Liu Xie sat diagonally opposite Liu Wei, bowed his head, silent, but his heart was full of thoughts.

He is in the Imperial Historical Tower, but he has a cold bystander who is outside.

Wang Lang's arrangement, he instantly sensed a deep meaning, but what it was, Liu Xie couldn't guess for a while.

And his royal brother's conversation about the three of them seems to have nothing to do with it, it is scattered, and it has little to do with the current popular 'Hongdumen Xue Case'.

"Xi Qingjia, what do you think about next year's tax situation?" When Liu Xie continued to scrutinize, Liu Wei's flat voice seemed to ring in his ears.

Liu Cheng froze his mind, glanced at Liu Wei, and turned to Xi Zhicai.

In recent years, Xi Zhicai has been mainly responsible for the investigation of warehouses in various states, counties, and counties, and there has been a lot of trouble in Shanyang County, Yanzhou.

When Xi Zhicai heard this, his expression suddenly became serious, and then he bowed his head carefully, raised his hand and said, "Back to Your Majesty, you should ask Hu Cao about this matter." ”

"I'm asking you what you think now." Liu argued.

Xi Zhicai raised his hand, was silent for a moment, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there will be a decrease." ”

Liu Wei took the teacup, sniffed it in front of his nose, and then took a sip gently, only to feel very bland, not as sweet as the previous few days, after splashing it, he re-boiled it.

Xi Zhicai put down his hand, feeling a little nervous.

Last year's tax was reduced by nearly 50,000 stones, and if it is reduced again this year, Your Majesty in front of me is afraid that he will not continue to endure it.

Liu Wei boiled tea and said, "I heard that there are a lot of wastelands and borderless lands in various states? ”

As a result of years of war, the population has shrunk dramatically, and deserted lands and borderless lands in the northern states have appeared in large numbers. On the other hand, the big families unscrupulously hoarded land and raised tenant rents to make up for the 'losses'.

The people had a hard time, the court taxes were sharply reduced, and in general, except for the scholars, they were all losers.

"Yes." Xi Zhicai said. To investigate the warehouses in various places, it is natural to check the general situation of the acres of land.

Liu Wei raised his eyes and looked at the three of them, and said, "There are more and more displaced people everywhere, I am thinking about giving them these lands, what do you think?" ”

Liu Xie, Xi Zhicai, and Wang Lang glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be stunned, and no one spoke.

Because of this, it has nothing to do with their own work, and it is not their turn to speak.

"Tell me what you think." Liu Wei poured the teacup and said casually.

Liu Xie thought about it, but it was not a big deal, and said, "Brother Chen thinks it's okay." ”

Xi Zhicai, Wang Lang followed: "The ministers have no objections. ”

Liu Wei looked at the teacups in front of him, handed them one by one, and said, "Try it again." ”

The three of them looked at the teacup handed over and took it with both hands, but their hearts were floating.

The conversation between His Majesty and them in front of him seemed to be a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west, and it had nothing to do with each other at all.

But they know very well that His Majesty in front of them will not have the leisure to 'idle' with them, and there must be some kind of deep meaning.

Liu Wei also took a sip of it, feeling much better than the last time, and then he smiled and said: "I think about it, let Yushitai check the wasteland and borderless land across the country, what do you think?" ”

Xi Zhicai's heart moved slightly, thinking of some things about Hu Cao recently, his expression was dark, and he said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial History Observatory is responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, and is not involved in political affairs, should this matter be handed over to Hu Cao?" ”

Liu Wei shook his head and said, "I asked the Imperial Historical Observatory to investigate the situation of local concealment. ”

The acres of land in each state, I don't know when it began, have been sharply reduced, and now, the acres of land that the imperial court can collect taxes are less than 30% of the first year of Zhongping.

Ten years have not passed!

In just ten years, it has dropped by seventy percent!

This is obviously also a matter of poking a hornet's nest, Xi Zhicai didn't dare to say more, and glanced at Liu Xie.

Liu Xie thought about the temperament of his father-in-law, sighed secretly, and could only raise his hand and say, "The minister's decree." ”

Liu Wei nodded, took another sip of tea, and said, "Then it's decided." There are many matters that need to be closed before the end of the year. Wang Qing's family, try to return to Beijing before the end of the year. ”

The three of them listened to the 'end of the year' mentioned by Liu Wei twice, and once again realized that His Majesty in front of them was going to make a big move before the end of the year.

Seeing the backs of the three of them, Liu Wei handed the warm teacup in front of him to Liu Shao on the side.

Liu Shao took the teacup and drank it in a muffled voice.

Liu Wei looked at the rather cute little guy and reached out to touch his head.

The little guy had a teacup in his mouth, turned his head, and winked at Liu Wei, as if there was doubt in his eyes.

"It's okay, drink yours." Liu Wei said with a smile. In his heart, he actually wanted to send Liu Shao to Hongdu Menxue, not only to raise his hand to the status of Hongdumenxue, but also to pave the way for the future.

But in the current situation, Liu Wei can only dispel this idea.

The little guy holds the teacup and drinks tea by himself.

Cai Wenji, who had never interjected on the side, saw the warm picture of the father and son, and pursed her lips gently.

The palace seems to be calm, but in fact, the wrestling in the dark has never stopped, especially after Wang Yun's incident.

Cai Yong's involvement in the case, although Cai Wenji and Liu Shao were not implicated, but the invisible blow was still huge.

Due to the poor health of the second son Liu Yu, Liu Wei inevitably preferred it and often took it with him, which clearly conveyed a certain message to the palace and to the government and the opposition.

