Chapter nine hundred and seventy-seven out of the palace to search
Wu Han nodded to Zhang Kun, then glanced at Geng Yan, Ma Wu, and Wang Ba, and said, "I have to see your Majesty now!"
Wang Ba hurriedly said: "Da Sima, don't forget to come to my house for a banquet!"
Wu Han snorted dissatisfiedly and walked away in a hurry.
Liu Xiu met Wu Han in the Qingliang Hall. After the meeting, Liu Xiu waved his hand to the side and motioned Wu Han to sit down. When he sat down, Liu Xiu asked cheerfully: "Zi Yan wants to participate in this Western Expedition?"
Wu Han leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, in order to conquer Weixiao, I have made a lot of preparations."
Liu Xiu waved his hand to him and said: "I have already said that conquering Weixiao is important, but ensuring that Luoyang is not lost is even more important."
Wu Han took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, Hu Ya (Gai Yan) can defend Luoyang, and both the left general and the right general can defend Luoyang!"
Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "I don't feel comfortable letting anyone else guard Luoyang. Only Ziyan guards Luoyang, and I feel most at ease!"
"His Majesty……"
"While I'm away in Luoyang, Ziyan wants to keep an eye on Zhang Bu." Liu Xiu stood up, paced back and forth in the hall, and said, "Zhang Bu has many old subordinates in Qingzhou, and his prestige in Qingzhou is still there. Although
Zhang Bu has surrendered, but people's hearts are unpredictable. No one can say whether he will secretly stir up trouble while I am away in Luoyang. Ziyan, you have to send someone to keep an eye on him and pay attention to Zhang Bu's every move."
When Wu Han heard this, he rubbed his forehead helplessly, and finally nodded and said, "Yes, I have all remembered it."
Liu Xiu said: "Be careful in Hanoi! Hanoi is a place heavily infested with bandits. In recent times, the banditry in Hanoi has been serious. Don't be careless."
"Yes! Wei Chen noted it down!"
"I feel relieved that Zi Yan will handle the military affairs, but when it comes to government affairs, Zi Yan should consult Situ and Sikong for advice and must not act arbitrarily."
"Yes! Wei Chen noted it down."
Seeing that Wu Han was not in a high mood, Liu Xiu smiled and said, "It is a great achievement for Ziyan to be able to defend Luoyang!"
As he spoke, he nodded to Luo You who was standing aside. Luo You walked up to Wu Han carrying a wooden box and placed the wooden box in front of him.
Wu Han looked at Liu Xiu in confusion. The latter smiled slightly, raised his head and said, "Open it and take a look." Wu Han pulled open the lid of the wooden box and lowered his head to see that it was filled with gold ornaments.
Among them were gold forks, gold steps, and other gold headdresses. After looking at them, Wu Han asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Your Majesty, this is..."
"This is a reward for Qin Zihua."
Wu Han was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty has already rewarded Zihua before."
Liu Xiu said seriously: "Qin Zihua saved Yang'er's life. No matter how much reward she receives, she can afford it."
Wu Han stood up and left the table, knelt on his knees, kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said: "Wei Chen, I would like to thank your majesty for your kindness! I, on behalf of Zihua, I would like to thank your majesty for your kindness!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Zi Yan, please get up quickly! There is no need to be so polite between you and me."
Wu Han closed the lid of the wooden box and returned to his seat, with a slight smile on his face.
Liu Xiu was still very good at appeasing people. He knew that Wu Han valued Qin Zihua, so he gave Qin Zihua some rewards. This really made Wu Han extremely happy. Liu Xiu changed the subject and asked: "Ziyan, recently
How is the situation in the city?"
Wu Han thought for a while and said with a smile: "The county government has done a good job recently. There have been no disturbances in Luoyang in recent days. Wei Chen thought that this may be related to the investigation some time ago. During the last investigation, a lot of people were seized.
Hidden spies, it is estimated that the eyes and ears installed in Luoyang by all parties have suffered a lot!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Dong Xuan really did not disappoint me."
After another conversation with Wu Han, the latter stood up and left. After Wu Han left, Liu Xiu called Long Yuan in and said, "I plan to leave the palace to have a look."
"Your Majesty, this..."
Liu Xiu said: "I don't know how long this campaign against Weixiao will take. I plan to walk around the city." Liu Xiu was still very worried about Luoyang, and he didn't know whether there would be trouble in Luoyang after he left Luoyang. He planned to
Go out and inspect the palace in person.
Long Yuan bowed and said: "I understand, I will make arrangements now."
Liu Xiu's trip out of the palace was regarded as a private visit incognito. He did not bring Zhang Kun with him, but he brought Luo You with him.
Luo You is young and dresses like a book boy, looking like a half-grown child of thirteen or fourteen years old. Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bu, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei also change into casual clothes.
Liu Xiu changed into a white robe with a blue background, a square scarf tied on her head, light blue short boots on her feet, and the scabbard of the Red Sky Sword was replaced with an ordinary scabbard.
At first glance, this outfit looks elegant and well-matched with Luo You, a little book boy.
They quietly left the palace from the side door on the west side of the palace. There were three carriages prepared outside. After coming out, the group immediately got into the carriage. Liu Xiu and Luo You rode in the same carriage, and Long Yuan and Xu Ying took one each.
car.
This time Liu Xiu did not visit the city, but asked the driver dressed as Habayashi to go to Guo District.
