The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

After Yan Shu finished talking to Zhao Yang about the prison, he lay listlessly on the table.

Zhang Maoshi, who was waiting at the side, looked at Zhao Yang's expression of bitterness and hatred, and asked with concern: "Your Highness, what's the matter with you?" Song Renzong asked Zhang Maoshi to serve Zhao Yang with him during this time.It is enough for him to have Miao Zhaorong and Chen Meiren by his side, and Liang Yin to serve him.

Zhang Maoshi had served by Song Renzong's side for decades, and he knew the affairs of the court very well, so Song Renzong asked him to serve by Zhao Yang's side, in order to let him help Zhao Yang.

"I didn't expect it to be so troublesome to supervise the country." If he had known it would be so troublesome, he would not have brought up the matter of helping his father go to court and read the papers.

"Your Highness, you will have to go through it sooner or later." Zhang Maoshi comforted, "Besides, Yan Xiang and the others will help you, so you don't have to worry too much."

"That's right." Zhao Yang sat up straight, raised his arms and stretched, "How long did Mr. Yan talk about?"

Zhang Maoshi replied, "We talked for almost two hours."

Zhao Yang jumped off the chair, stretched his neck, and twisted his body.

"Mr. Yan is really good at talking." Although he knew that Mr. Yan was doing it for his own benefit, that's why he told him so many things about the court, but Mr. Yan was really good at talking.

"His Royal Highness, the ministers can talk about it." Zhang Maoshi said with a smile, "Sometimes the ministers can talk all morning when they go to court."

"If they talk about it all morning, I won't be able to sit still." Zhao Yang curled his lips and said, "It's their fault that I fell asleep when the time comes."

"His Royal Highness, when the official family first started to go to court, they couldn't sit still, and the ministers also said that the official family had fallen asleep."

"Really?" Zhao Yang's small expression suddenly became gossip, "Dad was really told by the ministers that he was asleep when he first went to court?"

"Really, and officials often sit on the dragon chair and fall asleep." Song Renzong began to go to court when he was younger than Zhao Yang.At that time, Song Renzong often slept on the dragon chair. "If you really fell asleep, the ministers would not say anything."

"Then I'm relieved." Zhao Yang pouted and said, "Dad fell asleep when he was a child, and he didn't let me sleep. It's really only allowed the state officials to set fires and not allow the people to light lamps."

"His Royal Highness, the officials want you to study hard." Zhang Maoshi guessed that the reason why Song Renzong agreed to let Zhao Yang go to the court was to let Zhao Yang study in advance and let Zhao Yang get used to the court.

"I will study hard." Zhao Yang was actually very curious about Shang Dynasty. "By the way, help me clean up the right side hall. I will live in the right side hall from tonight." The East Palace is a bit far from Funing Palace. It would be inconvenient for him to live in the Eastern Palace.Live directly in the right side hall of Funing Palace, if you have anything to do, you can go directly to your father, or go to your lady.If something happened to daddy, he would know immediately.

Zhang Maoshi said: "The villain will arrange for people to clean up immediately."

"I'm going to see daddy." Zhao Yang turned around and went to Song Renzong's bedroom. Song Renzong was still asleep, and Miao Zhaorong stayed by the bed.

After talking to Miao Zhaorong for a while, Zhao Yang went to Kunning Palace.

"Mr. Yan can really talk." Zhao Yang complained to Empress Cao, "I almost fell asleep when I said it."

"What did I tell you?" Empress Cao asked.

"I talked a lot. Mr. Yan introduced to me in great detail who each of the ministers was, and also told me how to look at Zha Zi." Zhao Yang picked up some of Mr. Yan's words and told Empress Cao.

After hearing this, Empress Cao sighed: "Yan Xiang really has a heart."

"I originally planned to go there as a decoration." Zhao Yang decided to temporarily go to the court for Song Renzong, mainly to see the situation in the court and understand the ministers in the court, and did not intend to do anything.Besides, he couldn't do anything with a child.However, what Mr. Yan meant was that he didn't want him to be a display, and wanted him to really share his father's worries. "Mr. Yan asked me to say whatever I have."

"What do you think, you can tell the ministers directly."

"I told you, did they listen?" Zhao Yang opened his mouth and ate the apple that Empress Cao fed into his mouth. "Although I am the crown prince, I am just a child. Will the ministers be willing to listen to me as a child?"

