I studied in modern times

Chapter 959 People’s Heart
Sitting upright on the cushion, Zhao Xu slightly adjusted his sitting posture in order to better observe the "good royal brother" in the palace, the future commander-in-chief of the palace army.

In my mind, I recalled the life of this person as introduced by Yelu Ju, Yelu Yongchang and others.

This person was the adopted son of Yelu Wanxin, the King of the Northern Court during the reign of Emperor Xingzong of Liao!
Another of the five great Xi kings was born.

It can be said that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth!
Naturally, he is completely different from Yelu Ju, Yelu Yongchang and others.

They belong to the real ruling class and share the world with the Liao ruler.

Naturally, such people cannot be easily corrupted by sugar-coated bullets.

The same is true.

All the people Zhao Xu sent to test returned empty-handed.

But it doesn't matter.

Zhao Xu cleared his throat and said to Yelu Gongchen, "My brother, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, is thoughtful!"

"Please return to your country and let me convey my greetings and gratitude to the Liao Emperor's grandson!"

"Just tell me, when my brother's birthday comes, I will send an envoy back to express my gratitude!"

"Yes!" Yelu Gongchen bowed again: "I will report all the words of the Emperor to His Royal Highness. I think His Royal Highness will be overjoyed!"

Yelu Gongchen recalled the expression of the Crown Prince he served, every time he mentioned his brother, the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty.

His face was livid, he gritted his teeth, and it was obvious that he was secretly hating her.

This is normal - in the past three years in middle school, whenever the crown prince was mentioned, the new emperor of the Southern Dynasty would always be mentioned.

In their conversations, they always compared the Crown Prince to the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty.

That’s all.

The key is the emperor. Whenever he teaches the grandson his lessons, if the grandson makes the slightest mistake, the emperor will use the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty to punish the grandson.

It's not - Ah Guo (nickname of Yelu Yanxi), you should learn from your brother in the Southern Dynasty! He is only one year older than you, but he has been supported by the whole country, the three armies have returned to their hearts, and even the queen mother is willing to pave the way for him!
That’s it - Aguo, if you could be half as smart as that little emperor of the Southern Dynasty, I would die with my eyes closed!

As for His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince had been frightened when he was young, and his temperament is different from that of ordinary people.

The emperor used the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty to criticize him many times.

How could he not secretly resent it?

Zhao Xu listened to Yelu Gongchen's words, nodded slightly, and said: "In this case, you can come to the table for a while, I will talk to you in detail tomorrow..."

"By the way..." Zhao Xu said, and picked up a booklet from the table. It was the set meal he prepared for Yelu Yanxi: "And take back the homework I gave to my brother, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty!"

Ever since Zhao Xu discovered that the Liao people liked to use Yelu Yanxi to frame and tie him up.

While cooperating, he began to take advantage of the Liao people's mentality to torture and teach the future Emperor Tianzuo.

The specific form is to increase the intensity of Yelu Yanxi's homework.

At first, Zhao Xu just asked someone to send some of his notes over.

By now, Zhao Xu had taken the initiative and started to give Yelu Yanxi questions.

Every now and then he would send people to deliver a few papers he had compiled to Yelu Yanxi.

The purpose, of course, is to psychologically overwhelm the little boy Yelu Yanxi and leave a lasting shadow in his heart.

Although this is somewhat unethical.

But there is no morality between countries!

Besides, from the Liao ruler to the Liao ministers, everyone was very welcoming of Zhao Xu's enthusiasm.

The relationship between Song and Liao was now so close, and the mutual trust was so high, that Zhao Xu was able to intervene and mediate the Liao's war against Goryeo.

In addition to economic reasons, the biggest reason is that Zhao Xu has been urging His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Liao Dynasty.

Like a real brother, he cares for you all the time and sends you greetings at all times.

Care about his studies, urge and encourage him to make progress.

Parents who push their children too hard are not only found in modern times, but also in the Middle Ages, and there were many of them!

As the only descendant of Yelu Hongji, Yelu Yanxi naturally attracted the attention of countless people, including Yelu Hongji.

Hoping that their grandchildren (Zhijun) would become Yao and Shun was the unanimous mentality of the Liao Dynasty's high-ranking officials, including Yelu Hongji.

In this way, Zhao Xu enjoyed the pleasure of remotely oppressing the children while accepting the sincere thanks from the Liao monarchs and ministers including Yelu Hongji.

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The following Xinglong Festival celebration entered a programmed process.

Singing and dancing begin—Singing and dancing stop—Zhao Xu bestows wine—Ministers offer birthday wishes—Singing and dancing begin.

This situation continued until nightfall, when the official celebration ended.

But Zhao Xu couldn't rest.

Because he still needs to go to the Xuande Gate Tower to celebrate with the people!
This is a feature that distinguishes the Zhao Song Dynasty from other dynasties. Every time there is an important festival such as the Emperor's Holy Day, the New Year's Day, the Lantern Festival, and the Zhongyuan Festival, there will be many celebrations.

Emperor Zhao would go up to the Xuande Gate Tower to celebrate with the people.

This year's Xinglong Festival is also Zhao Xu's first holy festival after he was free from mourning.

