Chapter 291 The village dialect is listened to through the curtain

Zhao and Ju naturally didn't play any tricks in the white dragon fish suit, and only took Yang Miaozhen to run out in two micro-suits, although Zhao and Ju were confident in the security of Lin'an, but they still didn't want to take this risk.

When they went out, they brought more than 20 guards, of course, they all changed into ordinary people's clothes, Yang Miaozhen was rare to be able to go out of the palace once without restraint, and she was as happy as a little girl.

A large group of them traveled, some by carriage and some by tricycle, while Zhao Youju and Yang Miaozhen chose to ride their own bicycles. This is the first time the two have ridden a bicycle in Lin'an.

Women riding bicycles like Yeung Miao-jin are rare on the streets, but they are not unique, so they are not very noticeable. The guards who followed also pretended to be something, this was the training they had to receive, and when necessary, the military intelligence department would send them to Mengyuan or other countries, if they were not good in camouflage, they would lose their lives.

The central part of Lin'an City still retains the antique architectural style, the pavilions of the rich and noble families are deep, and the cramped and simple ordinary people are all completely combined. Countless bicycles shuttled between the boulevards, and Zhao and Ju were in a trance for a moment, feeling as if they had returned to a certain county town eight hundred years later. But the buildings around him reminded him that this was not the era of the E.S. era, in which the Great Song Dynasty was an advanced country that was hundreds of years ahead of the world.

"Official, it's really different."

When the bicycle was launched, Yang Miaozhen was one of the first people to learn to ride, but it was the first time to ride on the road without restraint. She was so bold that she turned back to talk to Zhao Youju while riding the toilet, Zhao Youju nodded, and suddenly reminded her: "Be careful, be careful!" ”

"Don't worry, I won't wrestle......" Before Yang Miao's words fell, she turned into an exclamation, she was very agile, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw a small figure approaching, and immediately turned the front of the car and touched the ground with one foot. The bicycle came to a snap and a little boy sped away from her car, like a frightened mouse.

"Look at this kid!" Yang Miaozhen looked at the back of the child fleeing, not only was she not angry, but there was a little more love in the corners of her eyes. This boy is eight or nine years old, not much older than her eldest son Meng Jun, Meng Jun is as naughty as this boy in the palace, and he is not as young and old as Zhao Heju, and he is as active as his mother. Because he is the eldest son of the emperor, Empress Dowager Yang dotes on him, and Concubine Quan also sends him some delicious and fun from time to time.

"Go ahead, it's not good to alarm the child's family." Zhao Youju said with a smile.

It is not uncommon for children to run around the streets, and they ride all the way and see at least a dozen of them. These children add laughter, energy, and bright hope to the city.

The boy didn't know that he had almost run into the most powerful man in the world, and he ran as fast as he could, "Oops, no, I'm going to be late for the day." ”

Thinking of the provost who was said to have killed countless Menghu with only one arm, the child's heart beat even faster, and soon Zhao Youju and Yang Miaozhen could only see his back.

The two of them rode forward again, they didn't have any clear purpose, they were just shopping, so they were not in a hurry. Crossing the street in front of them, the two turned a corner, left the main street, and took a road that had only been built in the last few years, and saw the boy who had almost collided with them standing in the street, and in front of him about thirty boys were walking in a neat line.

The more than 30 boys were all wearing school uniforms of the same color, with small faces held high, and their faces were full of energy, looking very proud. Beside them, the three adults also lined up and walked on this side of the road, Zhao Youju and Yang Miaozhen stopped the car and watched the group of boys walk in front of them.

"It's a day off, and it's no wonder the streets are so lively, and these boys don't know what they're going to do." When Yang Miaozhen saw the appearance of these children, she remembered the appearance of Yixue when she first saw her as a teenager in Yuzhang Villa more than ten years ago. The same is true of those children who are still learning in righteousness.

"Just ask." Zhao Youju said with a smile.

They didn't ask the teenagers, and looking at their pursed mouths, it was obvious that they couldn't ask for any news. Yang Miaozhen stopped the car, walked up to the boy who almost hit her, half-squatted down and asked, "Why do you look dejected, where are they going?" ”

"I'm late......" The boy bit his lip, looking like he was going to cry, but he held back hard: "They went to the military academy to watch the Guards drill, I was a step late, woo......"

In the end, he finally couldn't help but cry. Zhao Youju also came over, and a smile appeared when he heard this.

Originally, the Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature and light martial arts, and those who could write poems and paintings were talents, and there would be women in the Qinglou who pasted upside down. The warriors are despised everywhere, and derogatory terms such as military men and thieves with soldiers are all over the people. Under such circumstances, warriors naturally have no dignity at all, and without dignity, there is no self-esteem, so most of the military discipline is corrupt regardless of the forbidden army. In recent years, it was not the case, the successive victories on the front line made the prestige of the warriors increase rapidly, and they were taken prisoner twice, which caused a great shock in the Great Song Dynasty, and the new-style army represented by the Guards also showed the incomparable style and quality of the old army, coupled with the guidance of Zhao and Ju in public opinion, the status of the warriors was greatly improved. The strong, courageous, and strong martial arts character has gradually replaced the character of the old soldiers who are rude and savage, greedy for life and afraid of death, and have become the mainstream of the army.

