After walking backward out of the hall, Han You wanted to sing a song.
The prince is nothing, it's only right to hug the emperor's thigh. Now the emperor's thigh is only a few feet away from her, and even the hair on the thigh is clearly visible. As long as he takes a step closer, he can touch it gently.
Walking down the steps, Zhou Yan and others were waiting there. The young prince was pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pot.
Han You felt warm in his heart. The prince's legs are actually not bad.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Han You coming out safe and sound, even Zhao Xiang, the old eunuch of the palace.
The only ones who were disappointed were the palace guards. They really wanted to give Han You a good beating. This guy was too arrogant.
Zhou Yan greeted him happily and grabbed Han You's sleeve.
"I've already said that you, sir, are very talented, and you will definitely be able to pass the test of your father."
Han You couldn't help but laugh. Now that he recalled the situation in the palace just now, he felt strange in his heart.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this emperor has an indescribable feeling.
He said he was an emperor, but he acted more like an old father who cared about his children but couldn't spare the time to educate them himself, and was deeply afraid that his children would be brought up astray.
It’s also like a newly appointed decision-maker of a large company, who is still trying to get used to his new identity.
It can be said that it is the Nine-Five Supreme that dominates the world. It gives people a feeling that they want to hold it, but they are not suitable for holding it for a long time.
The group of people walked towards the outside of the palace. The old eunuch Zhao Xiang lowered his voice: "Mr. Han behaved several times in the palace today. When you see your majesty in the future, you must not make such mistakes as you did today. If the emperor hadn't been so generous, your head would have fallen off a long time ago." ”
Han You smiled slightly. Zhao Xiang's words were for his own good. He knew that, but the other party only knew one thing and not the other.
The emperor had just questioned him, did he really think that half of the Analects ruled the world? This sentence alone showed a lot of things. It was obvious that the emperor did not like the sour Confucians, and it could even be said that he rejected him.
Secondly, the emperor is just short of carving a few big words on his face - I will beat you up and down today!
The most important thing is that the emperor's quality is not very good and he is scolding his mother.
For some reason, Han You always felt that this emperor was different from the common emperors on the market.
Since ancient times, dynasties have changed and emperors have risen and fallen. It can be said that most of the founding emperors were generals on horseback.
Not counting the troubled times such as the Three Kingdoms, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the emperors of the unified dynasty, Liu Xiu, Liu Bang, Zhao Kuangyin, Yang Guang, Li Shimin, and Zhu Di were all immediate emperors.
Among these emperors, which one is not a talented and powerful person, and which one is not overwhelming the mountains and rivers and employing people freely and freely.
Looking at the emperor Zhou Ke, he said he was an emperor, but he acted like a general. He always scolded his mother unintentionally. He seemed moody, but in fact he was acting rogue.
Although he is a general, he is indeed an emperor. After sitting at the imperial court, when he is serious, he has a vague aura of calmness and self-power.
As the group left the palace, the young prince inevitably asked what the emperor in the palace had just said.
Han You didn't hide anything and told everything in detail.
Zhao Xiang suddenly stopped, with a strange look on his face: "Mr. Han, don't tell me that you are a tax officer of the Ministry of Household Affairs, not even an official. How do you get the right to supervise taxes?"
Han You asked: "How does the Ministry of Revenue collect taxes?"
"I have collected the accounts of various shops in Beijing and compared them one by one."
"Is the amount collected correct?"
Zhao Xiang shook his head: "If it is right, how can your Majesty be so upset about it?"
"That's it." Han You smiled slightly: "If we use the old method, the tax collected will still be wrong, so your Majesty didn't tell me how to collect it."
This time, not only Zhao Xiang was confused, but Zhang Zhuo was also confused.
Han You continued to walk forward, saying as he walked: "Your Majesty wants the result, not the process, because Your Majesty knows that the same process will only produce the same result in the end, a result that Your Majesty is not satisfied with."
Zhang Zhuo couldn't laugh or cry: "Brother Han, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. Eunuch Zhao means that even though you are a teacher in the royal palace, you have no power to supervise taxes. How can you collect taxes?"
