Chapter 880 Doting on a concubine and destroying his wife
Luo Qinghan was not interested in the gossip in the city.
He had people collect the comments on the tax reform, and after they were sorted out, he read out the comments one by one in front of all the civil and military officials at the morning court so that all the officials could hear the people's ideas.
After hearing this, all the civil and military officials remained silent.
If one or two people support the tax reform, they can still say that those people are narrow-minded and ignorant, but when so many people express their support, they dare not say anything.
Anyone who can fight his way out of a huge army and become an official in the imperial court cannot be a real fool.
They knew very well that the people were on the emperor's side.
If they continue to oppose, the people will definitely scold them.
No one wants to be seen as a villain by the people.
In this era, people generally still care about their reputation, especially scholars, who value face the most.
Tax reform has become an inevitable trend, and the court officials finally stopped opposing it. Even the censors who were the most enthusiastic shut up.
Luo Qinghan was very satisfied with the result.
After the topic of tax reform passed, the censors immediately regained their fighting spirit and stood up to impeach the Prince of Jing County!
"Yesterday was the wedding of the Prince of Jing County. This should have been a happy event, but because of the Prince of Jing County's impulsive behavior, a riot broke out in the city, causing dozens of civilians to be seriously injured. This incident caused extremely bad consequences. The Prince of Jing County must be held responsible for this!"
When Luo Yanzhi heard this, his face instantly became extremely ugly.
He was about to open his mouth to refute when another censor spoke first.
"I, your humble servant, also want to impeach the Prince of Jing County! The Prince of Jing County abandoned his wife on their wedding night and deliberately favored his concubine. This is clearly a move to favor his concubine over his wife!"
Luo Yanzhi was so angry that he wanted to curse.
He pointed at the two scratches on his face and argued loudly: "Are you blind? Didn't you think about the scratches on my face? It was Xia Yuran who was rude to me first, and I was so angry that I left!"
The censors became even more excited when they saw this.
They are not afraid of their opponents' rebuttals, so they silence their opponents.
Once the opponent starts to argue, they have the opportunity to use their skills!
The censors seemed to be energized and began to launch a frantic mental attack wave against the Prince of Jing County, citing all kinds of classics and examples, throwing out profound truths one after another, speaking fluently and non-stop.
Luo Yanzhi was able to argue a few words at first, but later he couldn't even find a chance to speak. He was so angry that his face turned red and he wanted to rush up and fight with that group of argumentative people.
In the end, the debate ended with Luo Yanzhi's miserable defeat.
The censors all held their heads high and chests puffed out, like victorious roosters, feeling extremely proud.
Luo Qinghan and other officials all watched the show quietly.
At noon, Xiao Xixi went to the imperial study to have lunch with Luo Qinghan as usual.
Luo Qinghan told her what happened in the morning court, wanting her to have some fun with him.
After hearing this, Xiao Xixi smiled so hard that her eyes curved.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The tax reform can finally be smoothly carried out."
Luo Qinghan: "They just don't dare to oppose it on the surface. I think they will take action in private. I heard that the noble families in the city have been very active recently. They even contacted the King of Ying and the King of Jing County. What do you think they want to do?"
Xiao Xixi said as she ate her food, "I guess they are just bored and have nothing better to do. They have such a good time but are trying to make themselves unhappy."
Isn't it happy to be a rich salted fish? Why do you have to stir up trouble? !
Luo Qinghan: "If everyone could be like you, the world would be truly peaceful."
Xiao Xixi hurriedly said, "No, no, no, if everyone is like me and doesn't strive for progress, the world will be doomed."
Luo Qinghan was speechless.
After a while, he said, "Sometimes being too ambitious is not a good thing."
Xiao Xixi: "Since they insist on causing trouble, let's give them something to do. As long as they have something to do, they won't have time to come and cause trouble in front of you."
Luo Qinghan: "What do you think?"
Xiao Xixi picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
Luo Qinghan: "Perch."
Xiao Xixi: "Perch live in lakes, but have you ever eaten fish from the sea?"
Luo Qinghan shook his head: "No."
Shengjing City is very far from the coast, and transportation is extremely backward these days. It is almost impossible to ensure that the sea fish are delivered to Shengjing alive.
Even if it can be completed, it will certainly consume huge material and human resources.
Luo Qinghan would not mobilize such a large force just for a little food.
If he really did this, the censors would definitely impeach him for extravagance and ignorance of the suffering of the people.
Xiao Xixi continued to ask: "Then did you know that there are other countries on the other side of the sea? Those countries have many things that we don't have here, such as rare spices and handicrafts, as well as countless gold, silver and jewelry."
A thought popped up in Luo Qinghan's mind: "What you mean is..."
Xiao Xixi smiled slyly: "There are so many treasures waiting for them, it is impossible for those noble families not to be tempted, as long as they are all sent to the sea, no one will come to cause trouble for you in the future."
Luo Qinghan thought deeper and further than she did.
Instead of sending them all to sea, it would be better to make going to sea an honor.
Let them fight for the honor.
At that time, he, as the emperor, would only need to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the tigers.
Luo Qinghan: "How can we make them believe that there are countless treasures on the other side of the sea?"
Xiao Xixi put the fish into her mouth and said vaguely, "I have a way, but I have to withdraw some activity funds."
Luo Qinghan: "How much do you want?"
Xiao Xixi: "One hundred taels, maybe."
Luo Qinghan directly gave her a silver note of one thousand taels.
Xiao Xixi was overjoyed holding the banknote: "Thank you, Mr. Sponsor! Mr. Sponsor, I love you! Muah!"
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Forget it, since she just gave me a good idea, I won’t say anything to her this time.
That afternoon, Xiao Xixi asked someone to invite Concubine Li and Concubine Yao to Yunxiu Palace.
The two of them earned a lot of royalties from publishing articles in the Shengjing Daily, and their life became much more comfortable than before.
After they paid their respects to the imperial concubine, they sat down in the guest seats nearby.
Xiao Xixi: "What kind of story is Concubine Li writing recently?"
Princess Li answered truthfully, "I've been busy writing serialized stories lately and have no time to write storybooks."
Xiao Xixi: "When will you finish writing this serialized story?"
Concubine Li estimated in her mind: "It will probably take two or three days."
Xiao Xixi: "Have you thought about what to write in your next story?"
Princess Li shook her head: "Not yet."
Xiao Xixi went to see Concubine Yao again and asked the same question.
"Have you thought about what you're going to write for your next article?"
Yao Jieyu said seriously: "I already have some materials, but I need to think about it more."
Xiao Xixi: "I have a topic here. Please help me write it. As long as what you write can meet my requirements, in addition to the manuscript fee from the newspaper, I will give you an additional manuscript fee."
…
Good morning everyone!
Ordinary people: Eating melons makes me happy!
Censors: Arguing makes me happy!
Xiao Xixi: Salted fish makes me happy!
Big Fruit: The monthly ticket makes me happy!!!
(End of this chapter)
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