The emperor's mind is as deep as the ocean, and a single frown or smile can determine the fate of life and death, the rise and fall of the world.
"Look, look! What are you doing!" Liu Yan's face suddenly turned from gloomy to clear, he made a flat gesture, and then said meaningfully, "Get up, get up! You four are the future I am the pillar of the country and the prince's loyal ministers. More importantly, the four of you are all public-spirited. I have handed over my sons to you, which is equivalent to handing over the future destiny of the empire to you. I am still grateful to you. What are you worried about? Hahaha, get up, I’m calling you here today. I won’t hold you accountable, and I won’t care about your plans. We, the monarchs and ministers, are just chatting. It’s not about elegance.”
Nothing to do with elegance? An emperor who has great ambitions and works hard to govern would find you four young men with low official positions to hang out with when he has nothing to do?
Ha, naive! If you are in an officialdom and can't tell the difference between this kind of prevarication, you'd better go home and farm the fields as soon as possible.
The four of them returned to the banquet tremblingly. Liu Yan lay on his side on the mink blanket again and said lazily, "Cut your wings, use poor families, withdraw your troops, and reduce private food. This is a long-term strategy to pacify the family and protect the health of the family and the country. Know me." The person who is thoughtful is my teacher, Prime Minister Lu!"
The four people in the palace raised their hands together, "Prime Minister Lu has a clear and decisive mind, and His Majesty's Sacred Heart is sharp. I admire you!"
What a flattering photo, beautiful!
Liu Yan smiled, rubbed his temples, sat upright, grabbed two chilled sand fruits, wiped the fruit's skin with the corner of his clothes, and sighed, "I have a needle hidden in my cotton, Mr. Lu, you know I don't want to see you." With wars raging all over the world, I was sure that I would choose the wrong strategy, so I directly played more than a hundred opening moves in various states and counties for my ineffective student. Now six years have passed, and the noble families scattered all over the world are not fools. The game of chess has been played so far, and all the conspiracies have long since become conspiracy. Some of the family members are happy to take care of themselves, some are hiding here and there, some are retreating in order to advance, and some are staying together to keep warm. This game of chess has no end in sight. , so interesting!”
When he said this, Ran Min glanced at Liu Yan quietly with the slightest movement. Seeing that Liu Yan had a calm expression and a confident look, he couldn't help but be impressed by Liu Yan's gracefulness and fierce ambition.
Liu Yan looked at the fruit with his eyes, gnawing it carefully, and said in a full and authentic voice, "Looking at the road ahead of the empire, there are calm waves and stormy waves; there are big rivers flowing, and there are chaotic clouds flying across. Looking at the events of ancient and modern times, countries often There are two most difficult times, one is poverty and weakness, and the other is revitalization and development. Today, although there are family troubles in the empire, all industries are prosperous and the population is prosperous. It is the time for our generation to set sail and display our grand ambitions. At this time, we must have rock-solid determination to face the storm and ride through the turbulent waves to win the initiative and win the future."
Liu Yan put down the fruit with great pride, "I have the confidence and courage to work hard with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to create another prosperous era of great harmony. In my lifetime, I will wear the armor of Mingguang, carry the Hongjian at my waist, and command an army of millions. Join Great Qin in hunting the northern frontier and compete for the first place in the world!"
The vision is grand! Inspiring! Boost morale!
Liu Yan's shocking words satisfied the four people's longing for their own plans and the empire's future. They stood up in unison and said in unison, "I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
At this time, Liu Yan was smiling in his heart. From then on, the hearts of these four people belonged to him!
Liu Yan's grasp of people's hearts is not imprecise!
After expressing his righteousness to the emperor and his ministers, Liu Yi motioned for the four of them to sit down, then picked up a fruit from the plate, played with it, and said slowly, "I asked Prime Minister Lu to build the Hong Canal and Feng Canal. What do you think? Thank you. An, you have been very popular in recent years. Not only are you known as 'Ansheng of the world' along with Liu Quansheng in the market, you are also my most favorite prince's flanker and a seed candidate for the future prime minister of the empire. Come on, let's talk about it first!"
