The light carriage ran over the bluestone road in front of Tianbo Gate.

Wang Yi's four-wheeled carriage passed in front of the Xiaoyan Temple, which was once Tianbo Yang's Mansion, and stopped in front of Tianbo Gate for a while, checked his identity, and went straight into the palace.

This carriage can directly enter the palace, and it is inconvenient for the women who are recruited to get off in the palace and walk in the palace. Of course, the car did not go to the Xuande Gate or the left and right doors in the south of the imperial city, but had to enter the palace from the Tianbo Gate on the west side. As long as it is not a festival or a funeral ceremony, most of the foreign women in the west of the city enter the palace by this road. The eastern part of the city is the Donghua Gate, where the purchase of foreign goods is concentrated outside the gate, and the prosperity of the market is also the top in the city of Tokyo.

After entering the forbidden middle, Wang Yi immediately got out of the car, and under the guidance of the attendants sent by the queen, he went all the way to Kunning Palace.

When I arrived in front of the Kunning Palace, I saw a concubine in palace clothes coming out of the bedroom on the side of the palace with five or six palace maids and attendants from a distance, and then left quickly.

'It's Xing Jieyu! ’

Wang Yi often entered the palace, and most of the people he saw were Queen Xiang and Concubine Zhu, who gave birth to the sixth prince and Princess Shushou, and other concubines could also be seen occasionally, only Xing was never among them.

This Concubine Xing is the biological mother of the Seventh Prince who died of pox, and she still hates Han Gang for not offering a recipe for pox in time. Although he saw people from afar, Wang Yi didn't even mention it.

"Donglai Junjun asks to see you."

The sound of communication spread all the way into the hall from outside the hall, and the edict announcing her entry came out again in a blink of an eye.

Wang Yi stepped into the hall and was led to the east bedroom.

Empress Xiang and Concubine Zhu Xian were present, but the corner of Wang Yi's eyes caught a glimpse of the fragrance box on the small table in the queen's hand for the first time.

It is home-grown, and it is one of the most valuable commercial goods.

There are many workshops under the name of the Han family, and Wang Yi, as the main mother, has a lot of understanding. Weaving, glass, flavors, and sugar are all cornucopia-like industries. But too much property is also problematic, and the only thing to be thankful for is that the flavor workshop is not unique in Longxi.

Did the queen have any intention in taking out this thing? When Wang Yi saluted, his heart was in turmoil, and he couldn't help but secretly mutter: 'If only that enemy had been by his side.' ’

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Han Gang was also in the imperial city at this time, not Taichang Temple, but Chongzheng Palace.

After being sentenced to Taichang Temple, in charge of the Department of Health and Welfare, the Taiyi Bureau, and taking on the errand of compiling the pharmacopoeia, Han Gang had a rare opportunity to be summoned to the Chongzheng Hall to ask the right questions. However, this time, the Son of Heaven Zhao Ji was not concerned about Han Gang's errand, and only asked two sentences about the progress of the "Compendium of Materia Medica". I turned the conversation to the hottest things in Tokyo for the past two days.

"According to Han Qing's wishes, how should this matter be handled?" Zhao Ji asked Han Gang. He wanted to hear Han Gang's opinion, and he also wanted to see Han Gang's talent.

"This matter belongs to Kaifeng Mansion, the ruler can be discussed, and the Taiwan advice can be discussed, but non-ministers can talk nonsense." Han Gang shirked, "And the Keju competition system comes from the ministers, and the ministers should also avoid suspicion." ”

Zhao Ji shook his head: "I know that this matter has nothing to do with Han Qing, so I don't need to say anything, I can speak boldly." ”

Such nonsense, only ghosts would believe it, Han Gang slandered. However, he was also waiting for Zhao Ji's words.

"Obey." Han Gang was already confident, and after making a salute, he said, "According to the reply of Kaifeng Mansion, the person responsible for the incident is Li Qiande, the Marquis of Nanshun, and he has already reaped the consequences, even if he is held accountable, there is no way to start. It is imperative to compensate the sufferers and to prevent a recurrence of the tragedy. ”

What Han Gang said was a cliché, and almost everyone understood it.

