A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Guan family, the envoy to occupy the city has arrived."

Zhao Shu is dozing off.

The weather was too hot, so I got a few ice basins in the house, and then I felt like dozing off while sitting.

That groggy, half-asleep and half-awake state is really comfortable!

Chen Zhongheng's voice seemed to come from another world, a little ethereal.

"who?"

Zhao Shu slowly opened his eyes, feeling that his throat was extremely dry and his voice was hoarse.

This is when you can see that your eyesight is coming.

The waiter beside him was still in a daze, but Chen Zhongheng had already gone to get some warm tea.

"Guan family, the envoy to occupy the city is here."

Chen Zhongheng handed over the warm tea and said: "Cold tea is harmful to the body at this time, so warm tea is better."

Zhao Shu took a sip of tea, his throat felt much better, and he nodded slightly. The waiter beside him couldn't help but secretly regretted it, thinking why didn't He take the first step?

He serves Zhao Shu, but he is more responsible for life affairs, unlike Chen Zhongheng who can get his hands on everything. People say that an unmotivated chamberlain is not a good eunuch. He had been eyeing Chen Zhongheng for a long time.

"go immediately."

Zhao Shu got up and went to change clothes. Chen Zhongheng naturally did not need to accompany him and stood outside the door.

The chamberlain took the opportunity to ask, "Chen Douzhi, how did you know that the official family wanted warm tea?"

"put yourself in."

Chen Zhongheng only said four words. The waiter thought about it carefully and felt that it had endless uses.

"Did you put yourself in the officials' shoes? Thank you for your understanding."

Chen Zhongheng grunted, and after Zhao Shu came out, he said, "Officials, be careful where you step."

Zhao Shu felt that his shoulders and waist were no longer his, and they were so sore.

As he struggled down the steps, he said with emotion: "I thought there would be nothing after digging for half a day, but I almost couldn't get up the next day. I am still behaving hard today. Thinking of those farmers who are like this every day, I don't know who knows Every grain of food on the plate is a matter of hard work. If you don’t work yourself, you don’t know how hard the work is. I think all the officials in the world should work in the fields for a few days every year to truly experience the hard work of farmers."

The chamberlain was pondering over the words "put yourself in someone else's shoes", and he didn't have any ideas until he arrived in front of the palace.

Several officials in the ceremonial room were waiting, and they bowed when they saw the official family coming.

The chamberlain just thought of a move and said: "The official family can make all the officials in the world work in the fields. Those who don't go will have their salary deducted."

What he fears most is having his salary deducted, so when he puts himself in his shoes, he feels that this is a good move.

Several officials in the ceremony room looked at him in astonishment, wondering what he meant.

How many days do officials all over the world have to work in the fields every year?

If you don't go, your salary will be deducted, which is a bit excessive.

You said those who are idle can just go and have nothing to do, but how can busy officials make time... Who will be convinced when their salaries are deducted without any reason?

Zhao Shu didn't expect that the people around him would suddenly say such a thing, so he said with a straight face: "Get out!"

The chamberlain was dumbfounded. When he saw the face of the official in the ceremonial room, he knew that he had made a mistake.

It is not new for chamberlains to interfere in government affairs. For example, Chen Zhongheng would occasionally give some suggestions, but don't do it in front of officials!

Although the officials of the Song Dynasty were not as wary of the internal servants interfering in politics as they were in the Ming Dynasty, the painful lesson of the eunuchs of the former Tang Dynasty who could manipulate the succession of the throne still echoed in their minds, so once there were signs of the internal servants being domineering, the memorial would drown Zhao Shu.

"It's Chen Douzhi..."

Just as the chamberlain was about to speak, Chen Zhongheng knelt down and said, "He asked me earlier why I acted so safely, and I just said four words... put myself in my shoes."

Zhao Shu stared at him with cold eyes. After hearing these four words, his expression became slightly brighter.

The chamberlain looked ashen and said, "He lied!"

Zhao Shu is not Zhao Zhen, and he will not be merciful.

"Take it!"

Two chamberlains came over and dragged the chamberlain out, and then the shouts disappeared.

Zhao Shu glanced at Chen Zhongheng, nodded and said, "I know you are doing things safely."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Shu is showing kindness, which is extremely rare.

"Let the envoys from the city come."

The ministers and ministers will come first later. After seeing Han Qi, Zhao Shu said, "Isn't Han Qing sick?"

He granted Han Qi sick leave, but why did this person come?

Han Qi said: "I invited Shen An to come for diagnosis and treatment. He said that there was nothing serious. I thought that there were many political affairs and I didn't dare to be lazy, so I came."

He is the Prime Minister, and if he takes too much time off, his rights will be eroded.

Right! Who wants to give up.

Therefore, as long as Han Qi can move around, he will not rest at home to recuperate.

"The envoys from the city are here."

The envoy from the city was brought in, saluted and presented with a gift list.

This is a rule. When paying tribute, you must express something, usually the local specialties of your country.

"Thank you for your hard work, messenger."

Of course, Zhao Shu was not interested in looking at the gift list, and the envoy did not expect him to look at it.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here this time for the invasion of Jiaozhi... and Zhenla." The envoy looking at the city was filled with sorrow. "Under the attack of the two countries, the city is suffering terribly. Please, your majesty, please take care of the city." For the sake of loyalty, reinforcements are sent.”

Zhao Shu said calmly: "I know, I will send my ministers to discuss with you later."

What rice?

The envoy who occupied the city felt that there was something wrong with his ears and he was hearing hallucinations.

Champa was sandwiched between Jiaozhi and Zhenla, and the military front was at a disadvantage. Every time he was beaten, he would run away with his head in his arms, so most of them would ask for help every time they came to pay tribute.

