I will never be Renzong

Chapter 29 Auspiciousness
When Zhao Zhen came to the Hall of Ciyuan, Empress Dowager Liu E was concentrating on Zha Zi.

"Son, I send my regards to the eldest lady!"

Zhao Zhen hurriedly bowed to Liu E.

"Well! The official school is out! What article did Yan Shu teach today?"

Liu E didn't put down the note, but just raised her head and glanced at Zhao Xin, continuing to look at the note in her hand.

"Back to Madam! Mr. Yan taught my son the article "Ma Shuo" today."

Zhao Zhen replied hurriedly.

"Mr. Chang Li's article! Yes, it is a good article with profound meaning, but it is a pity for Mr. Chang Li's talent!"

Liu E closed the tabs, thought for a while, and then said.

"Mr. Changli is like a thousand-mile horse, but there was no Bole who could recognize this thousand-mile horse in the Tang Dynasty at that time. If Mr. Changli was placed in our dynasty, he would be appreciated by the aunt and revenge in his heart!"

Zhao Zhen complimented.

"Look at what the official said, it's too flattering to Aijia, Aijia is just a female generation, who doesn't know a few big characters, and it's very troublesome to read the paperwork, so how could it be the Bole who discovered the Chollima? "

Liu E obviously doesn't like Zhao Zhen's tricks, she knows how much she has.

"However, although the Ai family is a generation of women, they also understand the principle that governing the country requires the selection of talents and abilities. Yan Shu's talent is very deep, and officials should learn from him!"

Liu E glanced at Zhao Zhen and said, "The Ai family heard that the officials summoned Cai Boqi today. Is this the case?"

Zhao Zhen's every move in the palace was reported to her. Zhao Zhen was not surprised when Liu E asked him this question.

"Back to the aunt! It is inevitable that my son will be bored studying alone, so I let Cai Boyu enter the palace to talk to my son!"

Zhao Zhen thought for a while before replying.

"Well! Before you were a prince, it was normal to have a playmate, but now, as an official of the Song Dynasty, you should be an example for all people, and it is a bit inappropriate to call Cai Boyu into the palace frequently."

Liu Eruo looked at Zhao Zhen meaningfully.

"What the aunt taught me is that my son will keep it in mind!"

Zhao Zhen hurriedly replied respectfully, not to let his close ministers appear beside him, not even the ten-year-old Cai Boyu. Is Liu E really thinking of him, or does he have ulterior motives?
Seeing that Zhao Zhen bowed his head and said nothing, Liu E picked up a letter and said, "There is a difficult matter here at Aijia, and I hope the officials will advise Aijia!"

"Ma'am, please tell me, my son is all ears!"

Zhao Zhen was also curious as to what it was that made it difficult for Liu E to decide.

Seeing this, Liu E said: "Lu Yi's bamboo slips and Wang Zeng went to the Zhazi, asking the Ai family how to deal with the auspiciousness left over from the period of the late emperor. The Ai family was also uncertain for a while. I wonder what the officials think about this matter?"

During Song Zhenzong's reign for 25 years, he basically did two things, one is the famous Tanyuan alliance, and the other is the book of heaven to enshrine Zen.

Although the Tanyuan Alliance was an unequal treaty, based on realistic considerations, since Taizong's defeat of Baigouhe, the Song Dynasty was weak and the Liao Dynasty was strong. It is understandable to spend some money to buy peace and avoid the flames of war and the loss of life.

But Tianshu Fengchan seems too hypocritical. In order to cater to his own interests, Ding Wei even secretly colluded with a female Taoist priest of the rivers and lakes. Therefore, in the eyes of many insightful people, the Tianshu and auspiciousness are all nonsense and a waste of money Money jokes.

"Do you believe in the heavenly scriptures?"

Zhao Zhen asked back.

