Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu talk and laugh freely, there is no such strict etiquette as the monarch and ministers, maybe it is the friendship of life and death for many years, or Zhao Kuangyin's too dependence, at present, he gives the greatest trust to Zhao Pu and has become the sole minister of the Song Kingdom.

Under one person, the position above ten thousand people is no less than that of the prime minister of the Qin and Han dynasties.

However, Zhao Pu has only been in office for a month, his power is not solid, and his prestige has not been fully established, so the unique momentum of this prime minister who is scheming and powerful has not yet been cultivated.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and Zhang Dejun, the chief eunuch, walked into the imperial study, and said in a shrill voice: "Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness the Second Prince is waiting outside the door." ”

Zhao Kuangyin has four sons, but the eldest prince Zhao Dexiu and the third prince both died early and did not grow up, and the second prince Zhao Dezhao and the fourth prince Zhao Defang are currently growing up and are both teenagers.

"Oh, Zhao'er is here? Declare him in. ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Dejun turned around and walked outside the door to preach the message.

In an instant, fourteen-year-old Zhao Dezhao looked like a teenager, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, wearing a jade crown on his head, wearing a brocade silk robe, well-cut, and looking tall and tall, quite heroic.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at his son, looking dignified, showing a little gratification.

"The son of the emperor to meet his father!" Zhao Dezhao bowed and saluted, respectful.

Zhao Kuangyin held his empty hand and said, "No courtesy!" ”

After Zhao Dezhao got up, he stretched out his hand to Zhao Pu and saluted: "I've seen Zhao Xiang!" ”

He understands the relationship between Zhao Pu and his father, and they have intersected with each other, and they have lived and died together several times, and their friendship is deep; In addition, his father won the world, and there are many credits behind Zhao Xiang's efforts; Before his father ascended the throne, these younger generations had to call Zhao Bo when they saw Zhao Pu, and now their identities are different, but the second prince Zhao Dezhao will not be rude.

Zhao Pu also bowed back and said, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Second Prince!" ”

After saluting each other, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Zhao Dezhao with a smile and asked, "What happened when I came to the Imperial Study?" ”

The young Zhao Dezhao said respectfully: "Erchen came to greet his father!" At the same time, Erchen recently listened to the Hanlin bachelor's explanation of the situation in the north and south, so he wrote an article in the study, with shallow insights and asked his father to correct the teachings. ”

Zhao Kuangyin heard this, but came to be interested, he himself is half a rough man, born in a military family, in the first year of the Later Han Dynasty Qianyou (948) to join the Later Han Dynasty privy envoy Guo Wei's account, and then followed Guo Wei to conquer the river festival to make Li Shouzhen rebel, and repeatedly made military exploits. Guo Wei was called the emperor, and after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin was appointed as the head of the east and west classes, and the deputy commander of the prefecture.

When Chai Rong ascended the throne, Zhao Kuangyin followed him to conquer the south and the north, and the official was promoted all the way.

It can be said that Zhao Kuangyin is very talented in leading troops to fight and arranging troops; Martial arts are also good, self-created Taizu long fist, stick method, etc., in history as the end of the five dynasties and the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty military strategists, martial artists. But his reading knowledge is not meticulous, and he is not good at poetry and songs, and splendid articles.

Zhao Kuangyin listened to the prince write an article on the situation, came to be interested, took the silk paper handed by Zhao Dezhao, and swept the content on it, the text was written in a decent manner, and even the font was a little delicate and handsome, lacking boldness and skinny, beautiful as a woman's handwriting.

"Since the loss of the Tang Dynasty, the world has collapsed, the counties of Sihaizhou have been divided, and the heroes have ...... standing"

Fourteen-year-old Zhao Dezhao listened to the lectures of many attendants and bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, and there were many old Confucian scholars who talked on paper, starting from the morality of the common people in the world, and talked about the strategy of benevolence and righteousness for the governance and annexation of the world; There are also attendants who advocate that they first crusade against the Northern Han, unify the north, and recapture the sixteen states of Youyun, without worries, and then go south to conquer the barbarians.

