Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 56

"Are you running away again? Are all the officials of the fourth and fifth ranks of the court going to run away?" King Yu's aging face was wrinkled together.

"It's really hateful, please let the humble officials deal with them." Shen Lianzhen knelt on the ground and said with righteous indignation.

"No need, they don't want officials and titles anymore, they don't want them in this life, and they sell houses and properties, all of which are taken." King Yu sneered, and he could already imagine the regrets of this group of people.

"Yes, I understand." Shen Lian really became emotionless, faithful like a tool man, if he should be angry, he would be angry with King Yu, and if he shouldn't be angry, he would be like a cold wooden man.

"I heard that bandits robbed the inn in broad daylight?" King Yu asked.

"It's true. Most of the officials in the Yindu Mansion have gone home on leave, as have the soldiers and officials under them, so the guards are empty, and the imperial army only manages the curfew at night." Shen Lian felt a little bit of a bad feeling in his heart. .

"Zhuang Xiaolian didn't run away? I heard from the national teacher that he lived in this inn. Later, when he returned home, he was robbed and killed. Fortunately, Cheng Guoren took action, otherwise the national teacher would personally take action to teach these thieves a lesson." King Yu said lightly. .

"Damn me, I have transferred the manpower to protect Zhuang Xiaolian, please the emperor punish me." Shen Lianzhen reacted immediately, and hurriedly kowtowed to ask for forgiveness.

"It was I who asked you to send more people to investigate Yang Xiang. I don't blame you for this matter. It's just that I was admonished by the national teacher a few words. I feel unhappy." King Yu said with a smile, and let it go lightly. Shen Lianzhen.

"By the way, did the investigation of Prime Minister Yang find anything?" King Yu asked softly.

Shen Lianzhen was not careless, he knew that the king of Yu let Zhuang Xun go, and that was to get an answer from Yang Xiang.

"The people on these lists have already been recruited. After talking about Yang Xiang, tell them to stay close to him, and you can keep the glory and wealth when Youguo comes." Shen Lianzhen took out a list and held it up high.

King Yu took it and glanced at it.

"Not enough, too little, too little!"

These people are not enough to kill.

"The rest of the people are still investigating. This is only the first batch of lists. Those with high ranks are also deeply hidden. It's hard to catch them." Shen Lianzhen said in a sweat.

"I don't blame you. If these people were easy to catch, I would have defeated them a long time ago. I'm just a little impatient." I wanted to find some enemies to be buried with me.

"The humble minister is incompetent and cannot share the emperor's worries." Shen Lian was really relieved. The last time the longevity banquet destroyed part of the dens in You Country, King Yu's goodwill towards him has not yet faded away.

"If the national teacher hadn't told me, I would have thought that Zhuang Xiaolian had taken refuge, but I didn't expect him to be still in Yindu." The emperor changed the subject.

Yesterday the national teacher came to file a complaint, saying that for how many days, Zhuang Xun had not been conscripted, and he was kept in the dangerous Yindu.

The emperor inquired about the danger, and got the news that the bandits dared to plunder during the day, and Zhuang Xun was attacked and killed by killers.

Firstly, he felt astonished that Zhuang Xun was still in Yindu, and secondly, he was a little angry. He told Shen Lianzhen to pay attention to Zhuangxun. As for Yindu’s law and order, he had already heard about it, so he was not very surprised. .

However, his lack of ability is a little lacking. One advantage is that he discusses the matter as it is and does not vent his anger. Thinking of Shen Lianzhen a few days ago, he assigned all the people to investigate Yang Xiang, and sent Yang Xiang to the underworld before he completely transformed into a demon.

It can be regarded as the pot caused by my own new requirements.

Zhuang Xun didn't suffer any harm, so he took this matter lightly, provided that Shen Lian really found out something about Yang Xiang.

"Zhuang Xiaolian asked Mrs. Jiang to take away his wife and stay in Yindu by himself." Shen Lianzhen revealed what he knew.

"He also knows the danger, why didn't he leave? The national teacher asked him to stay?" King Yu thought for a while and said.

He didn't care about Zhuang Xun's move to send his wife away. The officials who are still sticking to the court, whose wives and daughters have already been sent back to their hometowns, and they stayed here either because they are seeking refuge in Youguo, or because they are still waiting for the opportunity to escape.

It's too early to escape now, they all have guards, it doesn't matter if they run later, it's okay to surrender when the Youjun comes, these high-ranking officials are not human beings, they seem too impatient to run now , Only those who are low in rank, have no power, and fear the name of killing by the Youjun, the talented officials should not run away.

"Maybe, but Zhuang Xiaolian is not easy to stay even if he is persuaded by the national teacher. He is not one of these aristocratic families. He has a large number of guards to protect him. There is only one person who has helped him with him. Whether he believes that the country can survive, Whether the decision and the survival of the country can be seen to show its loyalty."

