Chapter 195: The Way of Being a King
Royal Palace.
Within the palace walls.
By a lake covered with thin ice, Hu Fei and Princess Anqing sat side by side on the grass, looking at the crystal clear lake, each thinking about their own thoughts.
Although they only exchanged a word or two occasionally, the two of them did not feel embarrassed and enjoyed this hard-won tranquility.
Not far away, several palace ladies were playing with Zhu Yunwen, and more than a dozen guards were standing guard everywhere.
"What happened to you?"
After a long time, Princess Anqing finally couldn't help but turned to look at Hu Fei and asked hesitantly.
From the first moment she met Hu Fei, she felt that Hu Fei was hiding something in his heart, but since Hu Fei didn't say anything, she didn't ask.
But looking at the worried Hu Fei at this moment, she felt distressed and finally asked.
She had never seen Hu Fei in such a low mood, as if he had suddenly changed into a different person.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a little tired and a little unsure whether my choice was right or wrong."
Hu Fei pursed his lips and forced out a smile, and said lightly.
"If you are really tired, then take a rest and don't care about anything or think about anything."
Princess Anqing looked at Hu Fei, hesitated, and said seriously.
But after listening to Princess Anqing's words, Hu Fei could only shake his head and smile bitterly. How could he not care about anything? If that was really the case, he would not force himself, the most handsome man in the capital, into the imperial palace in such a short period of time.
He took off his title and became the God of Poetry of the Ming Dynasty, and became the target of King Yan and the prince's vying to win over him.
This is simply to prevent the Hu Weiyong case from happening and to allow myself to live longer.
"If I really don't care about anything, I might just be a dude for the rest of my life. Will you still follow me?"
While Hu Fei was deep in thought, he turned to look at Princess Anqing and asked helplessly.
"meeting."
But as soon as he finished speaking, Princess Anqing nodded directly and answered in the affirmative.
After hearing what Princess Anqing said, Hu Fei was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Really! No matter what your status is in the future, whether you are an important minister who has made great achievements or a commoner, I am willing to follow you and never leave you!"
Princess Anqing looked at Hu Fei with a wry smile on his face and said firmly again, with an extremely serious mood on his face.
Seeing Princess Anqing's serious look, Hu Fei couldn't help but feel a little moved. He could see that Princess Anqing was telling the truth, but he understood even better that if he was not the son of the prime minister, if he did not do unexpected things again and again, he would
There is absolutely no chance of meeting Princess Anqing.
Li Shanchang and Li Qi would not try their best to push Princess Anqing into their arms. What is happening now is just because he refreshes people's understanding of him again and again. If he is still the idle dude, those superior people
No one will look at him seriously.
However, he was still very happy and even a little grateful to hear Princess Anqing say this with his own ears.
"You do not trust me?"
Princess Anqing looked at Hu Fei and asked hesitantly, with a hint of disappointment in her eyebrows.
"Believe it, why don't you believe it? If I don't even believe you, who can I believe?"
Hu Fei nodded, and while talking, he lay on Princess Anqing's lap and finally relaxed completely.
Hearing Hu Fei's answer, Princess Anqing breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head, stretched out two fingers, and slowly stroked Hu Fei's slightly wrinkled brow until the solemn look between Hu Fei's eyebrows was smoothed away.
"How wonderful it would be if time stood still at this moment. There would be no intrigues, intrigues, wars, and life and death."
"Or we can really be free, find a place where no one knows us, build a thatched house, plant two acres of land, raise a dog, grow vegetables, raise flowers, and watch the sunrise and sunset every day until you
I have become an old man and an old lady with gray hair."
"There are only winds, only clouds, only four seasons, only you and me..."
Hu Fei was lying on Princess Anqing's lap, looking at the clouds in the sky, feeling the slightly chilly breeze, and murmured to himself, showing a hint of intoxication.
He was deeply attracted by the picture he described.
Princess Anqing stroked Hu Fei's brow and listened to Hu Fei's thoughts, with a yearning smile unconsciously showing at the corner of her mouth.
"If it is really possible, I would like to accompany you to live that kind of life."
Princess Anqing nodded and said seriously again. The look in her eyes that looked at Hu Fei became even stronger.
Hearing Princess Anqing's words, Hu Fei pursed his lips and smiled, stretched out his hand and hugged Princess Anqing tightly from behind. A warm current rose from the bottom of his heart and swept through his body in an instant.
At this moment, he was relieved.
Since God allowed him to live again and come to this strange world and become this strange person, he could only accept his fate.
