After the debate among the ministers, it was the Shizhong Ling faction that was superior in the end. When Pang Tong walked out of the hall, he was beaming with joy. He raised his head high and happily discussed with Zhong Changtong, Ma Jun and others.
How to change the current status of craftsmen? Everyone was very happy. Zhong Changtong experienced the feeling of victory for the first time and was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. As for Ma Jun, he was just happy for the sake of the world's craftsmen.
Ma Jun liked to study this art since he was a child. However, craftsmen were not valued at all, especially in his time. His father was very disappointed with his choice. Although the master did not say it explicitly, he always
Feeling sad that he could not inherit his mantle, Ma Jun occasionally thought that if he had followed their arrangements, wouldn't he always think of their disappointed faces?
But living is not only about being worthy of others, but also about being worthy of oneself. He has found a path that he likes and persisted until the end. He has been doing what he likes all his life. He feels that he is worthy of himself.
, His life has not been in vain. Although he has not been able to inherit the mantle of Master, he has not wasted anything in his life. He has not wasted food or time. He has used his own savings to help many people for free.
people.
Although he did not do anything to make his father proud during his lifetime, he has always done good deeds and maintained a benevolent heart. I am afraid that his father's spirit in heaven can also be gratifying, Ma Jun thought.
, this time, he helped Pang Tong to solve this problem. Maybe the status of craftsmen in the future will still be low, but at least they can live better. Maybe there are thousands of Ma Jun who are choosing this path.
When driving on the road, you won’t see so many disappointed faces.
Pang Tong and others went to the palace to discuss these matters, but Ma Jun, as the biggest contributor, did not participate. He had his own affairs in the Gongfu. After bidding farewell to everyone, the old man left here on foot.
If we say that Jianning's style is warlike and a kind of enterprising courage and strength, then Xiping's style is probably like this, unpretentious and silently sacrificing themselves. Most of Xiping's ministers are just ordinary people.
Political madman, tireless, never fond of luxury, dressed plainly, devoted to public service, this is the style of Xiping. The ministers of Emperor Xiaoxian always maintained this determination and perseverance.
As for Zhuge Liang, everyone looked a little frustrated, but Zhuge Liang was not surprised at all. He had already seen the emperor's thoughts. The emperor wanted to suppress him and build momentum for the new minister Pang Tong. Zhuge Liang also saw it.
, the emperor will still use his own migration strategy, this time for Pang Tong, he will only use Pang Tong to complete the craftsmanship strategy that the emperor has already thought of.
As early as the Yankang overturn and the Yankang plow appeared, the emperor actually had his own ideas in his mind. Compared with the benefits brought by these novel things, the disadvantages brought by the ban on craftsman restrictions are simply insignificant. As long as
If such a machine that can be of great help to the country can appear again, it will be worthwhile to do anything. This time, Pang Tong was just a long sword in the hands of the emperor. But, speaking of it, who is not it?
This emperor is really getting more and more powerful.
Zhuge Liang thought about it. Since the emperor had no intention of opposing his ideas, he was not in a hurry. Even if the emperor objected, he was not in a hurry. As a minister, the most important thing is to share the emperor's worries instead of adding worries to the emperor.
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In the harem, Liu Xi was sitting in the palace, listening to the good news brought by the queen, "It's absolutely true, I've asked about it four times, we are finally going to have a grandson, hahaha, the imperial doctor said, it's probably
This year...", the queen said with a smile, and Liu Xi couldn't help but laugh, "Great, great, this guy still has some potential... When we got married, it was enough
It took five or six years for Hu'er to be born, and this guy just got married..."
"Hey, Hu'er came here just now. He was also very happy and a little overwhelmed. I looked at him. He was completely confused and talking nonsense. Before you came back, he ran out and said
I want to choose a good foal for my son..."
Hearing the Queen's words, Liu Xi laughed again, shook his head and said: "How normal is this? I think back then, when Hu'er was born, I was the same way. I prepared so many clothes for him. In the end,
I can't even put on any of them, I can't believe... Even Hu'er has reached the age of being a father, and we... are also old."
As Liu Xi spoke, his expression darkened a little.
"Your Majesty, does he dislike my concubine for being old? Why, you still want to marry a concubine?" the queen asked hurriedly. Lu Ji was four years older than Liu Xi. Liu Xi was now forty-six, and Lu Ji...
..but he was already a little old, more and more tired, and could not take care of Qu Ji, so Liu Xi let Qu Ji go to the Imperial Academy, in order to prevent him from bothering the queen anymore.
Liu Xi turned his head and looked at the wife beside him who had been with him all his life, with a gentle smile on his face, "I'm still thinking about whether I have a grandchild or not. Don't worry, I will
I feel helpless now..."
"Do you still have a heart?"
"Hahaha..."
Wang Yuanji was pregnant. This news made Liu Xi particularly happy. The queen also accompanied her daughter-in-law all day long. Wang Yuanji was extremely shy. In front of Lu Ji, she could not say a word and kept her head down.
Her head was red and her face was red. However, Lu Ji was not willing to blame her daughter-in-law and treated her very gently. Perhaps it was because she did not have a daughter and she directly regarded Wang Yuanji as her own daughter.
Sometimes, Hu'er would also wonder why he didn't look like a son, but like a son-in-law?? His mother always helped Wang Yuanji. If the two of them quarreled on weekdays, her mother would scold him.
Suddenly, this made Hu'er very helpless and could only go to his father to complain. The two often talked about the names of the children, and Hu'er was always scolded away because his ideas were different from his father's.
