In the academy, the Mohist giant and King Gongyang Su were dumbfounded.

Seeing the young man almost dragging an unshaven man running towards him, the man covered his face in shame, but King Su and Juzi recognized who this man was, and Li Guan paused and saluted.

"This disciple has met the two palace masters."

"When Pingyang comes here later, please tell the two seniors that you don't have to wait for me."

Ji Zichang covered his face in shame.

Li Guanyi felt that the academy student he was holding in his hands seemed to be quite nervous. Looking around, he could not find the main entrance. He realized that it would take three to five minutes to run to the main entrance. This unshaven academy student might be a little nervous.

Can't live.

So I said I was offended.

Qin Wuhou picked up Ji Zichang.

It jumped directly out of the wall of the academy.

King Gongyang Su: “…………”

Mohist giant: "…………"

King Su suddenly burst out laughing. Unlike many Confucian schools, he did not stick to rigid dogma, but would adopt different changes according to the current situation. The old man walked forward leisurely:

"See nothing that is inappropriate and say nothing that is inappropriate."

"I didn't see anything, old man."

He looked at the Mohist giant, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile:

"The storm is strong and the time is still long. Big man, why don't you and I play another round?"

Li Guanyi took Ji Zichang directly over the wall. For Li Guanyi, who was born among the people and had a good relationship with Siming and Yaoguang, it was nothing, but for Li Guanyi, who had been framed in the hierarchy since birth.

For the king of Zhongzhou who is under the highest level of etiquette——

Under the eyes of the dignified leader of the Confucian sect and the Mohist giant.

He was lifted over the wall.

What a place, so disrespectful!

How...pleasant!

Stimulate!

Ji Zichang just felt his heart pounding, and he said: "You, you dare to climb over the wall in front of King Gongyang Su?!" Li Guan asked: "Is there any law in the academy that prohibits climbing over the wall?"

Ji Zichang couldn't answer.

Li Guanyi said: "I know an elder who has a high status in the academy. He likes to climb over the wall to come and go. Since the elder is like this, young students like you and me can naturally do it too."

Ji Zichang smiled bitterly: "As expected of you, where are you going?"

Li Guanyi replied: "Let's go have a meal." He took it out in his pocket and found that he actually didn't have much money on him. Ji Zichang noticed his eyes and sight and said, "What's wrong?"

Li Guanyi replied: "Here, brother, maybe we should choose a more ordinary store."

"I don't have much money."

Ji Zichang was stunned.

Jiangnan, a prosperous land!

The eighteen states south of the Yangtze River are the center of water transportation in the entire world. You control a land thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River. A majestic prince actually said that he had no money. But Ji Zichang has been an emperor for many years, so at least he knows whether what others say is true.

This guy really has no money.

The prince of Jiangnan has no money?

Ji Zichang suddenly burst out laughing. He thought it was the funniest and ridiculous thing in the world. He pointed at the jade pendant that never left Li Guanyi's waist and said, "Don't fool me. This jade pendant looks like it belongs to a noble family."

Something."

"Both the texture and color are of the highest quality and worth thousands of dollars."

"If you don't have money, why don't you pawn this thing?"

Li Guan touched the jade pendant with his palm and replied with a smile:

"Because this thing can't be exchanged for a lot of money."

This is the jade pendant given to him by the eldest lady Xue Shuangtao. How could he replace it? Ji Zichang said: "Okay, if that's the case, then it's up to you and lead the way."

Li Guanyi discovered that Brother Chang Wen probably didn't go out often, and he didn't know the first capital as well as an outsider like him. Li Guanyi took him around for a while, and went to a place that didn't look like much.

Expensive restaurant.

I ordered a few dishes.

When Ji Zichang heard what Li Guanyi wanted, he said, "Why don't you speak the truth?"

Li Guanyi was stunned: "What?"

Ji Zichang smiled and said: "These dishes you mentioned cost hundreds of taels anyway, and you say you don't have money?"

