In the twenty-sixth year of Yankang, in December, a strong wind swept through Sili, and there were many people in the wind.

In the twenty-seventh year of Yankang, the first month, there is a blood moon in the sky, which is a bad omen.

In the twenty-seventh year of Yankang, in February, Si Li had a heavenly fire falling, and there was a cry where it fell.

In the Hall of Houde, the candle flame is flickering.

Liu Xi squinted his eyes and looked at the recitals all over the place, now he can't see these documents clearly, even if he is very close to the candle flame, he can't see clearly, this situation makes Liu Xi understand once again that he is no longer the energetic young man he used to be, he is already very old, time passes rapidly, so fast that Liu Xi can't react, every day his life falls into a dead loop, from the Houde Hall to the harem, and then from the harem to the Houde Palace, rarely leaving this palace.

In such a cycle, time flies so fast, the twenty-sixth year of Yankang is almost coming to an end, and the Son of Heaven, his beard has also turned white, sitting in the Houde Palace, and spent a difficult night, Liu Xi seriously completed the review of many recitals, the territory of the Han Dynasty is getting wider and wider, and the temple department is also increasing, in this case, Liu Xi needs to deal with thousands of recitals every day, even with the help of Pang Tong, time is usually not enough.

It's just that this year, Pang Tong has been tired of not being human, as for Liu Xi, he is used to it, the workload he needs to deal with, is more than ten times that of Emperor Xiaokang, in some aspects, he is indeed far more than his father and ancestor of the diligent son of heaven, since he ascended the throne, almost all of his life, is spent in this not luxurious palace, when he was young, in order not to cause waste, he will light some candles less, by the moonlight, sit by the window to review the watch, now it is unlikely.

Putting down these recitals in his hand, Liu Xi suddenly fell into deep thought, he couldn't go on like this, he himself could endure such labor, but Hu'er, and Ah Shi, could they endure such fatigue? Sitting motionless in the Hall of Houde every day, thinking about the big man in the future, things will be more complicated, and the Son of Heaven will be more busy, and he still has to find a way to reduce some of the workload for them, but this batch of reading tables is a control of the world, how to solve this problem?

Sitting by the window, looking at the bright moon in the sky, Liu Xi thought hard, maybe he could set up some internal officials by the side of the Son of Heaven? Just like the period of Emperor Xiaowu, make a change? Liu Xi thought for a moment, and then couldn't help but shake his head, this is not appropriate, in the Houde Palace, it is best not to let too many people interfere, then, maybe you can make a fuss about the service platform, if it is to expand the service platform... So how to check and balance the middle platform? If all the recitals fall into the hands of Shi Zhongtai, it will also be a disaster.

Liu Xi frowned, and instantly had an idea, perhaps, he could expand and restrict the service platform to a certain extent, for example, let the number of people who come to the Houde Hall for review increase, and exempt them from the right to approve independently, so that they can become the pen in the hands of the Son of Heaven, can provide reference for the Son of Heaven, and review it under the instruction of the Son of Heaven... Liu Xi gradually had some ideas in his mind, but they were still not perfect.

Thinking of these contents, Liu Xi walked out of the Houde Palace, Qi Yue was already waiting outside the door, Qi Yue was also used to the work and rest of the Son of Heaven, in the past, there was a queen who could persuade the Son of Heaven to let the Son of Heaven rest earlier, but now, the queen is not there, no one has come to persuade the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven is often busy in the Houde Hall all night, and no one can persuade him, which makes Qi Yue a little uneasy, and in his heart, he is still very worried about the Son of Heaven.

Liu Xi walked out of the Houde Palace, and walked towards the harem, after sending the Son of Heaven into the harem, Qi Yue left, Liu Xi sat alone on the bed, his expression was a little sluggish, looking around blankly, the queen's smile appeared in his eyes, no one sat on the bed and waited for him, no one persuaded him to rest earlier, no one could listen to his complaints, Liu Xi sat on the bed silently, feeling the unprecedented loneliness.

He knows the loneliness, he has always been lonely, but when the last person who was willing to listen to his complaints also left, Liu Xifang realized the real loneliness, how many times has he been busy in the Houde Palace, ignoring the lover who was sitting on the bed and waiting for him with his eyes, and now... Liu Xi regretted it, even if he took a little time to spare, could he say a few more words to her?

When Tianzi woke up from his thoughts, he hurriedly wiped the tears from his face.

He is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will not cry.

The next day, very early, the Son of Heaven had woken up, rushed to the Houde Palace, Pang Tong had not yet arrived, and Qi Yue had already retrieved the music tables from all over the post station, and the music tables were piled up in the Houde Hall again, Qi Yue looked at those music tables and felt a headache, and I don't know how the Son of Heaven endured it, while eating, Liu Xi looked at the music tables around the place, these music watches, can make Liu Xi's heart feel better, he watched the Han Empire usher in the most glorious moment.

