Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 296 The Lower Four Kingdoms

Walking in the fields in the countryside, the golden ears and grains shine golden in the autumn sun, and several children chase each other and run across the field stalks.

"It's great to be able to come out and play. My sons are still studying miserably." Zhuang Xun said with a smile, and suddenly thought about whether he should take a few children out to play.

"What are you thinking about? Why don't you eat minced meat? They are princes, so they have to work much harder than ordinary people. Otherwise, how will they help you govern Kyushu in the future."

Beside Zhuang Xun, Xuannv snorted. Zhuang Xun's sons naturally included her son. She didn't expect her son to be more powerful in the future, but the prince's responsibility was necessary. If his virtue was not worthy of his position, he would not be worthy of his position. She didn't want to Appeared in his own son.

"It's about combining work and rest. We need to cultivate their sense of identity as monarchs, but we also need to let them come into contact with life and realize the poverty of the people. At least for my generation, I don't want them to become alienated and separated from the people."

Zhuang Xun looked at the sky in the distance. The child gradually disappeared under the blue sky, and his cheerful laughter seemed to echo.

"Then they have to be older and at least sensible. You just want to take them out to play." Xuannu broke through the context constructed by Zhuang Xun.

"I usually say that I don't care enough about my children, and I care more about my mother. Now I care about her, but I won't let him go. You said it no matter what."

Zhuang Xun complained that although it was true that the child was just an accident, of course there was love, but compared with the traditional father, Zhuang Xun was more indulgent and indifferent.

"The reason why you care about your children is to teach them through words and deeds so that they can learn well, not because you are asked to teach them how to slack off and have fun."

Xuan Nu said she was disgusted, and no matter how disgusted she was, she still held Zhuang Xun's hand tightly, a bit like Bi Yuewu.

"What can I teach them about marrying good wives? They don't have the luck like me to seduce a lot of good women."

Zhuang Xun grinned and said, this is not something that ordinary people can learn. For example, the female Bodhisattva in front of him has been waiting for him for more than 100,000 years.

"Give them your kindness, the golden mean, not extremes, and see things from multiple aspects and dimensions. These are the things they can learn throughout their lives."

After hearing what Zhuang Xun said, Xuannv also felt that it made sense. Some aspects of Zhuang Xun's world were brought down by his harem, but she was able to attract her and others to make royal robes for him. Isn't it because of what she said above? Advantages?

"That's true. If I didn't have this benevolence, I might have been retiring in the Kingdom of Zhao and waiting to die. I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to conceive a baby by chance."

Zhuang Xun smiled cheerfully. He also saw the aristocratic family's lack of integrity, so he decided to go back and compete with the aristocratic family and Zhao Guo.

"Is it something very honorable? Idiot, being pregnant with your child is what makes me glorious. You are doing your best to protect me, and that child is your witness."

Taoist nun Xuannv was not ashamed, and her expression was even more gentle and loving. She turned around and looked at Zhuang Xun. She was ordinary, but not weak. Zhuang Xun had a resilience in him. He was not bullying or groveling, but just like that. A sense of nature.

"If it were the same situation, the empress would make the same choice. It is not a proud thing to make the empress who is popular among the people pregnant. It is something worthy of bragging. The gods will praise me if they know it."

Zhuang Xun puffed up his chest proudly, but he was still shorter than Xuan Nu. Xuan Nu glanced at him angrily, then thought it was a little funny, so she covered her mouth and smiled, smiling compassionately.

"Be proud, be proud. Those gods may be your colleagues in the future. This time the positions of priests in heaven and earth are reshuffled, and you will be able to brag about your glory as an immortal."

Xuannv lowered her head and lifted her hair from her ears, kissed Zhuang Xun's face and encouraged her, saying that the fairy world had long been rumored, and Zhuang Xun's charm was obvious to all.

"Deng Xian, you want to unify the world." Zhuang Xun has heard the word "Deng Xian" so many times that he has become immune to it. Isn't he living like an immortal now?

"The unification of the world is about to begin. General Li's eastern army captured the two states of Qing and Yan in March. He Shangshu's western army captured Yongzhou. Two-thirds of the world has fallen into the hands of the Xia Kingdom. There is nothing to worry about."

Xuannv thought that Zhuang Xun was still worried about the trouble of unifying the Nine Provinces, so she comforted her by saying that it took her four or five years to sort out Jizhou and Yuzhou, and just sit back and watch other countries fight to the death. After that, she started to launch an army.

