After a moment of silence, Wei Ge picked up the small sand table at the side and fiddled with it. Then, he said,"This was once a great fall."
On the sand table, there were exquisite buildings that were divided into different categories.
Chief Wang nodded. The fall back then was already showing signs of prosperity.
Wei Ge took another flag and stuck it on it."This is His Majesty from back then."
Flags fluttered in the air, full of vigor.
"In the past, His Majesty would review memorials until late at night and only sleep for ten to fifteen hours a day. He handled the world's major affairs in an orderly manner and was bold and decisive. He introduced a series of reforms such as the Ministry of Works, the court, and the court examination. He was a wise ruler for eternity. Later, His Majesty found out about some things, so he had no intention of managing the world.”
"What is it?" Chief Wang was clear about the reform. Wasn't the world-shocking Mu Shi the one who stood out from the Humble Class in the reform of the Imperial Examination? If it weren't for His Majesty's immense pressure and opposition from various factions, it would have been as difficult as ascending to the heavens for the disciples of the Humble Class to stand out!
That series of reforms had added many talents to the court. At the time, everyone in the court had opposed it, but later on, it had established the foundation of the great decline. In addition, the Ministry of Works and many other ministries had also undergone reforms.
If His Majesty did not cultivate, the prosperity of the Great Luo was just around the corner. Even if he cultivated now, the Great Luo could still stabilize the situation with the loyal officials following him.
"Cultivation. Cultivation can allow one to live forever and create a golden age.”
"Just because of this?" Wang Shoufu couldn't believe it." Her Majesty isn't such a person. She would give up everything for an illusory possibility of longevity. Besides, she's still so young. She doesn't have to worry about life and death for the time being.”
"Chief is right, but His Majesty must do this!”
"Why must I?"
"If Your Majesty doesn't do this, the Great Luo will die seven times, and the seven times will be Your Majesty's life.”
"How is this possible?" Chief Wang sneered." With the help of the two of us, the Great Luo will only be prosperous for a generation. Moreover, even without the two of us, with His Majesty's methods, he can easily support the Great Luo. There's no need to talk about dying after seven lifetimes. If he wants to die, it can't be in this lifetime.”
"I think so too." Wei Ge replied and then said," However, His Majesty is very sure of it. He also said that her life is to build a prosperous world and eventually become a wedding dress for others. Even she has to pay for it herself and become a plaything for others to take. The country that she worked so hard to build will also fall into the hands of others..."
His voice was like thunder.
Chief Wang froze on the spot, his mouth dry."This, this, this is impossible…"
"His Majesty said that this is true." "If it's not true, why would His Majesty joke about his reputation?" Wei Ge said faintly. Although I don't know how Your Majesty confirmed it, Your Majesty is not lying to me.”
Chief Wang froze. After a moment, he smiled bitterly."I-I see. If it's true, Her Majesty is proud and arrogant. She can't accept such an outcome.”
Glory World, which he had painstakingly established, ended up being a wedding dress for others? Even she had to pay for it and become a vassal, not to mention that the Emperor was still a woman. What would happen if she fell into the hands of others? Even the previous emperor would probably be furious and unable to accept such a thing.
"So Your Majesty wants to cultivate?"
"Right, the state preceptor is just a son.”Wei Ge nodded." His Majesty said that once one reaches a certain realm of Taoism, one can defy the heavens and change one's fate. She doesn't believe in fate and wants to change it."”
"So she didn't care about it since then?”
" Yes, from that moment on, His Majesty began to seize the moment, causing the Great Luo to be completely disregarded. However, His Majesty once said that she would eventually succeed. If she was given some time, the Great Luo would eventually usher in a golden age. If she were to let it go, the Great Luo would fall into the hands of others in the future. Who knows what the outcome would be? Perhaps it would be torn apart, or perhaps it would be even more miserable.”
"So Your Majesty wants the people to suffer first? Ignoring the government and declining?"
Wei Ge sighed and didn't say anything else. He knew that for the sake of his goal, His Majesty might have already made plans to become a fatuous ruler! She was that kind of person!
"What about the disaster in the northwest? If this continued, how would His Majesty deal with himself? Without Marquis Mu, what would happen to the people of the Northwest?”
"The disaster in the northwest is a natural disaster. The national treasury has been emptied for several years. Her Majesty probably didn't expect it to last for so long. I'm afraid she's powerless…"
"Then what about the Ministry of Works?"
"Ever since Her Majesty started cultivating, she has almost ignored the government. She doesn't want to waste her energy on these small matters, nor does she want to care about them. If she were to care about them all, the silver in the national treasury wouldn't be enough.”
" This..." Chief Wang closed his eyes and said after a while,""Your Majesty, what did you tell Duke Wei…"
"Her Majesty said…that she had vaguely seen it with her own eyes and made the corresponding decision.”
"See what? "How did you meet him…" Wang Shoufu couldn't believe it.
" I don't know. His Majesty might not know either…"
" This..." Wang Shoufu stopped talking.
