Chapter 111

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date="2021-09-03"

title="Chapter 111"

weight="134602"

series = ["The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress"]

mode = "manual"

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The winter festival was originally run by the Guanglu Temple, but the regulations presented by the Guanglu Temple Secretary Xiao Zhige are not very satisfied and have been beaten back three times. Seeing that the winter festival is just around the corner, Guanglu Temple has yet to come up with a decent constitution.

Xiao Zhige was entangled in political affairs and had to work on such trivial things, so he was so annoyed that he simply drove out of the palace and came to an Changqing to hide and be clean.

"the national treasury is empty, and although the winter festival is to be held on a large scale, it is really not appropriate to be too extravagant. All the money has to be spent on the blade. " An Changqing lay on his chest, chin resting on his arm and said, "since you want to have fun with the people, you still have to do something that is good for the people."

Xiao Zhige is also thinking this way, but it is a pity that the people of Guanglu Temple are used to seeing prosperity and living a good life in Beijing, so they don't know what is good for the people. The regulations presented are not thousands of guns to show national strength on the day of the Winter Festival, or 99 painted boats to visit the canal, celebrate with drum music along the way, and enjoy with the people.

It is really no good at all that there are all kinds of empty ways, and the labor of the people and the loss of money are really of no benefit at all.

"they just live so comfortably that they know nothing about the sufferings of the people." Xiao Zhige is not happy with Tao.

An Changqing poked the corner of his lip and laughed, "Let's lead by example and set an example." After a year and a half, when they see the situation clearly, they should know what to do and what not to do. "

Xiao Zhige nodded reluctantly. In fact, there were few officials left behind by Emperor Anqing, even the old stubbornness of the Yanzhou government office was better than this group of people. It's just that some people have been deposed and relegated before, and if there is any more, there will be no one to use in court. So even if these officials often do something stupid to upset him, Xiao Zhige can only put up with it.

"how do you think we should lead by example?"

An Changqing mused a little and asked a seemingly irrelevant question: "should you have harvested a lot of sweet potatoes in Yanzhou this year?"

Yanzhou began to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes the year before last. This year, most counties and counties in Yanzhou have already planted sweet potatoes. Qi Wei wrote in April and May, saying that the situation of sweet potato cultivation was very good. By this time, we should have had a bumper harvest.

Xiao Zhige said "um". After returning to Beijing, Xie Ling reported to him in detail on the situation in Yanzhou: "this year, the people of Yanzhou should be able to have a bumper harvest year, and they will not worry about the problem of having enough to eat." I also heard that because the output of sweet potatoes was so high that many people could not finish it at home, they shipped these sweet potatoes together to neighboring states and counties to sell them. Because they were cheap and full, the response was good. Even the Yanzhou army received a batch of sweet potatoes as food. "

An Changqing said, "Sweet potatoes can grow so well in Yanzhou. If they are further promoted and planted in the south, I think in the future, the problem of satiety among the people should be solved." I think the winter festival may be a good time to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes. "

Sweet potato can be eaten raw and ripe, it is easy to grow and tolerate barren, the yield is high, and what is more commendable is that the taste is not bad. If it is popularized throughout Dazhou, people will not have to worry about the problem of adequate food in the future. Most of the people in Dazhong are now living in hardship because of the low grain production, and after paying high taxes, the rest of the food is even a livelihood problem. In times of peace, there are still many hungry people. If there is a natural disaster, it is no exaggeration to say that they are hungry for thousands of miles.

Xiao Zhige immediately understood his idea, looked at him with encouragement, and listened to him go on.

"We can buy a large number of sweet potatoes from Yanzhou and hold sweet potato banquets in the palace during the winter festival. We can also open charity halls in various states and counties, which take sweet potatoes as the staple food, cook porridge, cook food, and so on. Shantang had better arrange people to explain the benefits of sweet potato cultivation, and in the coming year, you can also prepare some seed potatoes to be sent to all states and counties, so that people everywhere will try to grow them. In this way, we can not only promote the reputation of your Majesty, but also let the poor who can not eat have a good holiday, but also achieve the goal of having fun with the people. I am afraid that people need more food to eat than those fireworks boats with fancy shelves. "

Xiao Zhige smiled louder and louder as he listened, and when he finished, he discussed the details with him. Finally, he could not help rubbing the person into his arms, and his voice was deep and ambiguous: "the king of wild geese is really the pillar of the country, and he should be rewarded."

