Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 594
For several days, the emperor was so busy that he was dizzy.Cao Shi and Li Guang are already teachers, and they will be back in Chang'an in three or four days. Of course, the grand welcome ceremony is not to be mentioned, and the rewards of the soldiers are also being discussed intensively.Prime Minister Tian Fu, Yushi doctor Han Anguo and others can come up with a plan, but the final decision still needs to be controlled by the emperor.

The award is not so much an evaluation of the previous stage of the war, but a warm-up for the next stage of the war.If the rewards are not generous, the enthusiasm of the soldiers will be hit.Too rich will cause economic pressure, and at the same time make the soldiers satisfied with wealth and unwilling to work harder.If the reward is unfair, the impact will be even worse, and unnecessary conflicts may arise.

The emperor was so worried about this that his face became thinner.

Taking a rare leisure, the emperor stepped out of the hall, leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, and saw a familiar figure at a glance.

"Is that Liang Xiao?" The Son of Heaven asked with narrowed eyes, pointing at the hurried figure in the distance.After reading the articles for several days in a row, not only his arms were sore, but his eyes were also a little dizzy.

"It seems to be my senior brother." Huo Qubing's eyesight has been very good recently, so he recognized him immediately. "Hey, he doesn't seem to be coming this way."

The emperor was surprised when he heard this.It is not surprising that Liang Xiao appeared in the palace. He was originally an official of the inner court, and he had a family status, so he could enter and leave Weiyang Palace at will.However, Liang Xiao always only went to two places when entering the palace: he could either accompany him in the Chengming Palace, or go to Tianlu Pavilion and Shiqu Pavilion to check books. He would not go to other places easily. He went to ask questions, but he tried to find a reason to push it away.

"Call him over." The emperor was not in a good mood, he was too busy rubbing his hands, and wanted to find a place to vent his anger.

Huo Qubing didn't dare to be negligent, he hurried over and stopped Liang Xiao.Not long after, Liang Xiao followed Huo Qubing to the emperor and bowed to salute.The Son of Heaven stood on the steps, looking down at Liang Xiao, expressionless.

"Didn't it mean that you were sick? I haven't seen you for more than ten days. Why did you suddenly enter the palace?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, let's go to the palace to discuss some small business."

"Going to the palace to discuss business?" The emperor almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. "What business are you going to discuss in the palace?"

Liang Xiao looked a little depressed. "It's not for sponsoring Wei Qihou Lun Daola."

"La... what?" The emperor was puzzled.

Liang Xiao explained the situation again.In order to allow more people to understand the sacred meaning and speak freely, Dou Ying plans to publish all the articles, where does the money come from, and the price is too expensive. What to do with the gap, Dou Ying doesn't care, only Liang Xiao cares.Liang Na has been running around for the past two days, just to find someone to post advertisements and fill in holes.

The emperor understood, but dismissed it. "Isn't it just a matter of tens of gold, Dou Ying is really, just say it, let Da Sinong pay the money. If Da Sinoong refuses, let Shaofu pay."

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate." Liang Xiao immediately objected. "I know that your majesty doesn't care about these dozens of gold, but your majesty has important things to do, and there are many places to spend money. If you can save one, you don't panic if you have money in your hand. As the saying goes, a tower is made of sand Since you can make your own profit and loss, maybe you can earn two more, so why not do it?"

The emperor nodded, feeling a lot more relieved.He is really worried about money now.This time the rewards are over, and the savings in the treasury have basically bottomed out.Although Liang Xiao didn't do any major things, and was even a little out of business, it's always good for him to be considerate of the imperial court.

"The reasoning is correct, but for such a small amount of money, you are a great champion, running around like a businessman, it would be disrespectful to the court."

Liang Xiao was stunned. "Your Majesty, if a minister does not steal or rob, does not abduct or cheat, and earns his own living, what kind of dignity does the court lose? Could it be that the dignity of the court is raising a group of silverfish?"

The emperor was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing how to respond.He coughed and changed the subject. "Who do you want to do business with when you come to the palace?"

"Look for Beauty Wang."

The emperor looked at Liang Xiao and became even more speechless.This courtier entered the palace to look for the emperor's concubine, but he was so confident? "What are you looking for her for?"

"Isn't the vegetable field I had in Maoling transferred to Wang Meiren's elder brother? It grows well, but most of it is eaten by myself. It's a pity. I think I can make an advertisement by the way, and publicize it. It will not only open up sales, It can also solve Wei Qihou's difficulties. I didn't expect that Wang Meiren's elder brother didn't believe me. He probably thought that I wanted to cheat him out of money and refused to agree. I had no choice but to go to the palace and ask Wang Meiren to come forward."

