Compared to Chun Ge'er, who has already become crazy, the happiness of Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty is to listen to the prime minister and queen tell him about the major events in the world every day, especially the news about Yun Zheng he likes to hear the most.

With the efforts of the imperial doctor, his neck was able to move, and he could express his wishes by nodding and shaking his head. All the civil and military officials in the court were ecstatic about the changes in the emperor. Concubine Shu had moved into the royal temple and prayed for the emperor for a hundred days. As long as the emperor got better, she would be the biggest beneficiary.

The emperor was resting, so it was not advisable to make noise in the hall, but Han Qi couldn't help but curse after seeing Yun Zheng's memorial.

"It's not the Son of Man, it's not the Son of Man! If peace is coming today, one should rest and rest assured and be rich in the people. Stop martial arts and stop martial arts. When the world has enough people, I have a new surplus. It's a good time to expand the territory. What is the King of Dali whom he is now forcing to do in a day? Don't he know why His Majesty wants to sign an alliance with the Liao Kingdom?"

Zhao Zhen didn't care what Han Qi was yelling, and looked at Zou Tong with confusion.

Zou Tong said softly: "Our Song Dynasty cavalry has appeared on the grasslands in western Yunnan. The king of Dali believes that this is a sign that the Song Dynasty is preparing to launch troops in Dali."

Zhao Zhen smiled and closed his eyes again. Chen Lin read Zhao Yan's secret memorial to him earlier, saying, "As a general, if he has no ambitions for other people's territory, take off his military uniform and go to the circle of literati as soon as possible, and eat and wait for death in the army." He left an extremely deep impression on him.

He thought that there was nothing wrong with Yun Zheng doing this now. The general was the knife in the hands of the emperor. The knife was born to be used to cut and kill, and to expand territory. Yun Zheng was right. To be honest, it was the business of Song Shou, the people of Honglu Temple, and to appease the four barbarians was the affairs of the prime minister. He was the general, and his mission was to gain greater living space for his own ethnic group. So it was natural for him to enter western Yunnan now.

I heard from laughing Lin that Yun Zheng began to plot the grasslands in western Yunnan when he was young. Now that the melons are ripe, how can I not take it? Should I let the fertile grassland be taken away by the Tubo people on the plateau? Or by the Emperor of Dali? There is no reason. Although the Song Dynasty said that there would be no war, the alliance was signed with the Liao Kingdom. What's the matter with the Dali Kingdom?

Zhao Zhen was in a very happy mood. Han Qi might not be unable 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, and threw them to Zou Tong, and then made great strides out of the emperor's bedroom.

Zhao Zhen heard Han Qi's footsteps away, and a smile appeared on his face. The queen whispered: "Your Majesty, the Privy Councilor signed the name on Yun Zheng's "Horse Rising in Western Yunnan", and added another sentence, saying, "If you dare to provoke the border provocation at will, then switch Yun Zheng to Lingnan to attack the savages."

Pang Ji smiled and said, "Zhigui was so angry that there was another Jiaozhi Kingdom in Lingnan. Now it is a good situation. If Yunhou was sent to Lingnan, he might have another trip to Kyoto of Jiaozhi Kingdom."

Zhao Zhen opened his mouth and laughed silently. The queen was so panicked that she quickly gently stroked his shoulders, worried that the emperor would choke on his saliva.

Seeing that the emperor was quiet, the queen waved to the crown prince Zhao Xu, who was sitting behind a short distance. Zhao Xu, who was wearing a nine-liang purple gold crown, came to the emperor and held his father's hand and waited for the instruction. This situation has been going on for a long time.

Zhao Zhen looked at his son with a smile, and the queen said in a voice: "Son of the Emperor. You must remember this memorial today. This memorial is "The Commentary on Raising Horses in Western Yunnan" written by Hou Yunzheng, Wenxin of the Song Dynasty. This memorial is not about telling you how to raise horses, but about telling you four words, "Borrowing a knife to kill people."

"Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" The young Zhao Xu knew that these were not four good words, but looking at his emperor's father and the queen, he seemed not angry, and he couldn't help but open his mouth and asked Pang Ji.

Pang Ji was the prince's tutor, so he naturally had the responsibility to teach the prince. He continued: "Your Highness, the Empress said nothing wrong, just the four words "kill with a knife".

If you want to talk about these four words, we must start eight years ago. Wen Xinhou, who was still a common man, was dissatisfied with the harassment of Dousha Pass in the Yuanshan bandits in western Yunnan, borrowed the power of the Tubo people to eliminate the Yuanshan bandits, and then Xiaolin took advantage of the loss of fighting between the Tubo people and the Yuanshan bandits, and shot and killed the leader of the most powerful Tianying tribe on the grassland in western Yunnan with hidden arrows, which led to a great change in the strength on the grassland.

So various forces on the grasslands in western Yunnan began to conquer each other, and everyone wanted the territory of the Sky Eagle Tribe. Therefore, with the clever adjustment of our Song Dynasty, the war lasted for eight years. Now, the population on that grassland has decreased from 800,000 at its peak to less than 50,000 now. If we subtract the newborns in these eight years, the 800,000 people on the grassland can almost be said to have died. Even the remaining 50,000 people are mostly women and children without combat power.

