After a long time, Changsun Wuji said with a guilty look on his face: "I'm sorry for you, brother, I will always be sorry for you in this life. In the past, in order to survive, I hoped that you would marry Erlang. Now, I..."
"Stop talking." Changsun didn't want to recall the past and said, "Whether it's Erlang or Emperor, I have never blamed my brother."
The hardships the brother and sister endured as children are something they will never forget.
Changsun continued: "Brother, what are your plans next?"
"I don't know. When I return to Chang'an, things are different and people are different. I plan to take a look first."
"That's fine." Changsun said, "Look more and avoid taking the wrong path."
At this moment, the servant walked in.
"Princess, Your Majesty sent someone to deliver another reward."
Hearing this, the brother and sister looked at each other speechlessly.
Political Hall.
Recently, Li Zhiyun has not reduced his government affairs because of the demise of the Turks. On the contrary, because he killed the Turks, the surrounding small countries got the news and came to worship the dock one after another, which kept him busy for a while.
In his free time, he met with many ministers to discuss matters for next year. In addition, evaluations of officials from various places were also sent to Chang'an one after another.
Generally speaking, as an emperor, he actually doesn't have much personal space.
"It's been a while since I visited Guanyin Maid." He subconsciously opened the memorial with one hand and murmured.
Not far away, Fang Xuanling was handling government affairs seriously.
The emperor treated him very kindly, and gradually, he also helped the emperor seriously.
Gao Liangzhong walked in quietly, came to the emperor's side, and whispered: "Your Majesty, everything has been sent over."
"Oh." Li Zhiyun nodded, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of moisture on Gao Liangzhong's body.
"Is it raining?" he asked.
Gao Liangzhong said: "Falling snowflakes."
snowflake?
Li Zhiyun's face became unsightly. Next year, the year after, and the year after that will be difficult.
"Call the Minister of Civil Affairs to discuss matters."
"yes."
Although the war against the Turks almost emptied his warehouse, he had to be prepared for next year's disaster.
The days go by very quickly, and it’s December in the blink of an eye.
During this period, something happened. Duke Yan Guogong, the Minister of Rites, died of illness. Li Zhiyun thought twice and transferred Zhao Cijing to the position of Minister of Rites, and Li Jing took over as Minister of the Ministry of War.
At the same time, Yu Zhining was also recommended to the court by Yu Shiqian before his death. Li Zhiyun appointed him as the Minister of Zhongshu, which was a consolation to Yu.
Taiji Hall Great Dynasty, the last great dynasty in the ninth year of Wude.
First, the monarchs and ministers reviewed the gains and losses of the nine years of martial arts, secondly summed up experience, thirdly made remedial measures, and finally, looked forward to next year.
Zhao Cijing, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Rites, came out, holding a wat tablet in his hand, and reported: "Your Majesty, the defeat of the Turks is a major event. From now on, our dynasty will no longer rely on others. I ask your majesty to change the reign name to reflect the new dynasty.
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"I second the proposal." Wei Zheng said: "Wude is the title of the late emperor. The war has ended. Your Majesty, please move forward to the new year."
Subsequently, the ministers asked the emperor to change the reign name.
Li Zhiyun does not pay special attention to the era name. But as the ministers said, the Wude era name that represents the unification of the world belongs to the late emperor after all. Now that the Turks are gone, it is time to change the new era name and look to the future.
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"What do you think the reign name should be?"
Li Daoxuan said: "I think Zhaowu should be the reign name."
"Inappropriate." Wen Yanbo objected: "The war is over. We should rest with the people. How can we start another war?"
Then there was the quarrel.
The military generals felt that Zhaowu was the best, but the civil servants who did not like war strongly opposed it. Both sides insisted on their own opinions and quarreled endlessly.
In addition, some people think differently.
In short, Tai Chi Hall became lively again.
At this time, Li Zhiyun wanted to eat melon seeds while listening to their quarrel.