The emperor couldn't help laughing, and simply sat down on the steps, and pointed to the steps next to him. "Sit down, talk slowly, what do you mean by this advertisement?"

Liang Xiao looked at the Son of Heaven's posture, and looked around guiltily. "Your Majesty, I am worried that the censors will have something to say when they see it."

"Don't worry, no one dares."

"If they don't dare, it means they have neglected their duty, and the minister wants to impeach them, as well as Yushi Zhongcheng."

The Son of Heaven raised his head, stared at Liang Xiao for a while, then stood up again, slapped his buttocks in a disfigured manner, and turned to enter the hall. "Okay, then come in and talk."

Liang Xiao followed into the hall, and the emperor gave him a seat, so Liang Xiao explained his plan.His intention is very simple. Calculated, the cost of printing the article this time is indeed not too much. Estimated, even if it lasts for a year, it is only two to three hundred gold.For ordinary people, this is indeed a huge sum of money, but for Dou Ying, Liang Xiao and others, it is not a big deal, and it is even more indifferent to the court.

However, there may be many such things in the future, and the accumulation may be a huge expense.If you can't be responsible for your own profits and losses, normal circulation is not a long-term solution after all.Therefore, it is very necessary to find a way from the beginning.

"As for sponsorship and advertising, it's actually a win-win thing. The bookstore has income, and the merchants have sales. No one will suffer."

The emperor nodded in agreement. "That's right, this is indeed a good way. Wang Bin came from a poor concubine, and he doesn't have your vision. However, don't you think it's impolite for you to enter the palace to look for Wang Meiren?"

Liang Xiao was stunned. "Your Majesty, I asked to see you according to the time and procedure stipulated in the palace. Is there any impoliteness? Is there a rule in the palace that concubines cannot see your ministers? They didn't tell me."

The emperor couldn't laugh or cry. "Liang Boming, just now you were afraid that the censor would impeach you, but now you have become bolder? That's right, there is no prohibition in the palace for concubines to meet with ministers, but you have to avoid suspicion, right? You were not very self-conscious before, the empress please You go, you don't go, why are you so confused now?"

"Your Majesty, if there is no prohibition in the palace, the minister will not violate the order. To see or not to see, that is the minister's own choice. The minister can choose to be more cautious, or he can act in a hurry and be bolder, as long as there is no violation of the order. As for just now In fact, the minister can also sit, after all, His Majesty let the minister sit, if the censor wants to impeach, His Majesty should also be impeached, and the minister should not be impeached."

The emperor suddenly realized. "You were worried about Yushi just now, because you were worried that they would impeach me?"

"Of course. Your Majesty is rude, but the minister is not rude. Do you want to impeach the minister?"

"Then what do you mean, if they don't impeach me, you will impeach them?"

"Ah." Liang Xiao took it for granted. "They have neglected their duties, if the minister does not impeach them, who else should be impeached?"

The emperor tilted his head and stared at Liang Xiao. He stared at Liang Xiao for a while, but couldn't turn his head around for a moment.He wanted to refute Liang Xiao, but couldn't find a suitable reason.Besides, Liang Xiao was thinking about his career, he couldn't really lock Liang Xiao up for such a trivial matter.He thought for a while, then laughed. "Okay, I'm a little tired today, so I won't argue with you. You go to see Beauty Wang, I'll let someone stare at you, don't let me catch you."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never break the rules. If it wasn't for the urgent matter, I wouldn't have come to the palace at all. The past two days have been very lively inside and outside Chang'an City. Those Confucian scholars have already fought several times. I will handle this matter." When you're done, go to the show."

After finishing speaking, Liang Xiao cupped his hands and left in a hurry.

The Son of Heaven was stunned for a long while, and the more he thought about it, the more curious he became, and immediately called the master, father Yan and others, and left the palace in casual clothes.

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The east gate of Weiyang Palace is facing the west gate of Changle Palace, separated by hundreds of steps, and separated by a north-south avenue.The north between the two palace gates is Arsenal, and the south is Shangguanli, which is equivalent to a high-end residential area.It is slightly inferior to Beique Jiadi in the north of Weiyang Palace, but it is also the residence of dignitaries and nobles, and ordinary people generally cannot get involved.

The dignitaries of the Han Dynasty liked to keep customers, and Shangguanli became lively because of this. Those who had skills and wanted to climb the dragon and the phoenix often appeared here.In a sense, this place can also be regarded as a talent flow center.

The emperor regarded this place as his first destination.

