The emperor has already made a decree, the Son of Heaven is touring the south, and everything is simple.

Liu Jiancai doesn't care whether he is 'selling his reputation or not', anyway, when the holy decree comes, he will do it. He couldn't find that much money to pat himself on.

"Liu Jian, the governor of Shandong, bows to the emperor Sheng'an."

With his words, Zhu Houzhao got out of the carriage.

Outside the palace, he did not wear a very formal black crown robe, but a red crown robe, with a dragon embroidered on his chest and a jade gyu tied around his waist.

He glanced at Liu Jian and the people behind him, the total number was only about a dozen, "Zhen'an." Flatten. ”

"Your Majesty."

"Hmm." Zhu Houzhao walked straight to the front, "The prefect and county in Shandong Province didn't come to Qi, right?" ”

Liu Jian is indeed old, but he is indeed not confused, he said: "Today's pick-up, in order not to disturb the saint, the minister did not let them all come." But they have all been waiting in Jinan according to their will. ”

"Oh, it doesn't matter. Tell me to go down and see them early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes."

The emperor took two steps slowly, waiting for Liu Jian, who was already eighty, with his hands behind his back, and asked, "How is it?" You're okay, right? ”

"How dare the old body of the minister worry about the saint. Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, the minister can now read with his eyes and distinguish his ears. ”

"Haha, I see that your answers are like a stream, you are old and strong."

The courtiers behind the emperor also laughed, a scene of harmony between the monarch and the minister.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your approval."

"Our old acquaintances don't need to be so polite. How many years have you been in Shandong? ”

"It's been ten years."

"Ten years, how many decades can there be in life? In the past ten years, you have been honest and honest, diligent in government and loving the people, and I have seen it all on the way here, as long as the village is full of smoke, and the outside is full of fertile fields. I owe you a great favor. ”

Liu Jian's heart shook, there was a feeling of being understood, and there was also a kind of flattered panic, "Your Majesty is serious, for the official and for the benefit of one party, this is what a minister should do." ”

Zhu Houzhao wanted to give Liu Jian some rewards, but after thinking about it carefully, he would have to wait.

Don't reward it today, if something ugly happens tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it's a big oolong. Anyway, I've been waiting for so many years, and I don't care about these few days.

Following.

In the governor's yamen, from Liu Jian down, officials of all sizes were crowded in the courtyard and waiting.

At a certain moment, when they heard the sound of 'the emperor has arrived', these officials knelt down one after another and shouted long live.

Zhu Houzhao came out of the house and stood on the high place on the steps.

You Ji saw that he had a vision and immediately put a chair for him.

"Flatten, head up."

Most of these officials had never met the Son of Heaven, so they were a little scared for a while.

Zhu Houzhao emphasized with a smile, "I give you innocence." Okay, all heads up. ”

The big and small officials all looked left and right first, and then slowly showed their faces.

And the emperor was so generous and showed them all over again.

Son of Heaven, it's still different. For tens of millions of ordinary people, it is an honor to be able to meet them, even some low-level officials.

"I am in a good mood today, and I came out of the capital and went to Shandong first. The first thing to be commended is also the officials of Shandong, especially your governor, Liu Xixian. He's a capable and stubborn person, and even I sometimes have to give him three points. ”

Liu Jian, an old qualification, is the most used by the emperor to give him face, and for a while he was comfortable and embarrassed, "Your Majesty is serious, how dare the minister offend Tianyan." ”

"Look, if you don't admit it, they all say that you are upright and outspoken, what is the courage to speak?"

Liu Jian is really an upright personality, he defended: "The minister dares to speak out for the court, for the common people, and ultimately for His Majesty, so it is not offensive to Tianyan." Even if the minister has great courage, he does not dare to offend His Majesty. ”

Treating an old minister who has worked hard for ten years and has been guarding one side, Zhu Houzhao will not be stingy with any praise, "It doesn't matter if you dare to speak out, or if you offend." I don't care about these things, I only care about whether you are responsible for defending the land and whether you are really an official for the people. A few days ago, when I heard that I was going to tour the south, I rushed to build a large number of buildings to meet the holy will, and my first stop today was to set an example for the world.