"If your opinion is right, Prime Minister Yan and the others will naturally listen." Empress Cao took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and gently wiped the corners of her son's mouth, "You are a prince, you can say whatever you want, you don't need to wrong yourself. Furthermore, you are a child, even if you say something wrong, it’s fine.”

When Zhao Yang heard Empress Cao's last words, his eyes lit up immediately: "Yes, I'm a child, it's okay even if I say something wrong." It's not a joke.

Empress Cao fed another piece of apple to her son's mouth, and said meaningfully: "You are a child, and you have the right to be willful."

Zhao Yang instantly understood Empress Cao's meaning, and said with a smile, "Ma'am, I know what to do."

"Look and listen carefully." Empress Cao said seriously, "Going to court will teach you a lot."

Zhao Yang nodded vigorously: "Madam, I understand."

"You are going to go to court for the official family, why didn't you tell me in advance?" Before, when she heard her son say that she would go to court for the official family, Empress Cao was really shocked.

"Ma'am, I also thought of it suddenly." Zhao Yang smiled and said, "To be precise, it was a whim."

"This whim is good." Empress Cao suddenly thought of something, and said with a slight frown, "However, going to court is very hard. You get up before dawn every day..."

Before Empress Cao finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zhao Yang: "Don't say it, ma'am, or I will retreat." Thinking of the next long period of time, he would get up before dawn every day, and he felt strange. Nothing to love.

He has been in the Song Dynasty for so long, and he sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day. Unless something happens, he never gets up early.

Empress Cao reached out and nodded her son's little head, and said with a smile: "I won't be able to sleep late now."

Hearing this, Zhao Yang complained with a bitter face: "Why does the court go up so early, can't it be later?"

"It's the rule, it's always been like that."

"Going to the court at four quarters at Maoshi, wouldn't the ministers have to get up at Yinshi?"

"That's it."

Zhao Yang's eyes widened in shock: "Is it like this every day?"

"Every day."

"This is too tragic." Zhao Yang deeply sympathized with the ministers in his heart, "Everyone must have not slept well when they got up so early, and they must be sleepy when they go to court early. Can you still discuss things properly?"

"Of course we can discuss things well."

"It's too much trouble." Zhao Yang frowned and said, "No, I don't want to get up so early to go to court." His father's illness will not recover in a while, and he will go to court for a long time , It's okay to get up early occasionally, but he can't bear to get up early every day. "I want to change the time of going to court to Chenshi."

"Changed to Chenshi?" Empress Cao looked shocked, "Yangyang, the time of going to court cannot be changed casually."

"Ma'am, didn't you just say that I am a child and have the right to be willful?" Zhao Yang smiled slyly, "Then I will be willful now. Besides, I am only going to court for my father, not myself There is no need to follow the rules. I think even if I change the time to go to court, the ministers will not say anything."

Empress Cao felt that what her son said made sense, and said with a doting smile, "You little lazy cat."

"Mr. Zhang." Zhao Yang raised his voice and called out to Zhang Maoshi who was guarding the door.

Zhang Maoshi came in, his tone full of respect: "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

"You go and tell Mr. Yan that the morning court will be changed to Chenshi from tomorrow."

Hearing this, Zhang Maoshi was surprised and said, "Chenshi?"

"Yes, you told Mr. Yan that I can't get up so early in the morning, so the morning is changed to Chenshi, and let him tell the ministers."

"His Royal Highness, this..."

"Just tell me what I said." Zhao Yang smiled reassuringly at Zhang Maoshi, "It's okay, just tell Mr. Yan what I said."

Zhang Maoshi glanced at Empress Cao, and Empress Cao nodded slightly to him.

"Yes, villain, just tell Mr. Yan."

"Chenshi, I think it's early." Zhao Yang complained, "It's time to go to court at Sishi." It should be the same as going to work in the future generations from nine to five.

"Going to court at Sishi?" Empress Cao smiled helplessly, "Why go to court at Sishi?"

"Ma'am, it's not that there are so many things to do in court every day. There are not many things on weekdays. I can definitely finish talking within an hour. After finishing speaking, it's just noon, and then go to lunch." Zhao Yang said with a smile, "Eat Only when you have enough food can you work hard, I think this arrangement is very reasonable."

