Nan'an's army was short of food and pay, so he took the lead in reducing palace expenses, forcing all officials in the court to raise funds together, and elevated the status of merchants to allow wealthy merchants to fund military training for the court. He said that only by strong troops can the people be safe.
Now he is personally leading the people to cultivate high-yielding rice at the farm in the northern suburbs of Wangcheng. His adoptive mother Ye Yu is a master in this field, so he has done a lot of research on this and thinks he can help.
It's just that Yuan Shuang really feels sorry for him, how could any emperor do this to him! I already work hard every day and have sleepless nights, but now I still have to be a farmer.
Yuan Shuang knew that it was useless to persuade him at this moment, so she had no choice but to accompany him. Wearing a complicated palace dress, she stood with her hands behind her hands under the scorching sun. Soon, her whole body was soaked with sweat, and the palace people tried to shield her from the sun. After being driven away by her and exposed to the sun for a long time, Jun Hu finally couldn't bear it and walked out of the paddy field.
He looked at her and said helplessly: "A Yuan, why are you doing this?"
"What about Your Majesty? And why do you want to abuse your body so much? The imperial doctor clearly said that Your Majesty thinks too much and lacks Qi and blood, so you must take good care of yourself, but Your Majesty wants to be a farmer here!"
Yuan Shuang's face was full of confusion.
"A Yuan, do you know? Any way to govern a country must first enrich the people. If the people are rich, it will be easier to govern. If the people are rich, the country will be rich. If the country is rich, the army will be strong. If the army is strong, it will win. The conqueror will have a large territory. To make the country rich, we must first focus on it. Farming means that if the imperial court can cultivate grains that are several times more productive than today, then why should we, Nan'an, not be able to have a rich and powerful country?"
Ye Hu's eyes were as bright as a torch.
"Then your Majesty doesn't have to go to the fields in person!" Yuan Shuang had already taken the towel soaked in cold water from the eunuch, and scolded him while helping him protect his sweat.
"What's wrong with this? I'm trapped in all kinds of complicated court affairs every day. I feel it's a kind of relaxation to occasionally stretch my muscles and bones." Jun Hu said with a smile.
"Now that Nan'an's border is stable, trade with surrounding areas is mutually beneficial, the domestic climate is smooth, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Your Majesty seeks benevolence and is benevolent, so what else is there to worry about?" Yun Shuang asked.
"When I was an Orion hunter in Orion Village, I just wanted my family to have three meals a day and have enough food and clothing. Then when I became the patriarch of Orion Village, I just wanted to make sure that the whole clan had three meals a day, enough food and clothing, and a stable place to live. Then I went to the border and saw many people and many things, and I thought that if I have the ability, I should have the responsibility to prevent the people at the border from suffering from displacement."
"Later, when I went to Dongyi and then to Nan'an, I saw that countries frequently fought for each other's interests. Rivers of blood flowed, corpses were scattered everywhere, and the people were miserable. I thought at that time, since all the people in the world are citizens of Zhongzhou. , why should we separate Beilin, Nan'an, Dongyi, and Xizhou? If one day we all only have one common country, how can there be so many wars and so much bloodshed?"
Yuan Shuang listened carefully to every word Jun Hu said, and her heart suddenly surged. She knew he was extraordinary back then, but she didn't know that now he had the ambition to unify Zhongzhou.
She couldn't help but feel ashamed. When he was in Orion Village, he envied her for being well-informed. Later, in Nan'an Military Camp, he relied on her to organize his troops. But now, only a year later, he already had the ambition to dominate the world, but she was always Trapped in the harem, he was jealous of his concubines.
All this is just because she loves him. Is there no woman in the world who can escape this word "love"
"Your Majesty is far-sighted and I admire you!" Yuan Shuang Yingying bowed.
Jun Hu hurriedly helped her up, and then said meaningfully to her: "A Yuan, I have always felt that you are the person who understands me best in the world, and I will only share the world with you, so you can rest assured, no matter what I am forced to do, No matter how many concubines I plan to have, I will only treat you sincerely. You will always be unique in my heart, so don’t worry too much about them."
After a long time, he spoke quietly again.
"If another concubine dies suddenly for no reason, I will be in trouble."
Yuan Shuang was shocked. It turned out that he knew everything. He knew everything she did in the palace! He is no longer the reckless and impulsive Ye Hu he used to be. Now he is thoughtful, sophisticated and can take advantage of everything. So how true is his so-called sincerity towards her? How long really? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder!
Perhaps from the day he ascended the throne as king, she should accept in her heart that he was more than just her husband. If she hadn't expected so much from him there wouldn't be such deep pain.
North of Qinzheng Hall
King Beilin sat on the dragon-patterned throne with a gloomy look on his face, while Shen Changge knelt in the hall and was already dripping with cold sweat.
After a long time, King Beilin finally snorted coldly and said coldly: "Do you know that falsely spreading the imperial edict is a capital crime?"
When Shen Changge heard this, he immediately said: "Wei Chen is guilty!"
"Know your guilt! What crime do you know?"
King Beilin asked seemingly angrily, but if you look closely, you will find that his anger did not reach his eyes.
"Weak ministers should not speculate on the king's intentions in vain, please punish him!" Shen Changge apologized.
"Are you just trying to figure out my feelings in vain? My daughter is the princess of Beilin Kingdom, how can I allow you to treat her lightly!" King Beilin was furious.