After leaving the east gate, two hundred steps away from Shangguanli, he saw a large group of people, mostly in Confucian clothes, speaking with different accents, arguing with each other.Probably because the quarrel was intense, and the words were not satisfying, and someone moved their fists.It was like water dripped into the frying pan, and the frying pan immediately exploded, and a group of Confucian scholars who were originally polite suddenly started fighting.

The emperor was dumbfounded, angry and funny.The Lang officials did not dare to neglect, and quickly stood aside to protect the emperor.

The Confucian scholars huddled together, and some people kept getting kicked out of the ring and ran aside in twos and threes.An old man with gray hair and beard supported the crown, held up the hem of his clothes, lowered his head, and fled to the side of the emperor.The Lang officials immediately stepped forward to stop him.The old man looked up and saw the Son of Heaven at a glance, his eyes lit up immediately, and he praised: "What a sage."

The emperor was startled. "What did you say?"

"I said Mr. Xiao Lang has a good face." The old man looked the emperor up and down and nodded repeatedly. "The heavens are full, and the courts are round. The beard is big, and the face is long and long. He is a good minister in the court and a wise man in the field. He has a really good face."

The emperor was amused. "Where is the old man from, will we meet each other?"

The old man clasped his hands and said: "Sun Hong, Duke of Qi, has a little knowledge of Poems and Books. He studied under Hu Wusheng and studied "Spring and Autumn". "

The emperor felt at ease, and his tone became more gentle. "Since you are a Confucian scholar, you don't look too young, why are you marked?"

"Well, this is a debate about knowledge, but I don't know that these young people are too angry, and they will fight if they disagree. I don't have the energy, so I'd better go back and write articles, and exchange a few hundred dollars to cover my expenses for a few days." Gongsun Hong While talking, he shook his head and sighed, arched his hands, turned and left.

The emperor stopped him. "Writing articles can be exchanged for money?"

"You don't know?" Gongsunhong was very surprised. "Wei Qihou Duke Dou issued an order to invite wise men from all over the world to discuss Confucianism, law, and etiquette. If there is any discussion, you can get hundreds to thousands of embellishments, and you can also print the article into a newspaper for circulation by the world."

As Gong Sunhong said, he carefully took out two rolls of paper from his sleeve.The width of the paper roll is only about eight inches, which is just right for holding in the hand, but it is very long and looks like a thick roll.The emperor took the scroll and saw the advertisement printed on the outside first.

Chivalrous and courageous, both civil and military.Chen's sword is a beautiful weapon.First choice for celebrities, must for heroes.

After reading these half-literal words, the emperor immediately thought of Liang Xiao's advertisement.He clicked on the advertisement: "What does this mean?"

"Oh, Chen's sword, the best sword in Chang'an City. I heard that the swords and swords equipped by the soldiers on the expedition were all made with the iron smelting technology provided by the Chen family, which killed the Huns. The swords made by the Chen family can help a lot. Now the Confucian scholars and warriors in Chang'an don't have a Chen family sword, so they are ashamed to meet people."

As Gong Sunhong said, he saw a few envious Confucian scholars rushing over with their swords raised, and he quickly opened his arms and stopped in front of the emperor. "Back off, back off, don't offend the nobleman. You disciples of saints, can you still be a little more generous, and fight and kill at every turn, is it really good?"

"Old Pig Shepherd, step aside." A middle-aged Confucian scholar held a long sword and opened his eyes wide. Although his hat was gone, he was still majestic and inviolable. "The Master said: If you attack heresy, you will harm yourself. These vulgar Confucians talk nonsense, how can we tolerate it?"

Among the crowd, the Confucian scholar cursed with a sword in his thick Chu voice. "What else can you do besides talking empty big words? Writing articles is bullshit, fighting swords, I will kill you like me."

"Chuzi, is I afraid of you than the sword? I am afraid that I will kill you. Others say that I use force to force people. Who said that my article is not as good as yours? You go to check and check to see whose article likes it There are many people."

The two Confucian scholars scolded furiously, and the emperor was even more curious.

"What is a like?"

Gongsun Hong stretched out his hand and pointed. "Here, there is a bulletin board outside every inner door, and the article catalog will be posted every day. Whoever supports which article will sign his name at the back of the article, which is a like. The more people like it, the more people like it. The better the article is written, there will be additional rewards at that time."

"How many rewards are there?"

"It is said that the selection is once a month. No.1 is called the top of the list, and there is a gold reward. No.2 is called the second place, five thousand. No.3 is called Tanhua, three thousand." Gong Sunhong said: "Both of them are expected to compete for the first place. Three, so I refuse to give in."

"Who came up with the idea?"

"Champion Hou Liangxiao."
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(End of this chapter)