Chapter 240 How to govern the world? Just win the hearts of the people!
Su Changan was a little surprised when he heard that the place was swept clean.
After all, he knew that there were people sweeping snow in the palace, and there were also people sweeping snow on the streets? Aren’t the merchants just sweeping the snow in front of their doors?
Thinking of this, Su Changan reached out and lifted the thick curtain in front of the carriage which was specially replaced for warmth.
but
Just as Su Changan lifted the curtain, his expression suddenly changed.
Because the street in front of me was very clean, the uneven road paved with bluestone slabs was exceptionally clean. Not to mention the snow, even the dust or other dirt that we usually see on a daily basis was not visible at all.
but.
What really made Su Changan stunned was the two sides of the street.
There were many people, men, women, old and young, some holding big brooms, and some holding small brooms used at home.
Everyone was wrapped in a big cotton-padded jacket, many people's faces were red from the cold, some children wanted to curl up in their small cotton-padded jackets, and the younger ones had runny noses. Even some women from the common people were holding brooms in their arms, with cloth wrapped on their heads, obviously to keep warm.
In front of the common people standing on both sides of the road, the snow mixed with dust was piled up high, like two barriers, preventing anyone from crossing and walking onto the streets they usually walked on, and even more so preventing the dust from running onto the main road.
At a glance, the entire imperial road and the streets heading towards the Su Mansion were filled with people. There was no snow on the roads, and there were white barriers on all the roads.
but
Su Changan was caught off guard when he saw this scene, which he had never expected, and stood there in surprise.
Those people in charge of rituals and music from the Imperial Household Department, and the officials from the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites who came to meet the ceremony.
There are also people from the Chixia Army.
Without exception, everyone looked surprised.
All the people made way for the Queen Mother.
Such scenes can be seen in the history of Daxia, but they are very rare!
In the past, Empress Shengyi Rende was recognized by the people when she went on private visits because of her kindness and love for the people. People came to see her off just to see her off.
There was also the Empress Shanren, a saintly doctor. During her reign, she personally handled everything and loved the people like her own children. Once, a plague broke out in Wanning County near Luoan, and Empress Shanren went there personally to help treat the people. She fainted due to overwork, and the people were so grateful that they walked ten miles to see her off back to the capital.
Wait~~~
but.
Seeing the scene before them, the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple were all shocked, especially when they saw the Queen stepping out of the carriage and all the common people's red, frozen faces with smiles of joy and excitement. The officials who came to escort the Queen back to the Su Mansion and perform the rituals were all horrified!
The current Queen is so kind and friendly to the people.
All the officials present knew about this incident without exception, and some had even experienced it personally. After all, due to the wedding rules, Su Changan would often go to the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple because of boredom.
Although I sometimes go to the Honglu Temple to see Li Xingyue learning etiquette, as well as Xun Xia and a few others.
But he would often meet some officials, but it was nothing, so Su Changan often chatted with those officials who did not know his identity. Later, when it was discovered, the officials were surprised and dared not act rashly, but Su Changan did not care and would still chat with them the next time he met them.
It happens over and over again.
The officials of these two yamen had even greater respect for the Empress, especially Su Changan, whose eloquent speeches sometimes made the officials admire her from the bottom of their hearts.
but
They didn't expect that these people would actually take action on their own initiative.
They actually took the initiative to clean the road for the Queen to return home so cleanly.
The sages said that the people’s return to benevolence is like water flowing downwards and animals running to the open space.
Today, the Queen is kind, but her position as the Mother of the Nation is just to prove the people's will and to prove it with her actions!
The wedding of His Majesty and the Queen was witnessed by everyone in Luoan City, and it proved how His Majesty and the Queen had won the hearts of the people.
The people's will was in favor of the country, and all the officials in the court were moved, especially Wei Xuancheng. When these officials came back and witnessed all these scenes with their own eyes, they were even more grateful. They felt that with the two saints of Daxia being so powerful, there was no need to worry about not making further progress.