Before leaving the table, Xie An lowered his head and cupped his hands, and said cautiously, "I dare not speculate on Your Majesty's thoughts. However, I believe that the country is the people, and the people are the country. Building a large canal is a matter that will benefit the present and the future. Even if In the short term, it will consume national power, but the more the better. Hong Canal passes through six counties and nineteen counties in the north, and Feng Canal passes through four counties and twenty-eight counties in the south. If it is completed, four million people will benefit from it, not counting others. This is This is the right move to stabilize the country! Your Majesty is so wise."
Xie An's intentions were extremely upright, and he never engaged in crooked ways or took shortcuts. In his eyes, to achieve a great cause, one must be like Shang Yang of the old Qin Dynasty hundreds of years ago. "Private", in this way, it is the right name, and he himself feels at ease.
Therefore, although he has a thorough understanding of some obscure conspiracies and intrigues in government affairs, he never mentions them. As long as these things do not harm the country, he has always kept a respectful distance and ignored them.
Liu Yan had long heard that Xie An had a strong personality, so he was naturally not satisfied with this answer. He twitched his nose and turned to look at Huan Wen, "If it counts other things, what should I do? Huan Wen, tell me."
Huan Wen rolled his eyes, thought for three breaths, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the only thing that has two big benefits."
Liu Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Speak."
Huan Wen cleared his throat and said, "This first great benefit is to open up a military road. The Hong Canal reaches Muzhou in the north, and the Feng Canal goes to Poyang in the south. If the war breaks out, the guards in the capital and the armed forces along the way will be able to follow suit." The canal goes straight down and can be reached in three days. It can quell the chaos inside and defend the enemy outside. It is really a valuable military force with great speed."
Liu Yi nodded slightly.
When Huan Wen saw Liu Yan confirming his assertion, he was excited and raised his head and said again, "Second, in order to lure the snake out of its hole, Wei Chen once made a rough calculation based on the construction scale, labor, materials and other factors of the two canals. The money allocated by the Finance Department is enough One-fifth of the account should be paid. Surprised, I thought that the route chosen by the two canals was slightly evasive. I opened the map and studied it carefully. I found that there were as many as thirteen aristocratic families passing along the way. It can be seen that His Majesty's intention is to use the name of building the canal to attract some wealthy people who are greedy, cruel to the common people and obsessed with profit, so that they can become famous, eliminate some disasters for the people, and seek some peace!"
After Huan Wen finished speaking, Liu Yan laughed loudly and said loudly, "A few days ago, I held a banquet at the Chen Tan by the Weishui River, and drank and talked with an old man. After the altar was empty and the people left, the old man sat down and left a line of small writing: I picked it up and took a closer look. It read on the paper: Look at Xie An for yangmou, Huan Wen for conspiracy, Lu Ling for power plan, and Ran Min for qigou. Today I saw Xie Aiqing and Huan Aiqing discussing, and it can be seen that the two old men are the first. What you said is true!”
After saying this, Liu Yan suppressed his smile, raised his eyebrows, and looked directly at Lu Ling and Ran Min with wide eyes, without a hint of happiness or anger.
Before Lu Lingren raised his head, the words had floated to him. He was full of ambition and his words echoed in the clouds. "Your Majesty, looking at the ancient events, some states were lost because of no difficulties, and some states were prospered because of many difficulties. Mencius said, 'The people of the region do not rely on In the boundaries of a feudal territory, the country must not rely on the dangers of mountains and rivers, and the power of the world should not rely on the benefits of military revolution." In the humble opinion of a humble official, if we want to protect the foundation of our empire forever, it does not depend on war, not on the city, let alone the territory, but on the support of the people. .”
This sentence spoke to Liu Yan's innermost son. Liu Yan's deep pupils suddenly felt a touch of tenderness, and he murmured, "It is easier to conquer a country than to defend it. Only when you defend it again and again will you realize that it turns out that you defend it." It’s the people’s heart that matters.”
