Origin

In today's terms, the tunnel collapse was a production accident, but the temporary workers who were working illegally were crushed to death, and there was no way to hold them accountable. When they went to the accident scene, they could only comfort the old man and organize relevant personnel to deal with the aftermath.

Just after returning to the Zhongtian Palace, something happened again. It was also an unexpected situation. Li Hongfei, the new city lord who took over from Li Wanzi to govern Jiulian City, had a fierce conflict with Wu Zhen, the lord of Dabo City. The cause was one of the cities under Wu Zhen's jurisdiction. In order to dig out silt to use as fertilizer for farming in the coming year, the flood was released from within the territory to clear the silt. As a result, the diverted river water flooded a besieged city under the jurisdiction of Jiulian City.

The two sides were already on fire, and they did not restrain themselves after the conflict. First, a conflict broke out between the two cities, and soon it escalated into a fight between Yuancheng. Li Hongfei was trained in Dongyuan, with profound cultivation and strong martial arts. Wu Zhen was worried about himself. He was no match for him, so he called his brother Wu Xiong, who was being ordered to build the Confederate camp, to help. As a result, the two brothers directly disabled Li Hongfei, and many red and blue warriors on both sides were killed or injured.

Brothers Wu Xiong and Wu Yan did not report the incident when they got into trouble, but it was Li Tai who reported the matter.

People have little patience when they are too tired. After reading the memorial, Wu Zhongyuan threw it directly to Wu Junyue, "You are in charge of the punishment department, what do you think we should do?"

Wu Junyue thought for a while and said, "Now that the Central Plains is unified, there is no distinction between the three tribes inside and outside. This matter is equivalent to internal strife. Both sides are at fault. However, Wu Xiong and Wu Yan are more guilty and seriously injured their colleagues, which is really inappropriate..."

"Just tell me how to deal with it." Wu Zhongyuan interrupted Wu Junyue.

Wu Junyue was very embarrassed, "Before this, all matters like this were handled by Wu himself. The official department was newly established and there was little dignity."

Wu Zhongyuan sighed angrily, "If you don't have power, go and establish it. How about this? You go there in person and let those two hard-working men go and apologize to Li Hongfei."

"Your Majesty, both sides in this matter are at fault. Each side insists on their own opinions. Brothers Wu Xiong and Wu Yan are very stubborn. I'm afraid they won't obey the imperial edict." Wu Junyue said.

"He dares!" Wu Zhongyuan said, "I can't control them anymore. Haven't you seen it yet? Why did Prince Li report this matter? This is asking questions to see if I can handle it fairly. They just surrendered." We are very sensitive. Don’t say that we are indeed at fault. Even if it is the fault of the other party, we have to let them go. Just go ahead and say what I say. They dare not disobey me. "

When Wu Zhongyuan said this, he walked off the stage, took the memorial in Wu Junyue's hand again, unfolded it and read it again, "What are these? It just said that he was seriously injured and mutilated himself. Where is the mutilation? Oh, how about this, you can take a detour. If Li Hongfei is missing an arm or a leg, let Wu Daley grow it back for him."

"According to the decree.

"Wu Junyue cupped her hands to accept the order.

"Wait a minute," Wu Zhongyuan called out to Wu Junyue who turned around and wanted to leave. He opened his waist pouch and took out a light red lotus seed and handed it over. "There are only two first-level lotus seeds in the Nine-leaf Green Lotus. That one was given to Wu Rong. , you can take this one over and give it to Li Hongfei."

"Your Majesty, Li Hongfei also made mistakes. Isn't it appropriate to reward him instead of punishing him?" Wu Junyue frowned.

Wu Zhongyuan stuffed the lotus seeds into Wu Junyue's hand, "Here, all the city lords of the Bird Tribe are watching this matter. By the way, you don't have to be too polite to him after you go. Tell him that from now on, Yuancheng and Yuancheng If there is any conflict between us, I will kill whoever strikes first, I will do what I say, and I will show no mercy."

Wu Junyue nodded, accepted the order and left.