" Mu Hou's appearance is actually a good thing. He has extraordinary talent and can support His Majesty, allowing His Majesty to cultivate and stabilize the world. In the end, the two of us only have the talent to rule the world, not the talent to shock the heavens…" Wei Ge said word by word." It's just a sincere talk. Although I know what Her Majesty wanted, I can't help but feel bad when I look at all the living beings in the world. I can't help but blame Her Majesty, but she has her own difficulties...."
"Does the Duke of Wei believe in His Majesty's words of destiny?”Wang Shoufu asked.
Wei Ge thought for a moment,""However, if I have to make the decision, I don't care about Your Majesty's happiness. She is Your Majesty, so she should bear what ordinary people can't bear. If that is really her life, then it is what she should bear and sacrifice. Compared to the world, what does her feelings count for? As an emperor, you should pay for the dawn of the world…"
"Yes." Chief Wang nodded." We still have to continue persuading His Majesty. If it's really fate, we should accept it for the happiness of the people. Who knows what the future will be? What was most important now was what His Majesty said. However, what His Majesty said made sense. If the country fell into the hands of others in the future, who knew what kind of character that person would have? Perhaps, the Great Luo would usher in an even more terrifying fate.”
" However, I really can't think of what would happen if Her Majesty were to create a golden age," he said in puzzlement." That would cause Her Majesty to end up like that…Even she herself…Could it be a threat from the enemy?"”
"I don't know! It was impossible for an enemy country to be a threat. Now that the Great Luo was in decline, no other enemy country had invaded.”Wei Ge sneered.
The two court officials were silent for a long time before they left.
……
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After dealing with the matter of the assassin, the empress kept it a secret and did not spread the news. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for the emperor to leave the palace rashly in the future.
On the other hand, many of the officials were speechless when they heard the news of Mu Yu's arrest.
"Did Scholar Mu offend His Majesty again?"
"Needless to say, he must have caught His Majesty and scolded him again. Otherwise, why would it be like this? Scholar Mu had made great contributions and was more than enough to be promoted.”
"He's the first person to be sent to the imperial prison without being rewarded for such a great contribution.”The officials were speechless. As long as Mu Yu did not scold the Emperor, the Emperor was actually not bad. He would not be punished for his meritorious service.
"Too bad, too bad. However, Scholar Mu also made me respect him. He's a good official, a good official!!”
"Does anyone know what Scholar Mu quarreled with His Majesty again? What exactly happened? With Scholar Mu's contribution, even if he persuaded the Emperor, he should not be directly sent to the imperial prison.”
"It is said that she pointed at Her Majesty's nose and called her a fatuous ruler. This matter must not be spread, otherwise, it will be a crime of beheading for both of us.”
" So that's how it is. Hiss, Scholar Mu is really audacious. He actually dared to do such an earth-shattering act of treason. It's really disrespectful. I've sinned, I've sinned. I didn't hear anything, I didn't hear anything, I don't know anything. Today, I'm going to forget everything. I still want to have my head on my shoulder for another two years."”
The officials were all shocked. Those who knew were so frightened that their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. They almost couldn't even breathe and immediately chose to forget.
Those who didn't know were also very shocked. They could guess that being captured and thrown into the imperial prison after such a monstrous contribution must have angered the Dragon King.
And how could he make the dragon furious?
It was probably no different from what he had done in the imperial court that day, or perhaps even worse.
Just thinking about it made her frightened, and her legs went weak.
The officials were in awe, and their legs were really weak.
If it were them, they would probably have their entire family killed and their heads rolling to the ground.
Only Scholar Mu, who was not afraid of death and had the ability, had a chance of survival from the Emperor.
If it were someone else, they would have been cut into pieces a million times already.
……
Several days later.
In the imperial court.
As the Emperor was caught in a cold and did not attend court, he only invited a few archdukes to discuss matters outside the Emperor's bedroom.
"Bang bang bang." As soon as the archdukes arrived, they heard the sound of things being smashed in the bedroom. They looked at each other speechlessly.
"Your Majesty, the dragon body is the most important. Don't be angry.”Chief Wang advised.
In the bedchamber, the more she talked to Zi 'er, the angrier the empress became. She smashed a lot of expensive vases and porcelain.
"That treacherous minister is unrepentant. Even after dying in prison, he was unwilling to change his words and insisted on saying that I was a fatuous ruler.”
" Your Majesty..." Zi 'er did not know how to persuade the Emperor. She thought to herself," If you don't cultivate, Lord Mu will be loyal to you. He will become one of your greatest supporters and follow you everywhere. But who asked you to insist on cultivating?"
After a long time, the empress finally calmed down and sat down again. She let out a long sigh and said softly,"Gentlemen, how is the matter I entrusted you with?”
"Your Majesty." Chief Wang said," The matter of the potatoes has been announced to the world and the officials from the Ministry of Works have been sent out to cooperate. The whole country is overjoyed. The people kowtow to Your Majesty on their own accord. The capital is filled with joy. Every household is killing chickens and sheep to celebrate as if it was the new year. The whole country is singing Your Majesty's voice. Many mountain bandits have voluntarily surrendered to the government and returned to the people's homes to resume farming. Your Majesty, the whole country is prosperous. It's the country's fortune!"”