In the past, the Song Dynasty just tried to comfort them with words and did things perfunctorily. Champa also knew that the Song Dynasty might not be able to defeat Jiaozhi, but he could at least contain it! So the contributions continued.

But this time we need to discuss it carefully?

Oh my god, has Song Dynasty’s attitude towards Champa changed?

The envoy couldn't help but raise his head and glanced at Zhao Shu enthusiastically.

This glance made Zhao Shu panic and said: "That's it."

The messenger resigned.

Han Qi watched him go out and said: "Your Majesty, when Jiaozhi belonged to the Central Plains, the Champa was constantly invaded. It was even more hateful than today's Jiaozhi. Now they are at odds with Jiaozhi and Zhenla, which is a good thing for the Song Dynasty. Don't take action hastily. , disrupting the balance of power among the three countries."

Geopolitics is a major subject. The Song Dynasty, Liao Kingdom and Xixia were in a balance of power, while Jiaozhi, Champa and Chenla were in another balance of power. Under the balance of power, the situation has changed, but it is stable. If the balance of power is broken, there will be storms and bloodshed.

Zhao Shu nodded, "I know, so...is Shen An happy to take care of the children at home and miss Shu?"

Ever since his son was born, Shen An has become a baby daddy and wishes he could take his son with him whenever he goes out.

In this era, no matter how close the relationship between father and son is, it is not as close as Shen An's, and the outside world makes this a joke.

Han Qi smiled and said: "It is said that he even changed the child's diapers himself."

The corners of Zhao Shu's eyes twitched, and he felt that Shen An, a twenty-four-filial father, was really enough.

Zeng Gongliang joked: "Your Majesty, is there something extraordinary about Shen An's son?"

yes! Maybe Shen An attaches so much importance to it!

Han Qi's words made Zhao Shu smile, "There is nothing magical about that child."

In ancient times, it was always easy to have strange omens when giving birth, such as the red sun in the arms, the red light lingering for three days, the fragrance lingering for three days, phoenixes dancing, monkeys offering auspiciousness...

If it is not auspicious when you are born, make it up when you are young.

For example, Sima Guang smashed a vat, but that was not enough. He then killed a big snake, which made him famous.

Shen An comes from a later generation. Let alone smashing vats, all kinds of smart or magical performances of those children will be posted on the Internet, so he has no curiosity at all about the so-called vat smashing.

The children in the future will be much better than you.

Han Qi glanced at Zhao Shu and said, "Guan family, this... Shen An is not a threat."

He felt that this was the news that Zhao Shu had sent people from the Imperial City Division to sneak into the Shen family to investigate, and he was a little dissatisfied.

He, Han Zhigui, is a hero with clear grievances, and Shen An is going to save him from danger. How can he sit back and watch Shen An being watched by spies?

Thinking about what he did at home every day and being watched and reported, Han Qi felt uncomfortable and even wanted to get angry.

Zhao Shu was stunned, but Han Qi started to act domineeringly.

He took a step forward, raised his head and said: "The monarch and his ministers trust the ministers with all their hearts. The officials do not trust the ministers. What will happen if the ministers find out? Also, the Imperial City Secretary came out to inspect the minister's home. Isn't this a taboo? When the late emperor was there, That's not the case... I ask the officials to think carefully and evacuate the people from the Imperial City Department, otherwise people's hearts will become cold."

These words can be called domineering, and only Han Qi and Bao Zheng can say them so straightly.

The key is that these words lose the official’s face!

Does the emperor have no face? Is it appropriate for you, Han Zhigui, to slap you in the face like this?

Zeng Gongliang glanced at Zhao Shu worriedly and found that his face was calm, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net

Everyone vaguely knew that Zhao Shu was sick, so they rarely stimulated him.

But Han Qi's words went too far. Zeng Gongliang was worried that Zhao Shu would have an attack and become hysterical.

Zhao Shu was very calm, which meant that his physical condition had improved a lot.

"Your Majesty's health has improved a lot, I'm glad to say that!"

He couldn't help but say this. Han Qi also discovered this situation and said happily: "Congratulations to the official family."

Old Ouyang Xiu was so dim that he couldn't see clearly, so he could only follow the crowd and congratulate him.

Zhao Shu said coldly: "Bao Zheng said it."

Well!

Han Qi's impassioned mood instantly turned into embarrassment. He looked around and said, "The weather is good today! It's very cool."

This shameless Han Zhigui!

Zhao Shu continued to make up his mind: "Everyone raises his son hoping to be smart, but his life is wasted by his cleverness. I only hope that the child will be stupid and reckless, and he will be able to reach the throne without any trouble."

As soon as this poem was spoken, Han Qi couldn't help but praise: "What a poem, what a poem!"

This poem is not very elegant, but the whole poem is full of pity for the child, which makes people feel tender.

Zeng Gongliang praised: "Look at the annals of history, how many smart people think they are smart and end up unlucky. Or they are too smart and get involved in things they shouldn't get involved in. Alas! I only hope that the child will be stupid and reckless, and there will be no disaster. Sir, your Majesty’s poem has touched my heart.”

Everyone thought of Zhao Shu's ups and downs in the first half of his life, and couldn't help but feel some emotions.

If Zhao Shu had not been smart back then, he would have had fewer worries and would not have been exposed to those shortcomings.

Zhao Shu chuckled and said, "This was done by Shen An."

He saw with satisfaction that the faces of the prime ministers and assistants became more and more embarrassed.

You are embarrassed, you are uncomfortable, I feel comfortable.

At this moment, he had the same idea as Zhao Zhen back then.

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Goodnight everybody!