The system forced me to be emperor

Everyone saluted and took their seats, and the New Year's Eve Banquet officially began.

Empress Zhou Xiangyun was crazy, so naturally she couldn't come to participate. It stands to reason that the seat next to His Majesty should be the turn of Imperial Concubine Lin Yuer, but His Majesty did not do this, but was free.

What's even more interesting is that after the banquet started, Emperor Xia waved his hand, and actually asked Lan concubine Ashikaga Yumi to sit beside her and pour the wine for herself, which made others envious.

Seeing the smiling expression of imperial concubine Lin Yu'er, who suppressed her anger, Xiao Rui was overjoyed.

After the New Year's Eve banquet, His Majesty and concubines retired, and the princes stayed behind to watch the New Year's Eve.

In this way, the 24th year of Yongli came.

Happy time is always fast, the Lantern Festival passed in a blink of an eye, and the court returned to normal order.

When the civil and military officials hadn't recovered from the New Year's atmosphere, a piece of heavy news came out, which made the officials dumbfounded.

Shang Jin, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Dongge University, wrote a letter to become an official.

Shang Jin was frightened this year. Why, it was because His Majesty wrote him four words when he bestowed them years ago: "Full of Gold and Jade"!

This is a good meaning. It describes a tall hall full of gold, jade and treasure, and it can also describe rich knowledge.Your Majesty bestowed these four words in recognition of himself.

However, after the bestowal of words was over, Li Mingchong, the chief assistant of the cabinet, accompanied Shang Jin out of the palace, and said with a smile, "Master Shang, Your Majesty, these four words are good, you should cherish them and understand their true meaning."

Shang Jin is so smart, he immediately noticed that there was a problem. It seems that Li Shoufu had other intentions when talking with him, so Shang Jin asked: "I made Master Li laugh, I am stupid, please enlighten Master Li."

Li Mingchong smiled and said, "My lord, you can look up the allusions."

After Shang Jin returned home, he began to look up the allusions about the mansion of gold and jade, so that even the New Year's Eve dinner was tasteless.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, he finally turned to a book and read a passage:

"The house is full of gold and jade, and there is no one who can guard it. Wealthy and proud, he will blame himself, and his achievements will retreat to the way of heaven."

Holding the book, Shang Jin was stunned.

The meaning of this sentence is very straightforward. No one can keep wealth and pride. It is a natural way to retire from being an official after becoming famous.

After His Majesty got Yang Feiyuan out of the cabinet, he finally expressed a hint to himself, but His Majesty also considered it as a way to save face and let him return to his hometown in fine clothes.

Shang Jin sighed for many days. Although he was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey the Holy Majesty's will, so he took the initiative to write a letter to become an official.

His Majesty did not keep him, but allowed Shang Jin to retire and return to his hometown, and gave him many rewards and praises.

In less than two months, two cabinet elders left the cabinet at the same time, and only three cabinet elders were left with too many tasks to be busy, so His Majesty promoted Meng Tianhai, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and merged into the cabinet. Shangshu Song Yingxing entered the cabinet and directly completed the candidates.

Meng Tianhai is the younger brother of Mrs. Meng Tiannan. He was born as the No. [-] Scholar in Emperor Xiaowen's time.

Unexpectedly, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and entered the cabinet now, which is beyond everyone's imagination.

Song Yingxing first, and then Meng Tianhai, His Majesty's two moves were unconstrained, and while the civil and military officials could not guess, they also understood His Majesty's intention and warning afterwards. The next person to resign.

On the other hand, Xiao Rui ordered the junior college built by Zhan Shifu to start classes officially. The courses are divided into cultural courses and professional courses. Although Confucianism culture has disadvantages, it cannot be discarded.The professional courses are the focus, and the entire college is divided into six majors: farming, construction, smelting, shipbuilding, manufacturing, and design. The books of the Mohists and Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" are ready-made textbooks.

Xiao Rui personally went to the academy to encourage the students and teachers, and set up excellent scholarships and invention awards. The rewards were rich and gratifying, and the reputation of the college directly surpassed that of the Yuewen Academy. Many people came here admiringly. Enter the academy to study for free.

It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to grow people. This is just the beginning.

And just like that, it's February.

In the fourteen states of Anxi, Jiedu made Zhang Liang give full play to his talents and carried out land reform in full swing.

