Funing Hall

After walking out of the inner room, Zhao Cong saw the changes in the side hall.The screens and windows are all set up, there are also tea sets and fruit plates on the table, and there are all kinds of fragrant candies in the storage boxes.There are newly cut lotus flowers in the blue glaze vase on the high table, and there are potted plants on the high and low tables with small white flowers blooming.

He looked at it for a while, felt a little satisfied, and then walked towards the main hall.

Zhao Cong walked into the window and sat back on the couch. Rantao wanted to change his shoes, so he waved his hand and said directly: "Zhao Shiqi is a very poor child, you saw that day, even his biological father and grandfather I don’t even know him. My body is weak. In summer, the curtains in the room are well covered, and the ice is useless. But he is different. His room is full of inexperienced eunuchs and maids. Today I really don’t want to see this situation again.”

Ran Tao's heart trembled, and he immediately knelt down.

His Majesty's words were tactful, but he was blaming her.This was the first time His Majesty was dissatisfied with her.But it is true, His Majesty is usually busy, so there is no time to worry about small things.But as a female official of Funing Palace, she didn't stare at her either.If she had reminded Chaxi and the others earlier, Mr. Zhao Xiaolang would not have passed out due to heatstroke today.

"His Majesty--"

"I don't blame you, you always put my body first. But since I left him in Funing Palace, I must treat him well. He is indeed my lucky star. What happened the day I met him? What happened, you and Fu Lu saw it with your own eyes, and I also hope that Palace of Funing can bring him blessings."

"The servant girl knows her mistake."

Rantao is clever, and he can see through a little bit, and Zhao Cong is comfortable talking to such a person.

"With you, I won't make any detours. The situation in this palace will only become more and more dangerous, and I won't be able to spare him that place. You will take care of it in the future."

Rantao kowtowed, and replied: "My servant will take good care of Mr. Xiaolang in the future! Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

What Rantao promised can be done, Zhao Cong can rest assured.

He nodded: "Go, go to the side hall and watch some, teach them well, and then let Fulu come in to see me."

"Yes." Rantao stood up, and walked out sweating. She went to the side hall, gathered Cha Xi and others together, and taught her a lesson.

Imperial physician Deng, who was still accompanying him, was emotional for a while.

Zhao Cong ordered Fu Lu to arrange for Xie Wenrui to come to see him in a few days, and ordered Fu Lu to send someone out of the palace to the princess's mansion to send a letter, calling the princess to enter the palace tomorrow.

After giving these instructions, Fu Lu stood aside grinding ink, and he sat on the low table on the couch to write and draw.Fu Lu lowered his head, not daring to see what he was writing.

The day to summon the envoy will come soon. The last time Zhao Cong saw the envoy was when he was six years old.

He drew a rough map of the territory on paper, secretly thinking about what to do.Liao and Xixia, he will definitely take them back. Besides, even if he doesn't take them back, they will come to their door. It's better for him to be prepared so that he can take the initiative.It's just that this thing, something that so many emperors in the Song Dynasty failed to accomplish in the previous life, is not something that he can take back just by saying it.

First and foremost: horses.

Without horses and cavalry, how can you fight nomads?However, there is no grassland in the current Great Song Dynasty. Although the country is a little larger than the Northern Song Dynasty in his previous life, Liao and Xixia are not as powerful as the two countries in his previous life, but they just have no horses.All the land that is good for raising horses is in the territory of Xixia and Liao.

Over the years, in order to exchange horses with Xixia and Liao, Song Dynasty spent a lot of money, tea, cloth and other things every year.

If you give out so much, you only get back a few horses, and the horses are not well raised.How can I earn more money and get more horses with as little money as possible?This is a problem.

Zhao Cong turned his gaze to the central and southern part of the Great Song Dynasty, and he drew a circle there with his pen.

Salt is a good thing. Both Liao and Xixia are short of salt. Why do we have to exchange it with silver and tea instead of salt?It doesn't matter if you don't drink tea for a day, not to mention that the Liao and Xixia people drink tea just to imitate the Song Dynasty. If you don't eat salt for a day, it will be very uncomfortable.

In the Song Dynasty, there are still many places where the salt resources have not been developed.He was famous in a historical drama in his previous life, but he had a good chat with a history professor who was a history consultant. The history professor specialized in the economic history of the Northern Song Dynasty and taught him a lot of knowledge.

He really remembered how to increase the production of salt.

With salt, salt merchants can be attracted to trade with the border. The Xixia and Liao people ate the salt of the Song Dynasty, but the bitter green and white salt can still be imported?Salt for horses, good deal.In exchange for horses, it can also develop the salt industry of the Song Dynasty and bring benefits to salt merchants and salt households. It is a very beneficial circular chain.

Zhao Cong drew an arrow behind the word salt and wrote the word horse.Once you have a horse, you need to train your troops. Where can you train?How to practice?All problems.Moreover, the military system of the Song Dynasty had many disadvantages, and the Xiang army was vulnerable.The Empress Dowager Sun has been in charge of the government for six years only for the sake of stability, regardless of the problems among the soldiers. In recent years, there has been no war, and the state of Liao and Xixia is in a temporary balance.

It has been nearly a hundred years since Taizu opened the dynasty, and these systems should have been changed long ago.

Empress Dowager Sun dare not change, he dares.

"Light a candle." Zhao Cong thought for a long time and said to Fu Lu.

