The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 277

He never thought that Zhao Xu would be able to say such a thing. If I pay the money, nothing will happen.

Didn't it mean that there was a lack of money? If there was no money, I would pay for it myself, but it absolutely cannot be said that the imperial court's previous orders would not be implemented.

I see that none of you have anything to say now. It is understandable that you have other ideas when you say you have no money.

Now that there is no such trouble, you can't say anything anymore. Sure enough, who would dare to say anything after Zhao Xu said all this.

"Okay, the prince is really loyal to the country. I am very relieved. I already know the prince's loyalty, but since it is the prince's private property, I can't let the prince suffer. What do you think of the country borrowing from the prince?"

"Father, what you said is a bit too much. I am the crown prince of the Great Song Dynasty. From now on, the country of the Great Song Dynasty will be mine. The money is just sent to the treasury in advance, nothing more."

Zhao Xu didn't care about money at all now, and he didn't know how much money he had now, anyway, it was a lot, and it would all go into the treasury in the future.

I didn't think about what to do, I went out and my expenses and rewards were given to the people below, so I couldn't tell how much I had.

Another advantage of doing this by yourself is that you have to establish your own prestige and let these scholars know that the prince gave them these benefits.

Zhao Guangyi's eyes were greedy when he heard this. If he had such wealth, he could do many things.

But he could only be envious, and he also knew that the Taoxianglou in the capital were all Zhao Xu's private properties.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is making money every day. I really don't know how Zhao Xu came up with these attentions in the first place.

Now the most popular restaurant in Beijing is Taoxianglou, and now the original one has expanded to nearly ten restaurants.

It can be seen how popular he is, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is making money every day. Zhao Guangyi is very clear about this.

It's better to have money to do things better, and see if people take over this matter with a single mouth, other people don't have the strength even if they have the courage.

"Okay, I won't say anything, since this is the decree to let all the students in the world know how much our Crown Prince of Song Dynasty cares for them."

Zhao Kuangyin said such a sentence in front of many courtiers, but everyone was surprised.

This is equivalent to gaining popularity for the prince and establishing authority for the prince. Isn't the emperor a little abnormal?

The reason why the emperor is said to be a little abnormal is because the current emperor is in the heyday of spring and autumn, when he is the most energetic.

To establish authority for the crown prince is not established in this way. People who don’t know it think that the emperor is dead and the crown prince is about to be passed on.

Hearing these words, Zhao Guangyi was so envious that he was dying. This Zhao Xu's luck is really good. Is his elder brother so relieved to establish authority for his son?
You must know that the emperors of all dynasties were very cautious when it came to this point, and they would not let you do this.

But Zhao Kuangyin did just that, and undoubtedly told everyone, don't think about it, the prince is him, and he can only be the emperor in the future.

The ministers did not expect that the prince was so important in the emperor's mind, and it was by no means comparable to those emperors and princes in the past.

This matter has passed like this, but Zao Chao is far from over, because Zao Chao can't just solve such a matter.

The main event below is still related to Tao Gu, that is, it is related to the Ministry of Rites, because it involves the autumn examination, and the Ministry of Rites is required to preside over it.

This stage is enough for Tao Gu to be busy, but now he has other things to be busy, otherwise he himself doesn't know what to do.

Although Tao Gu has never presided over a scientific expedition, and has not had the opportunity to preside over or participate in it, he still knows some rules.

But the problem is that there are no rules to follow for the first imperial examination in the Song Dynasty, and a lot of changes have been made, and Tao Gu doesn't know what to do.

He is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, he must ask clearly, otherwise the people below will not be able to arrange it, right?
He didn't even dare to put forward his own opinion on the topic, these can only be decided by the emperor.

It wasn't that he was cautious, there were countless fraud cases in the examination halls of the past dynasties, and every time the chief examiner had to attach great responsibilities.

Especially if the test questions were leaked, it would be extremely serious, and Tao Gu knew this well.

Therefore, it is better to clarify some things to the emperor in person, so as to avoid any problems in the future, which will be bad for yourself.

"Report to the emperor's humble minister Tao Gu that he still has something to play."

"If Aiqing has anything else to say, just tell me." Zhao Kuangyin didn't say anything because he was afraid that the people below would not say anything.

Not saying anything doesn't mean there is nothing wrong, on the contrary, it is more serious, so serious that they dare not speak, isn't it even worse.

"What the emperor wants to say is that the scientific examination is approaching now. What I want to say is that today's scientific examination is different from the past. Who should decide the title of this test?"

Everyone watched what he said, wanting to know what the emperor said. After all, there is no precedent now, and the previous imperial examination system was not like that of the Song Dynasty.

"Yes, what Aiqing said is a big deal, do the three prime ministers have anything to say?" Zhao Kuangyin looked at his three prime ministers.

The prime minister is to share the worries of the emperor. If you are not needed now, when will you be used? Now that you can be used, you can just say it.

The three prime ministers looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, Wang Pu, the oldest, spoke first:

"The emperor's minister, Wang Pu, felt that the nature of the imperial examination cannot be changed no matter how it is reformed. It is to seek talents for the country."

"This test question should also be discussed by the emperor and the ministers, and then the emperor will decide. This has been a rule since ancient times."

"The emperor and Wang Xiang are right. It has been like this since ancient times when there was a scientific examination. Although our dynasty has made major reforms, these cannot be changed."

Wei Renpu also supports Wang Pu. Both of them are old courtiers and their thinking can't be changed, they are still old ways of thinking.

"Zhao Pu, do you have any suggestions for everyone to hear?" Zhao Kuangyin saw that Zhao Pu didn't speak, so he asked him to stand up again.

"Qizou Your Majesty, I also feel that what the two prime ministers said is right. It has been like this since ancient times, but since we want to innovate, we should adopt some other new methods. I remember that His Royal Highness was the first to mention these things. Come out, then why don't your majesty ask the prince?"

Zhao Pu didn't say what he had any opinions, but he brought Zhao Xu in. This was something he proposed to innovate at the time, so let's listen to his opinion first.

The ministers are depressed, why everything has something to do with our prince, this really has nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)