Empress Cao pinched her son's soft face, and scolded with a smile: "It's not reasonable, you have wasted a whole morning with this arrangement, officials and ministers are very busy, and one afternoon is not enough for them to do things .”

"Really?" Zhao Yang disapproved, "Didn't daddy and the others go to court all morning?"

"Then why didn't you see your father reviewing the papers until midnight?" Empress Cao pinched her son's little nose again, "It's already late at Chenshi, you still want to go to Sishi."

Zhao Yang touched his nose: "Okay, I give up the idea of ​​going to court at Sishi."

Zhang Maoshi went to the Imperial Academy and told Yan Shu exactly what Zhao Yang had said.

After hearing this, Yan Shu was not angry, but smiled very kindly.

"I understand what your Highness said, and I will tell the other ministers to go to court from tomorrow."

Seeing that Yan Shu agreed, Zhang Maoshi looked surprised, "You, Mr. Yan..."

Yan Shu knew what Zhang Mao was really surprised, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is still young, it's normal not to get up early, it's right to change it to Chenshi."

"Yan Xiang, you really love His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." At that time, the official family went to court when they were very young, why didn't Yan Xiang and the others let the official family go to court every now and then.

"His Royal Highness is still young." Yan Shu's tone was full of affection.

"Yan Xiang, the official family was very small back then, why didn't I see you let the official family go to court?" Zhang Maoshi teased, "It seems that you still love His Royal Highness more."

Yan Shu knew that Zhang Maoshi was joking with him, "Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I can't help but want to love His Royal Highness more."

"The officials know they will be jealous."

"Then let the officials be jealous." Yan Shu said with a smile, "Who said the officials were not as smart and cute as His Highness the Crown Prince when they were young."

Zhang Maoshi laughed at Yan Shu's words, and then nodded in agreement: "Yan Xiang is very right."

"Hahahahaha..."

Yan Shu quickly conveyed Zhao Yang's will.After the other ministers learned about this, they were not dissatisfied, and no one said that it was wrong for Zhao Yang to change the time of the early court.

Zhang Maoshi returned to Kunning Palace and told Zhao Yang about Yan Shu's reaction.

After Zhao Yang heard this, he was surprised at first, and then smiled happily: "Mr. Yan really understands me."

Empress Cao was very surprised. Like Zhang Maoshi, she did not expect Yan Shu to agree so easily.

"Yan Xiang really dotes on you."

"Ma'am, I'm so cute, who doesn't like it." Zhao Yang smiled very proudly, "Mr. Yan should spoil me."

"What's your name?" Empress Cao thought for a while and said, "Smelly fart like you said?"

Zhao Yang corrected with a serious face: "Ma'am, I call it self-confidence." After speaking, he shamelessly boasted, "Mr. Yan and the others are willing to let me sleep well for a cute child like me."

Empress Cao couldn't laugh or cry at her son's stinky words, "You..."

"Ma'am, I'm going to the Imperial Study Room first, and I'll come over to have dinner with you in the evening."

"What are you doing in the Imperial Study?" Empress Cao asked suspiciously.

"Look at the papers. There are a lot of papers on the imperial table, all of which have been reviewed by Mr. Yan. I'll go and see how they approve the papers." Zhao Yang said with a face full of surprise, "I haven't I have read Zhazi, and I want to see how ministers write Zhazi."

"Then you go and see it." Empress Cao said, "Look carefully."

"Ma'am, then I'll go first." After Zhao Yang bowed to Empress Cao, he took Zhang Maoshi and Yuan Song to Funing Palace.

Before going to the Royal Study Room to look at Zhazi, he went to see Song Renzong again.His father was still in a coma and did not wake up.

When Zhao Yang saw that Song Renzong had been in a coma for so long and didn't wake up, he knew that Imperial Physician Shen hadn't lied to him or frightened him.Song Renzong was really seriously ill, and his body was really weak, and he really needed to take a good rest.

He was right to go to court for his father.

When he came to the imperial study, Zhao Yang picked up the paper and looked at it seriously.After watching for a while, his expression became strange.

Zhang Maoshi stood aside and looked at Zhao Yang's expression, and quickly asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yang put down the letter in his hand, looked sideways at Zhang Maoshi, and asked with an indescribable expression: "Mr. Zhang, do you know what is written in this letter?"

