In the twelfth month of the twenty-sixth year of Yankang, a strong wind swept through Sili, and there were many figures in the wind.
In the first month of the twenty-seventh year of Yankang, there was a blood moon in the sky, which was an ominous sign.
In the second month of the twenty-seventh year of Yankang's reign, fire from heaven fell from Sili, and there were cries at the place where it fell.
In the Houde Hall, candlelight flickered.
Liu Xi squinted his eyes and looked at the memorials from various places. Now, he could not see these documents clearly. Even if he was very close to the candlelight, he could not see clearly. This situation made Liu Xi understand again,
He is no longer the energetic young man he used to be. He is already very old. Time flies by so fast that Liu Xi cannot even react. His daily life falls into an endless loop, from the Hall of Houde to the Harem.
From the harem to Houde Hall, I rarely leave the palace.
In such a cycle, time passes so quickly. The twenty-sixth year of Yankang is coming to an end, and the emperor, whose beard has turned white, is sitting in the Hall of Houde, spending another difficult night.
, Liu Xi carefully completed the review of many memorials. The territory of the Han Dynasty was getting wider and wider, and there were more and more temple departments. Under such circumstances, Liu Xi needed to process thousands of memorials every day.
, even if Pang Tong helps, time is usually not enough.
In just this year, Pang Tong was already exhausted. As for Liu Xi, he was used to it. The workload he had to handle was more than ten times that of Emperor Xiaokang. In some aspects, he was indeed far superior to his father and grandfather.
The diligent emperor spent almost all of his life in this palace that was not luxurious since he ascended the throne. When he was young, in order not to cause waste, he would light fewer candles and use the moonlight to
It is now impossible to sit by the window and review the musical notes.
Putting down the memorials in his hands, Liu Xi suddenly fell into deep thought. He could not go on like this. He himself could endure such hard work, but Hu'er and A Shi, could they endure such fatigue? They were motionless every day.
Sitting in the Hall of Houde, I thought that in the future, the big men would have more and more things, and the emperor would be even busier. I still had to find a way to reduce some of their workload, but this batch of memorials was meant to control the world.
, how to solve this problem?
Sitting by the window, looking at the bright moon in the sky, Liu Xi thought hard, maybe he could set up some internal officials around the emperor? Just like during the period of Emperor Xiaowu, make some changes? Liu Xi thought for a moment, and then
I couldn't help but shook my head. This was inappropriate. In the Hall of Houde, it was best not to let too many people interfere. Then, maybe we could make a fuss about the Shizhongtai. If we expand the enrollment of the Shizhongtai... then how to check and balance it?
What about the Shizhongtai? If all the memorials fell into the hands of the Shizhongtai, it would be a disaster.
Liu Xi frowned and had an idea in an instant. Perhaps, he could expand and restrict the Shizhongtai to a certain extent. For example, he could increase the number of people who came to Houde Hall to review the Shizhongtai, while eliminating the need for them to
The right to independently review allowed them to become pens in the hands of the emperor, provide reference for the emperor, and conduct reviews under the emperor's instructions... Liu Xi gradually came up with some ideas in his mind, but they were still not perfect enough.
Thinking about these contents, Liu Xi walked out of Houde Hall. Qi Yue had been waiting outside the door. Qi Yue was also used to the emperor's schedule. In the past, there was a queen who could persuade the emperor to rest early, but
Now that the empress is away, no one has come to persuade the emperor anymore. The emperor is often busy all night in the Houde Hall, and no one can persuade him. This makes Qi Yue a little uneasy. In his heart, he still
I am very worried about the emperor.
Liu Xi walked out of Houde Hall and walked towards the harem. After sending the emperor into the harem, Qi Yue left. Liu Xi sat alone on the bed, his expression a little dull, looking around blankly, with a look in his eyes.
The queen's smile, no one was sitting on the bed waiting for her, no one was telling her to go to bed early, no one was listening to her complaints, Liu Xi sat on the bed in silence, feeling that
An unprecedented loneliness.
He knew the feeling of loneliness. He had always been lonely. However, when the last person who was willing to listen to his complaints left, Liu Xi finally realized the true loneliness. How many times had he been busy in Houde?
In the palace, he ignored the lover who was sitting on the bed, eagerly waiting for him. But now... Liu Xi regretted it. Even if he had some free time, how many more words could he have said to her?
When the emperor woke up from his longing, he hurriedly wiped away the tears on his face.
He is the emperor, and the emperor will not cry.
The next day, the emperor woke up very early. When he arrived at Houde Hall, Pang Tong had not arrived yet, but Qi Yue had already retrieved memorials from various places from the post station. The memorials were once again piled up in Houde Hall.
In the palace, Qi Yue felt a headache when she looked at the memorials. She didn't know how the emperor could endure it. While eating, Liu Xi looked at the memorials from various places. These memorials could make Liu Xi feel better.
, he watched with his own eyes as the Han Empire ushered in its most glorious moment.
In the field of mulberry farming, Deng Ai went all out to promote advanced agricultural tools and Yankang rice. It is said that they also got some new crops from Anxi. Deng Ai is trying to plant them. Yankang rice is a good thing.
