"The world is full of five ways of enlightenment, and the three things are done. △, saying: The king and minister, father and son, husband and wife, brother Kun, friend and friend. The fifth is the world is full of enlightenment..." Zhao Xu was extremely bored and recited the "Doctus of the Mean" that he had just learned today. He was already lying on the table, looking left and right with his eyes. Although he had no urged him, he did not dare to go out because he knew that the eunuchs and palace maids around him were sent by the empress dowager. If he didn't study and go to play, he would definitely be called to scold him.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard the door of the study room being pushed open with a "splash", and then a handsome young man looked at him and smiled: "Oh, our Emperor is really hardworking, but your reading posture is really novel. Is this reading posture popular in the capital now?"

"Big...Big Brother?" Zhao Xu was stunned at first when he saw the boy coming in, and then rubbed his eyes in disbelief, believing that he was not dazzled. It was Zhao Jia standing in front of him. Then he screamed in surprise, jumped up and ran over, hugged him and laughed: "Brother, why are you here? I'm almost bored!"

Zhao Xu often ran to Zhao Yan, and he usually had a deep relationship with brothers like Zhao Jia, so although they were cousins, Zhao Xu called Zhao Jia the eldest brother, just like Zhao Xin and others. In the past, when Zhao Jia was in the capital, he often came to the palace to play with him. However, since Zhao Jia went to the Naval Academy, Zhao Xin and others were also imprisoned to study in the Academy of Physical Sciences, which made him unable to even find someone to speak. Now, he was naturally very happy to see Zhao Jia suddenly appear in front of him.

"Haha, I've been out for two years. If I don't go home for the New Year this year, I'm afraid my mother will scold me to death. I just arrived in the capital the day before yesterday. Today, my father was brought to visit the empress dowager. They had something to talk about and they wanted to let me listen, so I asked me to chat with you." Zhao Jia also smiled and patted Zhao Xu's back, then pulled him down to sit down and talk in detail.

"You were back the day before yesterday, but you didn't even come to see me? It's not enough brother!" Zhao Xu shouted with dissatisfaction when he heard Zhao Jia's words.

"I want to see you, but yesterday I was taken to the street by Sixin and the others for a day. If my father hadn't been brought to visit the Queen Mother today, I wouldn't have time to see you." Zhao Jia said indifferently about Zhao Xu's blame.

When Zhao Jia was left by his cousin Sixin, Zhao Xu immediately did not dare to say anything. Among the many brothers and sisters, the one he feared the most was Sixin. He had suffered a lot in her hands before, and his third uncle Zhao Yan loved his daughter the most, and he had no place to reason after suffering losses. So he could only stay away from Sixin.

"Brother, you have been there for two years. Not only have you grown a lot taller, but you also seem to be more masculine. Tell me what do you do in the Naval Academy?" Zhao Xu quickly became energetic again. He immediately came to Zhao Jia and poured him a cup of tea and asked. Since he became emperor, he has been bound in the palace. Although he can go to the Yue Palace to attend classes. Zhao Yan also tried his best to take him out for a walk, but it was limited to the capital. It was absolutely impossible to leave the capital, so he was very curious about life outside.

Maybe others envy Zhao Xu for ascending the throne at a young age, but Zhao Jia felt that his cousin was very pitiful because he could not play freely like an ordinary child since he was a child. Even food, clothing, housing and transportation were controlled by others. In his opinion, such days were simply more painful than murder. Therefore, when he had free time, he would come to chat with Zhao Xu, which was also a fulfillment of his responsibilities as a brother.

"When it comes to life in the Naval Academy, it's really exciting. There was nothing in the first year, that is, I was studying and practicing in the academy. However, in the second year, we started to take a boat to sea and learn on the ground, such as dealing with various emergencies on the sea, as well as driving and commanding sea boats, etc. Some time ago, Nanyang Port launched a war against the Saqi Kingdom next to it. I was there at that time and witnessed the naval battle between the two countries myself, but the process was a bit disappointing..."

Zhao Jia also knew that Zhao Xu liked to listen to things outside, so he explained his experience in the past two years in detail, which made Zhao Xu feel fascinated, especially about Zhao Jia's life on a warship to sea, which made him feel very yearning for it. This also made him take the initiative to ask a lot of things about the sea, and Zhao Jia also answered them one by one.