Judging from today's criminal law, there is no way to convict the tragedy off the court, at least not intentional homicide. But even if it is manslaughter, how can the murderers who trampled people to death be brought to justice? In that kind of chaos in Chengdu, I am afraid that there are hundreds or even thousands of people.

But if someone dies in an accident, there must be a reason, and someone must be responsible. If the blame can be placed on the dead, it will be a good thing for everyone. Grievances are returned, just by looking at these four words, you can know that passing on the responsibility has always been the simplest and most effective way. Although Li Gande, who blamed the crime, did a little bit under the means, it was beneficial to the vast majority of people in terms of the overall situation.

In addition, isn't Zhao Ji recently suspected of being behind Li Qiande's death? Now that the grievances have been cleared, wouldn't everyone be happy—naturally, this sentence cannot be spoken.

Zhao Ji frowned slightly: "The judgment of Kaifeng Mansion is not necessarily correct, Nan Shunhou can't defend himself, he can only let others say it." However, the Marquis of Nam Soon has already handed over the petition and asked me to clear his name. ”

"Since there is a dispute in the Nam Soon Marquis Mansion, it can be submitted to the Imperial Historical Observatory for review." Han Gang said very simply.

Zhao Ji smiled slightly: "Is it enough to hand it over to Yushitai?" Don't use Dali Temple and the Criminal Court? ”

"The tragedy a few days ago was caused by quarrels, not because people with intentions stirred up trouble. Even if it was caused by Nam Soon Hou, it could not be regarded as a crime. This matter does not involve the law, and it should be used improperly in Dali Temple and the trial court. And the Imperial Historical Observatory has the right to hear about things, and everything in the court can also be heard. Even if it is not related to the law, it is eligible for review. ”

Zhao Ji was quite surprised, Yushitai has always wanted to find face on Han Gang, Han Gang advocates handing over power to Yushitai, isn't it drilling into the tiger's mouth?

It's just that Zhao Ji thought about it a little more and understood that this was roasting the imperial history stand on the fire. Public opinion in the market has completely regarded Li Qiande as the culprit, even the murderer, if the Yushitai favors him, and if he offends everyone in one breath, he will end up without a problem, and few officials in the Yushitai can withstand such a storm.

Yushitai does not deal with all the yamen. Han Gang was sure that as long as Zhao Ji did not explicitly express his opposition, then the political affairs hall would only stand on the side of the two congresses.

As far as Han Gang knows, Cai is definitely supporting Keju. Cai Qu's younger brother Cai Shuo's brother-in-law is surnamed Ming, and he is the cousin of Cai Qu's mother, and he is an aunt and cousin of Cai Qu's brother. Fuzhou's Keju League, in which Ming's has a very heavy weight.

It is important to know that once the imperial court bans Keju, the scope of the ban will not be limited to Beijing. And all the military states in the world, all the people who can participate in the control of Qiyun Club and Keju League are giant families, full of interests in front of them, how can they allow someone to take food from their mouths?

Seeing that Han Gang was confident, Zhao Ji couldn't help but ask with a little malice: "Today's Keju League was created by Han Qing back then, and now a ball game can gather thousands of people, I don't know what Han Qing thinks about this?" ”

Han Gang frowned slightly: "The Keju advocated by the minister back then was just a drama in the army, and I hope that the two parts of Han and Fan can bridge the estrangement." is also because it is a military play, so it is more important to fight and compete, so I changed many rules according to polo. It will become the current situation, which the minister did not expect in advance. ”

Zhao Ji didn't want to listen to Han Gang's defense, so he asked straight to the point: "According to Han Qing's opinion, should the Keju League continue to be held or be stopped." ”

Han Gang pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke: "I remember the father of the cultivator, when he was guarding Qingjian City, he once built a temple on the top of the mountain. However, the terrain of this temple is very high, and at the end of the day, there is still a main beam that has not been erected. ”

Han Gang suddenly told the story, but Zhao Ji didn't interrupt him, but listened attentively. It is common for those lobbyists on the Warring States Policy, and even in the scriptures of Confucianism, to use ancient satirical satire or to persuade their goals by using fables. Han Gang is just picking up people's teeth.