A considerable amount of land was given to the soldiers of Daxia. Eighty percent of the soldiers were willing to live in the [-] prefectures, and many unmarried soldiers married local women, which promoted the integration between the people of Daxia and the old people of Zhao.

Secondly, many people in Daxia also took a fancy to the preferential policies for relocation, and were willing to move to the Fourteen Prefectures. After the Chinese New Year, many people in barren areas moved with their families. The population has reached tens of thousands, and it is still increasing.

In addition, Xiao He's Huangtian Group has started a big move, starting to enclose land. In name, it is buying land, but in fact it is on credit. His Majesty and the prince are vigorously promoting this matter, and the Ministry of Households dare not stop it. They can only watch Huangtian The group was frantically enclosing land in the fourteen prefectures. By the time Xiao Rui received Xiao He's message from the spear falcon, the fourteen branches of the Huangtian Group had already enclosed [-] hectares of land, and owed the Great Xia court tens of millions of silver. .

When the time enters March.

The potatoes planted years ago began to be harvested, and Zhan Shifu began to get busy. The people discovered the benefits of potatoes. Not only did they have a great sense of satiety, but also the yield was abundant, and the people immediately realized the advantages of potatoes.

At the same time, Shen Wansan finally came back.

In the middle and late March, Shen Wansan's fleet entered the river from Shanghai and finally returned to Daxia Capital.

Xiao Rui couldn't bear the excitement for a long time, and immediately greeted him personally. The reason why Emperor Xia didn't go this time, of course, was because Xiao Rui didn't say it. The last time was a lesson learned from the past. He lost millions of taels in vain. Now think about it. Still distressed.

The system didn't prompt this time. I don't know what good things Shen Wansan got. I hope it will be full of surprises!

Chapter 567: Seek to make the world great!

When Shen Wansan got ashore, he saw that His Highness the Crown Prince was already waiting.Excited, he hurried forward to salute, but Xiao Rui grabbed his arm.

"Zhongrong, thank you for your hard work, look at you are tanned again." Xiao Rui laughed.

Shen Wansan excitedly said: "The subordinates don't work hard at all, and they can contribute value to the prosperity of the country and the people of Daxia. Your Majesty is very frightened, how dare you bother Your Majesty and Your Highness to greet him personally?"

"I welcome...what? What did you say?" Xiao Rui stared, what did he hear just now?

At this moment, hearty laughter sounded behind him: "Master Shen brought corn, potatoes, peppers, and countless treasures to Daxia on his voyage last time. This time, he must return with a full load. You are the hero of Daxia. Come here!" Welcome is what it should be!"

The corner of Xiao Rui's mouth twitched, and when he looked back, he saw His Majesty in casual clothes standing behind him, looking at him with a smile.

Behind His Majesty, there are Hai Dafu, Mu Chen and others. Xiao Rui didn't know when they arrived.

Is your attribute a ghost?Walk without making a sound!

Also... now it's troublesome.

Sure enough, Emperor Xia asked the teacher with a smile, "Did the emperor be negligent for a while, or did you deliberately hide it from me? Did you not want me to come? Are you afraid that I will take your money?"

"How is it possible! Erchen is such a person!" Xiao Rui immediately retorted, then rolled his eyes, and immediately had an idea.

He pointed at Hai Dafu, with an angry expression on his face, and scolded: "Grandpa Hai, you actually didn't report such a big thing as the ship's return, are you guilty?"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Rui pleaded: "Father, my son told Eunuch Hai the time when the sea boat returned, and asked him to report to Father himself. But now it seems that Eunuch Hai forgot. , Sometimes it is normal to suffer from dementia. I also ask my father to forgive him for his mistakes because he has served for many years and has no children, and just fine him a little money."

Hai Dafu opened his mouth, His Highness's framing came too fast, he pleaded for himself before he could even react.

What can I do now, plead guilty honestly, strive for leniency, and believe that His Majesty can tell the truth from black to white.

"Your Majesty please punish me for being negligent for a while." Hai Dafu looked sad.

Emperor Xia laughed and said, "The crown prince pleads for you, then I will forgive you and fine you three months' salary as a warning."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, and thank Your Highness the Crown Prince for pleading." Hai Dafu thanked him.

Then a group of people moved to the living room of the pier, and Shen Wansan also ordered someone to bring the treasures brought back from the voyage.