395 'Figured it out'
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"But wouldn't it be good for this thing to be left by herself?" Lu Ru hesitated for a moment and reminded him, although it was said that this thing was the Jiang family's filial piety to the master, but the master was just a side concubine, and it would not be good to let others know about eating alone like this!
Lu Ru's words made Li Hui's brows furrow, but then she chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of, just go back and let them make a special wine for the princess!"
Li Hui will give such an answer, which makes Lu Ru a little surprised, you must know that this is the first time she has seen her master actually protecting food, but when she thinks that her master has never had any special needs in ordinary times, she doesn't say anything if she likes this kind of wine very much now.
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Although it was already the middle of the night, Duanmu Shuxuan was still sitting there correcting the official documents, and the little eunuch on the side had already refilled the tea for him several times.
"It's finally over!" Duanmu Shuxuan put down the red pen in his hand, now he will stay in this small room every day to correct the official documents of the imperial court, of course, such behavior is not known to outsiders, but he knows that this is His Majesty's promise to him, all he needs now is to wait patiently, and when the dust settles, he will get this supreme everything.
"The prince has worked hard!" "As soon as the senior father-in-law guarding the door saw Duanmu Shuxuan coming out of the room, he immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and said.
"Why do you have to work hard to share your Majesty's worries!" Duanmu Shuxuan said to Gonggong Gao very modestly: "I have classified the official documents according to their priorities, and I ask Gonggong Gao to hand over these official documents to Your Majesty!"
"Okay~!Okay~!" Father-in-law Gao hurriedly asked the little eunuch to put those official documents in the secret box.
It's late at this hour, and Grandpa Gao himself already feels sleepy, but looking at Duanmu Shuxuan's energetic appearance, he feels very emotionally energetic in his heart.
"That's right~~!Gao Gonggong has a medicinal wine sent by someone here, drink a small glass before going to sleep every day, it's good for your body!" Duanmu Shuxuan looked at Gao Gonggong's somewhat tired face and said.
"Medicinal wine?" Gao Gonggong was stunned for a moment, but then said with a smile: "Isn't it the kind of wine that has been very popular on the market recently?"
Of course, Grandpa Gao knew that Duanmu Shuxuan's welcome was now launched with a kind of wine that had never been available on the market, and the people of the next generation also gave him a lot of filial piety, and he had also tasted that kind of wine, both in terms of fragrance and taste were higher than other wines, especially this wine was clear and transparent, which made him like it very much!
"Yes and no!" Duanmu Shuxuan said with a smile: "This wine is the first wine specially sent from the winery, and there is a special person in it to let people put in the medicinal materials that invigorate the blood circulation, and after concocting it over time, drinking a small cup every day is very good for the body!"
"Oh~~!If it's really like this, then the miscellaneous family will have to ask the prince for some!" When Gonggong Gao heard Duanmu Shuxuan say this, he was immediately happy, like an open chrysanthemum.
Father-in-law Gao is the old man next to His Majesty, even if Duanmu Shuxuan is already powerful now, but for such a person, he still has to take a good stutter, so he immediately asked people to take a jar of medicinal wine prepared by Li Hui for himself and give it to Father-in-law Gao, and told Father-in-law Gao that if he thinks the effect is good, he will tell himself, and he will send it after drinking.
This Gao Gonggong is the person who serves His Majesty every day, so he is very clear about His Majesty's attitude towards Duanmu Shuxuan, although he doesn't understand why His Majesty chose Duanmu Shuxuan from the beginning, but he is very clear that this King of Shanyin will finally sit in that position, so now he has begun to have a relationship with Duanmu Shuxuan, intentionally or unintentionally!
Of course, the medicinal wine that Duanmu Shuxuan is drinking now is concocted for him by Li Hui himself, and the medicinal materials used here are also the most precious medicinal materials, so although he only drinks a small cup every day, the effect is very good, the most obvious is that although he has to secretly deal with official documents until midnight every day, as long as he drinks such a small cup before going to bed, not only does he sleep very well, but he feels energetic the next day. That's why he is able to perform with ease in the high-load operation every day, and it also makes His Majesty pay more attention to him, so in his heart he values Li Hui more and more.
The effect of the medicinal wine concocted by Li Hui is very good, after taking it for a few days, Gao Gonggong obviously noticed the changes in his body, he is now old, and his body is disabled, so there are already a lot of small problems in his body and bones, but since drinking this medicinal wine, he feels that his body and bones are much easier, especially his two legs, the soreness caused by standing all year round has been reduced a lot, which makes him very happy.
"Has this old thing encountered something good recently? Why is it still hiding from me?" Emperor Xuande asked Gao Gonggong after looking him up and down.
Just like Gonggong Gao knew Emperor Xuande very well, Emperor Xuande also knew this old slave who had served him all his life, and in the past few days, he found that Gonggong Gao's face was ruddy, and his complexion was much better than in the past.
"Look at what Your Majesty said! The old slave is by His Majesty's side all day and night, how can any good thing be hidden from His Majesty's eyes!" Gao Gonggong hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully, but after saying this, he hesitated for a moment, and quickly made a judgment in his heart, "But if there is really anything good, the old slave really has one!"
"Oh~~!Let's hear it~!"
"Actually, the old slave got a small jar of good wine from the King of Sanyin a while ago!"
"Flutter~~!" Emperor Xuande couldn't help but laugh when he heard Gonggong Gao say this, "This old thing, a jar of wine can make you happy like this!
"No, no~~!" Gao Gonggong hurriedly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this Sanyin King's is not an ordinary wine! This wine is not only a rare good wine, but also a lot of medicinal materials have been concocted in it, the old slave saw that the King of Sanyin often drank a good complexion, so he was cheeky and asked for a small jar, and drank such a small cup every day, and really felt that his body was a lot lighter!"
