A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

The monarch and his ministers were enjoying themselves happily, but the messenger hesitated to speak beside him, with a look of constipation on his face.

"...I thought that when I asked Shen An to go to Xiongzhou, he was about to get married, but after saying his duty, he set off. Now that I think about it, I feel that I owe him..."

Han Qi felt that the officials could no longer lament, so he said, "Yes! But the messenger seems to have something to say..."

Official, can we get down to business first?

The messenger finally got a chance to speak. He forced out some anger and said: "Shen Daizhao has investigated the investigation field. Officials from Li Ziran down to Chengdu are suspected of smuggling Liao people..."

Zhao Zhen wants to hit someone!

Is it easy for me to be happy once?

I am finally happy for the first time today. I am still in the excitement, but I got this bad news. I am so angry!

This is poking Zhao Zhen in the lungs!

The messenger knew this would be the case, so he lowered his voice and said, "After checking various places, more than 300,000 yuan of property was found..."

"Ahem!"

Ouyang Xiu suddenly coughed a few times and said, "Bao Zheng complained yesterday about the lack of money everywhere. This is good news."

Zhao Zhen stared at him with anger in his eyes.

But this was Ouyang Xiu, he was a veteran, so he couldn't scold him.

And this is true.

Bao Zheng often complained during this period, saying that the expenses everywhere were too high. He, the Third Secretary, was like a debtor, and they complained about him everywhere.

But it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!

"This is...not good."

Zhao Zhen felt a little aggrieved. The corrupt property could actually fill the hole of the Third Division. Would he still have the dignity if this was spread?

Shame on you!

"Your Majesty, we still have to do business!"

Ouyang Xiu thought of something and said: "Smuggling is a common thing over there in the market. I won't go into details. Let's just say that in the past fifty years, at least two million guan have been made in and out of it? Two million guan, Your Majesty, if the court Winning such an extra sum of money..."

Ouyang Xiu was so sad that he wanted to cry. He looked very sad, but he secretly raised his eyes and glanced above.

He was spying on Zhao Zhen.

His old eyes couldn't clearly see the expression on Zhao Zhen's face, and finally he could only say angrily: "Your Majesty, we must investigate strictly!"

Zhao Zhen was also very sad, no, very angry.

The Song Dynasty was said to be prosperous, but he, the emperor, knew the poverty inside and wanted money everywhere.

More than three hundred thousand dollars!

He also had no food left, so although he was angry, he felt a little happy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, here is Shen Taizhao's memorial."

Zhao Zhen took it, looked at it, and said: "Shen An proposed to kill a few, it is best to peel off the skin and make the grass..."

I go!

A dark wind seemed to blow in the hall, making Han Qi and others shiver.

Peeling the grass?

What a cruel Shen An!

"Your Majesty, this... is too violent."

The prime ministers thought this suggestion was too scary. Zeng Gongliang even said: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be spread outside."

Ouyang Xiu said fiercely: "Whoever dares to spread the word will be in bad luck for Shen An, and he won't get better either."

In the future, Ming Taizu's method of treating corrupt officials would be violent at this time. People outside would say that Shen An was the reincarnation of an executioner, full of violence.

Zhao Zhen turned his eyes and said calmly: "If I hear rumors outside, everyone here today should go to Qiongzhou. The whole family will go."

All the servants in the palace knelt down.

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said: "My nephew emperor is not a lamb, but a wild wolf. He has been thinking about eating the Song Dynasty, but he is afraid of losing his teeth, so he has been enduring it, but various temptations Which year is less?"

These words made the prime ministers and assistants sigh, and they all felt that it was really not easy to survive these years.

"Every time something happened in the Song Dynasty, the first one to jump out would definitely be the Liao people, giving coins to Qingli..."

Han Qi shook his head, feeling that it was hard to say anything.

When the Song Dynasty was experiencing internal and external troubles, the Liao people took the opportunity to exert pressure. In the end, the Song Dynasty paid almost double the price of the yearly coins, so that the greedy Liao people could sit back and watch the battle between the Song Dynasty and Xixia.

So don't talk about peace, it's just a whitewash.

The top leaders of both Song and Liao have a clear understanding of this, but the two sides currently have no intention of going to large-scale war with each other and are just hanging on to each other for the time being.

If necessary, that hand can grab the other person's throat at any time.

This was the situation between Song and Liao.

The so-called mutual sympathy... is just the wishful thinking of some people, just like the bragging of later generations: a certain star beat boss Mei... but the news spread and became a joke.

There are also all kinds of boasts, and the culprits are the media. At this time, the media changed its existence and became those literati.

Therefore, according to various records, at this moment, the king is wise and the ministers are virtuous, which can be said to be a rare and prosperous era in the ages.

So this time when the Liao people were defeated, it was these monarchs and ministers who were in the happiest mood.

"that……"

Zhao Zhen was a little dizzy with excitement. He thought for a while and said: "According to the time, Shen An will return in these few days. That... pitiful wife just got married and lost her husband to accompany her, so she asked the queen to send someone It’s my intention to go and comfort you.”

The prime ministers and ministers looked at each other, and Zeng Gongliang whispered: "I heard that Liu Zhan's condition has improved?"

"Cough cough cough!"

Han Qi almost couldn't help but want to laugh.

Zhao Zhen also stood up with a strange expression and said, "Let's disperse."

After leaving the hall, Zeng Gongliang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ouyang Xiuxiu said seductively: "If Liu Zhan hears this news, he will definitely hide at home and dare not come out."

Han Qi nodded and said, "That's fine."

Shen An has made a meritorious service. If Liu Zhan comes out to jump around at this time, he might break his leg or something.

…

"Sister-in-law, hurry up..."