"Yes." Fu Lu quickly brought the candlestick, but Zhao Cong burned the sketched paper.

Everything is just waiting for the pro-government.

Zhao Cong watched the piece of paper slowly burning, thinking secretly.

Fu Lu still kept his head down and did not dare to speak. After returning from the Yanhe Hall, His Majesty was a little silent, which was also a little different from the past, and seemed to be thinking.Especially Xiao Langjun fell ill again, His Majesty's face became even more serious.

When His Majesty was writing and drawing, he was obviously very serious, but he burned the carefully written things.

Seeing that His Majesty frowned and said nothing at this moment, he finally said: "Your Majesty, is there something that bothers you? Why don't you tell me about it."

Only then did Zhao Cong come back to his senses, and when he glanced outside, it was already dark.

This is not yet in power, just thinking about things can be so preoccupied, what should I do after taking office?

It's not easy to be an emperor.

But after thinking about it for a few hours, the context in his mind became clear again, he felt a lot more relaxed, and finally smiled again: "I'm going to have a look at Eleven, and it's time to have dinner when I come back."

Fu Lu breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes."

Zhao Shishi's bed was full of young eunuchs and court ladies, who had just been disciplined, and no one dared to take it lightly.

He wanted to say a word to Jixiang, but he couldn't.

He simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. He was about to wake up, but when he heard the little maids whispering "Your Majesty is coming!", he closed his eyes even more tightly.He heard a series of footsteps approaching, and also heard the court ladies and eunuchs saluting softly, but he didn't hear Zhao Cong's call.

But he could feel that Zhao Cong came to his bedside.

Under the quilt, his hands clenched.In fact, he is afraid of heat and sweats easily, which is why he suffers from heat stroke so easily.With such a clenched hand at this moment, the palm of the hand is immediately full of sweat.

He just wanted to let go, but a cold but soft palm touched his forehead, and he didn't dare to move.

After a few breaths, the palm left, and he finally heard Zhao Cong's soft voice: "It's not necessary for everyone to stay here, since he's already asleep, it's good to leave two people outside to guard. What about auspiciousness?"

"The little one is here."

"You stay in the inner room with Mr. Xiao Lang, make sure the room is ventilated, and everyone else goes out."

"Yes." Everyone agreed.

Then Zhao Shiyi heard a series of footsteps, walking further and further away.

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Xiang whispered: "Mr., everyone is gone."

Zhao Shiqi opened his eyes, and Jixiang was full of worry: "Today I scared the little one." Seeing that Zhao Shiqi was about to get up, he reached out to help him.

Zhao Shiqi waved his hand and sat up directly.He leaned against the head of the bed and asked, "Do you know what Zhao Cong and King Wei are going to Yanhe Palace today?"

"The little one went to find the brother he knew when he entered the palace. He was a servant in the Yanhe Palace, but he said he didn't know. He only said that His Majesty had red eye circles when he came out."

"Zhao Cong is crying?"

"Maybe."

Zhao Shiqi actually has a good impression of Zhao Cong, Zhao Cong is rarely a soft-hearted person.Today he suffered from heatstroke, Zhao Cong was really worried about him.

The only thing to blame is that Zhao Cong is the emperor, otherwise Zhao Shiqi really didn't want him to die.

Zhao Shiqi looked at the corner of the bed and remained silent.

Ji Xiang said again: "The younger brother also said that King Wei took His Majesty to talk a lot, but none of them heard what he said."

Zhao Shiqi sneered: "Wei Junwang has always been good at pretending." Isn't it easy to coax Zhao Cong?He didn't say anything, just pretended to be stupid, Zhao Cong believed in him like that, and didn't doubt his intentions.

"After all, it's a small incompetence, unable to find out more information." Jixiang felt guilty.

"If you know you are incompetent, you should strive to improve."

"Yes." Ji Xiang knelt down and answered.

"Okay, Zhao Cong asked you to keep watch for me every day, you just keep watch. Keep watching Liu Xian's place."

"The little one knows."

"You stand by the curtain." Zhao Shiqi was the least pleased with the crowd.

Jixiang saluted, and obediently walked behind the curtain, keeping away from him.

Zhao Shiqi leaned on the soft cushion, his complexion returned to normal after the heat passed.But because his body is still weak at this time, and he is also thin and small, it is quite pitiful to look at his body and face without looking at his eyes. Who would have thought that such a body would wrap such a soul.

He didn't care about these things, he just frowned and thought, what kind of deal did Duke Wei have with Zhao Cong?To make a person like King Wei who is greedy for life and afraid of death take the initiative to stand up.

Zhao Cong still has this ability?

Whether Zhao Cong was really stupid or fake, he couldn't help thinking again.

But he can only think about it, blame him for being just a bastard from the Weijun Palace, or a bastard pretending to be a fool.Thinking of this, the combined unwillingness of the two worlds made his face turn red.

He took a deep breath and told himself to calm down.

In the previous life, he could wait for 20 years, but now, he can't wait for two months?

According to how much Zhao Cong loves him, before he dies, he must be able to seek the position of an heir.Furthermore, if he can't ask for it, he can't use the means.The imperial edict is just one name, whoever wrote it is not the same?

Although he had never seen Zhao Cong in his previous life, he had seen Zhao Cong's handwriting.

After he won the throne, he stayed in Funing Palace and found Zhao Cong's old handwriting.

He knows how to write.