His words were very serious, but his hand dishonestly got into his skirt. An Changqing let out a low cry and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he soon brought him into cheerfulness, regardless of anything else.

Before dawn the next day, Xiao Zhige got up and prepared to go to North Korea. Han Chang had been waiting outside with his clothes in his arms.

When Xiao Zhige finished his clothes, he saw an Changqing holding the quilt and sleeping eyes. He personally dug people out of the warm bedding and warmed his hands on the stove. He was not shy about putting on his shoes and changing his clothes.

"what are you doing? I'm going to sleep a little longer. "

He doesn't have to go to court. He doesn't have to get up before dawn. An Changqing was so uncooperative that she shrank her feet and wanted to hide in the quilt. Xiao Zhige patiently coaxed him to put on his clothes: "Today you will go to court with me." The group of people at Guanglu Temple are out of hope, so go and give them some advice, so that those idiots will not be screwed up. "

Yeah? An Changqing paused for a moment, opened her eyes slightly, and said in surprise, "shall I go to the upper court?"

"now that you are expensive and the Wild Goose King, apart from me, you are the eldest. Why is it strange to go to the last court?" Xiao Zhige took it for granted. If the wild goose king was only an honorary title, why did he bother to do so with such great fanfare when he was crowned the king?

An Changqing's eyes trembled slightly, but this time he stopped hiding and took over the waist to tie it himself. Xiao Zhige avoided his hand and took the opportunity to steal a kiss on his cheek: "Don't move, I wait on the king of wild geese to change his clothes."

Xiao Zhige seldom called me when he got along with him. But he likes to make fun of him when he jokes. An Changqing can only obediently extend his arms and let him buckle his belt. Seeing that Xiao Zhige was still carefully tidying up his skirt, he could not help whispering: "if you are written down by the historian, I am afraid you will be a bewildered monarch."

"I can't do that." Xiao Zhige said solemnly, "I am a faint king, and the king of wild geese has become a demon queen." The king of the fox and the general are all right, but not the queen of the monarch and the demon. "

He whispered in an Changqing's ear: "I also want to live forever with the king of wild geese, as a model for future generations.". "

Warm breathing hit the auricle, an Changqing's heart could not help but beat quickly, unable to tell whether it was a gesture of intimacy or affectionate words that flushed his cheeks. He subconsciously glanced at the servant of the palace, and saw that Han Zhang and others had quietly retreated. At this time, only he and Xiao Zhige were left in the room.

Raising his hand and rubbing his cheek, an Changqing pushed the person away, but his tone was not soft, and he promised, "I see."

Xiao Zhige smiled wantonly, took him by the hand and went out and ordered everyone to drive back to the palace. An Changqing naturally rides with him.

So on this day, the civil and military officials of the Shang Dynasty first saw the wild goose king dressed in purple slowly into the Chongzheng Hall, and then the emperor appeared on the hall with the big eunuch Han Zhang. It was a miracle that the king of wild geese suddenly came to the court, and what was even more surprising was that the two men appeared in front and back feet. Last night, there was news that the emperor spent the night in the mansion of the wild goose king, and a group of courtiers exchanged eyes, looked at their noses, and hung their heads.

Xiao Zhige is in a good mood today, and his face is not so frightening. Glancing around, after a subtle pause on an Changqing, he just signaled that Han Zhang could open the court.

Han Zhangming whipped: "there is a chapter out of work, nothing is scattered."

After the words, some courtiers came out in turn to state the problems. An Changqing stood in the forefront of the courtiers, listening to the courtiers asking questions one after another, and Xiao Zhige on the dragon seat always hit the nail on the head and gave a reply to the point. For the subjects who said something, although his face was calm, he patiently discussed the solution with each other, and if the court could not negotiate the result, he asked the other party to go back and write a fold, and then discuss it in the study behind the scattered court. On the other hand, for some subjects who only ask questions but do not think of a solution, he has no patience. His eyes are like a sharp blade on each other's body, and he is likely to send a sentence, "if you come to ask me how to do such trivial things, how would it be better for me to be an official for you?" it scared the other side into pleading guilty again and again.

Although an Changqing often heard that the emperor had a bad temper since he ascended the throne, this was the first time he had seen what Xiao Zhige looked like. He could not help saying secretly: to these unenterprising officials, even saints can't have a good temper. don't know who spread these rumors. It's a load of nonsense.

It was only half an hour after the meeting that there were no more officials.

