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Zhang Mingyue said:

"I seem to be standing in the middle of the stage, but in fact I am just a puppet being hung up, as if I am good at dancing with long sleeves, but in fact I am just going with the flow. Wei Hou said that I really promoted me by controlling the government, and I was looking forward to that day. ”

Lan Ziyi also seemed to feel Zhang Mingyue's helplessness and helplessness when he heard it, and the little hostility left in his heart completely dissipated at this time.

Lan Ziyi sighed and said:

"Lord Zhongtang, why do you want to harm me?"

A smile that was difficult to detect hung on the corner of Zhang Mingyue's mouth, and he asked:

"Why should I harm Wei Hou? How can I harm Wei Hou? ”

Lan Ziyi said:

"Of course, Lord Zhongtang wants to harm me, because I am a close minister of the palace. Why did the matter outside the recruitment door last time make such a big fuss, it is difficult for Lord Zhongtang not to make people suspicious. ”

Zhang Mingyue said:

"Ziyi, you also saw it in the yamen of the Criminal Department at that time, I have always been speaking for you, and I have been persuading you not to do this, but no one listened to me. What's more, there are so many staff members in King De's mansion, why can't I get along with you? Besides, why don't I deal with Qi Rongxun, but against you? ”

Lan Ziyi heard Zhang Mingyue call himself a cousin, his heart was excited, and he lost his thoughts for a while, sighing and unable to answer.

Zhang Mingyue saw that Lan Ziyi didn't speak, and said:

"There has always been a rumor that the ministers of the DPRK and China are divided into two factions, and those who suppress foreigners in Jiangdong are the head of Jiangdong. This kind of message has never been broken, and I am tired of hearing it. In fact, I admire the literary brilliance of these writers, who speak eloquently, and can directly comment on books when they get to Luoma City. Wei Hou, you are the pillar of the imperial court, don't let these gossips disturb your thinking and deviate from the right path. “

Lan Ziyi sat at the table, his momentum completely gone, and he was almost a little dejected.

Zhang Mingyue sandwiched the dishes and said unhurriedly:

"Taisho has been in power for more than 200 years, and now it is quite stormy. Although I am just a paste, since I am sitting in this position, I still want to do something in my heart. At present, the most urgent issue is the fiscal and tax issues, first, the household registration mastered by the imperial court is seriously inconsistent with the actual situation, and the tax is not true; Second, the loss of physical goods is too large. That's why I've been working hard to promote tax reform while working with the people in the DPRK and China. “

Lan Ziyi nodded and said:

"Father-in-law Long also said that Lord Zhongtang's move is in the present and will benefit the future, which is indeed a great thing."

When Zhang Mingyue heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said:

"It's just that this move involves the interests of all parties, and it is not easy to implement. But Wei Hou thought about it, if he really measured the land and population of the world clearly, and exchanged it for tax silver, how much silver would be collected into the treasury every year? I really don't know how much better it is than the current lack of national use. “

Lan Ziyi listened and nodded,

张明岳 says:

"Wei Hou, the saint Youyun is a man and a minister stops at righteousness, and the last time we met, I also said that as a courtier, you should be loyal to your duties. Although you are in the palace, I was born in the East Palace, but you and I are both scholars, the teachings of the saints are touched by the ears and eyes, and the integrity of the scholars is the same. You and I are each our lords, and it is private to cherish each other, even if there will be a conflict between the king and the prince in the end, but you and I can't change this point. “

Lan Ziyi didn't speak, poured a glass of wine and said:

"Come, Lord Zhongtang, the junior will give you a drink."

Zhang Mingyue raised his glass and drank it all with Lan Ziyi.

After putting down the wine glass, Lan Ziyi asked:

"What's the urgency of Lord Nakado calling me here today?"

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"I can't talk about anything urgent, but I do have something to discuss."

Lan Ziyi said:

"Lord Nakado, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Zhang Mingyue said:

"The tax change has actually been proposed a long time ago, but because it has been busy with the war in the north, the imperial court has not had the energy to deal with this matter. Now that the war in the north is over, it is time to present this recital to the emperor. “

Lan Ziyi asked:

"Is there anything I can do to help the middle hall?"

张明岳 says:

"Lord Weihou must have seen it when he went south from Luoyan Pass, and now there are displaced people everywhere, who have no land or home, wandering around, and not doing business. If you want to reform the tax, you must first measure the land, and once the land is measured, there will be more people. ”

When Lan Ziyi heard the son of the "homeless", he felt as if a bucket of ice water was poured over his head, and he felt that he was much more sober.

兰子义 says:

"Lord Nakado, please speak up."

Zhang Mingyue nodded and said:

"The people who are displaced everywhere are all because of the multiplication of the population, the lack of land and the large number of people. Even if the tax reform is successful, what will happen to so many landless displaced people? Now that the north has been flattened and the grasslands are empty, wouldn't it be wonderful if we could let the landless homeless people go to the grasslands to farm, not only could these landless people settle down, but also stabilized the north and never had any border troubles. ……”

Lan Ziyi listened to Zhang Mingyue's endless talk, and his heart was nameless, remembering that he had believed Zhang Mingyue's sweet words just now, and then looking at Zhang Mingyue's face now, he was really ashamed, and his teeth were about to be crushed.

Lan Ziyi slapped the table and stood up, grabbed the wine glass on the table and smashed it to the ground.

Zhang Mingyue was originally right, but Lan Ziyi suddenly came and scared out of a spirit.

