The early spring sun shone in through the south-facing window, Qinglan turned over and hugged the quilt, but suddenly woke up.

She hadn't slept much the night before, and this night she slept so deeply that she had overslept.

Since she became a maidservant, she had never gotten up so late, and hurriedly got dressed and rushed to the house, but saw Xue Bai writing something in front of the table.

"Has Lang Jun eaten it?"

Xue Bai pointed to the breakfast on the table.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Qinglan thought he was angry, and said in a low voice: "The slave is late, please punish Lang Jun." ”

"Hand out."

"Oh."

Qinglan stretched out her hand pitifully, closed her eyes, and waited to be beaten by him.

But he felt cold in his palm, and when he opened his eyes, he wrote the word "stupid" on it.

"Alright."

Xue Bai turned around and smiled, it turned out that he was not angry, but he was too serious.

Qing Lan became happy, bent her eyes and smiled: "Lang Jun's handwriting is really good. ”

"Right? I also think it's progressive. ”

Xue Bai wrote down the last column of words unhurriedly, re-examined it, and felt satisfied.

But even if he wanted to show Yan Zhenqing, he still carefully transcribed it again.

Blowing dry the ink and putting away the strategy, before going out, Qinglan reminded one more thing.

"Lang Jun, didn't you say that you were going to give gifts to the neighbors today?"

"Oh yes, I'm glad you reminded me." Xue Bai said: "I'll go by myself, and then I have to go to the county office." ”

Qing Lan was overjoyed when she heard this, carefully arranged Xue Bai's hair and clothes, and watched him go out.

On the first day she moved to her new home, she was happy with it, but she also had new worries...... She felt that Mrs. Lu's niece was not good-tempered and was not suitable to be a housewife.

~~

"Knock, knock, knock."

There was a knock on the door in the alley of the house in the northwest corner of Changshou Fang.

Xue Bai took two guards and greeted them one by one.

"I'm bothered, junior Xue Bai, I just moved back to the Xue Mansion at the entrance of the alley, and it is inevitable that there will be disturbances in the future, and a little rice and noodles will be used as a gift for your neighbors."

"Xue Ling's son? Your grandfather still owes me a penny! ”

“……”

The alley on the east side of the street was a few mansions, Xue Bai first disturbed the two mansions in the north, and then knocked on a mansion in the south, but it was the back door of the house that was knocked.

A plainly dressed servant woman opened the door, and when she saw the man knocking on the door of the back yard of her house, she thought it was a bit rude, but fortunately, Xue Bai was not a bad person.

"Xiao Langzi is too polite, but my master is not easy to accept gifts."

"It's just a housewarming, not a valuable thing. If your host feels that the rice noodles are not appropriate, you can also take a box of snacks. ”

"Xiao Langjun wait a minute, the slave maid will go and ask the master's mother."

It was originally a very small matter, but Xue Bai didn't expect this family to attach so much importance to it, so he had to stand there and wait.

After a while, a beautiful woman who was less than forty years old came slowly, with a dignified appearance, a plain dress, and a graceful demeanor.

She looked at the pastry, asked for details, and made sure that she didn't come to ask her husband to do something, so she thanked her and accepted it with a smile.

Xue Bai saw that she was a little familiar, and suddenly remembered where she had seen it, and asked, "Dare to ask, but Yan Shaofu's family?" ”

"Xiao Langzi knows my Langjun?"

Really.

Looking at this woman's temperament again, it is no wonder that Yan Zhenqing has a close relationship with her, leaving "Post with Mrs" to be handed down.

"Student Xue Bai was fortunate to have Yan Shaofu's guidance. I was about to give him advice. ”

Wei Yun was stunned for a moment, she had actually heard Xue Bai's name.

After that, a soft smile appeared on her face and said, "Lang Jun mentioned you, you are a good boy." He was still in the county government at this time, not far from the government office, in the southwest corner of Changshoufang......"

At this moment, there was a woman's laughter at the instrument gate between the back yard and the back yard, which sounded as good as a silver bell.

A young girl ran over with a Luo skirt and grimaceed at the servant girl chasing her behind her, only to turn around and hit Wei Yun and almost fall.

