Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 85: Different Scenery in the Frontier in Autumn

Zhao Zhen understood what mediation meant.

I know that Zhao Xin’s words are too sharp and too pointed, and can easily hurt people.

If they really hurt the hearts of their ministers, who would work for the Zhao family in the future?

Therefore, he said at the moment: "Zui Xinglai, don't speak carelessly."

Yan Shu also said: "Duke Shou, exile to Lingnan is not something that can be done casually. At least you have to have violated the law."

Zhao Xin said, "Then demote him to Lingnan."

After Zhao Zhen and Yan Shu interrupted.

What was originally a very serious matter was turned into a slick and joking matter by these two people.

Zhao Xin naturally stopped being aggressive.

after all……

Zhao Xin also understood that if he really forced them to express their opinions, some of them might even dare to go against him.

By then, they might really be demoted to Lingnan.

Take Fu Bi for example.

There is even Zhang Fangping.

Zhao Xin then looked at Jia Changchao and Wang Gongchen, then stretched out her hand and said, "Shake hands! I'm glad to meet you today."

It can be said that these adults simply cannot keep up with Zhao Xin's train of thought.

Seeing that they seemed to be hesitant about whether to shake hands with him, Zhao Xin continued, "It's okay. I'm not a grudge holder. Didn't Emperor Taizong Wen say that he wanted to kill Wei Zheng, the peasant? I am just like Emperor Taizong Wen. Although I said I would demote you to Lingnan, it was basically just a momentary angry remark. Don't take it too seriously."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Gongchen again and said, "Your name is Wang Gongchen? I remember hearing you speak in the court before. You refuted the Liao Kingdom's rude demands very well. You are a good person."

The situation was originally tit-for-tat.

Just because of Zhao Xin's simple words, the anxiety immediately dissipated.

even……

Even Wang Gongchen was willing to shake hands with him.

Zhao Xin also said: "It's just that Dad and I will not listen to your advice this time. I hope you can continue to provide advice in the future, but... it's hard to say whether it will be adopted or not."

Zhao Xin said this.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the whole venue became joyful.

Wang Gongchen is not a fool either.

I could tell right away that Duke Shou was warning him not to be ungrateful. If he was really demoted to Lingnan, don't blame me for not telling him in advance.

At this point, we can only quit while we are ahead.

Since Jia Changchao and Zhang Dexiang did not have many conflicts with Zhao Xin, they praised Zhao Xin the most.

Zhang Dexiang even had time to ask, "Did Lord Shou really finish reading the History of Tang, History of Sui, and History of Han?"

Zhao Xin also said: "How can it be fake? Just take the test casually."

Zhang Dexiang suddenly became interested.

He was then asked several questions from the simplest to the most complex, and Zhao Xin was able to answer them all.

This is really incredible!
Zhang Dexiang said quickly, "Congratulations to the emperor on the birth of a baby boy."

To be honest, Zhao Zhen naturally felt a little flattered after being praised by Zhang Dexiang.

However, Zhao Zhen knew that there would probably still be many people who would not accept it.

Take Zhang Fangping for example, he just sat there fishing without saying a word.

Zhao Zhen glanced over, but of course, he didn't force the other party.

He just smiled modestly and said, "I'm still far from being the most excited."

Of course, Zhao Xin also asked them if they had ever written any poems or anything like that.

then……

Everyone simply forgot whether they had written any poetry before and just wrote it on the spot.

Zhao Xin knows nothing about poetry appreciation, which is of course because he has never learned how to write poetry.

If you can't even write poetry, how can you possibly tell whether a poem is good or bad?

Although you can criticize refrigerators, you don’t need to understand refrigeration yourself.

But if you don’t even know the basic knowledge of poetry creation, then at best, you can only answer like the answers on a Chinese test paper. You only know that the poem expresses what kind of thoughts and feelings the author has, what rhetorical techniques he has used, and therefore you can say that it is well-written.

But we are completely unable to accurately appreciate how difficult it is for an author to write a poem.

How surprising.

Only when you know that you can never write it, will you truly be able to perceive the gap between yourself and others.

to this end……

Zhao Xin also looked like a curious baby and asked them how they wrote them.

then……

They are naturally diverse.

There are stream-of-consciousness styles, some that have accumulated a lot of good words and characters before, and some that are put together one word at a time according to rhyme tables.

Zhao Xin immediately understood how this poem was written.

Dare to...

It’s that simple!

Of course!
This is simple and everyone can do it. The problem is that it is difficult if you want to write well.

So, everyone started writing lyrics later.

The variations in ci are obviously much more than those in poetry.

If there is any other reason, it is probably that poetry is not easy to sing.

As for lyrics, prostitutes are the best at it.

But actually it’s not so bad now. After all, people like Su Shi haven’t shown up yet.

In the literary world at that time, the only people who were good at writing lyrics were his teacher Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, and Liu Yong.

in fact……

This number is still very small.

Of course, Fan Zhongyan’s is also okay.

His teacher Yan Shu was reading: "The scenery in the frontier is different in autumn, and the geese in Hengyang leave without notice. The sounds of the frontier rise from all directions, and in the thousands of mountains, the long smoke and the setting sun close the lonely city."

After reading it, he said, "This is a poem that Fan Zhongyan wrote recently."

After listening to this, Zhao Xin realized that he had already memorized this.

At this time, I can't help but comment: "It's well written, but it's too sad, without any positive atmosphere. I still like it. The long clouds over Qinghai darken the snow-capped mountains, and the lonely city looks at Yumen Pass in the distance. The yellow sand wears out the golden armor after a hundred battles, and I will never return until I conquer Loulan. I'm still young! When I grow up, everything will change."

Everyone looked at each other, it was incredible!
This little guy has too high ambitions.

At this time...

For the Song Dynasty, it is not clear whether this is a happy or bad thing.

Don’t you see, in order to attack the Huns, Emperor Wu of Han caused great waste in the country and the population was reduced by half.

Emperor Yang of Sui mobilized millions of civilians to attack Goguryeo, which led to the destruction of the country.

of course!

There must be people like Li Shimin who had almost no trouble fighting a war.

But who can guarantee that Zhao Xin will be Li Shimin?
It takes thousands of years to produce a Li Shimin.

Everyone was holding their breath and dared not speak.

At least, I don't want to interrupt the good atmosphere of fishing and drinking today.

and……

Duke Shou has said that those who oppose will be demoted to Lingnan.