Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 111 Three Song Dynasty Monsters

Zhao Dezhao understood in an instant that the old man was talking so crowningly, but he was actually feeling sorry for his grandson!
He remembered that the old grandson was studying in the palace school, and he was one of the first few children who signed up to be recruited, and his attitude was extremely firm. He probably couldn't stop his grandson, so he took the resentment on himself superior.

In fact, in the past two or three days, there have been some relatives and noble children who have signed up in the palace school and are willing to follow the Southern Expedition. They found Zhao Dezhao in private and expressed their remorse. The reasons given by each person are also various. What matters, what parents are not traveling far, and so on and so on.

Zhao Dezhao knew very well that either these people's fathers and grandparents were worried and worried;

But no matter what the situation is, Zhao Dezhao will agree to everyone who expresses regret, and will not make any difficulties.

I kindly give you the opportunity to support you, take you out to increase your knowledge, and gain military merits by the way, wouldn't it be better than spending all day in the palace school reciting the poem Yun Ziyue, and if you can't recite it, you will be punished by the master?Since you are willing to give up, I will not force you.

In such a short period of two or three days, only 23 of the [-] relatives and noble children who were screaming in the palace school to join the army southward were left.

Zhao Dezhao looked down upon these people's remorse, but he could understand it in his heart: after all, it was a plagued land in the south, and people changed their colors when they heard about it. The elders were worried about their children and grandchildren, or the young people were cowardly. It is human nature, everyone comes and goes voluntarily and freely, he did not give birth to any complaints.

But Zhao Dezhao didn't intend to let this matter be brought up to the court to question and find fault.

And Zhao Kuangyin also showed a look of surprise, obviously he didn't expect someone to impeach him, so he immediately turned his attention to Zhao Dezhao.

Zhao Dezhao stepped out of the line, his face turned coldly towards Yan Hong, Duke of Lai.

"Duke Yan, your grandson has also reported his name in the palace and is willing to go south with the king. You feel sorry for your children and grandchildren, but you are not willing to let him go far away. You just persuade him in private. It's not that the king is missing someone here. The son of the family will not succeed, it must not be allowed to go back!"

"You are short-sighted and do not think far and wide for your children and grandchildren, which is unwise;"

"You don't have the ability to persuade your children and grandchildren, you have no virtue;"

"It's shameless to show your selfishness to the court!"

"Unwise, hopeless, and shameless, Mr. Yan really opened the eyes of all the ministers!"

Zhao Dezhao's words were like daggers, and Yan Hong, the Duke of Lai State, was so irritated that he jumped up violently. His old face turned red and he became violent on the spot.

"It's just human nature for an old man to feel sorry for his children and grandchildren. Why not? Don't you hear that "Book of Rites" says: the old is old, the old is the old, the young is the young, and the young is the young? Is it a minister who takes pity on the children and grandchildren? Only the old man alone? Dare I ask Your Highness, how can this old man be shameless if he pushes himself and others, speaks out for his colleagues in the court, and speaks up for justice in order to stabilize the hearts of the court?"

Zhao Dezhao almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard it. Could it be that it has become the basic skill of the civil servants of the Song Dynasty to speak of his selfishness in a high-sounding and dignified manner?
Tang Jixian was like this, and this Lai Guogong did it again!
Zhao Dezhao's gaze scanned the two groups of ministers slowly, and said indifferently: "Among your lords, there are quite a few sons and grandchildren who have reported their names to this king and are willing to accompany me in the southern expedition. May I ask who else is with Lai?" The duke has ordinary thoughts, and he also wants his children and grandchildren to quit? Just say it out, and this king will never complain."

No one said a word.

Most ministers and ministers are still clear about it, and let their children and grandchildren go to Lingnan with the king of Tianshui County. They say they are going to join the army, but they are actually staying in the Chinese army. They don’t need to carry swords and guns. How risky is it? ?You can get military merit easily, why not do it?
Zhao Dezhao raised his finger to one of the ministers, looked at Yan Hong and said coldly: "This Qi Guogong, his grandson also signed up with the king to join the army and is willing to serve under the king. Is it only your grandson who is more delicate? ?”

"And Sheng Shangshu's youngest son!"

"And the eldest son of the huge man!"

Every time Zhao Dezhao uttered a name, there would be an extra unfriendly look from among the ministers at Yan Hong, Duke of Lai.

And Yan Hong's head can't help lowering his head, he finally realized that he seemed to have made a serious mistake.

But Zhao Dezhao didn't intend to let him go just like that.

"Excuse me, Lord Yan, are the descendants of these people more humble than the descendants of your Duke Lai?"

Zhao Dezhao strode up to Yan Hong, almost yelling into Yan Hong's face and questioning:

"I would like to ask Lord Yan again, this king himself is going to go deep into the so-called miasma in the south. Could it be that this king, whose surname is Zhao, is not as precious as your grandson of Duke Lai?"

Yan Hong trembled from the yelling, and sat down on the ground.

"You can't stand still, and you still go to the court to eat farts every day?"

Zhao Dezhao made it up very meanly, without showing any sympathy, and didn't care about respecting the old or not.

Because Zhao Dezhao was really angry, not only because of Yan Hong's ignorance and ambiguity, but also because of the deep problems behind his ambiguity.

Later generations often joked that there were three monsters in the Song Dynasty: men with hairpins, eunuchs leading troops, and women in command.

Except for the last item "Women are in command" which is a bit of nonsense, the other two are the real characteristics of the Song Dynasty, all of which are unheard of in other dynasties.

Zhao Dezhao has always felt that what is reflected behind this is not only the confusion of gender consciousness and gender roles, but also the unhealthy and abnormal social atmosphere. It is neither vigorous and simple like the Han Dynasty, nor as grand as the Tang Dynasty. A distinct femininity.

An important manifestation of this femininity is that the social ruling class as a whole advocates extravagance, seeks pleasure, does not think about progress, and is listless.

Song people's sophistication in eating and drinking has reached an unprecedented peak. Drinking tea can drink flowers, and what kind of "tea fighting" they want to play, let alone other enjoyments; life If you are too particular about life, people will be greedy for comfort and lack the motivation to be proactive. The two are two sides of the same coin.

There are definitely not a few people like Yan Hong, the Duke of Lai, who, when they hear the "land of miasma in the south", become as frightened as tigers and lose their wits. There were originally 23 people who signed up to join the army, but within two or three days, only Seventeen, is it still a coincidence?

(End of this chapter)