I don't want to do it, but he has a health bar
Chapter 214: Hu Butang is dead
Chapter 214: Hu Butang is dead (please subscribe)
In the winter of the fourth year of Wanchang in Dayu, Ehuo City.
After nearly five years of development and construction, the barren land that was once covered by virgin forests and northern wastelands has completely changed its appearance.
In the present-day Okho area, a huge city covering an area of 40 miles long and wide has been built near the sea.
This city has no walls.
Most of the buildings in the city are high-rise buildings made of concrete, reinforced concrete.
Concrete reinforced cement is a new type of material developed and researched by the Ministry of Construction of Okhotsk in recent years.
Even the roads within the city are paved with bricks and stones.
There are shops on both sides of the road, and people are coming and going in the city like water.
If you look closely, you can see that there are almost all kinds of people walking in the city.
Humans, demons, barbarians... these people are often accompanied by very handsome monsters.
If the barbarian tribes from other places were brought here blindfolded, they would definitely be frightened and feel like they are no longer in their original world.
This is the result of Lu Jing's hard work over the past five years.
Including the five years in Japan, he was already quite satisfied with what he had accomplished in the two five-year periods.
But it was not only Ehuo that underwent tremendous changes, but also the Dayu Dynasty in Zhongzhou.
Ever since Lord Zhang monopolized power in the court of Dayu, after several power struggles, the once gentle and humble Lord Zhang gradually became overbearing and tyrannical, even a little domineering.
In the past, there were only a few servants in Lord Zhang’s mansion, and they were as frugal as possible in their daily food and clothing.
But as Zhang Ge Lao stayed in power in the cabinet longer, his lifestyle became more and more extravagant and luxurious.
Especially recently, Lu Jing heard that whenever Lord Zhang went out, he would ride in a sedan chair carried by sixteen people, and the procession would be a mile long.
Such arrogance and extravagance caused the officials in the court to attack him.
But with the support of Empress Dowager Li and the young Emperor Wanchang, Zhang Ge Lao's extravagance and tyranny were not curbed, but his position became more and more stable.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Lord Zhang is doing this only to defile himself in order to protect himself.
Zhongzhou has a history of thousands of years, and how many dynasties have risen and fallen?
And in every dynasty, how many treacherous heroes are there who appear loyal?
Take Wang Meng, a powerful official in the late Han Dynasty, for example. Before he usurped the throne, he lived a quiet and simple life. He was humble, hardworking, knowledgeable, filial to his mother, and known for his virtue.
Almost all beautiful adjectives can be used to describe Wang Meng.
Wang Meng was so virtuous and capable that he had a great reputation both inside and outside the court.
There were even many people among the people and even in the court who believed that he should become the emperor.
Later, Wang Meng finally lived up to everyone's expectations and usurped the throne to become emperor.
From then on, beautiful words such as virtuous, honest, and upright could no longer be associated with powerful officials.
Once the connection is established, the emperor and the royal family will become alert!
What?
Do you want to follow Wang Meng's example and commit treason?
That's why Lord Zhang was so crazy about defiling himself.
Disguise yourself by being greedy, lustful, arrogant, domineering and tyrannical.
Only in this way could Zhang Ge Lao, who holds great power, stand in opposition to all court officials and create an inferior image in the minds of the people.
In this way, when he has the intention of treason, no one in the court or the country will stand by the powerful elder.
That's the only way!
Only then did the royal family dare to hand over power to Zhang Ge Lao.
Although Zhang Ge Lao enjoyed corruption, he was very clear about what he should do.
In terms of official administration, Zhang Ge Lao introduced the "Performance Evaluation System".
It was proposed in response to bureaucracy and red tape, and aims to "respect sovereignty, assign duties to officials, reward and punish faithfully, and issue orders from one authority."
In accordance with the requirements of the performance appraisal system, each person must be assigned specific tasks and have them completed within a certain time limit; there must be supervision at every level and everyone must be held accountable.
This greatly improved the efficiency of the court agencies.
After spending more than a year rectifying the administration of officials, Zhang Ge Lao began to implement new laws in the economy.
