Kings rarely stay overnight in foreign courts. When Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong leave, the emperor is busy with government affairs or other matters and it is difficult to return to the palace. Under normal circumstances, if the emperor stays in foreign courts, he even needs to report to Zhongshu.
Because the emperor must ensure that courtiers can find him at any time to deal with "national affairs".
A night of long talks gave Zhao Zhen a new understanding of the "profession" of the emperor. Ye An clearly told him who needed to be responsible for him, and he needed to be responsible for the world.
This is a simple question, but many emperors don't understand it.
On this night, Zhao Zhen understood what the basic responsibilities of an emperor were. As for how to manage the country, he, as an official of the Song Dynasty, was of course required to do what he should do.
Zhao Zhen got answers to some questions from Ye An, and finally understood that Ye An was admonishing him not to be indecisive and indecisive.
In the wine and food on the winter night, the monarch and his ministers talked frankly to each other. Although Ye An had always wanted to maintain the relationship between monarch and minister with Zhao Zhen, he had always been an informal person, and the idea of equality after a thousand years had already penetrated into his mind.
In the bones.
After Yu Zhao Zhen pushed the cup and changed the cup, the monarch and his ministers began to talk as if they were friends. Both Lan Jizong and Chengtou felt that the scene last night was so unreal.
Ye An actually dared to put his arm around Guan Jia's shoulders and teach Guan Jia to sing. Although the tune was strange and the lyrics were unheard of, the phrase "I want to walk from south to north and from white to black" was still very exciting to hear.
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But it was precisely because of Ye An's advice on how to treat friends that Zhao Zhen agreed with his point of view from the bottom of his heart. The sense of trust that unconsciously arises from the bottom of his heart is the most rare thing between a monarch and his ministers.
Ye An is cool and calm. He can calmly deal with many problems raised by Zhao Zhen and give unexpected solutions.
Is the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty the Liao Dynasty? No! It’s not Dangxiang and Dali, but the Song Dynasty itself!
In Ye An's words, when the Song Dynasty became powerful to a certain extent, these foreign dynasties that once suppressed the Song Dynasty could be easily crushed like ants.
As for how to make the Song Dynasty strong, this is the knowledge of the emperor, and Zhao Zhen needs to spend his life trying to figure it out, learn, and research.
What is the way of an emperor? The way of controlling people? Right or wrong, the art of balance? Right or wrong. Before Zhao Zhen went berserk, Ye An gave his opinion on "management".
Ye An likened Zhao Zhen to a manager in the Song Dynasty, just like managing a business. He found problems, solved them, sought happiness for the people, placed officials in suitable positions, resolved disputes and alleviated conflicts.
This is what an emperor should do.
Zhao Zhen was lying on the rocking chair, with a thick leather mattress underneath him and a blanket covering him. The bonfire was not extinguished all night long, and it was so noisy that people didn't want to leave the bed.
Looking at Ye An, who was snoring next to him, he always felt that last night was a bit unreal, but he was so happy about the feeling last night. The monarch and his ministers spoke freely, and the two even cursed the previous emperor.
The most interesting thing was the debate between the two people about Qin Shihuang. Ye An actually said that the First Emperor's burning of books and humiliation of Confucians was not a big fault. The only fault was that the methods were relatively extreme.
In this debate, Zhao Zhen heard a word "ideology" that he had never heard of. In Ye An's words, it is the simplest common understanding in the hearts of ordinary people.
After opening his eyes and looking at the gray sky for a while, Zhao Zhen suddenly felt that what Ye An said was not wrong. He seemed to know everything. Many seemingly unconstrained imaginations or guesses could become reality upon careful consideration.
Reality.
Is this also your wish to appoint him as a new person?!
Thinking about the unrestrained pleasure last night, Zhao Zhen felt a sense of disappointment in his heart, because he knew that this unrestrained and pleasure could not continue, and how long the two of them could maintain this casual relationship between monarch and minister.
He had gotten the answer he wanted from Ye An last night. He even believed that even if the civil and military opposition of the whole court, Ye An would stand by his side and support him.
Some people are born to win the favor of others. Ye An is like this. If you look at his interpersonal relationships in the court, you will understand that although there are many people who do not like Ye An's knowledge of things, almost no one will attack Ye An.
An's character, or slandering him verbally.
His merits have never been ignored. Although the courtiers did not recommend giving him a large reward, they would try their best to make up for it in other places and praise his abilities.
Seeing Ye An sleeping soundly, Zhao Zhen lifted off the thick cashmere blanket on his body and stood up slowly, raising his hand to stop Lan Jizong from waking Ye An.
"Let Yehou sleep a little longer! I have to take care of state affairs, and he also has to take care of my affairs. I have been lucky to him these days. I am very happy to have Yehou!"
Lan Jizong curled his lips, but was equally shocked by Zhao Zhen's evaluation and attitude towards Ye An.
Chen Tong was rubbing his eyes and helping Zhao Zhen tidy up his clothes. He was very dissatisfied with Ye An who was sleeping soundly. At this time, Chen Lin, who had been busy all night, walked into the Imperial City Division and walked slowly in front of Zhao Zhen.
He bowed down and said, "I would like to report to the officials and purge all the underprivileged people in the palace!"
Although it was expected, Zhao Zhen still felt dark after seeing the long list.
Who would have thought that the imperial palace is already full of clan forces. These people may not dare to take any action, but as long as they can be bribed once, there will be a second and third time!
If my own uncle raises an issue, as long as these inner palace servants get the conditions agreed to, I am afraid that I will have followed the eldest empress. As long as I die, the throne will definitely become the possession of the clan, and by that time,
The courtiers may be so busy electing a new emperor that they forget to investigate their own deaths!
Zhao Zhen is not stupid. He learned a fact from Ye An last night. The battle for the throne in the past dynasties was cruel, and the obscure sentence "the six sons of the first emperor lived alone in the official family" made Zhao Zhen frightened.
If it is true as Ye An guessed, then the court of the Song Dynasty is indeed not safe. The clan has never given up the fight for imperial power. They are close relatives of the Tian family, with Taizong's "brothers and younger brothers" in front of them. What?
What can’t these people do?!
Years of accumulation cannot make them give up their pursuit of the throne. Only real power can curb their "unreasonable thoughts". This is the most useful "answer" Zhao Zhen got from Ye An.
After today, Zhao Zhen will no longer struggle with how to choose, nor what kind of emperor to be, because he knows that all evaluations come from outsiders, and as long as he makes the right choice, he will be the emperor.
He will be called a wise king and a benevolent king.
As an official of the Song Dynasty, he had seen the evaluation of Taizu Taizong in the documents, and had also seen his father's Xianping rule, but he had his own ideals. He wanted to become a sage king of the Song Dynasty and be forever remembered by future generations.
Evaluated as Holy Sect.
Ye An, who quietly opened his eyes, did not know that he had single-handedly changed history and made the Song Dynasty appear an emperor who should have been named after Renzong in history, but became Shengzong of the Song Dynasty under his influence.