Chapter 776 Zhao Mai becomes Zhao Xu
The little emperor Zhao Zhong actually wanted to change his name. This news was passed by Zhang Dun from the court. It was not a big deal. After all, as an emperor, he had to show his uniqueness. Although the name was just a code name, it had more meaning to the emperor. Even the words used in the emperor's name must be unique. If other people's names also use this character, they have to change their name after the emperor ascends the throne. This is called taboo.≤,
The name Zhao Zhui didn't have a good meaning. After all, "Zhi" also means hiring. In addition, it is the same as the mediocre pronunciation of "Yong", and no matter which one means, it is not surprising that Zhao Zhui changed his name. Of course, with Zhao Zhui's current age, he must have never thought of these. The first person to propose the name change was actually Empress Dowager Gao. After she proposed this in the court, she immediately received the approval of many ministers. Now the Ministry of Rites is choosing a more suitable name.
Originally, the name change of Zhao's maid was just a matter of smallness in the court, and even Zhang Dun mentioned the news while reporting other news. However, Zhao Yan frowned after hearing this because he suddenly felt a little worried that the Zhao maid he chose would not be the Zhao Xu in history, right?
Zhao Xu was the Song Zhezong in history. He was indeed a good emperor, but he was too short-lived and died in his twenties. Zhao Yan calculated that if Zhao Zhui was Zhao Xu, and he still lived in his twenties like in history, then his death was only ten years later. If he had no son like in history, Empress Dowager Gao had already passed away at that time, in this case, he would have to trouble him about how to establish a new emperor.
When Zhao Yan thought of the above, he felt extremely headache. The new emperor ascended the throne this time, he had exhausted him. He didn't want to do the same thing again, so after learning about this, he no longer had the intention to fish and began to concentrate on the change of Zhao's name.
A few days later, news came from the court again that Zhao's new name was finally confirmed. And it was called Zhao Xu. Although Zhao Yan knew that Zhao Xu and Zhao Xu in history had the same name, it did not mean that they were the same person. After all, other princes might have changed their name to Zhao Xu after ascending the throne, but it was more likely that they were the same person. So Zhao Yan had a headache again and was thinking what if Zhao Xu was really as short as he had in history?
Because of this, Zhao Yan was distressed for several days, and even Cao Ying and the others could see that Zhao Yan had something to do. They asked him about this, but unfortunately Zhao Yan didn't know how to tell them about this matter, so Cao Ying and the others understood it and did not ask again. Finally, Zhao Yan suddenly realized that since this happened and Zhao Xu had ascended the throne as emperor, no matter how much he was worried, he could not change the result of this matter. Since that's the case, then just don't think about it. Anyway, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. There are still more than ten years left, and God knows what will happen?
After thinking through the above question, Zhao Yan felt that his mind suddenly became clear. He no longer had this problem and began to enjoy his rare leisure life. When he had nothing to do, he would go to Huang Wude and others to go fishing. Or he would go to the military academy and the Academy of Physics outside the city to give a few classes. With his current identity and reputation, every lecture was a major event of the college, and every time he came to listen to the class, there were crowds of students. Even students from the Imperial College or the Imperial College went to the college to listen, which made Zhao Yan very happy, because this shows that the knowledge he spread has been increasingly accepted by the Song Dynasty.
However, not long after Zhao Mai changed his name to Zhao Xu, the Empress Dowager Gao in the palace finally heard news that Zhao Xu could finally go out to study here at Zhao Yan. Originally, this condition was one of the three conditions for their transaction, but the first two conditions, Empress Dowager Gao had already completed one after another, and the last condition was the only difference between her and she tried her best to delay.
Zhao Yan knew that this was the opportunity when Empress Dowager Gao wanted to cultivate some feelings with him first, so she didn't want Zhao Xu to meet him. Unfortunately, she didn't know that when Zhao Yan took Zhao Xu to Tokyo Elementary School, they had laid a foundation for their relationship. In addition, although Zhao Qi and others were not elected, they had already started to study in Tokyo Elementary School and had a very good relationship with Zhao Yan's son Zhao Jia. Through the chat with Zhao Jia and Zhao Qi and others, Zhao Yan knew that Zhao Xu in the palace was very envious of Zhao Qi and the others who could go to elementary school, and had long been looking forward to studying at Zhao Yan.
Today is the first day of the New Year, and it is the day when Zhao Xu is going to come to Zhao Yan. From now on, he will come to Zhao Yan to study for one day every five days, and he will not have to go back to the palace at night, and go back early the next morning. This is also the condition that Zhao Yan finally bargained with Empress Dowager Gao.
