Feng Deyi walked briskly to Menxia Province, where he would stay tonight.
After drinking some wine, he was hit by the cold wind and could not help but shiver a few times. When the crowd saw him, they immediately surrounded him, and two officials from the lower provinces immediately stood by to greet him.
Feng Deyi waved his hand. He was in a good mood, but after drinking a few drinks, he felt a little dizzy. He couldn't help but sigh to himself. Time is not forgiving.
He actually said two things when he met the driver tonight, but he also said a lot of other things. He felt a little tired but also relatively excited. It felt like he had endless fun fighting with others.
When compared with Li Yuan, today's intentions are unpredictable, and their betrayal is more ruthless... Well, it's really hard to describe in words.
Generally speaking, the emperor is still very tolerant. He has firmly grasped this point. He is always kind to his ministers. Even if he irritates him, he rarely speaks harshly. Even if he is a little diligent in looking after the debts, it does not hurt him.
This aspect is very similar to Li Yuan's treatment of others, but there are differences. Li Yuan's kindness tends to be hypocritical, and in fact he is not broad-minded. This can be seen from his treatment of his sons, Liu Wenjing and others.
Today's people are really tolerant, and they always have a heart to protect their heroes, so the ministers are also very grateful to the emperor. So far, there has not been a word of private complaint from those people, which can be seen from this.
Of course, they are all emperors, and a minister should always be wary of being ruthless, especially a close minister like him. When he just admonished the emperor, the fierce look in the emperor's eyes made him a little frightened.
But in subtle ways, the difference between the emperor and Li Yuan was huge.
After spending some time with Li Yuan, he can guarantee that he will not offend the king for no reason. When Li Yuan frowns or laughs, he knows what Li Yuan is thinking and what he is going to do, and he will basically not guess wrong.
But today... Even now, he is still a little unsure of what he should do. For example, just now, the emperor suddenly mentioned the matter of being granted Zen status, leaving him unprepared.
But in the end, it seemed that the emperor just said whatever came to his mind, which made him worry in vain. Now that he thinks about it, maybe he brought it up deliberately to scare him because he was still angry?
Isn't this a little narrow-minded? It's like a child playing. You slap me and I have to kick you back. It really makes people laugh or cry, but when he is in the middle of it, it makes him break out in a cold sweat.
Feng Deyi thought carefully about such a cunning and eccentric temperament. He had never encountered such a cunning and eccentric character in his many years of ups and downs in officialdom.
Fortunately, he was generally correct about the emperor's temperament. Otherwise, he would have thought carefully about whether he should change his approach when dealing with the emperor.
Of course, some details need to be considered carefully. For example, Li Yuan likes to hear flattery and never tires of it. This is not the case with the current emperor. People also like to hear good words, but they seem to be a little impatient after listening to them.
I guess it’s because you don’t pay attention when you praise others?
Well, this person has gone so far in trying to figure out the Holy Will, and he looks a bit like a sycophant.
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But no matter what, Feng Deyi accomplished two major things. Xiao Shiwen and Wen Dalin both owed him a favor. Hum, he was able to persuade the emperor to hold a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven, which meant that he was granted the title of Lun. Others
Whatever he said had to be ignored by the emperor.
Thinking of this, Feng Deyi couldn't help but feel quite proud.
Then he thought about the rewards this year. Four people will be promoted to the position of Zhuguo. Li Jing, Yuchi Gong, Bu Qun, and Zhang Lun. Except for Li Jing, the other three are all generals with outstanding military exploits.
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When they returned to the court one after another... Feng Deyi imagined what would happen next, and couldn't help but sigh secretly. At that time, some courtiers had a headache.
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The coldness of winter could not extinguish the fiery hearts of the courtiers. Many of the imperial policies were ready to go, and some people were busy. Compared with the tumultuous three years of Yuanzhen, the fourth year of Yuanzhen in the Tang Dynasty will be a different story.
Some people took the opportunity to ask the emperor to change his reign name. As long as Li Po nodded, no one would object, and he would also offer some auspicious signs, such as roosters crowing at night, which Li Po had seen when he ascended the throne.
The historians in the court are revising the history. The most troublesome thing is that the emperor issued an edict to change the chronology to AD. According to this statement, the third year of Yuanzhen in the Tang Dynasty is AD 846, which is really refreshing.
Counting from the moment when the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor, the entire chronology was laid out, making the historical process much clearer, erasing some of the individual characteristics of previous dynasties, but making it simple and easy to remember.
Using this as a premise to record major events in the world can save a lot of trouble.
As the news spread slowly, the reaction of the literati was not big. After a long time, they were accustomed to using the AD calendar to record events, and they would realize the convenience.
Now the historians are stepping up their efforts to revise the chronology. From the first emperor to the present more than 800 years ago, it is no small task to sort out the chronology clearly.
Especially in times of war, the chronology and era names of various princes are in a mess, which is enough to give even those who are most familiar with history a headache.
Li Po's idea didn't stop there. He wanted to popularize this way of counting the Huns, Turks, Goguryeo, Tubo, Western Regions, etc., so that those later guys who were complacent and always liked to make rules had no way to go.
Of course, he is thinking a little too much now. A strong civilization is always worthy of imitation. When the time comes, you will be weak. People say that they created the calendar, so you have to listen, right?
It’s not just a matter of a day or two for those people in the west to worship Eastern civilization, but when their descendants start acting like shit, won’t they in turn export your culture to you?
In the end, it's just four words: the weak eat the strong, and nothing can be changed over time.
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Li Po now feels that Yuan Zhen is using it well, and there is no need to bother thinking about a new reign name. According to his wishes, what can he do if he just uses one reign title when he becomes emperor?
When he brings prosperity to the world, who can say that he is not a promising king just because of his reign name?
In addition to innovations in chronology, those numbers that were weird in the eyes of the people of the time are also being promoted. After being praised by He Chou and others, they will soon appear in arithmetic textbooks in Guozi, Chang'an Academy and other places.
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The eldest son of the emperor, Li Yuan, has struggled to memorize these strange things that are completely unreliable and seem to come from another world, and he can write from one to twenty. The progress is not bad?
Then comes addition and subtraction, and this has just begun. The bitter childhood of the eldest son of the emperor does not need much explanation.
This chapter has been completed!