After crossing, she was forced to become the first assistant

Chapter 18 Teach me to write

Wang Zhiyang took a sip of his tea, and said in a warm voice, "Ah Zhi, I'd rather believe in something than nothing."

Wei Xingzhi's mind was shocked, that's right, even though the tiger's poison doesn't eat its offspring, is it for profit?

"Tang Huiyao" records that the daughter of Wu's Zhaoyi died violently, and she was killed by the king and empress, so she meant to abolish the empress.How could he know that Taifu Cheng would not get rid of his own daughter and put the blame on her in order to get rid of her?

After all, if she died, wouldn't the Cheng family benefit the most?
Seeing Wei Xingzhi's expression, Wang Zhiyang smiled knowingly, knowing that she had figured it out.Everything in this world, sometimes the more impossible, the closer to the truth.

Wei Xingzhi looked at Ma Huai, "Take good care of A Yang, I should enter the palace. Bring an imperial doctor back to show A Yang later."

After finishing speaking, she pushed the door open and walked out. Fu Lianzi obediently closed the door and followed her.

After the door was closed, coldness appeared in Wang Zhiyang's warm eyes, he put down the cup in his hand, his face was dark and terrifying, the emperor asked A Zhi to accompany him in the palace, whether it was really to deal with the government affairs, or he had some unreasonable intentions.

The more he thought about it, the more hesitant he became. He rubbed the space between his brows and said to Ma Huai, "Go back."

As soon as I entered the imperial study room, I was greeted with a burst of cold air. Although it rained for three consecutive days, the summer sky was still terribly stuffy.

It’s good for the emperor here, when it’s hot, put three or two ice basins, and then chill some sour plum soup, plus the emperor himself is a living air conditioner, Wei Xingzhi really can’t feel the stuffiness in the imperial study.

There is an incense burner on the incense table with three curved legs, burning ambergris, which is refreshing but not irritating.

Wei Xingzhi entered and saluted, and Wan Chengqian raised his head from the table bank piled high with memorials, "Are you here?" The tone was familiar as if he was chatting at home.

"Yes." After a short time together, Wei Xingzhi was not as afraid of the emperor as before.

"Miss Cheng Er was buried?" Wan Chengqian put down the Zhu Zhu in his hand, and threw the memorial at hand to Wei Xingzhi as he said, "This is the notebook of Yuanlu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, about recruiting officials and filling vacant official positions, you see look."

Wei Xingzhi nimbly raised his hand to take the notebook, and opened it to read.

This note from Master Yuanda means that the vacant official positions will be temporarily filled by people from below, and then the scientific examinations will be recruited, and virtuous officials from all over the world will be selected to serve.

"Mr. Yuanda is thoughtful, and I have no objection. The sooner the scientific examination, the better." Wei Xingzhi raised his head, "However, I think that the children of the family should also participate in the scientific examination together with the scholars in the world, rather than hereditary. Serving as a patriarch. I remember that the eldest son of Heshunhou's mansion relied on Heshunhou at a young age to seal a household department from a third-rank important position..."

"If all the officials in the court are like this, in the long run, I am afraid that there will be no way for scholars in the world to rise to the top. The children of the aristocratic family will only rely on the elders in the clan to pave the way for them, and they will be confident."

Wan Tengqian nodded in agreement, "That's right, then I will issue another order that all the children of the aristocratic family will also take the scientific examination together, and Wei Qing will be the chief examiner, in order to seek fairness and justice."

"Your Majesty obeys the order." Wei Xingzhi thanked him, then remembered the commoner who stole money he met on the street before, and said again, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, is the national treasury full?"

Wan Qiqian's eyes moved slightly, and he took out a note from the Minister of the Household Department from the reviewed memorial on the right, "Come here."

Wei Xingzhi took a few steps forward, stood opposite Wan Qianqian, and waited for Wan Qianqian to hand over the folder in his hand. Unexpectedly, Wan Qianqian saw that she hadn't moved for a long time, raised his head with a frown, and signaled the position with his eyes.

"Ah?" Isn't that position normally Li Duobao's position?
Wan Chengqian's face darkened slightly, "Come here."

Wei Xingzhi walked over with strides, stood beside Wan Chengqian, and looked down at the unfolded memorial, "After the Battle of Western Shu, the national treasury was indeed in a serious deficit, but after several heavy taxes, the national treasury can be considered full." ..."

Almost instantly, Wei Xingzhi thought of Wenjing Zhizhi.During the reigns of Emperor Hanwen and Emperor Hanjing in the Western Han Dynasty, there were many wars and social and economic decline.However, Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing did not adopt a policy of increasing taxation. Instead, Huang Lao ruled, lightly taxing taxes, and resting with the people.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report to His Majesty."

"You and I don't have to see each other like this." Wan Tuqian looked sideways.

Wei Xingzhi knelt down on both knees, "Your Majesty, when I came home a few days ago, I met people in the city who could not live after paying their taxes. I feel that there are such people in the prosperous imperial city. It's like Linchuan, cool Is it more difficult for a poor place like the state because of taxes?"

"Ah."

"Boldly, I implore Your Majesty to implement the policy of lightly taxing taxes and resting with the people, and changing the tax to fifteen taxes and one..." Wei Xingzhi quietly raised his head and glanced at Wan Qiqian cautiously.

Fifteen tax one!Would she be exaggerating by saying that?During the Warring States period, the tax on the eleventh was already the rule of the king, and the tax on the fifteenth was one, and she was afraid that the emperor would directly order her to be beheaded.

However, the imagined wrath did not come.On the contrary, Wan Qiqian calmly highlighted a word, "Quite."

This time it was Wei Xingzhi's turn to be shocked, she raised her head in astonishment, "Your Majesty, what do you mean, can you accept the one-fifth tax?"

"Why can't you accept this?" Wan Qiqian lowered his eyes, looking at the astonishment on Wei Xingzhi's face with interest, "As the emperor's teacher, Aiqing has the ability to rule the world. I believe in you."

He stretched out his hand and held Wei Xingzhi's hand. The icy cold touch suddenly stimulated Wei Xingzhi's wandering mind, "Get up, don't kneel."

Wei Xingzhi didn't get up, but took advantage of the situation and said, "Your Majesty, I have something else I want to ask Your Majesty."

"Huh? Wei Qing, has no one taught you to accept it as soon as you like it?" Wan Qiqian withdrew his hand, picked up the wolf hair on the shelf, and twirled it between his finger bones.

If Wei Xingzhi looked carefully, he would definitely find this gesture of playing with the pen. She often saw it in the hands of her classmates.

However, at this moment, her mind was full of Wang Zhiyang's body, and she didn't notice it at all. She pretended not to understand the meaning of Wan Chengqian's words, and said firmly, "Your Majesty, last time you also saw the minister's good friend." I am seriously injured, and no matter how many doctors I have begged for these years, there is nothing I can do. The imperial physician in the palace is skilled in medicine, and I would like to ask His Majesty to let the head of the imperial hospital visit my friend."

Wan Chengqian played with the wolf hair in his hand, with an unclear smile on the corner of his mouth, and looked at Wei Xingzhi thoughtfully with his eyes.In her current appearance, she restrained her hostility and showed off her anger, obediently like a cat.

"can."

Wei Xingzhi grinned.

"but……"

Wei Xingzhi's smile froze at the corner of his mouth again, can you stop panting when you speak, Your Majesty?

"But what?" Wei Xingzhi felt uneasy in his heart. What is there in her that is worthy of the emperor's scheme?
Wan Chengqian looked at her well-articulated phalanges, and slightly hooked his lips, "Teach me how to write."

(End of this chapter)