Appoint me as a spy, but the contact person is actually the empress

Chapter 103 The Great Wei Baochao, the Curtain Opens 【Three in One】

Everyone is a little quiet.

Except for Chen Yun and King Qin Xiaoshi, everyone in the palace knew who wrote this collection of Yi An's poems.

Even Xu Shouyun hadn't expected that the young prince of the King of Qin would actually offer this thing to Concubine Liu.

Don't you know that the original author is right in front of you?
Sensing everyone's silence, King Qin's young son thought they had never heard of this collection of words, so he spoke out immediately.

"Your Majesty, this collection of words is now popular in the whole of Kyoto, and everyone in some poetry circles is even more admirable."

"Especially, it is deeply loved by many women. When this collection comes out, the collection of Yunde's poems seems a bit dull."

"It's a pity that this son can't find someone to write lyrics, otherwise he will definitely invite her to sit at his house."

King Qin's son subconsciously regarded Yi Anju as a woman when he opened his mouth, but the words did seem to come from a woman.

So it's normal.

However, after Qin Wang Xiaoshi finished speaking, the room fell silent again, neither of them knew what to say.

This scene is a bit weird.

"The old slave has also heard about this collection of Yi'an's words. Hearing that this collection of words has been sold at a high price, and even if there is an offer, many people are unwilling to pay."

"His Royal Highness has spent a lot of trouble, which is enough to show His Highness's heart."

Chen Yun broke the silence.

At this time, Concubine Liu's voice also sounded slowly.

"I've heard a little bit about it, this collection of words is indeed very good."

Concubine Liu calmed down the situation, and at the same time gave Yanyun a look, and the latter took the collection of words without saying much.

Seeing Concubine Liu take over the collection of words, Prince Qin Xiaoshi also got up.

"It's getting late, the empress dowager is slowly appreciating this collection of words, so I won't bother you any more, so I will leave."

Originally, he wanted to stay here for a while, but it was a pity that Xu Shouyun disturbed his interest, and he had just returned to the capital not long ago, so he had not finished dealing with some matters.

"My son, go slowly."

"Eunuch Chen, please send off your son."

Concubine Liu nodded, her face was still very calm, and she didn't intend to get up to see her off, which made Qin Wang's little son a little uncomfortable.

But it wasn't too long-winded, the latter got up and left directly, and did not linger much.

Chen Yun followed immediately.

As a few people left, the atmosphere in the hall became slightly warmer.

"Shouyun."

At this moment, Concubine Liu's voice sounded, and the young prince of King Qin had left. She didn't hide anything and looked directly at Xu Shouyun.

"Subordinates are here."

Xu Shouyun spoke hastily.

"do you know who he is?"

Concubine Liu made a sound, a little sullen.

"The grandson of King Qin."

Xu Shouyun replied naturally.

"You know he is the grandson of King Qin, why did you contradict him outside the palace? It's because he doesn't care about you, and I have my palace here, otherwise, it would be easy for him to deal with you."

Concubine Liu somewhat blamed Xu Shouyun, it wasn't that Xu Shouyun's offending King Qin's grandson caused her troubles, but caused troubles for herself.

"Your Majesty, this palace itself does not allow outsiders to enter at will, and the subordinates are also worried that he will be harmful to your empress."

Xu Shouyun was very straightforward, his thoughts were written on his face, he was a sunny boy, he didn't have a heart.

"you"

Concubine Liu was a little helpless. She actually knew what Xu Shouyun was thinking, and it was for her own good, so she didn't know how to answer.

At this moment, Qingyue Zhaizhu, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.

"His Royal Highness will not be so stingy, empress, don't worry too much."

She made a sound, but it also attracted Liu Taifei's attention.

"Qingyue, why did you enter the palace today?"

Concubine Liu asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, the grass people are here to announce the good news."

"The anthology of Yi'an's words has already been printed for [-] copies. The Prince of Qin is right. It has indeed swept the entire capital."

Master Qingyue Zhai laughed.

However, when this figure was mentioned, Yan Yun couldn't help but exclaimed: "[-] copies? Isn't that earning tens of thousands of taels of silver?"

"exactly."

Master Qingyue Zhai said with a smile, while speaking, he took out a thick stack of bank notes.

"Eunuch Xu, this is the bank note from Longxing Bank. It is 5 taels of silver in total. Do the math. Someone will send you the rest of the money every month."

Qingyue Zhaizhu smiled and said, she doesn't care about money, family business is the core and kingly way.

Seeing the white silver bills being taken out, it was impossible for them to remain calm. Even Concubine Liu did not expect to sell so much money.

