Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 39 Talking on Paper
Since it was winter and it was icy and snowy outside, we definitely couldn't go to the palace.

However... Zhao Zhen did consider whether he should wait until summer before taking him there.

Shun Shun asked Zhao Xin, "Aren't you afraid of being assassinated like Emperor Taizong Wen?"

Zhao Xin was like most children who had just finished talking about something and then reacted when it was mentioned again. He seemed to have forgotten what he had said and said, "Dad, can't you bring more people with you?"

Zhao Zhen thought, you have to go even if you risk being stabbed.

Does this mean curiosity kills the cat?
In fact, Zhao Zhen felt that there was nothing interesting about this palace.

after all……

There are just more flowers and plants than in the back garden, and more pavilions and water surfaces.

Besides, he never likes to trouble others.

If we want to go to the palace, we will need a lot of people.

If it wasn't absolutely necessary, Zhao Zhen wouldn't bother to go.

The essential……

The palace is not far away, just outside the city. If you ride a horse, half a day is more than enough.

They are nothing like the palaces built during the Han and Tang dynasties, which were far away from the capital and built next to famous mountains and rivers.

The mountain in the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty was a rockery built by themselves.

I piled it up with mud myself.

With this comparison, I feel that the Song Dynasty is really a bit petty.

……

The temperature suddenly dropped.

There are fewer activities out there.

So that Zhao Xin can have a better playing environment at the North Gate.

Zhao Zhen then called for more people to add another layer of wall outside and also added some grass and trees.

Because of this, Zhao Zhen was impeached by Zhang Fangping.

It is not acceptable for Your Majesty to spend money recklessly. Moreover, it has been less than three months since he became the censor, and You have already awarded many official positions to many people who have been living off the fat of the land.

The Song Dynasty already has insufficient money, and the problem of redundant officials, soldiers and expenses is extremely serious. You are still doing this. You really think that Li Yuanhao of Western Xia has not hurt us enough.

But it’s true!

Li Yuanhao probably won’t be able to hold on for much longer.

after all……

Li Yuanhao's area was mostly nomadic and short of cloth. His main source of income was salt trade with the Song Dynasty.

Now that Li Yuanhao insisted on fighting the Song Dynasty, some of the people in his country who had long been accustomed to trading with the Song Dynasty naturally complained.

For this reason, Fan Zhongyan proposed that as long as we can defend ourselves, build a strong camp, and outlast Li Yuanhao, Li Yuanhao might be able to defeat himself.

Regarding the defense of the northwest at this time, although Zhao Zhen did not think that what Zhao Xin said was necessarily right!

But at least one thing is certain. After hearing what Zhao Xin said, Zhao Zhen felt that Xia Song was indeed not very capable and should not continue to stay on the front line.

As for whether to let Fan Zhongyan replace Xia Song's original position as Zhao Xin proposed.

to be frank!
It seems that Fan Zhongyan is not qualified enough at that time.

Moreover!
Whether to allow Fan Zhongyan to be the governor was not up to Zhao Zhen alone.

It has to be discussed with all the ministers, and they have to decide whether they have any objections. After everyone has discussed it together and reached an agreement, it can be finalized.

Zhao Zhen is good in everything except that he has no opinion of his own.

But once he shows he has his own opinions, he often digs a hole for himself.

But it’s not his fault!

The main thing is... there are indeed too many people in the court who like to talk big.

You have your say and they have their say. So, as an official who rarely leaves the house, how can Zhao Zhen judge which of these people is right and which is wrong?

In the past, the most direct method was to let the people below make suggestions and then let them discuss them.

Then the minority obeys the majority.

Or you can choose an experienced and trustworthy senior official.

In this way, he is capable of governing the country.

nowadays……

He began to waver and wondered if he should listen to the little genius Zui Xinglai sometimes.

of course!

If you hear it wrong and something goes wrong, the problem will be very serious.

Because I can't go out in winter.

Now, Zhao Zhen could only come to Madam Miao's courtyard and chat casually.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Xin meaningfully and asked him, "If you were the governor, pacifier, and recruiter of the four routes in Shaanxi, what would you do?"

Be reasonable!
Is this kind of question something a three-year-old child can answer?
although……

In just one or two months, he will be four years old. He is no longer a three-year-old.

When Madam Miao heard Zhao Zhen ask this, she was also surprised.

He said quickly, "Sir, are you serious? How can you ask Zui Xinglai about such an important matter? He likes to talk nonsense so much, you should not really listen to him."

Zhao Xin directly covered Madam Miao’s mouth with his hand and told her not to speak!

Zhao Zhen also smiled and said casually: "I'm just asking casually."

Zhao Xin covered Miao Niang's mouth, and then asked his father: "What is this road in Shaanxi, what are the Jinglüe, Anfu, Zhaotaoshi, and what do they do?"

Zhao Zhen was silent for a while, and looked at Zhao Xin with a bit of a smile. But that was right, he was still so young, how could he know what the four-route governor, pacification and recruitment envoy of Shaanxi did.

Zhao Zhen roughly explained: "It's almost like fighting a war, all of which is under his control. Formulating strategies before the war, deploying troops during the war, pacifying the people after the war, and even persuading the enemy to surrender, all are under his control."

When Zhao Xin heard this, he knew that he was the boss!

Then he asked, "Who are the people under my command?"

For a moment, Zhao Zhen didn't think carefully about why he asked this.

He just replied: "Han Qi, Wang Yan, Fan Zhongyan, Pang Ji."

Zhao Xin asked again: "Have they made any contributions or put forward any ideas?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Han Qi is in charge of attacking, Fan Zhongyan is in charge of defending, Wang Yan once said that he wanted to relocate the people of Fengzhou, but my father did not agree, so Fengzhou was conquered by Li Yuanhao..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen's mood couldn't help but become a little heavy.

After a while, he continued to say to Zhao Xin: "As for the last Pang Ji, his characteristic is strict military discipline."

Zhao Xin said to Madam Miao: "Madam Miao, bring me my map!"

Madam Miao was speechless. "You put up the map yourself, how would I know where it is?"

Zhao Xin said, "It's in my room. It's on the shelf on the left."

Madam Miao reluctantly went to get it for him herself.

After Lady Miao took it, Zhao Xin asked Zhao Zhen, "Where are they defending? How many soldiers are there? How many cavalry? How many infantry? What weapons do they have?"

When Zhao Xin asked this series of questions.

Even Zhao Zhen couldn't help but frown slightly.

I couldn't help but think...

You really can do it!
(End of this chapter)