The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 209

When Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne on behalf of Zhou, Zhao Xu followed him when he prayed to heaven, which has a profound meaning.

Pray to God, let God know that I am the emperor, the son of God, and hope to be recognized by you.

This is a big event, even bigger than offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple. The emperors of all dynasties did not pay much attention to this thing.

Therefore, the emperors of the past did not pray devoutly to heaven to show that their throne was recognized by heaven.

It is legal, you see, I have already said it to God, who else can object?Are you bigger than the sky?

For a newly enthroned emperor, this is very important and extremely meaningful, and must be done independently by himself.

Throughout the ages, it has never been heard that the emperor brought his own son to participate, but Zhao Kuangyin was the only one in the world.

At that time, some people with exquisite and clear minds immediately smelled it. It turned out that the new emperor wanted to make his surroundings princes.

Sure enough, as soon as the worship to heaven was over, Zhao Xu was smoothly named the prince, which was without any suspense.

I put in so much effort to get Zhao Xu to be the crown prince, but now you actually tell me that you don't want to inherit the throne.

This is a big event, as I said just now, it will definitely cause mutual competition between the flesh and blood, and that is the most terrible thing.

Zhao Kuangyin is a person who attaches great importance to affection, and of course he also attaches great importance to family affection, especially now that he is in the royal family, he will never let such a thing happen.

They are all his own flesh and blood, and they are all connected with his own flesh and blood. There must be no such human tragedy of brothers killing each other.

"You know, to put it bluntly, even if you die, you will die on this dragon chair. You must not give your younger brothers a chance to make them feel that they can get their hands on the throne."

"Let them know that they are far away from the throne. That's not something they can think about. It's better to let them be princes with peace of mind. They should not worry about other things, nor should they worry about them."

Zhao Kuangyin is a far-sighted person. Ever since he ascended the throne, he knew that he would face the problem of heirs.

Many powerful dynasties in history caused great disturbances because of the problem of heirs, which led to the indifference of family ties.

A cold dragon chair covered up all family affection, Zhao Kuangyin did not allow such a thing to happen in his Zhao Dynasty.

Besides, my eldest son is also very stable and talented, and I am very satisfied, so I have always thought that he is the most satisfactory successor.

He was very surprised to hear him say today that he might not necessarily inherit the throne in the future.

Even though what he said was based on a joke, Zhao Kuangyin didn't think it was a joke, this guy was really capable of doing such a thing.

I must vaccinate him in advance, so that he feels that this Da Song is not qualified except for him as the heir.

In the future, don't even make jokes. If such a joke is heard by interested people, it will cause a storm in the court.

Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words and his serious expression, Zhao Xu also felt that Zhao Kuangyin was right.

So he scratched his head embarrassingly:

"Hey, I was just joking, so there's no need to make such a fuss, right?"

Zhao Kuangyin frowned when he heard what Zhao Xu said:
"A joke? How dare you say it's a joke? I think you've definitely thought this way in your heart, right? I don't know you yet."

Zhao Xu stuck out his tongue embarrassingly. A man in his twenties, sticking out his tongue, was not cute no matter what.

Not to mention that Zhao Kuangyin's guess was really correct. For a while, he really thought about what the emperor could do.

You are quite tired all day, and you may not be able to satisfy the people of the world, and you may still scold you behind your back.

I might as well concentrate on leading the troops to fight, expand the territory of Song Dynasty, and send the prestige of Song Dynasty far away.

But he didn't expect that the monarch could trust him so much and hand over the army to him without too much interference.

Think about it, except for his father Zhao Kuangyin, I am afraid that no one can trust him so much.

"At the same time, you have to understand that what you say from your mouth, sometimes people don't think it's a joke, they will think that's what you think."

"Do you know why people say that the emperor is a golden mouth?" Zhao Kuangyin threw out this question.

How did Zhao Xu know this? In the past, he had heard the lines in TV dramas saying that the emperor was a golden mouth.

As for why he really didn't know what was going on, in his perception, what the emperor said was the imperial decree, and everyone must abide by it. Isn't this just golden words?
Is there any allusion in it?I have never heard of this allusion, nor have I heard of it.

Although I dare not say that I have a lot of knowledge, but I have trained in general things back then, and now I still have an impression in my mind.

