A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

At the end of summer, the weather was still hot, and a cicada came from nowhere in the palace. It screamed desperately as if it knew that its days were numbered.

With this lonely scream, the prime ministers and assistants walked into the hall.

Zhao Zhen is closing his eyes to rest.

Zaifu saluted, opened his eyes and said, "Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen."

Seeing that his face was pale, Fu Bi said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the weather is hot, why don't you... take a few days' rest."

It is not easy for officials to insist on attending the Xiaochao meeting every day. Zeng Gongliang also agreed: "Your Majesty, the harvests everywhere this year are pretty good. It is a good year. You can have a rest."

Han Qi frowned and said, "Is it not the chirping of cicadas outside that makes His Majesty restless? Why is no one going to arrest him?"

This is a bit arrogant, but the starting point is good.

Zhao Zhen rubbed his brows and said, "It's okay. The cicada's chirping sounds comfortable to me. The cicada's cries can make you sleepy."

It is said that Zhao Zhen's sleep was not good. Fu Bi was moved when he heard this and said, "Guan family, why don't you let someone capture some of them and bring them to the palace?"

For the emperor, it was simply a trivial matter to ask someone to catch some cicadas.

But Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "That's all, why bother working those people for my little things. It's hot, so don't bother."

He continued: "What do you think of Zhao Zongjiang's memorial?"

Generally, after a minister reads the memorial once, Zhao Zhen can decide whether it is OK or not.

But Zhao Zongjiang's memorial was kept with Zhao Zhen for several days, and it is said that he read it repeatedly.

Is this because he wants to see Zhao Zongjiang's character and ability from the memorial?

Fu Bi's heart moved slightly, knowing that the prime ministers and assistants could not take sides and could only make fair evaluations.

"Your Majesty, the memorial talks a lot about the sufferings of the people. The most important thing is the lean period. The memorial recommends that at that time every year, the government will release grain to suppress food prices. However, the situation varies from place to place. Some people are afraid that it will It became a meal for the wealthy gentry, who collected it at a low price and resold it at a high price."

Han Qi said: "Didn't he make suggestions later?"

Fu Bi sighed: "This is a good suggestion, but it will only work if the officials from all over the country are able to do it!"

Han Qi nodded in agreement: "That's true, but this is still a good suggestion."

Zhao Zhen stroked his beard and said: "At least he knows the sufferings of the people and knows how to give advice. He has always been in the house and doesn't go out much. This time he only went out for one trip and got these suggestions. It shows that he has good qualifications."

This was a compliment, and Xiao Qing, who was standing next to him as a wooden man, couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. He wished he could run to the prince's palace immediately and tell Zhao Yunliang and his son the good news.

The monarch and his ministers began to discuss matters. There was not much going on today and it would be over later.

Fu Bi suddenly remembered something, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Shen An took Zhao Zhongzhen to the outside of the city, saying that he was going to see the people's sentiments..."

Zhao Zongshi's health was not very good, so naturally he couldn't do this. If this is the case, then the Runan County Prince's Mansion will have no choice but to watch Zhao Zongjiang frequently come forward.

Now Shen An takes Zhao Zhongzhen out, which is obviously the response.

Zhao Zhen sighed slightly and said: "Thirteenth Lang is not very energetic, otherwise...although Zhao Zhongzhen is young, he is still diligent in his work and is good at reading."

These words are all about excusing Zhao Zongshi. As for Zhao Zhongzhen, he is still young and not as good as the adult Zhao Zongjiang. Don't have any hopes and don't be too demanding.

When Xiao Qing waited for the time to go to the office, he suppressed his excitement and left the palace all the way.

When he arrived at the Huayuan County Prince's Mansion and met Zhao Yunliang and his son, he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, today the officials praised Mr. Lang and said he has very good qualifications."

Zhao Yunliang was startled, then he patted the table and laughed.

Zhao Zongjiang lowered his head slightly and said calmly: "Dad, this is just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.\

,"He seemed calm, but his hands were tightly clenched into fists.

The prize this time belongs to someone! Ha ha ha ha!

Xiao Qing praised: "Langjun is calm and composed, with the air of a general."

