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Volume 1: First Visit to the Tang Dynasty Chapter 89: Is the Little Emperor Li Xian¡¯s Son or Your Son?

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    A new situation has begun, Datang has entered a new era, and of course all people must share this joy.  Therefore, the imperial court issued an amnesty and exempted the people of the world from taxes for one year.  This is an unprecedented favor. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although there have been acts of amnesty for the world, there has never been any mention of exempting all people in the world from taxes for one year during the amnesty period.  It can also be said that it has never happened in all dynasties. This is of course an earth-shattering good thing.  People naturally rushed to tell each other, and some people who were worried about their poor life because of this year's harvest were less worried.  If you don't pay taxes, then all the harvest today belongs to you. No matter how bad the harvest is, you won't be starved of food, not to mention the grain reserves from previous years.  In fact, the symbolic significance of exempting taxes for one year is far greater than the actual significance. The taxes that the people have to pay every year are not very many, but the court can exempt the people from taxes, which shows that those in power love the people. How can we not be happy about this.  The people are actually the easiest to be satisfied. For this reason, they are very grateful to those in power! The national tax on imperial grain has never been exempted for all people in the world. This time it is completely exempted, and the impact cannot be small.  Of course this was Chen Yi¡¯s idea.  Today's Tang Dynasty has a strong treasury, and the grain stored in granaries in various places is enough to feed the people of the world for many years. The exemption of taxes for the people will not have any impact on the finances of the Tang Dynasty.  Chen Yi is already considering reducing taxes for the people. Taking advantage of the amnesty to exempt taxes for one year can be regarded as an attempt. He and the ministers who support this proposal want to see what effect the exemption of taxes on the world for one year will have on the national treasury.  How much impact it has on revenue will have what impact it will have on other aspects.  Nowadays, commercial taxes account for most of Datang¡¯s treasury revenue. Agricultural taxes are exempted, but commercial taxes still have to be levied.  It¡¯s like the future life he lived before time travel.  The abolition of the agricultural tax was also called the first time in history, but the actual impact was not large. This was mainly because the agricultural tax accounted for a small proportion of China's entire tax revenue, and its cancellation would not have a big impact on the national treasury revenue.  .  Of course Chen Yi also wanted to abolish agricultural taxes in the Tang Dynasty under his leadership. However, in the Tang Dynasty when productivity levels were not developed and commercial trade was not prosperous, agricultural taxes still accounted for a large proportion of the entire treasury revenue. If they were abolished  , then the whole country may collapse.  To benefit the people.  We can only start from other aspects and find ways to increase their income! Exempting agricultural taxes for one year should be regarded as the first thing he, a "cabinet prime minister" like Shangshu Ling, does after taking office to benefit the people of the world!  If it has little impact on Datang's finances, then subsequent tax cuts can be used.  Today, the agricultural tax in the Tang Dynasty is about one thirty tax.  This was considered a relatively light tax in the entire feudal history of China, but Chen Yi wanted to further reduce the burden on farmers.  Just how much it can be reduced to.  Still need to think about it some more.  But it is definitely necessary to reduce the burden on farmers. He hopes to make the country strong and the people prosperous. As the country becomes stronger, the people's living standards will also improve day by day.  Of course, in addition to tax cuts, he has many other tricks he will use.     It can be said.  Now that he has ascended to the highest position of power in the Tang Dynasty, many plans that he had thought of before but had no conditions to implement or could not get Wu Zetian's support can be put on the agenda.  For example, cancel the curfew throughout the year and encourage nighttime commercial trade; vigorously promote ocean trade; sell arms and surplus food; introduce exotic species; increase investment in scientific and technological research; open more schools to increase education in physics, chemistry and other science and technology;  Measures such as tax collection for members of the royal family and senior officials are all being planned or will be implemented soon.  Because Chen Yi controlled the army, he had the greatest prestige in the court; and because he proposed many epoch-making or super-era new affairs and plans, he shocked many people's attention and also gained more recognition and respect.  .  If he forced Wu Zetian to hand over power, which was almost equivalent to a military coup, and the power he obtained was not too secure, then his subsequent actions to calm the people and his different performance in court affairs gave him unprecedented power.  dignity and prestige.  No minister in the court had any far-term considerations in court affairs. He was "far-sighted". This was the evaluation of Chen Yi, who was the number one person in the court in the post-Wu Zetian era, by almost all court officials.  ¡°Technology is the primary productive force¡±, such a slogan was unheard of before.  Originally, many ministers disagreed with Chen Yi's efforts to improve the status of those skills that were almost "heterodox". However, with the birth of many novel and "high-tech" things in the eyes of people of this era, many people's dissatisfaction and complaints also disappeared.  there is none left.  ¡°Tap water, biogas pools, and toilets are closely related to life and can bring a lot of uses to people. They have been welcomed by most people as soon as they were launched. Who doesn¡¯t want their life to be more convenient! New?There are many things, many of which are still confidential, but more and more courtiers agree with Chen Yi's idea of ??"vigorously developing science and technology", although many people still do not fully understand what "technology" is.  ¡ª¡ª Because before Li Shimin became emperor, he served as Shangshu Ling as King of Qin. After so many years, no one dared to accept the appointment of this position again, no one dared to hold it, and the imperial court never awarded this position again.  Matter to anyone.  The Shangshu Ling was vacant, and the affairs of the Shangshu Province were in charge of the deputy ministers Zuo and You Pushe. However, this situation changed due to the sudden rise of Chen Yi. After Li Shimin, another Shangshu Ling of the Tang Dynasty came into being.  Because the original positions of Shangshu Zuo and Youpushe were higher than those of Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong, after Chen Yi took over the post of Shangshu Ling again, the status of Shangshu Province became higher than that of Zhongshu Ling and Menxia Sheng.  Of course, the regular meetings of the Political Affairs Hall are also held in the Shangshu Province.  Originally, all the official offices of the Shangshu Province were located in Taiji Palace. After Chen Yi took charge of the affairs of the Shangshu Province, he moved the official offices of the Shangshu Province to the Daming Palace, and the official offices of the six departments of the Shangshu also moved to the Daming Palace.  There are enough buildings in the Daming Palace, and these new government offices do not feel crowded.  The official office of Shangshu Province is located on the west side of Hanyuan Hall. This area was originally a palace for the emperor to rest temporarily when he was in court. It has never played a great role. Now it is used to house the official offices of Shangshu Province and its subordinate ministries.  There are still many government offices in Taiji Palace, and the government offices of the Three Temples and Nine Prisons are still there.  There are also many buildings in Tai Chi Palace. Of course, they cannot be left abandoned and must be utilized.  The palace used for ministerial affairs is naturally the largest.  After being renovated, it was very comfortable to stay.  Having become the first "chief minister of the cabinet" in the Tang Dynasty and the de facto person with the highest power, Chen Yi was considered the busiest person in the entire Tang Dynasty.  Because he had too many things to attend to, he spent far more time in the provincial government office than in the mansion. Many days, he didn't even have time to go back to the mansion.  Fortunately, Chen Yi got a "little secretary" for himself. This "little secretary" is very eye-catching. I see this "little secretary" every day.  I feel very comfortable, even less tired, and I feel energetic when doing things.  This "little secretary" known as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Shangshu Province is naturally Shangguan Wan'er.  Because of a strange coincidence, the talented young girl Shangguan Wan'er was not discovered and used by Wu Zetian, but was "retained" by Chen Yi himself.  Although Wu Zetian did not completely withdraw from the political stage.  But her dream of being queen could no longer be realized, and she could no longer dominate the political arena of the Tang Dynasty.  There is no need for Shangguan Wan'er to show off her talents around her.  Shangguan Wan'er is not a simple person.  This conclusion can be drawn from Chen Yi's observations of her over the years and the display of her talent.  "The wealth should not go to outsiders. Chen Yi didn't want Shangguan Wan'er to show her face elsewhere, so he just let her sit beside him.  Thinking that after several years of training, this little girl might become her right-hand assistant in court affairs, writing edicts, outlines of government affairs, and so on.  