At the same time, the students of Taixue and Menzixue discussed the affairs of the conquest of Funan, and many of the political treatises they wrote were personally consulted by the Son of Heaven, and they were usually the more intelligent among them, especially the group of people who the Son of Heaven thought could become the successors of the hundred officials in the future, and the Son of Heaven valued them very much, read their political treatises over and over again, and even personally commented on them.

These students, after seeing the reply of the Son of Heaven, were extremely excited, and they were also grateful to the Son of Heaven.

There was only one, and the Son of Heaven frowned and looked at it again and again, but it was not sent back.

"Liu Gongyi's Book of Expedition to the South"

The Son of Heaven read softly, "Liu Gong said: The country lies in the people, not in the court, the king is the king of the people, not the king of the temple, attacking the northeast, and conquering the southwest, when Emperor Xiaokang was there, he did not fight with meritorious deeds, put the people first, reduce taxes, open up fields, set up official schools, and enlighten the people's wisdom, and today's ministers, with the promotion of politics and soldiers, is actually ridiculous. ”

"The ministers look at the poverty of the people of Ningzhou, the people of Liangzhou are less educated, the people of Jiaozhou are less cultivated, the Qingzhou is shipwrecked, the land is moving in Yanzhou, and none of the ministers care about it, all of them are between fame and fortune...."

"Liang Shen thinks so, so he worships it."

The Son of Heaven took a few deep breaths, in this essay, Zhuge Liang not only scolded the ministers, but even did not let go of himself, in Liu Mo's eyes, he is such a tyrant who is so happy and does not exercise benevolence?

The more the Son of Heaven thought about it, the more angry he became, and slapped the political argument in his hand on the case, Han Men outside the door was startled, and lowered his head tightly, the Son of Heaven turned his head, looked at him, and said, "You go and bring Liu Mo to me!" ”

Hanmen immediately went out, and at this moment, Liu Mo was still busy with business in the Taiwei Mansion, so he saw Liu Mo, the eunuch in the palace, leading the guards and embroidered messengers to rush in, the officials were shocked, raised their heads in some panic, and saw that they were menacing, Liu Mo was also afraid, hiding behind his colleagues, Hanmen looked around, and asked slowly: "Where is Liu Mo?" ”

Liu Mo was so frightened that his legs weakened, but the officials around him got out of the way so that Han Men could see him directly, Han Men smiled and said, "Liu Jun, the Son of Heaven is invited, please move!" ”

"Ho... What... What's the matter? ”

"Please~" Han Men didn't say more, just pointed out the door, the embroidered messenger also stood behind Liu Mo, Liu Mo trembled, followed these people, walked out, after he went out, the rest of the officials left behind, chatting curiously, however, still more happy, this guy finally left, we can be more leisurely... Son of Heaven!

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty.." Liu Mo bowed to the Son of Heaven, his face was completely panicked.

The fat man gave him a cold look and asked, "When did Jun start to become like Ma Jun... Am I so terrible? ”

"Not really..."

"It's not terrible, no wonder you dare to despise the king and criticize the officials..."

"This... This.. Your Majesty forgives your sins! Liu Mo fell to the ground, looked at the Son of Heaven in horror, the fat man ignored him, sat on the chair, stared at him for a moment, and then said: "Liu Jun, I have a political discussion here, and I hope you can see it...", he threw the political discussion in front of Liu Mo, Liu Mo trembled, took the political discussion from the ground, looked at it for a while, and his face changed greatly.

"Your Majesty, this matter... Zhuge Liang didn't know it, it was all the fault of the minister, and His Majesty forgave the sin. Your Majesty.. Your Majesty forgives you for your sins..."

"Hahaha... Come, tell me in detail, how can I not be benevolent? Why is it that between the hundred officials and fame and fortune, the people are not important..."

"Your Majesty, that's all the minister's nonsense, forgive your sins..."

The Son of Heaven shook his head and said, "If you can't speak, I will now order the Han Gate to bring Zhuge Liang and confront him face to face...", as soon as the Son of Heaven finished speaking, Liu Mo fell silent, thought for a moment, got up, arched his hand, and said: "I would like to make it clear to Your Majesty...."

"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the world has been prosperous, and it is in the prime of life... It's just that His Majesty's expedition to the east and the south, the territory of the Han Dynasty is vast, but it is beneficial to the people? Maybe Your Majesty wants to speak and threaten the people, and there are no foreign enemies, but the people are illiterate, how can they know these stories? In the world, only the people's hearts are also... It is better to be a drop in the flesh with the people in these things..."

"If the people are strong and the people are rich, the country will be strong and the country will be rich."

