The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

It was snowing heavily, and Xiangguo Temple was shrouded in white.

At this time, Zhao Yang was sitting in the room playing chess with Master Kong Jing.

A brazier of charcoal was burned in the room, which was very warm.

"Fuhui, you are a little restless." Master Kongjing stroked his beard and asked kindly, "But something is on your mind?"

Zhao Yang played with the chess piece in his hand, and smiled cutely at Master Kong Jing: "It's not a big deal, but I'm a little tangled." After speaking, he bounced the chess piece in his hand, and then stretched out his hand to take it back. "I don't know if I should tell my father about some things?" Although Song Renzong was a bit scumbag to Empress Cao, he still loved his son very much.He told his lady some things, but he didn't tell his father.

Master Kong Jing put down his son and asked, "What do you want to say to the officials?"

Zhao Yang looked at the piece that Master Kongjing had just dropped, thought carefully, and then dropped the white piece in his hand.

"The matter of the Cao family."

"You should know that your father is very afraid of the Cao family." Master Kong Jing pointedly reminded.

"I know, but I feel that my father seems to have a big opinion on the Cao family." Zhao Yang played with the white stone in his hand, letting the white stone roll from his index finger to the middle finger, then to the ring finger and little finger, and finally to the little finger Go back to your index finger. "There are many noble families like the Cao family, but Dad is especially afraid of the Cao family."

Master Kongjing didn't answer Zhao Yang's words, but asked with a smile: "Why do you think this is?"

Zhao Yang put the chess piece on his nose again, wrinkled his little face and thought for a while, then said: "Because of my lady."

"I told you before that your father is unwilling to give birth to a prince with Empress Cao. If the ministers hadn't urged you hard, you wouldn't have been born." Master Kong Jing asked Zhao Yang deeply, "You How do you feel about your mistress?"

"Smart, very talented in politics." Zhao Yang said proudly, "To be honest, in terms of political ability, my daddy is not as good as my lady. Also, my daddy is a bit weak-tempered, not as good as me Madam is decisive."

"Then do you know why your father doesn't like your lady?"

Zhao Yang blurted out: "Because my lady is the daughter of the Cao family, and the ministers forced him to be the queen." Song Renzong was a bit rebellious, and he firmly disliked Empress Cao, whom the ministers liked.Ministers don't like Zhang Cairen, he dotes on Zhang Cairen.He didn't dare to go against the ministers in government affairs, so he could only sing against the ministers when it came to women.

"That's one of the reasons, and an important one."

"Another important reason?" Zhao Yang frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on his face, "What else is there?"

Seeing that Zhao Yang didn't expect it, Master Kongjing reminded him again: "Who do you think your lady looks like?"

"Who do you look like?" This question made Zhao Yang confused, but he quickly thought of it, and said with a face of enlightenment, "Like my grandmother, so it is like this." His grandmother, Empress Dowager Liu, was also very smart and scheming. , and very talented.His grandma, Empress Cao, is as smart and talented as Empress Dowager Liu.

His father was brought up by Empress Dowager Liu, who was very strict with him.Not only that, Empress Dowager Liu has always been in charge of the government, and his father grew up later, and Empress Dowager Liu has been reluctant to let him take charge of the government.

Zhao Yang played Song Renzong in his youth and youth in his previous life. At that time, the Song Renzong he played was not yet in power.Although the ministers have been urging Empress Dowager Liu to return the government to Song Renzong, Empress Dowager Liu always has various excuses for not wanting to return it.He was very angry and unwilling to play Song Renzong at the beginning.

"I finally understand why Daddy doesn't like Madam so much." Zhao Yang said in a drawn-out tone, "It turns out that Daddy sees Grandma on Madam and thinks Madam will be like Grandma." No wonder Song Renzong has been unwilling to follow Empress Cao gave birth to a child.

"The officials are afraid that what happened to him will happen to you, and they are worried that after a hundred years, the court will be controlled by the empress and the Cao family." Master Kong Jing saw that Zhao Yang finally figured it out, so he didn't go around with him again, "He doesn't want to let You repeat his mistakes."

