Journey to the West: Start by rejecting the Guanyin layout

Chapter 99 Establishing Education and Broadening the Wisdom of the People
Wu Zetian asked: "Wei Zheng, don't give me any yin and yang. Are you saying that in a year and a half, I will expand the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty? Or will the mountains and rivers be broken and the country will be lost?"

Wei Zheng was amused: "You can also expand the territory? Thinking about it, I know it's impossible. Don't cede land and ask for peace, it's God's blessing."

"After a turmoil, so many generals were arrested, civil servants were demoted, and now the Khitan Kingdom is definitely preparing to invade the south, and now there is a general in Khitan who has cultivated to the realm of the Profound Immortal."

"But now in Wuzhou, the famous generals are dying, the officials are greedy for money, and the soldiers are afraid of death. Maybe the Great Zhou Kingdom is about to fall into a catastrophe."

Hearing what Wei Zheng said was so serious, Wu Zetian couldn't help feeling worried.

"We and the Khitan have just signed a non-aggression treaty, and Princess Jingle only married Li Huaijie, the leader of the Khitan, a year ago. He won't attack me, Da Zhou?"

"Hmph, entrusting peace to a congenial princess, that's what the most naive and stupid monarch would do. You should release famous generals Liu Rengui, Heizhi Changzhi, etc. now, and let them guard the frontier and prepare for battle .”

Embarrassed by Wei Zheng's tone, Wu Zetian pouted, "You're not a minister, you're just a small citizen now, you can just plant an acre of land at home, and don't talk about state affairs and interfere with internal affairs."

"Whoever said that small people can't talk about national affairs, don't you know that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country?"

An abrupt voice sounded, and a handsome young man dragged a large plate up to the private room on the second floor. On the plate was a sea bream weighing more than ten kilograms.

Shangguan Wan'er said: "What country is responsible for the rise and fall of the country? Nonsense, I have read all the books, why have I never heard of it?"

Lu Feng put the Red Snapper Continental Map on the table, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, as long as you know what it means."

Wei Zheng supported his beard and smiled: "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. This sentence is well said, and it won my heart. Boss Lu, I didn't expect that you are not only a good cook, but also a master of psychology."

Shangguan Wan'er was dissatisfied and said: "I'll praise you later, Boss Lu, what do you mean we want a real sea bream continent map? You just brought a freshly slaughtered sea bream on the table. You are deceiving the king." sin."

Lu Feng said: "How dare I deceive the king, the food is already in the belly of the fish."

Two small knives appeared in his hand, Lu Feng nimbly turned them around a few times, and then put the knives on the front and back ends of the snapper.

"Oh, there is a fishing line tied to this sea bream, so there really is something inside."

Wei Zheng watched with excitement.

Lu Feng exerted a little force, the fishing line was cut, and then a golden light was emitted.

Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er, Wei Zheng, and Di Renjie couldn't help covering their faces halfway.

"It's so dazzling."

At this time, the head and tail of the sea bream swung a few times, and the body of the fish unfolded like a fan.

"Ah~"

The eyes of all the people present were wide open. After the food was unfolded, the shape of the fish head and fish tail became the shape of Wu Zhou's territory.

"Ah, sure enough, the sea bream has become the domain of Wu Zhou."

"It's the first time I've seen this kind of cuisine, it's really magnificent."

"As expected of the God of Cookery in the capital, this dish cannot be prepared without superb knife skills."

"It's amazing."

All four were full of praise: "Let's try the dishes that represent four different tastes from east, west, north and south."

Wei Zheng stretched out his chopsticks impatiently.

Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er, and Di Renjie are not far behind, and they also sandwich the other three flavors of dishes.

"Oh my god, there are really four different flavors. In one dish, since it can be kept from changing flavors, it's amazing."

"It's delicious. There are four local flavors: Taiyuan Prefecture in Jinyang, Chengdu Prefecture in Jiangnan Province, Songjiang Prefecture in the lower reaches of Songjiang River, and Dudufu in East Lingnan Province, which is rich in lychees."

"The combination of local specialties with sea bream has such a magical taste."

