Zhao Zhen, who had been wandering around the city of Beijing for a day, quietly left the market after eating a delicious wonton, and like later generations, he had to keep the New Year in the Great Song Dynasty, even the Heavenly Family was no exception, and the Imperial Palace was more lively than some places in Beijing.

New Year's money is naturally indispensable, but Zhao Zhen has always been a symbolic gift of three or five texts, this is a gift from the elders, not an opportunity to "get rich overnight", since childhood, Zhao Zhen has cultivated the correct understanding of money among the princes and princesses.

The concept of money, values, and life are the three things that people need to understand most when they exist in the world.

However, in the Great Song Dynasty, the New Year money is not called the New Year money, and on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, each phase and gift are called "giving the year"; Wine and food are invited, called "farewell year"; The young and old gather to drink, and the blessing is complete, which is called "dividing the year"; Everyone stays awake all night long, waiting for the dawn, and is called "keeping the year".

Compared with later generations, the Great Song Dynasty's observance of the year is more intense and ceremonial, the ancestral tablets of the family temple in the palace have long been wiped clean, thanks to Zhao Zhen's achievements over the years, the family temple of the Great Song Dynasty is much better than before.

There is no corresponding political achievement, merit, even the emperor did not dare to repair the family temple without authorization, and even the Zhenzong Dynasty of the first emperor was only repaired once after defeating the Khitan people to the south, and after Zhao Zhen took office, the repair of the family temple increased.

Zhao Zhen returned to the palace from Donghua Gate, Zhao Xu had already dressed up his prince's East Palace, festive lanterns, various colored ribbons, and of course, it was indispensable to hang peach charms and Spring Festival couplets.

Since the last emperor of the Later Shu Dynasty, Meng Chang, wrote a pair of Spring Festival couplets by himself, this thing replaced the status of the peach charm and began to become popular, with beautiful meanings and prospects for the future written on two pieces of red paper.

Sancai glanced at it, and said cautiously: "Official, King Wei should also open a mansion next year, and it is not a way to stay in the palace all the time, not to mention that he often goes in and out of the prince's East Palace, not to mention that the imperial history has been played several times." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Sancai strangely, it stands to reason that he shouldn't knowingly ask, he kept Zhao Yun by his side to promote the relationship between him and Zhao Xu, frowned and said, "What rumors did you hear again?" Or did someone tell you something about me? ”

Sancai didn't dare to say again: "The official family, the old slave just thinks that the rules in the palace are not appropriate to change at will, and the ancestral system is like this...... In addition, Yang Guifei took the initiative to tell the slave maid that the second prince had stayed in the palace for a long time, and it was inevitable that he would be criticized by the courtiers, so she asked the slave maid to say something......"

That's right, Zhao Zhen nodded: "It was her own meaning, it seems that she has seen it thoroughly, I am going to discuss this matter with her next year, but now it saves trouble, Zhao Yun will be fifteen years before the New Year, and it is time to open a government." I, the father, have forgotten about it, and when I think about it, I will find him a mansion in the city. Sent someone to send a message to Yang Guifei, I haven't forgotten Zhao Yun's big event. ”

Sancai bowed down and said: "The slave will send someone to pass the word, if Yang Guifei knows, she will be happy." ”

Zhao Zhen was really busy forgetting that Zhao Yun was the prince of the Great Song Dynasty after all, and Zhao Xu, the crown prince, had been following his ass for so many years, but it made people feel that the second prince was more assertive than the prince, and it was no wonder that Zhao Xu really had too many ghost ideas.

However, the difference between the prince and the crown prince should be very clear, not only for the two of them to understand, but also for the world and courtiers to understand.

Zhao Zhen originally wanted to maintain the poor family affection of the Heavenly Family, but how did he know that this thing could not be easily maintained, although Zhao Yun knew the difference early on, and he honestly didn't care about it, but as he grew older, if he couldn't control it early, sooner or later he would feel the discomfort of the change in status and the separation of family affection.

So for Zhao Yun to be crowned king, Zhao Zhen is still very concerned, the prince of the Great Song Dynasty is a cage in the final analysis, there is a fief can not go, there is a feudal field has nothing to do with him, every year from the court in addition to receiving Yulu, is to do some business by himself, annex the land.

The king of the Great Song Dynasty was a little aggrieved, the Song Dynasty inherited the Tang system, and the king of the Song Dynasty was torn apart as early as his infancy.

However, it is useless to exist in name only. Reduced to sparse subordination, but Zongzheng has a nationality, jade is famous, Zongxue is taught, suburbs, Mingtang, and national celebrations all have Lu rank. It is not only a constraint on rights, but also a reduction in its status compared to the previous dynasty.

Zhao Zhen looked at the bright red palace lantern in the forbidden place, and suddenly had an idea, maybe he could use Zhao Yun's opening of the mansion as a leverage.

Although the clan of the Great Song Dynasty was suppressed, it was still redundant, and with the increase of time, there would even be a danger comparable to redundant officials, you must know that the birth rate of newborns in the Great Song Dynasty is already very high, which not only provides the population of the Great Song Dynasty, but also brings a burden to the imperial court.

Now Zhao Yun is about to officially become independent, and he will also open a government in Beijing, and this opportunity is the right time for Zhao Zhen, just imagine, even the emperor's own son will follow, who in the world will oppose it?

Zhao Zhen went to the Qinzheng Hall alone in this prosperous festival under the bright palace lights, and before the inner attendant closed the door, Zhao Zhen instructed Sancai: "Tonight's New Year's vigil, let the queen and all the keepers of the harem have a feast on the bank of the Houyuan Covered Bridge." ”

Sancai nodded in response: "Slave maid, go ......"

He knew that the official family was deliberately supporting himself, and the official family changed the route to the Qinzheng Palace, so he knew what the official family had decided.

After Sancai left, Zhao Zhen sat down on the throne in the palace alone, and after a little contemplation, he picked up a pen and wrote the prefix of the holy decree on the paper, but the prefix was slightly longer, which was comparable to a direct edict.

This can also be understood as an edict to the Taichang Rite Academy, because of Zhao Zhen's relationship, now the imperial power of the Great Song Dynasty has been highly concentrated in his hands, and the situation of the Zhongzhi is quite common, and many courtiers are used to this.

The tip of the pen swiped softly across the paper, leaving a dashing flying white on it, but the content was not as chic as the font, full of serious words.

"This dynasty is close to the system, and after the kings, they all use the longest person in the palace to succeed them. The sons of the ancestors all choose the next one as the ancestor, and the successive generations are crowned, that is, they are different from the old system. According to the rites, the kings, princes, princes, uncles, sons, and men are all inherited by their descendants.

If there are no sons-in-law and sinful diseases, they shall have grandchildren; has no grandchildren, and the second son-in-law has the same mother and brother; has no mother and brother, and has a son; has no concubines, and has the same mother and brother as grandchildren; There is no half-brother, and he is a grandson. The great-grandson is allowed to do so. In accordance with the order, the inheritance will be inherited, and if the pulse is broken, it will be exempted from the title. ”

This is the most severe and clearest clan in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, and the succession system of the prince, of course, is much more mellow than the blunt text in front of him under the polish of the Taichang Rite Academy.

This is to restrict the rights of the clan, and it is also to further strengthen the maintenance of imperial power, and now it will also fall on his own son, which is somewhat like lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, but Zhao Zhen knows that no one can be an exception, even Zhao Yun, his own son can't!

Putting down the brush in his hand, Zhao Zhen smiled slightly bitterly: "The most ruthless emperor's family, Lao Tzu even used his son to ............"