"Your Majesty is wise, the will of the world will be determined by the turning of the people's hearts against them." Lu Ling praised lightly and continued, "Although the family's troubles in this world are great, they are alienated from the people and have no roots. In my humble opinion, the reason why the family is rampant is the root cause. , is caused by him being in the temple all the year round for public benefit. Therefore, the method of selecting officials should be found in another way, so that officials and generals from poor families can work hard to get into the power of generals, prime ministers, and state shepherds. Otherwise, Zhang will be destroyed today and the next day. It may be difficult to change Li Chu’s situation!”
Lu Ling was indeed good at maneuvering, and inadvertently, he found a plan for Liu Yan to eliminate the weeds.
"What a waste! Don't we have to wait for a hundred years for Lu Zhonglang to quell the family's troubles?" Before Liu Yan could open his mouth, Ran Min retorted loudly, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, move these guys out of the territory first. , deprived the private soldiers of the fields, and later took the opportunity to reduce the officials. Those who disobeyed were assassinated by the chief water guard. If your majesty is afraid of trouble, I would like to invite a guard of tiger warriors to take care of his family and that family. Anyone who disobeys the holy decree will have his mother beheaded. With these three axes in mind, I can properly restore peace to Your Majesty!"
Ran Min, who was already behind the door, couldn't sit still on the bench and started to behave like a rough man. After making some rude remarks, he suddenly felt comfortable. He sat there and ate the fruit comfortably.
"Haha! Hahaha! Ran Min, Ran Min, you are such a wonderful person! Prime Minister Lu often said that you are full of tricks, but I didn't expect you to come up with the trick of beating a dog with a stick. I admire you, I admire you!" Liu Yan He spit out the fruit at will, clapped his hands and laughed, and the juice flew everywhere.
The four people sitting down had different expressions. Xie An looked helpless, Huan Wen covered his face with his sleeves and snickered to himself, Lu Ling's face was full of contempt and disgust, and Ran Min, the person involved, acted as if nothing had happened and was even complacent about his quick and quick strategy.
After a while, there was a slight cough, and the room became quiet again.
Liu Yan adjusted his clothes lightly, his expression was slightly tight, and he said in a low voice, "Let's not talk about Fengqu for now. Let's talk about who should be sent to deal with the allocation of funds and the recruitment of people for the Hongqu Canal?"
At this time, the four of them finally had some understanding of the significance of today's meeting.
The discussion about the general trend of the world at the beginning of entering the palace was for the purpose of testing the opinions; the discussion of the four people just now was for the purpose of testing their talents; and now, it was time to send out errands.
The emperor Liu Yan summoned four people and explained that he would choose one of the four people to go to communicate with Hongqu about various matters. At this time, the four people were still in the palace, which meant that all four people were favored by Liu Yan and were all qualified. The rest depends on how the four of them perform in terms of their strength to take on this important task.
The four people who sat down guessed Liu Yan's thoughts almost at the same time, and they looked at each other.
The four people gathered in Chang'an from all over the world. They had worked together for many years and were in love with each other. Therefore, no one wanted to open their mouth first for fear of destroying the brotherhood.
For a moment, the atmosphere was slightly depressing.
The scene was cold until the end, but Xie An, who was looking upright, was the first to leave the table, knelt down, and spoke first, "Your Majesty, I beg you for your orders."
"I also ask for your orders." Ran Min left the table immediately, stumbled over, and knelt down to Liu Yan on the spot.
"Go, go, go!" Liu Yan laughed and threw the core at Ran Min.
Liu Yan's move goes without saying that Ran Min is no longer among the candidates.
Ran Min chuckled and crawled back to the banquet. He knew that he had no chance of doing this errand.
"Your Majesty, Meng Anjian, the Auditor of the Finance Department, is greedy and weak-tempered, timid and profit-loving. He may go!" Huan Wen left the table and said something meaningful.
"My lord, I second the proposal! Outside, I would like to invite five hundred Hu Cavalry Guards to accompany me. In the name of guard, we will be able to weigh things, act with camera, and make decisions about life and death." Lu Ling kowtowed on the spot, with a murderous look on his brows.
Huan Wen was good at conspiracy and Lu Ling was good at power strategy. They both proposed to send a corrupt official to coordinate the construction of canals. They wanted to exploit Meng Anjian's greed to open a gap for the noble families to contract projects for profit, and then It attracted the noble families to compete to take the bait and achieve the goal of eradicating the powerful nobles along the way.
Liu Yan was very satisfied with this strategy. He looked at Huan Wen and Lu Ling who were holding hands at the foot of the stairs, and then carefully looked at their expressions.
But when he saw Xie An looking at Huan Wen and Lu Ling with cold eyes, and Ran Min looking at Lu Ling with admiration, Huan and Lu lowered their eyebrows and lowered their hands without any movement. At this moment, Liu Yan could see the character traits of the four people. Nothing left.
Liu Yan rubbed his forehead, thought for a while, and made a decision in his heart. He said softly, "According to what Lu Zhonglang said, from now on, the salary of Yulin Zhonglang general Lu Ling under Guang Luxun's account will be raised from eight hundred stones. To a thousand stones, you will be fully responsible for the allocation of funds for the Hongqu Canal. After the relevant matters are settled, you will rush to the counties immediately; Xie An, in addition to the prince's side advisers, you will go to Lu Xiang the next day to get an errand from the prime minister. , gradually come into contact with government affairs. Also, Lu Ling, remember, you can make mistakes anywhere during this trip, but not in Lingyuan City."
