Finally arriving here, the emperor did not reveal his identity. He still pretended to be the son of Shangshu Ling and entered the Jiedu Pavilion where few outsiders came. In order to show respect for Emperor Xiaokang, the emperor did not
He got on the car and walked among the countryside on foot. The knights followed behind him, and the chief of the pavilion was leading the way for them, looking a little timid.
Just because the pavilion chief knew his true identity, they would not be able to rush to the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang without informing him of his identity. Since there were sacrificial trees in the former residence, ordinary people could not disturb them, so the emperor still let him
The pavilion chief knew his identity. Of course, he did not dare to reveal it. However, the pavilion chief, who had retired from the Northern Army, could not calm down at this moment. He was bent over and did not dare to raise his head.
"This is the former residence of Emperor Xiaokang. Normally, I would arrange for manpower to keep an eye on it and clean it on time every day." The pavilion chief said, took out the guanxi, opened the door, and stood aside respectfully.
Liu Xi then walked into the courtyard. The courtyard was not big, and it was no different from the courtyards where wealthy families lived that he had seen along the way.
Zhong Changtong and others stood outside the courtyard and did not follow them in.
They were naturally a little curious about Emperor Xiaokang's residence, but they were not qualified to go in. Liu Xi walked into the residence alone, with a smile on his face, and carefully visited the mansion where his grandfather once lived.
It looked very ordinary, but a little extraordinary. He entered every house and then entered the study.
The study room is smaller, and there is also the small case. Maybe Emperor Xiaokang sat here and studied hard. Liu Xi knelt down in front of the case, looked at the old wooden case in front of him, stretched out his hand, and gently
Caressing and closing his eyes, he seemed to be able to imagine a gentle old man teaching a studious young man with a smile. The child read Gongyang seriously, and the teacher was kind and the disciple was filial.
Zhong Changtong and others waited outside the door for a long time. After waiting for more than half an hour, Liu Xi walked out of the mansion in a hurry. Liu Xi stood in front of the courtyard door with his hands behind his back, smiling.
He is exceptionally handsome, and those few strands of gray hair have added some vicissitudes to his face, and his face has some ravines of time, but it has not destroyed his handsomeness, but only given him more stability.
"You can fish here, right?" Liu Xi asked with a smile.
On a winding official road, a group of people and horses moved forward slowly. This group of people walked on the official road. At the front were two knights. The knights were tall, and the yellow geldings under their crotches were pedaling forward calmly.
, they have swords on their left sides, and a yellow crossbow is hung on each left side of the horse. I have never seen such a family in Jiedu Pavilion for a long time.
Those who knew well understood that this was the son of the current minister, while those who did not know thought that it was a wealthy family who wanted to move their house.
When the carriage arrived at a creek, the pavilion chief informed the elite knights that the destination had arrived. Liu Xi got off the carriage happily and looked at the small creek in front of him.
What disappointment? Zhong Changtong didn't understand. Why did the emperor insist on fishing here? This creek is really too small. If you are serious about fishing, why not find a big river?
Someone had already prepared the fishing rod, and Liu Xi sat by the river, quietly waiting for the big fish to take the bait.
A group of people were standing around, not daring to make a sound.
Liu Xi sat here seriously, motionless. After a long time, the sky gradually became darker, the scorching sun had gone down, and the last ray of dusk light fell on the emperor's face. Liu Xi went from joy to depression, and the sky became darker and darker.
In the dark, Zhong Changtong walked helplessly to the emperor's side and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's already dark, why don't you come back tomorrow?"
Liu Xi was stunned, stood up with a wry smile, handed the fishing rod to the director of the pavilion at the side, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, just go back."
Sure enough, Liu Xi didn't even spend the night here, and he was no longer in the mood to appreciate the scenery everywhere. Everyone immediately set off and sped towards Luoxian County. Zhong Changtong sat in the carriage and looked at the emperor in front of him. He became more and more excited.
I can't understand the Holy Emperor anymore. These days, the Emperor's temperament is very weird and moody, and he is always hiding things in his heart.
"Justice!" Liu Xi suddenly shouted.
"Master!"
"I heard that you always tell others whether the country of the Han Dynasty belongs to the emperor or the people of the Han Dynasty?" Liu Xi suddenly asked. Zhong Chang was stunned, sighed, shook his head, and said helplessly: "Xiu Xiu
Messenger of Clothes, actually, when His Majesty asked me to go with him, I already guessed in my mind that either His Majesty wanted to reuse me, or he wanted to kill me."
"It seems that Your Majesty is still planning to kill me?"
"Why, are you scared?" Liu Xi asked.
Zhong Changtong shook his head, "Your Majesty, I am not afraid of ghosts and gods, how can I be afraid of death? I am just unwilling to do so. I have not been able to fulfill my ambition."
"What is your ambition?"
