Chapter 621: Another Divine Decree
Zhao Ji saw that Zhao Yan actually took out a holy decree, which made him stunned, and then took it and opened it to look at it, but his face also changed, because this turned out to be a holy decree written by Zhao Shu himself, and he would never admit his father's handwriting, and finally waited until Zhao Ji calmed down his excitement, and then began to watch the content of the holy decree in detail.
In fact, it is not so much that this is a holy decree, it is better to say that this is a letter from Zhao Shu to Zhao Xu, the entire holy decree is written by Zhao Shu in oral language, and at the beginning he told Zhao Ji to pay attention to some things after he ascended the throne, and he also cared about Zhao Ji to pay attention to his body, and it was not until the middle part that he began to cut to the point.
When Zhao Yan saw the main content of the holy decree, he couldn't help but be taken aback, because Zhao Shu had already guessed that he would change the law after he ascended the throne, and also foresaw that the change would be opposed by countless people, and even Zhao Yan would not support him, Zhao Shu did not say much about the right and wrong of the change, but told Zhao Wei at the end of the letter that since Zhao Yan disagreed with him, it was better to let him go, which was not only good for Zhao Yan, but also to avoid their brothers from having a gap due to the change in the future.
After Zhao Yan finally finished reading this holy decree that did not look like a holy decree, he raised his head to look at Zhao Yan, and finally spoke after a long time: "Third brother, can you sue me, why do you have to leave the capital, and you have to go to the south, is there any agreement between you and your father?" ”
Zhao Yan knew that Zhao Yan would ask this, and he said unhurriedly at the moment: "Big brother, originally I left the capital just a plan in my mind, and I didn't plan to really realize it, but because of this change, I didn't want to stay in the capital anymore, so I implemented this plan, as for the content of this plan." In fact, it is for the development of sea trade, presumably you know, big brother, I attach great importance to sea trade, the eldest sister and their family went to the south because of me, and they have not been able to come back until now, but although the eldest sister is doing well. But I don't think it's enough, so I plan to go to the south to preside over the maritime trade business, and ...... in addition."
When he said this, Zhao Yan also had a hesitant expression on his face, not knowing if his next words would anger Zhao Yan? But in the end, he gritted his teeth and said: "In addition, the core problem of Wang Anshi's reform is actually the three redundancies, and the core problem of the three redundancies is nothing more than the lack of money in the imperial court, and it just so happens that sea trade is a matter that can bring huge benefits to the imperial court, so I hope to be able to use sea trade to increase some income for the Great Song Dynasty!" ”
Although Zhao Yan had said as vaguely as possible, he could hear it with Zhao Yan's cleverness. Zhao Yan was worried that the change would not solve the economic problems of the Great Song Dynasty, so he planned to go to the south and open up a huge financial source for the Great Song Dynasty with the help of sea trade.
Knowing Zhao Yan's intention to insist on going to the south, the look on Zhao Yan's face also changed several times, and after a long time, he let out a long breath and said, "Third brother, I understand your good intentions." But are you really that unoptimistic about the change? ”
"Big brother, it's not that I'm not optimistic about changing the law. It's that the people of the world are not optimistic about changing the law! Zhao Yan showed a sad expression at this time and said, in fact, after hearing Cao Ying's analysis, he almost didn't have confidence in changing the law, because changing the law was originally an extremely difficult thing, but Zhao Yan added his selfishness to it, which may be at some point. Zhao Ji will give up changing the law for his own selfishness, and without Zhao Ji's support, the change will not be able to move forward at all.
"That's it~, since you are bent on leaving, I won't keep you as a brother. However, the mountains and rivers in the south are high, you must be careful when you get there, and try to leave everything to other people to do, you must know that you are also a group of children, you should also think more about them! Zhao Ji sighed at this time.
When he said the end, his eyes were also overflowing with tears, before he ascended the throne, Zhao Yan not only saved his life many times, but also defended him many times in front of Zhao Shu, so that he could ascend the throne smoothly, but now because of the change of the law, the two brothers have a disagreement, Zhao Yan does not know when he will come back when he goes to the south, which makes him a little suspicious for a while, is his idea of changing the law really wrong?
"Thank you eldest brother, the younger brother will definitely live up to the trust of the eldest brother and open up a promising financial road for the Great Song Dynasty in the future!" Seeing Zhao Xu's appearance, Zhao Yan was also very excited at the moment, but at the same time, he also felt a little guilty in his heart, because there were some things that he didn't completely tell Zhao Shu the truth, but this was also something that could not be helped, after all, he had promised Zhao Shu at the beginning, and some things were not good for anyone to say it.