She was not annoyed, hugged Wei Yun and called, "A-Niang." ”

After that, she noticed that there was a foreign guest, tilted her head, and glanced at Xue Bai, a pair of autumn-like eyes flashed with a little curiosity, and she was quickly attracted by the box of pastries in Wei Yun's hand.

"Begonia cake? Qingmen Su Ji's box, A-Niang, this is not cheap. ”

She combed a pretty hanging bun, obviously not out of the cabinet, with a very standard goose egg face, fair skin, and fine sweat oozing from play on her forehead, slightly wetting the broken hair around her ears, and a small strand of hair also touched her cheeks, revealing the naughtiness and naivety of a girl.

A smoky green Luo skirt was just carried by her, and after putting it down, it was still gently fluttering, and the belt embroidered with plum blossoms wrapped the delicate little breasts with a slight bulging feeling.

She wears a pair of jade bracelets on her wrists and an immortal talisman around her neck.

The talisman shook slightly, landing on her collar.

Xue Bai noticed that her lips were a little pale, and although she looked quite energetic, she didn't seem to be in good health.

"You are not allowed to eat, you are still playing on such a cold day, and you are not afraid of catching a cold."

Wei Yun immediately became nervous, wiped the fine sweat on the girl's forehead with her sleeve, and took the cloak from the maidservant's hand to wrap her.

Seeing this scene, Xue Bai no longer bothered, said goodbye and left, and went to the county government to find Yan Zhenqing.

He thought about going to find Yan Zhenqing, but he inadvertently arrived at Yan's house first, it was really a coincidence, he shook his head and smiled.

In the courtyard of the house, the girl smiled slyly and said, "Auntie, that is the cheeky Xue Bai who Grandpa said just now who wants to worship him as a teacher?" ”

"The young man is gentle and elegant, but when it comes to your father and daughter's mouth, he will become cheeky. The wind is blowing, and you don't get cold......"

~~

Chang'an County Ya.

The layout in the official hall was simple, Yan Zhenqing was sitting behind the table to deal with official business, there was a dignified look in his eyes, and when Xue Bai came in, he glanced at it lightly and said, "The words are on the table, and take it." ”

"Yes, this is a strategy written by Yan Shaofu for students, please take a look."

Yan Zhenqing glanced at it and saw that Xue Bai's calligraphy had indeed improved, it was miserable before, but now it is ugly that can be seen.

"I heard that you saved Mrs. Yu Guo and recuperated in her mansion for more than ten days?"

"The students are ashamed." Xue Bai responded honestly, "The student has moved to Changshou Fang, and it will be more convenient to ask Yan Shaofu for advice in the future." ”

"Ahem, ahem."

Yan Zhenqing choked on water, coughed twice, waved his hand again and again, didn't bother to say more to Xue Bai, and stared at his strategy.

"The laws of the state endowment are all rent-mediocre adjustments, there are fields and rents, there are bodies and mediocre parties, and there are households and adjustments, and the Tang Dynasty has been established for one hundred and twenty-nine years, and the editions are soaked, which is not true; The merger of acres of land is intensifying; The Department of Empowerment is free to recruit subjects, self-reliant, and the new is still the same; The poor have nowhere to hide, and they are overwhelmed by the hardships and abandoning their homes. At this point, if the law of endowment remains unchanged, it will not work, and it is proposed to change it to the two tax laws. The amount levied by each state and county shall be measured first, and the amount shall be measured; The household registration register of the household tax system, regardless of the master and servant, no one is in the middle, and the difference between the rich and the poor is the difference; The land tax is rented and miscellaneous, and the land tax is judged by the number of acres of land......"

The policy is very long, to put it simply, to replace the rent adjustment with household tax and land tax, those who have more land pay more, and those who have less land pay less.

There are many detailed tax records, which calculate and list the approximate amount of taxes that can be received by using the rent adjustment and the two tax laws in the 20 years from the 14th year of Kaiyuan to the 5th year of Tianbao...... This is an account that even he, the county lieutenant of Chang'an, has no right to see.

Yan Zhenqing squinted her old eyes and looked at it for a long time, her brows sometimes furrowed slightly, sometimes stretched, and finally sighed slightly.

