Compared to Chun Geer who had gone crazy, the happiness of Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty was to listen to the Prime Minister and Queen tell him about the world's major events every day, especially the news about Yunzheng. He liked to hear it the most.
With the efforts of the imperial doctor, he was able to move his neck and express his wishes by nodding and shaking his head. The civil and military officials in the court were all ecstatic about the emperor's change. Concubine Shu had already moved into the royal Taoist temple.
, go and pray for the emperor for a hundred days. As long as the emperor gets better, she will be the biggest beneficiary.
The emperor was resting, and it was not appropriate to make noises in the hall, but Han Qi couldn't help but cursed after seeing Yun Zheng's memorial.
"Not the Son of Man, not the Son of Man! Now that the world is at peace and the weather is good, we should recuperate and recuperate, return wealth to the people, stop fighting, and wait until the world's human resources are sufficient and I, the Song Dynasty, will have a new surplus, then we can open the border
It's a good time to expand the territory, what is he doing to the Dali monarch who is so shocked every day that he is forcing him now? Doesn't he know why your majesty wants to sign an alliance with the Liao Kingdom?"
Zhao Zhen didn't care what Han Qi yelled and looked at Zou Tong with doubtful eyes.
Zou Tong said softly: "Our Song Dynasty's cavalry has appeared on the grasslands of western Yunnan. The king of Dali thinks this is a precursor to the Song Dynasty's preparations to raise troops in Dali."
Zhao Zhen smiled and then closed his eyes again. Chen Lin had recited Zhao Min's secret poem to him earlier, which said, "As a general, if you have no ambitions for other people's territory, you should take off your military uniform as soon as possible."
Go join the circle of literati instead of hanging around in the army and waiting to die." His words left a very deep impression on him.
He thinks that there is nothing wrong with what Yun Zheng is doing now. The general is the knife in the emperor's hand. The knife is born to cut and to open up territories. Yun Zheng is right. Logically speaking, it is Honglu Temple.
As for Song Shou and the others, it was the Prime Minister's business to appease the barbarians. He was a general, and his mission was to obtain greater living space for his ethnic group, so it was logical for him to march into western Yunnan now.
I heard Xiaolin say that Yun Zheng started plotting the western Yunnan grassland when he was young. Now that the idea is ripe, there is no reason not to take it. Should the fertile grassland be allowed to be taken away by the Tubo people on the plateau? Or by the Dali people.
The emperor took it away? There is no reason for that. Although the Song Dynasty said it would not fight anymore, the covenant was signed with the Liao Kingdom. What does it have to do with the Dali Kingdom?
Zhao Zhen was in a very happy mood. Han Qi might not be able to see this clearly. He was just jealous and venting his emotions. He would slowly calm down.
Sure enough, Han Qi lowered his voice, signed a few words on the memorial with anger, threw it to Zou Tong, and then strode out of the emperor's palace.
Zhao Zhen heard Han Qi's retreating footsteps, and a smile appeared on his face. The queen said softly: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council signed Yun Zheng's "Horse Breeding Book in Western Yunnan" and added an extra sentence, saying "Again.
If you dare to provoke a provocation at will, I will send Yun Zheng to Lingnan as a wild man."
Pang Ji laughed when he heard this and said: "Zhigui is so angry that he is dizzy. There is a Jiaozhi country in Lingnan that is now in a good situation. If Yunhou is sent to Lingnan, he may go to the capital of Jiaozhi country again.
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Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and laughed silently. The queen was so panicked that she quickly touched his shoulders and back gently, fearing that the emperor would choke on his saliva.
Seeing that the emperor had calmed down, the queen waved to the crown prince Zhao Xu, who was sitting behind a low table. Zhao Xu, who was wearing a nine-beam purple gold crown, came to the emperor's side, held his father's hand and waited for instructions. This situation has already
It's been going on for a long time.
Zhao Zhen looked at his son with a smile, and the queen spoke up: "Your Majesty, you must remember today's memorial. This memorial is "Horse Raising in Western Yunnan" written by Hou Yunzheng, Wenxin of the Song Dynasty. This memorial is not
I want to tell you how to raise a horse, but I want to tell you four words, "kill someone with a borrowed knife."
"Kill someone with a borrowed knife?" The young Zhao Xu knew that these were not four good words, but seeing that his emperor father and empress did not seem angry, he couldn't help but ask Pang Ji.
Pang Ji was also the prince's tutor, so he naturally had the responsibility to teach the prince. He then said: "Your Highness, what the Queen said is correct, it is "killing someone with a borrowed knife".
To talk about these four words, we must start from eight years ago. At that time, Wenxinhou, who was still a commoner, was dissatisfied with the Yuanshan bandits in western Yunnan for harassing Doushaguan, so he borrowed the power of the Tubo people to eliminate the Yuanshan bandits, and then Xiaolin took action.
, taking advantage of the fight between the Tubo and Yuanshan bandits, both sides were hurt, and he used hidden arrows to kill the leader of the Sky Eagle Tribe, the most powerful group on the grasslands of western Yunnan at that time, which led to a great change in the strength of the grasslands.
