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Chapter 563 Fishing
"Tang Bohu?"

"Yes, when the commander-in-chief walked over there, he followed the commander-in-chief to watch."

"What are the characteristics?"

Liu Jinsuo said: "He looks amazing. If I hadn't heard that he was going to kill his wife, I would have thought that such a person was a relative of the emperor."

Li Xia had some impressions, but couldn't recall them for a while.

"Send someone to Taixue to investigate."

"Okay! Do you want to kill it after finding out?"

"Find out and report to me."

Li Xia left the Wind Curtain Building, bypassed Qian Wang Temple, went all the way to the West Lake, and boarded a painting boat.

"Don't worry, Marshal, we are all on board."

"Let's go."

Then the boat rowed towards the center of the lake...

~~
A small boat is parked in the middle of the lake.

"Ah Lang, he's here."

The boatman who spoke was standing on the bow of the boat with an oar, guarding an old man who was fishing.

The old man seemed to have no intention of fishing, and sang the lyrics lazily, and had already sung the last few lines.

"Drinking the fairy, drunk in the Zen. Idle time, win the high sleep. First-rank high-ranking officials are kind, how many things break the heart?"

The boat shook, and someone jumped onto the boat.

The old man didn't look back, and said, "I'm a little homesick, maybe it's been a long time since I've had such a leisurely time. I also want to thank Feiyu for letting me come and see you."

"The Prime Minister on the right has no intention of fishing, so he must still be worried about state affairs?"

"Unbaited, the old man wants to know, is there any fish that can 'take the bait'?"

"You still have to have bait. After all, fish are not good monks in temples, how can they be willing to be eaten by chopsticks..."

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At the same time, in Lin'an City.

"Hey, candied haws! Freshly dipped!"

The sound of hawking spread into the alley, and a group of children who were playing with mud hurriedly ran across the alley, stood still, and stared blankly at the peddler selling candied haws on the street.

They didn't plan to buy it, but just looked at it to satisfy their hunger.

"Want to eat?"

The peddler selling candied haws turned around and turned the shelf in his hand.

"I don't want to, um... I have eaten candied haws, it's very sweet."

"No money." The peddler pulled out a bunch of candied haws and said with a smile, "You can sing for me, and I'll give you candied haws to eat."

"Really?!"

"Really, but you have to sing every day. If you don't count your words, centipedes will bite you at night."

"Okay! We keep our word, and my mother taught me to keep my word."

"Here, take it. I'll teach you how to sing..."

After a while.

There are nursery rhymes playing in the alley.

"The big centipede and the small centipede are all poisonous insects in the human world."

"There are hundreds of feet attached to Kuiyuan, if you make flying sky eat dragons."

"The big centipede and the little centipede are all poisonous insects of human karma..."

~~
Wu Qian put away his fishing rod, sat down in the cabin, and started talking.

"When you were imprisoned back then, Shouyuan didn't abandon you and run away. Instead, he went to Qingyuan Mansion and asked the old man to save you. He promised the old man what he entrusted, and the only thing he asked was to let the old man protect you. This promise, the old man has never forgotten But, therefore, I would like to protect you this time."

Li Xia cupped his hands and replied, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness."

"I didn't expect you to come back from spying and be appointed as an official. You can save yourself, you are young and heroic. In the past three years, you have worked hard to defend Shu. You have done a good job, really good..."

When Wu Qian said this, he changed the subject and said: "But if you say that you haven't taken the bait, it's a lie. At this age, Ren Shuai, you have swallowed too much bait, and you have too much hidden in your belly." Hook. Once someone fishes, they will fish you back to Lin'an."

Li Xia said: "What the right minister said is true. The younger generation started too fast, took too much advantage of the situation, and caused too much trouble. It should be cleared up and sorted out."

"It's very good to be able to think this way, very good." A gratified smile floated on Wu Qian's face, and he said again: "The day when the old man will go to the prime minister is not far away..."

"If the Right Prime Minister wishes to turn around..."

"Let's listen to the old man." Wu Qian raised his hand, hesitated for a while, and murmured: "When you are old, your thoughts will be messed up when you are interrupted. Important ministers, everyone thinks that the most important thing is to be an official, and the holy family is the most important."

He spoke very slowly and muttered a sentence as he spoke.

"Holy family, hehe."

Shaking his head and smiling, he said again: "I think it's absurd. The officials have always hated me as a naughty man. In the year of Chunyou, when we rectified Chu coins, the officials said, "It's better than Wang Anshi, but not worse." Dismissed from office and returned to hometown. In fact, it is good to return to hometown, plant bamboo and build halls, and sing chants. However, pirates are rampant along the coast, and the old man has copied and placed along the river, and this time the Mongolian captives came to invade..."

Li Xia understood that what Wu Qian said was not to show off his political achievements.

It is really teaching the way of being an official.

……

Before coming to An'an, Li Xia collected a lot of knowledge about court officials and checked them repeatedly while sailing.

It was originally to inquire about information, but he had a deep feeling.

In the past, Li Xia had an arrogance, thinking that with the experience of future generations, he would be able to govern Sichuan and Shu.

But after serious understanding, he realized how arrogant he was.

Just talk about rectifying Chu coins.

A large amount of imperial paper money was overissued. If Li Xia were to handle it, it would be nothing more than linking the paper money to gold and silver.

He knew about the gold standard, the silver standard, the credit standard, the reserves...

He thought he was the only one in the world who knew these truths.