After listening to Zhao Jia's story, Zhao Xu suddenly sighed and said, "Brother, I really envy your life. Although I have the third uncle in charge, it is at least much better than me. You have wanted to join the navy since you were a child, and now you have entered the Naval Academy. This has almost fulfilled half of your dreams. But look at me, I am trapped in this palace every day and have no freedom at all, let alone realize your dreams!"

Hearing Zhao Xu's complaints, Zhao Jia couldn't help but pat Zhao Xu on the shoulder sympathetically and said in a deep voice: "Brother Xu, this Song Dynasty is our old Zhao family. Someone always needs to carry this burden. It used to be your father, but now it's your turn. There is nothing we can do about it. If you persist for a few years, you may be much more free when you grow up."

"Oh, I really envy you, brother. You do whatever you want. I will never think of such a life of freedom in my life." Zhao Xu said again at this time. This was the second time he said he envied Zhao Jia.

"Okay, we brothers finally met, so don't mention these disappointing things. This time I encountered something very interesting in Nanyang. Do you want to hear it?" Zhao Jia felt the atmosphere a little dull and changed the subject at the moment.

"Oh? What's interesting?" Zhao Xu asked with wide eyes when he heard this. After all, he was still a child who had not grown up and was easily diverted.

"That's right. I have a friend named Li Cheng. I used to go to the royal palace often. You should know each other, right?" Zhao Jia said at this time.

"Yes, I remember this Li Cheng. Speaking of which, he is a famous playboy in the capital. He is not as familiar with the tram in the capital. Why did he go to the Naval Academy as well?" Zhao Xu said in surprise at this time. His impression of Li Cheng was still on the other party's lustful impression. He really didn't expect that he would go to the Navy to join.

"Yes, he and I attended the Naval Academy, and there was also Shi Liang from Yang Huaiyu's family. The three of us were all classmates and we went to Nanyang Port together. One day when we were resting and having fun, we didn't expect to meet a human trafficker. You also knew the temperament of Li Cheng, so we went to the other party's residence with the human trafficker, planning to buy a few beauties back, but we didn't expect..." Zhao Jia said and told him about his encounter with Agnes, and also introduced the status of the Holy Roman Empire in Europe and some of the current situation in Europe.

Zhao Xu has always been very interested in overseas affairs. When he heard that Zhao Jia met a European princess thousands of miles away from the Song Dynasty, he was extremely surprised and could not help but listened more seriously. As a result, when he heard that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was actually restrained by the pope, he was even more surprised. In his opinion, the so-called pope was just a religious leader. He probably had a similar status in the Taoist sect as Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain, but how could such a person threaten the imperial power?

Zhao Xu couldn't understand the above problem, so he asked Zhao Jia. Zhao Jia knew something about this and said, "I asked Agnes this question, and also learned from his father that the situation in Europe is different from ours. The religious forces and secular power on their side are closely combined. Even the appointment of the emperor and the king needs to be enthroned by the church. Otherwise, it is illegal and the people will not agree with the rule of the emperor and the king. In addition, the church has the power to collect taxes separately, and even its own armed forces. In this way, the pope who controls the church will naturally have the capital to compete with the emperor. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and there must be one between the pope and the emperor to be suppressed below."

"So that's it!" Zhao Xu finally nodded when he heard this, but then he frowned and said, "In this way, the power of religion is really terrible. No wonder so many emperors in history issued orders to destroy Buddhism. Now our Song Dynasty's Buddhist path is also very prosperous. So should we also limit it?"

Hearing Zhao Xu say this, Zhao Jia lowered his head and thought for a moment, but soon smiled and shook his head and said, "I don't think there is any need to worry. When my father was in power, he strengthened the management of monks such as Buddhism and Taoism, and even the quota for monks every year was controlled by us. Moreover, they were also divided into schools and could not form a unified force at all. In this way, it would be even less likely to threaten the rule of the court."

Zhao Xu considered Zhao Jia's analysis and nodded in agreement. The national conditions of Song Dynasty and Europe were different. Although the people would pray to God and Buddha, if they really rebel with Buddhism, there would probably be no influence. Thinking of this, Zhao Xu also completely let go of his heart and then asked about the situation in Europe. Although Song Dynasty was very far away from Europe, it was precisely because of this that Zhao Xu was more interested in Europe.
Chapter completed!