Last time, Duanmuzhen talked with these talents of Jingyi County for three days and three nights, and these talents really admired Duanmuzhen, His Royal Highness the Prince.

After Duanmu Zhen talked with these talents, he wrote all the suggestions made by these talents in a recital to his father, especially his own understanding of the talents and virtues of these great talents, which were also written in the recital. In the last sentence, he wrote: "Father, the son hopes that these great talents can be reused, and talents are the humerus of the country." In addition, my father, my son, this time, I bought you and my mother some specialties from the seven northwestern provinces, which are very delicious, so I asked someone to bring them to you. Has my father's injuries healed? I haven't seen you for three years! When things in the northwest are completely settled, my sons will return to you to fulfill their filial piety. ”

When Duanmuzhen's letter and the things he brought were sent to Duanmugang, that is, Zhou Shuyu. Zhou Shuyu first happily read this thick book of his own cheap son's music. He put a small red dot under the names of those who were recommended by his son, and called Wen Tingzhao, the secretary of the ministry, and asked them to immediately recruit all these talents to Kyoto, and after conducting an examination, confer official positions on them.

And he specially brought all the food brought to the queen in person, for the queen, now that there is no queen mother in the palace, she has nothing to do at all. After all, she is the only one in this harem. Although, that day, she had a quarrel with His Majesty. However, she will not change her mind, or take revenge on His Majesty from love to hate. After all, even if His Majesty doesn't love her, he protects her and takes care of her, so that she can take revenge on her mother. Although she greedily wanted more, she even talked to the woman named Feng Chengcheng. However, in the end, she was reluctant. She knew that if she really did something to this woman's remnant soul, Her Majesty would definitely be heartbroken.

At the moment, she is sewing clothes for her son. Who would have thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Chitang Empire in the current dynasty would wear all the clothes he wore were sewn by the empress of the current dynasty with a stitch and a thread. Not long ago, the queen also released a group of palace maids, and personally officiated with them, gave them all dowries, and also asked them to treat the palace as their maiden home. So, now this more silent harem is even more empty.

The queen saw that the vacant palaces were too wasteful, so she ordered all these palaces to be converted into libraries or warehouses, and as for the land, they were also opened up as gardens. She was originally growing up, in her own family, in order to survive, she had to grow her own vegetables in her own dilapidated yard. Therefore, now she has moved this habit to the palace. Today, all the royal food they eat is the vegetables they grow.

However, this imperial palace, which has not been added to a single brick or tile for many years, and it seems that it is not even comparable to the mansions of those important ministers, wealthy merchants and wealthy families in Kyoto, has become a sacred place in the hearts of all the people of the Chitang Empire. Because, for all the people, Your Majesty, Niangniang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are their own family, so even if His Majesty, Niangniang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live in a thatched house, they will respect and love them from the bottom of their hearts.

Naturally, this incident also made most of the scholars in the world extremely respectful of His Majesty, Niangniang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This dilapidated imperial palace was even more than a temple dedicated to the gods in the eyes of these scholars. Because of the imperial examination, scholars from all over the country come to this palace every year with a heart of worship. And for His Majesty's approachability, and the importance he attaches to these talents, they are even more grateful. Because of this, the atmosphere of the Chitang Empire will gradually become better and better. As for those important ministers of the court, the higher the official position, the more frugal their mansions will be, and the more easy-going these ministers will be, so that in the capital, the rich do not dare to bully others, and the poor are not arrogant, and the city is orderly, and there are few people who break the law. Kyoto's population is also growing rapidly, and today it has nearly 8.7 million households and more than 30 million people. This is the only city in the entire Holy Continent that is so prosperous.

Today, the people of the Red Tang Empire call this era "the rule of Duanning".

There was once a virtuous man who passed the temple examination and won the Jinshi once wrote: "The king takes the suffering of all the people as his own suffering, and the king takes the happiness of all the people as his own happiness." The king worries about the suffering of the people, so the king denies himself, does not take the joy of orchestral silk and bamboo, does not take the prosperity of the palace as the pleasure, but takes the peace and contentment of all the people in the world to live and work, and the abundance of the warehouse is happy. The king treats all the people of the world with this heart, so all the people in the world treat the king as a relative, and the soldiers are willing to take the lead for the country and the king, not afraid of life and death. The scholars are all willing to serve the country and the king, and they do their best, and die for themselves. Therefore, the world is peaceful, the road is not forgotten, and the night is not closed, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, all industries can prosper, the number of people can increase, and the country can be strong and prosperous. ”

The Chitang Empire is increasingly getting rid of its bulky shell in the past, and is constantly undergoing transformation.

After Emperor Duanmu Gang brought what his son had brought to the empress, they shared these delicacies together. Now, due to the many affairs in the world, Duanmugang not only maintained the early dynasty, but also added the afternoon dynasty and the evening dynasty. So, after having lunch with the queen, he hurried to the morning court!

