Han You walked away happily and left the palace.
The emperor smiled bitterly and shook his head.
The old eunuch asked softly: "Your Majesty, have you indulged Mr. Han too much?"
"Indulgence is not only indulgence, it is not an exaggeration to say it is arrogance."
The emperor held up the tea cup: "But what should I say, with a stern voice, asking him to collect 1.3 million strings for me? If he can't collect it, why don't he come to see me?"
After taking a sip of tea, the Emperor was filled with emotion: "Who among the ministers, people, and soldiers is not afraid of the Emperor? If you are afraid, you will not speak your mind. If you are afraid, you will be cautious. Since I have been on the throne, except you, who else has been with me?" I have mentioned the affairs of the public and the common people, but who else has spoken out against the officials in the capital in front of me?"
The old eunuch thought thoughtfully: "Your Majesty is saying that although Han You is very courageous, he also dares to speak out for justice and is quite bloody."
"Now that he is working with Yan'er and taking my errand, he knows that Liu Wenguan, Wu Yong and others cannot touch him, but when he mentions these bastards, he still grits his teeth. Do you know why?"
The old eunuch suddenly realized: "Hate, hate so much, this hatred is not because of the festival between the two parties, but because of... the people?!"
"Yes, people, justice."
A smile broke out on the emperor's face: "I appreciate the person who can speak up for the people's justice. I am a rough man, and there are enough people who are afraid of me. I don't need to tell anyone that I am the emperor. Because everyone in the world knows that I am angry, I am sad, and I laugh. Even if I lie on the ground and roll around like a child, I am still the emperor. But if the country and the country are unstable, my position as the emperor will not be stable. To conquer a country, you need money and food. To defend a country, you need money and food even more. There are piles of memorials, none of which have anything to do with money and food."
Putting down the tea cup, the emperor was full of emotions: "In the past dynasties, there have been countless emperors sitting on the dragon throne, but what's the use? These emperors are so majestic that they make people in the world fear them. What about the country? Where has the country gone? , it’s not that because of the lack of money and food, the people were in dire straits and finally lost their country. If I had no dignity and laughed and cursed, I would have money and food. With the people’s food and clothing expenses, it wouldn’t matter if I lost my dignity.”
The old eunuch straightened his clothes, put down his fly whisk and bent down to salute. What he did was actually the etiquette of a scholar, not the kneeling salute of a Tian family slave.
"Get up, and wait patiently. We'll see how Han You's errand goes. If it succeeds, we can draft a charter for the tax reform that I've been thinking about so much."
After thinking about it, the emperor knocked on the imperial court: "Since my name is used, I have to contribute some effort at least. You go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and inform all the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs that I am very concerned about the drafting of commercial taxes in Beijing this season. Dissatisfied, he ordered King You to supervise the collection of commercial taxes in Jingzhao Mansion, and ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to send the list of commercial taxes in central Beijing to Jingzhao Mansion."
"Yes, old slave, go right away."
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It was the first time he came to the palace, and when he left, Han You wanted to sing a song.
It was the second time he came to the palace. When he left, Han You wanted to dance.
I'm not afraid that the emperor won't hold it, I'm just afraid that this thing will be held!
Han You doesn't understand the role of an official in the court, but he knows how to get along with each other.
Some leaders care about appearance. For this kind of leader, all you have to do is flatter them. If you feel comfortable licking them and serving them well, you will be able to flourish.
Some leaders care more about "performance" than appearance. As long as they have the ability and continue to prove their abilities, they can jump up and down in a circle drawn by a leader, as long as they stay within the circle. Of course, the more you jump up and down, the more important it is. Prove your abilities.
The emperor is obviously a person who doesn't care much about face, but he has to be rich. For the sake of money, he can be shameless.
As he was about to leave the palace, the old eunuch Wen Wu caught up with him.
"Mr. Han, wait a moment, wait for us."
Han You turned around and saw the old eunuch, and he quickly bowed and saluted.
Han You still had a good impression of this emperor's chamberlain.
Wen Wu was completely different from those sinister eunuchs in his "impression". He was obviously a eunuch, but he gave people a kind-hearted feeling. The most important thing was that the dog basket outside the palace just now... the emperor in anger almost didn't swing a stick. Kill him, but fortunately Wenwu stopped him.
"Your Majesty, do you have something to explain?"
