I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 55 Zhao Ya is stable
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Because Zhao Mao was ill, Zhao Xu was upset, anxious and in a very bad mood these two days.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the news of Zhao Ji visiting a prostitute became a hot topic, and the censors impeached Zhao Ji and criticized him severely.

Zhao Xu was furious and scolded Zhao Ji in public: "The Crown Prince is seriously ill and in critical condition. You, as the Emperor's uncle, are actually enjoying prostitution and flirting with prostitutes, completely disregarding the reputation of the Imperial Family and the friendship between our clansmen. Such behavior is unbecoming!"

Moreover, the Imperial Censor Fan Qing told Zhao Xu, "The Liao and Xia envoys have heard about this and are laughing at our Song princes, saying they are all drunkards and women, which is a disgrace to the state. Where is the prestige of our Song?"

The Liao and Xixia people did not know that visiting brothels was a romantic and elegant activity among the nobles of the Zhao Song Dynasty. The key point was that they were worried about how to turn the situation around, so they brought up the incident of Zhao Ji visiting a brothel.

Especially the Western Xia, which is currently the most passive.

It is worth mentioning that after Li Qianshun succeeded to the throne, Li Qianshun’s younger brother Li Chage took charge of the army. Taking advantage of the rebellion of the Tibetan tribes in Qinghai against the Song Dynasty, he personally led troops to provide assistance and returned victoriously, thus becoming famous throughout Western Xia.

Although they are both princes, Zhao Ji seems to be instantly outshined when compared with Brother Richard.

At least that's what Zhao Xu thought.

Therefore, Zhao Xu was furious and raged in public: "Prince Duan, as a member of the royal family, did not think about sharing the country's worries, but actually caused such a scandal. It is truly a disgrace to the royal family and a disgrace to the national system!!!"

Zhao Xu almost stripped Zhao Ji of his princely title because of this.

At the last moment, it was Zhao Qi who brought the kings to plead for Zhao Ji, which allowed Zhao Ji to escape this disaster.

However, "the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped", so Zhao Xu still ordered the Da Zongzheng Temple to punish Zhao Ji with a three-year salary deduction and one-year house arrest.

This shows how angry Zhao Xu was about Zhao Ji's visitation with prostitutes.

Unlike Zhao Xu's anger, Empress Dowager Xiang was more disappointed.

Zhao Ji was raised by Empress Dowager Xiang, who devoted a lot of effort to him.

Empress Dowager Xiang was well aware that Zhao Ji was frivolous and dissolute.

But in the past, Empress Dowager Xiang thought that this was just youthful recklessness. After years of tempering, Zhao Ji would gradually mature and become the backbone of the royal family.

Even though the Funing Palace incident had happened before, Empress Dowager Xiang still held a glimmer of hope for Zhao Ji.

It was not until the incident of Zhao Ji visiting a prostitute that Empress Dowager Xiang became completely disappointed in him.

This is not just a lack of personal character, but also a matter of national reputation and royal dignity.

Moreover, the Zhao Song Dynasty is now in turmoil. Not only does it require the emperor to have an iron-blooded hand to stabilize the country, but it also requires the royal family members to set an example and establish a good style.

Zhao Ji's frivolous and dissolute behavior undoubtedly added fuel to the fire of this turbulent situation.

The Queen Mother sighed softly, with an imperceptible tremor in her voice.

Seeing this, Zhang Chun on the side thought to himself: "Zhao Ya should be safe."

Soon, Empress Dowager Xiang, who was extremely sad and heartbroken, asked the irrelevant people to wait and went to bed early.

Zhang Chun left Empress Dowager Xiang's bedroom and returned to her new residence.

Because Zhang Chun "calculated" that Zhao Mao would definitely die, the Queen Mother later rewarded Zhang Chun with a separate residence and allowed Zhang Chun to choose a palace maid to be his own handmaiden.

Ye Shiyun, who originally lived with Zhang Chun, knew that Zhang Chun wanted to choose a palace maid to be her servant, so she volunteered.

To be honest, Zhang Chun was a little hesitant about this!

