There are many outstanding emperors in Chinese history, including Qin Emperor and Han Wu, Tang Emperor and Song Emperor, all of whom have won gold medal emperors for thousands of years of history. They are wiser than each other, and more than each other. But no matter how wise or insightful the emperor is, they are inevitably intoxicated by self-indulgence, being fooled by others, and being blinded by things like auspiciousness.

This is the limitation of the times. They cannot surpass the times in their cognitive level. They do not know how much grain should be produced in a mu of land. Their information acquisition channels are from the bottom up. Even the officials report, even the wise emperor cannot immediately distinguish the authenticity of the truth.

Liu Yu is different. Many things are true or false. Liu Yu will tell after listening to them. It is not because he is more wiser than other emperors, but because he is a modern person with a cognition of two thousand years beyond the times. He has mastered so much information that others cannot imagine. He had already known the answers to the questions that people could not explain at that time.

If the superiors have something to like, the subordinates will do their best. In order to cater to the emperor's attention, the officials below will do their best. Some people will try their best to practice. This is a capable official, while others will try their best to fabricate it. This is a slander. There is no doubt that fabrication is much easier than practice. Once the upper and lower lips touches, the average yield per mu reaches more than ten stones.

The emperor had already understood the lies of Zhang County Magistrate, but he did not expose them on the spot. He also wanted to see if this person had real skills, whether he was a pure slander or a capable official or a slanderer. He also wanted to see if others were so brave to make up.

Moreover, for things like auspiciousness, no matter whether they are true or false, the emperor does not want to deny it easily. If the auspiciousness is beneficial to him, he can also make appropriate use of it.

When Magistrate Zhang saw that the emperor did not show any special interest in the one-skeleton and nine-sheet, he felt a little uneasy. This was originally his killer move to please the emperor, but I don’t know why the emperor was not interested in it.

He said carefully: "Your Majesty, there are several old men in this county who are moved by Your Majesty's sage and want to pay homage to Your Majesty's beauty. I wonder if Your Majesty can be approved. Your Majesty, one of these people is a hundred-year-old man."

It was too difficult to live to be 100 in that era. There was insufficient food and poor medical conditions. A small cold and fever could kill people. Especially in the chaotic times that lasted for decades, the war reaped the lives of countless people. It was a blessing that ordinary people could live to the age of thirty or forty, and it was simply unimaginable to live to the age of 100.

However, the world is so great that there are all kinds of strange things. Some people have the gene of longevity, and it is also possible that a hundred-year-old person will suddenly appear.

Things like receiving the elderly are political shows arranged for the emperor, allowing him to show his image of benevolence and loving the people, and of course there is no reason to refuse.

So at the beginning of the banquet, under the guidance of Zhang County Magistrate, several old men staggered in. The first one was in good spirits and dressed like an old scholar with a superior life. This was Du Gong, the head of the Du family, the powerful Du family in Duchong Township, Qi County, and was quite famous in the local area.

Behind Du Gong was the centenarian, Mr. Zhong. His hair and beard were white and his body was hard. Although his teeth were all gone, his face was red and his complexion was quite good. Old Zhong was leaning on a crutch and could walk by himself. However, his expression was a little distracted, and his eyes seemed to be looking at anyone, looking a little dazed.

Although the emperor exempted the elderly from kneeling and worshipping, Du Gong still took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground. The old men behind followed suit and knelt down one by one with difficulty. Some bent down slowly, and some carried their crutches down little by little. Only the centenarian Rui Zhong, the father-in-law, stood there in the spot without any reaction.

The emperor hurriedly ordered the old man to hold him left and right, and did not make him kneel down. He himself walked out of his seat and helped Du Du up, saying, "I am young, even though I am so arrogant, I should not be treated as an elder."

Du Gong raised his head, held the emperor's hand tightly, with tears in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty is the lord of the world and the noble of Wancheng. He is so humble and respects the elders. He is really a benevolent king rarely seen in ancient and modern times."

The magistrate Zhang, who was standing next to him, said: "Your Majesty, Duke Du is 71 years old this year, and has always been the hope of this county. Du Gong built bridges and roads every day, opened private warehouses in the deserted years, cooked porridge, and helped the people. He is the largest charity in the county and the family of the great and virtuous wise men in this county."

He pointed to the father-in-law Zhong behind him and said, "Brother-in-law Zhong is exactly 100 years old this year. He lives in seclusion in the deep mountains and ignores ordinary things. He has not come out of the mountain for sixty years. On weekdays, his legs and feet are a little inconvenient and cannot walk down the ground. It is also strange. When he heard that His Majesty was coming to this county, Mr. Zhong suddenly stood up from his couch, held a pine branch, and walked more than ten miles of mountain roads and came out of the mountain!"