But when he actually saw Wu Qian's policies at that time, Li Xia realized that if he let himself, a unparalleled talent in the world, do his best to rectify Chu coins, the greater the power, the sooner the country would perish.

The imperial court simply didn't have enough gold and silver to exchange for private banknotes. Once it was released, the people's resentment would boil and the earth would collapse.

Wu Qian doesn't know the reserve fund?
In addition to gold and silver, Wu Qian used goods, salt banknotes, certificates, and purchases as reserves. When he rectified Chu coins, he had to consider the interests and roles of each class, including officials, nobles, merchants, and common people.

It is necessary to take into account the corruption of the official administration of the Song Dynasty and the depth of accumulated abuses.

It's not that the imperial court doesn't know the principle of reserve funds, but wants to break up a penny into ten parts to maintain this... a dynasty that must resist powerful foreign captives and have countless moths eating away at it.

Li Xia couldn't even achieve this one percent effect.

It has never been a matter of linking coins to reserves.

As soon as the hook was hooked, Song Ting was unable to support the huge annual military expenditure, and the country died 20 years ago.

It seems easier to start over.However, the Song Dynasty was able to resist Mongolia for more than [-] years. If a new dynasty does not know how to govern the country, how many years can it last?Will there be no more bad things?

When it comes to governing the country, Li Xia lacks Wu Qian's 50 years of experience.

More than seven hundred years of knowledge?
What I am most afraid of is that I only know a little superficially and pretend to be smart, and I don’t know the word "current evil".

This is like writing poetry. Li Xia can copy a few poems to bluff people of the time, but he can never really compare with Wu Qian, a great master of poetry.

Not everything can be compared in this way, but it is so in the administration of officials.

……

"The way to be an official does not lie in the holy family." Wu Qian said slowly, "The reason why the official family hates me is because the one I am loyal to is actually the Song Dynasty, not just the official family. However, the reason why the official family uses I, only because of my ability to govern... do you understand this?"

Li Xia replied: "Understood, this time back to the court, I would like to learn the ability to govern and be loyal to the country. The right minister knows the soldiers, the government, the economy, and the Rao minister knows the farmers. These are my good teachers."

"Very good, I'm afraid that you only want to learn Jia Sidao's tactics." Wu Qian closed his eyes and sighed.

"Don't dare."

"Thinking of what I was going to say just now... the day when the old man will go to the prime minister is not far away. I only wish to settle the country and have no more worries. Would you like to resign from office and go back to your hometown to study with the old man?"

"Gu..."

Wu Qian raised his hand, signaling Li Xia not to answer immediately.

"As I said before, you have swallowed too much bait, and you have too many hooks in your stomach. This old man can help you turn these hooks into knowledge, the way of being an official, and the ability to govern. Don't worry about your official position. The official sea is turbulent, and there must be ups and downs. When a whale sinks to the bottom, there will be a time when it will jump out..."

Wu Qian's voice was very old and his tone was very slow.

He knew Li Xia's current situation.

These words meant that Li Yong would die if King Zhong was overthrown, but he was willing to save Li Xia's life and help Li Xia accumulate...until the new king came to the throne.

"Time is running out."

Wu Qian sighed again, and murmured: "The old man is about to die. If the country is in danger again, the old man will not get up again, but he can still get back up... There must be someone who can protect the country. I hope you can understand what I said. meaning."

Li Xia replied: "The younger generation understands that the right minister is dedicated to the community."

"Then why are you still called the Right Prime Minister?"

"Jia Xianggong once advised me to take the imperial examination to become an official, and he guaranteed me to rule the world after him. But I don't know what the right minister means. How is it different from Jia Xianggong?"

"Because of your little ability, you can't save Sheji."

Wu Qiandao: "The old man is also in a hurry, the wind and rain are precarious, and the country is eager to wait for a good gentleman...but haste makes waste, and a good look needs more tempering. Jia Sidao has good eyesight, which is the same as what the old man sees. The difference is that he only seeks advice for you. The ability of an official, but the old man hopes to teach you the ability to govern the world."

"I really want to learn how to manage the world from the Right Prime Minister." Li Xia replied, "This is indeed a heartfelt statement, so I want to ask the Right Prime Minister, if I go against the Right Prime Minister, will you still teach me?"

Wu Qian sighed and shook his head.

"Don't say 'violation', this is the only way this old man can think of... to save you."

"The Prime Minister said just now that I can save myself."

"You are too conceited."

Li Xia stood up and said, "I won't help Prime Minister Right to establish the foundation of the country, because Prime Minister Right's 'only' way will cause me to lose all the power that I have finally obtained. I don't want to resign and follow Prime Minister Right to settle down... …It’s not a good thing to say, but I have my thoughts.”

Wu Qian smiled and said: "People in the world just think too much."

"People in the world have too many ideas, I want to keep my own ideas."

Li Xia saluted solemnly, and said again: "I have let down the good intentions of the right minister, I am ashamed, I am sorry."

After speaking, he turned around and climbed onto the painting boat.

The talk with Wu Qian finally broke down today.

……

In terms of strategy, governing the country, and using soldiers, Li Xia is indeed much worse than Wu Qian.

He has also introspected, trying to eliminate the arrogance that pops up from time to time, and wants to learn humbly.

But Li Xia didn't lose his confidence.

With 700 years of knowledge, he really only knows superficially about many things, but it still gives him a unique free will.

(End of this chapter)