Cui Xian dared to say that I was going to be a wife? As long as she dares to speak, it is guaranteed that Zheng Lang dares to come out! I can't say this thought, my brain turned around, and said: "Zheng Lang, look, now you have Sister Xing'er, Sister Si'er, and the concubine will be out of the pavilion in the future, and you will bring Huan'er, when your father was here, I didn't want to accept so many mothers, because the Zheng family has always been thin, so I accepted it, right?" ”

Let's think about it from a different perspective, okay.

Zheng Lang made her careful thinking happy.

He smiled, Cui Xian was even more courageous, and said: "Besides, you are also a loose person, there are really many concubines in the family, and the concubines will not quarrel, but these concubines are really all trouble-free?" If there are more, there will inevitably be more contradictions, and there will definitely be noise. Zheng Lang, you don't want to see this happen. Also, you know Xing'er and Si'er, I know Huan'er, but we don't know when the people in the palace come out. What if they are so lucky, and if they are not good, they are His Majesty's people, who dares to say it? ”

"Don't go around, just say what you mean."

"For the sake of concubines, it's best to refuse...... It. ”

"What if Your Majesty disagrees?"

"Your Majesty is benevolent, your surname is soft, as long as you insist, Your Majesty will not force it," Speaking of which, Cui Xian's head turned again, no, her little husband can't even bear some of his "little problems", what if the woman rewarded by the emperor has a bad temper? suddenly opened up and said: "He wants to force you, he is the king, you are the minister, so you have to resign yourself to fate." ”

"I'm using my little brain again," Zheng Lang knocked on her head, and reluctantly went back to the house. It probably made her not know where to see through, she couldn't play, and she stopped playing.

Prepare the vehicle, there are many cars, the two brothers of the Cui family brought two cars over, Zheng Lang brought two cars over, and this time hired three more cars. Cui Xian took the eldest mother's hand and said, "Auntie, I want to go too." ”

"Silly boy, His Majesty didn't summon you in, how can you go?"

"The concubine will sit in the car and wait for you."

"It's not that the Imperial City can't be seen."

Sitting in the car is nothing more than waiting outside the palace, but the palace of Tokyo City, not Luoyang and Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, because of the turmoil of the five dynasties, the country is unstable, so although the previous generations chose Kaifeng as the temporary capital, but the building is very simple, and the original state government is slowly expanded. It's almost in the very center of Kaifeng City. Ordinary people don't want to think about entering the palace, but it is not difficult to take a look at the walls of the palace and the gate of the imperial city.

"It means different."

It was her little husband who entered the palace and waited outside as a wife, so the meaning was different. But Zheng Lang still shook his head, did she really mean that? Although I reprimanded myself and changed it, it was probably impossible to change it completely.

It's not very repulsive, I want her to be a little unpleasant, that's a luxury, including the eldest mother, who really watched his deceased father bring home one concubine after another, and was very happy in his heart? As long as you can take care of the overall situation like a big lady.

As for that talent or something, Zheng Lang didn't care at all. There is no opposition, and there is no disdain. The appearance is enough, even if it is a little worse, it is enough. The key is to be able to have the tolerance of a woman, and not to hold yourself back.

The weather is cold at night, but the city of Tokyo is too big, even if it is this cold night, there are people on the street who are not afraid of the cold, and most of the shops are open and continue to do business. When they arrived at the palace, Zheng Lang and the seven maidens entered the palace under the guidance of Yan Wenying.

Cui Xian climbed onto the ox cart of Xing'er and Si'er and asked, "Did you wait outside the palace like this before?" ”

"Yes, Zheng Lang didn't come back that night, the slave was very worried, and then asked Song Bo to wait outside in the car all night, but when Zheng Lang came out the next day, he was sent to Kaifeng Prison, and since then, every time the slave sees Zheng Lang to the palace, the slave is very scared." Jiang Xing'er said.

"That's an honor."

"Little lady Cui, if you want to be a slave, you would rather not have this kind of grace and glory than be frightened." Si'er said. Although Jiang Xing'er knew that it was impossible, she nodded in agreement. Cui Xian looked at their calm eyes as they spoke, silently.

…… Entering the palace, the little emperor was very curious.

A few mothers usually do some good things, they have a good heart, and with Zheng Lang, the capital is also spreading, and the little emperor hears some.

There is some envy in my heart, after a long time, the less I hate Liu E, but the pain of my biological mother still makes him very hurt, Zheng Jiazi is right, if the adoptive mother is a little weaker, even if he finds a few excuses and meets a few times, he can also regret in his heart. In this kind of thinking, Zhao Zhen felt that the eldest mother of the Zheng family was precious.