Lan Ziyi pointed at Zhang Mingyue and scolded:

"You two-faced villain! You just told me so much just to get me to jump into this pit? ”

张明岳 says:

"Why is Wei Hou angry? I'm discussing things with you, how can I say that I made you jump into the pit? …….“

Lan Ziyi scolded without waiting for Zhang Mingyue to finish speaking:

"That's a good point, but you can kill two birds with one stone. There is enough rain in Luoyanguan, what can be planted with that little rain in the grassland outside the gate all year round? Forced reclamation, and when the first two years of land are used up, the land has to be abandoned. It has been so badly wasted that thorns can't grow, let alone pasture. There is a desert on the edge of the grassland, and when the time comes, the planting is to dig the sand round by round, and finally the north becomes a desert. Not to mention the time when herders and farmers are fighting for land. You tell me how to kill two birds with one stone, but you tell me how to never kill a border? ”

Zhang Mingyue saw that Lan Ziyi was emotional, waved his hand and comforted:

"Wei Hou, I'm just discussing with you......"

兰子义 says:

"The war in the north has just ended, and the border people are poor, so let so many displaced people in the world go outside the border at this time, how to raise food and grass? How do you feed so many people? You are clearly driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, and you want to cut the feudal domain! ”

Seeing that he couldn't appease Lan Ziyi, Zhang Mingyue also put down his hand, and just said:

"Wei Hou, I did this for the sake of the Taisho world."

Lan Ziyi replied:

"You're doing this to make the north smoke again! The Tao is different, don't conspire with each other, farewell! ”

After that, he turned around and left, and when he was about to go out, Zhang Mingyue said:

"Wei Hou, everything I said is from the bottom of my heart."

Lan Ziyi didn't listen to what Zhang Mingyue said, and walked straight out of the study.

Under the leadership of the servants of the Zhang Mansion, Lan Ziyi hurriedly walked through the Zhang Mansion, and all he could think of was the conversation with Zhang Mingyue just now. Lan Ziyi originally had a longing for Zhang Mingyue, no matter what position Zhang Mingyue stood on, he was always a model of literati, and Lan Ziyi has always taken him as an example to learn. Especially the words of the last time we met, it really shocked Lan Ziyi, and today, Lan Ziyi's heart was twisted when he thought of it, and the person he admired actually deceived himself into jumping into the pit sweetly, fortunately, he received a letter from his father before, reminding him to pay attention to this matter, otherwise it is really hard to say what things will develop today.

Lan Ziyi walked out of Zhang's Mansion under the leadership of the servant, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard someone outside the door say:

"Please tell Master Zhang, I have something to ask to see you below."

The servant outside the door said:

"My lord is not a guest today, please come back."

Lan Ziyi listened to the familiar voice, walked outside the door and found that it was Zhou Buhui talking to the servant.

Lan Ziyi stepped forward and said:

"Brother Buhui, long time no see, why are you here?"

Zhou Buhui was holding his fists and was lowering his head, but when he heard Lan Ziyi's words, he hurriedly raised his head, and said with surprise, joy and jealousy:

"It turned out to be Wei Hou, and I was lucky enough to meet Wei Hou here. I thought Zhang Zhongtang would refuse to accept guests today. ”

As he spoke, Zhou Buhui turned his head and looked at the servant who had stopped him just now.

servant said:

"If there is no post, the lord will never accept guests, Wei Hou is a guest specially invited by the master, of course it is different from you."

Zhou Buhui's face flushed when he heard this, and he was a little annoyed.

Lan Ziyi has always regarded Zhou Buhui as his colleague in Beizhen, and he didn't care about this, but asked:

"Brother Buhui, what does he want to do to come to Zhangfu?"

周布辉 says:

"I entered Beijing with the Marquis of Wei in order to inherit the title of the commander of the family, but after taking it for so many days, things have been circling in the ministry, this pushes that, that pushes this, and finally tells me that I have to wait until Lord Shangshu nods to inherit the title, but I am anxious to wait, and the coil I bring is also ......"

Speaking of this, Buhui's face turned completely red and he didn't say any more.

Lan Ziyi understood that this was an official of the Ministry of Officials who wanted to collect money, and when he heard that Zhou Buhui had suffered injustice, and remembered that Zhang Mingyue had almost lured him to be fooled just now, he was furious, took Zhou Buhui's hand and left, and said as he walked:

"Let's go! Brother Buhui! What do you do with the faces of the dog officers? Are our Beizhen athletes suffering from this kind of? Walk! Let's eat and drink! ”

Without saying anything, they pulled Zhou Buhui away, and the sedan chair drivers wanted to invite Lan Ziyi to take a seat, but they had to follow behind when they saw this momentum.

Lan Ziyi pulled Zhou Buhui and walked a long way and finally calmed down a little, Zhou Buhui saw Lan Ziyi stop and said:

"Wei Hou, it's hard for me to make trouble in front of the Zhang Mansion just now."

Lan Ziyi sighed and said:

"Brother Buhui, I was a little impulsive just now, but it was useless for you to be stopped by that group of imps in front of the Zhangfu just now."

Zhou Buhui sighed softly as he listened,

Lan Ziyi patted Zhou Buhui's shoulder and said:

"The same is the end of the world, why should we have known each other. I haven't had lunch, let's go, let's talk while we eat. ”

As he spoke, he led Zhou Buhui to a tavern next to him, and at the same time, Lan Ziyi gestured to the palanquin man next to him and asked them to wait at the door of the tavern.

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