When Xiao Zhige saw that they had finally finished speaking, he slowly said, "now it is November, and the winter festival is approaching, but the rules and regulations have not yet been drawn up. If all the love ministers have a good idea, they can make suggestions."

With these words, Glorious Temple Qing came out with a slightly bitter face: "I have drawn up a new constitution, which has not yet been presented to your Majesty, and now you can ask your Majesty to have a look," and then presented the chapter in his sleeve.

Han Zhang went down the steps, held the chapter up and handed it to Xiao Zhige to read.

Xiao Zhige turned twice and his face sank-this new charter is still something that can't be changed.

He did not have the patience to read the rest of the content, and put the chapter seriously on the dragon case. Before he could speak, Guanglusi should first kneel down and plead for guilt: "your Majesty forgives the sin, but the minister is incompetent."

Xiao Zhige tried his best to suppress his anger and did not break out on the spot. If the warriors brought from the front, with his temper, would have been kicked. He pinched his eyebrows and said in a quiet voice, "if the minister of Guanglu Temple really doesn't know what it means to be happy with the people and what the people need, he doesn't have to go to court after the winter festival and go to the public to feel it."

The minister of Guanglu Temple was so frightened that the quail lay down on the ground and shouted, "your Majesty forgives the sin and the subject knows the sin."

Xiao Zhige ignored him and turned to an Changqing and said, "since I have no advice, I will listen to the policy of the Wild Goose King."

An Changqing received his eyes, stepped out of the column to the side, and slowly stated the detailed articles of association discussed with Xiao Zhige yesterday. Many courtiers were surprised to see him on the court today, and when they heard Xiao Zhige ask him to offer advice, they could not help but disagree and felt that Xiao Zhige's move was too unseemly.

However, an Changqing's voice was clear and forceful, and as he spoke deeper and deeper, the look of some courtiers gradually changed.

He had something to say, and some officials could not help but ask one or two questions to discuss with him from time to time. An Changqing was able to answer fluently, and later, even Ji Anmin could not help joining the discussion.

The atmosphere in the court was warm and peaceful at 01:10. When Xiao Zhige saw that they were having a heated discussion, he did not stop it. The meeting was delayed for two moments before it broke up. In the end, Xiao Zhige ordered the Wild Goose King to preside over this year's Winter Festival, and Guanglu Temple helped him. Other government departments can also mobilize assistance if necessary.

After the scattered dynasty, an Changqing was surrounded by several people for the first time, especially the sad-faced Guanglu Temple Minister who leaned forward to curry favor with the way: "the king of wild geese has a wonderful strategy, and his subjects should try their best to help." I also hope that the Wild Goose King will be able to put in a kind word or two in front of his Majesty in the future. "

An Changqing is very talkative, but some words can not be accepted arbitrarily, he said solemnly: "your Majesty has never liked us to do face-saving kung fu, do not dare to say good words, but if this winter exercise is good, I think your Majesty will no longer blame the temple minister."

"that's natural." When Glorious Temple Qing got his words, he put his heart back in his stomach, followed him step by step, and discussed the winter festival with him with a smile.

The winter festival falls on the 27 winter month, and there is still more than half a month away, but it will take time for the decree to be sent to all parts of the country. So after the end of the day, an Changqing went to Guanglu Temple, worked out a detailed charter overnight, and hurriedly began to prepare.

First, we should quickly write to Yanzhou to buy sweet potatoes, and then send the sweet potatoes to the northern counties. The south is very far away, because sweet potatoes were originally introduced from Yuze, an Changqing went to consult Xiao Zhige, immediately sent southern officials to contact Yuze, and bought a large number of sweet potatoes to the southern prefectures.

In addition to buying sweet potatoes, all localities should step up the construction of good halls. In addition to the requisition of this winter festival, it can also be used to distribute porridge rice and take in homeless old, weak, women and children. Of course, these are all follow-up regulations and need to be discussed again.

If we lay down the rules and implement them one by one, the action will be much faster. Beijing held a large-scale winter festival this year, but there were no fireworks or painted boats singing and dancing. only the charity halls outside the city were built quickly.

Many people in Beijing have participated in the street fighting against the abandoned prince, and now they all love the new emperor and the wild goose king very much. seeing these movements, they also have the courage to come forward to ask, who knew that the officials of Jianshantang were very friendly and told everyone that his Majesty would like to have fun with the people this winter festival, specially ordered the wild goose king to build so many charity halls, and at that time, sweet potatoes will be distributed for everyone to share and celebrate the festival. It is found not only in Jingjing, but also in other states and counties.