Sweeping all the way is the right thing to do, otherwise the previous boast about Zhao State will be in vain. He has mastered the most elite power in the entire Yuzhou. This result is worthy and good. Now almost no one doubts Xia Guo's ability to unify the nine states. .

"Well, governance is very difficult and gives me a headache. This solves the problem of food and clothing for the people of Jizhou and Yuzhou."

Zhuang Xun was not happy. What he saw was one burden after another. After a few years of recuperation, the people gradually became rich and a group of new bureaucrats were cultivated. This was the foundation for the subsequent unification of Kyushu.

This means that he has to continue with all kinds of difficulties and has a life of hard work. Anyway, Zhuang Xun cannot feel any sense of accomplishment or happiness.

"But things have to be done, right? It's the great ambition you made to keep the people under your rule clothed, warm and fed."

Xuannv sneered, because she was like Zhuang Xun, so she won the support of the people, and it was said that Guanyin had descended to earth, because Zhuang Xun liked to listen to the voices of the people.

But Zhuang Xun is not the kind of person who doesn't proceed from reality. He encourages good things that are beneficial to development and the people, and implements them after deliberation. Basically, he can achieve some results, so he seems to be wise in everything he does.

Xuannv could only say that it was not bad, she would not refute the rumors anyway, Zhuang Xun did better and more correctly than her, and she did not stick to the rules and was not greedy for pleasure.

No, Zhuang Xun is greedy for pleasure, but he is just playing games with the harem. If you ask him to do any patrol work, don't think about it. At most, he will visit privately like this.

"So, I have a headache. As you know during this period, the aristocratic families have made a comeback several times. Fortunately, I took out their ladders. Now I have to fight against a new group of aristocratic families. It gives me a headache."

Thousands of years of inertia can't adapt so quickly. Just like Zhuang Xun's hometown, the caste system in a certain country seems to be quite deep-rooted. Eradicate the old families and be wary of the new ones.

"No headache, no headache. The sisters will solve your problems, just like Concubine Li Shu. This time she followed General Li to help you solve these problems."

Holding Zhuang Xun in her arms and softly soothing his headache-ridden head, Xuannu thought of the configuration of the East Route Army. "I hope everything goes well. That's what Prime Minister Cao thought back then, and he was burned by a fire."

With a muffled voice, Zhuang Xun couldn't breathe smoothly. For him, there were probably too many examples like Li Cun, Xu, Fu Jian, and Cao Cao. Zhuang Xun himself also relied on the enemy's various weird operations to reach the top, so he didn't feel that there was any problem. Nothing to celebrate halfway.

"Aren't you prepared? It's like a snowball. Now only the Zhou State in Liangzhou and the Chu State in Yangzhou and Jingzhou are still threatening in the south."

Xuannv was quite optimistic. Although Zhao Guo lost, she did not become frightened. Advantages were advantages and disadvantages were disadvantages.

"Then let's digest the occupied states first and recuperate. They can't beat us, but it's such a headache. Why don't these two countries start a fight." Emerging from the mountains, Zhuang Xun chose the safest way, and there were some Reluctant to part with it, my head sank again.

Xuan Nu smiled at the sight. She had no choice but to dote on the careless Zhuang Xun. After returning from Hou Tu, she heard Zhuang Xun's determination to save her even if he didn't want the so-called magic weapon or ascend to immortality. Xuannv's heart, which was already melting, was burning.

Zhuang Xun is not a lover, but he is indeed willing to pay for love. Especially after listening to Hou Tu’s retelling of the relationship between the country and the individual, Xuan Nu was deeply moved. What does Zhuang Xun’s current actions mean? Naturally It’s about tolerating him.

After playing around for a while, Zhuang Xun felt comfortable before they continued to move along the field ridge. The gods' blessing made the wheat ears heavy, and Zhuang Xun also felt a sense of happiness.

"Now that you have seen the village, do you still want to ask for a drink of water?" Today we took Zhuang Xun to see the villages he had visited before when he came to Zhao State. Zhuang Xun did not specifically ask for care. This time he also came to see the results of his governance. .

"No, let's go back." Zhuang Xun shook his head and said there was no need to look.

"Didn't you tell me? Today I'm going to see the village that made you make up your mind. Why did you suddenly stop going?"

Xuannv was a little puzzled. She could see the village, so why didn't she go there? She knew that her work over the years had not been in vain and she had indeed helped the people. This was also a sense of accomplishment.

"You can tell when you see those children playing and running around. Their clothes still have patches. There are very few patches, one or two. It shows that the standard of living has indeed improved. There is a person like this. Although I still need to continue to work hard, but I can do this It’s already pretty good.”