In fact, Shen Lianzhen did not completely give up looking after Zhuang Xun, but reduced the manpower, and one or two people watched from a distance. Naturally, when such an emergency happened, it was too late to respond or help.

Speaking of Zhuang Xun's good words, the national teacher gained the trust of King Yu, and Zhuang Xun was the person that the national teacher liked, so he naturally wouldn't say that the emperor didn't like to hear it.

"It's really loyal. Let the officials collect documents to see if there are any officials with better positions above the third rank who can't bear the pressure and run away." King Yu still has a feeling of cherishing talents for Zhuang Xun, especially after his The trusted national teacher appraised and confirmed that Zhuang Xun is a good person.

"Not for the time being. Everyone knows that the Chengyu coalition forces have not suffered any losses. They are just fighting on the plains. Youguo is stronger than Chengyu, so the odds of winning are slim." Send it away, and stay by yourself to continue to be a loyal minister.

"Small cleverness!" King Yu said disdainfully, these officials are also the characters who don't see the rabbit and don't scatter the eagle.

"Let's enlist him to be the right envoy of Hebei Road Jiedu first, and announce him to the palace." King Yu made a decision.

This matter has indeed been delayed for a long time. The king of Xihe rebelled and Chengdie Pass was breached. He was busy with these matters and never had a chance to enlist Zhuang Xun.

Zhuang Xun didn't expect it to be so sudden, the emperor who put himself aside would suddenly carry out conquests, he thought at least wait until the dust of the war with You country settled.

Her thighs were still limping, and she couldn't get out of bed. After squatting for a day, everyone else was numb.

After receiving this news, he had no choice but to thank Long En, regretting that he practiced hammer martial arts even more.

Enduring the pain, forcibly controlling his expression, he came before the emperor.

He was awarded official uniforms, seals and ribbons, and talismans representing the emperor's inspection of places.

Because it was too sore, his expression twitched, and the emperor also saw that something was wrong, so he stopped the complicated conquest ceremony and asked Zhuang Xun to come to the study to talk to him.

Zhuang Xun sat on the chair, feeling like he was sitting on a steel needle, but the emperor was opposite him, so he didn't dare to show it.

"Aiqing, what's wrong with you." The emperor saw Zhuang Xun's twitching expression from time to time, and he wanted to laugh.

"I feel weak, I exercised hard yesterday, and now my whole body is sore." Zhuang Xun's face was a little hot when he said it, laughing to death, his physical fitness is so poor.

Sure enough, the emperor smiled, feeling that Zhuang Xun in front of him was honest and honest.

"I heard that Aiqing was robbed by thieves the day before yesterday. It's not surprising that I came up with this kind of thought. When I was young, I wanted to be perfect, and I was tortured. It's not much better than Aiqing is now." The emperor recalled, as if in front of him. The old Zhuang Xun overlapped with his previous self.

"My minister is terrified." Zhuang Xun didn't know how to answer, the emperor, did you speak too intimately?

"Don't be cautious, just talk about family affairs, just treat yourself as my junior." The emperor has a kind attitude, and if he can be recognized by Ge Tan, he can also recognize it.

"I don't dare." Zhuang Xun blushed, why did the emperor feel as friendly as the uncle next door.

"Why don't you dare, I am the patriarch of the entire Yu Kingdom, and you are also my junior. Alright, let's change the question, why didn't Aiqing leave? Hearing that Chengdieguan was breached, most people have already fled."

The emperor found a topic, so he simply talked to Zhuang Xun.

Before, he desperately wanted to transform into a demon, but after he succeeded, he had a guarantee. Now his mentality is to drag those old ghosts who have been fighting with him for decades to the underworld.

"If the minister leaves, what should the minister do if he encounters a situation like expropriation? The minister has already thanked the emperor for his promotion at the banquet, and he is already a subject of Yu State. Naturally, he will coexist with Yu State until the last moment." Zhuang Xun had rehearsed these words countless times, and he said them quite naturally.

This is the benefit of a good reputation, and the emperor immediately believed it. Instead, he advised Zhuang Xun: "This rotten ship of Yu State can be used as a springboard. Don't be too serious. You don't have to be stubborn when Cheng State or other countries recruit you. All the ministers in the court have a way out, and you should remember to prepare one."

Zhuang Xun's eyes widened. Is this something the Emperor Yu could say?
"Don't worry, I'm not so boring to test you. Everyone can see that the Yu Kingdom will not last long. There is nothing to avoid. I heard from the national teacher that your ideal is to feed the people under your rule. There are four seasons." Clothes?" The emperor sees it more thoroughly than anyone else, the current state of Yu, the sky is about to fall, and there is no one who can hold it back.

Seeing the simple and honest Zhuang Xun, his affection for Zhuang Xun increased, as if he saw himself who was full of ambition when he was young, and had the same ambition to feed the people under his rule.

"Well, I have seen the poverty in the world, maybe I can't let them have a meal, but I want them to have enough food." Zhuang Xun replied affirmatively, saying that he is no longer afraid of being laughed at for this ambition.

