The sky is fierce, the galaxy is vast, the eyes are all around, and the traces are overwhelming.

In the first year of Zhao Jingtai, Xuanzong Huan Ji ascended the throne and took over the throne from his father Daizong, he was different from his father, Huan Ji traveled everywhere when he was young, saw the hardships of the people's lives, and often asked himself: "I am the king of a country, but the people are becoming more and more difficult under my governance, am I wrong in many places?" ”

It was getting late, and there were still bamboo slips piled up on the desk. Watching Huan Ji grow up and always accompany him, the old servant Chenghe walked in with a tripod to eat, he put the tripod on the side table, twisted his old body and went over to light the oil lamp in the whole house.

Huan Ji raised his head, his face was haggard, his eyes were deep-set, his hair was scattered, he was just thirty years old, and his sideburns were gray. Cheng He was a little distressed, how could this child be like this before, he was beautiful and gentle like jade.

Chenghe said softly: "Your Majesty, eat something, there are live deer from Shunzhou today, freshly killed, the meat is delicious, you can taste it." ”

Huan Ji put down the bamboo slip in his hand, this is the military report of the rebellion in Bingzhou, there are many such military reports, all of them are placed on the case table in front of him, and the entire three-foot square case is piled up.

"Lay it down, what time is it?" Huan Ji looked at the somewhat dark room and asked.

"It's already time now, and when I came in, I saw that the emperor was concentrating and didn't dare to disturb, so I waited for a while, but the emperor couldn't skip dinner." Cheng He felt that his eyes were a little wet, and he lifted his sleeve and wiped it gently.

Huan Ji got up and shook suddenly, maybe he had been sitting for too long, his legs were numb, and he moved his hands and feet. At this time, Chenghe also rekindled the brazier, and the room suddenly warmed up. Chenghe opened the lid in the past, the aroma that came to the nose was appetizing, the delicious soup was still boiling in the ding, the old waiter leaned over, and gently put it into the silver bowl with a wooden spoon, and turned it skillfully and beautifully, without the slightest hint of old age.

But Huan Ji didn't have much heart to examine Cheng He's superb skills, he sat down at the back of the table, looked at the venison that was still steaming in the bowl, sighed, and said, "The people are poor, but I am here to enjoy a meal, which makes people uncomfortable." ”

"Your Majesty, only when you are full can you have the energy to do things for the country."

"Uncle He, why do you think it's so difficult to govern the world? I took over the ancestral inheritance, thinking that it was very simple, every day only need to go to the morning court, come back to see the twists and turns, have a lot of time to visit the garden, to shoot hunting, but the truth is not the case at all, looking at those military reports, and those disaster relief reports, my heart is like a fire, the people of the world are my people, if I can't let them live and work in peace and contentment, what face to see the ancestors and ancestors. Huan Ji's eyes were shining with tears.

"Your Majesty, if you can think like this, it means that you are a good emperor, and no one will blame you." Cheng He answered while blowing the brazier.

"What is a good emperor? If you can't save the people from fire and water, how can you talk about a good emperor. Besides, now that I have no way to do it, who can teach me? ”

"Your Majesty, those officials in the court are all well-educated people, maybe they have a way?"

Huan Ji threw down his chopsticks and said angrily: "A group of people who seek small profits will only fill their own pockets, and when it comes to knowledge, they are not as good as a yellow-mouthed child, how to govern the country." Huan Ji picked up the chopsticks again, and said helplessly: "But it's these people, I can't do anything, they are deep-rooted, their power is greater than mine, although I am the king of a country, sometimes I am not as good as a master of everyone." They liked as much as they could, and as soon as I suggested something detrimental to their interests, they began to roar like wolves, and they even tried to pull me down and sit on my own. ”

Cheng He didn't speak, all of this is not something he can manage as an old chamberlain, he can only accompany the emperor every day, watching him work hard, the most he can do is to serve him rice and pour tea, and occasionally come in to add some firewood to the brazier.

Huan Ji finished eating in a short time, put down the dishes and chopsticks, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and asked Cheng He to take away a piece of kitchen utensils, and then plunged into those bamboo slips, there were a lot of troubles, but he knew that he couldn't let go, he wanted to let this dynasty that had begun to be full of holes regain its due vitality, but he didn't know what he should do, there were more and more military reports from various states, but there was no good news, there was just how many people raised the banner and rebelled.

Cheng He looked at the emperor who was frowning, and couldn't help sighing, and said, "Your Majesty, since there is no one available in the court, why don't you post a notice and recruit talents?" It's not that there are no talents in the world, but there is a lack of a way, and if there is a way, they will naturally come, besides, you want to revive Zhao Guo, just like I want to make the brazier burn more vigorously, so I add firewood to the brazier, and then blow air, and the fire will be prosperous; In the same way, you first have to make the dynasty have prosperous capital, that is, those who can govern the world, and then you blow in the back, and the country begins to prosper. ”

Huan Ji thought about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily: "Yes, yes, why didn't I think that there are school palaces everywhere, I don't believe that few of them can help me!" ”

Huan Ji sent someone to find Tai Changqing overnight, let him draft documents, release the states, counties, counties, recruit wise men, once used, worship the minister, give nine tin, if someone recommends the meritocracy, the official is promoted to a product, and a hundred taels of silver are given.

In the middle of the moon, the imperial city is silent, and the autumn breeze is slightly cool. Huan Ji got up and walked to the door, there were a few stars blinking in the sky, like the dim and sober eyes of an insomniac, just like Huan Ji at this moment, he didn't dare to have much hope, the old nobles in the court were huge, if they wanted to revive the previous strong dynasty, it was necessary to damage the interests of these old nobles, Huan Ji saw it very clearly, it was impossible for him to do it alone, but who in the world couldn't see through this?

Huan Ji still holds on to a little hope, he needs a strong enough to cooperate with him, he secretly prayed to the sky, give him a person like Wei Ying, Huan Ji believes that he can protect him, let him help him complete his ideals.

The notice of the imperial court seeking talents has been sent out for two months, and still no one is willing to go, everyone can see the situation of the imperial court, no one wants to end up like Wei Ying, everyone is eager to leave a name in history, but no one wants to be ruined, how many strong reforms can end up in a good end since ancient times? Besides, those school palaces today are either cultivating the lackeys of the old nobles or cultivating how to defraud the people, so the reputation of the You Scholars at this time is very bad, but how can these Huan Ji who are in the deep palace know?