Chapter 1364 Extra: Growth (1)

In July of the twelfth year of Yuanzhen, Zhao Mingming left Bohai County and returned to Beijing on horseback, protected by Zeng Yue and Fan Ying.

Shi Le led Youzhou's subordinate officials and generals to stand at the city gate to see each other off. He did not look back until the team was far away and the ceremonial guard representing the crown princess could no longer be seen.

After the subordinate officials dispersed, Shi Le couldn't help but sigh to Zhang Bin, "She is really the son of a dragon and a phoenix. She is so much like an emperor." The wolf cub has grown up and is still very fierce.

Zhang Bin smiled and said: "The Crown Princess is smart and the country's foundation is consolidated. This is a great good thing."

Shi Le was in a complicated mood and murmured: "She lacks a bit of her mother's forbearance and generosity. It would be nice if she were more like her father."

Zhang Bin said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is only ten years old this year. Children of this age are wild and high-spirited. If you look at her in ten years, I will find her soft-hearted and more benevolent than Your Majesty."

"Benevolence?" Shi Le sneered and said, "Benevolence doesn't matter. To be benevolent, you must be right. Being soft-hearted will only harm and benefit good people. This time in the battle with Xianbei in the east, the emperor was benevolent. Is it? If you ask me, you should let go of the army and rush over. There are dozens of tribes in the east, famous and unknown. They are a hundred miles apart. They don’t understand the language and don’t know the etiquette. They have money but no money. As long as they have free time, they go south to rob them. I am the most familiar with this kind of people like us. Only by beating them painfully and destroying their race can they remember the lesson."

So he wanted to let go of the massacre, but when the imperial concubine came to supervise the army, she saw that those people had softened their hearts and she only captured them but did not kill them.

Zhang Bin smiled at him, knowing that although he was unhappy, he didn't really mind.

It was a good thing for the Crown Princess to save those prisoners. She really watched the army kill those people, and even if she didn't mention him, Shi Le would also murmur in his heart.

Only ten years old.

Who could be so hard-hearted that he would trick and kill so many people without changing his expression?

It is better for the next monarch to be kind than cruel. Besides, it is good that the Crown Princess can go to the front line to supervise the battle at a young age. She is not frightened by the blood on the battlefield and is not blindly merciful.

He said he was supervising the war, just for the sake of listening. Zhao Hanzhang sent her out to let her gain experience and know that the world is not as peaceful and prosperous as Luoyang saw.

Ten-year-old Zhao Mingming is very smart and grows faster than her peers, which makes her overly proud and confident.

Even though Zhao Hanzhang takes her to the grassroots every year to let her experience the suffering of the people, she is still "a little high". This "high" is a bit similar to what Zhao Shen looked like when he was young.

She didn't know whether Zhao Shen had really changed his mind now, or whether Zhao Hanzhang thought he had changed his mind, but she would never let her daughter, the future emperor of China, be so arrogant.

Although he acted like a courteous and virtuous corporal, and although he was merciful to his loved ones, he still had an arrogance that was not human, but more like a god.

How can such a person be a good emperor if he wants to become a god before becoming a human being?

Even the Jade Emperor had to be a good human being for a long time before becoming the Emperor of Heaven. He had to be human before he could achieve divinity.

So after Zhao Hanzhang thought about it, he simply asked Zeng Yue and Fan Ying to take her to Liaodong to let her see the nature of the world.

This world is not all like Luoyang. It is more than what we see with our eyes, and it is more than just the words and numbers we see on the intelligence.

Only three months later, when Zhao Mingming returned to the capital, his face had lost a lot of his childishness. Although there was still some baby fat on his face, he felt much more at ease, and his eyes were firmer than before.

She rode her pony into the imperial city. The officials and guards walking on the road turned slightly to salute when they saw her. They straightened up after she passed by, and their eyes met, "The princess is back, come back." It’s—”

Zhao Hanzhang received the news of her return in advance, but he did not send anyone to pick her up. Instead, he asked her to enter the palace to report the matter like an ordinary official returning from a business trip.

Her horse can enter the imperial city, but not the palace city.

The group dismounted at the gate of the palace, and Zeng Yue and Fan Ying accompanied her to meet the saint.

Many ministers who had withdrawn from the morning court saw the crown princess returning and couldn't help but stop and turn their heads to look.

Many people looked up and watched her walk into the hall, whispering, "The Crown Princess has changed a lot."

"The battlefield really encourages people to make progress. Your Majesty is actually relieved. That's Liaodong. Not only are weapons and weapons weak, but there may also be epidemics."

"The young eagle will eventually grow up. If we don't take this opportunity to cultivate its roots, how will its wings be full enough to support the violent storm in the future?"

"Yes, those who achieve great things must go through setbacks and struggle in their ambitions." The Ku Huang Tai Nu still suffers the common people in the world, and they choose Ku Huang Da Nu.

Zhao Shen walked by and glanced at them when he heard this. He sneered in his heart. He really knew how to slap a dragon's fart. Three months ago, he didn't know who was crying in the hall, objecting to the emperor sending the crown prince to Liaodong.

For an emperor to let his concubine go is to shake the foundation of the country, and it is suspected of changing the heir.

The Crown Princess had been away from Beijing for three months, and the Emperor's desk was filled with official documents discussing the Second Highness's enlightenment.

Now that Liaodong was victorious and the Crown Princess's performance was remarkable, they immediately changed the direction of the war. Humph, they were just a loser.

Zhao Shen sneered in his heart, but his face was serious and upright. When he caught a glimpse of them looking over, he immediately looked ahead and passed by them as if he hadn't heard anything.

He was transferred back to Luoyang from Guangzhou just at the beginning of the year. Although he is proud of the great achievements he has made in Guangzhou, he has really spent enough time in Guangzhou for ten years!

He wanted to stay in Luoyang for three years. If he could not achieve this goal, he decided to be sick for a year or two, and then decide whether to enter officialdom again depending on the situation.

In ten years, Zhao Shen has figured out many things.

He is ambitious, but it seems that he can have more than one ambition. Why does he have to tie himself to one goal?

There are so many unknowns in this world, and he has infinite doubts and enthusiasm about them. Why can't he let go of everything and choose from his heart to find the answers to his doubts?

The emperor always said that he lacked something as a person and an official, so he did not dare to entrust the imperial responsibilities to him. For ten years, he had been trying to understand her meaning and do what she expected.

But after ten years, he didn't find the path she wanted him to take, but he figured out another path. Isn't he a good official?

As a governor, didn't he manage Guangzhou well?

Didn’t he civilize the people and promote good moral character?

Didn't he be honest and upright, rectify the administration of officials, and implement the court's policies?

He did it all, so why do you think he didn't do it well?

There are thousands of people in the world, but they just can’t change. No matter what they think in their hearts, or whether they judge their deeds or their intentions, isn’t it enough for me to do what I do?

Zhao Shen realized that he had realized it, so he stopped embarrassing himself. At this time, he had a solemn look on his face, and he was madly complaining about everyone he saw. This situation had lasted for more than half a year, starting from the day he returned to Beijing. It hasn't stopped since the beginning. Don't say it. Although I haven't said it out loud, I am also very happy in my heart.

I am no longer the Zhao Shen of yesterday, but Niu Colu. Zhao Shen