Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 174
On the slightly muddy and uneven path outside the city, a group of guards and soldiers were surrounding a carriage and driving forward.

The path was not very smooth, and the carriage, which was used to walking on bluestone roads, was bumping violently at this time.

In the carriage, a middle-aged man dressed in the government of Yunguo, who seemed to be of a high rank, was holding on to the carriage wall, his face was pale, and he looked like he was about to be vomited.

The local magistrate, who was sitting in the carriage together, looked at the middle-aged man nervously, and asked cautiously:
"Master Supervisor, why don't you stop and rest for a while?"

The middle-aged man didn't speak immediately, but after holding back for a while, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and said:

"Okay, okay, stop for a while!"

When the county magistrate heard this, he quickly poked his head out and shouted:
"Stop, stop quickly! The supervisor, seeing that we are traveling hard, allows us to rest for a while, and then go on our way later!"

The convoy stopped slowly, and everyone stopped to rest.

Several servants gathered together, watched coldly as the county magistrate hurriedly sent water to the middle-aged man in a fawning manner, the flattery on his face was almost overflowing, they couldn't help but rolled their eyes, and began to discuss in a low voice:
"You said, this Changping Warehouse supervisor from the capital city just announced the new decree from the imperial court to make our brothers run errands. Why do you have to go to the villages in the county in person?"

"That's right, isn't this a waste of time! It's been three days since I've been here, and I've only gone to seven or eight villages and towns. Judging by this posture, it may take ten days and a half months. Our county government will do nothing, and accompany him to mess around turn."

"Hey, this is called the three fires for the new official to take office! Let him do it first, maybe he won't want to come tomorrow..."

Beside the carriage, Zhang Lei took a sip of water, exhaled a few turbid breaths, and his face recovered a little bit of blood.

The county magistrate waited at the side, fawning:
"Master Supervisor, have you ever felt more comfortable?"

Zhang Lei nodded and said:

"It's much better, let the county magistrate laugh!"

"Hey, what's the matter, my lord... My lord, don't blame the officials for talking too much. Isn't it enough to let the servants under the officials do the work of propagating government orders? My lord sits in the county government, which is more efficient and doesn't have to suffer from such hard work. !” the county magistrate asked.

When Zhang Lei heard this, his face froze visible to the naked eye, and there was a flash of emotion in his eyes.

But when he caught a glimpse of the desolate and dilapidated muddy roads around him, the emotion in his heart dissipated in an instant.

Zhang Lei shook his head firmly and said:
"Since I am ordered by His Majesty to serve as the supervisor of Changping warehouse, I need to do my duty! Magistrate Li, there is no need to say such things in the future!"

Zhang Lei doesn't want to stay in this broken place for a day!

For Zhang Lei at this time, it is very fortunate that His Majesty has resisted all opinions and implemented the system of examination into law.The achievements of officials can be verified to promote officials.

For an official like him who went to Beijing on business, it was the last straw.So whenever he feels slack, the desire to return to Beijing will force him to do his best.

In fact, not only Zhang Lei, but most of the people who were sent to serve as Changping officials and supervisors, although they were dissatisfied with being "sent out of Beijing" at this time, in order to keep their official positions, they returned to the capital. None of them dare to slack off.

When the county magistrate heard the words, his smile stagnated, and then changed again, with admiration on his face:
"My lord's loyalty to the country really makes the lower officials feel ashamed!"

Zhang Lei stood beside the carriage, took a deep breath, and said:

"Magistrate Li, let's go!"

"Yes!"

The convoy set off again, slowly heading towards the villages and towns ahead.

In the villages and towns, there were guards who came to notify in advance and gathered the people in the villages and towns.

However, this village is a little different from the previous ones.

The people present were not headed by the clan elders, but surrounded by a few young men wearing rough clothes, with slightly dark complexion, and some dirt on their bodies, who looked like ordinary peasants.

The guard who came to report was not surprised, he waved and smiled at a few young people:
"Master Xu, your opportunity has come!"

The young man in the lead had a slightly thick face. His bronzed complexion, rough hands, and clothes covered in mud made him look no different from ordinary peasant youths.

Hearing the officer's words, several young people looked at each other and asked:
"Officer Qian, what is the meaning of this?"

Hearing this, the guard surnamed Qian smiled and said:
"Now His Majesty attaches great importance to agriculture and mulberry, promulgates the Water Conservancy and Farmland Law, and encourages the people to offer good farming methods. If it is effective, the court will come forward to reward you!"

