Chapter 19: The prosperity

Zhang said that he was the Minister of the Central Secretariat and a reform was brewing. It was the first year of Tianqi, so it could be called Tianqi Reform.

Specific measures and laws have not yet surfaced, but the number of participants in this kind of overall reform is naturally unconcealed. Before the reform began, many people within the court have already smelled the news.

At the end of March, Liu An, the new Minister of Revenue and the Minister of the Central Secretariat, arrived in Chang'an, and Empress Dowager Gao gave him houses, silk, books and other items.

Many people understand that Liu An is also one of the important figures in the reform. Although this reform is centered on the reform of the military system, raising soldiers requires money, and subsequent reforms such as household registration tax laws must also be carried out in line with each other. Liu An, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, played such a role.

The momentum of opponents is not yet obvious, and most people are still waiting and watching to see if the new law will affect their interests.

At this time, the power class was still dominated by aristocratic families and high-ranking families. Most officials at yamen at all levels were from gentry, and in their eyes, the core interests were still the interests of the family.

If the new law is just to weaken the imperial power, at most it will be scolded by self-granted noble and upright people; but if you say that raising soldiers requires money to increase the burden on the aristocratic families, it will be troublesome. It is possible that the government orders will become waste paper when they are sent to Chang'an, and it will not be effectively implemented when they are in the local area...

Almost all the local people who are respected and in power are high-ranking families, and most of them are not saints. Why do they inexplicably cut off their flesh and weaken their strength to raise the so-called soldiers?

There are policies above and countermeasures below, and the final tax may still be added to the lower class people.

It is precisely because of this that land annexation has become more and more intense. No gods have stopped this trend, because the group of people who annexed the land in the power field are originally the ones who have annexed the land.

Not to mention others, Xue Chongxun built the Prince's Kingdom and built Guangsha Hall by himself, and was also annexing the land.

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After returning to Beijing, Liu An was busy. After only having a banquet at the King of Jin's Mansion, he was busy taking over the Ministry of Revenue. He had to find out the details and budget for finance. At that time, Zhang said that he would calculate military spending and not be ignorant of it.

In comparison, Xue Chongxun had less work than them. He promoted two people to explain clearly what he wanted to do and didn't have to worry about how he did it.

After Liu An took charge of the Ministry of Revenue, he could even inquire about the progress of the Ministry of Revenue's money transaction at the same time, so Xue Chongxun even reduced the burden there.

It seems that he is quite satisfied with the reform, and the news of the reform has also been heard, proving that Zhang said he accepted the task given to him.

Zhang said what to do, Xue Chongxun just needs to wait for the result.

They will first support the evidence in the Political Affairs Hall and a group of bureaucratic circles, gain most of the recognition or are forced to recognize, and then they will write to the palace to try to gain support from the imperial power, and then issue a decree to be implemented in detail through the Shangshu Province.

The process is quite complicated. Xue Chongxun can pay attention to whether the laws are beneficial to him without rushing to avoid being impatient. In addition, the royal country also has a group of staff, and they will also analyze various imperial decrees in detail.

Anyifang is becoming more and more lively. There are often officials from the court who come to the prince's country to see Xue Chongxun during the day, and Dou Huaizhen comes to sit almost every day.

The Prince of Jin's Mansion has already faintly seen the style of Princess Taiping's Mansion in Zhenguo. The hustle and bustle of traffic highlights the prosperity of the Xue family. Only after the sunset can Xue Chongxun calm down.

Perhaps Xue Chongxun is a pessimistic person. Even if he sees the peach blossom forest falling red by the lake and the willow trees are green and vivid, he can often think of the cold winter when all the trees wither in the bustling and lively spring.

After the pay-off today, he came to the study by Tingyu Lake again. He still liked this small yard quite a bit, and he liked to come and sit in his spare time.

This kind of life is inadvertently in line with the state of quietness to cultivate one's self-cultivation and simplicity. Xue Chongxun's reputation for being arrogant, extravagant and lewd outside is probably because he doesn't like the relationship between having banquets. In the past, Princess Taiping liked lively often had a three-day small banquet, a five-day big banquet. In the eyes of the world, she was a luxury and wasteful person.

Sun lives here, and knows that Xue Chongxun will come to the study and chat for a while when he comes.

Xue Chongxun relaxedly read idle books and did some trivial things to achieve the effect of adjusting his mood and resting. Seeing that it was completely dark, he said goodbye to Sun and went back to his room to rest.

Sun hurriedly advised: Yan'er was hospitalized, and her bedroom was next to this study. Xue Lang might as well stay, let her fulfill her responsibilities as a wife and continue the incense for the Xue family...

Xue Chongxun was stunned and felt a little embarrassed... He couldn't do anything about women if they were pregnant.Seeing Sun's expectant gaze, Xue Chongxun responded and agreed.

In fact, Xue Chongxun had already seen the calculations of Sun's family. He just wanted to consolidate their status in the Xue family, but he also understood: people always hope to keep everything they have and were always looking for a sense of security; he wanted to design a stable position in the court, and Sun also wanted to design a stable position in the family. Isn't it the same thing when I think about it?

