Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already one month later.
Today is a sunny day, the sun is very gentle and not dazzling at all, and there is a gentle breeze blowing across the lake from time to time, which is refreshing.
However, Wei Zhuang had no intention of enjoying such beautiful scenery.
Because he is sleeping in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
While he was sleepy, he heard the little eunuch's voice, so he slowly opened his eyes despite his sleepiness.
Pulling up the quilt, the sun was already streaming in through the window.
At the door, the little eunuch looked at Zhuge Mu with a gloomy face, and cautiously called into the palace with a grimace.
"Your Majesty, the Left Prime Minister is here."
Wei Zhuang sighed when he heard that Zhuge Mu had arrived.
Doing the math, this is the third time Zhuge Mu has come to the palace to look for him. Zhuge Mu's purpose was also very simple, which was to ask Wei Zhuang to go to court.
That's right, Wei Zhuang, who has only been on the throne for more than a month, has not been in court for more than ten consecutive days.
These days, he sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day. He usually wakes up at noon, that is, around 11 am. After waking up, he went to Aiwan Palace to have lunch with Feng Shuwan, and then the two of them stayed together all afternoon.
No worries about eating and drinking, no worries, accompanied by beautiful women...
Is there anything happier than this?
Of course, it's not without any worries, just like now...
Wei Zhuang stretched helplessly and shouted out the door: "Prime Minister Zuo, just come in."
After saying this, the door of the palace was pushed open, Zhuge Mu walked in with his head lowered, and then bowed and saluted.
Wei Zhuang walked to the table, poured a cup of tea and handed it over, and asked him with a smile: "Prime Minister Zuo is here, but is there anything important in the court?"
Zhuge Mu took the tea cup respectfully, and then said: "Back to the emperor, the matter in the court has been settled. I just need to review it again."
"No need!" Wei Zhuang quickly waved his hand: "I believe in your ability to work."
"Your Majesty." Zhuge Mu frowned slightly, "You have not gone to court for more than ten days."
"Ah, has it been so long?" Wei Zhuang pretended to be stupid.
Zhuge Mu sighed helplessly and advised with a rather distressed expression: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has used thunderous means to purge the court. It shows that the emperor is wise and powerful, and I deeply admire him."
"Your Majesty is the king of a country. He should put the country, the country, and the country as his top priority. He should always work diligently and tirelessly so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. But now the emperor indulges in fun every day and ignores government affairs. It really shouldn't be the case!"
Zhuge Mu knelt down on the ground and said sincerely: "I risk my life to remonstrate with you. I hope that your majesty will take state affairs as your priority and go to court to handle state affairs as soon as possible!"
Wei Zhuang smiled bitterly and helped him up. Wei Zhuang would not be angry at the old minister's "offense". Instead, he was very pleased. This proved that Zhuge Mu was indeed a reliable minister.
But, alas...
Wei Zhuang felt a little embarrassed thinking about this, because he had to dig a big hole for Zhuge Mu today.
He said: "I am deeply touched by the sincere words of Prime Minister Zuo."
Zhuge Mu heard this and asked curiously: "How does the emperor feel?"
Wei Zhuang stood with his hands behind his hands and said with a serious face: "The ancients said that the people are noble but the king is light. The people are like water and the king is like a boat. The water can carry the boat and also capsize it. Therefore, a country can only prosper if the people live and work in peace and contentment. Now that I am the king, I will We must put the people first and put the people first!”
Zhuge Mu stood aside as he heard this, muttering: "People-oriented, people-oriented..."
The next moment his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty has such an awakening. It is really a blessing to all people. Your Majesty is so wise!"
"If our country has a wise king like Your Majesty, we will be able to wipe out the two thieves Wei and Wu and usher in a peaceful and prosperous era!"
When Wei Zhuang heard this, he waved his hand and sighed softly.
Zhuge Mu asked in confusion: "Why do you sigh, Your Majesty?"
Wei Zhuang said: "Although I have this ambition, it is very difficult to actually take action!"
Zhuge Mu hurriedly asked: "Why is it so difficult for your majesty? You can say that I share your worries with you!"
good!
What I want is your words!
Wei Zhuang made a very troubled expression, sighed again, and said: "I want to do something practical for the people, but I have lived in the palace for a long time and don't know much about the affairs of the people. How can I prescribe the right medicine to relieve the people's worries? ?”
"this……"
Zhuge Mu was stunned for a moment by these words, and after a few seconds he said: "Local officials will regularly draft reports on local affairs and submit them to the court, so that your majesty can understand the public sentiment."
Wei Zhuang shook his head when he heard this: "The documents submitted by the local officials were only a few words short, with only a hundred words. Our country has more than 100 counties in three states and 20 prefectures. Even in the smallest county, the public sentiment is not the same." It's so simple, how can it be explained clearly with just a few words?"
"And some local officials are confused all day long and only want to benefit themselves. How can they care about the public sentiment."
"If I only understand the people's sentiments from those excerpts, what's the difference from sitting in a well and looking at the sky?"
Zhuge Mu frowned and fell into deep thought after listening to these words.
He had been a local official in the early years and knew how deep the local government was, so he fully agreed with Wei Zhuang's words.
And even if he understands this kind of thing, he can only carry out limited control and cannot eradicate it.
Just like there is a saying: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
Wei Zhuang looked at Zhuge Mu's troubled expression and nodded secretly.
It seems that the network can be closed now.
Wei Zhuang walked up to Zhuge Mu, stared into his eyes and said, "Prime Minister Zuo, I have a way to understand the true sentiments of the people."
"Oh?" Zhuge Mu said in astonishment: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"My method is to go to the people in person and penetrate into the lives of the people, so as to gain public opinion!"
Zhuge Mu showed a serious expression: "Indeed, only His Majesty can go to the people in person..."
etc!
Only when Zhuge Mu said something was he realized something was wrong. He stared at Wei Zhuang with wide eyes, "Your Majesty, you are talking about... going to the people in person?"
Wei Zhuang blinked, then nodded.
"No!"
"No!"
Zhuge Mulian said three times: "No, Your Majesty!"
"A country cannot live without a king for a day. How can His Majesty, who has only been on the throne for a month, abandon the affairs of the court and go out to enjoy among the people!"
Wei Zhuang quickly corrected him: "It's not for fun, it's to visit the people."
Zhuge Mu didn't say anything, just stared at him while blowing his beard.
Wei Zhuang scratched his head and said shamelessly: "Do you still believe me, Prime Minister Zuo? I'm really here to check on the people's sentiments."
"Is Your Majesty going to the people alone?"
"No, the queen will accompany me."
"Since we are going to visit the people, why should the queen follow?"
"Um..." Wei Zhuang said with a dark line on his face: "The queen also cares about the people."
Zhuge Mu knelt down again when he heard this, "Your Majesty is gone. What will happen to the court, what to do to the government affairs, and what to do with the newly gathered military power."
Wei Zhuang helped him up again, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't you have Zuo Prime Minister? Don't worry, Zuo Prime Minister, I will promote you before I leave. Then you will be fully responsible for the affairs of the court."
"As for the military power matter, you don't have to worry, Xu Shiyou will take care of it."
