Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 92 Double Happiness
"What's that?" the official asked curiously.

"I've heard from people that a way of being an official is to stay out of things that don't concern you. If you know something is wrong, it's better to say less. Be prudent and protect yourself, and try not to make mistakes," said Zhao Xing.

"boom!"

Upon hearing this, the official slammed the table and said, "Isn't this just a corpse meal?"

"I didn't believe it before and thought it was a bit exaggerated. But think about it, Father. Feng Mingsong has been talking nonsense outside, which shows that his father has done similar things many times. There is no wall that is impenetrable. Is it possible that no one has noticed it? But who has reported it?" Zhao Xing said.

After hearing this, the emperor thought carefully and realized that Feng Deguang did not impeach the officials himself, but directed his subordinates to do it.

Those people are in cahoots with him, so naturally they won't say anything.

But he didn't believe that the Censorate would become a one-man show for Feng Deguang.

There must be people who are not on the same page with Feng Deguang, but no one has ever exposed or impeached Feng Deguang.

Isn't this exactly what Zhao Xing just said, to stay out of things that do not concern you?

The more the official thought about it, the angrier he became. He had always believed in the beautiful agreement that the king and the literati would rule the world together. He was unwilling to break the tacit understanding between him and the civil officials and thought that if the king was wise, his ministers would be virtuous.

Even though many people opposed the new policy at the beginning, he never blamed those ministers who opposed it.

Because the new policy did have many drawbacks, in his mind those who opposed the new policy were also wise ministers.

But a series of events told him that these ministers were not as virtuous as they appeared.

Seeing that it was almost time to talk, Zhao Xing did not continue the topic and instead asked about Wang Anshi's situation.

Upon learning that Wang Anshi would arrive in Bian Jing soon, he said goodbye and left.

Zhao Xing thought about it carefully after he went back last time. His father ascended the throne when he was young, and he had not yet taken power. Wen used his father's young age to instill in him the idea of ​​not killing scholars and officials, governing the world together with them, and governing by inaction.

It can be said that my father was an honest child educated by civil officials. He strictly abided by all the rules and systems compiled for him by imperial power, ancestral system, clan system and even the unspoken rules of society, and never overstepped them.

To break these, one or two persuasions are of no use.

Only by letting him realize the true situation of the Song Dynasty can he break the ideas instilled in him by those civil officials and remove the shackles from his body.

Therefore, Zhao Xing was not in a hurry and just took it slow.

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In late May, Sheng Wei returned to Bian Jing alone again.

Originally he wanted to bring his mother and other children over, but after discussing with his in-laws, he moved his son's wedding date forward to mid-September.

There was less than half a year left, so after discussion, his mother and wife arranged the marriage for their eldest son, while he came to Bian Jing alone to do the preliminary preparations.

After his son got married, he left his son to manage the business in Youyang, and the family moved to Bian Jing.

When Sheng Wei came to Bian Jing this time, he brought some old servants with him and moved directly into the house that Zhao Xing had given him.

The house Zhao Xing gave him was only two streets away from Jiying Lane and covered an area of ​​seven or eight acres.

In Bianjing, where every inch of land is valuable, a house like this is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Leaving the servants to clean the house, he went to the Sheng family.

The next day he went to the Eastern Palace to ask to see Zhao Xing.

When Zhao Xing learned that Sheng Wei had returned, he was so happy that he didn't even bother to attend classes. He found an excuse to ask for leave and went to meet Sheng Wei.

He asked about Sheng Wei's family situation with concern, and didn't say anything when he learned about his arrangements. He just asked him to get the things out as soon as possible, especially the distiller, and told him to go directly to Liu Sanshi for help if he had any difficulties.

It's almost the end of May now. Let's fix the distiller and stock up some more wine to sell to the Liao Kingdom in the fall.

As autumn arrives in the Song Dynasty, it should be cold in the Liao Dynasty.

With heavy snow often falling in winter, autumn is a good time for trading.

Maybe we can get some horses back this year.

There were various factors that prevented the Song Dynasty from defeating the Liao Dynasty, but the lack of horses was also an important factor.

Although it cannot be said that having enough cavalry can defeat the Liao Kingdom, it can narrow the gap.

After Sheng Wei left, he took over the imperial farm the next day and had people start building a distiller.

The simple distillation equipment is not difficult to make and can be made in just a few days.

Following Zhao Xing's instructions, he got some wine and had someone try to distill it.

After distillation, the aroma of the wine was much stronger than before, which made Sheng Wei, who was not a big wine lover, feel the urge to try it. Fortunately, he remembered Zhao Xing's instructions that the first wine should not be drunk, so he waited for a while before taking some wine to taste.

The distilled liquor is indeed much stronger than before.

After distilling enough liquor, he had it distilled again.

After the second-distilled wine came out, he took two jars to the East Palace.

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"Your Highness, the wine has been produced. Although it is stronger, it doesn't taste very good." Sheng Wei said.

"Let me see."

Zhao Xing looked at the two wine jars carried in, walked forward, opened one and smelled it.

It smells no different from the inferior liquor of later generations.

As for whether it was good or bad, he couldn't tell. After all, he didn't like drinking this stuff in his previous life.

Zhao Xing dipped his hand in some wine and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"Bah bah bah."

Zhao Xing spat out the wine in his mouth. No wonder Sheng Wei said it didn’t taste very good.

It tasted very spicy, even worse than the low-quality liquor he drank in his previous life.

Even if the alcohol content of this kind of wine is high, it tastes so bad that probably no one would like it.

Zhao Xing frowned and thought for a while, then patted his forehead and said happily, "I know what the problem is. Sanshui will ask someone to bring some jars of wine."

"Yes!" Sanshui responded and gave the order.

After a while, several eunuchs carried two jars of wine into the hall.

Zhao Xing asked someone to scoop out a pot and then add some distilled liquor into it.

The reason why the taste is bad is because it has not been blended.

Zhao Xing didn't know how to blend, so he added some at random and asked Sheng Wei to taste it.

"Your Highness, although this wine is still very strong, it tastes much better." Sheng Wei said with his eyes lighting up after tasting it.

“Just try it as I did just now, find more wine lovers to try the wine, and mix it to get the best taste.” Zhao Xing said.

"Yes!" Sheng Wei replied.

"Your Highness."

At this time, Liu Sanshi came in and saluted, saying, "There is a man named Wang Anshi who is outside asking for an audience with a letter of appointment from the Ministry of Personnel."

"Haha, today is a double happiness. Sheng Wei, take the wine back. When you have mixed the best tasting wine, send it to me. I will give it to my father to taste." Zhao Xing said.

"Yes!"

Sheng Wei bowed and left with the wine.

"Go and bring the person in." Zhao Xing ordered.

"Yes!"

Liu Sanshi stepped out and soon came in with a middle-aged man in his thirties, who was thin and had a dull look on his face.

As soon as Wang Anshi walked into the hall, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol and his brows frowned slightly.

As far as he knew, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was only eight or nine years old this year, but he had already started drinking.

In ancient times, it was not uncommon for children aged eight or nine to drink alcohol.

But now it's not even noon and there's such a strong smell of alcohol in the hall, it's obvious that he has drunk a lot.

"Your Highness, the people are here." Liu Sanshi saluted.

Wang Anshi came back to his senses, bowed and said, "Your Highness, Wang Anshi, greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

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