"The wealth of the world is not in the treasury of the country, but in the people..."

"The ministers regard the soldiers as the qualifications for promotion, and the political affairs as the honor of meritorious service, how can they have in their hearts... Plebs? During the period of Emperor Xiaokang, the people were pacified, taxes were reduced, water conservancy was repaired, and every move was made by the people of the country. ”

As soon as Liu Mo finished speaking, the Son of Heaven stood up suddenly, his eyes were full of anger, his fists were clenched, Liu Mo closed his eyes, breathed deeply, the fat man gritted his teeth, walked left and right, just when Liu Mo gradually fell into despair, the Son of Heaven suddenly laughed, the laughter was extremely ringing, Liu Mo's eyes widened, looking at the Son of Heaven in front of him, the Son of Heaven looked at him deeply, and said:

"Since the death of the Maharaja, I have never heard such pleading."

"Since I ascended the throne, I have taken filial piety as a model, followed the example of everything, and the Eastern Expedition to the Northern Expedition was also a vain attempt to establish martial arts beyond Xiaokang. Liu Gong, I am not a mediocre king, I am the son of Emperor Xiaokang! I am the protégé of Prince Ho! I am the son of heaven! If there is a word of advice, just say it, how can I kill because of my faith? ”

"Your Majesty...."Liu Mo was a little sluggish, and his eyes widened.

"Come on, reward Liu Gong with 100 gold!"

The Son of Heaven said, looked at Liu Mo again, and said with a smile: "I am willing to worship him by serving the imperial history, and I hope that the prince can speak outright and give advice in a book!" The Son of Heaven bowed to Liu Mo, Liu Mo trembled and bowed back to the Son of Heaven.

..........

"That's it, you've become a servant??" Zhuge Liang looked at the radiant face in front of him, covered in decent clothes, not like Liu Mo in the past, and asked in shock.

"Alas, Hugh is going to mention it again, with my guts, how can I do the imperial history...."Liu Mo shook his head, but Zhuge Liang chuckled lightly and said: "Gong Mo wants to say this, you see, now, even the soldiers of Menzixue dare not stop you, you come to Menzixue, Zheng Gong has to come out to greet you, what a great thing..."

"Hey, you kid, you dare to say more, don't you know, you almost killed me!" Liu Mo complained.

"Liang Liang will make the public name among the hundred officials, if not, Liang will write another article, up to the world, down to the hundred officials, and then scold the previous one, saying that if you can't be public, you will be able to take over the position of Cui Gong..."Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"Don't be like this, don't be like this, alas, tomorrow will be discussed, I am still terrified in my heart now, I don't know what to do..." Liu Mo smiled bitterly, and carefully took out some money from his sleeve, put it in Zhuge Liang's hand, and said: "You take this money, go buy some books, there is a reading hall not far from the outer door, in which books can be copied for money...."

Holding the heavy money, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "I don't dare to accept the gift of the public." ”

"And thou shalt take it, and I have no father, nor mother, nor brother, nor wife.... I'm alone, what's the use.... It's not enough to just buy books, I think of a way to introduce you to Sikong Lu Gong, and now I will be at the mercy of Lu Gong, Lu Gong is knowledgeable, if you can worship under his door, you will also have a teacher in the future, and everyone will not dare to embarrass you..."

Liu Mo said, Zhuge Liang looked at him quietly, for some reason, Liu Mo's figure gradually coincided with the figure of the elder in his mind, he vaguely remembered that when he was young, his father was talking to him, dancing with his hands, and even said that he would send him to Zheng Gong to study....

The next day, the court meeting.

Baiguan looked at Liu Mo standing behind Lu Zhi in shock, his eyes were full of fear, Lu Zhi lowered his head, his face was a little helpless, but Liu Mo just lowered his head and didn't speak, the Son of Heaven walked in slowly, sitting on the top seat, Cui Wei led the hundred officials to meet him, the Son of Heaven returned the salute, they just sat down, the Son of Heaven looked at Liu Mo in the distance, and did not speak.

I don't know why, the hundred officials only feel that there is something wrong with the Son of Heaven today, when have they seen the Son of Heaven so steady? The hundred officials reported their respective political affairs, and Cao Cao began to quarrel with Cai Yong, and the topic was still the matter of Funan and Zhenla, but among the ministers, Xun Yu and Guo Jia did not participate in this dispute, but only frowned and thought.

