The Emperor Shun Zhishi

Chapter 53
Although the Yushan flood discharge saved Guirui and most of the Huaxia and Dongyi tribes, it still brought disaster to the Youchong clan and the other two tribes.

After the flood receded, Shun proposed to use 8 flood control troops to rebuild the Yushan Palace with the Chong clan and Gun, and at the same time allocated [-] people to other disaster-stricken tribes along the river to participate in the reconstruction work.

Shun's approach was welcomed by most of the tribes. Although the Chong family had some complaints about the disaster caused by the flood discharge of Mount Yu, Shun's remedy for the disaster was still recognized by them.Only Gun was very dissatisfied with Shun. He still believed that Shun's Yushan flood discharge strategy was an opportunity to suppress and divide his power in the Chong family, and he did not buy Shun's opinion.

When Shun was intensively carrying out post-disaster reconstruction work, he suddenly received a letter from Feige from Emperor Yao from the Tang capital, asking him to go to Pingyang, the Tang capital immediately.

"Why do you want me to go to Tangdu at this time?"

Shun handed the letter to Ehuang and Nvying, asking them to guess Emperor Yao's intentions, but they couldn't guess Emperor Yao's intentions either.

"Since my husband became the lord of the Guirui city, he has made outstanding achievements. I think my father must have something urgent to discuss with you. You can go at ease. The disaster relief work here will be entrusted to me and my sister. Besides, there are Houji and Qin Bukong. With your help, I don't think anything will go wrong."

Ehuang comforted Shun, asking him not to be overwhelmed, and Shun also felt that what Ehuang said was reasonable, so he rushed to Pingyang, the capital of Tang Dynasty, overnight.

Five days later, as soon as Shun arrived in Pingyang, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, he was taken by a team of guards to the Qinglong Palace, the palace where Emperor Yao lived.What surprised Shun was that besides Emperor Yao, there was also Gao Yao in the hall.This surprised Shun, he never thought that Gao Tao, as the chief of Dongyi, would appear in Pingyang City.

Although he didn't know why Emperor Yao summoned him, Shun knew that it must be very important, otherwise Gao Yao would not have come.

Seeing Emperor Yao and Gaotao, Shun knelt down and saluted Emperor Yao and Gaotao.After Emperor Yao lifted Shun up, he looked at Gao Tao and smiled.Shun didn't know why the expressions of the two were so gentle. At this moment, Xi Zhong walked into the Azure Dragon Hall with a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

He stood in front of Emperor Yao, spread out the bamboo slips, and read: "In the year of Jiazi, in June, the city of Guirui was built, in July, a market was built. In the year of Yichou, the city of Guirui was built, and the people were happy. In the year of Bingyin, In March, the Sanmiao invaded the Guirui, attacked them from the heavy Hua, and fought on the banks of the Gui River..."

It turns out that the bamboo slips in Xizhong's hands are the records of Shun's governance, which records Shun's governance for nearly seven years from the time when Guirui built the city to when he managed the floods.Listening to what Xi Zhong said, Shun couldn't help sweating profusely.It turned out that Emperor Yao seemed to be indifferent, but he investigated everything in detail, without missing anything.Fortunately, I didn't do anything wrong, otherwise how could I escape the eyes of Emperor Yao.

It took Xizhong a cup of tea to finish reading the scroll of bamboo slips. Both Emperor Yao and Gao Tao looked at Shun with peaceful smiles.

"Very good, very good. Back then when the chief minister said that you were the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei, I still didn't quite believe it, but now I finally believe it. It has been seven years since the city was built by Guirui. Miao, Feng Taotie, killing Uncle Wu, researching the water system, and curing floods, each of these merits is enough to be famous in bamboo and silk, not to mention you did six of them."

Although Emperor Yao was praising him, Shun was still sweating profusely when he thought about it, knowing that what was discussed today was very important.

"Do you know why the widow summoned you at this time?"

When Emperor Yao said this, Shun didn't even dare to think about it, sweat dripped from his forehead, and he shook his head quickly.

"I don't know."

Emperor Yao looked at the sweat on Shun's forehead, walked up to him, and wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief.

"The ancients said: To govern with virtue is like Beichen, where the stars live together. I have been in power for nearly 50 years, and I have fought more than [-] battles, not only against Beidi, Sanmiao, and Xirong, but also for Dongyi has used soldiers. Although the territory of Huaxia is getting bigger and bigger, but few people dare to say that they have implemented a benevolent government. Now that people’s hearts are not attached, the southern barbarians frequently invade our Huaxia, Xirong is eyeing me, and Beidi has been dormant. For [-] years, Still can't domesticate the barbarians, and the widow's virtue is unworthy, so naturally he will retire."

Emperor Yao had already explained clearly, but Shun still pretended not to understand.

"The emperor is rich in spring and autumn, how can he go back to hermit?"

"The widow is old, and has not done any major things for so many years. The only big thing is to form an alliance with Dongyi and end the state of war between the two clans. Half of this is your credit. Therefore, the widow must avoid the path of the sage gone."

"I don't know, who is this sage?"

"Of course it is you. I want you to be the regent of China, and I will find an opportunity to pass on the throne to you later."

Saying that, Xizhong and Gaotao laughed together with Emperor Yao, and it was only then that Shun realized that the three of them had already designated Shun as Emperor Yao's successor, and this time Emperor Yao wanted to give up the position to him. .

"This... this, I am young and have nothing to achieve. I am not as good as Dan Zhu in terms of military exploits, and I am not as good as Hou Ji in terms of governance. How dare I be a regent of Huaxia, let alone usurping the throne?"

