He gently held the hem of Xie Fu's clothes with his fingers and pulled it open, smiling lightly: "I didn't expect that this little brat like you would grow into a handsome man. You're so charming, my heart is trembling."
Xie Fu pulled up the skirt of his clothes and said, "Sister, we are so familiar with each other, I feel embarrassed that you look at me like this."
Qin Xiang'er sneered: "I like the way you blush, and I like the way you look embarrassed even more."
Xie Fu smiled, how should I put it, he and Qin Xiang'er have been together for ten years, and they are so familiar that they are very close to each other. They usually speak indiscriminately, and any excessive behavior will be treated as a joke by each other.
But when that relationship was suddenly broken, he still felt a little weird inside.
He thinks that in terms of casual romance alone, the relationship between brother and sister is not as strong and important as the companionship and growth.
This is why he was so panicked when he woke up. It was because he was afraid of losing the irreplaceable sibling relationship between man and woman.
If Sister Xiang'er wants to ask for anything from him, that's what she should do.
But if it were the other way around and he did this, it would be ungrateful and unscrupulous.
Qin Xiang'er's voice came: "What are you thinking about?"
"without."
"Xiao Lang, go to the cabinet and get me something."
"what?"
Qin Xiang'er didn't say anything clearly, but Xie Fu walked to the cabinet and opened a box inside according to Qin Xiang'er's instructions.
What was in the box surprised Xie Fu.
There are hand-carved wooden figures, bamboo pavilions, some thorn hairpins, and other small things.
These gadgets are given to Qin Xiang'er by herself every year on her birthday.
Xie Fu picked up the hand-carved wooden figure, which was the first gift he gave to Qin Xiang'er. He remembered that he was only twelve years old at the time and had just arrived at Qin Tower.
One day it was Qin Xiang'er's birthday. Her birthday was a grand event in Qinlou. A banquet was held, and all the brothel girls and famous actors gave her expensive gifts.
He was a humble and poor boy. After the banquet, he was waiting for Qin Xiang'er in front of her room with a wooden figure he carved by himself.
He admitted that he had the purpose of currying favor with Qin Xiang'er in order to stay in Qin Tower, where there were endless books.
Qin Xiang'er came back drunk that night, and thanked Fu for giving her a gift full of expectations. At that time, Qin Xiang'er took one look at it and threw it away, which made him sad and lost for a whole night.
Thinking of this memory, Xie Fu couldn't help but feel excited that he hadn't thrown away the little wooden man again.
"Sister Xiang'er, you didn't throw away this little wooden figure."
Qin Xiang'er glanced at it and said lightly.
Xie Fu excitedly carried the whole box to the bedside, dangled the little wooden figure in front of Qin Xiang'er, and said excitedly: "This is my first birthday gift to you."
Qin Xiang'er was not as excited as Xie Fu. Of course she remembered it. If she didn't remember, how could this thing that couldn't be eaten or worn be kept in my treasure box?
Xie Fu pointed to the small characters on the back of the wooden figure and read: "Chinese and Mu Qing, beautiful bells and graces, splendor day and night, splendor and unparalleled splendor - Xie Fu and my best wishes."
Qin Xiang'er smiled. She also saw this small word the next day, so she specially kept this little wooden figure. A twelve-year-old boy could say this, which was better than many bachelors.
This is why she kept this boy who stole books, and later she was lucky enough to meet the tired-looking boy who held discarded books as treasures.
A faint hum on the lips.
Xie Fu was not satisfied with her coldness: "What?"
"That's right."
Xie Fu picked up the Jing hairpin angrily and immediately became excited: "I gave this to you in my third year at Qin House. At that time, you didn't wear it because you thought it was inferior. I didn't expect you to still keep it."
Qin Xiang'er said calmly: "Just throw it in the box." But he thought secretly in his heart: If he had worn it, it would have broken long ago, and how could he have kept it until now.
Xie Fu was a little disappointed and said: "This is the money I saved for helping people push carts. I originally wanted to give you a different gift that year to surprise you."
Qin Xiang'er's heart trembled. She really didn't know this. Although it was just a Jing hairpin, women's jewelry was already expensive, and it was not something a fourteen-year-old boy could afford.
Xie Fu laughed at himself and said, "It's really ridiculous now that I think about it. Sister Xiang'er, you have a head full of jewels, how could you fall in love with this Jing Chai? I still want to give you a surprise."
Qin Xiang'er was full of emotion: "Bring me the Jingchai."
After receiving the Jing hairpin from Mr. Xie, he made a bun on the spot, put the Jing hair hair in it, and asked with a smile: "Does it look good?"
Xie Fu said: "It damages your beauty and is indeed not worthy of you."
"As long as it's from you, it deserves it."
"Thank you sister for the face."
Qin Xiang'er smiled sweetly.
Xie Fu turned over the items in the box again and said happily: "Sister Xiang'er, you keep all the things I gave you. Look at this..."
Qin Xiang'er interrupted: "Come on, come on." It makes me seem like I have been coveting you, a little kid, since you were twelve years old.
"Xiao Lang, take out the thin book from under the box."
Thanking Fu for doing as he was told, Qin Xiang'er said again: "Turn it over and take a look."
After Xie Fu looked through it, he was surprised: "Sister Xiang'er, you remember every account!"
"Then what do you think? When did I ever do a loss-making business?"
