Born of Worry

Mo Wen looked at the person in his arms, and couldn't help kissing him on the lips. Li Xian didn't quite understand why his gaze suddenly became dark. The events of two years ago had been selectively selected in his memory. I forgot, but I didn't expect this man to still remember clearly.

His body was suddenly picked up by Ling Kong. Li Xian was startled and struggled in a hurry: "Mo Wen! What are you doing! Let me down quickly! Let me go!"

Resistance is futile.After washing and eating lunch under Mo Wen's "serving", Li Xian rested his chin in a daze for a while, and said, "Xiao Mo, shall we go to the imperial study?"

"it is good."

Being half-backed and half-embraced, Li Xian sat down on a huanghuali bench, which was covered with soft animal skins. He didn't think it was enough, so he spread two more quilts on it, which was almost too much. It's like a bed.

"Does your waist still hurt? I'll rub it for you." Mo Wen sat at one end of the bench and asked Li Xian to lie down, resting his head on his lap.

Li Xian took the "Transcripts of the First Emperor" again, enjoying someone's comfortable massage on his waist, his brows were full of sullenness.

Mo Wen looked at the book spread on his lap, and the page he was opening was Sima Qian's "Bao Ren An Shu": King Gaiwen acted "Book of Changes" when he was detained; Zhong Nier wrote "Spring and Autumn"; Fu "Li Sao"; Zuoqiu was blind, and Jue had "Guoyu"; The three hundred poems in the "Poetry" are the works of the great sages...

At the end of this chapter, there is no nonsensical commentary by the first emperor, it is just transcribed, and there is a blank space at the end, it seems that I wanted to write something but I couldn't write it after all.

It's hard to imagine what kind of mood Sima Qian, who was just trying to fulfill his father's behest, saw his old friend in prison and was about to be cut in half, with what kind of mood he wrote this " Report to Ren Anshu".

Li Xian's fair and slender fingers lightly slid across the paper, and Mo Wen suddenly understood why the young emperor was so unbelievably tolerant. Sima Qian's corruption was such a shame that he didn't even have the qualifications to be a man. Already lost, but still wanting to live, struggling to survive for a belief, such a shame can be tolerated, so what else can't be tolerated.

In front of Jiangshan Sheji, what is the dignity of an emperor, and in front of the common people, what is the status of an emperor...

It is said that a general can run a horse on his forehead, and a prime minister can paddle a boat in his belly. Then Xiao Xian, can your chest hold thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?

What kind of family can teach such an emperor?

That seemingly nonsensical "Records of the First Emperor" is actually the supreme way of governing the world in your eyes...

Mo Wen looked at him, seeing that slender body has such a huge heart, and he couldn't help asking, what kind of lofty ambition do you have? It is already a peaceful and prosperous age, do you want it to last forever?

Feeling bored for no reason, he took the book from his hand and said, "Don't read it."

"what?"

Mo Wen conjured up a fruit plate as if by magic, and Li Xian's eyes lit up instantly, "Cherries!"

The little emperor likes to eat cherries, but there are no cherries in this season, but Mo Wen, the thousand-year-old dragon, naturally has a special way to preserve perishable fruits.

These are the cherries grown in the cherry orchard of the Royal Royal Garden. The best ones are selected and brought in. They are big and sweet, each of them is plump, round and crystal clear, like a red agate with full color, which attracts people's index fingers.

Li Xian looked at him anxiously, he was a little tired from eating at noon, and he was even more eager to eat some snacks to relieve himself.Mo Wen teased him for a while, then picked the biggest and best one and stuffed it into his mouth, "Greedy cat."

Li Xian snatched the fruit plate, ate it contentedly, and did not forget to return the spitting pits to him. Mo Wen couldn't laugh or cry, and conjured up another plate for him to spit the pits.

At this time, the little eunuch suddenly came in and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Lin Shangshu begs to see you."

"Old Antique? He came just as I was looking for him. Xuan."

When Lin Xingzhi entered the imperial study, he saw their emperor lying on Mo Wen's lap eating cherries, and Mo Wen's hand was on his waist.Immediately, the gray beard exploded: "What kind of dignity is Cheng?!"

Li Xian took a look at him before sitting up slowly, "What is Mr. Lin looking for from me?"

Lin Xingzhi stroked his beard and presented a memorial, "Please take a look, Your Majesty."

"What's the matter? There hasn't been any rain in Lianghuai for three months? Why didn't you say something like this earlier?"

"...I just received the news. The Minister of the Water Department said that several memorials were submitted, but today I only saw this one."

Li Xian frowned, "I see, you go down."

"Yes."

After Lin Xingzhi left, Li Xian continued to eat his cherries, but somehow he didn't know how to eat them, "Mo Wen."

"Ah."

"Why can't they let me rest assured?"

"Little Xian..."

"They are eating the salaries of the imperial court, why are they unwilling to do things well in their positions, such important memorials can be withheld... how courageous. If Lin Shangshu was not careful, would I want to Wait until the people rebel to know the truth?"

"..."

"Okay, okay, you all think I'm easy to bully, right? The tiger really thinks I'm a sick cat if it doesn't show its power? Three days of national rest... Let them rest for the last three days."

Mo Wen looked at him with a dazed expression.

Xiaoxian... You have been hiding your strength for a long time, are you finally going to show your minions?

On August [-]th, the vacation ended and the morning resumed.

"If you have a book to play, if you don't have a book, you will retreat—"

The thin voice of the little eunuch echoed in the main hall. Li Xian was leaning on the dragon chair, with the same twelve-pronged emperor's crown hanging on his head, and the same black and red dragon robe on his body, while Mo Wen was attached to the black dragon embroidery. Fall asleep and go back to the cage.

