Lu Yijian regretted it at this time. He had not thought so deeply about it and just said it as a joke. He did not expect that things would become so complicated.
Zhao Jun was stubborn and refused to give in. Zhao Zhen was the emperor and couldn't afford to lose face. What should he do?
For a moment, the scene became extremely silent.
It seemed that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard clearly.
Zhao Zhen's expression grew increasingly ugly.
After a moment, Yan Shu hurriedly advised, "Nonsense, Zhao Jun! You were blind before and didn't know this was the Great Song Dynasty. You were talking nonsense and joking. Now that you're meeting His Majesty, how can you still be so lawless?"
"I'm not lawless!"
Zhao Jun argued forcefully, "But I've said before that the Song Dynasty is no good. I'm not the only one who thinks it's no good. Millions of people in later generations think it's no good. This is the final word. I can't change my opinion just because I've traveled to the Song Dynasty. Besides, I can't change what future generations recognize."
Zhao Jun said coldly, "Besides, your words and actions are inconsistent. You're so spineless that people will look down on you. Ask yourself, if I kneel down and flatter you right now, you'll be happy now, but will you still respect me afterwards?"
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"The Spring and Autumn Annals says: 'Respect the respected, respect the relatives, and respect the virtuous.' Even if it is recognized by future generations, it cannot change the fact that the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty is your ancestor. Can't you be patient for the sake of your ancestors' face?"
Lu Yijian frowned. Why is this kid so stubborn? He doesn't look like someone from the Zhao family at all.
"Respect? The Song Dynasty lost all its face in the Jingkang Incident."
So things became different after Lu Yijian exposed Zhao Jun's jokes and his laughter and scolding as an attempt to get the matter over with,
Zhao Jun cannot give in. If he does, it means that everything he said before was false and he himself is a coward.
Zhao Zhen could not give in because he was the emperor, representing the face of the royal family and the majesty of the emperor.
These days, Zhao Jun has been constantly belittling the Song Dynasty, almost trampling on the emperors and ministers of all dynasties of the Song Dynasty. Except for Taizu Zhao Kuang and Renzong Zhao Zhen, who could barely say a few good words from him, the rest of the emperors were basically described as brain-dead and mentally retarded.
If Zhao Jun had recognized the situation immediately after his eyesight had recovered, he would have immediately knelt on the ground, flattered the emperor and his ministers of the Song Dynasty, and repented for his previous remarks that had belittled the Song Dynasty.
Most people probably just laughed it off at the moment, but when they thought back on it, they couldn't help but feel that Zhao Jun's character might not be very good, and they looked down on him for a while.
Wang Zeng saw Zhao Zhen was furious and quickly said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Look how angry you've made the emperor. Why don't you apologize to the emperor?"
"Yes, Zhao Jun, it's just an apology. We won't look down on you."
"Youthful vigor is a good thing, but you must not let yourself get into trouble."
Both sides must be tough, otherwise one will lose integrity and the other will lose face, neither of which can afford to lose.
For a moment, Lu Yijian regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself twice. Why did he say that?
"Zhao Jun!"
However, the more they pressed Zhao Jun, the more he gritted his teeth and held on. He said, "I can't apologize, and I won't change anything I said before. The Song Dynasty is a garbage dynasty, a dynasty of eunuchs! It's not worthy of being the orthodox dynasty of the Chinese nation, nor does it deserve my praise! Otherwise, just chop me up. You have no backbone, and I must have backbone!"
"Asshole!"
Zhao Zhen was so angry that his whole body erupted. He shouted angrily: "You unworthy descendant, how can my great Song Dynasty be unworthy of being the orthodox dynasty of the Chinese nation!"
"We all know your character and that you speak your mind, but the Zhao family is your ancestor, and the Song Dynasty is the foundation your ancestors founded. It's not against my will to say something nice."
Fan Zhongyan, Wang Sui, Cai Qi, Song Shou, Sheng Du and others also came forward to persuade him.
They couldn't make Zhao Zhen make concessions, so they could only force Zhao Jun to make concessions.
Zhao Jun looked around and saw the furious Zhao Zhen, the frowning Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, and Yan Shu and Fan Zhongyan who were looking at him with concern.
He knew that if he admitted his mistake now, nothing would happen.
Although Zhao Zhen might feel uncomfortable afterwards, he still had his place. Even if he had spoiled many things about the future, the Song Dynasty had too many problems and needed his help to solve them. At the same time, he was needed to teach mathematics, physics and chemistry, and to develop science and technology. The Song Dynasty also needed him to grow and become strong.
"If you don't deserve it, you don't deserve it!"
Zhao Jun's face was solemn, and he stiffened his neck to look directly at Zhao Zhen. "Grandfather, you are my ancestor, and one of the only three wise rulers in the Northern Song Dynasty. That's why I respect you. If it were someone like Zhao Gou or Zhao Ji, I would treat them like a dog, even insulting them. I would treat them like a pile of dog shit and want to chop off their heads with a knife. But even today, when it's you, Emperor Renzong of Song, who is in charge of the Song Dynasty, I still feel that the Song Dynasty is unworthy!"
Yan Shu was shocked and said, "Zhao Jun, stop talking. When you were blind and didn't know we were in the Song Dynasty, we could still ignore your ignorance. But now that you know we are in the Song Dynasty, you must not insult the national dignity."
Because he cannot go against his conscience.
Except for Zhao Kuang, Zhao Zhen and Zhao Xu, others are really not worthy of praise!
If you surrender and kneel down, then you really kneel down. What's the point of talking about the backbone of the Han people and the martial spirit?
So as long as he admitted his mistake, everything would be fine. He would be promoted and make money, and live a comfortable life. After all, he had the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to support him, so it was not impossible for him to reach the highest position in the government.
However, Zhao Jun really couldn't say anything to praise the Song Dynasty or the Song Dynasty emperor.
No matter how much Zhao Jun wants to survive, he cannot learn from the person he despises so much!
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