"Oh~~!Is this wine really so magical?" Emperor Xuande frowned slightly after listening to what Gonggong Gao said, and asked that his son would rather give a eunuch something good than give it to him, which made him very uncomfortable in his heart.
"This wine is indeed a good wine, and the effect is also very good!" Gao Gonggong said that he was cautious at this time, and observed Emperor Xuande from time to time with the corner of his eye, "It's just that this thing is an entrance thing, so I don't dare to present it to Your Majesty casually!"
After listening to what Gonggong Gao said, the trace of displeasure in Emperor Xuande's heart just now also disappeared, although he is the king of a country, although he is said to be the most noble person, but he is also subject to a lot of restrictions, especially in terms of food, except for the things presented to him in the imperial dining room, he can't eat anything at the other entrances, and the courtiers below are also aware of this kind of avoidance, so they will not say that they will send themselves something to eat and drink, so Duanmu Shuxuan will give this wine to a slave instead of himself, I am afraid that there are such scruples in this heart!
After thinking about these clearly, Emperor Xuande's heart was even more uncomfortable, if Duanmu Shuxuan used his true identity, it would be his biological son, so there was no need to avoid such a secret, but now his own son was cautiously in contact with himself everywhere, and when he thought of Emperor Xuande's heart here, he felt even more guilty!
"I heard that you got some good wine?" Today, after dealing with government affairs, Emperor Xuande suddenly asked Duanmu Shuxuan.
Duanmu Shuxuan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Yes~! Wechen accidentally discovered a winery that produces fine wine before, so I cooperated with the other party!
However, Duanmu Shuxuan paused slightly after saying this, and then took out a piece of music from his arms, and knelt directly on the ground: "Your Majesty, these are some thoughts in Weichen's heart during this time, although it is not yet mature, but I also think that it is also a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, so please take a look at Your Majesty~!"
Emperor Xuande was very strange why Duanmu Shuxuan just said about this wine, why he had to present himself with an excerpt in a blink of an eye, but his love for Duanmu Shuxuan still made Emperor Xuande choose to see what his son wrote for him first!
Duanmu Shuxuan watched Gonggong Gao present the fold to Emperor Xuande, and then looked at Emperor Xuande looking at the things on it seriously, Duanmu Shuxuan finally put back half of his heart in his throat, he knew that the things on the fold would definitely impress Emperor Xuande. All I have to do now is wait here quietly!
Sure enough, Emperor Xuande sat there for a long time without speaking after reading Duanmu Shuxuan's excerpts, and it took a long time before he slowly asked, "Is this really like what you said?"
"Yes~~!" Duanmu Shuxuan lowered his head slightly and replied, "Actually, Weichen has been thinking about this matter for a long time, although it is said that the tax exemption for the royal family and officials in the court was decided by the ancestors, but this kind of move has made many people have other ideas, especially some people will even take advantage of such loopholes, causing a large amount of tax loss!
"As for the taxes of those merchants, it is indeed less in Weichen's view, although the largest population of our Nanshu is those ordinary farmers, but in fact, a businessman fights for silver every year, but it is hundreds or even thousands of times that of farmers, under such a gap, it is a little inappropriate for both sides to pay the same taxes, so Weichen thinks that since the merchants make more money, then they can pay more taxes, and the income of farmers is small, and the imperial court is appropriate to reduce some taxes! There is also ······ !”
Duanmu Shuxuan stood there and expounded his views endlessly, and as he spoke, he secretly observed Emperor Xuande's expression, looking at him sitting there Although he didn't have too many expressions, he didn't look like he was angry. That's why he said it even more energetically!
After Emperor Xuande listened to Duanmu Shuxuan's explanation, his expression became a little subtle, "Do you know that many people won't like these ideas of yours!"
"Yes~!Wechen knows~!" Duanmu Shuxuan smiled bitterly and said: "But Wechen knows that if these can be realized, the biggest benefit is His Majesty and the court, as long as this thing can be successfully successful, the treasury will definitely not be empty, and the ordinary people across the country will also benefit, and the loss is only those rich people!"
"But these things touch the interests of many people, and they won't agree!" said Emperor Xuande's eyes with a hint of disgust.
"Yes~~!This is also clear to Weichen!So Weichen is willing to be the first person!" Duanmu Shuxuan's tone was full of determination when he said this.
"Are you willing?" Emperor Xuande heard his son say that he was willing to do this, and the expression on his face was a little tense, "Do you know that once you do this, it will be equivalent to being an enemy of the entire clan and the entire court?"
"Yes~~! These Weichen all understand, and Weichen has already thought about it!Otherwise, Weichen would not have presented an excerpt to His Majesty!" Duanmu Shuxuan said very decisively, his current expression was also very resolute, as if he had given up everything.
"Good~~!good~~~!good~~~!" Emperor Xuande said three good words in a row.
At this time, Duanmu Shuxuan really put his heart back in his stomach, and then he told Emperor Xuande about his plan, and sure enough, Emperor Xuande praised him repeatedly, and even took the initiative to help him calculate the plan more perfectly.
A few days later, on an early court, Duanmu Shuxuan suddenly presented a fold on the grounds of the emptiness of the treasury, asking Emperor Xuande to change the decree and collect taxes from the clan relatives and ministers of the court to replenish the emptiness of the treasury!
"How can you~~~!How can you do such a thing!" Princess Mu, who came back from the palace, said to Duanmu Shuxuan with a sad face, she lived well in the palace before, but because of this incident made by her own prince, she couldn't even live in the palace, so she could only return to the palace with her two children.