As for what is sweet potato? We'll know about it when we wait for the winter festival, and they haven't met yet.

When the people heard this, they couldn't help yearning for the winter festival. Hsiao Chih-GE and an Changqing were loved by the people in the first place, but now Xiao Zhige ascended the throne for only a few months, forgiving the world and exempting land taxes, and now he has to build a good hall to have fun with the people during the winter festival, and the public's comments on him are getting better and better. In the past, rumors such as "tyranny and bloodlust" and "cruelty and ruthlessness" have long since disappeared. On the contrary, more people began to praise him for his Taizu demeanor and that he was a wise king.

However, there was also a noise in the praise, and occasionally some literati who claimed to have read books began to talk sour about the emperor's favor with the wild goose king. It is mostly said that the emperor was fascinated by beauty, left the harem vacant, and now let the wild goose king participate in politics. I am afraid he will be confused by luck in the future, and the great mountains and rivers are in danger, and so on.

There is no atmosphere of conviction for words in the Dazhou dynasty, and the speech has always been more open. After Xiao Zhige ascended the throne, he seldom interfered with public opinion, so although there are not many such remarks, they have not been cut off.

Some scholars prefer to stand out in this way to show that they have different views on mortals. It's just that in the past, when they said it, they seldom refuted it face-to-face, but now after the news of the winter festival and the spread of the news of Guang Jianshantang spread, they found that the situation had completely reversed. Whenever someone mentions words such as "confused king", "lucky" and "rivers and mountains are in danger", people will gather around to scold others.

For example, "your Majesty loves the people like a son, and you are blind to say that he is a foolish king."the king of wild geese and his Majesty are serious husbands of three media and six years. I think you are like a traitor. Fortunately, your Majesty has not asked you to be an official." ever since your Majesty ascended the throne, he has been exempt from taxes. I look much better than the previous emperor. there are countless remarks like whether you believe me or not to sue the official.

Many people have not been educated, and their words are straightforward and sharp. Whether they are Qingliu literati who boast that everyone is drunk and I woke up alone, or some people with ulterior motives who want to fan the flames, they are all scolded that they are powerless to fight back and can only fail.

After an Changqing and other government departments worked together for half a month, in the expectation of the people, it finally came to the day of 27.

At 25: 00, there was another heavy snow in Beijing, and the sky and earth were plain. But even so, it can not stop the happiness of the people during the festival. there are 99 cold relief pictures hanging in people's homes, young children put on festive new clothes, and adults gather at home and roll noodles, rarely buying a little meat and preparing to make dumplings.

Early in the morning, Xiao Zhige took Baiguan to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth on the outskirts of the city. After the ceremony was over, he led everyone back to the palace for a feast.

In order to promote sweet potatoes, this year's palace banquets are also based on sweet potatoes, fried and cooked in all kinds of patterns. Officials who originally thought that the palace banquet would be hungry unexpectedly found that the sweet potatoes were sweeter and tastier than they had imagined. At this point, the last doubt in their minds was completely dispelled, and they praised the decision of the emperor and the wild goose king.

The palace and courtiers praised the delicacy of sweet potatoes, while in the square, the poor people who went to Shantang early in the morning, after receiving boiled sweet potatoes, sweet potato cakes, and sweet potato porridge, hesitantly tasted the first mouthful of sweet potatoes, and their eyes widened in surprise.

These poor people have received porridge from other places before. Of course, the porridge water can't say how delicious it is, it's just full. But now the sweet potatoes they receive, whether baked, steamed or boiled, are sweet, soft and waxy, delicious and full.

Many people, holding their plain boiled sweet potatoes, took a bite and then burst into tears, and then they were not willing to eat any more. They carefully put the sweet sweet potatoes into their skirts and prepared to take them back to their families to taste.

The charity hall has been open for two whole days. Not only asked the people to have a good holiday, but also arranged for officials to publicize the benefits of sweet potatoes, telling all the people that potato seeds would be shipped by the government office next spring, and families with barren wasteland in their families could take some potato seeds back for planting.

People hold warm sweet potatoes, and then listen to officials talk about the benefits of sweet potato cultivation, saying that after sweet potatoes are widely planted, when every household can have enough to eat, some people kneel one after another and kowtow with tears in their eyes.

Maybe in the future, they will really be able to live a peaceful life with clothes to wear and food to eat.

The author has something to say:

Counseling: I want the history books to be our witness in the future, so that future generations can eat our dog food.

Here you are:. Okay, trumpet.