It's mid-July. Zhao Zhen's body has already recovered his health, and he can get out of bed freely, and even occasionally invite a few concubines to be happy.

The only regret is that I can no longer eat delicious saury and smell the aroma of crab.

On the side of the imperial chef in this palace, don't talk about saury now.

Even the scales of the river fish could not be found.

Zhao Xin personally gave an order - so that His Majesty can see the freshness of the river and the sea, and he will behead the head!

This made Zhao Zhen really happy and a little sad.

The days when you can't eat saury are too uncomfortable.

Especially thinking that autumn will soon be coming, and the crabs will also be fattened, Zhao Zhen's heart is even more lost.

Fortunately......

Where there is loss, there is gain.

Today's Great Song Tianzi, not to mention how happy he is.

There is no need to go to the early court, every single day, Zhao Xin will appear on time in the vertical arch hall to listen to the government, and then come back obediently and tell him the content of the government.

There is no need to go to the bookstore and listen to the nagging of the bachelors.

Now, the bachelors have a new purpose.

They began to revolve around Zhao Xin all day long, and they would invite Zhao Xin over to listen to and explain righteousness when they were free.

And most of the general affairs are handled by the rulers of the government.

This day, for Zhao Zhen, is the same as a fairy.

Sleep until you wake up naturally every day, and then you can be happy in the palace.

"I've never been so happy since I ascended the throne!" Lying on the bamboo chair, basking in the sun, Zhao Zhen said lazily: "I really hope it can go on like this forever!" ”

It's a pity that such a happy time is destined to be short-lived.

Zhao Xin is too young, and he gets up so early every day, and he, as a father, can't bear it.

Besides, the ministers probably won't.

"It would be nice if Erlang grew up quickly!" Zhao Zhen said softly: "In this way, I may be able to abdicate and become a happy and carefree emperor!" ”

This is Zhao Zhen's biggest ambition and expectation now.

This emperor, he is really tired of it.

You can't do this, you can't do that, you have to get up early to take care of the government, and you can't go to bed until late.

If you are not careful, you will be sprayed in the face by the bachelors and the officials.

On the contrary, I can only obediently listen to the advice of these guys.

"By the way......" Zhao Zhen suddenly thought about it, and asked Zhang Weiji, who had been waiting for him beside him: "Zhang Duzhi, where did King Tang go?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, early this morning, Liu Chunfang came to invite King Tang to Yanfu Palace to review the first and second commanders of the Grenadier Army that had just been recruited!" Zhang Weiji replied.

"Oh......" Zhao Zhen nodded, and he asked again: "Why has it been so long for the Grenadier Army to recruit two commanded soldiers and horses?" ”

"It's not that Tang Wang has too many rules!" Zhang Weiji said: "As the minister knows, the king of Tang recruited troops and set many consistent ......"

"You must be six feet tall (183 cm or more), and you must be able to throw a ten-pound iron ball with one hand and take more than 20 steps......"

"You have to be innocent, there is no adultery, and there must be no rebels in the three generations of ancestors......"

"No prostitution and gambling ......"

Zhao Zhen listened and felt a little incredible: "I'm afraid this is even more difficult than me to get a jinshi......

Even if he takes the jinshi, he doesn't have so many requirements!

So, he turned to be curious: "How did Erlang recruit so many strong men?" ”

Six feet tall, this is already the standard of the temple.

Throw a ten-pound iron ball with one hand and take twenty steps...... Although Zhao Zhen didn't know what kind of person could achieve it, he understood that this was not something that ordinary people could do.

And the rest of the standards are even more exaggerated than the previous ones.

is innocent, and there is no adulterer, but it is easy to say.

Three generations of ancestors have no rebellion......

Tut-tut, are there so many good families in this Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army?

As for prostitution and gambling, it is the traditional art of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army.

"There is no other ......" Zhang Weiji bowed his head and said: "It's just a heavy reward!" ”

"I heard that Liu Chunfang spoke for King Tang, saying that those who can join the grenadier army will be supplied according to the standards of the above four armies, and they will be guaranteed to be distributed on time, on time, and in full!"

"In addition, the king of Tang also promised to select a site in Bianjing in the future, build a residence for the soldiers of the grenadier army, and award the grenadier army officers and soldiers with the specifications of one soldier and five people, three bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom......"

"Only these two items, the respondents are like clouds......" Zhang Weiji said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that not only the front division of the palace, but also the people in the guards, the pro-army, the horse army and the infantry army, are also vying to vote!" ”

"That's it?" Zhao Zhen felt a little incredible.

"That's it!" Zhang Weiji bowed deeply.

Zhao Zhen listened, fell silent, and sighed for a long time: "I am not a good monarch......"

There was no need to investigate, Zhao Zhen knew that since his son only relied on punctuality, time, and full payment of military salaries and rice, and promised to give the soldiers a house that met the needs of his family, without even saying the standard, it attracted the soldiers of the entire Sanya to rush to respond to the recruitment.

It was really recruited soldiers who in his opinion were extremely strict in terms of conditions.

That can only show one problem - the corruption of these three yamen is even worse than he imagined!

But......

Zhao Zhen knew that he could not do anything about such a situation.

Because, indulging in corruption and bribery of generals is the national policy of the Great Song Dynasty.

This is compensation for the military ministers.

Since the military ministers are not allowed to take power, they must be compensated financially.

Otherwise, that general will be stupid to give the emperor his life?

So, since Taizu, the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, except for a few people, are all good at making money!

"Spread my will to go to Sanya......" Zhao Zhen sat up from the bamboo chair and instructed Zhang Weiji: "Tang Wang's grenadier army, Sanya, up and down, are not allowed to interfere for half a point!" ”

"Otherwise, Hugh blames me for being ruthless!"

Dropping this sentence, Zhao Zhen walked into the distance with his hands.

Zhang Weiji looked at Zhao Zhen's distant back, and bowed his head deeply: "The minister respectfully obeys the edict!" ”

Zhao Zhen walked back to Yanhe Hall disheartened, and as soon as he came back, he sat down on his throne and flipped through the ministers on the table.

"Perhaps, I am not fit to be a king......" he thought to himself.

He knew that kings should be ruthless, ruthless, hard-hearted, and treat human life like ants, and the world like a chessboard.

But he couldn't!

After all, he could not sit idly by and watch the people suffer and the people leave the chaos.

It is impossible to ignore these things.

Just like Mencius said: A gentleman is a beast, he can't bear to see his death when he sees his life, and he can't bear to eat his flesh when he hears his voice.

But he is not in a position to change that.

So, he was in pain.

So, he kept running away and resisting the court.

Not only because he is lazy, but also because he knows that there are some things he can't do anything about.

"Maybe ......" Zhao Zhen picked up a note: "In this world, it's time to change the law!" ”

This recital was written by Fan Zhongyan.

"Yi Yun: If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be ......" He chewed on what Fan Zhongyan said, and his eyes gradually became firm: "Perhaps, I should recruit Fan Xiwen to return to Beijing......"

When Zhao Zhen was thinking about this, suddenly, Zhang Weiji stumbled in and bowed: "Your Majesty, the Daimyo Mansion is urgent!" ”

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he immediately stood up.