"What does this mean, prince? Is he just a reminder to this king, or is it a reminder to every mourning prince? ”

After returning to the mansion in Jingyang County, Yongwang Li Lan paced in the study and asked the noble beside him. "Condolences" to the crown princess is just a cover, the real reason why Li Xuan did this is just to pass on the news!

After returning home, Li Lan's mind turned around and found that this matter was not simple.

He had no doubt that the things on the note were true, but why Li Xuan did this was also hard to think about.

"Your Royal Highness, the prince is doing this just to bring trouble to the east, so that the kings can strike first, and he will be the last one."

Gao Shang looked at the note in his hand again and again, and there were only sixteen words in total, and there was not one more!

Li Xuan, who is × dog, will die if he writes a few more words, he has to be a riddler!

Gao Shang scolded Li Xuan half to death in his heart, but he had to admit that this prince, who was precarious and in a precarious position, was far above King Yong's wisdom and intelligence.

But what's the use of being smart?

You have to be a waste like Li Lan to obey your words. Change to a smart one, but it's not easy to manipulate!

"Is that really the case? However, the prince has no soldiers in his hands, and he doesn't even have a few staff, and when he sees the staff on weekdays, he has to report to the saint, which is like squatting in prison.

Li Xuan wants Huang Que behind, is he worthy? The king still has some house slaves to use! ”

Li Lan asked a little confused. Don't look at Li Xuan as the crown prince, he doesn't even have a single soldier or horse under his control. The Shence army guarding the East Palace is all a private army controlled by the Son of Heaven!

Of course, buying in private doesn't count. However, the crown prince is only famous, and he doesn't have much private money in his hands, so what can he use to buy his cronies?

This is also where Li Lan feels confused.

If you want to say that Li Xuan has the heart to kill the Son of Heaven, he believes it. But Li Xuan's little bit of shrimp and rice's strength, dealing with Ji Ge is to hit a stone with an egg, is he also worthy?

What is he trying to do?

Seeing Li Lan's confused look, Gao Shang couldn't wait to step forward and give him a few slaps!

What does it mean that Li Xuan has no capital, and the position of the prince is the biggest capital in itself! This is the legitimate heir de jure of the Tang Empire!

When the Son of Heaven died, the crown prince naturally became the Son of Heaven. There will be countless people who want to follow the dragon's skills, and they will follow him and escort him!

It is not yet known who will kill the deer!

Gao Shang was completely speechless about Li Lan, the head of the wooden fish.

"Your Royal Highness, the crown prince himself, is Li Xuan's biggest capital. As long as the Son of Heaven dies suddenly, he will hold the righteousness in his hands, and the operation space will be much more calm than His Highness, and he will have soldiers and horses when he hides in the camp of the Shence Army.

Then step by step, you can win over the courtiers and form a new court center.

And how difficult it is for ordinary princes to install cronies in the high-level of the Shence Army! Only the mutiny can compete with Li Xuan.

Isn't Li Xuan's move to let the kings test first? ”

Gao Shang explained heartbreakingly, and Li Lan suddenly realized.

"Yes, yes, this king thinks the same way. So, what do you do now? Is it as if nothing has happened? ”

Li Luan's tone was hurried, and even a little impatient.

"In a few days, it will be the birthday feast of the saint.

Although the invitation has not yet been sent, the prince does not attend the saint's birthday banquet, but it can confirm that what Li Heng said is true.

If you invite the kings to the birthday feast, you can carefully observe the demeanor of the saints.

As long as you are sick, there are always clues to follow, and Your Highness will observe carefully when the time comes.

If His Highness wants to explore the impact of this matter, he must first confirm the authenticity of this matter, otherwise it will be meaningless. ”

Gao Shang said quietly.

"That's true."

Li Lan nodded slightly and said.

Whether the Son of Heaven is "terminally ill" or not, it is indeed necessary to confirm it with his own eyes. However, it is true that as Gao Shang said, if the Son of Heaven does not invite princes like Li Lan to the banquet, it is too strange to go against human ethics, but it will really hammer Li Xuan's statement.

"Your Highness, the sage sent someone to send an invitation, and three days later held a birthday banquet in Huaqing Palace. The eunuch who delivered the invitation had already left. ”

Just as Li Lan was discussing a major matter with Gao Shang, a eunuch outside the study reminded him.

"There's really something wrong with that old immortal!"

Li Lan showed excitement on his face, clenched his fists and said!

If there is no ghost in his heart, why did the eunuch who delivered the decree throw down the invitation and leave? This must have been the fear of being questioned by the kings in turn about the person who sent the invitation, and what secrets would be discovered.

"Your Highness, the stakes are very high, and the slave thinks that it is necessary to send someone to Youzhou. Believing this news will change the minds of some of the knots. ”

Noble threw out his killer move.

Originally, he had already negotiated with An Lushan, but this guy actually died on the road. But over there in Youzhou, is there only An Lushan?