After these views were absorbed by Zhao Dezhao, they were mixed in, he was a young man who grew up in a wealthy family and the court, and he was just hearsay about everything in the world, so his views seemed to be all the way, and it was inevitable that there would be confusion and contradictions.

After reading it, Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, and was still sure of the prince's awareness and practice of writing an article to analyze the situation in the world, but as for whether the content is completely accurate, it is secondary.

Because the affairs of the imperial court are very important, even he, the emperor, and the think tanks and ministers of the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall cannot form a unified view.

What brilliant ideas would a teenager of the prince's age have? The truth is amazing, like the golden rule, then it becomes a strange thing!

"Zhao Qing, take a look at it too."

Zhao Kuangyin handed the paper to Zhao Pu, who was sitting opposite Jindun, and asked him to watch and comment on it.

Zhao Pu is considered a royalist, belonging to the supporters behind the scenes who plan to support the second prince as the crown prince, after reading Zhao Dezhao's article, he did not point out the shortcomings, but just praised the advantages and said: "Your Royal Highness's article, the analysis is well-founded, well-organized, and benevolent, and the ambition to appease the people of the world is convincing, this article is well written!" ”

Zhao Dezhao was overjoyed when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Thank you Zhao Xiang for your praise!" ”

Zhao Pu returned the salute: "Your Highness is polite." ”

Zhao Kuangyin watched the performance of the two, shook his head and smiled, and said to Zhao Dezhao: "Although the emperor is progressing, he can't be proud, he must learn from the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy with an open mind, accept different points of view, compare them himself, and learn to judge, okay, I still have something to talk about with Zhao Xiang, you go back first." ”

"Yes, follow the teachings of my father!" Zhao Dezhao bowed, and then prepared to leave the imperial study.

Before leaving, Zhao Kuangyin said again: "There are two books, a collection of poems and anthologies, and a legend of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, both of which were made by a Jiangzuo genius, with an elegant style of writing and amazing lyrics. ”

When Zhao Dezhao heard this, he was curious, stepped forward to take Zhao Kuangyin's book with both hands, and then left the imperial study.

Su Chen never expected that the poems and legends he had written in the past month had been spread in the Great Song Palace, and they were not only valued by Zhao Kuangyin, but also given to the prince to read them.

After Zhao Dezhao left, Zhao Kuangyin retracted his gaze and looked at Zhao Pudao: "Is there anything feasible about the views in this article?" ”

Zhao Puwaner said: "Most of them are the views of those bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, the ministers have heard it a few times, and it is basically the same, His Royal Highness the Second Prince grew up in the palace, and he was still a teenager, and he had no contact with life outside the palace, and he had no contact with the real government, so his views were shallow, which is understandable." ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and snorted lightly: "It's all some Confucian empty talk." ”

Zhao Pu said embarrassedly: "Officials, you can win the world on horseback, but you can't rule the world on horseback." The way of Confucianism seems to be illusory, but it involves the heart of the world's scholars, if you want to consolidate the country, unlike the rapid replacement of the previous northern dynasties, the vassal soldiers are self-respecting, and they must vigorously promote the rule of culture. ”

Zhao Kuangyin was silent, thinking about the truth.

Zhao Pu's eyes turned, and he opened his mouth to propose: "The second prince is already fourteen years old, he can go out of the cabinet to be crowned king, build his own mansion outside the palace, understand the affairs outside, entrust the position, and can also understand the affairs of the people in the city, and he doesn't have to live in the palace completely." ”

After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he showed a different color, glanced at Zhao Pu with his eyes, and did not answer directly, thoughtfully, as if he was thinking about something.

Zhao Pu smiled faintly, his first move had already been played, just waiting for the court to rise again.