The parade army, when the New Year was approaching, arrived in Gusu City.

Zhong Nan, Zhang Gong and others led the crowd to greet them in person, and for the soldiers in the south, it was also the first time to see Yuan Zheng, General Li Chen, and General Li Chen's phoenix wings and gold hammer.

But this time there is an extra face, and that is Shen Tianxiong.

Before coming here, Zhong Nan already knew that there was an extra Tianlei general in the top of the clouds, especially after knowing the banner of the Benlei Army, Zhong Nan's heart was indescribably happy, such a miraculous force, entering the command of the top of the clouds, means a lot of things.

For example, in the future, there will be many fierce people who like the top of the clouds, and they will enter the top of the clouds because of Shen Tianxiong, because the Benlei Army is originally a legendary force, which invisibly affects the hearts of many soldiers.

After entering Gusu City, pepper and fennel opened the door curtain, Yuan Zheng slowly walked out of the carriage, and took a look at the scenery of Gusu City.

Some cold, some bleak, but also very beautiful, the good thing about Jiangnan is that its beauty is not affected by the cycle of the four seasons.

Zhong Nan stepped forward and said: "The banquet has been prepared in the house, and the five thousand dragoons have worked hard all the way, so they should be rewarded." ”

Yuan Zheng entered the City Lord's Mansion and said as he walked: "This time I came to your territory, how you want to reward, you can just do it yourself." ”

Zhong Nan snorted, and at the same time, in addition to peppercorns and fennel, there was also a strange woman who came here, which was Yang Fang.

Zhang Gong noticed Yang Fang's existence at first sight, and took a look, he was tall, fair-skinned, and had a beautiful face, but between his eyebrows, he was also a little heroic, and if he looked at his face, he didn't want to be a person from Da Wei.

One by one, everyone sat down.

General Tianlei sat next to Li Chen, and along the way, the two generals of Tianzi, although they did not communicate too much, still had the meaning of sympathizing with each other, and they admired each other very much.

Li Chen is a person who doesn't talk a lot, and Shen Tianxiong is also a taciturn master on weekdays, and the communication between the two is quite silent and sound.

Sichuan pepper and fennel stood quietly behind Yuan Zheng, as a sword servant, the only sword servant in the world, will never sit at the same table with his master to eat, about this matter, Yuan Zheng also bitterly advised Sichuan pepper and fennel, how to help, these two beautiful sword servants, has always been unwilling, abide by their duties, let Yuan Zheng's heart not go to the past at the same time, vaguely, there is also a bit of indescribable pride.

If you want to talk about swords, Yuan Zheng doesn't dare to say that his saber is the best in the world, if you want to say that the sword servant, Yuan Zheng's sword servant is really the best swordsman in the world.

Yuan Zheng looked at Zhang Gong and said with a gentle smile: "The chief manager has been working hard for a long time, and he has reached the age when he should start a family, but because he is busy with official business, he has not found a daughter-in-law for himself, and I don't know if there has been any development in this matter recently." ”

Zhang Gong has always been talking about the mermaids in the depths of the South China Sea before, but he has been to the South China Sea once, and after coming into contact with the mermaids there, he really feels that age is not a problem, race is really distance.

I had no choice but to give up and look for the woman of the human race.

But most of the women of the human race can't talk to Zhang Gong.

First, because Zhang Gong's bumpy experience at the beginning, in fact, it was not so bumpy, it was nothing more than a hunter who fed the whole family and was not hungry, and he was depressed.

However, most women don't like the kind of depressed man very much, and they are also very disgusted with men confiding in their hearts and spitting bitterness on themselves, and they will feel that such a man is not like a man, but they don't know that many times, a man is also a flower and can't withstand any wind and rain.

It's just that this flower is more tough.

Zhang Gong knew what Yuan Zheng meant, and deliberately responded: "There is a concern about the master, but I don't hide it, I really haven't found a woman who suits me, and I don't know if the lord can introduce one or two." ”

Yuan Zheng smiled indifferently and said: "Sure enough, they are all smart people, the one next to me is called Yang Fang, from the Qin State, and has traveled through the rivers and lakes with me, she is the same age as you, the two of you, for so many years, have been alone, maybe there will be a lot of whispers to say." ”

Yang Fang glanced at Zhang Gong, as described by Yuan Zheng, the figure is not high, and the appearance is ordinary, but if you take a closer look, it is a little intriguing, between the eyebrows, there is an indescribable heroic posture, belonging to the majestic and restrained type of man, on the surface, this kind of man is often more frivolous, not very attractive to young girls, but when they reach a certain age, women with a certain amount of experience like Zhang Gong very much.

