Chapter 137 Reading into the dog’s belly

Sun Xia followed the building boat ashore and secretly escorted Liu Bian into Guangyang Gate with two old special operations team members.

Then take out Jinwu's token, successfully pass through Guangyang Gate, and follow to the west gate of Beigong to complete the mission.

It was already midnight, and the province had long been in turmoil.

The Four King Kongs kneel at the entrance of Changle Palace.

Liu Bian had already sobered up and looked frightened, not daring to speak.

Queen Mother He looked angry.

Encouraging the emperor to leave the palace, these playmates simply don’t want to do it anymore!

He Xian and others were demoted one rank, fined half a year's salary, and spent a month in isolation.

Wei Wei Zhang Xi and Guang Luxun Zhou Zhong arrived after hearing the news.

According to the Queen Mother He's wishes, all palace and city gate officials who have neglected their duties will be removed from their posts and investigated.

The miserable Tingwei Cui Lie got up in the middle of the night to arrest people.

As soon as the emperor came in and out, the four princes, plus the prince of Jinmen, Tai Shici, all entered Tingwei's prison.

Seeing Tai Shici being taken away, the veteran commander of Jinmen shook his head and said: "Hey, this is terrible! Are you so stubborn that you still want to hang out in Dongdu?"

When Liu Bei learned that Liu Bian had returned to the palace at midnight, he guessed that someone was going to be unlucky.

Sure enough, Sun Xia informed Tingwei to arrest five nobles, including Tai Shici, but he was not anxious at all.

"I have to go to court tomorrow morning, so hurry up and catch up on your sleep!"

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, according to the usual practice, for non-urgent matters, important ministers can go to court to discuss matters, and only work for half a day.

In the afternoon, everyone goes back to their homes to reunite with their families, eat moon cakes, drink osmanthus wine, worship the moon and appreciate the moon.

Lu Zhi, He Jin, Yuan Ji, Ma Rixi, Liu Bei and other big guys are all here.

Liu Bei submitted the "Request for the Establishment of a Bond Exchange and the Interim Management Regulations for the Issuance of "Western Region Bonds"".

It contains more than 20,000 words, fully demonstrating everything from the origin of currency to general equivalents, to profit from lending operations, including revitalizing economic construction and increasing national treasury tax revenue.

For bond issuance, the memorial requires the court's endorsement to enhance credit and strengthen the margin review and accountability system.

A fairly complete management system has been formulated for the bond exchange, including the "three-three" principle of director seats, which is refreshing.

Another point that makes people complain is that such an important memorial is written entirely in vernacular, with no sense of rhythm or beauty at all. It’s a waste of resources!

But when they remembered that the other party was originally a Zhuo County bumpkin who was incompetent in culture and military affairs, everyone could only hold their noses and admit it.

The Queen Mother and the court officials received the outline of the memorial in advance yesterday, which is no different from the original.

When the Empress Dowager He asked if she had any comments, Yuan Ji stood up.

"I'm not sure about something, please let me clarify it."

Liu Bei stepped forward and said in an unhurried manner: "Master, I would like to ask you a question. I will tell you everything I know."

"The composition of the board of directors of the exchange, with three seats for officials and three seats for businessmen and celebrities, is acceptable, but what is the point of three seats for stupid people? Can they understand the documents and know what bonds are?"

Don’t get me wrong, Yuan Ji didn’t mean to insult the common people.

Because, Liu Bei's memorial clearly defined that the three common people must be illiterate peasant coolies.

But in the eyes of scholars, these illiterate people are just fools. How can they participate in such a noble financial field?

It is simply degrading to sit on the board of directors with these untouchables!

When this point was drafted, Xun Shuang also raised objections, but was forcibly suppressed by Zhi Jinwu.

The Queen Mother and the Emperor were also full of doubts, and both thought what the Tutor said was reasonable.

How could these people run their errands well? Was Zhijinwu negligent or deliberately causing trouble?

Liu Bei looked around at the crowd and asked calmly: "Does the Master think that the Bond Exchange was built for officials, merchants, and celebrities?"

Yuan Ji was stunned for a moment, realized something, and his momentum dropped a lot.

Zhou Zhong frowned. As an important minister of the Yangzhou Clan, he could not sit back and watch the head of the Yuan family being suppressed by the Taishi Clan.

He took a step forward, put on the air of a celebrity and lectured loudly: "I need to know what I need to know when holding gold. The sage said: the people can follow it, but they cannot know it. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for stupid people to attend the board of directors!"

As soon as this statement came out, there was a chorus of echoes, and Zhou Zhong was even more proud of himself.

Boy, if you have the ability, how dare you oppose the saint?

Giving the old guy a sidelong glance, Liu Bei laughed out loud.

"Words from the sage? Did you read the book and read it into the dog's belly?"