"It's delicious, it's really delicious!"

At this moment, whether it is the ambitious Wu Zetian or Shangguan Wan'er, or Wei Zheng and Di Renjie who are concerned about the country and the people.

They all forgot all their troubles and indulged in the delicious taste brought by this red sea bream continent map.

"This dish is really layered and advanced. I have lived to this day to know the taste of food."

Wei Zheng's face was full of happiness, but suddenly, he burst into tears, and said in a panic: "What should I do? If I can't eat such a delicious dish in the future, wouldn't I be sad to death? My God, why do you have to torture me so much? Me, why did you let me eat such a delicious thing!"

The other three people present also thought the same way. In the end, it was Wu Zetian who was determined, and was the first to recover, and laughed at Wei Zheng: "You shameless old bastard, it's just a meal, what's the matter? It's really not decent at all." No."

Lu Feng looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Master Wei cares about the country and the people, and Lu Feng deeply admires it. If you want to eat my cooking, you can go to the No. [-] courtyard on Ping'an Street. You are welcome to come and eat at any time."

Wei Zheng was very surprised and said: "Is this really true?"

"It's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks, how can it be fake."

Wu Zetian hurriedly said: "Then can I also go to Cengfan?"

Lu Feng replied indifferently: "Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day, so it's better to focus on state affairs. Besides, my courtyard is small, so I can't entertain Your Majesty."

"Haha."

Wei Zheng mocked unscrupulously: "The female emperor is despised by others. It seems that there are still sensible people in the world. Companion to a king is like companion to a tiger, especially a tigress, it is even more difficult to deal with."

"You~!"

Wu Zetian said in a rascally way: "I don't care, I'm going to eat anyway, if you don't let me eat, I won't leave at your house."

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Look at you, do you still look like an emperor now? You don't have any dignity at all."

"Tch, I'm better than you, crying and shouting for a meal, even kneeling down to eat."

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "That's okay, let's not talk about eating. Just now, Master Lu said that Wei Zheng is concerned about the country and the people. Let's talk about state affairs again. Mr. Lu, you said that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. I really agree, can you elaborate on that?"

Lu Feng explained: "A country, a strong country, needs to build up national pride and patriotism, and let every citizen love their country."

Wei Zheng said: "It's not easy. Ordinary people plant one-third of an acre of their own land. Who cares? Even if a foreign race comes, doesn't he still pay the grain and tax?"

Lu Feng said: "So, from the beginning of Qin Dynasty's Shang Yang, the monarchs of various countries have formed a bad habit. They like to implement some policies to fool the people, thinking that the people who are stupid will be more conducive to management. In fact, it is a big mistake."

"If all the people can understand things, understand culture, know the meaning of the country and the nation, and have a strong patriotism, then this country will be invincible."

"Sigh~"

Wei Zheng raised his thumb, his expression extremely admiring: "Gao, listening to Jun's words is better than reading for ten years. Why is Wu Zhou losing consecutive battles now? Isn't it because he doesn't know why he is fighting?"

"Your Majesty, you have won the throne by tricks, how do you plan to win the hearts of the people?"

Wu Zetian said angrily: "Isn't it wise to set up education and spread it widely? It's not like I haven't done this kind of thing before."

"But you also need to know how difficult this matter is. At the beginning, Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, wanted to broaden the wisdom of the people and use the imperial examination to select scholars, so he offended the Guanlong gentry and led to the collapse of the Sui Dynasty."

"Since Taizong, he has adhered to the old system of the Sui Dynasty. After many years, after this king ascended the throne, he has been committed to suppressing the Guanlong Group and using the common and noble families."

Lu Feng nodded, using the humble family and suppressing the Guanlong Group was tantamount to Wu Zetian's greatest contribution to history during his reign.

However, this is not enough.

"We need to develop education in a practical way, go deep into counties, towns, townships, and even neighborhoods, run government schools, let children go to school for free, and let the next generation of Wu Zhou people be able to read and write."

"Sigh~"

Wu Zetian was shocked and said, "How much money will it cost to run such a large-scale school!"

(End of this chapter)