He couldn't bear it anymore: "You bastards have really added too much trouble to my peaceful life!"
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The arrival of several Lang Guan only added some extra entertainment to Liu Che's life. Being busy with official duties was still the main theme of his life, but when he had free time, he would also look for these Lang Guan. Drinking wine and listening to the man playing the piano, the rain and dew were all wet, and no one was left out.
The princess of Zhenguo in Fu Bolin's imagination: She still has the restraint of a young daughter's family. Although she can guess a bit of the emperor's thoughts, her actions will inevitably show some restraint.
The actual princess of Zhenguo: she has everything she needs, she is good at dancing;
He faithfully wrote down what he observed and sent him to the capital on flying horses.
Before the emperor opened the memorial: Come and see if my granddaughter has fallen in love.
After the emperor opened the memorial: 6.
But overall, he was satisfied with Princess Zhenguo.
For the successors of such a great dynasty, feelings are the least important thing. How many beauties can the man who rules the world want but not get?
This child was able to understand his thoughts, which was one of the reasons. After understanding his thoughts, he did not rush to recruit people to serve him, nor did he delay his official duties. This really scratched his itch.
The emperor closed the memorial, stood up and left the quiet room, walked along the corridor to the high platform as usual, looked down at the entire capital, and casually asked his confidants: "What are the kings doing during this time?" What’s going on?”
The attendant said respectfully: "You princes have not done anything unusual, and have never interacted with each other in private. They are just visiting the Crown Princess more frequently. Princess Chengning was diagnosed with pregnancy previously, and the gifts she gave her were particularly generous. some……"
The emperor was noncommittal and asked, "How did Cheng Ning react?"
The attendant lowered his head and said: "Princess has always been upright, neither arrogant nor discouraged, and behaves calmly."
The emperor was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "The Crown Princess is a good mother. She has taught several children very well."
The attendant smiled and said flatteringly: "No matter how good the princess is, you still have to have good taste to give her to the East Palace."
The emperor smiled, held his hand on the railing, and turned his face slightly, half of his face hidden in the gloom: "Do you think the kings' submission at this time is sincere?"
For such a fateful matter, even the emperor's closest confidant must handle it appropriately.
The attendant lowered his eyes respectfully: "How can I understand this important matter of family and country? I only know that I will follow you, Your Majesty, and I know nothing else."
The emperor laughed loudly, startling a group of birds that were resting on the palace not far away.
The attendants all lowered their heads and remained silent.
After a while, the smile on the emperor's face faded, and his expression turned sinister: "Do you need to say this? Of course it's fake!"
The emperor knows very well how powerful the power of inertia is, and also understands how much pressure there will be to appoint a princess as the crown prince. The reason why the kings are silent now and the courtiers are silent is not because they really agree, but because they are silent. It's because they don't dare to disobey themselves!
Why do they behave so submissively?
Because in their eyes, they are already old, like a candle that burns to the end and has only a few years to live. They don’t need to take the initiative and use the lives of themselves and their family’s in-laws to bet against themselves—— They just need to wait for themselves to die!
The current situation is like a ball being pushed into the water. Looking at it coldly, it seems that the ball is something that can sink.
But the emperor clearly knew that the reason why the ball could sink into the water was because he was pressing it with his hands. Once he let go, how much pressure the ball had received previously would be affected. How big the rebound will be!
After he dies, the kings and courtiers' counterattack against the princess's succession will officially begin!
But the emperor did not intend to take care of these people by himself.
Ying Niang, come and prove it to me.
The emperor is not that easy to be!
I can propose to take care of the kings, and I can deal with the courtiers for you, but if you kill the kings, there will be other clan members, and if you deal with the courtiers, there will be new people to replace them.
If you can't stand up on your own, no matter how much I do for you, it will be in vain.
Ying Niang, the emperor repeated it in his heart again, to prove it to me!
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The previous great victories had accumulated enough wealth for Liu Che, and the trade routes opened after opening up the Western Regions allowed him to make a lot of money.
With money in his pocket and soldiers in his hands, the straight road he had prepared earlier was quickly built. He even made a pioneering work-not that he asked the people to participate in the construction of the straight road in the form of corvee labor. , but to complete it by exchanging money for manpower.
Beizhou has been experiencing wars for years, the population has been depleted, ten houses are empty, and the labor force is already scarce. At this time, migrant workers are forced to serve, which will undoubtedly make the northern states worse. If money is used to buy manpower to build straight roads, it will It will greatly improve the enthusiasm of the people and at the same time, it will also invigorate the economy to a certain extent.
This matter was not without official objection: "Princess, you built this straight road to allow merchants from the south and the capital to come here. It is a great thing for the benefit of the people. Why do you want to give it to them again?" Our money? How can there be such a thing in the world!"
Someone next to him echoed: "Yes, if there are people who are really resentful because you imposed corvee labor, they are definitely greedy, lazy and untouchables, and it would be a shame to die!"
Liu Che smiled and asked the two men: "Do you want to realize 'To the kings Yao and Shun, and then to make the customs pure'?"
The two people looked at each other in shock, but did not dare to violate this obvious political correctness: "Of course I want to be a lower official."
Liu Che asked again: "Do you want to prevent people in Beizhou from picking up lost things on the road and not closing their doors at night?"
The two men said again: "Of course I think so."
Liu Che asked again: "Do you want the people to be happy and the country to be peaceful?"
The two people could only say: "Of course I think so!"
