A warlord regime doesn't pay much attention to it in the first place.

Now the court follows the Tang system, but after more than a hundred years of war, in addition to kidnapping people, the warlords are robbing books.

In today's Song Dynasty, the number of books stored is pitiful.

In this expedition to the Shu Dynasty, the most transported back was nearly 3,000 carts of books, which was considered one of the biggest gains by the imperial court.

Five dynasties and ten kingdoms, warlords are numerous, and the etiquette system is corrupt, but this is just the general environment.

In fact, although the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were as chaotic as the Five Dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, they were fundamentally different.

Wuhu Chaohua was an alien invasion, calling the Han people two-legged sheep, and only four million Han people were killed.

However, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, there was one of the most powerful Liao dynasties, but all the warlords were people-oriented.

It's ridiculous to say, but it's true.

Except on the battlefield, each warlord does not focus on killing, but allows surrender, invades other spheres of influence, and does not take pleasure in killing, but plunders the population as much as possible.

Everyone realizes that the population is the greatest capital, and without people, you don't even have an army, and there is no development potential at all.

Not to mention the warlords, even the Liao Dynasty began to learn the Han system, Han culture, and political system.

Although the war lasted for 200 years, the population did not decline much.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population of China reached its first peak, with a population of more than 60 million.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, after the reproduction of the Sui Dynasty, the census left less than 10 million people.

During the Wu Zetian period, the population recovered to more than 30 million, and in the Tianbao period, the population recovered to about 60 million.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the population of the Tang Dynasty declined year by year, the central government declined, and there was no complete census.

The current territory of the Song Dynasty was about 1 million square kilometers, and the census of 961 was about 16 million.

But this is only the population of the Yellow River Valley, and by the census of 980, the population of the Song Dynasty, together with the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Shu Dynasty, exceeded 36 million.

This does not include the Liao Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty, which occupied the north, and the Southern Han population in the south.

And most of the world's book collection is also in the Liao Dynasty, and the entire northern population and books have been robbed by them many times.

Therefore, today's Song Dynasty is just a toddler in Handan, but has not yet learned the essence of the local government.

Zhao Dezhao's official position is very small, but he is a prince, and he is born to occupy righteousness.

He now doesn't talk about his position with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, but only talks about his identity with them, which is a hooligan, but it also makes people have nothing to say.

He can't be wrong to sit in the car as a prince, instead of following the team as a defense envoy in Guizhou.

This is the surrender of the Shu Dynasty, and it is the occasion for the Song Dynasty to show its legitimacy to the world.

Now that there is no strict etiquette, Zhao Dezhao, the prince, seems to be right to accompany the prince in a car.

The ministers couldn't help laughing, and Zhao Dezhao, who was only fourteen years old, seemed to be forgiven for doing this.

The head of the Ministry of Rites hesitated, and he didn't know what to do for a while. I could only look at Shangshu Xue Juzheng.

Xue Juzheng was a famous minister in the former dynasty, but because he was an important minister before Zhao Kuangyin took Zhou, he did not have the merit of the dragon, so now he is not reused.

He didn't dare to be self-conscious, smiled and arched his hand to Zhao Pu in the car next to him, and asked, "Brother Zeping, how is this good now?" ”

Zhao Pu was also a little embarrassed, but he couldn't pull Zhao Dezhao out of the car at this time......

Looking at Zhao Guangyi's ugly face, he could only shake his head and sighed: "Second brother is a young man, let him go, but don't let him mess around...... In the book order, you can order the lieutenant to drive around. ”

Zhao Guangyi is indeed angry, he is riding a horse outside the car, and this nephew is sitting in the car, doesn't it mean that this nephew is more orthodox than him?

But on such an occasion, how could he tear his face with this nephew?

So he beckoned, and Zhang Dejun, who was following him, immediately bowed his hand and said, "Zhongshu Ling." ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "You also get in the car, drive around, don't let the second brother collide with Guang Zhengjun." ”

In the car, Meng Chang and Mrs. Hua Rui were startled by Zhao Dezhao who suddenly came up, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was Zhao Dezhao.

The chariot they sat in was ventilated on all sides, with only a roof and a gauze on all sides.

Originally, I was afraid that someone would assassinate me, and I was terrified along the way, and if I was killed in Song, there would be nowhere to reason.

Zhao Dezhao got into the car and made a flat bow to Meng Chang, and then sat down next to him. "Dezhao said hello to Guang Zhengjun and Concubine Hui. Let me introduce you to one or two of this way. ”

Meng Chang had already met Zhao Dezhao just now, knew his identity, and invited him to sit down beside him with a smile. "Rixin doesn't have to be polite, in the future, in this Bianjing City, I have to count on Rixin to take care of it."

And Mrs. Hui Fei Hua Rui took the initiative to move half a step back, so that Zhao Dezhao and Meng Chang were side by side, he was still a child, and there was no need to avoid suspicion too much.

Zhao Tingmei, a silly boy, drove on the right side, just staring at Mrs. Hua Rui, and couldn't pull out her eyes, she smirked vigorously, and didn't realize what Zhao Dezhao represented when she got into the car.

Only Zhao Guangyi, who was on the left side of the car, had an ugly face, and he couldn't wait to pull Zhao Dezhao down.

Going back all the way like this will only make the officials and the people recognize the identity of Zhao Dezhao, the future heir.

Otherwise, why wasn't Zhao Guangyi, the imperial brother, sitting in the car to accompany the monarch?

