Zhao Zhen's worries were not without reason. The reason why the Northern Song imperial clan was honest was because they did not have military power. If they had military power and rebelled, the situation would be quite serious.
"It's simple. Actually, there are only two reasons for the rebellion of the imperial clan. First, they have soldiers and money. Second, gather a large number of followers in the local area."
"With the title of local tyrant, coupled with soldiers and food, the members of the royal family can rebel. However, what if we separate them?”
"For example, if the royal family's children lead their troops in Ganshan and their clan is in Kaifeng, it would be quite difficult for them to rebel.”
"Secondly, has Imperial Brother ever considered why the clan relatives rebelled?”
"Take my father for example. Do you think he will have the mentality to rebel?”Zhao Xuan didn't hide anything and directly used the Eight Virtuous Kings as an example.
"Brother Xuan, don't speak nonsense. Eighth Imperial Uncle is loyal to the country. Why would he rebel?”Zhao Zhen's expression changed when he heard Zhao Xuan's words.
"Does Your Majesty know why?”
"Of course it's because Eighth Imperial Uncle is loyal and devoted to the Zhao Imperial Family. How could he rebel? Zhao Zhen said matter-of-factly.
Zhao Xuan shook his head." Actually, I feel that the truth is not as serious as what my royal brother said. My royal father has good personal integrity. However, I feel that the real reason is that he is very busy!”
"He was busy dealing with the Liao Kingdom, scheming against Grand Preceptor Pang, and dealing with many matters in the royal court. Therefore, my father did not have the time to consider rebelling.”
"On the other hand, most of the clan members rebelled because they had nothing to do. They were raised in captivity and had a lot of wealth. They were so bored that they wanted to find something to do.”
Hearing Zhao Xuan's humorous words, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh."Then according to what you said, the rebellion of the clan relatives is still the fault of the imperial family?”
" The imperial court of the past dynasties had similar restrictions on clan relatives. They would give you a fief, then give you a large amount of gold, silver, and treasures. They would also give you beautiful wives and concubines, and then raise you like a pig. They would usually turn a blind eye to the occasional misdeeds.”
" But in reality, this is actually a slow suicide. The number of royal family members will only increase, and a large number of them will only make these royal family members more and more extravagant and licentious. Then, they will become a tumor of our Great Song. The local officials will not dare to interfere because they are afraid of their royal status. In the end, the people of our royal family will be furious, and the one to bear the blame will still be the current emperor. If it was more serious, there would be corrupt officials in the local area, and the officials would work together with the clan relatives. It could be said that the lives of the people would be plunged into misery.”
Zhao Zhen nodded his head in understanding. Zhao Xuan was right. The reputation of the royal family in the past dynasties had basically been destroyed in this way.
"In that case, do you have a good idea?”
"Since they're very free, let's find some work for them. The ministers of the court were actually against the imperial clan entering the court because they were afraid of nepotism and the government would be taken away. In that case, we can not let the imperial clan enter the court. He would establish the Zhao Imperial Academy and manage the Zhao Imperial descendants. He would be like the Imperial College and would become a role model for the world in the future!”
"Also, we can let them participate in technical industries such as craftsmen and water conservancy. For example, we can train craftsmen and conduct water conservancy research!”
"Finally, we will establish a Royal Chamber of Commerce and have them bring the products of the Great Song to Gaotai, the Western Regions, the Bai Yue, and other places to earn money for the Great Song.”
At this moment, Zhao Zhen was looking at Zhao Xuan as if he was a monster. In truth, the rule of a ruler was to divide and subjugate the officials under his banner. He would pull a batch, beat a batch, and nurture another batch.
And now, Zhao Xuan's methods had undoubtedly been used to the extreme. First, he used external items to attract the attention of the imperial clan, and then he threw out the Zong Zheng Manor to pique the interest of the old kings.
To put it bluntly, two peaches killed three scholars. In the future, the various clan relatives would probably fight endlessly for these false titles and compete with each other. Who would still covet the throne?
In addition, even if there were relatives who rebelled, the cost would be much higher. This was because most of the Zhao royal relatives would definitely stand on the side of the royal family. If they really wanted to rebel, just pacifying the other Zhao royal families would cost countless money. Otherwise, the interests of the other people would definitely not be swallowed up. They would probably gather together to target the rebels.
In addition, the Royal Chamber of Commerce would probably continue to bring benefits to the Great Song Royal Family.
"Is that all?"
Zhao Zhen asked hesitantly. These methods sounded good, but if he had to make up his mind to be so innovative, he would hesitate. This was because these sounded good, but there were too many variables.
Zhao Xuan nodded with a smile. It seemed that Zhao Zhen was more mature than he had imagined. He still had his own thinking ability. It was time for him to take out his ultimate killing weapon.
"Just this alone is not enough. The human heart is too greedy. At any time, we can't simply rely on benefits to judge.”
" Moreover, the emperors of the past dynasties, especially the emperors who perished, had a common trait, which was that they lacked information. What they heard, what they saw, and even what they knew were all made known to them by the officials in the court.”
" He doesn't know what the real world is like. Although he is the Son of Heaven in name, he is actually deaf and blind to the Emperor's country. He doesn't know the demands of the people and the current situation of the world. Even if there are wars everywhere, what he hears may be peace all over the world.”
Zhao Zhen ignored Zhao Xuan's words of disrespect and said in agreement,""That's right, that's right. However, how do I know this information?”
"Set up the East Chamber and the Embroidered Uniform Guards to monitor the world.”
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