A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

There are many folk customs in the Song Dynasty, but the most troublesome one is definitely dowry.

From the beginning, she showed off her wealth, or felt pity for her daughter when she went out, so she gave more dowry. Later, it was mostly for comparison, and the man was even more eager for the new wife's dowry to be rich, so he added fuel to the fire, and this custom became finalized.

Several generations of monarchs and ministers have tried their best to bring down this trend, but no one has succeeded.

Now a young man is standing in the temple, talking calmly about problems that have not been solved for generations.

"...I think this culture of comparison first came from above."

Zhao Zhongzhen smiled apologetically, and then continued: "Whether it is a daughter marrying an official or a powerful person, the dowry is so rich that it is jaw-dropping."

The dowry given to the married girls of the Song Dynasty royal family was more than the betrothal gift for the princes.

The prime ministers and assistants were silent, they also knew this.

Zhao Yunliang felt that it was time to interrupt the topic, so he said: "The people are willing and the officials are benevolent, how can they still intervene by force?"

This is a wonderful thing to say, and the beauty lies in the ‘voluntariness’ and ‘kindness’.

If the people volunteer, it would be troublesome for you to take care of it.

Officials are benevolent and have done their best. If things cannot be controlled, it is God's will.

Zhao Zhongzhen did not pay attention, and his eyes gradually became sharper, "Your Majesty, there were drowned babies all over the Song Dynasty... Why? First, the people could not afford to raise them, but some could not bear the trend of generous marriages. After the children were born, As long as it’s a baby girl, just..."

He lowered his head and "would drown."

Zhao Zhen was shocked and couldn't help but stood up and asked, "But is that so?"

Fu Bi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, this happens all over the country... The young man said that many baby girls were drowned."

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but cursed: "Absurd! Ridiculous!"

Zhao Zhongzhen remembered the look in Shen An's eyes before he came.

At that time, Shen An hesitated to speak, and looked at him with a strange look, like hope or expectation.

What Shen An wanted to say but stopped talking was just two words: taxes!

Zhao Zhen said with some sadness: "This matter is urgent and must be done immediately. Whether I issue a decree or send people to place bans everywhere, it will be done immediately."

Fu Bi hesitated to speak, but finally said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the people will be difficult to control."

No matter how much you do, people will never buy it.

Zhao Zhen felt uncomfortable for a moment and said with tears in his eyes: "I can't help you! I have pity on the people!"

"Ahem!"

Zhao Zhongzhen coughed twice, and when the prime ministers and assistants glared at him, he said: "But... we can set an example!"

Zhao Zhen's body stiffened, and he stretched out his hand to support the backrest, and then slowly looked over, with more flavor in his eyes, as if it was joy.

"Set an example?"

Fu Bi woke up immediately.

Zhao Zhongzhen said: "What goes up is what follows. As long as the royal family marries women with less dowry and the officials and powerful women marry with less dowry, the people will naturally follow suit. It will work no matter how hard you try."

This extravagant trend was brought about by the royal family and the powerful, but they didn't know it. The reason was just that they never took their own family into consideration.

Zhao Zhongzhen's words immediately woke everyone up.

Zhao Zhen patted his thigh and said, "That's exactly what it means. I was confused for a moment, but thanks to Zhongzhen, I woke up, okay!"

This is typical darkness under the lamp!

The expressions of the prime ministers and assistants were different. Some nodded in relief, while others were expressionless.

I want to marry my daughter generously, but I feel sorry for my daughter. Do I have to take care of this?

Zhao Zhongzhen finally added: "Nowadays, marriages do not depend on family background, but wealth. As long as the royal family and powerful officials marry their daughters lightly, if those people marry generously... I am afraid some people will not be able to see it."

That's the rafter in front, and someone will naturally clean it up. Those officials are not fuel-efficient lamps. If you show off your wealth, you are like a firefly in the dark, and you will naturally attract attention.

This is the crime of having a jade in the hands of an ordinary man.

