"Because this matter involves high-ranking officials and nobles," the young man said, "there are still many people in Luoyang who hate Governor Zhao, but they are afraid of the powerful soldiers in her hands and dare not speak out."
"She forced people to move back to Luoyang, which cut off many people's futures and separated many families. The survivors of noble families did not receive good treatment here. At this time, they had to pay the same taxes as common people, and even
She still has to serve, but I don’t know how many people hate her."
The young man whispered: "As far as I know, everyone is writing articles privately to criticize her."
Zhao Hanzhang also lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you scolding her?"
"He scolded her as a glutton, unable to get out, greedy for money, and stingy. He also said that she had a money addiction that was worse than her grandfather's, but she didn't have her grandfather's moral character and was licentious..."
Ting He on the side was so angry that her eyes were red, and she was about to explode. Zhao Hanzhang grabbed her hand, listened with a smile, and nodded pertinently: "She is indeed a bit stingy."
The young man sighed and said: "Otherwise, I think our governor is only stingy to herself, but is much more generous to the people than many high-ranking officials and families. However, she forces the high-ranking officials and families with tax-free rights to pay taxes together, so she despises talents.
, it’s expected to be scolded.”
Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "Do you also think that Governor Zhao should not collect taxes from those high-ranking officials and nobles?"
The young man nodded, "This has been the case in all dynasties. Governor Zhao is a woman after all. She may not have thought of this at the moment. If she wants to get the support of various families, she can exchange benefits with them and even get married."
Having said this, the young man regretted for a moment, "It's a pity that Governor Zhao is engaged. Otherwise, he could have chosen a strong in-law. In fact, it's just an engagement. Even if they get married, they can divorce and get married again. The Fu family is still weak at this time.
A little more."
Zhao Hanzhang: "...You are quite smart. Do everyone think the same as you?"
"How can other people be as smart as me?" The young man said proudly: "I am a scholar after all, and I have been listening to books for many years before I came up with this clever idea. Can the brains of those people compare with mine?"
He said: "In the past, Emperor Guangwu stopped his wife and remarried, wasn't it just to form an alliance with King Zhending? Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters, but now Governor Zhao is just engaged, and all the talents in the world have a chance."
Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand uninterested and decided to listen carefully to Zhao Kuan's trial.
But the young man said he was addicted, and whispered to Zhao Hanzhang: "Don't believe it, girl. Just think about it, if she directly marries the Gou family, it will calm down the dispute with the Gou family. Isn't it her and General Gou who have the final say in the world? Rebirth?"
With a child, the world can be left in the hands of the child in the future, how much trouble will be saved?"
Zhao Hanzhang asked him, "You are so talented, why don't you take the talent recruitment exam?"
The young man regretted: "I went, but the time has not come yet, so I have to wait for a good opportunity."
In other words, he took the exam but failed.
Zhao Hanzhang said: "If you take the test of the general trend of the world, you will definitely fail. If you take the test of a small official in the government office, maybe you can give it a try."
When the young man heard this, he became unhappy and said, "How can a girl say that I can only be a minor official?"
Zhao Hanzhang saw that Zhao Kuan had comforted the three crying family members and began to ask questions. He asked him one sentence and asked him to be quiet, "Then do you think the Zhao family and the emperor will agree to the marriage between Zhao Governor and Gou Xi?"
The young man was startled and began to think.
The emperor...of course was unwilling. If Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang became a family, what would he have to do with him?
But the Zhao family...should be willing, right?
It is also possible that he is unwilling. If Zhao Hanzhang marries the Gou family, his dependence on the Zhao family will become smaller. If he has another child, what will happen to the Zhao family?
But wouldn’t she also have this problem if she married Fu Tinghan?
Just when the young man was struggling, Zhao Hanzhang untied his hat and stepped forward.
When Zhao Kuan saw her, he immediately stood up to greet her and said, "Your Majesty."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, glanced at the courtroom and said, "Bring a few more mats and remove all the chains from their hands. Let's sit down and talk."
The three family members were also very excited to see Zhao Hanzhang and had many things to say to her.
The Chen family and the Xiao family are both noble families. The difference is that the Chen family stayed in Luoyang with the emperor and hid in the palace together. However, the Chen family's master, two sons and three nephews all died in the battle to defend the city.
There are only women, children and a twelve-year-old son left in the family;
The Xiao family left with the King of Donghai. Their family had better luck. They were scattered when they fled. Some of them were captured by Shi Le. Except for the adult men, the rest were redeemed by Zhao Hanzhang and separated.
Those few people were also moved back and reunited after returning to Luoyang.
Therefore, the Xiao family has an adult male who makes the decision. Fang Xingsan, Xiao Sanlang, is called Xiao Zhi. Unfortunately, with such a name, he may not be very smart.
Zhao Hanzhang sat cross-legged on the mat that had just been spread out and motioned for everyone to sit down as well.
She sat casually, but this was in a courtroom, and Zhao Kuan did not dare to sit cross-legged in front of her, so he knelt down beside her. Others also knelt down and put their hands on their knees as if to listen carefully.
Zhao Hanzhang also asked people to bring a dozen bowls and a pot of water, and poured water for them, "Come on, drink some water before we talk."
Xiao Zhi took the bowl and his eyes turned red after taking a sip. The other two ladies were in a relatively stable mood and took the water bowls respectfully with both hands.
Zhao Hanzhang first asked the eldest lady of the Chen family, "Why did the madam want to leave Luoyang with her family?"
The eldest lady put down the water bowl, wiped her tears and said: "The world is difficult. There are only old, weak, women and children left in my family. Winter is coming, and I don't know if the Huns will go south again. I only have one young son left. I can't bear it anymore."
It was a disaster of war, so I wanted to leave.”
She looked at Zhao Hanzhang longingly and said, "Please have mercy on me and let us go."
Zhao Hanzhang was unmoved, and said seriously: "Without rules, there is no rule. Since I have made a rule and do not allow the remigrated Luoyang survivors to leave, I cannot change it at will. Otherwise, if the Chen family leaves today, the Qian family and the Sun family will be the same tomorrow."
Can’t you come and ask for divorce?”
She reassured: "Mrs. Chen, my Zhao family army is in Luoyang. I can guarantee you that if there is a war, the first ones to go to the battlefield will be me, Zhao Hanzhang and the Zhao family army. If one day, the Zhao family army really cannot defend Luoyang, I will
I will let you leave in advance."
"So if you leave because you are worried about the war, I ask you to stay in peace and build Luoyang with me, okay?"
Mrs. Chen looked embarrassed and couldn't help but look at Mrs. Chen and the second wife whose eyes were red from crying.
Mrs. Chen also hesitated for a while, but nodded to Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen then said: "Your Majesty, we left because of taxes and corvee."
She wiped her tears and said sadly: "There is not much money left at home, and it is really difficult to support it, so I had to leave Luoyang to join relatives and friends."
Zhao Hanzhang turned around and asked Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen, "Is this the reason?"