From now on, this will naturally be recorded in the biographies of Your Majesty and the Queen.
But this moment.
But this is an event that truly proves how Your Majesty and the Queen are popular among the people!
The officials present were all shocked and extremely excited. They already admired Su Changan, so how could they not be excited when they saw this scene? This is what the people feel! This is what the people feel!
The people saw the queen stepping out of the carriage.
Today, Su Changan couldn't resist Sun Shanggong and the others, so he dressed up a little. However, he still didn't put any makeup on his face. He just changed his clothes and did a little hairdo.
But even with such casual dressing, she was still extremely beautiful, especially Su Changan, who was dressed in white. However, it was not as pure snow-white as usual, but dotted with some blue patterns. His long hair was no longer hanging casually, but gently tied up, and inserted with a rough wooden hairpin made by his wife.
She has a temperament like orchid, bright eyes, dimples on her cheeks, and is extremely beautiful. Her skin is crystal clear and soft like jade against her white clothes.
If you look closely, it seems like an elegant orchid.
Looking at Su Changan again, there was a smile on his face, which made people feel like spring breeze.
When the common people saw the Empress' complexion and her warm smile, they felt that she was like an orchid in spring. Just looking at her made them feel happy, as if they had seen the most beautiful scenery in their life.
This moment
Many people don't feel cold anymore.
The old people were happy from the bottom of their hearts because they saw the Queen, their benefactor.
The men were all fascinated by the scene and felt like they had seen a fairy.
The women were even more stunned, wondering how such a beautiful woman could exist.
The children blinked their eyes, thinking, is this the queen? She is prettier than my mother. It turns out that we are the ones sweeping the snow for this one. We should sweep the snow. It would be unacceptable if such a beautiful person fell.
But without exception, the smiles and excitement on everyone's faces increased instead of diminishing.
"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted like this.
Before everyone could look over.
Someone else immediately spoke up.
Then
The sound of "Common people pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen" echoed throughout the imperial road.
Moreover, whether it was Su Changan or the officials present, they all looked at the people's awkward and strange postures of saluting. Some of them even wanted to kneel down but were stopped, and some children didn't know what to do, so they just bent over anyway.
There are all kinds of ways to salute.
Some people in the queue wanted to laugh, but they immediately heard the people around them scolding them and stopped laughing.
Su Changan stood on the carriage, looked at the people and smiled slightly.
After getting off the carriage, he bowed and returned the greetings to the people on both sides one by one. It had nothing to do with status, but was just an expression of gratitude.
"Changan thanks you all."
The Queen Mother has returned the gift, so how dare everyone here put on airs?
Naturally, they returned the greetings to the people on both sides.
The people were shocked. They didn't expect that the Queen Mother and these high officials would actually return the greetings to them!
This made many people feel a little overwhelmed for a moment.
Especially those common people who came just to watch the fun and did not sweep the snow, but were just curious about what was going on, were all surprised, including many foreign businessmen.
Su Changan raised her eyes and saw a young child who was bending over but looking at her curiously with his big eyes. However, when their eyes met.
The child was startled and quickly ran behind his mother, then just stuck his head out and looked at her timidly.
His mother noticed her child like this, and then saw Su Changan looking at her, and was shocked.
But when she saw Su Changan looking at them with a smile on his face, the woman was stunned for a moment, but immediately realized that she was being rude and quickly lowered her head.
Su Changan smiled helplessly and looked at the other people. The shock in his heart when he first saw this scene had turned into touching.
It was such a cold day, and Su Changan knew how much snow had fallen last night. After all, there was such a thick layer of snow in Lingqi Pavilion, let alone here.
What's more, the imperial road is so wide, but it is cleaned very cleanly. It seems that it would not be completed in a short time.
but.
