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Chapter 281 Liu E's Selfishness

Li Zhang took King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing and cavalry as an example to show Liu E the necessity of reform, hoping to convince the other party. But Liu E said calmly: "I naturally know the truth that change will be done. Firearms have appeared as early as the end of the Tang Dynasty, but they have been carried forward in your hands. This is also a kind of change."

When he said this, Liu E paused for a moment and then said: "But whether it is firearms or the army, their changes have a great impact, but they are mainly in the army and have no great impact on the people. But coins are different. If there is a problem with the coins, even if it is just a little problem, it may cause turmoil across the country. As the saying goes, the people are water, and water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats, so I dare not take this risk."

Liu E actually has a lot of words not to say, for example, she took over this country from Zhao Heng. Although on the surface, she has firmly grasped the power of the court, only she herself knows that the ministers in the court did not truly surrender to her, especially now that Zhao Zhen is growing up day by day, these ministers are waiting for her to make mistakes. As long as they are asked to seize the opportunity, they may force her to date Zhao Zhen at any time, so she dare not take risks.

Li Zhang had never thought of the above before, but he was one of the people who knew Liu E the best, so he quickly woke up and understood Liu E's concerns, which made him sigh. Since Liu E was worried that the reform of the currency would shake the power in her hands, it would be useless no matter what he said.

"I am still too young and have some things that are not thoughtful. I hope the Grand Empress Yuan will forgive me!" In the end, Li Zhang could only act like he was convinced by the other party and apologized to the other party immediately.

"It is not a big deal for young people to make mistakes, and you can always keep state affairs in your heart. The Ai family is also very happy. If you have any suggestions in the future, you should boldly propose them. Never learn from some people and hide everything in your heart and refuse to say it." Seeing that Li Zhang no longer insisted, Liu E nodded and smiled. In the end, she did not forget to complain to Li Zhang about the actions of some people in the court.

When Li Zhang heard this, he claimed that he was, and then talked to the other party about the firearms surveillance, he said goodbye and left. After leaving the Chuigong Hall, he sighed. Before, he only thought that paper money was of great significance to the Song Dynasty, but he never thought about the interests involved in it. The biggest conflict of interest was that Liu E refused to take risks with the imperial power in her hands. Could it be that she could only watch Jiaozi repeat the short-lived fate in history?

Thinking about Jiaozi in his mind, Li Zhang was not in the mood to fire the firearm again. He just thought that he hadn't seen Zhao Zhen for several days, so he turned around to Jingfu Palace. In the past, Li Zhang would go directly to the palace to find Zhao Zhen, but now Zhao Zhen is getting married, so Li Zhang also asked someone to report first so that Zhao Zhen can be prepared.

"Cousin, why don't you ask someone to report? Isn't it enough to just come in?" Zhao Zhen ran out quickly after receiving the news. When he saw Li Zhang, he immediately grabbed him and said.

"That's not possible. If you hit the queen and the others, wouldn't it be a violation of the rules?" Li Zhang explained with a smile that the concubines in the palace cannot be treated casually, and even Liu E needs to rule the country from behind the curtain.

"What's the matter? You've seen the queen and the others before. Miao Yuan is playing cards together today." After Zhao Zhen said that, he pulled Li Zhang and walked in, regardless of the rules in the palace. Li Zhang had no choice but to follow him into the hall.

"Cousin, come!" As soon as she entered the hall, Miaoyuan waved at Li Zhang, and beside her was Zhang, who had met last time, but now she is already the queen.

"See cousin!" However, even if she became the queen, Zhang did not dare to be negligent with Li Zhang. At this time, she stood up and saluted, and looked at Li Zhang with a little gratitude, because she knew that she had no hope of becoming the queen, but because of the cousin's words, the empress dowager changed her mind. The most promising Guo and Wang were both defeated, and instead became the final winner.

"Empress, please be polite!" Li Zhang hurriedly said to him. Zhang was actually not very old, a few months younger than Zhao Zhen, but she was very generous. She had been very harmonious with Zhao Zhen since she became the queen. Even though she knew that Zhao Zhen favored Wang more, she never showed jealousy. This alone was better than Guo.

"Empress, my cousin is not an outsider. If you need any help from me in the future, don't be polite!" Zhao Zhen smiled again at this time. After saying that, he pulled Li Zhang and sat down to play cards. This card was taught to their siblings by Li Zhang. In the past, Li Zhang played with them, but now with Zhang and the others, he is finally not afraid that no one will play.

Zhang was a little restrained at the beginning of Li Zhang's arrival, but she was actually a lively person. Soon after getting along with Li Zhang, the four of them also played double-elevated. Zhao Zhen also shouted when playing cards, and the Jingfu Palace was also very lively.

Halfway through the game, Li Zhang found that Wang and Guo were also here. They were stunned when they saw Li Zhang here. When they were about to leave, Zhao Zhen asked them to sit behind him to help him read the cards, so there were two more in the hall.

However, Li Zhang found that Wang and Guo had completely different attitudes towards him. Wang was like Zhang, and they were a little grateful to him. On the contrary, Guo had a displeasure towards him. However, this was not surprising. After all, Guo had the most hope of taking the throne of the queen, but in the end, Li Zhang made it ruined.

In contrast, Wang had little hope of taking the position of queen, and there was even a danger of being kicked out of the palace. Thanks to Li Zhang's reconciliation, she was allowed to stay by Zhao Zhen's side. Even if she couldn't be the queen, she was also given the title of a concubine, and Zhao Zhen's favor for her was far more than the other two, so she was very satisfied. If she could give birth to a man and a half woman for Zhao Zhen in the future, her status in the palace would be completely stabilized.

Li Zhang didn't play for too long because he came to Zhao Zhen to discuss something with him. So after playing a few games, he took the initiative to ask Wang and Guo to replace him and Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen also knew that Li Zhang must have something to do, so he nodded and agreed, and then came to the side hall next to him with Li Zhang to have tea.

"I went to find the eldest lady just now." Li Zhang took a sip of tea and said straight to the point.

"Is it because of the firearms prison?" Zhao Zhen immediately asked when he heard this. Because he knew that Li Zhang had been busy with the firearms prison recently, he also thought that Li Zhang went to find Liu E because of the firearms prison.
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