The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

The civil officials objected to Zhao Yang leading troops to recover Xixia, and asked Song Renzong and Zhao Yang to give it to them.

Because of this kind of thing, civil servants often do it.As long as the officials do something that is not to their liking, they will persuade Song Renzong first, and if they fail, they will ask for the right.

Since Song Renzong took office, the civil servants have asked for gifts several times.However, every time he asked for a gift, he was unsuccessful, because Song Renzong was too lazy to talk to them.

Zhao Yang really wanted to quarrel with the civil servants, but he knew in his heart that even if he won the civil servants in the duet, it would not change the civil servants' opposition to him leading troops to recover Xixia.

Over the past few decades, civil servants have become accustomed to timidity and cowardice, and they have no courage to fight at all.Just like back then, Mingming Song Dynasty defeated Xixia, but in the end they had to send money to Xixia.

Over the years, a lot of money has been given to Xixia and Liao, and it is time to get the money back.

Song Renzong and Zhao Yang both refused the gift, and let the civil servants kneel at the gate of Funing Palace.

After discussing with Song Renzong about going to the northern border for a while, Zhao Yang turned and left Funing Palace.As soon as he walked out of Funing Palace, Yan Shu and Wen Yanbo knelt and crawled in front of him, their expressions full of pleading.

"His Royal Highness, you cannot send troops to Xixia."

"His Royal Highness, sending troops to fight will bring disaster to the people of Song Dynasty."

"His Royal Highness, it is impossible to go out to fight and waste people's money."

"His Royal Highness, over the years, our Song Dynasty has managed to maintain a peaceful relationship with Xixia. You cannot send troops to Xixia. This will destroy the peace between our two countries."

"His Royal Highness, once you send troops to Xixia, the Liao Kingdom will not sit idly by."

"His Royal Highness, the Liao Kingdom took the opportunity to attack our Song Dynasty."

"His Royal Highness, the country is peaceful and the people are safe now. Don't listen to some people's slander and destroy peace."

"His Royal Highness, it is impossible to send troops, please think twice."

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The civil servants begged Zhao Yang not to send troops to Xixia one by one.

Zhao Yang didn't want to talk to them at first, but when he saw their appearance for Da Song's good, an inexplicable anger welled up in his heart.

"Guotai Min'an?" Zhao Yang sneered, and then continued, "Where did Guotai Min'an come from? How long do you think Xixia and Liao can abide by the contract, and how much money do you want to give them?"

His face was full of sarcasm: "The money given to Xixia and Liao every year is more than the cost of the war. Tell me, who is wasting people and money?"

"His Royal Highness, once there is a war, the Song Dynasty will be in chaos."

"Where is the chaos?" Zhao Yang said in a cold voice with a straight face, "You are all educated and talented, and you should know the importance of Yanyun Sixteen States and why you want to take back Yanyun Ten Six states. Now, I want to fulfill my last wish to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, but you kneel here and oppose it. Are you going to rebel against it?"

"His Royal Highness, since ancient times..."

Zhao Yang directly raised his hand to interrupt Yan Shu, and said expressionlessly: "The matter of sending troops to Xixia has been decided, no matter how much you oppose it, it will be useless."

"His Royal Highness..."

"You can kneel as long as you want."

"His Royal Highness..."

Zhao Yang didn't talk to the civil servants any more, and went straight back to the East Palace.At the same time, the military officials were summoned to the East Palace to discuss the matter of sending troops to Xixia.

Civil servants were kneeling at the entrance of Funing Palace, while military officials were actively discussing countermeasures with His Royal Highness the Prince.

At this time, Wang Pangpang and his horse-crossing parade continued.At noon, the cross-horse parade ended, and they returned home to receive the celebration from their relatives and friends.

By the way, Wang Anshi, Bao Zheng, and Han Qi were not among the civil servants kneeling at the gate of Funing Palace to oppose them.

Wang Anshi has always felt that sending money to Xixia and Liao is a cowardly act.He once said this in front of Ouyang Xiu and the others, but was severely reprimanded by them.From then on, he didn't bother to tell Wen Yanbo and the others about it.

Now, His Royal Highness is going to send troops to recover Xixia, and Wang Anshi is very supportive.

The reason why Zhao Yang decided to send troops to Xixia this year is that on the one hand, he has prepared for a long time, and on the other hand, there are Wang Anshi and Bao Zheng among the civil servants.In addition, there are other military officials in the court.

As early as three years ago, the imperial court was no longer a monologue of civil servants.

In the past three years, although the military officials were still slightly inferior to the civil officials, they were basically able to compete with the civil officials.

Zhao Yang sent troops to Xixia, although he would take the soldiers to the northern border, but the military officials in the court would not take them away.Zhao Yang kept them in Bianjing City just to guard against civil servants.

He was worried that if he led his troops to the northern border, the civil servants would trip him up in the rear, making it impossible for the grain and grass to reach the northern border on time.This kind of thing is not because he speculates about civil servants with a villain's heart, but because he thinks they can really do it.

There are military officials watching in the court hall, even if the civil servants want to do something, they can't do anything.

The civil servants seem to be very tough this time, they have been kneeling at the entrance of Funing Palace, and kept shouting: "Officials, you can't send troops to Xixia!"

Song Renzong was annoyed to death by the quarrels of civil servants, so he went directly to Lanlin Hall.

Civil servants are not allowed to enter the inner court, so they can only continue to kneel at the gate of Funing Palace.

In Kunning Palace, Miao Zhaorong said to Empress Cao with a look of surprise: "His Royal Highness wants to lead troops to fight Xixia?"

