It was only a temporary trip to Luoxian County. Liu Xi did not expect that so many things would happen. However, he had no time to think about it. The first thing he wanted to do was to go to the harem and apologize to the queen in person. On that day, he left Luoxian County.
When he went to the county, he did not inform the queen in advance, which made the queen very angry. Qi Yue did not say it clearly, but the emperor could see that after he left, Qi Yue was scolded by the queen.
Therefore, when the emperor smiled and walked into the harem, only Quji shouted "Father" and rushed into his arms. Quji's figure was completely opposite to that of his brother. He was very petite. The emperor could even do it alone.
He picked him up with his hands, and the little guy was in the emperor's arms. He said in a sweet voice: "I was sick. They forced me to drink very bitter medicine, but I didn't cry! I didn't cry even once!"
"Hahaha, okay, my family is a real man, how can I cry, okay!" Liu Xi smiled and kissed him, listening to him talking about various things during this period, he couldn't help but feel excited
She laughed. As for the queen, she was sitting not far away. She didn't look at Liu Xi and looked away. Liu Xi hugged Quji, slowly walked to her side and sat down.
"Quji, why doesn't your mother speak?"
Qu Ji lowered his voice and said secretly: "My mother is very angry. She said that father, you made her worried. She also said that she would ignore father for three days..."
"Quji!", the queen yelled angrily, Quji quickly retracted his body into Liu Xi's arms, not daring to speak anymore, Liu Xi laughed, moved closer, and said with a smile: "Lu
Ji... don't be angry. I was in too much of a hurry and didn't have time to tell you, so I just passed. I will never do this again, so don't be angry..."
"snort!"
The queen was already quite young, and there were some wrinkles on her forehead, but she was still like the little girl before. She snorted displeasedly. Liu Xi hugged Qu Ji with his left hand, stretched out his right hand, and hugged the queen again.
In the arms of the emperor, the queen's eyes were a little red, and she said displeasedly: "Why do you have to do this? Am I going to stop you and not let you go?"
"No matter where you go from now on, you must inform me in advance and you are not allowed to leave without saying goodbye. Do you understand?"
"I know!" Liu Xi grinned, holding his world in his arms, and his face was filled with happiness.
After just a day's rest, some ministers came to Houde Hall. Liu Xi got up early, looked at the queen who had not yet woken up, and whispered in her ear, "I am going to Houde Hall."
Come to the Hall of Virtue!" Then he got up and left the harem, changed his clothes, and came to the Hall of Houde. He saw Zhuge Liang who had been waiting for him. Liu Xi walked forward with a smile and took Zhuge Liang's hand.
"Kong Ming! You're here! I haven't seen you for a long time. Look at you, you are so dark. I think my aunt will scold me..." Liu Xi said, the two sat down again, and Zhuge Liang said: "
Your Majesty, I have been here for a long time, and I don’t know where your Majesty has gone, and my husband Qi doesn’t want to tell you..." As soon as the two sat down, they started chatting. They had too much to talk about.
From the Battle of Kushan to the current situation in the temple, Liu Xi even talked about what he had seen and heard among the people. The two chatted like this for two or three hours, and then went to have dinner together.
Returning to the Houde Hall again, the two began to talk about business. Zhuge Liang said seriously: "Your Majesty, the effectiveness of the law is obvious. Your Majesty has been away for several months, but everything in the temple can still run normally.
..."
"This just shows that today's laws and systems are the most suitable for today's world... I still have to thank Guo Linggong and Xun Linggong... However, now Guishang Chuping still needs a lot of things to do.
Dispositions are different between Guishang and Dahan. Just how to treat those nobles is a big problem. I originally wanted to abolish their original social hierarchy, but this was too difficult..."
"Your Majesty, I don't know that even the lowest-level untouchables are unwilling to abolish this regulation. They even begged, saying that they should suffer this, and that this was God's will... Sigh...", Zhuge Liang
Shaking his head, his heart was full of resentment.
Liu Xi laughed, shook his head, and said, "It seems that Zhong Changtong is the most suitable person to go to Guishang to rule for a period of time."
Zhuge Liang was startled, shook his head hurriedly, and said: "No, Your Majesty, if Zhong Changtong goes to Guishang, I'm afraid it won't take a few days for him to plunge Guishuang into turmoil again, and everything will be in turmoil."
The rebellion, for Guishang, cannot use strong medicine like Zhong Changtong, it must be controlled slowly... I have been discussing with Zhongda for a long time in the past few days, and then I came up with a good way..."
"Haven't Zhong Changtong and Pang Jun been suggesting that the people should not be confined to one place? We will implement their plan in Kushan. First of all, we will allow the people of Kushan to move around. It is best if they
They can also come to the Central Plains to take a look. I think if they can see the situation here, the deep-rooted things in their minds can be shaken..."
"In addition, there is immigration. We will immigrate from Xizhou and other places, move some prisoners to Kushan, establish many new counties in Kushan, and implement the bill to abolish the caste system in these counties, little by little.
I feel that sooner or later the Kushan people will accept these views, and the other is education and enlightenment. Prime Minister Xun was in charge of government in Japan. Before his death, he left a document for me..."
Liu Xi nodded, and he personally handed the book to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang said with emotion: "Xun Xiang seems to have known for a long time that I would encounter such a day. His books are full of civilized things about barbarian lands. After reading Xun Xiang's books, I was deeply touched, so
, I hope that your majesty can leave the matter of enlightening Kushan to me, and I can give some suggestions to those young people, which can not only cultivate them, but also solve the matter of Kushan."
