According to the system of the Bactria holiday, entering the twentieth month of the lunar month, the officials began to go home on vacation to save their relatives, and returned to normal on the fifteenth day of the first month, which is the country with the longest holiday time among the seven countries, like the Great Qi State and the Great Zhao State, only seven days, I believe that their officials are envious, jealous and hateful.

This is the case in Great Xia, which fully reflects the benevolence and love of the Xia Emperor and the compassion for the officials, and it is also because of the reason that the Great Xia country is peaceful and the people are rich and rich.

Today is the fourteenth day of the lunar month, and there are only six days before the twentieth day of the lunar month, how Xiao Rui is looking forward to the day when he does not have to go to court.

Since last night, snowflakes have drifted in the sky, and when Xiao Rui went out in the morning, the eaves and the ground had been dyed snow-white.

Xiao Rui stretched out his hand to catch the snowflakes, looking at the scale of this snowfall, it must be a heavy snowfall.

got into the carriage and arrived at the noon gate, Emperor Xia had already made a decree to let the officials of the previous dynasty go to the side hall of the Taihe Hall to wait, and wait until the auspicious time, and then line up from the side hall to enter the palace and participate in the early dynasty.

The hall was burned with earth dragons, and warm blankets were spread on the kneeling ground, so the civil and military officials did not feel cold. With the arrival of the Xia Emperor, the early dynasty officially began.

Xiao Rui stood in the corner boredly, listening to the six ministers report on some official affairs, it seemed that at the end of the year, all the troubles had died down, and now the reports were all happy events, not worries, and there was no official who wanted to sweep His Majesty's interest in the New Year.

Towards the end, Emperor Xia mentioned something: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you remember that during my birthday banquet, Emperor Zhao of Zhao sent me a birthday gift, and King Xian also gave him some return gifts on my behalf?" ”

After a pause, seeing the civil and military officials talking in a whisper, Emperor Xia continued with a smile: "Yesterday, Emperor Zhao sent someone to send a reply, the three couplets made by King Xian, the first and the second are right, but the third couplet: smoke lock pond willow, haha... Zhao Guo after a heated discussion, countless Confucianism pondered, but they did not come out, Zhao Guo boasted of Confucianism governing the country, is a poetry power, but was stumped by the couplet of a prince of my Great Xia, it is really happy! Therefore, Emperor Zhao's reply revealed a rare tone of weakness, which could make the old Emperor Zhao show weakness, which was even more exciting than killing him. Emperor Zhao is old, but he regards dignity as his life, which is ridiculous. ”

"This is Your Majesty's cleverness, so Emperor Zhao can bring humiliation on himself." Lu Yuanzheng, who is also a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a member of the Cabinet University, said.

"That's right! King Xian's literary talents are outstanding, and they are all well taught by His Majesty. Shang Jin, the secretary of the ministry, also spoke out and praised.

Xiao Jing, the eighth prince, also stood up and said happily: "Your Majesty, Emperor Zhao has lost face, and his sons suggest that this matter be announced to the world, so as to inspire the people of the world, especially the Shizi who have come to Beijing one after another, and let them know that under the benevolent government of Your Majesty, our Great Xia Kingdom is the real Confucian governance!" I believe that when Shizi learns about this, he will definitely work harder to serve the country! ”

Xiao Yiheng saw that Xiao Jing was making a fuss about the imperial examination, and immediately came out of the ranks, and said: "Your Majesty, Erchen thinks it must not be!" Zhao only lost in a league, but Zhao's Confucianism and style of study have always been recognized by the Seven Kingdoms, and if we don't have the strength to forcibly fight for the title of so-called Confucian governance, it is likely to be self-defeating. Therefore, Erchen suggested that this matter should be treated as a joke in the early court, and it would be settled after laughing. ”

"Wechen seconded! What His Royal Highness the King of Chu said is very reasonable! The deer expedition agreed.

Shang Jin naturally wanted to support his son-in-law Xiao Jing, and he said: "This is wrong! Why is the Great Zhao State famous for Confucianism, it is nothing more than the "Book of Books" written by the Great Zhao State and the Great Confucian Confucius Zhou to spread the name of the Seven Kingdoms, and carried forward the Confucianism of the Great Zhao State with the power of one person! Kong Zhounai is a descendant of Confucius, which does not mean that the entire Great Zhao Kingdom is a Confucian master! ”

In this world, there is also a Confucian saint, who traveled around the world during the chaotic period, created Confucianism, and his descendants carried it forward, and because of the idea of kings and ministers, they were used by the rulers as a tool of rule, so that Confucianism flourished and formed the current Confucianism.

Now, Kong Sheng's ancestral land is in the territory of Zhao State, so it is naturally taken by Zhao State as his own, and Kong Sheng is considered to be a native of Zhao State. And the Confucian family happened to have an excellent descendant, he integrated the four books and the five classics, and wrote the book "Book of Books", which instantly made Kong Zhou famous and was known as Confucianism and Taoism.