The guard paused, then continued:
"Since you came, the people in these ten miles and eight villages have been farming with you, Xu Heng. Even the old farmers who have been working in the fields for decades are not as good as you. If you are in front of the big officials from the capital this time, If you show your face, the reward will come soon. No way, you can still be valued by the nobles, and you can be a real official!"

When the young man named Xu Heng heard this, his eyes moved slightly.

"Okay, the high official of the capital is coming soon, if you have the heart, you should prepare early!" The guard gave another order, then turned and left.

Seeing the guards go away, several young people quickly looked at Xu Heng with surprise on their faces, and said:

"Brother, the water conservancy and farmland law encourages the people to offer good farming methods. This kind of good governance that emphasizes farming and mulberry shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to farming today!"

"In this way, isn't this the time for my farm to show its talents?"

"Brother, don't miss this great opportunity!"

The leading farm disciple named Xu Heng couldn't help showing a smile on his face, nodded and said:
"In Xia Kingdom, my farming family was suppressed by Confucianism, Law, and Mohism. I was ordered by my teacher to come to Yun Kingdom. I planned to take root in mountain villages and find another way. I never thought that this new majesty would be like this." Pay attention to farming and mulberry, and directly implement such a national policy. From this point of view, this is the king that my farm family hopes to serve..."

Having said that, Xu Heng looked excited, and said loudly:
"Because of my farm family's proposition, the elite disciples in the sect were scattered all over the world. It is difficult for the master sect to respond quickly to the great changes in the government and the opposition in Yunguo. At this time, the disciples of the other hundreds of sects have probably sent people here In order to gain the upper hand in the court of Yunguo, I can’t wait for the teacher’s reply before taking any action, otherwise it will be too late!”

The disciples of the peasant family, many of them will imitate the sages of the peasant family after they leave the teacher, wearing common clothes and straw sandals, traveling all over the world, in order to find a piece of land and a house through self-reliance, and then settle down and engage in farming.

This kind of method, like dandelion sowing, is actually to take root in the grassroots, promote the ideas of farmers, and increase the influence of farmers.

It's just that in this way, it will naturally cause the disciples of the farm family to be scattered all over the world, making it difficult to concentrate their strength.

Among the hundreds of families, at this time, they have all received the news of the great changes in Yunguo, and Xiao Chengzun followed the news of the sages of each family, and they all moved after hearing the news, and disciples from various factions came here.

But it is estimated that there are only farmers, and there is no action at this time.It's nothing else, it's because the power is too scattered, it's hard to react immediately.

Upon hearing this, all the disciples bowed their hands and saluted immediately, saying:
"Brother please give me instructions!"

Xu Heng nodded and said solemnly:

"We are in the country of Yun, and we know the affairs of the country of Yun best. We must act to prevent the other hundred families from taking the lead!"

He looked around the group of juniors and said loudly:
"I will go to Jixia Academy to promote my farming theory and raise my farm's reputation! In addition, I also invite Junior Brother Zheng to lead a group of juniors to show my farming skills in front of the officials from the capital. Farmland law, enter the court!"

Beside Xu Heng, a farmer's disciple immediately came out, clasped his fists and said:
"Follow my brother's orders!"

Hearing this, he turned his head to look at another junior, and said:

"Junior brother Zhou, hurry back to the master's gate and tell the master of the gate about the changes in Yunguo and the reason why we are so good at making claims!"

The farm disciple surnamed Zhou stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying:
"Brother, please rest assured!"

Xu Heng nodded and said solemnly:

"Everyone, it's up to us whether the farm will prosper, and whether all the brothers and sisters can learn from Yun Guoyi's chest!"

Hearing the words, the farm disciples at the scene suddenly felt how important the tasks on their shoulders were, they were extremely excited, their faces were excited and full of fighting spirit, Qi Qi apologized and shouted:

"I will live up to my teacher's high expectations!"
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"All Taoist priests, please wait a moment, I will report to His Majesty soon!" A group of Taoist priests stopped by an eunuch in the Hall of Mental Cultivation said.

A group of Taoist priests naturally had no objection, nodded to the little eunuch, and waited quietly outside the hall.

Among the crowd, the delicate Daotong kept looking at the majestic palaces around him, with a shocked look on his face, and said in shock:

"Hey, is this the imperial palace? It's even more majestic than the Taoist temple on Longhu Mountain!"

Among the Taoists, they pay attention to pursuing the nature of the heaven and the earth. Although the residence cannot be said to be "the sky is the quilt and the earth is the bed", it is quite simple.

Xiao Daotong grew up in the Taoist school. The Taoist temples and temples on Longhu Mountain that he saw before are already the most exaggerated houses he has ever seen. He did not expect that there is something more majestic than Longhu Mountain in this world. residence.