Liu Che then said gently: "In that case, why don't you be on duty for ten hours a day and put on your armor for the remaining two hours to go out on patrol at night? Is it because you are not sincere in your loyalty to the country?"
The two men's expressions changed upon hearing this, and they stood up in a hurry to apologize.
Liu Che seemed unaware and continued to whisper softly: "In that case, why don't you spend all your wealth to help the poor and save the wounded? Is it because you feel that those untouchables are not worthy?"
The two men were already sweating profusely and confessed their guilt one after another.
The rest of the people in the room couldn't help but lower their heads.
Liu Che sneered, with no smile on his face: "You bastards! I think you have lived a leisurely life for a long time, and you have long forgotten what people's livelihood is like!"
After saying that, he slapped his palm on the case and said sternly: "I don't need to use such a cowardly minister!"
His expression had always been kind, but his sudden change in appearance and tone made him even more frightening.
Fu Bolin's face was pale. At a certain moment, he even felt that the person sitting in front of him was not the princess of the country, but the emperor of the capital...
Zhu Yuanzhang reminded Liu Che in the space: "Hey, Shu'er, restrain yourself, the old smell of you is overflowing!"
Liu Che said "ha", the anger on his face disappeared, and he ordered again in a friendly manner: "Come here, drive these two people without talent and virtue out."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."
As far as Beizhou is concerned, the princess of Zhenguo is heaven. At this time, after giving the order, the attendants did not even give the two people a chance to beg for mercy, and detained them without saying a word.
Liu Che stood up and looked around with a gentle expression and sharp eyes: "Who else has any opinions?"
Everyone was silent and avoided his gaze. After a few moments, they all said in unison: "Princess is kind and virtuous, I admire you so much!"
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As soon as the policy of buying power with money came out, Princess Zhenguo's already famous reputation in Beizhou instantly rose to a higher level.
The common people are the most practical people. If you say a few words in the court and shout that people are the first priority in everything, they will not be moved. You can only let them see it. Only when you get real benefits and get real benefits will they support you from the bottom of their hearts!
In order to seek peace in the north, the princess of Zhenguo sacrificed her daughter's body to marry outside the Great Wall. After learning that Rong Di Dashan was dead, she could return to the capital to enjoy the glory and wealth, but she chose to stay for the sake of this land. .
After that, the Beiguan generals defeated the enemy in succession. They bought the livestock with coins far lower than the market price. Now, the princess wants to do a big thing that will benefit the Beiguan states, but she There was no reasonable collection of corvee, but money was used to purchase it...
How can this make the people of the Beiguan states ungrateful? !
It is no exaggeration to say that even if the princess of Zhenguo shouted, "Let's rebel," seven out of ten people from Beiguan would respond.
Because they have indeed received practical benefits under the rule of Princess Zhenguo, and their lives have indeed become better and better.
This is something that not even the emperor can do!
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With money to clear the way, the construction of the straight road went very quickly. Someone at the other end of the straight road even heard about it and asked if he could participate. among.
Who can have trouble with money?
Liu Che used this shareholder style to formally implement the land granting order.
Years of war in the north have devastated the population and left too much cultivated land abandoned. However, in other parts of the world, there are many people who have no land to farm and long for land but cannot get it.
In the past, they did not come to the north because the Rong and Di could invade the border at any time, but now the princess of Zhenguo and her soldiers have pushed the border line hundreds of miles in one fell swoop. What else do they have to worry about?
It was only then that Tang Zuo came to his senses: "The reason why the princess bought jobs with money was not only because she cared about the people's power and wanted to communicate with others on trade routes, but she also wanted to attract immigrants..."
What kind of place can we put free corvee without taxation, but use money to pile up a straight road?
Where there is money!
What, land is divided there?
I'll go take a look!
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Because of several consecutive external victories, there were even some soldiers in Juyan Pass who had the idea that "the Rong and Di are nothing more than that" and were particularly eager for war.
No, it's not so much a desire for war as it is a desire for merit and victory.
Liu Che, however, held on to this urgency.
It's not time for the decisive battle yet.
Be it Xie Shu or Tang Zuo, even the most radical and naive Ying Niang all agreed with her decision.
Fu Bolin was responsible for the emperor's eyes and ears, so he went to ask for advice: "Why doesn't the princess send people to go north again to defeat Rong Di in one fell swoop and increase the prestige of our country?"
Liu Che told him frankly: "Because it can't be done."
"It's too far away and the transportation of grain and grass can't keep up. This is one of them;"
"The climate at this time is not suitable and epidemic diseases are prone to occur, which is the second reason;"
"We haven't completely digested the cities swallowed by previous wars. This is the third reason;"
"The contradiction between the Rong and Di people has been resolved before external threats. The arrogant soldiers will lose, while the sad soldiers will win. This is the fourth."
"Mr. Fu, we can't fight any longer," Liu Che closed his eyes and reopened them after a few moments: "If we continue to fight, we will definitely lose!"
Fu Bolin said: "But both the emperor and the capital hope that the princess can continue to make great achievements."
Liu Che laughed at this, but shook his head slightly and said: "It is good to be able to advance, but for a decision-maker, retreating is more difficult than advancing. It is both regrettable and shameful to throw away a good situation for the sake of temporary motivation. The emperor and the common people."
Fu Bolin was silent for a long time, and finally reported exactly what Princess Zhenguo said.
The confidant Pegasus went to Beijing, and then returned to Juyan Pass respectfully with a confidant who had served the emperor for decades.
