The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 273 Should You Subsidize Candidates?

Zhao Kuangyin and Jiang Zheng talked very late, no one knew what they said, and no one asked seriously.

But after Jiang Zheng left, Zhao Kuangyin entered another room. This room looked clean and was cleaned frequently.

However, this was done by Zhao Kuangyin alone, and other people are not allowed to enter here.

Even Zhao Xu didn't enter here, let alone other people. If you think about it, even the emperor's closest people have never entered here. Of course, other people can't do it.

I don't know what's inside. Many people are curious about what's inside and whether there is any special treasure inside.

They were just guessing, it was impossible for the emperor to let them in, so they had no choice but to guess wildly.

Following Zhao Kuangyin's gaze, we can see that the inside is also very clean, and there is nothing special. What is special is that there is a painting on the wall besides the tables and chairs.

The above is a woman who is thought to be beautiful. According to the appearance in the painting, she is definitely a beauty. There is no doubt about it.

Seeing that there is no trace of dust on it, it seems that it is the reason for frequent wiping. Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but stunned looking at the painting.

"I am now the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and my power has reached the pinnacle of the world. You think there is nothing that can stop us from being together now, but things are neither people nor people."

Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts went back to the moment when he separated from her that night, it was a forced separation, Zhao Kuangyin can't forget it now.

Zhao Kuangyin still clearly remembers that he held her hand tightly at that time, excited or a little bit begging;
"Go to the north with me, you believe me, as long as I return to the north, I will definitely do something, and I will stand out."

At that time, he hoped that she could follow him back to the north, and he was also confident that he would be able to make a difference soon.

At that time, he can take her back to Nantang, and his parents will not have any objections.

Are they against themselves and their daughters, or because they are a poor boy with nothing?
If he really became famous, would they still object, but now he is already the Ninth Five Supreme.

But the past can no longer be looked back, you are already a woman, and I am also the emperor of the Song Dynasty, I can only keep this emotion in my heart.

I can't disturb your life, I just want to get news from you, and I will be satisfied.

I promise you that if one day I pacify Jiangnan, I will treat your family well. This family includes her husband's family of course.

Thinking about arranging Jiang Zheng's affairs by himself, Zhao Kuangyin felt that he had already felt great satisfaction in this way.

"Jiang Zhengzhen asked you to take good care of Fan Qian and his son on my behalf, so that they have no worries about food and clothing, and I also want you to do one thing..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin seemed a little embarrassed after hearing it, and it seemed that it was something difficult to talk about.

Jiang Zheng was not stupid enough to ask him what it was, it seemed that the emperor had something else to do.

Zhao Kuangyin seemed to muster up a lot of courage before he spoke slowly:
"I want you to pay attention to the affairs of King Wu and Princess Wu when you have nothing to do. Is this what I want to know the most?"

"Only you and I know about this matter, and the heavens and the earth know it. Even the crown prince should not let him know."

When Zhao Kuangyin said these words, it was already a little threatening, although there was no threatening word.

Jiang Zheng could feel the chill in it, sending chills down his spine, Jiang Zheng knew that this was a private matter of the emperor.

He also knew that the current king of Wu was Li Congjia, the sixth son of Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who would also be the future Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The emperor talked about the matter of Wu Wang and Wu Wangfei, how could Jiang Zheng not know that the emperor mainly talked about the latter.

If you want to know about Li Congjia's affairs, you will definitely not order it like this. It seems that the emperor has something to do with this Princess Wu.

This is where Jiang Zheng is smart. He answered Zhao Kuangyin like this:
"Your Majesty, I will definitely tell you the details of Wu Wang Li Congjia, including the people around him. I will make a lot of inquiries."

What is being able to be a man, this is being able to be a man, Li Congjia and the people around him of course include Princess Wu.

These things passed like this, and other people didn't care about it, and no one knew about it at all.

Jiang Zheng and some people transported a few cartloads of Buddhist scriptures to the Tang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River to carry out his grand plan.

We still have to live here, and we still have to go to court every day, but our classmate Zhao Xu feels a little disgusted by this.

Standing on the top every day and letting the people below look at it feels like playing a monkey to others, so he strongly demands to stand below, otherwise he will not go up to court.

Zhao Kuangyin has always had nothing to do with him, and he is also helpless to him. He feels that he is not Lao Tzu for this son.

So when Zhao Xu said this, he agreed, you stand down, but does this kid belong to a civil servant or a general?
In the early days of the court, Prince Zhao Xu unexpectedly stood at the forefront of the military commanders, asking everyone in the court to be artificial. Was it going to be a big deal, or was there going to be a war?

However, there was nothing major that disappointed them. It may be that the crown prince has resumed his duties in accordance with his new position.

After all, the crown prince is also inspected in front of the palace now. Can it be said that he is a general?
"Your Majesty is preparing for the autumn exam at the end of this month according to the order of the imperial court a month ago. Now that some students have entered the capital one after another, I would like to ask your Majesty if we still need to subsidize them according to the previous policy."

The one who came out to report was Tao Gu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites was in charge of this autumn examination. Of course he had to care about these things.

"Your Majesty, I report that we don't have much money in our treasury. If we use some of it to subsidize students, then we will fall into a financial crisis, so I think it's better not to use it."

Li Tao, the head of the household department, came out to hold an opposing opinion, and he was more concerned about the issue of managing money.

"Your Majesty's minister Dou Yi feels that since there has been a conclusion before, it must be resolutely implemented, or the previous court ceremony will be in vain."

"Your brother also has something to say." Zhao Guangyi also came out to get in the way.

They are not for other things, but whether to subsidize candidates who come to Beijing to rush for the exam.

The so-called subsidy is the all-round court all-inclusive package for the food and accommodation of the students who take the exam in Beijing. These are a huge expenditure.

So these ministers in the court are arguing for these things, and in this way they are also for the country.

(End of this chapter)