Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 38: Read Less of the Book of Tang
night.

Please tell the truth! At the age of three, he already knows how to buy people's hearts with money, and he also said that if you don't give enough, others will not help you seriously. Is this normal?

That night, everything was quiet.

Zhao Zhen then had an in-depth discussion with Madam Miao on this issue.

Of course, Madam Miao couldn't say that this was abnormal.

He could only bring up the "Book of Tang" and said, "Maybe it's because I've been listening to the "Book of Tang" recently, so I already know how to spend the money?"

There are indeed many places in the "Book of Tang" where money is mentioned.

There are those who provide disaster relief and those who give rewards.

However, the rewards of money were generally small, and most of them were rewards of silk.

But it doesn’t matter!
Madam Miao must have explained to Zhao Xin that this silk is more useful than money.

Madam Miao said, "Maybe, that's how I learned it!"

Zhao Zhen still found it unbelievable.

Madam Miao also said: "Zui Xinglai also said that he wants to learn from Emperor Taizong Wen in the future."

Zhao Zhen said: "That is a good person to learn from."

But even he didn't dare to say that.

Emperor Taizong Wen, is that something that ordinary people can learn?
After Madam Miao finished speaking, she also observed her husband's reaction.

It seems that the emperor doesn't think there is anything wrong with what he said.

Miao Niangzi felt...

The throne should be secured!

But it is true!

If the emperor doesn't pass the throne to Zui Xinglai, who else can he pass it to?
Zhao Zhen was thinking...

Zui Xinglai is really not simple. At the age of three, he has already mastered the correct way to spend money in the most profitable way.

Other children may only think about what delicious food to buy on the street.

You are the one who cultivates your own confidants openly...

cough!
to be frank!
It's a bit too much. It's like I'm your father and I'm dead.

Now it depends on whether he agrees or not.

And his words...

I can’t say I disagree, after all, this is pretty good.

only……

If we really follow the old system, this would definitely not work.

But... never mind!

After all, he is his own son!

If I can't trust my own son, then who else in this world can I trust?

But this kind of thing cannot be done openly.

What this means is that the civil servants outside must not be informed of this. If they were allowed to know about this, they would certainly oppose it.

……

the next day.

Zhao Zhen specifically asked, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​using the money to train those four people?"

Zhao Xin also said: "Because no one in the palace can be trusted. Maybe you can trust them, but I can't. Then of course I have to spend money to hire some people I can trust to protect me? Even if they can't enter the palace, but when I grow up, I can't live in the palace forever, right? When I grow up, these people can protect me from being plotted against by spies from Xixia and Liao."

Well……

Zhao Zhen thought, is this like shooting oneself in the foot?
If he had not told Zuixing about the spies from Western Xia and Liao, he might not have thought of this.

Zhao Zhen said, "But it will take at least ten years for them to be useful."

Zhao Xin also said: "I just don't go out for ten years."

Zhao Zhen: “…” I can only say that it’s not that serious.

Whatever!

Whatever he wants!

But it must be said that you can only train four, no more.

after all……

If there are really too many of them, then what is the difference between them and those princes in the Tang Dynasty who rebel at every turn?
It’s not that you think Zui Xinglai will rebel, but, from the very beginning, you can’t give him that opportunity.

then……

Then he said, "If you want to train them, go ahead, but you can only train those four, no more."

Zhao Xin also asked: "Why?"

Can Zhao Zhen say, Daddy is actually afraid that you will rebel?
Then he just said, "You should read less of the "Book of Tang" and read more of other books."

There are too many stories of loving fathers and filial sons in the "Book of Tang".

What if Zui Xing comes to see him too much in the future and gives him a son who is filial to him?
It’s not that he is unwilling to hand over the throne to the other party.

But...

You can only take this throne if I give it to you.

Even though Zhao Xin was only three years old, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but think so.

Who made Madam Miao say that he should learn from Emperor Taizong Wen in the future? What Emperor Taizong Wen did in his life should be well known to everyone.

then……

Zhao Zhen then patiently asked Zhao Xin, "I heard from Madam Miao that you want to emulate Emperor Taizong Wen. Why do you want to emulate Emperor Taizong Wen?"

Zhao Xin said, "Because he went to war when he was sixteen, and he was very good at archery. He almost always won the battles! He even took the arrows himself!"

Zhao Zhen: "Well...besides this, what else do you think he should learn or shouldn't learn?"

This hint, Zhao Xin thought, Dad, your hint is too obvious.

Zhao Xin deliberately thought about it, and then said: "He always likes to listen to the opinions of the ministers, which is good, but he later stopped listening, which is not good. And... speaking of it, he was also assassinated! Twice, one was a false alarm, and the other was assassinated by the Turks."

Zhao Zhen thought, how can he remember this?

Then he asked, "Which two times? Be more precise."

Zhao Xin said, "Once, he went out on a tour, and his guards didn't want him to go out, so they shot two arrows at where he lived. Another time, someone from the Turkic tribe resented him because he hadn't been promoted for a long time, and he almost led his troops to kill him, but fortunately he was stopped by other guards."

Zhao Zhen also asked: "Why do you think this happened?"

Zhao Xin: "Madam Miao said that going out on tours makes the soldiers very tired. The soldiers don't want to go, so they shot two arrows at where he lives. This will scare him and he might cancel the tour. As for the Turkic man, he was not a good person to begin with. Emperor Taizong Wen was right not to promote him, but... you really have to pay attention to safety when you go out in the future. Don't let others find another opportunity. Daddy, being an emperor is really dangerous! You must also pay attention to safety when you go out in the future!"

Zhao Zhen: "Uh... shouldn't we be considerate of the people?"

Zhao Xin: "Mrs. Miao didn't even mention anything about sympathizing with the people."

Zhao Zhen: "...It means that the soldiers should not suffer too much. If they understand their hardships, similar things will not happen again in the future."

Zhao Xin then said, "Emperor Taizong Wen's back is indeed not good, his concubines all say that about him."

Zhao Zhen then asked, "Which concubine of his? What did you say about him?"

Zhao Xin murmured, "It seems to be called Xu Hui. There are too many contents to remember, but it is to ask him not to build houses everywhere. By the way, Daddy, does my Song Dynasty have one?"

Zhao Zhen: "What?"

Zhao Xin: "The palace!"

Zhao Zhen could only express that he dared not build too many or too far away, otherwise the Liao Kingdom would move south from Youzhou and surround your palace in a few days.

Zhao Zhen asked: "Why are you asking this?"

Zhao Xin said: "Of course, we're going to play!"

Zhao Zhen: "...Didn't you say you wanted to learn from Emperor Taizong Wen?"

Zhao Xin: "That's right! If you don't go to the palace yourself, how can you know what Emperor Taizong Wen was thinking at the time and why he always likes to go to the palace so much!"

What kind of brain circuit is this!

Even if Zhao Zhen racked his brains, he could not have imagined that all these could be connected!
(End of this chapter)