Wu Zhongyuan had just returned to his seat, and before he could finish his breath, he noticed that the old man was looking out from the door. Everyone knew that the old man was his confidant, and there was no need to inform him in advance if he wanted to see him.

"What are you doing? Being sneaky, like a thief?" Wu Zhongyuan was not angry either.

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was in a bad mood, the old man hesitated to speak, hesitating, "This, this..."

"If you have anything to do, just say it." Wu Zhongyuan picked up the water glass and wanted to drink water. He found that the water glass was empty. The old man noticed his actions and hurriedly came in from the door and ran over to fill him with water.

"Sir, I have something to discuss with you." Lao Er said.

"Say." Wu Zhongyuan drank from the cup.

"Li Ershou, the director of the Ministry of Industry, wants me to take people to dig holes in the Bird Tribe. There are so many cities in the Bird Tribe. When can we finish digging? Several brothers died earlier..."

"Brothers and sisters, are you a bandit or a bandit?" Wu Zhongyuan looked at him.

"Yes, yes, several clan members died. I want to go back again and bring more people." Lao Er said.

"Okay, let's go back. What do you need to bring back?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"I don't need anything else, but the journey is far away and I need a bird mount." Lao Er said.

"Okay, go find Wu Di and tell her to make arrangements." Wu Zhongyuan said.

The old man responded, but did not leave. He hesitated to speak.

"Old man, I'm almost exhausted. If you have anything to say, just say it." Wu Zhongyuan sighed.

The old man was not used to calling the Holy Lord, so he still called his lord, "Sir, why do I feel that the Ministry of Industry is doing it for personal gain? The Bird Tribe does not have a refuge cave. Why don't Li Ershou and Li Zhu let us dig a hole in the Bird Tribe?"

"Okay, I understand, you go ahead." Wu Zhongyuan nodded. Regardless of whether what the old man said was true or not, he could not change it immediately. The union of the three tribes into one is peaceful reunification, and peaceful reunification has the benefits of peaceful reunification. Peaceful reunification also has its drawbacks. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes. Unless the Bear Clan has the final say, the heads of various ministries will always have a small collective consciousness.

The old man resigned and left. Wu Zhongyuan raised his hand to his forehead, worried and worried. In the eyes of many people, being an emperor is the most comfortable thing. You can do whatever you want, kill whoever you want, sleep with whomever you want, and do whatever you want. You can eat whatever you want. In fact, this is completely a misunderstanding. The emperor is the head of a country and needs to be responsible for the entire country. He must take into account all kinds of things. It is easy to ruin a country, but it is difficult to do it well. It's huge and requires a lot of brainpower and energy.

As soon as Lao Er left the hall, he met Wu Di in the courtyard. The two talked from the courtyard. After a while, Lao Er left and Wu Di came in from outside the hall.

Wu Di also came to report the situation. She was in charge of the household department, which was equivalent to the civil affairs in later generations. All matters related to people's livelihood were under her control. When she came this time, she reported that the rice grains sent by several Yuancheng city lords from the Bird Clan were adulterated. Miscellaneous rice was passed off as good quality, and the copper blocks sent were impure and could not meet the requirements for use at all.

"Take it, send a letter and give a few words of admonishment." Wu Zhongyuan reluctantly made the decision.

"The end of the month is approaching, and warriors from all over the country are about to come to take blood tests. The initial estimate is that the number of people will be around 7,000. I plan to suspend the construction of the city for a few days to free up manpower to prepare for cooking." Wu Di said.

"Okay, you can figure it out." Wu Zhongyuan said casually, "In the future, you can discuss similar matters with Xiang Guo and others, and there is no need to come and ask me."

"The Prime Minister is currently busy working with Jiang Youdao from the Ministry of Rites to formulate school regulations and teaching titles," Wu Di said. "Also, the Sifang Camp is also being prepared. Last night, the Prime Minister discussed the army with Jiang Dahua from the Ministry of War and Li Wanzi from the Ministry of Personnel. The military officer system stayed up all night.”