The news that the Son of Heaven is seriously ill is enough to make many ambitious people restless. After all, who wouldn't want to mess with the Dragon's Exploits?

"Don't worry, I'll talk about it after the banquet."

Li Lan waved his hand gently, still feeling that the noble idea was too radical.

Introducing the border army into Chang'an, this is the same as Dong Zhuo's entry into Luoyang. What exactly this means is self-evident.

If there is a forbidden army to use, who will have nothing to do to lead the border army to help him in a coup?

Li Lan really doesn't look very smart, but after all, he was cheated by King Shou once, and he also had a little bit of a snack.

colluded with An Lushan before because he knew that An Lushan also needed a backer. What's more, Li Lan at that time understood very well how long the Son of Heaven could live, this variable was too big.

If he doesn't lead the border army into Chang'an to gamble, then he will never have a chance, and the people's hearts and righteousness are not on his side.

And now the times have changed, if the Son of Heaven is sick, does that mean ...... You don't have to be so radical, you can think of something else?

Li Lan had already made up his mind, and he decided to observe it at this birthday banquet of the Son of Heaven first.

However, what Li Lan didn't know was that a similar story to him was still being performed on other adult princes at the moment. These princes, like Li Lan, also found their own cronies and staff to discuss countermeasures.

Some people are at a loss and don't know how to respond;

There are also people who think more than Li Luan, and even have hammered some key things.

Unsurprisingly, they all received an invitation from the Son of Heaven, and they had to come to Huaqing Palace for a banquet three days later.

Among the sons of Brother Ji, only the crown prince Li Xuan did not receive the invitation.

……

Three days passed in a flash, and in general, the situation in Chang'an City was calm, but a major event still happened!

A major matter related to people's livelihood!

At the beginning, the imperial court proposed "Jiaozi loans" to provide start-up funds for poor homesteaders. The farmers used the money to buy farming tools and grow grain, and they thanked Kigo Ender. The court is sympathetic to the people.

However, now that the autumn harvest is over, farmers need to exchange their grain for the "government-guided price" according to the "government guidance price" signed at the beginning, and then use the money to repay the debt, so that the whole process is completed.

However, the situation today is very different from what it was back then.

The value of Chang'an Jiaozi has depreciated sharply, and the yeoman farmers who hold the grain in their hands can even borrow the landlords who have borrowed the green seedlings loan, and can exchange a small part of the grain for the transaction to pay off the debt, and keep the rest for their own use.

This is tantamount to picking wool on the head of the government.

As a result, all the prefectures and county governments in Guanzhong refused to accept Chang'an's Jiaozi if they implemented the "Qingmiao Law", but forced yeoman farmers, and even some large landowners, to complete the transaction according to the contract, and after handing over the grain, the government would give them Chang'an Jiaozi.

Then these people will take the hand in hand to pay off the debt.

That is to say, you can repay the Qingmiao loan with Jiaozi, but you can't directly repay Chang'an Jiaozi, you must have the "paperwork" of grain handover to do this!

To be sure, the government has its own considerations, and for good reason.

When I lent you the handover, I signed a contract. Now that the autumn harvest is over, it's good to do things according to the contract, what price is what it should be, and now you want to repay the debt at the market price, it is clearly a violation of the contract, do you people want to rebel?

But the peasants and some landlords also had something to say.

I will sell this grain in Chang'an City, and I will be able to settle the account in minutes, and there will be a lot more leftovers. Wouldn't it be nice for me to buy some things for my family and save some money for a rainy day?

Why should I suffer this dumb loss?

The interests are in front of you, and the contract is a fart! That rag paper wipes your ass is too hard!

If you talk about a contract or something, I'll just say one thing anyway: don't listen! Don't listen! I won't listen!

As if someone was secretly instigating, peasants from all over Guanzhong petitioned in front of the local government and county yamen, and sat in silence every day, asking the imperial court to allow them to sell grain in the Chang'an market, and then use the Chang'an Jiaozi to repay the green seedling loan!

If they don't agree, they won't let the local government work normally!

These people can't stop and stop, persuade and can't persuade to leave, and there are even many big local households, quietly fueling the trouble!

Actually, this is also very understandable.

Many big households have secretly planned, as long as the imperial court is willing to open this opening, they can buy and win the Chang'an Jiaozi that the dog doesn't want now at a low price in Chang'an City, and then use these Jiaozi to buy grain at a "high price" from the homesteaders, so that these people can take the Chang'an Jiaozi to repay the Qingmiao loan.

This is equivalent to the wool of the government together between the local large households and the farmers. The court has suffered a loss, and the big families have become good people, so why not?

For a time, there was a surging situation in various parts of Guanzhong, and there were even strange things about peasants organizing themselves and attacking the county government.

Brother Ji in Huaqing Palace, after hearing about these bullshit things, scolded those troublesome farmers for being ungrateful and ignorant of lifting! But for a while, he couldn't think of any good solution, and there seemed to be no other good way other than sending troops to suppress it.

After all, there are real benefits at stake. In the eyes of the powerful, it is the money for a meal, but in the eyes of the peasants, this money can be the expense of several years.

