After a brief communication with Tianziqi, the disposal plan of the merchants was also determined, and the grain matter was completely over.

Soon, the situation stabilized.

- Eight people, including Wuyang Hou Fan City and Yangdu Hou Ding Ancheng, committed suicide in shame because of their respective crimes, so as to protect the clan, but failed to protect the Hou of Che Feng Kingdom.

The eight princes disappeared overnight, and finally made the businessmen react in hindsight: In this world, it seems that the surname Liu still has the final say!

After realizing this, the grain shops distributed by merchants in various parts of Guanzhong also opened soon;

The price of grain is below the price set by all localities in Guanzhong.

At this point, the price of grain in the fourth year of the Son of Heaven was nailed to the upper limit of 65 yuan a stone by Liu Sheng, and there is no longer any increase.

Food prices have been completely flattened, and the next step is naturally liquidation.

- The first to bear the brunt was naturally the Wuyan clan, who was personally brought to the door by Lieutenant Zhidu and confiscated all the family property.

The Yanwu clan is in prison, the killer is killed, the torturer is punished, and the exiled is exiled.

Under the obscenity of the Goshawk Zhidu, behind the Wuyan clan, the backer of the legendary 'monstrous background' never showed up.

The Wuyan clan is gone, and the money borrowed by the grain merchants from the Wuyan clan does not need to be repaid;

The money does not have to be repaid, and the merchants use the borrowed money to buy the grain from Liu Sheng, so naturally there is no need to deliver it.

What?

You say you have food in Shaofu?

Then you explain, where did you get the money to buy food?

Oh~

I borrowed it from the Wuyan clan······

Okay, the food will be given to you, and you will pay back the money you owe to the unsalted clan!

- In order to avoid such a situation, the merchants have wisely 'forgotten' themselves, and there is still food in Shaofu.

So, Shaofu Xiao Sheng was hi.

Liu Sheng calculated an account for the Shaofu Treasury;

——At the beginning, the 20 million Shi Taicang grain sold to the princes, one bought and sold, the grain was intact in Taicang, and the gold in Shaofu alone was more than 80,000 gold!

In addition, there are nearly 30,000 copper coins of various kinds.

As for the 9 million stone grain that Shaofu transferred back from all over Guanzhong and finally sold to the merchants by Liu Sheng, it was directly exchanged for 90,000 copper coins;

In addition, in the end, the merchants 'voluntarily' gave up all the money for this batch of grain, and the 90,000 copper coins were equivalent to the net profits of Shaofu.

and then cut away the 1,000 gold that Liu Sheng promised to the princess of Guantao, Liu, and added the income from confiscating the Wuyan clan······

Lin Lin finally calculated, Liu Sheng's operation in the past six months, the net income of the government is 80,000 gold, and the copper money is nearly 150,000!

After getting this data, Shaofu Xiao Sheng was so happy that he didn't sleep for several days!

On top of the court, the waist board has straightened up, and the voice has unconsciously raised a lot.

- 80,000 gold in gold, 150,000 in copper!

What is the concept?

Last year, more than 30 million people in the Han family paid a 40 yuan per person to serve as the main financial revenue of the Shaofu throughout the year.

And this whole year, the total amount of oral taxes paid by the people of the Han family is only 120,000 yuan.

In other words, Liu Sheng's operation to stabilize grain prices for half a year earned the Han family more than a year's oral endowment, plus 80,000 gold.

If the 80,000 gold is also converted according to the 'one gold to 40,000 copper coins' on the market, it is equivalent to saying that Liu Sheng's operation in the past six months has earned Shaofu a full four years of oral endowment······

With such an 'impressive' achievement, it is no wonder that Shaofu Xiao Sheng is so embarrassed above the court.

It is precisely with the blessing of such achievements that Liu Sheng was appointed as the crown prince, and finally lost the suspense completely······

·

In the fourth year of the Son of Heaven, the twenty-second day of March in spring, the day of spring ploughing.

Including Tianzi Qi and Liu Sheng, a huge team composed of hundreds of princes and courtiers and hundreds of officials appeared in Sheji in the southern suburbs of Chang'anchen.

The so-called 'Sheji', in the eyes of later generations, is synonymous with the world and the country;

But in fact, the word "sheji" actually has a specific meaning.

- Sheji, is the general name of the earth god and the grain god.

She, refers to the earth god; 稷 refers to the god of grains.

In today's mythology of the Han Dynasty, or in the cognitive system, the two gods of earth and valley can be said to be the two gods whose status is second only to the god Taiyi.