Zhuang Xun explained that in the past, the whole family shared clothes, but now the children no longer have to bare their buttocks, which already explains a lot.

"You are observing very carefully. I didn't think much about this, so I didn't tell them. Is it because of them that you decided to unify the world and give the people a good life?"

Zhuang Xun refused this way of being dignified in front of others. Xuannv was surprised and a little confused, but it was understandable because Zhuang Xun himself was not very pushy.

"I'm afraid that the aristocratic family will retaliate against them. Now we have almost killed the aristocratic family and suppressed them. There are many remnants. If you know that it is because of these people that I don't feel at ease as Prince Anle. They have bad intentions. I am not harming these poor people. If you send people to protect you, wouldn’t it be a waste of troops just to show your dignity in front of others?”

Zhuang Xun thought about it and said that he didn't plan to talk about anything originally, he just thought he was going for a stroll, let alone talking now, since he already knew it, he shouldn't look for anything to do.

"Okay, you are right. Are you going back to the palace?"

Xuannv understood Zhuang Xun's mentality and smiled. Now that her goal was achieved, it was almost time to go back.

"Let's go shopping some more. Let's look at the stars with you tonight. Qintianjian is perfect for stargazing. I'll learn some astrological knowledge from you today."

Zhuang Xun evaded and said that he didn't really want to go back to the palace. It was Xuannv's turn today and he didn't worry about taking up other concubines' time.

"Is there a problem with establishing a heir apparent?" Xuannv understood the essence of it all at once. After Zhuang Xun's years of hard work, there were quite a few heirs, even if they were few and far between. Li Shaoyun, who got her wish, and He Tan, who almost had a dystocia, these children are all powerful candidates for the throne. Competitors include Xuan Nu's and Empress Dowager Jiang's.

"You have guessed it. How should I put it? It is quite difficult to make a choice. The best position for the prince is naturally given to the queen. The problem is that the queen has no children. I asked you last time and there was nothing you could do about it."

It was already difficult to inquire about the village last time. Both the emperor and the empress were protected by invulnerability. In addition, Siqin Mi's ability to resurrect from the dead and cut off the vitality of life was not something that Houtu could change. He couldn't get pregnant. He really couldn't get pregnant. .

But Si Qinmi had already looked away. She loved Zhuang Xun, not the so-called child. It would be nice if she could always stay with Zhuang Xun. It was she who recently asked Zhuang Xun to try to see which child he liked best, and she also Just choose a prince.

Zhuang Xun wanted to say something about the virtuous man, but he also thought of the various battles in history to win over the heir, and he also understood the importance of choosing the heir apparent, so he felt very embarrassed.

"My concubine is also in the game, so I won't propose it." Xuannv smiled, but she didn't expect her child to be the emperor. She didn't make any achievements, so she was lucky to survive.

"We are all in the game, and each of them is silent. Now that I am confused, I don't know who to choose." Zhuang Xun's face fell. He didn't fight for the sake of fighting. Now everyone says that my child is not good. He is confused. It's time. Who to choose?

There are three main ones: He Tan's children, Li Shaoyun's children, and Queen Mother Jiang's children all have certain military and political support.

"According to the Queen's words, which child makes you happy, who do you choose?" Xuannv couldn't bear to see his distressed look. She could always rely on her wife Zhuang Xun at home, but no one could rely on her in this matter. She had to Let him choose.

Zhuang Xun wanted to learn the system of secretly establishing a prince, but there was no such high concentration of imperial power in the Qing Dynasty, and the emperor in this world was different from the previous one. After selecting a successor, the national destiny would really be affected.

"Treat everyone equally, and so does the child's mother. Don't look at me, maybe I like so-and-so in particular, but that's just because of my lust." This was the source of his pain, because he couldn't be partial, and the one who could make him partial most was Si Qin Mi, and Li Rusi is not pregnant with either of them.

Li Rusi deliberately contracepted her, seemingly in order not to affect her ability to fight. The rest of the harems were discussed separately in her mind. Empress Dowager Jiang was taller than Li Rusi. Not only did Zhuang Xun like to climb into her bed, but she also liked to sleep on her. This beautiful woman is also using her actions to slowly pick up the identity of her original partner.

"Then there is nothing we can do. Your Majesty should look at the stars with my concubine first. The starry sky is balanced and the astrolabe rotates on its own." Xuannv took Zhuang Xun's hand and told him not to worry.

"The successor of the Emperor of Heaven may not be the legendary Ziweixing, so why do you have to worry so much? There must be a way to the mountain."

(End of this chapter)