flstandardbreds Chapter 114 Ancestral Rules
Chapter 114 Ancestral Rules
After the morning court session, the emperor went into the west side hall to change his clothes and have breakfast.
The Taiji Hall is divided into the main hall and the east and west side halls. The main hall is the main hall for grand court meetings and various ceremonial activities. The east side hall is the emperor's daily office place, and the west side hall is the emperor's daily living place.
After the emperor had his breakfast in the west side hall and took a short rest, he would go to the east side hall to work.
It’s not easy to say, the family is the unit and the unit is the home.
After the emperor left, the ministers filed out, some went home for breakfast, and some went straight to their own offices.
The general's mansion is not far from Ziwei City, so Mu Sheng chose to go home for dinner.
The imperial palace of this dynasty was named Ziwei City, which was taken from the saying "There is Ziwei Palace in the sky, where God resides. The king builds a palace based on this image." Therefore, the place where the emperor lived on earth was called Ziwei City. It was built after several generations and was very magnificent.
Mu Sheng returned home from court and found Mu Jinyan had climbed onto Yun Xi's bed again. The two of them were sleeping soundly in each other's arms.
Because of the rain, Mu Jinyan was unable to play with Yun Xi yesterday afternoon and didn't even see her. So this morning, he came early again and was pulled by Yun Xi to take a nap together.
Mu Sheng had no choice but to go back to the outer room and sit down. He took out the drawing that Yun Xi had drawn yesterday and looked at it, thinking about which people to arrange to help her with the construction later.
He thought about the water circulation system that Yun Xi had explained to him yesterday, and an idea slowly took shape in his mind.
Can this water circulation system be expanded to cover the entire village? Through the reasonable arrangement of ditches and ponds, the river water is introduced into Mujia Village, and then returned to the river after circulation. When water is needed for irrigation, the gate is opened to release water, and when it is not needed, the water is allowed to circulate naturally.
This seems to be a very good idea. It is convenient for water use and irrigation. It is just a little troublesome to build the pond and dig the ditch in the early stage. But once it is built, it can be regarded as a permanent solution.
When Yun Xi came out of the inner room, Mu Sheng was still looking at the drawings and thinking.
"What are you thinking about? Any questions?"
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "No problem. I was wondering if your water circulation system could be used elsewhere?"
"Of course. Do you want to include the entire village? No problem."
"Xixi can draw a design plan?"
"Sure. But you don't have to be too anxious. Wait until my fish pond is ready and see the results. What if the results are not good? It would be a waste of time."
Yun Xi is absolutely confident in the system's plan, and she can still judge whether it is good or bad, but she cannot show it and still has to be humble.
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "I believe Xixi. But what you said makes sense. Let's wait until the fish pond is ready before we do the work on the farm. There's no need to rush."
He intuitively knew there would be no problem, but he also understood and supported Yun Xi's caution.
"it is good."
"Daddy."
After seeing that the two had finished their conversation, Mu Jinyan climbed onto the couch and talked to Mu Sheng.
"How are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No."
"That's good. You'll go to the government office with Daddy later and continue practicing. If you keep at it, you'll be as good as Daddy."
Mu Jinyan: "...Okay."
After breakfast, Mu Sheng took Mu Jinyan away. After handing him over to Master Wu, he went to the palace himself.
The thought of taking a long vacation was not just a thought. The morning court was too boring and was simply a waste of his life.
The emperor was working in the east side hall of Taiji Hall. After the eunuch reported the matter, he immediately summoned him to an audience.
When he was young, Mu Sheng had served as the emperor's tutor. The two had a good relationship. Although they were superiors and subordinates, and monarch and subject, they also had friendship.
The emperor exempted him from the formalities, gave him a seat, and said with a smile, "The general is so proud that his icy face is almost melting. If I had known this, I would have suggested to the old general to arrange marriage for you earlier."
Mu Sheng did not respond to his teasing and returned to his icy self.
emperor:"……"
Tsk tsk tsk! This guy doesn't know how to be funny.
"Why are you looking for me?"
"I am here to ask for leave from Your Majesty. I thought that since there is nothing to do in the court recently, I don't need to report for duty every day. How about coming once every ten days?"
The emperor twitched his lips, "No big deal!"
I have to go to court every day, and you want to be lazy?
We must share the difficulties!
Mu Sheng tried to reason with him: "Your Majesty, the world is peaceful now, and I have nothing to do in the court. Why do I have to come? Wouldn't it be better for me to handle my official duties with this time?"
"Don't try to play tricks on me! Don't I know you? I didn't have anything to do with you before, so why didn't I see you asking for leave? If you say that you are addicted to the pleasures of life and are too lazy to get up early, maybe I can grant you leave!"
The emperor thought to himself, the Mu family has always put the country first, cared about national affairs, and attended court on time. What happened now? Are they really addicted to the land of pleasure?
Then Mu Sheng said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty is wise! I just got married, and I am indeed a little sentimental. Please grant me leave, Your Majesty!"
The emperor pointed at Mu Sheng, "You, you, you..."
Have you lost your shame? You can say such things?
Mu Sheng lowered his head and said in shame: "I was too embarrassed to say it directly, but since Your Majesty has made it clear, I cannot deny it against my conscience."
emperor:"……"
He shook his sleeves angrily and said, "Okay, I'll grant you five days off. You must attend court on time after five days. It's not that I'm being ruthless, but I can't make this exception for you. If everyone is like you and doesn't come to court for no reason, I won't be able to govern this world."
Mu Sheng: "...Okay."
"You're still feeling wronged!"
"No. But, Your Majesty, if there is really nothing else, can't you adjust the frequency of court meetings? One big court meeting every five days? At other times, the ministers can come to the court on their own according to the matters at hand. Isn't that possible?"
"The ancestral rules cannot be broken!"
"Your Majesty is now the ruler of the world. You make new rules, and future generations will call them 'rules of our ancestors'."
The emperor thought for a moment and realized that what he said was not without reason.
He must be very tired getting up so early every day! He has less time to visit the harem, and he felt a little overwhelmed at Concubine Shu's place last night.
He waved his hand, "I need to think about this carefully, you can leave first."
"Yes, I will retire."
It would be good to have five days of rest. Five days and five days, he could probably wait until the court meeting system was changed.