After Zhao Kuangyin returned to his own world, he found that the people, officials and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were still discussing Zhao Ji's affairs.
In any case, they never expected that the later emperors of the Song Dynasty would be so absurd.
However, what makes Zhao Kuangyin even more worried is that Zhao Ji is not the only one of the Song Dynasty's faint kings on the list this time, there is also Zhao Gou who does not know where he is ranked.
Zhao Kuangyin sat in the royal study and couldn't help but sigh: "Those two fathers and sons are really better than their masters, but they just didn't surpass them in a good direction."
Empress Xiaoming Wang, Zhao Kuangyin's second wife, after seeing Zhao Kuangyin wake up, she came to the imperial study with porridge she had cooked for Zhao Kuangyin.
Mrs. Wang came to Zhao Kuangyin with graceful steps and said softly: "Guan family, come and have something to eat!"
But Zhao Kuangyin was thinking about Zhao Ji and Zhao Gou at the moment, as well as the future destruction of the Song Dynasty by the Jurchens. He was in a very bad mood and had no desire to eat.
"Queen, today in the Wan Chao Exchange Space, I met two emperors of the Song Dynasty."
Since Taishan is some distance from Bianliang, the content played in the video has not yet reached Bianliang.
Wang's eyes lit up when he heard this and asked curiously: "That's great! What did you talk about? How was our Song Dynasty at that time?"
It was okay if Mrs. Wang didn't ask. Zhao Kuangyin's already ugly face turned dark when he asked.
Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin's face looked wrong, Mrs. Wang quickly put away her smile and asked cautiously: "What's wrong with the official family? Was the Song Dynasty bad at that time?"
"Bang!" Zhao Kuangyin finally couldn't help but slapped the table. He almost gritted his teeth and replied: "It's not bad! The Song Dynasty was almost destroyed by those two incompetent people.
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"Ah! This" Wang was so shocked that she couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed.
"This time Su Shangshen made a list of the 'Top Ten Foolish Emperors', and Zhao Ji, an emperor of the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty, was the first to appear on the list!"
"Ten Foolish Emperors. And our Song Dynasty actually has two emperors on the list. That's really not good."
Wang pondered for a moment, and then asked Zhao Kuangyin: "This ranking also starts from the last place, right?"
Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "Yes."
"That at least means that he is ranked behind other emperors, which is not too bad." Wang tried her best to comfort Zhao Kuangyin.
But Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said: "He is the tenth, but in the eyes of all emperors, he is completely inferior to the ninth emperor."
"Why?" Ms. Wang was a little confused. Aren't the lower the ranking, the lower the degree of stupidity?
"The ninth-ranked emperor is called Zhu Youjian, a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"Isn't that also the king of subjugation?"
"In fact, Zhu Youjian had backbone, ambition, and diligence, but it was just because he did not know how to be a competent emperor that the Ming Dynasty gradually collapsed in his hands."
Zhao Kuangyin sighed and continued: "But Zhao Ji, he has none of these advantages. All he has is eating, drinking and having fun, reciting poems and composing poems. He even sent his wife and daughter to serve the Jurchens in order to protect himself!"
Wang couldn't help but get angry when she heard this, "He is such a bastard!!!"
"I'm afraid I can't help such a weak emperor even if I want to!"
"Is there no other way? For example, reward him with some good weapons?"
"No!" Zhao Kuangyin flatly refused: "Giving him a rewarded weapon will only make it fall into the hands of the Jurchens, and the consequences will probably be worse!"
"Yes." Wang also knew that there was a high probability that this would be the result, and she suddenly didn't know what to say.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't have a good solution for a while. He put the problem aside for the time being and waited to ask others if they had any solutions the next time he entered the communication space.
"That's all, let's put this aside for now. I'm a little hungry now!"
"Guan Jia, this is the meat porridge cooked by my concubine. Please drink it while it's hot."
After Yang Jian returned to his own world, he called the "tamed" Yang Guang to his side.
Comparing it to the "inferior" Yang Guang he met in the Wanchao communication space, Yang Jian suddenly felt much better.
Although Yang Jian remained silent, the expression on his face gradually softened.
Yang Guang saw that Yang Jian's expression softened, so he took the initiative and said, "Father, I have been thinking about a problem recently."
Yang Jian was woken up by Yang Guang, and then asked with a smile: "What's the problem? Let's talk about it."
"At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the feudal lords were divided among themselves. Almost all of these princes were descendants of wealthy families, not to mention that after the Jin Dynasty implemented the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, the aristocratic families had a monopoly on the ruling class."
Yang Jian, a "family member", also valued and feared this group of people, so he created the imperial examination system to break the monopoly of the family members on the ruling class.
"Go on!"
Yang Guang was greatly encouraged when he saw that his father was willing to listen to his ideas.
"Father, I think this group of nobles are just a bunch of blood-sucking bugs lying on the Great Sui Dynasty and the people. If we don't get rid of them, it will be difficult for our Great Sui Dynasty to become truly strong!"
Yang Jian raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you plan to get rid of them?"
"Dig a canal! Or start a war!" Yang Guang said with a firm and harsh tone: "Use huge projects or wars to force them to spend money and effort, so as to quickly consume their strength!
I estimate that it will only take a few years for them to consume all their money, food, and population. When they are almost exhausted, we can take the opportunity to send troops to capture these blood-sucking insects!"
Yang Jian thought: "Sure enough!"
Li Shimin told him that Yang Guang was a promising monarch in a sense.
It's just that Yang Jian's actions were too direct and too eager for quick success, and he lacked protection for the people. In the end, the wealthy family did not collapse, but instead dragged the people until they couldn't survive, forcing the people of the Sui Dynasty to rebel first.
"Your idea is good, but have you ever thought about another group of people?" Yang Jian did not directly deny Yang Guang's plan but raised a question.
"The other group of people? Who?" Yang Guang asked with astonishment on his face.
"People!"
"People? Those mud-legged people???"
When Yang Jian heard the words "mud legs", his expression suddenly changed, and he said sternly: "Do you know the principle of 'the people are the water, the king is the boat, the water can carry the boat, but it can also overturn the boat'?!"
Yang Guang was so frightened by Yang Jian's glare that he turned pale. He lowered his head and replied, "I am wrong."
"Have you forgotten about the death of Sui Dynasty II?"
Yang Guang's complexion changed from pale to pale this time.
Yang Jian did not kill Yang Guang, but instead made him the crown prince. This made Yang Guang confused but also eager to show off and make amends.
Today, he originally wanted to show off his abilities in front of his father, but he accidentally offended Yang Jian.
"You have always been able to see the troubles of aristocratic families, which is a reflection of your ability, but while dealing with aristocratic families, you must not forget the survival and interests of the people!"
Yang Guang was born in a wealthy family, so he did not understand the hardships of ordinary people's lives.
In his opinion, what qualifications do those "mud-legged" people have to be compared with the aristocratic families?
"'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it' is what Li Shimin warned me. If you can't understand the truth now, I suggest you get out of this palace and go to the countryside to experience it for yourself."