Three carriages traveled south, passed through Kaiyangmen, and arrived at Kaiyangmen North Street.
Liu Xiu lifted up the curtain on the car window and looked outside.
Diagonally ahead was a large area of high-rise pavilions. Liu Xiu was no stranger to that area of pavilions. It was the Imperial College there, and many officials in the government were selected from the Imperial College.
After watching, Liu Xiu said to the coachman: "Go to Taiyuan University and have a look!"
Anyone who can go to Taixue is from a well-to-do family, even if they are not wealthy. The area around Taixue is also very lively, with streets and alleys lined with shops, bustling with traffic, and a large market nearby.
A Taiyuan University can be said to support a large number of people around it. When the carriage came to the Taiyuan University, it suddenly brought back Liu Xiu's memories of when he went to the Imperial University in Chang'an.
Luo You was also looking out the window, looking at the connected pavilions in the courtyard, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "So this is the Imperial Academy, it's so big!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "The Imperial College in Chang'an is bigger and more spectacular than the Imperial College in Luoyang!"
In Chang'an Taiyuan University, it can be said that there is a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Of course, the talent and learning of the Taipei students are also good and bad. There are some who are of average level like him, and some who are geniuses like Deng Yu.
After listening to Liu Xiu's words, Luo You couldn't help but sigh: "I have lived in Chang'an for so many years, but I have never been to Taiyuan University!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "This time we have a chance to go on the Western Expedition!"
Luo You was startled for a moment, and then asked with gleaming eyes: "Your Majesty, in this expedition to the west, my maid...can my maid also follow me?"
Liu Xiuxiao asked: "You don't want to go?"
Luo You said quickly: "Think about it, I want to go!"
Seeing Luo You's nervous and excited look, Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing. Luo You blushed and whispered: "So... the young master is teasing me!"
Liu Xiu said: "Don't worry, I said I would take you there, and I will definitely take you there!" As he spoke, he raised his head and said to the driver outside: "Let's go to the nearby market."
There are many pedestrians in the streets around Taiyuan University, but when we get to the market, there are even more people here. Everywhere we look, there are so many people that we can’t see to the edge.
Because there were too many pedestrians, it was difficult for the carriage to enter. Liu Xiu and others got off the carriage one after another, leaving the carriage outside the market and walked into the market.
Long Yuan, Xuying and others were scattered around Liu Xiu, not far or close to him, so that no one could see that they were protecting Liu Xiu, but if something happened, they could be the first to do so.
Time appeared beside Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu and Luo You walked side by side. After all, Luo You was young and still had a childlike mind. Everything he saw felt fresh and curious. When he walked up to Liu Xiu, he was like a little butterfly, sometimes in the east, sometimes in the west.
Sometimes in front, sometimes in back.
Liu Xiu had no curiosity about the products in the market, but would ask about prices from time to time to evaluate the people's livelihood in Luoyang.
As the war subsided, society became more and more stable, industries recovered, fields were re-cultivated, prices began to fall, and various commodities became cheaper and cheaper. In the past, hundreds of dollars could not buy much food, but now two or three hundred dollars can buy it.
One stone of millet.
According to the price of food, people's livelihood can be easily inferred. Take the lowest level official at that time as a standard. The official is a reserve cadre, a person who has no official title and is ready to become an official. There is no lower level than this.
Already.
The monthly salary for a bus driver is three shi of grain plus 300 qian. If one shi of grain is thirty kilograms, three shi of grain is ninety kilograms. Three hundred yuan can buy one stone of more than one kilogram of grain. All together, it is almost 120 kilograms.
On average, it is four kilograms of grain every day.
For a family of five, four kilograms of food per day is difficult for people to eat every meal. Of course, the salary for a bus driver is at the bottom of society, and this is based on one person supporting a family. A person of five
In a family, usually two to three people have income.
At that time, the monthly salary of part-time workers was four to five hundred yuan, which could buy two stones of grain, which was more than enough to support oneself. However, the wages of workers were not fixed. Some would be higher, reaching one to two thousand yuan or even thousands of yuan.
It's lower, maybe only three or four hundred dollars.
Salaries vary according to individual abilities. In this regard, there is no difference between ancient times and modern times.
Overall, prices in Luoyang are still high, especially in the market at Taiyuan University, where prices are even higher than elsewhere.
Asking about prices allows Liu Xiu to get a lot of information about people's livelihood, and he can infer whether the people are satisfied or dissatisfied with the current government. This is much more intuitive and real than the memorials of ministers.
Prices in Luoyang have declined, but in Liu Xiu's view, there is still room for a greater decline. Liu Xiu was walking forward when a sudden noise came from the front. Luo You immediately returned to Liu Xiu, tapping his little feet,
Looking forward curiously.
Liu Xiu casually pressed her little head and said, "So curious, let's take a closer look!" As he spoke, he walked forward, and Luo You followed him step by step.
After squeezing through the crowd in front of them, Liu Xiu and Luo You came to the center of the crowd, where a group of arrogant young people were beating up a man who could not tell how old he was.
The man was beaten until he was lying on the ground, holding his head, his face covered with dust, and howling and wailing.
"Stop beating him, or he will be beaten to death!" Some people watching dissatisfied and loudly dissuaded him.
"No fight? If you can help him pay back the money he owes, we won't fight!"
"Why should I help him pay back the money? I don't know him!"
"If you can't help him pay back the money, then shut up and stop being so verbose here!"