"Official." Seeing that the little boy was very pitiful, Yang Miaozhen felt compassion and raised her eyes to call Zhao Youju. Zhao Youju shook her head, and she could only touch the little boy's head helplessly: "Why are you late?" ”

"I, I ......"

The little boy burst into tears after saying two words, and then trotted away, ignoring Yang Miaozhen. Yang Miaozhen stood up, saw him far away, and said to Zhao Heju with a slight disgust: "Send someone to send him to the military academy to see how much of a big deal?" ”

She originally wanted Zhao and Ju to send someone to send the boy to the military academy, but Zhao and Ju refused, she didn't argue with Zhao and Ju in front of the boy, but the boy left, and she had to ask why.

"This kid is late for some reason, and whatever the reason, being late is being late, and he has to be punished." Zhao Heju smiled and said: "If I send someone to send him to the military academy, then he will escape punishment, we are not helping him, but harming him." ”

Yang Miaozhen was stunned when she heard this, and then took Zhao Youju's hand: "It's always you who make sense, but I can't think of that much, just seeing his appearance, and the same as when our little Meng Jun was commissioned......"

Speaking of this, Yang Miaozhen frowned, her lips squirmed, and she seemed to stop talking.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yoju asked.

Meng Jun ...... Now that he is older, the Queen Mother said that she would invite the old ministers of the court to be the enlightenment teacher for him. Yang Miaozhen said slowly.

Zhao Youju's eldest son Meng Jun is now five years old, if it is too early to say that Fameng is born, but as the eldest son of the emperor, Yang Miao sincerely hopes that he can determine the position of the crown prince earlier. It's just that others can say this, but she can't say it, and it's easy to make taboos.

Zhao Youju understood what she meant, frowned and pondered for a long time, but did not speak.

The two rode on the car again, but Zhao and Ju kept silent, and Yang Miaozhen was a little worried, and he asked Zhao and Ju when he didn't see anything anymore.

Zhao and Ju knew what a good heir meant to the Great Song Empire, he was still young, that is, according to the original history, he also had more than thirty years to live, and determining the heir too early could stabilize people's hearts, but it also meant that he lost the room to choose the best among his sons.

But he didn't want the princes to make a cannibalistic tragedy in order to compete for the position of this heir, and he must establish a more appropriate system, so that in addition to the existence of a competitive relationship between the princes, there is also family affection.

This matter is the most tricky, there are always villains trying to rely on speculation to ascend to the throne, and now the princes are still old, so they will not be visible for the time being, and when they are older, there will be few people to take refuge.

Moreover, the education of the prince is also a big problem, and he is busy with government affairs, so it is impossible to find time to teach in person.

"Fourth lady, I want to ......" After a long time, Zhao Heju hesitated and said, "Meng Jun has to enroll." ”

Zhao Youju has always been full of confidence in what he arranged before, and Yang Miaozhen has seen such a hesitant appearance for the first time. Yang Miaozhen looked at him in surprise: "Naturally, I want to enroll." ”

The admission that Zhao Youju said was not the same thing as the admission that Yang Miaozhen said, Zhao Youju didn't explain, shook his head, and then smiled: "Let's go, let's go, continue to go shopping, this matter will be discussed later." ”

After a long time in Lin'an City, they did not return to the palace, but chose a clean shop at the Wulinfang Wharf to eat. As soon as Zhao Youju and Yang Miaozhen entered, the guards also entered, and in a moment, this small shop was full, and the owner of the shop was happy to see that the business was so good, they were just a small storefront, and the owner and his wife were also partners, and immediately came up to greet them and wait for everyone to order.

In addition to Zhao and Ju and his guards, there were originally more than 20 guests in the store, although it was a small shop, but there was also a private room, separated from the outside by a curtain, Zhao and Ju and Yang Miaozhen happened to be empty when they came, and the two went in, and heard the parents of these guests say short through the curtain, and a relaxed smile appeared on their faces.

"Fifth brother, how is the work on the dock lately?" At the table closest to the private room, a young man asked the big man opposite: "The younger brother has some ways at the station, if the fifth brother is not working well on the dock, you might as well do it with the younger brother." ”

"Eleventh brother, there is a lot of work on the dock, loading and unloading goods every day, busy non-stop, I think, and save some money, so I will go to a storefront, and be the boss myself, so as not to be tired and tired every day." That big man said.

