Walking out of the palace gate, Xue Mi stopped, looked back at the majestic palace gate, smiled with satisfaction, and several officials in front of the palace gate stepped forward one after another, Xue Mi gently greeted them one by one, and then boarded the carriage.

Today's result made Xue Mi very satisfied, the emperor almost accepted his suggestion, the only thing that changed was the letter to the King of Qin, Zhang Meng thought that he had no relationship with the King of Qin, and suggested that Peng Zhu send a letter to Luan Xuan, the staff of the King of Qin,

What surprised Xue Mi was that Peng Zhu actually had a relationship with Luan Xuan, Peng Zhu once wanted to introduce Luan Xuan to the current emperor who was still the prince at the time, but he didn't wait for Luan Xuan to enter the scene, the prince's corruption case was reported, the people in the shogunate were assigned to the distribution, and the beheading of the beheading, Luan Xuan did not come again, and when there was contact again, Luan Xuan was already under the curtain of King Qin.

"Master, are we going back to the house?" asked the coachman, the coachman didn't look strong, but he was a master selected by the family, with a martial artist and a high-grade cultivator, and he had been in the Xue family for twenty years.

"Go to Baiyi Garden. Xue Mi leaned on the mat and said lazily.

The carriage was very stable, out of the inner city, just about to turn, a horse ran to stop in front of the carriage, the coachman pulled the horse, the carriage immediately stopped, the coachman frowned and looked at the man in green clothes on the horse, the man jumped off the horse, saluted the carriage.

"Princess Jingming's mansion, Zhang Ran has seen Lord Xue!"

Xue Mi lifted the curtain and asked with a smile, "I don't know what happened to the princess?"

Zhang Ran took out a red invitation from his arms and held it in his hand, and the Xue Mansion guard stepped forward to take it and handed it to Xue Mi.

Xue Mi opened it to see, but it was Princess Jingming who invited him to the tea party, he closed the invitation, and asked with a smile: "Okay, it will definitely be there then." ”

Tomorrow night, Princess Jingming often holds similar gatherings, sometimes three or five people, sometimes seven or eight people, and at most, there are about twenty people, including Shilin scholars and sons of wealthy scholars.

This Jingming princess is not only beautiful, but also quite talented, the singers and maids in the house are also many beautiful women, the participating scholars, once she takes a fancy to her, maybe they can become the guests of the curtain, the imperial capital scholars for her party, many flocking to it, quite envious.

Baiyi Garden, Xue Mi drank a lot of wine very boringly, even if he was accompanied by Sanniang, he felt tasteless.

"Brother Liu is gone, this wine is tasteless. Xue Yu lazily crooked, Qiu Sanniang nodded as if she felt the same way, and held the wine jug in her white tender hand and poured it for him.

"Alas, everyone Liu has been outside for a long time, and I don't know when I will be able to come back. Qiu Sanniang's expression was also a little gloomy, and her eyes showed a look of longing, she and Qingqing didn't expect that this trip would be such a long time, so that the two girls would spend their days in Baiyi Garden.

With Qiu Sanniang's current status, even if Xue Mi came, there was no such thing as personally coming forward to entertain her. Xue Mi looked at her and said with a smile: "Sanniang is becoming more and more attractive, alas, I regret it so much, let Brother Liu do it first, alas, it's annoying!"

Xue Mi didn't know the relationship between Qiu Sanniang and Liu Han very well, but what he could be sure of was that Qiu Sanniang must have hooked up with Liu Han, and it was likely that she was already Liu Han's woman, so even if Qiu Sanniang was ten times more attractive and beautiful, he would not move her mind.

Qiu Sanniang pursed her lips and smiled: "Lord Xue said that he laughed, with the wealth of the adults and the power of the Xue family, what kind of beauty does not have it." ”

Xue Yu laughed: "That's true, but the women in the family look the same, and they are far less interesting than the women in the garden." ”

"Interesting?" Qiu Sanniang sighed and shook her head: "We're just changing the law to accompany the uncles to be happy." ”

Xue Mi didn't answer, turned his head to look at the scholars downstairs, today, he was not in the backyard, but chose the private room on the second floor of the front yard, there are many scholars from the academy downstairs, the spring product has just ended, and there are many scholars stranded in the imperial capital, this time is relatively free, it is a great opportunity to make friends and make a reputation, but anyone who is a little talented is trying to mix in it.

The voices of the scholars were very loud, but what they were talking about was not the wind and snow, but the recent hot spot in the imperial court, the new tax system.

Qiu Sanniang saw that Xue Mi was listening attentively, and couldn't help but ask: "My lord, what is this new tax system, this has been talked about in the garden recently." ”

Xue Mi was still lazy: "Hehe, this new tax system is a major event in the imperial court, these guys, they don't talk about the wind and snow in the Qinglou, but they are talking about this, it's true." ”

Qiu Sanniang shook her head and said: "I've been talking about this all these days, and the slave family doesn't understand it, so I have to listen, my lord, is this new tax system good or bad?"

"After you heard so much, do you think it's good or bad?" Xue Mi asked rhetorically.

Qiu Sanniang smiled: "My lord, this is the slave family, a girl from the slave family, this kind of national event, the slave family knows, but what about it, listening to the scholars, there are few good ones, and there are quite a lot of bad ones." ”

Xue Mi got up and walked to the window, the hall below was staggered, seven or eight tables were full, each table was accompanied by two or three Qinglou women, and the scholars were excited, commenting on the country, and the Qinglou girls occasionally interjected, most of the time they just listened.

This is also the common situation of Qinglou, most of the scholars are poor, Baiyi Garden is a gold cave, and the gold of the night can be used as a year of life for ordinary people, if it is a little famous Qinglou girl, I am afraid that it will be a few years or even ten years of living expenses.