"Daddy was wrong."

Upon hearing this, Master Kong Jing asked in surprise, "Which point?"

"Daddy is not my grandmother's biological son. Although he was raised by his grandmother since he was a child, his grandmother only raised him as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, not as his own son." Zhao Yang said seriously, "And I am Madam's biological son, and the son she has been looking forward to with great difficulty. The affection is different. Although my Madam is from the Cao family, in Madam's heart, my son is better than the Cao family. Important." Empress Cao is a very intelligent woman, between her son and her mother's family, she will not be so stupid as to help her mother's family and ignore her son.She will definitely help her son, and will not let the Cao family override her son.

Master Kong Jing nodded slightly, then said with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of the Cao family?"

"Are you afraid of the Cao family? Are you afraid that I will be held hostage by the Cao family?" Zhao Yang chuckled nonchalantly, "Are you afraid that the Cao family will overpower me?"

"Aren't you afraid?" Master Kong Jing said meaningfully, "Although the Cao family does not hold great power in the court now, the status of the Cao family in the hearts of generals is very high."

"I know this, of course, so I want to use the Cao family's position in the general's mind to recover Youyun Sixteen Prefectures." Zhao Yang threw the two chess pieces in the air, and then grabbed them again, "I also want to borrow Cao's The family raises the status of military generals and fights against civil servants."

"It's not a simple matter to fight against civil servants."

"I know that only the power and status of the Cao family can challenge the civil servants." The expression on Zhao Yang's face at this time is not at all cute and innocent when he was in the palace. "The status of the civil servants is too high. Ordinary generals are not Their opponents, but the Cao family can."

Master Kong Jing immediately understood Zhao Yang's plan: "You want the Cao family and civil servants to check and balance each other?"

Zhao Yang nodded and said, "Yes, brother, do you think it's feasible?"

"feasible."

"Actually, I originally wanted to use the servants." Zhao Yang originally wanted to learn how the Ming Dynasty used the servants to check and balance civil servants, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.He is confident that he can check and balance the servants and civil servants well during his reign, and will not let the servants harm the country, but if he dies, will his next generation be able to suppress the servants?

Master Kong Jing frowned, and said disapprovingly, "The servant is not good."

"Actually, the internal servant is a very useful knife. It is very useful if it is used well, and it will cause trouble for the government if it is not used well." Zhao Yang said, "I am very confident in using the internal servant's knife well, but later People may not know how to use it, so think about it or forget it.”

Master Kongjing couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "You are quite confident."

Zhao Yang raised his chin slightly, and said with a foul face, "I do have this bit of confidence."

"You can't give power to servants. In history, there are many things that have been made difficult for the people by servants." Master Kongjing is very disgusted with eunuchs taking power.

Zhao Yang nodded lightly: "I won't use a servant unless it is absolutely necessary."

"What are you talking about as a last resort?"

"It's just that the military generals can't suppress the civil servants, or the civil servants can't suppress the military generals. At this time, a third party is needed to maintain the balance." Zhao Yang dropped the white piece in his hand, "I hope this situation will not happen." In the early stage, the generals must not be able to resist Civil servants, after all, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the status of civil servants has always been higher than that of generals.It is impossible for military generals to sit on an equal footing with civil servants in a short period of time.

"That depends on your means." Master Kong Jing picked up two chess pieces and placed them side by side on the chessboard, and said to Zhao Yang, "If you don't check and balance well, the ministers of civil and military affairs will lose their balance, and the situation in the court will deteriorate." Changes. You have to know that even the slightest change in the court will affect people's livelihood, so you have to be cautious."

Zhao Yang understood Master Kong Jing's intentions in saying these words to him, "Brother, don't worry, I will not let the court become a place for power struggle." He did not use military generals to check and balance civil servants, not to let military generals oppress civil servants. "However, I'm still young, so I have to learn the emperor's trade-offs well, senior brother, you have to teach me well."