"Thank you, Lord Veteran."

"The concubine's subordinates have said before that the empress leads the line, and the half belongs to the empress."

Xu Shouyun was also a kind man, he was not greedy because of a lot of money, and honestly handed over half of it.

This move instantly won the favor of everyone present.

After all, this is more than 5 taels of silver. How many people have such courage?

The monthly salary of the eunuch of the sixth-rank palm hall is only 30 taels of silver, which is more than 5000 taels of silver. If calculated, it may be money that Xu Shouyun will not be able to earn in his entire life.

"Shouyun, this is too much, I can't take it."

Concubine Liu opened her mouth, not wanting to take advantage of this.

"Your Majesty, if you don't have faith, you can't stand. Now that you have made an agreement, you must fulfill your promise."

Xu Shouyun directly placed the banknote in front of Concubine Liu.

Don't look at Concubine Liu as the Great Concubine of Wei, she is actually poor. Under the empty treasury, no one is poor, and the expenses of the concubines in the harem are also reduced to the minimum.

The toffees are okay, but money is definitely not enough.

More than 2 taels of silver can indeed make Concubine Liu's life more comfortable.

"This"

Concubine Liu still felt that something was wrong, but Yan Yun beside her couldn't help but speak.

"Madam, after all, this is Eunuch Xu's wish. Besides, Eunuch Xu is so talented, are you afraid that he will have no money? Let's accept it?"

Yanyun made a sound.

If you are not in charge, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, and there are too many places that need to spend money inside and outside the palace.

With this amount of money, Yanfu Palace can live comfortably for a while.

"alright."

Listening to Yan Yun's words, Concubine Liu finally nodded, but she knew very well in her heart that Xu Shouyun had done Yanfu Palace a great favor.

"Shouyun, stay here for dinner today, it just so happens that I have something to tell you."

Concubine Liu didn't know how to repay, she could only say to let Xu Shouyun stay here for dinner.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Xu Shouyun was in a good mood.

At the same time, Chen Yun, who was following the Prince of Qin's youngest son outside the palace gate, couldn't help but make a sound after all.

"His Royal Highness, this Xu Shouyun is arrogant and domineering in the palace because of his favor from the Holy One."

"He has only been in the palace for two months, and he doesn't even look down on you. This servant knows that His Royal Highness is a low-key person, but now even a eunuch's house slave dares to treat him like this."

"The servant girl is really complaining about His Royal Highness."

When Chen Yun spoke, he couldn't help it, after all, he hated Xu Shouyun to death.

"A mere eunuch needs to be dealt with by this son?"

The prince of Qin who was walking in front spoke slowly, his words were calm, and he didn't take Xu Shouyun for anything at all.

It's just a eunuch, a slave of the heavenly family, if you get angry with a eunuch, isn't it you who is sick?
"Then let him do this?"

Chen Yun asked in a low voice.

"Naturally impossible."

"But he belongs to Concubine Liu, so I can't touch him for the time being, otherwise Concubine Liu will find out and it will be bad for me."

"Let's wait a few days. I heard from my father that you eunuchs are going to work in the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment soon."

"When the time comes, this son will help you find a good job, and I will leave the rest to you."

The latter opened his mouth, and Chen Yun immediately showed joy in one sentence.

"My servant, thank you, His Royal Highness."

He smiled, looking extremely excited.

in this way.

It was late at night in a blink of an eye.

Xu Shouyun had already returned to his residence from Yanfu Palace.

The retreat mode was directly turned on. If there is no accident, the eunuchs in the palace will soon be stationed in the Ministry of Punishment, Nanbei Zhenfu Division, Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate.

What is the eunuch's biggest asset?In addition to the imperial power, it is his own martial arts.

Since you want to settle in, your own strength can't be too stretched.

After receiving the enlightenment, Xu Shouyun did not practice too seriously. Now, taking advantage of this free period, Xu Shouyun seized the time to practice.

Among other things, let's see if there is a chance to break through the fifth rank.

For this reason, Xu Shouyun used all the silver he just earned to buy medicinal supplements. With these medicinal materials, it should not be difficult to hit the fifth rank.

Inside the residence.

Xu Shouyun asked a few maids to prepare hot water. Since he was going to attack martial arts, he had to prepare well.

Burning incense and bathing, cultivating the mind and nature, calming the mind, all these need to be done, so that the body can reach the best state.

This is not Xu Shouyun's self-hypnosis. There are books in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion that clearly record it.

in this way.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

For the past three days, Xu Shouyun had been cultivating himself in his residence, and here he had to praise the righteousness of Confucianism. With the help of righteousness, Xu Shouyun could instantly calm down.

