The imperial system is unique. Although Zhao Chen is the crown prince, he has to go through layers of notifications if he wants to see his "father"!

He asked to meet Song Qinzong in the morning, and it was not until the afternoon that he came to Funing Hall where Song Qinzong was led by a eunuch in charge, where he met his father.

Speaking of which, this was his first time to really meet Emperor Qinzong of Song! This was the famous Emperor Jingkang in history and one of the most miserable emperors in history! In history, the Jurchens were powerful. After they destroyed the Liao Dynasty, they went south and surrounded Kaifeng! At that time, Emperor Huizong of Song was in power. Emperor Huizong of Song was panicked and temporarily passed the throne to the unwelcome eldest son Zhao Huan, forcing Zhao Huan to ascend the throne to Song Qinzong! Only one year after Song Qinzong was reigned, the Jin soldiers went south again and surrounded Kaifeng again! Later, the two emperors were captured, and Emperor Qinzong of Song was imprisoned in the snow for 30 years, and then he was trampled to death by the Jin soldiers! It can be said that except when he was young, the Jingkang emperor did not have much happiness in his life.

The ancients got married early. Song Qinzong had a crown prince at the age of 17. Now Zhao Chen is 10 years old, while Song Qinzong is less than 30 years old. At this moment, Zhao Chen is secretly looking at Song Qinzong, and he saw that Song Qinzong is tall, but his body is thin, his face is pale and dull, his eyes are dull, and his body is obviously not very good.

"My son has met my father!" Zhao Chen knelt down and bowed respectfully!

Even if the prince is a prince, he needs to kneel down when he sees the emperor. This is etiquette! Zhao Chen has been in the palace for many days, and he has learned the most basic etiquette at least.

"So it's Chen'er, hurry up and calm down. Stay aside. Lord Zhang and I have important matters to discuss!" said Zhao Huan, the Song Qinzong.

Zhao Chen then discovered that there was another person in Funing Hall. He was over forty years old, slightly short and obese, wearing a vermilion official robe. He turned out to be a first-rank minister! This person's appearance gave people an extremely vulgar feeling, with fat and flattering smile on his face. Zhao Chen frowned secretly at the sight.

"My minister Zhang Bangchang has met His Highness the Crown Prince!" The minister, who was over 40 years old, bent down to Zhao Chen and saluted.

When Zhao Chen heard the three words "Zhang Bangchang", he was stunned! Zhang Bangchang was also a famous figure in history. He was a famous treacherous prime minister in the late Northern Song Dynasty! During the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Qinzong of Song, this person served as the right chief of the Shangshu, the left chief, the minister of the Central Secretariat, the Shao zai, the Dazai and the subordinate minister. After the Jin soldiers surrounded Kaifeng, this person insisted on peace talks. Later, this person actually served as the so-called "Hebei cedescendant" and was responsible for completing the land in various parts of Hebei.

All were ceded to the Jurchens! Because of "effective work", after the Jin soldiers retreated, this person was named the puppet emperor by the Jin soldiers and named "Emperor of Great Chu". Later generations proved that this person was the only emperor of the surname Zhang in history. However, Zhang Bangchang was really talented, virtuous and incompetent. None of the ministers supported the so-called "Emperor of Great Chu". Just one month later, the Emperor of Great Chu was overthrown, and this person in history only left his reputation for eternity.

"So it's this treacherous minister!" Zhao Chen said secretly.

Zhao Huan and Zhang Bangchang had important matters to discuss, so Zhao Chen could only stand aside and listen to the conversation between the two secretly.

Zhang Bangchang took out a piece of paper and placed it in front of Zhao Huan. Zhao Chen glanced at it and found that it was a map, and the one on it was actually the palace of the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, look at the north of the palace, there are still a large area of ​​land here! Now there are some untouchables living here, without royal families, and without ministers! We can expel these untouchables and expand the palace here!" Zhang Bangchang said.

Zhao Chen was stunned again. Unexpectedly, Zhao Huan and Zhang Bangchang were discussing the expansion of the palace here.

"Will these untouchables cause trouble?" Zhao Huan said.

"Your Majesty, just a group of untouchables, how dare they cause trouble? At worst, we will take out some gold and silver from the treasury to appease the hearts of these untouchables!" Zhang Bangchang said.