Master Kong Jing, who was drinking tea, stopped the movements of his hands when he heard Zhao Yang's words, and then showed an incredible expression on his face.

"Fuhui, you want me to teach you the art of weighing the emperor?"

Zhao Yang nodded vigorously, and smiled flatteringly at Master Kong Jing: "Senior Brother, although you are not an emperor, you know how to balance the emperor." After finishing speaking, he quickly added, "Senior Brother, don't you If you say you won't, I don't believe it."

Master Kongjing couldn't laugh or cry: "Fuhui, why do you think I know the emperor's balance?"

Zhao Yang flattered Master Kongjing a little: "In my heart, brother, you are omnipotent."

"Why don't you learn the emperor's balance technique from your father?" Master Kong Jing really didn't expect that Fuhui would ask him an old monk to learn the emperor's balance technique.

"Senior brother, do you think my father knows the emperor's balancing act?" Zhao Yang didn't underestimate his father, but the fact is in front of him, "Do you think my father's emperor's balancing act is good?" His father His talent in politics is not as good as his lady.To be honest, if it weren't for the many capable ministers during the Song Renzong period, I don't know what it would have become.

Hearing Zhao Yang talking about his father so unceremoniously, Master Kong Jing shook his head with a smile: "You..."

"Brother, just teach me." Besides Master Kong Jing, who is omnipotent, he is still a bystander, not an insider, so it is most appropriate to ask him to learn the art of balance.

Master Kong Jing stroked his beard, and said helplessly and dotingly: "I only teach you what I know. How to use it later is up to you."

Zhao Yang cupped his fists and said to Master Kong Jing, "Brother Xie, I will study hard."

"You want to tell your father about the Cao family?" Master Kong Jing brought the topic back.

"Brother, I told you before that I want to build an army of my own and ask the Cao family to help train it for a while. Some time ago, I asked the Cao family to take in Yan Xiu and the others." Zhao Yang's index finger lightly Tapping the chessboard lightly, "Furthermore, we can keep Yan Xiu and the others a secret for a while, but not for a lifetime. At that time, if Dad knows about this matter, he may think that the previous rebellion was caused by my lady. Oh no."

"Why can you tell Empress Cao these things, but hesitate to tell the officials?" Master Kong Jing took a deep look at Zhao Yang, "Don't you trust the officials?"

"Although Daddy loves me very much, Daddy is the emperor after all." Zhao Yang propped his face with his right hand and said, "Brother, you also know that emperors have a problem, and that is paranoia. I am young now, and Daddy won't doubt it for a while, but He absolutely doubts my lady. I worry that he thinks all this is arranged by my lady, not my own."

"Instead of worrying, why don't you talk to the officials." Master Kong Jing said, "When you are older, the officials will also tell you about the Cao family."

Zhao Yang sat up straight, picked his face, and said awkwardly: "Actually, I don't want daddy to know that I'm smart for the time being." Once his daddy knows that he is smart, maybe he will let her study formally immediately.To be honest, he doesn't want to formally study now.He thinks it is better to read freely like now.Besides, he still wants to play for three years.

"Hahahahaha..."

"Brother, what are you laughing at?"

"Fuhui, do you think you are not smart in the eyes of the officials?"

Zhao Yang waved his hands and said, "It's different." After speaking, he wrinkled his face in confusion.

"Fuhui, go talk to the officials, maybe it's not as bad as you imagined."

"Really?" Since the brother said so, let him try. "When I go back to the palace, go talk to Dad."

Master Kong Jing thought that something would happen to Fu Hui in a while, and heaved a long sigh in his heart.He can't talk about this.

"Fuhui, did you wear the relic that senior brother gave you properly?"

"Yes, I always wear it next to my body, and never take it off." Zhao Yang said, and took out the relic from his arms.

Master Kong Jing nodded in satisfaction: "Continue to wear it close to your body."

Zhao Yang put the relic back into his arms and wore it close to his body.

"Brother, let's continue playing chess."

After playing this game of chess, Master Kongjing continued to teach Zhao Yang how to read.However, from now on, he will teach Zhao Yang the art of balance.

