In Zhao Zhen's eyes, he never treated Wang Yuyan as a woman from the feudal era, but regarded her as his wife. Of course, he could not do this to every woman in the harem.

The merchants are the most active group in any era. Wang Yuyan, the daughter of the merchant, is more or less impressed by the family. Her thoughts are not confined, and can even be said to be open and avant-garde.

The two have been together since childhood, and they are childhood sweethearts. They are young and have no idea about them. Their understanding of both parties has reached the point where they can tell their inner thoughts.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen would sometimes unconsciously tell Wang Yuyan some things. Of course, it was not something in the court, but his own plan. Don’t underestimate the importance of a country’s queen. As early as in ancient times, the word “女” was mentioned.

But at that time, the word "年" did not refer to the queen but the monarch. It was not until the Western Zhou Dynasty that the word "年" specifically refers to the emperor's wife. According to the Confucian way of legitimate and illegitimate, the emperor's legitimate wife is the queen. Each dynasty basically determines the candidate for the prince according to the inheritance system of the eldest son. Therefore, the status of the queen is very critical and should not be underestimated.

As for the emperor's five powers in foreign affairs, the empress's five powers in internal affairs was actually the earliest checks and balances system. However, with the promotion of Confucianism in the feudal era, the respect for etiquette and law, and the strengthening of patriarchal power, the empress's supervisory power basically disappeared with the legacy of the matriarchal society.

The emperor is the only one, and no one can be on par with him, so the emperor's spouse cannot be homophonic to "wife" as "qi", and can only be called "hou".

The emperor is also a human being, with seven emotions and six desires, and his own thoughts. Zhao Zhen is willing to discuss some things with the queen Wang Yuyan, such as the business of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Zhen sometimes even likes to learn from Wang Yuyan how to improve.

After all, she was from a merchant family, so she was naturally more transparent than those literati who "turned a blind eye to the outside world and only read the books of sages". So Zhao Zhen told Wang Yuyan about his true thoughts and hoped to communicate.

Who knew that it was probably too straightforward, which made Wang Yuyan a little dull for a moment. She didn't know what to say or how to answer, so she could only lie in Zhao Zhen's arms.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. My words are just to tell you my plans in advance. After all, Zhao Xu is my eldest son, and he is finally going to be the one who wants to ascend to the position of the great treasure. It is particularly important to set rules, and I want him to do this."

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor is in the history books, and they are all..."

Wang Yuyan hesitated a little. She really didn't know how to say it, but Zhao Zhen said nothing: "The Supreme Emperor in history books is either mediocre or wealthy. The abdicated and abdicated, like Li Yuan, was forced to do so."

Zhao Zhen Shaodun said again: "But I am different. I am in power and all over the world surrender. I am the true emperor of the Song Dynasty. Even if I abdicate my son, no one dares to underestimate me. I just hope that Zhao Xu can take over the Song Dynasty as soon as possible and become a qualified king as soon as possible. My identity as the Supreme Emperor can not only allow him to contact the highest power, but also solve his doubts. If he makes a mistake, I can still deal with it in time. Wouldn't it be better?"

Wang Yuyan's eyes lit up: "This is a bit like a master bringing his apprentice, and it can also let Xu'er know that even if he ascends the throne, he should not do whatever he wants. The successor should do the same!"

Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction: "Yes! The strength of a country lies in the king. The emperor is the foundation of a country. If the emperor is rotten, this country will not be much better! Unless there is no emperor in this country………”

"His Majesty!"

Zhao Zhen was a little embarrassed and said something he shouldn't have said, but in fact it was that the republic system had already existed, but the efficiency of this system was much worse than that of later republics.

It is because of the imperfection of the republic system that people in this era naturally abandoned him and chose a feudal monarchy that was more efficient, united the country, and more able to fight against natural disasters and man-made disasters.

"I just talk to you. Since you can't live without an emperor, you must ensure that the emperor must have ability, talent, and noble character. But how should I guarantee this? I thought a lot, but in the end I still think that the position of the Supreme Emperor is more reliable!"

Wang Yuyan's eyes showed admiration: "Your Majesty, I am a woman, but I know the right and wrong. Your Majesty's law is the law of all ages, I admire you! The emperor who has such great courage has only the first emperor in ancient times!"

Zhao Zhen grinned: "As long as the Song Dynasty can last longer, it will be better than anything else! It may not be certain for generations, but it will be longer than at least three hundred years!"

Wang Yuyan didn't know what Zhao Zhen meant, but in her opinion, the Song Dynasty was so powerful that it had surpassed the prosperous Tang Dynasty. How could it disappear in just three hundred years?

She didn't know that Zhao Zhen always prepared for the future and prepared everything he could. It didn't matter what else he could do. If two or three wastes really appeared among his descendants, it would be that the Great Song Dynasty would be destroyed and there was no way.

Zhao Zhen in history had no descendants, but now it is different. With Zhao Zhen having Zhao Xu, the Zhao Er family's turmoil can continue to be established. Even if there is any accident, Zhao Yun's descendants can still be...

Tonight's conversation was the first time that Zhao Zhen told others what he thought was. He had been thinking about the questions he asked Su Shi and Zhang Congzhi in the Secret Pavilion, and he also had some answers.

The system of imperial abdication may be a good idea. It is not really delegating power and giving up thrones, but releasing part of the rights and holding supervision. This is actually a division of the supreme imperial power.

Emperors of all generations only wanted to divide the power of the ministers and the military power of military officials, but no one thought about dividing the power of the emperors. Why is this? People are selfish, how can they give rights to others when they are alive? They can't even have their own sons!

Even if you die with yourself, the highest right should be left to your son to continue to take charge.

But people like Zhao Zhen really don’t think so. He has come through time and understands a truth that “rights are responsibility, rights are obligations, and the two are equal existences.”

Therefore, Zhao Zhen did not take the throne so seriously, and even felt that this was just a mission given to him by God. While gaining supreme power, he would do everything possible to save the Song Dynasty and allow this dynasty to continue.

And Zhao Zhen did it. For him, everything at the moment seemed to be arranging the funeral. When the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, the grassland was also included in the rule of the Song Dynasty, when China was unified and the four directions were settled, his mission was over.
Chapter completed!