Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

The ancients had a deep hierarchical concept, and the emperor and ordinary people were like the difference between heaven and earth.

From ancient times to the present, there has never been a reason for an emperor to visit people's homes! Even if the emperor met the people, it was the people who entered the palace and waited tremblingly for the emperor's reception.

Moreover, the emperors of the past dynasties, except for the founding kings, most of the emperors grew up in the deep palace. These emperors have been with the eunuchs and court ladies since they were young. The eunuchs and court ladies were naturally respectful and pious when they saw the emperor. The emperor was naturally arrogant and arrogant when he was a child. The emperor must speak high above the ordinary people, and it is absolutely impossible to be as kind as Zhao Chen.

In this way, Zhao Chen's approach seemed unimaginable, and he was "close to the people" to the extreme.

Such an approach can be described as "unprecedented emperor".

That night, in the homes of the people that Zhao Chen visited, no one could sleep peacefully!

He visited not only those poor people, but also some wealthy people! Those rich and noble families even put on lanterns and festoons to celebrate the emperor's arrival in their residence today.

On the second day, March 27, in just one day, people came and went in Lin'an City. Although it is still a little deserted compared to the most prosperous time, but it is many times better than the previous two days! Two days ago, people were afraid to come out. One day later, they came out one after another!

Qingjingfang, here is the famous market in the west of Lin'an city, which is the market for later generations.

The day before, it was silent and all the shops were closed.

But today, many shops have opened their doors, and there are countless people and merchants doing business here.

"I heard that your Majesty came to the homes of many people yesterday. Is it true or not?" In front of a jewelry store, a young man in his twenties was picking a silver hairpin, he said while watching.

"It's true! The emperor personally passed by the old Xue's house in our place! Last night, the old Xue's house was celebrating with lanterns and festivities! I heard that there is a family in the south of the city. Your Majesty also left a word, today In the morning, several wealthy businessmen were going to his place to buy back the imperial pen." A middle-aged man in his forties next door said.

"Since ancient times, there has not been such an emperor! He actually came to the homes of the common people. This is the love of the people like a son! The Emperor Jianyan of the year hid in the palace all day. He heard that there were thousands of concubines in his harem. He spoils his concubine every day, and he imposes high taxes on us. He never thinks about whether the people can survive! Look at Emperor Xuanwu, he is far better than Emperor Jianyan!"

"Yes! This is the saint!"

In the entire Qingjingfang, such comments abound.

For what Zhao Chen did yesterday, all the people praised without exception.

The sun has risen high, and Qingjingfang has become more and more lively.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes suddenly came from a distance.

The merchants were shocked when they heard the sound of horseshoes!

They looked over there one after another, and saw countless black-armored soldiers coming on their horses.

Seeing these soldiers, the merchants were shocked! Although Zhao Chen personally visited the people yesterday, the people of Lin'an City were greatly encouraged! Zhao Chen said that there will be no turmoil again, and if you don’t have any jokes, these people will naturally believe it! But now they see the soldiers, they are still terrified.

"Huh! Look! That person seems to be your majesty!"

"Yes! Your Majesty! The emperor, he is so young! Such a hero!"

"Oh my God! It turned out to be your Majesty!"

At this moment, someone suddenly yelled, and then the yelling sound got closer and closer.

"Your Majesty! Hurry up and kneel down!"

There is a human being next to it.

"Right right! Kneel down!"

After a while, countless merchants and people in the entire Qingjingfang knelt to the ground.

The sound of horseshoes has stopped, Zhao Chen got off the horse, and the soldiers also got off the horse.

"Let's be flat!" Zhao Chen strode forward and said loudly at the same time.

Someone in front stood up, while those behind hesitated for a moment, they also stood up. It's just that they are still standing aside respectfully, and no one returns to their stalls or shops.

"Whose new tea is this?" Zhao Chen said when he saw someone selling tea.

"Your Majesty, this is the villain's tea shop." A middle-aged man in his thirties stood up and said excitedly.

"How do you sell the tea here? I want to drink the best!" Zhao Chen smiled.

"Your Majesty wants to drink tea, it's an honor for the villain! The villain never dare to ask for your majesty's money!" the middle-aged man said hurriedly.

"Hey, what's this? It's not easy for you to do business! How do you sell it on weekdays, how do you sell it to me now! I won't let the people suffer!" Zhao Chen said.

"Okay! Your Majesty, the villain has a request, I wonder if you can agree to it?" The middle-aged man suddenly said after hesitating for a while.