Zhao Yang is like a sponge, desperately absorbing what Master Kong Jing taught him.

When he was in Xiangguo Temple, Zhao Yang would study Buddhism with Master Kongjing every night before going to bed.

When Master Kong Jing taught Zhao Yang Buddhism, he also talked about people's livelihood.It will also be derived from the people's livelihood to the court.

After studying Buddhism with Master Kong Jing, Zhao Yang went back to his room to practice calligraphy and copy Buddhist scriptures.In the middle of writing, he suddenly thought that Master Bai Tianjing asked him to wear the relic properly.

Brother will not remind him to wear the relic well for no reason, is he going to have an accident?

The next day, early in the morning, Zhao Yang asked Master Kongjing: "Brother, am I going to have an accident?"

Master Kong Jing heard the words, but did not speak, and looked at Zhao Yang silently.

Seeing that Master Kongjing was silent, Zhao Yang knew he had guessed right, his heart sank, and his face became uneasy: "Brother, is my accident serious this time, and will my life be in danger?" He couldn't possibly Because of an accident, there is only one possibility, and that is illness.He's in good health now and doesn't feel like he's going to get sick.Wait, didn't he suddenly get sick and have a fever like King Yu, and then die? !

Seeing that Zhao Yang's expression changed from uneasy to thoughtful to terrified, Master Kong Jing hurriedly comforted him and said, "With the relics here, you will not be in danger of your life."

"Is there really no fear of life?" Zhao Yang's heart is pounding now, "Brother, am I really not going to die young?"

"No." Master Kong Jing said very firmly, "You won't die young, you just have to suffer."

"As long as you don't die young and suffer a little, I'm not afraid." Hearing what Master Kong Jing said so affirmatively, Zhao Yang's nervousness eased a little, "I'm afraid that I will die suddenly like King Yu."

"No, you won't die young." Master Kong Jing didn't want to say it at first, but Zhao Yang guessed it unexpectedly, "This is the first calamity in your life."

"The first calamity?" Zhao Yang is very good at focusing, "Brother, how many calamities have I had in my life, should there be three calamities?"

"You only have two kalpas, this is the first kalpa." Master Kongjing gave Zhao Yang a comforting look, "You don't have to worry about your life in this kalpa."

"Brother, do you mean that my life will be in danger in the second calamity?" Zhao Yang asked hastily, "Brother, when is my second calamity?"

Master Kongjing looked at Zhao Yang, and said inscrutablely, "You will know when the time comes."

"Brother, can't you tell me now?"

Master Kong Jing said: "The secrets of heaven must not be revealed."

Zhao Yang decided to change the method and asked: "Brother, will my second calamity be when I become an adult?"

Master Kongjing nodded lightly: "Yes."

Knowing that the second calamity was in adulthood, Zhao Yang heaved a sigh of relief in his heart: "It's still early." Since the second calamity is in adulthood, he doesn't have to worry about his own life for the time being. "Brother, why am I so miserable, there are actually two catastrophes in my life."

Master Kongjing said in a deep tone: "Heaven has given you a great responsibility."

Zhao Yang instantly understood what Master Kong Jing meant, and wanted to roll his eyes: "Then I really thank God."

"Since ancient times, those who achieve great things have to go through all kinds of tribulations. You are the one who wants to achieve great things, so naturally you have to go through all kinds of tribulations." Master Kong Jing saw that Zhao Yang was afraid again, and comforted him: "Everyone who achieves great things must go through all kinds of hardships." You have to go through hardships, but in the end, you will turn bad luck into good luck, so why should you be afraid and worry.”

"I'm relieved to hear what you said, senior brother." Zhao Yang arched his right leg and put his right hand on the knee of his right leg. His face was still nervous and scared just now, but at this moment he became a little foolish. "As long as you don't die." He didn't want to see the Buddha yet to discuss Buddhism with him.

"Can't die."

"Brother, let's continue studying." Since he couldn't die, he didn't have to worry.