Zhao Yunliang also stopped laughing and said happily: "My son is indeed stable, so Zhao Zong is really useless, I can only watch you get ahead, I am afraid that I will vomit blood from the depression, hahahaha!"

The two counties and princes are now facing each other, one side is unhappy and the other is happy.

Xiao Qing was so happy that he told Shen An about taking Zhao Zhongzhen to understand the people's sentiments.

Zhao Yunliang said disdainfully: "Zhao Zhongzhen is young and ignorant, how can he understand the public sentiment? In the end, he just asked someone to write some colorful articles and sent them to the palace."

Zhao Zongjiang muttered: "Dad, if this is the case, he can come forward."

The indifference just now has dissipated, and Zhao Zongjiang's eyes are filled with anxiety.

Zhao Yunliang said: "The officials are not stupid. When the time comes, Xiao Qing will mention that it is best to consult in person, so that the officials can understand the public sentiment."

Xiao Qing agreed, feeling hot in his heart, looking forward to Zhao Zhongzhen's early return to the city.

He went to the court every day and stood there, listening to the music being played in his ears, but his mind gradually wandered.

How to get the officials to agree to let Zhao Zhongzhen into the palace to ask questions face to face?

He was thinking until a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Zhongzhen would like to see you."

Xiao Qing cheered up, then cheered up, and then secretly laughed.

Zhao Zhongzhen didn’t write a memorial?

Where did he get his confidence?

Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something wrong with the prince's palace."

Zhao Zhongzhen had only been out of the city for a few days. If he had any insights, it was probably because he wanted to see something.

Zhao Zhen nodded, and Xiao Qing thought so, and began to think about how to get Zhao Zhongzhen to take the initiative to mention understanding the public sentiment.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty was very difficult, and the training of heirs was also a bit nonsense.

I don’t know if there is a problem with the imperial tutoring of the old Zhao family, or there is a problem with the breed. The emperors of the Song Dynasty are really inferior to each other.

Boss Zhao is an emperor who came to power through a mutiny, but he is not bad at all.

Although Zhao Laoer was not very upright in his position, he still had some courage, but he was too arrogant and felt that he was very good. As a result, he was beaten into a pig's head by the Liao people.

When it comes to Zhenzong Zhao Heng, he can be called a conservative king. If there are no external troubles, he can be regarded as a half-wise king.

As a result, once the Liao people went south, this timid character was exposed and he wanted to run away. Fortunately, Kou Zhun advocated resistance... and later formed the Chanyuan Alliance, and at least peace was achieved.

By the time of Renzong, the imperial power became weaker and weaker, and the power of the prime ministers and assistants was unprecedentedly powerful.

Zhao Zhen looked at the prime ministers and assistants, and when he saw Han Qi, his eyes turned cold.

He will not touch Han Qi because he needs variables and struggles in Zaifu so that he can control the government.

Pull one against another, and create conflicts even if there are no conflicts.

And the purpose is one: not to let the ministers become monolithic, not to let them stick together.

That would be the end of the emperor.

These methods are all instinctive, the prime ministers know it, but their desire for power makes them like fish in the river, willing to eat the bait thrown by the emperor.

Han Qi did not realize that he was disgusted by the emperor. He felt that it was too quiet, so he said: "Your Majesty, it is necessary for the prince to understand the sentiments of the people, but I think he has to be taken into the palace, so that he can arrange for teachers to teach him."

Of course I am the one who understands the sentiments of the people, and I will just tell the emperor when the time comes.

But the future prince should receive systematic education.

At present, the royal teaching materials are mainly Confucianism, as well as the deeds of the three emperors in the early Song Dynasty, as well as the deeds of emperors in previous dynasties.

The most common among them are the deeds of emperors who were humble and eager to learn, good at accepting advice, and followed advice readily... these deeds.

It tells a lot about the "real deeds" of the emperor and his ministers, mainly about civil administration. These deeds of civil administration are described in large quantities, and the praises are overwhelming.

But martial arts, foreign expansion...anything related to swords and guns is brushed aside or even not mentioned in the textbooks.

Zhao Zhen sighed in his heart. He was not a softie. He was also ambitious and wanted to expand territory for the Song Dynasty.

