"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Yuan Yao, the governor of Xiajun. Xiajun has reclaimed a large area of land and cultivated Yankang rice... He said that there is still a lack of manpower and there is still room for further reclamation. He hopes that the next time
The soldiers were arranged to carry out reclamation work outside the Great Wall..." Sitting in the Houde Hall, Liu Qu listened to Pang Tong telling him about the memorials from various places. This was the first time for Liu Qu to deal with the memorials from various places alone.
Liu Qu was very excited when he thought that his orders could make the man stronger.
"This memorial...um...does it need to be reclaimed? Where are the original soldiers?"
"They are all being reclaimed in Ningzhou."
"This..." Liu Qu wanted to express his opinion. Although he didn't understand these things, when he was about to speak, his father's majestic face appeared in front of him, "A good king is
You need to be able to hire the right people, rather than showing how outstanding you are. Otherwise, you will be proficient in everything for the king and fight for the world, but you fail to make the country better and fail to make the people rich. This is
This is the dereliction of duty of an emperor!" My father had said these words to him here before.
Liu Qu was silent for a moment, then asked with a smile: "In view of Pang Linggong, what do you think?"
Pang Tong thought for a moment and then said: "Dang Yun, the land outside the Great Wall is extremely important. The enemies outside the Great Han always come from outside the Great Wall. If we can turn the Great Wall into farmland and make all the enemies dismount and become farmers, the Great Han will
We should avoid foreign invasion forever..."
"Okay, just do what Pang Linggong said! Just do it like this!" Liu Qu said, Pang Tong nodded, and picked up another memorial. Liu Qu listened to Pang Tong's opinions every time.
Pang Tong felt a little weird in his heart, but he didn't want to say anything. After dealing with it for nearly half an hour, Liu Qu just stretched himself and said, "Pang Linggong, you are just a little tired. Let's go have a meal first and continue the process when we come back."
These things?"
"Your Majesty, these memorials have been piled up for a long time. We can't delay them any longer. The business of the day will be finished today. Your Majesty can go to have a meal. I will continue to watch..." Pang Tong said helplessly, and Liu Qu walked out of Houde.
After having dinner in the palace, he chatted with the queen for a long time. Remembering that Pang Tong had not eaten yet, he called Qi Yue again and said, "Pang Linggong is still in the Houde Hall and has not eaten yet. You can send him some food."
..."
Qi Yue looked very bad and his eyes were still dull. After hearing the emperor's order, he remained silent. After Liu Qu finished the order, he was about to tell Wang Yuanji something interesting. When he saw that Qi Yue hadn't left yet, Liu Qu was a little confused.
He asked: "Husband Qi? Why don't you go? What's the matter?"
Qi Yue slowly raised his head, his face still stained with tears, and he said: "I just miss the country a little... When the country is still there, he will never leave Houde Hall so early. Pang Linggong
Before the future, he was busy in the Hall of Houde. After Pang Linggong left, he was still there, and he would accompany Pang Linggong to eat together." His voice was a little hoarse, but Liu Qu was a little unhappy.
.
"What do you mean by this? Are you trying to persuade me to be diligent? I will go to Houde Hall later, and you didn't say I won't go!"
Qi Yue shook her head, "Your Highness has ascended the throne, and everything in the palace has calmed down. I have something to ask of Your Highness when I come here this time."
Liu Qu didn't feel angry at him for calling him His Highness. This man had been with his father all his life, and it was normal for him to be unable to change his ways in a short period of time. What's more, he had grown up under Qi Yue's care.
Yes, he was still somewhat close to Qi Yue. Liu Qu asked, "If you have anything to do, just tell me."
"I sincerely request Your Highness to allow Bao Jun, the commander of the Huang Sect in the East Palace, to take my place."
"oh?"
"Bao Jun has a good nature, is loyal, and works diligently. He has been in the East Palace since he was a child. He is someone that His Highness can trust."
"you want..."
"In addition, I sincerely request Your Highness to find a small burial place for me outside the entrance of the imperial mausoleum..." Qi Yue said, bowing to Liu Qu before walking out.
, Liu Qu was a little dazed for a moment and did not react. It was not until Qi Yue walked out of the palace that he suddenly woke up, jumped up suddenly, and chased out of the palace. As soon as he reached the door, he heard an exclamation,
The sound of crying from the palace maid was heard again.
The exclamation came from the Houde Hall. When Liu Qu rushed to the door of the Houde Hall not far away, he saw an astonishing scene. There were more than a dozen eunuchs coming toward them.
They were kneeling in the direction of Houde Hall. Their figures were weird and something was wrong. Pang Tong also heard the noise and had already walked out of Houde Hall and stood on the left side. He looked at these people and frowned. Liu Qu ignored them.
