The palace system is different, although Zhao Chen is the crown prince, but if he wants to see his "father", he has to go through layers of notifications!

He asked to see Song Qinzong in the morning, and it was not until the afternoon that he was led by a chief eunuch to the Funing Hall where Song Qinzong was located, where he met his father.

Speaking of which, this is the first time he has really met Song Qinzong! This is the famous Jingkang Emperor in history, and one of the most miserable emperors in history! Historically, the Jurchens were strong, and after they destroyed Liao, they went south by the way and surrounded Kaifeng! At that time, Song Huizong was on the throne, Song Huizong panicked, temporarily passed the throne to his eldest son Zhao Huan, who was not welcomed, and forced Zhao Huan to ascend the throne as Song Qinzong! After only one year of Song Qinzong's reign, the Jin soldiers went south again and surrounded Kaifeng again! After the second emperor was captured, Song Qinzong was imprisoned in the ice and snow for 30 years, and then was trampled to death by the Jin soldiers with a chaotic horse! It can be said that apart from his youth, this Jingkang emperor did not have much happiness in his life.

The ancients married earlier, Song Qinzong had a prince at the age of 17, and now Zhao Chen is 10 years old, while Song Qinzong is less than 30 years old. At this moment, Zhao Chen was secretly looking at Song Qinzong, and saw that Song Qinzong was taller, but his body was thin, his face was pale, his eyes were gloomy, and his body was obviously not very good.

"Erchen has seen his father!" Zhao Chen knelt down and saluted respectfully!

Even if you are a prince, you need to bow down when you see the emperor, this is etiquette! Zhao Chen has been in the palace for many days, and he has learned the most basic etiquette.

"It turned out to be Chen Er, hurry up and calm down, you stay aside, I have something important to discuss with Master Zhang!" Song Qinzong Zhao Huan said.

Only then did Zhao Chen discover that there was another person in the Funing Palace, this person was more than forty years old, slightly shorter, long and fat, wearing a vermilion official robe, and he turned out to be a minister! This person's appearance gives people an unusually obscene feeling, with a fat face and a flattering smile on his face, Zhao Chen frowned secretly when he saw it.

"Weichen Zhang Bangchang has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" The minister in his forties bowed down and saluted Zhao Chen.

Hearing the words "Zhang Bangchang", Zhao Chen couldn't help but be stunned! This Zhang Bangchang is also a famous figure in history, he is a famous traitor in the late Northern Song Dynasty! During the reign of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, this person successively served as Shangshu Youcheng, Zuocheng, Zhongshu Shilang, Shaozai, Dazai and Men Shilang, etc., after the Jin soldiers surrounded Kaifeng, this man presided over the peace. After that, this person actually served as the so-called "Hebei land cession envoy", responsible for completely ceding the land in Hebei to the Jurchens! Because of the "effective work", after the Jin soldiers retreated, this person was set up as a puppet emperor by the Jin soldiers, called "Emperor of Great Chu", and later generations proved that this person was the only emperor surnamed Zhang in history. It's just that this Zhang Bangchang is really talentless, immoral and incompetent, and no one from the people or ministers supports this so-called "Great Chu Emperor". After only a month, the Great Chu Emperor was overthrown, and this person only left a lifetime of infamy in history.

"It turned out to be this traitor!" Zhao Chen said secretly.

Zhao Huan and Zhang Bangchang had important matters to discuss, and Zhao Chen could only stand aside and secretly listen to the conversation between the two.

I saw Zhang Bangchang take out a piece of paper and put it in front of Zhao Huan, Zhao Chen glanced at it and found that this was a map, and the picture on it turned out to be the palace of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, look north of the palace, there is still a large area of land here! It is now inhabited by untouchables, no clans, no ministers! We can expel these untouchables and expand the palace here! Zhang Bangchang said.

Zhao Chen was stunned again, he didn't expect Zhao Huan and Zhang Bangchang to discuss the expansion of the palace here.

"Will these untouchables make trouble?" Zhao Huan said.

"Your Majesty, it's just a bunch of untouchables, how dare they make trouble? It's a big deal, let's take some more gold and silver from the treasury to appease the hearts of these untouchables! Zhang Bangchang said.

Zhao Huan nodded.

