Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 923
The carriage drove slowly on the road. The carriage still looked a bit luxurious, and there were knights in front and behind. To the outside world, this was the carriage and horse of Shang Shuling's son Zhuge Zhan, and no official was able to come forward to see him, and they were all rejected. As for whether these people will blame Zhuge Zhan for his rudeness in the future, the emperor doesn't care much. He has been carefully observing his own country along the way.

The strength of the big man can be seen along the road. There are patches of cultivated land and hard-working farmers. The emperor often listens to Zhuge Liang's words. From the farmer's face, the country's strength can be best seen. The emperor Seriously looking at those faces, they are all happy and joyful faces, and their bodies are strong and tough. There seem to be a lot more old people inside and outside.

Seeing those old people gathering at the head of the village, laughing and talking about the children at home, Liu Xi couldn't help but smile on his face. Seeing such a situation already made him satisfied. The number is increasing, which can only mean that the life of the Han people is getting better and better. There are even merchants hawking on both sides of the road, and Liu Xi did not let these lowly merchants be driven away.

They brought a lot of supplies needed by the people in Lizhong. To be precise, they said that they paid a lot of business taxes. The year of Yankang was relatively friendly to merchants. Liu Xi also secretly observed After a long time, the increase of merchants did not destroy the country of the great man, but made the great man richer, and the lives of the common people were much better.

These days, Zhong Changtong followed the holy emperor, and he hadn't been able to calm down for a long time to watch these folk scenes. Gradually, he also put a smile on his face. Indeed, in Yan In the year of Kang Zhi, the national power of the Han Dynasty reached its peak. From all aspects, it has never been seen since ancient times, whether it is the number of people, their wealth, or the degree of cultural prosperity.

All of these have broken through people's inherent imagination of the prosperous age. Today's Han people have flames in their eyes. They know that they were born in the most powerful country, and they also have the pursuit of a more prosperous life in their minds. Fifty years ago, if any farmer dared to say that he wanted to raise three cattle in the next year, he would be laughed at, but now, this is nothing.

Even, when he followed the emperor to the homes of these folk husbands to rest, Zhong Changtong was surprised to see that the common people had already begun to wear splendid clothes for their children. Every household could hear dogs barking in the kennels in front of the door, and In the circle behind the house, you can also see rolling dolphins, and flocks of chickens and ducks in the courtyard. The young and old are sitting together with a smile, talking about many ideas for the next year.

Zhong Changtong felt in his heart that the so-called prosperity of Great Harmony is probably what it is today.

Liu Xi smiled and sat with the farmers, eating the farm grains, looking at the few pieces of fat in the bowl, his face became even more joyful, Zhong Changtong sat beside him, enjoying the hospitality of the people in the countryside , the emperor took a child and asked with a smile: "How old are you, have you ever studied?" The little child was not afraid, and said proudly: "I am eight years old, and I studied in a government school last year." !"

"What books did you read?"

"He Zi's Enlightenment Chapter!"

"Good! Good!", the emperor laughed. When he left this family, he left some money. Zhong Changtong followed him. They had already rushed to the border of Hebei. The people here experienced a big corvee. However, it seems that Zhuge Liang did a good job, at least it didn't cause complaints here, and most people still don't care much about corvee.

"Thanks to the Holy Son of Heaven, what's the point of getting some corvees in the current family business?" Some people answered the Son of Heaven in this way. This is not the first time that the Son of Heaven is called the Son of Heaven. In the movie, he is already an emperor comparable to Emperor Xiaokang. Zhong Changtong can clearly see that this emperor who is not expressive of emotions is laughing all day long, and the corners of his mouth can't close together.

"Justice," the emperor suddenly called out, and Zhong Changtong hurried up and said, "Your Majesty, I'm here."

"Just call my master"

"What is the master's order?"

"Do you think the wheat in Hebei is delicious, or the millet in Luoxian County is delicious?" The emperor asked with a smile, Zhong Chang was stunned, and hurriedly replied: "I still think this millet is better. ", Liu Xi shook his head, and said disdainfully: "You just can't bear hardships. Back then, when my father was still there, I would always arrange a meal of miscellaneous grains for me a day. Do you know why?"

"I think... the old Patriarch wants the Patriarch to understand the sufferings of the people, not to be extravagant and wasteful, but to be considerate of the people?"

Liu Xi grinned, shook his head, and said, "He is afraid that I eat too much and become as fat as him!"

"Hahaha!!", Zhong Changtong couldn't help laughing, realized something was wrong, and stopped quickly. Liu Xi glanced at him and said, "Just laugh if you want to, will I make a joke because of you?" I will throw you beyond the Great Wall!"