The reason is simple: the earth nurtures all things, and the valley nourishes all people.

Under the Han family's national policy of 'agriculture-oriented', the shrine representing the two gods of earth and valley is naturally the god of the whole world and the god with the highest sacrifice standard.

In the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, there are two adjacent temples, which are called: Sheji.

And on the spring ploughing day every year, the Son of Heaven leads hundreds of officials and nobles to hold sacrifices here, praying for good weather and abundant crops this year······

"March Spring Ploughing~"

"The Son of Heaven~~~"

"Beginning ~~~~~~"

Outside the community, hundreds of officials and ministers gathered at the edge of the field, and their faces were solemn;

Where everyone's eyes gathered, the Son of Heaven wore a crown on his head, dressed in a crown, tied his wide sleeves under his armpits with a hemp rope, and waited with a serious expression.

After a short time, Liu She, the servant, stepped forward step by step with solemn steps, and handed the 耒耜 (lěi sì) in his hands forward.

I saw Tianzi Qi stretch out his hands, take the pole, and then step over the ridge.

The moment the Son of Heaven stepped into the field, the loud singing of the confessor also sounded.

"A push, said: Winter goes to spring, sowing is safe~"

When the sound fell, Tianziqi bent down and gently pushed the rake in his hand forward;

"Two pushes, said: The wind and rain are smooth, and Jiahe is luxuriant~"

Tianziqi, who straightened up, bent down again and pushed again;

"Three pushes, said: Autumn high harvest, harvest of five grains~~~"

With the last singing of the confessor, Tianzi Qi bent down again and pushed the elder forward.

At this point, the task of Tianzi Qi is completed.

——Crown and Zhu Hong, bow to Binglei, the Son of Heaven pushes three times, and the world, mountains, rivers, and societies are ancient.

After the Son of Heaven, it was the turn of the minister and the doctor, who stepped forward in order, solemnly picked up all kinds of agricultural tools that matched their identities, and chiseled, waved, loosened or flattened the soil in the field.

After everyone present stepped forward and pretended to 'cultivate', the field ceremony was already coming to an end.

Next, it should be the Son of Heaven who took hundreds of officials and ministers to the Taimiao and Gaomiao temples in turn to worship their ancestors.

But before Tianziqi ordered 'the end of the field', among the hundreds of officials who had just finished the field ceremony, more than a dozen figures came out of the way!

Then, under the surprised gaze of Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu, they knelt down in front of Tianzi Qi.

"Imperial Doctor Kaifeng Marquis Tao Qing!"

"Nei Shi Chen is wrong!"

"The servant Tao Marquis Liu She!"

"The guard captain Saihou is unsuspicious!"

"Tingwei Anqiu, Marquis Zhang Ou!"

"Pawn Pingqu Houchen Gongsun Kunxie!"

"Fengchang Nanpi Marquis Dou Pengzu!"

"Zong Zhenghong, Marquis Liu Fu!"

"Shaofu Hou Chen Xiao Sheng!"

"Lang Zhong ordered Zhou Ren, Marquis of Ru Tomb!"

"—Your Majesty's !!"

As one name after another was pronounced, the attention of the entire society was focused on Tianzi Qi.

The twelve positions of the three princes and nine secretaries, except for the vacant Tai Lieutenant and Prime Minister Zhou Yafu, the remaining ten people joined forces with the Son of Heaven!

As for everything that is happening in front of him, Tianzi Qi seems to have expected it······

"Your Majesty."

In the end, on behalf of these ten people, it was Tao Qing, the imperial historian.

"Since Emperor Taizu Gao established the Han Dynasty, the son of heaven of my Han family, held a ceremony of home fields on the spring ploughing day every year, and it has always been the ancestral system that has never changed."

"——My Han family, governing the country with filial piety and taking agriculture as the foundation;"

"Today, Your Majesty held a ceremony to pray for the blessings of the people of the world to Sheji, which is really a great blessing for the world."

"But the ministers have heard: The major affairs of the country should not only be male cultivators, but also female weavers."

The sonorous and powerful words only caused Tianzi Qi to nod his head indifferently;

But not far behind Tianzi Qi, the brothers Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu widened their eyes the moment they heard Tao Qing say the word 'female weaving'!

And Tao Qing's next words are undoubtedly the speculation of the two brothers.