Looking at the figure of the emperor leaving, the queen was really a little worried, she said to the palace maids Ruyan and Yan Wan beside her: "Yan Wan, you go and bring the boiled ginseng soup to Gao He, and let him take care of Your Majesty." ”

Yan Wan immediately replied, "Okay, Niangniang." ”

At this moment, Duanmugang, who was in the morning court, was listening to the advice of the courtiers. He knew very well that those who formed a party in the DPRK and China gradually dismissed those who formed a party and a gang of people from their official positions, and now the court is a lot cleaner. However, he knew that those local officials still had countless people who formed a party. However, to reform the rule of officials, you have to take it slowly.

Suddenly, a director of the Ministry of Industry said: "Your Majesty, now that the treasury is sufficient, why don't you allow the Ministry of Industry to renovate the Hall of Light for Your Majesty? The Hall of Light is already a little dilapidated! It is the place where Your Majesty handles official business, and Wechen hopes that Your Majesty can live better." ”

All the ministers blushed a little, after all, it is true, and the place where Your Majesty lives is not as good as their mansion! Therefore, the courtiers are silent at once! Because even if Your Majesty allowed it, they would not be embarrassed to refute it. After all, in their eyes, His Majesty's virtue has surpassed that of any previous emperor, and even if His Majesty opens his mouth to build a palace now, even if it is themselves, they will feel reasonable.

However, looking at this principal, Duanmu Gang, that is, Zhou Shuyu, did not get angry. He asked lightly: "Ministers, why don't anyone admonish them? Isn't it that in the days of the previous emperors, they wanted to build palaces, but there were countless ministers who desperately gave advice! Why don't you speak one by one?

All of these people who were named to official positions by Duanmu Gang were full of guilt, after all, they were all people who were loyal to His Majesty, and naturally they were also people who cared about His Majesty very much. After all, His Majesty's current residence is too shabby!

Seeing that they had nothing to say, Duanmu Gang said: "It seems that you all think that the suggestion of the director of the Ministry of Works is very correct. Indeed, if we talk about all the emperors of the present day and any emperor before them, they live in a better place than the place where I live. Moreover, there are groups of palace maids, and there are countless harem women. Even among those wise lords, none of them lived in a dilapidated palace like mine?Do you all think that now that the treasury is full, it is not a big deal for me to build a palace?

However, what I want to say is that compared to the place where all the people of the world live, the place where I live is definitely a luxury. The amount of money that your Ministry of Industry has given you to repair the Temple of Light is indeed not too much, and it is not more than 800,000 taels of silver!

However, you should know that the price of grain in Kyoto is now the lowest in history! A bucket of rice is only two cents, and in this way, the money spent on repairing the Temple of Light is enough to buy 40 million stone of grain. If you calculate, an army of 100,000 people needs to supply a full 10 million stone grain and grass in a year, and 40 million stone grain and grass can supply this 100,000 army for four years. And Hubu Shangshu, you calculate, if there is a famine, how many years can these more than 40 million stone grain be eaten by 100,000 hungry people?

I don't live in the oldest, and I won't lack food and clothing, but if the people of the world finally have a peaceful life! Let them live a good life in peace, can't they? If your Ministry of Industry wants to repair the palace for me, it must use labor. But where does this labor come from? It's not for the people to come.

I used to say, 'Prosperity, the people are miserable.' Death, the people suffer. Do you have the heart to let the people who have suffered for so long suffer again for the sake of this so-called palace?

You say every day that you love the people and love the people, but have you ever been to the border gates to see the people who have lost their children because they are hungry? Have you ever seen the people who hanged themselves because they couldn't pay their taxes? Have you ever seen that when you give relief to the victims, the relief food given to the victims is a bowl of porridge without a few grains of rice? Have you ever seen the people who are hungry and cold, and who sell their sons and daughters?

Someone once said, 'A porridge and a meal, when thinking about where it comes from, it is not easy to think about it; ’。 Every day, when I think of the people in this world who are suffering and wronged, I am heartbroken.

I am the Son of Heaven, and the reason why I am the Son of Heaven is for the people of the world. This world is the world of all peoples, not the world of one person. The world is not for me alone, the people of the world have fulfilled their obligation to worship me, the Son of Heaven, and I should perform the duties of the Son of Heaven for them.

If the people of the world can live in their houses, the cultivators have their fields, the sick have their doctors, the young have their learning, the young have their pleasures, the weak have their help, the old have their support, the capable have their use, and the scholars have their own deeds. Even if I live in the dilapidated Temple of Light, what's the difference?

Therefore, you don't need to talk like this in the future! Do more practical things for the people of the world, it is better than repairing the Temple of Light for me 10,000 times!"

All the ministers who heard the emperor's words fell to their knees, ashamed one by one. Even the chief of the Jinyan was ashamed to find a crack in the ground and get in.

Duanmugang, that is, Zhou Shuyu, did not expect that his words would quickly spread throughout the entire Chitang Empire. All the people were moved by their emperor, and the scholars of the world were even more determined to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly.

If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.