When Guan Ning introduced Zhang He, who was strong and strong, Huang Wan, Yang Biao, Liu Yan, He Jin and others were immediately stunned, and they all looked at this restrained young general carefully, and their eyes were like appreciating treasures.

Guan Ning and Wang Lie quickly came to their senses, and the loud voice of the general He Jin had already sounded: "Mighty and majestic, a talent, good!" Lord Zijian is really a discerning hero! Junyi led 500 elite cavalry to assault the Wuhuan cavalry camp, chiseled through the enemy camp and beheaded the first warrior of Wuhuan, Botulu, the day the good news came, the whole Luoyang was boiling! ”

Yang Biao saw Zhang Hecheng's frightened appearance, and said with a smile: "Doesn't General Junyi know that your name is already known to the world, and your encounter with Lord Zijian has become a beautiful talk spread all over the world?" The entire capital is the most holy, down to the peddlers and pawns, all of them are full of emotion for this, and they are still talking about it today, even Yan Liang, the first fierce general of the whole army under the command of Yuan Benchu, the captain of the Xiyuan Army, is also frankly inferior to you, a fellow villager in Hejian who is five years younger than him, and the Han Wenjie brothers are afraid that their intestines are green now, haha! So, you don't have to be too humble, let alone be arrogant, your experience is just like a famous sentence engraved on the tribute porcelain by Lord Zijian: gold. Lin is not a thing in the pool, and it turns into a dragon when it encounters a storm! ”

Zhang He's eyes flushed with emotion, he took a deep breath and gave Yang Biao a deep salute, and without saying a word, he quietly retreated behind Tai Shici and Xu Sheng who were happy to be haha, and couldn't help but look in the direction where Liu Cun left.

Just after the first moment of Shen Shi, Liu Cun, who had changed into a black court dress, entered the court room on the east side of the Zhongde Hall under the guidance of two yellow door officials, and the two elderly eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward to check whether Liu Cun was carrying forbidden objects. Huangmen Cheng Zhang Dun arrived in time.

Zhang Dun waved his hand to let the two eunuchs step back and go up to correct Liu Cun's brand-new Tongtian crown. Check whether the silver seal and green ribbon worn by Liu Cun meets the standard, and finally pick up the ivory on the low table and ask with a smile: "After the wat is issued." Never used it by an adult? ”

Liu Cun smiled bitterly: "If I didn't come with you this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to use it for the rest of my life." ”

Zhang Dun smiled, repeated the etiquette of the audience to Liu Cun, and asked Liu Cun if he wanted to be relieved? Seeing Liu Cun shaking his head, he took Liu Cun out of the courtroom, turned into two corridors, passed under several vigorous cypress trees, and came to the high jade steps of the Zhongde Palace, and stood solemnly with Liu Cun. Wait for someone from the temple to announce it.

Liu Cun was very grateful to Zhang Dun for his care, but he didn't dare to speak, so he had to quietly raise his head and look up at the majestic palace with carved beams and paintings in front of him.

A quarter of an hour later, with the loud announcement on the high platform, Liu Zheng ascended the ninth-level jade steps under the guidance of Zhang Dun. Through the gates on both sides of the four janissaries and two attendants of the Yellow Gate, he quickly took off his thick-soled court boots, lowered his head and held his ivory pilgrimage, and walked forward fifteen steps on the bright brown and yellow wooden floor. Kneeling in the middle of the main hall, he prostrate himself and shouted: "Weichen Liu Cun knocks to see the saint!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

"Aiqing really looks like a talent! Flat, give a seat! The slightly hoarse voice was quite thick in the empty hall.

"Thank you!"

Liu Cun slowly got up. Shaking his sleeves and giving another salute, when he raised his head, he happened to meet the gaze cast by Emperor Liu Hong. Liu Cun hurriedly lowered his head and walked to the position of the emperor's lower left under the guidance of Zhang Dun. He gave another salute before he dared to kneel on the futon.

Emperor Liu Hong, who had a slightly long face and very light eyebrows, had slightly red eyes, a very high and straight nose, two mustaches on his lips that were neatly built, and a thin layer of fat powder was obviously poured on his cheeks, making his burnt face look quite vibrant.

Liu Hong smiled quite happily at this time, he kept looking at Liu Cun, who was respectful and cautious, and was deeply satisfied with Liu Cun's heroic appearance and righteous face.

Liu Hong came to Liu Cun with the support of two close attendants, gently pushed away the close attendants who supported him, and sat on the heavy brocade mat brought by Zhang Dun: "Aiqing doesn't need to be restrained, I wanted to summon Aiqing in the imperial garden of the West Palace, and then take a walk with Aiqing and talk, but considering that I summoned Aiqing for the first time, and Aiqing is the mainstay of my Han court, it is better to return to this Zhongde Palace, this hall is specially used to entertain ministers, summon princes and kings from all over the world, and the assassins who patrol the Quartet on behalf of me, It is also a place used for wedding ceremonies, and it is more appropriate to summon Aiqing here. ”

"Wechen is grateful!" Liu Cun is really grateful, and for some reason, Liu Hong gives him the feeling that he has been friends for many years.

