Chapter 525: The Waves Rise Again (4)
In this kind of unknowingly, Li Wenxuan and Lin Ruoxi were arguing. Standing on the side and listening, Lu'er and the others who watched did not dare to interject and come in to persuade each other, nor did they dare to leave under the pretext. Hearing that they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, they knew very well in their hearts that what they were listening to tonight must not be a word from the outside.
If not, it would be known by the head of the family or the housewife, and there would be no discussion about being beaten to death, after all, the topics that Li Wenxuan and Lin Ruoxi talked about were almost all related to many private things in the house that could not be passed on. As slaves and maids in the house, if they dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, then a touch is death. Whether it is Lu'er, who is now a first-class maid, or he doesn't dare to come out when he is immersed in the atmosphere, and the size of the pair that pinched the feet of the head of the family, once he commits it, there will not be much difference.
Lin Ruoxi, who was so angry with him, covered part of his forehead with his left palm, and suddenly said angrily: "Have you thought about it?" Who do you want to sleep with? Anyway, the concubine just can't sleep with you tonight. ”
Li Wenxuan, who heard the angry words in her tone, suddenly felt a rare pride in his heart, shook his head and said, "If you don't want to sleep with me, then I will sleep with you." I'm your man, and you're my woman. I'm going to sleep with you, that's right. Not only am I going to sleep with you, but I'm going to lie on your belly and listen to the movements of your baby. ”
Lin Ruoxi, who pretended to be warm and angry on his face, stared at him as a scoundrel with his eyes, and gently "hummed" and said, "Shameless." ”
His eyes had already opened, and Li Wenxuan, who had crossed his hands on his chest, smiled smugly, and then began to squeeze his eyebrows at her and said, "After you get laid, your husband will do even more shameless things to you." ”
Lin Ruoxi rarely saw him teasing himself in front of all his henchmen and maids so abnormally, but he slowly tasted a little taste: "You all go out first." You are not allowed to come in without my orders, and Lu'er, you can carry Tianyou back to your room! The big and small pairs that stopped their hands, and their Zijuan, Ziyan, and Lu'er all heard and understood clearly. First they responded in unison, and then left the room back and forth.
"Even the important things I want to talk to you about in the future can be predicted. You're a roundworm in my stomach. Li Wenxuan, who had a smile on his face, praised him: "This should be regarded as a little understanding." ”
Lin Ruoxi, who didn't make trouble with him anymore, adjusted her mood all of a sudden, and said seriously: "Is there something big going on in the court?" ”
"In all fairness, it's big and small. Some tribes in Xiangxi began to stop again. It's the same as this kind of thing in the past. The ministers of the court and the central government were divided into two factions. One faction advocated the extermination of the army, while the other faction proposed to recruit and pacify. Li Wenxuan, who told the whole story, understood that among the more than 100 people in the house. She is the only one who can talk to herself about the affairs of the imperial court.
Lin Ruoxi, who listened to every word, naturally wanted to figure out what he meant and stood first: "The husband is on the left side of the Ministry of Rites, so he must not be able to hide." When the time comes, when the Son of Heaven needs to ask for your opinion, he will certainly make an attitude and a stand. Besides, listening to the meaning of your words, it must be that Your Majesty has not yet made a final decision, but intends to let some of your courtiers speak freely and come up with some plans and suggestions. Tell him more for your reference. ”
"That's exactly what it means." put away Li Wenxuan, who was smiling improperly. Unreservedly told her his personal opinion: "The area of Xiangxi has been expropriated and suppressed for so many years, but not only has it been completely eradicated, but it has also consumed a lot of money and grain in the imperial court. At the same time, the Tatars in the north have never stopped, and have always been secretly ready to move. Wait for an opportunity to attack. As for the south, southeast, and southeast coasts, from time to time there are pirates and pirates. In contrast, the north side is my Daming's henchman, while the Xiangxi side is a clear minor illness. Bandits along the southeast coast. It's a dark disease. If you leave it alone, I am afraid that it will spread wantonly and cause a big disaster, after all, that area is the tax area of my Ming Dynasty. Ay...... The most troublesome and fatal place is not here, but the emptiness of the silver in the imperial treasury. ”
Li Wenxuan picked up the tea bowl on the coffee table and took a sip of tea, but he didn't put it down, but continued to hold it in his hand and said: "Once this is reviled and suppressed, then it has to be related to the most direct problem of money and food." If the court doesn't have it, then naturally it can't make money out of thin air. It must be taxed from the subjects of the whole world. When the imperial court sends this tax decree to the locality, it will definitely have to be increased layer by layer. Peasant households with their own land cannot afford to pay taxes, so they may have to sell the land on which they depend for their livelihood to large households. In such an extraordinary period, there will always be things that will take advantage of the danger of others and lower prices for the rich and unbenevolent. For example, your dad and your eldest brother like to do this the most. ”
Hearing this, Lin Ruoxi knew that he used the excuse to ridicule her mother's family. She was silent, and naturally knew that this was an objective fact. However, she was still more or less uncomfortable in her heart, so she rolled her eyes at him to express her dissatisfaction, but tacitly agreed that her mother's family would use it to collect money.
Li Wenxuan, who cleared his throat, paused and said: "As for the landlord, naturally he wants to pass on the overpaid taxes to the tenants. A new round of land annexation, the cruel drama of selling children and daughters-in-law must also be staged. The people's livelihood is already hard, and they have to carry this tax money again, that is, they plant bitter gourd in the field of Coptis chinensis, and the bitterness is even more bitter. ”
"According to your meaning, you don't fight, but choose to appease?" Lin Ruoxi, who understood what he meant, couldn't be very sure.
Li Wenxuan, who shook his head, said with a smile instead of a smile: "If it makes sense to be reasonable, then what is the use of raising those eagle dogs?" The so-called army that surrenders without a fight is a strategy based on having strong strength, and even if the army is in the city, it will be effective. If you take the sword and he takes the sword, and you can't beat him, then why should he be afraid of you and do what you say? Therefore, if you want the noisy tribes on the side of Xiangxi to calm down, you still have to rely on force. ”
"It's not fighting, it's not fighting. Xianggong, what do you want to say to the concubine? Lin Ruoxi, who was a little confused by him, looked crying and laughing. (To be continued......)