"Good, good, good!" The Water Empress was very happy. She smiled bit by bit and did not try to hide it. Her voice also became more joyful and filled with emotions."Very good, pass on my decree. As long as it's not an unforgivable crime, the world will be punished.”
"Your Majesty is wise." Chief Wang and Wei Ge smiled in satisfaction. As the subjects of the Emperor, they naturally hoped that the Emperor would have less troubles and smile more. However, this was too difficult. This scene was really rare. It had almost never happened since he took the throne. Now, it happened like a miracle.
This made the two ministers very satisfied, although this smile had nothing to do with them and had no credit to them!!
"Your Majesty, I estimate that in at most two years, the tax revenue of various places will increase by a lot. The national treasury's surplus should exceed its original level and reach a new high.”The Minister of Revenue was all smiles. Old Qin had also been reinstated because the Emperor was in a good mood.
The autumn harvest was approaching, and Wei Ge and the others were not as familiar with the way things were handled as Old Qin.
"Good, very good." The empress narrowed her eyes. It had been a long time since she had heard such good news.
The archdukes were also very satisfied.
Even though it would take time, once the potatoes were distributed throughout the world and produced a harvest, the food harvest would increase tenfold. The food problem that had been plaguing the Great Luo for a long time would no longer be a problem. The people would no longer have to go hungry. This way, they would still have the strength to develop the economy, develop the foundation, and develop the Great Luo's military.
He would not be bullied by the barbarians all year round.
Just because of one thing, a country would be recruited.
It was a great blessing for a country to have such a talent.
"Your Majesty, there is one more thing." Wei Ge's expression suddenly sank as he said.
"What is it?" the empress asked in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, someone tried to poison Lord Mu in the prison. Fortunately, Constable Zuo found out and stopped him in time.”
"What is it? Who dares to kill that dog?" The Female Empress Long Yan was furious. She couldn't bear to kill him, didn't dare to kill him, and couldn't kill him. Yet, someone dared to poison him?
"Your Majesty, watch your words." Wei Ge's face twitched.
"Your Majesty is the emperor of a country. How inappropriate is it to speak like this?”Chief Wang frowned.
"I know, I found out."
"Your Majesty, we haven't found out yet. I speculate that it should be a spy from another country.”Wei Ge said.
" A spy from another country…" The empress's expression turned cold."Pass on my decree, let the dog go home and order Six Fan School to protect its safety.”
He paused for a moment and said,"Also, choose a day to reward."”She was in a bad mood when she thought of Mu Qing. She really didn't want to reward him. She would reward him when she was in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, is this how the imperial edict is written?”the old eunuch said.
The empress glanced at him coldly and said,""Change the dog thing to a scholar.”
Wei Ge was speechless.
Chief Wang was speechless.
They all sighed.
"Duke Wei, if something happens to Scholar Mu, Six Fan School will be held accountable.”The empress changed her words and didn't let the two officials feel helpless anymore.
"I know." The Duke of Wei nodded. The Empress was threatening him. If he didn't do his best, he would be fine. However, many people from the Six Fan School would die. Wei Ge understood. Even if the Empress didn't say so, he would still do his best.
"Your Majesty, I also found out that Yu Shilang of the Ministry of War had sent a private army to send Scholar Mu to the northwest with injuries in advance and kill him on the way!”Wei Ge silently put a big label on his political enemies and told them about how a few cruel officials wanted to escort Mu Yu to the northwest in advance, but were ordered to retreat.
The empress immediately understood what he meant.
Previously, the rebellious minister had scolded her and was sent to the northwest after being beaten twenty times by her decree. The minister of the Ministry of War wanted to directly send him over with injuries and torture him to death to please her.
This would not have been a big deal at other times, but now that the empress heard it, she felt very uncomfortable.
"The Minister of War has moved his private army without authorization. Send the Supreme Court to investigate.”the empress said and didn't let Wei Ge investigate.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Ge couldn't hide his disappointment.
Shoufu Wang's mouth twitched. The Minister of War was not on his side, but he had a good relationship with his faction. If this person fell into the hands of the Six Fan School, Wei Ge would investigate and execute the entire family. It was very likely that the faction would suffer a great loss.。
It would be more appropriate if it fell into the hands of the Supreme Court. Wei Ge wanted to deal with it? He was dreaming.
However, His Majesty was really angry this time, so he said twice. Investigate, investigate thoroughly.
If he fell into the hands of the Supreme Court, the rest of the faction would be fine, but Assistant Minister Yu would definitely be finished, unless he had no dirt on him.
"Yu Shilang is finished." Chief Wang knew very well that all the officials in the court had some dirt on them. Even someone as incorruptible as Wei Ge, when his Six Fan School raided a family, they would still take something. These were all unspoken rules.
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