Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 59 I have a better idea!
Zhao Xun was from Xiongzhou.

In fact, Zhao Zhen himself knew this person. After all, he had summoned him to take an examination in the side hall and granted him a temporary position in the third class at that time.

Later, I heard that his arts were improving and he was also learning calligraphy and history, so he was summoned again to review his martial arts and to test his strategy in the Secretariat, where he answered several thousand words.

Both Lü Yijian and Song Xiang said of him, "Since he started to use military forces, there have been tens of thousands of strategists who have said things like Xun, but none of them is as wise as Xun."

This proves that Zhao Xun is indeed a talented person.

Because think about it, there are tens of thousands of strategists, but his is the best.

Zhao Xun’s only shortcoming is that he has no experience in leading troops in battle.

Although Zhao Xun knew how to command the army and deploy troops, and he had seen it, no one knew how good it was.

Who knows if the other party will be a Zhao Kuo?
However, Zhao Kuo's opponent was Bai Qi, so it was not unfair for him to lose.

After all, what is Bai Qi’s record in battle?
soon……

Zhao Zhen returned from Chuigong Hall.

He didn't go to Madam Zhang's place, but sat down directly on the bed in the main room of Madam Miao's courtyard.

And at this time...

Madam Miao was also reading the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to Zhao Xin.

His father plopped down and sat down.

He was probably still wondering in his mind whether Zhao Xun was qualified to teach his son, so much so that when he sat down and looked at things, his expression seemed a little unfocused.

Zhao Xin and Miao Niang also looked in his direction.

Then Madam Miao asked, "Would you like some tea, sir?"

Zhao Zhen replied: "No, I'm not thirsty."

After saying that, he also looked at Zhao Xin, and the father and son looked into each other's eyes.

After watching for a while, Zhao Zhen asked Zhao Xin, "Why don't you ask your father what kind of teacher I found for you?"

Logically speaking, children should be very concerned and anxious about such things.

Zhao Xin said calmly, "He's definitely not that powerful. If he was, it wouldn't be so difficult to defeat Li Yuanhao."

Zhao Zhen also asked: "How do you know I want to find a teacher for you from the Western Army?"

Zhao Xin said, "What I mean is, if there really is such a powerful person, you would have used him to fight Li Yuanhao a long time ago, and his talent and ability would have been revealed immediately."

"Dad, you have already demoted Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, and then you let them go back. This shows that you have no generals to use."

"Father, you should give advice to Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, and ask them to report those who can lead troops in battle and have certain military talents."

"But...it seems to be of no use!"

Zhao Zhen asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Xin: "Because the generals cannot decide how to fight next. They must listen to Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi. If the opinion is not the same as theirs, then this person has no talent for generalship."

"But if I agree with them, then at most I will be nothing more than a minor general."

"Therefore... the generals of our Song Dynasty are now at most at the level of Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi."

"Even if there really is such a powerful person, he has to be buried under the hands of these two people and has no chance to display his fists and feet."

"Of course, it's also possible that there really aren't many talented people there."

Zhao Zhen then asked, "So you mean that there is no one over there who can be your teacher?"

Zhao Xin said, "Dad, what you said is wrong! Confucius said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher! Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.'" "Therefore... even a small soldier can be my teacher as long as he knows more than me."

"Besides, you mentioned Han Xin in ancient times, and my Emperor Taizong Wen, who did they learn the art of war from?"

"Do they all have famous teachers?"

"I haven't heard who their teacher is?"

“So I think that when choosing a teacher, you don’t necessarily have to choose a famous teacher.”

“Anyone who knows more than me can be my teacher. And I don’t necessarily have only one teacher.”

“It could be thousands and thousands.”

"I figured it out! Dad, just let me set up the Tiance Mansion. This way, I can recruit generals and veterans who understand military tactics and have fought in battles, and make them my Tiance Mansion staff."

"At this time, I will choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones."

"Within three to five years, I will be able to become a man who can lead troops to fight and conquer everything like Emperor Taizong Wen."

Zhao Zhen rolled his eyes at Zhao Xin and said, "I think you are planning a rebellion!"

Zhao Xin immediately laughed and said, "But Dad, you have no generals to use! What else can we do? Once you choose a teacher, you have to follow this teacher. What if this teacher's level is not good enough? Wouldn't that be bad? You can't change him even if you want to."

"But if you're selecting a large number of teachers, then the situation is different."

"Even... I can have this teacher train with me today, and I can switch to another one tomorrow."

Zhao Zhen asked again: "Then isn't this just learning a lot of different things?"

Zhao Xin: "As long as it is useful, why bother about whether it is messy or not."

Zhao Zhen continued, "I am afraid that you will get confused in your studies, and in the end it will restrict your hands and feet. For example, some teachers say that you should move forward here, but another teacher says that you should move backward here. What will you do?"

Zhao Xin said, "I only know that Wei Zheng once said that listening to both sides will lead to enlightenment, while listening to only one side will lead to ignorance. Having different opinions is actually a good thing, and what a ruler does is to make choices."

"Emperor Taizong Wen was also held back by his subordinates, who said that Luoyang could not be fought and it was better to withdraw to Chang'an."

"But smart and capable people can figure out what they should do next."

"If I really encounter such a situation, I will naturally make the most correct choice like Emperor Taizong Wen!"

“Learning is not about just following what others say, but also about thinking for yourself.”

"So Daddy, you don't have to worry at all. This, in turn, will only continue to increase my knowledge."

"What I need is different opinions. That will make me feel that things can be done this way."

On what kind of blow it would be to have a smart son.

Zhao Zhen felt it at this moment.

He is only four years old!
It is already like this.

What will happen when he grows up?
If he were really allowed to set up a Tiance Mansion, it would indeed be much safer than letting Zhao Xun do it alone.

The main reason is that Zhao Xun really doesn’t have any good achievements to show for himself right now.

Originally, after Zhao Xun passed the examination, he was going to give Zhao Xun a high position right away. But Zhao Xun was modest and said that he was still young, so he refused the higher position he offered.

Otherwise... Zhao Xun's performance should be much better than it is now.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zui Xinglai and found that he had no problem.

The problem is that the ministers will definitely not agree.

After all, your Tiance Mansion is not going to take the Xuanwu Gate route in the future, right?
(End of this chapter)