The carriage shook slightly, Xue Mi shook his head, opened the curtains, the night breeze blew, the wine dissipated slightly, and his mind was less sober.

Thinking slowly about tonight's events, thinking carefully about what they said, and feeling that they have let the situation out, but can they understand it?

Xue Mi still can't hold it steadily, Wang Fen, Xiao Zhao Wangye, Lu Qiao, Taiyuan Wang Shizi, Xue Mi suddenly had questions, how could they be together?

It has been three years since Wang Fen arrived in the imperial capital, and at first it was to compete with Liu Han, but if you think about it deeply, it may not be to prepare for the return of the Wang family to the imperial capital.

Thinking further, what is the idea of the old ancestor of the Wang family?

Why is Xiao Zhao, the master of the world, also involved?

Xue Yu vaguely felt that this matter was not so simple.

The court situation is like this, it looks simple and logical, but if you think about it deeply, I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Xue Mi thought for a while, felt a pain in his brain, couldn't figure it out, and after a while, he fell asleep deeply, and when he was woken up, he had already arrived home.

The next day, when I went to Shangshutai, there were still many impeachments, Pan Lian was very patient, one by one to see, one to turn the other, obviously, this is the emperor added to the blockage, Xue Yu has toes to know that the emperor will not look at it at all, he will all stay in the middle and pile it up in a corner to eat ashes.

However, it was another letter, the king of Qin, requesting that the deployment of troops in Yongliang and Liangzhou be adjusted, and that 30,000 border troops should be transferred from Yongzhou to Liangzhou in case Tubo invaded the border again.

However, to transfer troops into Liangzhou, you need food and grass, you need military salaries, and the Taiwei Mansion also has to draw up a marching route.

Xue Yu thought for a moment and thought that King Qin's concerns were reasonable, so he forwarded it to the emperor, suggesting that he agree to King Qin's request, and at the same time ask the Taiwei Mansion to give him a route to the army.

Taiwei Pan Ji, after the great victory outside the Saiwai, asked the emperor to resign from the post of Taiwei, Pan Lian resolutely opposed, during this time, Qiuyun and Cao Huang were in the Taiwei Mansion to assist Pan Ji.

Judging from this action, the emperor intends to agree to Pan Ji's resignation and let Qiuyun or Cao Huang replace him, but whether it is Qiuyun or Cao Huang, Shangshutai may have changed again.

According to the usual practice, such a major military operation should be handed over to Shang Shuling Pan Lian to see, but Xue Mi hesitated for a moment and made his own decisions, handed it over to the little eunuch, and sent it to Shu Fangzhai.

After Pan Lian read more than a dozen letters of impeachment against Zhang Meng and demanding the abolition of the new tax system, he felt tired, rubbed his temples, and looked up at Xue Mi.

Clearing his throat, Pan Lian asked the emperor what he thought of King Qin, Xue Yu glanced at King Yanping and Zuo Chen, and both of them looked up at him.

Shangshutai is relatively deserted now, Peng Zhu is presiding over the plan, and he will not come to Shangshutai unless necessary, Qiuyun and Cao Huang are in the Taiwei Mansion to assist Pan Ji.

Among the four people present, only Xue Mi knew how the emperor dealt with King Qin.

"It should be stayed. Xue Mi smiled, his expression unchanged: "The emperor is very angry, but King Qin's concerns are reasonable, and the situation in Yongzhou is different from Yangzhou." ”

After speaking, I picked up a book of songs, this is from Yangzhou, and it is actually Liu Han's sparse.

Xue Mi was a little curious, after Liu Han arrived in Yangzhou, he rarely went to the stolen money, the last time he was sparse was about the confiscated silver, what is the matter this time?

"Alas, the emperor is becoming more and more stubborn, and it's not that Zhang Meng has poured any ecstasy soup!" Pan Lian muttered.

