The ancients had a very deep sense of hierarchy, and the emperor and the common people were like the difference between heaven and earth.

From ancient times to the present, there has never been a reason for an emperor to visit the people's homes! Even if the emperor received the people, it was the people who entered the palace and waited for the emperor's reception with trepidation.

Moreover, the emperors of all dynasties, except for the founding king, most of the emperors grew up in the deep palace. These emperors have been with eunuchs and palace maids since childhood, eunuchs and palace maids are naturally respectful and pious when they see the emperor, and the emperor is naturally arrogant and arrogant since he was a child.

In this way, Zhao Chen's approach seems incredible, and it is also "close to the people" to the extreme.

This kind of practice can really be described as "unprecedented ancient emperors".

On this night, none of the people Zhao Chen visited could sleep peacefully!

He visited not only the poor people, but also the rich and noble! The rich and noble families even put up lanterns to celebrate the emperor's arrival in their mansion today.

By the next day, March 27, just one day, Lin'an City was full of people. Although it is still a little deserted compared to the most prosperous time, I don't know how many times better than the previous two days! For the first two days, people were afraid to come out, but a day later, they came out one after another!

Qingjingfang, here is the famous market in the west of Lin'an City, that is, the market of later generations.

The day before, there had been silence and all the shops were closed.

But today, many shops have opened their doors, and countless other people and merchants do business here.

"I heard that Your Majesty came to the homes of many people yesterday, is it true or false?" In front of a jewelry store, a young man in his twenties was picking out a silver hairpin, and he said as he watched.

"It's true! Our old Xue family there, the emperor went over in person! Last night, Lao Xue's house was celebrating with lights! I heard that there was a family in the south of the city, and His Majesty had left a pair of words, and this morning, several wealthy merchants were already going to him to buy the pair of imperial pens. Next to him, a middle-aged man in his forties was humane.

"There has been no such emperor since ancient times! He actually came to the people's homes in person, this is how he loves the people like a son! Emperor Jianyan of that year, hid in the palace all day long, I heard that there were thousands of concubines in his harem, he spoiled the concubines every day, and he was harsh on us and miscellaneous taxes, never thinking about whether the people could survive! Look at Emperor Xuanwu, far better than Emperor Jianyan! ”

"Yes! This is the Holy Monarch! ”

Throughout the cleaning workshop, such discussions abound.

For what Zhao Chen did yesterday, all the people praised it without exception.

The sun has risen high, and the cleaning workshop is becoming more and more lively.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was suddenly heard in the distance.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the merchants were shocked!

They all looked over there and saw countless black-armored soldiers coming on horseback.

Seeing these soldiers, the merchants were horrified! Although Zhao Chen personally visited the people yesterday, the people of Lin'an City were greatly encouraged! Zhao Chen Jinkou said that there would be no more turmoil, and there was no joke about it, so these people naturally believed it! But now when they saw the soldiers, they were still terrified.

"Huh! Look! That person, it seems, is Your Majesty! ”

"Not bad! It's Your Majesty! Emperor, he is so young! Such a heroic! ”

"Oh my God! It turned out that His Majesty was really here! ”

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, and then the voice of the shouting got closer and closer.

"Your Majesty is here! Get down on your knees yet! ”

There is humanity next to it.

"Yes, yes! Get on your knees! ”

A moment later, countless merchants and people in the entire Cleansing Workshop fell to their knees one after another.

The sound of horses' hooves had stopped, Zhao Chen got off his horse, and the soldiers also got off his horse.

"Let's all be flat!" Zhao Chen strode forward and said loudly at the same time.

Someone in front stood up, and those in the back hesitated for a moment, and then they also stood up. But they still stood respectfully aside, and no one returned to their stalls or shops.

"Whose new tea is this?" Zhao Chen saw someone selling tea, and immediately said.

"Your Majesty, this is the villain's tea shop." A middle-aged man in his thirties stood up next to him and said excitedly.

"How do you sell tea here? I want to drink the best! Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty wants to drink tea, this is the honor of the villain! The villain would never dare to ask for His Majesty's money! The middle-aged man said hurriedly.

"Hey, what is that? It's not easy for you to do business! How you sell it on weekdays, how do you sell it to me now! I will not let the people suffer! Zhao Chen said.

"Good! Your Majesty, the villain has a request, I wonder if you can grant it? The middle-aged man hesitated for a while, then suddenly said.

"What request?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the villain heard that you gave an inscription yesterday, can you also inscribe a word for the shop. Your Majesty's words are worth a thousand gold, so naturally there is no need to give the money for this tea. The middle-aged man said a little nervously.