Huangmen stopped him and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Old Qi...", the words suddenly stopped, and Liu Qu saw the faces of these people clearly. They knelt down on the ground weakly, blood spilled from the corners of their mouths, and their eyes widened. They were all dead, and
At the front was Qi Yue, the leader. He also fell to the ground and was twitching. Judging from the blood stains on the ground, he was bleeding and persisted until he reached this point. Liu Qu just fell to the ground.
He rushed to his side in one swift step and helped Qi Yue up easily.
Qi Yue's mouth was still bleeding.
"Husband Qi?! What are you doing? Why?!"
"Your Majesty...Your Highness...the country...still needs...needs...we...submit..." Qi Yue was never able to finish her words. In the midst of violent trembling, Qi Yue dropped her hands.
, died immediately. They had already taken the poison. Liu Qu looked around. The eunuchs around him were all those who had served his father before. They took the poison and came to the place that Emperor Xiaode was most familiar with.
Emperor Xiaode was buried here. All of this gave Liu Qu a huge shock.
He had heard that when Emperor Xiaowen passed away, some of his servants chose to bury him and continue to serve the emperor after his death. However, Liu Qu did not believe this at all. He felt that those in the Yellow Sect were probably afraid of being
The new king asked for his guilt. He had just done this and died with a good reputation. But when he saw these eunuchs around him, he changed his mind. He had no intention of liquidating these people. He felt that Qi Yue was in the palace.
It can save yourself a lot of trouble.
But they still chose this path, what should they say?
Call them stupid? Or call them loyal?
"Alas..." Liu Qu sighed and slowly put down Qi Yue in his arms. Then he looked at the people kneeling at the door of Houde Hall. He was speechless. They looked like this.
Liu Qu had seen him many times. Every time his father was handling the memorials in Houde Hall, these people would always kneel here and wait. Those Huangmen who Liu Qu couldn't name even brought their old clothes with them.
Tools, some hold lanterns, some hold fans...
Today, they are still here, waiting for their emperor to walk out of the Houde Hall tiredly. When their emperor walks out of the Houde Hall tiredly, Qi Yue will step forward with a smile and tell Tian Gong
In all matters inside, some Huangmen would support the Emperor, and some would hold lanterns. Unfortunately, the Emperor would never come out from there again, while Qi Yue and them, similarly, could no longer stand up to serve the Emperor.
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"Give them a place outside the gate of my father's holy tomb and let them serve my father." Liu Qu said.
Pang Tong and Liu Qu sat in the Houde Hall again. Liu Qu was still thinking about what happened just now. Most of the things fell on Pang Tong. The two of them were busy until the night. It was very late at night, but they were still not busy.
After that, Liu Qu couldn't sit still. If we say that at the beginning, he was still a little curious, but after he and Pang Tong dealt with the memorial for a whole day, those curiosity in his heart had disappeared, replaced by this
Curiosity is endless fatigue.
He had never been so tired, even when he was marching with Commander Nan, he had never been so tired. Sitting in this hall, looking at the memorials one after another, listening to Pang Tong analyze for himself and explain the results of different responses, Liu
Qu was really about to explode. How could he be so tired? Liu Qu had never thought that reviewing memorials would be so tiring. At this moment, he thought of his father's busy days here without eating or drinking.
All day long, there was only shock in his eyes.
After having infinite admiration for my father, I felt deep fear in my heart. Will I have to be like my father in this life, sitting in this hall all day long, busy every day and night? What does ascending the throne bring?
Liu Qu's joy disappeared without a trace at this moment. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer. He stood up, looked at Pang Tong beside him, and said helplessly: "Pang Linggong, please let me go back and rest for a while.
Yes, let’s do it tomorrow.”
"If your Majesty is tired, go and have a rest, and leave the rest to me. If these are delayed until tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to complete..." Pang Tong said, and there was no disappointment in his words. His Majesty said this
This is the first time he has come to review the memorials. There is always a process of getting used to anything. Pang Tong is very happy that he can persist for so long. As for other things, he can handle them himself. Anyway, today, with the
It was always Pang Tong who made the decision, not Liu Qu.
When leaving the Houde Hall, Liu Qu did not dare to raise his head. He felt a little ashamed. He seemed to have become a deserter on the battlefield. He should not have escaped. Thinking of this, when he returned to the harem, Wang Yuanji had already sent Ah Shi to the palace.
After being coaxed to sleep, she was waiting for him. When she saw Liu Qu dragging his tired body in, Wang Yuanji hurriedly stepped forward and took off his clothes for him. Liu Qu then fell weakly on the bed. Wang Yuanji was about to say
What, but heard the gentle snoring, Liu Qu had fallen asleep.
In the Hall of Houde, the lights were still swaying, and Pang Tong was constantly reviewing the memorials. When he finished processing these, it was already midnight. He stood up and walked to the door, but turned around again and looked.
Looking at the empty Houde Hall.
"Your Majesty...you gave me one day's leave...why did you take a long leave again?"