"Your Majesty held a ceremony to open the field of origin and led the courtiers and hundreds of officials to open the field of origin in order to tell the people of the world: even the Son of Heaven, hundreds of officials, and noble relatives must also cultivate the fields;"

"It is to use this to persuade the people of the world to cultivate the fields diligently and consolidate the country's foundation."

"But according to the practice of previous years, on the spring ploughing day, in addition to the fact that the Son of Heaven should lead hundreds of officials to hold a field ceremony in Sheji, the queen should also bring the families of hundreds of officials and noble relatives to hold a silkworm ceremony in Jiaofang Palace."

"This is to tell the people of the world: even the queen, as well as the families of hundreds of officials and nobles, also have to raise silkworms and weave cloth;"

"In this way, I will persuade the women of the world to be diligent in weaving······

···

"Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, male farming and female weaving have always been the production methods that have been respected by all dynasties and should be adopted by the common people."

"Therefore, for the temple and the shrine, the field ceremony and the silkworm ceremony are very important things."

"——During the time of the first emperor, the first emperor personally opened the field on the spring ploughing day every year, and never forgot it;"

"And the Queen Mother also presided over the silkworm ceremony in the Jiaofang Hall on the spring ploughing day every year."

···

"Since the death of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, His Majesty has inherited the unification, and there has never been a mistake in the Tian Rite and the Silkworm Ceremony."

"But this year, there is no queen in the Jiaofang Palace, and everyone in the world only sees His Majesty holding the Nationality Ceremony, but they do not see the queen of my Han family performing the silkworm ceremony in the Jiaofang."

"—Is this what should have happened?"

"Only His Majesty advises the men of the world to work diligently, but there is no queen who advises the women of the world to weave diligently, how can this be done?"

"If you do this, won't the people of the world think that my Han family only values the cultivation of men, but does not attach importance to the weaving of women?"

The extremely solemn words also provoked everyone present to stop looking at it and look at them with full attention, which will surely go down in history.

And after Tao Qing said the last question, Tianzi Qi, who had been patiently waiting for Tao Qing to finish speaking, finally made a move.

"Doctor Yushi's words made me feel very ashamed."

"The field ceremony and the silkworm ceremony are the ancestral system of my Han family, and they are also important ceremonies that must not be canceled."

"—This year, through my own fault, I deposed the queen of the Jiaofang Palace;"

"But after deposing the queen, I didn't have the face to set up another queen and live in the Jiaofang Palace."

"I didn't expect this unintentional move to lead to the inability to hold the silkworm ceremony, and the people of the world could not know about my Han family, and the persuasion of the woman to weave diligently ······"

"It's all my fault······"

！！！

As soon as the Son of Heaven said his words, he didn't even wait for the last 'wrong' word to be said, and hundreds of figures fell to their knees around the altar!

In the blink of an eye, there are already dozens of people, beating their chests and crying!

"Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty, you must not say that~"

"-It's all the minister's fault~"

"Your Majesty~~~"

"Your Majesty······"

A burst of cries one after another, in the eyes of Liu Sheng and Liu Pengzu brothers, was an inexplicable sense of disobedience.

But the two brothers did not show doubts about everyone's actions.

- The emperor of the Han family, he can't be 'wrong'.

This is when the old prime minister Shentu Jiashang was still alive, he warned the two brothers several times: The emperor of the Han family will never be 'wrong', and he can never be 'wrong'.

Even if it is wrong, it is the fault of this world, this world, and all things in this world.

To use the example that the old prime minister Shen Tujia once gave to the two brothers: if one day, the emperor says that a certain star should move from east to west;

But in fact, this star is moving from west to east.

So how do you count it?

From the perspective of later generations, this is, of course, a mistake in the memory of the Son of Heaven, or a mistake;

But according to the political background of the Han family, the conclusion of this matter, the only correct and standard conclusion, is that the star has gone in the wrong direction······

"Brother said, these people~"

"Are you really crying?"

Liu Sheng asked a slightly mocking question, but it only attracted Liu Pengzu's serious expression.

"The king worries about the ministers, and the king humiliates the ministers to death;"

"If today, the hundred officials let the father and emperor 'wrong', then after returning home, one of the people present will be counted as one, and they will all be on the road happily."

"——The teacher once said: The courtiers who make the emperor 'wrong' have no face to continue to live."

"So, they should be really crying······"

After some inexplicable serious words, Liu Pengzu did not forget to turn sideways slightly, forced out a smile, and patted Liu Sheng's shoulder again.

Obviously, Liu Pengzu is congratulating Liu Sheng.