If the government says don't want it, don't want it?

The people, who are usually very "reasonable", are now suddenly "unreasonable", obviously because they do not abide by the contract!

Brother Ji's heart was full of irritability, and the birthday banquet was in front of him, he had no intention of doing government affairs at all, so he threw this burden to the right minister Li Linfu!

Now Brother Ji's life is a day, even if it is a day, he doesn't want to bother to deal with these troubles at all. Those Diao people don't keep their contracts, do they still have a point?

Brother Ji gave Li Linfu a death order: This year's autumn harvest must not cause chaos, no matter what method is used! If something goes wrong, don't do it when you do!

After Li Linfu got the news, he was also confused.

When this "green seedling law" was first introduced, the response was indeed excellent. With low-interest loans, farmers buy farm tools, grain and other necessities under the supervision and coordination of local governments. This move has made the economy of the Guanzhong region more prosperous.

If you have money, you can drive consumption. With consumption, prosperity can be created.

Li Linfu understands this truth, but what he doesn't understand is that Chang'an Jiaozi has depreciated too quickly! It's almost time that the policy can't keep up with the changes!

The original policy honey has now become policy arsenic. The peasants who got cheap now want them to pay a loss to fulfill their contracts, and as a result, these people have completely quit!

In desperation, Li Linfu had no choice but to call Cao Liu Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, to discuss countermeasures.

"Now that the crowd is surging, the prime minister is helpless, dare to ask Liu Sicao what is the best plan?

Taifu Yin Yang Shenjin can't count on it, and he has high hopes for you. ”

In a small study room in Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang, Li Linfu looked at Liu Yan with a smile and asked, making tea for the other party himself. made Liu Yan look flattered.

"Right Prime Minister, in the view of humility, there are endless troubles after breaking the contract, and this wind cannot be long. Once this opening is opened, we will not be faced with those yeoman farmers, but with a large number of opportunistic landlords. ”

Liu Yan took the teacup handed over by Li Linfu and replied cautiously.

"I don't know what the situation you are talking about, it's just that the plan will be released?"

Li Linfu looked at Liu Yan with burning eyes and asked.

"The right prime minister can let the people sell grain and straw in Chang'an. However, the government only accepts Hexi Jiaozi, not Chang'an Jiaozi. When I signed the contract, I didn't say what I had to pay off the debt, right?

How much to borrow and how much to repay, this is a matter of course. The court is sympathetic to the people, and the people must also know the difficulties of the court. ”

Liu Yan suggested in a low voice.

Li Linfu nodded slightly, and then he thought of one thing, and asked Liu Yan rhetorically: "Why didn't the imperial court take back the right to issue Hexi Jiaozi?" Printing Hexi Jiaozi and sending it to Liangzhou for distribution will not be in the way. ”

"Right Prime Minister, if this matter is done, Hexi Jiaozi will inevitably depreciate significantly. When the time comes to trade with the Hu merchants of the Western Regions, we will be weak. And once Hexi Jiaozi becomes the next Chang'an Jiaozi, what should I do if the Hexi border army mutinies?

Jiaozi is not interconnected, it is really a burning forest and breaking the fire! With the barrier, one place will be chaotic, and the whole country will not be in chaos, and the lowly position thinks that it is necessary to retain the independence of Hexi Jiaozi.

Recently, he is also looking for a strategy for Jiaozi's innovation, and after the idea is complete, he will report to the right minister. First use Hexi Jiaozi temporarily to solve the urgent need.

Chang'an Jiaozi's reputation is getting worse and worse, and it is inevitable to abolish it and replace it with a new Jiaozi. ”

Liu Yan tried his best to use more euphemistic words to describe his methods to Li Linfu.

His method is simple and simple, that is, to use Hexi Jiaozi, which is now relatively valuable in the Chang'an market, as an official currency substitute, and allow farmers to sell grain in the Chang'an market, but they must hand over Hexi Jiaozi.

Or according to the method of the imperial court, the method of "internal digestion" is adopted, and the grain is used to settle the accounts.

There are only two ways to choose.

If the imperial court has already given a way, and there are still people who want to take advantage of the wool at that time, it will be a proper Diao Min, don't blame the Shence Army for beating the flesh with an iron fist!

"Well, this method might be a try. What about the new Chang'an Jiaozi, have you really thought about it? It is useless to change the soup without changing the medicine. If the saint blames him, you and I will be unlucky. ”

Li Linfu sighed helplessly, and couldn't help but remind Liu Yan to say.

Now it's not just Chang'an Jiaozi who has a problem!

The drastic depreciation of Jiaozi is essentially the wealth being frantically exploited and plundered by the imperial court. If the system is not reformed, the new "Chang'an Jiaozi" will still follow the old road! When the time comes, it will damage the institutional majesty of the imperial court!

"Please rest assured that the right minister has found a solution, and he will not let the right minister down."

Liu Yan saluted with confidence.

(End of chapter)