But Xiao Zhao Zhen, have you ever thought that the Zheng family is only a civilian family, a small official family, it is possible to maintain this kind of peace, what is your home? It's the Royal Palace. The ugliest place in ancient and modern times. It is estimated that it doesn't make sense to talk to him about this reason, seeing that he is so harsh and stingy, is he still like an emperor?

Yan Wenying brought the seven Niangniang Niang up.

Cui Xian can't be called, first, he didn't officially marry, he came to the capital to save the emergency, and he exceeded the etiquette to some extent, and secondly, he became a relative, he is not an old lady, he can be called, about the same size, there are taboos, if he is called, he can only be summoned under the pretext of the harem concubines.

However, Jiang Xing'er and Si'er are only concubines, and there is no dispute about summoning them to the palace.

The little emperor looked at it, Zheng Lang has been in the Zheng family for seven years, seven years have passed, even Qi Niang is in her early forties, Zheng Jiazhuang's peaceful life, the edification of the eldest mother, and several mothers have a kind look on their faces.

At first glance, the little emperor liked it very much, and by looking at his appearance, he knew that he was a kind-hearted mother, without such a mother, how could he raise such a son.

But there is some nervousness, and several mothers are a little nervous.

He said in a trembling voice: "I have seen Your Majesty." ”

Go down.

In fact, it is kneeling, at this time it is not up to kneel, look at how to kneel, if you do a big bow, it is almost the same as kneeling.

"A few ladies please." Zhao Zhen helped him weakly, and glanced at Yan Wenying, he was not easy to help, but Yan Wenying caressed them, helped them up one by one, and said, "Please take a seat." ”

Love the house and Wu, so polite that even the chair has been prepared.

A few ladies sat on pins and needles.

The little emperor said: "I have heard of the loving names of several mothers, and when I see them today, they are indeed worthy of their reputations. ”

"Your Majesty, where does the concubine dare to be praised by His Majesty, just doing some things within her part, but in the name of Your Majesty's benevolence, the concubine hears her son often mention it."

Zhao Zhen glanced at Zheng Lang with warm eyes again, this young man was very loyal to himself, and said: "Zheng Jieyuan, I disturbed your studies and called you to come, there is one thing to say." There are many weaver girls in the inner palace, not only carved silk and silk embroidery, but also some weaver girls who weave silk and weave silk. There are a lot of them, and they are kept in the deep palace, and the inner palace will spend a lot of money every year, and I don't want to use these extravagant silks, so it becomes a waste. But if you leave them casually, it may make them usher in a difficult life. I think of your family, and if there are any family members who want to return home, you can arrange for them to be sent back. And it can also be screened, after some people go back, things are wrong and may not be popular at home. If you don't want to return home, I can see it, and you can arrange them in an orderly manner. It's also a wish for me. ”

This is the person sent by the little emperor.

Next year, I will send more palace maids out because of this, and then be even more stingy.

"Your Majesty, accept it. However, the minister also has a word to admonish. ”

"Say."

"Your Majesty is harsh on yourself, but the concubines in the inner palace can't be too harsh, after all, most of them are young and young, staying in the deep palace, and they haven't seen the moon in the world for many years, and there are some small requirements that are not excessive, and Your Majesty should meet them. The minister suggested leaving some young weaver girls to maintain the normal supply of the inner palace, and the excess talents were released. In the future, it can also become a kind of customization, and it is also a way of love for those who are over thirty or forty years old and are not favored by the Holy Grace to let them go home and reunite with their families in moderation, so that they can enjoy family happiness. ”

"Zheng Jieyuan, what you said is very good." Look, this is a good minister, and it is very likely that some other ministers will hear it, okay, let it all go, it's best not to serve alone in the inner palace, is it possible?

Zhao Zhen walked away again and said, "Why did you promise so happily?" ”

He said it very politely, but this time, not only in Tokyo, but also in the two palaces of Yingtianfu and Henan Mansion, there may be as many as two or three hundred Weaver Girls, even if these Weaver Girls leave half of them, it is a waste for the palace, but for the Zheng family, it is a valuable resource.

I have never been to the people, but I also know that the craftsmanship of these weaver girls is all outstanding.

Why did Zheng Jiazi accept it calmly?

Surely you can't think that he's not that kind of hypocrite.

"On the road, the minister thought that if His Majesty wants to send his ministers, he can only send the Weaver Girl."

"Why?"

"Your Majesty is too strict with himself, and if he is so economical, it is inevitable to release palace maids, but what is the role of ordinary palace maids to ministers? It's nothing more than the Weaver Girl. ”

"Those who know me, Qing Ye." The little emperor happily patted Zheng Lang on the shoulder.