Zhao Huan nodded.

"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne. In addition to expanding the palace, the harem also needs to be enriched! Now, you only have one descendant of the prince. If... if the prince is in an accident, who will be spread to the Song Dynasty? Therefore, the harem is fulfilled is imperative! This autumn, the court will be selected from all over the country and enter the harem with the best!" Zhang Bangchang said again.

Zhao Huan nodded again.

Zhao Chen had been listening to the two of them. After hearing this, he could no longer bear it and suddenly said: "Father, Lord Zhang, is it time to expand the palace and the harem?"

The Jin soldiers are about to move south, and the disaster of destroying the country is about to happen. The monarch and prime minister of a country are actually discussing the expansion of the palace and the expansion of the harem. Zhao Chen is simply unbelievable!

Song Qinzong Zhao Huan also stayed there at this moment. In his impression, the prince was always timid and did not speak at all on weekdays. Moreover, the prince was quite polite. In the past, the prince would never interrupt others! This morning he also received news that the prince had gradually recovered his memory. Now it seems that the situation is a bit strange! The prince restored his memory, but why did his temperament change?

"Chen'er, why isn't it time to expand the palace or the harem?" Zhao Huan said.

"Father, Lord Zhang, Jurchen wolf ambitions can go south at any time! Last year they went south to surround Kaifeng. If they go south again this year, how can we deal with it?" Zhao Chen said.

When Zhao Chen said this, Zhao Huan was even more surprised! Zhao Chen had never cared about national affairs before. Just imagine how a ten-year-old child could care about national affairs? What happened to Zhao Chen today?

"The last time the Jin soldiers went south, they still retreated? The Jin soldiers went south just to make some gold and silver! We had already given them enough gold and silver last time, and this time they would not go south again!" Zhang Bangchang shook his head and said.

"The Jin soldiers retreated not because we gave them enough gold and silver, but because they lacked enough troops at that time, so they retreated! If the Jin soldiers went south again, they would have made complete preparations and would have come from all over the country. At that time, the entire Kaifeng would be in danger of being conquered, and the entire Central Plains might be occupied by the Jin soldiers! At that time, my father and I would not be able to escape and die!" Zhao Chen looked at Zhang Bangchang and said coldly.

"Chen'er, you're really worried! Lord Zhang said just now, the Jin soldiers went south for gold and silver! If they went south again, we would have to give them some gold and silver! There is no need to worry!" Zhao Huan said.

"Father, the Jin soldiers will definitely destroy our Song Dynasty when they go south. How can my son not worry?" Zhao Chen said loudly.

"What do you know as a ten-year-old child?" Zhao Huan frowned and said.

"Father, think twice!" Zhao Chen said anxiously.

"Come on, take the prince down!"

Zhao Huan waved his hand, and saw two guards running over. The two guards grabbed Zhao Chen's arm and dragged Zhao Chen out of Funing Hall.

"Your Majesty, the prince is young, how can you understand these state affairs?" In Funing Hall, seeing Zhao Chen being taken out by the guards, Zhang Bangchang spoke slowly.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Huan said in confusion.

"Your Majesty, I think someone must have instigated the prince to let the prince say these absurd words!" Zhang Bangchang sneered.

"Someone instigated the prince? Who would it be? The prince rarely contacts ministers on weekdays... Could it be that Li Ruoshui failed?" Zhao Huan said in surprise.

Li Ruoshui was the middle-aged man with a righteous face that Zhao Chen had just come to this era. He was originally the prince's teacher, but because he was shocked by the prince, he was demoted to the Luoyang Order because he was shocked and caused the prince to lose his memory.

Li Ruoshui is also a famous figure in history, but unlike Zhang Bangchang, he is a famous loyal minister in history! Kaifeng City was broken, Song Qinzong and Song Huizong were captured, and the ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty were afraid of the power of the Jin soldiers and did not dare to speak. Only Li Ruoshui spoke up for justice and safeguarded the dignity of the two emperors. Seeing that Li Ruoshui was loyal and brave, he admired him and wanted to bribe Li Ruoshui, so he promised to be a high-ranking official and generous salary. Wanyan Zonghan said to Li Ruoshui, "I will obey today and be rich tomorrow." Li Ruoshui refused sternly.

