"We mentioned it, but it didn't work, and the lord said let's grit our teeth and persevere. And said that you urgently need a lot of money to do bigger things, and there is no way for the time being, but to raise taxes and fees, let us tide over the difficulties together. The lord of the castle has said so, what else can we do? ”

"Well, it was my mistake, I didn't expect you to have such a hard time. At present, I do need to hoard a lot of money and buy a lot of rice and grain from foreign countries. Therefore, I will discuss the matter of taxes and fees with the city lord, and it is estimated that the amount of reduction will be much.

Mrs. Su, you go down first, I'll go to the first floor and talk to those people later, and give you a few words here. Of course, my handwriting is not very good, and if it affects your business, I don't care. Again, thou shalt not make any trouble in my name, nor do anything contrary to the law, or I will show no mercy. ”

"Thank you, my lord, the women of the people promise not to use your name to make trouble, and will definitely make a living according to the law."

"So much the best!" Wang Mang said.

Su Rong got Wang Mang's promise and immediately turned around and walked towards the back hall to prepare for various matters.

"Let's go, let's go to the first floor and talk to those scholars." Wang Mang said: "Since ancient times, literati have liked this kind of elegant place the most, and they want to use the scenery of wind and snow to broaden their minds. Although our Han Dynasty needs a large number of soldiers to stabilize the border, it also needs those literati to give advice, manage the administration, and lead the people to open up the wisdom of the people. ”

Wang Jingyan said: "It seems to me that most of the people here don't have that mind, right?" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's the majority or the minority, there will always be." Wang Mang took a girl in one hand and walked downstairs.

But said that the proprietress Su Rong, when she came to the back hall, immediately instructed the servants to prepare pen, ink, paper, inkstone, plaques and other things, and widely spread the news that Wang Mang was here for pastime.

Wang Mang, as a big man, is almost unknown to everyone in Gansu.

Su Rong can expect that as long as she spreads the news that Wang Mang is listening to music in her store, she will definitely attract many people to come and greatly increase her revenue.

After she had finished telling these things, she whispered a few more words to her henchman.

The maidservants listened to the command, went to the back door, went out of the attic, and disappeared into the street by night, not knowing where they were going.

They prepared for more than half an hour.

In the past half a while, people within a radius of several miles around Yichun Courtyard basically knew that Wang Mang was listening to music in Yichun Courtyard, so they all hurriedly came here.

Even, guests from other Fengyue venues also came.

After a little effort, the first floor of Yichun Courtyard was completely full and overcrowded.

Wang Mang drank happily with these scholars,, and heroes on the first floor, chatted with the land, and talked about astronomical and geographical strange things, and the atmosphere was very strong.

When Su Rong led the maidservant to the first floor, Wang Mang stopped talking.

Su Rong said: "Lord Wang, borrowing your light today is to make the small shop shine. The women were thinking, if you stay here for a day or two, then I will basically have no worries for the rest of my life. ”

"Hahaha, Mrs. Su laughed." Wang Mang laughed, took the pen handed over by the little servant, and came to the huge agarwood plaque prepared by Su Rong.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since ancient times, sages have often spoken of loyalty, filial piety, and benevolence. Today, I will take these four words as the title and write about my understanding of these four words. ”

"Lord Wang, please ask!" A heroic man said.

Wang Mang took a deep breath, squeezed the pen in his hand tightly, and wrote on the agarwood plaque.

"Monarch Ren!"

"Concubine Shouzhong!"

"Chen Xiude!"

"The people hold filial piety!"

Wang Mang did it in one go, and these twelve huge characters appeared on the plaque in four columns, which was very imposing and radiant, which can be called a classic.

After writing, he himself examined it, felt good, very satisfied, and thought that this was completely a super-level performance, possessed by the saint of calligraphy, more charming than usual, containing the essentials of calligraphy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these twelve words are the foundation of my world, and they are also my understanding of this world. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and virtue are in the heart, and the world can get free flowers. If you can do this, why don't Kyushu worry about it, why don't you worry about the world? ”

After everyone saw it, some nodded, some frowned, and some shook their heads.

Obviously, Wang Mang's statement conflicts with the definition in their hearts.

A scholar asked in a loud voice: "Lord Wang, you said that the monarch is benevolent and the people are filial, which is indeed reasonable." It's just that the concubine is loyal and the minister is virtuous, but I don't understand it. Why don't you say that the concubine cultivates virtue and is loyal? ”

"Yes, Lord Wang, what does this mean?"

When Su Rong saw these twelve words, her face was a little complicated, and she looked at Wang Mang again, and there was a wave in her heart, and she had a lot of thoughts.

"This son, but he has seen through the world, no wonder, no wonder...."

Su Rong sighed in her heart, feeling both pity and admiration.

After Wang Mang heard everyone's questions, he opened his mouth to explain: "The concubine is loyal, the minister is virtuous, why do I define it like this, the meaning is very simple. If a courtier is very virtuous, then it means that the courtier will not be corrupt. If a courtier is not virtuous, it will only cause chaos in the world.

A courtier does not need to be foolish and loyal to a certain emperor, but only needs to be responsible for the people. In other words, if the Son of Heaven has no way, there is no need for them to continue to be loyal to that Son of Heaven. A virtuous courtier is a truly good courtier.

As for the concubine, although the concubine also wants to be virtuous, I don't think loyalty is important. If the concubines are all loyal to the king, then the harem will not be chaotic. Since ancient times, how many dynasties have decayed due to internal strife in the harem? The harem infighting has always been a taboo in the dynasty. In our Han Dynasty, there were many concubines who fought with each other, and the prince turned against each other. The occurrence of these things is the beginning of the destruction of the country.

Of course, not only the concubine must be loyal, but the king must also be loyal. This concubine is not only a concubine, but also our lady. Our wives are to be loyal to us, and in the same way, we are to be loyal to our ladies. Neither side shall betray, so that there will be a house of peace.

And think about it, if your wife betrays you, or if you betray your wife, will your family remain complete? I'm afraid not, right? Cracks are always there. Between husband and wife, you must be loyal, and no one can betray anyone, this is the meaning of my loyalty. ”

"It turns out that your concubine, my lord, is the relationship between husband and wife."

"Indeed, if husband and wife cannot be in harmony and cannot be faithful to each other, there will be great trouble, and there will be irreparable decay."

Everyone suddenly realized that it was very reasonable.

Wang Mang said again: "Governing the world is like cooking a small fresh, and a family is also a country." The person in charge should be benevolent, the children should be filial, the wife should be loyal, and the brothers and sisters should be virtuous, so it is difficult for this family to prosper.

If the children are unfilial, or the husband and wife are unfaithful, or the brothers and sisters are not virtuous, or the head of the family is unkind, then the family will surely decay quickly, and it will be torn apart. This is true of the home, and the same is true of the country.

Today, my wife and I came here to inspect and see that all the people of this city are kind and kind, and they do not close their doors every day, and I am very relieved. It's getting late now, and tomorrow I have a lot to inspect and look for anything wrong, so I'll be with you soon. I hope you can have a good time while playing, and do it properly when you are doing serious things.

At the same time, I hope that while maintaining this good atmosphere, you will save more food and not waste it. On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops are in the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work. ”

After speaking, Wang Mang didn't say much, put down the pen in his hand, and bowed his hand to everyone again and again, and then pulled Wang Jingyan and Shangguan Ningxuan out of Yichun Courtyard and left here.

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