Zhang Maoshi shook his head first, then asked: "Your Highness, what did you write?"

"The letter said that a cow gave birth to three calves in their county, and said it was auspicious." Zhao Yang twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "The birth of three calves is reported in a solemn letter, and it is said to be auspicious." , this is too ridiculous."

"Your Highness, there are many letters like this." Zhang Maoshi said, "Actually, ministers don't have so many things to write in letters, they can only write about trivial matters."

"Don't write if you don't have something to write." Zhao Yang said disgustedly, "Also involving Xiangrui, that's not how flattering is done."

Zhang Maoshi suppressed a smile and said: "Your Highness, there are many flattering stories like this, you will get used to it after reading too many."

"This kind of boring post should be thrown aside and left alone." Zhao Yang felt that it was a waste of time to look at such boring post. "Yan Xiang and the others even replied, they just threw it away."

Yan Shu and the others criticized this man and told him not to involve Xiangrui in everything.

Zhao Yang was quite satisfied with Yan Shu's reply.However, he still thinks it's better to just ignore such nonsense.

Zhao Yang then looked down and saw that several letters were greeting Song Renzong, and then said how they missed Song Renzong in a nasty way, and finally flattered Song Renzong with gorgeous rhetoric.

Yan Shu and the others always replied "I know" to such letters.

Zhao Yang looked at it, and suddenly thought of the memorial reviewed by Yongzheng.During that time, Yongzheng's review of memorials was also a hot search.Yongzheng's reply to the flattering memorial was "I know", or "I am such a man".

In the future, when he is reviewing the papers, he can learn from Yongzheng to take the funny route.

Seeing His Royal Highness smiling strangely, Zhang Maoshi asked with concern, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

"Hahahahaha..." Zhao Yang couldn't hold back his laughter, "This man wrote a joke in his letter, saying he wanted Daddy to laugh."

"Your Highness, this kind of slip is also very common, you will get used to it in the future."

Zhao Yang: "..."

Next, Zhao Yang regarded Zhazi as a joke, and the more he looked at it, the more funny it became, and the more he looked at it, the more weird and amusing he became.

Zhang Maoshi saw that Zhao Yang couldn't stop laughing at Zhazi, so he couldn't help laughing too.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, you should go to Kunning Palace for dinner."

"It's night so soon." Zhao Yang looked at the papers and forgot the time. He stood up and stretched his waist and said, "Now I finally know why Dad even reads such useless papers."

"why?"

"Because it's fun." Zhao Yang said solemnly, "Daddy reads a lot of pictures on weekdays, and he will definitely get upset. It's also good to laugh at these absurd pictures at this time." After finishing speaking, he added , "Take it as a life adjustment, to make yourself happy."

Zhang Maoshi did not speak.The reason why Song Renzong read every letter is not as Zhao Yang said, but because Song Renzong is very serious and responsible.

"I'm dying of laughter." Zhao Yang felt that his face was a little stiff from laughing, and stretched out his hand to rub his face. "Go and see if Dad is awake."

"Yes."

Song Renzong still did not wake up.

After seeing Song Renzong, Zhao Yang went to Kunning Palace and had dinner with Empress Cao.

During the meal, he told Empress Cao about the Zhazi he saw in the afternoon, which made Empress Cao laugh too.

"These ministers really don't have anything to write in the letter, so don't write it."

"They must write." Empress Cao said, "Because it will let your father know about them, or remember them."

As soon as Zhao Yang heard this, he reacted: "It turns out that I want to show my presence in front of my father. No wonder I have nothing to write and I have to write something to write a letter."

"Officials from other places can only appear in front of your father by writing letters, so they have to write letters even if they write jokes."

Zhao Yang looked stunned: "So it's because of this."

"If your father notices him, then he may be transferred back to Bianjing." Empress Cao said with emotion, "The ministers don't write letters casually, do you understand?"

Zhao Yang nodded after being instructed: "Understood, but rather than writing boring jokes, it's better to do things well. When things are done well, it will naturally reach Daddy's ears, and then he can be transferred back to Bianjing."

"Some people don't think so." Empress Cao taught Zhao Yang, "There are many ministers who are opportunistic."

