A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Son...smile, give your dad a smile..."

"We squat here, waiting for your aunt to come out and scare her."

Shen An hugged his son and squatted in the shade in the corner, listening to Guoguo's footsteps approaching.

"Wow……"

Uncle Taro's cry made Shen An's prank fail.

"elder brother……"

Guoguo had green hair on her shoulders and Huahua behind her. She frowned and looked at her brother who was squatting there to coax Taro, and said earnestly: "You have scared me three times, but you have not succeeded once."

Ever since she had her son, Shen An's childlike innocence seems to have exploded, and she keeps making jokes every day.

Ke Guoguo is at the age when she pretends to be a grown-up, and thinks her brother is childish.

Do you know that you are very naive?

"It's your nephew who wants to play."

Shen An stood up and coaxed his son, Guo Guo came over and took a look, "Taro, call me aunt..."

The crying gradually subsided, and Guoguo said happily: "Taro recognizes me.".

Shen An was stunned and said: "You boy, I am your father."

He felt betrayed by his son and felt a little unhappy even while eating.

So when he saw those humble businessmen, his mood became even worse.

"Waiting for the imperial edict, I made the mistake of waiting."

Four businessmen knelt outside Shen's house, begging pitifully for mercy.

"Lang Jun, these four people wanted to come to see you several times, but they were kicked out by the villain."

Zhuang Laoshi said very energetically: "Last time you summoned the powerful merchants from outside the vassal in the capital, but the four of them did not arrive."

Last time Shen An asked for money to make a living, and he tried to test the minds of these businessmen, so he summoned them. As a result, most of them came, but these four people chose to remain silent.

Those businessmen are now breaking their heads for the glass quota, but these four people are isolated. It won't be long before their business will be pulled down and they will eventually become dust in Bianliang.

This is one wrong step, one wrong step after another.

Shen An felt uncomfortable because his son was not close to him, so he raised his head slightly and asked, "What are you doing here?"

A businessman raised his head and said: "Hou Guixin, I missed it last time... I missed your call due to an emergency, and it was not intentional..."

"Yes!" Another businessman rolled his eyes, "Later, when I got free time, I came here. The people in the Kegui Mansion didn't allow me to ask for an audience."

"Your Majesty, we have brought you one hundred thousand copper coins, feel free to use them."

There was no mention of return in these words, which seemed very generous and generous.

"One hundred thousand dollars! What a big deal. Is this a bribe?"

"No, it's Gui Xinhou's business."

"Tsk tsk! That's incredible. In order to do business with Gui Xinhou, they actually gave him 100,000 guan. How much can Gui Xinhou earn? A million guan? I'm afraid it's more than that."

The neighbors were muttering, and Shen An's face turned dark when he heard it.

If he takes this hundred thousand yuan and doesn't pay it back, his reputation in the business circle will be ruined in the future.

For the sake of notoriety...

Is my reputation worth anything?

Shen An thought for a while. If it were before his son was born, he felt that he could accept the 100,000 yuan and let the four foreign merchants who dug a hole for him suffer a big loss.

But thinking of Taro's pure eyes, Shen An's heart softened.

For the sake of my son, I want to be a person of high moral character and a person of good reputation.

After thinking clearly about the cause and effect, Shen An said disdainfully: "Who do you think Mr. Shen is? A greedy person? Let alone one hundred thousand yuan, I will not even look at a million yuan."

The four of them were stunned.

Shen An mounted his horse and left. Zhuanglao shouted loudly outside the gate: "My husband is of noble character and regards money as dirt. How many can there be in the world? Just one!"

Neighbors were shocked.

"A hundred thousand swords are thrown away like worn-out shoes?"

"The Duke of Guixin is indeed a good person!"

"No, he is a man of profound morals."

"Think about it, Gui Xinhou is the principal of Mangshan Academy. If he didn't have profound morals and noble conduct, how could he teach so many good students?"

For a time, Shen An's reputation soared in Yulin Lane.

But Shen An was very melancholy.

Zhao Shu summoned him to the palace. He thought it was some big deal, but who knew he was actually listening to some old men bragging.

"... In the first half of Tang Minghuang's life, the world was peaceful and the Tang Dynasty was prosperous. Why was he so dim in the second half of his life?"

Zhao Shu sat upright in front, while the ministers and ministers below stood smiling and relaxed.

This is not the look of a discussion, but the look of a brag pen.

Han Qi coughed dryly and was about to come out when Fu Bi took the lead.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Emperor Ming worked hard to govern after he ascended the throne in his early years and hired people, so the former Tang Dynasty was in peace. Later, he appointed inhumane people, which led to cholera in the court and eventually the country. Therefore, the emperor's first priority is to choose people and appoint them... We cannot allow treacherous people to stand in the court..."

He glanced at Han Qi while speaking.

Han Qi couldn't help being furious, thinking, old rich man, what are you looking at? Could it be that I am a traitor?

Just as he was about to come out to deal with Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang left work.

"Your Majesty, it is just right for Emperor Ming to use Wang Zhongsi to rule thousands of miles. And Anlu Mountain is unruly and cunning, and he can also command a large army and settle down one side. Can the former Tang An not be in chaos?"

Fu Bi meant that Li Longji was wise in his early years but dim in his later years, and warned Zhao Shu, officials, you should pay attention to personnel issues! Be careful and don't let those evil people take advantage of you.

