There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

The policy has been set, but it is implemented step by step, and incidental incidents are resolved, which is not a problem for Shi Zhongzhu, who has experienced many years of official career.Shi Zhongzhu predicted that it would take ten years to initially complete the hardware construction, followed by soft construction such as education and guidance. His initial estimate was correct, 30 years at the fastest and 50 years at the slowest. This policy will definitely give Dai Viet Bringing rich population and stronger cohesion.

Unexpected is used to describe this, Shi Zhongzhu suddenly got the news: the saint is not good.

The saint is not well, his body is invaded by toxins, no amount of good medicine can restore his decayed body, he is still the king of a country, he is busy with affairs, and his mind is too heavy, it is the imperial doctor who has worked hard to delay all these years .

The saint is about to pass away, Shi Zhongzhu thinks that what he needs to consider is when he will go to Beijing for the funeral, and he doesn't need to worry about other things. His biggest cause at present is originally led by His Royal Highness, and the crown prince has become a saint, so he should get even more support That's right.

But the prince's secret letter told him a message: the policy of land reform must be completed when the saint is reborn.

What does it mean?Wasn't the prince present when we discussed together?Doesn't he know the cause, effect and scope of this policy?How did the prince have the nerve to tell Shi Zhongzhu such an obviously stupid order?Shi Zhongzhu felt for a moment that the prince must have been pierced!

Following the secret letter came the imperial decree for Shi Zhongzhu to return to Beijing to report on his duties.Must go!Even without this imperial decree, Shi Zhongzhu would have to go to the capital. How could the painting style of the sage prince change suddenly in just a few years? This is unscientific!

This time, Shi Zhongzhu only brought Ba Jun and a few bodyguards from the guard battalion, they were all strong young men, they didn't use a carriage, they didn't go by water, and they changed horses along the way without changing people, so they hurried to the capital.As for the capital, the prince may have expected that the eunuch in the palace was already waiting at the post station, and Shi Zhongzhu didn't even have the time to wipe his face, so he went directly to the palace to have an audience.

Walking all the way to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the saint struggled to sit up, but lay reclined on the dragon bed. As soon as Shi Zhongzhu entered the sleeping hall, he saw the pale and blue-faced saint.

A lot of incomprehensible resentment was stuffed in his chest, under the face of the saint, Shi Zhongzhu didn't dare to speak out, for fear of provoking him.The sage asked a few words about Guizhou affairs, and said, "I'm not in good spirits, let the prince talk to you."

Shi Zhongzhu reluctantly left the saint's dormitory, and followed the prince into the side hall.The prince seldom enters the East Palace this year, and lives, sits, and sleeps in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the side hall is naturally magnificent.

Shi Zhongzhu made a hasty salute, took out a letter from his chest, and said: "This is a letter from your highness to your minister, what your highness said is not true."

"Why is it not true?" the prince said slowly.

Shi Zhongzhu's fire came out in no time: "Your Highness must be joking about the great policy of reforming the land and returning it to the people. It was made very clear during the deduction. It took ten years to complete the redefinement of the borders of the five southwestern provinces, get the people out of the mountains, and reorganize the land. Set up household registration, set up hardware such as camp floods, and comfort in the next 20 to 40 years. It is necessary to make barbarians and Han people live together, and they will be integrated from now on. I clearly remember how His Highness praised his thoughtfulness at the beginning, and this strategy is foolproof."

"Now, seven years have not passed, and there are still many things to follow. The minister has reported to His Highness long ago, and the matter will be resolved if it is slow! Since your body is already inconvenient, Your Highness should mature, I cannot obey such an order!"

Shi Zhongzhu was completely outraged. Could this kind of order be given by a prince of your country?

The prince looked at Shi Zhongzhu, who was furious, and said quietly: "Father's time is running out, and the coffin will be finalized in the future. During the father's reign, there must be achievements that can be passed down through the ages. In the future, the title will be determined!"

Just for this?Just for this?Shi Zhongzhu really doesn't know what to say, you just give me an excuse that I'm impatient and want to see the effect immediately, it's better than this!Just for the sake of personal achievements, if you issue such an order, you don’t know how many people will die in the five southwestern provinces in just one sentence, and how much effort will be spent in the follow-up to clean up this mess!