Several mothers were overjoyed when they saw it, but their sons didn't say anything, so they didn't understand clearly. Looking at it today, Your Majesty's shot is really fond of his son. But I also wondered, I saw the emperor, don't see the emperor, walked to the palace like an apricot, both legs were weak, why wasn't my son afraid?

"Your Majesty, the reason why the minister did not refuse is to prepare food for the country. If you don't seek your own personal gain, why refuse? ”

Strange came, the little emperor said blankly: "Why prepare grain?" ”

"This year's winter snow has fallen a lot, and I have heard everywhere that the annual meeting will be a good year, maybe, not necessarily. Since ancient times, disasters have been divided into two kinds, one is that heaven has compassion and disaster warnings. One is that the Heavenly Dao is ruthless, so it doesn't care about right and wrong, and disasters suddenly fall, and the latter often lasts for several years. This is the most difficult, for example, in the middle of Tang Gaozong, in the past ten years, continuous disasters, some people say that the heroine has a hostil, so God sent a warning. Definitely. If this is the case, why is the country in a good mood when Empress Wu is the emperor? At that time, the country was peaceful, the people were benevolent, and the prime ministers were conscientious. ”

"Well, say," the little emperor was very happy, although this statement was very novel, but if a truth comes out of everything, it is a truth. Moreover, today's drought and locust plague have indeed cast a shadow on his new policy, and if Zheng Lang's explanation is used, it is to give himself a step down.

"This kind of disaster is the most harmful, it generally lasts for several years, it is not a flood, or a drought, the lord is virtuous, the country can barely get through, if the lord is dark, it is very likely that the country will be subverted. Don't be careful. ”

"yes."

Therefore, the minister thought that he had to take precautions. However, the way of heaven is far away, it is only speculation, and there is no proof to come out. But there is another one, can Your Majesty take a map of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"Yan Duzhi."

"Whoa." Yan Wenying took out a map of the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Lang pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, here's the problem. ”

It refers to the location of the Hetao and Qinghai.

"What's the explanation?"

"It turns out that this is a place where the sky is vast and the grass is blown by the wind and the cattle and sheep are low. There are more people who can graze, and there are fewer meadows and forests, and they can adsorb the soil and fix the water source. Without them, water would quickly drain away, the sun would evaporate, the soil would turn into gravel, and heavy rains would flow into the rivers. Therefore, the higher the water level of the Yellow River, the more sediment accumulates. It was not very harmful in the Tang Dynasty, but it was very dangerous in our dynasty. Because the riverbed is high, the water will quickly flow eastward into the sea, and drought will come. The Yellow River is in danger of running out of embankments. Therefore, in the land of Henan and Hebei, the ministers have the courage to say that in the future, there will be a danger of floods and droughts. If the heavens are ruthless, there will be disasters in the next few years. ”

"It can't be used as evidence."

This is where Zheng Lang is distressed. How to say, others can't believe it. Even if he made Zhao Zhen himself, what can he do to send someone to strengthen the river embankment south of the Daimyo's Mansion, but the embankment in the Daimyo's Mansion section is reinforced, what if the embankment breaks in other places?

Actually, it's very reluctant to say that.

even said that Zheng Lang was the little emperor and took out his heart for the people, otherwise with his surname, why bother wading into this troubled water and provoking demonic sayings?

"The minister also knows, so the minister is not sure about it, but Your Majesty gives the Weaver Girl, I will send someone to arrange them properly, and then use the business income to build a granary in Songzhou, and if there is one, it can come in handy and do your best for Your Majesty. No, you can also use it to help the poor people, and you have the right to repay Your Majesty and do a good deed. ”

That's all it can say.

"Why in Songzhou?"

It's not in Songzhou, is it in the Daimyo's Mansion? But he still couldn't say that, and replied: "Put it in the capital, the capital is the capital of the country, the price is expensive, if you put it in Zhengzhou, the distance is too far, and the transportation cost is high." It is placed in Songzhou with low transportation cost and can radiate Shandong, Jianghuai and Hebei. Therefore, it was placed in Songzhou and had nothing to do with Liu Zhizhou. Public is public, private is private, and it needs to be distinguished. ”

The little emperor was suspicious.

The evidence is insufficient, if the teacher is mobilized and wasted, it will make the world laugh. If we do not take precautions, when a disaster strikes, food prices will immediately jump, and the cost of relief will be even higher. This truth even the third son of Sima Xiao knows, does he really ignore the country, feed the major landlords, and let them make the country difficult to make money?