"How dare you..."

Zhou Zhong was furious, with veins popping out on his forehead. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to fight.

Liu Hong and Yang Biao quickly grabbed Mr. Zhou.

A gentleman who uses his words but not his hands cannot defeat others, not to mention that the opponent has experienced hundreds of battles and is the originator of Tai Chi.

When the great Confucian scholar was humiliated, Huang Wan and Zhang Xi also stood up to defend the dignity of Confucianism and Taoism.

"Zhi Jinwu insults the ministers and roars in the court. How can I behave appropriately?"

Lu Zhi closed his eyes and rested his mind, Ma Rixi stood on the wall and watched, Liu Dai was undecided about his move, and Zuo Feng sat on the mountain to watch the tiger.

Unexpectedly, the big-eared thief was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. He stepped forward and pointed at Zhou Zhong and others, and asked disdainfully: "Do something? I'll beat ten of you just like you! You can't even use your words. Don't be dissatisfied."

,Bring me pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

Huh?

Everyone was surprised. Is it possible that Zhi Jinwu dared to show his embarrassment even if he wanted to splash out his ink with his chicken claws scratching the ground?

The Queen Mother, who was eating melons, nodded, and the four treasures of the study were immediately prepared, and the two eunuchs unfolded a blank piece of paper.

Zuo Feng flattered him and gave the ink-stained brush to Zhi Jinwu.

Liu Bei pointed at Zhou Zhong and said, "Let him write the so-called saint's words on paper."

Zuo Feng didn't understand, but he still did as he was told and handed the pen to Zhou Zhong.

Although Zhou Zhong is strange, he has the saint's words engraved in his heart and is quite proud of his calligraphy.

Calm down your mind, pick up the pen, and the dragon is flying and the phoenix is ​​dancing, and it is done in one stroke.

A great scholar is a great scholar. His handwriting is simple and vigorous, and his pen is as sharp as a knife, which represents the integrity that is not afraid of power.

"The people can follow it, but they cannot know it."

Yang Biao read it once and nodded repeatedly to show his approval.

Zhou Zhong put down his brush and shouted at Liu Bei: "These are the words of the sage. If you haven't learned them before, Zhou can teach you!"

Everyone looked at the current Grand Master, who was Zhi Jinwu’s mentor. Zhou Zhong’s words were tantamount to a slap in the face in public.

No matter how well-educated Lu Zhi is, he has to open his eyes.

Before the teacher could say anything, Zhijinwu was already laughing loudly, pointing at the sage's words and laughing heartily.

Lu Zhi had a clear understanding and immediately shut up. The villain must have a back-up plan. We will see later.

Zhou Zhong spat: "It's an insult to gentlemen!"

Liu Bei rubbed his belly, walked to the white paper spread out by the two eunuchs, pointed at the words and asked: "Old fool, do you think these are the words of a saint?"

Bah!

Zhou Zhong was so angry that he didn’t even want to speak.

Yang Biao took over the words, nodded and confirmed: "Zhi Jinwu, these are indeed the words of the sage, from "The Analects of Confucius. Tai Bo"."

Liu Bei turned to Yang Biao and asked again: "Doctor Yang, are you sure?"

Yang Biao showed no fear and answered clearly: "It's absolutely true!"

"I would like to ask the Queen Mother to bring the Analects of Confucius from the palace and examine it in the hall."

All requests from loyal ministers will be accepted.

The eunuch quickly fetched the book, and Zuo Feng thoughtfully turned to the page "The people can use it but not know it" and showed it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei glanced at it and said to Yang Biao: "Well, show it to Dr. Yang and Guang Luxun and take a good look at what the words of the saint are!"

Zuo Feng took it immediately and showed it to everyone.

Everyone was confused. Is this different? What is wrong?

Zhou Zhong bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Jinwu Zhi has lost his mind. It is appropriate for him to return home for recuperation."

Liu Bei immediately stopped: "Old fool, don't slander others. Your mistakes are exposed to the world, and you still dare to deceive your Majesty with clever words and tricks?"

Zhou Zhong turned around and shouted: "I have troubled Jinwu to point out his mistakes. If it is true, Zhou will resign and return home today!"

"Is this true?"

"Zhou will keep his word!"

The little emperor took the opportunity to interject: "I think Zhou Qing did nothing wrong, and the emperor should not speak nonsense."

Liu Bei picked up the pen and clicked two dots under "comma" and "period".

"May I ask Mr. Zuo, are there these two places in the palace books?"

Zuo Feng understood instantly and replied loudly: "There are no two punctuation marks added by Guang Luxun without permission in the book."

As a human being, you are most afraid of sudden silence.

Zhou Zhong was angry and anxious, his face was red, his ears were red, and he almost wanted to bleed.
Chapter completed!