The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 405

The winter in the capital is not lively, except that it is Zhao Kuangyin's mourning period, and the weather is too cold. Everyone would rather stay at home hugging their mother-in-law than wandering in the street.

But there are exceptions, such as those ordinary people who have to work in the cold to make a living.

But these are too far away from Zhao Guangyi. Once ascended to the throne of the emperor, the rivers and lakes will be separated from the court. Although it is only separated by a palace gate, in Zhao Guangyi's view, it seems to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

He cares about the suffering of the people, but what he cares about is not the suffering of one common people, but the suffering of the people in the whole Song Dynasty, so he can't be like in Kaifeng Mansion, where if a commoner comes to report a case, he has to do it himself. Now, there will be no Because the affairs of a commoner bother him, unless many commoners in that place have troubles, then he can be disturbed.

With different identities, many things will gradually change.

Sitting in the imperial study and looking at the snow outside, Zhao Guangyi suddenly thought of this, and when he thought of this, he smiled, he didn't feel that he was heartless anymore, he just enlarged his mind so that it could accommodate the world. peoples.

The cold wind blows, the door of the imperial study room is not closed, and the wind and snow are pervasive. There is a lot of snow in the capital this winter, as if the white mantle of the dead, maybe because too many people died this year.

While he was thinking, an eunuch hurried over: "Your Majesty, Empress Li is here."

Empress Li was originally Concubine Li De. She was Zhao Guangyi's official concubine when he was King Jin. She once gave birth to a son for Zhao Guangyi, but unfortunately died.

Empress Li was virtuous and virtuous, and kept the harem in order, so even though she had no children, she was never neglected by Zhao Guangyi. When Zhao Guangyi heard that his queen had arrived, his heart warmed, and he said, "Let her in."

The eunuch responded, and after a short while, a lady-like woman came in from the outside wearing a white sable fur. The woman was virtuous and decent, giving people a very comfortable feeling. After saluting, Zhao Guangyi nodded slightly, stepped forward to hold her hand, and said, "Why didn't the queen rest in the palace?"

Empress Li smiled: "Your Majesty, my concubine suddenly thought of something, and it was related to the fate of the Song Dynasty, so I wanted to discuss it with Your Majesty."

Zhao Guangyi was taken aback for a moment, then said again: "Oh, what is it?"

"It's like this. Now the emperor's princes have reached the age of studying. Although there were teachers teaching courses when they were in the Jin Palace, they were not good enough. Now that the emperor is the emperor, the concubine thought, should I Get them some better teachers."

Empress Li has no heirs, but she cares so much about Zhao Guangyi's prince. Zhao Guangyi is very happy in his heart, and said: "The empress is right. I will mention this in the court tomorrow morning. Let's see who among the ministers is who?" A person who is knowledgeable and talented can be the prince's teacher."

Empress Li smiled and nodded, but immediately said: "Actually, in the entire Song Dynasty, if you say that you are knowledgeable and talented, who can compare to Princess Ruyi's son-in-law, Liu Wei, don't you think so?"

Empress Li's meaning was already very clear at this time, she wanted Liu Wei to be a teacher to those princes, but Zhao Guangyi hesitated a bit and said: "Liu Wei's talent is indeed good, but he is my political advisor. , There are many important national affairs waiting for him to handle every day, so it would be too wasteful of time to let him be the prince's teacher, and it would be a bit condescending, not right, not right."

Although Zhao Guangyi thinks it is necessary to hire a better teacher for his prince, he thinks it is more important for Liu Wei to serve as a political counselor and participate in state affairs. The prince's teacher is just to teach them some book knowledge and moral cultivation , just find a respectable person in the court, why do you need Liu Wei?
Seeing what Zhao Guangyi said, Empress Li hesitated, and after repeated attempts to speak, she finally did not say anything.
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In the early morning of the next day, it was a little cold, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stood on the main hall and shivered from the cold.

Liu Wei couldn't help rubbing his hands, but after Zhao Guangyi sat on the dragon chair, everyone stopped making small movements to keep warm.

Zhao Guangyi looked at the ministers in the hall, and then analyzed and judged the memorials submitted by the ministers of the DPRK and China one by one. After such an hour, Zhao Guangyi said leisurely: "Now we have all discussed the affairs of the DPRK and China. There is a private matter. I would also like to ask all my lovers to give their opinions, some of my princes have reached the age of studying, I would like to invite some teachers for them, I don’t know which lovers will recommend themselves?”

When they heard that they were going to be the prince's teacher, everyone immediately hesitated.

If there is no accident, Zhao Guangyi will definitely pass on the throne to his prince. In this way, whoever becomes the prince's teacher may become the prince's teacher. If the prince ascends the throne, he himself will be the emperor's teacher. To save face?

If you feel that you can rely on others that you can't get along with in the officialdom, this is undoubtedly a way, a very good way.

It's just that if the prince I teach fails to become the prince, then he is very likely to become a victim in the struggle for imperial power. In this way, the gain is not worth the loss, but in the hearts of more people, they still have some expectations for this. In the officialdom, you have to fight, what if you are lucky?

Liu Wei stood in the crowd, showing a slight smile. Now that Zhao Guangyi has become the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he naturally wants to find the best teacher for his prince, but he thinks that Zhao Guangyi must also be worried, because his prince may become a teacher in the future. For the prince, in this way, he must be careful in choosing a teacher.

But in the face of interests, no matter how cautious Zhao Guangyi is, what's the use of it? It's impossible for him to find a teacher who has no purpose and only wants to study for the Pope.

Everyone hesitated, so no one stood up to express their opinion first, because they didn't know what Zhao Guangyi thought.

But at this time, Prime Minister Zhao Pu stood up and said: "The Holy Majesty wants to choose a teacher for the prince, how can this be considered a private matter? In the eyes of the veteran, this is simply a major event in our Song Dynasty, so I feel that this kind of thing cannot be sloppy. , the prince's teacher must have outstanding knowledge and impeccable morality."

Zhao Pu's words seemed to be flattering Zhao Guangyi, but to some sensible people, they already deeply felt the meaning of Zhao Pu's words. To regard the selection of a teacher for Prince Zhao Guangyi as a state matter, isn't it implying that Zhao Guangyi's prince It may be the emperor after the Song Dynasty, so can't be sloppy?

Otherwise, why take the education of those princes so seriously?

The hearts of King Wei and King Wu sank, and they were deeply ashamed of Zhao Pu's behavior of pandering to Zhao Guangyi.

(End of this chapter)