Chapter 334: Brothers

From noon, Zhao and Rui were happily busy in King Rong's mansion, either instructing the attendants to move the screen, or ordering the maids to draw the best spring water. Concubine Quan couldn't help it, and said with a smile: "Why should my son be like this, it's not the first time the official family has come, why are you so nervous?" ”

Zhao and Rui said with a smile: "Today is different from previous years, in previous years, the child always asked the royal brother for New Year's money, this time the child wants to offer a sum of money to the imperial brother - the mother, last year's property in the name of the child can be regarded as a profit, the child wants to be useless, and it can be dedicated to the brother!" ”

He said this to Concubine Quan, but he secretly calculated in his heart, the matter of Jinling Leng Ziqiang, the imperial brother should know, if he investigates it deeply, he will inevitably eat and hang, but if he makes a gesture, the imperial brother will at least not splash him with cold water.

Hu Fulang's warning was effective, Leng Ziqiang sent someone into Lin'an to investigate Chen Anping's experience, and when he learned that he could reach the sky with his hands and eyes like a protégé of the Qiandi, Leng Ziqiang immediately understood that he might have caused trouble, and took advantage of the opportunity of the New Year to report the matter to Zhao and Rui when he entered Lin'an to pay New Year's greetings to Zhao and Rui.

Zhao and Rui also have a big headache about this, although they did not do it illegally, but in today's world, it is not a word from his emperor's brother! If Zhao and Ju say that they are breaking the law, then they are not violating!

At around 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Youju, Yang Miaozhen and Hu Fulang arrived as scheduled. Zhao and Rui are the most convinced of Yang Miaozhen, in the early years, she taught him to ride a horse and practice guns, so she called the imperial sister-in-law very affectionately, and then greeted Zhao Youju: "The imperial brother is here, and the mother concubine is waiting to wear it!" ”

"Huh." Zhao Youju smiled slightly and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"With Rui, have you practiced my marksmanship in recent days?" Yang Miaozhen smiled and said, "Come on, let's compete!" ”

"Sister-in-law spare me...... Zhao and Rui smiled bitterly and raised their hands to surrender: "I just practice guns every day, and I am not your opponent." ”

"Practice more guns, strengthen your body, and share your brother's worries." Yang Miaozhen said: "You don't know that he is reviewing and reading all day long, Chengdu Mansion burned down two old temples, the little widow of Bianliang kept festivals for her husband, and the Quanzhou Mansion Haifang bought things and clashed with the people - it was an ancient tree in western Beijing and a new branch, and there were also courtiers who wrote a serious song for your brother." I listened to it every day, laughed and laughed every day, the dignified son of heaven, every day like a firefighter, where there is something he has to ask and think, this emperor is really tired in front of him! ”

She said it quickly, and Zhao Yourui shrank her head when she heard it, and she was a little funny in her heart. Yang Miaozhen has always been not interested in government affairs, she prefers to summon the generals of the Guards to the sand table of Boya Lou to deduce, and the battles of destroying Jin and Yuan are inevitably deduced by her, and it is said that she is deducing how to destroy Western Xia recently.

"You are the brother of the official family, there are some things that can only be counted on from you, your imperial brother has always been strict with himself and lenient with others, and you still have to abide by those rules." Yang Miaozhen said a lot, and when she said this, the smile in Zhao Yourui's heart was completely gone, he glanced at Yang Miaozhen, and then looked at Zhao Youju, knowing that it was Zhao Youju beating himself through Yang Miaozhen's mouth.

After dinner, Concubine Quan took her grandchildren and grandchildren to play with her cousins and cousins, leaving only Zhao and Ju brothers and Yang Miaozhen in the study. Zhao and Rui didn't wait for Zhao Heju to speak, and first asked him for guilt: "Brother Huang, the younger brother is idle in the palace, so he recruited some customers, and did some business like his brother. ”

As he spoke, he pushed a brocade box placed on the table in front of Zhao Youju, who glanced at him and opened the brocade box with a smile. In the brocade box was a passbook, Zhao Heju opened the passbook and looked at it, and the number of 1.5 million guan on it made him stunned.

"One and a half million guan!" He raised his head again, stared at Zhao and Rui and said, "Brother Xian is so big!" ”

"Compared with the imperial brother, the younger brother is still far behind." Zhao and Rui said "modestly".