The King of Yanping looked at Xue Yu, as if he wanted to make a judgment from his expression, and came to a conclusion, and only then did he say tentatively: "Zhang Meng and Prime Minister Peng also agree?"

"They don't agree, but there's no way, the west can't do without King Qin," Xue Mi said casually: "Besides, the emperor just stays in the middle, not that he doesn't deal with it, I guess he hasn't thought about it yet." ”

This makes sense, King Qin is not an ordinary vassal king, and the emperor must still consider his suggestions or worries.

When Xue Mi answered, Pan Lian and Zuo Chen were listening attentively, and the king of Yanping County sighed: "Come to think of it, the king of Qin has been embarrassed enough in the west all these years, Yongbei has been in drought every year, Liangzhou is already bitter cold, and the border is heavy, it is really difficult for him." ”

Speaking of this, a sympathetic sigh immediately sounded in Shangshutai.

"Yes, over the years, the imperial court's support for the west has been much less than that of the first emperor, and the King of Qin is embarrassed enough, alas. ”

"When the emperor was the first emperor, Yongbei opened a field, and later opened a field in Beidi County, I don't know how much tax was collected from these two fields?" Zuo Chen frowned and asked.

The king of Yanping County thought for a while: "Well, there is a report from Yongzhou that the Yongchang in Beidi County can earn about 100,000 yuan in taxes every year, and the Yongbei Rongchang is less, about 80,000. ”

"180,000!" Pan Lian was a little surprised, these 180,000 in Jiangnan or Jizhou, it looks inconspicuous, but in Yongzhou it is a lot, and the annual subsidy given by the imperial court to Yongliang and Liangzhou is only about one million, and the tax revenue of these two fields is close to 20% of the imperial court subsidy.

"The prince is too sincere. Xue Mi smiled: "I estimate that it is more than 200,000, and generally the reports below are reduced layer by layer, and King Qin estimates that he doesn't know how much it is true." ”

"That's the reason," the king of Yanping County also smiled, and asked after thinking: "Since Yongzhou can open a field, can Liangzhou do it?

"This..."Xue Yu didn't think about it, Pan Lian thought about it: "Maybe, why don't you send a letter to King Qin." ”

"I don't think it's necessary," Xue Mi reacted at this time: "Now the west is not peaceful, will Tubo commit the border again next year, Liangzhou will open a field, I'm afraid it will have to wait for Tubo to be divided." ”

"That's right. "The king of Yanping County reacted quickly, and immediately understood that Liangzhou is mainly the Western Regions Trade Road and Tubo, if Tubo is restless, whether it is the Western Regions Trade Road or Tubo, then this field is not necessary.

Several people talked from the King of Qin to Rongchang, and then to Tubo, Tubo really attacked the Western Regions in June as judged by the imperial court, and took Gaochang in one fell swoop, and the Western Regions were shocked, but at this time, the countries in the Western Regions fell into civil strife, and the countries were at war with each other, and they could no longer form a joint force to fight against Tubo.

"It is estimated that within one to two years, the Western Regions will fall into the hands of Tibet. Pan Lian made his own judgment, and Zuo Chen and the three of them also nodded in agreement.

The three of them didn't think much about it, but they had a sense of relaxation, Tubo threw its main forces into the Western Regions, and Liangzhou would be safe.

At least the imperial court won't spend money, and it can take a breath.

The room fell silent again, today Xue Mi changed the book, it was actually Liu Han who came, Liu Han reported the handling of the last batch of stolen money, and at the same time officially proposed to set up a city in Wu County to manage overseas trade.

Xue Mi smiled secretly in his heart, this Liu Han is really a businessman, he can think of any way to make money, after thinking about it, he put pen to paper, and naturally supported it.

The room was quiet, Xue Mi even read a few notes, it was not interesting, after entering Shangshutai, Xue Mi slowly knew that Shangshutai seemed to be in a high position, but in fact, many times he was criticizing these boring notes, most of the time it was quite boring.