"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, in addition to expanding the palace, the harem also needs to be enriched! Now Your Majesty, you only have one heir, the crown prince, in case ...... In case of an accident for the crown prince, who will the Great Song Dynasty pass on? Therefore, it is imperative to enrich the harem! This fall, the imperial court should be drafted all over the country and selected for inclusion in the harem! Zhang Bangchang said again.

Zhao Huan nodded again.

Zhao Chen had been listening to the two of them talking, and when he heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and said suddenly: "Father, Lord Zhang, is it time to expand the palace and expand the harem?" ”

Jin Bing is about to go south, and the disaster of destroying the country is about to happen, and the monarch and prime minister of a country are actually discussing the expansion of the palace and the expansion of the harem, Zhao Chen is unbelievable!

Song Qinzong Zhao Huan also stayed there at the moment, in his impression, the prince has always been submissive, he doesn't speak at all on weekdays, and the prince knows etiquette quite well, and the prince usually doesn't interrupt others at all! This morning, he also got the news that the crown prince has gradually regained his memory, and now it seems that the situation is a little weird! The prince regained his memory, why did his temperament change?

"Chen'er, why isn't it time to expand the palace and expand the harem?" Zhao Huan said.

"Father, Lord Zhang, the Jurchen wolf ambition may go south at any time! Last year, they went south to besiege Kaifeng, and if they go south again this year, how will we respond? Zhao Chen said.

Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Zhao Huan was even more surprised in his heart! Zhao Chen never cared about national affairs in the past, just imagine how can a ten-year-old child care about national affairs? What's wrong with Zhao Chen today?

"The last time Jin Bing went south, didn't he still retreat in the end? The golden soldiers went south for just some gold and silver! Last time we gave them plenty of gold and silver, and this time they won't go south again! Zhang Bangchang shook his head and said.

"The golden soldiers retreated, not because we gave them plenty of gold and silver, but because they were short of troops at that time, so they retreated! If the Jin soldiers go south again, they must be fully prepared, and they must be here with the troops of the whole country, and then the entire Kaifeng will be in danger of being conquered, and the entire Central Plains may be occupied by the Jin soldiers! At that time, both my father and I will die! Zhao Chen looked at Zhang Bangchang and said coldly.

"Chen'er, you're really worried! What Master Zhang said just now is right, the golden soldiers are only going south for gold and silver! If they go south again, we'll just give them some more gold and silver!" Don't worry! Zhao Huan said.

"Father, the Jin soldiers will definitely destroy my Great Song Dynasty when they go south, how can my sons not worry?" Zhao Chen said loudly.

"What do you know as a ten-year-old child?" Zhao Huan frowned and said.

"Father, think twice!" Zhao Chen said anxiously.

"Come on, take the prince down!"

Zhao Huan waved his hand, and immediately saw two guards running over, and the two guards grabbed Zhao Chen's arm and dragged Zhao Chen out of Funing Palace.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince is young, how can he understand these state affairs?" In the Funing Palace, seeing Zhao Chen being taken out by the guards, Zhang Bangchang slowly spoke.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Huan said with some doubts.

"Your Majesty, I think someone must have instigated the prince to say these ridiculous words!" Zhang Bangchang sneered.

"Someone instigated the crown prince? Who could it be? The crown prince had little contact with ministers on weekdays...... Could it be that Li Ruoshui can't do it? Zhao Huan said in surprise.

Li Ruoshui is the middle-aged man with a righteous face that Zhao Chen just saw when he came to this era, he was originally the prince's teacher, because he frightened the prince and caused the prince to lose his memory, so he was demoted to Luoyang Ling.

This Li Ruoshui is also a famous figure in history, but unlike Zhang Bangchang, he is a famous loyal minister in history! Kaifeng City was broken, Emperor Song Qinzong and Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty were captured, and the ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty were afraid of the power of the Jin soldiers and did not dare to speak, only Li Ruoshui spoke up and maintained the dignity of the two emperors. Marshal Wanyan Zonghan of the Jin State saw that Li Ruoshui was loyal and brave, admired it in his heart, and wanted to buy Li Ruoshui, so he promised to be a high-ranking official. Wanyan Zonghan said to Li Ruoshui, "Be obedient today, and be rich tomorrow", Li Ruoshui sternly refused! Later, Yan Zonghan threatened Li Ruoshui with the lives of his relatives, saying that "the father-in-law is high in spring and autumn, if they are less yielding, they hope to return to the pilgrimage", Li Ruoshui reprimanded him and said, "Loyal ministers and ministers, no longer take care of their families". Seeing that Song Qinzong and Song Huizong were humiliated, Li Ruoshui scolded endlessly, and Wanyan Zonghan ordered someone to cut off Li Ruoshui's tongue! Li Ruoshui couldn't scold with his mouth, so he glared angrily and pointed at each other with his hands, so Wanyan Zonghan ordered someone to gouge out Li Ruoshui's eyes and cut off Li Ruoshui's hands, and finally Wanyan Zonghan executed Li Ruoshui Lingchi.