But he didn't believe in fate. Hu Weiyong couldn't die, and he couldn't die either.
No matter how many enemies there will be in the future, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, he will persevere, not only for himself, but also for the woman in front of him who is willing to follow him unconditionally.
After thinking about all this, Hu Fei's face finally showed the cynical smile that should belong to him, and he became relaxed.
Seeing the change in Hu Fei's expression, Princess Anqing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled knowingly.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen, who was tired from playing, also came to the two of them, obediently got into Princess Anqing's arms, and curiously looked at Hu Fei who was lying on the ground.
Hu Fei turned to look at the unlucky child who was about to inherit the throne in the future, and couldn't help but sympathize with him. At such a young age, he probably couldn't imagine what would happen in the future, let alone that his uncle would be the one who personally ousted him from the throne.
"Do you want to be emperor?"
Hu Fei looked at Zhu Yunwen and suddenly asked something that stunned Princess Anqing.
Hearing Hu Fei's words, the nearby palace maids and eunuchs trembled. They couldn't help but glance at Hu Fei and lowered their heads in fear.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Hu Fei curiously, with a puzzled look on his face. He couldn't understand what Hu Fei was talking about.
"Whether you want it or not, from the moment you were born, you have been destined to be tied to that dragon chair. Maybe you will actually have the opportunity to sit on that chair in the future, who knows."
Hu Fei smiled, and as he spoke, he sat up and turned to glance at the frightened palace maids and eunuchs behind him.
"Brother Fei..."
Princess Anqing whispered something, shook her head and winked.
Within this palace wall, not everything can be said freely.
"It doesn't matter. As a member of the royal family, whether you become an emperor or not in the future, you should understand what it means to be a king."
"Do you know what it means to be a king?"
Hu Fei smiled, gave Princess Anqing a reassuring look, then looked at Zhu Yunwen and asked with a smile.
The confused Zhu Yunwen looked at Hu Fei blankly and shook his head subconsciously.
"The key to government is to balance leniency with gentleness and force. What the court must do most is for those in office to cultivate morality as much as possible, and laws should be as concise as possible."
"If those in power can lead by example and influence the masses with morality, the effect will be better than punishment, and the impact will be more far-reaching. If subordinates or people make mistakes, if they can put themselves in the other person's shoes with a benevolent mind, the punishment will definitely be able to
To achieve the purpose of convincing people fairly and alerting people to change their ways.”
"If the law can be kept as simple as possible, it will be easier for the people to understand and abide by it. This will prevent the people from being easily blamed and at a loss what to do, and it will also establish the credibility and benevolence of the court. In this way, God will protect the Ming Dynasty's eternal life even more
Thousands of years."
"To put it simply, we must love the people more under the law, but it is much harder to love the people than to know how to love the people. The people here refer not only to the common people, but to everyone in the Ming Dynasty. Next
From the people to the soldiers, generals, merchants, aristocratic families, civil and military officials, princes and nobles, they are all part of the Ming Dynasty."
"When the people are at peace, their hearts are united, and when their hearts are united, the Ming Dynasty is at peace. When the Ming Dynasty is at peace, the world is at peace."
Hu Fei turned his head and looked at the calm and crystal clear lake, and spoke eloquently, as if he was telling Zhu Yunwen, but also as if he was telling himself.
This is the ideal that Liu Bowen has been pursuing all his life. He never had the chance to tell Zhu Yuanzhang until he died. Today, Hu Fei can only tell a yellow-mouthed kid who doesn't even know what the emperor is.
Seeing the serious expression on Hu Fei's face and feeling the sincere words spoken by Hu Fei, Princess Anqing was stunned and her eyes seemed to be crazy.
She didn't expect that besides writing a good poem, Hu Fei could also say such profound words, which even she found very reasonable.
"do you understand?"
After thinking for a moment, Hu Fei turned to look at Zhu Yunwen and asked with a smile.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Hu Fei blankly, but for some reason, he nodded seriously, with a hint of admiration and respect in his eyes.
What Hu Fei didn't know was that although Zhu Yunwen was still young, Zhu Biao had already found many teachers for him, but he had never listened to the lectures as seriously as he did today.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen nodding, Hu Fei nodded with satisfaction and looked at Princess Anqing.
When their eyes met, the two smiled knowingly, and the distance between their hearts became one step closer.
After a long time, Hu Fei, who visited most of the palace, said goodbye to Princess Anqing and left the palace.
But what Hu Fei said to Zhu Yunwen reached the ears of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao at the same time...
Chapter completed!