The joy disappeared suddenly, and he asked, "Zheng Jieyuan, this matter is not to be joked about." ”

"It's not a joke, but Your Majesty, the evidence is insufficient, and the minister can only act privately. But when it comes to frugality, the minister has an idea. ”

"Tell me about it."

"Your Majesty is very harsh on himself in the inner palace, no matter how harsh he is, he can't be harsh on much wealth. If you send all the officials home together, the salary saved for a year will be considerable. ”

"No." The little emperor is a little faint, and the officials don't want it, so what has it become?

"Then why does Your Majesty deal with everything one by one, if so, what do you want the prime minister and the officials to do?" Zheng Lang pointed to the song as high as a hill and said.

"Li Longji handed over government affairs to Li Linfu in his later years, and the country was corrupted, so I had to be careful?"

"Your Majesty, as the king of a country, it is not right to stay away from government affairs, but no matter how big or small, can Your Majesty handle it? Do better than the officials of the ministries? Chen Wei talked to Cui Zhizhou and said that Bingji didn't ask about the group fight, but about the cow. The matter is slightly controversial. However, Cao Shen is a famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty, what is the whole thing, why is he still called a virtuous minister, dispatching talents from various departments, and governing the country with Xiao He's system, so the country is safe. Your Majesty, please think twice, that is, Your Majesty does not think about your own body, but the people of the world need Your Majesty's physical safety. It needs to be asked, but it is not His Majesty who asks like this, and after that, the minister said that it was too much. Moderate weight is also where the degree lies. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the dragon robe you are wearing is actually coarse linen, what do the palace attendants do?" Seeing that the little emperor had a calm attitude, the eldest lady finally had the courage to say something.

Yan Wenying felt very aggrieved, it's not that we didn't persuade him, it was that the emperor didn't listen, could it be that the emperor was forcibly pressed every day and let him wear new clothes, who would dare?

"Auntie, it has nothing to do with the inner servant, I want to lead by example."

"This ......" the eldest lady couldn't answer, which completely subverted her understanding.

Zheng Lang didn't persuade again, if he persuaded strongly, it would attract strong criticism from the gentlemen, they could have dozens of beautiful girls, the emperor had better not have sex, they could eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the emperor had better not even eat.

Skipping again, he said: "The national finances are getting tighter and tighter, and if you want to solve the national financial problems, there are only two points, one is to reduce expenditure, and the other is to open source." ”

The little emperor liked it very much, and he was about to implement some plans to throttle, and said: "Tell me, what is throttling, what is open source." ”

"Throttling is saving in all aspects, not only the inner palace, but also how much can be saved in the inner palace, and a million dollars can be saved a year, and the inner palace is very tight. But what can this million dollars do in the Song Dynasty? However, if you want to reduce expenditure, you must pay attention to the interests of all parties, otherwise it will cause a big uproar in the world. But the minister thought of a few, such as the imperial examination, every year the children come to the capital, the state supplies the degree, but because the country has something, it is often interrupted, resulting in a lot of waste. Is it possible to set it up as a customization, two years in one move, or three years in one fell swoop. Small things must not be interrupted except for big things. ”

It's not necessarily all bad, a large number of people come to Beijing, and the economy has more or less prospered. However, in the future, the Song Dynasty will be very short of money...... What you gain is better than what you lose, so from now on, you have to save a province.

"This is a good policy," Zhao Zhen bowed.

"I am an official in the court, the institutions overlap, the officials have ranks, dispatch officials, rank officials, knights, food officials, and all kinds of officials, often a certain kind of official position is subdivided, some officials hold more than a dozen titles, salaries overlap, official positions overlap. Not only redundant officials, but also redundant government, which is also a big waste. It was originally a good thing, but it was precisely because of the overlap and intersection that there would be no such thing as having the right to harm the country. However, overkill. But this is not very easy to move, and if it is cut immediately, the officials of the world will be in turmoil. But from now on, it can be gradually controlled, and this overlap cannot be further exacerbated. If it is not obvious in one year, in ten years, it will save a sum of money and improve the efficiency of political affairs. ”

"It's a good idea, besides."

