Crown Prince Zhao Huan:
Dad, you're not righteous! The Jin army is here, and you want to run. Take me with you! I don't want to be emperor.
Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji:
Raisin...
Liu Fang cursed in her heart, "What a fucking pig teammate! Is this something I can say to Song's face?"
"Do you listen to me, or do I listen to you? Xiao Cao, prepare your carriage!"
Zhao Huan was the first to leave. Everyone looked at each other, and finally Liu Fang gritted his teeth and said, "Follow me! Go and call Yang Shoufu."
Since he was leaving the palace in casual clothes, he certainly would not go through Zhengyang Gate. In front of Dong'an Gate, the guard looked at the emperor and his followers and immediately opened the city gate to let them pass.
After leaving the city gate, Zhao Huan got on the prepared carriage and drove straight away.
At this time, the elderly Cai Jing arrived late, just one step too late.
"Liu Fang, tell me what's going on. Why would His Majesty want to leave the palace for no reason?"
"Prime Minister, it's all because of Liu Yong's outspokenness that His Majesty is angry." Liu Fang said evasively. In fact, he didn't think he had said anything wrong and was just an innocent victim.
"What did Liu Yong say?"
"Your Majesty is told to maintain the dignity of the imperial power and not to leave the palace at will."
"I don't understand what you're saying. How can you speak to His Majesty like that? Don't be so disrespectful. Don't think His Majesty is young and just talk nonsense."
"Follow me. His Majesty has good intentions. Liu Fang, you should carefully repeat the agricultural book later. Once His Majesty is satisfied, he will naturally return. His Majesty knows the importance of things and will not do anything disrespectful."
Anping Village is located fifteen miles east of Beijing. It is a smaller imperial farm with three hundred households helping the royal family manage 5,500 acres of land.
June is hot, the time when wheat is filling with grain. Water is crucial for wheat production, so every household's able-bodied laborers are busy diverting water for irrigation.
The carriage stopped by the roadside, and Eunuch Cao considerately held up the canopy, but Zhao Huan indicated that it was not needed.
"I'm truly sorry to trouble you, my father, to come here. Grand Secretary Liu Fang said that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and I deeply agree. I was thinking that such a good article should not be limited to Huaibei. It should also inspire people in other places."
"Your Majesty cares deeply about the people. This is a blessing for the Great Song Dynasty. However, the agricultural promotion book may not have the immediate effect that Your Majesty hopes."
"Even if there's some effect, it's good. Reach out to the stars. Even if you get nothing, your hands won't be covered in mud."