Therefore, the scale and grandeur of the event exceeded those of previous years!
There were thirteen lantern mountains set up by the Imperial City Administration in front of the Xuande Gate Tower alone.

It stretches from in front of Zhou Bridge to under Xuande Gate.

Each mountain of lights is built with huge bamboos and wood, in a method similar to the scaffolding used in modern construction.

On top of the mountain of lights, there are colorful strips and countless lanterns hanging.

On both sides of the Lantern Mountain, Jun Rongzhi's military musicians and various jugglers, singers, magicians, and song and dance artists hired by Kaifeng Prefecture were already in place.

So, when Zhao Xu and the two palaces climbed up the city wall of Xuande Gate, surrounded by ministers and guarded by Yulong Zhuzhi.

A spectacular scene in the Middle Ages on Earth, which could only be seen in Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, was presented to everyone.

On the thirteen lantern mountains, hundreds of thousands of lanterns are like the galaxy in the sky, shining brightly, making the Imperial Street in front of Zhou Bridge as bright as day.

The weather is nice tonight, no wind or rain.

Above the sky, there is a frosty crescent moon.

In the deep night, the lanterns on the distant mountain flickered in the night, appearing and disappearing, bright and dim, and the shadows were vague.
Under the light, hundreds and thousands of countless people from Bianjing appeared in the imperial corridors on both sides of the imperial road.

When Zhao Xu's figure appeared on the Xuande Gate Tower, a whip sounded, tearing the air.

Along with Tong Guan's loud praises on the city wall: "The emperor is at Xuande Gate, celebrating the Xinglong Festival with the people!"

Jun Rongzhi's musicians played various instruments.

At once, sixteen tunes, thirty-six large pieces, and twenty-one drum and flute pieces were combined into a magnificent movement.

Zhao Xu, surrounded by ministers, appeared in front of the Xuande Gate tower.

At this time, two huge lanterns that had long been hung on the left and right sides of Xuande Gate were lit up by the people from the Imperial City Bureau.

The red lights illuminated the figures of Zhao Xu and the ministers and elders around him, and also made the emperor's face appear before the eyes of the people of Bianliang for the first time - although, unless they had high-powered telescopes, it would be impossible to see Zhao Xu and the people around him clearly in such an environment.

At best, you can only see a vague figure.

However, this still caused a deafening sound.

"Long live the emperor!"

Countless citizens of Bianjing competed in shouting and blessing.

Zhao Xu faced the Imperial Street and, imitating the posture of generals he had seen in modern times, waved and greeted his subjects.

Suddenly, there was even more enthusiastic cheering.

"May the Emperor live a thousand years of life!"

Yelu Ju, Yelu Yongchang, Yelu Gongchen and other envoys from various countries stood at the foot of the Xuande Gate Tower, looking up at the figure of the young emperor on the tower, and also looking at the figures of the people on both sides of the Imperial Street illuminated by hundreds of thousands of lanterns, and listening to their cheers and shouts of blessings.

Everyone was silent.

After a long while, Yelu Gongchen sighed in a low voice: "Is the ruler of the Southern Dynasty really so highly regarded by the people?"

Everything before his eyes was something he had never witnessed in Liao.

Emperor Taizong of Tang said: The people are like water and the king is like a boat. Water can carry the boat but can also capsize it!
In the past, Yelu Gongchen had no idea about this.

But now, he deeply felt the power contained in Emperor Taizong of Tang's words.

With such public sentiment, can the Southern Dynasty really be conquered?
Beside Yelu Gongchen, his deputy Han Yi whispered: "Jiedu, I heard that since the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty ascended the throne, he has lightened taxes and levies, lived frugally, treated the people well, and cared about people's livelihood. He once said: The people of the world are suffering from hunger and cold, and this is my fault! Therefore, the daily clothes for all four seasons are all woven by the queen mother, and there are no more than three meals a day, and each meal is no more than three dishes and one soup..."

"It is also said that last year there was a severe drought in Huainan during the Southern Dynasty. The province used its own money and also took out money from the sealed treasury to provide relief to the victims!"

“Therefore, the people of the Southern Dynasties all said: God bless the Song Dynasty and give birth to a wise ruler!”

"The scholars all thought that he had the spirit of the wise rulers of the Han and Tang dynasties, and people often compared him to Han Zhang and Han Ming..."

Yelu Gongchen listened in silence, and after a long while he sighed: "Young Master of the Southern Dynasty, if you stay in power for a long time, our dynasty must not think of going south!"

The envoys from other countries all had different thoughts and were discussing the issue at large.

However, all of them guessed wrong. The reason why the people of Bian Jing were so fanatical was not at all the superficial reasons such as Zhao Xu’s light taxation and frugality.

If that were the case, they would at most just shout a few happy birthday to the emperor.

There was only one reason why the people of Bianliang were so fanatical - Zhao Xu encouraged industry and commerce, guaranteed employment, and stabilized prices. He also publicly said - as long as the people have not committed any crimes, the wind and rain can get in, but I cannot enter!

This respect for personal property, this encouragement and support for industry, commerce and handicrafts.

That's why the people of Bian Jing are so fanatical.

After all, they really have personal property that needs to be protected, and they really rely on handicrafts and industry and commerce to survive!
(End of this chapter)