Cai Wenji has always been worried, worried that one day Liu Yu will suddenly be made the crown prince.

At this time, in front of the gate of Taixue, the guards of the Huangmen North Temple Prison and the teachers and students of Taixue were confronting.

The teachers and students in Taixue were indignant, and hundreds of people blocked the gate and cursed angrily at the guards.

"Taixue was established by Taizu, and now His Majesty is crowned, you dare to break through!"

"Before and after, you have already arrested more than 20 people, how many more do you want to arrest, and arrest all of us!?"

"You talons, get out of here!"

"If you dare to come again, I'll break your legs!"

The students in the Taixue Sect were filled with righteous indignation, pointing at more than two dozen guards, without reverence, naked threats.

Seeing this posture, the leading military marquis's face was gloomy and terrifying.

He glanced at the wounded guards behind him, his eyes were furious, and he shouted: "I am ordered to handle the case, are you trying to rebel by obstructing it like this?" ”

"Fart!"

A young man directly spewed back angrily and said, "Taixue rebelled, you are a lard and a faint head!" Get out of here! ”

When the military marquis saw that he was about to arrest someone, he was behind the crowd, and he couldn't wait to draw his sword and kill the people who were blocking in front of him!

But just think about it.

This is Taixue, he used to arrest people secretly, and today he had to chase here, but he didn't expect to be blocked by the teachers and students of Taixue.

Taixue is very angry, many people are holding sticks, hundreds of people, and some people keep rushing over, there is really going to be a conflict, not only can it not be better today, but it will be more troublesome afterwards!

The military marquis refused to give up, so he retreated, where did they put the face of the Huangmen North Temple Prison?

"Marquis? What to do? One of the guards stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

The military marquis had a gloomy face and sneered: "We are blocked here, I want to see how long they can resist!" Go and inform your nobles. ”

The janissary responded, and ran briskly backwards.

And the military marquis stood in front, holding the handle of the knife, and made up his mind to fight against the teachers and students of Taixue!

Not far away, Zuo Li was drinking tea in a teahouse.

Hearing the return, Zuo Li's snow-white face appeared gloomy, and he immediately sneered and said, "It's just right." ”

The guard was stunned for a moment and said, "Your noble, just right?" We can't catch anyone, but we can't explain it to Your Majesty. ”

Zuo Li's expression became leisurely, and he said with a smile: "You don't understand." Your Majesty is not in a hurry, it is those big people who are in a hurry, just wait, soon someone will not be able to sit still. ”

The guards really didn't understand, so they could only nod their heads.

As Zuo Li expected, the first person to know the news was Taichang Temple Qing Bian Rang.

On the side of the leave at home, he hurriedly walked around the study, and his head was full of cold sweat on the cold day.

looked at Dr. Taixue, who reported the news, and said hatefully: "You are trying to force me to death!" ”

The doctor was also embarrassed, and said, "Master Bian, it's not us who is making trouble. It's that Huangmen North Temple Prison is too much, in just a few days, more than 20 of us have been arrested, and if we want to continue to arrest it, who would dare to come to Taixue? You're old, you've got to figure out how to do it......"

Bian Rang looked at him coldly and said, "I want to find a way?" What do you want me to do? Even the prime minister is hiding, what can I do? I'll tell you the truth, whether I can get out of this incident is another matter! ”

Whether it was as Taichang Siqing or his nephew Bian Yong, Bian Rang's reputation was completely ruined.

The doctor didn't care about Bian Rang's life or death, and said with a wry smile: "Master Bian, what can I do now?" Those guards are blocking the gate, if you don't think about it, the whole Luoyang City will know about it tomorrow. ”

Bian Rang hated in his heart, but he was very powerless.

The development of this matter was completely beyond his expectations, and when those big people stood by and watched, others could not stop it at all.

After thinking about it, Bian Rang sighed and said, "That's it, I'll go to the palace with a thick old face." ”

The doctor's eyes lit up and he said, "That's what Master Bian said. Your Majesty attaches great importance to Taixue, as long as Your Majesty knows, he will definitely reprimand the Huangmen North Temple Prison! ”

Bian Rang snorted coldly and said, "I'll go into the palace now to see Your Majesty?" You'd like to! ”

The doctor was stunned, didn't he enter the palace to see His Majesty?

Bian Rang ignored him, ordered someone to bring an official uniform, hurriedly changed into it, and went straight to the palace.

At this time, Xi Zhicai had already left the palace and arrived at Cao.

Xun Yu and Xun Yu listened to Xi Zhicai's words, and they all fell into deep thought.

Xi Zhicai coughed a few times and said, "Your Majesty's words seem to be disorganized, and there must be some scheme." I just don't know if it's in the imperial court or in the states. ”

Xun You nodded thoughtfully and said, "From the current point of view, His Majesty seems to be deliberately appeasing the prime minister, is there something to do?" ”

Xun Yu thought about the matter of 'dividing the acres of land', Yu Guang glanced at the two of them, picked up the teacup, and said, "The tax of the imperial court is the focus of Your Majesty's attention. ”

Xun You knew that this clan uncle had hidden his thoughts, and said worriedly: "Next year, taxes will be reduced, and expenditures will increase significantly, which is a headache." The key is in the south, once the fight starts, the imperial court will definitely invest, and the situation that has been stabilized with great difficulty may collapse instantly. ”

Xun You's words are very clear, the imperial court has no money, and the northern states are stable, once the imperial court spends sharply, it is very likely that the northern states will have unexpected changes!

For example, the soldiers mutinied, such as the resurgence of bandits!

(End of chapter)