On April 11 of the sixth year of Xuanhe (1124 AD), in the Baoci Hall of the Inner Court of Bianjing, the old man of Song Huizong was telling the Empress Zheng of Xiansu that he said: "Concubine, I have recently felt more and more that Huan'er is very similar to Taizu, and his political methods have surprised me sometimes. Zheng heard the old man say this, and also echoed: The concubine also feels the same way, the prince after the last time the capital was moved, his performance is indeed a little different from before, he is more optimistic, sensible, and filial than before, this child is also a hard-working child, Queen Xiangong left early, otherwise the king will be extremely happy when he sees the prince behaving like this today.

Hearing Zheng's mention of Empress Xiangong Wang Fanying, the old man of Song Huizong couldn't help but say in a depressed mood: Concubine Ai mentioned Empress Xiangong, I couldn't help but recall that when I was still King Duan, Queen Wang entered the palace in June of the second year of Yuan Fu (AD 1099), and was named Mrs. Shunguo at the age of sixteen. Hey, Queen Wang is respectful and humble, and after being canonized as the queen, she treated my other concubines fairly. At that time, many eunuchs in the inner palace wanted to get close to curry favor with her, but the queen never accepted their flattery, so these eunuchs framed the queen and said that she had an ulterior secret matter, so I ordered Zhou Ding, the servant of the criminal department, to investigate the matter secretly, and imprisoned the queen in the palace next to the house, and after the inspection and inspection, I learned that there was no such thing at all, and the queen's words and deeds were no problem. This kind of conduct is really broad and knowledgeable, and it is also a model of motherhood in the world.

Now seeing that the prince is so smart, he can make the incompatible ministers in the court, Wang Huang and Cai Jing, speak for it, and I am very relieved. In addition, Huan'er's recent performance in poetry, literature and art has really impressed me, and she has perfectly inherited my inheritance. Even the important ministers of the court were amazed, and they were very surprised that the prince had such a high realm and cultivation at such a young age.

Empress Zheng of Xiansu heard the old man Song Huizong talk about his prince so happy, so she echoed the situation and said: Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the prince, the concubine does not understand government affairs and art, but seeing the emperor so happy, the concubine is satisfied. If today's peace, the people are rich, and the emperor's children and grandchildren are full, it is really the peace of the country and the people, which is not only a fortunate event for our dynasty, but also a rare peaceful event in the past dynasties.

The old man Song Huizong also couldn't help but sigh: If it is really as the concubine said, it would be good, since I succeeded to the throne, it has been nearly twenty-five years, and I also want to show my ambitions during this period, but the truth is often insurmountable from imagination, especially the ministers below, who are intriguing every day, and at the critical moment, no one can really share my worries. In the face of internal and external troubles, I can't rely on them, and sometimes I feel tired.

Listening to the old man of Song Huizong, the Empress Zheng of Xiansu hurriedly comforted: The emperor filtered, the moon is cloudy and sunny, people also have joys and sorrows, people are not perfect people, the emperor is the son of heaven, for the world to work hard, the concubines empathize, my dynasty has always governed the country with literature, the emperor is to the extreme, ushered in the era of great prosperity of literature and art, although the concubines do not understand the specific cultural attainments, but the Beijing division in the emperor's drive, the cultural atmosphere is strong, the people are rich, the trade is sent to, the goods are full of goods, this is the emperor's credit also.

The old man Song Huizong just smiled when he heard it, and it was true that the harem didn't understand government affairs, so he smiled and said: "Ai Fei, I am tired of the government affairs day, and I want to go to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect it, first, to relax, second, to feel the splendid mountains and rivers in the lower Jiangnan region and the atmosphere of outstanding people, and third, to the southeast Sulai is rich, I want to see how the prosperous southeast of Beijing is. Empress Zheng of Xiansu echoed and said: The emperor's concubines also heard that the land south of the Yangtze River is very beautiful, and they can not only observe the people's feelings when they go to the south of the Yangtze River, but also enjoy the beautiful mountains and rivers at a glance, and the concubines also feel that it is feasible. It's just that the concubines are puzzled, has the emperor encountered something unpleasant? Tired of court affairs, if you don't dislike it, the concubines are willing to share it for the emperor.

The old man of Song Huizong saw that Empress Zheng was so considerate and said: Concubine Ai doesn't know, my greatest wish is to complete the dream since the opening of the Taizu Dynasty as soon as possible, and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, which is not only my greatest wish, but also the greatest wish of the monarchs of all dynasties since Taizu and Taizong, and now although only Yanjing is recovered, this is also a historic moment for our dynasty, during this period, the repetition of the Jin people, the passivity of diplomacy, the cowardice of the generals, and the incompetence of the soldiers have made me physically and mentally exhausted. At present, it coincides with the death of Yan Aguda, his fourth brother Wanyan Wu begged to buy the succession, this person has always been strong to my Great Song Dynasty, is an out-and-out martial artist, I have a hunch that after the completion of Yan Agu's aftermath of the meal, the Jin people will definitely invade my Great Song Dynasty in the south again, and throughout the court, there is no military general with Kang, and there is no good strategy for retreating from the enemy, the northeast border is a lonely city of Yanjing, it is difficult to resist the iron cavalry of the Jin people, once the Jin people go south, there is no danger to defend all the way, and the Yellow River can go directly to Beijing.

Listening to the inner monologue of the old man Song Huizong, Empress Zheng also said with a worried face: Your Majesty, is it really so serious? Can't the two sides sign a friendly alliance and non-aggression against each other's borders, just like Liao? The old man Song Huizong also sighed helplessly: Concubine Ai doesn't know, I have already transferred the 200,000 taels of silver and 300,000 horses of silk supplied to the Liao State to the Jin State before, but the appetite of the Jin people is too great, and I also paid a million yuan for Yanjing, and my Song Dynasty's nearly 500,000 troops could not conquer a Yanjing with only more than 10,000 people stationed, and they had no choice but to wait for the Jin people to arrive, they surrendered to the Jin people, which is simply incompetent.