Master Kong Jing looked at Zhao Yang amusedly: "I was afraid just now, but I'm not afraid now?"

"Brother, didn't you say that I can't die, so why should I be afraid." As long as I can't die, there is nothing to be afraid of.

"You can take it easy." Master Kong Jing said with a smile.

"Brother, it's useless if I don't see it." Zhao Yang pouted and said, "Can I avoid disaster if I don't see it?" After finishing speaking, he shrugged and said, "It can't be avoided, so just accept it , as long as you don’t die.” He didn’t forget his little goal, which was to live to be four years old.

"It's very good of you." Master Kongjing liked Zhao Yang's open-minded temperament very much, "Let's continue studying."

"Yes, brother."

This time, Zhao Yang didn't study in Xiangguo Temple for half a month, and returned to the palace after ten days of study.

Song Renzong personally came to Xiangguo Temple to pick up his son.After ten days without seeing his son, Song Renzong missed him very much.

"During this period of time, it was very cold. You didn't freeze in Xiangguo Temple, did you?"

"Daddy, there is a charcoal fire in Xiangguo Temple, which is very warm." Zhao Yang looked at Song Renzong, and found that his father seemed to have lost weight after ten days of absence, "Daddy, why are you so thin? Did you not eat well?" ?”

Song Renzong touched his face with his hand, and said blankly, "Have I lost weight?"

"You've lost weight." Zhao Yang stretched out his hands and pinched Song Renzong's face, "Daddy, you see that there is no flesh on your face, and you still say you are not thin."

Song Renzong also stretched out his hand to gently pinch his son's little face, and found that it was not as fleshy as before, and said with distressed eyes: "You don't have much flesh on your face, did you not have any meat in Xiangguo Temple these days?" Eat well?"

After Zhao Yang heard this, he raised his hand and pinched his own little face, pinching the flesh easily.

"No, I still have a lot of meat on my face." The food in Xiangguo Temple is very good, and there is meat for every meal. "Daddy, don't change the subject. Did you say you didn't eat well?"

Hearing his son's words of concern for him, Song Renzong's heart warmed, and his eyes became softer.

"This period of time is relatively busy, and Dad has no appetite."

"Daddy, no matter how busy you are, you have to eat well." Zhao Yang raised his hand and gently patted Song Renzong's face, "Daddy, why are you not as good as a kid like me? You see, I eat well, but You didn't eat well."

Song Renzong, who was "taught" by his son, smiled all over his face: "Yes, yes, dad is wrong, dad should eat well."

"Daddy, you are not too young, don't let me worry about you all the time." Zhao Yang said in an old-fashioned way.

Song Renzong was amused by Zhao Yang's "old-fashioned" words: "Okay, Daddy won't let you worry about it in the future." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and rubbed his son's face, "Tell Daddy, you and Kong Jing will be together for ten days. What did the master learn?"

Zhao Yang straightened out his small chest and said proudly, "Daddy, let me tell you, I have learned a lot."

Seeing his son's smug expression, Song Renzong smiled kindly and said, "Tell Dad about what you have learned."

"Brother taught me "The Analects of Confucius"..."

On the way back to the palace, Zhao Yang snapped his fingers and told Song Renzong in detail what he had learned in the past ten days.

Song Renzong held his son in his arms, leaned his head on the bullock cart, and listened carefully to what his son said.

After listening to Zhao Yang talk about what he had learned in the past ten days, Song Renzong tested him.

Facing Song Renzong's questioning, Zhao Yang didn't panic at all, and answered very easily.

Every time he asked his son to study, his son answered very well and never disappointed him, which made Song Renzong very happy.

"It seems that you have learned a lot from Master Kong Jing in the past ten days. Daddy is very happy."

"Daddy, am I good?" Zhao Yang asked for praise.

"Fantastic, very powerful." Song Renzong touched his son's little face, "Our family Yang Yang is really smart."

"That is, don't look at whose son I am."

This flattery was very useful to Song Renzong, "As expected of Daddy's son."

