Compared with the simplicity of the people in Beihai County, the people in the capital are much smarter and can't help but think more.
Bai Erlang's new book has just been printed. After reading it, everyone guessed that Taibai in the book was Zhou Man and Wenqu was Bai Shan.
Even students from the Imperial College secretly bought books and read them.
"Is it true or false? This book is really about Mr. Zhou and Mr. Bai?"
"Then there are still lies. You will know when you look back. There are stories about the treatment of smallpox, and the method of vaccination is also written in detail. Isn't this what Mr. Zhou did?"
"But these are troubled times. It is written above that Taibai and Wenqu reunited on the battlefield, and even smallpox spread on the battlefield."
"Hey, what is a storybook? It is a made-up story, half true and half false, made up of legends. The skin and flesh have changed, but the muscles and bones have not. Look at what is written in the book, about saving people and smallpox on the battlefield.
Is it real?"
"Is it true that Taibai and Wenqu, as written in the book, have been at odds since childhood?"
"Well...sisters and sisters from the same sect are husband and wife, so that's not a problem, right?"
"Otherwise, otherwise, the White Consort is still their junior brother, wouldn't he also write something bad about them?"
"By the way, why did the White Consort write this book?"
"I think it's well written. Although it doesn't bear the humiliation of Xiang Mingxue's biography, it's still heart-wrenching to read."
"I didn't say the writing was bad, I was just curious, how could he pretend to be immortals and write about Master Bai and Master Zhou?"
"Who knows? Although this book describes the relationship between the two adults in a very strange way, it is mostly praised, so it's not a bad thing, right?"
The students in the Imperial College were puzzled, and the emperor in the palace watched with great interest, but he complained while watching, "Is the prince-in-law jealous, so he wrote such strange things about them when they were young?"
Gu Zhong poured tea for the emperor and said with a smile: "My prince-in-law has a broad heart. I don't think he is such a stingy person."
A chamberlain came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Mr. Xiao Tang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have arrived."
The emperor let them in.
The prince just returned to Beijing from Jiangnan two days ago. This time he went south to deal with a lot of people. He has reported a lot in the past two days. Today, he is just talking about some small things.
The trivial matter is, "Bai Shan reported back that the official salt stored in Beihai County is now one-third of the amount of official salt transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the Central Plains and the Northland in a year."
The emperor said: "It's still not enough."
The prince nodded, "But Beihai County is still drying salt. As far as I know, Qingzhou and Laizhou and Dizhou are cooperating. They will send people to teach them the salt drying method. If the salt fields are opened now, they will be able to produce them after summer next year."
There is a large amount of sea salt. By then, even if the official salt in the Jiangnan area is completely cut off, we will be able to control the situation."
The emperor thought thoughtfully, "If this is the case, only a few seaside prefectures and counties in Qingzhou and Laizhou can replace Jiangnan, and then the salt administration and salt tax of the Jin Dynasty can be completely restarted."
The prince also thought so. Jiangnan's salt tax was fundamentally bad. Since the Qingzhou area could replace Jiangnan's official salt, there was no need for them to be controlled by Jiangnan in this regard.
Tang Zhihe folded his hands and listened to the father and son talking about how to restructure the salt policy. His eyes turned left and right with some boredom, and he accidentally met Gu Zhong's eyes.
Tang Zhihe smiled slightly, and was about to lower his eyes and stand still when he saw Gu Zhong's eyes turn, and after scanning the emperor's desk, he lowered his eyes and avoided his gaze.
Tang Zhihe was stunned for a moment and began to think deeply.
The emperor and the prince had finished talking. After taking a sip of tea, they looked at Tang Zhihe and asked, "How are the trials of the prisoners escorted back from Jiangnan this time at Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment?"
Although Tang Zhihe is the young Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, because of his professional ability, he participated in the investigation of Jiangnan's case, so he was seconded to help, and he was regarded as one of the chief judges of the trial.