It seems that this is Han Gang's purpose. Zhao Ji thought about it and listened patiently to Han Gang's continuation.

In order to put the beams of the house in order to get the beams in place as soon as possible, Chong Shiheng spread the news that a sumo wrestling tournament would be held on the auspicious day of the zodiac to celebrate the completion of the temple and gather tens of thousands of people inside and outside Qingjian City to attend the meeting. When it came to the agreed date, the people of the city had arrived, and Chong Shiheng urged him to hurry up and put the beams on the house, so that the game could start smoothly. Originally, it would have cost hundreds of people's labor and a lot of money and food, but with a word from Chong Shiheng, hundreds of people were asked to move the beams of the house in one fell swoop, and the temple was built in one fell swoop. All this is just to watch a sumo wrestling. ”

The story of Chong Shiheng, what Han Gang said was not very interesting, but Chong Shiheng's mind had been clearly shown to Zhao Ji. Today's son nodded in approval: "The wisdom of Shiheng, even if it is placed at the beginning of the country, can be among the first-rate." ”

"The world praises the wisdom of the world, but from the perspective of the military and civilians of Qingjian City, why can a sumo wrestling gather thousands of people, so that the beams and pillars that originally consumed a lot of labor can be easily erected on the roof?"

Zhao Ji seemed to understand a little: "What does Han Qing mean?" ”

"It is because of the needs of the world. In addition to work and food, the world still needs to have some places to pass the time, understand the hearts of the world, and observe what the world wants, so the plan of the world can be successful. ”

“…… Han Qing means that Dayu controls the water, and it is better to be sparse than blocked. ”

Han Gang nodded: "Your Majesty Mingjian." If the people like to hear it, why should it be strictly forbidden. It's not obscenity, it's just a ball game like a temple fair. If you can enter the stadium to watch the game, you must be a person with leisure and money, and you don't need to worry about people who have a heart to support the crowd and make trouble. ”

That's right. However, gambling in the ball game really hurts the dignity of the court and is easy to be laughed at by the world. "Zhao Ji's question is like taking an exam.

Han Gang was fortunate to have prepared for a long time: "Keju and horse racing are originally the methods of training soldiers in the army, if they can be earmarked and used for armor protection, no one can talk about it." ”

Gambling was more strictly forbidden by the law in later generations, but it is justified that the state sits in the bank and gambles and uses the profits of gambling money in the right place, and no one can criticize it.

Zhao Ji was silent, his fingers pressed his eyebrows. With Han Gang's understanding of him, he should be moved.

Training the militia through armor protection is an important means of strengthening the country's military strength, but the amount of money and food spent on this is also a large amount, and there are many complaints in the local area. As far as Zhao Ji knows, the armor protection law has been implemented for many years, but it has only achieved more or less results in the north, and in the south, it has long been a mere formality.

If we can make up for the expenses by opening up the financial resources, at least the use of the gambling money and taxes on Keju and horse racing will be customized, then it will definitely be a great help to the consolidation of the armor protection system.

What's more, the amount of money circulating in the two leagues at the moment is an astronomical amount. Among them, the profits are shared, from the officials in the Kaifeng Mansion to hundreds of large and small clans. This is only Kaifeng, the world's 400 military states, more than half of them have opened Keju leagues.

The league of Kaifeng Prefecture is banned, and the leagues of all military states across the country must also be banned, if it is a green seedling loan that complements the decree of the imperial court, it is easy to say, but the ban on the Keju league will not be of any benefit to the imperial court, but will make the clan more dependent on the wealth in the treasury.

It's no longer the life and death of you when you change the law, is it necessary to make people uneasy? Not to mention the question of money.

After Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he felt that these relatives were a huge burden to the imperial court's financial planning, so Wang Anshi formulated the clan law and greatly reduced the number of people who were given money and grain by the imperial court. But the rest of the clan is still a huge burden in terms of the national budget.

And for those clans, in that position, the money that should be spent cannot be less, and relying on the money and occasional rewards issued by the imperial court is never enough. The dignity of the heavenly family should also be taken care of, and if you don't rely on external wealth, can you still think of tricks from the inner treasury?

Zhao Ji had already made a decision, but he couldn't see the slightest clue on his face.