After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

Gu Mingzhe placed all the portraits into a brocade box, then pressed the mechanism in the study, and a secret compartment suddenly opened behind the antique shelf.

This was a place he specially commissioned to store some private things, and now it is used for collection.

He was actually afraid that one day in the future he would forget all this.

Even though he may never see that person again, he still wants to remember that he once loved someone so passionately.

Thinking of this, Gu Mingzhe took out another piece of letter paper and wrote on it: I love Zhaohua, his name is Zhong Ning, he is not from this world...

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Gu Mingzhe went to Dingyuan to take up his post and pilot reforms.

Qi Yu went to the Huangzhuang Firearms Bureau and took over the Firearms Battalion.

Shen Yan and Lu Xingzhou made great achievements on the Nanzhao front.

Wen Renye went to Lin'an and faced the aristocratic families head-on.

Fang Ping entered the Academy of Sciences to receive education and enlightenment.

Zhang Wanting opened a second women's technical college to expand the scale of her business.

At this critical moment, Zhong Ning was specially allowed by Emperor Yong to enter the court to attend government affairs.

Judging from Emperor Yong’s current thoughts, it is actually not difficult to understand, because he also saw the learning status and true temperament of the second prince Murong Yun.

As a future crown prince, he is undoubtedly unqualified. He is somewhat indecisive and too kind-hearted.

He was completely like an overprotected teenager who was suddenly placed in the court to listen to the imperial politics taught by Emperor Yong himself.

Because of his temperament, Murong Yun did not quite understand or agree with many of Emperor Yong's teachings.

For example, Emperor Yong told him not to rely too much on the teachers who taught him. Although respecting teachers is good, he must put himself in the right position.

You are the king and they are the subjects.

If you follow the teachings of these people in everything, it is conceivable that when you come to power one day, these people will be entrusted with important tasks and may even interfere in your government affairs.

But Murong Yun said, since the emperor said that we should respect teachers and once a teacher is a father for life, why should he be so wary of you gentlemen?

Could it be that they would harm themselves?

Emperor Yong was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

They will not harm you, but the ruler and his subjects are already in a state of opposition. Either the east wind will prevail over the west wind, or the west wind will prevail over the east wind.

Once you come to power in the future and become the emperor, but are controlled by a minister, you can imagine what kind of cruel things he will do to protect the interests of his family.

Murong Yun looked blank and just said that the gentleman was not that kind of person.

The teacher taught him that he should respect the words of the sages, and even if he was fortunate enough to ascend to the throne in the future, he should vigorously promote the teachings of the sages.

Emperor Yong was so angry with him that he couldn't eat for several days. If this was not his only son, he really wanted to beat him up so that he would know why the moon is so round.

The main reason why Emperor Yong allowed Zhong Ning to enter the court and participate in politics was that he hoped Zhong Ning could help him sit in the court a hundred years from now, so as to prevent the Murong family's kingdom from being destroyed by this scoundrel.

But the court time was too early, and Zhong Ning directly said that she couldn't get up. She was still growing and couldn't get too little sleep.

Emperor Yong looked at Zhong Ning speechlessly as he stood below and made up stories, his eyes almost spitting fire. Zhong Ning realized that something was wrong and continued:

"Isn't it that Your Majesty wants to teach his son well? People can never teach people, but things can teach people, and they will learn it once they are taught. If Your Majesty agrees, why not let your son take care of the Second Prince for a while?"

Emperor Yong looked at Zhong Ning hesitantly and asked, "How do you plan to teach him?"

"If you want a prince who has been pampered since childhood to truly grow up quickly, you need to place him in an unfamiliar place and let him experience some real hardships."

"It's definitely not possible in the capital. In the capital, most of the powerful and wealthy children know his identity, so he needs to find another place."

"According to your opinion, the three cities of Xiyan, Xining, and Dingyuan were previously suffering from drought. Although the drought has now eased, the court has also investigated and replaced the two county magistrates of Xiyan and Dingyuan."

"But there is also Xining, which is still under the jurisdiction of the previous county magistrate Li Jun."

"How about I take Murong Yun, disguised as a child, and go to Xining to investigate the truth for my father? These three cities are connected. If only the other two cities carry out reform pilot projects while Xining is ignored, it will appear that the court is partial to one over the other."

Emperor Yong was silent for a moment, his fingers unconsciously stroking the purple-haired red brush in his hand. Then he said calmly, "You suspect the drought in Xining might not be that simple, but the news hasn't reached the capital like it has in the other two cities?"

"Part of the reason is because of this, and part of the reason is that I want to test Xining's current county magistrate, Li Jun, on behalf of the court to see what he thinks of the current court reform pilot."

"If he agrees with the court's reform measures, he will definitely take the initiative to submit a petition and reform together with the other two cities. But if he disagrees, he will definitely find a way to obstruct..."

"The most important thing is, I heard that 60% of the land in Xining City is owned by the ministers of the court. These places are not subject to tax..."

"Also, the Pingning Marquis's family originally came from Xining, and their family has some land. The Pingning Marquis's eldest daughter, Zhang Wanting, once purchased a batch of grain from a foreign merchant and tried planting it. It's said that the yield was extremely high."

"Oh?" Emperor Yong was intrigued. "What kind of grain is it? And how much is the yield?"

"There are two kinds, one is called potato and the other is called sweet potato. Both are edible crops, and the yield per mu is said to be up to 1,000 kilograms."

Emperor Yong:.......

Emperor Yong suddenly stood up, his eyes eager, "Is there really such a rare thing?"

Zhong Ning intentionally downplayed his role in this, putting all the credit on Zhang Wanting, and then said:

"I didn't believe it at first. A few months ago, I took some potatoes from Miss Zhang and planted them on a trial basis in the imperial farm. I received the news two days ago."

"It is said that the potatoes have been planted, and the yield per mu is really not low."

"It's just that the number is so small that I haven't reported it to my father yet."

"I'll be staying in Xining for quite some time this time. The newly harvested sweet potatoes are being prepared for spring planting, so I'm just waiting to see what's going on!"

"According to what you said, those potatoes are indeed edible?" Emperor Yong asked again. Zhong Ning nodded and confirmed, "Yes! I have another bag in my house. I'll have it delivered to the palace later so that your Majesty can taste some!"

"Well, you are quite filial. But that rebellious son has made me very angry these days." Emperor Yong sighed and said helplessly.

"If Your Majesty is at ease, I will certainly try to make him experience the dangers of the world. Let him hit the wall a few times and experience more setbacks. He will definitely benefit from it."

(Today marks the one millionth word mark. This month has been difficult, but luckily I managed to persevere. Keep it up! I've finished typing, and there's only one month left. I'll keep updating until I finish!)