, I secretly believe that a benevolent ruler abandons his own desires and shows compassion for the people."

"good!"

Empress Zhang nodded, but added quickly, "What does Zheng Qing think of a wise king?"

"Queen, you know people well and make good use of them."

Again without thinking, Zheng Pu said loudly, "There is a saying in "Huainanzi Military Training": 'If people make the best use of their talents, they should use their strength.' Therefore, I secretly thought that a wise ruler should take advantage of everyone and use them to their best advantage.

His talent is outstanding."

"Great kindness!"

Without waiting for Empress Zhang to ask any more questions, the Emperor held up his palms and praised her, and even raised a cup to invite everyone to have a drink.

However, after putting down the wine cup, he followed Empress Zhang's topic and continued to ask, "Now that the Wei Dynasty is poisoning the people, we should use the king's army to attack it. However, the military affairs are troublesome, and the common people will have to work hard. Although I want to be a benevolent king.

, and how to show sympathy to the people and force evil?"

Putting down the wine cup quickly, Zheng Pu cupped his hand and replied, "Your Majesty, when General Zhenwei occupied Bashu in the past, he had a reputation for benevolence and had few military affairs. However, eight out of ten households were in chaos. Today, although Yizhou is exhausted,

, but the Prime Minister is able to make the people have no complaints. Please consider the reason why, Your Majesty."

This time, the emperor did not praise him again. Instead, he turned his head and asked, "Queen, do you think Zheng Qing's words are acceptable?"

After blinking her eyes, Empress Zhang smiled and said, "Return to your majesty, Zheng Qing is a cunning talker! She should be punished and asked to answer again."

"Of course!"

Suddenly, the emperor laughed heartily, "Zheng Qing actually made a cunning talk! He should be punished! Hahaha~~~~"

"Punishment!"

"Punishment!"

Everyone at the banquet was also smiling with joy and cheering loudly.

It also made Zheng Pu laugh and cry, so he could only fill up his cup and drink it all in one gulp.

He raised his hand and answered again, "The Analects of Confucius says, 'Don't worry about scarcity but worry about inequality; don't worry about poverty but worry about insecurity.' If your Majesty can make the people have no complaints, you should follow the example of the Prime Minister who enforces the law strictly and fairly. Rewards must be done and punishments must be trusted."

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"good!"

The emperor, who had succeeded in his fun, nodded repeatedly, thought for a moment, and asked again, "Zheng Qing, I will ask you again, I am Ruo"

At this point, he seemed to have thought about something. The emperor who was holding back his words suddenly smiled and waved his hand, "That's all, I won't be harsh on Zheng Qing. If I ask how to be a wise king, I think Zheng Qing will do it."

Answer, it is to persuade me to follow the example of the late emperor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

After a while, the banquet was over and everyone went back.

After Empress Zhang left, she did not return to the confinement with the emperor. Instead, she and Zhang Shao returned to the Zhang Mansion together.

In the main hall, Mrs. Xiahou had been waiting for a long time. When she saw Empress Zhang arriving, without waiting for her to say anything, she stepped forward, holding her hand and urging her, "Is the Zheng family a good person?"

"Mom, Zheng Qing is a beautiful woman!"

Queen Zhang's eyes lit up with joy, "With both talent and appearance, I will be a good match for my sister."

Immediately, Mr. Xiahou breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily, "That's so good! That's so good!"

However, after a while, she frowned again in distress, "It's just that I heard that the Zheng family son has a stubborn temperament and will retaliate for his anger. I wonder if the rumors are wrong?"

"Mom, I don't know about this."

Shaking her head slightly, Empress Zhang said, "But His Majesty often praises Zheng Qing, and the Prime Minister is also very talented. And didn't the eldest brother claim that Zheng Qing is an upright person?"

"Well, Wenrong Letters certainly asserts that."

Just as he was talking, there was a sound of joy, and the conversation between the two of them was planned.

"Hey, sister is back home!"

I saw sweat on the forehead of the little girl of the Zhang family, holding a long sword in her hand, walking quickly from the courtyard, her face full of joy.

Although she is only eleven years old, her height is similar to that of Empress Zhang.

When he arrived, he saw Mrs. Xiahou looking at him with a happy face, and couldn't help but ask again, "Mom, why are you paying so much attention to me?"

Empress Zhang took out the silk and gently wiped her sweat, and asked with a crooked look, "My sister, do you know the man who wrote the new calligraphy calligraphy, Mr. Shifang Zheng?"

"Shifang Zheng Lang? I've heard of it."

"Eldest brother and Your Majesty both intend to make him the Zhang family's son-in-law."

"Ah~~~~"

With a cry of surprise, the sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Of course, Zheng Pu, who had returned to the army to pack his bags and prepare to go north to Hanzhong, didn't know about this.

The fifth year of Jianxing, 227 AD, spring and February.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led his troops to the north and stationed in Hanzhong, and before leaving, he sent an evacuation to Emperor Liu Chan.

He urged the emperor to be close to his virtuous ministers, stay away from villains, and embody the spirit of the late emperor. He himself vowed to conquer the Central Plains in the north, drive out the traitors, revive the Han Dynasty, and restore the old capital.

Spring March arrives.

He patrolled the camp to govern the army and lectured on martial arts, urged the soldiers and civilians to farm and accumulate grain, and supervised the ordnance department to repair weapons and weapons. He had no time to spare for half a day.

They also sent large numbers of spies into Guanzhong and Longyou to inquire about the situation of the rebel Wei army and find out which Qiang and Hu tribes could instigate rebellion, which could be used to disperse the rebel forces.

What made all the generals in Hanzhong look at him was that when the prime minister visited various places, he actually asked Zheng Pu to accompany him.

With such treatment, neither Ma Di, who often discussed military strategies with the prime minister day and night, nor Guan Xing, who had extraordinary talents at a young age, nor Zhuge Qiao, who had a special status, had any honor.

Therefore, at a young age, Zheng Pu suddenly became the person among the generals and generals who speculated the most in private.

Zheng Pu himself felt a little bit emotional when he was so honored.

He truly fulfilled the duties of a scribe for once: drafting and rewriting documents.

However, the post of ministerial staff of the prime minister's office that he currently holds concurrently had already been transferred to the position of chief administrator when he led the army to Hanzhong at the beginning of the year.

Moreover, the Prime Minister asked him to accompany him, not to show his profound honor, but because he hoped to teach him through words and deeds so that he could gain more experience and grow up.

It was because he and Zhang Bao had discussed sending troops in the past.
Chapter completed!