Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 185 The First Year of Huangyou
In August, the autumn banquet was cancelled.

In December, during the Chinese New Year, we try to save as much as possible.

In the second year, the reign title was changed to Huangyou.

Stop hanging lanterns and music during the Lantern Festival.

I have never saved so much before.

It can be seen from this province that the situation in Hebei is really not optimistic.

however……

Officials in Hebei region, however, don't care about this at all.

even……

When the envoys arrived at the place to inspect, they actually held a grand banquet in an attempt to bribe the envoys and ask them to go back and tell the officials how great a job they had done in order to win fame and honor.

After reading the report, Zhao Xin was almost amused by the anger.

He was stunned for a while and took several breaths before he finally recovered.

sometimes……

I really want to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang and chop off the pig heads of these people.

Xia Song, this side...

I also gave Zhao Xin a gift during the Chinese New Year this year.

and……

I heard that Zhao Xin wanted to get married.

Then Zhao Xin must also want to take a concubine. He has many granddaughters. If one of them can be favored by His Royal Highness Prince Yu, it would be a blessing for them.

After that, he specially asked someone to send seven or eight paintings to me.

Zhao Xin was a little shocked.

Asked: "Xia Song's family has so many granddaughters?"

Yang Huaimin, the chief of the inner court who helped deliver the gifts, said, "Xia Song's family has more than a hundred people in total, so it's normal for him to have seven or eight granddaughters. Your Highness Prince Yu, what do you think?"

Zhao Xin also said: "Xia Song has no merit at all. If you want to be promoted, you should at least make some achievements yourself, right?"

Yang Huaimin glanced at Zhao Xin and felt that His Royal Highness Prince Yu just didn't want to help.

But if you say that Zhao Xin doesn't want to help at all.

His Royal Highness Prince Yu accepted this gift again.

and so……

Does His Royal Highness Prince Yu want to help or not?
Then Zhao Xin said, "Forget about Xia Song's granddaughter and these gifts. Let Xia Song go back and think about what he can do to benefit the court."

Yang Huaimin: “…”

After Yang Huaimin left.

Zhao Xun also said to Zhao Xin: "Your Highness Prince Yu, isn't it a bad thing for you to do this? Xia Song doesn't seem to have a very good reputation."

Zhao Xin then said, "So I am just dragging the other party down, right? What a pity! I really want to accept the other party's bribe."

Seeing Zhao Xun looking at him in surprise.

Zhao Xin also said: "What? I'm talking about the gifts he gave me. Although they are only worth a few hundred or a few thousand coins, any profit is a profit. It's a waste not to take the corrupt official's money!"

Zhao Xun looked at Zhao Xin with an expression that seemed to indicate that he was trying to explain but was trying to cover up something.

Your Highness Prince Yu, you already have four concubines. I don’t believe you don’t want more.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Xin also said: "I see that you are not young anymore, and you have made great contributions. How about I buy you one? Or I can pick one for you from my father's singing and dancing troupe."

Zhao Xun quickly refused.

Although everyone wants a concubine.

but……

If you really bring it back home, it will easily cause unrest in your family.

Xia Song also soon learned the news.

In fact, Xia Song’s biggest dream in his life is to become a prime minister.

As soon as he read the contents of Yang Huaimin's letter, he felt that it would be difficult for him to become prime minister in this lifetime.

Why didn't the emperor ask him to be the teacher of Prince Yu, but instead asked Yan Shu?
Look at Yan Shu. In his eyes, he is just a waste and can be said to be of no use at all in the court.

But he can sit firmly in the position of prime minister.

you say!

Is this even justified?
After complaining for a while, Xia Song began to ponder the strange characters in the ancient text in his hand.

If His Royal Highness Prince Yu's path is really not feasible, then he can only try Madam Zhang's path.

It is said that Wen Yanbo was able to succeed by following Zhang Niangzi's path.

Just of course!
If he did that, it would be very awkward when he met His Royal Highness Prince Yu again.

So you say...

Is there a possibility that His Royal Highness Prince Yu suddenly died?

Blowing the dust off the small object in his hand, Xia Song thought that sometimes, this is really necessary. And if Madam Zhang could give birth to a prince, it would be even better.

Fake pregnancy?
But isn't this operation a bit too complicated?

Just turn around...

Xia Song gave all the gifts to Madam Zhang.

Madam Zhang knew that she had been scolded by the government many times and could not accept things from officials of the previous dynasty, so if she wanted to accept anything, she could only put it away and hide it for herself.

Xia Song sent another woman to whisper in Madam Zhang's ear, asking her why she had not given birth to a prince for the emperor in such a long time.

It would be great if Madam Zhang could give birth to a prince, then there wouldn't be any chance for Prince Yu to make decisions here.

After some exaggeration, it was the first time we met, but he was not in a hurry to reveal everything.

Next…

There will be a second and third meeting.

Then we can guide them in that direction slowly and little by little.

then……

He could see that his father's face looked even weaker.

of course!

Zhao Xin was too lazy to say anything.

But don’t tell me!

If they really let them do this, they might actually give him a younger brother.

never mind!

Just let nature take its course.

During the Chinese New Year, I also kept in touch with the Chen family.

Just say something auspicious.

This year, the library at the Cuju field has also been improved.

But although it is called a library, it actually sells novels and magazines.

Anyway...

For individuals, it is definitely of no benefit.

However, it can improve the entertainment life here.

A storyteller was even hired to keep the atmosphere calm.

can only say……

It’s actually similar to the brothels and theaters.

only……

From the surface, it is naturally much more upscale than the brothels and theaters.

When it comes to making money, it's just average.

It’s not a loss, but it’s not a big profit either.

after all……

This novel is just starting to take off, and few people can actually spend money to buy it.

Once we develop this habit, or if we can produce more excellent works, the situation will probably be much better.

Zhao Xin also talked about the books he had read, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West".

Allow them to broaden their thinking.

In fact, in terms of consuming novels, the Song Dynasty still has the strength.

after all……

There were so many urban citizens in the Song Dynasty.

For example, the servants in the homes of some officials are uneducated and only like entertainment.

and……

The consumption capacity of these people is not necessarily bad.

Once the outline of the story is roughly given to the people below, naturally someone will follow up.

Nowadays, the collection of books is not very large, so it may not seem very good.

When there are more types of books and more content in the future, perhaps they will have a greater influence.

Zhao Xin also thought about whether to publish newspapers directly and firmly control the propaganda channel.

It just feels like there is nothing to report every day.

I need to find someone with this talent to help me.

Or, when they are able to write serialized novels, they can start serializing them in newspapers. I feel this will make more money than publishing them directly as books.

(End of this chapter)