The fate of some people is predetermined from birth. People who want to change their fate often end up miserable! ——Li Fengjiao
This is the first principle of life that my mother taught me when I first learned how to read.
Now that I have reached the age of dancing spoons and succeeded to the position of crown prince, I still firmly believe in my mother's words.
A person with a naughty and willful temperament like me could actually be established as a prince. I don’t know whether it’s because I am my father’s only son or because I, Liu Huai, am extremely lucky.
Maybe, this is what the queen mother often said, fate!
Let me tell you a story! When we get tired, let's go to sleep.
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The Han Empire dominated the world, and all nine states in the world had their own merits.
Among the nine states, the only one that I can memorize well is Cangzhou in the northwest.
Cangzhou is located in the northwest of the empire and consists of nine counties: Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Tianshui, Wudao, Yanqing, Longnan, Yongzhi, Chejun, and Wuwei. At that time, Zu Ti, the governor of the southern expedition, led the Han cavalry to conquer the land and pacified the people of Diguang. After the Five Kingdoms of Qiang and Yue in the southwest were formed, they were divided into two parts. A small part was merged with the Yongliang land to form Cangzhou, and a large part located far away was established as Aizhou.
From then on, Cangzhou became a close place connected to Nai Prefecture in the southwest, Feng Prefecture in the northwest, and the imperial capital in the east.
The huge Cangzhou is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River. It has a vast territory, many mountains, high mountains and deep valleys, rich vegetation, and clear streams everywhere. In midsummer, the green mountains confront each other, the streams surge, and the peaks are sharp and the slopes are steep, just like the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. It also looks like five ridges, making it a holy place for viewing and summer vacation.
This is my favorite place. When it comes to the reason, it’s not that the vegetation and feng shui are perfect. It’s just because my mother was born here, and the roots of my natal family, the Dunhuang Li family, are rooted here.
Every time my mother gets homesick, my heart breaks.
In order to bring my mother closer to home, I decided that the first thing I would do after I ascended the throne was to move the capital to Dunhuang, Cangzhou, build construction projects, build Qiong Tower, and build a Xiongcheng. Lord, the family is reunited.
After all, people should be able to see mountains and water, and remember their homesickness, right?
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Over the years, my father and mother have not seen each other. I have always complained about this. Until a few days ago, I accidentally heard that after the two sons took over the legitimate rights and the heavenly demon came into the world, the word fate was finally used. I firmly believe that I will not slack off.
In those days, I urgently wanted to know about that old story, but I didn’t want to pry in a high-profile manner, so I simply took advantage of Old Shen’s fight in Weiyang Palace with the “gift-giver” of Da Qin at the end of the Year of the Tiger, to secretly Sneaked into Wencheng Pavilion.
I wanted to find out the secret, but I didn't expect that I didn't meet the old man from Wencheng Hall. Instead, I was kicked back by the second master Lu Ling who was guarding the pavilion. He threatened to tell the master about it. I was so scared that I almost cried. out.
At the critical moment, it was my little constant attendant You Yi who had the understanding. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, You Yi lent me the opportunity to go to the palace to buy some supplies, and he found the retired prisoner Fu Yun for me through countless twists and turns. Diao Yan, the old Zhang Li who once was in charge of tens of thousands of regular attendants, gradually came to light after some inducements and temptations, this 'evil' thing that made everyone pretend to be deaf and dumb.
It turns out that I was an infant at that time, and a year later, my younger brother followed me as an infant. I learned from Lao Zhangli that my younger brother was born to an envoy named Zhang Diewu. Just like when Zhuang Gong was born, he was born after a difficult delivery, Zhang Diewu died, and his younger brother was raised by the Empress Dowager Guo Ke.
Greed is harmful, but it is always in people's hearts. According to Zhang Li's recollection, not long after his younger brother was born, several top aristocratic families, led by the Empress Dowager's Mianyang Guo family and Zhang Diewu's Longnan Zhang family, attracted a group of small and medium-sized aristocratic families and newcomers from poor families. , trying to achieve the merit of following the dragon, and began to fight for power and profit with the noble families surrounding my mother and me. For nearly two years, a bloody storm broke out in the court, in order to fight for the legitimate rights of the two sons.
Later, the 'Sky Demon Case' broke out, and the younger brother's faction came to a disastrous end, and the younger brother was secretly executed.
As for my younger brother's name and the whole story of the 'Sky Demon Case', Mr. Zhang Li would not reveal anything about it no matter what.
However, I would like to paraphrase that before he left, old Zhang Li sighed: From now on, Your Majesty will have no more children!
On the night of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Youye was transferred out of the East Palace, Zhang Li disappeared, and the two disappeared from the world, never to be seen again.
I thought: I should know everything that my father and mother should know, I should know everything!
My brother, since you were born a year later than me, some things are destined not to be yours.
You have to accept this fate!
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Today is February 19, AD 342, and it’s raining!
I lay on the bed alone, tossing and turning, listening to the sound of melting water dripping from the eaves.
In fact, I don’t need to get to the bottom of what happened back then. He is just my son, and I am just his father. Even if I don’t make any progress, this beautiful country will belong to me, Liu Huai, in the future!
At that time, whoever calls for wind and rain will not obey?
After settling down, I flopped on the soft couch for a while and went to sleep!
...
A first-class country requires first-class talents.
In order for me to successfully inherit a first-class career, my father arranged for me to have first-class talents.
Therefore, I have six very powerful masters!
The master master Xie An is currently serving as the censor of the Prime Minister's Palace and has just entered the state of Zhiwu. Everyone in the world says that he is calm, hard-working, thrifty, loyal and upright, and has the integrity to be a gangster. He is the teacher I trust most and fear the most. You can say this: He is better than my father here!