He immediately came to his senses, bowed and said: "The evidence has been reviewed, and all the suspects in custody have no objections. In my opinion, we can be convicted."
The emperor asked: "In your opinion, how should we decide?"
Tang Zhihe said expressionlessly: "It will be determined according to the law."
Those who deserved to be killed were killed, those who deserved to be exiled were exiled, and those who deserved to have their homes confiscated were confiscated. No one was innocent anyway, and it would not be a pity to die.
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled slightly and said: "In that case, I will leave this matter to you and the Dali Temple Punishment Department to handle it."
This was a very offending thing, but Tang Zhihe thought about it and agreed.
The emperor was very satisfied. When he saw the book on the table, he picked it up, flipped through it, and asked the two of them, "Have you read the Prince Consort's new book?"
There were many princes-in-law in the Jin Dynasty, some of whom were the same generation as the emperor and the prince, but there was only one prince-son-in-law who could write books and was still seen by them.
The prince didn't say anything. He had just come back and was very busy. He had no time for leisure and entertainment. So he didn't read it.
Tang Zhihe, who was well-informed, touched his nose, bowed and said, "I have read some."
He paused, closed his eyes and praised, "Well written."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "You don't have to praise him against your will. I think it's far worse than the "Biography of Xiang Mingxue" and "Journey to the West" he wrote."
Tang He said nothing.
"But what's strange is the part where Taibai and Wenqu are reincarnated. I think the beginning and middle are well written, but why did he write that Taibai and Wenqu were enemies when they were young?" The emperor asked him, "Are they enemies? Zhou
Aren’t Man and Bai Shan very close when they were young?”
The prince also turned to look at Tang He.
Tang He thought about it for a long time and then said: "I heard that Master Zhou and Master Bai were naughty when they were young. As children, it is normal to fight..."
He paused and then changed the subject: "However, don't look at Mr. Bai's age, but he does not take advantage in front of Mr. Zhou. It can be seen from his title that Mr. Zhou is a senior sister, so although Mr. Bai is old
He is longer, but he is the youngest junior brother..."
Tang He didn't say the rest, but the emperor and the prince understood it clearly, so Bai Cheng was the most bullied among the three of them, so when he wrote the book, he couldn't help but bring out some of it when he was a child.
Tang He smiled and said: "As far as I know, their relationship when they were young was not that bad. After all, they were siblings in the same school. They studied together. It is normal to have noisy fights, and it is also true to support each other."
The emperor nodded and sighed: "It's just like brothers in a family. It's normal to be noisy, but no matter how noisy, we still have to support each other in the future."
While saying this, he did not forget to look at the prince.
Prince:......
Tang He was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the emperor to bring the topic to the prince, so he was silent for a while, lowering his head and not daring to interrupt again.
After leaving the palace, Tang He let out a sigh of relief. He felt that working in front of the emperor was really life-threatening. He didn't know how his father had been here all these years.
The prince came out behind him and he immediately stepped aside.
The prince stopped to look at him and asked, "Did Zhou Man and Bai Shan have a bad relationship when they were young?"
Then why can we still be a couple?
Tang He said carefully: "Your Highness, I also listened to what Yang Heshu said. After all, he is the magistrate of Luojiang County. However, Zhou Man and Bai Shan were only a few years old at that time. As children, it is normal for them to fight.
"
How old are you and Prince Gong? How old are you and Prince Gong? Can you compare with them?
The prince was very satisfied with his answer. He also felt that his emperor father was being unreasonable. How old were he and Prince Gong's brothers when they were quarreling?
Moreover, if a teenager can live and die together, can he and Prince Gong live and die together?
He and them are completely life and death, so Zhou Man and Bai Shan can become husband and wife, and they... Humph!
?? I went to the second needle this morning, and I was not very energetic when I came back, so I have never been a code word. I am not sure if I can get up tonight.