Zhou Yan's eyes lit up: "The process is not important, the result is important. What my father wants is the result!"
Han You was quite surprised and touched Zhou Yan's little head: "Yes, the result is the most important. For this result, I can act cheaply. I am a white body, but my father is not."
Jingzhong is different from other prefectures. Jingzhao Prefecture was originally responsible for the taxes and debits in Jingzhong. However, Jingzhao Prefecture had many chores and lacked relevant talents. The Ministry of Accounts was too lazy to bother with them, so in the end, the intermediate steps were omitted. , directly handed over to the officials in the government offices, but according to the procedures, Jingzhao Mansion is the government office responsible for collecting the tax money in Beijing.
Han You dare not say that he is a smart person, but he is not stupid either.
From entering the palace to leaving the palace, the emperor has been "testing". Taking Han You's reading of the memorial as the boundary, it is divided into the first half and the second half to test his talents.
In the first half of the process, the test was whether he could serve as a teacher in the royal palace, which was also called "talent".
The second half is also a school exam, but the content of this exam has nothing to do with the royal teachers. The exam is about the word "qian".
The emperor did not point it out directly, but just let Han You understand it on his own. Once he understands it, he can enter the emperor's eyes. If he enters the emperor's eyes, he can receive the errand. If the errand is done well, with the word "qian" in the word "talent", Just pass the test.
If the task of collecting taxes was done to the emperor's satisfaction, it would not be a big deal for Liu Wenguan, the head of the Ministry of Industry, and Wu Yong, the young minister of Honglu Temple.
In addition, Han You also suspected another thing.
Relying on Han You alone, even with the Jingzhao Mansion, the issue of taxation in Beijing is still extremely difficult to overcome, so it is necessary to take advantage of the situation. This "power" can only be achieved by the young prince Zhou Yan.
Han You suspected that the emperor might want Zhou Yan to experience it, but he was not 100% sure.
Arriving outside the palace, Han You knelt down, looked at Zhou Yan and said seriously: "Starting tomorrow, I will find ways to collect the tax money."
Zhou Yan nodded repeatedly: "Then the student will accompany Mr. and supervise taxes together."
"Things are not that simple. It's not that I teach you, but that you help me, as the current prince, but once you help me, you will be completely exposed to outsiders, exposed to the court, and also It will inevitably make people think that His Highness Prince You is interested in court. You have to think carefully. If you start helping me, you will not have an easy life in the future. Also, if this fails, His Highness will become a laughing stock. "
"yes."
Zhao Xiang interjected: "Your Highness, I see that Mr. Han is a man of great ability, and he will definitely be able to handle things properly. Just wait in the house, don't get involved in this..."
"Okay!" Zhou Yan's face was filled with a big smile: "It's settled, I'll go find you tomorrow morning. Just don't worry, sir. I'll bring all the guards with me, with bows and swords on my back, to see which merchant dares to disobey."
Zhang Zhuo's expression changed slightly: "No, Your Majesty, don't cause trouble."
Zhou Yan was unhappy: "Are you in charge? I am going to go."
Zhang Zhuo frowned and said, "I am the commander of the palace guards. I will definitely not agree to His Highness's nonsense."
Han You was stunned.
Either he said that his subordinates who didn’t have a mortgage were so terrible, and they actually dared to talk back.
Han You rolled his eyes: "You are so loyal, go to the emperor and report why the prince wants to go to the brothel day and night."
Zhang Zhuo laughed: "Just now, I just used a provoking method on my Highness. Let's see if His Highness is really willing to help 'you'. It can be seen that His Highness is sincere."
Han You: "..."
Too lazy to respond to this tease, Han You did not hesitate and told Zhou Yan: "Then it's settled. When you come tomorrow, you will not only bring guards, but also everyone who can be used. However, you cannot bring weapons and wear regular clothes. That’s fine, everyone needs to dress up.”
"Why?"
"I'll teach you tomorrow."
