Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 27 I won’t do anything that has no benefit

In the palace.

Who didn’t get spanked when they were little? Actually…

With Zhao Xin's intelligence, he could obviously avoid being beaten by his father.

But there are some things that you really have to say, and you will feel better if you don't say them.

and……

If getting a beating can speed up others' growth towards you and stop treating you as a child, then the beating is well worth it.

Zhao Zhen naturally found it strange. The last time he beat Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin cried.

This time...

Why didn't Zhao Xin cry and even have no reaction at all?

Then...

For this reason, he also asked Zhao Xin, "Why don't you cry?"

Zhao Xin said with a serious face: "I am right, why should I cry? Only people without reason like to hit others."

After saying this, he looked at his father with a disdainful look.

This time he hit me even harder.

After that, Zhao Xin returned to Madam Miao and cried. He reported to Madam Miao in front of his father, saying that his father couldn't convince her and started beating people.

Madam Miao also asked: "What trouble have you caused since you came here?"

Zhao Zhen defended himself: "Ask him what he said."

Madam Miao wiped Zhao Xin's face and said, "What did you say?"

Zhao Xin: "I said Daddy couldn't win the war, and he won't be able to win in the future."

Madam Miao's expression suddenly became very interesting.

Zhao Zhen added: "He discussed state affairs and said that our Song Dynasty could not defeat Li Yuanhao."

Madam Miao knew that this was no small matter, and quickly said to Zhao Xin: "Then you deserve to be beaten!"

Zhao Xin still refused to accept it and said to Miao Niangzi: "Just wait and see! I will definitely lose again in the future."

Zhao Zhen: "This kid! Why is he so stubborn?"

Fearing that the emperor would beat her son again, Madam Miao hugged Zhao Xin and said, "Okay, stop talking. Go wash your hands. We'll have dinner soon."

The food and drink in the Song Dynasty were much better than those in the Tang Dynasty.

But if you ask what the Tang Dynasty eats, to be honest, Zhao Xin is not very clear.

What he eats nowadays is mostly noodles and rice, with one accounting for about two-thirds and the other accounting for one-third.

Today, I don’t eat rice, I eat noodles.

Because Zhao Xin said it in advance.

The noodles are also very well made.

For example...

It’s like pressing the noodles into flower shapes. It’s hard to say whether it tastes better, after all, everyone’s taste is different, but it definitely looks better and more sophisticated.

A bowl of flower-shaped noodles, a few spoonfuls of mutton soup, and a few pieces of mutton. Now that autumn is here, it is a good time to take some tonic food.

Since Zhao Zhen had come, he naturally ate something. However, he did not expect the other party to come, so he did not cook much. Madam Miao then asked someone to bring some cakes and told Zhao Zhen that if he was not full, he could have some more cakes to fill his stomach.

Zhao Zhen also said: "Okay, I'm not that hungry either."

After lunch, Zhao Xin took a nap at noon, and then it was time for him to read.

In fact, Zhao Xin didn't want to study either.

He is already this old, what difference does it make whether he studies or not.

Unfortunately……

All parents hope that their sons will be successful, and they all believe that people who do not study will never achieve anything in the future.

and so……

It is impossible for him not to study. Even if he is just pretending, he has to pretend in front of them.

Zhao Zhen also took a nap with Madam Miao.

After waking up, he sat there and watched Zhao Xin sitting on Madam Miao's lap, and then let Madam Miao teach him to read.

Madam Miao can only say that she can read at most, and may not even recognize some characters. However...

None of this is a problem.

Because Zhao Xin has mastered a new learning method.

Ask Madam Miao to write down everything he doesn't know and make a note. When the time comes, when he goes to meet his teacher, he can ask all the questions at once.

Of course, it was best to have his teacher Yan Shu accompany him all day long as before.

But this method of learning was obviously a bit too wasteful of Yan Shu's time.

The efficiency is too low.

and so……

In the end, Zhao Xin changed it into this.

With Miao Niang accompanying Zhao Xin, she could listen to even the most boring articles with great interest.

As for his teacher...

He is just a tool on his road to success.

That afternoon, while listening to the book, Zhao Xin encountered a lot of things he didn't understand.

Madam Miao also said to Zhao Xin: "I don't know what this means either. Ask your father."

Zhao Xin then said, "I won't ask him, he beat me."

Zhao Zhen really wanted to beat him up again, but...

My heart softened a little.

Yes!

I feel like it’s not a big deal to fight like this.

He needs to reflect on himself and hit the opponent less in the future.

He said, "If you were a little more obedient, why would your father hit you? Look at your elder sister Huirou, your father never hit her."

Zhao Xin also looked at Zhao Huirou who was standing beside him, and then said, "Look at how stupid she is. She can't even read a few words. Of course you can't hit her, or you'll become even more stupid."

This time his father didn't hit him, but Madam Miao couldn't help but pinch his face. Madam Miao would get angry too, and she said in a loud voice: "You can't talk about your elder sister like that! It's rude!"

Zhao Huirou also looked over with her eyes wide open, and then said to her father, "Dad, I want to study too."

Zhao Zhen didn't expect this kind of effect, but when he thought about it, he thought that they had probably focused too much on Zui Xinglai recently and had neglected her.

He then held Zhao Huirou in his arms and taught her a few lessons.

And from the reading process of the two, we can find a huge gap.

Zhao Xin is the type who understands things quickly, while Zhao Huirou just doesn’t understand.

Zhao Xin can read more than ten articles in an afternoon, while Zhao Huirou is already lucky if she can finish reading one.

Zhao Xin even took out the "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".

Praise the example above for a while.

Of course, this is mainly because the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art is really not that difficult, and is roughly equivalent to elementary school level mathematics knowledge.

As for the multiplication table you mentioned?
Of course in the Song Dynasty, this was not called the multiplication table, but the multiplication song.

Zhao Xin could memorize that thing after just reading it once.

So much so that Zhao Zhen had to ask Madam Miao an extra question, "Does he already know arithmetic?"

Madam Miao also said: "I knew it a month ago."

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Xin can even do mental math on the solutions to equations.

Good guy!
The title of genius is indeed not just talk.

So much so that Zhao Zhen couldn't help but want to come up with some questions that were not in the book to test him.

Zhao Xin also said: "I refuse to answer."

Zhao Zhen asked, "Why? Or do you not know how to do it at all?"

Zhao Xin also said: "If you hit me, I'm angry now and I can't be appeased. Besides... I won't do anything that has no benefit."

She even negotiated conditions with him!

(End of this chapter)