"If we want to make this great country belong to the common people, the emperor is still the emperor, but he cannot act arbitrarily. No one can deprive the emperor of his position. All major matters are handled by the officials in the court."
"Oh, then who should be appointed and dismissed among the hundreds of officials in the court?"
"this"
"How can we prevent these officials from acting arbitrarily like the emperor? What is the difference between the arbitrariness of one person and the arbitrariness of a group of people?"
Liu Xi asked gently, and Zhong Changtong frowned immediately. He knew that his idea was very dangerous. His idea was very similar to that of a person. That person was called Wang Mang, who was the Gongyang School at that time.
Almost going crazy, they paranoidly believed that there was no way to better manage the world just by relying on the superior emperor. The Han Dynasty must be managed by talented people like Wang Mang, and the Gongyang faction should recommend some wise people to the next one.
Just came to take charge.
They wanted to break this hereditary tradition, and they fanatically wanted to build a country of talented people.
It can be seen that the method of asking talents to recommend is not reliable at all. As the emperor said, what is the difference between the rule of a group of people and the rule of one person?
After just a few words, Zhong Changtong was stopped by the question. He frowned deeply, thinking about the emperor's question.
Along the way, Zhong Changtong never talked to the Emperor again. He was completely trapped in his own world, thinking about how to answer the Emperor's questions all day long. Finally, at the end of the 24th year of Yankang,
When the carriage was about to enter Luoxian County, Zhong Changtong woke up suddenly. Looking at the emperor in front of him, he was ecstatic and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have a solution!"
"Oh?" Liu Xi, who was resting with his eyes closed, was woken up by him and looked at him seriously.
"Let the scholars all over the world recommend candidates for the three orders. The three orders will supervise each other and cannot have exclusive power. Then the three orders will appoint and remove the servants, and the servants will appoint and remove the other officials, including local officials."
"What about the military generals? How to prevent the three orders from secretly deploying people, controlling the generals, and using force to empty the temples?" Liu Xi asked again.
Zhong Changtong was stunned. He gritted his teeth and almost pulled out his hair with both hands. He shook his head feebly and said painfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know that I haven't thought of it yet. If possible, Your Majesty
Can you please refrain from executing me for the time being and lock me in Xiuyi Prison? I will be willing to die after I come up with a solution."
"Ha", Liu Xi snorted disdainfully, and then said: "Do you think you can enter the Embroidered Clothes Prison if you want? Just stay where you are and go there. If one day you want to
Got it, don't forget to tell me," Liu Xi said, closing his eyes again and taking a serious rest.
Zhong Changyi looked at the emperor in front of him blankly, speechless.
After the carriage entered Luoxian County, the emperor kicked Zhong Changtong out of the carriage, and the carriage slowly drove towards the palace. Zhong Changtong finally got up from the ground and rubbed his arms.
, looking at the carriage in the distance, but there was no trace of anger in his eyes. That is to say, on this day, any other person would definitely not be able to survive.
Zhong Changtong dusted himself off, straightened his clothes, and then bowed to the carriage in the distance.
The carriage entered the palace, and the emperor stepped down from the carriage a little tiredly. Qi Yue had been waiting for him. Everyone paid homage to the emperor. Liu Xi then waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up. He pulled Qi Yue up and asked: "
Nothing serious happened?"
"The queen of the country is very angry and feels that the country is leaving without saying goodbye. The prince was ill a few days ago and has recovered now. In September, something happened to His Royal Highness."
“What did this guy do again??”
"When His Royal Highness the Prince was inspecting the people's situation in Luo County, he saw several merchants bullying others and deceiving farmers. In a rage, he beat three merchants seriously and injured them. Later, after learning that behind these merchants was Liu Chan, the son of Gu Sikong,
Then he went to Juxian Tower and made a big fuss. Liu Chan quickly admitted his mistake and told him that he didn't know about the situation. He also compensated the farmers, and then the prince was willing to give up."
"Where are the messengers? What did they say?"
"Well, Your Majesty, the problem is here. Those bully merchants, the embroiderers, originally wanted to sneak into a barbarian caravan, so they deliberately pretended to be arrogant. Those farmers were also Yuan Jun.
The people arranged, according to Yuan Jun, just want Hu Shang to know that they have a great background, and then get in touch with them and infiltrate their internal affairs. As a result, these people were almost beaten to death by the prince."
"Haha", Liu Xi laughed and shook his head, but couldn't say anything.
"Send someone to reward those injured embroidered clothes, and Liu Chan. By the way, is Yuan Shang back?"
"Yuan Jun and Zhuge Linggong came back a month ago."
"Yes, I understand, but what do the people say?"
"Now in Luoxian County, people are praising the prince's benevolence and righteousness, and hating evil as much as hatred. The prince's prestige has soared. Even in the Juxian Tower, people are commenting on the story of the prince beating bullies and profiteers."