How come this Jinkou Yuyan has no impression of himself at all?I just remember that this golden saying is now explained like this:
"Jinkou Yuyan originally refers to what the emperor said, and generally refers to the authority that cannot be changed. It is fixed and cannot be changed."

"This father, I really don't know the source of this golden speech, please tell me."

If you don't understand, you have to ask. Zhao Xu learned this very well and used it very well. If you don't understand, if you don't ask, it's useless.

"In the eyes of the world, people will definitely think this way. They think that the emperor's words cannot be changed, and they think they are golden words. In fact, this is wrong. Golden words are a story."

Zhao Kuangyin really had a talent for telling stories, and Zhao Xu soon learned what golden words were, and that the emperor should not talk nonsense.

Later, Zhao Kuangyin told this story in "Life Records of Taizu" as follows;
"It's about a country in ancient times, the king had [-] sons, each of his sons was very fond of each of them, and he didn't make an heir.

Once he inadvertently said that he would make his No.17 son his future successor.This made Old Seventeen very happy.

But after a hundred years of the old king, it was the boss who inherited the throne, which dissatisfied the old seventeen and some of the courtiers who supported him.

So they rebelled. Their reason was that the father said that he would pass on the throne to me. Now that you are on the throne, there must be a conspiracy.

You must know that the father and the king opened their mouths once, and they cannot be changed. You are usurping power. After that, a large-scale war began, and this country was quickly wiped out by his hostile country. "

Of course, Zhao Xu later found out that this story was fabricated by Zhao Kuangyin, so that he could inherit the throne with peace of mind.

"That's why it's very important to say that words of wisdom are very important. I have already made you the crown prince, but you will not inherit the great line in the future. What will people think? Do you think so?"

Now Zhao Xu understood that the old man was trying to prevent himself from thinking about not inheriting the throne.

"Okay, father, don't talk about it anymore. I am here and no one can take away the position of prince. By the way, should you talk about the matter of letting me come today? This is the business."

I just said a joke and have been taught until now, but I haven't said anything serious yet.

After what Zhao Xu said, Zhao Kuangyin also remembered that today was something important to talk about, how could he start talking nonsense here?
"I forgot, you brat didn't make trouble here, I called you here just to ask you, who can be the prime minister now?" Zhao Kuangyin entered the role very quickly.

"Prime Minister? Aren't Fan Zhi and Wang Pu both in the positions of prime ministers now? There is no vacancy. Do you want to add a prime minister?"

Zhao Xu was puzzled.

"No, Fan Zhi claimed that he was old and frail, and wanted to return to his hometown. I have never found a suitable candidate, so I didn't make a decision."

Fan Zhi is about to resign, that's right, at such an age, it's normal for him to resign.

In history, he was the prime minister who was deposed two years later, but now he is voluntary two years earlier.

Speaking of Fan Zhi, this person is really amazing. It is recorded that he was smart and eager to learn since he was a child. He was able to write poetry at the age of nine, and he passed the Jinshi examination in the Later Tang Dynasty.

After the fall of the Later Tang Dynasty, he brought his articles to the prime minister of the Later Jin Dynasty. He was highly regarded by the prime minister and was appointed a foreign official.

Since then, he has been a beauty in the Later Han, Later Zhou, and Song Dynasties, and he began to serve as prime minister during the Later Zhou Chai Rong period.

Now he is also a prime minister in the Song Dynasty, but he did not expect that he would ask to resign from office and go back to seclusion.

To be honest, Zhao Xu didn't like such old stubbornness, but it was undeniable that he was a very clean official.

"Fan Zhi really wants to resign, what do you mean?"

"I think Fan Zhi is already old and out of shape. It's time for these old courtiers to rest. It's time for the court to let in a batch of fresh blood."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't say anything, but he has already decided to let these people retire and return to their hometowns. It seems that this means that a group of young people have been promoted to the court.

It is true that these people are the pillars of the country, but sometimes they are a little cynical and ask what they have to stop.

In order to win the hearts of all the officials, the emperor sometimes had to give them face, which is very annoying.

In addition, this group of people is still a bit stubborn, and it is difficult to accept any new things, always thinking that this is wrong and that is wrong.

Zhao Kuangyin absolutely agrees with Fan Zhi's resignation now, but he just doesn't know who is the right candidate to succeed him.

He asked Zhao Xu to come here to discuss and see if there was a suitable candidate. The position of prime minister was not something that ordinary people could take.

(End of this chapter)