The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 104 I can’t teach him
At night, the weather in the countryside gets colder, and light snow falls on the clothes.

In front of the dim rural road, a large number of imperial soldiers carried lanterns to illuminate the road ahead for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat on the horse, looked at Dong Zhongshu deeply, and asked: "What do you think of this boy?"

Dong Zhongshu thought for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, Chief Wei has great knowledge, talent and learning, and he will be a pillar of the country in the future."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty snorted and asked: "If he is allowed to rule the country, will the Han Dynasty be strong in the future?"

hiss!
Dong Zhongshu gasped subconsciously. Under the dim light, he looked sideways and saw the deep expression of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He couldn't figure out what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty meant by what he asked!
What does it mean to let him govern the country?

Either His Majesty intends to promote him to the rank of civil servant and eventually lead him to the position of prime minister.

But this is not logical.

It's too far away. At least according to Weining's current age, it is absolutely impossible to reach this point in a short time. Even if the emperor is thinking deeply, there is no need to plan for decades.

There is another explanation. Give the country to him and he can rule it!

But this...

Thinking of this, Dong Zhongshu shuddered and felt a chill running down his spine.

He did not answer Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's question. He really didn't dare and could only respond with silence.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty simply did not question him.

After another moment of silence, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "He is right, he is going to change the system."

"Respect red. Emperor Gaozu was sincere in his thoughts. In the future, the great Han people will respect red, abandon black, and change the colors of the royal family and army such as clothes and flags."

Dong Zhongshu clasped his fists: "Here."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty continued: "The inspection and promotion system must be standardized, and the recommended talents must go through layers of screening. You inform the prime minister to start building the school and give it the name Taixue."

Dong Zhongshu clasped his fists again: "Here!"

While talking, the two of them had arrived in front of the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dong Zhongshu: "What should you do with the other two most important suggestions given by Chief Wei?"

Dong Zhongshu thought for a moment and then said: "Depose all schools of thought! Respect only Confucianism!"

"The ministers will spread the idea of ​​the divine right of kings, agree on policies, and spread the news throughout the world."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very satisfied. Although Wei Ning proposed these things, they needed to be implemented in detail.

Otherwise, no matter how high-spirited the ideas are, without practice, everything will be just a castle in the air.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty handed over all these tasks to Dong Zhongshu, and Dong Zhongshu ordered them to be carried out by the people below.

He was tired and waved Dong Zhongshu away.

As soon as Dong Zhongshu left, he seemed to remember something. He clasped his fists and said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty... I have one more request, please grant your permission."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at him suspiciously and said, "Say."

Dong Zhongshu said awkwardly: "I... really am unable to coach the great concubine Wei, your majesty, please think again!"

This was the first time he felt pressure and the embarrassing situation of not being able to teach anyone with his knowledge.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hummed and said, "I understand."

He didn't plan to let Dong Zhongshu teach Weining anything anymore. If it was just pure knowledge, Dong Zhongshu could teach it.

But Weining obviously doesn't need this now.

Then I will personally teach him the royal way of governing the country!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to the Qilin Hall with his hands behind his back, called his eunuch Su Wen, and asked, "Has the construction of Chief Wei's residence in Chang'an been completed?"

Su Wen said hurriedly: "Return to Your Majesty, not yet."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty nodded and walked towards the harem.

Pepper House.

Wei Zifu saw that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked tired and full of thoughts, so he thoughtfully gave him a bucket of hot water and soaked his feet.

She took the initiative to come behind Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and pinched his forehead to relieve his fatigue. "Your Majesty, are you too tired from running the country?" Wei Zifu asked softly.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty shook his head: "I just went to Lantian and came back."

Wei Zifu was a little surprised.

It's so late, and His Majesty has gone to Lantian again. The only person there who is worthy of the emperor's visit is Weining.

Wei Zifu could clearly feel that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty loved Wei Ning more and more deeply.

Maybe it was because Wei Ning saved him, Wei Zifu didn't think deeply about it.

……

Early the next morning.

Light snow is still falling in Lantian. The weather this year is extremely cold. The countryside is completely white. Every household is hiding indoors to keep warm. There are very few pedestrians on the road.

The wine shop in Qianshui Village has been set up. Although the snow disaster also had an impact on the people of Qianshui Village, they are lucky.

The villagers in Qianshui Village are now all employed in the workshop to make wine, and Weining will pay them money for their work.

The sales volume of spirits is very good in Lantian, a shop has been opened in Chang'an, and the Shao Knife market has also hit the market in Chang'an, with a lot of revenue coming in every day.

Weining got up early today and asked about Zhao Ce's income. In the past two months, the net profit has reached [-] gold. This is definitely not a small sum, but when it comes to comparisons with top dignitaries, this small amount of money does not count. What.

Wei Ning had borrowed five thousand gold from Wei Qing before, and planned to take Zhao Ce to Chang'an early this morning to pay back the money to Wei Qing and take a look at the wine shops in Chang'an.

As soon as he was about to take Zhao Ce out, he saw a man walking through the wind and snow, his face full of sadness.

"Uncle Li?"

After not seeing each other for a few days, Uncle Li looked more vicissitudes of life and his hair was much grayer.

"This is you?"

Wei Ning looked at Lao Li and asked hurriedly.

Lao Li tried to kneel down in front of Wei Ning, but Zhao Ce quickly stopped him.

If the perseverant veterans of the battlefield hadn't encountered something terrible, why would they be like this?

They are both soldiers, and Zhao Ce cherishes each other.

Lao Li burst into tears and humiliated himself and told Weining everything he had experienced.

I borrowed a stone of grain from Weining that day and went back. I thought I could survive the winter, but natural disasters are not terrible, man-made disasters are the most terrible.

The Yingyin Marquis of Lantian fell in love with the large fertile land in Lijiawei. Due to natural disasters, most families in Lijiawei sold their fields to the Yingyin Marquis at a low price and became their tenant farmers.

The steward of the Yingyin Marquis Mansion found Lao Li, lost three pieces of money, and forcefully wanted to buy ten acres of fertile land from the Li family at a low price.

Lao Li didn't want to. Unlike other people, he already had food to survive the cold winter, so he didn't even sell it.

The next day, the steward of the Yingyin Hou family had a fight with a local gangster and the eldest son of the old Li family. The government ordered the Li family to compensate the other party for one stone of grain.

The grain that Lao Li borrowed was just gone.

The other party clearly told Lao Li that he would lose as much grain as he could borrow, in order to force the other party to sell the fertile land at a low price.

In this society, the rich and powerful annex land in various ways. The powerless people will eventually accept their fate, sell their land at a low price, become tenant farmers of the other party, help the other party plant good land, and finally get a meager share of food.

This happens all the time.

How can the people at the bottom fight with the powerful?

In the army, he was the captain of the crossbow camp. After leaving the military camp, he was nothing. He was bullied but could not resist.

When Lao Li finished speaking, he said to Weining sincerely: "Master, I don't know any powerful people. Can you help me go and talk to the Marquis of Yingyin? Don't embarrass me, a commoner. If we can grow food next year, we will give him half of the compensation..."

Zhao Ce yelled loudly while listening: "Beast! You don't bully people like this!"

(End of this chapter)