This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 40 Impossible

King Ding Zhao Yuanyan went crazy.

In broad daylight, he knelt outside the palace gate with his upper body naked and a few thorns on his back.

"Sister-in-law, my brother is wrong."

The Queen Mother was discussing palace affairs with Concubine Yang. After hearing the news, she was stunned and subconsciously said: "Why is he so crazy?"

Luo Chongxun rushed in with a look as if he had seen a ghost, "Queen Mother, Prince Ding is carrying a branch outside the palace, saying he is asking for forgiveness."

"That's asking for forgiveness while standing on a thorn, hey!" Princess Yang was startled, "He actually asked for forgiveness? No way!"

The Queen Mother also felt unreliable.

Luo Chongxun swore, "I saw with my own eyes that King Ding cried bitterly and said that he could not live up to the Queen Mother by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid."

The Queen Mother was horrified, "But that boy?"

"I'm going to ask you."

Before Luo Chongxun went out, the Queen Mother's servant who stayed in Prince Ding's Mansion came back.

"I didn't hear it, but I saw Marquis Dingyuan go in for a while and then come out. Then Prince Ding knelt there and cried loudly, saying...sister-in-law, my brother is wrong."

Concubine Yang said happily: "With such a reconciliation, the late emperor's spirit in heaven will definitely be happy when he sees it. Your Majesty, Marquis Dingyuan is indeed a blessed general!"

The Queen Mother said with a straight face, "It's just a fluke. Besides, have you ever seen a lucky general who is still wandering around at the age of 19 and refuses to get married? You are a libertine, you are so angry!"

Concubine Yang covered her mouth and snickered, "It's common for young people to refuse to follow the rules. If his parents are away, wouldn't it be the Queen Mother who makes the decision for him?"

A peace meeting followed.

Zhao Yuanyan was invited into the palace, where his eldest sister-in-law was like his mother. The Queen Mother untied the thorns for him with her own hands, applied medicine to him, and even ordered the officials to visit his uncle.

When the uncle and nephew met, Zhao Yuanyan said with tears in his eyes: "Like the third brother, like the third brother."

The late emperor ranked third.

Zhao Zhen saluted seriously. "In the future, please ask uncle to teach you more."

"Don't dare!" Zhao Yuanyan shook his head.

"Eighth brother used to be a good teacher." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Zhao Yuanyan said: "In the past, my brother was good at being a teacher, but today my words with that Dingyuan Marquis made me feel inferior to others. Why don't the officials summon this person to their side?"

Zhao Zhen glanced at the Queen Mother, with a little pride in his eyes, "He is by my side now."

"Congratulations to the official family!" Zhao Yuanyan was overjoyed.

This marriage recognition meeting reached the ears of Li Xian. When he learned that Zhao Yuanyan praised him, he said to Wang He: "This is just the reward given to me by King Ding."

He didn't think that his words would shock Zhao Yuanyan to heaven, but what he didn't expect was that Zhao Yuanyan, who had just had a drink with the Queen Mother's official family in the palace, would come to the Li family.

"I don't know what the king's purpose is." Li Xian asked bluntly.

After Zhao Zhen took office, he paid special attention to his uncle, and received various rewards that were staggering.

"Drink." Zhao Yuanyan sat down unceremoniously and waved to Laifu.

Li Xiang gave Xinghua a wink. He couldn't cook at the moment, so Xinghua went to order takeout.

After all, he is the king of Ding, and the table is full of wine and food.

King Ding toasted frequently, and after a while the wine was finished. He patted the case and said that he was still enjoying himself.As the master, Li Xian can only sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman.

It wasn't until he saw Li Xianhe's confused eyes that Zhao Yuanyan hooked his neck and asked in a low voice: "What do you know about the official family?"

"What?" Li Xian shook his head, "You know? I...I know that the king is a psychopath, hahahaha, a psychopath!"

After several tests, Li Xian was still like this, and Zhao Yuanyan left.

After he left, Li Xian was helped into the bedroom by Wang He.

Li Xian, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and whispered: "See if there is anyone."

Wang He's eyes flashed with strange color and he went out quietly.

He came back later and said, "There are two of them."

"It seems that Emperor Taizong has prepared a lot of things for this beloved young son, but I think those experts are quite young!" Li Xian smiled happily.

Later, the two lurking men quietly returned to Prince Ding's Mansion.