"I don't want to see such boring and ridiculous papers every day. Tomorrow, I will tell Mr. Yan that such boring papers should not be sent to the imperial study." It is fun and funny to see such papers, but really waste of time.

"Did you enjoy watching it?"

"I enjoy watching it, but I can do a lot of serious things when I have the time to read this kind of boring news."

"Then don't read it." Empress Cao picked up a piece of chicken for Zhao Yang, "I'll send someone to inform A Xu that he will come to the palace to accompany you tomorrow."

"Ah Xu is probably playing crazy these days." During Zhao Yang's prayer at Xiangguo Temple, Cao Xu was not by his side. After all, Cao Xu didn't know Buddhism.

"He has to calm down."

After dinner in Kunning Palace, Zhao Yang chatted with Empress Cao for a while before returning to Funing Palace to continue reading Zhazi.

Seeing Zhazi halfway through, and knowing that Song Renzong was awake, Zhao Yang hurried over to have a look.

Song Renzong was naturally happy when he learned that his son would live in Funing Palace during this period.

Zhao Yang told Song Renzong about changing him to the morning time, and he deliberately showed off to his father that Yan Shu loved him more.

Song Renzong was a little surprised when he saw that Yan Shu and the others did not object to changing the time of the early court to Chenshi, but he was more jealous, saying that Yan Shu and the others preferred Zhao Yang.Of course, he wasn't really jealous.

Zhao Yang also told Song Renzong about his reading Zhazi in the afternoon.What he said was amusing, and Song Renzong couldn't stop laughing.

After Song Renzong finished laughing, he told Zhao Yang that although these Zhazi were absurd, they were also the wishes of the ministers and could not be ignored.

Zhao Yang disapproved in his heart, but he didn't refute Song Renzong face to face.

Song Renzong just woke up, not in good spirits, still very weak, and talked to Zhao Yang for a while, and his spirit was not good.

Zhao Yang was very worried when he saw that his father fell asleep after talking to him for a while.

Doctor Shen told him that Song Renzong's frequent drowsiness would be more during this period.After recuperating for a period of time, Song Renzong will not often fall asleep.

Miao Zhaorong asked Zhao Yang to go back to rest, and she would take good care of Song Renzong.

Zhao Yang will go to court early tomorrow morning, so he went to bed earlier than usual.He usually didn't go to bed until four o'clock in the afternoon, but today he fell asleep at the beginning of the hour.

The next day, at four o'clock in the morning, Zhao Yang was woken up by Zhang Maoshi.

It is impossible for Zhao Yang to sleep until Chenshi when he goes to the morning court.

Zhao Yang was dazedly put on court clothes by Zhang Maoshi.He was going to the morning court, so naturally he couldn't wear casual clothes, he had to wear the vermilion royal prince's court clothes.

After grooming and washing, Zhao Yang became more awake, but he was still very sleepy, and kept typing and paying back his debts.

"His Royal Highness, this is the breakfast specially prepared by Miao Zhaorong for you."

Zhao Yang yawned again, and when he heard Zhang Maoshi's words, he was slightly taken aback: "Little lady is up?"

"Miao Zhaorong woke up early."

"How can this be done?" Zhao Yang said with a slight frown, "My little lady is tired of taking care of my father, how can I let her get up early in the morning and make breakfast for me."

"His Royal Highness, Miao Zhaorong prepared breakfast for you and went to rest."

"It doesn't work like this. I'll tell the little lady after I'm down." Seeing that it was almost time, Zhao Yang didn't dare to write any more ink, so he hurriedly ate breakfast.

Miao Zhaorong made rice balls, siu mai, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and goat milk for Zhao Yang.

While Zhao Yang was eating breakfast, the ministers had already entered the palace, and they were waiting to go up in the side hall of the Chuigong Hall.

The ministers seemed to be in good spirits, talking and laughing one by one.

The ministers are looking forward to the matter of His Highness the Crown Prince going to court.

For many ministers who did not have the opportunity to get close to His Highness the Crown Prince, this was a good opportunity to show their faces in front of His Highness the Crown Prince.

Many ministers decided that they must perform well in front of His Highness the Crown Prince today.

After Zhao Yang finished his breakfast, he hurried to the Chui Gong Hall.

Before entering the Chuigong Palace, he even tidied up his appearance, and then walked in very imposingly.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Zhao Yang walked into the Chuigong Hall and saw that there were many ministers standing below, and he was not nervous or afraid at all.