Zhang Maoshi, who was driving the car, heard Song Renzong's laughter, and said in his heart that the officials would be very happy every time they saw His Highness the Crown Prince.In this world, only His Highness the Crown Prince can make the officials feel good.

Back in the palace, Zhao Yang accompanied Song Renzong to have lunch in Funing Palace.With his son accompanying him for lunch, Song Renzong's appetite improved a lot.

When Zhao Yang was eating, he kept adding vegetables and meat to Song Renzong, asking him to eat more.

Song Renzong ate all the vegetables and meat his son had picked for him, and then he also picked a lot of vegetables for his son.

During the meal, Zhao Yang told Song Renzong a lot about things in Xiangguo Temple.

The pilgrims who come to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense have stories, and some stories are related to people's livelihood.After Zhao Yang heard this, he would tell Song Renzong about it.

"Daddy, I heard from Xiangke that the north is not peaceful anymore."

Every winter, there will be no peace in the north.Although they are all at the minor level, they are very disturbing.

Song Renzong didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

"Daddy, don't we care?" Zhao Yang really couldn't understand Song Dynasty's way of spending money to buy peace.

Song Renzong touched his son's little head, and said earnestly: "Daddy hopes that you can take care of it in the future."

Zhao Yang nodded heavily: "Daddy, I will definitely take care of it in the future."

"What other stories did you hear?"

"Father, is there going to be Qiu Wei next year?" Zhao Yang tilted his head with chopsticks in his hand and said, "I see many pilgrims go to Xiangguo Temple to ask their children to go to high school."

"Yes, next year it will be autumn." Song Renzong smiled, "Every autumn, many people will ask Xiangguo Temple for high school."

"I saw a gray-haired old man go to high school." Zhao Yang admired the ancient attitude of getting old in the imperial examination.

"There are many old people taking the imperial examination." Song Renzong picked up a piece of fish and put it in his bowl, picking out the thorns in the fish very carefully. "For ordinary people, taking the imperial examination is the only way for them to become an official. , so they will keep taking the exam until they pass the exam."

"It's not easy."

"Yeah, it's not easy." Song Renzong fed the fish that had picked out the bones to his son's mouth.

Zhao Yang opened his mouth obediently and ate the fish.

"You can see that the old people are working hard to study and take the imperial examination. You should also work hard in your studies in the future."

After Zhao Yang ate the fish in his mouth, he said, "Daddy, I don't need to take the imperial examination."

"You don't need to take the imperial examination, but you will have great responsibilities in the future, and you need to study harder than others." Song Renzong thought of Princess Fukang who didn't like to study, and said, "Don't learn from your sister not to study hard."

"I'm studying hard now." The thought of studying the Four Books and Five Classics every day and night since the age of six gave him a headache.

"Yang Yang is the best." Song Renzong scooped up another spoonful of soup and fed it to his son's mouth.

Zhao Yang obediently opened his mouth and drank the soup: "Daddy, you can drink too."

"Okay, daddy will drink too." Song Renzong fed his son a sip of soup, and then drank another sip of soup himself.

After feeding his son and drinking the soup, seeing soup stains around the corners of his son's mouth, Song Renzong took out a towel from his arms, and gently wiped the corners of his son's mouth.

"Yang Yang, are you full?"

"You're full, Dad, are you full?"

"Daddy is full too."

Zhang Maoshi who stood aside said: "Thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness, the official family has a lot of meals today." During this period of time, the official family's appetite has not been very good, and they only eat a small bite of each meal.Even the meals that Miao Zhaorong personally cooked did not make the officials eat more.

Song Renzong glared at Zhang Maoshi: "You are the only one who talks too much."

"Daddy, you can eat some more." Zhao Yang gave Zhang Maoshi a look, Zhang Maoshi understood immediately, and gave Song Renzong another bowl of rice. "Daddy, you are an adult, you can't eat as much as a child like me, you should eat more."

Zhao Yang reached out to take the bowl of rice that Zhang Maoshi had just filled, and brought food to Song Renzong himself.Then, he handed it to Song Renzong, and said to his father in a very strong tone: "Daddy, you have to finish this bowl of rice."

