The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 99 Marriage
Orphanage?
Everyone has really never heard of this thing. What is it for? To be honest, there are almost no relief agencies in this era. Every time there is a catastrophe, the government will provide relief, or some rich people who are trying to gain fame will provide temporary relief.Not a single customization at all.

"If the prince really does this, it will be a huge expense." Li Tao, Minister of the Household Department, said.

Li Tao was also an old minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin let them stay in their original posts. This matter involved the household department under his jurisdiction, so he had to stand up.

The other ministers also kept nodding. This matter is good for the country, but the country's finances are really not that much. You must know that the local finances are not directly handed over to the imperial court, and are all controlled by the local Jiedushi with.

Therefore, it is said that the local Jiedushi needs money and people, and it is not the local emperor. That's why the five generations of emperors have changed continuously. This is not unrelated to the local Jiedushi's control of military, political and financial power. "I have also considered this matter. What I mean is that we can first let the governments of various places set up this orphanage to accommodate children under the age of eight and the elderly under the age of 60. If this is the case, the pressure on us will be great. It can be much smaller." Zhao Xu said after a moment of thought.

Children under the age of eight are less able to survive, and elderly people over the age of 60 are weaker in mobility, and the number of elderly people over the age of 60 is not very large. Zhao Xu thinks this is just a stopgap measure. When the country is rich, it will be implemented in all. But this is really difficult.

The ministers took a closer look at it, so it was still possible, so there was no objection, but Zhao Xu said that the ministers should come up with a charter first, and then give it to the Ministry of Households to estimate the approximate cost, and then make a decision after Zhao Kuangyin comes back.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Xu led some ministers in the court to the north gate of Bianjing, because today is the day when Zhao Kuangyin's class teacher returns to the court, and Zhao Xu has already sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to report the ceremony of entering the city that he imagined. Zhao Kuangyin also appreciated it very much.

There is a child beside Zhao Xu, wearing a brocade robe, with big eyes that keep turning, full of aura, he is Gao Qiong, and Gao Huaide also came to welcome Zhao Kuangyin, but little Gao Qiong recognized Zhou Zhaoxu only when he saw him. The old man was left alone, which made Lao Gao very tasty.

Zhao Xu didn't understand why this little guy was always pestering him, but he liked him very much, and he had someone check it out. Wang Shenqi didn't have a man named Gao Qiong under his command. I don't know this little Gao Qiong Is it that famous general in history?

A rush of horseshoe sounds interrupted Zhao Xu's thoughts, and a vigorous soldier got off his horse:
"Reporting to the crown prince, the brigade led by the emperor has arrived five miles outside the city."

"Okay, let's get back. Your Majesty is already five miles away. You will follow me to welcome the Emperor and my victorious teacher from the Great Song Dynasty." Zhao Xu walked out of the city with Gao Qiong in his arms.

"Your Majesty, our battle was too easy. It all depends on Your Majesty's great fortune." Shi Shouxin began to flatter.

"Hahaha, this is all the credit of the soldiers, and Li Yun is too self-reliant. By the way, Prince Zhao Pu said that he built some kind of triumphal arch to welcome the soldiers who have meritorious service. After a while, you tell the soldiers to do everything. Don't mess around, you know?"

Zhao Kuangyin ordered Zhao Pu, and at the time when Zhao Kuangyin ordered here, the messenger from the front came to report that the crown prince led the ministers to meet the emperor.

"Haha, let's not disappoint the prince's kindness, let's go hahaha." With a twitch of the horsewhip, the horse under his crotch galloped away, scaring the generals to follow in a hurry.

Seeing that the emperor was coming, the courtesans were ready to kneel down to greet His Majesty, and Zhao Kuangyin quickly came to the front of the welcoming team, reining in his horse and stopping in front of the team.

Zhao Xu, the savior at the front of the welcoming team, went out first without hesitation:
"Congratulations to my father for coming back from victory, long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor"

"Long live my emperor"

A large group of people kneeled down behind them, what can you do if you don't kneel down to welcome the return of the emperor, at this time Shi Shouxin and others came panting.

"Everyone is flat, flat."

Zhao Kuangyin dismounted and walked in front of Zhao Xu, and patted Zhao Xu's shoulder hard:

"Prince, I have heard that you have done a good job at this stage. I am very relieved. Gao Qing's family is also here. Is your arrow wound healed? Who is this kid?" Zhao Kuangyin also paid attention at this time When it comes to Gao Huaide and Gao Qiong.

"Father, you don't know this. This is Uncle Gao's son. They only met each other in the past few days, hahaha."

Gao Huaide only has one daughter, and his wife is outdated again. Zhao Kuangyin was planning to marry him again, but he didn't expect him to have such a big son.

"Okay, I must have a few more drinks with Gao Qing's family later, and we are going to enter the city." Zhao Kuangyin got on the horse again.