"Your Highness!" Shi Zhongzhu shouted loudly: "Your Highness is tired today and started talking nonsense. I will leave first and come to see you after Your Highness rests." Shi Zhongzhu felt that he had to go back and calm down, otherwise he would promise to fight the crown prince.The world is so beautiful, but I am so irritable, no good, no good.

"Stop!" The crown prince was louder than Shi Zhongzhu: "Gu is the crown prince. I have an order, and I will follow you. I ordered you to complete it within the next year. You just follow the order. How can there be so many opinions!"

"The way of the king and the minister, not the way of the minister and the king. The king is in the front and the minister is in the back. Your Highness has lost the righteousness of being the king, so why should the minister keep the way of the minister!" Shi Zhongzhu said sharply, his voice was so loud that his voice broke when he said it .

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Shi Zhongzhu regretted it. This is Da Yue, not Da Tianchao, and misfortune comes out of his mouth!The one in front of you is a feudal prince, not a talkative netizen, and misconduct can be a capital offense!Sure enough, he was too tired from the journey, and he was so tired that he couldn't control his body, so why did he tell the truth.Such questioning of the prince's words, except for the sage can say, the courtiers can't say it, look, after a few years of leisure in Guizhou, he lost the prudence he was proud of.Shi Zhongzhu slapped himself in his heart, you outspoken idiot!

The two yelled at each other for a few words, and then fell silent.

After a long time, Shi Zhongzhu made a salute and said: "Your Majesty has offended the Crown Prince by speaking out of nowhere, please punish me."

The prince sighed faintly, signaled Shi Zhongzhu to get up, and said: "Gu just arrived this year and stood here, Yaoyun will be thirty-five this year."

"Chen Sheng's month is old, and it's 36 this year."

"36, he's still very young, compared to the elders~" the prince joked.

"Don't dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Ge." Shi Zhongzhu said bluntly, he didn't want to be diverted from the topic at all, to modify the progress of the policy, he couldn't do it!

"Father drew up a list of the new elders, and Yuan Jie was the first assistant. Of course, he has been the first assistant for many years. He is too old and in poor health. It's just Zhenshan Taisui. The second assistant is The real leader." The prince hinted.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't answer, no matter who it was, it couldn't be him anyway.

"Father and I both want Lord Shi."

Shi Zhongzhu said: "On behalf of my father, I would like to thank the saint, Your Highness."

"You should also join the cabinet." The prince said.

"The subject is still young and has no seniority, and dare not occupy a high position without merit." Shi Zhongzhu declined.

"The completion of the land reform and the protection of the border of Da Viet is a great contribution."

"My minister asks for an order to guard Guizhou for the next 30 years!" Da Yue became an official in his [-]s, Shi Zhongzhu would rather stay in Guizhou for the rest of his life than come to the capital halfway to be a cabinet boss!

"Shi Yaoyun, why don't you understand!" The prince was also angry.

"Don't you know what happened to the policy of reforming land and returning locals? It was all ordered by Gu. In your original plan, the last three or four years were just to relocate people from the most remote mountainous areas to the hinterlands of the provinces. Han intermarriage, the Yi-Han New Village in Guizhou has been repaired, and the list of the Yi people who will be relocated has also been prepared. Don't talk about policies, as long as you are willing, it will not be a problem to complete it within a year. Father can wait for this Year!"

"Guizhou can barely complete it, but there is always a difference between reluctantly and calmly; taking a step back, Guizhou is completed, what about the other four provinces, Yunnan is the most difficult, and Mufu is still around the corner. Now is the critical moment, success or failure depends on it With one move, His Highness's move is not to send ready-made fruits to Mufu, all the previous work will be in vain!"

"So, Father has already decided that you will be the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, in charge of the affairs of Yunnan and Guizhou, and be fully responsible for the return to the native land." The prince said.

Shi Zhongzhu opened his mouth, and only spit out a meaningless sentence: "I don't have a governor."

"Okay, that's the end of the story, and Gu Ye will tell you directly. The imperial father's body doctor has issued an ultimatum, but it is only a one-year period. Within this year, you have to plan for ten years. The matter of reforming the land and returning it to the local people has been completed, this is the feat that the father wants to record in the annals of history, and there is no room for loss."

"When your father dies, you must enter the cabinet. If you don't leave Guizhou, how can you show that this strategy has been accomplished? But don't worry, after you enter the cabinet, you will be in charge of the five southwestern provinces, and you will be in charge of the follow-up. would stray too far from this state policy."