Liu E didn't believe in things like Tianshu Fengchan when she was a queen. Otherwise, she would have worshiped Bodhisattvas everywhere and sprinkled hundreds of thousands of incense money, and she should have given birth to a boy and a half girl, but why did she have to pay in the end? Borrowing a belly to give birth to a child.

But Song Zhenzong is her husband after all, the king of a country always has to give face, and in a feudal society, if she is not married, she will follow her father, and if she is married, she will follow her husband. She cannot and dare not resist any decision of Song Zhenzong, whether she is doubtful Doubts are all buried in my heart.

"Ma'am, Confucius has a saying: You don't talk about strange powers and gods. My ministers think that if you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts? Just keep a respectful distance from ghosts and gods. If there are Buddhist generals who believe in them, there will be none if they don't. Since the first emperor believed in these things, then Let these auspicious signs accompany the late emperor forever, as the so-called dust returns to ashes, and dust returns to dust, these auspicious signs belong to the late emperor and should belong exclusively to the late emperor and cannot be left in the world!"

Zhao Zhen's suggestion is to use these auspicious signs as Song Zhenzong's funeral objects.

"Well! This method is very good. It not only abolishes the Tianshu Fengchan, but also preserves the face of the late emperor!"

Liu E thought in her heart.

"The advice given by the official family is very pertinent. Yes, both sides have been taken into consideration. It seems that the official family has made great progress these days!"

Liu E is very satisfied with Zhao Zhen's performance. As a king, the most important thing is to learn the golden mean and consider things comprehensively.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen hurriedly bowed and said: "Madam, my son read "Cefu Yuangui" by our court today and was very puzzled by many things in it, so I wanted the secretary supervisor Wang Qinruo to enter the Chongzheng Hall to explain the book to his son. , I wonder if it is feasible?"

"Cefu Yuangui" is one of the four major books in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is a historical book in the nature of an encyclopedia of political affairs and history.In the second year of Jingde, Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng ordered 18 people including Wang Qinruo, Yang Yi, and Sun Xun to compile the deeds of the monarchs and ministers of the past dynasties.

"Cefu Yuangui", "Taiping Guangji", "Taiping Yulan", and "Wenyuan Yinghua" are collectively called the "Four Great Books of the Song Dynasty", and the scale of "Cefu Yuangui" ranks first among the four books. Several times that of other books.

Among them, the historical events of the Tang and Five Dynasties are the essence of "Cefu Yuan Gui". Many historical materials are only seen in this book, and even if they are repeated with the official history, they are of collation value.

Liu E frowned and said with a smile: "The officials know that Wang Qinruo once instigated the late emperor to grant Zen status. Putting such a person next to the officials makes the Ai family a little worried."

Zhao Zhen replied: "Ma'am, there is an old saying that if you do what you do above, you will do what you will do below. The late emperor liked to enshrine Zen, so many of his ministers preached it loudly in order to cater to the late emperor. Besides, my son is learning from Wang Qinruo's talents. , and it's not like learning how to behave, so there's no need to worry about it, Madam."

"In that case! The Ai family will approve this matter!"

Liu E thought for a moment and realized that Wang Qinruo had done a lot for her before. It was only because Ding Wei was too domineering that Wang Qinruo was not reused at the moment. If Wang Qinruo was the prime minister, he would definitely do things according to his wishes.

"My son thanked my aunt! The son of my aunt heard Cai Boyu mention it today. There is a folk proverb that says: If you want to have peace in the world, you should pull out the eyes. You have to!"

Zhao Zhen poured eye drops on Liu E's eyes again.

"I know what the official family means! Concubine Yang said earlier that she made the food that the official family likes to eat, and I will go to her place after the official family finishes school! Taifei Yang also has a kind intention, and the official family must not let it down!"

Liu E issued an order to expel the guests.

"Son, let's go to the little lady!"

"Son leave!"

Zhao Zhen saw that his goal had been achieved, and there was no point in staying any longer. Liu E obviously wouldn't let him see Zha Zi, so he simply bowed and turned around to leave.

(End of this chapter)