"I don't understand that you have everything in King Rong's mansion, and everything I have will be shared with you...... What else are you going to do with this money? After being silent for a while, Zhao Heju sat up straight, his eyes blazing: "You Rui, you have a lively temperament, you couldn't hide your words when you were a child, but you can make so much money, but you hide it from my brother for so much time, why is this?" ”

"It's just that I want to share the worries of the royal brother, and the imperial brother is implementing real government, doesn't he need an example?" Zhao Yourui smiled faintly and said: "The courtier's brother is not talented, he still looks closely at the doorman, and he has never invested too much money, so he has earned millions of yuan in just three years, these money are reasonable and legal, which is exactly what the imperial brother needs to get rich, what does the imperial brother think?" ”

Both brothers were faintly angry, Zhao and Ju took a deep breath to calm themselves down, staring at his brother's already mature face, Zhao and Ju shook their heads: "You Rui, you do this...... I was really disappointed. ”

"If that's the case, then the courtier is really guilty." Zhao and Rui snorted: "What the courtiers have done is worthy of their ancestors, and they are in line with today's laws and regulations, but I don't know why Your Majesty is disappointed!" ”

The smell of gunpowder between the words of the two became stronger, and Yang Miaozhen interjected at this time and said: "Can't you two brothers talk well, how can you quarrel with each other!" The official family, and Rui are now twenty-five or sixteen, there are more children than you, not the original children, why do you have to discipline them as soon as you see them? With Rui, your imperial brother is worried about state affairs, and he is busy every day, that is, he always says two sentences to you, and he always wants to be good to you, why are you so serious? ”

Yang Miaozhen's words were straightforward, but they were just right, calming down the anger between the two brothers a little. Zhao Yourui tilted his head, still didn't look at Zhao Heju, but said to Yang Miaozhen: "Imperial sister-in-law, the younger brother just wants to find something to do, to prove that I am not gossiping, Your Majesty is rich all over the world, and the whole world is his, I am a younger brother who is just doing some business under his protection, and I am not illegal, and I am not bullying, and the money I earn is not spent lavishly, why can't I do it?" ”

"You ......"

Zhao Youju's eyes narrowed, and after a long while, he suppressed his anger, sighed and said: "You Rui, you really haven't broken the law, but whether your disciples are bullying others or not, it's not up to you to decide." Even if he didn't raise your name as the King of Glory, who of the officials who dealt with him would not be afraid of you? I've sent those imperial historians to the study class, if not, I'm afraid that the impeachment of you in the second half of the year can only be as high as one person! ”

"Brother Huang, I didn't do anything wrong, why did those imperial historians impeach me?" Zhao Yourui heard Zhao Youju's tone soften, and his tone was not so intense: "The younger brother just doesn't imagine that the rest of the sect kings are drunk, drunk and dreaming of death, and they either drink indiscriminately or get drunk all day long!" ”

Zhao Youju nodded, sighed, and didn't speak for a while, but Yang Miaozhen said on the side: "With Rui, your heart is always good, your brother naturally knows this, you are taught by him, although after your brother ascended the throne, because of the cumbersome government affairs, he paid less attention to you, but you have a pure nature, and your brother is absolutely trustworthy." ”

"It's just one thing, to do such a big thing with Rui, you have to talk to your brother in advance. Inside, he is your brother-in-law, but outside, he is the king of a country after all! If you do a great job, your brother will only rejoice for you, you are willing to share your worries for your brother, and your brother will only be grateful to you, but if you hide from your brother to do things, you will have no king. ”

Whether it was Zhao Youju or Zhao Yourui, they all looked at Yang Miaozhen with wide eyes and open their mouths, with a look of surprise that could not be more shocked. When Yang Miaozhen said this, he didn't say anything big to Zhao and Rui, let alone refute him from any legal and reasonable point of view, but only criticized Zhao and Rui from the perspective of being a gentleman and a brother, which made Zhao and Rui really difficult to argue.

Even Zhao Heju, who moved Yang Miaozhen here, couldn't imagine that the four ladies who had always been rough and straight would be so thick and fine.

Seeing that both of them looked surprised, Yang Miaozhen laughed, she was over thirty years old, and she was a woman's charm, and this smile was really like a peony blooming. She glanced at the two brothers: "You two brothers, even if you don't know each other, you can see that they are definitely brothers of the same mother, as if I have flowers on my face, don't look at it, what's so good!" ”

She said generously, but her face was blushing with the two brothers' staring. The Zhao brothers glanced at each other, and suddenly felt that there was no need for the dispute between the two of them.

Zhao Youju secretly reflected in his heart, he was unwilling to frankly analyze the possible consequences of his situation with Zhao and Rui, the reason was just that he was suspicious of this brother-in-law. Power corrupts people, and there are many forms of corruption, some are obsessed with the beauty of money brought by power, and some regard power as a treasure that cannot be looked at by others. He hung his head slightly, and after a while, he said to Zhao and Rui: "He Rui, it's my brother's mistake, I should ask you clearly, and I shouldn't ask Xingshi as soon as I open my mouth." ”

Zhao Heju has been majestic in the past few years, and he has always been the only one who is right and others are wrong, when have he apologized to others! Therefore, Zhao and Rui were frightened, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Brother Huang, it's the younger brother who is wrong, I should have told the imperial brother first." ”

Zhao Youju smiled, a little cocooned and self-bound, if it was placed in the original Great Song Dynasty, Zhao and Rui's behavior would inevitably be attacked by the ministers, and the slightly stronger prime minister would even directly reprimand him in person. Over the years, he has desperately weakened the power of the courtiers and concentrated the imperial power, and as a result, the behavior of the imperial family has lost the restrictions of the courtiers. There are a few villains around Rui to instigate, and it is not surprising what kind of things he does.

