Imperial Palace, Ouchi.

Zhao Kuangyin knelt on the ground and served the Empress Dowager Du diligently.

After the Chinese New Year, the body of the Empress Dowager Du is worse than one day, maybe it will be gone in the next two years, this job should not be done by him, even if it is out of filial piety without a maid, you can also use a daughter-in-law, but Zhao Kuangyin insisted on coming in person.

There is an old lady who can serve with her own hands, this is not suffering, but a blessing, and one more day of service will earn one day.

The spirit of the old Empress Dowager Du was also a little weak, and after eating a bowl of ginseng tea under Zhao Kuangyin's service, she was a little tired again, but asked, "What about the old and young?" Why didn't you come here to say hello today? ”

Zhao Kuangyin's face darkened when he boarded, and he said hatefully: "The third child is playing wild outside, he was actually drunk last night, and slept in the people's house outside, and even forgot to ask his mother to say goodbye, it is simply unreasonable, when he comes back, I have to beat him, I don't learn and have no skills!" ”

The old lady raised her hand and slapped Zhao Kuangyin's head, and said angrily: "Beat, you know, twelve-year-old boy, what's wrong with having a drink?" He is so well managed by you on weekdays, and he is not allowed to indulge for a while during the New Year? You're already an official, so can't you make your brother happier? You don't even have enough money to spend, and your eldest brother is ruthless enough. ”

Zhao Kuangyin exploded when he heard it, and said, "Mother, did you give him money again?" ”

Empress Dowager Du knew that she was speechless, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Give a little, the New Year, it's just a little New Year's money." ”

Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly said: "Mother, it's only been less than a year, and he has spent nearly 100,000 yuan, how can there be such a way to spend money?" 100,000 is enough for me to raise a battalion of soldiers, you can't be so used to him anymore, what a defeated mother."

Empress Dowager Du was furious and scolded: "Are you teaching a lesson to your mother? ”

Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly knelt down again and said, "Don't dare, I'm wrong, that's not what I mean." ”

The old Empress Dowager Du breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a softened tone: "Son, you are now an official family, and the world is ours, what's wrong with your brother spending some money?" ”

"Mother~, if it is withered today, the people are poor, how many people can't even eat, the so-called upward and downward effect, our royal family does not worship simplicity and luxury, the following officials have the same example, the people are miserable, not to mention the frugality into luxury, from luxury to thrift, now it is the beginning of the founding of the country, future generations are looking at us, do not set rules for future generations, they will only become more and more extravagant in the future, this is not a matter of 100,000 yuan!"

The old lady slapped her head angrily and said: "It's enough for Wanmin to set an example with you, who is an official, what to do with your brother, he is different from your brothers, he is not a big dealer, he will be happy and happy all his life, it is enough, the old body doesn't care, the old body has no money, you will let people send some money over." ”

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes widened and said, "You have no money?" Mother, how much do you give him! ”

"What and how much to give him, the old body can't spend money on his own? If you don't give it, you say you don't give it. ”

Zhao Kuangyin held back for a long time, he knew that he would run to Zhao Guangmei in the end as much as he gave, but do you want him to say no? He can't say it!

So, after returning to the dormitory, Zhao Da was depressed, and he really couldn't swallow this breath.

took out the slingshot, banged and killed more than a dozen birds, this anger finally subsided a little, summoned Zhao Guangmei's guards, and asked, "Didn't the third child come back?" ”

The guard was helpless, so he had to kneel on the ground trembling, what could he do? He's desperate too!

"What he said last night, you learn it from me."

“……”

"Huh?"

"Official, the three kings were drunk last night, and they don't count what they say."

Zhao Kuangyin was furious: "Drunk and spit out the truth, what did he say, did he criticize me?" I command you, if you dare to say half a lie, I will cut you. ”

The guard had no choice but to repeat the nonsense that Zhao Guangmei said last night when she was drunk.

The more Zhao Kuangyin listened, the darker his face became, this is called anger! He was so angry that he chiseled the table with a jade axe.

"How unreasonable, simply unreasonable! I don't know what to do! He still wants to buy a house? He still wants to go out and live? With his spending energy, is it okay for him to go out? Without his mother to protect him, he would have to cry for two months! He also said that I was strict? Say, "Shall I control him strictly?" Is it strict? ”

The guard lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, he was as aggrieved as he wanted in his heart, that was your brother, what kind of anger are you making with me.

After a long time, Zhao Kuangyin sighed and said: "Dejun, you say, do I care about him strictly?" ”

Zhang Dejun, who later became famous Wang Jien, was still just a little eunuch serving Zhao Kuangyin at this time, and said with a smile: "Yo, I don't dare to say this as a slave." ”

"If you want to say it, you can say it, this is my family matter, and you are also our family, what dare you not say."

"Cheng, then I'll talk about it, the old slave thinks, in fact, it's not a matter of whether it's strict or not, the three kings are young, naughty, and have always been used to smooth sailing, thinking about problems and doing things is inevitably simple, the official's heart for him, he is afraid that he doesn't have a deep understanding, and he has never lacked money since he was a child, and he doesn't know that this thing is not easy to come by, and the old queen mother is spoiled, so naturally she will not obey discipline. ”

Zhao Kuangyin sighed helplessly when he heard this, this is a dead knot for him, he can find a way to solve any person and thing in the world, but this younger brother, he really can't help it.

When the old lady was too powerful, she was kicked out of the house at the age of sixteen to fend for herself, so she starved to death outside, but on the younger son, she was really afraid of melting in her mouth, afraid of breaking it in her hand, and losing a hair hurt her heart, disciplining Zhao Guangmei is equivalent to disobeying the old lady, the old lady is so old, she lives one day less, can he make the old lady unhappy?

So Zhao Kuangyin didn't have any tricks at all except for sighing again.

Zhang Dejun said with a smile: "The slave thinks that the situation of the three kings has to be smoothed, and the guidance is more real than discipline, and he has to find someone who can talk to him." ”

Zhao Kuangyin thought about it, and it seemed to make some sense, so he asked: "The third child is still in the house of the prodigy father and son?" He had a good relationship with that prodigy? ”

"Uh... It should be that he told the little ones that Sun Gongzi is his brother in life and death. ”

"You send a letter to the father and son for me, and say that I will ask them to help me discipline and discipline this child, not asking him to make much money, but only asking him to spend less money, to cause less trouble, and not to do things that are difficult for me like robbing people's daughters."

The guard was puzzled: "But the three kings don't seem to want the young man to know his identity. ”

Zhao Kuangyin sneered and said: "That father and son are more refined than monkeys, and the third child's scheming can be hidden?" People know that he is the three kings coaxing him to play, you tell them, if they can help me manage the third child, I will open a child this year, forget it, don't go, I will let the second child go to his father and say. ”