It's just human nature.

When Sun heard Xue Chongxun agree, he immediately smiled satisfied.

Xue Chongxun nodded helplessly...

Li Yan'er's name is fifteen years old, and her actual age is less than fifteen years old, because the child is one year old when he is born.

In fact, young girls don’t have much demand in that aspect, which is why Xue Chongxun doesn’t often have sex with his main wife. It’s better to satisfy women such as Cheng Tingyu and Wen Ji who need men to be kind.

However, since Sun had spoken up and tried to keep her, he was unwilling to let her down.

Although men were still superior to women in the Tang Dynasty, women in the family were still very important people...

For example, in the palace, the emperor, who can cause personal safety to him, are the queens and others in the harem. If you don’t have the participation of the harem, you will not be able to get close to the emperor without the participation of the harem.

Therefore, no matter whether the emperor or the common people, trust is the basic condition for becoming a husband and wife.

When Xue Chongxun walked out of the study, he saw a maid standing at the door, and said to her: Go over and tell Pei Niang that I will stay with the princess tonight and let her rest earlier.

The maid bent her knees and ran away.

When Xue Chongxun turned around, a breeze just broke out. Sun's shirt was blown against his body by the wind, and the plump and plump outline on his chest was very attractive. He couldn't help but tease in a low voice: Do you have no adults miss me these days?

Sun's face suddenly turned red, he pulled his clothes and hugged his arms in front of his chest, lowered his head and said: I was between two months, what if I had it?Xue Lang goes there, don’t think about it.

Xue Chongxun nodded, but unexpectedly, he heard Sun's clumsy and said: Come on... the day is long.

After hearing this, Xue Chongxun suddenly had bad thoughts and laughed: Yan'er doesn't know anything, and the adults don't teach her. Why would you teach her on the spot now?

Sun was stunned and said angrily: You can think of this kind of thing too!

Xue Chongxun observed Sun's face with great interest. Seeing that her slight anger didn't seem to be pretending, she thought that women in ancient times did care more about etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame...

He didn't force it, but just said quietly: Yan'er has been spoiled since she was a child and has never suffered any hardships. She hurt her that day. I'm afraid she is not very willing tonight... You know I love her more, so she will let me use my tongue at that time...

Stop talking!

Sun stared at me and looked around nervously. Fortunately, the yard was very quiet, except for the sound of the wind, there was almost no sound at all. There were two maids on the other side of the yard covering the wicks behind the door, lighting lanterns, which were very far away.

Her eyes almost turned into a pleading look, although... Xue Lang can't be serious in normal times, don't say anything.

Xue Chongxun said: I didn’t say anything in front of others... OK, I went into the house to wash and rest first, so please rest early.

After saying that, he clasped his fists and bowed in a manner. From a distance, his expression and behavior were like a humble gentleman.

He entered Li Yan'er's house and asked the maid to get water to wash his feet.Li Yan'er was huddling under the quilt and looking at her with her big eyes, her eyes very innocent.

Is Yan'er afraid of me?Xue Chongxun turned around and smiled.

Li Yan'er said in a muffled voice under the quilt: You are a big black charcoal!

Xue Chongxun was not angry either. He smiled and looked at her head in front of the bronze mirror on her dressing table: I have rarely practiced martial arts in the sun in the past two years, and it has become a lot white!

Or big black charcoal, is it white as me?

Li Yan'er lifted the quilt and exposed her mind. Her diamond-shaped playful lips were the cutest, and her delicate lips, which were not covered with rouge, had a soft luster.

Seeing her staring at her, Xue Chongxun understood that Li Yan'er was not really afraid of herself. She had always spoiled her and never treated her fiercely. She was not afraid at all, but was even more afraid of her mother.

Xue Chongxun was not as old-fashioned as other scholars and officials, and he didn't care about family rules and etiquette, and he was happy that his wife was so carefree.

It’s still very good to be with Li Yan'er, and he always feels that he is much younger.

Sure enough, after the two of them talked a few times, Li Yan'er forgot all the panic and said in a grievance: Why do you have to make people feel so happy?

Xue Chongxun said patiently: You will understand everything after a while.

She opened her mouth and was about to say something, but suddenly she closed her mouth and looked behind Xue Chongxun with a strange look. Xue Chongxun turned around and saw that it was Sun, and hurriedly said: Why are you, sir...

Sun's face was flushed and his eyes were flushed, but he pulled his face and said seriously: You couple are really messing around!It’s been almost two years since I got married, so I still think it’s just a joke?Chongxun should also reflect on himself. You are the prince who holds the national handle, why don’t you have a good appearance at home?

Li Yan'er covered her mouth and smiled, looking gloating.

Xue Chongxun said in surprise: Why did you suddenly get up on the air? I don’t mess around, but I also have to take political classes at home... Then can I talk about the ways of Confucius and Mencius?

After being surprised, he quickly returned to normal and said happily: Are you going to teach us husband and wife how to do Zhou Gong?