"That's not true." The old eunuch smiled and said, "Our family is going out of the palace."
Regardless of whether Han You asked or not, the old eunuch did not hide anything and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Han and His Highness Prince You are free to conduct tax inspections. Our family leaves the palace and goes to the Ministry of Revenue to inform the adults. , let His Highness Prince You and the Jingzhao Mansion collect this tax in the capital."
"Very good."
Han You was overjoyed. When inspecting the tax, we must distinguish between the clear and the dark. The clear way is to follow the procedures, and the dark way is to find a way to make the other party compromise. Don’t talk about the dark side, just say this clearly. No matter how you check, the procedure must be fair. Now the emperor will bring justice. Yes, with "official" likes, it is much easier to get things done.
The two of them walked all the way outside the palace. Han You hesitated and asked, "Eunuch Wen, the student has something to ask you."
"Mr. Han is being polite, just say that if our family can tell you, we will definitely tell you. If we can't tell you, we will definitely not tell you."
"Okay, you are the elder. Let's let Xu Ruoxuan lie down and treat each other naked. The students will no longer hide and tuck. Wu Yong, the young minister of Honglu Temple, why doesn't the emperor dare... Well, no, why does the emperor have concerns? He is just a man. It’s just Shaoqing, let’s not talk about him, let’s talk about Liu Wenguan, the chief, the little chief, the emperor clearly knows that he is a beast, why do you even have concerns about the little chief?”
Wen Wu smiled and seemed not surprised by Han You's confusion.
"Father, why are you laughing? You are talking."
"What does Young Master Han want from our family?"
"can not say?"
"can not say."
"oh."
Han You sighed silently. He couldn't figure out this matter. The emperor kept saying he loved the people, so why didn't he even dare to get rid of his principal and young minister?
Seeing Han You's slumped head, the old eunuch finally spoke.
"We think that compared to Mr. Han's confusion, there is another thing that you have to think about carefully."
"What's up?"
"Mr. Han, don't you realize that His Majesty is extremely arrogant to you? He has violated his etiquette many times before the Emperor. No, it is not an exaggeration to say that he bumped into the Holy Emperor, but His Majesty has not been angry. Do you know why?"
Han You laughed dryly: "Half knowledge and half understanding."
"That's because our Majesty, the Zhou Dynasty, sees far."
"Can you see far?"
"That's not true. If you don't look far, how can you allow you, an ignorant boy, to jump up and down? The gains and losses in front of you are nothing. You have to be stable. You can't rush for quick success. Otherwise, you can't bear to be angry for a while. It's hard-won. It’s a great situation, but the gains outweigh the losses.”
Han You didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Students are always confused, but now that you say it, they are even more confused..."
Halfway through, Han You's expression changed slightly, he stopped and saluted the old eunuch again.
"Student, thank you father-in-law for answering your questions."
Wen Wu raised his fly whisk and smiled slightly: "Our family has to take a step first. If we don't leave the palace and let others see you and I walking together, someone might find out about you."
"I understand, father-in-law, please walk slowly."
Looking at the old eunuch's retreating figure, Han You was filled with emotion.
The confusion in my heart was easily solved.
The emperor killed the previous emperor and the eldest prince, relying on the Zhechong government and the army in various places, but relying on the army could not smoothly ascend the throne, at least not such a smooth transition.
So if you want to quickly ascend the throne and become emperor, you need to rely on another group of people, that is, officials, courtiers, and aristocratic families!
The involvement among the officials in Beijing is complicated. All the six departments and nine temples are descendants of aristocratic families. There is me among you and you among me.
When the emperor ascended the throne, he obviously reached some agreements with the aristocratic families in private. Otherwise, he would not have been able to gain the support of all the aristocratic families and courtiers and ascend the throne so quickly. And this agreement was presumably made by some former officials who did not move after he ascended the throne, and even There are preferential treatment for certain people.
The old eunuch's back disappeared outside the palace wall, but Han You smiled.
He was almost 100% sure that the emperor, who was shameless and could turn his back faster than turning the pages of a book, was definitely not at the mercy of others, or if he didn't move, he would definitely be fatal with one blow.
The emperor, it's not that he doesn't dare to eradicate these elite moths, but it's just for the sake of stability for the time being. Once it is determined that stability is truly achieved, the aristocratic families and officials, hehe, will suffer the same consequences.
