July of the 15th year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty (1222).

In a house somewhere in Lin'an City, someone is sitting on the bed in a daze.

He was very drunk last night, and when he woke up this morning, he found that he had traveled to the Southern Song Dynasty and turned into a young man named Zhao Yurui.

Zhao Yurui is only 15 years old, and his 17-year-old brother Zhao Yuju is the ninth grandson of Zhao Dezhao, the son of Zhao Kuangyin.

However, the throne of the Song Dynasty was not inherited by descendants of Zhao Dezhao's lineage. His father Zhao Xiwen did not have any titles when he was alive. He only served as a ninth-grade county captain in Shanyin County, Zhejiang. His original life was no different from that of ordinary civilians.

But in the thirteenth year of Jiading, the crown prince Zhao Xun died of illness, which unexpectedly affected brothers Zhao and Rui.

First, Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty selected Zhao Guihe, the heir of King Yi Zhaojuan, as the prince, and changed his name to Zhao Hong as a candidate for the prince.

But if this happens, King Yi will have no heir.

Ningzong of the Song Dynasty felt sorry for his cousin and couldn't bear that his cousin had no heir, so he asked the powerful Prime Minister Shi Miyuan to select a person with good character in the clan to succeed King Yi. Shi Miyuan handed over the task to his staff Yu Tianxi.

That day, Yu Tianxi was passing through Shaoxing. Taking shelter from the rain, he happened to arrive at the home of the local Quanbao chief.

Zhao and Rui's mother is the Quan family. After their father died, their mother, the Quan family, took their two brothers to live in the home of their elder brother who was the security chief in Shaoxing. Their life was extremely poor.

Uncle Quanbaochang heard that Yu Tianxi was a disciple of Shi Miyuan, so he immediately called his two nephews and boasted: "These are my two nephews. The fortune teller said that they will be very rich in the future."

Yu Yuxi was greatly surprised when he found out that the two men were from the Zhao clan, and immediately reported it to Shi Miyuan, who ordered him to be taken to Lin'an for personal assessment.

Since then, the fate of the Zhao brothers has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Today is the second day after Zhao and Rui entered Lin'an.

Sitting on the bed, Zhao Yurui finally digested the memories of this life and had to accept the fact that he had really traveled back to the Southern Song Dynasty when the Mongolian cavalry was invincible.

There is no solution to the peak of Mongolia. This is a truth that countless historical fans will talk about in later generations.

"What the hell." Zhao Yurui jumped out of bed dejectedly after regaining his senses, walked to the bronze mirror on the left and took a look. The person in the bronze mirror was very young, with a handsome face, and delicate features. He was a traffic niche that would be released to future generations.

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But if you want to be a prince in the Song Dynasty, this face alone is not enough.

His mind was working rapidly.

In his previous life, he preferred Ming history and didn't read much Song history, so he had no idea that Shi Miyuan's selection of King Yi's heir this time was to prepare for the future selection of the emperor.

He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't remember the allusion about Shi Miyuan of the Southern Song Dynasty choosing the heir of King Yi. However, he remembered clearly that Qin Hui killed Yue Fei.

But he knew that the system of the Song Dynasty was different from that of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty only required clans, all of whom could be ennobled, and supported by the court, so they could live a good life.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a strict clan inheritance system. Many of the emperor's brothers and nephews were not crowned kings until their death. You see, brothers Zhao Yurui and their father, even several generations ago, were just like ordinary people.

So this is the only chance for their brothers to jump over the dragon gate.

No matter what, he must be selected as the heir of King Yi.

The one who loses the election will still be an ordinary citizen under this system. (Unless the heir of King Yi becomes the emperor, he will have the opportunity to be crowned.)

Zhao Yurui walked around the room a little irritably. If someone else traveled through time, he would be the emperor, or at worst, he would be a prince or a vassal king.

As soon as I came here, I had to compete with my eldest brother for the vassal heir, not even the vassal king.

Who did Shi Miyuan choose in history?

"Bang bang bang" Just at this moment, someone knocked on the door outside.

