The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 577

[Chapter 577 Conversation between the monarch and his ministers]

Only Fang Xiu dared to say the word “difficult” in front of Emperor Chu.

After hearing this, Emperor Chu laughed loudly, looked at Fang Xiu, and said, “You can say whatever you think. No matter what you say is in line with my feelings, I don’t blame you.”

Fang Xiu said.

But Xio cursed secretly, “I believe you, you idiot!” ‘.

He looked at Emperor Chu, with a solemn look on his face, and said seriously: “Your Majesty is in the prime of life, in good health, and will definitely live a long life. It is too early to talk about the candidate for the crown prince now.” When

Emperor Chu heard this Then he pointed at him, shook his head, and said: “You

have saved my life, but you are still so cautious in your words. Are you afraid that I will worry that you will embarrass King Kang?”

A minister embarrassed the future emperor

Chu. After hearing the emperor’s words, let alone other people, even Fang Xiu felt a little speechless.

However, he understood what the Emperor of Chu meant and said: “Your Majesty, you know me well.

If King Kang comes to the throne a hundred years from now, I will already retire and return to my hometown, find a place in the mountains, build a separate courtyard, and live a leisurely life.” My life is gone.”

When Emperor Chu heard this, he was startled at first, and then he couldn’t help laughing, and then he said: “I have lived in this capital all my life, and now I know that after following you around for a few days, There are actually two worlds inside and outside the palace walls.

One is in the sky, and the other is on the ground. But the people are underground.

I

might as well tell you the truth, I feel very guilty in my heart.

The world is so big that there will inevitably be famines and people will starve to death, but they have never thought that there are so many people under the emperor’s feet, and they can travel all day just for a mouthful of porridge

. , I still want to thank you, Xin Anbo, who is neither in the Ministry of Household Affairs nor in the Kyoto Prefecture, for your contribution.

When I thought of this, I sighed in my heart.

At this point, I sighed, looked at Prince Kang’s Mansion not far away, and continued: “I have always loved reading history.

The sage said that reading history makes people wise, and knowing the past can help us learn from the present.

I have read so many stories about why not eat minced meat, but I didn’t know that I had lived in the temple for a long time, and actually became the Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty. Even worse.”

This is extremely serious.

If those old men from Yanzhuang were here and heard Emperor Chu say these words, they would probably kneel on the ground and shout “Ten thousand deaths”.

After hearing this, Fang Xiu comforted him and said: “Your Majesty, you don’t have to be like this. Your Majesty is completely different from Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty. Your

Majesty has been in power for so many years, and the people have lived a very healthy life. It’s just that the Central Plains suffered a disaster today, so there are so many more people.” They are just some refugees.”

Emperor Chu shook his head, looked at Fang Xiu, and said, “I have seen the booklet of the Ministry of Household Affairs that you brought back these days. There is so much grain stored in the granaries of the various states in the Central Plains. In the end, it all ended up in the belly of those gentry.

Since the day before yesterday, I have been thinking about whether it is right or wrong for me to rule the world together with the gentry.

Will these gentry benefit or harm the country and the people?

” Xiong thought for a while, looked at the Emperor of Chu, and said: “Your Majesty, everything in the world must be viewed from a dialectical point of view. The existence of scholar-bureaucrats naturally has advantages and disadvantages.

At the time of Taizu, the advantages naturally outweighed the disadvantages. Now.”

At this point, he stopped.

The next words should not be his.

After hearing this, Emperor Chu had a thoughtful expression on his face.

The owner of the wonton stall next to him had put away the dishes, walked over, and said respectfully: “Two gentlemen, it’s already past noon, and our stall has to be closed.

I see that the two gentlemen have also already closed.

It’s almost time to eat, isn’t it?”

After hearing this, Fang Xiu immediately understood, took out a few coins from his arms, put them on the table, and said, “Okay, I got it, we’ll leave right away.”

When the wonton stall owner saw this At the scene, with a smile on his face, he said: “That’s not what I meant, it’s just that it’s cold outside. I’m afraid that the two masters will get cold sitting outside.”

Fang Xiu just waved his hand, looked at Emperor Chu, and said “Uncle Zhao, let’s sit somewhere else?”

Emperor Chu nodded and stood up from the bench.

Fang Xiu naturally hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

The two of them ate a bowl of wontons in front of Prince Kang’s Mansion, but they turned around and left without going in.

An old man and a young man started walking aimlessly on the street.

He didn’t know whether he was stimulated by his own son’s murder or because of the poisonous poison that would take effect in half a year. Fang Xiu always felt that the old emperor had a lot on his mind these days.

Even when walking on the road, I often ask him questions from time to time.

These questions should have been answered by the ministers above the court, but he was asked to answer them alone.

There are some things he can say, and there are some things he can’t.

Take the prince’s question just now. Even if he believed that the old emperor asked him this question just to refer to his thoughts, he still had to keep an eye on it.

After all, the saying “Being with the king is like being with the tiger” is the experience summed up by countless predecessors.

Although the old emperor is not so old that he is confused, he can’t guarantee that he will be confused at any time. Wouldn’t he be unlucky?

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, it was after noon, and the streets were empty. Only Fang Xiu and Emperor Chu walked slowly forward.

A gust of cold wind blew by, making people feel refreshing.

At this time, the old emperor stopped, turned to look at Fang Xiu, and called softly: “Fang Xiu”

“I’m here.”

Fang Xiu responded while supporting the still weak emperor.

The old emperor looked at him with a solemn look on his face, and slowly said: “To be fair, how do you think I treat you?”

Fang Xiu was slightly startled when he heard this question, and replied very solemnly: “Your Majesty is here. The biggest supporter in the world besides his father.” When

the old emperor heard this, he couldn’t help but smile and said: “What you said is quite straightforward.”

After a pause, he continued: “But you are right

. After you participated in the pro-military review, you have caused me so much trouble in the past few months.

Yang Zheng from the Ministry of Rites has such a son at such a young age, and you chopped off his arm. It was ruined and my reputation was ruined, but I didn’t encounter any trouble. Do you know how much trouble I put into this?

There were also sixteen pro-military reviewers. Although the court also benefited, most of the benefits were lost. Who can let me offend you? Do you think I am an old fool?

“Also,”

he said a lot of things that Fang Xiu has done during this period of time.

Finally, he seemed to have thought of something, and couldn’t help but glance at him, and said angrily: “Also, I thought that the disease that prevented you from being an official was real at first. Who would have thought that you, little bastard, would actually You can come up with such a ridiculous reason to fool me.”

(End of this chapter)