Song Gexing

Chapter 26 Han Qi is really a bad guy

"I will be cautious, but if the eldest prince can come up with a practical plan, I must support it. The reason is very simple. I am optimistic that the eldest prince will be the wise successor of our Song Dynasty."

Lu Yijian changed his lazy look and spoke to Zhang Dexiang very solemnly, raising his hands. His expression suddenly changed.

"The ancestral system cannot be changed, Prime Minister Lu!"

"What cannot be changed? Yi said: It will be renewed day by day, and it will be renewed day by day. There is no unchanging system in the world. Only by adapting to the times can we enrich the people and strengthen the country."

Lu Yi's bamboo slips were thrown loudly, and the words ended. Fan Zhongyan immediately bowed to him solemnly and said, "Today I know that Prime Minister Lu is not a quarrelsome person. Zhong Yan is here to apologize. In the past, he often slandered Prime Minister Lu."

Han Qi and others also saluted Lu Yijian, but Zhang Dexiang had a sad face and sighed repeatedly.

Zhao Fang took a look at it, raised his hands to him and said, "Xiang Zhang secretly encouraged students to submit a letter. I don't think it's strange for me, but I would like to ask Xiang Zhang to listen to me and decide whether to support the reform."

"It's you!"

Ouyang Xiu's eyes widened, and he realized that Zhang Dexiang was behind the plot against him, and he also understood why Zhao Fang said that not everyone who opposed was a traitor.

Zhang Dexiang is definitely not a treacherous minister, but a kind and kind minister who takes good care of the younger generation. He is also famous all over the world for his elder style and magnanimous bearing.

No wonder Ouyang Xiu and others could not think of him, but he was praised by Renzong as a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen was also stunned. He looked at him for a long time before sighing: "No wonder he didn't tell me when I asked my eldest brother to stop Uncle Yong and Xiwen. It turns out that he knew it would be leaked if he told me!"

Hearing this, Zhang Dexiang saluted Zhao Zhen and said: "I have betrayed the divine grace and really want to stop the reform. Ever since the eldest prince published the newspaper, I have been awake at night, worried that the reform will lead to chaos. Please, Your Majesty Sinner!"

"Dad, don't rush to blame Zhang Xiang. He is also doing it for the Song Dynasty. He just has different political views."

Zhao Fang quickly spoke first to stop his father from blaming Zhang Dexiang. He knew that the best way to succeed in reform was not to eliminate the opponents, but to turn the opponents into supporters, which would make it smoother.

After hearing his plea, Zhao Zhen nodded happily and said, "I feel so relieved that my eldest brother has this knowledge."

Zhang Dexiang turned to look at him, then saluted solemnly and said: "The eldest prince has the benevolence of Your Majesty, and the decisiveness of Emperor Taizu. I am willing to listen to you. If there is a good way to govern the country, I dare not stop it! "

"Is there a good way to govern the country..."

Zhao Fang pondered for a moment, looked around and said: "I really have a good idea about the household registration, but if I use this method, the world will be shocked, so I dare not say it."

"Oh! You can talk about it first. As for how to implement it, you can wait until the conditions are mature."

Lu Yijian's eyes lit up and she stared at him closely to urge him. Zhao Fang looked at Zhang Dexiang, waiting for his answer.

Understanding his concerns, Zhang Dexiang raised his hand and swore: "What the eldest prince said today is limited to this. I swear that I will never spread even a single word!"

Only then did Zhao Fang breathe a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "The household registration scheme is in order for the common people to avoid corvee labor, and corrupt officials are trying to steal property, so it has become more and more serious. Why do you think the common people are afraid of corvée labor?"

Without waiting for everyone to answer, he then answered by himself: "Because the people cannot bear the harm caused by corvee, which is enough to destroy a well-fed family, and the court needs corvee, otherwise the finances cannot bear it."

"Show me a solution!"