In addition, the imperial examination system of various countries is the examination of the four books and five classics, which makes the book "Book of Books" sell well, and over time, the Great Zhao State has accumulated the elegant name of Confucianism to govern the country.

So Shang Jin is not convinced, and there is a reason.

But who says that other countries can't produce such figures.

Xiao Rui stood in the corner watching the play, but the play was aggrieved.

He rolled his eyes, very unhappy in his heart, is the couplet I made good, why didn't anyone offer me some rewards? How can I take all the credit for my father's work?

I'm still feeling sorry for plagiarizing the famous quotes and poems of my previous life, but I didn't expect that the credit in the end hasn't come to me.

No way! Something had to be done.

So Xiao Rui took the initiative to come out and said, "Your Majesty, your son has something to play!" ”

Everyone's eyes shifted to Xiao Rui, King Chu and King Jing were still arguing, why did King Xian jump out again.

Emperor Xia smiled and said, "Oh? What do you have to do? Do you want to have an opinion too? Hurry up. ”

"Erchen doesn't care if Emperor Zhao is embarrassed, and he doesn't care whether our Great Xia Kingdom should strive for the reputation of Confucianism." Xiao Rui said: "Father, the son just thinks that today's snow is very urgent, and there is no intention of stopping until now, I think this snow is too small." I wonder how you feel about the snow at the end of this year, ministers? ”

Xiao Rui looked at Xiao Yiheng and asked, "King Chu, what do you think?" ”

"Ruixue Zhaofeng year, this is an auspicious sign! King Xian, do you have nothing to say? Xiao Yiheng said.

Xiao Rui looked at Xiao Jing again and asked, "What does King Jing think?" ”

Xiao Jing hummed: "Heavy snow means a good harvest and a good harvest in the coming year. This is a good omen given by God to Great Xia, and it is the result of the father's benevolence and love for the people. ”

Xiao Rui looked at Emperor Xia again and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment, his eyes jumped over the main hall, and looked outside.

Heavy snow flies, like goose feathers and heavy snow to render the world and the earth, and it is pale.

"I don't know how many poor people are struggling to survive in this heavy snow." Emperor Xia sighed leisurely.

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yiheng and Xiao Jing's hearts sighed, and they secretly regretted that they only thought about good things and forgot about this stubble.

Xiao Rui said respectfully: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people, and your sons are admired." Erchen also thinks that how many poor people will suffer from such a heavy snowfall? Do they have a livelihood? How to heat the house? Can an old grass hut withstand heavy snowfall? Do you have warm cotton clothes on your body? ”

"The retainers have heard a poem, and they took the liberty to read it to His Majesty and the ministers present."

"Sell charcoal, cut down and burn charcoal in the southern mountains.

His face was full of dust and smoke, and his temples were pale and his fingers were black.

What is the profit from selling charcoal? The clothes on the body eat in the mouth.

The poor shirt is single, and the heart is worried and wishes for the cold.

At night, a foot of snow outside the city came, and Xiao drove a charcoal cart to roll the ice ruts.

The cattle are trapped and the people are hungry, and they are resting in the mud outside the south gate of the city. ”

Xiao Rui sighed and said leisurely: "Look at the ministers, the rooster is cold, and he hides in the car. The hairpin copper stove burns charcoal red, and the car needs to be undressed when it is hot and dry. The dragon flame of the Golden Palace was burning, and the discussion was not half a meal. I only remember that the snow will be good in the coming year, but I forget that the poor people are cold. I advise the heavens to shake up, and the cold wind will not come and the snow will disappear quickly. ”

Xiao Rui arched his hand, his eyes a little bright.

Isn't it without my credit?

I'll see if you can laugh out loud!

It's just that why are your eyes moist?

……

The hall was silent and silent, Xiao Yiheng and Xiao Jing's cheeks were hot, but this time they were slapped hard by Xiao Rui.

Emperor Xia stood up, his eyes removed from Xiao Rui's body, and stared at the heavy snow outside the hall.

"I advise the heavens to shake again, the cold wind does not come, and the snow disappears quickly... It's hard to be the king of salt, and I have a heart. Emperor Xia sighed and didn't punish anyone, then he waved his hand and said, "Let's get here this morning." ”

"Retreat!" Hai Dafu sang, and then the civil and military officials got up to send off Emperor Xia, and then retired from the dynasty one after another.

As soon as Xiao Rui left the Golden Palace, he was stopped by a eunuch in the hall and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness King Xian, Your Majesty has an edict and orders you to wait in the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

Xiao Rui nodded, then changed direction and walked towards the Heart Cultivation Palace.

The heart cultivation hall was warm, Yan Xiaoxiao was grinding, and suddenly saw Xiao Rui coming in, with a look of surprise, and said, "Your Highness, why are you here?" ”

"My father summoned me and asked me to wait here." Xiao Rui smiled: "It's the New Year soon, I wish you all the best in the new year, do you have anything to say to help you tell your grandfather and grandmother?" ”

Yan Xiaoxiao nodded like pounding garlic, took out a letter from his arms, and said with a smile: "Your Highness." ”

Xiao Rui took the envelope, it seemed to be kept in his arms, it was still warm to the touch, smelled it carefully, and there was a dark fragrance floating. Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but look at Yan Xiaoxiao.