The level of literary writing produced by her ghostwriting will definitely not be worse than his.  Shangguan Wan'er is so famous in history. She has been playing power for many years and is known as the uncrowned prime minister.  That shows that this woman has good political skills.  Since she has good political talents, Chen Yi feels it is a waste not to let her show her talents around him. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? together.  Shangguan Wan'er also cherishes the opportunity to work beside Chen Yi and strives to do the best in everything.  After Shangguan Wan'er came to work with Chen Yi, she took the responsibility of drafting various manuscripts and edicts for Chen Yi. The manuscripts and edicts that Chen Yi needed to write were all written by her.  Shangguan Wan'er's performance did not disappoint Chen Yi, and even surprised him.  Chen Yi was surprised by the gorgeousness of the words and the rigor of the sentences in the manuscripts and edicts written by the little girl.  He was really glad that he came up with this selfish idea and got a surprise.  Shangguan Wan'er's talents are slowly showing up while working for Chen Yi. With the opportunity to display her talents, the little girl is naturally very excited. She also works harder and harder, and even gives Chen Yi her own suggestions on some things.  .  Some of Shangguan Wan'er's suggestions are quite good, and even have the finishing touch. Chen Yi is very satisfied.  What made him even more satisfied was Shangguan Wan'er's care for his life.  It can be said that Shangguan Wan'er is responsible for Chen Yi's daily life in the palace, and the little girl takes good care of him in this regard.  If Chen Yi stays in the palace, Shangguan Wan'er will be responsible for all his grooming and dressing matters. Chen Yi likes to let her do it, and the little girl is also happy to take care of Chen Yi.  In their daily contact, the two of them developed some inexplicable feelings.Passionate emotions.  Shangguan Wan'er, who was in love for the first time, regarded Chen Yi as her closest person since she was a child. When she grew up and became sensible, she even worshiped Chen Yi, who was outstanding in all aspects, as an idol.  After days of close contact, the feeling that I don't know how to express becomes even more intense, I just don't know how to show it.  Shangguan Wan'er performed well in all aspects. Chen Yi saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. As she grew older, her body was also changing. The originally thin body has gradually become rounder and should be taller.  The places that should be raised are not ambiguous at all.  With her delicate face, Chen Yi¡¯s estimated height of nearly 1.7 meters, and her curvy figure, any man would be moved when he sees her.  Chen Yi has seen more than once that among the officials who came to report the situation where he worked, when they saw Shangguan Wan'er standing next to him, dressed in men's clothing, looking very brave and handsome, no one did not pay attention and marvel.  The little beauty he raised is of course good. Chen Yi is also thinking about ways to turn Shangguan Wan'er into his own woman.  This is one of his ultimate goals in this era. If he lets go of such an outstanding beauty, the woman who was famous in the original history, and the beautiful and talented woman he raised, then a lot of the meaning of life will be lost.  The only question is how to capture Shangguan Wan'er.  And giving her a good reputation, so that she will not be criticized by her own wives and concubines, or criticized by others, is a troublesome thing.  The fight between Chen Yi and Helan Minzhi had already made Helan Minyue very upset, and also made Wu Shun unhappy, and they were estranged from each other.  Through his efforts, he succeeded in coaxing Helan Minyue to be good. In addition, Helan Minzhi was not severely punished and was made king, but he only lost his power.  This made Helan Minyue and Wu Shun unable to accuse him.  However, after this incident, his relationship with Wu Shun and Helan Minyue has always been clouded, especially with Wu Shun. The two have not been together for a long time.  Although Helan Minyue was a little better, she was still a little bit critical of Chen Yi after being stimulated.  Chen Yi knew that if he brought someone like Shangguan Wan'er to his residence again.  Helan Minyue will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.  We can only wait until Helan Minyue calms down! But Chen Yi is very confident that no one can take Shangguan Wan'er away from him.  The little girl was also very attached to him, even worshiped him. In addition, after Wu Zetian handed over power, he quickly redressed Shangguan Yi.  After Zeng Shangguanyi was appointed as Zhongshu Ling, Shangguan Tingzhi was appointed as Zhongshu's minister, and they were buried in a grand ceremony.  This move made Shangguan Wan'er even more grateful and admired. Of course, this admiration was not just for heroes.  The main thing is the admiration of Huaichun women for men.  