After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Because of the heavy snowfall, the Taiping Rebellion in Hexi Prefecture in Beimo Road did not spread to Jiangnan Road very quickly, nor did it spread to Jade Capital in Kyoto.

But not many people know about the snow disaster in Hexi Prefecture.

Because the imperial court was purchasing large quantities of grain.

In particular, the Jiangnan Su family and Cai Zhengyao, a large grain merchant in Guangling City, actually sent their own caravans and braved the heavy snow to urgently send the grain in their granaries to Hexi Prefecture.

Even big families such as the Chen family in Yingzhou, the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the Cui family in Qinghe sent their own caravans to deliver the purchased grain to the disaster areas.

The caravan was extremely large.

There are many prefectures and counties along the way.

There were also officers and soldiers escorting them.

This, of course, made more people aware of it, and they believed that the disaster in Hexi Prefecture was probably a once-in-a-century disaster.

So many people are sighing.

If Ji Tai was in power, such a thing would never have happened.

Those victims... starving to death and freezing to death are their fate.

But the current emperor is mobilizing the whole country to save the victims. This is a good emperor who cares for the people!
"No wonder he can write articles like "The Charcoal Seller" and "The Mountain Goat"!"

The backyard of Taiyuan University.

Wei Xuanmo stroked his long beard, looked at Mei Fangxi sitting opposite, and sighed:

"Now I understand why my brother advised me to come to Ningguo."

"The emperor's prestige in the hearts of the people is extremely high... Actually, if you think about it carefully, he doesn't seem to have done anything."

Wei Xuanmo had a trace of doubt in his eyes:
"This guy ran away to Changle City. The Chinese New Year is about to come, and the court is going to take a bath tomorrow, but he hasn't come back yet."

"What I'm quite puzzled about is that, as an emperor, everything in the palace is running normally when others are not in the palace..."

"And this, in my opinion, is a very abnormal thing!"

Mei Fangxi made tea and grinned: "What's abnormal?"

Wei Xuanmo leaned over and said:
"Wen Boiyu and the others are really capable."

"Although the emperor had decided on major national affairs when he left Kyoto, there will always be problems of one kind or another in the specific implementation."

"For example, when I was in Vietnam."

"The Emperor of Yue is a rare and diligent emperor."

"The two prime ministers, Jian Xian and Zhong Sunmou, are no less virtuous than Wen Boiyu and others."

"But domestic affairs... can't be said to be a mess, but there are a lot of bad things."

"The desk in the Emperor's study room is piled with endless memorials. Every day's court meetings are about things happening in various parts of the country, and every court meeting discusses the solutions to those things."

Wei Xuanmo sat up straight, took the tea cup from Mei Fangxi, and sighed:
"The Emperor is very tired."

"All the ministers are also very tired."

"In those days, I really went to bed later than a dog and woke up earlier than a chicken."

"I once thought that with such a wise king and such wise ministers, the Yue State might usher in a new era of prosperity and rejuvenation."

"But I didn't expect that the country of Yue now... would be in extreme danger."

"Actually, now that I think about it, I can't completely blame Qiao Zitong."

"The crisis in the country of Yue has been laid for a long time!"

"It's a partisan struggle!"

"Looking at history, in fact, there are countless such party struggles in the past dynasties. For example, Emperor Zhaohua of Ning State, he came to the throne simply by winning the party struggle."

After taking a sip of tea, Wei Xuanmo put down the cup and said, "I have already mentioned the issue of party struggle to the emperor."

"But the emperor said...fighting is not a bad thing."

"The fittest survive, the wise prevail."

"If you want to sit on this dragon chair, of course you need to fight with others!"

"This sounds very reasonable. The dispute between the crown prince and the fourth prince is precisely because of the emperor's laissez-faire attitude." "So, the ministers below began to make choices in order to find a backer for the future. "

"The battle for the throne is ultimately a battle between factions."

"But there is another state religion involved in Yue State, and the situation becomes more complicated."

"Qiao Zitong saw such an opportunity. The emperor was seriously ill and he took advantage of it when the situation was most chaotic..."

"The Emperor of Yue may not be able to close his eyes until he dies!"

"You have worked hard all your life, but you have made clothes for others to marry."

"On the other hand, the emperor Li Chen'an... he feels comfortable being a hands-off shopkeeper!"

"What I wonder is, does he trust the cabinet that much?"

"Do Wen Boyu and the others have the courage to make such a decision?"

"If you make a mistake, you will be held responsible!"

"The lighter punishment is to be dismissed from office; the severe punishment is to be exiled or even beheaded!"

"In addition...if things continue like this, will the imperial power be emptied out? Will it become a situation where powerful ministers are in power again?"

Mei Fangxi raised her eyebrows and looked at Wei Xuanmo with a smile.

"Unfounded worries!"

"But your worries are justified, because I have been worried before."

"I asked Old Man Hua, if the emperor is young and so frivolous and careless, will he cause trouble?"

"What do you think Old Man Hua said?"

Wei Xuanmo looked at Mei Fangxi expectantly: "Don't show off!"

"Old Man Hua said that all great prosperity must be achieved by doing nothing!"

"……What's the meaning?"

Mei Fangxi spread her hands: "Everyone just performs their duties!"

"Old Man Hua said that the emperor is just a human being, not a god. He is a human being but has shortcomings. He cannot be almighty!"

"What a country fears most is not that the emperor is incompetent, but that the emperor regards himself as a god!"

"I have to point fingers in everything big and small, and I have to pretend to know everything and make decisions that look like idiots."

"Just like your Yue Emperor."

"Does he really know about economics? He only knows about literature? He only knows about marching and forming formations? He only knows about farming, blacksmithing, etc.?"

"This is impossible!"

"But he refused to let go. Officials in the DPRK and China who understand these industries have to report everything to him."

"He is the emperor. After the officials report, he cannot say that he does not understand, then he has to give instructions."

"His instructions are the imperial decree!"

"Even if the officials below know they are wrong, do they dare to argue? Do they dare not listen?"

"They can only act according to the emperor's will and do the wrong thing. Who will be unlucky in the end?"

"It's the common people!"

"It's the country!"

"So our emperor is the smartest. He dares to delegate power. It is precisely because of his courage that officials in the cabinet and all officials in the court dare to do it!"

“Do what they’re professional at, do what they’re good at.”

"Without the cumbersome procedures for requesting instructions, reports and approvals, the court will operate more efficiently and make fewer mistakes."

"Now that everyone is on duty for shorter periods of time, they still have four days of vacation every month, but all matters related to the government have not been left behind."

"Besides... our emperor is not only great at poetry and prose, he is a person... outstanding in many aspects."

Wei Xuanmo nodded slightly and asked again:
"His Academy of Sciences is still under construction, so he ran there early...what's the result?" (End of Chapter)