Today it will cost a million yuan, and how much will it cost tomorrow, this is a bottomless pit, the Jin people are not like the Khitans, their ambitions will never be satisfied. And now, due to the stagnation of Cao Yun, the Beijing division is not like before to mobilize a large amount of grain and grass and military materials from the south, the war together with the supply of grain and grass, that will bring great passivity to our army, and the northwest of the Western Xia is also ready to move, constantly harassing our border, the northwest border can not be withdrawn, with the current Beijing division of the old soldiers is difficult to resist the Jin Jin iron horse. In recent years, the construction of the royal gardens Genyue, Yanfu Palace, Taoist Temple, etc., has seriously overdrawn the imperial court's finances, and the main tax places of the imperial court have also been engaged in a miasma of smoke by Zhu Mian and others, and the people's grievances are boiling, and the aftermath of the dispute between the old and new parties in the DPRK and China is still fermenting.

After listening to the emperor's story, Empress Zheng slowly understood what the old man Song Huizong just said about going to Jiangnan to inspect, so she comforted: What the emperor said is very true, at this time of internal and external troubles, it is not a good thing to go to Jiangnan to relax, after all, the prince is currently performing well in all aspects, and it is also the time to exercise the prince, so that the emperor can rest assured that he can tour the south and relax.

The old man Song Huizong said: Well, the queen is also in favor of this matter, so I began to issue an edict to prepare for the southern tour, and the queen will accompany the queen. At this time, Empress Zheng snuggled up to the old man Song Huizong and said softly: The emperor does not have to worry too much, the emperor will be blessed with all the blessings of the emperor, and the spirit of the ancestors in the sky will also be blessed, and many affairs will be slowly resolved, and the emperor has to take care of the dragon body. The old man Song Huizong suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, so he immediately hugged Queen Zheng and said slightly: What Concubine Ai said is very ......

The next morning court, in the inner court vertical arch hall, the left and right sides of the hall stood Cai Mao, the ruling and privy council envoy, the lieutenant and the deputy envoy of the privy council, Tong Guan, the Taishi Cai Jing, the prime minister and the servant of the door, Bai Shizhong, the ruling and the right of the Shangshu Yu Wencuizhong, the ruling and the left of the Shangshu Zhang Bangchang, the prime minister and the Zhongshu Lang Li Bangyan, the school inspector Liang Shicheng, the ruling and the imperial history of the Cheng Zhao Ye, the prime minister Wang Huang, Cai You Taibao and other important ministers of the court, after the ministers reported and asked for instructions on the affairs of the court, The old man Song Huizong suddenly said to everyone in the hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, regarding the matter of the southern tour, I have made a decision, and after the Taishi Bureau measured the day, I officially started the southern tour on May 28.

As soon as the words fell, the whole hall was silent, although everyone had heard that the emperor had said about the southern tour when they were in the elegant gathering earlier, but now that the emperor has officially decided to tour the south, he still suddenly felt a little surprised, and he didn't know what to do all of a sudden. But this divine will has been decided, and it is not easy for the important ministers to interfere with it. So I didn't know what to say all of a sudden, so I fell into silence collectively. After a while, Cai Jing reacted first, then bowed his head and bowed his hand and said: Your Majesty, the emperor's southern tour is a major event, I don't know if the route starts from the waterway or land? Everyone saw that Cai Jingjing did not raise objections, so they were silent and continued to observe, but after all, there were still people who understood, at this time, Yu Wencuizhong bowed his head and bowed his hand and asked: Emperor Qi, the Holy Will Regarding the Southern Tour, I don't know how to arrange the affairs of the court, as the so-called country cannot be without a monarch for a day. This issue is more critical, once the emperor toured the south, it is bound to delay the handling of the government, after all, it is also an extraordinary period, many major matters need to wait for the emperor's decision, although all the ministers know it, but no one dares to rashly raise this issue, so as not to embarrass the emperor.

Seeing that the ministers had no objections, the old man Song Huizong said in the face of Yu Wencui's question: Regarding the affairs of the court to be discussed later, today I will only discuss the matter of my southern tour, I decided to start from the waterway, from the Bianhe Tongji Canal to the south, through Shanyangdu, Jiangnan Canal to Hangzhou, Liang Taifu and Cai Taishi and Prime Minister Wang planned various affairs for my trip, and hoped that all departments, ministries, ya, prisons and local states and governments along the river would make preparations. Seeing that the emperor was so resolute, the ministers immediately echoed and said: The ministers obey the order.

At this time, Prime Minister Wang Huang had mixed feelings in his heart, the emperor was indeed very tricky in the south tour at this time, just so many court affairs were not handled in time, not to mention, as far as Wang Huang's current state was concerned, it was a dilemma, his attitude towards the prince was known to the courtiers, and the third child he supported had completely no hope, and the prince's succession was a sure thing, once the prince ascended the throne, according to common sense, he had absolutely no good fruit to eat, and he thought of this and said: Emperor Qi, I don't know who will serve this holy southern tour?

The old man Song Huizong thought for a while and said: Regarding the candidate for the driver, we will discuss it in the future, and the edict will inform the world of my southern tour. That's all for today, everyone Aiqing go down and prepare. Everyone saw that the emperor was a little impatient at this time, and they all responded silently so as not to annoy the emperor, so they all bowed their heads and bowed their hands and said: Long live the emperor, long live. Then they went out of the vertical arch hall in turn.