Even Ouyang Xiu was anxious now, urging him to continue and stop explaining these things. No one here knew the harm of corvee, but it just started with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and no one could think of a way to solve it.

Zhao Fang nodded calmly and said word by word: "Tan, Ding, Ru, Mu can be solved."

Everyone was startled, and Fan Zhongyan hurriedly asked: "What does it mean to spread people into acres of land?"

"People spread out on the ground?"

Everyone frowned and pondered, and soon they all looked at him in surprise. Han Qi hurriedly asked, "Da Lang is saying that the tax will be exempted, the more land there is, the higher the tax will be, and the landless will have no tax?"

"Not bad!"

Zhao Fang nodded sternly, looked at everyone and said: "The landless are already extremely poor, why should they have to pay taxes, while there are people who have vast fields, but only pay the taxes of a few members of the family. This is extremely unfair, Your Majesty. He said: We have done more than we have lost but made up for the deficiencies, have we done that?”

"Xianzai!"

After a moment of silence, Han Qi spoke in praise, then turned to Zhao Zhen and saluted solemnly: "I would like to ask my emperor to appoint a crown prince! It is a blessing for the world to have such a prince for our Emperor Song. It is a blessing to all people, so he should be established early."

"Just make him a prince, old man Han, we don't want to do this."

Zhao Fang started wailing on the spot. He never imagined that Han Qi would be like this. Is this still the Han Zhigui in history who defied the emperor in person and ruled with the emperor together as a scholar-bureaucrat?

Han Qi was startled by his wailing, touched his face and said to himself: "Am I very old?"

Lu Yijian glared at Han Qi fiercely and said, "Why did Zhigui take my words? I should be the one to say this. You have always said that I am flattering, but you still take the lead."

As soon as he heard this, he knew it was a joke, and Han Qi laughed loudly: "Isn't this junior imitating your senior? You can't let senior be the only one specializing in beauty."

Everyone laughed, but how could the atmosphere suddenly change so quickly? Zhao Fang was dumbfounded.

Only Zhao Zhen hesitated for a long time and asked: "Isn't it too early? Has the prince never been established early since our ancestors?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Han Qi in confusion. He put away his smile and said seriously: "Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? What we are talking about today is that the laws of our ancestors can be changed. The eldest prince is wise and is in his rightful place." , and there is a suggestion to share the land with the peasants. This meritorious official does not dare to snatch it, so it is justifiable for him to preside over it, and he can leave the capital of the people's support for future succession."

Zhao Zhen's heart was moved after hearing this. Fan Zhongyan's eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward and said: "Zhi Gui's words are reasonable. I agree with you!"

"you……"

Zhang Dexiang let out a long sigh, and pointed at him hesitating to speak, but now Zhao Fang came to his senses, and glared at Han Qi fiercely with his eyes wide open, but his appearance could only be that of a nasty one.

Others reacted immediately. Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Are you really so worried about my changing orders overnight?"

It turned out that Han Qi, a clever guy, had long seen that Zhao Zhen's ears were weak. If the resistance to the reform was too great, he would not be able to persist, but he has never been able to solve the problem.

Zhao Fang's performance today made him completely reassured, so he was pushed to the front desk, so that Zhao Zhen would have to think more carefully if he wanted to retreat. It was related to the prestige of the prince's succession in the future, so he dared to take this risk.

"I'm not the heir apparent, I still want to play!"

Just when Zhao Zhen was about to agree, Zhao Fang jumped up and shouted: "You are all bad people. When I become the prince, I have no freedom at all."

Zhao Fang, who was taking advantage of being a child and preparing to act out, was really anxious this time. Don't think that being a prince was a good thing. He knew very well that the princes of the Song Dynasty had many rules.

If you really become a prince, if there is any flaw in your words or actions, you will be sprayed all over by the ministers. This is fundamentally different from the emperor. The emperor can be a coward, but the prince cannot.

(End of this chapter)