After a while, Guo Jia walked out of the group of ministers and bowed to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven looked at him, and Guo Jia said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a performance!" ”

"The ministers look at the world, the people are poor, Ningzhou is newly established, Jia Gong and the people rest in peace, during this period of time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover, the ministers play, can Ningzhou be exempted from taxes for one year, Shanggao County and Xiagao County, exempt for two years... Give the people a chance to recuperate, there is a waterlogging disaster in Qingzhou, and relief can be provided from the treasury..."Guo Jia said, the ministers were completely silent, why did Guo Jia suddenly talk about these things?

There's no reason at all?

The Son of Heaven's face was calm, nodded, and said, "That's it." ”

The ministers suddenly realized that this was the meaning of the Son of Heaven, but when did the Son of Heaven start to pay attention to these trivial matters? Among the ministers, only Cai Yong and Cui Yu were ministers, with a happy face, Xun Yu stepped forward and said, "The ministers have a play!" ”

"The ministers look at the government and the opposition, there are many widows, widows, lonely and sick people, it is difficult to survive, the minister's intention, set up a relief house, and each county in each county, raise the orphaned, old and sick, orphan children to raise to the crown, the sick and disabled are exempt from taxes, the temple gives relief, and the orphaned and childless are relieved... If there is a poor family and no livelihood, they can report to the government and borrow money to make a living..."

The more Xun Yu said, the more shocked the ministers became, is this what Xun Yu can say? And the Son of Heaven's face is still calm, it seems that it is still the meaning of the Son of Heaven, what is wrong with the Son of Heaven? Chen Gong suddenly got up and bowed his hand: "Your Majesty, now, foreign affairs are restless, recruiting soldiers, and moving troops to the southwest will cost the treasury money. ”

"Thief!"

One person shouted, Chen Gong raised his head, and the person who scolded angrily was Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi looked at him coldly, and said: "The money from the treasury is taken from the people, why can't it be used by the people?" I would like to revitalize the treasury and do my best, never make the treasury weak, such good governance, unprecedented, if Your Majesty intends to carry it out, the minister is willing to fill the treasury with all the family property, you thief, how dare you talk nonsense!! ”

The ministers were in an uproar and immediately began to talk.

Cui Wei, who was in a daze, opened his eyes suddenly, Cai Yong, who was supporting him on the side, was startled, Cui Wei withdrew his hand, leaned on crutches, got up slowly, walked in front of the Son of Heaven, directly discarded the crutches in his hand, and slowly bowed to the Son of Heaven.

Cui Wei looked at the Son of Heaven and said: "In the past, Emperor Xiaokang was a good writer, and the ministers offered it with a text, and the emperor said: Ten thousand articles of literature, it is better to give Li Min a drop in the hair... Looking at it now, His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness are world-shattering, and the benevolence he has implemented is unheard of by the old man...."

"Your Majesty, the ministers worship him for the people of the world!"

Cui Yu bowed again.

This worship suddenly gave up the intention of the hundred officials to argue, and reluctantly followed Cui Wei and bowed to the Son of Heaven.

Valuing them, the Son of Heaven stood up and said, "Gentlemen, please rise... I am the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, and the millions of people of the Han Dynasty are like my sons, and now, I see the children suffering... I can't bear it, and I am willing to follow the advice of Guo Xun Erjun.... The kings are the ministers of the Han Dynasty, and they should protect the people of the Quartet, make the people peaceful, and have labor! The Son of Heaven bowed down to them.

The next day, the DPRK issued an edict to all parties, first of all, it was to exempt the taxes of Ningzhou and the taxes of the disaster-stricken areas of the world, and then to the matter of the relief government, which was personally done by Shangshu Ling Xing Ziang, so that the officials in various places immediately implemented it, and then ordered Ma Jun to make new agricultural tools on a large scale and distribute them to the people everywhere without collecting money.

He also ordered the cattle ranches in Xiliang, Hezhou, Xinzhou, and Bingzhou to lend their cattle to the people everywhere without collecting money.

Let the officials in all parts of the country be benevolent and love the people, persuade the farmers to teach the mulberry, do not oppress the people, if they meet the lonely elderly, they should give way, if they encounter the suffering of the people, they cannot shirk, and the violators will be punished by the Han law.

According to the Han law, you must not kill slaves, you must not bully women and servants, rangers dare to bully the people, those who occupy the land of the people will be killed, the farmland and smelting fields of merchants will be killed, and those who are tired of killing slaves and servants will be killed, and those who are officials and civil servants will be killed.

When the policy measures were distributed from the temple to all parties and conveyed to the people by the superintendent, the people were stunned.

They couldn't say anything, and they didn't even dare to believe it, until there were relief houses in their county town, and they raised orphans one by one, and helped the sick and the disabled, and the elderly.

"Holy Son of Heaven... O Son of Heaven..."