"You all have worked hard." Wu Zhongyuan nodded. No one was relaxed at this time. He was not the only one who was tired. Everyone had a lot to do and everyone was under great pressure.

"I would like to share your worries for the Holy One," Wu Di said.

Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and glanced at Wu Di, thought for a while, and said, "Earlier, I just consecrated Wu Qin's daughter as the concubine of the East Courtyard. I didn't consecrate you as well because the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. You are in charge of the household department, so it is not appropriate for the time being. Enter the East Palace."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be distracted by this matter, my subordinates are so frightened," Wu Di said, "I have been unable to sleep at night during these days, and I have been reflecting a lot. The more I think about it, the more I feel ashamed. Just as Your Majesty said, concealment is tantamount to deception. The reason why the Prime Minister and I made such a move that day was actually because we despised the Holy One. We underestimated the Holy One’s mind and frame, and also underestimated the Holy One’s discernment and judgment..."

Before Wu Di could finish speaking, Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand and interrupted her, "Don't worry, I'm really angry, but I won't be divorced from you. The Central Plains is unified, and everything is waiting to be done. The household affairs are the most complicated. Thank you for your hard work. .”

While the two were talking, Li Ershou, the head of the Ministry of Industry, asked for an audience from outside the palace. Wu Di withdrew and Li Ershou came.

Li Ershou and Li Dashou, who helped him forge the yin and yang sword, were brothers. Li Ershou was not good at Qi training but was proficient in metallurgy. Li Ershou was a master of purple energy and was also proficient in creation. It was natural that Li Tai recommended him to be the head of the Ministry of Industry. He also took into account the relationship between Li Ershou and Li Dashou. He was grateful to Li Dashou and loved his family, so naturally he would not be too harsh on Li Ershou.

Li Ershou came to ask for instructions on the focus of the next work. Building the Tiangang Crossbow and the Disha Bow requires a lot of metal and a lot of time. At this time, the Sifang Camp is being prepared, and the recruitment is imminent. The Sifang Camp will have 30,000 troops per battalion. , these 120,000 people must be equipped with 120,000 weapons. Li Ershou came to ask for instructions whether to build the Tiangang Crossbow or the weapons first.

If Li Ershou was one of his own, Wu Zhongyuan would probably not be able to help scolding him. Why do you need to ask for instructions for such a thing? The weapons must be made now, otherwise how would the soldiers train?

All the cities in the great city submitted memorials, and all the ministries in the capital asked for instructions and reports in person. Just after Li Ershou was sent away, someone asked to see him again, this time it was two people, Zhu Qianwei and the wizard Wu Huan.

See Wu Huan first. He had talked with Wu Huan before. Wu Huan would teach this year's new wizards. There are seven or eight thousand candidates. There must be more pure Yang and pure Yin blood than in previous years. Once these people are selected, they will be the best in the future. Will stay in Youxiong, Wu Huan came to ask for instructions where these people live.

Now that the population of Youxiong has skyrocketed and there is a serious shortage of housing, Wu Zhongyuan has no idea and can only send him to Wu Ji from the Ministry of Household Affairs to solve the problem.

On that day, Wu Zhongyuan also said that he would work with Wu Huan to refine the Xuanwen on the gold slips. Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was tired and haggard, Wu Huan did not mention this matter, kept the story short, and bowed and retreated.

Zhu Qianwei came to report on the training progress of the imperial guards. He didn’t know what training methods this guy used. However, in more than half a month, he had driven away half of the more than 600 people, and now only more than 300 were left. people.

In addition to reports, there are also requests, hoping to obtain Qi training methods and Qi replenishing elixirs, in an effort to maximize the combat capabilities of the imperial guards.

The method of practicing qi is easy to explain, but the amount of qi-replenishing elixirs is not small. Fortunately, he brought back a few jars from Yanyun Mountain. Good steel should be used on the blade.

Just as he was about to ask about Wang Xinran's situation, someone came outside to report that the three mares sent by the horse tribe not long ago showed signs of giving birth.

"Let's go take a look together..."