Zhang Chun knew very well that Ye Shiyun was lazy and gluttonous. The key point was that in Ye Shiyun's eyes, she and Zhang Chun were equal. Therefore, if she chose Ye Shiyun as her maid, it would be almost equivalent to having no maid at all. If she chose other palace maids as her maid, she could live a life of having food and clothes provided for her in advance.

But after much hesitation, Zhang Chun still chose Ye Shiyun as her maid.

The reason why Zhang Chun chose Ye Shiyun as her maid was not because she felt that "If you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in brocade clothes at night", but because she wanted to divide the other four women and regain her leadership.

Yes.

When Zhang Chun was furious, he considered dumping the four women and going it alone. But after calming down, he realized that although she was well-versed in history and politics, she should be able to climb to a high position. The problem was that these skills were of no value.

Zhang Chun once objectively ranked the abilities of these five women.

If ranked by contribution to this era:
The first one must be Yuan Qingcheng.

In any era, the value of food is definitely ranked first. After all, it is the basis of survival.

If Yuan Qingcheng can cultivate high-yield and multi-resistant rice, it will definitely greatly benefit this era.

As long as the people can have enough food to eat, they will not rebel. At that time, whether Zhao Ya rules the world or she rules the world, it will definitely be much more stable.

There is no doubt that Yuan Qingcheng is definitely the greatest treasure.

Ranked second is Ma Xiaojiao.

Technology has changed life.

Science and technology are primary productive forces.

As long as it is used properly, Ma Xiaojiao will definitely lead to a better future.

If Yuan Qingcheng represents survival, then Ma Xiaojiao represents development.

These two people are actually the most useful among the five of them. Of course, it also depends on who uses them.

Ranked third is Ye Shiyun.

Whether it is survival or development, it is inseparable from the economy.

Without financial support, whatever you want to do will be constrained or even impossible to accomplish.

However, unlike Yuan Qingcheng and Ma Xiaojiao who have a technology monopoly, there are also natives of this era who understand economics, such as Cai Jing, Zhao Kai, and Zhang Que. Even if they are not as good as Ye Shiyun, they can still be used.

So Ye Shiyun can only rank third.

Ranked fourth is Li Lin.

To be honest, Zhang Chunzhen didn’t know whether the military skills Li Lin learned in his previous life would be useful in this era?
However, Li Lin is familiar with all battles in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. Moreover, Li Lin asked Ma Xiaojiao for a lot of military books and strategies of this era, and has been studying them hard. It is obvious that he is adapting to the tactics of this era, and even trying to master them.

If Li Lin can succeed, her military skills will also be very useful. What if Zhao Ya wants to lead the army in person, or what if she wants to lead the army in person in the future?
She was the one at the bottom.

Zhang Chun summed up himself: "The things I know are good for internal fighting, grasping the overall direction, and making decisions, but they are of no value in this era."

In this way, whether it is Zhao Ya or Zhang Chun, if they want to achieve something, even if it is just to stabilize their rule, they cannot do without the other four women, especially Yuan Qingcheng.

But the problem is, Zhang Chun didn't know what had caused Yuan Qingcheng to dislike her. Yuan Qingcheng was so wary of her as if she were a thief that she even dragged Li Lin into a fight against her.

As a result, she almost became a lonely person.

Therefore, Zhang Chun had to pull Ye Shiyun over, and with the help of Ma Xiaojiao, who had already "expressed loyalty" to her, she would be able to lead the other four women even if a voting system was implemented in the future.

It was also because of this that Zhang Chun not only agreed to let Ye Shiyun be her maid, but she also treated Ye Shiyun very well.

Such as now.

Zhang Chun brought back the hand-washing crab that Empress Dowager Xiang had given her as a reward, intending to bribe the greedy Ye Shiyun.

"Shiyun, come and see what delicious food I brought you?"

As he spoke, Zhang Chun opened the door and saw Li Lin and Yuan Qingcheng sitting at the door, and Ye Shiyun eating egg yolk pastry across from them...

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(End of this chapter)