"How is it?" Zhao Yuanyan had just drank the sobering tea.

"Drunk." The man who responded looked up, his beard and hair gray.

Only then did Zhao Yuanyan feel relaxed, "Speaking of which, I am also a little confused. I only think about my sister-in-law's suspicion, but I have never thought about the official family."

He sighed quietly, "It's a pity that the officials don't know all that. What should I do, my king?"

……

Zhao Yuanyan apologized, which made the Queen Mother feel good, and sent the reward to the Li family as if it was free of charge.

Liu Congde’s first visit.

"Don't do it!"

As soon as he entered Li's house, Liu Congde raised his hand and said, "The Queen Mother asked me to come. Otherwise, do you think I rarely come to your house?"

Li Xian looked unkind and said, "Tell me something."

"This dog is interesting!" Liu Congde waved to Laifu. When Laifu roared and rushed over, he screamed and hid behind Li Xian, "Help!"

Li Xian stopped Laifu, and Liu Congde said in shock: "Lock him up quickly."

"Speak." Li Xian said impatiently.

Liu Congde hid behind him and glanced at Laifu, "The Queen Mother said that you had nothing to do all day and were bored, so she asked me to take you to play."

"What are you kidding about?" Li Xian asked.

"A brothel! A restaurant or something." Liu Congde said casually.

The Queen Mother did not mention the brothel, but Liu Congde liked to go to such places the most. If he was asked to take Li Xian to have fun, he would definitely go to the brothel.

Li Xian ran through these words in his mind and looked up to the sky speechlessly.

The Queen Mother felt that he did not know the benefits of women and the beauty of the harmony of yin and yang, so she asked Liu Congde to take him to eat meat.

After eating meat, he couldn't stop his desire. At that time, he didn't need to worry about the queen mother. Li Xian would be eager to find a wife for him.

The plan was good, but Li Xian didn't want to go.

Liu Congde regretfully said goodbye and asked before leaving: "Do you want to sell your dog?"

Li Xian let go and Laifu roared and rushed away.

"Help!"...

When Li Xian entered the palace the next day, he met Zhao Yuanyan.

"The king looks quite energetic." Li Xian praised.

After passing by, Zhao Yuanyan whispered: "How did I think of what he said yesterday, what... crazy?"

The attendant said: "Your Majesty, he said you are spiritual, not nervous."

Li Xian went to Zhao Zhen to get medicine.

"I have a great appetite after taking that medicine. Let's get some more."

Zhao Zhen sent someone to find a medical officer to prepare the medicine, and he saluted solemnly.

"Why are you doing this?" Li Xian avoided.

"Prince Ding is crazy. I know he is pretending. He is worried about being suspected. It makes me sad that my dear uncle is like this. If it weren't for Brother Guoan, it would be difficult for my uncle and nephew to reconcile."

This guy is so kind!
Historically, Zhao Zhen was very generous to his uncle Zhao Yuanyan after he took office. Later, there were rumors that Zhao Yuanyan was going to rebel, but Zhao Zhen only accelerated the investigation of the rumors.Later, he simply stopped investigating the rumors and became more tolerant to Zhao Yuanyan.

"By the way, today Mr. Sun taught internal affairs. He said that the Song Dynasty governed the country with benevolence. Last time, Lu Zongdao was too eager to ask Ying to implement the New Deal. And if the New Deal is implemented, it will inevitably intensify conflicts and the gains will not be worth the losses."

"What you said is correct, but if there is no reform, how long do you think the Song Dynasty Guozuo can last?" Li Xian asked.

"Of course it will be a long time." Zhao Zhen thought for a while, "300 years?"

He was still sober and didn't say anything about Qianqiu Wandai... Li Xian shook his head.

"Year 200?"

Li Xian shook his head.

"It can't be 100 years, right?" Zhao Zhen was a little dissatisfied.

"The former Han Dynasty died due to civil strife, right?" Li Xian asked.

"Ok!"

"The same is true for the former Tang Dynasty, right?"

"After Anlu Mountain, the former Tang Dynasty became weak and no longer had any vitality." Zhao Zhen nodded.

"Where is the Song Dynasty?" Li Xian asked.

"The former Han Dynasty was destroyed by warlords, and so was the former Tang Dynasty. Do you think this is true, brother Guoan?"