In summer, you can only do outdoor activities in the morning. Especially for women who love beauty, the sun is the enemy of the skin.

The cicada was chirping proudly on the tree, making it hard to imagine how it could have so much energy in its small body.

Yang Zhuoxue held a bamboo pole in her hand, with something made from glutinous rice on one end.

Her pretty face was slightly red and moist. At this moment, I hold my breath, widen my eyes, and move my hands slowly...

"Sticked!"

When a cicada stuck to the bamboo pole, Guoguo clapped her hands and cheered.

Yang Zhuoxue put the cicada in the bamboo cage, stretched out her hand to wipe her forehead, and said seriously: "Don't make any sound."

Guoguo immediately nodded with a straight face.

Two women, one large and one small, began to sweep away the cicadas in the backyard until Aunt Chen came outside.

"Madam, the people on the farm say that wheat will be harvested in the future. Who will collect the rent at home?"

This is a formalist question.

There is a steward in Shenjiazhuang, and the one who is in charge of him is Zhuang Laoshi.

Yang Zhuoxue said with a straight face: "Let the housekeeper go."

"yes."

After Aunt Chen left, Yang Zhuoxue smiled and said, "Do I look like the lady in charge?"

"picture."

The aunt and sister-in-law laughed and joked for a while, and then the waiter came outside.

"Madam, go quickly, the servant from the Saint is here."

Yang Zhuoxue was a little nervous, but she remembered her mother's teaching: a thousand words are worth a moment of silence.

All the way to the front hall, she heard a sharp voice: "Is this the wife of the Shen family? Shen An is in Xiongzhou. Is there any difficulty at home? If so, just say that I will go back and ask the saint to take action..."

The words sounded beautiful, even a little affectionate.

But although Yang Zhuoxue has not seen much of the world, his brain is not bad.

The difficulty... The Shen family's neighbors are Zhao Zongshi's family. Who dares to come here to discuss wildfire?

These words imply that Yang Zhuoxue does not know how to run a business.

If ordinary people were frightened like this, they would make a fool of themselves.

Yang Zhuoxue thought of Shen An's words before leaving: 'Your officials have done a lot of meritorious service, to what extent... I have to break people's legs to offset the merits, otherwise the officials will have a headache how to arrange it...'

So she looked up at the chamberlain and said, "I have done a lot of good deeds. If someone comes to cause trouble, then break his legs..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Zhuang Laoshi couldn't help but cough, and couldn't help but blush.

The person coming was Ren Shouzhong, who was a little dumbfounded at the moment.

Yang Zhuoxue is a new daughter-in-law who has never seen much of the world, so it is best to fool her.

So he casually wanted to scare this woman, but he didn't expect to be counterattacked.

——Don’t be so arrogant, I’ll break your legs when my husband comes back after doing some meritorious service.

This was a woman's natural reaction, but Ren Shouzhong was speechless.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Someone was laughing outside, and there was a coldness in Ren Shouzhong's eyes. A servant nearby went out to take a look, and came back and said in a low voice: "It's the young man next door."

I'm worried about this, so I came to listen.

Ren Shouzhong was shocked and said: "The news just arrived is that Shen An has made great contributions in Xiongzhou and will be back later. The saint said that you are a bride. If anyone in the Shen family is dissatisfied, just discipline..."

The corner of Mr. Zhuang's mouth twitched, feeling that the queen's hand was stretched too far.

The threat failed, and Ren Shouzhong was not interested in staying. After delivering the reward, he took the people back.

As soon as I walked out of the gate, I saw Zhao Zhongzhen standing on the left.

"I've met Mr. Xiao Lang."

In the past, Ren Shouzhong looked down on Zhao Zhongzhen and turned a blind eye to him several times when they met.

But it was different now. He lowered his head and saluted respectfully.

The reason why Zhao Zongzhen is not entering the palace now is to buffer the discomfort between the two parties, but no matter how slow it is, it will not last long. At the latest, next year, there will be an additional prince in the palace.

This young man is probably the future prince, so he must remain respectful.

"Shen An has made meritorious service?"

"Yes, we killed the thieves in Xiongzhou."

"good."

Zhao Zhongzhen happily entered the house and found Zhao Zongshi who was reading.

"Dad, Shen An killed those thieves in Xiongzhou."

"oh!"

Zhao Zongshi was still a little surprised by his calmness.

"Go and ask."

When the prince asked for the battle report, the Privy Council would naturally not refuse, and the news would come later.

"More than a hundred people surrounded and killed more than 500 elite soldiers of the Liao army. No one escaped, and they even built a capital temple by the river."

"good."

Zhao Zongshi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "He is the embryo of a famous general."

This was a compliment from the future emperor. If Shen An heard it, he would probably be proud of it for a long time.

"Shen An also cleaned up the foreclosure area, captured many officials and sergeants, and cleared out more than 300,000 yuan of property."

"More than three hundred thousand guan?"

Zhao Zongshi frowned and said, "Is smuggling so rampant?"

Zhao Zhongzhen said: "Dad, people's hearts are not enough!"

"yes!"

Zhao Zongshi changed his stance and said: "Smuggling is stealing national wealth, and Shen An's move is a great good."

Zhao Zhongzhen inquired from the side: "Dad, how about we go outside and experience it next time?"

Zhao Zongshi shook his head and said, "It's difficult."

One word made Zhao Zhongzhen depressed.

He dreamed of visiting Xiongzhou and going to the Jiehe River to see the other side. If possible, he would also like to cross the boundary bridge and step on the other side.

There is Youzhou over there. By the way, the Liao people renamed it Xijin Prefecture.

But in Zhao Zhongzhen's heart, that was Youzhou.

Youzhou of the Song Dynasty!

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