The land was surveyed and the Single Whip Law was implemented one after another.
These are actually the usual measures adopted by the courts of all dynasties in the face of land annexation. There is basically a fixed process for whether to do it and how to do it. Although it is a cliché, the promulgation and implementation of these decrees have greatly improved the fortune of the Zhongzhou court and brought a huge boost to the national strength of the Dayu Dynasty.
In the military field, because of Lu Jing's existence, the northern barbarians and the southwestern barbarians all sent friendly signals to the Dayu court.
Afterwards, Zhang Ge Lao built enemy towers and strengthened the defense of the border, while implementing a trade policy on the border. The trade greatly increased the number of horses, reducing the horse-raising expenses needed by the Taifu Temple. He then cut related taxes and allowed the common people to pay in silver at a discount.
Although the people paid money to burn it, a series of measures enabled the Imperial Household Department to accumulate more than 4 million gold coins, and the grain in the Taicang granary could last for several years.
During the years when he served as Prime Minister, he took charge of major government affairs and advised the emperor to implement the laws of his ancestors, and the emperor listened carefully.
During his tenure, the country was cleared and the barbarians were subdued.
With such achievements, he could even enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
As for whether you can enter the Confucian Temple, it depends on whether the scholars allow it.
But he has caused a lot of trouble for Shilin over the years.
Now almost everyone in the literati circle regards Zhang Ge Lao as a thorn in their side and they wish to get rid of him as soon as possible.
Under such circumstances, he might not be able to enter the Confucian Temple.
But that's enough.
Today, the world is peaceful and stable, the seas are clear and the rivers are calm... Such a world is almost what Lord Zhang has always dreamed of.
All the grievances suffered by the previous dynasty seemed not so important at this moment.
In the winter of the fourth year of Wanchang in Dayu, Zhang Ge Lao was on vacation at home and welcomed the first snow of the fourth year of Wanchang.
The snow fell heavily like goose feathers.
Heavy snow indicates a good harvest, so next year will probably be another good year.
The treasury of Dayu was getting richer, the government and the people were getting more clean-handed, and even the lives of the people were becoming more stable under the increasingly better governance...Through the official seal, Lord Zhang could feel the increasingly powerful fortune of the dynasty.
but……
He should have been happy, but at this moment he felt deeply lonely.
In the garden of the Prime Minister's residence, Lord Zhang was wearing a sable robe and a velvet blanket on his legs. Beside him was burning the finest charcoal specially provided for the royal family. Tea was being cooked on the charcoal stove. Beside him was a beautiful woman with red sleeves, serving him all the time.
But Lord Zhang was still like a piece of rotten wood, with a heavy air of desolation all over his body.
Now he is truly second to none and holds all the power.
But it’s lonely up there…
He had no one to tell about his happiness, sadness, and excitement at having his ambitions fulfilled.
He cannot speak of those who are in a similar position to him.
He said that he couldn't do that because his status was too different from his.
At this moment, Zhang Ge Lao deeply missed the past.
Enemies, comrades, and teachers from the previous dynasty...
They were initially like-minded comrades in the previous dynasty, but later became diametrically opposed enemies.
and also……
Lu Jing.
Their ambitions and even political principles are almost the same, but the person who should be the closest to them... now doesn't even send a letter to each other.
It's been five years...
It’s been almost five years!
How could he be so cruel? !
Zhang Ge Lao frowned, and as he thought about it, he became indignant.
Just as Zhang Ge Lao was feeling resentful, his housekeeper suddenly rushed to the snow-viewing pavilion in the garden and handed over a death notice in a low voice: "Master, Minister Hu... has passed away."
Zhang Ge Lao's eyes, which were originally half-closed, suddenly widened!
"what?"
The cold winter wind seemed to penetrate the thick and warm mink robe in an instant, making Zhang Ge Lao feel cold to the bone.
He stood up suddenly and stared at the obituary in the butler's hand in a daze.
From now on, those who can drink and talk with each other...
One more person is missing.
(End of this chapter)
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