In the hall of the Anping Division of Tsing Yi Weibei, Sun Xun ordered someone to bring out Xu Wuxian and remove the shackles from his body. Sun Xun personally presented the jade pendant of the King of Wei, and at the same time smiled at Xue Tao, the general of the Right Yulin Wei, who had been waiting for a long time: "Sun doesn't know that this later life is a disciple of the King of Wei, and he has offended a lot before, and I hope that General Xue will be there for the King of Wei to help say some good things!"

Xue Tao snorted, and didn't pay attention to Sun Xun, just took the jade pendant, pulled Xu Wuxian and turned around and left. Sun Xun could hear the "rustling" sound from the armor of the Yulin Guard Forbidden Army on Xue Tao's body, which came in the middle of the night, and it seemed to be particularly harsh. Sun Xun watched the figures of the two gradually move away, his white and oozing face looked even whiter at the moment, and a smiling face suddenly turned fierce, like a demon in the night sky, opening his bloody mouth, revealing sharp teeth and fangs, eager to pounce on it immediately and bite it frantically......

Yang Wenyuan, who was on the side, stepped forward and arched his hand: "Congratulations, my lord!"

Sun Xun said angrily: "Congratulations, fart! Isn't it enough to be ashamed tonight?

Yang Wenyuan said with a smile: "There are two things to congratulate the Lord of Qianhu, the first thing, the Lord released the thief tonight, which is not only to get a big favor from the two princes, but also to pinch a handle of the King of Wei, so that he has to have scruples about the adult." ”

Sun Xun asked, "What handle?"

Yang Wenyuan said: "My lord, just imagine, Tsing Yi Wei is the emperor's own army, and my Bei'an Ping Division is under the direct control of the Holy Lord, how can the prisoners in this department's edict and prison just rely on the Peiyu of a prince to say that they will be released......? Even if he Xue Tao refuses to admit it, I Bei'an Pingsi and others can prove it! Today, the saint hates the prince the most for interfering in the government, don't say that this crime is true, even if it arouses the suspicion of the saint, I am afraid that the future life of the king of Wei will be very sad!"

Sun Xun turned his anger into joy and said, "That makes sense! What about the second thing?"

Yang Wenyuan said: "This second thing, we have always suspected that Wang Meng is the prince's henchman, and according to the current situation, Wang Meng is still involved with King Zhao." This time, Wang Meng made such a big move in Jiangnan, which shows that all princes are staring at the anointed land of Jiangnan. The humble office has long heard that Suzhou Mansion and Hangzhou Mansion are the granaries of the world and the important places of taxation. The Lord of the Thousand Households should inform the King of Chu as soon as possible that, in addition to impeaching the prince for his misconduct and failing to restrain his people, he should also appoint a capable general to rush to Jiangnan as soon as possible. You must know the way of the world, 'only when you have money can you do things' -- this is the most unchanging principle for eternity! If the Lord of the Thousand Households can help the King of Chu to occupy the land of money and grain in the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible, it will be a miracle!"

Sun Xun nodded yes again and again, and after thinking about it, he asked again: "According to Wenyuan's meaning, that thief today is really King Zhao's subordinate?

Yang Wenyuan said: "Lord Qianhu, it is precisely because it is King Wei who came forward today that he concluded that the thief is King Zhao's subordinate!"

Sun Xunqi said: "Oh?

Yang Wenyuan said: "My lord, I think what kind of person King Zhao is, I am the master of the Great God King, the emperor's most favored three princes, his eyes are above the top on weekdays, and he boasts that he will never participate in the party struggle, and only think of the common people in the world...... How could he personally come forward for the sake of a subordinate and destroy his reputation? I have heard that King Zhao and the King of Wei are the best friends, and tonight's appearance of the King of Wei is the best explanation!"

Sun Xun snorted lightly: "I don't want this little young man to be able to affect my two princes, it's really strange!"

......