The magistrate Zhang was furious and talked about the medical miracle that arose due to the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor, which immediately aroused a lot of praise. Everyone present knelt down and congratulated: "Your Majesty is magnificent, and as for all the people, long live my emperor!"

The emperor smiled and nodded, and kept complaining in his heart, what kind of damn logic is this? If you come here by yourself, you can stimulate the paralyzed patient to get up. What else do you need a doctor to do? If the emperor, he, will walk around the world, there will be no patients in this man.

However, he cannot expose these obvious criticisms in person. If everyone is not good-looking in person, he, as an emperor, cannot be ungrateful.

All the ministers below are great scholars and all the humans are good. Do they have no scientific spirit at all and believe in these nonsense?

Not sure.

Many things in this world, even though everyone knows that they are fake and fooling people, they can't expose them, and everyone has to say this and do this. Everyone follows the crowd, saying nonsense that they don't believe in, in exchange for a sing and dancing to peace and praise from all the people.

Liu Yu now understands why the emperor will be foolish after being a long time and lose his wisdom and martial arts when he was young. Every day, he listens to these brainless whispers. Even the wisest superiors will become self-righteous, and it will be difficult to stay awake after a long time.

He wears all his clothes, but does not flatter him. Even if he is the emperor, he cannot openly oppose or denounce these things. Should he deny his wisdom? Liu Yu does not want to fall into these ecstasy situations and lose his sense of consciousness. He plans to deal with it coldly. He cannot show how happy he accepts excessive flattery. They like to play with it, but Liu Yu just nodded slightly and said nothing.

In short, it is cold to deal with it. People who play horses cannot be easily promoted. As long as these people don’t see the benefits of playing horses, they will naturally feel boring over time, and will stop talking nonsense and do these useless things.

The emperor's attitude made County Magistrate Zhang feel uneasy. He carefully arranged these auspicious and miracles. He thought that the emperor would be very happy, but he never expected that he would always be indifferent and did not express any pride or excitement. Why is this emperor so young, so he is so calm? It's so difficult to deal with it.

But the plays that should be performed must be performed with a tough eye.

The nine people who came this time were over 65 years old, obviously led by Du Gong. Du Gong was knowledgeable and spoke clearly, and seemed to be a person who had seen the world and had a strong status in the county. However, the centenarian Rui Zhong, father-in-law, was like an old man of dementia and did not respond to the emperor's question "What is the way to keep his health?"

County Magistrate Zhang quickly apologized to the emperor on his behalf, asking the emperor not to blame him. The emperor said, "As old, I will inevitably be confused and speechless. How can I blame him?"

The emperor ordered the reward of these elderly people and issued an order to reward elderly people over 65 years old in the county. Everyone hurriedly thanked them.

Du Gong coughed twice, took out a silk book tremblingly from his arms, and he wanted to present a chant. The emperor knew that a new chant ceremony was about to begin again.

Du Gong then read the silk book with a long voice and full of emotion. The content was nothing more than praising the emperor's benevolence, virtue, and wise love for the people, and expressing the people's love for the emperor. These clichés are mixed with exclamations such as Alas and Wow, which made Liu Yu's head hurt.

But Old Man Du became more and more excited as he thought about it, his voice gradually choked, and finally he cried bitterly.

The content of the article is empty, but the old man's tears touched Liu Yu's heart and moved him a little. It seems that his governance has been recognized by the people, and he has not been working in vain in the past few years. He couldn't help but think of the lyrics of an old song: "There is a scale between heaven and earth, and the weight is the common people."

As the saying goes, the eyes of the masses are sharp.

Liu Yu asked sincerely: "You guys praised me, what kind of virtue I can do, and what can I do to this verse. Do you have any requests? Just put them forward and see what I can do for the people of Qi County."

Duke Du hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Your Majesty loves the people, everyone knows. However, as a minister, he should share the worries of the country. How can he cause trouble for Your Majesty? Besides, under the rule of the Prefect Du and the Magistrate Zhang County, the people of Qi County live a good life. We, we have no requirements!"

The emperor nodded secretly. Du Gong seemed to be a bit patriotic and spiritual pursuit. If ordinary people heard this, they would at least give the emperor some demands on their vital interests and seek some selfish interests for their own homes or localities. He did not mention anything. It seems that the people of Qi County are open to their own selfishness and the people's hearts can be used!

At this moment, Mr. Zhong, a centenarian who had been standing in a daze, suddenly muttered, Liu Yu didn't hear clearly what he was saying.

County Magistrate Zhang was startled and immediately stepped forward to support him and said, "Brother Zhong, are you confused again? Forgot that you had just had a meal? Boss Zhong, tell Your Majesty about how to maintain health and live longer?"

He turned his head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, when he is old, he understands and is confused. Mr. Zhong often forgets what he has just done. Even if he has just eaten, he often forgets that if his family cannot take care of him for a while, he will keep eating, which will make the old man bad."
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