Zhao Yan had great doubts in his heart, so he had to follow Zhao Shu back to the palace, and when Zhao Yan saw him on the way, he glanced at him several times, as if he had something to say to him, but Zhao Shu directly asked Zhao Yan to accompany him to sit on the dragon bowl, and as a result, Zhao Yan did not have the opportunity to find Zhao Xu, and when he finally returned to the palace, Zhao Shu only let him follow him into the vertical arch hall alone.

"Father, I don't know if you have anything important to do with your son?" It was also Zhao Yan's strange reaction on the road, which made Zhao Yan feel that Zhao Shu seemed to be a little bad when he came to find him today, so he immediately asked as soon as he came in.

"Yan'er, your eldest brother has returned from Western Xia, and the matter of establishing the crown princess should also be put on the agenda, some time ago, the queen and I selected a few spare candidates for the crown princess, each of them is a good woman with talent and virtue, I want your eldest brother to choose a woman from them to be the crown princess, but he has been dragging it, it's just too unusual!" Zhao Shu said angrily at this time.

Zhao Yan heard this, but he regretted wanting to hit the wall, he didn't expect Zhao Shu to find himself because of Zhao Zhili's matter of the crown princess, last time because of Hua Zhi's matter, he even deliberately went to Xixia, and suffered a lot for this, and finally came back, I thought that this matter was finally over, but I didn't expect Zhao Shu to come to him again to discuss this matter?

"Father, it's not a trivial matter to set up a crown princess, and it's normal for the eldest brother to think about it carefully, so I think it's better to give him more time, maybe he will figure it out tomorrow." Although he was very remorseful and dissatisfied in his heart, Zhao Yan had no choice but not to answer, so he could only reconcile the mud from it.

"Then how can it be done, your eldest brother originally wanted to make that Hua Zhi the crown princess, but now it is not easy to change his mind, I naturally want to take advantage of the current situation to let him determine the crown princess, so as not to have many dreams at night!" Zhao Shu said with a glare.

"That's just as well!" Zhao Yan pretended to make a contemplative expression, but in fact, he didn't want to care about this matter at all. So in the end, he said perfunctorily again, "Then it's better for the emperor to call the eldest brother, let's force him to choose one of those alternative women, and then let them get married on the same day, and when the eldest brother and the crown princess have children, maybe they will feed some attention to Hua Zhi." ”

"Alas. I want to do this too, but your eldest brother is good in other aspects, but he is very stubborn in marriage, and he doesn't even listen to my father's opinion, and the queen can't do anything about him, so I'm worried that if he asks him so directly, if he bites to death and refuses to agree, won't I, as a father, be able to get off the stage? Zhao Shu said again at this time, and at the same time, his two eyes also looked at Zhao Yan with some expectation.

"I see. Father, you don't want your sons to urge your eldest brother, do you? Zhao Yan asked with a wry smile again at this time, in fact, he had already understood Zhao Shu's intentions just now, but he had been pretending to be confused, hoping that Zhao Shu could change his mind, but now that Zhao Shu had said everything, Zhao Yan couldn't pretend to be confused anymore.

"Haha, Yan'er, you are smart, this time I really want you to run on behalf of your father. Ask your eldest brother which one he is going to choose? Zhao Shu laughed again at this time and said, he came to Zhao Yan indeed to ask Zhao Yan to help him urge Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan wanted to open his mouth to refuse. But seeing Zhao Shu's appearance, he didn't know how to refuse, after all, this was a family affair rather than a state affair, and as a member of this family, he was also obliged to bear the responsibility of the family, so in the end he had to nod and say, "Okay." Erchen went to ask the eldest brother, but the eldest brother had just returned from Western Xia, perhaps because he wanted to rest for a few more days before considering the matter of the crown princess. ”

Seeing Zhao Yan agree, Zhao Shu immediately laughed and said, "Ji'er has the best relationship with you, and he will definitely listen to your words." Speaking of which, he is not young anymore, and the matter of establishing the crown princess cannot be delayed any longer! ”

Seeing Zhao Shu's happy appearance, Zhao Yan could only echo helplessly, and then was about to leave, but at this time, Zhao Shu stopped him and spoke again: "Yan'er, Western Xia has been destroyed, and my Great Song Dynasty has one less confidant, and now there is only the strong enemy of Northern Liao, how do you think we should deal with this strong enemy?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Yan didn't expect Zhao Shu to ask him about such a national event, if he asked him other questions, Zhao Yan could talk about it, but he didn't know anything about this kind of national event, after all, Zhao Yan was just an ordinary person in his previous life, and he had never been in contact with this kind of national event at all, except for occasionally looking at current affairs.