On the first day of October in the 70th year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, in the study room of the Wei Wangfu in Chang'an City, the fourth prince of the current emperor, Li Jin, the king of Wei, was still sitting by the brazier, holding a bowl of lotus seed white fungus soup just given by the maid in his hand, while gently plucking with a silver spoon, while chewing carefully......

At this time, Xue Tao, the general of the Right Feather Lin Guard, walked into the room gently with Xu Wuxi. Xue Tao bowed and touched Xu Wuxian slightly. Xu Wuxian understood, immediately knelt on the ground, and said: "Grass people Xu Wuxian, see His Royal Highness King Wei!

Li Zhen just tasted the white fungus soup and did not respond, and only after Xu Wuxian knelt for a short time did he say: "Get up!"

"King Xie Wei!" Xu Wuxian slowly got up and stood aside.

"I heard that you are a student of Mr. Qiu?" asked Li Zhen nonchalantly.

"Yes!" Xu replied.

Li Zhen glanced at Xu Wuxian, and said, "Since you are Mr. Qiu's student, I will take the test for you......

"The grass people are shallow in their learning, and I am afraid that they will live up to His Highness's expectations!" Xu Wuxian said.

Li Zhen said "um" and said slowly:

"There was a man whose friend had offended his father by talking nonsense, and was locked up by his father. You say, should he save this friend of his?"

"It depends on what his friend said?" replied Xu Wuxi.

Li Zhen said: "Naturally, there are some reasonable words, these truths are of great benefit to the people, but his father doesn't like to hear it, on the contrary, he is very angry when he hears it!"

Xu Wuxian said: "Such a friend, of course you have to save it!"

Li Zhen glanced at Xu Wuxian a few more times and asked:

"Then you say, how can I save it?"

Xu Wuxi asked, "Dare to ask his father, is he a reasonable person?"

Li Zhen said: "Naturally, he is a reasonable person. ”

Xu Wuxian replied calmly: "Since his father is a reasonable person, and his friends are also reasonable, then Wuxian thinks that he should sincerely explain these truths to his father." Even if his father was very angry at first, I believe that after some time, his father will be able to understand, after all, these truths are all right, and they will be of great benefit to the common people. ”

After a pause, Xu Wuxian said again: "Just like when I was young, there was an uncle Wang who sold baked cakes in the blind alley of Hangzhou City, and once I said that his baked cakes were not delicious, he was very unhappy and refused to pay attention to me for several days. Later, I told him that the flour could be spread thinner, and that the resulting pancakes would not only look bigger, but also taste crispy, tender, and fragrant, but with the same ingredients. He listened to me, and after that, the business was very good, not only did he apologize to me, but every time he saw me, he gave me two biscuits......"

Xu Wuxi suddenly remembered that Uncle Wang, who sold baked cakes, had always taken good care of him, but later he was unfortunately killed by the prefect of Hangzhou, and the family died tragically, and he couldn't help but wet his eyes and wanted to cry......

Li Zhen was silent for a while, nodded and said: "That's a good point! Although the quotation is unjust, Yu Benwang has gained a lot!"

Li Zhen immediately instructed Xue Tao to send Xu Wuxian back to the inn first, and only said that he would look for him when he needed it.

When Xu went out without illness, Li Zhen immediately asked someone to prepare a car, and he wanted to enter the palace to face the saint.

The head of the Wei Palace's name is "Ma Huacheng", and he is a capable old official. He saw that his master was going out late at night, so he hurriedly came to dissuade him: "Your Highness, it is late at night at this time, and the emperor must have fallen asleep." The old slave is afraid that His Highness's departure will disturb the emperor's rest......! It's better to wait until tomorrow morning after the court, and then enter the palace before it's too late......"

Li Zhen said angrily: "Shut up! This king can wait, but Mr. Qiu can't wait!"

......

Xue Tao escorted Xu Wuzhi out of the Wei Palace, and went straight to Changle Fang. There is a huge Chang'an City, and the cars are like flowing water and horses like dragons during the day, but now it is silent and silent. From time to time in the streets and alleys, there were soldiers of the forbidden army who checked the curfew, and when they saw Xu Wuxian was about to scold loudly, they were immediately arrested, and when they saw General Lin Wei of Right Yu standing next to him, they were immediately frightened and did not dare to squeak, and hurriedly bowed and dodged aside.

