invites him to dinner, and he also needs to dress up properly, so as not to lose his appearance.

(End of this chapter)