Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 17

After the official ceremony of the imperial court's canonization of the county king was completed, Zhao Dezhao immediately entered the palace. The father gave such a great kindness, so he must thank him face to face!
When I went to Funing Palace to ask, the emperor's father was not in the palace, but went to the imperial study.

Then he ran to the imperial study room and found that the emperor's father was engrossed in the pile of memorials dealing with political affairs. Zhao Dezhao didn't dare to disturb him, and stood beside him quietly waiting with his hands down.

After half an hour, Zhao Kuangyin finally raised his head from the pile of memorials, moving his sore shoulders and neck.

Seeing this, Zhao Dezhao hurried forward, stood behind his father and massaged his shoulders and neck to relax him. The strength of his hands was just right.

Zhao Kuangyin was so comfortable that he hummed softly, squinting his eyes and sighing slightly: "I am getting older, and my energy is not as good as before. I was tired after just reading the memorial for a while."

Zhao Dezhao thought for a while, then smiled softly: "Father, why don't you find one or two literate servants and ask them to read the memorial for you. You only need to open your ears to listen, and then open your golden mouth to give instructions. Wouldn't it be much easier and less troublesome?" ?
"Hmph, do you think your dad can't think of it just because of your little cleverness?"

Zhao Kuangyin snorted softly in his nostrils, and said coldly:
"Is there any eunuch who can be trusted? Let those eunuchs read the memorial, do you believe that they can spread the content of the memorial to the courtyards in Tokyo City!"

The courtyard is the brothel.Can the eunuchs have anything to do with brothels?
Inexplicably, Zhao Dezhao was amused by his father's words. He tried not to laugh, and said seriously: "Since father can't trust eunuchs, let the son read and write for him. You can trust your son, right?"

Zhao Kuangyin turned his head and raised his eyes, piercing his sharp eyes on his son's face, and said with a sneer, "Hmph! You kid, you were just waiting to say this, right? This is your cleverness, right?"

Zhao Dezhao was blindsided by his father's words, so he simply got thick-skinned and flattered him.

"Dad is really wise and powerful, with a burning gaze. His son's little thoughts cannot be hidden in front of his father, but his son also sincerely wants to share his worries with his father..."

Zhao Kuangyin snorted softly in his nostrils, which was regarded as acquiescence.

Zhao Dezhao continued to massage his father for a while, then picked up the memorial on the top, and read it aloud.

After reading one part, put it aside, then start the next part.

When encountering a memorial that needs to be written, Zhao Kuangyin dictated the content with his eyes closed, and Zhao Dezhao started to use the royal ink pen to make the approval.

The father and son cooperated with each other, and the progress was indeed accelerated. The mountain of memorials waiting for approval on the imperial case decreased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the work was about to be finished, Zhao Dezhao read a report of the local government reporting disasters to the imperial court and impeaching local officials.

"...County magistrate of Badong... Kou Zhun is corrupt and incompetent, and ineffective in disaster relief..."

When the name "Kou Zhun" was pronounced, Zhao Dezhao couldn't help stuttering because he was too surprised, and his voice was obviously out of tune.

This man was a famous official in the early Song Dynasty and was very famous in folk opera commentary. He was an important official in the court in both Taizong and Zhenzong dynasties, and he was only a small county magistrate at this moment.

Zhao Dezhao was naturally very surprised to see such a famous person on the memorial suddenly, and was also accused of corruption and incompetence.

This is "Kou Zhun", how can he be "corrupt and incompetent"?
"What's the matter?" Zhao Kuangyin heard his son's strangeness, and opened his slightly squinted eyes: "Is there anything weird about this memorial?"

"This is a major political matter. My son has limited knowledge and dare not make rash comments."

"I asked you to tell me what you don't dare to do!" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly changed his name and called himself "I". This was the emperor versus his ministers, and the power of God would not be defied.

"My son felt that Kou Zhun, the magistrate of Badong County, was impeached by his colleagues as corrupt and incompetent. This matter was mostly framed by false accusations. My son was so angry when he read it that his father could hear it."

Zhao Kuangyin stared at his son, his eyes brightened, and he questioned like a storm:
"How do you know it's a false accusation?!"

"You have never served in Chuanzhong, how can you know the integrity of local officials?!"

"Do you know that Kou magistrate?!"

"Did he ask someone to do you any favors?!"

Zhao Dezhao was very aggrieved and helpless. Is the emperor so suspicious?Even his own son will not be spared!
Your son, I am also the prince of the Great Song Dynasty. Kou Zhun is just a county magistrate, a big official, he just wants to curry favor with me, and he has no connections or qualifications!

Zhao Kuangyin is not a stupid king who is not clear-headed. He turned around immediately after the attack, and realized that this kind of suspicion is unreasonable, so he waved his hands and smiled: "Okay, tell me the reason."

Naturally, Zhao Dezhao would not be so stupid as to tell his father that he had read the history books of later generations and believed in the integrity and ability of that "County Magistrate".

Right now, he can only find out the doubtful points from the content of the memorial itself to support his statement.

"Look, the date of the flood reported in this memorial is the first day of this month, and it has been exactly half a month."

"From Dongchuan to Tokyo, in addition to the urgent delivery by the Ministry of War, ordinary official documents also take almost this long to travel in the post."

"So, this shows that just after the local floods occurred, this person couldn't wait to issue the impeachment memorial."

"It takes time to allocate manpower and material resources for flood relief. Is Kouzhi County doing something serious? Is it corrupt and incompetent? How can it be seen immediately? Is this person an acquaintance? Isn't this a false accusation? What?"

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, what else didn't he understand?

He snatched the memorial from Zhao Dezhao's hand, quickly browsed through it himself, and found that the content was indeed as described by his son.

"This bastard dared to falsely accuse his colleagues, and sent him away for three thousand miles!"

The Song Dynasty was particularly tolerant and kind to civil servants. Officials were rarely beheaded after committing crimes. Usually, the three-piece package of demotion, seizure of office, and exile ended.

After Zhao Kuangyin scolded someone, not only did his mood not turn bad, but he laughed heartily:

"Erlang, you have a little knowledge, you have a deep understanding of things, and you are very capable of governing politics. At least you are enough to be a state governor."

Zhao Dezhao smiled with his father on his face, but in his heart he wanted to scold his mother:

"Dad, are there any people you praise so much? I am the eldest son of the emperor, a prince of a county, and a master of the school. But you say that I am qualified to be the magistrate of the state. Do you want to demote me? Even if you don't promote me, The official title, at least give me something real!"

But soon, Zhao Dezhao realized that he had complained too early, and the emperor was still willing to give him benefits.

"Your boy has really improved recently, so Daddy will reward you with something." Zhao Kuangyin smiled at Zhao Dezhao, and then called out the door: "Wang Jien."

"The old slave is here." Wang Jien, who was waiting outside the door of the imperial study, appeared in a flash.

"Decree to Zao Zuo Jian to select a good house and build a new county mansion for Tianshui County King. All the expenses required will be paid from the internal treasury."

(End of this chapter)