Xue Tao smiled at Xu Wuxian and said: "What you said to King Wei today is very good! It sounds very simple, but it just solves a difficult problem that has been haunting King Wei's heart, it seems that Mr. Qiu is saved, you are really Mr. Qiu's good apprentice!"

Xu Wuxian said: "Don't hide it from General Xue, no illness is actually ...... In fact, it is today that I met Mr. Qiu. Mr. Qiu is very righteous and admires him without illness. I only hope that Mr. Qiu can get out of the cage as soon as possible and leave the filthy and filthy land of Tsing Yi Wei......"

Xue Taoqi said: "You only met Mr. Qiu today? So you are not Mr. Qiu's apprentice?"

Xu Wuxian told Xue Tao about how he was imprisoned for no reason, how he knew Qiu Mingli, and worshipped him as a teacher in the cell. After Xue Tao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh:

Unexpectedly, Mr. Qiu disregarded his own life, and what he never forgot in his heart was a person who had nothing to do with him. Mr. Qiu's open-mindedness really admires Xue!"

......

Xu Wuxian said goodbye to Xue Tao, walked into the "Yunqi" inn located in Changle Fang, Dongshikou, and returned to the room he had set during the day, but saw Zhu Wuneng lying on the bed with his back to the sky, snoring like thunder. I couldn't help but smile bitterly a few times, remembering my own experience during the day, like a dream...... At this time, the body felt extremely sleepy, and even if he slept with clothes.

Almost at the same time, in the imperial study of Xingqing Palace in Chang'an City, Li Jin, the king of Wei, fell to his knees and prostrate on the ground. An old man with gray hair and about eighty years of age hobbled to a chair and sat down. Although he was only wearing an apricot-yellow civilian dress, he did not wear a crown on his body, and he did not have a crown on his head, but in his gestures, he naturally gave birth to an imperial momentum that reigned over the world. This person is Li Chongsheng, the Kangyuan Emperor who has dominated the world for 70 years and is known as a generation of prosperous emperors. As soon as the emperor sat down, he said with a sleepy expression:

"I'm going to rest, why do I have to say it now?"

"Erchen begged his father for mercy and spared Erchen's teacher Qiu Mingli. ”

Li Chongsheng's eyes opened slightly, and he said with displeasure:

"He has no eyes on the king, and he talks about the law of the emperor in vain, so a minister, his crime should be punished!"

"Mr. Qiu is loyal to state affairs, and the 12 outlines of the law reform he has put forward are all clear and rational ways to govern the country and help the world, all of which are beneficial to the people of the country and the people of Li who have benefited our great cadres, and he is a great loyal minister!" Li Zhen replied.

Li Chongsheng snorted coldly: "What do you know about the good way to help the world and govern the country wisely? 'If you govern a large country and change the law, the people will suffer'...... This ancestor has become a law, how can it be said that it will change?!"

Li Zhen said: "The rent adjustment method created by the Taizong Ye was originally a grand national policy of perfection and greatness, but it is a pity that after a long time, now I have a lot of land in the world, and the fertile land is in the hands of the wealthy families. If the law is followed, only the people collect taxes, then the landless people are unbearable to pay taxes, and the landed households are wantonly evading taxes, and in the long run, the treasury is gradually empty, and the people are in difficulty, and the sons and daughters hear that "there is no law to govern the country, and the law-abiding and unchanged will decline", if the law is not changed, the sons and daughters are deeply afraid that the national situation of our great cadres will be declining day by day, and it will be ......

Li Chongsheng's eyebrows were deep and frowned, his broad forehead was raised with deep and shallow wrinkles, and a pair of dragon eyes suddenly shone brightly, he looked at Li Zhen who was prostrate on the ground, no one knew the look on his face at this moment, whether it was anger, shock, contemplation, and sentimentality...... After a long time, the light in Li Chongsheng's eyes gradually dimmed, he sighed leisurely and said, "You get up first!"

