Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 63: Start to show your face
It took at least ten days for the imperial edict to travel from Kaifeng to Shaanxi and back.

of course!

Imperial decrees are divided into different levels of urgency. The fastest one should be issued within five or six days.

Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Pang Ji and Wang Yan all received the imperial edict almost at the same time.

The meaning was to let them select some soldiers and then send them back to explain the war situation on the front line to Duke Shou.

This was the first time Zhao Xin's name appeared in these people's eyes.

only……

This is too much!
When Han Qi saw the imperial edict, he was not very satisfied and said, "What is the emperor doing? How old is the Duke of Shou? He is only four years old? He is sending someone back to explain the war?"

Some of the officials below were also stunned after hearing Han Qi's words.

Of course, let alone Han Qi, even Lu Yijian would be stunned for a moment.

But Lu Yijian was about to retire, so he was too lazy to care about things like this.

Anyway...

He did whatever the government told him to do.

Fan Zhongyan was not as dissatisfied as Han Qi. He just said to his subordinates: "I remember that Duke Shou is only four years old this year? Is this edict wrong?"

It should not be the Duke of Shou who is above, but the emperor should want to know.

Fan Zhongyan stopped the person who delivered the imperial edict and asked him what was going on.

no……

Are you Li Yuanhao's spy?
The purpose is to explain the war situation on the front line, but in fact it is to steal intelligence!

The person who delivered the imperial edict was also wrongly accused and was almost detained by Fan Zhongyan.

However, this imperial edict and this seal cannot be forged.

Fan Zhongyan himself could use previous documents for comparison.

can only say……

This left Fan Zhongyan completely confused.

Asked to send the imperial edict, what is going on?

The person who delivered the imperial edict naturally didn't know either. Anyway, he was just a messenger.

Wang Yan and Pang Ji are similar.

This was something Zhao Zhen was not expecting. In the end, the four of them expressed their doubts at the same time, and instead of sending the person over, they said that the matter needed to be clarified first.

This left Zhao Zhen speechless.

I told you to do it, so you just did it. Why do you seem to find this so hard to believe?

This also reflects a very prominent problem existing in the Song Dynasty army.

That is - these civil servants all have their own ideas.

If you have any ideas, you can directly reject the imperial edict.

No wonder they all refused to obey orders and found it difficult to form a united whole during the war.

For example, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi had different opinions.

It was also because of this that originally, Xia Song was the one who was supposed to control the four routes. But now, since it is difficult to unify the opinions of each route, the court directly divided them into four routes. The four routes are responsible for themselves and they only need to defend their own defense areas to complete their mission.

Zhao Zhen had no choice but to write a second edict for them.

It was already written.

but……

After looking at it later, something was wrong. If this imperial edict was intercepted by Li Yuanhao, then wouldn't Li Yuanhao know that Zui Xinglai was very talented and had been a little genius who liked to lead troops since he was young?
For this reason, Zhao Zhen deleted Zhao Xin's content and replaced it with what he himself wanted to know.

But the contrast seems too great, and the four people might even become more suspicious.

Zhao Zhen then crumpled up what he had written and threw it aside.

"Well……"

Just write directly that you want the prince to learn and get exposed to military affairs as early as possible.

After that, I have to write another sentence - don't doubt it.

This time the edict was written by Zhao Zhen himself. After all, they were very familiar with the words.

Only then did he agree to send experienced soldiers back to the capital.

But even so.

They were still very curious about what was going on with the emperor. The Duke of Shou was only four years old and might not even be able to recognize all the characters. The emperor was going too far.

It was not until I wrote letters to some old friends in the capital and asked about the situation that I learned some inside information.

Don't even mention letting Duke Shou learn military affairs. Duke Shou even attended court twice.

Unexpectedly, Han Qi was very sympathetic and said, "The emperor had a son at the age of 30, so it is reasonable for him to do this. But...isn't there anyone who can persuade him? The Duke of Shou is only four years old. If he is asked to attend court, he will not know anything."

Fan Zhongyan also felt that the emperor was pampering Duke Shou too much.

He completely treated the court as a place for children to play games.

Wang Yan and Pang Ji sent the person here directly.

While Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were sending the people over, they also had to write a memorial to explain the matter.

Sometimes, how should I put it, it is not necessarily a good thing for a civil official to be too responsible.

even……

Sometimes they would wonder, is it a good thing that the prince understands military tactics and military affairs?
By the time……

Should we prohibit the princes from studying military tactics and military affairs?

Because the princes study military tactics and military affairs, they will easily cause chaos.

Moreover!
The princes of our dynasty study in their spare time. If they are not studying, they go to greet their fathers and check on their meals. This is the normal practice.

Is it...

Do the officials want to break the rules set by our ancestors?

So it can be said!
Zhao Zhen was also under a lot of pressure.

and……

Not long after this incident happened, it soon caused some controversy both in the government and the public.

"The emperor is so confused! How can he teach Duke Shou the art of war and military affairs?"

"I heard that a grand hall was specially built at the north gate."

"Is this happening?"

"Yes! Didn't you see that wood has been transported to the north gate these days?"

"Then I have to report this matter to the emperor!"

People like Right Zhengyan and Left Zhengyan started speaking.

It made Zhao Zhen’s head explode!

Just close the door of Chuigong Hall and pretend you can't hear it.

Then he hid in Madam Miao's yard, and naturally Madam Miao would rub his head.

As for Zhao Xin...

Although the personnel are in place, the hall has not been built.

Therefore, Zhao Xin simply consulted his teacher Yan Shu to learn more about the past events of the Song Dynasty.

Because Zhao Xin always felt that it would be difficult to convince his father if he didn't talk about the next national affairs in conjunction with what had happened before.

The Song Dynasty naturally has its own national conditions.

But we cannot apply the national conditions of the Song Dynasty decades ago to the present and think it is reasonable.

Yan Shu also told Zhao Xin what he had heard recently.

Yan Shu said, "Princes of our dynasty cannot be officials or command troops. You, Duke Shou, not only want to be an official, but also want to command troops. This will cause a lot of gossip outside."

of course!

Yan Shu was not a gossipy person. He could even be said to be a tight-lipped person. It was precisely because of this that he was able to be so successful in the officialdom.

only……

After all, Duke Shouguo is his disciple.

Therefore, there are some things outside that need to be said.

When Zhao Xin heard this, he thought, "Three people make a tiger." It really is true. As he kept talking, it made it seem as if he could lead his troops in rebellion right away.

And I never expected...

I am only four years old, but I am already famous.

(End of this chapter)