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When Zhao Zhen heard what Zhao Jun said, he immediately showed a pensive expression.
He actually wanted to agree immediately.
Because Zhao Jun had been talking about the "Qingli New Deal" these days, he had been looked down upon by Fan Zhongyan countless times, so he learned his lesson and decided to support his reforms.
Therefore, if Zhao Jun's method is correct and the approach is relatively mild without inflicting massacres, he will definitely express his unwavering support.
But since he grew up in the deep palace and fought for power with Liu E for many years, how could the great Song Renzong not have any cunning at all?
Zhao Zhen knew that if he nodded in agreement without hesitation without even thinking, Zhao Jun would definitely suspect that he was just agreeing verbally without taking any actual action, and would definitely not trust him at that time.
This distrust may create a rift between the two sides. If Zhao Jun is unwilling to work hard to strengthen the Song Dynasty, that would be bad.
That's why Zhao Zhen pretended to be thoughtful in order to confuse Zhao Jun.
He was seen frowning, pondering, or thinking deeply. After a long while, he seemed to have made up his mind. He nodded slowly and said in a deep voice, "Okay, I agree to all your suggestions!"
He took so long to agree, and was still hesitant and indecisive, showing no sincerity at all.
Zhao Jun gave Zhao Zhen the middle finger in his heart.
Obviously, Zhao Zhen's performance just now was in vain.
After all, those who are competing with him are a group of political veterans. If he is not careful, he may be led into trouble, so he needs to show his sophistication.
As a young man born in the 2000s, Zhao Jun is not so shrewd. He prefers to act decisively rather than thinking twice before acting.
So Zhao Zhen's attitude was just like flirting with a blind man - a waste of effort.
However, Zhao Jun did not say it directly, but nodded and said: "Okay, then I can promise you that I will definitely find a way to help you make the Song Dynasty strong."
"Having descendants like you to help me is truly a manifestation of the great ancestors and great emperors."
Zhao Zhen was very happy.
Zhao Jun waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Don't talk about Taizong, just talk about Taizu. Your spiritual manifestation is better than Zhao Guangyi's. I think Zhao Guangyi is a disgrace to my family and suggest that he be expelled from the Zhao family tree."
Zhao Zhen: “.”
He said unhappily, "Taizong is also your ancestor. Even if descendants dislike their deeds, they should still respect them."
"Okay."
Zhao Jun responded without any sincerity. In fact, he was too embarrassed to tell Zhao Zhen that according to the village genealogy, they were descendants of Zhao Kuang and had nothing much to do with Zhao Guangyi.
However, it would be a bit awkward if we only worship the emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty’s Taizu lineage.
After all, there were actually no capable emperors in the Southern Song Dynasty, so they had to send the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty to the clan ancestral hall, remove those who were ridiculously stupid, and add a few mediocre emperors to make up the twelve emperor tablets.
Seeing his expression, Zhao Zhen was still a little worried and reminded him, "You still have to go see the gentlemen later. After all, I am the emperor. Taizong and Zhenzong are also your ancestors. You must respect them."
"I know, I know."
Zhao Jun responded again.
Zhao Zhen asked in return: "Then what should you do later?"
Zhao Jun's expression froze. After a moment's thought, he tentatively asked, "Should I limp and pretend to be defeated by you?"
Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction: "This child is teachable!"
I treat you like a big-headed ghost!
Zhao Jun clenched his fists and looked at Zhao Zhen's hateful expression. He really wanted to punch him twice in the face to let him know why the flowers are so red.
However, considering that he would have to work under Zhao Zhen in the future, he would endure it for the time being.
But Zhao Jun was no pushover. He stared at Zhao Zhen with a stern expression and said, "You can let me cooperate with you, but if you don't firmly support me in the future and help outsiders deal with me, I will beat you to death. Believe it or not, I really dare to fight you."
Now it was Zhao Zhen's turn to freeze. He wondered why the descendants of the Zhao family had such bad tempers. They were simply fools, ready to fight and curse at each other at the slightest provocation. And this guy was such a living ancestor, was he really going to let people live?
He had no choice but to change the subject and said, "Don't worry about this. Now that you know you are in the Song Dynasty, how should we discuss our relationship in the future?"
"What do you want to say?"
Zhao Jun was puzzled. Why did Old Zhao ask this?
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You are a descendant of the Zhao family. I am your ancestor from a thousand years ago. Logically, you should call me your distant ancestor, and I call you my grandson. But now that we are meeting, I will not take advantage of you and will just call you my eldest grandson."
Zhao Jun looked up and down at Zhao Zhen, who was about the same age as him, with a puzzled look on his face.
Wow, I’ve become a grandson myself.
And you still say you didn’t take advantage?
However, what Zhao Zhen said was indeed correct, that is, he was indeed one of his distant ancestors from the side branch.
People in rural areas in the south still pay attention to seniority. Zhao Jun's ancestor is from the youngest branch, which is of a higher generation. An old man in his sixties from the same village has to call him "little uncle".
So, in terms of seniority, Zhao Zhen was undoubtedly the superior. After all, he was a thousand years older. If a generation is 25 years, then there are at least 40 generations. Zhao Zhen calling Zhao Jun his grandson was not really taking advantage.
But Zhao Jun still felt awkward and asked, "How old are you?"
"Twenty-seven."
"How about we just go our separate ways. You call me Big Sun and I'll call you Big Brother."
"outrageous!"
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