Chapter 326 - 209 Writing a Book on Agriculture, Securing the Future_2
Gu Wen was his only support; without him, no one would listen.
Gu Wen asked, "How is the state of the world now?"
Jiang Fugui answered truthfully, "The world has just stabilized; many things await revival. I’ve been doing my utmost to provide relief to the people, but as for now, we can only say there’s no famine."
While speaking, he reached down to adjust his trousers, which were nearly slipping off.
"Are these the clothes of that dog of an Emperor?"
Gu Wen couldn’t help but laugh out loud as he looked at the oversized imperial robe. Despite its grand appearance, it was clearly ill-fitting, and after being altered, all the five claws had been cut off. Others certainly wouldn’t do this, but after so many years with Gu Wen, Jiang Fugui had come to view imperial power with no sense of sanctity.
People always serve the source of power. If Jiang Fugui were a genuine founding Emperor, he surely wouldn’t suffer this way; he wouldn’t even let Jiang Jucai ascend to power like this.
Over the years, the only one who could truly be his confidant, Jiang Fugui, had one merit — he was always devoted and diligent.
"Let’s save the small talk for later. Is the trade route from Lin Chuan to Bianjing established?"
Gu Wen asked about what concerned him the most. Frankly speaking, spiritual objects were his primary goal in contending for the world. Besides that, he didn’t mind heralding another era of great peace.