Can the Emperor Reach the Other Shore?
Chapter 386

Can I Reach the Other Shore?

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Because standing before him is:

Yoyo Great Han The last Chancellor in four hundred years, Powerful Minister who has almost no bad reviews in history, a loyal minister who has been praised for thousands of years even if he failed, and who deserves to enjoy the Confucian Temple Martial Temple, the courtier that all emperors dream of, the most brilliant star in the history of Three Kingdoms, the only one in the history of Huaxia - Zhuge Kongming!

"Sir, please get up quickly!" Liu Xie suppressed his excitement, stretched out his hand to help Zhuge Liang up, held on to his arm, and said with joy on his face, "I have heard about your name for a long time, and now I finally meet you. My wish has come true!"

"I have a husband to help me, which gives me a helping hand!"

When Jia Xu and Guo Jia heard this, they turned their heads without any trace, so that no one could see the corners of their mouths that were constantly twitching.

Especially Jia Xu, he had clearly prepared a more elegant rhetoric for Son of Heaven. He never thought that after Son of Heaven used it once, it would return to his arms.

He was already counting in his mind which arm of Your Majesty this was.

Zhuge Liang, who heard this for the first time, felt flattered and confused when faced with the enthusiasm and excitement shown by Son of Heaven.

He is just a country boy.

Where did that famous name come from?

However, he also felt that the excitement of Son of Heaven in front of him came from the bottom of his heart, and was not a superficial act.

Putting away the doubts in his heart, Zhuge Liang looked at the hands holding his arms, feeling extremely moved in his heart.

"Your Majesty is so courteous that ordinary people are not afraid."

Liu Xie was about to speak when Jia Xu stood beside him and said, "Your Majesty was soaked in a lot of rain when he went to the field just now, and his shoes and socks are also wet. Be careful of the dragon's body getting cold, so you might as well go and change clothes first."

When Guo Jia saw this, he immediately cooperated with Jia Xu and said sternly, "Your Majesty is acting like this, which is beneath the dignity of Son of Heaven."

As Deputy Imperial Censor, he has the responsibility of correcting Court Officials's misconduct in front of the palace, and he also has the responsibility of reminding Son of Heaven of his misconduct.

Under the influence of what he heard and saw, Gao Lan was already very good at observing words and expressions, so he said, "Censor-in-Chief is not aware of something. Your Majesty was originally inspecting Spring Plowing in Outside the City's fields to encourage people to cultivate wasteland. Hearing that Mr. Kongming entered the palace, he hurried back. Therefore, he has a lot of mud on his body."

As the three of them sang and harmonized, Sima Yi could not tell that Son of Heaven valued Zhuge Liang, and his heart became heavier and heavier.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Xie who was covered in mud and a little embarrassed, and a warm current surged in his heart.

Son of Heaven treats him like National Scholar, how can he not die?

"It's just a little muddy and rainy, no problem." Liu Xie directly waved his hand and rejected Jia Xu's suggestion, and said nonchalantly, "I'm not that weak, and there are no outsiders here, so why do I care about dignity."

"Yuanbo Just go and get me clean shoes, socks and clothes."

Liu Xie said as he took off the dirty dragon robe and the shoes and socks on his feet, and threw them to Gao Lan.

Gao Lan held the dragon robe, shoes and socks and retreated as ordered.

At this time, the Court Officialss in the hall had huge waves in their hearts because of Liu Xie's words, and they all turned their attention to Zhuge Liang.

Without outsiders, this sentence is of great significance.

This is not just a fancy to Zhuge Liang.

Needless to say, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Gao Lan are all the first batch of courtiers to accompany Liu Xie;

And Sima Yi has made great achievements many times, and can be regarded as one of Son of Heaven's confidants.

But Zhuge Liang has just arrived Ye City.

He is actually regarded as a confidant by Son of Heaven!

At this time, Sima Yi was in a happy and complicated mood. What was happy was that he was finally regarded as a confidant by Son of Heaven. What was complicated was that Zhuge Liang achieved what he had worked hard for a long time to achieve as soon as he came.

"Your Majesty..."

Although he knew that Son of Heaven's move meant to win people's hearts, Zhuge Liang still had red eyes.

He is just a commoner, and Son of Heaven treats him with such respect and courtesy, whether it is to win people's hearts or not, it is a great gift!

I would like to ask how many people have received such an honor throughout the ages?

"Everyone, sit down."

Liu Xie waved his hand, and at the same time noticed the change in Zhuge Liang's expression, so he stopped talking and said no more. It would be too deliberate to continue.

There is a stove burning in Xuan Room, and it is not cold.

There is no chill even when your bare feet step on the ground.

Liu Xie walked towards Seat of Honor, asked everyone to sit down, and said, "I went out of the city today to inspect the farming situation of the people."

"The practical effect of Jian'an Plow is excellent. Using this plow can greatly increase the speed of land reclamation, and the people all praise it."

Although Curved-Beam Plow is best used in the south, he asked the craftsmen of the Zhen Clan to make some changes according to the landforms in the north, so it is also suitable in the north.

All in all, compared to traditional straight shaft plows, Curved-Beam Plow is definitely better.

Guo Jia said with emotion, "The Jian'an Plow invented by Your Majesty can be said to be beneficial to the country and the people. With this plow, it will be easier for the people to farm. This year will definitely be a good harvest year."

Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and having a full stomach is the most important thing in the world. Curved-Beam Plow can increase the speed of land reclamation, even more important than Textile Loom.

Liu Xie was also in a good mood and said with a smile, "I plan to mobilize all the Displaced People people in Outside the City and let them cultivate fertile land and carry out Land Reclamation."

"This will not waste labor and can also bring peace to the people. What do you think?"

