Fu Xiaoguan stayed at Wang Er's house like this, and spent the whole day wandering around the fields with Dong Shulan, chatting with the villagers of Wangjia Village, seeming to be quite happy and not wanting to return to his country.
Over the past few days, the villagers of Wangjia Village seemed to have gotten used to his identity. No one knelt down and called him "Your Majesty" when they saw him anymore. Instead, they all affectionately called him "Young Master" and called Dong Shulan "Young Madam".
In Ning Siyan's eyes, this guy seemed to prefer being called Young Master more often.
"Young Master, could it be that His Majesty is simply going to leave the court's affairs alone?"
Eunuch Jia grinned, "There are so many ministers in the court. If Your Majesty has to worry about everything... what's the point of their existence?"
"But... this country belongs to him! Is he so confident?"
"What's there to worry about? He once said, 'The people are the water and you are the boat. Water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it. Look, this water is so stable, how could it capsize the boat?"
Ning Siyan looked at the emperor who was pinching the tips of sweet potatoes in the field and felt a little dazed. He didn't look like an emperor at all at this moment, he was clearly just a farm boy.
"Shulan, let me tell you, these stir-fried sweet potato tips are delicious."
Dong Shulan squatted beside him and looked at him with a smile, "This thing... didn't you say it was for feeding pigs?"
"People can eat it too. I'll fry a plate for you to try at noon."
"Um."
Dong Shulan has been particularly happy these days, feeling as if she has returned to Xishan, just like when they first met.
She has been married to Fu Xiaoguan for three years, but she still feels that her husband is shrouded in a mysterious aura. She has not fully understood him and even finds him more novel!
She looked at Fu Xiaoguan with eyes full of admiration, and was glad that she had gone to Xishan when she was in Linjiang.
If I hadn't gone to Xishan, if I hadn't happened to see those two poems he wrote, we might have just passed each other in this life. How could I be by his side right now, and give birth to a little princess for him?
That's fate.
I didn't feel attracted to him when I saw him in Xishan, and I couldn't say that I liked him when I saw those two poems.
But on the Linjiang Tower, the poem "Linjiangxian, Sent to Lanyou" he wrote for her made her heart beat fast.
Then she returned to Jinling. They had originally parted ways, but they were connected again because of the book "A Dream of Red Mansions". From then on, her heart completely fell on him.
Dong Shulan never thought that Fu Xiaoguan would become the king of a country today. She originally thought that they had become distant after Fu Xiaoguan ascended the throne.
He was so busy that he seemed to have forgotten the past.
But since she left Jinling, especially after coming to Wangjia Village, she felt that she had misunderstood her husband - he always had her and them in his heart.
Just like now, he seems to no longer be the emperor, but still seems to be that small landlord by the river.
May such peaceful days last forever.
This is impossible, Dong Shulan understood it deeply.
Sure enough, at this moment, Eunuch Jia brought Zhou Tongtong to the edge of the place.
"His Majesty."
Fu Xiaoguan looked up at Zhou Tongtong and put the pinched sweet potato tips into the basket. "You should go to the Daling River Basin in person and focus on investigating the river courses in Wuyuan Prefecture. From the river governor to the prefecture government and officials at all levels."
Zhou Tongyi was shocked. Fu Xiaoguan turned around and walked to a pond to wash his hands. "Investigate thoroughly. Over one million people are homeless, and 300,000 lives have been lost. Killing more than 30 officials is far from enough. We have to use the heads of those corrupt officials as a memorial."
He stood up and took the handkerchief Dong Shulan handed him, wiping his hands. "There was a huge amount of corruption in rebuilding the Wuyuanzhou Dam. I'm worried that if there's another heavy rain, the dam will collapse again."
He looked at Zhou Tongtong and slowly narrowed his eyes. There was no trace of a farm boy in his eyes. At this moment, he exuded a chilling aura. Even though he was only a third-rate warrior, he made Zhou Tongtong, a top-notch master, feel the biting cold.
"Remember this! I don't want to miss a single pest! But don't wrongly accuse a good person!"
"After you find out, don't make it public. I want to go to Wuyuan Prefecture to see them in person."
Zhou Tongtong quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your command!"
"Tell the Imperial Household Department to thoroughly investigate all rivers in the Wu Dynasty. Anyone who has laid hands on the special funds for river management... will not be spared!"
"Your Majesty, obey your command!"
"Go ahead."
"I bid you farewell! Your Majesty, please await my report."
Zhou Tongtong took three steps back and galloped away on his horse, his heart still pounding - he knew that this would be the first major purge since His Majesty ascended the throne. River works have always been a big consumer of money over the years. The river channels are repaired and the river embankments are protected every year, but every time there is a flood, it is bound to cause a disaster.
Once a disaster occurred, the imperial court would be faced with the resettlement, relief, and post-disaster reconstruction of the victims, which would require a huge amount of money.
How many officials are involved in this?
Zhou Tongtong found it hard to imagine, but since His Majesty had proposed it so carefully today, he had to carry it out!
As for how many people will die... Zhou Tongtong smiled coldly, Your Majesty has already firmly established his throne, and those parasites should die too!
It is not difficult to investigate this matter because Tianji Pavilion knows many secrets.
These secrets even involved the Shangshu, the central government official.
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"Si Yan."
"I am here."
"Where is your father Ning Fachun?" The gloom on Fu Xiaoguan's face disappeared in an instant, but he asked Ning Siyan this question.
"Your Majesty, he is at Luomei Mountain."
"Oh... I want to ask him to be the chief instructor of the Imperial Guards. What do you think?"
Ning Siyan was stunned. He still didn't get along with his father because of this knot about his mother.
"This is Your Majesty's grace, and I certainly cannot object."
Fu Xiaoguan laughed. "Is that so? Didn't you say you would continue to be my doorman when you returned to Wu Dynasty?"
Ning Siyan turned her head and looked at Eunuch Jia. He was at the Holy Steps. Although I had seen the door to the Holy Steps, I hadn't entered yet and couldn't beat that old eunuch.
"I plan to establish an imperial army in Guanyun City. I don't want too many people, 10,000 will be enough. I'll leave it to you. As for your father, I just asked casually. Let him continue to retreat in Luomei Mountain and break through the Saint level as soon as possible. Then our Wu Dynasty will have another master."
"..." Ning Siyan widened her eyes, "Me?"
"Why? Guarding the city gate doesn't make me a gatekeeper?"
"Ah, I obey your command!"
Currently, the 40,000 Marines stationed at the Imperial Guard camp outside Guanyun City are responsible for guarding the Golden Mountain, which seems a bit overkill. The purpose of establishing the Imperial City Guard is to replace the Marines, who need to continue their naval training. Deployment to sea must be put on the agenda.
I don’t know where Liu Jin is now?
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