"Daddy is full and can't eat anymore."

"Daddy, do you want me to feed you?" Zhao Yang blinked and said, "It turns out that Daddy is a child, and he needs to be fed." After finishing speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, "Then I will feed Daddy .”

"Okay, you feed daddy."

Unexpectedly, Song Renzong really wanted him to feed him. Zhao Yang scooped up a spoonful of food and handed it to his father's mouth: "Ah... Dad, open your mouth."

Song Renzong opened his mouth very cooperatively, and ate the food that his son fed to his mouth.

While feeding Song Renzong, Zhao Yang babbled about his father like an adult.

"Daddy, you are such an old man, why don't you eat well?"

Song Renzong said with a smile: "If Yang Yang feeds daddy in the future, daddy will definitely eat obediently."

"Okay, then I will often feed daddy in the future."

Song Renzong didn't expect his son to agree, he was very surprised, but soon his heart softened.

"Doesn't Yang Yang find it troublesome to feed Daddy?"

Zhao Yang raised his eyes and looked at Song Renzong strangely: "Daddy, why do I feel troublesome?" After finishing speaking, he scooped up another spoonful of food and fed it to Song Renzong's mouth, "Didn't Daddy often feed me too? Courtesy is reciprocal, I should also feed my father."

Song Renzong was amused by his son's "reciprocity": "We still know that reciprocity is still important."

"Of course I know." Zhao Yang said proudly.

"We even know how to reciprocate, we are really good at it."

Hearing Song Renzong's compliment, Zhao Yang suddenly looked at him very seriously: "Daddy, don't think that you can skip eating just because you flatter me. Let me tell you, you must eat this bowl of rice."

"Okay, daddy must finish this bowl of rice obediently." Song Renzong said indulgently and dotingly.

Zhang Maoshi and Liang Yin, who were waiting at the side, felt very warm when they saw the scene where His Royal Highness was feeding the official family.

Under Zhao Yang's feeding, Song Renzong ate half a bowl of rice today.

After Song Renzong finished eating, Zhao Yang waved to his father and motioned his father to lower his head.

Song Renzong lowered his head obediently, and then his head was patted gently.

Zhao Yang patted his father's head lightly, and praised in a childlike voice: "Daddy is so obedient. Daddy is awesome. He ate a bowl and a half of rice today."

Song Renzong, who was praised by his son touching his head, laughed helplessly, then straightened up and hugged his son in his arms.

"Yang Yang is really Daddy's good son."

Zhao Yang rubbed Song Renzong's face with his small face, "Daddy is really a good daddy."

Holding his son's small body and smelling the scent of milk on his body, Song Renzong felt unprecedentedly satisfied.

"Daddy will take you out for a walk to digest food." Song Renzong hadn't eaten so much for a long time, and felt a little full for a while.

"OK."

Song Renzong didn't take Zhao Yang for a walk in the imperial garden, but walked around the Funing Palace.

After walking for a while, Zhao Yang became sleepy, and stretched out his hands to Song Renzong: "Daddy, hug."

Song Renzong squatted down, picked up his son, and patted his back gently.

"Sleepy?"

Zhao Yang held Song Renzong's neck with both hands, rested his chin on his father's shoulder, and said softly, "I'm sleepy."

"Daddy will take you back to take a nap."

Zhao Yang yawned and asked, "Is Daddy sleeping?"

"You want Daddy to take a nap with you?"

Zhao Yang buried his head in Song Renzong's neck, and rubbed it coquettishly: "Think."

Song Renzong's heart was about to be melted by his son, "Okay, Daddy will take a nap with you."

Back in the bedroom of Funing Palace, Song Renzong was worried that the bed would be cold, after all, he hadn't warmed it up beforehand, so he asked Zhao Yang to sleep on his chest.

Zhao Yang lay on Song Renzong's thin but warm chest, and fell asleep after a while.