He walked to the dragon chair very calmly, and then sat down with his back straight.

Yan Shu was also worried that it was Zhao Yang's first visit to the court, and he would be afraid and cramped when facing the ministers of the full court, but he did not expect that His Highness the Crown Prince was very calm.

Putting on Zhao Yang's court clothes, his whole temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes.On weekdays, he is cute and well-behaved in casual clothes.However, he is very majestic in court clothes.

Yan Shu took the lead in saluting: "I see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Yang said expressionlessly: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

After the ministers in the audience stood up, they looked curiously at the little man sitting on the dragon chair.

Zhao Yang also looked at the ministers curiously.He didn't know many ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

Seeing the ministers staring at him, he didn't speak.Zhao Yang raised his eyebrows lightly: "Ministers, Daddy is sick and unable to go to court for the time being, so during this time, I will go to court for Daddy. You can tell me anything."

"His Royal Highness is full of filial piety, and is a role model for ministers and others."

"Do you have something to play?"

"I have something to report." Yan Shu, as the prime minister, of course had to take the lead.

Zhao Yang nodded lightly and said, "Please tell me, Mr. Yan."

"His Royal Highness, the spring plowing and transplanting of rice seedlings in the south of the Yangtze River have been completed."

When Zhao Yang heard this, he was overjoyed: "The seedlings in the south of the Yangtze River have been planted so soon?"

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Yan Shu said, "It's all thanks to the officials and His Highness the Crown Prince."

As soon as he said this, other ministers agreed one after another, and then began to blow rainbow farts to Zhao Yang.

The ministers were about to praise Zhao Yang to the sky.

Zhao Yang couldn't listen anymore, so he had to interrupt them.

"Since the spring plowing has been completed on Jiangnan, they can build a reservoir."

Wen Yanbo said, "His Royal Highness, the Jiangnan side is starting to build a reservoir."

"Let the Jiangnan side build more reservoirs, just in case you don't need it." The Jiangnan side was lucky, and it rained heavily when the drought first started, but it doesn't mean that there will be no more water in the next few months. drought.

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

Then, other ministers came up one after another, but they all talked about trivial matters.

It's been relatively peaceful recently, and nothing major has happened.

Although it was a trivial matter, Zhao Yang listened very seriously.

He doesn't need to deal with small matters, Yan Shu and the others have already taken care of them.Although it was a small matter, it was said for an hour.

Zhao Yang saw that the ministers had finished talking and seemed to have nothing to say, so he stood up and walked forward and said, "I have met many of you, but I don't know who you are. Beginning with Yan Xiang, each of you Introduce yourself and let me know your names."

The ministers didn't expect Zhao Yang to say that, they were shocked at first, and then their faces were full of joy.

"By the way, when you introduce yourself, remember to mention your official positions." Zhao Yang looked at Yan Shu, "Prime Minister Yan starts with you."

"Yes, Your Highness." Yan Shu said, "My subject, Yan Shu, the official prime minister, the crown prince..."

After Yan Shu finished introducing himself, it was Wen Yanbo's turn.

When it was the other people's turn, they all introduced themselves excitedly.

Zhao Yang listened to the self-introductions of the ministers and found that many of them held several positions.

Fortunately, Empress Cao introduced the official position system of Song Dynasty to Zhao Yang in great detail before, otherwise Zhao Yang would be confused now.

Zhao Yang always felt that the official position system in the Song Dynasty was too complicated, with six ministries and the Privy Council.He didn't understand Empress Cao's explanation at first, and it took him some effort to figure it out.

The official position system of the Song Dynasty was not only complicated, but also had many loopholes.He felt that the reason why the Song Dynasty was redundant was because of this reason.

Before, the New Deal introduced by Fan Zhongyan and the others changed a little bit the phenomenon of redundant officials, but it only changed a little superficially, and did not completely solve the situation of redundant officials.

Zhao Yang felt that if he wanted to completely change the situation of redundant officials, he had to rectify the official position system of the Song Dynasty.

Children like Yan Shu and Ouyang Xiu don't need to take the imperial examinations, and can be awarded Jinshi's background by relying on Yin Bu.With a Jinshi background, one can enter the court and become an official, which leads to more and more officials, and it is unfair to those students who take the imperial examination.