But once he mentioned the use of troops, the ministers and ministers told him with solemn faces: Your Majesty, you can't do it! If you want to use troops, then think carefully about the late emperor and the others.

Emperor Taizong was defeated miserably, your father Zhenzong was defeated miserably...

Are you sure you are stronger than them?

Zhao Zhen thought of the rebellious Xixia with some sadness, and then took another look at Han Qi.

If it had not suffered a disastrous defeat to Xixia, the Song Dynasty would have been tougher now.

Zhao Zhongzhen walked in amidst his sorrow.

The young man's steps were brisk, and even though he could pretend to be respectful, his energy seemed to burst out of his skin, making Zhao Zhen couldn't help but touch his bloated belly.

The cheeks are full of flesh!

One is old, the other is alive and bouncing when walking...

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and then he said calmly: "What's the matter?"

After Zhao Zhongzhen saluted, he said: "Your Majesty, I have been out of the city recently and have seen the suffering of the people, so I came here to report it."

"People's suffering?"

Some inexplicable emotions were gathering in Zhao Zhen's heart. He glanced at Zhao Zhongzhen and said, "Young people know what suffering is? How can you know what suffering is when you have good food and clothing every day?"

The mood of the official family is not quite right!

Fu Bi glanced at Zhao Zhen and felt that the emperor seemed to be in a trance.

Zhao Zhen was in a daze and asked, "Where is Shen An?"

Zhao Zhongzhen said: "Outside the palace."

Shen An sent him outside the palace, then squatted in the shadow and took a nap.

After he was recruited, his eyes were lifeless, and Zhao Zhen couldn't help shouting: "Why is this young man so sluggish?"

Shen An quickly cheered up and said: "Your Majesty, I had a bad stomach yesterday."

Zhao Zhen left him alone and asked Zhao Zhongzhen, "What did you see among the people?"

He didn't think a young man could know anything. At most, he could tell how miserable the people's lives were.

But such complaints are of no use, what he needs is insights.

"Your Majesty, I lived and ate with the farmers for three days. It was hard! I think those farmers are really suffering."

Zhao Zhongzhen couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought about the experience of these three days.

"The family only ate two meals a day. In the morning they ate pancakes mixed with many things. I felt I couldn't swallow them, but their two children ate them well, so I just ate them anyway...it was very hard to eat. , it is difficult to swallow, I feel like it is mixed with hay, my throat is so tight, I have to drink a few mouthfuls of water after taking one mouthful."

Zhao Zhongzhen's mood became more cheerful: "After breakfast, I went to get firewood. There isn't much on the farm, so I have to search around..."

It's fun in the woods, and sometimes you can get wild food if you're lucky.

"The meal at night was better, but there were fewer things mixed in the pancakes, and there was also a vegetable, no meat, no oil... At night, I couldn't bear to light the lamp, so I went to bed early, and I couldn't sleep. sleep."

This is the life of the people.

These words made Zhao Zhen lose interest. He asked casually: "Then what did you know during this trip? What did you realize?"

This kind of knowledge is like an outing, it is useless at all. Just find someone who is familiar with the countryside and he can explain it in more detail than Zhao Zhongzhen.

The ministers and ministers were originally looking at Zhao Zhongzhen with great interest, but after hearing this statement that sounded like a travelogue, they all lost interest.

Zhao Zhongzhen did not feel that what he said was wrong. He said seriously: "Your Majesty, I knew that the people were poor before, but I never knew that they were so poor. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net "

Zhao Zhen didn't care at first, but when he thought about these words carefully, he could hear sincerity and self-blame.

"In the past, I always thought that the people were poor, but I always thought that the pancakes would always be enough to eat, and the beds would at least be warm... But after I went down this time, I realized that the people were just... living."

Zhao Zhen only felt his head buzzing, and then murmured: "Just alive?"

Living is a broad concept. Being extravagant and extravagant every day is living, and running around for three meals every day is also living.

He remembered the 'cake' that Shen An brought back from Zhongmu last time. That time he let the concubines in the palace taste it, but several fell ill the next day.

Jiao Didi!

He ate too much and became constipated for several days. Finally, the imperial doctor made a decoction and took it for two days before he recovered.

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Second update, there will be another update later at 19:00! the holiday is over……. m.