So various forces on the western Yunnan grassland began to conquer each other, and everyone wanted the territory of the Tianying tribe. So, with the clever adjustment of the Song Dynasty, this war lasted for eight years. Now, that grassland
The population on the grassland has dropped from 800,000 in its heyday to less than 50,000 today. If you subtract the newborns in the past eight years, almost all the 800,000 people on the grassland can be said to have died, even if the remaining
Most of the 50,000 people were women and children without fighting power.
In the past, no matter how powerful the Song Dynasty was, there was no way to deal with the 200,000 people who controlled the strings there. However, under Marquis Wenxin's "killing with a borrowed knife" strategy, the powerful strength of the western Yunnan grassland has been wiped out.
At this time in the Song Dynasty, I only need to use very little force to obtain a perfect horse breeding land.
The four words "killing people with a borrowed knife" tell you that when you are not strong enough, you must know how to adapt and use the strength of others to achieve your own goals.
Okay, this is your homework for today. Zou Tong will find all the documents about the West Yunnan Grassland for His Highness, and you will slowly discover how Wen Xinhou used the smallest amount of force to move this huge rock in the West Yunnan Grassland."
Zhao Xu nodded in confusion and was led to his seat by Gong E and sat down again, obediently watching the people in the room going about their own business.
Pang Ji sighed and said to the emperor: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too young to understand these profound principles. It would be harmful rather than helpful to indoctrinate these veteran officials into His Highness the Crown Prince at this time.
The subjects that His Royal Highness should study at this time are the Book of Filial Piety, the Book of Rites, the Thousand-Character Classic and some simple arithmetic, and you should not listen to these intrigues about national affairs."
Zhao Zhen looked at his son who was sitting obediently and shook his head.
The queen dipped her handkerchief into the corner of her eyes and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have much time. Even if it is to destroy the seedlings, you can't care much about it. I hope that my ancestors will bless Xu'er and let her grow up in one day."
Pang Ji said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please don't be impatient, step by step is the right approach. Now that the Song Dynasty is singing and dancing, it is a rare peaceful time since the founding of the country. As long as your Majesty takes good care of your body, you will naturally cultivate a qualified heir."
If His Majesty's dragon body was in good health, our Song Dynasty would be so prosperous today, with fierce generals outside razing the world, and capable ministers inside to shepherd the people..."
Speaking of this, Pang Ji was so sad that he couldn't speak. The queen had already burst into tears, and Zhao Zhen also had a gloomy look on his face. Every word of Pang Ji's words was like a knife cutting into his heart. If it weren't for
With this damn body, he should now be the most authoritative emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Seeing that the emperor had something to say, Zou Tong quickly brought over "Shuowen Jiezi" and recorded what the emperor wanted to say word by word.
When Pang Ji got the piece of paper, he saw the words "Everyone is celebrating" written on it.
Wiping his astringent old eyes, he squeezed out a smile and said: "Since Your Majesty is so willing, I will prepare a decree for everyone to celebrate the Spring Festival this year! Let's have a lively spring day."
Zhao Zhen squeezed out a smile and nodded repeatedly. When he saw Pang Ji saying goodbye and leaving the palace, he stared at the queen's face again.
Empress Cao wiped away her tears and said with a smile: "The palace will naturally be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. I will go to invite the concubine, and my sister concubine Shu will come out of the Taoist temple. We will also have a lively spring day.
I will prepare more silver ingots this year, and I will distribute the auspicious spring wedding rings to the ministers of civil and military affairs. I will also order the Money Making Bureau to mint some new money for spring use, and the Weaving Bureau will also rush to double the production.
Colored satin, brocade clothes, palace flowers, I will also order the official kiln to re-fire a new batch of auspicious porcelain, but I don’t know which kiln mouth porcelain the official family likes?
You may not know that the official kilns have made great progress now, and they have created a new type of azure glaze that has never been produced before. It is also known as the sky blue after rain. It is a light and timeless blue glaze. The master of the official kiln said that it has been newly fired.
The porcelain is as blue as the sky, as bright as a mirror, and extremely beautiful. How about the official family chooses the Yuguo Tianqing porcelain from the official kiln as the porcelain for the banquet? I don’t know much about porcelain, but I think the name Yuguo Tianqing is very happy.
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Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded. When Zhao Xu saw his father and aunt talking about how to celebrate the New Year, Zhao Xu immediately became interested and jumped on his feet and said: "Father, father, I want to see the medicine-haired puppet."
The queen nodded Zhao Xu's nose with her finger and said, "If you want to study, you will look sad. If you want to play, you will be too happy. Be careful not to overwhelm your father."
Zou Tong smiled and hugged His Highness the Crown Prince away, knelt on the ground, winked and knelt down again and again: "On behalf of the slaves in the palace, I would like to thank the officials for the reward."
The Queen smiled and said: "There is another scoundrel here. It doesn't matter. You behave like this every year. In view of your diligence this year, all the silver rewards will be doubled compared to last year. Each of you will be given a new set of clothes. As long as
Your Majesty is in good health, and I will never hesitate to reward you!"
Zou Tong's smile went behind his ears, so he thanked him even more diligently. Seeing that the emperor was smiling and his spirits seemed to be much better, he became even more happy. How could Zou Tong care about that little reward?
The emperor is fine, it doesn't matter what he wants.
In this palace, the emperor is the god who protects everyone's survival. As long as the sky is still there, it doesn't matter if there is a little trouble. (To be continued)