Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 158 Self-knowledge
What his father said almost meant that he would be the crown prince in the future.

Fortunately, his father only has him as a son, so even if others are jealous, they can't.

The bad news is...

When everyone heard that his importance was so high, they knew that it was inevitable for him to have such interpersonal relationships with others.

Then, Miao Niang's relatives appeared out of nowhere and started giving gifts to Miao Niang.

This left Mrs. Miao speechless.

Zuixinglai is only nine years old!

Instead of asking Zui Xing to give you an official position, you might as well go and curry favor with Madam Zhang and let her persuade the emperor.

That might even come faster.

However, Miao's relatives thought that Zhao Xin had become very powerful.

Is there anything that Zhao Xin can't do?

after all……

Zhao Xin has eight thousand soldiers in his hands!
Although in fact, up to now, the 5,000 soldiers in the southeast have not yet started recruiting.

but……

People outside seem to think that Zhao Xin is already very good.

But it is true, if you ask the princes of other dynasties, who could have 8,000 soldiers?

Madam Miao had to spend a long time talking before she finally got rid of this relative of the Miao family.

As soon as Zhao Xin came back, he saw Madam Miao gulping down water. It seemed that she had encountered and just dealt with a very important matter.

Then he asked, "Ms. Miao, have you gone for a walk of twenty miles?"

Madam Miao asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Xin: "Then why do you drink so much water?"

Madam Miao had no choice but to tell him what happened.

Zhao Xin said, "It seems that people finally understand that I am no longer a child! As His Royal Highness Prince Yu, I still have a little power."

Madam Miao replied, "You are still showing off there."

"Next...you have to be very careful."

When Zhao Xin saw this, he found that Madam Miao did not act so arrogantly and accept bribes in a big way.

But still maintain a humble attitude.

Zhao Xin said, "It seems that your reading of the Tang History, Sui History, and Han History was not in vain, Madam Miao."

Madam Miao then revealed an expression as if she really wanted to beat him up.

Madam Miao's reading of "Book of Tang", "Book of Sui" and "Book of Han" was not in vain. She knew that the emperor did not like the harem to interfere in government affairs.

For example, Madam Zhang had been scolded several times by the emperor for associating with ministers of the previous dynasty and accepting gifts from them.

She couldn't afford to make the same mistake again.

Besides, the government said so, but the matter has not been finalized yet.

Zui Xinglai isn't even a crown prince yet, so how can you say this matter is settled?
Besides, even many crown princes were deposed midway.

This Miao lady has read a lot.

after that……

Madam Miao then asked about Zhao Xin's eight thousand soldiers and his concubine.

and……

The most important thing is the concubine's matter.

I don’t know if it has been discovered by anyone, but judging by my relatives’ statements, it probably hasn’t been discovered yet.

Then, how is the concubine doing?

Although she was only a concubine, she was still her son's woman, and Madam Miao was worried that he would not take good care of her.

Zhao Xin told her not to worry, as long as she had enough food and clothing, there would be no problem at all.

……

August.

Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo returned to Tokyo City.

At this moment, the Censorate was also concerned about the military operations in the northwest, and had temporarily recruited a lot of people to serve as soldiers. Now that the war in the northwest had eased a little, and it had been almost two years, they suggested that some people could be allowed to return home to farm.

Maybe someone in the family of this censor served in the army, and now that person doesn't want to serve anymore and wants to go home, but the army won't let him go, so he got anxious. Zhao Zhen just couldn't find an excuse to bring up the issue of military reduction, and after hearing what the censor said, the excuse for military reduction came up.

He immediately ordered Pang Ji and Wen Yanbo, who had just returned, to come up with a plan and number of people.

and……

It is not just about disarmament in the northwest, but also in other areas, especially in Hebei.

The person who proposed to disarm Hebei was Bao Zheng!

Zhao Xin knows this!

Even later, Pang Ji recommended Sima Guang to his father.

If Zhao Xin guessed correctly, this Sima Guang might be the one who smashed the jar.

There was no Sima Guang in the Han Dynasty, no Sima Guang in the Tang Dynasty, and no Sima Guang in the Ming Dynasty, so it can only be from the Song Dynasty!
Of course! It is also possible that they just have the same name.

If I have the chance, I can ask him if he ever smashed a jar when he was a child.

Sima Guang served as a judge in Dali and a lecturer in the Imperial College.

On the first day of taking office, he told his father the disadvantages of being a prince in command of troops.

But it made his father mad!

Zhao Xin also stroked his father's chest and said, "Dad, don't be angry! Just ignore such a pedantic person in the future. This salary is really not worth it."

After hearing what Zhao Xin said, Zhao Zhen felt a little heartbroken.

But it’s not that bad!
At least……

In Zhao Zhen's view, Sima Guang is still a man who dares to speak.

People like this can still be used.

Then, Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Xin again.

recent……

Because of his words, Zhao Xin can almost be said to have become very famous in Tokyo City.

Actually it wasn’t bad before!
But it has never been so direct before.

Zhao Zhen then asked, "How come you don't seem to be affected at all?"

Zhao Xin replied: "What's not affected?"

Zhao Zhen said, "I said, this official position will be yours sooner or later. Right now, Tokyo City is in turmoil, and you are acting like nothing happened."

Zhao Xin said, "Isn't that already predetermined? Daddy, if you give it to me in the future, I will take it. If you don't give it to me, I will take it myself! So...what's the impact of this?"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Zhen took a deep breath and kept repeating a sentence in his heart: although the son was naughty, he was still his son after all. At least it was much better than being forced by others to establish Zhao Zongshi as the emperor.

……

Zhao Zongshi at this time.

I'm already fifteen years old.

Gao Taotao is also fifteen years old.

This year, the marriage will be arranged, and the two can get married in March next year.

When talking about this, Zhao Zhen seemed to have a good impression of Gao Taotao.

Said: "It would be better if Taotao could be a little quieter."

Zhao Xin thought, Dad, are you helping me win over your queen?

Do I need that?
But it’s true!

Dealing with these human relationships is really troublesome.

In the future, incidents like what happened to Madam Miao and her relatives might become more and more frequent.

I might have to deal with this relative while dealing with matters in the court.

"Who will you choose as your future queen?"

I saw that Zhao Zongshi and Gao Taotao were both engaged.

Zhao Zhen therefore asked an extra question.

Zhao Xin said, "You have to find someone you like, and I'm so naughty that others might not want to marry me."

It turns out he still has a little self-awareness.

(End of this chapter)