Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 100 Cultivating Virtue and Contributing Merit

Zhao Dezhao originally wanted to find out why Zhou Ziming, as one of the nine ministers, was willing to take the initiative to stand in line and seek refuge.

But before the question came out, he already understood it in his heart.

This person felt that after Zhao Guangyi came to power, he would end in misery, so he wanted to burn a cold stove in his place, and lose his sincerity in advance, in order to obtain a way out in the future.

As for offering family property or something, it is really just a gesture of sincerity. No matter how greedy Zhao Dezhao is for money, he can't accept it seriously, but he can't help but think to himself: "I'm afraid this fat man surnamed Zhou knows that I won't be serious." If you accept it, you will play this move, right?"

"Right now, my king is in a bad situation, and I feel quite trapped. May I ask why Lord Zhou taught me?"

This person surnamed Zhou had participated in the memorial and stood in the team, and he had received the nomination certificate. Zhao Dezhao didn't go around with him immediately, and just talked about it.

If you want to turn on a cold stove, yes, you have to put firewood in first, and I want to see how good you are.

Zhou Ziming cheered up, sat on a chair, stretched his stubby fingers, and began to talk happily.

"Since ancient times, if successors want to achieve great things, there are no more than two paths, one is to cultivate virtue, and the other is to make meritorious deeds."

"Cultivating virtue is like Wang Mang and Yang Guang. How much merit do they have? It's just that they can put on a show and win the trust of the ruler and the people in the court and the wild. This path is the easiest and easiest except that you have to work harder. It's okay, but the shortcoming is that you need to judge the situation, it is useful in governing the world, but it is useless in troubled times."

"Jianggong is like Tang Taizong Li Shimin. His achievements are so prosperous that his father and emperor can't suppress him. In the end, the Xuanwumen changed, and even the guards of the palace surrendered. Tang Gaozu had no choice but to abdicate obediently. "

Zhao Dezhao cursed inwardly, how dare you fucking say that if my father the emperor knew that you taught his son this way, he would have to chop up your two hundred catties into fat meat and sausages, and humbly ask for advice right now: " In your opinion, do I want to cultivate virtue or make meritorious deeds?"

"It's too late, Your Highness, if you just want to gain popularity by cultivating virtue." Zhou Ziming spoke quickly.

These words were scolding in person, Zhao Dezhao almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, but he had to admit that what he said was right, who made the former Zhao Dezhao to be so bastard and cruel?Ten years of personal image arrears cannot be paid off in one or two years.

"Governing the world requires conservation, which is suitable for cultivating virtue; in troubled times, it is necessary to calm chaos, which is more suitable for meritorious deeds."

"Fang today, although the overall situation is settled, there are still corners and corners that have not been cleared. There is the Northern Han Dynasty in the north, the Southern Han Dynasty in the south, and the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have not been recovered."

"In such a situation, it can be said that it is the beginning of governing the world and the end of troubled times. Therefore, His Highness should supplement it with cultivating virtues, and focus on meritorious deeds. Both should be taken into consideration. Why not be able to achieve great things?!"

After Zhou Ziming said these words, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but really respect this big fat man, he was indeed a bit level, and asked with a smile: "If I want to make meritorious deeds, where should I start?"

"There are hundreds of merits, but nothing is greater than military merits. Cutting off a hundred enemy's heads can win more prestige than collecting a hundred deeds."

Zhou Ziming spoke up, and couldn't help but venomous tongue. Seeing that Zhao Dezhao's face was not good, he hurriedly corrected it: "The army will not thrive without wealth, and without His Highness handling taxes to increase the revenue of the treasury, the lower officials would not dare to push His Highness to build this military merit. "

While talking, he dipped his stubby fingers into the tea bowl and quickly wrote two words on the table: Nan Han.

Zhao Dezhao glanced at those two words, and suddenly felt that this person was like a roundworm in his stomach. It wasn't a day or two that he was thinking about Nanhan in his heart, and it was precisely for this reason that he met that Nanhan by chance today. Escape people are so interested.

But he remained calm on his face, and only said indifferently: "Whether you want to raise troops or not is not only about having money, it also depends on my father's will."

"Your Highness, you just need to think about who should have appeared at the banquet on the first day of the Longevity Festival, but who did not, so you don't have to worry about the Holy Majesty's refusal." Zhou Ziming winked, his fat face was particularly vivid. .

Zhao Dezhao was startled, and after recalling the scene for a moment, he immediately came to his senses.

According to the old practice of previous years, far and wide vassal states sent envoys to bring tributes to congratulate the emperor of the Song Dynasty on his longevity. Even the envoys from Korea, who had traveled the farthest, appeared at the birthday banquet.

But only the envoy from the Southern Han Dynasty, who had always been respectful to the Song Dynasty, had never shown his face.

This is enough to show that there must be something wrong with the relationship between the Song court and the Southern Han court, and the cracks will not be small, otherwise the envoys of the Southern Han would never be absent from such a grand occasion that should never be absent.

Since the relationship between the two countries is not good, will it be difficult to say that the Holy Majesty will launch troops against the Southern Han Dynasty?
After thinking about this, Zhao Dezhao took a good look at the smiling fat man in front of him. He felt that this guy was simply a genius!
The first firewood stuffed into the cold stove is quite satisfying.

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The next day, Funing Palace.

"Hahaha..." Zhao Kuangyin laughed, and the hearty and loud laughter echoed in the hall.

Zhao Dezhao went to the palace to accompany him, and told the emperor's father the strange experience of Zhengqi, the official of the fugitive army of the Southern Han Dynasty, as a joke. He smiled and shook his head: "Liu Yu, it's so absurd and ridiculous that you treat people with civil and military talents like pigs and dogs, so what if you don't die?"

As soon as Zhao Dezhao heard that there was a joke, he took the opportunity to say something: "Father, since the puppet dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty is so absurd, why don't my Song Dynasty send troops to crusade? Since my son handled the national tax, the treasury has improved. It is also increasing day by day, and with the current financial resources of the imperial court, it should be able to support the military conquest."

Zhao Kuangyin raised his head with a smile that was not a smile, as if he could see through his son's mind, and nodded Zhao Dezhao with his hand: "Erlang, you, you!"

He immediately suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "Although Liu Yuan is ridiculous, he has always been respectful to me, the Song Dynasty. There is a saying: a great country will not promote unknown masters and will not attack an innocent country. If we, the Song Dynasty, have nothing If you want to attack a vassal that has always been submissive without any reason, you will easily be criticized by the world."

Zhao Dezhao just brought up Zhou Ziming's reminder:
"Father, my son remembers that at the birthday banquet on the first day of the Wanshou Festival a while ago, the birthday envoys from the big and small vassal states all attended the congratulations, but the envoys from the puppet dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty were not there. Isn't this a big crime for them? Your honor Son of Heaven, isn't this crime big enough? Isn't this a sign of a famous teacher?"

Zhao Kuangyin did not make any comments on his son's suggestion, but turned his back and said indifferently: "The envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty have been trapped in the guest house for more than two months, and I have no time to meet them. Go and meet them for me."

Zhao Dezhao couldn't help being taken aback when he heard that, the Southern Han Dynasty actually sent envoys to celebrate his birthday?And it's still early?But why didn't it appear at the birthday banquet? What the hell is "trapped in a guest house"?

(End of this chapter)