0452: There are too many ties in life

"It's rare that you have a good heart, the old man accepted the ......"

The old man said with a smile, and I don't know what hint he made, when a eunuch of fifty or sixty years old suddenly appeared, and he walked over quickly with a half-bowed waist.

When he came to the pavilion, the eunuch flipped his hand, and two crystal clear glass bottles appeared in his hand, and then, with great agility, he filled the two elemental bottles into the glass bottles.

The eunuch's entire movements were as perfect as flowing water, seeing this scene, combined with what he had seen or felt palpitations before, Xiao Chen immediately had a guess.

"The grass people don't know Your Majesty's face, and if you are rude, I hope Your Majesty the Emperor will forgive me." Xiao Chen immediately knelt down on one knee.

"What a smart young man, good, good, flat, get up and talk." The old man's voice suddenly became majestic.

"Yes." Xiao Chen stood up honestly.

"Your theory of cutting leaves is deeply heartfelt, if you govern a big country and cook a small fresh, tell me how to deal with the pests that cling to the branches and leaves of the empire?"

"The grass people don't know much about the court, they don't dare to say anything, and the court has their own capable people, and the grass people ......" Xiao Chen didn't even think about it, so he denied it.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he only thought that this person was a gardener before, seeing that the other party was cordial, he couldn't help but say a few more words, he never expected that because of the words he wanted to say, he would be heard by the emperor and led to the Chaogang incident.

"Little slippery head, okay, I forgive you for your innocence, you can speak freely." The Emperor laughed.

Xiao Chen thought for a while, and felt that if he didn't say something, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to pass this level, he blinked his eyes and asked softly, "I don't know what Your Majesty wants to hear from the grass people?" ”

"Let's talk about how to cure insects." The emperor sat there with a golden sword, and someone brought tea and snacks.

Xiao Chen quietly glanced at the people around him, he also sorted out his thoughts, and said: "The insects in the flowers and plants, feed on flowers and plants, harm others and benefit others, and the people who harm others and benefit themselves are nothing more than corruption and bribery, using power for personal gain, and people who are vegetarian in the corpse, and governing these people is to rectify the rule of officials......"

Speaking of this, Xiao Chen glanced at the emperor, these concepts of his were all learned from later TV dramas or books, and he didn't know whether they were useful or not.

"Well, you go on."

"Corrupt and bribed-taking officials will inevitably form a system up and down, which can be said to involve the whole body, and the rectification of the rule of officials is to move the interests of those people, maybe there will be many people who will fall to the ground, and for the sake of their lives, those officials will inevitably fight to the death, which is not conducive to the stability and unity of the empire......

"Well said, you go on." The Emperor nodded rarely.

"Therefore, we can't make a big move, we can only quietly and silently clean up one or two inconsequential petty officials at a time, or it won't be long before the situation can be stopped from developing in a serious direction......"

The emperor subconsciously shook his head, he didn't urge at this time.

"Actually, as long as the emperor has military power in hand, it doesn't matter how big a thing is." Xiao Chen thought to himself, but he couldn't say this sentence.

Xiao Chen had already learned from Zhu Xiaoxiao's mouth that the few troops that the emperor could now control were mainly the Imperial Forest Army defending the imperial capital.

However, the Royal Forest Army is uneven, looks good, is useless, and has low combat effectiveness.

Moreover, I don't know how many spies there are in the Imperial Forest Army, and the emperor can only control such a small amount of armed force, which is also the main reason why major families do not take the imperial family seriously.

"Your Majesty, don't look down on low-level officials, in fact, the normal operation of the empire is maintained by these low-level officials, and the senior members of the court are more remotely operated, and there are fewer people who really do things......"

"Stop." The emperor said suddenly, he waved his hand lightly, and said, "After resting for so long, I am going back to the palace to deal with government affairs...... I am very satisfied with this conversation, and this jade pendant is given to you. ”

Xiao Chen was stunned at first, but when he saw a figure shaking at the Moon Gate, he immediately knew the reason, and accepted the emperor's reward obediently.

Xiao Chen stood in the pavilion blankly, watching dozens of people suddenly jump out of the garden, escorting the emperor away, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Fortunately, he didn't have the slightest malicious words or actions towards the emperor before, otherwise he wouldn't even know how he died, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that the gimmick of the emperor's position would always have a steady stream of masters to work for him.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also admired the emperor's property, and the guards who protected him were able to hide all over the garden, not only by virtue of their own abilities, but also with the help of high-tech instruments in most parts.