"Weichen has no intention of belittling the princess. Weichen sincerely loves Princess Qingcheng and wants to marry her. Weichen swears that he will only love her in his life and will never let Princess Qingcheng suffer even a little bit of grievance. I ask the king to help you!" "
Shen Changge's eyes were bright and his sentences were sonorous!
"I really love you. I remember what you told me before. Oh, by the way, my heart belongs to you! That's what you said at the time!" King Beilin sneered.
"Weichen deserves to die! Weichen is willing to accept any punishment. He only asks the king to marry Princess Qingcheng to Weichen."
Shen Changge didn't know how to explain the cause and effect of this matter. The past was over, so why not just let it go with the wind!
When King Beilin saw him, his face suddenly turned pale, and he remembered some rumors about him in the royal city, about that beautiful and unfortunate girl! I can’t help but lament in my heart who hasn’t loved someone so deeply when I was young! Forget it, Qingcheng was obsessed with him, and now he wanted to marry her, so why should she be the Queen Mother who cut off the Magpie Bridge? However, Shen Changge still had to educate her.
So he said disdainfully: "My beauty is golden branches and jade leaves. It's not that you can marry if you want to, or you can't marry if you don't want to! There are many good men in the world! You, Shen Changge, are not the only one!"
"Your Majesty! My love for the princess is as clear as the sun and the moon, and I wish to win her heart till we grow old! I..."
Before he could finish speaking, King Beilin waved his hand and said, "Please step back first!"
When Shen Changge heard this, he felt regretful. It was all because he had refused so directly at the beginning, and now there was no room for change. Shen Changge had no choice but to bow and leave. Just as he retreated to the door, King Beilin suddenly said to him: "Shen Changge, you falsely preached the imperial edict and falsely guessed the holy will. You will be fined for one year!"
Shen Changge was still waiting for the next words from King Beilin, but suddenly found that he had already read the memorial by himself and ignored him.
"Wei Chen resigns!" Shen Changge said again.
It wasn't until he walked out of the gate of Qinzheng Hall that he finally felt relieved. He thought to himself that it seemed that he had barely passed the test of King Beilin. He could only talk about his marriage to Qingcheng later. He didn't know how Qingcheng was doing now. , Did Queen Ling make things difficult for her again
When the King of Beilin saw that Shen Changge had gone far away, he put down his pen and said to the internal supervisor beside him: "When did Shen Changge become so arrogant? I intended to betroth Qingcheng to him that day, but he used his heart to Someone was trying to prevaricate me, and now he’s insisting on me, I really can’t understand these young people today.”
Gao Yuan, the Chief Internal Supervisor, immediately responded respectfully: "Your Majesty, it is said that a hero has a hard time being a beauty. Naturally, Captain Shen is not exempt from this!"
King Beilin couldn't help but shook his head secretly, thinking that early this morning, the queen came to him first, blaming him openly and secretly for not telling her about Qingcheng and Shen Changge. He was confused at first, and it took him a long time to understand. Then Qingcheng came and asked him whether he was forcing Shen Changge to marry her? He was extremely annoyed, so he summoned Shen Changge to scold him.
In fact, he is quite satisfied with Shen Changge as his son-in-law, so this time he only fined him a small amount of punishment and a big warning. After all, we are all a family in the future, and it doesn't matter whose money it is!
North of Changping Palace
Hongyu came back from inquiring about the news from Qinzheng Palace, and bumped into Princess Yonghe who came out crying at the entrance of Changping Palace.
I saw Princess Yonghe complaining to the personal maid as she walked: "Isn't she just relying on her father's favor? If she is like that, if she can marry Shen Changge, I will see how arrogant she can be."
For fear of causing trouble, Hongyu immediately bowed her head and knelt down. When she saw Princess Yonghe walking away, she sighed: "This Princess Yonghe loves to find trouble with Princess Qingcheng all day long, but she is always speechless when she is attacked. , I was so angry that I cried, and I don’t know why I haven’t learned my lesson yet. It seems that this woman is completely irrational when she is jealous.”
Then she hurriedly walked into the palace gate. As soon as she arrived at the door, she asked a palace maid: "Is the princess in the bedroom?"
"Yes, but Princess Yonghe came here just now, so the princess is not in a good mood. Sister, please go and have a look!"
Hongyu immediately walked in and saw Qingcheng sitting on the bed with her knees in her arms, her face full of displeasure, so Hongyu quickly asked with concern: "Princess, what's wrong with you?"
"Yonghe said that it was my father who forced Shen Changge to marry me. Shen Changge only agreed because of his official position. He is not sincere even though he is so good to me now. Hongyu, do you think this is really the case?" Qingcheng burst into tears.
"Princess, do you believe this?" Hongyu shook her head helplessly.
"Of course I don't believe it, but Shen Changge did change his mind all of a sudden. He clearly told his father that he had a sweetheart before. I'm really scared!" Qingcheng said worriedly.
"Princess, it doesn't matter what Captain Shen said before. What matters is that he is devoted to the princess now. Isn't that enough?" Hongyu comforted her in time.
"Well, you are right. I want to do so much. With Shen Changge's personality, as long as I always treat him sincerely, even if he is forced by my father now, he will treat me sincerely in the future."
Qingcheng finally realized the truth and stopped looking for trouble!