"Good! This is easy. Zhao Chen laughed.

At that moment, Zhao Chen took a pound of good tea from the middle-aged man's hand, and Zhao Chen gave the middle-aged man four words "Wang Ji Tea Shop", and the middle-aged man was overjoyed in his heart, and constantly promised to send new tea to the palace every year in the future.

"Who made this umbrella? The painting on it is so beautiful! How much does this umbrella cost? After Zhao Chen left the tea shop, he walked forward again, and after a while, he picked up an umbrella from a small stall and said.

"Your Majesty, this is an umbrella made by the grass people, and this painting is also painted by the grass people." An old man in his sixties stood in front of Zhao Chen, he was extremely dirty, and he was also extremely excited at this moment.

"Good umbrella! Good drawing! How much? Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"This ...... As long as three pieces of silver. The old man said hurriedly.

"You are so old, and you still have to make umbrellas to subsidize the family, and your family life must not be good. Come, take ten taels of silver and give it to the old man. Zhao Chen said.

"This, this, this...... The grass people did not dare to overcharge His Majesty's silver. The old man said hurriedly.

"I see that your painting is good, this painting is worth ten taels of silver!" Zhao Chen said.

When Zhao Chen said this, the old man was surprised and delighted, and he no longer refused at the moment.

Zhao Chen kept walking forward, and when he saw what he liked, he bought it. He even bought some jewelry for women, but when he thought of the woman in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

When he walked to the middle of the cleaning workshop, Zhao Chen finally stopped.

He turned around, looked at all the merchants and people, and said, "I came here today, first, I heard that this Qingjing Fang is the most prosperous, so I came here to buy something, and second, I have a few things to tell you." ”

Zhao Chen stopped when he said this, and the surrounding merchants and people were listening attentively, hoping that Zhao Chen would hurry up and continue, and finally one of the merchants couldn't help it, and said, "Your Majesty, what is going on?" ”

"The first thing is that King Kang's traitor is dead, and there will be no more turmoil in Lin'an City, everyone can rest assured to come out, do business with confidence, and buy things with confidence! The second thing is that when King Kang was a traitor, he levied miscellaneous taxes, even the commercial taxes of this Qingjing Fang were extremely high, I recovered Jiangnan, naturally it is impossible to oppress the people like him, I discussed with several ministers yesterday, this commercial tax should be reduced by at least half, and it is possible to reduce it more, you just wait for the news of the imperial court, at most half a month, the news will come down! Zhao Chen said.

"Ahh That's great! Suddenly, the surrounding merchants and people applauded.

"It's not just the business tax that will be lowered, but the grain tax will also be reduced! From now on, there will be no more exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes! Zhao Chen said again.

The surrounding merchants and people knelt down at this moment and said long live again.

Zhao Chen has been away from here for a quarter of an hour, and the merchants and people here have not dispersed, they are still standing in the middle of the street, and many people are talking.

"Your Majesty really loves the people like a son, and the real saint is alive!"

"Your Majesty was the eldest son of the Emperor Taishang, and he was the crown prince back then! King Kang usurped the throne, it is really not a good death! ”

"Your Majesty is really far superior to King Kang!"

For a while, there were voices of praise everywhere.

Originally, Zhao Gou ruled Jiangnan for six years, and his prestige was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Especially in Lin'an City, many people still regard Zhao Gou as the emperor, and it is difficult to accept that Zhao Gou was killed. At this moment, Zhao Chen came here and stayed for less than half an hour, and the merchants and people here no longer had the slightest care for Zhao Gou, and no one missed Zhao Gou anymore. On the contrary, they condemned Zhao Gou one after another, and the excesses and miscellaneous taxes made everyone in the world suffer.

For a whole day, Zhao Chen came to several markets to meet with merchants and people.

In the evening of this day, there was a lot of discussion in Lin'an City again, and many people were excited.

And that night in the Jiangnan Palace, Zhao Chen was still watching the official documents with Qin Hui, Zhao Ding, Wu Jue and others, understanding the form of Jiangnan, and discussing ways to make Jiangnan fast and stable, so that Jiangnan could support the Northern War.

For what Zhao Chen has done in the past two days, Qin Hui and Zhao Ding are extremely impressed!

Qin Hui felt that Zhao Chen had the means and resourcefulness, and he went to visit those "poor people" "regardless of his face", and those people were naturally extremely grateful, and of course Lin'an City was restored to prosperity in just one or two days! He admired and was vigilant in his heart, such a "cheeky" emperor was very terrifying, and he must have no scruples in doing things, and he needed to be served carefully. Zhao Ding felt that Zhao Chen loved the people like a son and was better than Zhao Gou.