At the end of the day, Xue Mi spread his hands, stretched his body, and estimated that the time was almost up, and the emperor did not go to Zhaoshang Shutai today, so it was estimated that there was no big deal.

Today's rotation is the king of Yanping County, Xue Yu left the palace at the hour, and the carriage swayed to Princess Jingming's courtyard.

Princess Jingming's mansion is not in the inner city, and the courtyard is even outside the city, with a new door opened, the fragrance is gradually getting stronger, Xue Mi looked at the sea of flowers in the distance, this sea of flowers was bought by a mysterious person, and no one has ever seen the owner.

The courtyard is on the edge of the water, leaning on the water's edge, the manor is also planted with all kinds of plants and trees, when it is in the flowering period, the flowers are in full bloom, among the green leaves and flowers, the pavilions and buildings are reflected.

"Everyone is here, just waiting for you, Lord Xue, take a seat. ”

When Princess Jingming saw Xue Yu, her smile was like a flower, and she didn't get up, and beckoned him to take a seat very casually.

Xue Mi clenched his fists around, and also took the opportunity to see who were attending the party, and at this moment, he saw a few acquaintances, including Qiu Ge, Wang Fen Lu Qiao, and one was the teacher of Taixue, it should be called a few other scholars who did not know, and there were two women, one of whom knew, Princess Jiatai, and the other woman did not know.

"Lord Xue!"

"Brother Xue!"

Everyone stood up and greeted Xue Mi with their fists, Xue Mi nodded casually, and then sat down in his position, which was very conspicuous, just under Princess Jingming, and it was the only empty table.

The maid quickly brought wine and food, and Princess Jingming said with a smile: "Originally, I invited everyone to come to the tea party, but it was getting late, so I changed the tea to wine." ”

"Okay, that's good," Qiu Ge applauded: "The tea has the strength of wine, change it well! Change it well! Wine and wine! Princess, what wine!"

"Of course it's good wine," Princess Jingming pursed her lips and smiled: "I prepared three kinds of wine tonight, Yangzhou's daughter red, Bingzhou's apricot blossom burning, and the last one is Liangzhou's burning knife!"

Everyone laughed, the first two are famous wines, and the last one has recently become famous, but in fact, it is the wine of the low-level people in Liangzhou, and they didn't expect to be taken to this occasion by Princess Jingming.

The maids shuttled out, and three jars of wine were placed in front of each of them, and Princess Jingming reminded with a smile that after the wine was drunk, it could be added.

The sound of the piano sounded, and a team of singers danced in, smiling like flowers, with long sleeves flying, and light waists, like colorful butterflies.

Everyone watched with relish, and after the dance, the dancers retreated, Princess Jingming clapped her hands, and the sound of the piano disappeared suddenly.

Jing Ming looked at everyone and smiled: "All the gentlemen are all my great Jin talents and important ministers, and they have the responsibility of supporting the society, all the gentlemen, the imperial court is now implementing a new tax system, is this new tax system good or bad for my Great Jin? Why are so many people opposed?"

There was silence for a while, and then, a scholar in an embroidered robe got up, hugged his fist at Princess Jingming and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, this new tax system is effective for Dajin in the short term, but in the long run, it is harmful. ”

"Why is this?" Princess Jingming asked incomprehensibly: "The new tax system has increased the tax revenue of the imperial court, which should be beneficial to the imperial court, why would Song Gongzi think it is harmful?"

"All things are born with their own order, the upper and lower are inferior and have their own rules, the new tax system does not distinguish between the nobles and the lowly, and the court is drinking to quench its thirst, and if it goes on like this, the world will be in danger!"

After Song Gongzi finished speaking, he proudly glanced at the scholar on the side, and then sat down.

Without waiting for Princess Jingming to speak, a scholar in white clothes on the side got up and said: "Otherwise, there is a saying in the Taoist scriptures, all living beings are equal, the scholars occupy a vast area, but they do not pay taxes;

(End of chapter)