Chapter 233: The Battle at the Court Meeting (I)

On the spring night, the air is filled with a sweet smell, and the warm breeze gently blows the green courtyard, and it is dark green now. The moonlight spreads a hazy milky white layer on the tree trunks that are stretched like leaves and arms. It is already late at night, and the moon rises very high. A faint orange-red light is revealed in the inner room where the window screen has just been changed.

Behind several thick curtains is another warm world. The curtain is covered with long black hair as black as a waterfall, leaning half on the head of the bed, gently stroked the green and warm jade pendant on the neck in his hand, and recalling every bit of his childhood sadly.

"Grandpa! You gave it to me, what do you eat?" This was a barefoot little girl holding a piece of cake and chewing sweetly.

"There is Yilong County in front, so grandpa will buy another one." The gray-haired old man smiled and patted the empty cloth bag, without the jingling of copper coins inside.

"Sell herbal tea! Sell herbal tea! A big bowl of one penny can quench thirst and cool down." A young girl, a six- or seven-year-old, heard from the street.

"Grandpa, you can't see your eyes anymore. Lian'er wants to help her look at the photos together!" The ten-year-old Lian'er looked at the blind old man with a determined look on his face.

The old man touched her head lovingly, "Then sit down! Grandpa will teach you, remember, there are facial features on a person's face, divided into three parts, and then divided into one hundred people."

Before she knew it, Jian'er was already in tears. 'Grandpa!' She shouted softly, 'Liang'er is living well, better than anyone else, don't worry!'

At this time, a soft handkerchief was handed over from the side. Li Qing gently put his wife's waist and said gently: "Are you thinking of your grandpa again?"

Lian'er nodded with red eyes, "My grandfather's surname is Zhao, and I will change my name to Zhao Lian, Li Lang, call me."

"Zhao...Liang, yes!ZhaoLiang, I'm not used to it for a moment, so I'd still call you Liang'er. Otherwise, you can follow me and call you Li Lian. Isn't that the name in your imperial edict?"

"Li Lang, I'd better call Zhao Lian! Grandpa raised me and grew up, but I couldn't repay him, this is the only one."

Li Qing smiled, "I'm talking about playing, Zhao Lian, what's the surname Xiaoyu?"

"I only know that her father is Hano Goro, maybe her surname should be Hano."

The curtain lies in her husband's arms, raised her face and kissed him with a stubble and blue chin.

"Li Lang, you'd better have your beard! This stubble made people feel painful!"

Li Qing touched his chin and smiled, "But when someone pressed me down and cut my beard, who said that her man would never be allowed to keep his beard? I'm so determined, I forgot who said it?"

Lian'er gave him a pretty look, "You only remember this, can't you tell me about the benefits of others?"

"Well... I didn't expect the benefits, but I thought about the wonderful things a lot."

Li Qing lowered his head and bit her earlobe, put one hand into her clothes, and gently rubbed her plump and white breasts, "I remember your hands on the night we got married."

"You're not allowed to say anything more!" Lian'er reached out to cover his mouth, and his body became softened. Seeing that her eyes were like autumn water, her voice was coquettish and glutinous, her heart suddenly became more and more intense, and her hands couldn't help but increase their strength and gradually touched down.

After a moment, the curtain was already panting, and she was fully catering to her husband's impact. She stretched out her snow-white and tender arms, hugged Li Qing's thick neck desperately, and said with a hint of crying: "Li Lang, hug me tightly and never let go!"

In the early morning, the sky was already blue and white, and Chang'an was still sleeping in the hustle and bustle of last night. Only some poor people who got up early to ask for food appeared in the streets and alleys. The lights of some high-ranking houses in the main palaces began to light up. At the fifth o'clock in the morning, the rumbling drums were ringing in the various yards of Chang'an on time. Today is the day of the great court and the first time this year. When I got up late, I became lazy and suddenly became a little uncomfortable.

But the Great Dynasty is extraordinary, and some major decisions will be discussed in the Dynasty, especially today's Great Dynasty, where officials from the fourth rank or above received a draft of the Dynasty Discussion from the Hall of the Central Bureau in advance, which was to discuss the establishment of the Salt and Iron Bureau and the "official counter". In addition, there is also the upcoming Tianbao Five-Year Provincial Examination.

The establishment of the Salt and Iron Supervision is a foregone conclusion. After all, the key is the official counter, such as the terms, such as the terms of the county, "Di households in each county may go to the county's official counter to pay the rent, and those who pay on time for five years can be exempted from labor for one year." A discerning person can see at a glance that this is actually indirectly depriving the local financial and tax rights. The local government only assists the court to request rent and tax payment, and the death is the authenticity of the household registration compiled by various places. The court can also distinguish it from the payment of rent and taxes. Secondly, the left treasury of Taifu Temple will also be assigned to the official counter, but the official counter is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, which is also a means to strengthen the power of the Ministry of Revenue.

The ministers hurriedly set off on the road with their own worries. The official sedan chairs and carriages flowed through the streets, and the orange lights floated on the streets, which was particularly eye-catching.