Empress Cao put down the teacup in her hand and said calmly, "Yes."

"Your Majesty, aren't you worried that His Royal Highness is leading troops to fight Xixia?" Miao Zhaorong was startled when she heard about this incident, and hurriedly went to Kunning Palace to find Empress Cao.

"He has been preparing for this matter for many years." Empress Cao sighed softly, "If I hadn't stopped him, he would have led troops to attack Xixia a few years ago."

"Why did His Highness the Crown Prince lead troops to attack Xixia?" Miao Zhaorong asked with a puzzled face, "Many people will die in a war. Why don't you persuade His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Recovering the Sixteen States of Yanyun is his goal. He has to take it back. Neither I nor the officials can stop him."

"Your Majesty, the battlefield is dangerous, aren't you afraid that something will happen to His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Of course I'm afraid, but I can't stop him from recovering the Sixteen States of Yanyun." Of course Empress Cao was afraid that something would happen to her son, but she couldn't stop him from dreaming.Furthermore, she had been preparing for this matter for many years, and she couldn't bear to stop her son. "He promised me that after he went to the northern border, he would not go to the battlefield in person."

"Even so, it's dangerous." Miao Zhaorong was worried about Zhao Yang going to the north.

"He'll be fine, we have to trust him."

"Your Majesty..." Miao Zhaorong looked at Zheyun, "Yun'er, are you willing to let the Crown Prince go to the north?"

"Little lady, this is His Royal Highness's dream all along. I support His Royal Highness to go to the north." Zheyun smiled slightly at Miao Zhaorong, "Also, I believe His Highness will be fine."

"You guys are really..." Miao Zhaorong said helplessly, "You guys are really relieved."

"Sui Er believes in Yang Yang."

Princess Fukang who was sitting beside Miao Zhaorong said: "Sister, no one can stop what Yang Yang wants to do. Besides, he is so smart, how could something happen to him, all we can do is support him and wait for him to be safe return."

Hearing what Princess Fukang and the others said, Miao Zhaorong couldn't say anything more.

"Okay, wait for His Highness to come back safely."

At this time, Chunyu came in and told Empress Cao, "Your Majesty, the civil servants are still kneeling at the gate of Funing Palace."

When Empress Cao heard this, she frowned: "Where are the officials and the crown prince?"

"His Royal Highness summoned the military officials in the East Palace, and is discussing political affairs with the military officials." Chunyu said, "The officials have gone to the Lanlin Hall."

"In this case, then leave them alone and let them kneel." Empress Cao said indifferently, "When the time comes, drive them out of the palace and let them kneel in another place."

"Yes, ma'am."

Miao Zhaorong said worriedly: "The civil servants are so opposed to the Crown Prince's going to the north, which is not a good thing for His Highness." After finishing speaking, she said, "The civil servants are afraid that they will tarnish the reputation of the Crown Prince. "Civil servants are best at doing this kind of thing.

"There are military officials in the court, and the civil servants can't mess around." Empress Cao is not worried about this matter, "Furthermore, in recent years, Yang Yang has a good reputation among the people. The civil servants want to discredit Yang Yang, and the common people They won't buy it." Over the years, under the influence of Zhao Yang, Empress Cao used more and more "avant-garde" words.

Miao Zhaorong thought about it too: "However, why do these civil servants like to kneel so much?"

Princess Fukang curled her lips and said, "Because they only kneel down."

This made Empress Cao and the others laugh.

Empress Cao told Chunyu, "You go to the East Palace and let Yang Yang come to Kunning Palace after discussing the business."

"Yes, ma'am."

At noon, neither Zhao Yang nor the military officials had discussed the business.He directly left the military officials to have lunch in the East Palace.

While having lunch with the military officials, he chatted.

After lunch, Zhao Yang continued to discuss business matters with the military officials, and it was not over until Shen Shi.

Before the military officials left the palace, they deliberately made a detour to the entrance of Funing Palace. Seeing that the civil servants were still kneeling, they unceremoniously sneered at the civil servants.

The civil servants were annoyed by the way the military officials showed off, and some of them couldn't help but yelled at the military officials, scolding the military officials to deceive His Highness the Crown Prince, and encouraged His Highness the Prince to lead troops to the expedition.

The military officials immediately scolded back, scolding the civil servants for being cowardly, scolding the civil servants for being soft|soft, only sending money to Xixia and Liao.

In this way, the civil servants and military officials scolded each other at the gate of Funing Palace, each of them blushing and thick neck.

The servants standing on the side looked at the side in front of them dumbfounded.They never expected that the majestic ministers on weekdays would scold each other like ordinary women.

Compared with cursing people vulgarly, civil servants are no match for military officials, and they are speechless after being scolded by military officials after a while.

The military officials slapped their butts and left after cursing, and the civil servants gritted their teeth in anger.

After a while, the servants asked the civil servants to kneel outside the palace.

The civil servants also knew that they could not stay in the palace. After standing up, they limped out of the palace one by one.When they reached the gate of the palace, they did not leave, and continued to kneel at the gate of the palace, begging Song Renzong and Zhao Yang to take back their will.

After discussing the matter with the military officials, Zhao Yang went to Kunning Palace.

Empress Cao and Miao Zhaorong were both there.When Miao Zhaorong saw Zhao Yang, he immediately asked him if he was really going to fight.

Knowing that Miao Zhaorong was worried about him, Zhao Yang comforted her by saying that he would not go to the battlefield.He went to the north just to sit in town.

Empress Cao asked him how things were going with concern, and Zhao Yang said that everything was ready.After the Mid-Autumn Festival, he immediately set off for the northern border.