"Your Majesty, the old minister has not had much time, and today he made a special trip to the palace to meet His Majesty and the Queen, and he has something to say in his heart, and the minister will not be at ease if he does not say it!"

Pajaqili and Hu Lu looked at Hu Gao, whose face was dark, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry, this strange old man had broken his heart for their country, and now it seemed that he was terminally ill.

"Old man, you don't have to kneel, if you have anything to teach us, just say it, we must all listen" Pajaqili helped Hu Gao up

Hu Gao sat down slowly on crutches: "The old minister's speech is very harsh, and I ask the emperor and the queen to listen patiently." The first thing the minister wants to ask is the emperor or the emperor of the fire dragon clan? ”

"Is the old gentleman confused, I myself am a member of the Fire Dragon Clan, how can I not be the emperor of the Fire Dragon Clan?"

Hu Gao slowly stretched out his finger and pointed out of the palace: "Then why have so many fire dragon people become servants and even slaves of the Prime Minister's Shangshu and the families of officials and officials?" I thought the emperor came from Jiangnan to enslave the Mobei people? ”

Pajaqili's face suddenly turned ugly: "This, isn't this treating all ethnic groups like a family, and letting them do business and farm as soldiers and pay food according to the law?" If there are rich people in this world, there must be poor people, this is a natural principle. I can't just because I'm a fire dragon person, I have to raid the homes of the Central Plains people and take their belongings. ”

Queen Hulu also felt that Hu Gao was a little confused, so she added: "We have received the kindness of the old gentleman, but even if the property of these rich people is distributed to the fire dragon people, in a few years, there will still be rich and poor people."

Hu Gao smiled: "No, no, no, the minister doesn't mean that you want to divide the property of everyone in this country equally." The minister means that the fire dragon people are not yet civilized, illiterate, and have not been in contact with anything other than shepherding sheep and horses, and it is definitely no advantage to rashly let them compete with the Central Plains people under the same conditions. For example, if a 10-year-old child is asked to race against a 30-year-old adult in the same .asxs., the results speak for themselves. It's not fair at all, and to be fair is to bring a 10-year-old closer to the finish line, or to put a weight on a 30-year-old adult. ”

Pajachili and Hurud were stunned, they hadn't really thought about these questions before. In their opinion, the generals and the original elders around them have become richer, which means that the fire dragon people are rich, and they don't think about the life of ordinary fire dragon people at all.

"Sir's words are beating us, I think it's been a long time since I've been to the grassland to see our cattle, sheep and horses, and I haven't hunted" Pajachili felt that Hu Gao was reminding him not to forget his roots and to maintain the tradition of riding and archery

"Sir, I mean that we should be sympathetic to the poor people, and not just look at where they came from, right?" Hu Lu has still learned a lot of Central Plains classics, Hu Gao's words, she already knows the problem

"Yes, water can carry boats and capsize boats, and these people seem to be very weak and poor individually, and they are useless. But if the people are gathered together, they will be the strongest force in the world, and we will depend on their hard work for food and clothing, and we will also depend on them for our soldiers. If one day they don't survive, we people won't have a way to live. What the old minister wants to say is to ask the emperor to be kind to the people, especially the fire dragon people who followed His Majesty to graze and hunt back then. They are His Majesty's last reliance! Hu Gao was actually very disappointed, but he had to say that what he hoped was that Empress Hulu could play a role.

"The last reliance? Sir is not confused, we have hired the soldiers of the Wandering Ghost Country to go south

Attacking Zhu Yaoshi, now looking at the world, the strongest country is us! Pajaqili was a little displeased, he was accustomed to singing praises of virtue, and now Hu Gao did not know the current affairs, reminded him of any danger and what the last reliance was, and in his eyes it was all unlucky words.

Hu Lu coughed: "Your Majesty, Mr. is a good word, he is invincible in the world now, it does not mean that he will be in the future, our vision is indeed to look at the long term." The former beam, across the desert, climbed over the green mountains, and moved the Anxi Protectorate to Broken Leaf City! Sail thousands of miles to conquer hundreds of overseas states, and now it's not just in the southwest corner? ”

Hu Lu's words are excellent, and the arrogance of Pajaqili has been knocked down all at once, and the current Yu State is only half of Hebei and Mobei, and he feels invincible before he realizes the unification of the world, and he is indeed a frog at the bottom of the well.

"Well, of course I will not be satisfied with the present, I will surpass the Liang in the future, expand the territory of thousands of miles, and dominate the world! What the gentleman and the queen said are right, I will accept it with an open mind! These words of Pajaqili were extremely perfunctory, and he did not believe it himself, nor did Hu Lu and Hu Gauguin.

What emperor who aspires to the world would borrow troops to guard against a group of rabble, and think about making money and enjoying himself with a group of civil ministers and military generals all day long, and it would be good to be able to keep this one-third of an acre.

Hu Gao saw that he had only said it in vain for a long time, so he got up and wanted to leave: "The minister wants to go back to the grassland to see the sheep, drink a drink of fire wine, and be buried on the grassland after death!" Please give your Majesty's permission! ”

Although the old man in front of him hated it, without him, it was indeed not as good as it was today, and Pajaqili and Hulu went up to hold him and keep him.

"Thank you to the emperor and the queen for their kindness, the old man is going to die, please don't refuse this last wish!" Hu Gao's words were earnest, and his eyes showed a pleading color.

Seeing that Hu Gao's words were sincere, Pajaqili and Hu Lu had no choice but to let go and send someone to escort Hu Gao to the grassland.

