Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 60 Arrangement
on the bed.

The expression on Zhao Zhen's face was very calm.

If Zhao Xin's words were told to the Tang Dynasty, he would be beheaded immediately.

But who could blame the official for having to wait more than ten years to give birth to such a son?

Madam Miao saw all of this.

then……

Madam Miao slapped Zhao Xin hard on the butt.

Zhao Xin immediately turned around and asked, "Mrs. Miao, why did you spank me?"

Madam Miao said, "Because your butt is itchy."

Zhao Xin: “…”

The two stared at each other!
……

It was quiet for a while.

Only then did his father say, "Building Tiance Mansion is impossible."

After all, this name is too sensitive.

His father then said, "Besides...it's not good to have too many people gather around you at once."

"Let me find you some friends from Shouguo first."

"Let them take turns meeting with you every month to teach you how to fight."

Zhao Zhen then asked again, "But it's still hard to choose this person. Generally, those with experience will definitely not be able to get away at this time."

"And it would be difficult for someone without experience to teach you well. So regarding the selection of candidates... I hope you have your own ideas?"

Since Zhao Xin mentioned this, he naturally has his own ideas.

He immediately replied: "As for the candidates, they don't have to be particularly outstanding. From generals to soldiers transporting grain, anyone who has fought in a war and seen the scenes of war will be fine."

"And if you can draw maps, know how to scout the enemy, and how to march, that would be even better."

Zhao Zhen then asked, "In other words, we don't need people like Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi?"

Zhao Xin also said: "They are so busy, there is no need to ask them to come back. Besides, it is actually the same whether they are there or not."

"I will summarize everyone's fighting experience and slowly turn it into my own way of fighting."

"Gather the strengths of all schools and use them for my own benefit."

After listening to Zhao Xin's words...

Zhao Zhen just wanted to wonder, is his son too smart?

You don't need to worry about this at all.

broken!

I really feel like I'm becoming Li Yuan.

After Zhao Zhen thought about it, he said, "Then you must have a list of names to hand out, right?"

Zhao Xin said, "First, the soldiers who participated in the previous battles of Sanchuankou and Haoshuichuan and survived."

"Soldiers, pick ten each."

"There are also two junior grain officers."

"Two junior officers in charge of ordnance."

"One hundred men in command, two."

In this way, even if these people have to leave for several months at once, the impact on the entire army will not be great.

After listening to the list of names, Zhao Zhen could only say that he could not understand the world of geniuses.

but……

This is indeed not too much.

But then he said, "But these people's knowledge is very short-sighted after all. Daddy will call Zhao Xun back to teach you."

Zhao Xin also asked: "Who is Zhao Xun?"

Is it also from his Zhao family?

Zhao Xin was wondering if it could be a relative or something.

Don't get yourself a cousin when the time comes.

Zhao Zhen replied, "Zhao Xun is very familiar with the terrain and key points of the northwest. He once wrote the five-volume "Gathering Rice Illustrated Manual", which is now in my father's study."

Zhao Xin asked, "What is the "Ju Mi Tu Jing"? "Zhao Zhen: "..., it means to pile up rice to form a valley, which means a military map."

Zhao Xin nodded, said "oh", and asked: "Then why not use soil?"

Zhao Zhen: "..., because they used whatever was at hand. If they happened to have rice, they would take it without getting their hands dirty. In the Book of the Later Han, Ma Yuan gathered rice to form valleys and mountains in front of the emperor, pointed out the terrain, and explained the paths that the troops took, analyzing the twists and turns, making it clear."

Zhao Xin said, "Dad, I haven't read this yet! Madam Miao, don't read the Northern and Southern Dynasties anymore, read the Book of the Later Han."

Madam Miao: “…”

Madam Miao rolled her eyes at him.

I really want to take off his pants and beat him up!
And Zhao Zhen, seeing that Zhao Xin didn't understand, finally regained some confidence as a father. It seems that genius is no more than this.

Zhao Xin said, "That's a good person! Someone who can draw pictures is exactly what I need! Then let's add Zhao Xun!"

Zhao Zhen added: "Zhao Xun is not only good at the 'Gathering Rice Map', he also knows how to march and deploy troops."

Zhao Xin said, "Then let him be my advisor."

On the contrary, Zhao Zhen felt that this seemed like a waste of such a talent.

of course!

It depends on the situation!

In terms of theoretical knowledge, Zhao Zhen looked throughout the Song Dynasty and could not find anyone better than Zhao Xun, because even Lu Yijian said, "Since the beginning of the use of troops, there have been tens of thousands of strategists, but none is as good as Xun."

Once the personnel are finalized, the next step is to wait for everyone to gradually arrive.

As for this teaching place...

Of course it is at the north gate of the palace.

However, we have to build a small temple temporarily.

Or……

Since the East Palace is empty now anyway, why not just let Zui Xing go there?
But doing so seems to cause a lot of controversy.

Having Zui Xing gather people to discuss things might cause controversy. If he were to move into the East Palace, the controversy would be even greater.

There's nothing we can do about it!
The only option was to spend more money and have someone build a small hall at the north gate.

Next…

I discussed these matters with Zhao Xin again.

after all……

This will be for the convenience of Zui Xinglai in the future, so it would be best if Zui Xinglai could arrange it himself.

Zhao Xin also planned to build a big house and place the "Ju Tu Tu Jing" in it.

This speed of learning from one thing and applying it to other things...

Zhao Xin began to plan: "There should be a hall where we can sit down and discuss things, and then there should be a place to put maps and maps, and outside, there should be a place to train soldiers."

He even wanted to train his soldiers at the north gate!

But it’s true!

It's useless to just talk about it on paper unless you put it into practice.

As for Zhao Xin's requests, Zhao Zhen could only try his best to meet them.

Zhao Xin had already thought about where to build the hall.

All Zhao Zhen could do was to withstand the pressure from the ministers outside the court and continue with large-scale construction projects at such a time.

The next day.

Zhao Zhen asked Lu Yijian to write an imperial edict to summon all the people Zhao Xin needed.

At the same time, officials were ordered to build the palace.

Naturally, Zhang Fangping heard about this very quickly.

He immediately asked about this matter when he went to court.

Zhao Zhen did not hide it. After all, he was most interested in learning how to march and fight, so it was impossible to hide it.

He then told the prince that the purpose of building the palace was to train him in military and fighting abilities.

Zhang Fangping didn't know what to say, so he just said, out of duty, that the prince should not be a general.

Think about it, if the Crown Prince can’t lead troops, how can the Duke of Shou lead troops?

That's definitely not possible!
But whether the emperor would listen or not is another matter. Anyway, as a censor, I have already said it, so I have fulfilled my duty.

(End of this chapter)