Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 35

Imperial Palace, Ouchi.

Zhao Kuangyin knelt on the ground and served Queen Du diligently.

After the Chinese New Year, Empress Du's health deteriorated day by day, and she might be gone in a year or two. This job should not be done by him. But he insisted on coming in person.

There is an old lady who can serve with her own hands. This is not suffering, but a blessing. One more day of serving is one day of earning.

The old lady Du's spirit was also a little weak. After eating a bowl of ginseng tea under the service of Zhao Kuangyin, she was a little tired again, but asked, "Where is the old and the young? Why didn't you come to pay your respects today?"

Zhao Kuangyin's face turned dark immediately, and he said with hatred: "The third child was playing outside, and he was so drunk last night that he slept in a common people's house outside, and even forgot to say hello to his mother. When he comes back, I have to beat him up, he is ignorant and incompetent!"

The old lady raised her hand and slapped Zhao Kuangyin on the head, and said angrily, "If you beat him, you know how to beat him. He's a 12-year-old boy. What's wrong with drinking? He's been under your control so much on weekdays. It's the Chinese New Year." You are not allowed to indulge for a while? You are already an official, so you can't make your brother happy? Even if you don't give enough money, you, the big brother, are cruel enough."

Zhao Kuangyin exploded when he heard it, and said, "Mom, did you give him money again?"

Empress Dowager Du knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, so she smiled awkwardly and said, "I've given some, for Chinese New Year, just a little lucky money."

Zhao Kuangyin said anxiously: "Mother, it's only been less than a year, and he has spent nearly [-] guan, how can there be such a way to spend money? [-] guan is enough for me to support a battalion of soldiers, you can't do this anymore Get used to him, what a loser for a loving mother.”

The old lady Du was furious and scolded: "Are you teaching your mother a lesson?"

Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly knelt down again and said, "I don't dare, I'm wrong, I didn't mean that."

The old lady Du breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a more relaxed tone: "My son, you are now an official family, and the world belongs to our family. What's wrong with your brother spending some money?"

"Mother~, today the world is in ruins, the people are poor, and how many people can't even eat enough. The so-called effective from top to bottom, our royal family does not respect simplicity and luxury, and the officials below follow suit. The common people will be miserable, not to mention those who start from thrift. It is easy to be extravagant, but it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. Now is the beginning of the founding of the country, and the future generations will look at us. If we do not set rules for the future generations, they will only become more extravagant in the future. This is not a matter of hundreds of thousands!"

The old lady beat her head angrily and said: "It is enough for Wanmin to have you as an official, what to do with your brother, he is different from your two brothers, he is not a big deal, he will be happy and happy all his life , that's enough, I don't care, I have no money, you can send some money over later."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes widened and he said, "You have no money? Mother, how much more did you give him!"

"How much should I give him so that I can't spend my own money? You decide whether you want to give or not."

Zhao Kuangyin held back for a long time, he knew how much he would end up going to Zhao Guangmei, but you want him to say no?He can't say it!
So, after returning to the bedroom, Zhao Da felt so depressed no matter what he thought, and he really couldn't swallow this tone.

He took out the slingshot and killed more than ten birds with bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang to kill more than a dozen birds

The guard had no choice but to kneel on the ground trembling, what could he do?He is also very desperate!

"Learn what he said last night."

"..."

"Ok?"

"Guan Jia, the three kings were drunk last night and their words did not count."

Zhao Kuangyin was furious: "What did he say when he told the truth after drinking? Did he criticize me? I order you to say that if you dare to tell a lie, I will kill you."

The guard had no choice but to repeat what Zhao Guangmei said when he was drunk last night.

Zhao Kuangyin's face darkened the more he listened, this is annoyed!He was so angry that he chiseled the table with a jade ax.

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable! I don't know what's good! Does he still want to buy a house? Does he still want to go out to live? As long as he spends money, is it okay for him to go out? Without his mother to protect him, he will die in two months." You have to cry! He still said that I am strict? You say, am I strict with him? Strict?"

The guard lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. He was as wronged as he wanted in his heart. That's your brother, why are you angry with me?

After a long time, Zhao Kuangyin sighed and said: "Dejun, do you think I should control him strictly?"

Zhang Dejun, who was later to become famous as Wang Jien, was just a little eunuch serving Zhao Kuangyin at this time. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Hey, a slave like me dare not say that."

"If you want to say it, you can say it. This is my family business. You are also a member of our family. If there is anything you dare not say."

"Sure, then let me tell you what the old slave thinks, it's not a question of strict management. The three kings are young and mischievous. They have always been used to things going smoothly. It is inevitable that they are a bit naive when thinking about problems. Officials I'm afraid he doesn't have a deep understanding of the family's love for him, and he has never been short of money since he was a child, and he doesn't know how hard it is to get it. I was used to being ruled by officials since I was a child, and it's human nature to be a little rebellious, and it's the same for ordinary people, and with the old queen doting on them, naturally they don't obey the discipline."

Zhao Kuangyin sighed helplessly when he heard the words, this is a deadlock for him, he can find a way to solve any people and things in the world, but this brother, he really has no way.

At that time, there were too many powerful old ladies. She was kicked out of the house at the age of 16 to fend for herself, so she didn't starve to death outside, but she put it on her youngest son. She was so afraid that every hair shed would hurt her heart. Disciplining Zhao Guangmei was tantamount to disobeying the old lady. At such an old age, her life was getting shorter every day. Could he make the old lady unhappy?
So Zhao Kuangyin didn't do anything except sigh again.

Zhang Dejun said with a smile: "I think that the situation of the three kings needs to be smoothed out. Guidance is better than discipline. We need to find someone who can listen to him."

After thinking about it, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to make sense, so he asked, "The third child is still at the house of the child prodigy and his son? Does he have a good relationship with that child prodigy?"

"Um... It should be that he told the kids that Mr. Sun is his life and death brother."

"You send a letter to the father and son for me, and say that I ask them to help me discipline this child. I don't ask him to be very successful, but I only ask him to spend less money, cause less trouble, and don't do anything wrong. Just do things that make it difficult for me to do, like robbing civilian girls."

The guard said puzzledly: "But the three kings don't seem to want the young man to know his identity, this..."

Zhao Kuangyin sneered and said: "The father and son are smarter than monkeys in sticking hair, the third one can hide his tricks? People know that he is the three kings coaxing him to play, you tell them, if they can get the third brother to help him I'll take care of it, I'll give a child's exam this year, forget it, don't go, I'll let the second child talk to his father."

(End of this chapter)