The quarrel continued until they were about to start a fight, before Li Zhiyun interrupted.
"Wei Zheng, you haven't said anything yet. Tell me your opinion."
"Yes." Wei Zheng said, "I think the reign name should be Zhenguan."
Zhenguan?
The ministers secretly speculated on the meaning of this reign name.
Li Zhiyun was also slightly startled. He thought that after he ascended the throne, the name Zhenguan would not appear again.
Li Zhiyun said: "Tell me what you think."
Wei Zheng leaned forward and replied: "The way of heaven and earth is the way of Zhenguan."
These two sentences come from the "Book of Changes", which means that these two characters represent the way of heaven and earth.
Hey young, not bad.
Li Zhiyun's eyes lit up. He really hadn't thought carefully about the meaning of the reign name "Zhenguan".
Now that I heard the explanation, I suddenly felt majestic.
Although Zhao Wu is very domineering, he is not tolerant enough.
Zhenguan is very good.
Those who follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty are the ways of heaven and earth. Those who do not follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty. As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I have the responsibility and obligation to correct mistakes.
What is the way of heaven and earth? I am the way of heaven and earth!
"Just for Zhenguan."
"yes."
In this way, the year name was decided, Zhenguan.
A few days later, a sugar shop suddenly appeared in Chang'an, and the people were surprised to find that this stuff was so sweet!
The kind that’s sweet to the core!
It seems that the ministers of the third rank and above were not surprised when they heard about this incident, because they had all been rewarded with sugar by the emperor.
But there is no doubt that sugar is selling like crazy!
There is no other reason than it is sweet. Everyone likes this rare pure sweetness.
In the past, ministers were reluctant to eat the sugar given by the emperor, but now that they know there is sugar for sale, they order their servants to buy it like crazy.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and sugar is a great tool for showing off.
Of course, a few people also knew that the emperor was actually behind this thing, but they didn't dare to talk too much.
Li Zhiyun is not looking for an endorsement company now, mainly to monopolize the dividends, make money to buy food, and cope with natural disasters next year.
This time, white sugar is divided into 'rock sugar' in the high-price area, 'white sugar' in the low-price area, and powdered sugar.
Although the people like it very much, due to lack of money, they can only buy some cheap powdered sugar and go home.
White sugar and rock sugar are mainly sold to dignitaries.
No other reason, because they have money.
If you don't make money from rich people, but make money from ordinary people, how much money can you make?
Of course, people's money is money, and mosquitoes, no matter how small they are, are still meat.
As for the cost of sugar?
Sorry, the cost is extremely low.
The main reason was that Feng Ang was very sensible and sent him sugar cane for free. The raw materials were free of charge, and Li Zhiyun only had to pay the workers' wages.
As a result, tens of thousands of dollars of sugar were made every day and sold out every day.
For example, Pei Ju and other old men from aristocratic families like soft and sweet food as they get older.
When taking medicine, you also like to add sugar.
When children cry, give them a piece of sugar and it will be over immediately.
Sugar’s audience spans all age groups.
It can be said that everyone wants to eat salt, and everyone also likes to eat sugar.
The former is a must, the latter is not a must, but it is a must for the taste buds. How can rich people wrong themselves?
In addition, there is also honeycomb briquette.
Because the number of mining slaves has increased, the supply of briquettes can also keep up, which is another business.
Now Li Zhiyun is making a lot of money with soap, sugar, and honeycomb briquettes in his hands.
Many close ministers, seeing the huge profits from sugar, wanted to get the goods label from the emperor, but Li Zhiyun didn't give any of them.
After all, sugar and soap are different. This kind of money-making thing must be firmly controlled by him.
After receiving the money, Li Zhiyun openly took money from private treasury to support the Ministry of Civil Affairs' grain harvesting. For a time, both the government and the public praised the emperor's selflessness.
Wen Yanbo, Minister of Civil Affairs, was even more moved. How could he not be moved by the emperor's support for his work?