Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 863 Calling King Rengui Qi to attend
Under the hallway of Tai Chi Hall.

The servant led Liu Rengui past the main hall, entered through the side door, and entered the side hall.Compared with the grandeur of the main hall, the side hall is more of a resting place.

Looking at the peeling red paint on the pillars, leaving mottled marks, Liu Rengui was very touched.According to the folklore, His Majesty has a lot of money and has money to buy all kinds of agricultural tools. He has built dozens of large waterwheel workshops in the Weihe River, and even the university that is about to be completed is also funded by His Majesty.But in these years, His Majesty has never made any major construction projects, never proposed to build a palace, and was even unwilling to repair the palace.

Looking at where His Majesty spent the money, Liu Rengui admired the saint's mind and frugality very much.With such a holy emperor alive, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is inevitable.

"Inspector Liu, we're here." The servant stopped in front of the door and said to him, "Your Majesty is resting inside, please Inspector Liu."

"Thank you." Liu Rengui nodded and stepped into the room. When he saw the emperor resting with his eyes closed, he took two steps forward and bowed at a designated distance. "My minister, Liu Rengui, see His Majesty the Emperor."

After the voice fell, Li Zhiyun opened his eyes, "Give me a seat."

"Yes."

The servant brought the futon, and Liu Rengui sat on his knees.

It was an unintentional move. Although tables and chairs have been popularized, the etiquette involving "granting a seat" in the palace has not changed.The Ministry of Rites has always emphasized that it is disrespectful to His Majesty if you give a "chair seat", you can only give him a kneeling seat.

Li Zhiyun didn't quite understand it at first, but later on, he understood the meaning from the perspective of 'line of sight'.

Sitting on a chair means looking up at the emperor, which is disrespectful, while kneeling is looking up, which is a system of etiquette.

Details reflect etiquette.

In the first few years of the imperial court, there was not so much attention, but now in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, etiquette is getting more and more attention.

Kneeling and sitting are also particular. The most basic thing is to keep your back straight and your head down.

"Some time ago, the Bru tribe rebelled. According to the court law, all should be executed. I have read your memorial. Although it is detailed enough, I still want to hear what you thought about it at that time." Li Zhiyun said lightly. .

Liu Rengui cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, when I was in Lingzhou, I saw that the grassland people were being squeezed hard, not only by the grassland people themselves, but also by our officials. I didn't mean to sympathize with them, but to think about it." , if the high pressure goes on like this for a long time, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles, so the minister only punishes the culprits and spares the commoners, in this way."

There are two wooden screens on the left and right sides of Li Zhiyun, and there are people sitting behind them.One is a historian who records the emperor's daily life, and the other is Li Chengzhao, king of Qi.

Historians were not always able to follow the emperor. For example, when discussing military and state affairs, the historians would automatically avoid them.

Historians after the Spring and Autumn Period no longer had much integrity to speak of. They could only record what the emperor wanted them to record.

Of course, there are occasional historians who play tricks and secretly record some materials that do not involve major military affairs.For example, when Li Zhiyun first proposed Nachen Concubine, a historian recorded a lot of information about the emperor's anger.

This time when Li Zhiyun summoned Liu Rengui, the historian can record one or two, but to be honest, when Li Zhiyun's book is compiled in the future, this scene may not be included.However, another scene is likely to be included.

"Go up to call on the benevolent track to consult with local affairs, and Qi Wang Chengzhao avoids listening to him at the side seat. '

After finishing writing, the historian glanced at King Qi and bowed his head in silence.Right now the position of the crown prince has not been determined, but this King Qi, who has always been a troublemaker, can get permission from the sage to avoid listening to political affairs. If the news spreads, it may shock a lot of people's jaws.

At this moment, Li Chengzhao didn't care about what the historian was thinking, he was trying to keep up with his father's rhythm.

From ordinary things in Lingzhou, to climate, hydrology, population, number of households, etc., all kinds of trivial matters, his father was able to open his mouth and talk in quite detail, which shocked Li Chengzhao very much.

Can this really be remembered?

Li Chengzhao deeply realized that he was still very young.

Leaving aside Li Chengzhao, Liu Rengui was also sweating profusely at the moment. Faced with all kinds of questions raised by the emperor, he was sweating coldly. Almost everything he said was very insightful, and some of them were even factual.

He originally guessed that before the saint summoned him, he must have investigated what happened in Lingzhou.But as the sage narrated all the things in Lingzhou in the past, Liu Rengui realized that the sage may not be a temporary investigation, but has always remembered the things in Lingzhou very clearly.

Otherwise, why would the sage easily tell the remaining population of Lingzhou after a natural disaster in the third year of Zhenguan and the amount of food that year.

This is horrible.

He remembered an unrealistic rumor that every governor who came to Beijing to report on his duties would be extremely nervous when facing the questions raised by the saint, because the saint knew the situation of every state, even every county!

The facts are naturally not so exaggerated, but they are similar. If Li Zhiyun wants to meet the governor of that place, he will definitely know all about the situation in that place in the past years, make a summary, and then meet.

The center is like the brain, and the place is like the hands and feet. If you don't know the specific situation of the place, you can decide things with a tap of your head, or you have a half-knowledge in a daze. This is an opportunity for local officials to take advantage of the loopholes.

After asking, Li Zhiyun took a sip of tea from the teacup, and continued: "In the past, Lingzhou had an important road, which was often used by merchants for smuggling, but now it is under strict investigation?"

"Yes." Liu Rengui replied cautiously.At this moment, his brain is running crazily, going through all the affairs of Lingzhou in his mind, ready to answer the questions raised by the saint at any time.

Behind the screen, Li Chengzhao's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he seemed to be struggling.This was the first time for him to attend the local governor's report. He never expected to ask so many things, let alone his father knew so many things.

After half an hour, the matter about Lingzhou finally came to an end.

Liu Rengui's whole body was tense, and he didn't dare to relax for a moment.

"Bring tea."

"Yes." The servant brought tea to Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui took a sip and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Zhiyun said: "You have done a good job in Lingzhou. I plan to let you go to Liaodong Road to govern the local people. Are you willing?"

"I am willing." He agreed directly without thinking about it.Since the sage specially summoned him and asked him to go to Liaodong Road, it must have the sage's deep meaning.

"Okay." Li Zhiyun pondered slightly, and said: "Baekje Prefecture in Liaodong Province and Silla Prefecture both have some natural ports. After you go, you need to do more business. In addition, ask more about the Wa Kingdom."

Although Liu Rengui felt strange, he still obeyed the order.

"The minister obeys the order."

"Go on." Li Zhiyun leaned on the chair lightly, looking a little tired.

"Resignation." Liu Rengui bowed again, and slowly retreated.

When Liu Rengui left the side hall, he realized that his entire back was already drenched with sweat.He secretly rejoiced that before meeting the saint, he was serious about doing things in Lingzhou, otherwise the three or two questions about the saint would be revealed to him.

Sure enough, when the Holy Emperor is in power, he must do things seriously and not opportunistic.

(End of this chapter)