On March 28, Zhao Chen came to the villages around Lin'an City and visited those villagers, and naturally the villagers around Lin'an City were also a sensation.

On March 29, Zhao Chen began to visit the homes of the remaining Jiangnan court officials.

On that day, Yang Shi rebelled, and more than half of the court officials rebelled with Yang Shi, but some people stayed! These people have quite a few talented people, and in the past few days, these people have also hid at home, not daring to go out, let alone going to the palace.

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Most of the officials lived in the eastern part of the city, and most of the buildings here were opulent, but there were also ordinary-looking buildings.

There is a small courtyard next to the east gate, and there are only two small tiled houses in the courtyard.

This is the home of Li Guang, the official of the Jiangnan Imperial Court!

On that day, Yang Shi rebelled, and Li Guang was the only one of the six Shangshu of the Jiangnan Imperial Court who did not rebel with Yang Shi.

At this moment, Zhao Chen, Qin Hui, and Zhao Ding stayed in front of Li Guang's courtyard.

Zhao Chen has heard the name "Li Guang", which is also a famous figure in history! In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were four famous ministers, Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Hu Quan, and one more person was this Li Guang! Li Guang is older than Li Gang, and his seniority in the imperial court is extremely old! He served as the secretary of the ministry three times, and countless officials in the court were promoted by him! He has also served as a local propaganda envoy and pacification envoy many times! This man is very talented, he left countless poems, his son is the Tanhua of the Great Song Dynasty, his two grandsons are Jinshi, and his two great-grandchildren are also Jinshi! The Li family has become a well-known scholarly family in the world since Li Guang, which has a lot to do with Li Guang's strict education of his children.

This person is an honest official, and he has promoted many anti-gold ministers, which is quite appreciated.

At this moment, in Li Guang's mansion, Li Guang was sitting on a stool reading a book, his hair and beard were already gray, and his whole person looked a little thin, and his face was full of wrinkles.

A woman in her fifties came to him, brought a cup of tea, Li Guang took it, drank it in one gulp, and said, "Listen to the voice, this Lin'an City seems to be much more prosperous again!" ”

The old woman was his wife, nodded, and said, "I heard that Emperor Xuanwu has visited the people these days, and the people are very grateful, so they have come out one after another. ”

Li Guang was stunned for a moment and said, "There is still such a thing?" ”

The old woman said: "The entire Lin'an City has been spread!" His Majesty came to the homes of the poor people in the south of the city, talked with the people, and asked the people what they thought of the government! His Majesty also left calligraphy and paintings in some people's homes! His Majesty also went to various markets, visited the merchants, and told those merchants that the traitors had been killed, and there would be no more turmoil in Lin'an City! His Majesty also went to some villages around Lin'an City to personally pacify the people. ”

Li Guang was incredulous and said, "There is such a thing? This Emperor Xuanwu is really extraordinary! ”

The old woman nodded and said, "He's naturally extraordinary!" When he left Kaifeng, he was only ten years old, and after he arrived in Guanshan, he had to be oppressed, and Qu Duan also disobeyed him. As a result, in just one year, he was killed, and many of Qu Duan's generals took refuge in him. After that, he trained a strong army at a young age, and he could defeat the Jurchens after half a year. The policies he pursued in Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Shu were all incredible, but they all had a significant effect. His Majesty Jianyan is far older than him, at the beginning, he had a million troops to support, and there was a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were no powerful ministers in the court, but in just a few years, His Majesty Jianyan was actually killed by him. I heard that some people in the Guanshan area said that he was a saint, but I didn't believe it at first, and I can't believe it now. ”

As Li Guang's wife, this old woman actually understands the political situation. When she said this, Li Guang was silent for a long time and nodded slightly.

"Master, now that Emperor Xuanwu rules the world, are you willing to contribute to him?" The old woman said.

"I'm a little worried." Li Guang hesitated for a moment and said.

"Worried about what?" Wife Li said.

"I first followed Emperor Daojun, and then Emperor Jingkang, and everyone knows what these two emperors did! Our Great Song Dynasty was destroyed in the hands of these two emperors! This Emperor Xuanwu is the grandson of Emperor Daojun and the son of Emperor Jingkang, and I am afraid that he will be the same as them. Li Guangdao.

The two of them were talking when there was a knock on the door outside.

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Brothers, there are only two chapters left today (-_-. sorry！ ）…………………… Soon, the battle for the north ......