Li Xian nodded, and Zhao Zhen said proudly: "The ancestors knew these shortcomings, so they made rules and ruled the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats. With the suppression of the scholar-bureaucrats, the warriors could no longer run rampant. In this way, the Song Dynasty could naturally avoid the collapse of the previous dynasty. road."

This is a good remark.

Li Xian sat down, but he didn't know that Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, who were preparing to meet with officials, were coming outside.

Lu Yijian pointed inside, and Wang Zeng shook his head, indicating that there was no need to explain.He wanted to hear the argument inside.

Lu Yijian smiled and was also interested in listening to the wise opinions of Dingyuan Marquis.

It is easy to judge the depth and political aspirations of this person.

"The warriors have indeed been suppressed, and it is very difficult for the Song Dynasty to think of vassal towns again. But I have two questions. First, what to do about the shortcomings in the country? Under the three redundancies, the lives of the people have become more and more difficult. When the people How do you think you should respond when you don't have enough to eat? Who do you think is more harmful, civil unrest or warlords?"

Lu Yijian let out a soft sigh. Wang Zeng shook his head and signaled him to be silent, but he listened carefully with a solemn look in his eyes while stroking his beard.

"I feel... civil unrest makes me feel sorry for the people. Warlords will make the world turbulent and the people will suffer. Therefore, I think warlords are more harmful."

Lu Yijian nodded, feeling that the official's words were really good.

Inside, Li Xian said again: "Besides, what did you forget?"

"What?" Zhao Zhen thought for a long time and had no clue.

"Foreign enemies!" Li Xian's voice was filled with anger. "Beiliao, Dangxiang, and even Jiaozhi can bully the Song Dynasty. When the people inside are in dire straits, do you want to change?"

"Of course I do."

"But under the invasion of foreign enemies, are you willing to change?"

Officials are silent.

"The people inside are in dire straits, and civil unrest is frequent, which makes the local defenders exhausted. When foreign enemies see that the Song Dynasty is weakening, they will naturally invade in large numbers. By then, how much do you think the Song Dynasty will still have?"

Zhao Zhen said uncomfortably: "No way!"

Lu Yijian nodded slightly, thinking this was a good thing to say.He glanced at Wang Zeng, but Wang Zeng still looked solemn.

He had a premonition that the boy would say something earth-shattering.

The sound of knocking on the table came from the room, and Li Xian's voice came calmly.

"The complaints from the Sansi are getting worse year by year. Ten years from now, 50 years from now, it can be predicted that the lives of the people will become more and more difficult. These are the best people. As long as they are hungry, they will obey the government's arrangements honestly. . Fifty years later, when those people who are about to starve to death rise up in rebellion, what can the government do? Suppress."

This is the norm.

"Isn't it the same in Beiliao?" Zhao Zhen countered.

“During the Pre-Han Dynasty, what was causing trouble in the grasslands in the Central Plains?”

"Xiongnu!" Zhao Zhen said.

"Pre-Tang Dynasty."

"It's Turkic."

"The pace of replacement of grassland overlords is dizzying. So, how many years do you think the people of Bei Liao can rule the grassland?"

Zhao Zhen was horrified, "You mean, there will be more fierce tribes to replace the Northern Liao and look covetously at the Song Dynasty?"

"The Song Dynasty, which was in internal chaos, was like a fat sheep to the foreign tribes on the grassland. They would mobilize their troops and march south without hesitation."

"100 years from now, how will the army of the Song Dynasty, which has been reduced to useless by the scholar-bureaucrats, resist those wolf-like and tiger-like foreign cavalry? 100 years from now, when the hoofbeats of foreign horses ring out outside Bianjing City, what will the scholar-bureaucrats do? "

"They will sacrifice the emperor!"

"impossible!"

Zhao Zhen stood up suddenly, "My family is so generous to scholar-bureaucrats..."

"But they feel that this world belongs to them. For their own world, the emperor is just a bargaining chip! They will use the emperor in exchange for the alien retreat, they will use noble girls, they will use the wealth of Bianjing, and they will use the people of Bianjing as bargaining chips. , in exchange for the aliens retreating..."

A hundred years later, when the Jin soldiers arrived at Bianjing City, wasn’t that exactly what those scholar-bureaucrats did?

"impossible!"

Zhao Zhen's face turned red.

Outside, Lu Yijian couldn't help shouting, "No way!"

(End of this chapter)