But he couldn't.

When Zhao Pu inquired again, he knew that Zhao Pu was also embarrassed now, so he could only nod to Zhang Dejun. "The nobleman is the official designated greeting envoy, so he should naturally accompany him."

Zhang Dejun also got into the car, suppressed his voice, and said in a firm tone: "Second brother, this is not in line with etiquette, please don't sit with Guang Zhengjun." ”

Zhao Dezhao turned his head and glanced at him with a smile on his face. He had just gotten into the car and pouted like a dog.

Zhao Dezhao didn't have a good impression of this traitor who colluded with Zhao Guangyi, and it just so happened that he knew such a period of history, so he didn't have any courtesy to him at all, and waved his hand and slapped him. "Boom, your business is committed, when you return to the palace, I will let my father clean you up again."

Zhao Dezhao was strong, but Zhang Dejun had not yet sat down firmly when he got into the car, and was slapped directly under the car by him.

He fell out of the car and startled Zhao Guangyi's horse, kicking him in the chest.

Pity him for being struck hard, and struck another hoof, and saw blood spitting out of his mouth.

Zhao Guangyi reined in his horse and couldn't help but shout loudly: "Second brother, why is this? Zhang Zhongguan is an important person in the palace, how can he be badly discouraged for no reason? ”

Zhao Dezhao sneered: "He was ordered to go to Xijing to welcome guests, and his father clearly instructed him to be courteous to Guang Zhengjun, but what about him? Relying on himself to be an angel, he forced Guang Zhengjun, and along the way, he actually asked for nearly half of the goods brought by Guang Zhengjun from the Shu Dynasty. Worth ten thousand gold...... I don't know, how many lives he has to pay! ”

Meng Chang's surrender was a big scandal in the early Song Dynasty.

It stands to reason that the Shu Dynasty was the first regime to surrender, and the Song Dynasty should give courtesy and be a benchmark.

In the beginning, the execution was good.

From Meng Chang's surrender to his coming to Kaifeng, he has always been very courteous.

But he had two original sins......

The first original sin is that he is too rich. When he left Rongcheng, he brought a thousand carts of goods from Rongcheng to Kaifeng.

In order to transport these goods, Wang Quanbin had to recruit 3,000 people and send a whole army of 3,000 people to escort them out.

According to historical records, Wang Jien, that is, Zhang Dejun, was ordered to Luoyang to meet him, but Wang Jien relied on Zhao Kuangyin's favor and asked for bribes when he arrived in Luoyang.

In order to save his life, Meng Chang could only meet his requirements again and again, and when it came to Kaifeng, only half of the 1,000 carts of goods were still Meng Chang's.

Of course, this money is not necessarily what Wang Jien wants, because the Song Dynasty at that time was too poor!

Later, Meng Chang's gold-inlaid night pot fell into the palace, and it was obvious that Wang Jien was carrying the black pot for Zhao Kuangyin.

But this can be done behind the scenes, and it must not be said explicitly.

Zhao Dezhao directly opened the lid like a stunned boy at this time, and Wang Jien couldn't wash it anymore from the black pot at this time.

Zhao Kuangyin can't be asked to admit that he did this at his behest.

Therefore, Wang Jien can only plead guilty at this time.

As for these goods, the investigation has been delayed for several months, and it is needless to say who belongs in the end?

Even if he returned it to Meng Chang, he wouldn't dare to ask for it!

Another reason is because of Madame Blossom.

A beautiful woman with a beautiful country, only in her early twenties, followed by a bad old man, no matter how you look at it, she is not worthy.

Young people like Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Tingmei can't hold it, and Zhao Kuangyin, who is only 38 years old this year, can't hold it either.

As soon as I saw it, I was fascinated by Madame Blossom.

Then, Meng Chang only arrived in Kaifeng for seven days, and he died because of the water and soil......

Because Mrs. Hua Rui was too beautiful and was occupied by Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi was angry, and the last arrow shot her, which is a later story.

But from that incident, you can see that Zhao Guangyi's personality is domineering, I can't get it, I can't let you get it, and ruin her.

As for the later occupation of Li Yu's wife Xiao Zhou, this is another "compensation".

You, Zhao Kuangyin, can occupy Mrs. Hua Rui, and if I become the emperor, I will occupy Xiao Zhouhou.

Poor Wang Jien was kicked hard by the horse, and his ribs were broken for some time, and he was vomiting blood.

After listening to Zhao Dezhao's "slander", he couldn't say a word of explanation, and fainted directly.

He was so faint that he didn't even have a person to defend himself.

Wei Renpu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, took a few steps forward and asked, "Second brother, how did you know about this matter?" ”

Zhao Dezhao sneered: "In the palace, Zhang Dejun can't cover the sky with one hand. He is in Luoyang, don't let me talk about it, you should have heard about it, right? What's more, Guang Zhengjun is by my side, so I can ask him ......"

Zhao Dezhao turned his head to look at Meng Chang who was in a daze. "Guang Zhengjun, what Zhang Dejun has done, you can say it bluntly, and I will help you uphold justice."

If Zhang Dejun is a minister, of course Zhao Dezhao is not qualified to be in charge, but he is a eunuch and belongs to the subordinates of the clan, and Zhao Dezhao, the prince, should be in charge.

They are all people who understand, Meng Chang was speechless, only Mrs. Hua Rui was not angry, and whispered: "This person is flying and domineering, and he has asked for a lot of goods. ”