Therefore, Zong Zhengqing must be replaced.

With this thought in his heart, he motioned for Zhao and Rui to sit down: "With Rui, let me tell you why I am so angry. ”

"Your character is naturally trustworthy as a brother, but in the clan, most of the people in the clan dare not be optimistic, why did you want to divide the property last time, it was nothing more than looking at the greed for the property in the hands of your brother. If they have the ability to run it well, it doesn't hurt for me to give them those properties, but what can they do other than to bully others? ”

"Although you are good-hearted, how can you ensure that your subordinates are like this? Everybody has selfish intentions, and how can you control everything they do in your name? Zhao and Ju asked a few words in a row, and felt that his tone was a little anxious again, so he smiled: "Good brother, do you say that Cui and that old man are the ones who let me take power?" ”

This topic was urgently transferred to Zhao Rui, and the anger that came out when he was asked again suddenly stopped, and he was stunned: "No." ”

"Then why should he support my move to reduce the power of the court sergeant?"

"This ...... This ......"

This is indeed a question, since Cui He was worshipped, he has strongly supported Zhao and Ju's innovative strategies, and even supported Zhao and Ju's behavior of strengthening imperial power and suppressing relative power.

"Because I promised him that the fruits of innovation should be enjoyed by the majority and that more people would benefit." Zhao Heju patted the table and sighed lightly: "Since the first emperor, the change of dynasties is all because social wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a very small number of people, resulting in the increasing number of destitute people. The poor also have to live, Cang Liao really knows etiquette, and if he is hungry, he can't talk about the morality of the monarch and the minister, if he doesn't even have basic food and accommodation, he still expects the people to be patriotic on an empty stomach? Therefore, if the people are to love the country and the monarch and the court, then the monarch, the country, and the court must protect the interests of the people. ”

"Since you like the way of business, you naturally know that if the business is solid and reliable, it is very important that there is a contract, and the two parties to the transaction make a contract and abide by it together, one party does not perform, the other party also has the right not to perform, and one party completes the obligations stipulated in the contract, then it should enjoy the power above the contract."

"With Rui, there is such a contract between the court of the Great Song Dynasty and the people. If the imperial court abides by the contract, protects the people, and improves the people's livelihood, the people are born with the obligation to maintain the Great Song Dynasty and the imperial court, so they have to pay taxes, practice military service, and obey the government. If one day, the imperial court does not abide by this contract with the people, and only protects a few rich and noble people, then the people will regard me as a grudge against the Zhao family, and abandon my Great Song Dynasty as a sloppy foot, and at that time, it will be impossible for you and my brother to go back to Yuzhang Villa to be a foot valley Weng! ”

"Before me, Tang Taizong said that water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat, which is the truth. With Rui, although you and your disciples did not break the law, did you harm the people when you gathered? When you get rich, do the people get rich with you? When you can easily live in a splendid mansion, will the people still have to cut down on food and clothing and even accumulate debts for 20 Chinese New Year's Eve years in order to find a three-foot sleeping place in the city? ”

"Brother......

Listening to Zhao and Ju's series of questions, Zhao and Rui's rebellious psychology has disappeared, the most important time in his life, after all, was taught by Zhao and Ju, although later followed those corrupt Confucians, and gradually regarded the people as nothing, but it has not been bad enough to destroy human nature. But he only called out to his brother, and Zhao Youju waved his hand to stop him, but continued to ask: "Yorui, I am also collecting money, and I also have an industry, but you see the workers and employees in my industry, which one is not more comfortable than the beginning?" Who needs to worry about their children going to school without money? Which one needs to be afraid of getting sick and look down on Langzhong? Which one needs two or even three generations of a family to spend a year or two on a frugal diet before they can afford a house? ”

"The money in the world is inexhaustible, only when the people are rich, there will be more money for you and me to earn, only when the people are rich, the court will have more taxes, and only then will there be more spare strength to build more muskets, cannons, ships, and railways, so that your brother's throne as stable as Mount Tai. Don't think that you can make money completely by personal ability, if you leave those people who don't have the ability to make money, you and I may be like the second emperor of Huiqin, become a prisoner in the well, how can you be rich at this time? The more capable you are, the more you have to take responsibility, and the greater your ability, the greater your responsibility, which is the reason, fairness and human heart of people! ”

"Your business, I don't care, I took this money, set up a Rongwang medicine in the bank for you, if I have insufficient money for medical advice from poor people in the Great Song Dynasty, you can apply to spend it from this money - and Rui, remember my words today, if you see your brother doing something against today's words, you have to remind me and give me advice!"