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Liu She sat upright and motionless. He said slowly, "What the people want is naturally what they want. Throughout history, which emperor who lost the people's support survived for a long time? Let's not talk about the current emperor. The former emperor was considered one of the 'outstanding' among them … "
He smiled contemptuously and briefly talked about the "great achievements" of the former emperor. He used detailed examples to deepen the impression and analyzed them bit by bit. It was not boring and difficult, but it did not make people feel that he was talking empty words.
"As an emperor, he must rely on the power of the aristocratic families. However, the biggest foundation is still the 'people.'"
Although Liu She was born in a prestigious aristocratic family, he was not optimistic about the future of the aristocratic families. He even faintly felt that they would not last long.
Of course, in this context, the aristocratic families had a huge influence on the court. They could even cover the sky with one hand.
"The former emperor failed because he offended the aristocratic families, but the core reason was that he lost the people's support. If not, how could Prince Gongshun of Hejian County break through Shangyang City without any obstacles and put a sharp blade on the former emperor's neck? "
Prince Gongshun of Hejian County, Wu Majin, was the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.
He was the brother of the former emperor. However, when the two brothers fought, they did not care about family.
After Prince Gongshun ascended to the throne, he even ignored the advice of the officials and ordered the former emperor to die. He prayed to the heavens for rain to appease the people.
Jiang Pengji had a rough understanding of the situation. She felt that the background of the ancient times was inexplicably similar to the era she was in.
In her era, there were many aristocrats. Some aristocratic families were so powerful that they could even change the government of the federation.
But no matter how much they struggled, the ruler of the federation was still the largest number of citizens. Whether it was aristocratic families or aristocrats, they could not live without those people. In this era, the meaning was similar. No matter how powerful the aristocratic families were, they could not go against the voice of the people!
Of course, some aristocratic families were arrogant and thought that they could play with the situation of the world in their palms … Such fools were like monkeys.
As she was thinking, Liu She looked at her with gentle eyes. It was as if his dark and bright eyes were filled with clear spring water.
"You are my only child. My family has been very lenient towards you, so it's inevitable that you've been raised to the point where you don't know Mt. Tai. You can only see the prosperity in your eyes, but you can't see the rot and decay in the depths … The people's hearts may seem easy to write, but it's very difficult to write it beautifully. "
His pale fingers gripped the brush and steadily wrote down two large characters on a piece of bamboo paper. "The will of the people … If the words have no bones, they are nothing but empty talk. If the words are formless, others will know their roots with a glance … It is easy to write, but hard to do."
Liu She smiled faintly. Jiang Pengji's expression changed when she heard that.
"Then what does Father mean?"
Liu She threw the bamboo slip away. "See it with your own eyes and understand it for yourself. Only then will you understand the content of the book better. 【Love ↑ Go △ Small ↓ Say △ Net
Do you know how high the prices of goods are outside? Do you know what people need? Do you know why people who have left their homes are willing to sell their children? "
Without understanding the needs of the people, how could he truly consider for them?
If they couldn't even do this, it would be impossible for them to win the hearts of the people.
If they were betrayed and stabbed in the back because of this, it would be too humiliating.
However, Jiang Pengji had another question in her mind. He said that … Liu Lanting was his only child?
Then what about the two concubines' sons and daughters in the backyard?
Liu She's clear voice was especially heavy under the flickering candlelight in the study. It was as if he was hiding a deadly poison.
Jiang Pengji also felt that the topic of "father-son conversation" was very dangerous.
"Lanting, do you want to hear about the interesting things I've encountered while I was in office?"
Liu She wisely stopped the topic and chose to let Jiang Pengji think about it herself. What he had said was not only related to being a ruler, but it was also related to being an official. How could an official who did not understand the needs of the people truly consider for them?
He did not care which direction his daughter was going in. The only difference was the size of her ambition.
Oh, there was a bedtime story to listen to.
Jiang Pengji perked up. "Of course I want to."
Liu She used his calm and cool voice to talk about his experiences as an official in those places. The content was very broad, from the smallest of trifles to the sinister fights in the backyard, to the various situations in the marketplace, and to the infighting in the officialdom. It sounded frequent, but it was actually quite thrilling.
No matter how poor a place was, there was no shortage of local tyrants. As a county chief from another place, he had to have some tricks up his sleeve if he wanted to govern a county. During the most difficult times, he was almost turned into a figurehead by the local gentry.
As Madam Hu had said, Liu She's handsome appearance hid a bellyful of dark water.
If he couldn't do it from the front, then he would do it from the side. It didn't matter if his methods were honorable or not. Whose house did not have some secrets? Whose hands were completely clean? Whose wife could be truly calm and magnanimous when faced with a house full of concubines and sons and daughters of concubines? He was like a venomous snake on the hunt, calmly waiting for his prey to lower its guard.
After a few months of lying low, he still managed to take care of those arrogant gentry.
His way of telling stories was not old-fashioned. It was even a little humorous, but it was a far cry from his immortal-like image.
Jiang Pengji had to admit that she was more curious about the outside world. She had a concrete impression of it in her mind. She didn't have to categorize everything in this era as "the products of the backward and ignorant ancient times."
Even though Liu She was worried that Jiang Pengji would become a naïve girl who did not know the ways of the world, it was still a lucky hit.
She said solemnly, "I understand what you mean, father."
"That's good." Liu She had recently become fond of this action. As he spoke, he took a small box from his side, opened it, and took out the booklet inside. "You're 12 years old this year. In two years, you'll be at the age to get married and start a career …"
Jiang Pengji's mouth twitched uncontrollably. Twelve years old … She would be fourteen in two years. She would be starting a family?
Suddenly, she felt that those people in their thirties who were still studying hard in the higher education institutions in her previous life were like overgrown babies.
"What's this?" She took the booklet from Liu She and opened it carefully. She almost couldn't understand it after looking through it.
"Your mother left you a list of dowries. The top one is hers, and the bottom one was added by me over the years," Liu She said with a smile. Liu She smiled. "Of course, I have other plans for your marriage. This list … can't be considered a dowry."
He had never planned to marry his daughter off. If that was the case, he would not have needed to hide the death of his second son many years ago.
Jiang Pengji did not know much about the price of goods in that era, but she felt that there were a lot of things on the booklet.
She looked at the end of the booklet and saw the land, rice, and horse businesses. Her eyebrows twitched.
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