Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 62 But he is only four years old, so why is that necessary?
"Zui Xinglai, you'd better explain clearly what 'weak Song' means!"

"Besides, what is there to learn from the mighty Han and prosperous Tang?"

"Besides, what Dad is asking you now is how to deal with the prince."

"Your answer is beyond the topic."

Zhao Xin didn't even raise his head and continued reading his book, saying, "That proves that I'm smart!"

Zhao Zhen just frowned slightly.

Because he was a little unsure whether Zui Xinglai used any metaphor here.

Then he asked, "Why not let the crown prince and the princes govern the country and lead the army? Does that mean the Song Dynasty must be weak?"

Zhao Xin pretended to raise his head and thought for a while, then replied with a childlike innocence: "Because this means that the official is very scared and must be on guard against everything."

"He would not do, and would not dare to do, anything that was even slightly dangerous."

"Take yourself, Dad, for example. How many years have you been on the throne?"

Zhao Zhen said, "Twenty years."

Zhao Xin then asked, "Dad, have you ever thought about attacking the Liao Kingdom?"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Xin: "Even if we don't really fight, why not send spies to learn about the situation in Liao and prepare for the next war?"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Xin: "If you haven't thought about it, then what about the people under you? What about the ministers who come to court? They will definitely not think about this problem, right? After all, they are living well, why should they go to war?"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Xin: "So, if a dynasty like this has no ambition at all, what else can we call it but the Weak Song Dynasty? Why is it weak? It's because it defended everything too strictly."

"Didn't the reports say that the generals don't know the soldiers, and the soldiers don't know the generals? How did this come about? They are afraid that the generals will lead the soldiers to rebel, so they specifically make it so that the generals don't know the soldiers, and the soldiers don't know the generals. This is done deliberately."

"That's why our Song Dynasty will be beaten."

"After the battle, in order to fight back, we slowly began to return to the state of generals knowing their soldiers and soldiers knowing their generals."

"It hit back a little bit."

"Next, the Song Dynasty will definitely transfer all the generals away, and the generals will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will not know the generals. I know it will be like this just by thinking with my buttocks!"

"Such a Song Dynasty gives people the impression of being petty and cowardly."

"And... he must also be extremely cowardly."

"The formulation of a country's system is enough to reflect whether the country is progressive or conservative."

"This is what they call "when a leaf falls, we know autumn has arrived!"

Zhao Zhen: "..."

to be frank!
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but be shocked by what Zhao Xin said.

But then, he still wanted to ask: "What if the crown prince and the princes are allowed to supervise the country and lead the army, and then something goes wrong? Just like your Emperor Taizong Wen, his crown prince Li Chengqian directly rebelled. Could it be... that this is the end of the matter?"

Zhao Xin said, "Daddy, why are you either black or white? Daddy, you can't be gray."

"I've said before, there is no national system in this world that can be used forever."

"Just like the Tang Dynasty's military system, which later became a recruitment system. The tax system also changed from rent, labor and tax to the two-tax system."

"The Song Dynasty is currently in a state of military weakness, so we should strengthen our military."

"Besides... Li Chengqian's rebellion was not caused by his position as regent or his leadership of the army."

"It was because Emperor Taizong Wen wanted to make Li Tai the crown prince that he rebelled."

"It's like throwing away all the knives in your home if they can hurt your children."

"This may seem like an attempt to prevent children from getting hurt, but in reality it is an attempt to avoid the responsibility of taking good care of children."

"Emperor Taizong Wen is really not very good at educating his son. Even though I like him, I have to admit that he does a very poor job in this regard!"

Zhao Zhen said, "You sound so good!" Zhao Xin said, "Daddy, you are no good either."

Zhao Zhen: "Daddy, what's wrong with me?"

Zhao Xin then said, "You never asked me why we wanted to attack Liao? Why did we lead the army?"

Zhao Zhen then asked: "Then why did you attack the Liao Kingdom and why did you lead the army?"

Zhao Xin replied, "That's for you to keep your position as an official, for the Song Dynasty, and to wash away your shame. It's for you to stop looking sad!"

Having said that, Zhao Xin stood up, put one foot on the table on the bed, then looked down and patted his father's shoulder with his right hand.

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he didn't know whether what Zhao Xin said was true or not!
Is he so filial?

Zhao Zhen had to express his doubts.

Next, Zhao Xin was seen smiling again.

Zhao Zhen asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Zhao Xin replied: "Nothing! I didn't laugh!"

Zhao Zhen said: "I saw everything, and you still said you didn't laugh! And... where did you put your feet? Where did you put your hands?"

Zhao Xin said, "Put it on your shoulders, Daddy!"

Zhao Zhen replied: "You still remember to put your hand on your father's shoulder! Why don't you take it away?"

Zhao Xin still smiled: "No."

Zhao Zhen: "Does your butt itch?"

Having said that, he stood up, grabbed Zhao Xin's right hand, and knocked Zhao Xin down.

Madam Miao happened to be coming back from outside with Zhao Huirou and saw this scene immediately. She had no idea what the father and son were doing.

Zhao Xin said, "No more playing! No more playing! I surrender!"

Zhao Zhen also replied: "If you don't want to play, then don't play."

Zhao Xin caught sight of Madam Miao from the corner of his eye and said, "Madam Miao is back!"

Zhao Zhen replied: "Miao Madam is back, I will beat you up as well!"

When Zhao Huirou heard this, she was excited and ran over and said, "Beat him!"

Madam Miao could only say that she didn't understand.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhen didn't really beat him, but Zhao Huirou was the one who really hit him!
Really like to join in the fun!
Afterwards, Madam Miao also asked, "What did the emperor do with Zui Xinglai just now?"

Zhao Zhen didn't tell Madam Miao, after all...

Do you want him to say that this guy, Zui Xinglai, actually dared to put his hand on his shoulder.

If this were to be said out loud, Madam Miao would have to stand before him, bow her head and beg for forgiveness.

On this day, Zhao Zhen had a lot of confused thoughts in his mind.

So much so that when he slept with Madam Miao, he didn't even feel like having sex.

of course!

He asked Zui Xing to learn military tactics and how to fight, and he would not stop.

only……

Can this boy really be that filial?

Whenever he thought of what Zhao Xin said, 'It's all for Daddy's sake so that you can keep your position as an official, for the sake of our Great Song Dynasty, and to wash away your shame,' he felt doubtful.

I always feel that Zui Xinglai is lying to deceive him.

But he is only four years old, so there is no need for that.

(End of this chapter)