Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"You are Xiao San'er?" After hearing the name "Zhao San", Zhao Chen was stunned for a while, and then he realized it, and laughed immediately.

"It's the villain!" Zhao Sandao said.

"Please get up quickly!" Zhao Chen said, he personally pulled Zhao San up, and then carefully identified Zhao San.

This Zhao San is the little rascal "Xiao San'er" that Wang De found when he was in the Kaifeng Imperial Palace! Back in the day, this little San'er looked exactly like Zhao Chen, but after so many years, Zhao San's appearance is very different from Zhao Chen's! Moreover, Zhao San's temperament is very different from before! There was a cunning in Zhao San back then, but now the cunning in him has disappeared, and the only thing left is honesty and timidity! Over the years, Zhao San has also been tortured in the ice and snow in the north. He is often beaten by the Jurchens, and his personality has long since changed from an extroverted and bold to an introverted and cowardly one.

"I still remember when I left the Kaifeng Palace, I knocked you out, and then you were taken away by Zhang Bangchang and Li Bangyan and handed over to the Jurchens! The Jurchens found a fake prince, and it was inevitable that they would be angry. Treat you well." Zhao Chen said.

"It's worth it for His Royal Highness to escape." Zhao Sandao.

"I am no longer His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the Emperor of Song Dynasty! You must be complaining in your heart!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"The villain doesn't dare." Zhao Sandao said.

"No matter what, you are kind to me! Without you, I might not be able to escape from the palace. I want to thank you!" Zhao Chen said.

"Chen'er, when we were in the north these years, Xiao San'er took care of us every day, and I have already adopted him as a foster son! From now on, he will also be your brother!" Zhao Huan said.

"Oh!" Zhao Chen was slightly stunned, smiled, and said, "It's the best! He has been kind to me, and he has taken care of my father and grandfather. It is only natural for my father to accept him as a foster son! In this way, tomorrow I will send someone to write Xiaosan'er's name into the genealogy! But Xiaosan'er is only a nickname, and he needs to be given a formal name!"

"When we were in the Five Kingdoms City, we already gave him a good name, Zhao Jin!" Zhao Huan said.

"In this case, then Zhao Jin, you are my imperial brother!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Jin, who was originally the third son, said joyfully.

"Don't call me Your Majesty anymore, just call me Emperor Brother." Zhao Chen said.

"Yes!" Zhao Jin nodded hastily.

The whole family felt warm and happy when they stayed here! After eight years, they finally met and reunited again! The past suffering has completely passed.

"Chen'er, I'm in my fifties. I'm old. I can retire in Yanjing City. Your father is only in his thirties. He's in his prime. Can't I retire now?" At this time Zhao Ji said suddenly.

Zhao Huan was only twenty-seven years old when Kaifeng City was destroyed, and he is only thirty-five now! If Zhao Ji hadn't mentioned it, Zhao Chen would have almost forgotten that his father is only a middle-aged man!

"This time, a lot of royal children came back from the north. I decided to set up a family mansion to manage the royal children. Why not take charge of this family mansion? Some of the royal children are not living well. Father can find a way to help them The royal family’s children need education, etc., and the royal father can be responsible for the arrangement! You have suffered for many years in the north, the royal father, first raise your body, and then think about how to organize this clan mansion!” Zhao Chen laughed.

Zhao Huan nodded.

"By the way, Chen'er, I have one more thing to say!" Zhao Ji said again.

"What is it?" Zhao Chen asked.

"The ministers of the court are really too rude! The royal family returned from the north. There are hundreds of people, big and small, many of whom are former princes! I asked Li Gang to allocate several million coins to the royal children a few days ago. It is used to build the palace for these princes, but Li Gang is unwilling! Now that you are back, you will remove Li Gang from the position of prime minister and appoint a son of the clan as prime minister!" Zhao Ji said.

"Grandpa Huang is joking again. How can there be any reason for the sons of the clan to be prime ministers? As for building palaces for the princes, I don't think it is necessary! There are many vacant mansions in Yanjing City, and some of them can be allocated to them! The imperial court now uses money. There are many places, and there is no spare money of several million guan!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Just a few million guan, can't the imperial court get it out? When I was the emperor, the imperial court could always earn 30 to 40 million guan a year. Now that you rule the world, the harvest should be even more!" Zhao Ji said dissatisfied.