My father insisted on giving the child a cheap name, but Hu'er wanted to give the child a more domineering name.
Whether it was his love for his grandson or his quarrels with his son, Liu Xi felt very comfortable. The affairs of the temple had been handed over to Sanling. Although Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong did not get along with each other politically, he never
Despite rejecting the emperor's request, he still helped Pang Tong to implement administrative orders. With the cooperation of the two of them, no matter how many things happened, nothing seemed to be difficult for them.
Liu Xi enjoys such a life very much. At nearly fifty years old, she finally feels a little comfortable and can hold her grandson in her arms.
"Hey... get up... get up..." Liu Xi, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly woken up by Lu Ji beside him. Liu Xi opened his eyes in a daze and looked to the side with some doubts.
Lu Ji looked a little panicked. She said fearfully: "Someone wearing red clothes just passed by the door!!"
"What?!" Liu Xi was shocked. He jumped up in a hurry, picked up the long sword from the bedside, and shouted: "Here comes someone!!" When he shouted, there were more than a dozen people there immediately.
Huangmen rushed into the hall, and the hall was quickly lit up. Liu Xi held his sword, looked around, and asked: "Did someone come in just now??"
"Reporting to the country, no one has come in."
Liu Xi looked at Lu Ji at the side with confusion, "Did you see clearly just now? There is really someone??"
"Yes, a man in red clothes jumped past the door..."
"This..." Liu Xi hesitated for a moment and immediately ordered: "Let Qi Yue come over! Search the palace!!" The emperor gave the order, and the entire palace woke up. An angry Qi Yue led the people,
A frantic search was launched in the palace. Who dared to break in and assassinate the emperor? Qi Yue's eyes were full of anger. It was true that they had been busy all night but could not find anyone.
Liu Xi scolded Qi Yue angrily and asked Qi Yue to continue searching.
However, he sat next to the queen and comforted her, "Don't worry, I have already sent people to search... No matter who it is, they will not dare to come again."
"Well..." Lu Ji nodded blankly, but Liu Xi always felt that something was wrong.
In the following days, Huangmen, Xiuyi, and even Hu'er searched the palace. Hu'er simply took the sword and glared in front of him. There was a thief who dared to assassinate his parents. If I catch him
Come on, let's see how I will cut you into pieces!! But even like this, the queen was always uneasy, and Liu Xi finally discovered something was wrong.
Lu Ji became a bit talkative. She would occasionally say irrelevant words. Sometimes, Liu Xi couldn't even understand what she meant. Liu Xi hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to come for a diagnosis, but the imperial doctor could not understand her.
She couldn't see anything wrong and didn't dare to prescribe any medicine. After a while, the queen suddenly said that her legs were in severe pain and she couldn't walk.
Hu'er, the Imperial Examiner came here in a hurry, and Liu Xi stayed by the Queen's side day and night, taking care of her. This time, the Imperial Physician's Order saw something. According to the Imperial Physician's Order, the Empress
This is rheumatism, probably because the queen used to ride horses and shoot arrows when she was young. Now that she is older, she has this symptom, and her mind seems to be a little unclear.
Liu Xi was furious and asked the imperial physician to do his best to save the queen. If he could not get the queen to stand up, he would make the imperial physician unable to stand up for the rest of his life!!
The imperial doctors began various treatments. Some asked the queen to use hot water to soak her feet every day, some taught the palace maids to massage the queen's feet, and some used goose oil and other substances to apply them. Various therapies
, the queen's condition did not improve. Day by day, the queen became weaker and weaker, her legs seemed to be curled together, and she could no longer get out of bed.
In Nuo Da's harem, Liu Xi held a bowl and sat aside, blowing the wind seriously. The queen was lying on the bed and shouted feebly: "Your Majesty... help me turn around..." Liu Xi hurriedly
He put down the bowl in his hand, stepped forward to hug the queen, and helped her lie down on her side with some difficulty. She cried out in pain from time to time, which made the emperor even more cautious.
Liu Xi wiped the sweat off his forehead, tasted the medicine again, then walked to the other side, supported the queen, and gave her the medicine.
"What am I living for...why am I bothering you with my life...I'm going to die...I'm going to die..." the queen cried.
"Don't... come, take the medicine seriously... In a few days, several famous doctors will come to Luo County. By then, you will be fine... It'll be okay...
Don't be afraid, you didn't bother me...there are so many maids here." Liu Xi said with a smile, and let the queen drink the medicine bit by bit, and the queen calmed down and rested slowly.
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Liu Xi sat aside and looked at her face. He did not reach out to touch her face for fear of waking her up. He just looked at it seriously, seeming to think of the heroic girl from the past. He smiled.
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After a long time, the queen was still sleeping soundly, and the imperial doctor had already brought over the ground goose fat. This stuff smelled very fishy and needed to be applied on the legs. Liu Xi didn't know what this stuff could do.
It didn't work, but he still concentrated on smearing some goose fat with his hands, and then carefully wiped it on the queen's legs. Suddenly, the emperor was stunned, his eyes were full of astonishment, and then fear.
These skinny legs were actually so cold.
"No...no...please...no..." Liu Xi murmured, his trembling hands reaching for the queen's nose, "No!! No!! No!!! No!"
!!I beg you!! No!!!" Liu Xi suddenly burst into tears. He tore his hair crazily and cried heartbreakingly, "Why!! Why do you do this to me?
!!!”
"Wake up, wake up quickly!! I beg you!! Wake up!! What should I do! I beg you!!"
It was April 16, the twenty-sixth year of Yankang.