Chapter 5 The Prince and the Scientific Examination
Han Qi frowned and said: "You are the Prime Minister and also the Privy Councilor. Please put some restrictions. I always feel that this guy is unreliable. Look at what he did in Qingtang and Xixia. He is a bold person.
I always have a very bad feeling. Others would retreat when faced with a fight, but he actively seeks a fight. There might be something strange going on here."
Pang Ji said: "Only the right to march and fight with him, and no other rights are allowed. At the same time, we ordered the Xichuan transfer envoy and the Yizhou Road transfer envoy to provide him with military rations."
The two of them left the palace while talking. The decree given to Yunzheng was the middle one. The prime minister had a way of weighing the balance. They also felt that it was inappropriate to incorporate a Xiang army into Di Qing's Forbidden Army combat sequence. At least they would be bullied...
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When Zhao Zhen walked out of the hall, he tore off the brocade belt on his head, quickly got on the imperial banquet, stamped the floor with his foot and shouted: 'Quick, quick, quick.'
The eight eunuchs picked up the imperial ban and ran away. Zou Tong also tucked his robe into his belt and ran away. This was a great event in the palace. Lin gave birth to a little prince, and he was the healthiest little prince, unlike the previous ones who died in infancy.
Like the three princes, they were born the same size as kittens. I just took a sneak peek at the little prince born by Lin. His little arms and legs were full of pink flesh, and he cried loudly.
You can hear it clearly even standing outside.
Zhao Zhen licked his dry lips and asked Zou Tong, who was running: "Does it really weigh seven kilograms and six taels?"
Zou Tong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, of course it is true. It seems that the Queen Mother weighed her personally. Those little arms and legs are so fat... Tsk, it's a shame that Queen Lin was able to give birth to her."
In a short time, the emperor's imperial edict arrived at Zizhuxuan. Zizhuxuan was surrounded by concubines from the palace. Many old concubines who had never been born also came to see the new prince in person, especially those with low status.
Looking forward eagerly, the look of envy on his face could not be concealed no matter what.
The emperor entered Zizhu Pavilion in twos and twos and saw a small child lying in the arms of the concubine Bo, who seemed to be sleeping soundly. Zhao Zhen walked lightly and bowed to say hello to the concubine.
How could Mrs. Bo not know the emperor's thoughts? She put the swaddling clothes in the emperor's arms and said: "Haha, look at your son. He is exactly the same as you were when he was a child. The birthmark on his lower back is also the same.
, I remember that you have such a birthmark on your waist and hip."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen felt even more happy. He carefully opened the swaddling clothes and took a first look at the baby's crotch. He suppressed the joy in his heart and followed the concubine's instructions to look at the diamond-shaped birthmark on the baby's waist and hips.
, regardless of etiquette, asked the queen to loosen her belt and reveal her birthmark. Zou Tong had already moved a huge bronze mirror with a hint. Zhao Zhen took a look at the birthmark on his waist and hips, and then compared it.
He measured the birthmarks on his son's waist and hips, laughed and said to Concubine Bo, "It's exactly as the concubine said, they are exactly the same."
When she was happy, her voice was a little loud, which woke up the baby. The baby suddenly started crying loudly. As Zou Tong said, the cry was very loud. The emperor immediately panicked. The queen took the prince and placed him in Lin's bed.
By her side, Mrs. Lin plans to breastfeed herself.
Zhao Zhen looked at the child greedily sucking the mother's milk. His eyes turned red and his nose felt sour. He said to Lin in a hoarse voice: "You are the hero of my old Zhao family, and I will definitely live up to it in this life."
Mrs. Lin was weak after giving birth and said softly: "This is also my child. I only hope that he can grow up safely."
"This is natural. My child will be safe."
Lin smiled and said to the queen: "Sister, let us raise this child together. I will nurture him and my sister will educate him. Since he is the first child of my royal generation, we will give him the best."
I will give him everything I have. Since I am strong, I will naturally do my best to nurture him. When it comes to farsightedness and brilliance, I am far inferior to my sister, so please agree to it."
Mrs. Cao never expected that Mrs. Lin would say such a thing. They said that mother is more valuable than her son. With this child, Mrs. Lin is already in an invincible position in the palace. She is not incapable of holding the position of queen.
After a while, I didn't expect that she actually put the education rights of her children into her own hands. This means that she has never had extravagant thoughts about the position of queen.
At this time, no matter how strong a woman Cao was, she was extremely envious when she saw Lin giving birth to such a strong child. When she thought that she would become such a child in the future, no, the real mother of the future emperor could not bear the tears.
It couldn't help but flow down, and all I could do was nod.
The concubine Bo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, my royal harem is Qingning. The Cao family leads the six palaces well. The Lin family is gentle and virtuous, and the top and bottom are orderly. You should tell the world, praise the queen, and make the Lin family Zhaorong.
The position of concubine, I believe that Concubine Shu was created for the Lin family."
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Ms. Bo's words are reasonable. It should be so. It should be so. Zou Tong made a decree. Since my child was born in the early morning, he should be named Zhao Xu and become the King of Shu. The Queen's title should be preceded by a prefix.
With two words of sincerity, the Lin family has entered the imperial concubine Shu, and there are spirits in Shushan. I am pardoning the prison in Shuzhong to congratulate Zhao Xu."