However, most of those women already have families, and there is no room for Zhang Gong to start.

Zhang Gong squeezed out a gentle smile and said to Yang Fang: "Girl, in the next Zhang Gong, please give me a lot of advice." ”

Yang Fang replied simply: "Well, if you have the opportunity, I also hope that the chief manager will give me more advice." ”

Yuan Zheng smiled: "Isn't that right, sometimes, the matter of men and women really depends on the age, people of the same age, and at the same time not too young, there will always be all kinds of resonances." ”

"In the case of young people, they will have different attitudes towards love because of the wrong ideals in life, and they have not experienced the ups and downs of this world, so they are relatively sloppy and do not have many profound pasts. ”

"In comparison, the age of about thirty is a golden age for men, but in fact, it is also a golden age for women. ”

A thirty-year-old girl is not in her golden years, but her psychological endurance is still in her golden years.

Yang Fang is not married yet, she is still an old virgin, such a girl, of course Zhang Gong will be satisfied in his heart.

Zhang Gong responded very sensibly: "It's still the Lord who is discerning and penetrating people's hearts." ”

Yuan Zheng laughed and said: "I haven't seen you for a long time, you are already so good at sycophants, and the ups and downs of officialdom seem to make you feel too much." ”

Zhang Gongdao: "I don't feel much, anyway, I just rely on my own feelings to do things." ”

Most people do things based on their own feelings, even Yuan Zheng is the same many times.

Yuan Zheng changed the topic and said: "This time I traveled around the south of the Yangtze River, and I always felt that the people's livelihood here seemed to be much stronger than before, and it seemed that there was no exploitation by the big families, and the lives of the common people were much happier." ”

"It seems that the Xu family has been very low-key these days, and they know how to do something quietly

It's a good thing, and it's very knowledgeable. ”

Zhong Nan smiled and said: "The Lord's parade this time has benefited a lot, and it has also solved many tricky things for me in disguise, and it has even made General Tianlei under our command more than that, which can be described as the icing on the cake." ”

"But the Lord also saw that in terms of the humanistic environment, it is still relatively deserted, and many ordinary people are not very receptive to our top of the clouds, and they are still thinking about the Great Wei Temple, Shuhua Humanities, this kind of thing is not a small matter, there is no war at the moment, we should pay close attention to humanistic care, and as a result, our foundation will be more consolidated. ”

Yuan Zheng took a sip of wine, these days, Yuan Zheng still likes to drink, and thinks that the taste of wine is not bad, but he was not so adaptable at the beginning, and after adapting, he found that he was slowly addicted to alcohol.

This is not a good thing for Yuan Zheng, therefore, every time after drinking, he will use Zhenyuan to remove the strength of the wine in his body, so that he can regain his senses.

Yuan Zhengdao: "The dispute between the three religions has been endless since ancient times. ”

"The masters of Longhu Mountain are also eating Dawei's Yulu now, if we directly pry the corner of the wall, it seems that the food is a little ugly. ”

"And in the land south of the Yangtze River, after my eldest brother's extermination of Buddhism a few years ago, Buddhism has not been able to die or prosper. ”

"And we really lack a serious Confucian here to add color to our faces. ”

"In my heart, Taoism is the first, Confucianism is the second, and Buddhism is the third. ”

"But there are really not many people in the dispute between the three religions in our territory at the top of the clouds, but there are quite a lot of lower nine rank people on the rivers and lakes. ”

"In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

Taoism is still relatively difficult to start, the world's Taoists, are all respected by Longhu Mountain, if the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain stands, the hearts of the world's Taoists will stand on which side, and now the Great Wei, the number of qi is not exhausted, Longhu Mountain is still within the territory of the Great Wei.

This matter is really tricky, and if you are a little careless, once you offend the entire Daomen, there will be many troubles.

In ancient times, a majestic emperor, a large number of construction, forced labor, field conquest, led to civil strife, originally wanted to focus on supporting the Daomen, but the Daomen thought that the emperor was a serious tyrant.

Therefore, he would rather die under the butcher's knife than do anything for that emperor.

In fact, His Majesty the Emperor did not say that he was sorry for Taoism, but deep down, he still respected and longed for Taoism.

It's a pity that the emperor is a little anxious, the great cause that should have been completed in hundreds of years wants to be compressed into a few decades, and for a while, the people in the three religions are offended.

It also infringed on the interests of many gate valve families.