Therefore, the vast majority of scholars come to Baiyi Garden and do not stay overnight, that is, to drink flower wine, and only a few children of the gate valve family have the capital to spend the night.

"To tell you the truth, you may not believe it," Xue Yu said: "I don't know if the new tax system is good or bad, but the emperor is determined to implement it, and we as courtiers naturally have to support it, and do it according to the emperor's wishes, do you say yes." ”

"That's the reason," Qiu Sanniang nodded, and was about to say when a voice came from outside: "Is Lord Xue here, in Xia Wang Fen, ask to see Lord Xue." ”

Xue Mi turned his head when he heard this, and looked at Qiu Sanniang with a frown: "This guy often comes?"

Qiu Sanniang nodded: "I didn't come often before, but recently, I have come here often." ”

The affairs of the Wang family and Liu Han, both of them are very clear, Qiu Sanniang is in charge of Baiyi Garden, and has to deal with him, while Xue Mi rarely interacts with him, and occasionally meets, but he is also very cold.

But Wang Fen came to visit directly today, and it is obvious that there is most of the matter here.

Xue Mi nodded slightly, Qiu Sanniang went over and opened the door, Wang Fen smiled all over his face, thanked Qiu Sanniang first, and then entered the door.

Stepping into the door, Wang Fen clasped his fists and saluted: "Lord Xue, I heard that you are drinking here, so I took the liberty to come over and invite you, and everyone was lively and lively together." ”

"Oh, it's okay to be lively, but" Xue Mi hesitated.

Wang Fen smiled: "They are all old acquaintances, including Xiao Zhao Wangye, Taiyuan Wang Shizi, Lu Yao, the eldest son of the Lu family in Jiangnan, Qiu Ge, the son of General Qiu Yunqiu, Cui Hao, the son of the Yingchuan Cui family, and the third son of the Yongzhou Fu family." ”

Xue Yu was still frowning, Wang Fen immediately understood, he smiled and said: "The prince of Taiyuan is studying in Taixue, everyone is drinking together, even if the court knows, it's fine, besides, the king of Taiyuan has made great contributions outside the Saiwai this time, and the emperor's favor is legitimate." ”

Xue Mi smiled, knowing in his heart that Wang Fenhui was wrong, so he took the opportunity to say: "Say that, alas, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government are not allowed to make friends with the border generals without authorization, my position, embarrassed, Cheng, just go and disturb a few cups." ”

This is a bit chaotic, but the explanation is clear, Wang Fen also sympathetically echoed when he heard this: "As long as we don't meet often, the court won't say anything, even if those imperial histories know, what can they say, by the way, the third son of the Fu family is in the imperial history platform, he is also the imperial history, just come to the scene to supervise." ”

Xue Mi smiled and followed Wang Fen out of the house, Wang Fen was not in the front yard, but in the small courtyard in the back, and the few Qinglou girls who accompanied him were obviously of higher quality than outside.

There are indeed a few people in the room that Wang Fen said, except for the third son of the Fu family, Xue Yu is still familiar with several other people.

"Master Xue," Xiao Zhao didn't get up, and raised his wine glass with a smile: "I heard that you were drinking alone in front of you, so let Brother Wang come over and invite, come, come, sit, Sanniang, find a beauty for Xue Gongzi!"

Qiu Sanniang pursed her lips and was happy: "Cheng, send two more jars of good wine to the prince." ”

Everyone wanted to give Xue Mi a seat, Xue Mi hurriedly excused himself, and sat down next to Qiu Ge, Qiu Ge was already drunk, and said slightly drunk: "Old Xue, since you entered Shangshutai, you are like a different person, the height is too cold, and you drink alone." ”

"What are you talking about, I don't know you're here," Xue Mi feigned anger, and then sighed: "This Shangshutai looks beautiful, but what's actually going on, you don't know, isn't your father in Shangshutai!"

Qiu Ge shook his head and hugged the beauty beside him: "Shang Shutai, my dad has a headache when he mentions it, I said Xue Gongzi, simply, you resign from this position, let's drink every day, how refreshing!" "Look, it is Qiu Gongzi, it is said that this Shangshutai is similar to this Baiyi Garden, come if you want, leave if you want, I said Qiu Gongzi, you are too angry." Xue Mi retorted with a smile.

Everyone laughed for a while, and Xue Mi said again: "However, drinking and practicing spiritually with everyone is really happy, and it is much easier than Shangshutai's affairs." ”

Saying that, Xue Yu sighed, Xiao Zhao's eyes flashed, and he asked: "I heard that King Qin is going to implement a new tax system in Yongzhou step by step, I wonder if the emperor has accepted it?"

"This matter," Xue Mi's eyes flashed, he smiled and didn't say anything, Xiao Zhao Wang Ye immediately felt that he was abrupt, how could this kind of thing be said here, so he smiled and said: "Xiao Ye is abrupt, however, Wu Zhen is sparse and openly opposes the new tax system, two of the three states have already objected, only Chen Xuan's two poles are still working hard, in the future, this guy is afraid that there will be no place to die." ”

"The little prince said cautiously," Xue Yu shook his head: "The emperor's determination is very great, the new tax system must be implemented, it is only sooner or later, Chen Xuan implemented it in Jizhou, the emperor is very pleased, in fact, the new tax system is still beneficial, not completely useless." ”

"I think this new tax system is Zhang Meng, a fortunate minister, who came out to deceive the emperor, Zhang Meng should be killed!"

Under the new tax system, even the clan has to collect taxes, which makes the people of the Yan family very angry, this world is the world of the Yan family, and they actually collect taxes from the Yan family, hundreds of years, and they have never heard of it.

(End of chapter)