What Zeng Gongliang meant was that in the officialdom, Li Longji was just a stick and had no sense of people. Even An Lushan, a great traitor, could not find out. The former Tang Dynasty deserved to decline.

Once the two people's thoughts were combined, Shen An discovered something magical.

Ouyang Xiu actually didn't speak, looking melancholy.

Yes, old Ouyang is getting older. Who will replace him is a big problem.

The meaning behind Fu Bi's words was very ambiguous, and it sounded like he was self-recommending.

Official, I can do it! Let me come in and I promise to be obedient.

Zeng Gongliang just hinted: Officials, this Fu Bi is probably a little unreasonable! You have to be careful.

Fu Bi was once the prime minister. If he came to power, Zeng Gongliang's backside would be on fire.

Between these few sentences, the flavor of overt and covert attacks came out.

What would Zhao Shu think?

Shen An took a look and found that Zhao Shu had no expression on his face.

The emperor likes to see conflicts between important ministers. If there is no conflict, he will create conflicts.

Why don't you wear a pair of underpants? Otherwise I will definitely cut my pants to pieces with big scissors.

"What the ministers said is true." Zhao Shu suddenly smiled and said: "The Emperor Ming created a prosperous age and is famous in history, but it is not guaranteed in the later years, and the white jade is slightly flawless. I think my descendants should take this as a warning, be careful not to indulge yourself. "

Well!

These words slapped Li Longji into the history books of negative textbooks. What does it mean?

No one knew what Zhao Shu meant by this, so Han Qi said: "Your Majesty, Feng Jing is requesting a foreign appointment."

Fu Bi's son-in-law wants to leave, what should he do?

Zhao Shu said calmly: "What are you going to do?"

Well!

Fu Bi was slapped again by Han Qi.

The conflict between the prime ministers and Fu Bi is not small!

Shen An watched with great interest and felt that it would be best to do such a trick once a day.

It would be best if the four of them fight, and then Bao Zheng takes advantage of it.

Bao Zheng worked too hard in the position of Third Secretary. According to Shen An, he should come to Zhengshitang to enjoy a few years of peace and happiness.

But the three old guys in Zhengshitang were all bad, and Zhao Shu was less suspicious, so their life was very comfortable and stable.

Of course Zhao Shu knew this, but he liked watching plays and felt that the play was well performed and he could eat more for lunch.

The weather has been so hot recently that neither he nor Gao Taotao have much appetite, so at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

Could going to the theater improve your appetite?

Returning to the harem later, Gao Taotao was enjoying ice tea.

"Give me a drink."

Zhao Shu felt feverish from the inside out and was extremely uncomfortable.

The maid who delivered the ice tea pretended to touch Zhao Shu casually with her little finger, but Zhao Shu didn't react at all.

I drank the ice tea in one sip and it immediately felt cold from my mouth to my stomach.

comfortable!

When Zhao Shu saw his wife looking gloomy, he smiled and said, "Is it because you can't cheer up?"

Gao Taotao shook his head, wiped his face with a wet handkerchief, and said listlessly: "It's too hot this year. I don't know how those people live!"

Although this statement seems a bit suspicious of standing without back pain, it is good to think of this.

"Where's Dalang?"

"Da Lang is studying." Gao Taotao took a sip of ice tea and said comfortably: "I heard that person next to him... Qiao Er complained, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.net said that Da Lang felt that studying was a dead book. , there is no progress at all, officials, how can we do this?"

"Studying in dead science? That's not okay." Zhao Shu frowned and said, "He is the eldest son of the emperor and will be the prince in the future. How can the prince study in dead science? That will only make him pedantic!"

"Emperors cannot be pedantic..." Zhao Shu's eyes darkened. He, like most emperors, was a little hesitant about the issue of successors.

No one wants to be followed by someone else, it is a reminder that makes you feel like you are getting older day by day.

But the issue of successors must be taken seriously. Think about Zhao Zhen. After Zhenzong died, he was still young and was suppressed by Liu E and couldn't move. No one taught him how to be an emperor.

"The late emperor was kind, but more of a compromise."

Zhao Shu felt that Zhao Zhen's kindness, especially to his courtiers, was more of a helpless compromise.

"So the prince's teachings must not be slacked off, come on."

Zhao Shu put aside those negative reactions and prepared to deal with this matter.

"Official family."

Chen Zhongheng was about to go to the latrine, but an errand came. He pinched his butt and decided to endure it a little longer.

Zhao Shu held the tea cup, feeling the coldness, and ordered: "Go to the Qingning Palace in person and ask that Qiao Er... about the prince's lack of progress in studying, ask him clearly."

"yes."

Chen Zhongheng rushed away, and Gao Taotao praised him: "Although he is a person close to the late emperor, he is diligent in his work and has a tight tongue. He is really good."

"Yes! Look how fast he runs." Zhao Shu also said with some emotion: "At that time, many people volunteered, but I had been watching with cold eyes. Most of these people were followers of the crowd, and none of them could catch my eye. Later I thought After a long time, I asked Chen Zhongheng to give it a try. If it works, I can work for a few more years. If it doesn’t work, I can go anywhere."

Come and go, Chen Zhongheng was the late emperor's man, so he naturally had to be sent to the late emperor's mausoleum.