"The fifth brother and the younger brother want to go together, and now as long as there is a storefront, they can sell paper and support their families." The young man smiled: "Is the fifth brother still buying lottery tickets?" ”

"Naturally, I bought it all in the period, I won a bet last time, and I got a windfall of fifteen dollars, your sister-in-law didn't like me to buy it the most, and since then I have been reminded to buy it every month, haha!" The fifth brother said with a smile.

Since more than two years ago, Yelu Chucai proposed to raise funds for national construction in the form of grabbing lottery, Wei Liaoweng was approved by Zhao and Ju, and added a "color department" to supervise this matter under the Ministry of Households, originally there were all kinds of people to catch the lottery, the government came forward to engage in the lottery head, and there is a national reputation as a guarantee, so it is well received by the public, an average of about three million yuan can be added to the treasury every year, Zhao and Ju in the joy, but also can not help but worry about the fierce folk gambling.

The two of them talked about the color scripture and their eyebrows fluttered, but they forgot about serious things, Zhao and Ju no longer listened to them, and turned their attention to the other table. When he came in, he noticed that the person at the table looked full of flesh and strength, although Zhao Heju was not a disciple who judged people by his appearance, he also felt that this person was not a good person. The people who sat with him were all sturdy men, a total of six people, and listening to their accents, they were not from Lin'an.

"Old eight, let me tell you, I have opened the door, but we don't have nautical charts, even if we buy sea boats, there are many." The flesh-faced voice lowered: "Therefore, it is imperative for us to cooperate with the squid, we can get a sea ship that resists wind and waves, he can get a chart, and if he can find his brother, there is even a ready-made guide." ”

"Big brother, the risk is so great, the squid is notoriously greedy, I'm just afraid that when the time comes, we will risk our lives, but we will not get anything." The old man was lean, his eyes were shining, and he looked like a shrewd person.

"Don't worry, I can hear from the Liuqiu people, they sailed ten years ago, and they brought back half a shipload of gold!"

Zhao Youju didn't pay attention to this matter originally, but when he heard this, his ears pricked up. Immediately afterwards, I saw that the eldest brother took out a book from his arms, put it on the table, and said with a smug smile: "Have you seen it, this is "Journey to the East" written by Qiu Shuang, although the book does not say that they made a fortune in Dongshengzhou, but the customs and customs along the way are all in it. Half a shipload of gold, that is, a piece the size of a fist, is enough to buy our lives, how is this risk not worth the risk! ”

Zhao Youju lowered his head slightly, listening to this man's tone, it was obvious that he wanted to organize a team of adventurers to go to Dongshengzhou to find the legendary gold. This made Zhao and Ju's heart move, since the ocean expedition of Lin Xi, Qiu Shuang and others nearly ten years ago, the Great Song Dynasty has not sent an ocean-going fleet to Dongshengzhou, Zhao and Ju's main focus has always been on the mainland and the South Sea, Dongshengzhou is too far away, and it is inconvenient to come and go, so it will be ignored.

"With just a book and a picture, a person who boasts that he has been to Dongshengzhou will rush to the other side of the ocean thousands of miles away, big brother, this risk is too great, and you must be cautious." The eighth said again: "It's not that we can't get along now, why bother?" ”

"Although we can get by, where is the joy of life now? Unless we go back to our old business and rob his mother in Nanyang, we will have to give those businessmen a hand and make some bitter honest money. The eldest brother's voice was lowered: "It's just that now the Nanyang sailors are in a hurry to cut the sea, and being a pirate doesn't have the easy life of ten years ago." Old eight, I begged for two concubines this year, and added two children, I have to earn a share of their belongings, not to mention anything else, this Lin'an house, I have to buy them a set, right, but we can work honestly, and we can't earn enough money for a lifetime! ”

The eldest brother's words moved the eighth brother, and the eighth man pondered for a long time, and then said: "Big brother, I have been ashore for a year, and my skills in the past are a little rusty, so I am afraid that I will not be able to help the eldest brother......

", who doesn't know that you Liu Laoba is the best carpenter, if something happens to the ship at sea, it's all up to you." The eldest brother saw that he had persuaded this Liu Laoba, and his voice became louder again: "In this world, there is no food to eat if you are modest, and how many people rely on one mouth to blow the sky, but you Liu Laoba is always humble!" ”

Zhao and Ju were waiting to listen again, but the next thing that this group of people talked about was some anecdotes about the sea, although they lowered their voices, but they did not deliberately avoid everyone, this should be a group of pirates who went ashore after they ascended the throne, since they no longer do that evil thing, Zhao and Ju are not interested in embarrassing such a small person as them. Maybe they have had sins, but the so-called people don't raise officials and don't hold them accountable, if this little matter has to be dealt with by a son of heaven, then wouldn't the hundred officials be too idle?

Yang Miaozhen laughed and said in a suppressed voice: "Official, why do you like to listen to people whisper like a little woman?" ”

"Hehe, you're different." Zhao and Ju sneered at each other, they had been depressed in the palace for too long, even listening to the chatter of some parents and people, and they also felt happy in their hearts.