Liu Bei Longzhong of the Three Kingdoms is fortunate to have Zhuge Kongming and divided the world, and the existing teachers and students of Zhao benefited from the sincere invitation to Kou Zhun to help him.

"Your Highness, since you have this opportunity, you will definitely be able to ensure that my Great Song Dynasty Jiangshan Society will be forever, and the old minister will definitely repay His Highness with death. There is a sentence I don't know if the old minister should say it, it is really a big rebellion, and I hope that His Royal Highness Haihan. As he spoke, a look of shame appeared on Kou Zhun's face.

Kou Zhun himself was central to both the Great Song Dynasty and Song Zhenzong, perhaps because of his background, or because of Song Zhenzong's compromise with the conservatives, which made him have some other thoughts in his heart. He chose to believe in Zhao Yingli after experiencing a fierce struggle in his heart, and for the beautiful world described by Zhao Yingying, he wanted to try even if there was only one in 10,000 chance.

Kou Zhun was silent for a while, as if he was organizing his words: "Your Highness, the old minister thinks that although you are now armed with thaumaturgy, you have a long-term vision that ordinary people do not have. But age is your biggest obstacle, and the emperor is still alive, and you want to take power......"

"Elder Kou, you don't have to mind, I never thought of seizing power now, and my prestige is far from enough. My thinking is this, I'm going to stay the way I am and get some prestige if I get the chance. ”

Zhao Fuyi looked at Kou Zhun and arched his hand to him: "In the next few years, I will mainly rely on you to be old, I know that you are always a very principled and noble person." But I hope that you will be able to change a little when you are old, because you have a strong personality and are easy to offend the villains in the court, which will cause our cause to suffer setbacks. ”

"Judging from the history of my time, the Great Song Dynasty was at its peak at this time, but the crisis was also approaching. You wait a moment......" Zhao Yingfu turned around and found the four treasures of the study, spread out the paper on the table, and roughly drew the world map at this time.

Zhao Yingfu pointed to the drawings and explained to Kou Zhun: "Elder Kou, come and see, this is the map of our world at this time that I have restored based on the historical knowledge of my time. Actually, we're standing on a spherical object, which I call the Earth. There are seven layers of water and three layers of land, and some of these lands are unsuitable for human habitation, so I divide the whole earth into seven continents and four oceans. You see this piece, I call it Asia, which is the part where we live now. ”

"Your Highness, the old minister interrupted, you said that we live on the same ball, but how do I feel that the place where we are standing is flat? If we're standing on the ball, how do we stand firm? Kou Zhun looked at Zhao Ying suspiciously.

"Hehe, don't worry, what I said must be true, and it will be easy to prove it when technology develops in the future. Now let me give you a simple example, I don't know if you have ever seen the sea, have you ever sailed on the sea? If not, you can find a fisherman who goes out to sea to fish, and ask them if they see the sails of other boats first, just like a boat rises from the sea. In fact, this is because the earth is round, and we always see the top of something coming from afar. Zhao Yingfu said and gestured to Kou Zhun.

"This knowledge is still too new to you, time will tell. Now let's continue to look at the map, you look at this small piece, this is the location of our Da Song, in fact, it is just such a big piece. Zhao Fuyi roughly drew a map of the Song Dynasty, pointed to Kou Zhun and said.

"You see, there are so many countries around us that are no smaller than us. We face the sea to the east and south of the Great Song Dynasty, and there is no major threat in the short term. But if you look at the Liao Kingdom in the north, the Tibetan tribes in the northwest, the Dali Kingdom and the Bagan Kingdom in the west, and the Zhenla Kingdom in the southwest, there are many powerful empires rising even further to the west. Moreover, according to the historical records of later generations, there are more barbarians who have risen and launched an attack on the land of the Central Plains. Although some countries have shown their submission to our Great Song, they will pounce on me and bite whenever they have the opportunity. ”

"However, among the ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, few of them can see the form in front of them. One by one, they are still indulging in the glory of the past, and they have always regarded themselves as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, only knowing how to compete for power and power, and greedy for pleasure. Zhao Ying said angrily: "At this time, the Great Song Dynasty is extremely powerful and full of flowers, but there is a great crisis lurking, but due to the limitations of the times, no one has yet seen through the mystery. ”

"Your Highness, the old minister feels very embarrassed to hear you say so much. Many of the problems you mentioned, Lao Chen also has, and Lao Chen still thinks that my Great Song Dynasty is extremely powerful, and the surrounding people are just barbarians. Can you give the old minister a good explanation? The old minister listened attentively. ”

"You're welcome, come and drink tea, let's talk slowly. Compared with those mediocre people, you are very outstanding, but due to the limitations of the times, let you be blind, do not see Mount Tai, do not be presumptuous!

We are still a social system dominated by agriculture, and peasants and land are the foundation of the country. I don't know if you have noticed that the land of my Great Song Dynasty is now rapidly converging to the gentry group, and the land of the peasants is getting less and less, and in order to give preferential treatment to scholars, our dynasty advertises that it rules the world with scholars and doctors, and they have the right not to serve and not pay food. Do you think about what will happen to our dynasty in the long run? Zhao asked after refilling a cup of tea.