"Did you know that this strategy would kill you?"

"Students know." Xue Bai said: "If you really reform the tax system in this way, it will harm the interests of the whole world's big families. Unfortunately, it doesn't kill me, because it can't be implemented. ”

There was silence for a while.

Yan Zhenqing realized the word "pity" that Xue Bai said, and her heart was heavy.

Recently, Jingzhao Mansion has been urging to arrest fugitives and collect taxes, and the more he sees, the more he knows that the rent adjustment will have to be changed sooner or later.

And Xue Bai's strategy is more mature and perfect than any tax law he has ever seen, so it is also more dangerous.

It's hard to believe that this is the work of a young man...... Yan Zhenqing is concerned about whether it can be implemented?

The saints will not want to make a big move, but is there really no hope? Not necessarily.

Yan Zhenqing thought about it for a long time, knowing that Xue Bai could come up with such a strategy to show him out of complete trust.

It must be handled carefully, not only to protect the young man in front of him, but also not to disappoint his hard work.

He spoke, but he still had to ask Xue Bai for more trust.

"Can you rest assured that you will hand over this strategy to the old man?"

"How can a student fail to trust a teacher?"

At this time, there was no one else in the official house, Yan Zhenqing shook his head, and said slowly: "The old man wants to give it to a close friend to see, or make it possible to implement it one day, are you willing?" ”

"It's all up to the teacher."

Yan Zhenqing glanced at Xue Bai deeply.

After that, he nodded, and solemnly took the proposal into his arms.

He said very little, and he kept thinking about the pros and cons of this tax law reform in his mind, and even forgot to evaluate Xue Bai, forgot to give a note, and even ignored official business, and went straight out of the official office.

At this moment, Yan Zhenqing, who seemed to be unfazed, was actually out of shape.

~~

Xue Bai walked out of the Chang'an County Ya, glanced back at the two guards Yang Yuyao gave him, and thought that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the East Palace should not move to get rid of him for the time being.

Yang Shenjin's case was just over, and when both parties were avoiding the limelight, he could take this opportunity to muddy the waters.

It is best for the teacher to circulate this policy to the honest and loyal ministers, and the honest and loyal ministers often support the East Palace, which is likely to make the East Palace mistakenly think that there is a force behind him.

Li Linfu thought he had power, and his reaction was jealousy; The East Palace will inevitably want to annex him.

Then, he may be able to survive this jealousy and annexation, and in turn annex some strength.

~~

"It's in line with the times, and it's also a big fight."

Fang Xuan put down the strategy in his hand and said slowly: "This is not Qingchen's handwriting, who wrote it?" ”

Yan Zhenqing said: "Fang Gong said first, what do you think? ”

Fang Xuan stroked his gray beard and said with a smile: "The old man has already said it. ”

He was fifty years old at the time, he was the son of Fang Rong, the famous minister of Wu Zhou, with a noble birth, extraordinary learning, and a name from all over the world.

In addition, he was the teacher of the eldest son of the crown prince, Li Li, the king of Guangping.

In the face of Yan Zhenqing's caution, Fang Xuan's expression was much more solemn, so he said bluntly: "The saint must be unwilling to do this policy, but the prince is very willing. Can the Qing minister ask me to present this strategy to the East Palace? ”

"How about I transcribe it first?" Yan Zhenqing asked.

Fang Xuan said with a smile: "Qingchen is forcing the old man to make a statement." ”

He understood what Yan Zhenqing meant, the interests involved in these two tax laws are too wide, and now he has to protect the person who proposed this policy first.

"The old man swears to the sky." Fang Xuan then raised his finger to the sky, "Since you offer this person's strategy, you will ensure that this person is well-thought, how about it?" ”

Yan Zhenqing said: "This matter is a long story, Fang Gong may have seen him." At the imperial banquet on the night of Shangyuan, he randomly pieced together a poem. ”

"Xue Bai?" Fang Xuan was slightly surprised, and said with a dumb smile: "The old man still thinks that he is a small man who clings to the powerful, and he never thought of having such ambition......

~~

"Xue Bai?"

