Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 157 This official position will be his from now on
July, the seventh year of the Qingli period.

Zhao Xin began to recruit soldiers in the southeast again.

The Song Dynasty already had enough redundant soldiers, so when the Censorate and the Ministry of Remonstrance heard that more troops were being recruited, they were bound to have some opinions.

of course!

The Censorate and the Ministry of Remonstrance are quite familiar with the current environment of the Song Dynasty court.

It is better to be cautious when saying bad things about His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu.

At least, even if you have to say it, it's better to be tactful.

There is no other reason. Wang Gongchen is still in Lingnan and cannot come back.

You don’t want to be like Wang Gongchen, who went to Lingnan and couldn’t come back for three years, right?
However, after learning that Zhao Xin did not spend a penny of the court's money, they felt relieved.

But while I feel relieved, I also want to ask, where does Zhao Xin get all this money from?

You wouldn't give money to others, would you?

If there are 5,000 people, and each person receives a minimum of 30 strings of cash per year, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu will have to pay 150,000 strings of cash.

Fifteen thousand strings of cash is certainly nothing for a department like the Sansi.

But if His Royal Highness Prince Yu has so much money to control every year, would this be a good thing?
The Imperial Censorate and the Chief Remonstrance Office simultaneously questioned Zhao Zhen, "Your Majesty, do you really want to completely restore the system of enfeoffed kings during the Han and Tang dynasties? But even during the Han and Tang dynasties, the power of enfeoffed kings to lead troops was constantly reduced, right?"

I didn't question it before because it wasn't the time to question it, and I thought I'd just bear with it and let it go.

But now, His Royal Highness Prince Yu wants to send more troops. This is too much!
The essential……

How did His Royal Highness Prince Yu come up with the idea of ​​sending reinforcements from the southeast?

These are things that their brains cannot imagine.

Facing the questioning of the crowd, Zhao Zhen also replied calmly: "I only have this one son, so why not let him learn how to lead troops?"

An imperial censor said, "To learn how to lead troops, three thousand are enough! His Royal Highness Prince Yu has eight thousand soldiers. I have to say something unpleasant. Even if he rebels..."

Zhao Zhen said, "Zei Xinglai is my son. In the future, the position of the official will also be his. Why should he rebel?"

But after finishing speaking.

Zhao Zhen felt like he had said something wrong again.

All the censors and advisers looked at each other.

Although this is a 'fact' known to everyone, we are still afraid of accidents!

Even in ordinary families, the elderly often like the youngest child.

Unless the official is captured and castrated.

otherwise……

It would be troublesome if I had another child in the future.

The censors and advisers didn't have much to say. Anyway, if brothers start killing each other at that time, don't blame us for not telling them in advance.

This will be over soon.

Almost everyone knows that this position will belong to Zhao Xin in the future.

Even Madam Zhang found out as quickly as possible.

Immediately afterwards...

She smashed a vase.

I don't know what he is angry about.

Empress Cao thought it was okay. At least, Zui Xinglai had given her a sachet before, so her relationship with Zui Xinglai was not bad.

Even if Zui Xinglai became an official one day, he would definitely not treat her badly.

She has probably given up on the government.

If you don’t love me, you don’t love me. There’s nothing you can do about it.

At least being able to be polite on the surface is already pretty good.

Madam Miao was a little slow this time.

Because Madam Miao had no one outside to tip her off.

She didn't know until the other ladies said so.

Then she frowned deeply.

All I can say is... this isn't a good thing.

Immediately afterwards...

The eyes of the whole city fell on Zhao Xin.

And Zhao Xin’s mansion was obviously well hidden.

I don't know if these imperial censors, censors, or anyone else installed surveillance cameras on his carriage and have been watching him since he left the palace. Then...

He had been living outside for some time recently, and the censors and advisers heard about it.

of course!

It is also possible that some of them already knew it, but just happened to bring it up at this time.

Zhao Xin also knew that some things could not be concealed.

But I'm nine years old!

I'm like a little adult now. Can't I live outside by myself?

If you don't praise me for being so independent at such a young age, that's fine. What's there to find fault with?
Fortunately, they haven't discovered that he has a concubine, otherwise, it would be terrible!

however……

How could they understand my own foresight?

If you want your sons to be successful and united in the future, you must let them have a mother who has a broad vision, a high level of perspective, and is sensible.

Isn't this exactly what I am cultivating?
If you instill good ideas and concepts in them from a young age, the sons they raise will definitely be extraordinary in the future.

The main reason is that he may not have so much time to spend with his son in the future.

Going out to fight a war would take at least half a year.

If the mother is not virtuous, then wouldn’t the son be ruined?
Even if I conquer the entire earth, I will be defeated by these guys sooner or later.

on the contrary!

Even if he died before achieving his goal, with these four wise concubines, his son would definitely not be a bad person when he grew up under their combined influence.

That's why he took the trouble to educate his four concubines.

Next…

He also plans to write a book on raising children that can be read by family members.

But let’s put all that aside for now.

Faced with the government's "inaction", the censors and advisers felt at this moment that the sky was about to fall and the social order was about to collapse!
His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu never seems to do things according to the rules.

You can completely regard those 8,000 soldiers as his personal private army.

What does the government want to do?
Before, they said it was about learning how to lead troops, so that could be a bit confusing.

Now I’m starting to stop pretending!

There also seems to be no peacemaking in the areas of Xuchang and Nanyang.

This might mean that His Royal Highness Prince Yu will make the decision himself.

In the future, perhaps His Royal Highness Prince of Yu will have the final say in Xuchang and Nanyang.

Last year, it was said that 100,000 pieces of silk and 40,000 kilograms of cotton were sent to the three ministries. This must have come from Xuchang and Nanyang, right?

"It is rare in our dynasty to be favored like this!"

People like Jia Changchao couldn't help but feel emotional.

This only son is different!
But seriously!

This is a bit of disregarding the laws of the court.

Of course!
The government might have a reason for doing this.

The biggest reason is probably that there is no one in the court who can fight.

There are not many people around the government who can be trusted and used.

Then it would be obvious to let his son step forward and take on this responsibility.

Compared to the past few years when the emperor was "learning" with His Royal Highness Prince Yu, it seems that the emperor is not as hesitant as before when encountering problems.

Broken? Now, could it be that His Royal Highness Prince Yu has the final say?
So should I try to please him?

(End of this chapter)