Chapter 231: The 21st year of Wanxing, the filth under the prosperous and peaceful era
Xia State was established on the ruins of Qi State.
A hundred years ago, Qi State was destroyed by the Xianmen, and many Xianmen disciples took the opportunity to plunder, causing countless people to lose their homes and homes, and to be displaced and miserable.
In the current Xia State royal family, Hong Family, only the grandfather and grandson escaped, and they were also hunted down by the Xianmen disciples. Fortunately, they were saved by the immortals, and this is how the current Xia State came into being. It has
been 63 years since the founding of the Great Xia State, and it has been passed down to the second emperor, that is, Hong Shen, the grandson of the founding ancestor Hong Kang.
The reign is called Wanxing.
This is the 21st year of Wanxing. The country is
peaceful and the people are safe, the rivers are clear and the seas are calm, the weather is good, and the crops are abundant. It is a prosperous and peaceful era.
However, no matter how prosperous an era is, it is inevitable that there will be filth.
Corrupt officials, landlords and tyrants are always unavoidable, and the court does not have much energy to deal with them, nor can it completely deal with them.
It can only make some people suffer.
But the people will not allow themselves to be bullied, so people often come to the capital to file complaints.
Especially at the turn of spring and summer every year, the number is the largest.
Allowing the people to come to the capital to file complaints is an iron rule set when Daxia was founded.
No one dares to disobey.
Even the emperor must abide by it.
Therefore, the recent period is the busiest time for Emperor Wanxing Hongshen. He is so busy every day that he doesn't even have time to sleep and rest.
If he hadn't already cultivated into a human immortal and had a strong body, he would have died of sudden death from this sleepless and tired state.
It was past midnight, and Hong Shen was still reviewing the petitions filed by the people.
There were not only rubbings of the original petitions, but also comments and suggestions from important ministers, as well as countless petitions about the petitions.
The physical strength of a human immortal could support it.
But I was tired!
"Huh..."
Hong Shen exhaled a foul breath. He had just reviewed the last petition of yesterday.
Although today's petitions were still piled up like a mountain and he didn't have time to review them, he had completed part of them in stages.
It was time to take a break.
"These corrupt officials can really cause trouble for me!"
Hong Shen rubbed his temples and thought about the countermeasures. "In the prosperous times, rectifying the administration of officials is the top priority. But after killing one wave, the next wave will still be corrupt. When will it end?"
The foundation of Daxia was laid in the generation of Emperor Taizu Hong Kang. After he ascended the throne, he accepted a prosperous Daxia.
Therefore, most of his energy was focused on fighting corrupt officials.
He also tried various methods, such as severe punishment according to the law, or sending central officials to supervise, or setting up anti-corruption offices in local areas, but in the end they did not have much effect.
Financial power moves people's hearts, and central officials sent to supervise will be quickly bribed, and the same is true for anti-corruption offices.
Even if one batch is killed, the next batch will still repeat the same thing.
The root cause is that the court's ability to supervise the local areas is too poor. Without supervision, it is impossible to achieve clean government.
"It would be great if there was a force that could supervise local administration at any time." Hong Shen thought about feasible plans in his heart, but he felt that they were not feasible.
After all, this is a world with warriors and even immortals. Unless a large number of martial arts masters are recruited to serve as supervisory personnel, it will be difficult to achieve the goal.
But warriors with sufficient strength are too expensive, and the pressure on the court will also double.
Difficult problem.
Thinking like this in his heart, Hong Shen's heart became more and more tired.
He closed his eyes and planned to conserve his spirit.
But as soon as his eyes closed, he felt that he saw a golden light.
Holy, pure, and somewhat friendly.
Then a burly figure walked out of the golden light, and his appearance gradually became clear.
This was a person that made Hong Shen feel extremely familiar, but also a little strange.
"My son, come to the temple to see me."
The man suddenly spoke, and his voice resounded directly in Hong Shen's mind like a yellow bell.
"Father?!"
Hong Shen woke up immediately, his face full of disbelief. The dignified human immortal actually broke out in a cold sweat and said in doubt, "Dream, why would I have a dream? And it's about my father."
The human immortal has been reborn. Under normal circumstances, he will not dream. He will only dream when he is extremely restless or has a special premonition.
This dream is unusual.
"The Imperial Temple, Grandpa is there, there shouldn't be any problem." After thinking for a while, Hong Shen picked up the sword hanging on the wall, walked out of the bedroom, and walked towards the Imperial Temple.
...
The Imperial Temple is not a temple, but a palace complex.
The front hall in the center is the most magnificent, where the tablets of the ancestors of the Hong family and the deceased civil and military officials who have made great contributions in the process of establishing and governing the country are enshrined.
After the founding emperor Hong Kang abdicated, he lived in seclusion in the Imperial Temple, dressed as a temple priest, swept the dust here, lit incense and candles, and calmed his mind.
Usually, there is no sound here all year round.
But tonight, the front hall of the Imperial Temple suddenly became lively. There were actually several figures swaying, and voices could be heard from time to time.
If there were no palace officials around the Imperial Temple, they would have been frightened.
"Immortal Venerable, I have told Shen'er in my dream that he should be here soon." A burly man in golden light respectfully saluted a young man.
It was Cui Heng and Hong Tao, who he had just conferred as a god.
That is, Hong Shen's father.
"Immortal Venerable, your magical powers are immeasurable." Hong Kang couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that our three generations of ancestors would be reunited."
At this time, he stood aside, staring at his son who had returned from the dead, his heart filled with joy.
The son who passed away a hundred years ago actually reunited today.
This is something I dare not even dream of.
"It's not just three generations of ancestors." Cui Heng shook his head lightly and smiled, "This is just a beginning. The specific situation will be discussed after Hong Shen arrives."
Not just three generations of ancestors?
Hong Kang and Hong Tao were stunned when they heard this, and then a guess came to their mind, and they subconsciously looked at the tablets on the shrine.
No way.
That's too exaggerated.
Just when the two were surprised, hurried footsteps were heard outside.
Hong Shen is here.
However, Taimiao is a sacred place where ancestors are enshrined. Even though he is the emperor, he cannot just push the door and enter.
Hong Shen stopped in front of the front door and bowed respectfully, saying, "Grandpa, I have something to ask the ancestors."
"Come in." Hong Kang's voice came from inside.
"Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, ancestors." Hong Shen bowed and pushed the door open, and then he had to kowtow to the ancestral tablets on the shrine according to the usual etiquette.
But before he even knelt down, he was stunned and stood there, looking at the burly man covered in golden light with disbelief.
"Father?!"
At the same time, he also saw Cui Heng on the side and immediately exclaimed.
"Immortal?!"
What is going on? !
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ps: I was stunned when I read the latest chapter of Lao Wang. Thanks to Lao Wang for the recommendation. Welcome to read "I", a very good late Ming Dynasty novel.
2000 words chapter, 4000 words will be added in the next chapter~
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