"What request?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the little man heard that you gave someone an inscription yesterday. Can you also inscribe the shop? Your majesty's words are worth a thousand dollars, so naturally you don't need to give the tea money anymore." The middle-aged man said nervously.

"Okay! This is easy." Zhao Chen laughed.

At the moment, Zhao Chen took a pound of good tea from the middle-aged man. Zhao Chen mentioned the four words "Wang Ji Tea Shop" to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was overjoyed and continued to ensure that new tea will be served every year in the future. Sent to the palace.

"Who made this umbrella? The painting on it is so beautiful! How much is this umbrella?" After Zhao Chen left the tea shop, he headed forward, and after a while he picked up an umbrella from a small stall. Tao.

"Your Majesty, this is an umbrella made by Caomin, and this painting is also drawn by Caomin." An old man in his sixties stood in front of Zhao Chen, his body was extremely dirty, and he was also extremely excited at this moment.

"Good umbrella! Good painting! How much is it?" Zhao Chen smiled.

"This... only three pennies are good." The old man said hurriedly.

"You are so old, and you still have to make an umbrella to subsidize your family. Life at home is definitely not good. Come, take twelve taels of silver and give it to the elderly." Zhao Chen said.

"This, this, this... Cao Min dare not charge your majesty's money." The old man hurriedly said.

"I think the painting you have done is good, it's worth ten taels of silver!" Zhao Chen said.

When Zhao Chen said this, the old man was surprised and delighted, and no longer refused now.

Zhao Chen kept walking forward, and when he saw what he liked, he bought it. He even bought some jewelry used by women, but when he thought of the woman in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

When he reached the middle of Qingjingfang, Zhao Chen finally stopped.

He turned around, looked at all the merchants and the people, and said, "I came here today. First, I heard that the Qingjingfang is the most prosperous, so I came here to buy something. Second, I have a few things to tell you."

Zhao Chen stopped here when he talked about it. The surrounding merchants and people listened carefully, hoping that Zhao Chen could go on speaking quickly. Finally, a merchant couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, what the **** is it?"

"The first thing is that the King Kang thief is dead, and there will be no turmoil in Lin'an again. You can come out with confidence, do business, and buy things with confidence! The second thing is that the King Kang thief will levy taxes when he is in power. Even the commercial tax of this Qingjingfang is extremely high. When I regained Jiangnan, it is naturally impossible to oppress the people like him. I discussed with several ministers yesterday. This commercial tax should be reduced by at least half, and it may be lowered even more. Just wait for news from the imperial court, and at most half a month, the news will come down!" Zhao Chen said.

"Ah! That's great!" Suddenly, the surrounding merchants and people burst into applause.

"Not only is the commercial tax lowered, but the grain tax should also be lowered! From now on, there will be no more exorbitant taxes!" Zhao Chen said again.

The surrounding merchants and people knelt down one after another at this moment, and once again spoke of long live.

Zhao Chen has been away from here for a quarter of an hour, and the merchants and people here have not dispersed. They are still standing in the middle of the street, and many people are talking about it.

"Your Majesty really loves the people like a son, the real saint is alive!"

"Your Majesty was originally the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor, who was the crown prince back then! King Kang's usurpation of the throne is really hard to die!"

"Your Majesty is far better than King Kang!"

For a time, there were praises everywhere.

Originally, Zhao Gou ruled Jiangnan for six years, and his prestige was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Especially in Lin'an City, many people still regard Zhao Gou as the emperor, and it is difficult to accept that Zhao Gou was slain. At this moment, Zhao Chen came here and stayed here for less than half an hour. The merchants and people here did not care for Zhao Go anymore, and no one missed Zhao Go anymore. On the contrary, they criticized Zhao Gou one after another, and the exorbitant taxes caused all the people in the world to suffer.

For a whole day, Zhao Chen came to several market places to meet with merchants and people.

In the evening of this day, there was a lot of discussion in Lin'an City again, and many people were excited.

And that night in the Jiangnan Palace, Zhao Chen still watched the official document with Qin Hui, Zhao Ding, Wu Jie and others to understand the Jiangnan style, and discuss ways to make Jiangnan fast and stable and allow Jiangnan to support the war in the north.

Qin Hui and Zhao Ding admire what Zhao Chen has done in the past two days!