If it were in the past, even if our Song Dynasty was strong, we would have no way to deal with the 200,000 string control men there. However, under the strategy of Wen Xinhou's "killing with a knife", the powerful strength of the western Yunnan grassland had been destroyed. At this time, our Song Dynasty could obtain a very perfect horse-raising land as long as we deploy a little power.

The four words "kill with a knife" are meant to tell you that when you are not strong enough, you must know how to adapt and use the power of others to achieve your goals.

Okay, this is your schoolwork today. Zou Tonghui found all the documents on the western Yunnan grassland for His Highness. You will slowly discover how Wen Xinhou used the least power to pry the huge rock on the western Yunnan grassland."

Zhao Xu nodded in a daze and was taken to the seat by the palace maid to sit back, looking obediently at the house where they were busy with their own affairs.

Pang Ji sighed and said to the emperor: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is too young to understand these profound truths. At this time, he instilled these old ministers in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that they thought it was harmful and useless.

The subjects that His Royal Highness should study at this time are "The Book of Filial Piety", "The Book of Rites", "Thousand Characters" and some simple arithmetics. We should not listen to these intrigue national events."

Zhao Zhen looked at his son who was sitting properly and shook his head.

The queen used a handkerchief to dip her eyes and said, "Your Majesty has not much time left, and even if it is the force of Yanmiao, she doesn't care much about it. I hope that our ancestors can bless Xu'er to grow up in one day."

Pang Ji said respectfully: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Step by step is the right reason. Now our Song and Song are in peace, which is a rare peaceful time since the founding of the country. As long as Your Majesty carefully cares about the body, he will naturally cultivate a qualified heir.

If Your Majesty is healthy and healthy, how prosperous will our Song Dynasty be today? There are powerful generals outside to flatten the world, and there are capable ministers and people at home..."

Speaking of this, Pang Ji was so sad that he couldn't speak. The queen had long been full of tears, and Zhao Zhen's face was full of gloom. Every word of Pang Ji's words was like a knife cutting into his heart. If it weren't for this damn body, he would have been the most authoritative emperor in the Song Dynasty.

When Zou Tong saw that the emperor had something to say, he quickly brought in "Shuowen Jiezi" and recorded what the emperor wanted to say one by one.

When Pang Ji got the paper, he saw the words "Enjoy the whole world" written on it.

Rubbing his old eyes and extinguishing a smile, he said, "Since Your Majesty is intent, I'll go and draw an order. This year's Spring Festival will celebrate together! Make a lively spring day."

Zhao Zhen squeezed out a smile and nodded repeatedly. Seeing Pang Ji leaving the palace, he stared at the queen's face again.

Empress Cao wiped her tears and said with a smile: "The palace will naturally be decorated with lights. I will go to invite the concubine. Sister Shu should come out of the Taoist temple, and we will have a lively spring day.

This year, I will prepare more silver oxen, and the spring auspicious knots will be distributed to civil and military ministers. I will also order the money bureau to cast some new money for spring. The weaving bureau will also rush to make more and more colorful satin, brocade clothes, palace flowers. I will also order the official kiln to refire a batch of new auspicious porcelain, but I don’t know which kiln porcelain from the official family likes?

You may not know that the official kiln has made progress now and has created the sky blue glaze that has never been seen before. Also known as the sky blue sky blue, it is a light and timeless orchid glaze. The master of the official kiln said that the newly fired porcelain is as green as the sky, as bright as a mirror, and is extremely beautiful. The official family might as well choose the rain blue sky blue porcelain from the official kiln as the porcelain for the banquet? I don’t know porcelain, but I think the name of the sky blue sky blue is extremely happy.”

Zhao Zhen smiled and nodded. When Zhao Xu saw his father and aunt talking about how to celebrate the New Year, he immediately became interested and jumped and said, "Father, father, the child wants to see the medicine and hair puppet."

The queen pointed his finger at Zhao Xu's nose and said, "If you want you to learn, you will be frowning; if you want you to play, you will be so happy that you will be indifferent. Be careful to suppress your father."

Zou Tong smiled and hugged His Highness the Crown Prince away, knelt on the ground and frowned and said repeatedly: "I thank the officials for the rewards of the servants in the palace."

The queen smiled and said, "There is another scoundrel here. Well, you look like this scoundrel every year. For your diligence this year, all the rewards are doubled compared to last year. We are adding a new outfit to each person. As long as your Majesty is healthy and healthy, I will never hesitate to reward you!"

Zou Tong smiled and grinned behind his ears, so he thanked him even more attentively. Seeing the emperor's smile, even his spirit seemed to be much better, he became happier. How could Zou Tong care about that little reward? As long as the emperor is well, it is not a problem for him to want anything.

In this palace, the emperor is the heaven that blesses everyone to survive. As long as the heaven is still there, it doesn’t matter if there is a little disturbance. (To be continued)

ps: Chapter 3

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