"Your Majesty and the Queen have all eaten, and the Young Master and all the princes and princesses have eaten. How can we not eat?"
Du Ruhui stepped forward, picked up a yellow steamed bun that was in pretty good condition, held it in his hand and said,
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the food!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
All ministers: "?!"
Du Ruhui's actions reminded them!
Since it must be eaten, it’s better to start early and find one with better quality.
Those black ones, blue ones, purple ones...
If you eat this, you may be poisoned to death!
All of a sudden, all the ministers stepped forward and divided the pile of buns into half.
Then, the sound of teeth clicking could be heard endlessly...
"Water, give me water..."
"I'm choking to death!"
"Hey, I haven't eaten these things for a long time, and I really miss them. When we were at war, we shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, didn't we also eat these things?"
"Chew, chew hard! Eat your fill of this good stuff!"
"..."
Several generals opened their mouths wide and remembered the bitterness and sweetness while eating.
Many of them were born with mud-legged backgrounds. When they were in the wild and during the war, what kind of food did they not eat?
This steamed bun is a bit hard, but chewing is so friendly!
Compared with them, several veterans of martial arts looked bitter.
Especially Xiao Yu. He has been a noble son since he was a child. In terms of family conditions, they are better than when Li Er was a child. Where has he ever tasted such a thing?
It's hard to chew, hard to swallow...
He put his hands on his throat, his eyes bulged, and he almost lost his breath!
For a moment, everyone had different expressions, but no matter who it was, there was no sign of enjoyment on their faces. They were all chewing this unpalatable thing like a machine.
"Xu Aiqing was right just now!"
Li Shimin held the half of the steamed bun left in his hand, glanced at the ministers, and said loudly,
"This is what the people of the Tang Dynasty eat. What is extremely unpalatable to you is a rare delicacy to them!"
"Of course I won't ask you to eat this every time. I just want you to experience the hardships of people's livelihood."
"The common people are eating this kind of food, working diligently, paying taxes to the court, and paying salaries to you!"
"As the emperor and the ministers in power, if we cannot bear to let down and waste, we will really be worse than animals!"
These sonorous and powerful words made the officials slow down their chewing speed and listen in silence.
"If one day in the future, as Xu Aiqing said, I break away from the people, consider myself a god, and oppress all people..."
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said,
"Anyone among you has the obligation and responsibility to stand up and remonstrate, and you must stand up and wake me up!"
"Did you hear everything?"
"I obey the decree!" Wei Zheng was the first to express his stance, "It is truly a blessing to all the people in the world and a blessing to the common people of the country for your Majesty to have this intention!"
This old boy, although he likes to spit on Li Shimin, he actually has a high emotional intelligence. When the time is right, his level of flattery is unmatched.
"Your Majesty shows compassion to the people and experiences people's livelihood... This is indeed a blessing for all people and a blessing for the country."
Fang Xuanling also said with emotion,
"There has never been such an emperor since ancient times..."
All the ministers nodded in deep agreement.
The more dignified and dignified a person is, the more intolerant they are of offense and opposition from others. For example, an old man in a village who has little ability thinks of himself as authoritative and cannot tolerate opposition from others.
As a distinguished person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it is really not easy for Li Shimin to make such a request to everyone...
"I have high demands on myself, and I naturally have high demands on you all too!"
Li Shimin didn't take the compliments of the ministers to heart, and instead said sternly,
"I am a tolerant person. I may be tolerant of other mistakes. But there is a bottom line - I will never allow my ministers to bully the people or abuse the people!"
"If there is such a person, get out of the court as soon as possible! Otherwise, once discovered, I will not forgive him lightly!"
He said this very seriously!
But even so, Li Er still felt that it was not enough.
He looked at Xu Fenglei and said in a deep voice:
"Listen, you are insightful. I am also very satisfied and pleased with the education of the prince and the princes and princesses."
"You are worthy of the title of Grand Master!"
All ministers: "?!"
Wait, the emperor said "grand master" instead of "young master"?
This means that in a short time, Master Xu will be promoted to the title of Crown Prince!
Be obedient...
"Your Majesty is ridiculous. I just think that the prince and the emperor's heirs should open their eyes to see the world instead of being locked in the deep palace compound."
Xu Fenglei cupped his hands and said,
"In that case, even imagination will be exhausted."
"So I request your Majesty to allow me to take more of the royal heirs out to observe the people's sentiments in the future, and even allow them to participate in some folk practices."
"In the past, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty grew up in the marketplace and was well aware of the sufferings of the people. Later he became a wise king. I think it must be good to let the prince and others experience more, not only to increase their experience, but also to increase their wisdom."
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"As long as you do a good job of safety, you'll be fine."
He acknowledged,
"When I was their age, I thought I was the freest bird..."
"Okay, that's right. From now on, you are allowed to take them out once a month. They will leave early and come back late. I will arrange escorts."
As soon as these words came out, all the emperor's heirs' eyes lit up and their hearts were extremely excited.
What does father mean... that they can go out to play one day every month?
Great!
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xu Fenglei smiled slightly and said,
"I also deeply agree with what your Majesty just said. The common people are the cornerstone of the imperial court. It can even be said that the common people in the world are the food, clothing and parents of the imperial officials!"
"Therefore, I have sixteen words in my mind. Please listen to your majesty, and also ask all of your colleagues, and even all colleagues who are officials in the same dynasty, to listen to them."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"I'd like to hear the details." He listened intently and looked attentive.
All the ministers also looked at Xu Fenglei with burning eyes.
After taking a breath, Xu Fenglei finally spoke:
"Your salary and your salary,"
"The people fatten the people."
"The common people are easy to abuse,"
"God is hard to bully!"
Sixteen words, one word for each sentence!
Li Shimin: "!!!"
Ministers: "!!!"
Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting their hearts and making their hearts tremble!
"Your salary is your salary, your people are fat and your people are anointed..."
Li Shimin's eyes narrowed and he murmured,
"It is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for God to bully them!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
He said "good" three times, clapped his hands and praised:
"These sixteen words are so inspiring that they are enough to erect a monument and hang them in front of every government office as a warning to the world!"
"Listen, you summed it up so well! It's very close to my heart, it's very close to my heart!"
"Come here, bring me a pen and paper. I will write these sixteen words myself and pass them on to all the officials in the world!"
"Your salary and salary are the blessings of the people. It is easy for the people to abuse you, but it is difficult for God to bully you." - "Jie Shi Ming"
(End of chapter)