Liu Xi nodded and said, "Okay."
Zhuge Liang added: "I think the most urgent task is to set up official schools in Guishang and start from the next generation. This is what Prime Minister Xun said. As long as the next generation of Kushan people can grow up reading the documents of the Han Dynasty,
Accept the way of my saint, and all the bad customs of Kushan will disappear with the death of these people..."
Zhuge Liang then talked about many of his policies, most of which were for Kushan, not only in terms of civilization, but also in agriculture. The land in Kushan was really suitable for development. The food here was so ripe that as long as
Being able to promote advanced agricultural technology, it can be said that the future Han Dynasty will not have to worry too much, at least in terms of food.
However, the household registration of the Han Dynasty is still too small to support large-scale immigration. If you want to turn the areas around the Han Dynasty into real Han people, I am afraid it will still take a hundred years, but it is all worth it.
The Han Dynasty will definitely become more powerful in the future. When Zhuge Liang said this, Liu Xi was overjoyed and agreed with Zhuge Liang's long-term approach.
After talking about Guishang's affairs, Zhuge Liang talked about domestic affairs again.
"The fall of Guishuang made me see through a lot..." Zhuge Liang said. The same was true for Liu Xi. He was also afraid that a fool like Vesuthiva would appear among his descendants.
It is possible to destroy an empire by one's own efforts. I don't know if such a talent will appear in the Han royal family.
After chatting until late at night, the two of them felt that they still had a lot to say.
Liu Xi suddenly asked: "By the way, where is Zhongda? Why didn't he come together?"
Zhuge Liang frowned and said: "Zhongda, he is ill. He is very ill. I don't know why. The imperial doctor said that it may be a recurrence of the old disease. I have visited him before... Alas, I don't know.
Something happened to him... I just forgot to mention what happened to him. If possible, your Majesty must go and see him." Liu Xi nodded.
After sending Zhuge Liang away, Liu Xi was still sitting in the Hall of Houde, meditating, but no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.
The next day, Liu Xi hurriedly asked someone to drive and left the palace again. However, this time, he informed the queen in advance that he was going to visit Shi Zhongling. It was said that Shi Zhongling was seriously ill and he had to
I want to go to Sima Yi's mansion to visit him.
When the carriage arrived at Sima's mansion, Huangmen had informed him in advance, so the door was open. The servants of the Sima family stood on both sides, respectfully waiting for the emperor's arrival. Liu Xi got off the carriage and led a group of followers.
After entering the mansion, everyone paid their respects, and Liu Xi asked them to get up. This was not his first time here, so he walked all the way to the inner room without anyone else leading him.
When he entered the house, he smelled the unpleasant smell in the air.
Liu Xi frowned and looked at the bed. Sima Yi was lying on the bed, covering his body. But from his face, you could feel his weakness. There was not much flesh on his face, and his cheeks were sunken.
When the emperor came in, Sima Yi opened his eyes weakly and struggled to get up. Liu Xi hurriedly supported him and let him continue to lie down.
"Zhongda...oh, why are you so sick?"
"I don't know... maybe I just caught the cold... Could you please, Your Majesty, come and see me personally..." Sima Yi said weakly, his eyes were also cloudy, and he looked as if he was about to leave at any moment. The emperor dismissed everyone,
The two started chatting in the inner room. After chatting for a long time, Liu Xi called Huangmen and placed a small bottle of potion next to Sima Yi.
The emperor frowned, looking a little sad. He stared into Sima Yi's eyes and said very sincerely: "Zhongda... This is the magic medicine that Xizhou paid tribute to me. It is said to be able to cure all diseases, especially for
What you do is extremely effective. Zhongda, after decades of friendship between you and me, this bottle of I will stay here. You must take it, don’t forget it..."
"Such a valuable medicine...I can't afford it..."
You can afford it. I have known you since I was a teenager. After so many years, you and Kong Ming are my closest relatives. I can’t just watch you become seriously ill and ignore me. I still have important things to do, so I left.
Yes, don’t forget to take this potion!”
After Liu Xi finished speaking, he turned around and left the place, sending the emperor away. Sima Yi lay weakly on the bed. For almost a year, he felt increasingly weak and weak. Finally, he fell ill.
Maybe he was too tired in the Hall of Houde? Sima Yi thought and looked at the bottle of medicine again. Why did the emperor leave this medicine? Why did he want me to drink it so anxiously?
Could it be...
Sima Yi's eyes flashed.
When Liu Xi returned to Houde Hall, he dealt with the memorials from various places. Qi Yue stood aside and served him. Liu Xi worked hard for a while, then felt a little tired again. He stretched his body and frowned.
, seemed to have something on his mind, Qi Yue then said with a smile: "Is the country still worried about Shi Zhongling's affairs?"
"Yeah...I'm very worried about him."
"The country need not worry. In the past two years, the tea he drank in the palace was full of chronic poison. He has been deeply poisoned. Without an antidote, he will definitely die."
"I went over today... and left the antidote with him."
"Ah?? Country...Why is this?? If he drank the antidote, wouldn't everything he did before be in vain?"
Liu Xi opened his eyes with some pain, "He is my good friend. He has been with me for decades. I can't watch him leave. I left him the antidote. Whether he can survive or not depends on me."
Let’s see if he will drink the bottle of antidote I left... I have run out of benevolence and justice.”