Zhao Xu personally led the horse for him. During this period, Zhao Xu greeted Shi Shouxin and the others. In this way, Zhao Kuangyin led his victorious teacher to the city gate slowly.

At the north gate of Bianjing City, there is a huge square in front of the gate. This square was built temporarily, and it was built just to welcome Zhao Kuangyin's return this time.

A different gate in the square stands there. The gate is about 20 meters high, 18 meters wide, and ten meters thick. , looks very majestic.

"Xu'er, this is your so-called Arc de Triomphe. It looks really majestic. It is indeed a great honor for soldiers to walk through here. You can do it every time you come back from a battle in the future, but isn't it a bit expensive?" big."

Zhao Kuangyin is still very satisfied with this, he is also a soldier and knows this is an encouragement to soldiers, but he is also an emperor and of course he has a lot of considerations.

"Don't worry, Father, I have already thought about it when I designed it. Besides, this Arc de Triomphe can be moved. I have already thought about it when I redesigned it. We can move him to the city, and we can consider building one in the city." Monument to Heroes, pay homage to those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, let’s not talk about this, Father, we will discuss these later, you should go to the city first!”

Zhao Kuangyin also nodded in agreement, but he did not immediately pass by the Arc de Triomphe but turned to the army behind him:
"Soldiers, do you know what this gate is? It's called the Arc de Triomphe. Triumph means returning victorious. Those who pass through this gate are all victorious warriors who have returned from victories. This is your glory and recognition for you. At the same time It is an honor to you all, walk through the Arc de Triomphe with me, enter the city and reward you."

"Long live the emperor, long live the Song Dynasty!"

"Long live the emperor, long live the Song Dynasty!"

"Long live the emperor, long live the Song Dynasty!"

Da Song's army passed through the so-called Arc de Triomphe excitedly. All of them held their heads high and their chests held high. They were happier than they were rewarded. The people beside them celebrated spontaneously.

Needless to say, the emperors and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty all celebrated. Anyway, everyone has their own rewards.When Zhao Kuangyin and his ministers held a celebration banquet, they sent envoys to announce to the local government that the court had put down Li Yun's rebellion. In fact, it was to give them a warning, that is, be honest.

"Xu'er, it's time for you to get married this time. You are almost 20 years old now. How old were you when I was your age? Look, you are not married yet. Even if you don't care, Guiying is not young. Yes, you can wait for them but you can't, and by the way, I have decided to hire Fu Yanqing for you, and he also has a daughter named Fu Xuetong, who is about the same age as you."

After all the ministers had left, Zhao Kuangyin also came to the prince's mansion in the East Palace where Zhao Xu was located, where the father and son still had the same drunk cat look as before.

"No, I haven't seen that Fu Xuetong, how can I marry her, and I don't know whether she is beautiful or ugly, what kind of personality, I don't agree, no, you don't think..."

Suddenly he came to a little understanding. His father had arranged a political marriage for him. He didn't even know what this Fu Xuetong looked like, so his father hired him privately. What is it if it's not a political marriage?
"Enen, you guessed it right. This is what I plan to do. As the current head of state, Fu Yanqing's two daughters are the queens of the former Emperor Sejong. This is his youngest daughter. Originally, I wanted to replace Guangyi. I'm hired, but after all, Guangyi's age is a bit older, it's you, so Fu Yanqing won't gain real face, and can be worthy of his daughter."

What, I originally wanted to marry my second uncle, maybe Fu Yanqing's daughter, the Empress Fu of Song Taizong of the Great Song Dynasty, and now she is going to become my concubine, this is too much.

Since this shows that this woman should be good-looking, otherwise Zhao Guangyi would not make him a queen, as long as it is not a dinosaur, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to look at. Although he is not a lustful person, he will not put a dinosaur around own side.

"Well, I've always been against paper marriages, but for the sake of our Song Dynasty, I'll resign myself to it, alas." This guy was so happy, and he actually had a helpless look on his face. People beat him.

"You kid is so good that you are cheap, but I heard that Fu Xuetong is a beauty, and you still pretend to be unhappy. You are really a lazy guy. Well, I will order Fu Yanqing to come to Bianjing. And let Tao Gu go to announce the decree. He, the Minister of Rites, can just be a matchmaker, so you are ready to be the groom. By the way, if you have time to spend more time with the Queen Mother, he is always talking about you at this stage, and the Queen should go. .”

As expected, Zhao Kuangyin acted resolutely. As soon as Zhao Xu left, he immediately drew up the imperial decree and asked Tao Gu to set off immediately to announce the decree. It was midnight, but Tao Gu didn't have any complaints.

But Tao Gu is really very happy, being able to tell the prince that not everyone has the opportunity to match.

(End of this chapter)