Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 924

Finally arrived here, the emperor did not reveal his identity, he was still the son of Shang Shuling, and entered the Jiedu Pavilion, where few outsiders came, to show respect for Emperor Xiaokang, the emperor did not Get in the car and walk in the country on foot, the knights follow behind him, and the pavilion chief here is just ahead to guide them, looking a little timid.

Just because the pavilion chief knows this real identity, if they don't tell their identity, they can't rush to the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang, because there is still a sacrificial tree in the former residence, and ordinary people can't disturb it, so the emperor still let The pavilion chief knew his identity. Of course, the pavilion chief did not dare to reveal it. However, the pavilion chief, who had retired from the Northern Army, could not calm down at this moment. He bent over and did not dare to raise his head.

"This is the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang. I usually arrange people to watch it here and clean it on time every day." The pavilion chief said, took out the pipe, opened the door, and stood aside respectfully, Only now did Liu Xi walk into the courtyard. The courtyard was not very big, and it was no different from the courtyards where the wealthy families he saw along the way lived.

Zhong Changtong and others stood outside the courtyard and did not follow them in.

They were naturally curious about the residence of Emperor Xiaokang, but they were not qualified to go in. Liu Xi walked into the courtyard alone, with a smile on his face, and seriously visited the residence where his grandfather lived. It looked very ordinary, yet somewhat extraordinary. He entered every house and the study.

The study room is small, and there is the small case. In those days, Emperor Xiaokang might have been sitting here, studying diligently. Liu Xi knelt in front of the case, looked at the old wooden case in front of him, stretched out his hand, and gently With his eyes closed, he seems to be able to imagine that a gentle old man is teaching a studious young man with a smile, and the child is reading the ram seriously, the teacher is kind and the apprentice is filial.

Zhong Changtong and others waited outside the door for a long time. After waiting for more than half an hour, Liu Xi walked out of the mansion unhurriedly. Liu Xi stood in front of the courtyard door with his hands behind his back, smiling, He was extraordinarily handsome, and those few strands of gray hair added some vicissitudes to him, and there were more years of grooves on his face, but they did not destroy his handsomeness, but only gave him more stability.

"You can fish here, right?" Liu Xi asked with a smile.

On a winding official road, a group of people and horses are walking slowly. This group of people is walking on the official road. Two knights are leading the way in the front. , They wear swords on their left sides, and a yellow crossbow hangs on the left side of their steeds. In Jiedu Pavilion, they have never seen such a family for a long time.

Those who knew knew that this was the son of the current Shang Shuling, but those who didn't know thought it was some rich family who wanted to relocate.

When the carriage arrived at a small stream, the pavilion chief informed the elite knights that their destination had been reached. Liu Xi happily got out of the carriage and looked at the small stream in front of him. What disappointment, Zhong Changtong was a little confused, why did the emperor insist on coming here to fish?This creek is really too small. If you want to fish, why not find a big river?
Someone had already prepared the fishing rod, and Liu Xi was sitting by the river, quietly waiting for the big fish to take the bait.

A group of people stood guard around and did not dare to make a sound.

Liu Xi sat here seriously, motionless, after a long time, the sky gradually darkened, the scorching sun had already set, and the last twilight light fell on the face of the emperor, Liu Xi went from joy to depression, and the sky became more and more gloomy. It was pitch black, but Zhong Changtong walked to the emperor's side helplessly, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's already dark, why don't you come back tomorrow?"

Liu Xi was taken aback, stood up with a wry smile, and handed the fishing rod to the pavilion chief, then shook his head and said, "Forget it. Go back."

Sure enough, Liu Xi didn't even spend the night here, and he didn't have the mood to appreciate the scenery of various places. Everyone immediately set off and flew towards Luo County. Zhong Changtong sat in the carriage and looked at the emperor in front of him. I can't understand this holy emperor. These days, the emperor's temperament is very weird, moody, and he is always hiding things in his heart.

"Axiom," Liu Xi suddenly called out.

"Homeowner!"

"I heard that you always tell others whether the great Han country belongs to the emperor or to the common people of the Han Dynasty?" Liu Xi suddenly asked, Zhong Chang was stunned, sighed, shook his head, and said helplessly: Messenger in clothes, actually, when His Majesty asked me to go together, I already guessed in my heart that either His Majesty wanted to reuse me, or he wanted to kill me."

"It seems that His Majesty is still planning to kill me?"

"Why, are you afraid?" Liu Xi asked.

Zhong Changtong shook his head, "Your Majesty, I'm not even afraid of ghosts and gods, how can I be afraid of death? I'm just unwilling, I haven't been able to fulfill my ambition."

"What is your ambition?"