Allowing the body and mind to reach an extremely peaceful state is a good thing for breakthroughs.

In the yard, Li Jing came with a large amount of medicinal materials and explained the relevant knowledge to Xu Shouyun very seriously.

"My lord, these twelve medicines are medicinal materials that are soaked after practicing exercises every day. Put them in water and soak them for two hours. There will be a burning sensation during the process, and you need to be patient."

"These twelve pairs of ointment are for external application. Spread evenly on the abdomen, and they will naturally sink into the internal organs, so as to protect the adults from harming the internal organs if they fail to attack."

"These twelve medicinal materials need to be tormented for six hours, and they are taken twice a day to nourish the qi and blood."

"The most important thing is these three medicines. They are the Tyrannosaurus True Qi Pill of Dragon Tiger Pill Sect. Swallow one before the impact, another one during the impact, and another after the impact is successful."

"It can ensure that the realm is stable and will not fall."

Li Jing opened his mouth and introduced these medicinal materials to Xu Shouyun in detail.

This made Xu Shouyun very satisfied. It's good to have someone to do things.

"How much money did you spend before and after?"

Xu Shouyun asked.

"Back to my lord, I spent a total of 3 taels of silver before and after."

Li Jing opened his mouth and said a number that made Xu Shouyun stunned, 3 taels of silver?I gave Li Jing only 5000 taels, these medicinal materials are actually so expensive?

What is the concept of 3 taels?One tael of silver is about 1000 yuan in the previous life, which means that these materials alone cost 3000 million yuan?Do you want to be so outrageously exaggerated?
But it's understandable when you think about it. After all, spending money to improve your strength is not a loss-making business in itself.

Moreover, the tenth and fifth ranks of warriors are just a watershed, and it is normal to spend so much money, as long as you spend a little money casually, you can break through.

Everyone is a true energy warrior.

"How to deal with the little money?"

Xu Shouyun was a little curious.

"Returning to my lord, some of the medicinal materials were taken from the palace, and they are in your name, and they can be paid back within three months."

Li Jing opened his mouth to answer, which made Xu Shouyun understand.

"A eunuch in charge of the palace can hang 5000 taels of silver?"

However, Xu Shouyun was still a little curious, and he said it all in one sentence, Da Wei was short of money up and down, not only outside, but also inside the palace.

5000 taels of silver is not a small sum.

"Naturally, ordinary eunuchs in charge of the palace can't do it, but you are different, my lord. Eunuch Xi has already ordered you to pass everything you do."

Li Jing's answer made Xu Shouyun suddenly realize.

But at this moment, Li Jing's voice sounded.

"My lord, some people in the palace are already on errands. After you break through to the fifth rank, do you plan to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice or the Secretary of the North and South Township?"

"The servant wants to go with the lord, and can also serve the lord."

Li Jing opened his mouth and mentioned this matter.

But how could Xu Shouyun not understand the meaning of these words.

Although Xu Shouyun stayed in the small courtyard with peace of mind during this time, he knew a little about the affairs in the palace.

After changing rice to mulberry, the empress began to send eunuchs to the Ministry of Punishment, Nanbei Zhenfu and other places.

It's just that they are still in the "internship" state, and most eunuchs don't know the tricks inside, and they are all learning.

Of course, there is another thing, that is, the various departments do not like to see these eunuchs, and it is impossible to really hand over power.

The good thing is, these eunuchs actually understand in their hearts that having power is already considered a good thing, so how dare they have other demands.

When Li Jing said this, he hoped that Xu Shouyun would take him along and quickly go to these powerful departments to find a job, otherwise the good positions would be snatched away, and in the past, he could only pick up things that others didn't want.

"Don't worry, your benefits will not be lost by then."

Xu Shouyun patted Li Jing on the shoulder, he really shouldn't be in a hurry right now.

If the eunuch wants to really take root, he has to take advantage of the situation, and this situation cannot be the emperor's. Now it used to be purely for anger.

We have to wait until the empress wins over King Yan.

"The subordinate understands, please rest assured, sir."

After Xu Shouyun said this, Li Jing didn't repeat himself, and An An set his mind to doing his own thing well.

In this way, Xu Shouyun retreated again with the medicinal materials, and in the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

Changing rice into mulberry is now the top priority of the Wei Dynasty. Batches of grain are transported to the capital of Wei, and then will be transported by water to Zhejiang and Ningfu.

In the past few days, many courtiers actually knew that the next big thing was the Great Wei Baochao.