Hearing Zhao Yan's assurance, Zhao Yan finally shed a few tears, and at the moment he pulled Zhao Yan up and sat down, the two brothers said a lot of intimate words, talking about the two of them after the change of law, the two of them have a lot of disputes about this, and they haven't talked to each other like this for a long time, especially after Zhao Yan ascended the throne, many people are more in awe of him, like this, being able to talk to people with a heart is also an extremely rare thing for Zhao Ji, so the two brothers are very happy to chat, During this time, the estrangement caused by the change of the law has also been resolved a lot.
The two brothers chatted from morning to noon, Zhao Yan also left Zhao Yan to have lunch with him, until then Zhao Xu, who had not slept all night, felt sleepy, and after chatting with Zhao Yan for a few words, he fell asleep on the dragon case, which made Zhao Yan startled at first, until he found that Zhao Yan was just asleep, then he put his mind at ease and called the chamberlain to help Zhao Yan to the back room to rest with him, and then Zhao Yan left the palace.
After returning home, Zhao Yan first told Cao Ying about today's entry into the palace, and asked her to make final preparations for leaving the capital, which also made Cao Ying very happy, because during this time she always felt that the capital was very unsafe, even if Zhao Yan was the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, but under the general trend of changing the law, it still made people feel like a storm, so the best way now is to leave the capital, a place of right and wrong, even if it is a little farther, it doesn't matter.
After watching Cao Ying leave happily, the smile on Zhao Yan's face slowly converged, and then he came to his study alone, and after closing the door, Zhao Yan removed a bookshelf on the south wall of the study, and then took out a solid iron box from a secret compartment on the wall, and then sat back at the table.
Next, Zhao Yan took out a key from his neck, then opened the lock on the iron box, and gently lifted the lid of the box, revealing some miscellaneous items in the box, most of which were things that Zhao Yan carried with him when he crossed, such as mobile phones, lighters, etc., but among these miscellaneous items, there was a scroll of holy decrees lying there quietly, which looked very conspicuous.
Zhao Yan looked at the scroll of the holy decree for a while, and finally suddenly reached out and picked up the holy decree and the lighter in the box, and tried to burn the holy decree several times, but unfortunately he still couldn't be ruthless, and finally put the holy decree back in the box with some frustration.
When Zhao Shu first fell ill, because of Zhao Xu's unclear attitude towards the change, Zhao Shu came to Zhao Yan with the pain, explained one thing to him, and also gave him a holy decree, and now the holy decree in the box is the one that Zhao Shu gave him at the beginning, although the content of the holy decree is not much, but the impact is huge, and it is written in the holy decree that if Zhao Xuan insists on changing the law, and has strict consequences for the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Yan has the right to come forward to stop the change.
It can be said that this holy decree is the last insurance left by Zhao Shu to the Great Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the danger brought by the change to the Great Song Dynasty, but Zhao Yan thought about it for a long time, but he thought that Zhao Shu's change was a little inconsiderate, because with Zhao Xu's character, he would definitely not hit the south wall and not look back, and it was still unknown whether this holy decree could be complied with, and if Zhao Yan came forward to stop the change, it was likely to cause their brothers to turn against each other, which was not a good thing for Zhao Yan.
It is precisely because of the above reasons that Zhao Yan asked Zhao Shu for another holy decree after thinking about it again, that is, the holy decree he gave to Zhao Wei today, Zhao Yan hoped that he could leave the capital through this holy decree, and he could also accumulate some wealth for himself with the help of sea trade, so as to alleviate the financial crisis within the Great Song Dynasty.
Regarding Zhao Yan's above idea, Zhao Shu did not say that he supported or opposed it, but wrote the second holy decree at Zhao Yan's request, but he did not take back the first holy decree, but told Zhao Yan to let him keep it well, maybe it will be used in the future, so Zhao Yan has always locked the two holy decrees in this box, and only today did he take the second one to Zhao Ji.
For this remaining first holy decree, Zhao Yan has always thought that it is like a time bomb, because if Zhao Yan knows that he has such a holy decree in his hand that can stop him from changing the law, it will definitely hurt their brother's feelings, maybe Zhao Yan will also regard him as a threat, and then Zhao Yan will be in danger.
In addition, after Cao Ying's analysis, Zhao Yan already knew that Zhao Xu's name was to change the law, but in fact, it was mainly to seize power, which even Zhao Shu did not guess before his death, so even if Zhao Yan took out the holy decree to stop the change, Zhao Yan would definitely use other methods to seize power, and maybe it would stimulate new contradictions, so in Zhao Yan's opinion, this holy decree has lost its own role, and it is also a threat to keep it, it is better to destroy it now, but even Zhao Yan himself doesn't know why, Several times when he tried to destroy the holy decree, he still couldn't do it.
"Alas, let's keep it as a souvenir, after all, it's written by my father himself!" Zhao Yan finally closed the box gently, but even he didn't expect that he would be very glad for his decision many years later. (To be continued......)