In the end, the inner courtyard caught fire, and he was forced by the ministers to drink wine by himself, ending his vigorous and brilliant life.

Although at that time, that emperor did not do anything decent, but at the moment, the water conservancy and post roads he built are really thin from ancient times to the present, and belong to the good emperor who planted trees and grandchildren ate fruits.

But there is no way, the emperor of any dynasty does not like that emperor, especially the big family, he does not like that emperor very much, in the history books, he can only become a tyrant with great ambition and talent.

This can be regarded as Yuan Zheng's own land now, but he did not expand his troops and horses, but put the livelihood of the people in the first place.

Although the common people have followed the trend since ancient times, the truth of winning the hearts of the people and winning the world is also eternal.

The people's will is invincible, because once the base number is too large, a slight stamping of the foot, there will be a majestic vision of the heavens and the earth shaking.

Yuan Zheng didn't expect the people in his territory to think of his own good, but just hoped that the people who said bad things about themselves behind their backs would have one less person, then one less person.

Supporting Taoism is not something that can be done overnight, but at this moment, the people at the top of the clouds really need faith, and deep in the hearts of the common people, they need a high god.

Shen Tianxiong, the general of Tianlei, said: "Establish a matter of faith, in fact, there are no people in the three religions to participate, as long as the Lord is self-denying, diligent in cultivating the political way, and erecting a good example, many major political initiatives are beneficial to the people, and can also meet the wishes of the people. ”

"Although people who pretend to be in the three religions can have a lot less troubles, what they have worked hard to get is real. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole banquet was silent.

Yuan Zheng took a deep breath and said, "General Tianlei is really sharp, I don't even know how to refute this." ”

"I became the faith of all sentient beings, or rather, I carried the faith of sentient beings, this is really a rather distant task, more difficult than taking down the entire Great Wei. ”

Zhong Nan thought about it carefully, what Shen Tianxiong said was not unreasonable, although it was a little far away, but this matter was really implemented, which meant that the territory at the top of the clouds was really the rumored royal paradise.

Yan said: "I mean, the Lord can also take this path, but it will be a little difficult, but in the early stage, it is still necessary to get the approval of the three religions, even if they do not approve in their mouths, but they can be recognized in the depths of their hearts and the hearts of the people." ”

But in this way, the life of the Lord will become extraordinarily heavy. ”

Yuan Zheng felt that he had put things on the table, but in ancient times, when there were emperors, there was no so-called dispute between the three religions, and the entire human race was also unprecedentedly united.

After thinking about it carefully, he said: "Yes, but at this time, it is a little difficult to start from politics, after all, we are still in a world of great contention, this world is like a sleeping tiger, I don't know when it will wake up." ”

"Let's change something about the law first. ”

Although Yuan Zheng got a lot of territory, in terms of law, he still followed the law of Dawei.

At first, I wanted to change it, but at that time, the war was busy, and there was no extra time to perfect these things.

The matter of revising the law really stumped Zhong Nan, for the study of the law, Zhong Nan can only be said to be an ordinary level, and he dare not say that he has reached the peak.

This is also Zhong Nan's only shortcoming, and there is no way, most people just obey the law, but they never think about changing the law.

Life habits are like this, no wonder Zhong Nan, but today, it can be regarded as a wake-up call for Zhong Nan.

Zhong Nan humbly asked: "In the Lord's opinion, can you give a general direction, let us have a good understanding and enlightenment." ”

Yuan Zheng pondered: "Equality between men and women is my idea a long time ago, since ancient times, men are inferior to women, women are also people, and there is no need to serve anyone, although women and villains are the most difficult to raise, but in this world, there are still not a few sensible women." ”

"However, at this juncture, it is safer to slow down the matter of equality between men and women, after all, marching and fighting these things, mainly rely on manly husbands, women go to the battlefield, the benefits are not very great, can only make the situation more chaotic. ”

"In line with humanistic care, but also to people from the heart to abide by. ”

"I'm not too good to talk about this matter, so I'd better explain it to my Senior Brother Su Yi. ”

However, in the matter of vigorously appeasing the people's livelihood, it is still necessary to guide the people to an atmosphere of freedom, equality, fairness and justice, so that the people have the right to choose, but at the same time, the power given to the people cannot be too large. ”

This does not sound like a thing, but it is actually a very tricky matter, and the slightest carelessness in the revision of the law will shake the foundation and ruin the country. ”

Zhong Nanying said: "I understand, this matter can only be slowly figured out." ”

At the banquet, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and talked happily.