Xiao Chen was thinking wildly in his mind, holding the jade pendant rewarded by the emperor in his hand, and slowly groped for it, and his thoughts didn't know where to fly for a while.

"My lord, my lord......" Yun Xiao came for a few minutes, but Xiao Chen was still immersed in his inner world as if he couldn't see it.

"What?" Xiao Chen was taken aback.

"My lord, you have also seen the emperor, let's hurry up, shall we?" Yun Xiao said busily.

"What?" The other party's voice was very low, and Xiao Chen didn't hear it too clearly.

"My lord, the palace should not stay for a long time, shall we leave quickly?" Yun Xiao said busily.

"But, I haven't seen Xiaoxiao yet, isn't it rude to come and go, and not say hello to her?" Xiao Chen rubbed his nose and said.

"Hey, my lord, in the palace, unless she is summoned by the crown prince, you can't see her for no reason, and you can't see her." Yun Xiao explained bluntly with a wry smile.

"That's right, she has a lot of schoolwork, and now is the time to study...... Alright then, let's go ......" Xiao Chen looked at the houses in the palace and said lightly.

"My lord, this jade pendant was given by the emperor?" Yun Xiao saw the jade pendant playing with Xiao Chen's hand, and suddenly couldn't help asking.

"Yes, the emperor gave me a greeting gift." Xiao Chen raised his hand and observed the jade pendant in his hand again.

How to say that the things in the palace are good, the jade pendant the size of a duck egg is three or four times larger than the one worn by ordinary people, it is stable and warm in the hand, and the quality and feel are super good.

"My lord, this is the five-clawed dragon exquisite jade, it is the emperor's beloved thing, and there are four big words on the back, 'If I am here', my lord, this is a great honor......"

"It's really like I came to a few big characters...... Xiao Chen looked at the back of the jade pendant, and immediately said in surprise: "The emperor is really generous, this meeting gift is enough." ”

Xiao Chen, who is used to watching court dramas, of course knows the value of this jade pendant, it should be said that it is the value of a few big characters such as "I am here in person", in the Jiuzhou Empire, after any official sees this jade pendant, he can only kneel down and kowtow, otherwise it will be disrespectful.

Even if the emperor died, this jade pendant is still valid, and the subsequent emperors, whether they justifiably get the throne or the throne snatched by the soldiers, also recognize the validity of such items for the emperor's dominance and prestige.

If someone attacked someone in possession of this jade, it was tantamount to attacking the emperor, and it was one of the most serious crimes in the empire.

This jade pendant is equivalent to a talisman, whether it is a person in the world or a legendary summoner who is beyond the jurisdiction of the empire, it will give a little bit of thin face.

Such an object, the emperor generally will not give it to others indiscriminately, some emperors will not give a piece in their life, Xiao Chen got such a piece when they met for the first time, it is indeed a great honor.

However, how much you give, the return you want will increase geometrically, Xiao Chen played with the jade pendant, thinking about what kind of reward the emperor wanted from himself.

Xiao Chen never thought that people outside would see him and Zhu Xiaoxiao as a couple, and because of his age, he didn't think about this incident for the time being.

Therefore, in the emperor's opinion, it is a natural event to give an item to protect his future niece and son-in-law, but in Xiao Chen's opinion, it is extremely weird, and he does not dare to accept this great benefit.

Xiao Chen stood by the river and waited for Yun Xiao to pick up the car, looking at the clear river, his thoughts began to fly again, and the emperor suddenly stopped him from speaking, afraid that he was alert to something.

"Even the palace isn't safe." Xiao Chen sighed, he was very tired of this kind of precarious day.

If he can't live freely and comfortably, even if he is given the emperor, he will refuse without even thinking about it.

Xiao Chen finally broke free from a dangerous nest, and he didn't want to be caught in another whirlpool of right and wrong, but he didn't have many friends, Zhu Xiaoxiao was one, and the other party was in trouble, so he couldn't stand idly by.

Xiao Chen can also see that Zhu Xiaoxiao doesn't want to be a female emperor, but with a righteous identity, she can't escape the fetters of her father's relatives, even if she doesn't want to, she can only grit her teeth and work hard, and she will not hesitate to lose her life for this.

I can't help but think of those officials outside the palace, no matter how powerful they are in front of people, they can only wait for the summons with their tails between their legs in front of the palace, the court officials, even the emperor, who is not too involved and cannot be free in their lives?

(End of chapter)