At the palace banquet that day, all the civil and military generals and princes who were worthy of their official rank were present.

Sun Nian carried Thirteen Niang's face full of joy, and he was happy all night.

Because now, the most important external troubles have been eliminated, and the internal worries are not tightened. As long as you recuperate, you can restore the Central Plains of China to strength step by step. As for the hidden danger Cao Ei, Sun Nian didn't take it to heart. It's like a grasshopper after the autumn, jumping with him, and when the time comes, will it not be a death?

A palace feast was celebrated one night, and everyone was happy.

The next day, the Great Pilgrimage.

This is Sun Nian's first great dynasty after the founding of the country. He takes it very seriously. After listening to it all morning, it was all civil officials talking nonsense, but there was no useful advice.

Sun Nian was furious and said, "If you want to know, you have an opinion on people's livelihood. But look at you, it's just nonsense, you don't know what to do! The widow doubts that you will be able to hold the office you have. ”

"Your Majesty is angry!" The ministers left their seats one after another and stood up to plead guilty. Some people have already knelt on the ground, lest Sun Nian take off his official hat if he doesn't agree.

"It's strange that a widow is not angry." Sun Nian snorted coldly, "Now that all industries are waiting to be prospered, what the widow wants is to work hard and encourage farming and business......"

Before Sun Nian finished speaking, he said the word "Shangjia", and a Wenchen wailed as above: "Your Majesty can't!" ”

"Liu Feng, Liu Qing's family, what's the matter? As Jing Zhaoyin, what do you think is wrong with widows? Sun Nian couldn't bear it, and immediately sneered and asked two rhetorical questions, which made Liu Feng break out in a cold sweat.

When Liu Feng heard this, he replied tremblingly: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since ancient times, farmers and mulberries have been the foundation, and merchants have been the end. The prosperity of merchants will definitely harm agriculture and shake the foundation of the country! Your Majesty! I hope Your Majesty thinks twice! Don't raise the low position of the merchant to respect! ”

This argument is really sharp. If Sun Nian really insisted on going his own way and insisted on comparing Shangjia with Nongsang, it would definitely arouse the opposition of all officials from the scholar clan. They forgot that Sun Nian had already issued an edict to defend the merchants in Dunhuang, which also shocked the scholars in Dunhuang. He is not a monarch who can be led by the nose by the minister for the sake of face.

Sun Nian still wanted to see what else Liu Feng could say earth-shattering, but as the newly appointed Da Si Nong [Note 1] Cui Ze was angry first, and said angrily: "Tsk, Jing Zhao Yin looks down on me, the Great Si Nong? ”

Liu Feng exclaimed: "Why did Da Si Nong say this! Xia Guan didn't mean that! "This crime cannot be borne by him, if he admits it, doesn't he mean that he also looks down on His Majesty?

Cui Ze didn't let him go, and asked: "Then why do you say that businessmen are misleading the country?" Say that businessmen will ruin the farming industry? Don't you forget, I was in charge of the world's agriculture and mulberry in the world, but also engaged in business, just to help His Majesty's great cause. If there is no businessman's profit, this Daqi ....... "Without Cui Ze's hard work in running businessmen, Sun Nian's victory and establishment of the country would not have been able to survive." Who doesn't understand the meaning of this unfinished word?

Liu Feng is not stupid. A few drops of sweat dripped from his face, and he secretly hated Cui Ze in his heart for chasing after him and forcing him, while racking his efforts to get out of trouble.

When he heard Cui Ze's last words, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "What Da Si Nong said is extremely true, after all, without you, it is impossible to say whether these many things can be done!" ”

This statement sows discord. But Cui Ze is proud of his achievements, and there is no king in his eyes.

Sun Nian laughed angrily at this time, hating Liu Feng for acting arbitrarily, and on his first day the Great Dynasty came to provoke the friendship between the monarch and the minister, he was really looking for death. So he laughed a few times and said, "Liu Feng, put away your careful thoughts." The success of the widowed Daqi is inseparable from the desperate fighting of all the soldiers, and it is also inseparable from the painstaking management and loyalty of Dasi Nong. If you say those rebellious words again, the widow doesn't mind changing someone to be this Jing Zhaoyin. ”

"Your Majesty!" Liu Feng was stunned, screamed in mourning, and didn't dare to say more, lest Sun Nian immediately rip off his official uniform.

Sun Nian snorted slightly and said, "During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian traveled westward and walked out of a glorious trade route, bringing in rare things from Persia and other countries, and even some fresh grain. Even if you rush to this, you can't ignore the benefits of business. After a pause, he looked at the hundreds of officials below who were listening attentively, and he sighed, "Besides, the widows pacified the Central Plains and drove away Qianghu Xianbei, which was used by the army, where is the power of Dasi Nong missing?" It can be said that the use of military funds and materials is indispensable to the contribution of the Dasi Agricultural and Commercial Bank. So, let's talk about it, how good can a widow tell nonsense with his eyes open and drown out the merchants? ”

"I don't dare." As soon as Sun Nian's words came out, all the ministers bowed their heads and pleaded guilty, and their foreheads were almost close to the shorter ones in front of them.

"Whether you dare or not. The widow just hopes that you will understand the purpose of the widow. If the business is done properly, it will definitely bring benefits to the farmer, not a disadvantage. Looking at those Wenchen Nuo who didn't dare to speak, but had different opinions, Sun Nian was suddenly disappointed, it seemed that he had selected outstanding talents to replace these guys who were in the corpse position, and finally scared them bluntly: "Your thoughts, few people know, are nothing more than afraid that people will take away the interests of your family." Okay, that's it. I hope you guys are doing it for themselves. "Don't challenge his love and patience.

This incident has passed, and he remembered the fleeting thought just now, and said: "At the beginning of the new country, the land is vast, and all the people and industries are waiting to be prosperous. Among them, there are many officials, but they have not benefited the subordinate counties, towns and villages. Therefore, the widow wanted to choose a man of ability and loyalty to rule over those places for the widow. I don't know if you have a good way? Sun Nian smiled and dug a pit, waiting for them to jump in.

The fifth constant and the five eyes, etc., can be said to have the deepest understanding of Sun Nian. After listening to Sun Nian's words, Su Li, who couldn't speak, was the first to stand up. As a capable, handsome and high-ranking mute, Su Li can gain countless admiration and jealousy and a little sarcasm wherever he goes.

Sun Nian has always defended him, and when he saw him out of the ranks, he was very curious about what he could say.

I saw that Su Li first bowed, and then returned to his seat to write what he was going to say, and after a while, he presented it to Sun Nian.

Su Li's serious look made Sun Niandu have to solemnly take his page.

At the first glance, Sun Nian was already shocked. Then, his eyes shone like the sun, and he praised while looking at it, "Good! Sure enough, it's the words of Su Li! It seems that you, Guangluqing [Note 2], are doing quite well! It's an idea for the widow! Come, read Guangluqing's thoughts to everyone.

The chamberlain stepped forward, respectfully took the paper that weighed like a thousand catties, and read it aloud: "The words of the sage Confucius and Mencius are beneficial, and if they are used to educate the people, it is also the luck of the country and the people, and the luck of Your Majesty." If all the people read through the words of Confucius and Mencius, His Majesty can especially test the people, and those who are outstanding in learning should be officials. For the benefit of the people. ”

As soon as these words came out, hundreds of officials were shocked. This is to abandon the previous way of choosing filial piety and honesty, and to choose people by talent? So, does the clan advantage still exist?