Yang Fang and Zhang Gong did not have the eyebrows they imagined, the initial contact did not explain anything, thirty-year-old people, when facing feelings, are often extra cautious.

After the banquet was over, Li Chen and Shen Tianxiong walked around Gusu City together.

Yuan Zheng and Zhong Nan naturally still have a lot to say.

In the study, the fragrance of tea overflowed, and peppercorns and fennel stood outside the door to escort them.

Zhong Nan talked about all the big and small things that happened in this period of time.

After Yuan Zhengwen heard this, he didn't feel much in his heart, and on the whole, after getting the land of Jiangnan, he didn't feel unstable because of the millions of dead souls on the Guangling River.

The families of the soldiers who were killed also received Zhong Nan's pension as soon as possible.

Yuan Zheng asked: "Sun Yushu's road construction in Tiaogu Mountain, how is the progress now, to be honest, I really haven't been to Tiaogu Mountain." ”

Zhong Nandao: "By this time next year, it will almost be completed, but now it is only half completed." ”

After this road was built, the army could enter the territory of the Great Zhou at any time and enter the city of Huayang, and at the same time, a number of small cities and lookouts were built on the vast plain for grazing. ”

"In the vast plain at present, we already have our own horse farm and our own war horses, although there are more of them, but they are also growing imperceptibly. ”

Yuan Zheng asked, "How is Taemyung's injury?"

Zhong Nan said: "It's almost cured, but it's just about the same, if you want to recover completely, it is estimated that you will have to wait for the end of the New Year, but I thought to myself, when the New Year is over this year, you should not go to the city in the clouds, but return to the Wuwang Mansion." ”

Yuan Zheng snorted, drank a cup of tea with some sadness, and said: "I don't know if my eldest brother will return to the Wuwang Mansion, if I go back, I really don't know how to treat my eldest brother." ”

"Big brother, a good big brother. ”

Zhong Nan didn't say anything, this is the family matter of the Yuan family, Zhong Nan is an outsider, there is no way to talk more about this kind of thing.

Instead, he said: "Master respects his old man, and he will accompany me and Zizhen for the New Year this year." ”

Yuan Zheng was overjoyed and said, "You mean, Old Man Xiao, has already settled down in Gusu City?"

Zhong Nan touched his chin and said: "Originally, I wanted to build a magnificent mansion for Shizun, but Shizun and his old man don't like such vain things, and I can't help it, he settled down on a hill on the outskirts of Gusu City, and I built him a wooden house that is quite passable." ”

"As for the laundry and cooking, I arranged for him an old woman who was diligent in her hands and feet. ”

"Although the small life is good, I always feel that the master is a little too chic. ”

If Old Man Xiao is willing to seek an official and a half-position on the top of the clouds, Yuan Zheng will inevitably do enough work for Old Man Xiao, as a generation of Confucianism, it is not a great Confucian, it is a great god, as long as the banner of Old Man Xiao is played, it will lead to many talented people in the whole world consciously coming to the top of the clouds.

But after thinking about it, Old Man Xiao has also reached the age of retirement, and it is really not decent to do things like this, and it will also chill the hearts of the older generation.

Yuan Zhengdao: "You might as well write more poems and songs, to attract talents from all over the world, with your talent, it should not be difficult to write one or two peerless chapters." ”

Zhong Nan smiled helplessly: "Do you mean to let me show off my literary talents, so as to attract bees and butterflies?"

Yuan Zhengdao: "I didn't say that, but if you are willing to do this, I really don't mind, we don't have a writer of our own, who will pick this pillar?"

Although Shen Yuezhicai can barely support it, Shen Yue is very good, he should do more serious things, and he can't fall too deep in poetry and songs, and waste his main business. ”

Zhong Nandao: "I understand, as long as you are a great talent, no matter what kind of talent you are, in fact, you will not refuse to come, and you don't mind the famous opera artists, carpenters, and calligraphers." ”

"As long as they come, it will seem that within our territory, there is actually a very deep cultural heritage. ”

Yuan Zhengdao: "That's what I mean, but I'm a person, I can't do martial arts, and I'm not suitable for these things, but you, too, have a lot of opportunities, I'm afraid you can't be busy." ”

Zhong Nandao: "What's so difficult about this, many good poets, poetry is good, how can we not have silver, let's give those people enough political status, enough money, and bear them head-on, treat them as national soldiers, wouldn't it be good." ”

Yuan Zhengdao: "I'm afraid this will cost a lot of silver, right?"

Zhong Nandao: "Perhaps, it is precisely because of such people that we can earn more silver." ”

Yuan Zheng suddenly realized......

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