Li Guanyi replied: "What?"

He pointed to the menu he ordered and said: "The leeks in autumn are already old. Scrambled eggs with autumn leeks, a stewed chicken, a vegetarian dish, another hibiscus and egg drop soup, two bowls of rice, these things

, how many hundred taels do you want?”

"Even in Zhongzhou, this thing only costs more than one penny."

"Are the eggs you eat made of gold, or the rice you eat made of golden beans?"

Li Guanyi noticed that Ji Zichang's smile slowly solidified.

It seemed like something had been torn open.

The young king's expression turned pale and he was silent for a moment. He seemed to understand something and said, "How much does a chicken cost?"

Li Guanyi replied: "One or two Wen?"

"Even in a place like Zhongzhou, a dozen pennies is enough for a meal. If you have more than twenty pennies, you can eat some meat."

Ji Zichang remained silent for a long time, then raised his finger to press his eyebrows.

Li Guanyi thought thoughtfully and said: "Have you also been suppressed by the internal affairs office of the royal family in Zhongzhou? The so-called egg is ten taels of silver, two green onions are five taels of silver, of which the fire consumes five taels of silver."

"A plate of scrambled eggs can cost up to 20 taels, but I dare to sell it for 50 taels."

"It's really outrageous."

Ji Zichang took a deep breath. The hands of the emperor, who was always working conscientiously in the palace, were trembling. He gritted his teeth and said: "...the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is receiving salary from the imperial court, actually deceived the superiors and concealed it from the inferiors, waiting for me to return.

, read his book!"

Li Guan asked: "What's the use of being a small official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Ji Zichang paused.

Li Guan said: "An official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is only a fourth-rank, or even a fifth-rank official. How dare he deduct such a large amount of money? He must have handed it over layer by layer and stripped it off layer by layer.

A chicken is only worth one or two cents."

Ji Zichang said: "So, the pharmacist thinks, where did all the money go?"

Li Guanyi said: "Isn't this simple?"

The food was served. Li Guan took a bite and said, "You know what happened in the city recently. Murong Longtu, the sword maniac, invited all the masters in the world, the master of the academy, and the high-ranking...

Jianghu legend."

"Logically speaking, no one would dare to cause trouble like this."

"But when I came, I found that someone had increased the per capita tax at a city gate to five times its original value, taking the opportunity to make money, and this person was the consort of a certain princess."

Ji Zichang's eyes dropped, with a gloomy air.

Li Guanyi ordered a bottle of wine, and while drinking, he naturally turned on his innate instinct of establishing governance at the dinner table, and said: "Actually, the problem is already obvious. Not to mention my few friends, even people like me,

You can see clearly."

"Zhongzhou is a land with a radius of only a thousand miles. When it comes to land wealth, it is not as rich as the Central Plains and Guanzhong. When it comes to commerce and trade, the products are richer than Chen State. Even the transportation of products is not as good as the entire eighteen states in Jiangnan, which are similar in area."

"Then, why are there so many royal relatives, nobles, and family elders?"

Ji Zichang said: "Because there are many countries offering worship."

Li Guanyi replied: "In the past, there were many countries to worship, and the princes were unable to come up with gold and taxes when the time came, and they even wanted to strip off their titles. But today's Chen State and Ying State, who can make a country overwhelmingly large?"

Pay part of the tax?"

"Three hundred years ago, Zhongzhou lost power, and the blood of the royal family and nobles flowed all over the royal road."

"Chen Guo and Ying Guo will only provide part of the support after they leave Zhongzhou, but compared with the past, it is simply pitiful. However, under such circumstances, Zhongzhou's big families, clans, and even the royal family and nobles are extravagant and wasteful.

And the pomp has not diminished at all.”

"On the contrary, because when Chen Guoyingguo disobeyed me, he even more extravagantly extravagant, wasted, and showed his majesty. He knew clearly that the two countries no longer cared about him, but he still had to hold on. Everywhere in the world

Such people."
To be continued...