Shi Zhongzhu still wanted to argue about something, but the prince said again: "If you don't do it, I will arrange for Jing Yuan to take over."

Shi Zhongzhu's face was pale, he quit tiredly, and acquiesced.

After leaving the palace, Shi Zhongzhu didn't go to Baolinghou's mansion, nor did he go back to Zhongjinghou's mansion, he just rode out of the city and went to Lingshan.

In the Youhuang Pavilion on the hillside of Lingshan, silently facing the bamboo shadows in the mountains.

This is imperial power!For a misty record in the annals of history, he was able to issue orders regardless of the facts. Previously, Shi Zhongzhu had always believed that although the sage had some disadvantages in small details, he was absolutely unambiguous in major matters; It became like this.

The moment Shi Zhongzhu heard that he could join the cabinet, Shi Zhongzhu was not indifferent, but just let him put down half of the work, watching his hard work go to waste, watching Jing Yuan come to accept this policy, saying nothing!What about those ordinary people? What about those barbarians whom he visits and persuades one by one? What about Jing Yuan Jing Pengcheng? , he didn't help with the idea, it was just an invitation.Now it is getting worse and worse, creating an image of a clean-fingered officialdom, and the methods are more brutal and old-fashioned.The affairs of Guizhou and the affairs of the five southwestern provinces are full of changes, flexible wrists and extensive contacts are indispensable. If this policy is handed over to Jing Yuan...

Shi Zhongzhu didn't dare to bet that the crown prince would really entrust the matter to Jing Yuan. After such a stupid order, Shi Zhongzhu couldn't imagine that the crown prince really valued this country?Does he really love his subjects?

Looking at the bamboo shadows all over the sky, Shi Zhongzhu's desire to be born into the world gradually became stronger. He has been a Taoist since elementary school. Isn't it logical to be born now?

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, as soon as Shi Zhongzhu left, the crown prince went back to the sleeping hall. The saint was not in a hurry, and asked slowly, "What did Shi Zhongzhu say?"

"What else can I say, my son was scolded bloody." The prince laughed at himself.

"I've heard your voices in the bedroom, and I'm really angry." The saint joked, "Did you like Shi Yaoyun's emotional temper before long? Why don't you like him now that he has shown you his true temperament?"

"Father!" The crown prince became a little annoyed. Which prince would be scolded by a courtier who "has lost the righteousness of the crown prince" by pointing at his nose like this.

"You don't like him anymore, but I value him more." The saint straightened the quilt on his body and said, "Yin'er, you are thirty this year. If you were a child of an ordinary family, you would look good wherever you put it." You are outstanding, but who made you the prince. Sometimes the prince can't be too smart. What you have to do is to employ people. Naturally, someone will go to work. How to use talents is the most important thing for the prince to learn. When the late emperor was here, he said I have a hundred forbearance to make steel, and now I will give you the four words of caution and patience. To be a saint, you must endure what others can't bear."

"Among the ministers I have left for you, Yuan Jie is a mascot, let's offer it up; the young and vigorous are Shi Ding, He De, Situ Yi, Wan Zhong, Chen Jingwei, and others. Civil servants and military generals are divided into half, and you can control them in the future; Shi Yaoyun and Jing Pengcheng will also be brought in. Jing Pengcheng is used to build a reputation, and Shi Yaoyun is used to do practical things. They are still young. When you are old, you can leave it to my grandson. .”

"I want to tell you especially that Jing Pengcheng is not as old-fashioned and useless as he appears. If you use it well, it is also a sharp knife. Shi Yaoyun has the ability to handle affairs, but he is still indecisive. What should be given up, the kindness of a woman, Don't be in charge of the army, and can't be the chief assistant. In the future, don't let him go to the north, let him get a qualification in the middle of the capital.

"The frontier generals, most of them are yours now, and there is no need to transfer them. Don't let them come to congratulate you when you ascend the throne. The barbarians in the north are just looking at this opportunity to commit crimes!"

"There's nothing else, it's related to the overall situation. I'm willing to die when your road to enthronement is paved. If... If I can't hold on, then let's keep the funeral secret. The world is the most important thing."

"Father..." His Royal Highness knelt beside the bed, weeping deeply!