Lu Ling was confused when he heard this. He thought for a moment and thought it was because his Majesty's favorite Liu Quansheng was living in seclusion in Huaxing County, so he did not take this sentence seriously and accepted the order vigorously.
Xie An was about to speak but stopped. He wanted to give advice to stop this move, but once the king's order came out, it was like flooding over water. He had no choice but to accept the order even though he was resentful in every way.
"Hahaha! Let's break up! I'm a little tired. Unlike you, you are in your early twenties or early thirties and have a lot of time to waste. It's great!"
After speaking, Liu Yan yawned, waved his hands, and the four of them bowed and left.
When he got out of the door, Xie An immediately became angry and yelled, "Lu Erdan, Huan Lao Yao, what a bullshit idea you two have come up with. If this construction of the canal delays the welfare of the people, I will break your teeth." broken."
Those who have always cared about their country will be the ones who will be sad for all eternity. That's exactly what Xie An is.
There was no room for sand in his eyes, which foreshadowed the difficulties and ups and downs he would face in the future.
When the other three heard this, they burst into laughter. Ran Min pulled Xie An to his side, and the four of them walked to the wine shop outside the palace, arm in arm.
As they walked, Lu Ling comforted him and said, "Don't worry, brother, my brother is here. I will tell your brother to vomit out as much as Meng Anjian eats. This rainbow canal will never become an unfinished project because of the elimination of noble families." On the contrary, I will let the people benefit greatly, divert water for irrigation when there is a drought, and block the water gates when it rains, so that the prefectures and counties along the canal will become continuous fertile fields! Hahaha!"
In the eyes of young people, even if it is cloudy and rainy, they can wait energetically for the rainbow after the rain. They have a lot of time, and they are willing to risk everything for the beautiful scenery.
Lu Ling was just like this at this time. He was full of pride and looked into the distance, full of longing.
Out of trust in his brother, Xie An finally did not continue this topic.
The four of them carried the wind along the way and rushed to the distance happily and freely.
...
In the Xuanshi Hall, Liu Yan watched the four people leave and shouted softly, "Huai'er, come out!"
A young man of thirteen or fourteen years old sprang out of the side room of Ganquan Residence. The young man had an oval face, big eyes, thick eyebrows and a high nose. He was exactly the same as Liu Yan.
The young man in front of him is Liu Yan's eldest son, the current crown prince Liu Huai.
After his family forced him into the palace and Zhang Diewu committed suicide with his son, Liu Yan did not have a son for many years, so Liu Huai was also an only son in a narrow sense.
As the only son of Liu Yan, Liu Huai's family is the only one in power, and he deserves the position of crown prince. The young, old, women and children in the entire empire know clearly that as long as Liu Yan ascends to heaven, Liu Huai will inherit the throne.
Therefore, although Liu Huai is not very old, the East Palace where he is located is bustling with traffic all day long, and countless people come to pay homage. These sycophants surround the prince and say all the good things in the world. Invisibly, they also create the willfulness of the prince. , arrogant and domineering character.
But seeing Liu Huai sitting carelessly where Lu Ling was sitting just now, he was about to lean forward, but suddenly he remembered the earnest teachings of his master Xie An, and immediately straightened his body and said respectfully, "Father Emperor."
Seeing that Liu Huai was gentle and courteous, Liu Yan smiled and said "Hey" before walking down the steps and sitting across from Liu Huai.
Liu Yan was busy with government affairs on weekdays and rarely had time with his children. Today was a rare occasion, so he chatted a little more with Liu Huai. After questioning him about his studies, Liu Yan was satisfied and laughed in a low voice, "Huai'er, my father is going to prepare for the review." Memorial, I say, just listen. The way of a king is the way of employing people; the way of governing a country is the way of administration. The way of being an official can control the overall situation, and the way of being in charge of politics can control people's hearts. Only in this way can we control the world!"
Liu Yan looked out of the hall and sighed unconsciously. He hesitated to speak, but he still said, "Huai'er, maybe you are my only son. These thousands of miles of land and stunning beauty will be yours in the future." Things in the palm of your hand. These Yaizhen and Qilin just now are all geniuses of the world. With them here, control them and make good use of them, you will definitely be better than your father in the future!"
Liu Yan looked at this young man who looked exactly like him and said seriously, "You have to remember that if you sincerely want to rectify the officials in the court, the first priority is to stimulate the turmoil and promote the righteous. If you want to succeed to the throne, From now on, we must use more people like you, Master Xie. Although Zhengqi can be used for both purposes, the right way in the world is the foundation of governing a country. Huai'er, do you understand?"
"I will teach you!" Liu Huai rolled his eyes and looked at Liu Yan with excitement on his face.
"Haha, go find your masters! These guys don't learn well, and they actually take my son to drink. If my son becomes an alcoholic in the future, I won't beat them."
Liu Yan guessed Liu Huai's thoughts and stepped forward to stroke Liu Huai's bun, with infinite tenderness in his eyes.
Liu Huai curled his lips, smiled "hehe", bowed to say goodbye to Liu Yan, turned around and ran towards the four figures outside the door. Behind him, several shadows silently followed closely.
That was the Changshui Guard sent by Liu Yan to protect Liu Huai's safety.
When the building was empty, Liu Yan looked out the window and said to himself, "The imperial family has been the most ruthless since ancient times. Back then, the family used all their strength to help me, but now I treat them with evil policies. Does this count as repaying kindness with enmity?"
A few snowflakes fell on Liu Yan's shoulders, adding to the melancholy in his heart.
Huai'er, I hope my father can give you a peaceful country.
