Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 84 Those who oppose him will be exiled to Lingnan
Wang Gongchen’s words were like a thunderclap.

But in fact, it was not a new surprise. After all, in order for Zhao Xin to learn military tactics, a military lecture hall was specially built at the north gate of the imperial palace.

The emperor doted on his own offspring to the point of almost driving him crazy.

after all……

Normal parents would not let their children learn military tactics at the age of four.

They also specially found a group of people for him, and even gave him 500 soldiers for him to practice.

This is not crazy!
of course!

There were also rumors in the outside world that Duke Shou was actually a child prodigy.

however……

No matter how great a child prodigy you are, you can't start learning the art of war at the age of four!

In fact, learning the art of war is not a difficult task.

But at this time when the battle between Western Xia and the Song Dynasty was in full swing, this move made people unconsciously feel that the emperor was a bit too hasty in raising his own offspring.

Does the emperor intend to start training Duke Shou from the age of four, and then let Duke Shou get back at the right time?

This is too much!
Not to mention, these practices are all wrong!
……

Zhao Zhen heard Wang Gongchen's question and stopped pretending. He replied calmly, "I do have the idea of ​​letting the Duke of Shou participate in politics."

Wang Gongchen said, "But Duke Shou is only four years old now!"

Zhao Zhen said: "Age is not a problem. Xinglai is naturally smart and can learn anything very quickly."

Wang Gongchen added: "But if we allow Duke Shou to participate in politics, foreign officials will surely flock to him in the future."

Zhao Zhen then asked, "Didn't we get here this way before?"

Wang Gongchen then said: "So they all had internal strife and they all died."

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Xin had to interject at this time, saying, "Since ancient times, no one has perished because of internal strife in the royal family. Even if the royal family fought for the throne, it would still be called the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty. For example, Liu Xiu founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, which allowed the Han Dynasty to continue for many years. Li Shimin had the Zhenguan Reign. If Li Jiancheng had come, I'm afraid the fate of the Tang Dynasty would have been a little uncertain."

"After all, during the Wude period, including Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji, as soon as they heard that the Turks were about to invade, they immediately discussed moving the capital."

"I think the royal family is the real secret to maintaining the dynasty's long-term prosperity."

"Internal fighting among the royal family is not a big deal. After all the fighting, they are still family members. What is scary is that someone uses the excuse of internal fighting to weaken the power of the royal family. If that happens, the country will really be in a different place."

Everyone held their breath.

What a tit-for-tat!
Wang Gongchen was also a little stunned by what Zhao Xin said.

No!

Why are there still people advocating internal strife?

But if you think about it carefully, what the other party said does make sense.

of course!

Wang Gongchen would not stop there, and said: "But the internal strife of the royal family will inevitably lead to the weakening of national strength."

Zhao Xin also said: "Who said that? Li Shimin fought against Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji with only 800 people. On the second day, the people in Chang'an were still doing what they were supposed to do. How can the national strength be weakened?"

Wang Gongchen asked again: "What about the Eight Princes Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty?"

Zhao Xin asked, "Isn't there still the Dong Jin Dynasty? What's Dong Jin's surname? Isn't it Sima? Didn't he live for many more years?"

Wang Gongchen said, "But if there hadn't been the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, there wouldn't have been the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

Zhao Xin replied: "What was the cause of the Eight Princes Rebellion?"

No one speaks.

After a while, Yan Shu looked at Jin Mingchi and said silently, "It started because Jia Nanfeng meddled in politics and abused her power, and the other eight princes couldn't stand it." Zhao Xin said, "So, the Eight Princes' Rebellion was started by the Eight Princes themselves? There must have been Jia Nanfeng first. If Jia Nanfeng had been a good woman who kept to herself, there wouldn't have been any Eight Princes' Rebellion."

"The Tang Dynasty experienced so many events like the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but it never fell. Emperor Li Longji even had the Kaiyuan Period of Prosperity."

Wang Gongchen just happened to say, "But Li Longji killed three sons in one day."

Zhao Xin: "So... after Li Longji killed his three sons, how many years did the Tang Dynasty survive?"

Wang Gongchen: "But that's just a way to survive."

Zhao Xin said, "If there were no disloyal ministers, the country would never have perished. Even if a member of the royal family had his head broken, as long as one of them survived, how could the country have perished if all of them were loyal ministers?"

"The reason why a country falls is because its ministers are not loyal."

Wang Gongchen couldn't argue with him anymore, so he just threw his hands up and said, "That's all nonsense!"

Zhao Xin said: "No matter how much you say, you can't rule out the possibility that someone like Li Shimin will appear in this world."

"Li Shimin also had many foreign ministers who followed him, so why was it that under his rule, the Zhenguan Reign was achieved?"

"I think it is precisely because he was in both the military and politics that he was able to achieve such success."

"Abilities are developed through doing little things."

"Don't you want to see another Li Shimin in the Song Dynasty?"

Fu Bi was the first to stand up and objected, "Li Shimin is indeed very powerful, but he set a precedent after all, which led to the descendants fighting and killing each other. I think that Li Shimin's governance is impeccable, but if there are a few more Xuanwu Gate incidents, it will not be good! We, the Song Dynasty, should try our best to prevent such things from happening again."

Depend on!
I didn't expect that you, Fu Bi, are also a traitor!
Zhao Xin said, "I agree with your idea, Fu Bi, but I don't think that eating fish will get stuck in the throat, so I will never eat fish. If you are not that hungry at other times and don't need to eat fish to fill your stomach, then of course you can choose not to eat fish, and I am happy to turn a blind eye to it."

"But now that you guys are fighting such an ugly battle, I have no choice but to take out the fish and eat it."

The others who didn't say anything were shocked.

Everyone's eyes widened.

This little kid is so fierce!
He continued to compete with Wang Gongchen and Fu Bi, and never lost the upper hand.

So terrifying.

They were all secretly thankful that they hadn't spoken just now.

Judging from the fertility situation of the official family, it is very likely that the position of the official will fall to the Duke of Shou in the future.

Now that your relationship with Duke Shou has gone bad, you can just expect to be exiled to Lingnan from now on.

Jia Changchao had some connection with Madam Zhang, so he knew that the emperor was very fond of Duke Shou.

however……

It was not until today that he knew the true appearance of Duke Shou.

It's four years old! ?
terrible!

It scared me to death!

Zhang Dexiang also listened silently, and felt that he had gotten to know Duke Shouguo a little bit.

Zhao Xin then said, "I want to be the General of Heavenly Strategy and concurrently the Minister of the Chancellery. Who of you is in favor and who is against?"

After that, he also said to his father: "Dad, remember who is in favor and who is against. Those who are against will be exiled to Lingnan."

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Is it really okay for you to be so high-profile?

Zhao Xin thought that instead of hiding it, it would be better to be direct.

Anyway, anyone who opposed him was directly exiled to Lingnan.

(End of this chapter)