Since it is to welcome the Holy Will, then we have to understand what the Holy Will is, and do I mean that you want to be extravagant and wasteful? Joke. The imperial court had already decreed that all localities should stop immediately. When I came to Shandong this time, I was very relieved, because Governor Liu Jian did not prepare a magnificent palace for me, which is a great achievement, and this is the real welcome of the Holy Will! If I want to reward such a courtier, I will also reward such a courtier!

And all of you, too, are very good. I didn't give me any rare treasures or exotic beasts. As for the imperial court, there is no shortage of silver or food now, the world is peaceful and the Quartet is stable, but no matter what, you can't forget your heart. What is the heart? I will read the worries of the people, and I will do what the people want. When you are an official, you still have to serve the people. ”

Liu Jian fought his eighty-year-old body to kneel down and bow to the emperor.

"The emperor is as virtuous as spring, benevolent as the sea, since he ascended the throne, he has been outstanding in virtue and politics, and all the people in the world are grateful to God for sending down a little virtuous and holy monarch, and the ministers are also grateful for the emperor's kindness!"

After the governor, all the officials shouted in unison, "The emperor is sage! The Emperor Shengming! ”

"I called you here today, so that I may see you, and on the other hand, I will also let you see me. I want to meet you...... Zhu Houzhao got up and walked down the steps here, "It's because I have said since I ascended the throne that the most important officials in the world are actually you, the prefects and prefects, and I have also put a lot of thought into the selection, so all of you here today are the best of the best." I want you to see me too, so that you can all see what the emperor who works hard for himself is like, what his character is, and what he looks like. Some people, who have been officials all their lives, have never seen the emperor, isn't that a loss? ”

"Hahaha."

The emperor was very eloquent and funny, and they laughed one after another.

"Okay," Zhu Houzhao poked his head out and looked at these people carefully, "You, which ones are the magistrates?" Stand up. ”

In an uproar, there were probably dozens of blue-robed officials who all walked out.

Most of them were young, and Zhu Houzhao picked the only one who looked the youngest, as if he had just grown a beard, and pointed at him, "You come out, come out." ”

"Obey."

The man stepped forward and knelt down with a ruffle of his robe.

"What's your name and in which county?"

"Your Majesty. The minister is Guan Yanqing of Linqu Zhi County. ”

"Hmm. How many households, how many mouths, and how many dings are there in Linqu? "The Emperor spoke very quickly.

This person gave up his hand and said loudly, "Your Majesty, there are more than 27,500 households in the county, more than 103,900 people, and more than 38,200 people are registered. ”

Zhu Houzhao continued, "How many paddy fields and how many dry lands? ”

"There are more than 68,800 acres of paddy fields in the county, and more than 315,600 acres of dry land."

"Hmm." The emperor nodded with satisfaction, "Xixian Gong, is what he said accurate?" ”

"Back to the emperor, what Guan Zhixian said is true."

"It doesn't seem to be a and chaotic county, although I can't see the whole picture, but I can see the leopard in the tube, and I can know that all kinds of affairs in the county are in your heart."

Liu Jian immediately said complacently: "Your Majesty, the officials and ministers of various prefectures and counties in Shandong have all passed the examination one by one, if he is immoral and incompetent, no matter what his background is, the ministers will definitely not allow him." Therefore, His Majesty can ask questions one by one. ”

Zhu Houzhao was shocked, "Is everyone like this?" ”

"Every single one is."

"If you say it, I will believe you, and I will not ask them one by one. It seems that there is some truth to the reason why Shandong is Shandong. ”

Liu Jian continued to step forward, "Your Majesty, the minister has presented it in the song, in Jinan, the minister mobilized the people to build a piece of 10,000 acres of sweet potato fields, if Your Majesty is interested, the minister is willing to take Your Majesty to take a look." ”

Zhu Houzhao turned his head slightly.

Yang Tinghe understood, "At the beginning, Shandong made the greatest efforts to promote sweet potatoes, and the 10,000 acres of sweet potatoes that Xixian Gong said were also true." ”

"That's what it sees. How magnificent is the world in the prosperous world, how can I not see it? ”

(End of chapter)