"Okay, Li Yuan, give me the invitation and let me see where this poetry debate is?"
Li Yuanzhao handed over the invitation. Fang Zheng unfolded it and took a look, and he was immediately happy.
Isn't this a coincidence? ? Qu Zuo Lake Poetry Debate Meeting, it seems that I have to go to the Hongmen Banquet if I don’t want to go!
Zhang Biao also looked over and said, "Master, where are we going?"
"Go to the Hongmen Banquet!"
Hearing this, Zhang Biao immediately said happily: "Okay! I'll get a sack!"
Li Yuanzhao asked in confusion: "What are you doing with the sack?"
"You don't understand this. What we eat at the Hongmen Banquet is raw meat. Let's take the meat back and eat it!" Zhang Biao replied with a senior look on his face, as if he had eaten it many times.
Then he ran to find the sack with a happy face.
Li Yuanzhao looked at Zhang Biao's back with wide eyes, then leaned into Fang Zheng's ear and whispered, "There's something wrong with his brain..."
Fang Zheng was not happy anymore. What did you say to me, Brother Biao? ? Are we, Taoyuan County’s No. 1 combat force, making trouble with you?
So he said seriously: "Your Highness, you don't understand this. When one of your abilities reaches its limit, other aspects will not be important..."
"Just like me, what do you think I look like?"
"It's... pretty good. What's wrong?" Li Yuanzhao hesitated.
"This is why Your Majesty insists on letting me be an official in Beijing. Do you understand? Do you think I can study? I can't! Can I fight? No, then why does Your Majesty value me so much? ?”
Fang Zhengyi looked serious.
Li Yuanzhao said, "No...isn't it because of your merits in water control..."
"Wrong! Your Highness, as the crown prince, you must learn to see the essence through the phenomenon. Why do you want me to serve in Zhan Shifu if you have done great work in controlling floods? Is there any necessary connection between this? No!"
"In the final analysis, it's because I look good! That's why His Majesty allowed me to come to Zhanshi Mansion, and even gave me a gold medal to enter and exit the forbidden palace at will."
Li Yuanzhao looked horrified and took two steps back: "You...you mean that my father is as good as Long Yang!!?"
"It's one-sided! It's one-sided! Appreciation of beauty is regardless of gender and race! Beauty can also infect a person! That's why Your Majesty lets me be by your side."
"As the saying goes, you have been in the room of Zhilan for a long time without smelling its fragrance. Your Highness has changed a lot without knowing it! Look at your fashionable hair style now!"
"Really?" Li Yuanzhao stroked his hair and looked silly.
Then he suddenly became disappointed: "No wonder I'm not popular in front of my father. It turns out that I don't specialize in one subject."
"It's not my fault that you can learn anything you want! Is it wrong for me to become an all-rounder? This damn talent curse!"
Fang Zhengyi: ".........."
Very good, before you know it, everyone has the same chemistry.
As he spoke, Zhang Biao was already ready. He tied three sacks with a belt around his waist, making it look like he was wearing a skirt.
Fang Zheng twitched the corner of his mouth and was too lazy to speak anymore.
Brother Biao is like this...he is used to it.
After preparing the carriage, the three of them immediately set off for their destination.
Quzuo Lake is located in the northwest of Jingcheng West District. There are bustling shops on both sides of the lake, and there are a lot of people on weekdays.
When the three of them were about to arrive, Fang Zhengyi stopped the carriage.
It was still relatively early and it was still not late. Fang Zheng thought that it would be better to let Li Yuanzhao get out of the car and take a walk so as to take a look at the surrounding environment.
If you board the ship directly, you will be going from one house to another. You will miss a lot of scenery, and the trip will lose a lot of meaning.
The three of them strolled along the riverside trail. Li Yuanzhao and Fang Zhengyi walked side by side, while Zhang Biao kept watch behind them and followed step by step.
The breeze blew the willow trees on both sides, and the willow branches kept swaying.
People were constantly coming in and out of the shops along the river, and the sounds of chatting, bargaining, and the sound of poetry reciting in dialogue could be heard.
Like a bird released to nature, Li Yuanzhao opened his arms and inhaled hard, and then said: "It's really nice here! It's not any worse than Taoyuan County. When I walked a section outside the capital, I thought the whole capital was like that! "
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Just kidding, this is the capital city after all. No matter how good Taoyuan County is, there is still a gap."
"No! In my opinion, the management of the capital city is far inferior to that of Taoyuan County. Look at that! And that! They are all beggars, but I have never seen a beggar in Taoyuan County. Why is this?" Li Yuanzhao pointed with his finger. The beggar who was begging hard near the shop then looked at Fang Zhengyi in confusion.
He had already had this doubt when he first arrived in Taoyuan County, but he suddenly remembered it when he saw the beggar today.
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Why are there no beggars in Taoyuan County? It's just that I let them work. Those who have hands, feet and ability will be raised for a few days, and then assigned to work to earn money to support the family. This is called work-for-work Relief.”
"If they are disabled, try to let them do what they can."
"Thirdly, the county government will check those who are incompetent, or the elderly, weak, women and children, and then distribute some money every month to ensure their basic living."
"In this way, there will be no beggars in Taoyuan County!"
"This capital is so big that Taoyuan County is far beyond comparison. Do you know how many beggars there are and how many jobs they have, and how the money should be distributed?"
"This is a big problem. It is far from as simple as me managing a small county. Moreover, the relationships in the capital are complicated and difficult to sort out. I think it will be difficult for me to make progress even if I manage it!"
Li Yuanzhao nodded and asked doubtfully: "Are those beggars really willing to work peacefully? I heard from the master that some people are born lazy and cannot be taught well no matter how hard they are taught!"
Fang Zheng had a dark look on his face, feeling like he was being connoted...
Then he smiled and said: "What your masters said may not be wrong!"
"Some of those beggars who have the ability to work to support their families still make trouble even after making money. They do all kinds of deception and abduction! If the circumstances are serious, the officer usually breaks his legs and then asks him to do something within his power."
"If they don't repent, they will break their hands and distribute some money every month to ensure their basic living."
"In this way... no one will make trouble after a long time."
Fang Zhengyi was still smiling, but this smile made Li Yuanzhao shudder in his eyes!
Lao Fang, who is always playful and smiling, actually has such a ruthless side...
Fang Zheng glanced at him and said slowly: "Political politicians who are blindly merciful are laying the foundation for future disasters."
"It's great to be able to educate, but there are born evil people in this world. They are unrepentant and do all kinds of bad things. They have no sympathy or humanity at all. It's as if they were born to do evil."
"During the seven years that I was in power in Taoyuan County, there were rapes, robberies, robberies of homes, gatherings of people to cause trouble, and evildoers... A total of 107 people were beheaded."
"Do you think I did something wrong?"
Li Yuanzhao still felt his hands were numb, and gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, only strict military laws can manage the army well. I understand this truth!"
Fang Zhengyi smiled happily: "Yes, but governing the people is not managing the army. These evil people are only a small group after all. The evil of the vast majority of people can be corrected through education. We must use good governance for good people and evil methods for evil people! Everything! Don’t let the people who love you and support you feel cold.”
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