It can be said that Li Ruoshui represents the integrity of the ancient Chinese literati, and he interprets the word integrity with his life.

"Your Majesty, it must have been Li Ruoshui who instigated the prince to say these ridiculous words! Li Ruoshui must be severely punished! At this moment, in the Great Song Palace, Zhang Bangchang is constantly encouraging Song Qinzong to punish Li Ruoshui.

"That's it, this person is no longer a servant of the ministry, and now he is just a mere Luoyang order! A county order, what a way, no need to punish again! Song Qinzong shook his head and said.

The status of the literati in the Song Dynasty was relatively high, and the kings of the Song Dynasty also attached great importance to the literati, and there was no tradition of killing the literati during the Northern Song Dynasty. A civil servant was demoted from a servant of the ministry to a county commander, this is already an extreme punishment, and Song Qinzong feels that there is no need to punish again! Zhang Bangchang and Li Ruoshui have always been at odds, but thinking that Li Ruoshui is now a county magistrate, they no longer take him seriously in their hearts.

As for the prince's "abnormal performance", both of them were attributed to Li Ruoshui!

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As the sun set, the warm wind gusted, and Zhao Chen walked on the road to the palace.

When he raised his eyes, he saw a faint green mountain in the distance, surrounded by countless palaces and attics! The entire palace is unusually magnificent, in fact, not only the palace, but the entire Kaifeng City is unusually magnificent.

The Song Dynasty was the most economically developed dynasty in ancient China, and Kaifeng was the most prosperous city in the world in this era. With a population of one million, the scenery is beautiful and the castle is magnificent. The ancient Han civilization also reached its peak in this era, but unfortunately the peak was followed by decline, and the beginning of decline was the shame of Jingkang.

In the palace, countless palace maids, concubines, and princesses haunt it! Walking on the road to the palace, Zhao Chen kept hearing the sound of dancing, and constantly saw those beautiful girls who were dancing!

Looking at everything in front of him, Zhao Chen suddenly had a sense of absurdity, and a poem appeared in his heart.

"Outside the mountain, Qingshan Building, outside the building, when will the West Lake sing and dance be closed? The warm wind smokes the tourists drunk, and Hangzhou is Bianzhou! ”

This poem was written by the poet Lin Sheng during the Southern Song Dynasty, satirizing the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers who only cared about the side of peace, only cared about having fun, and turned a blind eye to the impending dangerous situation! Zhao Chen felt that this poem was used to describe the situation in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty!

The Jurchens rose between the white mountains and black waters, and in ten years, they were invincible and invincible! Under the leadership of the Jurchen heroes Wanyan Aguta, in just ten years, they destroyed the Liao State, which was once the largest power in East Asia, and the invincible Khitans only surrendered and trembled under the iron horse of the Jurchens! The territory of the Liao State was completely occupied by the Jurchens, and the emperor of the Liao State knelt down in front of the Jurchen Emperor and became a prisoner of the Jurchens!

Now that the Liao State has been destroyed, the south of the Jurchens is the Great Song Dynasty, and they may go south to destroy the Song Dynasty at any time! In the face of such a situation, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were not thinking about how to deal with the Jin soldiers, but thinking about how to expand the palace and expand the harem! In the entire palace, in the entire Kaifeng City, both the ministers and the people are indulged in the "prosperous scenery", and no one is worried that the Jin soldiers will completely destroy everything in front of them when they go south!

"I'm no longer an ordinary senior in high school now, I'm Prince Jingkang! The Great Song Dynasty destroyed the country, ordinary people may be able to live, and I, the prince of Jingkang, will not escape death! I've got to find a way to get out of here! Zhao Chen said secretly.