"If you want this great Han country to be the common people, the emperor is still the emperor, and you can't do it arbitrarily, and no one can ban the emperor's position. All major affairs are handled by the officials in the court."

"Oh, then who should appoint and remove the officials of the imperial court?"

"This"

"And how to prevent these officials from acting arbitrarily like the emperor? What is the difference between a person's arbitrariness and a group of people's arbitrariness?"

Liu Xi asked gently, Zhong Changtong frowned immediately, he knew that his thoughts were very dangerous, his thoughts were very similar to a person, that person was called Wang Mang, the Gongyang School at that time They are almost insane, they paranoidly believe that there is no way to manage the world better just by relying on the high-ranking emperor, and they must be managed by talents like Wang Mang, and the next generation will also have to be recommended by the Gongyang faction. Just come to take charge.

They want to break this hereditary lineage, and they fanatically want to build a kingdom of talented people.

It can be seen that the practice of letting the sages recommend it is not reliable at all. As the emperor said, what is the difference between the rule of a group of people and the rule of one person?

After just a few words, Zhong Changtong was stopped by the question. He frowned deeply, thinking about the emperor's question.

Along the way, Zhong Changtong never talked to the emperor again. He was completely trapped in his own world, thinking about how to answer the emperor's questions all day long. Finally, at the end of the 24th year of Yankang, the carriage was about to When entering Luo County, Zhong Changtong woke up suddenly, looking at the emperor in front of him, he was ecstatic, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, I have a solution!"

"Oh?" Liu Xi, who was resting with his eyes closed, was woken up by him, and looked at him seriously.

"Let the scholars all over the world recommend candidates for the three orders. The three orders supervise each other and cannot be monopolized. Then the three orders will appoint and dismiss the servants together, and the servants will appoint and dismiss the rest of the officials, including local officials."

"What about the military generals? How to prevent San Ling from arbitrarily placing people, controlling the generals, and using force to empty the temple?" Liu Xi asked again.

Zhong Changtong was stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth, and almost pulled out his hair with both hands. He shook his head weakly and said in pain: "Your Majesty, I don't know that I haven't thought about it. If it is possible, Your Majesty Can you not execute me for the time being, but lock me in the embroidered clothes prison, and after I come up with a solution, I am willing to die."

"Heh", Liu Xi snorted coldly with disdain, and said just now: "You think that you can enter the embroidered clothes prison if you want? You can stay in your own position and think about it. If one day you want to Understood, don't forget to let me know." Liu Xi said, closing his eyes again, and took a serious rest.

Zhong Chang looked at the emperor in front of him blankly, speechless.

After the carriage entered Luo County, the emperor kicked Zhong Changtong, who was in a daze, out of the carriage, and then the carriage slowly drove towards the palace. Zhong Changtong finally got up from the ground and rubbed his buttocks , looked at the carriage in the distance, but there was no anger in his eyes, that is to say, in today's world, if he changed someone, he would definitely not be able to survive.

Zhong Changtong patted the dust off his body, adjusted his clothes, and then bowed to the carriage in the distance.

The carriage entered the palace, and the emperor got off the carriage tiredly. Qi Yue had already been waiting for him. After everyone paid their respects to the emperor, Liu Xi waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up. He pulled Qi Yue up and asked: " Nothing serious happened?"

"The country. The empress is very angry. She feels that the country did not say goodbye. The prince fell ill a few days ago and is now recovering. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, something happened in September."

"What did this stick do again??"

"When His Royal Highness was inspecting the people in Luo County, he saw several merchants bullying others and deceiving farmers. In a rage, he severely injured three merchants. Later, he learned that Liu Chan, the son of the old Sikong, was behind these merchants. Then we went to Juxian Building and there was a big commotion, Liu Chan hastily admitted his mistake, told himself that he didn’t know about the situation, and compensated those farmers, so the crown prince was willing to give up.”

"Where's the embroidered messenger? What did they say?"

"Your Majesty, that's the problem. Those merchants who bully others are embroidered clothes envoys. They originally wanted to sneak into a Hu people's caravan, so they deliberately pretended to be arrogant. Those farmers are also Yuan Yuan. The people arranged by you, according to Yuan Jun, are to let Hu merchants know that they have a great background, and then get in touch with them and break into the interior. As a result, these people were almost beaten to death by the prince."

"Haha." Liu Xi laughed and shook his head, but couldn't say anything.

"Send someone to reward those injured embroidered clothes, and Liu Chan, by the way, is Yuan Shang back?"

"Yuan Jun and Zhuge Linggong came back a month ago."

"Well, I see, what did the folks say?"

"Now in Luo County, the people are all praising the prince for his benevolence and righteousness. They are jealous of evil. The prince's prestige has soared. Even in Juxian Building, people are commenting on the story of the prince beating bullies and profiteers."

(End of this chapter)