Li Qing got up before dawn and was busy washing and changing clothes under the curtains. Today he will be the protagonist of this dynasty. Whether it is the establishment of the Salt and Iron Supervision or the establishment of an official cabinet, it is all done by him to improve the central government's finances, strengthen centralization, prevent the centrifugal force of local governments from the financial perspective, and try to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Anshi Rebellion and separatist vassal states.

But he also knew that everything had advantages and disadvantages, like a monopoly on salt and iron. Although the court's finances increased, money would not be born out of thin air. Part of it was to deprive the huge profits of the big salt merchants. In fact, there was a large part of the profits to increase the salt price, which was obtained from the people. Moreover, if there was no restrictions, once the court's finances were tight, it would increase the salt price more vigorously and increase the exploitation of the people.

There are also state banks that absorb private savings. However, once war or inflation occurs, the court is likely to issue large money to small money, causing the people's blood and sweat to disappear overnight.

He had no choice but to do anything about these. He seemed to be the hand that opened the "Pandora's Box", and had a contradictory mentality for the benefits and hidden dangers he caused. He hoped that the people would actively save money in the national bank, and that the people would have their own life experience and not store all their money in one place.

"Li Lang, what are you thinking?"

While combing Li Qing's hair, the curtain was observing his expression from the bronze mirror. After a night of love, the sadness in her heart had dissipated a lot. At this time, her eyes were slightly red and swollen, and her face was a little pale. In the middle of the night, she suddenly woke up and hid in the quilt and cried secretly, missing her deceased grandpa and mother. She didn't fall asleep until the fourth hour. Today, her husband was going to attend the Dacha Festival, and Xiaoyu was not at home, so she had to force her tired body to clean up and wash her husband.

Li Qing could understand the mood of the silk man. Since his life experience has been revealed, he could only rely on his own love and time to slowly repair the trauma in her heart. Moreover, virtuous women all have a common characteristic. She will remember the small trivial matters of her children and husbands, but she will only forget herself.

Li Qing patted his wife's hand gently and said with a smile: "I wonder if I marry Cui Liuliu, wouldn't I become a sister and a husband?"

"You think beautifully!" Lian'er Zhan Yan smiled and knocked her husband's head casually, but Li Qing reminded her, no wonder she had an inexplicable favor for Cui Liuliu, and it turned out that she was her sister.

She tied up Li Qing's hair bun and begged in a low voice: "Li Lang, can you arrange it? I want to see her again."

Li Qing chuckled, "That's a trivial matter, but if I don't leave, I can't enter Danfeng Sect."

The curtain yelled "ah!" and jumped up in shock. Only then did it realize that it took nearly half an hour for her husband to comb her hair.

"Come here to change your clothes! Chunxue, let Zhang Wang prepare the carriage quickly, the master is about to go out!"

Lian'er was busy putting on Li Qing's official uniform, and while tying his belt, he complained: "Then why don't you say that? Now you don't even have time to eat breakfast, so you can only feel wronged."

She finally finished packing up for Li Qing, sent him out of the door, stuffed him a few more snacks, and carefully reminded him: "Eat on the road! You can fight them when you are full."

Li Qing smiled and stared at his beautiful wife, suddenly hugged her and kissed her heavily on her lips. Then he laughed and got on the carriage and left under the escort of a group of guards.

Jian'er bit her lips and stared at her husband's carriage away. She couldn't help but sigh happily, and then hurried back to the house to pack up her things. She was very busy today, and the next day was the day when Jingyan became a monk. She wanted to accompany her. Although it was just a cover-up, the form of becoming a monk still had to be done.

However, Li Qing's carriage was in front of Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace. There were very few officials entering the court. At this time, a carriage came towards him, and there were also a brigade guards guarding him, but it was Li Linfu, the right prime minister, and he seemed to be too late.

"Mr. Li! Did you go to drink flower wine last night, so you came late?"

Li Linfu opened the curtain and greeted Li Qing. He saw that his huge nose was red and his voice was a little urn, which might be because of a cold.

"I seem to be sick when I hear the sound of the prime minister?"

Li Linfu sighed and said, "You are old! You are not good at your health. If you are not careful, you will get sick. I will work for a few more years. I will ask the emperor for bones. From now on, you will rely on you to support the court."

He smiled cunningly and said casually, but from the corner of his eyes he took over the expression on Li Qing's face. He saw him shook his head regretfully, as if he was regretting that he was about to retire.

"The prime minister is in his prime, and the court is in trouble. If the prime minister retreats, wouldn't the Tang Dynasty collapse? "

Li Linfu smiled at the sky, "Okay, you Li Qing, you are getting more and more good at speaking. Do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You must be thinking, this old man would be better off dying tomorrow, and if he dies, the world will be peaceful."

Li Qing hurriedly raised his hand and said in panic: "How dare I think like this? If I lack the prime minister, wouldn't this flower wine be boring in the future?"

The two looked at each other and laughed. Soon, two carriages entered Danfeng Gate one after another. In front of the Longwei Road, almost all the officials gathered here, leaning together in groups of three or three, discussing the romantic or arguing about today's court discussion. As soon as Li Linfu got off the carriage, many officials surrounded him and flattered him.

Li Qing bowed to him and walked away, looking around. He wanted to find Zhang Qiu Jianqiong. Today's negotiations are of great importance to him, so he wanted to discuss strategies with Zhang Qiu in advance.
Chapter completed!