Chapter 237: Confession
Emperor Ming of Chu favored Concubine Xian.
It is said that the virtuous concubine raised silkworms and wove cloth, cultivated a vegetable garden, and took the lead in frugality, which made the empress look overshadowed.
Unfortunately, the queen was jealous and would often find small mistakes to punish the virtuous concubine by making her kneel down, and would instruct the palace maids and eunuchs to secretly stand up for the virtuous concubine.
After all, the Xiao family of Lanling is better than the Zheng family of Nanyang.
However, unexpectedly, Emperor Chu Ming came to visit Haiyue Cottage again.
"Your Majesty, I am not a counselor." Zhu Huaizhen said jokingly.
She was lying on a beauty couch surrounded by black lacquer and gold-painted scrolls of poetry and paintings, fanning herself with a mahogany handle embroidered with a pomegranate, cat and butterfly pattern, moving her hand up and down like a Persian cat, listening to "Peach Blossom Fan".
Orioles chirp at dawn in the jade trees of Jinling, flowers bloom early in the Qinhuai waterside pavilions. Who knew the ice would melt so easily? I watched him build his red mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse. Here, amidst the mossy, blue tiles, I once slept in a dreamlike state; I've witnessed fifty years of rise and fall. No one in Wuyi Lane is surnamed Wang, ghosts cry at Mochou Lake, and owls roost on Phoenix Terrace. Dreams of the ruined mountains are the most real, the old land hard to lose. I don't believe this map is changing manuscripts. I'll compose a lament for Jiangnan, and sing it until I grow old.
"Princess Ronghua, just come and sit for a while." Emperor Chu Ming rubbed his forehead, looking very tired.
There is a huge difference between being an emperor and being one of the Eight Wise Kings.
The Eighth Wise King only needs the reputation of being wise.
The emperor must be a real talent, otherwise he would not be able to control the court.
However, Emperor Chu Ming came to sit with him every now and then, which made Lou Li very dissatisfied.
"Zhen'er, how about I kill him and replace him with another emperor?" Lou Li smiled coldly, his eyes cold.
"Then he is a wise ruler of all ages." Zhu Huaizhen sighed lightly.
"What should we do then?" Lou Li felt helpless.
"If he wants ideas, I'll give them to him." Zhu Huaizhen sighed.
So when Emperor Ming of Chu brought a huanghuali wood box with him, Zhu Huaizhen did not hesitate.
Wow, there are so many things like white jade twisted wire rings with agate earrings, silver-plated gold-plated kingfisher earrings inlaid with red and yellow rice beads for peace and happiness, green jade earrings inlaid with kingfisher earrings, gold filigree butterfly and peach blossom pattern inlaid with gems, gold filigree and gem-inlaid tower-shaped gourd rings with lotus pond small scene pattern, spherical hollow gold earrings with gems, gold-inlaid crystal purple eggplant earrings, gold filigree and jade butterfly chasing plum blossom earrings, gold-inlaid jade gourd-shaped earrings, pure gold auspicious and abundant jade pendant earrings, it's really dazzling.
"Your Majesty, the people of Nanchu no longer trust the Nanchu royal family. You have to let them see your sincerity and give them hope for the future, which means regaining that little bit of trust." Zhu Huaizhen held his rosy cheeks, smiling like a flower, his eyes moving.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Emperor Chu Ming must never let anyone down.
Therefore, Emperor Ming of Chu issued an edict of repentance, reflecting on the mistakes made by his brother, father, and grandfather, especially his brother Emperor Cheng of Chu, who did not respect women and even tried every means to harm them. Such behavior would be punished by heaven and earth.
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Ming of Chu resisted the pressure from the court and issued a series of favorable policies.
The most common ones are to reduce labor service and taxes, encourage farming and commerce, but not encourage people to become officials.
What is most touching is that all the royal farmland was distributed to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled who had no male descendants in their families, and the virtuous concubine personally taught them to plant mulberry and fruit trees, which made it easier to take care of them, earn some money, and take care of the children at the same time.
Those people living at the bottom of Southern Chu felt that they had hope of survival again, and they were all grateful to Emperor Chu Ming, thinking that Southern Chu was saved this time because they had found a good emperor.
The knowledgeable people in Nanchu also think so with full of emotion and passion.
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