Is this young man so smart?

There are many smart young people, but they analyze state affairs in an orderly manner and provide solutions.

Such a young man...

Fu Bi glanced at the dull-looking Zhao Yunliang beside him, and sighed in his heart, thinking that this person was probably going to make a wedding dress for Zhao Zhongzhen today.

Sure enough, Zhao Zhen said happily: "Here comes someone."

Chen Zhongheng came out at the right time: "Your Majesty, I am here."

Zhao Zhen pointed at Zhao Zhongzhen and said with a smile: "He is a good boy. I remember that I just came into the palace with a few good jade pendants, so I gave him one."

A gentleman is like jade!

I go!

This reward... is dazzling!

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Did you learn all this from Shen An?"

How could the prince's government know this? And Shen An has seen a lot of folk things, so Zhao Zhen hit the nail on the head.

Zhao Zhongzhen nodded and said, "Yes, I learned a lot from Shen An."

Fu Bi was also a little curious, so he asked: "Dare I ask, Mr. Xiaolang, if Shen An gives you a lesson...does he even talk about these state affairs?"

Zhao Zhen was also curious about this, so he listened carefully.

Zhao Zhongzhen said: "Speak, and every time I speak, I will usually give examples. They are all well-founded and easy for people to understand."

Tsk!

Zhao Zhen was a little jealous.

He didn't have such a good teacher back then.

Fu Bi praised: "Shen Daizhao is really talented. Your Majesty, I think it is only appropriate to entrust the Imperial Academy to him."

Even Zhao Zhongzhen was taught so well by him, not to mention those students.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Yes! That young man always surprises me."

So far, Zhao Yunliang's complaint was entirely for Zhao Zhongzhen's wedding dress. He was annoyed in his heart, but his face did not show it. He just said lightly: "Your Majesty, my minister is still having diarrhea at home..."

The murderer of my son is right in front of you, you can't turn a blind eye, can you?

Only then did Zhao Zhen remember this matter, and he said with a straight face: "Prince Huayuan County said that you gave Zhao Zongjiang a laxative?"

"It's nothing!"

Zhao Zhongzhen said with an innocent face: "Your Majesty, I don't know what laxatives are."

The twelve-year-old boy looked serious when he spoke, and Fu Bi somehow believed him.

But Zhao Yunliang said sadly and angrily: "You and Zong Jiang were eating together, why didn't you do it when he had diarrhea?!"

He stared at Zhao Zhongzhen, the anger in his eyes barely concealed.

explain!

Why don't you have diarrhea when my son has diarrhea?

Do you have a stomach made of steel?

Zhao Zhen also had a headache and held his forehead, thinking that he would soon discover this child's strengths, but in the blink of an eye, his weaknesses were revealed.

Laxatives...

This behavior is not worth promoting!

Chen Zhongheng couldn't help but touch his butt and felt that the hemorrhoid area was a little itchy.

He couldn't help but think of what happened the day before yesterday when he had a bad stomach and had diarrhea.

After some pulling, the hemorrhoids finally got better... The hemorrhoids got sick again!

Thinking of this, Chen Zhongheng couldn't help but his eyes turned red, feeling that he was really unlucky.

He glanced at Zhao Zhongzhen sympathetically and felt that the child should have been framed.

A look of purity...no, innocence.

An innocent-looking boy, how could he know about laxatives?

He glanced at Zhao Yunliang again. At this moment, Zhao Yunliang's face was a little ferocious because of hatred.

Why! This old man must be trying to trick people.

But why didn't Zhao Zhongzhen pull it?

The king and his ministers were all looking at him, waiting for his answer.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Zhongzhen said innocently: "I was dragged there because I had breakfast, so I didn't eat anything in the restaurant."

Since you are going to administer medicine, you must prepare an escape route.

Zhao Zhongzhen was very skilled in these tricks, including drugging the housekeeper Hong Bin, and even brought along the rumor that a cold chicken was stolen from the kitchen and would cause diarrhea to anyone who ate it, which shows how sinister the child was.

