Xiang Yan planned to refuse:

"Princess, you see that I have been traveling for a long time, and I haven't had any rest all day today......"

Xiang Yan was still thinking about the wording of refusal, but was suddenly interrupted by Xiang Guozhong.

Xiang Guozhong patted the back of Xiang Yan's head:

"You foolish stone, being able to stay in the palace overnight is the supreme glory that many courtiers dream of!"

"If you don't hurry up and be grateful to Dade, how can you still think of refusing?"

"You really have a very flexible brain, how can your brain turn to stone when it comes to a critical moment."

Xiang Yan was a little unhappy:

"Don't hit me in the head!"

If Xiang Yan had to scuffle with Xiang Guozhong again.

But after experiencing the Jiangnan incident, the current Xiang Yan is only complaining.

After Xiang Guozhong reminded him like this, Xiang Yan also reacted.

The overnight stay at the palace itself was nothing, but its symbolism was too important in this feudal dynasty.

He also fell into the inertia of modern thinking for the first time.

I want to reject this great good thing.

If you really do this, you will not have to regret it when you understand it tomorrow.

Now that he has figured it out, Xiang Yan saluted Wang Fuguo and said:

"Then Father-in-law Lao will lead the way."

At the same time, he did not forget to stuff a silver ticket for Wang Fuguo.

Wang Fuguo touched the silver ticket, smiled even more, and led the way to Xiang Yan:

"Then you have to keep up, this palace is so big, it's really easy to get lost for people who don't walk around often."

After saying goodbye to Xiang Guozhong, Xiang Yan followed Wang Fuguo to the side hall ordered by Zhao Longji.

After waiting here for a while, Zhao Longji came with Xiang Yuhuan.

As soon as Xiang Yuhuan arrived, he hurriedly pulled Xiang Yan to look left and right, making up for the regret that he didn't say anything just now, and at the same time muttered repeatedly:

"Thin, little stone, Jiangnan's affairs are quite laborious? You see you've been out for a while, and you've lost a lot of weight! ”

"Didn't you eat well?"

"Is the food in Jiangnan unaccustomed or untasty?"

"Did you get a good night's sleep?"

After a while, Zhao Longji took the time to talk to Xiang Yan.

"I've had a lot to say to you over the past month, but there are too many limits on the length of each letter, and I can't say much. Now we can be regarded as meeting again, come, let's talk all night tonight! ”

Xiang Yan looked at the things in the hands of the eunuch who followed behind, and said with a smile:

"I'm afraid my father-in-law not only wants to talk all night, but also wants to play a few games with my son-in-law, right?"

Zhao Longji also smiled:

"Yes, yes, let's play a few games first, let's talk while playing!"

The eunuch in the back put away the Go and chessboard he was holding.

Xiang Yan and Zhao Longji sat opposite each other.

And Xiang Yuhuan naturally took on the role of waiting.

made tea for Xiang Yan and Zhao Longji, and fed them fruits and snacks respectively.

There is such a person in the midst of the reconciliation.

What was originally a slightly serious meeting between the monarch and the minister has also become a family activity between uncles and nephews.

I have to say that Zhao Longji is addicted to Go.

But it's really a stinky chess basket.

Xiang Yan also reminded Zhao Longji that there were some particularly obvious defeats.

At the same time, it is necessary to deliberately release the water without leaving a trace.

After three games, Zhao Longji won all of them, but he was more tired than winning 30 games of chess!

Taking advantage of the good atmosphere here, Xiang Yuhuan also talked indignantly about the incident at the banquet just now.

"That's obviously a frame-up, Your Majesty, I don't know who has such a bad mind and deliberately stumbles on our little stones, I'm really angry!"

Zhao Longji and Xiang Yan heard this.

The two also looked at each other and smiled.

Tacitly, there is no need to say more.

After playing chess, Xiang Yan made a work report to Zhao Longji.

The land south of the Yangtze River is indeed rich, but it is also really smoky.

Under the scourge of those corrupt officials, this time it is really the economy that is declining, and the people's livelihood is withering.

I don't know if I can recover in a few years.

However, after this iron-blooded rectification, it must also improve the officialdom ecology of Gangnam Province.

But it is still uncertain how effective it will be.

These things will need to be looked at later.

And make adjustments continuously.

Carry out macroeconomic regulation and control.

Change doesn't happen overnight.

But there is still hope.

Zhao Longji also praised these considerations of worrying about the country and the people.

Xiang Yuhuan also praised on the side, our little stone is the best.

"There's one more thing that the minister thinks might need more attention to."

"With the wealth of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, there is still a huge gap between the study situation of poor students and the children of the family."

"As soon as you know the autumn, you can speculate on the difficult situation of many poor students in the world."

"The difficult situation of poor students is not good for the long-term prosperity and decline of the empire and the selection of talents."

"A lot of people are already doing their best just to live, and they don't have much time and energy to devote to studying."

"But the children of the big family don't have to think about those superfluous things, and the only thing they have to think about is learning."

"This is very unfair and extremely detrimental to the Empire."

"If this continues, there will only be fewer and fewer children of the poor family in the officialdom, and in the future, I am afraid that the imperial court will be monopolized and annexed by the big families like land!"

"Therefore, the minister thinks that the college system of the Great Zhou still needs to be reformed."

Zhao Longji also fell into deep thought after hearing this.

After a long time, he said with a little hesitation:

"I'm afraid the reform of the academy is still a bit unrealistic."

"The land in the hands of the family is already cutting flesh on their bodies, if the academy system is used now, it will be bloodletting on their bodies!"

"The official position is the scale of their body, and it is really difficult to foresee what unpredictable consequences will be caused if they want to move their upward channel."

"It's not a good thing to take too big a step and walk too quickly."

Xiang Yan listened, but did not argue.

Instead, it talks about other things.

"Your Majesty, the minister has some interesting little things that I want to teach Your Majesty to taste."

"Oh?" Zhao Longji showed a curious look.

He knew that Xiang Yan could always make something very special and transcendent in secular thinking.

Therefore, he was very curious, wanting to know what Xiang Yan was going to do.

Xiang Yan asked the eunuch to find a pen and paper.

Write a "one" on a piece of paper.

Then write a "1" next to it.

"Your Majesty, these two words are pronounced as one, and the meaning expressed is exactly the same, this 1 can completely replace all the functions of one, but what do you think is the difference between these two words?"

Zhao Longji is a little unclear, so:

"More concise?"

Xiang Yan smiled:

"That's right! Succinct! And simplicity means efficiency! More conciseness means more efficiency! ”

Zhao Longji didn't understand how much efficiency improvement such a little simplicity could bring?