Song Renzong looked down and saw that his son was asleep, and he didn't dare to move for fear of waking him up.He just lay on the bed with his son in his arms.Perhaps infected by Zhao Yang's drowsiness, Song Renzong also fell asleep not long after.

Zhang Maoshi walked in softly, seeing Song Renzong and Zhao Yang father and son hugging each other and falling asleep, a smile flashed across his eyes.Then, he stepped forward and gently tucked the quilt for the father and son.

Song Renzong didn't have the habit of taking a nap at ordinary times, half an hour's sleep would do.After waking up, I found that I had a pair of feet around my mouth. I was stunned for a while, and then smiled helplessly.Just when he was about to remove his son's little feet, his chin was suddenly kicked by his son's little feet.Then, his face was kicked several times by his son.

Zhao Yang, who accidentally kicked Song Renzong a few times in his sleep, turned over and moved his little feet away from his father's face.

Song Renzong sat up and found that his son was sleeping upside down again.Before he fell asleep, Zhao Yang obediently slept on his chest. When he woke up, Zhao Yang not only fell off his chest, but his head was still resting on his calf.

Why is this child so dishonest in sleeping?

Song Renzong didn't dare to pull away his calf, and stretched out his hands to support his son's small head, gently picked up his son, and let him continue to sleep on his chest.

Zhao Yang rubbed his father's chest, then smacked his lips again.

Song Renzong didn't get up after waking up, just lying on the bed with his son in a daze.

Zhao Yang didn't wake up until the end of the night. After waking up, he played horse riding with his father on the bed.

The father and son played around on the bed for a while before getting up.After getting up, Song Renzong had snacks with his son again.

After eating snacks, Song Renzong took Zhao Yang to Kunning Palace.

Empress Cao and Miao Zhaorong have been waiting for Zhao Yang to come back in Kunning Palace.

When Miao Zhaorong saw Zhao Yang, she said that she lost weight, and she wanted to eat delicious food to make up for him.

Song Renzong sat in Kunning Palace for a while and then left.Before leaving, he told Empress Cao that he would come to Kunning Palace for dinner at night.

Miao Zhaorong wanted to go back and make something delicious for Zhao Yang, so she sat for a while and left.

Empress Cao held Zhao Yang in her arms and looked carefully. Seeing that her son was in good spirits, she felt relieved.

Without waiting for Empress Cao to ask, Zhao Yang took the initiative to tell her all about his study and living conditions in Xiangguo Temple in the past ten days.

"Ma'am, I want to have a good chat with Daddy."

"What are you talking about?"

"Talk about the fact that I want to form my own army, talk about Yan Xiu and the others being taken in by the Cao family, and talk about the Cao family." Although Zhao Yang decided to tell Song Renzong these things, he didn't talk to Song Renzong as soon as he came back. Song Renzong said, but wanted to talk to Empress Cao first. "Ma'am, you can't hide the matter of taking in Yan Xiu and the others from Daddy, and Daddy will suspect that Yan Xiu and the others were arranged by you."

Empress Cao thought for a while and said, "How do you want to tell the officials about the Cao family?"

"Tell me the truth."

"You should know that your father has always been afraid of the Cao family."

"I know, that's why I want to tell my father." Zhao Yang reached out and grabbed Empress Cao's hand with a very serious expression, "Madam, when I grow up, my father will still tell me about the Cao family. You might as well say it now."

"Since you've made up your mind, go talk to the officials." Empress Cao patted Zhao Yang's shoulder lightly, and said softly, "You can go and talk to the officials with confidence. "

Empress Cao's words are enough.

Zhao Yang threw himself into her arms, "With Madam here, I'm not afraid of anything." After speaking, he thought of his first calamity, and his expression became hesitant, wondering whether he should tell his Madam or not.

Seeing her son's hesitant expression, Empress Cao asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Ma'am, senior brother said that there are two catastrophes in my life..."

Before Zhao Yang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Empress Cao: "What did you say?"

"Brother said that there are two disasters in my life..." Zhao Yang explained the two disasters in his life in detail.