When he comes to power in the future, the first thing to rectify is this subsidy system.Regardless of whether they are the children of officials, or the children of the rich and powerful, or the children of poor families, if they want to enter the court and become an official, they must take the imperial examination.

After the ministers have finished introducing themselves, today's morning court is over.

When Zhao Yang came down from court, he went to visit Song Renzong first.

Song Renzong woke up early today, and he was waiting for Zhao Yang to go to court.

Hearing the voice of saluting Zhao Yang from outside, Song Renzong smiled unconsciously: "It's later than I expected."

Zhao Yang walked in, saw Song Renzong sitting on the bed, and first saluted his father: "I have seen my father."

Song Renzong suddenly found that today's son is a little different, very dignified.

It wasn't the first time he saw Zhao Yang in court clothes.When worshiping heaven and earth before, Zhao Yang wore the crown prince's court clothes, but Song Renzong didn't see the majesty from his son.

Seeing Song Renzong staring at him, Zhao Yang reached out and touched his face: "Daddy, is there something on my face?"

Only then did Song Renzong come back to his senses, and smiled lovingly at his son: "No, there is nothing on your face."

"Then why are you staring at me, Daddy?"

"Daddy suddenly found that you have the majesty of a crown prince." Perhaps it was because Yang Yang went to court today, so he had a little more dignified appearance.

"Really?" Zhao Yang didn't feel it himself.

"Father, how does it feel to go to court on the first day?" Song Renzong looked at Zhao Yang jokingly, "You didn't fall asleep, did you?"

"Daddy, I'm not you, I'm not asleep." Zhao Yang raised his chin and said with a proud face, "I listened seriously."

"That's right, then tell Dad what you said this morning."

"It's nothing big, it's just small things." Zhao Yang's memory is very good. He memorized everything that the ministers told him earlier, and recounted everything to Song Renzong.

Song Renzong glanced at Zhang Maoshi, and Zhang Maoshi nodded slightly to him.

"I remember it so clearly." Song Renzong was very surprised, "Do you think the ministers handled it well?"

"Okay. If the ministers can't even handle these trivial matters, what should they do?"

That's right.

"Are you nervous on the first morning court?" Song Renzong still remembers his nervousness when he first went to morning court.

"Don't be nervous, there's nothing to be nervous about." Zhao Yang crossed his arms and stood some distance away from Song Renzong's bedside.Song Renzong was afraid that he would get angry with him, so he didn't let Zhao Yang get too close to him. "It's not that I haven't seen the ministers."

Seeing his son's confident and calm appearance, Song Renzong was very pleased, but also a little surprised.He thought that Zhao Yang would be embarrassed for the first time when he went to court, but he didn't expect him to be like a normal person.

"Besides not being nervous, what else does it feel like?"

"It's not what I imagined."

"What's the difference?"

"It's not as boring as I thought it would be."

When Song Renzong heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry: "What are you talking about?"

"I thought it would be boring, and then I would fall asleep, but I didn't expect that." Zhao Yang said seriously, "It's all small things, but I listened very seriously."

"anything else?"

"The other thing is that I feel that I have an extra responsibility." Zhao Yang said truthfully, "When I entered the Chuigong Palace with my father before, I didn't feel anything, but the moment I walked into the Chuigong Palace today, I felt... "

Song Renzong asked, "What do you think?"

Zhao Yang carefully chose his words: "There is a solemn and sacred feeling, and I feel that I cannot be a child."

Song Renzong was taken aback when he said this.

Zhao Yang pinched his chin and said thoughtfully, "I just feel that I have to be worthy of my status."

"Okay, okay." Song Renzong was relieved, "Yangyang, it's good for you to feel this way." Yangyang did better than he imagined, "Daddy is very happy that you think so." Such a strong sense of responsibility really surprised him.

"Daddy, is this the same way you went to court for the first time?"

"Daddy was very scared when he went to court for the first time. He was afraid that his mind would go blank." Song Renzong praised, "Yangyang, you are better than Daddy, and Daddy is far inferior to you."

Hearing this, Zhao Yang smiled triumphantly and said, "Father, this is called green out of blue and better than blue."

At this time, Shen Kuo came to Bianjing again, preparing to take the entrance examination for Taixue.