"It is benevolence to repay kindness without forgetting it; it is righteousness to repay one's merits."
The emperor faced the vast expanse of fertile fields down the slope. The warm sunshine shone on his clean face, and no flaws could be seen.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised into a warm smile, as if enjoying the sunshine. This was also the emperor's favorite gesture. It was impossible to tell whether the emperor's mood was good or bad. Underneath that seemingly gentle smile
, no one knows what kind of coldness is hidden at this time.
This depressing and nervous feeling made Wang Ling seem to have returned to that day in Shiqu Pavilion when he was still Secretary Cheng. The then former general Zhao Qian and the then Taiwei Ma Rixi jointly impeached his uncle, former Situ Wang Yun, Zhang
According to Shangda, when the emperor asked him what to do with Wang Yun, he also called Wang Ling's name in the same tone, casually, as if he was casually asking him about the current weather.
The emperor was always so confident and calm, with the appearance of having all his plans at his fingertips. This time's question seemed ordinary, but in fact, the weight of his words was overwhelming, and Wang Ling was once again overwhelmed and breathless.
He vaguely understood why the emperor made Hu Miao, who would obviously bring him constraints, be his immediate boss.
Wang Ling spent nearly half a year working hard to create an image of a capable minister and official in front of the emperor, and had his own place in the court. He thought that he had gradually obscured Wang Yuncongzi
With his identity, he never expected that in the eyes of everyone, he could not escape the title of 'little prince'. Every move made people think of him.
It was Wang Yun who had pinned his hopes on him in the beginning, but now it was probably his stubborn uncle who made the emperor change his attitude towards him.
Is he planning something that he cannot tell him? Or is this kind of thing too important that even his nephew cannot believe it?
Wang Ling swallowed secretly and felt his throat was a little dry. He recalled it carefully and replied calmly: "I have written letters, all of them talking about trivial matters at home. I told my ministers that the early spring is still cold and there is still some time before the weather gets hot.
You should add clothes on time."
The emperor was squinting his eyes and enjoying the early spring sunshine. When he heard these words, he turned away and glanced at Wang Ling, half appraising and half amused: "The prince is far away in Taiyuan, but he is still thinking about you, a junior in his heart.
.I don’t know how his health is. It’s very cold in spring, so don’t get cold.”
Wang Ling forced a smile and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my uncle."
The emperor smiled and said: "In the past six months, you have been cleaning up the long-standing abuses in Chang'an. You have been practicing good governance. You have lived up to the high expectations I had for you. This is good. I have seen the prince's sons, both in terms of talent and knowledge.
, are not as outstanding as you. Whether the Taiyuan Wang family will prosper or not in the future depends entirely on you, so you have to encourage them."
"Your Majesty..." Wang Ling's eyes jumped, and an unclear look flashed in his eyes.
Before he could speak, the emperor waved his hand and signaled Wang Ling to retreat.
After Wang Ling retreated, only the emperor, Xun You and Jia Xu were left on the hill.
"Thanks to the renovation of some ditches last year, there will be no spring drought this year." The emperor seemed to be chewing the words in his mouth, swallowed some words, and said to himself: "Right now, spring plowing and farming are busy, so it is not suitable to do corvee work. Wait until the autumn slack.
At that time, remember to order all counties to organize the digging of ditches and the construction of dams in Guizhou to avoid drought in the coming spring."
Naturally, these words were spoken to Xun You, who was in charge of the secretarial work, and Xun You responded calmly: "I promise, I will inform the central government when I get back, and let various places inspect the river works first, in case of emergencies."
The emperor's expression did not change. The slowly flowing river in the field was filled with golden waves, and the layers of golden scales attracted the emperor's attention for a moment: "Also, the students of the Taixue Business Department have been studying for half a year, so they should also learn
So that it comes into use.”
This was an extremely plain sentence, but the words "Putting what you have learned into practice" still caught Xun You's attention. He couldn't help but look at the emperor, and many thoughts went through his mind.
The emperor smiled and said: "When it comes to order, knowledge comes first; when it comes to importance, conduct is the most important. Uniting knowledge and action and applying what you have learned is the way of a sage."
The emperor turned to Xun You and said: "The science and education in Taixue are all about building ditches, and the farming season and monthly orders are the most pro-agricultural subjects. When we are building ditches this year, we also asked them to visit the place in person to inspect them.
Are they successful in their studies? Secondly, let them help the local area. What do you think, Mr. Xun?"
Xun You replied: "What your Majesty has learned is applied, and it is very reasonable. I think it is right."
The emperor nodded and opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly choked and had nothing to say.
Jia Xu is a person who can hide his thoughts, and Xun You is a boring person who won't tell me unless he asks me. The originally cheerful emperor is by their side, but he has thousands of words in his heart, but he can't speak them at the moment.
The emperor simply looked around. Under the pale yellow sunshine, the boundless wilderness stretched straight to the junction of heaven and earth. There were pipe grass and reeds everywhere near the broken loess road, rustling in the wind and complementing the sound of the gurgling river.
It gives people a feeling of confusion and loneliness.
Xun You couldn't help but look at each other with Jia Xu, wondering why the emperor suddenly behaved like this.
"How is the situation in Hedong?" the emperor suddenly asked.
Jia Xu hurriedly leaned over and replied: "It's very quiet. Wang Wendu has been doing everything smoothly in Hedong, whether he is promoting farming or starting a salt administration."
"It's not a good thing to be too honest." The emperor shook his head as he listened and said: "It is clear that a group of people have evil intentions. Last year they dared to obstruct Wang Yi's governance overtly and covertly, but now they are doing their duty honestly. It is really suspicious."
"Wei." Jia Xu said: "I thought so too. I had sent my men to Hedong a few days ago to investigate the details."
"It would be best not to fight this battle, but if it is fought, it must be fought thoroughly. All the filth and filth must be cleared away." The emperor said slowly, and suddenly looked at Xun You: "Mr. Xun
,What do you think?"
Xun You was riding on a horse, right next to the emperor, half a horse away from the emperor. He originally did not agree with the emperor's approach of removing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and eradicating the roots, but who allowed those Hedong powerful men to act recklessly and intend to rebel? Seeing that the emperor was determined, Xun You decided to
I have nothing to say, I am just worried that once the war expands, it will cause many unexpected changes.
"Don't I hear the principle that 'it's easy to prevent trouble before it happens, but it's hard to get rid of trouble before it happens'?" The emperor smiled, but his face suddenly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "But they themselves are seeking death and colluding with others.
Town, no wonder I killed them as a warning to others to establish my authority."
This was the first time that the emperor expressed his attitude, and the murderous intent revealed in his words made Xun You and others tremble.
The emperor turned his horse around and faced Xun You and the two men and said: "Now Zhang Wenyuan is here in Shangdang. I have sent more than a thousand people from the Northern Army to him earlier. After a month or two, I will send another thousand people over to include him.
The troops recruited locally have enough troops to garrison Huguan, which can protect Taihang from danger. And Bingzhou has more elite troops to intimidate, so those rats in the east of the river will not be able to cause any trouble."
"Now we just have to wait for Ping Zhenjian to investigate the details in Hedong and find out who are the participants and what they want to do. If the disaster can be nipped in the bud, then of course there is no need to use troops. If things cannot be done and war begins,