I've been away for several months. After I've settled in, it's time to have a court meeting.
The summer in Beijing is very hot. If you leave the eggs on the stone slab to dry for a long time, they are probably a little bit ripe.
Although the venue for the court meeting is large, there are also many courtiers participating, and with the official uniforms, it is actually a kind of torture.
Fortunately, Xu Mochen, as a benevolent king, has always been considerate of his ministers, and he also spent time on arrangements this time.
There are basins of ice cubes placed around the court. This ice-making technology is very simple for Xu Mochen.
Then behind the ice cubes, the chamberlains waved their big fans, sending bursts of cool air in.
Therefore, when the ministers arrived, they all felt a sense of coolness.
In fact, this immortal cultivator doesn't care about severe cold or heat, but what he wants is this dignity.
Look, His Majesty still cares about us.
Of course, all the seats are replaced by bamboo and rattan chairs, which can relieve the heat to the touch.
As soon as the ministers were seated, a palace maid came over with ice-cold sour plum soup.
"I have to say that His Majesty's thoughts are quite right."
"So what if Ningzhou has done something wrong? You don't want to see our faces when you come back."
"Don't tell me, what happened in Ningzhou was beyond our expectations."
"The emperor, I just don't know how much national destiny has been used."
"Bringing someone's daughter into the palace and killing her father, hey! How do you say this?"
"The Prime Minister is still in bed, let's take a look first."
Everyone was whispering to each other and discussing military and national affairs.
Xu Mochen arrived, and he walked up to the throne with a cheerful face. Seeing that everyone was about to salute again, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to signal: "No, no, no, we are all important ministers of Daqian. We work together to share the worries of the country and the king. It has been a lot of hard work during this period."
I have become a minister. Look, I’m all thin.”
The ministers expressed that they should serve the country and the people as a matter of course.
Xu Mochen sat down: "Some things happened recently, which made me very sad.
In particular, General Shen Changfeng, Lord Shen, unfortunately died of a serious illness, which was a great loss to Daqian.
Besides, Mr. Shen is the father of Concubine Xian, so I should express my feelings and principles."
Silence.
Suffering from a serious illness? Didn’t you kill him?
Don't be ridiculous, Your Majesty, the heavy losses of Daqian. Everyone knows that Shen Changfeng has collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country. Not only the human race, but also the Daqian cultivator community wants to betray him.
This kind of thing should have been killed long ago.
Xu Mochen's face was filled with sadness, and he turned around and gestured to Tang Derun: "Declare the decree."
Tang Derun accepted the order and stepped forward to read out the imperial edict.
First of all, I affirmed Shen Changfeng’s efforts over the years and recognized him as an indispensable good minister. Now that he passed away due to illness, in recognition of his hard work and meritorious service, and because he was the head of the country, he was buried in a grand ceremony.
It will be easier to do things if he is dead. I don’t even know where his body is. It’s just a show of carrying the coffin.
Secondly, I commend Shen Changfeng for his ability to educate his daughter. The Concubine Xian is very popular with me, and she is still ranked among the court officials for the selection of a new head of the Shen family.
Of course, this new head of the family is a fully human race.
As for the General Affairs Department, Xu Mochen also announced adjustments.
The ministers all bowed their heads and listened, and no one objected.
There is only one Shen family and one Secretary of General Administration on the left and right, so they are insignificant.
Your Majesty likes power, so the General Affairs Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will give it to you to play with.
If it goes too far, I will kill you.
Xu Mochen glanced over and felt very satisfied.
He had expected that Shen Changfeng's matter would end like this.
But, what happens next...
After Tang Derun announced the decree, the courtiers all sighed and sighed, adding a few words of advice to heighten the atmosphere.
Xu Mochen waited for them to finish speaking and nodded in approval: "So, ministers and ministers, as long as you do your best from now on, I will definitely give you an easy explanation in the future."
Your Majesty, we don't need it, because we will definitely live longer than you.
But this kind of truth cannot be told.
"In addition, there is another major event," Xu Mochen turned to the topic, "I went to Ningzhou and encountered many things, which gave me new ideas.
Ningzhou is close to the sea, and foreign countries have developed maritime transportation. We, Dagan, must catch up in this regard.
Therefore, I have decided to open Ningzhou as a place for trade with foreign countries. I don’t know what the ministers think."
It's coming, it's finally come to an end.
They have also received relevant rumors, but the Prime Minister has not expressed his position.
Your Majesty must have discussed this matter with the Prime Minister.
The fact that the Prime Minister did not express his position can mean that the Prime Minister does not agree.
"Your Majesty," the Minister of War came out, "Daqian is a kingdom in the heavenly dynasty. It has been passed down from ancient times to generations and the border has not been opened easily. This is an ancestral system. Your Majesty, please think twice."
"What the Minister of the Ministry of War said is absolutely true," the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu also said, "The foundation of a country lies in agriculture. When agriculture flourishes, the people will be rich.
This arrangement of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce was determined by the sages. In addition, Ningzhou is an important grain-producing state in the south.
Wei Chen believes that His Majesty’s national policy should focus on encouraging Ningzhou to further open up frontiers and open up wasteland.”
"The two adults are talking about the principles of governing the country." The Minister of Civil Affairs also came out, "Your Majesty, after all, the foreign countries and Daqian have different cultures. They are just coveting the abundant resources of Daqian. By opening up the country to trade, they will lose a lot of money. It's us who do it.
Moreover, once the country opens wide, people from foreign countries will arrive one after another, and the traffic will be mixed, which is not conducive to your Majesty's control over the people."
Xu Mochen's smile was a little stiff.
It cannot be said that seclusion is completely unreasonable. After all, in an underdeveloped era, it is still very effective to avoid the invasion of foreign cultures.
But Ningzhou and his party, Xu Mochen discovered that times have changed.
For example, in Pulan Kingdom, Xu Mochen believes that, not to mention the world of cultivating immortals, some of the technologies possessed by the human race have surpassed Daqian.
Only through trade can he get the technology he wants.
After all, it all depends on him. It takes a lot of energy to single-handedly bring Daqian to modernization.
Moreover, he believes that the world of immortality also needs to communicate with each other.
But he didn't expect that the ministers would all oppose it.
With the leaders of the three departments taking the lead, other ministers have become more active.
"Your Majesty, I, Da Qian, am a kingdom in heaven, and the things I produce far exceed those of foreign countries. Trading with them is a waste of natural resources."
"Yes. Moreover, once this trend spreads, it is easy for the people to prioritize business over agriculture. This will shake the country's foundation. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
"Ningzhou was originally the capital of the former Southern Wei, and coupled with the new rebellion of King Ning, Wei Chen believes that the current plan should focus on strictly preventing internal rule and not opening it up easily."
"Your Majesty, this matter must have been instigated by the Ningzhou Prefect. It is really a crime of deceiving the emperor and harming the country. I sincerely request your Majesty to issue an order to severely punish the relevant personnel of the Prefecture."
"Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. Your Majesty must not easily shake the ancestral system."
"My Daqian has been inherited for thousands of years. Everything in the foreign country is just a branch of the Daqian. How dare we trade with us now?"
"Your Majesty, the ministers and others are speaking from the bottom of their hearts. I sincerely ask your Majesty to accept it."
……
In their view, there is no need for any exchange of trade.
The origin of this world's magic is Daqian. How can some trivial things reach the level of elegance?