Even if there is only one generation, it is fine if we cannot achieve industrialization, but we can reach the pinnacle of Wang Zhi, every family has food reserves, and every household has new clothes.

"It's such a good ambition. I also had it when I was young. At that time, I really wanted Yu Guo to prosper in my hands. I didn't expect that in just 30 years, my country would be destroyed." The emperor said these words , with a relaxed tone, already let go, even a little self-deprecating.

"It's not too late now. With the help of good ministers, the country will definitely be restored." Zhuang Xun comforted, he didn't expect the emperor to see it so clearly, and he didn't expect the emperor to be so different from the rumored moody look.

"A group of insects, return a good minister! Aiqing, you are still young, and you can't understand these sly dogs. It's very uncomfortable to be targeted by Qingliu, right?" The emperor said with a smile.

"I don't quite understand, obviously there is no conflict with them." Zhuang Xun understood Si Qinmi's analysis, but he could only pretend not to understand in front of the emperor.

"Official positions are conflicts, and each official position carries a kind of power, and people have racked their brains to compete for this power." The emperor said that he was a good teacher, and Zhuang Xun, who was confused, seemed to see a piece of uncarved jade.

"It would be great if this kind of thinking was spent on people's livelihood." Zhuang Xun said with a sigh, but he himself knew that it was impossible. If all the officials were like this, it would not be Yu country that was attacking Yu country, but Yu country beating You country.

"Don't think about it, you are already a very upright official if you don't greed or take things from the people. You still expect them to treat the people better. These aristocratic families can't control what the people eat as long as their families are full. That's why you are so valuable. .” The emperor said resentfully, and then praised Zhuang Xun.

"It's just a bit of conscience, the emperor's praise is too high." Zhuang Xun said humbly in the face of this kind of praise.

"Persevere, Aiqing, persevere with your ambition, this is the correct path." It is the road to becoming a fairy, but unfortunately I can't go on, I can only watch you go on.

"It's natural, I will always move closer to this goal." Zhuang Xun responded that he didn't think about Xianyuan, but felt that it was his responsibility and obligation to govern the party well after becoming an official, and it was established in his hometown. principles and beliefs.

"My time is running out, what do you think you lack to achieve this goal?" The emperor said with a smile when he saw Zhuang Xun's reserved look, as if he was looking at a junior.

"?" Zhuang Xun became a little numb. Does the emperor not shy away from speaking? Are we familiar with each other?
I said you will give me what I lack?

"Lack of money, lack of soldiers and horses, or lack of power." The emperor said with a smile, like a kind old man, his son might drop his jaw when he saw it.

The person is about to die, and many things are not so important. Seeing that Zhuang Xun has such a goal of helping the world, he wants to help as much as possible.

Zhuang Xun thought for a while, looked at the emperor's benevolent expression, let go of his vigilance, and showed an embarrassed expression: "It seems that they are all missing!"

"Hahaha, they are all missing! They are all missing! You are also honest!" The emperor laughed loudly, and finally got Zhuang Xun to say a bold sentence.

Zhuang Xun thought he was wrong, so he got up and apologized, but he couldn't get up, and the emperor stepped forward and held his shoulders.

"Wait for me to see, you are going to govern one side. If there are still good officials in the place, I will promote you again. If you have no soldiers, I will deploy some forbidden troops for you. Three thousand armored soldiers are enough for you to suppress opposition. You are a big family, and if you have money, you still have a lot of money in your internal funds. Unfortunately, you are already married, and you should be the kind of person who is unwilling to divorce your wife. Otherwise, if you marry a princess from the palace, you will be able to justify the money. you."

The emperor planned and said, he was counting, Zhuang Xun was sweating, this was not a joke, he didn't know whether he was in a dream now, why the emperor gave money and equipment all of a sudden like a system failure.

"My minister is panicked, the emperor should not joke, and Xun can't afford the emperor's high expectations." Zhuang Xun took the initiative to tell the excited emperor that he was just talking too fast.

"That's right, I lost my temper. Aiqing loves getting wives so much that she even rejected the beautiful Mrs. Jiang's offer of a son-in-law. I made Aiqing unhappy by saying such things." On Zhuang Xun's theory of the four virtues, Zhuang Xun obviously loves his wife very much.

"..." Emperor, is your temper a bit wrong? You are the emperor, what are you criticizing?

"Fortunately, I don't have a princess, otherwise I couldn't betrothed to Aiqing, otherwise it would be too regrettable." The emperor looked at Zhuang Xun with satisfaction and said.

"A humble minister can't be worthy of His Majesty's love." The emperor's words were too gracious.

"Affordable, worthy of this ambition, worthy of this great love, it can be regarded as my compensation for sending people to protect you, but they failed to protect you." The emperor looked at Zhuang Xun's gritted teeth and endured the pain, and couldn't help laughing.

"If the protection is in place, Aiqing won't be hurt like this."

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(End of this chapter)