"In the future, you should not mention the matter of building the Great Wall again. I would like to say the last thing, please don't mention it to me again."
Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers and said seriously, "The country has millions of troops, why does it need the Great Wall?"
Seeing his harsh tone, the officials did not dare to speak.
Zhu Yunxi had already vetoed the construction of the Great Wall. But I don’t know what was wrong with these civil servants. They brought it up as soon as the New Year was approaching. Moreover, they had made various budgets in advance, and they were so conclusive that it seemed that they were not allowed to build the Great Wall.
Building the Great Wall will make the border uneasy next year.
In fact, Zhu Yunxi knew what they were thinking.
It's getting old, shouldn't money from the treasury be spent? They don't want to ask for war expenses, but they should be able to squeeze out money for such lucrative jobs as building the Great Wall.
Everyone from the center to the local area is staring at this fat piece of meat. You say that when there is a digging sound, there are tens of thousands of gold.
"How much budget has the Ministry of Household Affairs made?" Zhu Yunxi said angrily, "Yunnan you said you had no money a few days ago, but now you have money?"
"I didn't make a budget!" Zhang Yan said, "I am also opposed to the construction of the Great Wall."
Zhu Yunxi understood this. He didn't want to practice cultivation, but someone dragged him to the imperial court to talk about it.
"From now on, the budget for building the Great Wall every year will be used to build bridges, pave roads and control the Yellow River water!" Zhu Yunxi's voice was softer, "These things are needed by the common people. This is what is taken from the people and used by the people."
"I obey the order!"
At this moment, noisy footsteps suddenly came from outside.
Zhu Yunxi looked out the window and saw Wei Guogong Xu Huizu, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying and others coming towards Qianqing Palace in a hurry.
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"Your Majesty!" Wuding Hou Guo Ying's face was filled with sadness.
"What happened?" Zhu Yunxi's heart skipped a beat, "But the war in Yunnan is not going well?"
"Great victory!" Guo Ying whispered, "The Duke of Guizhou won a great victory. He completely wiped out the chieftain rebels and killed more than 20,000 Burmese troops. The leader of the thieves was captured and prepared to be sent to the capital. I thought he was going to fight
The war that lasted for a year and a half has been settled like this!"
"Then..." Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi guessed it.
"Lanyu..." Guo Ying burst into tears, "Died in battle!"
Buzz! Zhu Yunxi’s head buzzed.
Zhu Gaochi, who was next to him, quickly supported him and said, "Your Majesty!"
"I'm fine!" Zhu Yunxi pushed the opponent away and slowly leaned against the throne, "Where is the military report? Let me take a look!"
The military report was written by Mu Chun. It listed the battle's history, the list of meritorious personnel, the number of prisoners and enemies killed, and the details of Lan Yu's death in battle.
Although he was mentally prepared, Zhu Yunxi was still so sad that he couldn't help himself.
When I read the military newspaper, all I could think of was how Sapphire looked in the past.
"Third Master, with people like us here, no one can bully you!"
"Third Master, even if Lan Yu loses his head, I will still protect you!"
In his memory, the first time he really met Lan Yu was on the day Zhu Biao passed away. He led a group of military ministers around Zhu Yunxi.
"I got up early today and saw a meteor falling from the sky. At first I thought it was just a natural celestial phenomenon, but now I understand that it turned out to be a blue jade!" Zhu Yunxi said in a low voice.
"The general died in a hundred battles, and Lan Yu died a worthy death. It is far better to die with the pride of a man than to live alone."
"According to my will, the blue jade has made great contributions to the country, and its shortcomings will not hide its merits. It will be granted the title of Bao Guogong, enter the meritorious ministers' temple and build a shrine for meritorious deeds, and it will be worthy of enjoying the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi wiped his red eyes and said, "Have someone send his body back! As for his posthumous name... Wuwei!"
"Let Lan Yu's son Lan Chun come to the palace to see me!"
"Lanyu died in the battle, where is my second son?"
Zhu Gaochi beside him thought to himself, his eyes tilted slightly and fell on the battle report on the table.