It was quiet under the main hall. A group of courtiers probably hadn't recovered from their vacation, and some of them even secretly yawned. Lin Xingzhi looked at the emperor, but didn't say anything.

"It's not true," Li Xian said slowly, "Okay, it's very good, you have nothing to say, I have something to say." He looked at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and sneered in his heart, "Shangshu Zhao Chou, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, come out List."

Zhao Zhao, who was suddenly named, woke up from his doze, hearing the emperor's tone would definitely not be a good thing.

"I asked you to come out, didn't you hear? Do you still want to resist the order, Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Zhao hastily took a step out of the civil servants, "Your Majesty is here, calm down."

"Which eye of yours saw me angry?"

This time, the people below could see that the atmosphere was not right. Li Xian was usually very kind, and hardly had trouble with anyone specifically, but now he was criticizing with every sentence, which was very abnormal.

"Master Zhao, are you convicted?"

Hearing these words, Zhao Cho's cold sweat broke out all of a sudden, did the emperor find out about him... bit the bullet and said: "I...don't know."

"I don't know? Alright," Li Xian motioned to the little eunuch next to him, "Read it to Master Zhao."

"Abiding by the order." The little eunuch picked up a few pages and read slowly, "The betting ratio between King Jian and General Zuo is as follows: Your Majesty bets 100 taels of gold, bets on General Zuo Lin Ruxuan; King Jing Li Ling, 40 taels of gold, Jian Wang Li Kuang; Yu Wang Liye, 50 taels of gold, left general Lin Ruxuan; Shang Shuling Lin Xingzhi, silver 100 taels, left general Lin Ruxuan; right general Wei Heng, silver 200 taels, left general Lin Ruxuan; Ministry of War Shangshu Zhou Yue, with 100 taels of silver, was in charge of the left general Lin Ruxuan; Minister of Punishment Zhang Li, with 150 taels of silver, was in charge of Jian Wang Li Kuang; Minister of Industry Ji Yuncheng, with 120 taels of silver, was in charge of Jian Wang Li Kuang; Minister of Households Song Li , 100 taels of silver, to pledge to build King Li Kuang; Minister of Rites, Tao Wenting, 100 taels of silver, to pledge to build King Li Kuang; Ministry of Officials Minister Zhao Zhao... 200 taels of gold, to pledge to build King Li Kuang..."

Zhao Zhao didn't listen to any of the following content. When he heard the "gold 200 taels", he knew that he was done.Standing there with a blank expression, waiting for the emperor's instructions.

In the end, the match was decided, Li Kuang took the initiative to admit defeat, saying that Lin Ruxuan was young but had extraordinary martial arts attainments, and praised him a lot.Poor Zhao Cho not only lost his bet, but he might even lose his head.

"Lord Zhao, one hundred taels of gold is really a big deal," Li Xian said with dark eyes, "Do you know what 200 taels of gold is? Lin Shangshu, the elder of the three dynasties, borrowed 40 taels to make up the whole thing. According to the current gold price, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver. So how much is 200 taels of gold? 2000 taels of silver is twenty times that of Lin Shangshu!

"I ask you, have you been an official in the court for twenty times as long as him?! 2000 taels of silver, you just use it to make a bet? How much is your annual salary? 200 taels of silver? Why don't I believe it?" Would you use your ten-year salary to make a bet?!"

Zhao Zhao was dripping with cold sweat, and he knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare me!"

"Forgive me? If I spared you, who will spare my people?! I ask you, where do you get your money from?! Minister of the Ministry of Officials, what a Minister of the Ministry of Officials! How many benefits have you received? How many bribes have you paid? How many official positions have you sold out, do you still need to tell me one by one?!"

"His Majesty……"

"Master of Dali Temple!"

Zhang Shen stepped out, "The minister is here."

"Show him."

"Abiding by the order." Zhang Shen presented a document to Zhao Choi, "Master Zhao, please have a look."

Zhao Zhao knelt on the ground, took the document tremblingly, put it down after only looking at it twice, and kowtowed his head on the ground: "I deserve death..."

There is no need to look at it anymore, there are all his crimes listed on it, accepting bribes, selling officials, privately buying real estate... If they are added together, it is not enough to make him die ten times.

"I'm very sad." Li Xian stared at him, "Master Zhao, do you know how important the bureaucracy is? How much have you done in these years to select talents and talents? I finally understand why my court is still so important. Only the old ministers left by the Supreme Emperor. I don't ask you to do your best, but you don't even have the most basic self-consciousness as a courtier? With the salary of the court, you can't do your duty with peace of mind, and you can't solve my problems for me ?!"

There was no sound in the hall, and none of the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty dared to jump out to defend Zhao Zhao, even his former old friends, until now they could only be wise and safe.Zhao Zhao knelt there, he didn't understand, what went wrong, and where did the emperor find out?How did this young emperor grasp all his criminal evidence silently?

"Master Zhao..." Li Xian seemed a little tired, "Do you still remember what you told me on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival? The two moons shine together? Oh, do you really think I'm blind? Do you think I'm drunk? Are you crazy about drinking? Are you flattering me so much that you want me to be fooled into being a fool forever? What should I do with you? How many people are still starving, but you are abusing your power? For squandering, you say, what crime should I convict you? What crime should I convict you to satisfy the world?"

"I...but I want to die..."

"I just want to die... Heh, I just want to die..." Li Xian sneered, and suddenly slapped the armrest of the dragon chair, "Dali Siqing!"

"The minister is here."

"This matter will be handed over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice for joint investigation and handling. Be sure to give an explanation to the people in the capital and to the people of the world!"

"The minister obeys the order!"