I want to ruin the country

Chapter 408 There’s a long way to go

Yining’s thought was, he had been the emperor for half a year, so how were the people living?

What complaints do they have against the court? Can local officials perform their duties conscientiously?

It’s not enough to just listen to reports about these things, you need to see them with your own eyes.

If you don’t have first-hand information, it’s easy to be deceived!

If it weren't for this, Yining would not be willing to suffer this pain!

In the future, the roads are flat, and there are cars with air conditioning for travel. It is not cold in winter and not hot in summer. Beautiful women in luxury cars are called traveling, and that is called enjoyment!

It’s not like that now. The roads are all dirt, it’s cold in the winter and hot in the summer, and your hips and buttocks hurt when you ride a horse.

It was a clear and crisp autumn day. When they just left the capital, Hongxiu was extremely excited and kept chattering on her horse.

Yining understood her feelings, as this was her first time to the south of the capital.

It's like a canary in a cage. Once the cage door is opened, the bird can fly freely in the sky.

Qingxi was also very excited, but her performance was much more steady than Hongxiu's.

She grew up in the countryside and was very familiar with the autumn colors in the fields. She didn't think they were anything special.

So, although she was overwhelmed, she remained calm.

The corn cobs in the field had already been harvested, and several days after the autumnal equinox, most of the winter wheat had been planted.

Apart from some scattered cotton in the fields, there is no other obstruction on the vast North China Plain.

The autumn sun is shining brightly and the sky is cloudless. Riding on a horse, I have a wide view and can see far away. I feel very good.

But Yining found that there seemed to be some dim golden edges around the sun. Is the weather going to change?

There was a cry of geese in the sky. Yining looked up and saw a row of geese flying in a figure eight formation overhead.

They are going south for the winter!

Later, Yining read an article that said these wild geese did not actually go to southern China to spend the winter, but flew thousands of miles to the Middle East or Africa.

Yining is not a wild goose, so he doesn’t know why the wild geese would go through the trouble of flying so far to spend the winter, but he admires the spirit of the wild geese!

Even the flat-haired beasts have a spiritual support. As humans who rule the world, what reason do we have not to work hard!

Seeing the emperor looking up at the sky, Wen Qing also looked up and saw that it was the northern geese flying south. He said casually,

"A flock of geese flies south!"

Yining smiled and said,

"Do you want to write poetry?"

Wenqing waved his hands hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, I am not good at poetry, please spare me!"

Yining smiled slightly. He knew that Wenqing was telling the truth. Not only him, but he himself was also a layman when it came to poetry.

Unexpectedly, Wenqing himself was not good enough and he defeated him.

"Your Majesty, the autumn weather is bright and refreshing, and I'm in a good mood. Why don't you write a poem?"

When Yining heard that you were talking about something irrelevant, he said, "How could I write poetry?"

But he has a way.

"Hongxiu, Qingxi, Master Wenqing has already started it. Please take turns to continue!"

Hongxiu quickly said,

"Your Majesty, please don't ask me to write poetry. I can't do it. Please let Qingxi do it!"

Qingxi said,

"The emperor asked you to write a poem, why are you pushing it onto me?"

Yining Road,

"We have a long journey ahead of us, and I'm just telling a joke to liven things up. What are you afraid of?"

Red Sleeve Road,

"Then I told you not to laugh at me!"

Man Hing Road,

"No one's laughing. Just the way I started is embarrassing enough. It's not your fault if I don't do it well!"

Hongxiu's face turned red, and she finally said,

"Your first sentence was a flock of wild geese flying south, and I followed up with the second sentence, 'Who is afraid of crossing mountains and rivers?'"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard it!

Iraqi Defense said,

"Miss Hongxiu, this is just a doggerel poem! But it sounds quite powerful!"

Hongxiu said,

"I told you I can't, but you insist on embarrassing me!"

Yining smiled and said,

"Not bad, Qingxi, it's your turn!"

Qingxi thought for a moment and said,

"I have traveled thousands of miles to find my hometown."

Wenqing praised,

"Well, this is the finishing touch. Your Majesty, it's your turn!"

Yining thought for a moment and said,

"Spring is here and the flowers are blooming!"

Everyone cheered in unison.

Yining said,

"Stop flattering me! If Master Du heard us writing these four lines of poetry, he would definitely say it's disrespectful!"

Yi Heping muttered,

"A flock of wild geese fly south, crossing mountains and hills, fearless of each other.

I traveled thousands of miles to find my hometown, and now I am back when spring comes and flowers bloom!

"Your Majesty, this servant sounds very good! Quite domineering!"

Man Hing Road,

"You're right, it's so domineering. No one but the Emperor could have composed such a poem!"

Yining also knew that if they were allowed to say bad things about the emperor, that would be absolutely impossible!

Isn't it just for fun? We can chat and laugh along the way and not feel lonely.

The weather on the second day was not so good. The sun appeared and disappeared from time to time, and the wind direction changed to northwest.

The wind is not strong, but it has a murderous atmosphere!

On the afternoon of the third day, the weather changed.

At first, the wind blew, raising sand from the flat ground. Dark clouds blocked the sun, and the sky suddenly became dark. The temperature also dropped significantly.

Everyone felt cold and quickly took out their jackets and put them on.

The official road suddenly became deserted, with only a few of them hurried on their way. They had no idea where all the original people had gone, as if they had all disappeared by the magician!

There was a strong wind, then it gradually died down, and a drizzle came down with the wind.

The Iraqi defense department quickly took out oil jackets and put them on everyone.

Yining Road,

"It's not much bigger than fog. We'll talk about it later!"

Iraqi Defense Road,

"Your Majesty, look at the sky, the rain is going to get heavier!"

Yining Road,

"Don't be afraid, I have seen everything!"

Wenqing suddenly recalled the scene of the emperor getting caught in the rain at the porridge distribution site on February 2nd, and he still felt a lingering fear.

If it weren’t for the emperor’s vigorous rectification, I don’t know what the government would be like now!

Not to mention that the people could have enough food and clothing, even I, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department who was in charge of the treasury, didn't know how embarrassed I was!

Yining saw him deep in thought and asked,

"Master Wenqing, what are you thinking about?"

Wen Qing suddenly woke up and told the truth.

"This servant remembered what happened on the second day of the second month!"

Yining asked,

"What do you think?"

"I think if it weren't for the emperor's iron-fisted governance, I don't know what the situation would be like now!"

Yining Road,

"If everyone takes on their responsibilities, there's nothing in the world that can't be accomplished!"

Man Hing Road,

"It was our ancestors who sent the Emperor to save the Great Qing Dynasty!"

Yining Road,