Xiao Qian, who was far away in Xiangyang, suddenly received a letter from Herencheng, who claimed to be the head of the Xiao family.

After reading the letter, I realized that the clansmen from the Xiao family who stayed in Mobei have now become the upstart of the Yu family.

The new head of the family is named Xiao Dabili, who is currently the scholar of Yu Guozhong, and half of Fan Yang's land and property belong to this person.

The purpose of Xiao Dabili's letter was to get Xiao Qian's recognition, and hoped that Xiao Qian could gather the Xiao family who had escaped and scattered among the people to revive the Xiao family.

The letter also told Xiao Qian that not only the Xiao family was rebuilt in the north, but also the Xie family, the Yuan family, the Wang family, and others were rebuilt in the north.

Xiao Qian, who read the letter, quickly informed Liu Jian of the matter.

Liu Jian picked up the letter and read it a few times, and shook his head: "I don't understand the thoughts of this Mobei people, and they have worked hard for decades and suffered countless casualties. In the end, the purpose is to help our families rebuild and make wedding dresses for the families. I can't laugh or cry! ”

Xiao Qian's heart is a little complicated, she thinks of her father and the clansmen who died tragically, and she also hopes to rebuild the Xiao family from the bottom of her heart.

First, she has the blood of the Xiao family in her body, and second, she also needs to have a maiden family. But Xiao Da Peri, who came with the letter, is obviously not a suitable candidate, and regardless of intimacy, Xiao Da Peri is an official of the enemy country after all.

Liu Jian looked up and caught a glimpse of Xiao Qian's complicated expression, and probably guessed Xiao Qian's thoughts: "I have already sent someone to find the Xiao clan, and the Xiao clan will definitely be able to revive it!" ”

"No need, I can only be present in this world

King Jiangjun is a relative. Rebuilding the Xiao family doesn't make any sense to me anymore! ”

Having said that, Liu Jian still sent people to find the descendants of the Xiao family, the Xie family, the Yuan family and other families.

Liu Jian's purpose is not to support the old family again, but to master these people, and not let them be used by other forces, especially Cui Ju!

In fact, the descendants of these families who escaped by luck have all gone to the Yu country in the north.

Zhu Yaoshi has never been soft on the family, Jiangnan naturally can't stay, Liu Jian's situation is unknown, only the north treats the family preferentially, so Wang Xiao Xie Yuan and other remnants of the clan all went to Yu Country and took refuge in the Yuanzhi family, which was originally operating in the north.

The families in the Yu Kingdom are nothing more than nouveau riche in the eyes of those who fled in the south.

Eating and dressing etiquette mansions and courtyards are not good, it stands to reason that these northern families have finally surpassed the original families, and they should be proud. But the difference between the descendants is deeply ingrained in their bones.

The people who fled from the south like beggars were treated favorably in the kingdom of Yu, and they were given official jobs, and they went to build and renovate mansions and courtyards, and to eat and clothe them, as they described.

There is already the weather of Luoyang and Jinling in the city of Heren.

All kinds of exquisite and magnificent clothes and utensils that did not exist before appeared, such as spittoon toilets inlaid with gold and jade, coral beds, jasper bottles, ivory chopsticks, etc., which began to appear in the homes of the official eunuchs of Yu State.

Eating from eating a whole fish to eating only fish brains, from calf spine meat and roast suckling pig, etc., directly led to a threefold increase in the price of cattle, sheep and pigs in Yuguo.

The civil and military officials of Yu State, who originally traveled on horseback, began to ride in a carriage and a sedan chair, and some people went out on their backs.

Even things like replacing soldiers and replacing monks began to appear in the Yu Kingdom.

The monarchs and ministers of Yu Kingdom have fewer and fewer discussions in the court, and there are more and more people who enjoy songs and dances together.

"I only learned today that being the emperor of the Central Plains is such a pleasure! Thanks to centuries of guidance! Pajaqi was full of pride, and felt more and more that this old master Lu and his disciples were talented and virtuous ministers

When burning incense and sacrificing incense on Chinese New Year's Eve, Pajaqili specially brought five carts of spices to burn, and asked Old Master Lu with a smile at the fragrant banquet: "Does Minister Cheng think today's act is very extravagant?" When the Liang Dynasty was at its peak, it was nothing more than that! ”

Old Master Lu smiled: "Your Majesty is a Ming monarch, don't compare it with the dead country!" ”

"I just want to know, apart from me, what other dynasty king can burn five carts of precious spices during the sacrifice to the heavens? Haha"

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, when the minister was young, he was called into the palace, when the Liang State sacrificed to the sky, and burned the precious spices for three days and three nights!"

Pajachili stood on the spot, speechless for a long time

Or Wang Huizhi's wit: "Your Majesty, in today's world, who else can be so generous except Your Majesty!" The old things that the teacher said will be eclipsed in front of His Majesty sooner or later! ”

The monarchs and ministers drank again, enjoying the new dance and music that had just been choreographed.

In Zhu Yaoshi's Jinling City, an undercurrent is also quietly rising.

Pharmacist Zhu had originally issued many bans, but since Pharmacist Zhu was busy with Wu Zhenchang and dealing with the two concubines in the harem, his execution power has not been as good as before.

Merchants began to make friends with officials, and officials began to secretly eat some forbidden delicacies from the mountains and seas in private. There are those who are brave enough to raise Kabuki in a villa in the countryside.