The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 295 Coping
Late autumn and early winter.

The weather in Duanzhou City is not very cold yet, and greenery can be seen everywhere.

Pan Weiji was sitting in the study, his eyebrows were frowned, Li Shengnan next to him was reading a letter from Pan Mei.

In the letter, Pan Mei recounted the fact that King Jin found out that they were selling Duan inkstones, and her tone was very cold and very angry.

After reading it, Li Shengnan showed a sneer: "My lord, it seems that our matter made the old man angry."

Pan Weiji nodded: "This matter has threatened the foundation of the Pan family. It's no wonder he isn't angry. I suspect that if we don't handle it well, he will send someone to kill me."

Li Shengnan smiled and shook his head: "No, since King Jin knew about this, he must use it to restrain the old man. How could he let the old man send someone to kill the young master?"

Speaking of this, Li Shengnan sank a little: "Actually, it's not a bad thing to be discovered by King Jin, but it's just that the duan inkstone won't be sold in the future."

"Oh, isn't that a bad thing?" Pan Weiji remained calm at this time, which made people feel that he had already figured it out.

Seeing Pan Weiji like this, Li Shengnan nodded with a smile: "King Jin knew about this, and he won over the old man, and winning over the old man is like winning over the young master. Now the situation in the court is getting more and more tense. The internal affairs are about to erupt, if the young master takes refuge in one side and then contributes to the flames, won't it be more helpful for the young master to restore his great cause?"

"The most important thing is that the king of Jin has the handle of the young master, so it is more reassuring to use the young master, and it will be more smooth for the young master to do whatever he wants."

Li Shengnan said that he set Pan Mei's letter on fire.

Pan Weiji nodded after seeing the letter burnt to ashes: "Shengnan is right, now King Jin and King Wei want to replace Zhao Kuangyin on the throne of God, Zhao Kuangyin wants his son to be the prince, and his son is not easy. Deng, our joining may really be able to disrupt the current situation, but it may not necessarily be."

Speaking of this, Pan Weiji's face changed slightly: "I just don't know if Liu Wei will spoil our affairs. I heard that Liu Wei is very close to King Jin now."

"Don't worry, son. Although Liu Wei is a smart person, how much does he know about our affairs? Besides, Liu Wei has not yet gained the absolute trust of King Jin. It is unlikely that King Jin will tell Liu Wei about our affairs. Said."

Pan Weiji nodded, and then said fiercely: "This Liu Wei is really hateful, and now he is a political advisor, the youngest one, hateful, really hateful."

Every time he thinks that Liu Wei is the deputy prime minister, Pan Weiji gets so angry that even if they want to deal with Liu Wei now, they can't.
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Bianjing is windy and cold.

When Liu Wei returned home from the Liu Family Winery, he saw several children on the street hugging each other for warmth, but because of the cold weather, they were still shivering from the cold.

A gust of cold wind blew into the car curtain, and Liu Wei couldn't help tightening her clothes.

The weather is getting colder and colder, so there will be many such scenes in the future, right?
The homeless elderly, the children who cannot support themselves, the beggars in the cold weather?
In this world, no matter how prosperous and powerful the country is, it seems that there will always be the weak and the poor. They have no concept of tomorrow, and they don't know whether they can live to tomorrow.

Perhaps for many of these people, it is their own fault for falling into this situation. After all, if they were more diligent when they were young, it would not be difficult to find a job to support themselves, right?

These people don't seem to deserve sympathy.

But Liu Wei still felt a pain in his heart after seeing it. He found many reasons and excuses for these people. Maybe they were bullied, maybe they had suffered what kind of suffering, and most importantly, those children were innocent.

Thinking of this, Liu Wei ordered people to turn the horse's head and enter the palace.

The charcoal fire has been lit in the imperial study room, and it is warm when you walk in, and you can even see a few potted flowers blooming lushly.

Zhao Kuangyin was flipping through the memorial, he didn't pay much attention to Liu Wei who was standing opposite, he just asked casually, "Why is Liu Aiqing here at this time?"

Liu Wei cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I was passing by the street today and found something."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhao Kuangyin put down the memorial and looked at Liu Wei, as if he was interested in what Liu Wei said.

"Because of the cold weather, there are poor people snuggling up on the road to keep warm."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, he didn't think it was a big deal, since it's cold, everyone should keep warm, right?
"What does Liu Aiqing mean?"

"The poor are also the people of the sage. The sage is the son of heaven. He should think about the survival of the people in the world. Now there are poor people on the road. They are homeless and have no food. I feel that the sage should do something for them. Just do it."

Zhao Kuangyin's view of the poor is not as kind as Liu Wei's, but as the emperor, he also thinks Liu Wei's words are right, those people are also his own people, if he doesn't do something, it really can't be justified.

"What does Liu Aiqing think I can do?"