Qin Hui felt that Zhao Chen had the means and resourcefulness, and he went to visit those "poor people" in spite of his face. Those people were naturally extremely grateful. Of course, Lin'an City was restored to prosperity in just one or two days! He admired and was wary in his heart. Such a "cheeky" emperor was terrible, and he had no scruples in handling things, and he needed to be treated carefully. Zhao Ding felt that Zhao Chen loved the people like a son, better than Zhao Gou.

On March 28, Zhao Chen came to the villages around Lin'an City and visited those villagers. Naturally, the villagers around Lin'an City were also a sensation.

On March 29, Zhao Chen began to visit the homes of the remaining Jiangnan court officials.

That day Yang Shi rebelled, and most of the court officials rebelled with Yang Shi, but some people remained! These people are quite talented people. In the past few days, these people have also been hiding at home, afraid to go out, let alone go to the palace.

Most of the officials live in the east of the city. Most of the buildings here are magnificent, but there are also buildings that look ordinary.

There is a small courtyard next to the East City Gate, with only two small tiled houses in the courtyard.

This is the home of Li Guang, the Shangshu of the Jiangnan court officials!

On that day, Yang Shi rebelled, and only Li Guang among the six books of the Jiangnan court did not rebel with Yang Shi.

At this moment, Zhao Chen, Qin Hui, and Zhao Ding stopped in front of Li Guang's courtyard.

Zhao Chen has heard of the name "Li Guang", which is also a famous figure in history! In the early Southern Song Dynasty, there were four famous ministers, Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Hu Quan, and one more was Li Guang! Li Guang's age is a bit older than Li Gang, and his qualifications in the court are extremely old! He served as the official secretary three times, and countless officials in the DPRK were promoted by him! He has also served as a local propaganda envoy and appease envoy on many occasions! This person has a very high literary talent. He has left countless poems. His son is a Tanhua from the Song Dynasty. His two grandsons are both Jinshi, and his two great-grandsons are also Jinshi! The Li family became a well-known scholar in the world from Li Guang, which has a lot to do with Li Guang’s strict education of his children.

This person is a clean and honest official, and he has promoted many ministers against the gold, which is quite admired.

At this moment in Li Guang's mansion, Li Guang is sitting on a stool reading a book, his hair and beard are already gray, his whole person looks a little thin and his face is full of wrinkles.

A woman in her fifties came to him, brought a cup of tea, Li Guang took it, took a sip, and said, "Listen to the sound, this Lin'an city seems to be a lot more prosperous!"

The old woman is his wife, nodded, and said: "I heard that Emperor Xuanwu visited the people these days. The people were very grateful, so they came out one after another."

Li Guang was taken aback, and said, "Is there such a thing?"

The old woman said: "The entire Lin'an city has been spread! Your Majesty went to the homes of the poor people in the south of the city, talked with the people, and asked them what they thought about the government! Your Majesty also left paintings and calligraphy for some people's homes! Your Majesty went to various places. In Fang City, visit the merchants and tell those merchants that the rebels have been killed and that there will be no turmoil in Lin'an City! Your Majesty also went to some villages around Lin'an City to personally comfort the people."

Li Guang couldn't believe it, and said, "Is there such a thing? This Emperor Xuanwu is really extraordinary!"

The old woman nodded and said: "He is of course a big deal! When he left Kaifeng, he was only ten years old. After he arrived in Guanshan, he was oppressed again, and Qu Duan also violated him. The result was only a year. Zhe Keqiu was slain, and many of Qu Duan’s generals turned to him. After that, he trained a strong army at a young age and could defeat Jurchen in half a year. The policies he pursued in Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Sichuan. Each item is unbelievable, but all have significant effects. His Majesty Jianyan is much older than him. At the beginning, he was supported by a million troops, and there was also a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River. There were no officials in the court, but this was only short. In just a few years, His Majesty Jianyan was killed by him. I heard that people in Guan Shan said that he was a saint who came to the world. I didn't believe it, and now I can't help it."

As Li Guang's wife, this old woman even understands the political situation. When she said this, Li Guang was silent for a long time and nodded gently.

"Master, now Emperor Xuanwu rules the world, would you like to help him?" the old woman said.

"I am a little worried." Li Guang hesitated for a moment, said.

"What are you worried about?" Li's wife said.

"I followed Emperor Daojun first, and then Emperor Jingkang. Everyone knows what these two emperors did! Our Song Dynasty was destroyed in the hands of these two emperors! This Emperor Xuanwu is the Emperor Daojun. The grandson of Emperor Jingkang and the grandson of Emperor Jingkang, I am afraid he is the same as them." Li Guangdao.

The two of them were talking, and there was a knock on the door outside.