Afterwards, Wanyan Zonghan threatened Li Ruoshui with his relatives' lives, saying, "My parents are tall and noble, and I hope to return to the court." Li Ruoshui scolded him and said, "Loyal ministers serve the king, and will not take care of the family anymore." Seeing Song Qinzong and Song Huizong were humiliated, Li Ruoshui cursed endlessly. Wanyan Zonghan ordered people to cut off Li Ruoshui's tongue! Li Ruoshui could not curse with his mouth, so he glared and pointed at him with his palm. So Wanyan Zonghan ordered people to dig out Li Ruoshui's eyes and cut off Li Ruoshui's hands. Finally, Wanyan Zonghan executed Li Ruoshui's death.

It can be said that Li Ruoshui represents the integrity of ancient Chinese literati, and he interpreted the word integrity with his life.

"Your Majesty, it must be Li Ruoshui who instigated the prince to let the prince say these absurd words! Li Ruoshui must be severely punished!" At this moment, in the palace of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Bangchang was constantly encouraging Song Qinzong to punish Li Ruoshui.

"Forget it, this person is no longer the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but now he is just a mere ruling of Luoyang! How can a county magistrate be worth it? There is no need to punish him anymore!" Song Qinzong shook his head and said.

The status of literati in the Song Dynasty was relatively high, and the kings of the Song Dynasty also valued literati quite much. There was no tradition of killing civil officials during the Northern Song Dynasty. A civil official was demoted from the Minister of Personnel to the county magistrate, which was an extreme punishment. Song Qinzong felt that there was no need to punish him anymore! Zhang Bangchang and Li Ruoshui have always been disagreement, but thinking that Li Ruoshui is now a county magistrate, he no longer takes him seriously.

As for the prince's "abnormal performance", both of them belonged to Li Ruoshui!

*******

The sun sets and the warm wind blows, Zhao Chen is walking on the road to the palace.

He looked up and saw green mountains faintly in the distance, surrounded by countless palaces and lofts! The entire palace was extremely magnificent, but in fact it was not just the palace, but the entire Kaifeng City was extremely magnificent.

The Song Dynasty was the most economically developed dynasty in ancient China, and Kaifeng was the most prosperous city in the world in this era. The population reached one million, the scenery was beautiful, and the city walls were magnificent. The ancient Han civilization also reached its peak in this era. Unfortunately, after the peak, it declined, and the beginning of the decline was the shame of Jingkang.

In the palace, countless palace maids, concubines and princesses appear! Walking on the road to the palace, Zhao Chen kept hearing the sound of dancing and constantly saw the beautiful girls dancing!

Looking at everything in front of him, Zhao Chen suddenly felt a ridiculous feeling, and a poem came to his heart.

"When will the singing and dancing in the West Lake be stopped outside the mountain? The warm wind makes tourists drunk, and they make Hangzhou Bianzhou!"

This poem was written by Lin Sheng, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, which satirized the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty, only caring about being in peace and being happy, and turning a blind eye to the coming dangerous situation! Zhao Chen felt that the same was true for this poem to describe the situation in the late Northern Song Dynasty!

The Jurchens rose between the white mountains and black waters. In ten years, they were invincible and defeated them! Under the leadership of the Jurchen hero Wanyan Aguda, in just ten years, they destroyed the former powerful Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, the former powerful country in East Asia. The arrogant Khitans had to surrender and tremble under the Jurchen Iron Cavalry! The territory of the Liao Kingdom was completely occupied by the Jurchen people, and the emperor of the Liao Kingdom knelt down in front of the Jurchen emperor and became a prisoner of the Jurchen people!

Now that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed, the Jurchens' Nanfan is the Song Dynasty, and they may go south to destroy the Song Dynasty at any time! Faced with such a situation, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were not thinking about how to deal with the Jin soldiers, but instead thinking about how to expand the palace and expand the harem! In the entire palace, the entire Kaifeng City, both the ministers and the people were obsessed with the "prosperous scenery", and no one was worried that the Jin soldiers would completely destroy everything in front of them!
Chapter completed!