"Father Xie!" Li Zhen stood up and bowed to the side.

"It's good that my son has grown up and knows how to share his father's worries...... However, the Fa is the program of the world and the instrument of all things, and how can such a major event as changing the Fa allow him to put his beak in a small five-grade official?" Li Chongsheng said.

"As a household minister, Mr. Qiu is aware of the people's feelings, reforming the tax system, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, and enriching the national treasury, which is his duty. Li Zhen replied.

"Okay, I already know your invitation, I will deal with it at my discretion, you can go back first......" Li Chongsheng waved his hand, signaling that Li Zhen could retreat.

"The son of the emperor implores his father, and immediately issued an order to release Mr. Qiu!" Li Zhen arched his hand.

"Qiu Mingli has just been imprisoned, how can he say that he will be released?!" Li Chongsheng said.

Li Zhen said: "Erchen heard that my father issued a list of virtuous emperors in various provinces a few months ago, and my father was humble and thirsty for talent, which made everyone in the world admire. Mr. Qiu is well-versed in the past and the present, has a wide range of minds, learns the way of sages and sages, and seeks the use of the world, like Mr. Qiu, who is as talented as his father, but his father did not see him, but sent him to prison......"

"Shut up!" Li Chongsheng said angrily.

"Father!" Li Zhen knelt down on his knees again, landed his head on the ground, and protested.

"Jin'er...... You're pushing your father...... cough cough cough ......" Li Chongsheng's face turned purple, obviously angry, and coughed several times in a row.

The emperor's personal eunuch and the chief administrator of the palace, Gao Liangshi, who was standing solemnly at the door, saw the father and son in the house, protesting endlessly and stalemate, and he was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, he was anxious and uneasy, but he still did not dare to come in and persuade without permission.

At this time, Li Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and said softly:

"Father, the son just heard a story: in the blind alley of Hangzhou City, there is an old man Wang who sells baked cakes. The baked cakes he made were originally thick and hard, and he was told that they were not tasty. He was angry and cut off from the man. Later, the man told him that if he spread the flour thinner, the taste would be different. Wang Laohan listened to his friend's words this time, although the baked cakes he made were a little thinner, but they looked bigger and tasted better, and business was very good from then on. So, the old man took the initiative to apologize to his friend, and every time he saw him again, he would give his friend two baked cakes......"

Seeing that the emperor was listening intently, Li Zhen paused, and then said:

"Father, my sons and daughters feel that now that I have a big cake, I should also change my approach, and the place where it should be diluted needs to be diluted......"

Seeing that his son, who has always been low-key and cautious, actually argued with himself for the sake of a criminal today, and did not hesitate to disobey himself, Li Chongsheng's mood today was really surprised, and this accident even made him forget his anger. "I can't see that this fourth child is usually cautious everywhere, and today he would defend with such strong words, but what he said is not unreasonable......" At this time, as soon as he lowered his head, he saw Li Zhen kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, almost unable to support it, and couldn't help but wonder:

"Jin'er, why are you shaking so much?"

"Father, my son, has suffered from the wind and cold in the past few days...... Suffering from cold and heat...... So that there is no state in front of the emperor, and I hope that my father will forgive my sins!" Li Zhen replied, and at this time, a chill suddenly surged in his heart, and his whole body trembled even more.

"It's not a small illness! No wonder you're dressed so thickly today...... You...... "Li Chongsheng is also a father after all, and at this time, seeing his beloved son enduring the torment of illness, he couldn't help but arouse the thick fatherly love in his chest, and this fatherly love was like a warm current, filling his heart at once.

"The son begs his father to spare Qiu Mingli from the death penalty!" Li Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, once again prostrated his hands forward on the ground, made a big salute, and said loudly.

"Okay, good, I will give you an order today, let go of your Mr. Qiu!" Li Chongsheng said helplessly.

"Thank you, Father!" Li Zhen finished speaking, but he felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost wanted to fall......