Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty raised his eyebrows: "You mean that for the sake of a civilian Xue Ju, the military department and Dali Temple jointly issued an official document to let you release people?" ”

Liu Zhong raised his head: "Your Majesty, this Xue Ju was ordered by you to be arrested, and the little one also knew about it, so how could he easily let it out, but the orders of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of War were too tight, and the pressure was exerted every day for three consecutive days, and the villain had no choice but to make this decision, but this Xue Ju has been imprisoned in prison for several days, and in recent days, the city has been troubled, and the prison is only in and out of the prison, and it is a little full, so the military department will release Xue Ju and a few people who have committed some trivial things. ”

Hearing Liu Zhong's explanation, Emperor Yang of Sui understood.

"It seems that the Xue family in Hedong has more means than ordinary families, and they know that it is useless to ask for management, and if they dare to provoke some incidents, they will be in the hands of the widow, so they avoided the widow, and I don't know what means they used to buy off some figures from the military department and Dali Temple, so as to acquit Xue Ju."

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty took a breath, in fact, the crime committed by Xue Ju could not be convicted at all if he was investigated carefully.

After all, the person who wants to insult Li Keshi is just one of his disciples.

Therefore, detaining this Xue Ju for several days in a row is already a punishment, even if Emperor Yang of Sui wants to punish him, he can't talk about this matter.

However, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was unwilling, this Xue family's methods are really clever, and the yamen in the capital are very deep in muddy waters, how can they raise clean and dust-free fish here?

So Emperor Yang Guang of Sui smiled lightly: "Let it go, let it go, you should treat this matter as if you haven't mentioned it." ”

Liu Zhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, only feeling that he was turning around the ghost gate.

In the future, as long as it is the person ordered by Emperor Yang of Sui to arrest, let alone order him to let go, except for Emperor Yang of Sui to speak, unless he steps on his corpse, such a thing must not happen again.

And Emperor Yang Guang of Sui saw Liu Zhong trembling all over, and smiled gently: "Get up, it just so happens that you came a little early, and you haven't had lunch, right?" Just come and dine with the widows. ”

Liu Zhong raised his head suddenly, his eyes were not only surprised, but also full of excitement and nervousness.

Liu Zhong didn't expect that he had already messed up the matter, and Emperor Yang of Sui not only did not punish him, but even kept him in the palace for dinner.

This kind of thing is unheard of and unseen.

Therefore, Liu Zhong is suspicious by nature, but despite this, he is only full of gratitude in his heart at this time.

Emperor Yang of Sui asked someone to add another seat on the opposite side of the table, Liu Zhong took the towel handed by the eunuch and wiped his face and hands, and sat on the opposite side respectfully.

When I looked up, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

Although there are many dishes for lunch used by Emperor Yang of Sui, there are no dishes that can be called expensive or rare.

At best, this lunch can only be regarded as okay.

Liu Zhong has seen with his own eyes how much the food and beverages enjoyed by those wealthy families are so laborious and expensive, how expensive and scarce, and how extravagant and extravagant the spirit is staggering.

If it weren't for Liu Zhong recognizing Emperor Yang of Sui in front of him, he would never think that this was an emperor's lunch every day.

Therefore, Liu Zhong's face was also slightly suspicious, and his brows were furrowed.

Seeing this, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty couldn't help but smile gently: "What, General Liu, is this not a good meal?" ”

Liu Zhong woke up in shock, and immediately clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty, how does this imperial dining room serve you, such a lunch, even some medium-sized families can afford it, just eat these, where can you meet the fatigue caused by Your Majesty's daily hard work?" Is this person in the imperial dining room lying to you? ”

Emperor Yang of Sui laughed when he heard this.

"This is already good, when the first emperor was alive, the daily food and clothing was only ten yuan."

Liu Zhong's eyes widened suddenly.

10 Silver, which is not enough for him to buy two jars of wine?

So Liu Zhong also understood that Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was not acting like him, because when the first emperor Emperor Wen of Sui was alive, he was indeed very thrifty, and even the dragon robe was circulated with broken patches.

Because of this, the people of the world have followed suit, so that they can recuperate, so that today's Great Sui Dynasty finally has a bit of the courage of a prosperous era.

However, all this will come to an end after Emperor Yang of Sui ascends the throne.

In just two years, the world has been full of complaints, from the newly built palace to collect the world's beauties, to the requisition of ordinary people, free labor, in just two years, there have been a large number of refugees and rebellions in the world, perhaps His Majesty has seen the current state of affairs. That's why I plan to emulate Emperor Wen of Sui.

Liu Zhong thought about it, that is, he moved the chopsticks, and the two did not talk during the period, and waited until after lunch, when Emperor Yang Guang of Sui took Liu Zhong to the square outside Jingren Palace.

"Liu Zhong, in your opinion, what do the major families value most today? And what good will they gain by letting them work so tirelessly and taking what the people have for their own use? ”

Liu Zhong's eyes rolled and said bluntly: "Land." ”

Emperor Yang of Sui's eyes lit up: "You are right, the most important thing in the eyes of these families is the land, they force the good to be prostitutes and kill the living beings, most of them are only because of interests, but they can work tirelessly, and they would rather take risks than find death, just because of the land." ”

Liu Zhong sighed: "Your Majesty, not all the people in the world are bad people, and in the previous drought in Shandong, there were also many families who paid out of their own pockets for disaster relief, and many people have passed on the good people." ”

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty did not refute, but said: "Is there a way for the people to reap enough benefits outside the land, compared to the harvest of the land does not account for too much, have you ever listened to such a thing?" ”

Liu Zhong said bluntly: "Whether it is trade or in the army. Or whether you are an official or a writer, you can easily make your income exceed what you receive from the land, but only thirty percent of the people in the world can write and those who can join the army, and only one or two out of ten can join the army, and there are even fewer people who are officials, so there are still the most people who rely on land in the world. ”

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty nodded lightly: "But since the landowners occupy the largest number in the world, these people do not have any right to speak at all, but some small forces can actually override them." Isn't that ridiculous? ”