"Ancestor Dao is here, can the emperor live in such a big place?" Dao Tong couldn't help but ask.

"Cough cough!"

Daotong's muttering was obviously not too small.The leader, a Taoist priest with lowered eyes, coughed twice as a reminder.

Daotong is mostly a child at heart, and he is not stupid or ignorant of the importance.At this moment, being reminded by someone, he immediately realized what this place was, and immediately froze, pursing his lips in a bit of bewilderment.

The young Taoist saw how his junior brother was in trouble, he couldn't help but chuckled, rubbed his head, his lips moved slightly, his voice condensed into a thin thread in Daotong's ear under the effect of internal force, and said:

"It doesn't matter, the Emperor of Yun Country will definitely not care about this matter!"

Hearing the words, Taoist Qing Leng glanced at Dao Tong, his face was extremely flat, and he also said:

"Although I lost my composure, it was just an unintentional mistake, so don't worry about it!"

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the face of the Taoist school, the current emperor of the Yun Kingdom would not care about this child's easy-going glance.

When Daotong heard this, the faint worry on his face disappeared a little bit, and he became a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice:
"Brother, isn't my performance quite embarrassing?"

Hearing this, the young Taoist laughed and said:
"Taoism flourished in the Xia Kingdom, and it is highly respected by the dignitaries. Some of these Taoists even entered the Xia Kingdom's palace to preach scriptures and pray for the Emperor Xia. No way, when they entered the palace for the first time, they lost their composure even more than their juniors. Woolen cloth!"

Daotong blinked his eyes slightly when he heard the words, nodded, leaned over and said softly:
"It's okay for the senior brother, he has always been unmoved by external things. But the second senior brother is calm now, without any surprise, did he come out behind my back to see the world before?"

When the young Taoist heard the words, he showed an inexplicable expression, scratched his head, and said:
"Well, it can be regarded as having seen the world. But speaking of it, that is something that has not yet been learned, so let's not mention it..."

At this time, a little eunuch trotted over, bowed slightly to the Taoist priests, and said:
"Dear priests, Your Majesty welcomes you!"

The door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation opened slowly, and all the Taoist priests entered after following the leading eunuch.

The people of Taoism, in the country of Xia, often made good friends with the dignitaries of the country of Xia, and they were quite familiar with the etiquette.Entering the hall, he saluted and greeted Xiao Cheng on the dragon chair quite familiarly and fluently.

Xiao Cheng looked at the people in Taoist robes in the hall, and his gaze immediately focused on the three Taoists in the middle.

The three Taoists have extraordinary auras, far surpassing the Taoists around them.Especially the cold Taoist leader, who is ethereal and out of the dust, giving people a feeling of being integrated with the surrounding world.

At first glance, it looks harmonious and abnormal, but after careful consideration, I feel that such temperament is mixed in the crowd, and it is extremely unharmonious, especially conspicuous.

In addition, when a group of Taoist priests faced Xiao Cheng, they all knelt down and saluted, and when the three Taoists just bowed slightly, people could notice them at a glance.

Feng Bao knew the identities of these three people, but he didn't get angry immediately when he saw this, but subconsciously glanced at Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng waved his hand slightly, then said loudly:

"Free gift!"

The three Taoists stood up straight, then raised their heads slightly, and took a look at Xiao Cheng who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Wearing a sapphire blue dragon robe and a jade crown, the young emperor with a dignified and majestic demeanor that makes people feel awe is looking at the three of them with great interest.

Xiao Cheng glanced at the three people who were looking at him with a half-smile, and immediately said:

"Taoism is extremely prosperous in the Central Plains. I have heard it for a long time. My cloud country respects Buddhism, and there are few people in Taoism, so I don't know much about Taoism. Today, by chance and coincidence, I can invite you to come, so I will come for me. Let’s talk about the scriptures and doctrines of this Taoism!”

Xiao Cheng paused, then chuckled lightly, and said:

"If Taoism is like Buddhism, a sect that persuades people to be good, I will personally promise to allow Taoism to preach in my country of Yun!"

Hearing the words, the leading Taoist immediately bowed down and saluted, and said very cooperatively:
"My Taoism also pays attention to the practice of good deeds. If you can educate the people for His Majesty and stabilize order, it is also an opportunity for my Taoism!"

In fact, both parties are well aware that this is just a formality.

Xiao Cheng needs Taoism, which will be used to check and balance Buddhism in the future.And Taoism also wants to spread its beliefs into Yunguo.The two sides belong to the kind that hit it off.

(End of this chapter)