"Because the emperor has seen the people of the country fleeing, the cities empty, and the rivers of blood, he has added a bottom line to himself!" Zhao Ding sat with his hands folded, looking at him solemnly. "As the emperor, the power is boundless, and the most important thing is not how wise and powerful he is, but how to keep the bottom line and not act recklessly... Look at the emperor, he is talented, but he knows how to restrain himself; he is frivolous, but he knows how to hide; he kills people when he is angry, but he only kills in war; even if there were so many people who criticized the emperor before, after the incident with Chen Dong, he will never kill anyone; and when the government encounters resistance, the emperor will persuade and do what he can, and will never impose party restrictions or make connections; as for the size of the harem and the expenses in the palace, it is enough to shame countless emperors... And these are the bottom lines."
"Dad, there is some truth in what you said."
"Not only does it make sense, but from what I as a father have observed and thought about, I feel that the government's bottom line is three points higher than that of the so-called wise rulers in history books!" Zhao Ding was becoming more and more emotional.
"In that case, isn't it rare for the official family to be a sage?"
"What do you think?" Zhao Ding suddenly glared at him. "If the Holy Lord was not in power, how could I, a father who has served as the Yi Cao of Kaifeng Prefecture for more than ten years, be able to become the Minister of the Province?! If the Emperor is not a Holy Lord, but just a Supreme Dao Emperor, what am I? Which one of the six thieves?"
Zhao Fen was speechless on the spot, and the stall owner behind Zhao Ding who was about to come up to serve some side dishes was even more frightened. He quickly lowered his head and pretended that he heard nothing, then secretly replaced the braised mutton offal with clean seasonal vegetables before coming over.
But Zhao Ding said nothing more, just lowered his head and started eating mutton.
After the meal, Zhao Xianggong was so excited that he did not mention it. The next day, the governor of the capital went to the palace to meet the emperor and presented the "Dongjing Menghualu" to his old friend. Emperor Zhao was overjoyed. He personally kept the original copy and promised to print it. However, he refused to reward Meng Yue with an official position for presenting the book, saying that the text was not enough to be a state. Only at Zhao Ding's request did he allow the capital to use Meng Yue's previous official position as a basis for a minor assignment.
However, although Emperor Zhao was reluctant to give Meng Yuanlao an official position, he still shamelessly used his book. Everyone knew that since the emperor got "Dongjing Menghualu", he used the book as a basis and spent several days looking for food everywhere.
Just like that, two days later, as the officers from Huaidong arrived in the capital, martial arts school was reopened... Yes, I must say one more thing here, Emperor Zhao is indeed an unlearned person, and the Song Dynasty already has a systematic martial arts, but the effect is not good... But in any case, this is not the time to worry about these things, because on the day when martial arts school was reopened, the Jin envoy Wulin Da Zanmo came to Tokyo City.
It is said that this Jin envoy named Wulinda had been on diplomatic missions between Jin and Liao in his early years, and then on diplomatic missions between Song and Jin several times. He could be regarded as the most professional and heavyweight envoy of the Jin Dynasty... Therefore, as soon as he arrived, he instantly attracted the attention of the court and the public. From the close ministers to the peddlers, everyone was talking about him.
And Wulinda Zanmo really "lived up to everyone's expectations". He made it clear at the first meeting with the capital and the Privy Council that the Jin Kingdom intended to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty while maintaining the status quo, thus ending the war that had lasted for more than six years.
Even though everyone had expected it, the Jin Kingdom's initiative to make peace still shocked the government and the public.
After all, according to the explicit rules of Emperor Zhao, no one in the Zhao Song court is allowed to take the initiative to propose peace talks... Whoever talks about peace will be killed!
And now, the Jin people have actually taken the initiative to negotiate peace, and people's hearts can no longer be shaken.
PS: Thanks to my friend Lu Ming for reminding and correcting me. In the History of Song Dynasty, "On May Renxu, Gao Qiu was appointed as Kaifu Yitong Sansi. On Dingmao, his son Bing was conferred the title of Duke of Changguo." The subject of "Zi Bing was conferred the title of Duke of Changguo" should be Song Huizong. In other words, Gao Qiu's other son was not named Gao Bing. The one who was conferred the title of Duke of Changguo was Song Huizong's 21st son Zhao Bing. This is a routine mistake made by Baidu Encyclopedia, and I did not conduct textual research... According to the "Jingkang Yaolu", Gao Qiu's other son was named Gao Yaoqing, which matches Gao Yaokang and Gao Yaofu... It has been modified.
By the way, this chapter mentions Dongjing Menghualu, and some of the things involved are basically true. For example, the Song Dynasty court used tens of thousands of sheep a year. Considering that the annual consumption of mutton during the reign of Song Shenzong was 430,000 kilograms, then Song Huizong was extravagant and could only be more, not less, so the statement of tens of thousands of sheep should be correct; and five sheep heads for a meal of sheep face soup is also a fact recorded in history books, and the same is true for "Ruo Gouzi".
Behind "Dreams of the Capital" is really the ruler's extravagance and debauchery...
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