The second master, Lu Ling, is now the guardian of the Wencheng Hall of Zongzheng Mansion. My father said that his writings were among the best in the world, that he was quick in thinking, skilled in maneuvering, and could be a Pythagorean scholar. It's a pity that the second master failed to complete the task assigned by his father last year, so he could only commit himself to Zong Zhengfu. When I succeed to the throne, the high position of censor doctor must belong to him.
The third master, Ran Min, is currently the Bing Cao of the Prime Minister's Office and a martial artist in the Disarmed Realm. The third master has a resolute personality, he can use bows and horses, he is brave and courageous, and he is full of ingenuity, so he can defend the territory and make profits. In the future, when I take control of the world, I will definitely leave it to him to move the capital to Cangzhou.
The fourth master, Huan Wen, is the captain of the military camp of the General's Mansion and a martial artist in the realm of disarming. Associating with the Fourth Master, he is bold and energetic. But working with him, you can know that his conspiracy strategies are well known. My father once told me that the Fourth Master is suitable to be the emperor's eagle-claw minister. After several years of contact, as my father said, the person who understands my heart best is Master Four!
The fifth master, Xun Ruoteng, is one of the leaders of the twelve internal guards of the empire, a guard general, and a scholar in the realm of things. The fifth master is resolute, brave and resourceful, and has the style of the Eight Dragons ancestors of the Xun family in Yingchuan. A guard who is good at defense is stationed on the outer wall of the East Palace, which allows me to sleep well every day.
Sixth Master Sima Zhaonan, the owner of Shuijing Manor, the master of the Yin and Yang family, and a powerful man in the realm of heavenly movement. This old man is erratic, and I rarely see him, but every time I see him, he always brings me some satisfying little gifts, which makes me really happy for a while.
These six people were brought to me by my father and mother when I was nine years old. I have been influenced by them for five years. They taught me strategy and thinking.
As my father's pace of cutting off the family became faster and faster, I gradually understood: There are all great scholars in the world. The reason why my father selected these six people for me back then was probably because they stood proudly behind them, like a giant net. The huge family that supports my safe succession is what he values.
I consider myself not a fool. My father has been purging the family for many years, so I naturally understand to some extent the evil of the family. Before I ascended the throne, they were my ladder to heaven, and after I ascended the throne, they were my roadblocks. The intricate network of relationships behind these people may require me to break through them bit by bit in the future.
However, I am not afraid, because I know that my father will definitely leave me a prosperous country.
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On February 20th, I got up as usual. But instead of thinking about how to shirk my masters' homework as usual, I stayed upright and waited for the arrival of the fourth master.
While I was waiting, another 'little thing' inevitably came into my mind!
A month ago, it was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. According to my father's words, reading on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year meant that after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, my good days would be over.
That day, when the sky was just getting dark, my unsmiling master stood in front of me with three volumes of books in his arms and a serious look on his face.
I lay on the bed and begged, "Master, you played too late last night, please let Huai'er sleep a little longer!"
"Sail against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Your Royal Highness, you have reached the age of dancing spoons and are about to participate in state affairs. You need a lot of accumulation before you can do good things."
The master moved slightly, and my two curtains spread out with the air. The cold air made me think of myself, and quickly retracted my head into the bed.
The master looked at me seriously and said solemnly, "Your Highness, you must not slack off!"
Why! He is the one I fear the most, and he is the one I respect the most!
After having no choice but to get up and freshen up, the master and I knelt down in the middle of the bedroom. I usually like to play with cats and dogs, and the room is filled with small things that cats and dogs like. On weekdays, I would always put some things in the room before the old-fashioned master arrived. Put these things away to avoid being scolded by the master.
I slept late yesterday and arrived in a hurry today. The knick-knacks in the room were scattered all over the floor, which made the master curl his lips slightly.
I sighed helplessly: It seems that tonight’s homework will increase again!
"His Royal Highness, what we are going to talk about today is the first volume of "Five Grains and Civil Orders", Farming Season."
The master unfolded the three volumes one by one. The upper, middle and lower volumes of Farming Time caught my eye.
well! Another boring and boring day.
The master only spoke for two or three pages before I fell asleep. Seeing this, the master gave me a chestnut bitterly. I was a little unwilling and retorted, "Master, the emperor, grasps the general trend and adjusts the yin and yang." , As long as it doesn’t violate the farming season, isn’t it putting the cart before the horse and wasting your time by learning these rough and tumble details?”
The master stopped reading, sat across from me, and said seriously, "Your Highness, do you know what regulating yin and yang means? And how can we not violate the farming season?"
I was speechless for a moment and stammered, "Here... pray to God for droughts and rain for floods, build canals and embankments, hoard grain, make farming tools, and distribute seeds. Isn't everything ready?"
The master shook his head and said, "This is the responsibility of the state pastor. What did the emperor do?"
I was stunned on the spot, speechless.
Seeing that I couldn't answer, the master continued, "The emperor is the lord of all people, and he regulates all the barbarians externally, and personally attaches importance to the people internally, so that the ministers and officials can perform their duties. This is called regulating yin and yang. It is not used during farming time. Soldiers, don’t be violent in droughts and floods, don’t be extravagant in good years, that is, don’t violate the farming season.”
"Under the whole world, everything is the king's soil; on the shore of the soil, everything is the king's ministers. Regardless of the yin, yang, dusk, I just want to be level with the sky." I was dissatisfied, so I stood up and looked at the new branches outside the window, and uttered wild words, "Spring is coming. If I don't speak first, who dares to speak?"
The master's serious gaze suddenly became a little strange.
Some people died, but not completely...