Zou Tong was writing happily when he suddenly heard that the emperor wanted to amnesty the unjustly imprisoned. He couldn't help but became anxious and quickly winked at old Chen Lin who was sitting at the door. Chen Lin was shocked and immediately understood the reason. She trembled slightly.
He stood up and raised his hands and said to the emperor: "The official family is happy to have Lin'er. The old slave congratulates your majesty. It is natural for you to add the title of empress, give Zhaorong the title of concubine, and confer the title of concubine on the little prince. Only amnesty can be given to Shuzhong Prison
This is inappropriate."
Zhao Zhen had been on a blind date with Chen Lin since he was a child, and he had always been very respectful to this old eunuch. Now when he heard Chen Lin say that it was inappropriate for him to amnesty the Shuzhong prison, he couldn't figure out what the mistake was.
Chen Lin continued: "Your Majesty has devoted all his attention to Nong Zhigao these days. You may have forgotten the news from Shuzhong. This year, Shuzhong officials have worked hard to wipe out the bandits in the mountains. Many prefectures and counties have
There are countless violent people in the prison, all of whom were paid for with the blood of the Shu officials. If your decree continues, won't all the hard work of the Shu officials be wasted?"
Zhao Zhen suddenly realized it, knocked his head and said with a smile: "It's really like this. Those murderers really shouldn't be pardoned. If that's the case, then the taxes in Shuzhong will be exempted for one year."
Mrs. Lin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is inappropriate."
Zhao Zhen asked strangely: "How could it be wrong?"
Cao sighed and said to the emperor: "What Sister Lin means is that the country's fortunes are difficult now. The two souths are using troops. Di Qing just left Kaifeng this morning to go to the south to quell the rebellion. I don't know how much food will be consumed in this battle. Now the Song Dynasty is the richest
The place is undoubtedly Shuzhong. If Your Majesty exempts Shuzhong from money and grain taxes, the national treasury will be in crisis.
Your Majesty, why don't you do this? Since you are so happy to have Lin'er, why not take this opportunity to re-open the scientific examination. You have not been admitted for twelve years. You can take advantage of this good opportunity to win over the hearts of scholars.
Secondly, we can recruit scholars for the Song Dynasty. I don’t know how many heroes have been buried in these years.”
Mrs. Bo gently patted Zhao Zhen on the shoulder and said: "The grievances of the older generation are just like that. Your grief is enough to move the world. Now that Xiao Xu'er is born, all grievances are over.
The right path is to look forward, and the Song Dynasty is the most important thing."
Zhao Zhen looked at the eaves above his head, and then at Zhao Xu who was sleeping next to his mother. He nodded and said, "That's fine. The autumn examination will be held next year. Zou Tong, tell the world!"
Chen Lin laughed and said: "It's a blessing that Your Majesty is not disturbed by the inner demons. This old slave can live another year after hearing this news."
That night, the emperor held a banquet with officials in the palace. Originally, the emperor wanted to show off his fat son at the banquet, so he ordered Zou Tong to carry Zhao Xu over. However, Concubine Bo ordered Zou Tong to be beaten up and sent
The personal female officer came out to reprimand the emperor. How could a child who was under one month old come out to see people? Zhao Zhen did not feel dissatisfied and happily accepted the teasing of the officials.
During the banquet, Zhao Zhen brought up the matter of establishing a crown prince from time to time. Unexpectedly, Bao Zheng, Chen Zhizhong, Han Qi, Pang Ji and others who had actively persuaded the emperor to establish a crown prince as soon as possible did not answer the question, which made the emperor feel itchy and extremely happy.
, Zhao Zhen had no doubts about establishing his own son as the crown prince. Unfortunately, those important ministers thought that Zhao Xu was too young and would wait a few years before talking about it.
Just as the weather gradually warmed up, Nong Zhigao's troops finally stopped at Pennsylvania. Nong Zhigao clearly realized that there was no room for compromise with Song Ting, but he was currently insufficient in strength and was preparing to return to Guangyuan.
Gather the thirty-six-dong Zhuang and other ethnic minority native chiefs to consolidate the rear, and then move northward. When he was in Yong, he once wrote a couplet:
The emperor's career was still young and he was old; the king granted him the title of Shenxi and retired with him.
At the same time, the vanguard of the Song army, Yang Wenguang, a descendant of the famous Yang family general, was marching towards Jingxiang day and night. Behind him was Yanyan and Huanqing led by Di Qing himself;
Five thousand cavalry marched towards the north of Guangxi in a mighty manner.
Di Qing didn't know that a large army in Shu had already boarded a ship at Sanjiangkou, and was rushing down the Yangtze River, aiming directly at Guizhou, where they planned to snipe Nong Zhigao, who was retreating south.
Yun Zheng looked at the surging water of the Yangtze River and said with emotion: "It really feels like a thousand miles of rivers can be returned in one day, but when I saw Lao Liu and the others standing at the exit of the Three Gorges, waiting for us to come out of the canyon, I felt a little sad in my heart. Damn "I
"Laiye" was really dangerous. I almost thought that the big ship was about to hit that damn rock. Those boatmen were able to point their pennies on my Laiye and turn the bow of the boat around. I really didn't expect that what would happen if I went back.
If we have time, we'll blow up that damn rock."
Su Xun stared and said loudly: "Blow up the bright reef into a hidden reef, and more people will die by then."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "There will always be a way, I will keep this in mind." (To be continued)