Although she is only sixteen years old, Yan Xiaoxiao is becoming more and more beautiful, and being on duty in the Heart Cultivation Hall can exercise her temperament and heart even more. No wonder Xiao Yiheng fell in love at first sight, and even his wife had to abandon him, hey, pity himself for this little uncle with the same quality as Wu Song.

It seemed that because of staring, Yan Xiaoxiao's cheeks were crimson, like the rising color of winter, and her jade hands were kneading in front of her, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look directly at Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui suddenly reacted to his actions Meng Lang, fortunately his father was not there, otherwise it would be a big deal, I don't know if he would gouge out his eyes.

At the same time, he couldn't help but have a thought in his heart, you say, such an excellent woman, my father is not lucky to stay by his side, no wonder Xiao Yiheng doubted last time that His Majesty was not in good health.

If it were me... , Xiao Rui, are you still human? It's a big idea to be so young.

Xiao Rui hurriedly shook off this dirty thought, and hurriedly recited a meditation mantra in his heart: "I am fighting Tiger Wu Song!" I treat my sister-in-law like a tiger! Hugh wants to come here! ”

Not to mention, if you fantasize about fighting Tiger Wu Song, you don't want Yan Xiaoxiao anymore, but your mind is full of Li Xiuer.

This is even worse.

Quickly shook his mind, let's meditate on Li Kui.

When I thought of Li Kui's fluffy beard, I didn't have any thoughts, what kind of woman did I think, be careful Li Kui stroked you, and called you: "Be careful of your liver." ”

The picture is too beautiful, Xiao Rui doesn't dare to think about it.

"Your Highness, are you thirsty? Or is there something uncomfortable? Yan Xiaoxiao saw that Xiao Rui kept shaking his head, his expression was indescribably weird, and hurriedly asked.

Xiao Rui smiled: "Then you can make me a cup of tea." ”

Yan Xiaoxiao immediately went to make tea, and Xiao Rui also sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Emperor Xia came over, and as soon as Xiao Rui wanted to get up, he saw Emperor Xia waving his hand and said, "Sit down, you don't need to get up." ”

Emperor Xia walked up to the dragon case and sat down, Hai Dafu took off the cloak on his body for him, and it happened that Yan Xiaoxiao brought hot tea, so he could only present it to Emperor Xia first.

Emperor Xia drank a cup of hot tea and said, "I just went out for a walk, this snow is already ankle-deep, and it is getting bigger and bigger, it seems that it will not stop today." ”

Xiao Rui nodded, understanding what Emperor Xia did, he was a real monarch, and he was concerned about the poor people in the world.

"Rui'er, today's talk has angered a group of people again." Xia Huang said with a smile.

Xiao Rui shrugged his shoulders and said, "Erchen just told the truth. ”

"Then you say, do they know it and don't want to block me during the New Year, or do they deliberately hide it?" Emperor Xia asked again.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "They didn't mean to hide it. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Xia groaned lightly, and was about to ask a question.

Xiao Rui said again: "They don't know it, and they are afraid of blocking their father." ”

Emperor Xia smiled and asked, "Then what are they?" ”

"They don't bother to know, they are Beijing officials, not local prefects and county orders, and what is the direct relationship between the lives of poor people?" Xiao Rui said.

Emperor Xia was not angry: "It's okay to say this here, don't talk nonsense when you go out, in fact, there are still many clean and good officials among the civil and military officials, you beat everyone down with this stick, be careful of provoking the anger of the public." ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Erchen understands, Erchen is just emotional, and as soon as his blood comes up, he will speak wildly. ”

Emperor Xia smiled: "It's a good thing to have blood, when I was your age, I was still running for a living, and I never thought that I was a prince at that time, and I could even be the emperor of Great Xia." Maybe it's because I have had this poor experience that I can think of the common people, who have not become blind and ignorant emperors trapped in this palace. ”

After a pause, Emperor Xia said: "You princes, you also lack poor experience, have not experienced hardship, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, and empty their bodies, how can you really take on great responsibilities?" I transferred King Ming to Chaozhou, which is remote and the people are suffering, and I hope he can do something. ”

"The fifth brother will understand his father's good intentions." Xiao Rui said sincerely.

Emperor Xia sighed: "You say, what is the realm of a saint who truly serves the country and the people? ”

Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment and read: "Erchen saw a sentence from the ancient books: There are tens of thousands of mansions in Ande, and the cold people in the world are happy, and the wind and rain do not move like a mountain. Alack! When I suddenly see this house in front of me, it is enough for me to freeze to death! ”

"This may be the realm of a true saint."

After hearing this, Emperor Xia was silent for a long time, and his heart was solemn.

After a long time, Emperor Xia came back to his senses and said, "Oh, that's right. I keep you here, there is something for you to do! ”

"Father, please command." Xiao Rui hurriedly got up and waited for the order.

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