Those Displaced People people were indeed a burden during the winter, but now that they have survived the winter, they are precious labor force.

If they are allowed to cultivate fertile fields, as long as there are no major natural disasters, the grain output this year will definitely double.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Sima Yi was the first to speak. He slapped the dragon's fart out of habit, and then gave his own suggestion. "I thought that I could distribute Jian'an Plow to the people for free, and at the same time promised them that all the cultivated farmland would be owned by myself."

"As long as this policy continues to be implemented, not only those Displaced People, but also ordinary people will actively participate in reclamation."

Sima Yi This move is to maximize the enthusiasm of the people to cultivate wasteland. After all, for the people, fields are everything.

The cultivated fields are all owned by individuals. You can imagine how crazy and excited the people will be when they learn about this.

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang seemed to want to say something.

But after much hesitation, he still didn't speak.

Liu Xie noticed his reaction and asked, "Kongming, what do you think of this? If you have anything to say, feel free to speak up. If it is a suitable suggestion, I will adopt it. There is no need to be shy."

The reason why he wanted to discuss this matter in public was to give Zhuge Liang a chance to perform. At the same time, he also wanted to see how good the twenty-year-old Zhuge Liang was compared to the twenty-seven-year-old Zhuge Liang.

Everyone looked at Zhuge Liang again.

A commoner can directly participate in the discussion of such important national affairs. Son of Heaven attaches great importance to this person.

"Reply to Your Majesty." Zhuge Liang bowed to Liu Xie with the same courtesy as Kong Rong, and said in a serious manner, "Grand Marshal Censor's suggestions are excellent, but ordinary people think there are still some shortcomings."

Sima Yi Hearing this, he sat up straight, looked at him with burning eyes and said, "I wonder if you have any advice?"

He was aroused to be competitive by Zhuge Liang's words.

Because he originally wanted to show off in front of Son of Heaven, but Zhuge Liang said that his suggestions were deficient. He wanted to see what this country man had to say!

"I can't speak of advice, just some poor opinions." Zhuge Liang said modestly, "Distributing Jian'an Plow free of charge and allowing the good land cultivated by the people to be privately owned will certainly greatly increase the enthusiasm of the people to cultivate wasteland, but it is not the best strategy."

"I thought that in the form of leasing, the people could borrow Jian'an Plow, cattle, and seeds from Imperial Court; and the way of repayment would be to collect a small part of the fertile land they cultivated as official land."

"This will not only reduce the unnecessary losses caused by the free distribution of Jian'an Plow, but also will not reduce the enthusiasm of the people to reclaim wasteland. At the same time, it will allow the people to cultivate the fields after reclaiming them, allowing Imperial Court to obtain a large amount of official land..."

Zhuge Liang talked eloquently and expressed all his thoughts. Then he bowed to Liu Xie and said, "The common people's humble opinion makes Your Majesty laugh."

There was silence among Xuan Room.

Guo Jia and Jia Xu both had a look of surprise in their eyes. After looking at each other, they unanimously raised their evaluation of Zhuge Liang in their hearts.

This man is truly extraordinary.

And Sima Yi is also very Shock, because the suggestions given by Zhuge Liang are more complete and more brilliant than what he gave!

"Who is he?"

Sima Yi stared at Zhuge Liang, clenching his teeth.

The guy in front of me who appeared out of nowhere is actually as talented as him.

"What Kongming said is absolutely true."

Liu Xie listened to Zhuge Liang's advice and praised it with a smile.

The last trace of worry in my heart also dissipated.

He was originally worried that Zhuge Liang was too young and had not grown up, but now it seems that he can only say that Chancellor is Chancellor, and he is indeed strong in dealing with internal affairs.

If the internal affairs score totals one hundred points.

That Zhuge Liang is definitely as high as two hundred!

Moreover, Zhuge Liang is currently only twenty years old. If he is exposed to politics and national events six or seven years in advance, he may grow up to be more terrifying than in history.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie was looking forward to it.

After he was overjoyed, he said to Guo Jia, "Just follow the strategy proposed by Kongming. This matter needs to be done as soon as possible."

"I accept your orders."

Guo Jia surrendered.

Liu Xie looked at Zhuge Liang again and said, "I am very clear about Kongming's talent and learning. When he first arrived at Ye City, he was named Attendant Gentleman. In the future, he will participate in government affairs together with Sima Yi, Fengxiao, and Wenhe."

Although Liu Xie knows how talented Zhuge Liang is, that is from the perspective of a historical bystander, and others do not know.

He is the emperor now. If he recruits just anyone and directly entrusts him with high-ranking officials and important tasks, let alone the ministers in the court, I am afraid that even Guo Jia and Jia Xu will have objections.

You have to eat the food one bite at a time.

The current Zhuge Liang still needs experience and growth, so he gave Attendant Gentleman the position of having no real power but being able to participate in detailed government affairs.

Moreover, this kind of position in the inner court is different from that in the outer court. Son of Heaven can be appointed at will, and no one can comment.

In the future, when Zhuge Liang's qualifications have been accumulated enough, it will not be too late to put him in the outer court to gain real power.

"My dear, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!"

Zhuge Liang was so shocked that he immediately came to the Xuan Room center and kowtowed to thank Liu Xie.

Attendant Gentleman, please refer to government affairs for details!

This is equivalent to directly entering the core of the Great Han Empire. Not only can he always be with Son of Heaven, but he can also provide opinions and ideas on national affairs.

This is simply his dream position!

This reward was expected by Guo Jia and Jia Xu, but Sima Yi didn't think so. Seeing Zhuge Liang kneeling down to thank him, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He made suggestions and worked hard to defeat Bing Province before he was honored by Attendant, but Zhuge Liang started out as Attendant, and could still participate in government affairs with him.

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