"Second Young Master, have you gotten up?" It was a pleasant voice.

Before Zhao Yurui could respond, the door was pushed open and a maid walked in.

The maid looks to be about eighteen years old. She is petite, has a graceful figure, and her face is not very beautiful, but she is still quite attractive.

Xiaotao, maid in Yu Tianxi’s home, our whole family is staying at Yu Tianxi’s home, waiting for Shi Miyuan to summon us?

Her message flashed through Zhao Yurui's mind.

"It turns out that the second young master -" Xiao Tao suddenly blushed in the middle of her sentence. She covered her mouth and wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare to laugh. She quickly turned around and left: "Xiao Tao goes to get some water."

Zhao Yurui lowered his head and realized that he was wearing obscene clothes.

It must be early in the morning, I seem to have slept in?

He thought about it again, and then his face changed slightly.

Before he traveled through time, his eldest brother Zhao Yuju was mature and steady, and treated others decently, but because he was young, he loved to have fun and enjoy sleeping in.

Yu Tianxi arranged for the two brothers to live in his home, probably with the intention of conducting a secret assessment.

I'm afraid Yu Tianxi already knows which of the two brothers has good conduct.

It would be better if I could travel a few days earlier.

After Zhao Yurui finished washing up, full of worries, he unexpectedly discovered that Xiao Tao beside him had been quietly sizing up himself.

He was considered a handsome man in the Song Dynasty. Xiao Tao was a girl, so he naturally liked to look at him.

"Thank you, Sister Xiaotao." Zhao Yurui hugged Xiaotao politely.

Xiao Tao was also a little surprised, because Zhao Yurui was not like this yesterday.

However, Zhao Yurui and the others had only been here for two days. Xiao Tao didn't say anything, and whispered with a red face: "This is what Xiao Tao should do."

Zhao Yurui smiled and nodded at her, and looked at her inadvertently. A shy look suddenly appeared on Xiao Tao's face, and she did not dare to look at him.

After walking out of the room, the sun was shining brightly outside. The weather was good today. There was a breeze in Lin'an City, and the soft morning light made everyone feel warm.

Zhao Yurui walked along the corridor of the courtyard to the west side. His family was also considered a clan. According to the rules of this ancient society, after getting up in the morning, they must first pay homage to their elders.

Although Yu Tianxi was just a staff member of Shi Miyuan, his house was quite large. Zhao Yurui walked through his own yard and entered another yard.

I saw a long table being set up in the yard. The eldest brothers Zhao and Ju were standing in front of the table, practicing calligraphy in the morning light.

Mother Quan's face was full of love, and she sat on the edge and looked at him.

Are you writing in the yard this early in the morning? Are you showing this to Yu Tianxi?

Zhao Yurui muttered secretly in his heart, and then stepped forward.

"Greetings to my mother and my eldest brother."

"Yu Rui is up." Quan nodded to him with a smile.

My mother, Quan, is only in her early thirties, and she is pretty straight-looking. However, she has lived a hard life in the past few years and her skin is not that good. She looks as if she is forty years old.

The eldest brother Zhao Yuju raised his head at this time and said in the tone of an elder: "Yu Rui is not young anymore. Don't play and have fun, work hard, study and learn etiquette."

The corner of Zhao Yurui's mouth twitched slightly, but before he could say anything, someone behind him laughed loudly: "Yu Ju is steady and decent, studious and diligent. Yu Rui, you have to learn from your brother."

Zhao Yurui turned around, but Yu Tianxi arrived.

Yu Tianxi looked excited and shouted as he walked: "Good news, the Prime Minister is free tomorrow and wants to summon your brothers."

Brother Zhao Yuju's eyes immediately flashed with excitement: "When will tomorrow be?"

"We will set off from the mansion at three quarters," Yu Tianxi said.

Zhao Yuju immediately turned to his younger brother and said, "Yurui, did you hear that? Don't sleep in again tomorrow."

".." Zhao Yurui glared at his elder brother.
Chapter completed!