Early that morning, the sun had just revealed half of its face. Zhao Xu came down to Zhao Yan's villa under the guards of the imperial guards. Although Zhao Xu was his nephew, Zhao Yan did not show any arrogance. Instead, he went out to greet the door in person. Zhao Xu wanted to get out of the car to salute, but Zhao Yan stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, don't get off the car. I want to take you to a place. Let's take you to a car now!"
Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Xu asked Zhao Yan to get on the car, and then Zhao Yan told the coachman and guards the address, and then a team of people rushed out of the city in a mighty manner. However, Zhao Xu didn't know where Zhao Yan was going to take him. He asked, "Uncle San, where are you going to take me? Aren't we going to class?"
"Haha, there are many ways to teach, and you don't have to study hard in the classroom. I believe you have also seen this in elementary school. As for where you are going, you will know then!" Zhao Yan said with a smile.
Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Xu nodded sensibly and did not ask any further questions, but then he said with some distress: "Uncle San, when you took us to elementary school, did you have to select a new emperor from me and my elder brother?"
Although Zhao Xu and the others are young, they are all smart and clever. At this time, they can naturally guess the reason why Zhao Yan took them to elementary school. What's more, this incident slowly spread with Zhao Xu's death, so it's not surprising that Zhao Xu knew.
"Yes, your father was seriously ill at the time and you were too young, so he couldn't decide who to choose to inherit the throne, so he handed over this matter to me." Zhao Yan nodded, but he didn't know why Zhao Xu asked about this matter?
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu's face collapsed when he heard Zhao Yan's words and said reluctantly: "Uncle San, you really hurt me. Why don't you choose the eldest brother and the others, but let the youngest me be the emperor? You don't know that since I became the emperor, not only can't live with my mother, but I was forced to learn this and that every day by my husband. Even the eldest brother and the others are not very close to me. The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace were even more afraid of me when they saw me. I didn't even have anyone to talk to me."
When Zhao Yan heard Zhao Xu's complaint, he was stunned at first. After a while, he realized. He also touched Zhao Xu's little head apologetically and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed not the third uncle. I didn't expect that after becoming the emperor, your life will change so much. But you also need to know that you were born as a prince and were born with a responsibility. One of your brothers will take over the burden on your father, and Uncle San believes that you are the most suitable candidate!"
"But... but I think my elder brother seems to want to be this emperor, but you, you third uncle, have not chosen him. During this period, he hasn't talked to me much. But the second brother and the others are fine. They often tell me what they saw in elementary school, and they have become good friends with Brother Zhao Jia. I also hope to make some friends." Zhao Xu complained again at this time. With his current age, he still cannot understand what the position of emperor represents. He just felt that after becoming emperor, he had a huge impact on everything around him, which made him feel very uneasy at a young age.
When Zhao Xu said that Zhao Qi wanted to be the emperor, Zhao Yan was stunned. However, he immediately thought that Zhao Qi was ten years old and was relatively wise, so he should have understood the meaning of the throne. Moreover, children are competitive. It is estimated that in his opinion, being an emperor must be the best among the princes, so it is normal for Zhao Qi to be an emperor.
"As the emperor, you will naturally lose some freedom, but Uncle San will try his best to help you. In addition, in the future, I will ask Zhao Jia to take his younger brothers and sisters to the palace for more walks, and I will be able to play with you at that time." Zhao Yan comforted him immediately.
When Zhao Jia and his younger brother and sister were about to go to the palace to accompany him, Zhao Xu's eyes immediately lit up and said excitedly: "It's great, someone finally plays with me!" But then he seemed to think of something, and said in great frustration, "But I have too much schoolwork on my usual day, and several gentlemen took turns to teach me, from morning to afternoon. I'm afraid that even if Brother Zhao Jia and the others enter the palace, I will not find time to play with them."
"It's okay. If you don't have time to play in the palace, then come to Uncle San to play with Zhao Jia and the others. I wanted to teach you myself at the beginning, but in fact I just didn't want to force you to learn too much. In the future, you will think it's vacation. But no matter how you play, I will assign some studies to you according to your situation. Of course, there will be no many." Zhao Yan said with a smile, and at the same time, he despised Empress Dowager Gao's way of educating his children. No wonder Zhao Xu hated Empress Dowager Gao so much in history. It is probably because of this high-pressure education that Zhao Xu became dissatisfied with her.
Chapter completed!