"The head of the family is serious?"

"Of course, at most it will be thrown to Ningzhou. What are you afraid of?"

Zhong Changtong suddenly found that the emperor who left Luo County became surprisingly approachable and gentle, and even talked and laughed with him, without any airs of a king at all. This made Zhong Changtong flattered, but he also enjoyed it very much. Such an emperor, the two walked and watched, and talked about many things along the way, from the lives of the common people, to merchants, and to temple officials.

"You colluded with Zhou Yu and Pang Tong. You really thought I didn't know about it."

"Patriarch, how can this be called a collusion? We have the same ambition. The future of the big man must be in business. Only by letting merchants continue to use wealth to open up new worlds and conquer new regions. Farmers are better than merchants." , is the least exploratory spirit, only by continuous development can the big man always stand at the top position."

"Perhaps." Liu Xi nodded.

This is probably the first time that Liu Xi expressed his approval for Zhong Changtong, which made Zhong Changtong very happy. He has always been unfavored by the emperor. He did not expect that the emperor did not hate himself in his heart, and Zhong Changtong was also courageous. He grew up, and finally couldn't help asking: "Patriarch? Have you always hated me? Why do I make Patriarch hate me?"

Liu Xi sat on the carriage, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said seriously: "I really don't like you, you, you don't believe in the destiny, which makes me very angry, you not only don't believe in the destiny, you don't believe in everything Believe it or not, you don't fear me as much as others do, you fear me only because I can kill you, not because I am the Son of Heaven."

Zhong Changtong was silent for a long time before he said with a smile: "Patriarch is right, it is true. Since I was born, I have had countless questions in my mind. At that time, I was always bothering my father. Ask him, what is this time, where are we born, where will we go, whether there are gods, what is wind, what is rain."

"Everyone hates me and thinks I'm a fool. I have no friends and no one wants to play with me. The kids in my hometown always bully me because they think I'm stupid and just sit there all the time. Looking up at the sky, thinking about so many useless things, but I have a good father who will patiently listen to my questions and explain them to me.”

Zhong Changtong couldn't help but smiled wryly, shaking his head, "Now that I think about it, many things he told me were wrong, but ah, I'm still very lucky, at least, he didn't beat me hard at that time, so that I don't want to think about it, he said, he doesn't know many things, when I grow up, I can find out by myself."

"When I grew up, I began to learn knowledge. I studied Confucianism, regardless of whether it was Gongyang Guliang, or I studied Fa, no matter how big or small. I also visited the descendants of the Mohist school and studied with them, but none of them told me what I wanted. The answer I want, I can only explore by myself. Patriarch, I don’t believe in destiny, nor do I believe in ghosts and gods. Everything changes with changes. Only by constantly adapting can we make the present better.”

"As for the emperor." Zhong Changtong hesitated for a moment, frowned again, and continued: "For the world, he is undoubtedly the most dangerous person. If the emperor is Xiaowen Xiaokang, he will naturally make the world peaceful and the people Wealthy, but if the emperor is not virtuous, it is very likely that the efforts of several generations will be wasted."

After Zhong Changtong finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xi and said seriously: "These days, the Patriarch has treated me very well. To be honest, since the death of Duke Xing, few people have treated me like this. It was just what I said in my heart. , the most sincere words, if His Majesty blames me, you can execute me. I have no complaints, I just "

"Whoosh. Whoosh."

Zhong Changtong couldn't continue. He found that the emperor in front of him was sleeping with his head tilted. He didn't seem to hear what he said just now. Zhong Changtong gave a wry smile, and then thought again What, with a serious face, said seriously: "Thank you Patriarch."

When the carriage stopped, Liu Xi opened his eyes, yawned lazily in disregard of the emperor's majesty, then looked at Zhong Changtong and asked, "Where are we?"

"We have arrived at Princess Raoyang's fiefdom in Raoyang County, and the Jiedu Pavilion is not far ahead."

"Jiedu Pavilion?" Liu Xi was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud.

"Hahaha, okay, I just came to pay my respects to my ancestors!"

When the carriage arrived here, someone immediately stepped forward and blocked the way. This place is different from other places. There is an imperial tomb here. This place is not accessible to ordinary people, even some dignitaries have to go around after arriving here.

And the local people here are also extraordinarily arrogant. Even Sangong came here without any fear. They are all relatives of Emperor Xiaokang, or descendants of Emperor Xiaokang in the past. fearful.

(End of this chapter)