What really touched me was that so many people came out to clean up the mess.
but
Seeing that the people around him were still not standing up, Su Changan said helplessly: "Everyone, please stop being polite."
When Su Changan spoke, he used the [Yiwei Ting] technique, so it sounded like an ordinary voice, but in fact, the common people who were paying their respects could hear it.
When the people heard the voice, they all looked up at Su Changan.
Su Changan looked at those simple faces and those pairs of eyes looking at him, and his heart felt warm. After all, how could he not feel warm when so many people did such things for him!
But looking at these people, Su Changan smiled and said, "Aren't you cold? You came here to sweep the snow in the middle of winter. I know you're worried that I'll fall, but I'm careful and I won't fall. You guys really touched me."
When these words were spoken, not only the common people, but even the accompanying officials were stunned.
Because that's a bit true.
Casual? ?
However, Sun Shanggong, Maomao, Xunxia and others who were familiar with Su Changan smiled and followed Su Changan quietly.
after all
Their queen is such a dishonest person on a daily basis.
But after the people were surprised, they looked at each other, and then at the Queen, and they felt inexplicably closer to her.
Just like the rumors that came out of the Imperial College, the Empress looked high and mighty, but when you interacted with her, you would feel that she was just like an ordinary person around you, without any airs or pretense.
but.
Although the people looked at Su Changan in surprise, did anyone really dare to reply?
Of course not, mainly because I don’t dare.
Su Changan also knew about the disparity in status, so he smiled and continued, "I want you to go home and warm up quickly, but you won't listen, or you will only leave if I leave."
Su Changan continued to speak as usual.
However, Su Changan's ordinary words made the people present feel very familiar.
Su Changan looked at the people and saw that no one was talking. He smiled bitterly and said, "Okay! I'll go! I'll leave quickly. When I leave, you guys should go home quickly. Your faces are getting redder from the cold."
After hearing what the Queen said, some people among the people finally couldn't help laughing. It's not that they couldn't help laughing, but the Queen was so friendly. The more they looked at her, the rarer it was!
but.
Still no one dared to speak.
However, Su Changan didn't say anything more, just looked at the people leading the Chixia Army.
The leader was Zhou Qianhong, who naturally understood the meaning. After whispering instructions, the team set off again.
"Your Majesty, please go back to the car." Xun Xia walked to Su Changan and spoke in a low voice.
Su Changan shook his head: "No need."
Xunxia was stunned for a moment and still wanted to persuade him.
But after thinking for a while and sighing, he turned around and took a thick velvet jacket from the carriage and wanted to put it on Su Changan.
But Su Changan shook his head and refused.
Xunxia still wanted to persuade her. After all, although she didn't know what illness the queen had, she looked much better than normal people in the past. But recently she discovered that the queen seemed to be really ill, because every day the queen no longer let them make the bed, and sometimes the queen seemed to hold her waist and let the cat rub her waist.
Therefore, Xuanxia and others thought that the illness must have become more serious after the snow, but the queen did not tell anyone in order not to worry others.
Seeing that Su Changan was unwilling to go back, he felt anxious, but he didn't know what to say.
He could only follow behind her holding her coat, trying to find ways to help the Queen block the wind.
The people were stunned when they saw Su Changan walking beside the team.
In fact, they were just thinking that the Queen was going back to the carriage.
After all, the lady official in green robe just now wanted to put a coat on the empress, but the empress refused, thinking that she should go back to the carriage immediately.
Besides, it’s so cold, it’s impossible to walk outside.
The queen is still sick!
But everyone didn't think it was a big deal, because they were satisfied just to see the Queen from afar!!
Especially when I saw the Empress smiling at them, I was even more grateful to them!
This early morning trip was a great bargain!
So even if the Queen got on the carriage this time, they were eager for her to go back quickly. After all, seeing that the Queen was wearing so thinly and it was so cold outside, it would be better for her to go back quickly.