However, no one took the initiative to mention it.

Liu Dang did not dare to act rashly. After all, the matter of changing rice to mulberry made them a little weak, while Yang Dang had been in a quiet state.

But the quieter it was, the more everyone knew that a new rainstorm was coming soon.

at last.

After seven days.

On the court meeting.

The right servant of the Ministry of Rites was the first to speak out, which opened up the competition for the big Wei Baochao.

Inside the hall.

All the officials stood together, and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites slowly stepped out.

"Chen, Zhao Jing, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, has something important to report."

"The imperial examination is just around the corner. Since Renzong's death, the imperial court no longer has any subsidies for writing and ink for scholars. This has caused dissatisfaction among students from all over the country. Many of them are from poor families, and it is even more difficult for them to make up for the exam fees in Beijing."

"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to be merciful. I want my students from the Great Wei to study hard in the cold window, and allocate 3000 million taels of money to support the boundless learning sea of ​​the Great Wei."

Zhao Jing asked for 3000 million taels of silver as soon as he came up, and directly used all the students of the Great Wei Dynasty as chips.

In an instant, although the courtiers seemed to be calm, the three parties all knew that the right to issue the Great Wei Banknotes was about to start a fight.

present.

One after another, figures walked out one after another.

The Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War all showed up one after another, and each asked for a price that was outrageously exaggerated.

Especially the Ministry of War, really dared to ask for 8000 million taels of silver.

Really courageous.

All the officials are like this, obviously intending to start to open the curtain of the big Wei Baochao, but Yang Dang is really smart to choose to attack at this juncture.

It's normal to think about it.

It has been half a month since the rice was changed to mulberry, and the middle-level forces of the Liu party have gradually been allocated.

For Yang Dang, this time happened to be the time to take the initiative to attack.

Of course, Liu Dang must be aware of it. It can only be said that it is the best time to attack, but it does not mean that he will definitely win.

The right servant of the Ministry of Rites was the first to ask for money, and the other servants of the six departments also stepped forward to ask for funds from the court.

The treasury allocates funds to six departments, which in itself is a very normal thing, in fact, it does not matter whether the treasury has money or not.

The normal state of the six parts is basically the same.

Hungry, eat, ah!

That's about it.

From a political point of view, none of them is not short of money, and they can eat as much as they give.

To the household department, the household department opened up wasteland and cultivated land, and firmly grasped the population.

Give rewards and punishments to the Ministry of Officials, and all the affairs of the country, big or small, will be clear to you one by one, not to mention that there is no filth, which can guarantee that many vicious incidents will disappear.

To the Ministry of Punishment, that's a good relationship. Three steps and one sentry, ten steps and one post, the chicken you stole in the morning can be retrieved for you in the afternoon.

Give it to the Ministry of Industry, not to mention, take off directly, heavy defense weapons, one for you, catapults, war crossbows, city walls, bows and arrows, weapons, new generations every year, and each generation is stronger than the next.

To the Ministry of Rites, have you heard of the nine-year compulsory education?Reading is free for all, and everyone is a scholar, which strengthens the national fortune, and the youth is strong and Wei Qiang is strong.

To the Ministry of War?Let alone, I will show you a military parade of millions of heroes. Isn't the Great Wei boasting that he has hundreds of thousands of cavalry?
Leaving aside the logistics personnel, 20 is already considered invincible, and even a lot of the 20 are fake.

Brother, show your Majesty a unique skill, millions of cavalry, raising horses and training soldiers, as long as the nutrition can keep up, and the money is enough, it only takes two and a half years, and the tiger and wolf division will be assembled for you.

At that time, whoever is not obedient will do it, and those who are obedient will do it?Is not this nonsensical?call father.

That's where the Six Parts spend their money.

There are only three places where money is spent indiscriminately, building palaces, laboring people and money, and then the royal family, who raise a group of waste things every year, all of whom can only enter and leave, and the last one is rewards.

All nations come to the pilgrimage, saying that they are here to worship, bring some junk, and then cheat a wave of silver to go home.

These three kinds of expenses are the most stupid and inescapable expenses.

Now that the six parts are taking turns to speak, Jiang Ling also knows that the time is ripe.

It's just that the matter of Da Wei Baochao must not be brought up by himself.

Finally, Tobe Right Minister stood up.

It is Liu Fan, the son of Liu Yanming.

"Your Majesty, the national treasury is now empty, and there is no extra money allocated for the time being. No matter how many difficulties there are in the six departments, the imperial court can't afford half a tael of silver."

Liu Fan's voice sounded. As the right servant of the household department, his words actually represent the Liu Party.