As for what to congratulate······

"It's not Your Majesty's fault."

"Queen Bo, who has been the crown princess for more than ten years, has lived in the Jiaofang Palace for many years, but has never given birth to an heir, and there is nothing wrong with being deposed as the queen."

"But after Your Majesty deposed the Empress, the ministers should have reminded Your Majesty."

"——Now, because the ministers did not remind and remind on time, there was no queen to preside over the silkworm ceremony on the spring ploughing day;"

"This is the sin of the subordinates······"

According to the customary process, he forcibly carried this black and wide mouth on himself, and Tao Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After Tianzi Qi nodded gloomily, he continued: "This year's silkworm ceremony has had to be canceled. ”

"But next year's silkworm ceremony must not be canceled because there is no queen."

"In order to make up for the mistake of not being able to hold a silkworm ceremony this year as soon as possible······

"-Ministers, a hundred worships on death!"

"——Please Your Majesty choose another virtuous and gentle lady, enter the main pepper room, and honor the world with motherhood!"

After a big circle, Tao Qing finally tried to see the dagger;

Full of solemn words, he bowed to the Son of Heaven.

And after Tao Qing, Jiuqing, including Chao Cuo and Liu She, also followed Tao Qing and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Please Your Majesty choose another virtuous and gentle lady to enter the pepper room!" ”

After a while, there was only one voice left in the entire altar;

——Please Your Majesty choose another virtuous and gentle lady, enter the main pepper house, and honor the world with motherhood······

"I, should I really make another queen?"

"Won't this really make the previous emperors feel disappointed and angry with me?"

pretended to be suspicious, but it only caused everyone to shake their heads violently, and persuaded the Son of Heaven to enlighten him.

"Your Majesty set up the queen, not for his own selfish desires, but so that the people of the world can have a common mother who presides over the silkworm ceremony."

"The establishment of the queen as the mother of the world is a decision made by His Majesty for the consideration of the people of the world."

"Such a decision, of course, will make the previous emperors feel pleased and recognized by His Majesty, how can they be disappointed and angry?"

Another period of extreme hypocrisy, but also indispensable in this generation, finally made Tianzi Qi 'entangled' nod.

"Since all the princes think that the Jiaofang Palace should live in a new queen, then even if I don't have the face to make another queen, I can only do this······"

"But the matter of establishing the queen requires the queen mother to nod and agree, and issue a canonization decree;"

"So I should also tell the Queen Mother about this matter, and the Queen Mother will make a decision."

"Whoever is canonized as the queen should also be made by the queen mother······"

Hearing this, the ministers and ministers finally bowed again with satisfaction;

They sang 'Your Majesty' in unison, and then they each stood up from the ground.

A moment later, the Son of Heaven gave an order, and everything was back on track.

——At the end of the ceremony, the ministers and hundreds of officials followed the Son of Heaven to worship their ancestors in the Taimiao and Gaomiao Temples according to the custom.

On the way to the Taimiao and Gao Temples in the southern gate of Chang'an City, Tianziqi finally said the words that should have been said to Liu Sheng a long time ago.

"During this time, try to stay in Guangming Hall and accompany your mother;"

"After a while, the Queen Mother will issue an edict."

"-It is very likely that two edicts were issued at the same time."

"The edict is issued, and then the ancestors are worshipped, the temple is sued, and the canonization ceremony must be held."

"After all this is done, I will tell the world again that your mother can live in the pepper room, and you can live in the palace ······."

was full of bland words, but Liu Sheng involuntarily took a deep breath, and only then did he push down the accelerated heart rate a little;

Seeing Liu Sheng like this, Tianzi Qi only smiled and shook his head, and then closed his eyes.

Today's scene, of course, is the handiwork of Tianziqi.

With such a scene, Mrs. Jia was made the queen, which can be regarded as 'logical and natural'.

But even if the goal has been achieved, the Son of Heaven still can't be happy.

Even Liu Sheng quickly got rid of the excitement of 'becoming the crown prince', and immediately showed a worried look like Tianzi Qi······

"Father's ······"

"What are you worried about?"

"—nothing."

"—what are you worried about?"

"No, nothing ······"

···

"Fang Cai, when the minister of the court and the central government asked for the queen······"

"Prime Minister······

"-hmm."

"——Three Princes and Nine Secretaries, only Prime Minister Zhou Yafu has no background."

"yes······"

···

"The Father's ······"

"—I don't have to interfere in this matter."

"—I know it in my heart."

"Oh······"

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(End of chapter)