"Setting up the Ci'an Bureau to take in those homeless people is bound to make sure that there are no bones in the streets of our Song Dynasty to freeze to death."

Zhao Kuangyin was shocked by this statement that there is no bone in the streets of Da Song. If his Da Song can really do this, then who would oppose his Da Song?The common people live in paradise, and the Great Song Dynasty will be able to enjoy long-term peace and stability.

"Okay, what Liu Aiqing said is reasonable, and I will raise this matter at the court tomorrow."
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early morning.

It was very cold in the early morning, and there was a little snow when the sky was bright today.

All the ministers stood on the main hall, all shivering from the cold.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Kuangyin looked at the courtiers and asked, "Are all the loves cold?"

A group of ministers looked at each other and couldn't understand why Zhao Kuangyin asked such a question for a while, but although they didn't understand Zhao Kuangyin's intention, they all shook their heads and said they were not cold, not cold.

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Kuangyin's mouth: "As officials of the Great Song Dynasty, you have no worries about food and clothing, so naturally you won't feel the cold, but in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, there are still many people who don't have enough clothes and food to eat."

All the ministers were even more puzzled, not understanding what Zhao Kuangyin meant by saying this.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about it. Such poor people are indispensable in any dynasty, but no one can stop this from happening. The reason why the poor become poor is because they are not motivated enough."

An official stood up to defend Zhao Kuangyin, as if he wanted Zhao Kuangyin to know that it was not Zhao Kuangyin's fault that there were poor people in the Great Song Dynasty, but that this problem had existed for a long time and could not be changed by manpower.

After the official finished speaking, other officials followed suit one after another, asking Zhao Kuangyin not to mind too much.

A sneer appeared on the corner of Zhao Kuangyin's mouth, and he said, "I understand what you love, but I want to make the streets of my Song Dynasty free from frozen bones and hungry children. Lovers, do you understand my thoughts?"

After Zhao Kuangyin finished speaking, he looked at the officials in the court, and all the officials were shocked.

There are no frozen bones on the road, no hungry children, how can this be so easy?Throughout the ages, the most politically clear dynasty could not do this step, right?

Every minister has doubts in his heart, they all think that what Zhao Kuangyin thinks is too idealistic, but they dare not object.

"The Holy One is concerned about all the people. It is the blessing of our Great Song Dynasty. We, the courtiers, must do our best to fulfill the great ambition of the Holy One."

"I believe that under the wise leadership of the Holy Majesty, our Great Song Dynasty will become more prosperous, the people will live and work in more peace and contentment, and we will surely realize the great harmony of the world..."

All the ministers stood up to express their support for Zhao Kuangyin. Occasionally, some people raised one or two questions, such as how to do it and what to do?
And Zhao Kuangyin turned his attention to Liu Wei after hearing someone's question: "Liu Aiqing, tell me what you think."

Zhao Kuangyin's sudden approach to Liu Wei made people feel very abrupt, but for some smart people in the court, they immediately understood that Liu Wei might have brought up this matter, and the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, had already discussed it.

Regarding Zhao Kuangyin's inquiry, Liu Wei didn't say any other nonsense, he stepped forward and said: "My lord, I propose to set up a Ci'an Bureau, and the imperial court allocates food to take in those who are homeless and hungry. .”

As soon as Liu Wei said this, Lu Duoxun who was next to him immediately said: "Master Liu's proposal is very good, but there are so many poor people in the world, if all of them are funded by the imperial court, this is not a small fee. We have prospered a lot in [-], but we have only been a country for more than ten years, and everything is not very heavy. How can we afford so many expenses? With so many expenses, we might as well strengthen our armaments, wipe out the Southern Tang and Northern Han as soon as possible, and realize the unification of the Communist Party of China. It is good to create a great cause in the world.”

After Ludoxun finished speaking, someone immediately stood up and echoed.

"The overall situation is not stable. If we spend money on doing such a meritorious thing, I am afraid that it will damage the national strength of our Song Dynasty..."

Everyone echoed it one after another, and some expressed their opposition to these people's views.

"Master Zhang's words are wrong. The country is not prosperous enough, so how can we conquer the Quartet? Is it only a meritorious thing to save the people of our Great Song Dynasty? Are they not the people of our Great Song Dynasty? It will damage the national strength of our Great Song Dynasty, but it will make our Great Song Dynasty more cohesive, and the Holy One will have more prestige, and the prestige will be added to the Quartet, why don't we worship?"

The person who refuted was Shen Yilun, the current prime minister, so that after he finished speaking, those who followed Ludoxun just now fell silent.

But keep silent, and it is not easy for them to agree with Shen Yilun's point of view, but when everyone was in such a stalemate, Liu Wei, who had not spoken all the time, suddenly sneered twice: "Master Lu is a little bit robbed Hurry up, actually I haven't finished my words yet, why are you objecting in such a hurry?"

(End of this chapter)