Liu Fan is also very smart about the matter of the Great Wei Baochao, he knows that he can't tell this matter by himself, otherwise, if there is a problem with the Dawei Baochao in the future, the responsibility will be his own.

So we have to wait for Jiang Ling to bring it up. After all, Jiangshan Sheji belongs to Jiang Ling, not Liu Fan.

The imperial court has no money, so the emperor is naturally responsible.

Hearing this, Jiang Ling was calm, looked at the civil and military officials and said: "In one month, it will be time to collect taxes, dear friends, just wait a while, wait until the food tax is paid, and then distribute it one by one. "

Jiang Ling opened his mouth and directly paid the taxes.

As soon as this remark came out, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were surprised.

It stands to reason that at this time, the empress should take the initiative to propose the big Wei Baochao. How much money can the grain tax collect?Just now, the six books are worth tens of millions of taels of silver.

Now that the grain tax has come up, it is a good thing to have 500 million taels of silver after deducting the normal expenses, which is strange.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that this country's tax revenue will not help matters. The Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching. Most of the national tax collected this year, after deducting basic expenses, will be used for the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration. This."

When Liu Fan opened his mouth, he almost told Jiang Ling clearly, don't think about taxation, it has already been divided up, and quickly implement the Dawei Baochao, or it will all be over.

Jiang Ling could hear Liu Fan's implication, but she still pretended to be stupid.

"Indeed, since the national tax is not enough, then you dear ministers should think of a way. I can't conjure up money out of thin air. Do you dear ministers have a good plan?"

Jiang Ling opened her mouth. Anyway, she didn't say anything about Dawei Baochao. If she said it, it was her own idea to implement it. If something happened, these people would definitely blame her.

Therefore, someone must come forward to take responsibility, so that it can be done later.

In fact, this is the sorrow of not having power. If there is power in hand, there is no need for such complicated troubles, just a word.

Didn't your household department make some precious money, let's listen to it, and I will make a decision.

The Ministry of Households can only run out to take the blame. If it is done well, it is the emperor's credit. If it is not done well, it is useless to be a courtier.

But there is no power. When you say this, the Ministry of Households immediately denies it, saying that Renzong wants to implement it. This method is indeed quite good. Your Majesty can give it a try.

The general meaning is that I dare not guarantee the consequences, I can only say that it is okay. After all, Renzong is your father, and your father's wisdom is not up to you?

Anyway, if something goes wrong, it's your Jiang family who are responsible.

At the moment, Liu Yanming, Yang Ning, and Li Jie were silent. They really didn't understand what the empress wanted to do.

She already knew about the big Wei Baochao, but she didn't want to talk about it, so she insisted on letting them talk about it?Is it because you are afraid of taking responsibility?

If the matter of changing rice to mulberry hadn't happened, Liu Yanming would have asked his son to go forward to mention it.

But the problem is, after the incident of changing the rice to mulberry, who among the court officials didn't know that the Empress' methods were terrifying?It doesn't matter whether there is someone behind it or the empress suddenly opened up.

After all, if Jiang Ling was just afraid of taking responsibility, they could rest assured and take the blame. Anyway, Da Wei scolded the empress a lot, and one more is not too much.

If something big happens, they will support the Empress. Where can I find such a good backer?

I'm afraid that the empress has other thoughts, anyway, I can't measure it normally, otherwise, I will be the one who is unlucky.

In this way, a strange scene happened.

Above the court, all the officials were thinking about it, but no one stood up to speak.

The empress also seemed very calm, if she didn't say anything, she would be exhausted, and it would depend on who could exhaust the other.

In this way, after half an hour, no one in the hall spoke.

The empress didn't have the patience to spend with them, she got up directly and said: "In that case, then all the love ministers go back and think about a way, and retreat."

She was very straightforward, and she didn't even give these courtiers any face.

At this moment, after some training from Xu Shouyun, Jiang Ling saw the situation more clearly.

Although he has no power or power, he is an existence that all officials need to rely on. Whether they are responsible or checks and balances, they need an emperor.

If the emperor was a woman, it would be perfect.

Therefore, if you understand what the enemy needs, you can make a good deal of it.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Ling was not as indignant as before, and was constantly annoyed when encountering certain things.

Since you want to play, then play to the end, as long as you don't exceed the outline, no one can do anything to you.

In this way, all officials retreated.

It's just that after leaving the palace, the three parties separated into groups, obviously going to discuss this matter.

Until ugly.

When a piece of news came out, the capital that had been calm just now became turbulent once again.

The Empress called King Yan into the palace to meet her.
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