In the third month of the first year of Yuanyou, he became ugly (the eighth day of the lunar month).

Today in Bianjing, it rained lightly in the morning, and it stopped around noon.

As the spring rainy season begins, the water level of the Bianhe River gradually rises.

This brings the navigation conditions of the Bianhe River to the best time of the year.

A large number of water boats lined up and entered Bianjing City along the Bianhe River.

Countless amounts of grain and commodities were unloaded in stacking yards one after another.

Mr. Lu rode his horse out of the streets of Zhaoqingfang.

He had just visited Sima Guang, who was recovering.

However, the worry in his eyes was lingering.

"Sima Junshi is very ill this time!" He sighed, recalling what he saw at Sima Guang's house.

Sima Guang has been on the sickbed since the first month of the lunar month, and his health has been good and bad. This time, he was bedridden for almost a month.

The emperor issued many edicts to dispatch imperial doctors for diagnosis and treatment, and gave him a large number of precious imperial medicines.

Now, he was finally cured.

However, Sima Guang's body was visibly thinner.

Even speaking is a bit weak.

The imperial doctor said that it would take at least a few days of training before he could be on duty normally.

Moreover, you can no longer work as hard as you did in the past.

Sima Guang himself also had the intention of retreating.

It seems that he intends to become an official and return to Luoyang.

If Sima Guang leaves the court, the governors in the capital will be occupied by the new party again.

This made Mr. Lu so worried that he was always in a state of wandering mind while riding on the horse.

Fortunately, his subordinates were very serious and worked hard to protect Mr. Lu.

Until Lu Gongzhu was in a trance, when he passed an intersection, a voice came from the front.

"Enxiang..."

Lu Gongzhu raised his eyes and saw Li Chang, the censor Zhongcheng.

"The public selection..." Lu Gongzhu smiled when he saw the person coming, reined in the horse, and waited for the person to approach.

Li Chang was Lu Gongzhu's early student, and he was one of the few people who was always recognized by him. He was even considered by Lu Gongzhu to be one of the few people who could inherit his mantle.

As for Lu Xizhe?

Recently, everyone at home has made it clear that they want to carry forward the "Jinggong New Learning". They blatantly used the pretext of tutoring their son's homework to teach Lu Haowen "The New Meaning of the Three Classics" and "The Theory of Words".

He even showed off to Lu Haowen a letter from Wang Jiefu instructing him on poetry.

Mr. Lu's eyebrows were almost crooked with anger.

Li Chang rode his horse and arrived in front of Mr. Lu. He dismounted and bowed, "Student, I have seen Enxiang. Has Enxiang just left the residence of Mr. Sima?"

Mr. Lu nodded.

"Is Sima Xianggong in good health?" Li Chang asked.

Lu Gongzhu sighed and said: "Sima Jun has recovered."

Li Chang suddenly showed a happy smile: "That's good, that's good."

Although after entering the capital, there were obvious cracks between Sima Guang, him and other old party literati and officials who had stayed together for warmth.

But that was just a political difference.

In the eyes of most people in the old party, Sima Guang's moral aura is still irreplaceable.

Lu Gongzhu looked at Li Chang and asked, "Is Gongze here today?"

Li Changdao: "To be fair, the student is planning to go to Jing'anfang."

Lu Gongze raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Has Gongze heard about it too?"

"Um!"

The news came out from the palace yesterday.

In the Qingshou Palace, the emperor vowed to "not add taxes to the people, increase business taxes, and harm the people, but to build the palace of the empress dowager and empress dowager for the mother-in-law and empress."

As a result, everyone in the government and the public was curious, what did His Majesty plan to do?

No one dares to despise it.

Because His Majesty has proven that he has extraordinary abilities in managing money or playing with money.

Not to mention, just being the Jiaozi of Song and Liao Dynasties made him play a whole new trick.

It’s been almost a month since Song and Liao Jiaozi was officially released.

Because of its exquisite printing, exquisite patterns and bright colors, it is very popular.

In particular, the Ministry of Business and Taxation and the Kaifeng Prefecture announced that they fully accepted and recognized the value of Song and Liao Jiaozi.

In other words, Song and Liao Jiaozi became a kind of currency in a sense.

Moreover, the currency value of Jiaozi is very strong!

A consistent Jiaozi can really be used as consistent money.

When Lu Gongzhu was in the capital hall, he saw officials carrying Jiaozi on their sleeves.

With this achievement, both the government and the public were convinced that their young emperor knew how to communicate and manage money.

Facts are the best evidence.

Therefore, as soon as the news in the palace spread, everyone's attention was attracted.

A prime minister like Lu Gongzhu did not dare to go to Jing'anfang to inspect and take a closer look.

Young people like Li Chang, who are considered to be "young people" who have the opportunity to enter the three provinces and two prefectures in the future, are very enthusiastic.

Everyone wants to know, what tricks is this His Majesty planning to play?

How will he fulfill the promise he made in front of the two palaces?

It does not increase people's taxes, does not increase business taxes, does not harm people's interests, but builds two palaces.

There has never been such a precedent in all dynasties.

For many people, this is even more subversive.

After all, many old party literati and officials agreed with Sima Guang's views on wealth.

The wealth of the world is determined, not among the people, but in the government.

The government gets more, and the people get less.

Therefore, the emperor should not compete with the people for profit.

The government should withdraw from most commercial fields as much as possible.

It is best to give up all the salt, tea and wine.

If this is not possible, the government should reduce its interference in business as much as possible.

In this way, if wealth is stored among the people, great rule of the world can be expected.

And this Majesty has vowed that with just a few confiscated and confiscated noble ancestral homes, he can generate enough wealth to build two palaces.

Moreover, they also boasted that they would not increase people’s taxes, increase commercial taxes, or harm people’s interests.

This will be done by him.

Lu Gongzhu knew that this was a great achievement comparable to that of the ancient sage kings.

Because only those ancient holy kings could do such a thing without increasing the burden on the people or harming the interests of other people.

That is to say, the success of Song and Liao Jiaozi allowed him to have sufficient say in the economic field.

Otherwise, if this incident comes out, the government and the public will be in a state of uproar.

This is easily reminiscent of the Heavenly Book incident of that year.

Zhao Guanjia slapped his head, took the ministers and ministers, and went straight to Mount Tai. They played role-playing, pretending to be the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han.

Then...there was chicken feathers all over the place...

What happened to those prime ministers who were fooling around with the Zhen Temple?

Five ghosts!

Thinking of this, Lu Gongzhu said to Li Chang: "Gongzhu, after seeing Jing'anfang, come back and say something to me."

"Promise!" Li Chang certainly understood the meaning of Mr. Lu's book: "Please rest assured, the student will definitely record what he sees and hears on paper."
To be continued...