In the field of agriculture and mulberry, Deng Ai made every effort to carry out the promotion of advanced agricultural tools and Yankang rice, it is said that they also got some new crops from the rest side, Deng Ai is trying to plant, Yankang rice is a good thing, in the extremely harsh environment, can grow, this is for Liu Xi, it is like a gift from God, Dahan needs this thing very much, with the efforts of Deng Ai, Dahan has begun to cultivate Yankang rice all over the country, especially outside the Saiwai, Yankang rice has achieved an excellent harvest.

These are all good news, the Han people's taxes, agriculture, commerce, handicrafts, medicine, overseas, military, in all aspects of knowledge, are constantly progressing, constantly developing, all of them shape the greatness of an empire, those foreign countries around, in front of the Han, are like an uncivilized tribe, the Han people, is completely despised by them, the Han has the most advanced everything, in all aspects, the Han is the most powerful.

I heard that outside of Guishan, there is a country called rest, the northern army just walked around outside the border of rest, and the new country that had just been established there immediately sent a group of envoys to meet the great emperor of the East, the great empire of the East, and the news that this empire would destroy Kushan within a year made these barbarians who were also big countries tremble, they thought they were stronger than Guishan, but they didn't think they would be much stronger than Guishan.

And after those foreigners came to the Han Dynasty, saw the roads of the Han Dynasty, saw the houses, cities, people, and various fields of the Han Dynasty, they were all shocked, and over the years, there were more and more Gentile students in Taixue, and for those Gentile students who had become instruments, the Han Dynasty also did not hesitate to keep them at all costs, no matter where they came from, so it attracted a large number of capable people from all over the world, which made those Gentiles who knew the situation in the Han Dynasty not even dare to be angry.

They are envious, but they can't learn.

I heard that Anxi also wanted to get a few schools, but in the end, these schools became places for nobles to debate and duel, and did not train decent students at all, and in the south of Guishan, several small states connected to Jiaozhou, in order to build the same road as the Han Dynasty, the whole family and country collapsed, and the king looked for Jiaozhou Mu to borrow money and grain, so that the Han ministers laughed, and lent them some money on the condition that the Han army was stationed.

In the opening and expansion of Emperor Xiaokang, in the inheritance and development of Emperor Xiaoxian, under the full development of today's son, today's Han is finally truly strong, three generations of heaven, countless talents, with their blood to moisten the soil of the Han, with their bodies for the Han to hold up a piece of the sky.

Liu Xi was busy for a long time, Pang Tong just entered the Houde Palace, met the Son of Heaven, and then hurriedly began to review today's performance, the service order is probably the busiest one in the three orders, watching Pang Tong deal with the performance, Liu Xi said unhurriedly: "Perhaps, the service Zhongtai should recruit more people, but ah, this batch of reading is very important, you can let them ghostwrite, you can listen to their suggestions, but you can't let them review independently, what do you think?" ”

Pang Tongyi was stunned, then nodded, he should have done this a long time ago, otherwise he would have died of exhaustion in the Houde Hall sooner or later, so many performances, I don't know if the officials of the Han Dynasty have nothing to do all day long, if they have to put forward so many suggestions, they are all Zhuge Kongming, he brought a different atmosphere to the Han, inaction is the fault, since he brought this atmosphere in the temple, it has made the work pressure of the servant Zhongling several times more, everyone is keen to express their opinions, Pang Tong secretly scolded Zhuge Kongming in his heart.

After finishing today's work, looking at Pang Tong, who was constantly beating the back of his neck, Liu Xi said seriously: "How fortunate I am, to have such a talented person, first there are Cao Gong, Liu Gong, Sun Gong, Guo Gong, Er Xun Gong, and now there are Kong Ming, Shiyuan, and so many sages in the temple... If it weren't for you, how could I have the strength of the Han today, these days, it's really bothering you, Shiyuan, in a few days, I will find some helpers for you, and you won't have to work so hard..."

Pang Tong shook his head, looked at the Son of Heaven in front of him, and said with emotion: "The minister's fatigue, what is it in front of His Majesty, Your Majesty goes out early and returns late, and the ministers are also very fortunate to be able to serve such a Ming monarch, Your Majesty governs the government diligently, cares for the people, and sympathizes with the ministers... These words, the minister doesn't need to say much, just say that what kind of emperor can allow these policies other than Your Majesty, whether it is the compilation of Han laws, or the conquest of Saiwai, or the construction of canals... Your Majesty's courage and wisdom have never been seen in the ages. ”

"Ministers are not sycophants, these words come from the bottom of my heart."

"Well, that's a good compliment, and I'll reward you for tomorrow's day off."

"Hahaha, thank you Your Majesty!!"

Sent Pang Tong away, Liu Xi was still sitting in the Houde Palace, looking at the military recitals that Pang Tong had no right to ask, the contradiction between the southern army and the northern army has intensified a little in the near future, it seems that we still have to find a way, the two most elite armies of the Han Dynasty, there must be no problems... Liu Xi thought about these questions, and suddenly, a sharp pain came from his heart, his eyes widened, he covered his heart, and blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and the blood dripped on the table, blooming scarlet plum blossoms.