Seeing that Zhao Yan didn't speak, Zhao Shu also knew that it was a bit difficult for him to ask him, after all, these were not Zhao Yan's strengths at all, and he said with a smile: "Yan'er, since our Great Song Dynasty destroyed the Western Xia, the combat effectiveness of the army has also been greatly enhanced, even against the army of the Liao State, it will not be left behind, so during this time, the imperial court has been discussing one thing, that is, canceling the New Year's currency of the Liao State, do you have any opinion on this?" ”

"Cancel the New Year's coin!" Zhao Yan also shouted in surprise when he heard the news, and immediately nodded wildly and said, "Father, this matter is a very good thing, and even Erchen thinks that it should have been canceled a long time ago, so Erchen also raised his hands in favor of this!" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yan was so excited about this matter, Zhao Shu sighed and said: "Yan'er, there are still a lot of controversies in the imperial court about the cancellation of the New Year's coin, some of them think that the New Year's coin should be canceled like you, but there are also some people who think that the annual New Year's coin is not much, if you offend the Liao State because of the cancellation of the New Year's coin, I am afraid that the Liao State will cut off the mutual market with my Great Song Dynasty, this loss is much more than the New Year's coin, so these people think that even if they pay some New Year's coins, they must protect the mutual market with the Liao State." ”

"Father, that's not how accounts are calculated!" When Zhao Yan heard this, he immediately said loudly, "Although the annual New Year's coins are not much, and the transaction income with the Liao State far exceeds the number of New Year's coins, but don't forget, father, that my Great Song Dynasty was inferior to the people who agreed to pay the New Year's coins every year, in exchange for the Liao soldiers not going south." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment, and then said angrily: "And throughout the ages, only weak countries will pay tribute to strong countries, so although the number of New Year's coins is not much, it is the shame of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is precisely because of these New Year's coins that we Song people will feel a little upright when facing the Liao people, and it also makes the Liao Kingdom more and more arrogant to my Great Song Dynasty, these are not a little money that can be exchanged, so Erchen thinks that even if he bears some losses, he can't pay a penny to Liao!" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's impassioned words, Zhao Shu also felt the blood in his chest boiling, but as the king of a country, he naturally couldn't just take into account what Zhao Yan said, so he quickly calmed down, and showed a contemplative look, in fact, he was more inclined to cancel the New Year's coin, after all, as the king of a country, he had to pay tribute to the enemy country, although it was nominally a New Year's coin, but in essence, everyone knew what was going on.

However, Zhao Shu also has his own concerns, that is, the resistance of the court, after all, there are not many ministers who oppose the cancellation of the New Year's coin, especially those ministers who account for a part of the interests in the trade with the Liao State, and they are even more desperately opposed, and what makes Zhao Shu even more headache is that Han Qi's family also occupies a lot of interests in Hebei, and also operates a business with the Liao State, so Han Qi's attitude towards this matter is also very ambiguous. Therefore, he also had to consider Han Qi's attitude.

"Father, what are you afraid of?" Zhao Yan also saw the meaning of the expression on Zhao Shu's face at this time, and couldn't help but ask at the moment. Hearing his inquiry, Zhao Shu couldn't help but sigh, and then spoke out about the resistance he faced in the court.

Zhao Yan didn't expect that even Han Qi would oppose the cancellation of the New Year's coin, but it was normal to think about it, after all, even as the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, he was also a mortal, and in the Confucian concept of family and country, the interests of the family are actually the first, if the interests of the family conflict with the interests of the country, it is normal for them to choose the family and give up the country, and even others will not accuse them of this, which is also the reason why the family was rampant in the Sui and Tang dynasties, although these families have disappeared by the time of the Northern Song Dynasty, But the influence left behind is far from dissipating, and many people are trying to build their family into a new family, and Han Qi is naturally not exempt from this.

"Father, even if Han Qi is against it, but the other ministers shouldn't all be against it, right?" After listening to this, Zhao Yan pondered for a moment, and finally spoke again.

"That's not true, Ouyang Xiu is very much in favor of canceling the New Year's coin, and for this reason, he also quarreled with some opposing ministers in the court, but although Ouyang Xiu is famous, his influence in the court is far less than Han Qi, so even if he supports it, the resistance faced by his father is also very great!" Zhao Shu sighed again and said, although Han Qi did not oppose it explicitly, his attitude on this matter was ambiguous, which was enough to explain his attitude, which also affected the attitude of many ministers in the DPRK.

"Outstanding literary name?" Zhao Yan didn't hear what Zhao Shu said later, because when he heard Zhao Shu's evaluation of Ouyang Xiu, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he thought of a way to reduce the resistance to this matter, but this method was a little too bold, which made him not know whether to sue Zhao Shu for a while?

"Yan'er, what are you thinking?" Zhao Shu saw Zhao Yan stunned at this time, and immediately asked, he knew that Zhao Yan had always had the most ghost ideas, so he told him about it, in addition to complaining to him, he just wanted to hear what Zhao Yan could do?

Hearing Zhao Shu's words, the expression on Zhao Yan's face changed several times, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Father, the son has a bold idea, but don't be angry when you say it!" (To be continued......) R1292