But
What everyone didn't expect was
They saw that the Queen did not return to the carriage, but kept walking beside the carriage, looking at the crowd here and there, with a smile on her face, and she had no intention of returning to the carriage at all.
This surprised the common people. They all looked at Su Changan and thought, could it be that the Queen was planning to just walk all the way to the Su Mansion?
This won’t work!
It’s such a cold day!
The queen is still sick!
So the people who truly cared about Su Changan became a little anxious, but they did not dare to speak.
I only dare to look at Su Changan like this.
but.
There's always someone who can't help it.
"My lady, it's cold outside."
The owner of the voice was an old man, and it was obvious that he was shouting with all his courage, but the voice was actually not very loud, so only people around him could hear it.
If Su Changan didn't have [Yiweiting], he might not be able to hear it.
The people around the old man looked at him, and Su Changan also looked over.
The old man was startled.
However, when Su Changan looked over, he saw that the old man was the owner of the tea stall where he and his wife sat when the results were announced that day.
Su Changan still remembers that the boss quit his business and drove away those people because they talked about him.
Later, Su Changan asked someone to check on the situation and confirmed that the old man's wife was gradually recovering, so he felt relieved.
Seeing the old man, Su Changan smiled and said, "It's not cold."
In fact, Su Changan wanted to say, it’s not cold, you are not cold, and I am not cold either.
But after thinking about it, I feel that it is a bit corny and pretentious. I should just keep these kinds of words in private with my wife. It would be quite embarrassing to say them in front of so many people.
But when they heard Su Changan's words, no one believed it.
The old man also heard Su Changan's reply. He was a little bit unconvinced, but he became a little bolder. He said anxiously, "It's cold. Please get in the carriage."
Since ancient times, if someone takes the lead, there will definitely be a second and a third.
This is what the old man is like now.
Some of them, like the old man, had no money to see a doctor at home, and some even had no hope of survival. However, because Su Changan provided free medical treatment and took various actions to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil, they saw hope again. Those who were grateful to Su Changan immediately started speaking.
"My lady, please get back to the carriage."
"Yes, my lady, let's get back to the car."
…
After listening to these words, Su Changan thought for a while and said, "When I advised you to disperse, you didn't listen, so why should I listen to you? If you persuade me again and make me cry, His Majesty will punish you!"
Hearing this
Everyone was helpless, but they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
But
Looking at the Queen who was thinly dressed and suffering from an illness walking in the snow, everyone knew it was because of them!
The queen saw them standing there in the cold winter, and she was unwilling to sit in the warm carriage, and even stopped wearing a coat!
Don’t even mention the touching things in everyone’s heart!
I thought that I would come here spontaneously to sweep the snow early in the morning today, and it was really worth it!
Not a loss!!
same
Whether it was the officials or the palace servants accompanying him, they all heard Su Changan's words. They looked at Su Changan deeply, and were greatly shocked. The officials also took off their coats and held them in their arms.
Then, just like the Queen, she walked with her head held high and a clear conscience in front of the people.
How can the world be governed? Just win the hearts of the people!
How to win the hearts of the people!
Just like the Queen, do it openly!
Therefore, when all the officials looked at Su Changan, they admired him even more and expressed their gratitude for the good fortune of Daxia again!
but
The people we met on both sides were not just ordinary people who came to sweep the snow.
There were also many people who had heard about such a wonder and came specially to see it. Many of them were naturally people from the government houses, and many were foreign merchants and people from foreign embassies.
At this moment, many people were moved by Su Changan's action, and the atmosphere was tense.
Some of these people were surprised, some were puzzled, and some even looked at Su Changan with disdain.
One of the foreign merchants said in surprise: "Is that your Queen of Daxia? Apart from being pretty, she looks like an ordinary person, not a member of the royal family. How strange!"
As soon as these words came out, a middle-aged man on the side felt that this foreign merchant seemed to be mocking our queen, and immediately said: "You know shit!!"
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