Zhao Yunliang said angrily: "You haven't eaten, but why does Zong Jiang have diarrhea?"

Zhao Zhongzhen said with a confused look: "Who knows what he ate outside."

This requires evidence. You, Zhao Zhongliang, must provide the evidence.

Zhao Zhongliang was itching with hatred, and he said coldly: "Those leftover dishes and remaining wine are all in my hands."

Zhao Zhongliang was not a fool. The moment his son had an accident, he sent someone to the restaurant to find the leftover food and drinks they had eaten.

"Verified?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Zhao Yunliang nodded and said: "The two servants who had eaten the leftover food and wine are outside the palace gate. They should have done it now."

Zhao Zhen glanced at Zhao Zhongzhen and said, "Ask someone to take a look."

Chen Zhongheng was worried that someone was causing trouble, so he went there in person.

When he came back later, the first thing he did was to look at Zhao Yunliang, looking a little angry.

"Your Majesty, those two people are not in trouble, they are in high spirits!"

"No way!"

Zhao Yunliang thought it was impossible, so he said, "Your Majesty, will it take a while?"

It was a dying proposition.

Fu Bi felt that there was something wrong with this matter. The most likely reason was that Zhao Zongjiang wanted to slander Zhao Zhongzhen.

"How long does it take to get here from the Prince's Mansion?"

Zhao Zongjiang started to fuck when he came home from the restaurant. How long had it been since the two of them went from the Prince's Palace to the outside of the palace? If you want to pull it, you should pull it already.

Zhao Yunliang turned pale and lowered his head. There was confusion in his eyes and his fists were clenched.

Why is this so?

There was no problem with the breakfast at the Prince's Mansion. Zhao Zongjiang had a meal with Zhao Zhongzhen after he went out. Who was Zhao Zhongzhen if not Zhao Zhongzhen?

He was angry in his heart, but in the end he calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, in my impatience... I blamed the wrong person."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said happily: "It's best to be gentle and calm. Go ahead."

Zhao Zhong responded, but Zhao Yunliang waited for a while.

He glanced at Zhao Zhongzhen and thought, was it really not him who did this?

Zhao Yunliang was confused, but Zhao Zongjiang was so desperate at home, who did it?

After the two of them left, they heard Zhao Zhen say: "The matter of the thin marriage will be done immediately. Naturally, I have to follow your example, gentlemen..."

"I have no shirk in my duty."

"good!"

Zhao Zhen's voice became more joyful: "It is decreed that from now on, royal married women should not be extravagant, but should be simple!"

The decree was conveyed quickly. Some people cheered and some were frustrated outside.

Those who cheered were mostly those who had daughters at home, while those who were depressed were mostly those who had sons.

The royal family's role in setting an example was huge. It is said that several couples who were planning to get married re-discussed the dowry of the bride's family that day.

Someone came from the palace and brought a reward from the emperor.

Shen An took the jade pendant and looked at it, finding it boring.

Yang Mo came with a sad look on his face.

"Been beaten?"

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Zhao Zhongzhen's methods can be concealed from everyone, but he cannot be concealed from Zhao Yunrang, who knows his details well.

Shen An was very pleased and felt that it would be best for the unlucky child to learn a lesson.

"The prince said it was too dangerous, so he had to teach him a lesson."

If the evidence is caught, Zhao Zhongzhen's character will collapse.

Yang Mo took out a jade pendant and said, "This is a gift from the prince, saying it is for the young lady to play with."

This was a thank you gift, and Shen An An accepted it calmly. As for whether Zhao Zhongzhen's butt blossomed or not, he thought it was best to blossom.

"The prince said that if you hadn't made the immediate decision to change the wine glass, this matter would have been troublesome."

That restaurant didn't wash the dishes immediately. This fatal habit almost killed Zhao Zhongzhen.

Zhao Zhongzhen put the medicine into the rice wine and then exchanged the wine glasses.