Chen Yi is naturally aware of Shangguan Wan'er's feelings. He believes that as long as he expresses something proactively, the little girl will shyly obey.  But there was Zheng Wanpin in the middle, which made him feel a little embarrassed to start.  But he also believes that Zheng Wanpin is not an obstacle, at least she will not come to care about anything these years.  Zheng Wanpin was restored to her identity, was granted the title of Lady of the State of Yue by the court, and returned to live in the Shangguan Mansion.  In order to express her repentance for what she had done, she expressed her intention to chant sutras and pray in front of the souls of Shangguan Yi and Shangguan Tingzhi.  The restoration of the Shangguan family¡¯s glory greatly stimulated Zheng Wanpin. She told Chen Yi that she would only stay with her husband for three years because of the loss. During these three years, Chen Yi would have to forgive her for not being able to accompany him.  Chen Yi naturally has no objection to this. He doesn't have much energy to take care of the women who have become her women now. There are too many things to deal with! And he also hopes that Zheng Wanpin can be with him and Shangguan Wan'er in these years.  Stay away, otherwise he would be embarrassed to do something to Shangguan Wan'er.  Zheng Wanpin's temporary stay away made Chen Yi already planning how to attack Shangguan Wan'er.  ¡ª¡ª One thing that bothered him was that Pei Xingjian's health was deteriorating. Although he and Ning Qing had repeatedly treated him, his injuries showed no signs of improvement and were only temporary.  After suppressing it, when winter is approaching, it relapses again, with a somewhat explosive nature.  Pei Xingjian has been in Anxi for many years, fighting constantly and being injured countless times. The recurrence of accumulated injuries has dealt a fatal blow to his body.  "Husband, Pei Pushe's life will not last longer than this winter!" This is what Ning Qing quietly told Chen Yi.  Of course, Chen Yi, who is good at medicine, knows that Ning Qing's words are true. Pei Xingjian, who is almost 70 years old, has almost run out of energy and is almost in the state of dying. If his condition is any worse, he may not be able to survive this winter.  Got through.  Chen Yi asked Ning Qing to stay at Pei Mansion all day so that he could diagnose and treat Pei Xingjian at any time.  Over the years, Ning Qing has been diligent in studying medicine, and his medical skills have made rapid progress.??Several of his senior brothers, even Sun Simiao, praised him.  Sun Simiao is already old and his energy is not as good as before. He has lived in Zhongnan Mountain most of the years and rarely comes to Chang'an City.  Most of the time, it was Chen Yi and Ning Qing who went to visit him.  However, Chen Yi believes that Sun Simiao still has a lot of time to live. According to historical records, this veteran lived for more than a hundred years, but now Sun Simiao is only over ninety! It is a pity that Sun Simiao cannot be allowed to diagnose and treat Pei Xingjian. Ning Qing's medical skills  No matter how good he is, he can't surpass Sun Simiao, who has more clinical experience.  Chen Yi didn't know if Sun Simiao could extend Pei Xingjian's life if he came over.  However, he also knew that even if Pei Xingjian's life could be extended, this elder brother whom he respected very much would not be able to live for a long time.  "Zi Ying, thank you very much for taking care of me over the years. If it weren't for you and your concubine Ning Qing's treatment, my life would have been taken long ago!" When Chen Yi went to visit, he knew that he had a long life.  The incomparable Pei Xingjian said with emotion: "I have lived this many years, many years longer than I expected, and I am satisfied! Haha!" Pei Xingjian said so himself, and Chen Yi could only comfort him: "  Brother Keeper, please don¡¯t think like this. Your health is getting worse now just because winter is approaching! When it¡¯s cold, all human body¡¯s abilities decline, which is why you feel exhausted. As long as you get through this winter, you¡¯ll be fine.  , you will definitely get better. There are still too many things waiting for you to do in the court!" "My life is approaching and I don't have many days to live. I know this very well, so don't comfort me!  Pei Xingjian chuckled and motioned Chen Yi not to say comforting words. After motioning Chen Yi to sit down and talk, he lowered his voice and said, "I want to say a few more words to you today! If I don't say it today, I may not have the chance in the future."  Yes!" "Brother keeper, if you have anything to say, please feel free to tell me!" "I have wanted to ask you this question for a long time, but I have always felt it was inappropriate. I am about to die, and I don't want to bring this question into the coffin. Today, I will ask you this question.  If you are in good spirits, I will ask you!" Pei Xingjian said, with a glint in his eyes, and asked Chen Yidao in a very low voice: "Zi Ying, I want to ask you, is the little emperor Li Xian's son or your son?  "    "ah?!".  )
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