Kou Zhun slowly tasted the tea, pondered Zhao Ying's words, and thought for a while before replying: "The old minister thinks it is nothing more than the following points. First, with the increase in the number of scholars, the gentry group will grow rapidly. Second, the growth of the gentry group will lead to the concentration of land and the increase of displaced people, which is not conducive to social stability. Third, the gentry did not pay food and did not serve, which would gradually increase the social burden in the future, reduce tax revenue, and affect the operation of the imperial court. ”

"Well, it's remarkable that you've always thought of so much. Judging from the history of my time, the emphasis on literature over military force was an important reason for the short-lived prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and it was also the main culprit for the fall of the Song Dynasty. Although you are also a member of the civil service, you may not agree with what I say, but the millennia of history tells us this fact. Hearing this, Kou Zhun looked a little frustrated.

"You don't have to be like this, everything needs to be balanced, and it is not advisable to emphasize literature over military force or military force over literature. If the heavy text is heavy, the armament will inevitably be relaxed, and the heavy military may be belligerent and will die. Maybe you would say that a civilian can lead a good army, but if it were you, I believe it would still be possible. But think about it yourself, are all the ministers of the DPRK and China like you, they are greedy for pleasure, greedy for life and afraid of death, can such people lead a good army? Seeing Kou Zhun's expression, Zhao Yingyi cheered him up again.

"In my time, we emphasized that there was a specialization in the art industry, that is, professional people doing professional things. Those who like to engage in politics become officials, those who are good at invention engage in scientific research, those who are physically strong join the army, and those who have a flexible mind engage in business. In general, it is to give full play to one's own strengths, human life is limited, and we must use our limited life to create the greatest value. ”

"You are an old minister of the two dynasties, you have experienced ups and downs, I believe you also understand what the faces of those ministers in the court are. Especially the alliance of the Yuanyuan, I am sure you will not consider it a success, you may still be angry about it, but those ministers of the DPRK and China have touted it as a merit. Once many scholars become officials, they forget the fundamentals of reading. A dignified big country in the Central Plains actually relies on spending money to buy peace, and it is not ashamed, do you think this country depends on them? Zhao let out a long breath.

"Wechen is ashamed, although Wechen doesn't agree with those people's practices, but Wechen also has some problems you said. Weichen now firmly believes that you are sent by God, God bless me Da Song! Wechen is fortunate to be able to assist His Highness in accomplishing the grand cause, which is really a blessing for three lives! Kou Zhun suddenly gave a big gift, which startled Zhao Yingying.

"Your old lady is polite, it's a boy's honor." Zhao Yingfu hurriedly helped Kou Zhun up, he was still playing with heartbeats at such an age, and he was scared to death by the master.

"In order to realize our common great ideal, I need you to secretly enlist some people in the next few years, these are all useful people I have found in the historical records, and I will make a list for you in a moment. I don't need you to form a party, and I don't want to compete with those sanctimonious people for power, you just need to encircle these people and let them in some more important positions as little as possible. Of course, these positions are not too eye-catching, let's just accumulate strength, and let those scum go dog-eat-dog, they won't be able to jump for many years. ”

Zhao Fufu handed the list that had already been prepared to Kou Zhun, and then said: "You take these lists and do them slowly and carefully, we still have time." History records that my father will die in seven years, and I want him to spend his old age in peace, and I don't want to find trouble at this time. He has also worked too hard for this country, let me walk for him in the future! ”

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless, although he still has some resentment towards this cheap father in his heart, but after all, blood is thicker than water, and he still feels sad when he thinks of Song Zhenzong's short lifespan.

"After the father and emperor leave, there will definitely be people in the court who will unite with Concubine Liu and elect Concubine Liu to supervise the government on the grounds that His Royal Highness is young and ignorant, which will prolong the time for His Royal Highness to be in power. Although I believe that Concubine Liu just wants to keep her position, it is understandable that she will lose her reliance on this His Royal Highness after her father is gone. But His Royal Highness can't tolerate the scum of the court and the central government to take advantage of this opportunity to control power, use power for personal gain, and damage the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty. Zhao Ying said indignantly. His Royal Highness needs to sabotage this conspiracy, and when the time comes, he needs Kou Lao's forces in the court to be able to speak for His Highness, and I want to take this opportunity to govern in a timely manner. ”

Kou Zhun: "Weichen must do his best to ensure that His Highness's grand cause can be carried out, and when the minister is old, he will be willing to pave the way for His Highness." ”

Zhao Yingying: "Elder Kou, I have another request!" ”

Kou Zhun: "Your Highness, please command!" ”

Zhao Yingying: "I hope that no third person knows about today's conversation!" ”

Kou Zhun: "Please rest assured, Your Highness! The old minister will definitely bring this secret into the coffin! ”

Zhao Yingfu watched Kou Zhun's figure go away, and sighed deeply, this bet is finally right, it seems that the young master's ability to fool is good, I hope there will be no accidents!