Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 22

At dusk, Funing Palace.

While eating dinner, Zhao Kuangyin listened to the report from Shi Jianzhi, the governor of the Imperial City Department.

"The king of Tianshui County got up early today to study in the Palace School according to the instructions of the Holy Majesty."

"How is he doing? Is he working hard in the palace school?"

Zhao Kuangyin asked casually, he still hasn't forgotten the bad things that this son caused in the palace school in the past, but he can't guarantee that he won't go back to his old ways.

"This..." Shi Jianzhi hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't know how to word it.

Zhao Kuangyin realized something was wrong, frowned slightly and said, "What's wrong? Tell me carefully, and say what you have to say."

Shi Jianzhi began to describe in detail the confrontation between Zhao Dezhao and Xue Juzheng in the palace school from beginning to end.

When Shi Jianzhi talked about the cause of the incident, Zhao Kuangyin sneered lightly: "The kid is so arrogant that he doesn't know the depth. How dare he accuse Mr. Xue in person, but fortunately he has the heart to protect the younger brother, so I don't care about it."

Then, when Zhao Kuangyin heard that Zhao Dezhao actually recited the full text, and accidentally overwhelmed Xue Juzheng, he couldn't help laughing.

"Unexpectedly, this kid can force the hard-tempered Mr. Xue to change his course. This ability is better than mine. It's interesting!"

Having laughed enough, Zhao Kuangyin summoned his servant: "Call me the king of Tianshui County!"

Zhao Kuangyin is still satisfied with his son's performance after returning to Gongxue today.

But no matter how satisfied, it does not mean that there is no need to beat, and even the more satisfied you are, the more you need to beat. This is not only the technique of emperors, but also the way of strict fathers and sons!
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The servant took the order to leave the bedroom, and turned around after not walking far.

It turned out that Zhao Dezhao, King of Tianshui County, was also going to accompany him in the palace at this moment, and happened to bump into the servant who went out to summon him, and Zhao Defang, King of Wugong County, also came with him.

After Zhao Dezhao finished his palace studies, he was going directly to Funing Palace, so he dragged Zhao Defang along by the way. Anyway, it was almost dinner time, and the two brothers happened to go into the palace for a meal together.

As soon as he came in, he saw the emperor's father was having a meal. Zhao Defang was very young and was already hungry. He rushed to the table with a cheer, and couldn't wait for the waiter to add the bowls and chopsticks, so he picked up a roast leg of lamb and gnawed it. .

"Slow down, look at how you eat, oh, it's like starving every day... Slow down, don't let the bone spurs get stuck in your throat."

Zhao Kuangyin was full of love for his youngest son. While saying something disgusting, he personally gave Zhao Defang a chicken drumstick.

In front of the emperor's father, Zhao Dezhao could not be as presumptuous as his younger brother. He first asked the waiter to bring him a basin to clean his hands, and then he walked to the table and prepared to sit down.

Unexpectedly, before his butt was touching the chair, Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and stared over, his eyes were no longer the kindness he had when he was looking at Zhao Defang.

That is a kind of look that has been experienced in the battle of thousands of troops and horses. It is not angry but powerful, and it is breathtaking!
Zhao Dezhao couldn't help standing up straight, and didn't dare to sit down again.

"Let you go back to the palace school, you made trouble for me on the first day, do you know where you are wrong?" Zhao Kuangyin scolded with a straight face.

Zhao Dezhao thought hard and couldn't figure out where he went wrong. He turned around and glanced at Zhao Defang who was gnawing on the leg of lamb, and then pointed at the kid:

"My son's fault is that he shouldn't come forward to protect Saburo today. He should be beaten hard by the board. Maybe he can improve. At least he can remember to wash his hands before eating at the table."

Zhao Kuangyin was so teased that he couldn't hold back anymore, and burst out laughing.

Originally, he planned to put on a strict father's face, so as to teach his son a lesson, but this made Zhao Dezhao completely defenseless, and he could no longer put on a cold face.

"Second brother!" Zhao Defang heard her brother blatantly shifting the firepower to her head, and immediately protested loudly, and threw the gnawed sheep bone at Zhao Dezhao.

Zhao Dezhao was not used to him either, so he stretched out his hand to pinch his brother's ear, but Zhao Defang smiled and avoided, trying to drag his brother's chair away.

The two brothers were laughing and joking at the imperial table, and Zhao Kuangyin's original idea of ​​"training children at the dinner table" turned into a scene of "brothers playing around".

Zhao Kuangyin could only shake his head and smiled, then turned his head and gave instructions, asking the dining room to reheat some cold dishes on the table, and add a few dishes that the two brothers like to eat.

When Zhao Dezhao was about to leave after dinner, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't hold back after all, and asked his son to stop nagging.

"Erlang, for my father to let you return to the palace school, I want you to make progress."

"My son knows."

Different from the stern words when beating his son in the past, Zhao Kuangyin spoke in a quite gentle tone.

"My father specially selected a strict teacher like Xue Gong with an upright temperament and an upright conduct to sharpen you. In the school, the teacher is respected, so you must respect the teacher and don't be presumptuous in front of the teacher. Only with the teacher's approval can you That’s the foundation of your life.”

"Son, remember." Zhao Dezhao lowered his head slightly, with an honest face.

Zhao Kuangyin thought for a while, and said with a smile: "As a father, you can't just let the horse run or graze the horse. How about this, if you can get Xue Gong's approval in Gongxue, as the father, I will let you palm the horse." Quan, do something, what do you think?"

Zhao Dezhao raised his head abruptly, with surprise in his eyes.

On the way back to the mansion, the horseshoe was brisk, and Zhao Dezhao was in a good mood, just because of the promise made by the emperor's father.

As of today, even though he is a noble and a county king, and he is an official residence inspector, he can be regarded as a high-ranking noble.

But the former is just a title, while the latter is a vacant position that doesn't deal with much serious business. Its function is to allow him to move forward in the court and stand closer to the old man on the throne.

In terms of the actual power he really holds, Zhao Dezhao feels that he may not be as good as a pusher in the Kaifeng mansion.

If an ordinary pusher in Kaifeng Prefecture wants to get someone, he can basically arrest him at his word and judge him at his word, as long as the other party has no background.

But if Zhao Dezhao wants to do the same thing, he can only use his influence and send someone to post a message to the official of Kaifeng Mansion. He may have to ask his superior, King Jin and Kaifeng for instructions first. Governor Zhao Guangyi will decide whether to do it for him or not.

This is the difference between "having influence" and "holding real power". The former is obviously far less useful than the latter.

And today, the emperor's father is finally willing to let go of a small hole conditionally, and agrees to let himself try to "hold power and handle affairs".

How does this teach Zhao Dezhao not to be overjoyed?What's more, once a small hole is opened, sooner or later it will become a big hole, and the future is bright.

As for the condition proposed by the emperor's father, Zhao Dezhao didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Isn't it just getting Xue Juzheng's approval?Is it difficult to earn a few compliments from the teacher if you work hard to earn performance?In the previous life, I also won the "Three Good Students" award in elementary school, okay?

The next day.

Zhao Dezhao got up early and rushed to the palace school excitedly. He was going to use all his strength to win Xue Juzheng's approval.

But this plan fell through in an instant.

Because Xue Juzheng never came.

(End of this chapter)