Li Heng only heard Li Jingzhong talk about Xue Bai in detail yesterday, but he didn't expect to hear this name again so soon.

At this time, it was late at night, and sitting in front of Li Heng was his eldest son Li Jiao.

Li Jiao was twenty-one years old at the time, and he had a heroic spirit similar to that of a saint when he was young.

"Yes, at that time, Xue Bai came to interrogate Li Jingzhong, and the child was still angry that he was so rude, I didn't expect that he had such a genius and could propose such a tax law......"

Young people are determined to forge ahead, always imagining that one day they will get rid of the accumulated evils and purge the rule of officials, and the previous little festival is not so important at this time.

But no one told Li Li that Xue Bai was buried alive in the East Palace.

Li Heng was not as interested in the two tax laws as his son, so he raised his hand and said, "I know, let's go and rest." ”

"It's rare for a child to come from Baisunyuan, and I want to talk to my grandfather all night about tax law......"

"I'm tired."

"Whoa."

Li Heng looked at the strategy left on the table, and regretted Tianbao's choice at the end of five years.

Because he finally realized that there was a lot of power behind Xue Bai.

If the information given by Pei Mian made him think that this matter was very likely, at this time it was completely certain.

These two tax laws are absolutely impossible for a teenager about 16 years old to come up with, and there must be an old-fashioned and scheming minister behind this matter.

Such a character refused to get close to the East Palace, but pretended to be in the hands of Xue Bai...... There are really a group of people who secretly support Li Cong!

Thinking of this, Li Heng beckoned Li Jingzhong and whispered a few words.

"What Pei Mian said is good, we have to win over Li Cong's people, Xue Bai is a hook, we have to take the initiative to pull ......"

~~

Ji Wen has been preparing for several days, and has already figured out how to frame the Du family and bring the Du family to trial.

The reason why the purpose is the Du family, not Xue Bai himself, is because the good story of recognizing relatives in front of the emperor has not passed too long, and Xue Bai is protected by Mrs. Qiuguo.

On his bookcase, there is a copy of "Luo Weaving Sutra" written by Wu Zhou Ku official Lai Junchen, which is often read and is dilapidated.

But this time, he didn't use the charges in "Luo Weaving Sutra...... He was ready to accuse Du Erniang of having a personal affair with someone when he was still the prince Liangdi, and when he won the interrogation of the Du family, he would point the adulterer's head at Xue Bai.

He heard the rumors about Xue Bai and Aunt Du, and decided that their adultery was true, so he came up with this idea.

It's a pity that Jingzhao Mansion does not accept this kind of case, and it has to be brought forward by the Yushitai, so Ji Wen went to the Yushitai to find Pei Mian.

"Gifacio's clever plan." Pei Mian listened, thought about it for a while, and quickly gave him an idea, and said: "If Wang Zhongcheng comes forward in this matter, and others are only dealing with the East Palace as the right minister, you can go to find Dr. Pei, he is close to the East Palace, and this matter will be handled by him to show justice." ”

The imperial historian is Pei Kuan, and he rarely asks about the affairs of the imperial history platform, first controlled by Yang Shenjin, and now controlled by Wang Jie.

Givin asked, "Is he there?" ”

"Doctor Pei happens to be at the Yushitai today."

Givan received advice, and went to the official residence of the Imperial Doctor, asking to see him.

Pei Kuan only let him wait.

It wasn't until the afternoon that someone walked into the courtyard, and Giwen, who was standing under the porch, turned his head to look, but he was stunned.

His eyes widened as he watched Xue Bai walk over like that and walk all the way to his side.

Xue Bai was still holding a few scrolls in his hand, like a student who had come to invest in the bank.

"You ......"

"Xue Langjun, please come in."

Before Ji Wen spoke, a small official had already come out to invite Xue Bai in.

Xue Bai walked past Ji Wen, raised his hand and waved it in front of his nose, as if dissipating the bad breath in the air, and stepped into the official house.

Pei Mian informed him to come to see Pei Kuan, which showed that Donggong had become curious about him.

After two months of not seeing each other, Xue Bai has already set up his own door, began to show his talents, establish contacts, and use his strength to walk under the door of the minister.

And Gwenn is still the same, no progress at all......