"Danzhu is indeed outstanding in battle, but he is good at killing and attacking, and he is not a talent for governing the world. Houji is gentle and gentle, but he is indecisive. And you, calm and decisive, only you are the best candidate."

"However, my seniority is still young."

"However, within seven years, you have completed six meritorious deeds that are enough to be written on bamboo silk. In terms of merits, no one in the entire Huayi alliance can match it, even the widow and the chieftain Gao Yao can't match it."

"But, but," Shun wanted to refuse, but he couldn't think of good words, "I'm from Dongyi, how can I be the Lord of China?"

"You fool, can't you see Dijun's intention?"

Gao Tao, who stood aside without saying a word, walked up to Shun.

"The emperor does not make you the lord of Huaxia, but the co-lord of Huaxia and Dongyi. To become the co-lord of Huaxia and Dongyi, you must be recognized not only by Huaxia, but also by Dongyi. The alliance will be stable. If a Huaxia person is elected, the Huaxia people will recognize it, but Dongyi may not. Because Dongyi is weak, most tribes will think that Dongyi was annexed by Huaxia, and they will eventually rebel against the Huaxia alliance As for the selection of Dongyi people, Dongyi is acceptable. As a big family, Huaxia naturally does not think that Huaxia is annexed, but to appease. We searched and searched, and the best candidate is naturally you. And, you It has also passed our investigation. In the past seven years, your political achievements have been outstanding, and there is no one in the Huaxia and Dongyi tribes. Only when you become the co-lord of the two tribes, can the Huaxia and Dongyi be united as one in the future."

Listening to Gao Tao's words, Shun understood Emperor Yao's intention. It turned out that Emperor Yao did not want him to become the master of Huaxia, but to become the co-lord of the Huaxia Alliance. This is a greater cause.But Shun thought about it for a while, and still felt afraid, because he thought it would be difficult to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

"The minister has little talent and learning, and I hope the emperor will choose another sage."

When Emperor Yao and Gao Tao saw that Shun had repeatedly speculated, they only thought that he was being modest.Only Xizhong could see that Shun was still afraid of the worries in his heart, and he didn't quite understand the future situation of Huaxia and Dongyi.

"Chonghua has doubts in his heart, which is normal, let the minister come to solve the confusion for Chonghua. The emperor has been in power for fifty-three years, and has fought 76 battles with Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, and Beidi, large and small. With fewer defeats and more victories, this is the territory of China today. However, China's territory was won by wars, and it may be lost in wars in the future. You see, Sanmiao has been eyeing China, back and forth, in the Danshui and Guirui fought no less than 20 battles. Although Huaxia defeated Sanmiao many times, they were still unable to defeat Sanmiao, because Sanmiao was located in the south and the miasma was too heavy. Because the miasma in the south was too heavy, it caused the plague. Now, although Sanmiao has signed a peace treaty with Huaxia and Dongyi, everyone knows that the peace of Sanmiao is just a stopgap measure, and they may rebel at any time. In the lifetime of the emperor, Huaxia and Dongyi may not be able to conquer the three seedlings by force, let alone conquer Beidi and Xirong. But why should we conquer them? They are barbarians who live by water and grass. Robbery is their nature. Conquer them, and they will come to rob us. After decades of conquest by Dijun, he believes that it may not require force to conquer a nation. That was [-] years ago, I heard Dijun say that he wants To bridge the contradictions between the four parties and all ethnic groups through the rule of law. His first thought was to establish a permanent peace with Dongyi. But this is not easy, the emperor wants peace, but he does not know whether Dongyi also desires peace. He knows that there are many people in China. The nobles are opposed to establishing a peaceful relationship with Dongyi, and the Chong family is the most opposed. Their leader, Gun, is also a great talent in China, but his political mind is too narrow.

"Just when the emperor was at a loss, you appeared. Because you are from the Youyu clan of Dongyi, you were expelled by the leader of the Youyu clan, Gusou, and very accidentally joined the Youshen tribe belonging to China, and became a grass tree. At this time, you actually have two identities, whether you are a Huaxia or a Dongyi, both sides can accept it, and there is no worry about who annexes the other. Therefore, it is The best choice, this is the first. You are far-sighted, strategic, and look at the long-term. This is the second. When you encounter difficulties, the first thing you think of is the overall situation. From your handling of the relationship with Danzhu, you can see that you Looking at the bigger picture, although Danzhu is a general, he is not a handsome talent. He can only be a good general, but cannot become an emperor who will carry on the past. This is the third. The most important thing is that you do not believe in force. Now, Huaxia and Dongyi was able to end the war and form an alliance, which shows that it can expand its territory without relying on force. Since Huaxia and Dongyi can form an alliance, can't they form an alliance with Xirong, Sanmiao, and Beidi? Of course it is possible, this We need a person with very profound skills in governing the world. Judging from all the wonderful ideas we have never seen before in your governance of Guirui, you have exceeded our expectations in governing the world. You cannot find it in China and Dongyi. The second candidate. Do you understand now? The emperor asked you to inherit his position, not to let you expand the territory, but to let you govern the world and keep the business, so that the people can live and work in peace and stay away from wars. In this way, one day, you It will establish a peaceful and prosperous age for all nations to come to court, and make China a well-dressed state."

After listening to Xi Zhong's words, Shun understood the painstaking efforts of Emperor Yao and Gao Tao, and the frowns of Emperor Yao and Gao Tao finally relaxed.But Shun still shook his head, but at this time, it was not Shun who refused, but Little Xingxing.

(End of this chapter)