"Now the world has just been unified, but the Central Plains and Yanyun have experienced eight years of war, and the people are struggling to survive. The imperial court has implemented tax exemptions in the Central Plains and Yanyun! Now we have conquered the northern and eastern Liaodong. The lives of the people in these places are even more difficult. I have to spend a lot of money to help the people! Now I can’t wait to spend a penny in half, where can I have the money to build the palace for the princes?" Zhao Chen said.

"Having conquered so many places, they are exempt from tax, are you confused?" Zhao Ji snorted coldly.

"The people live in hardship, so they should be exempted from taxes, so that the world can quickly recover to prosperity." Zhao Chen said flatly.

"You save the rescue silver that you gave to the north and Liaodong, and build the palace for the princes." Zhao Ji thought for a while and said.

"This is impossible!" Zhao Chen said.

"The princes came back from the north and suffered so much. Now they don't even have a palace. Don't you think it's too much?" Zhao Ji said.

"I don't think there's anything excessive about this! They can at least eat and drink enough when they come back from the north, can't they? The people of all ethnic groups in the north can't even eat now!" Zhao Chen said.

"Is it enough to just eat and drink enough? We are the children of the royal family. The whole world belongs to our Zhao family, and all the property in the world belongs to our Zhao family. Most of the annual tax revenue should be paid to our Zhao family. That’s right! When I was the emperor, more than half of the world’s tax revenue was spent on flowers and stones. Some people said it was for fun, and I really regretted it. But now I’m building a palace for my royal family. It should always be right?" Zhao Ji said.

"Grandpa Huang's words are wrong! The world is not my Zhao family's world, but the people's world! Jiangshan Sheji is not a private weapon, but a public weapon! Sitting on this throne, I am not serving for the Zhao family, but for the sake of the Zhao family. Serve the people of the world! Govern for the people, I wonder if Grandpa Huang understands this truth?" Zhao Chen said.

"How did the world become the world of those untouchables?" Zhao Ji asked puzzled.

"Chen'er, how are you going to treat these royal children who have returned from the north?" Zhao Huan stopped his father at this moment and asked Zhao Chen.

"I will set aside part of the money for the children of the royal family to start their own businesses! Of course, the country is in ruins and there are places to spend money everywhere, so I can only slowly allocate it to the children of the royal family in the future! In addition, in the future I will formulate Issue relevant laws to restrict the behavior of the royal children! Father, don't worry, the life of the royal children will be much better than that of ordinary people, but it is impossible for the royal children to suck blood from the country endlessly like before It is impossible for the children of the royal family to be above the court and the law! The children of the royal family have many preferential treatments, but there are also many restrictions and constraints. In some respects, the children of the royal family are not even as free as ordinary people. If the children of the royal family are unwilling to have these restrictions, then give up their royal status! These can only be formulated after discussion with the Military Aircraft Department." Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Huan was a little dizzy, but he finally understood one thing, the treatment of the royal family would be much worse than before, and his brows could not help but wrinkle.

"There will be no one in the country who is beyond the law." Zhao Chen said flatly.

"It's ridiculous, isn't your emperor also subject to laws?" Zhao Ji sneered.

"In the future, after the system is completely fixed, the emperor will also be bound by the law! The emperor can't be unrestrained and act recklessly. If that happens, the world will be in chaos again like King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty." Zhao Chen said.

"Is this still the emperor?" Zhao Ji mocked.

"Of course the emperor! Well, let's not talk about this, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a good celebration today." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

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In a small courtyard in the north of the palace, two women in palace clothes were chatting in the attic at the moment.

They are both around twenty years old, and both of them are extremely beautiful! One woman was dressed in white, with an indescribable tranquility and gentleness on her body, while the other woman was dressed in yellow, with a faint sassy air on her body.

The second daughter is Zhe Yueru and Song Qingyao!

"Why hasn't my husband come back?" Zhe Yueru said.

"He must have gone to visit his father! They haven't seen each other for eight years, father and son are deeply in love, so naturally they have to visit their father first." Song Qingyao chuckled.

"When he comes back, he will be very happy to see the little princess who just gave birth." Zhe Yueru said with a happy smile on his face.

Before Zhao Chen's Northern Expedition, Zhe Yueru was already pregnant, and half a year after Zhao Chen left, Zhe Yueru had already given birth to a girl.

While they were talking here, footsteps came from a distance, and then came the voices of the maids asking questions. The second daughter immediately stood up and walked outside in surprise.

However, when they came outside, they saw that standing outside was not Zhao Chen, but two other stunning women.