Suddenly, his whole body trembled.
The last line of the military newspaper clearly read, "The King of Gaoyang County contacted more than 5,000 people from Lan Yu's old army, and ignored orders to attack the Burmese city-state privately, burning three cities, and killing all the people captured..."
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In the open space next to the Imperial Garden, the old man ordered someone to pour an ice surface.
Liu Jin was wearing a thick leather robe and warm ears. He was happily playing a top with Xiao Fu'er and the old man's twenty-six sons.
The old man, on the other hand, was sitting in the warm pavilion next to him, squinting his eyes and taking a nap.
Zhu Yunxi walked over slowly and sat quietly next to the old man.
However, the old man still opened his eyes and glanced, "Something's wrong!" As he said that, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and sat up straight, "What? Did you piss off your horse? Who made you angry?" Then he sighed again, "
You are just too soft-hearted. Those officials are all taking our salary. If they offend you, just kill them. Why are you angry with them? Being sulky is not good for your health..."
"Grandpa Huang, Lan Yu died in the battle in Yunnan!" Zhu Yunxi whispered.
"Ah!" The old man was suddenly stunned and slowly lay down again, "Did you die in battle?"
After that, the two men were silent, and no one spoke.
"It doesn't matter if you die, people like Lan Xiaoer would rather commit suicide than die of illness!" The old man sighed, "In comparison, he looks more like a man than us!"
"He has told his grandson more than once that he does not want to die of illness. This time he goes to Yunnan to say goodbye forever!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Grandpa Huang, what happened in the past..."
"Write it off, you are the emperor, you don't have to ask him what gifts you want to give him!" The old man looked a little lonely, and then suddenly laughed, "Little Er Lan, you are also holding a breath of anger in your heart, and you are angry with us...
..."
"Grandpa Huang, Lan Yu has something to say... He said he never wanted to rebel against you!" Zhu Yunxi said.
The old man's face suddenly became more complicated, and he spoke again after a long time, "That's all, it's over. In this life, a man just needs to admit his mistakes." As he said, he sighed, "It's a good thing to say that a man dies wrapped in a wild horse's leather body on the border!"
"There was a flaw in the ointment, and he died at the hands of an unknown rat!" Zhu Yunxi sighed.
The old man smiled lightly and said, "What's the flaw in this? Isn't it better than dying of illness? We heard that when a lion gets old, it will inevitably die at the hands of wild dogs when it is no longer among the same kind. Although it may be cowardly, a lion is not a lion anymore.
?"
"If he kills, others will kill him. Death in battle without pain is the gift of a warrior. Nine times out of ten, life will be unsatisfactory. No one can decide what family he will be born into, nor what kind of family he will die in.
Sick."
"He sought death but died suddenly in battle. This person who died outside the law seems not heroic enough, but if Lan Yu finds out, he won't be able to fault him." After saying that, the old man smiled, "This is no better than letting us behead him.
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On the ice, the cheerful laughter of Liu Jin and several other children could be heard from time to time.
Zhu Yunxi had already stood up and walked away. The old man squinted his eyes again and closed his eyes to rest.
He had seen so much death that he could not lament it.
But there is still something strange in my heart, "Lan Xiaoer, you are so stupid and leave before you have done what you promised me? You are so light-hearted, ha!"
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Outside the palace gate, Lan Chun, Lan Yu's son, had just dismounted his horse. Before he could wipe away the tears on his face, he saw a man striding towards him.
"I've met Cao Hou!"
Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan, had a sullen face and looked Lan Chun up and down as if he wanted to take notice of him.
"Your father is gone, you can speak if anything happens in the future!" Cao Zhen said with a hoarse voice, "As long as I don't die, I will help you in whatever way you can!" He said, sighing, "There is no more blue boy in the world, and I am a useless coward and yet I am still alive!
"
"Father seeks benevolence and gets benevolence, Marquis Cao does not have to..."
"Your father is a good person. Don't let down his reputation in the future!" Cao Zhen interrupted, "Your father's funeral needs to be arranged in a grand manner. We old guys will go and give him his last blessings."