Another example is the importance of the landlord and guest's rent to the tenant farmer. Some tenants met a good host Hakka, who worked hard for a year, farmed, paid rent, and then paid taxes, barely making ends meet. Some of the hosts and guests were harsh, and the tenants had a hard time. Although the imperial court did not prohibit the movement of population, most of the tenant farmers were helpless, and when they settled in one place, they could use up their savings for a year or two by building a straw hut. Difficulty in moving. In addition, there are better hosts and guests around, far away from them, it is impossible to cultivate a little, go to more than ten miles away to farm, come and go, rest to cultivate, a day is delayed. So in the end, there were displaced people who had nothing, and these displaced people could not be ignored by the court, which was also a waste. ”

Zhao Zhen was not Emperor Hui of Jin, so he would ask jokes like why he didn't eat meat, and after hearing this, his brows tightened, and he asked: "If the law is established, what is the amount of forced land rent?" ”

"Your Majesty, by no means. Once the law is made, in order not to attract the envy of the host and guest, even the good host and guest will increase the rent. A bad host or guest has an advantage in the local area, and it is really easy to deal with it in disregard of the laws of the imperial court? There are too many, Your Majesty, this force is beyond Your Majesty's refuge. ”

"How's that good?"

Therefore, the minister said, Confucianism is benevolent and righteous. Righteousness is based on benevolence, and in the initiation of benevolence, relying on the Legalists for many things will only cause more disturbance. In fact, it is not difficult to improve it, for example, like Your Majesty, a few ladies who receive ministers, a few in a year, or a dozen kind-hearted guests and guests, and then let the literati write a few articles to praise them, so that they can become role models. Once it becomes a moral standard, the world will not only remain untouched, but will improve many contradictions between the host and the tenant farmer. Reducing the number of displaced people will make the country more stable, which is also a kind of throttling. This is where righteousness lies, and the law is the end of righteousness, but it is a pity that the minister said benevolence and righteousness at that time, and many people think that the minister misinterprets it and destroys the benevolence of Confucianism. ”

It's really not too much, Zhao Zhen was happy again, and said, "Yes, this is the real righteousness, besides." ”

The other ministers didn't think it through for the time being. There are a lot to think about, there is the way of the minister's life, there is this throttling and open source, and the trouble caused by the minister, so the minister also has to think about "The Mean". Now I have to conduct a scientific expedition again...... "Zheng Lang rubbed his head, even if he has a cheat, he can't do it.

"Alas, take your time," Zhao Zhen said apologetically, still young, and he couldn't put too much pressure on him. It's not easy to say this, to make this.

"It's about taking your time, it's all a big deal, and if you make a mistake, you lose the whole game. Rong Chen will spend a few years thinking about it in the future. Then he said, "Then the minister took his leave." ”

People also saw it, and they gave it away, and the little emperor was not good to stay.

But when Zheng Lang left, he said to Yan Wenying: "Yan Du knows, Your Majesty is a human being, if you are overworked, you are in the inner palace, serving by Your Majesty's side, you should be more admonished." If there is really something, it is too late to deal with national affairs, and make some supper for His Majesty to eat. Clothes can be saved, can food be saved? How much can Your Majesty eat? ”

The eldest lady dragged Zheng Lang's clothes, and people still use you to eat.

But eating on this is very problematic.

However, Zhao Zhen's heart was warmer, and he watched them go away, and said, "Yan Duzhi, accompany me to where the little lady is." ”

That is, the Empress Dowager Yang.

Seeing the little emperor, Empress Dowager Yang was very surprised, because Liu E's dying edict almost made Empress Dowager Yang take away the rights of the little emperor. The little emperor was a little jealous of this little adoptive mother, and rarely came to visit the Empress Dowager Yang.

"Niangniang, today I met with Zhengzhou Zheng Juzi and several of his mothers in the imperial study."

Empress Dowager Yang understood, it turned out that she was touched, so she came to visit her. sighed: "The mourning family has also heard about that son, he is a pure minister." ”

"Niangniang, I don't know anything else, I only know that he cares about me from the bottom of my heart. He said something just now as he was leaving. ”

"What?"

He said to Yan Duzhi, if I deal with the country too late, let Yan Duzhi forcibly dissuade him. If there is really something, let Yan Du know that he will prepare for supper, and he will not let me burn my body. ”

"This is Your Majesty's blessing."

"Yes," Zhao Zhen scratched his head, Wen Yun is so, but it is not flattering, the country is at fault, he is at fault, he is also admonished, but even the admonition makes people feel like a spring breeze and warm. And he said, "It's a pity that he's too young." ”

I just can't use it if I want to, I can't make a seventeen-year-old kid the prime minister, wouldn't it be a bigger hornet's nest.

"Zhen'er, don't worry, having such a courtier is already a blessing for you, and you can't be extravagant. The mourning family was worried that he was thinking too much and missed the provincial test. ”

"It shouldn't be ......"

"There's nothing that won't, and the unexpected often happens, hence the word surprise."

Zhao Zhen has to scratch his head again, the palace can open a small back door and take care of it, but the provincial test can't be done. Is it possible that I will ask the examiner the test questions at that time, and then inform him of the test questions?

Little Emperor, if you really want to do this, it's a big bad!