Liu Hong smiled: "Aiqing, this time you sent too many things, there is even a boatload of glutinous rice harvested by the people of Zhushan Township for the first time, when I and the Queen Mother saw your gift list, their noses were sour, I and the Queen Mother understood in their hearts that this is not only a boatload of glutinous rice of 300 stones, but also a piece of loyalty of hundreds of thousands of Zhushan people and Aiqing!" Since I ascended the throne, there is only one Aiqing who has given me such a real tribute! ”

Liu Cun looked at Liu Hong gratefully: "Shengshang, wait for two more years, Weichen can send more and better rice and wheat to the emperor, the grain in these two years is harvested on the newly reclaimed land, the soil is not fertile enough, the seeds introduced from Jiangnan have not been selected, if there are two more years, the introduced seeds adapt to the climate, the land becomes fertile, the yield will increase a lot, and Qingzhou, which Weichen pastors on behalf of the saints, will become the big granary of the saints, at that time, whether corn or rice, whether soybeans or wheat, Weichen and colleagues at all levels in Qingzhou are confident that within ten years, another 3 million mu of land will be reclaimed, and water canals will be built to intensively cultivate, which will definitely quadruple the grain output in Qingzhou than it is now. ”

"Aiqing ......"

Liu Hong was finally moved, and two lines of tears flowed down his emaciated cheeks, rushing out two obvious grooves.

Zhang Dun, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly brought a silk scarf to wipe Liu Hong's tears, and comforted him while wiping it: "Your Majesty, you can't be too excited!" ”

"I understand! But after listening to Liu Aiqing's real words, can I not be excited? Over the years, which courtier have you heard say such a truthful thing? ”

Liu Hong sniffed, turned to Liu Cun and asked in a low voice, "Aiqing, do you know why I summoned you in a hurry?" ”

Liu Cun hurriedly leaned down: "The minister is stupid, please show the saint!" ”

Liu Hong made a gesture of support: "How old is Aiqing this year?" ”

"The minister was born in the winter of the third year of Yanxi, and he is twenty-nine years old." Liu Cun replied respectfully.

Liu Hong sighed: "I am only four years older than Aiqing, but compared to Aiqing, I am like a bad old man who is about to die!" What makes me even more miserable is that since I ascended the throne, I have never brought joy to the people under my rule, and I am ashamed compared to Aiqing! ”

"Holy Lord, don't say that! Minister...... Death to all ministers! Liu Cun suddenly felt a faint pain in his heart, how could Liu Hong in front of him look a little faint!

Liu Hong smiled self-deprecatingly: "Aiqing doesn't need to comfort me, I understand what I have done, alas! Don't talk about this, let's get down to business, although it is the first time I have met Aiqing, but in recent years, I have paid more attention to Aiqing than any courtier, since you were recruited by my imperial brother Liu Xi to become Langya Order, I began to pay attention to you, and at first I still can't understand why you spent a lot of money to open Langya Academy, where did you learn so many ingenious skills? For this reason, someone reminded me, beware of you, Liu Cun or my imperial brother, who are trying to win people's hearts and plot against me! I said it right then, don't rush to conclusions, let's see. ”

Liu Hong obviously had no physical strength, so he could only pause for a moment to calm down his somewhat rapid breathing, not knowing that Liu Cun's chest and back were already drenched in cold sweat.

After a pause, Liu Hong continued to sigh: "Everything that followed proved that my caution was right, my imperial brother Liu Xi not only had no intention of rebelling, but instead asked to reduce his fiefdom and food, and devoted himself to learning, compiled two books and published them all over the world, and his knowledge became higher and higher. And Aiqing, it's not about winning people's hearts at all, it's just that through the opening of Langya Academy, more talented people are gathered to govern the place, and one by one depressed and unambitious scholars have become the teachers of Aiqing's township school and village school, agriculture and industry and commerce school, and those civilian children who have buried the people with a skill have been reused, bringing farming, salt-making, and ceramic burning skills to the ignorant and ignorant homeless, and these people used by Aiqing are all honest officials who are from poor backgrounds and know the hardships of the people. These people don't have that kind of lifeless twilight, they don't swear to shout what loyalty and morality, they don't play with their wrists to steal the authority of the world, and they don't have huge family interests and huge fields desperately looted behind them, some are just full of ambition and a heart of loyalty and love for the people, these people are all loyal ministers of my Han Dynasty! I finally understood that Aiqing was following the example of Guan Zhong, the ancestor sage of the Qi Kingdom, and working hard to revive my Han dynasty! ”

Liu Cun was extremely embarrassed in his heart, and looked at Liu Hong, who was flushed with excitement, as if he had knocked over a five-flavor bottle in his chest and abdomen.

The panting Liu Hong rested for a while, waved back Zhang Dun and two close attendants who came up to serve him, and continued to say to Liu Cun: "In the past few years, I have become more and more aware of Aiqing's personality and thoughts through the monthly concerts presented by Aiqing, through the emperors of Langya and the assassins sent by them. But what I said to Aiqing today cannot be conveyed through an edict, it is all the words buried in my heart, I understand that there is not much time left for me by God, but when my heart is like a dead ash and I am about to despair, Aiqing let me see the hope of revitalizing my Han Society, and I regret it in my heart! Why didn't God let me meet Aiqing earlier? Why didn't I make up my mind to reuse Aiqing sooner? Why didn't you let me know earlier that Heaven was already in the dark, leaving me a talented and loyal royal brother? ”

"Holy One—"

Liu Cun finally couldn't control his rushing emotions, and prostrate himself on the ground and burst into tears......

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