It can grow in extremely harsh environments. For Liu Xi, this is like a gift from heaven. The Han Dynasty needs this thing very much. With Deng Ai's efforts, the cultivation of Yankang rice has begun in various places in the Han Dynasty.
Especially outside the Great Wall, Yankang rice achieved an excellent harvest.
This is all good news. The Han Dynasty's taxation, farming, commerce, handicrafts, medicine, overseas, military, in all aspects of knowledge, are constantly progressing and developing. Everything shapes the greatness of an empire.
, the surrounding foreigners are like uncivilized tribes in front of the Han people. The Han people completely look down on them. The Han people have the most advanced everything. In all aspects, the Han people are the most powerful.
I heard that there was a country called Parthia outside Kushan. The Northern Army just wandered around the Parthia border. The newly established new country there immediately sent a group of envoys to pay homage to the great emperor of the East.
The great empire in the East, and the news that this empire destroyed Kushan within a year made these barbarians who are also big countries tremble with fear. They think they are stronger than Kushan, but they don’t think they will be better than Kushan.
How much stronger is it?
And those foreigners who came to the Han Dynasty were completely shocked when they saw the Han Dynasty's roads, houses, cities, people, and various fields. In these years, there are more and more foreign students in Taixue.
, for those foreign students who have become useful, the Han Dynasty will keep them at all costs, no matter where they come from, thus attracting a large number of capable people from all over the world, which makes those foreigners who know the situation in the Han Dynasty even more.
Don't even dare to be angry.
They are envious, but they can't learn from it.
I heard that Anxi also wanted to build a few schools. In the end, these schools turned into a place for nobles to debate and duel, and did not cultivate decent students at all. In the south of Guishang, several small countries connected to Jiaozhou
, in order to build the same road as the Han Dynasty, which caused the entire country to collapse, the king dejectedly asked Jiaozhou Mu to borrow money and grain, which made the Han ministers laugh and cry, and lent them some money on the condition that the Han army settled in.
With the foundation laid by Emperor Xiaokang, the inheritance and development by Emperor Xiaoxian, and the full development of today's emperors, today's Han Dynasty has finally become truly strong. Three generations of emperors and countless talents have nourished it with their blood.
They broke the soil of the big man, and used their bodies to hold up a sky for the big man.
Liu Xi had been busy for a long time. Pang Tong had just entered the Hall of Houde and paid homage to the emperor. Then he hurriedly started reviewing today's memorials. The Shizhong Ling was probably the busiest among the three orders. Watching Pang Tong deal with the memorials,
Liu Xi said calmly: "Perhaps Shizhongtai should recruit more people, but this review matter is very important. We can let them ghostwrite and listen to their suggestions, but we cannot let them be independent.
What do you think of the review?"
Pang Tongyi was stunned, and then nodded. He should have done this a long time ago, otherwise he would die of exhaustion in Houde Hall sooner or later. With so many memorials, I wonder if the officials of the Han Dynasty had nothing to do all day long.
It was all Zhuge Kongming who made so many suggestions. He brought a different culture to the Han Dynasty. Inaction was a fault. Since he brought this culture in the temple, it has made Shi Zhongling's work more stressful.
Several times, everyone was keen to express their opinions, and Pang Tong cursed Zhuge Kongming in his heart.
After finishing all the things for today, Liu Xi looked at Pang Tong who kept beating the back of his neck and said seriously: "I am so lucky to have such talented people to help me. First, Cao Gong, Liu Gong, Sun Gong,
There are Dukes of Guo and Dukes of Xun, and now there are Kong Ming, scholars, and temples with so many talented people... Without you, how could the Han Dynasty be as strong as it is today? I have really troubled you these days.
Shiyuan, in a few days, I will find some helpers for you, so you won’t have to work so hard..."
Pang Tong shook his head, looked at the emperor in front of him, and said with emotion: "The fatigue of my ministers is nothing in front of your majesty. Your majesty leaves early and comes back late. I am very lucky to be able to serve such a wise king. Your majesty governs diligently and has a great heart."
People, please be considerate of your ministers... I don’t need to say more about these words, just say these things we have done. Apart from Your Majesty, what kind of emperor can allow these policies today, whether it is the compilation of Han laws or conquests
Outside the Great Wall, perhaps we can build a canal... Your Majesty’s courage and wisdom are unprecedented in all ages.”
"I am not a flatterer. These words come from my heart."
"Well, that's a good compliment. I'll give you a day off tomorrow."
"Hahaha, thank you Your Majesty!!"
After sending Pang Tong away, Liu Xi was still sitting in the Hall of Houde, looking at the military memorials that Pang Tong had no right to interfere with. The conflict between the Southern Army and the Northern Army had become somewhat intensified in recent times. It seemed that he had to find a way. The Han Dynasty was the most elite.
The two military brigades must not have any problems... Liu Xi thought about these problems, and suddenly, his heart felt severe pain. He widened his eyes, covered his heart, and blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and blood dripped.
Falling on the table, scarlet plum blossoms bloomed.