Xie Fu smiled bitterly: "After settling the accounts, the friendship will fade away."
"Don't do this. You have taken advantage of me over the years. Such a thick book. Now that you are a high official, you are not short of money."
Xie Fu waved his hand: "I won't pay it back!"
Qin Xiang'er smiled and said, "This account plus the interest will reach an astronomical figure."
Xie Fu looked like he was defaulting on the debt: "It's the best, I won't pay it back anyway."
"It doesn't matter. You can use other methods. You tear out a page and use it as my prostitute last night."
Xie Fu said with a smile: "There's no need to tear it up. Just pretend that I still don't understand it in this life. As long as you need it, sister, I will do my best to make you comfortable."
Even Qin Xiang'er, who was used to hearing dirty talk about brothels, made her ears turn red at these words, but she still managed to hold on.
Xie Fu saw that Qin Xiang'er was silent. He leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Sister, I was drunk last night and you must not be happy. How about I make up for it now and I will make it perfect for you."
Qin Xiang'er was shocked. Do you really want my mother's life? She asked, "Are you still drunk?"
"Do I look drunk now?"
"How dare you say such things to me when you're not drunk."
Xie Fu laughed: "Anyway, I can't even repay the principal and interest, so I have to use this to offset the debt."
Qin Xiang'er pinched his face with her hand: "I am only allowed to tease you, but you are not allowed to tease me."
Xie Fu dodged, and Qin Xiang'er casually took the pillow and threw it over: "Get out of here!"
Xie Fu caught the pillow thrown in front of him, slowly put it down, revealing his eyes, which were full of smiles: "Sister, I know you are sharp-tongued and shy. Look at your face, it's all red."
Qin Xiang'er became so angry that she got out of bed and beat him.
Xie Fu turned around and ran away, shouting: "You have no clothes on?"
Qin Xiang'er suddenly realized and hid under the quilt again. Although she was usually aggressive, she was not aggressive enough to wander around naked.
Looking at Xie Fu's back, he smiled and cursed: "Damn monkey."
Suddenly, there was a stinging pain under his body. He frowned and bit his lip and cursed viciously: "You little beast! You have avenged everything in this single incident."
…
When Xie Fu went to court for the first time, he prepared two things. One was to exercise the power of Jiedushi and achieve tax autonomy.
Huainan Road is not as good as Longxi, border areas and other areas where Jiedushi is established.
There are large armies stationed in the border areas. Although taxation is autonomous, there are still many shortfalls every year, requiring the court to allocate food and salaries.
Jiangnan is a wealthy and tax-heavy area, and only the state government troops are stationed there. There are no large-scale legions. Every year, a portion of the tax revenue is allocated by the state governments, and most of it returns to the national treasury.
After the national treasury is full, it will be able to allocate funds to border areas for military envoys, which is equivalent to helping the poor from the rich.
Xie Fu once considered an issue. If Huainan Road implements tax autonomy, wouldn't it cut off the source of food and salary in the border areas? He even asked Lu Tao for advice on this matter. After all, state affairs are greater than private matters.
Lu Tao told him that the border areas were not as poor as imagined. There had been no war in recent years, and the food and wages allocated by the court were still at wartime standards.
This has led to the prevalence of extravagant entertainment and extravagance among military officers and soldiers in border areas. If this continues, these brave and capable troops will be corrupted, and they may be vulnerable to a real war.
Xie Fu asked Lu Tao at that time why he did not improve military discipline.
Lu Tao told him that not to mention rectifying military discipline, it would only reduce the annual allocation of food and salary. All the military governors complained that there was nothing more to rectify military discipline. They repeatedly wrote letters saying that the morale of the army was slack.
The imperial court not only wanted these military envoys to guard the country, but was also afraid that these military envoys would rebel, so it did not dare to make any big moves and always tried to appease them cautiously.
This is a historical problem. There is no good way to solve it in a short time. Stubborn diseases require heavy medicine. It is best to have a war now so that these Jiedu envoys will be vigilant, diligent and thrifty, and strict in military discipline.
In addition, the royal family and nobles of Chang'an were extravagant and extravagant. They were supported by Jiangnan's rich taxes. If the money was cut off, they might be able to cure these problems.
After listening to Lu Tao's analysis, Xie Fu no longer had any concerns in this regard. I would rather use this money for you to eat, drink and have fun myself.
The second is to rectify the name of Nestorianism in the Qin Dynasty, which just leads the contradiction to the martial arts forces in the Western Regions, and makes the martial arts forces in Daguan State vigilant and united.
How could I have known that when they arrived at the court, there were ministers who thanked Fu for his position as special envoy, unabashedly stated the disadvantages in front of Xie Fu, and used history as a lesson to prove it. In the final analysis, it was said that Xie Fu
Too much power is harmful rather than beneficial.
Many ministers agreed with this.
Some other courtiers retorted from the perspective of sharing the worries of His Majesty the Emperor and thanking His Majesty for making good use of his talents.
Suddenly they were divided into two groups, each giving their own reasons, arguing endlessly, and it was as lively as a vegetable market.
Xie Fu asked Qin Chuzhen in a low voice: "Is this often the case in the court?"
Qin Chuzhen responded with a smile: "Sometimes it will be like this."
Seeing that the quarrel was going on and that there would be no result in the dispute until the next court, the emperor couldn't help but frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Thank you, Fu, many ministers say that you are young and have little qualifications. What do you have?"