What Chen Xi and others are doing now is to intervene and break up the communication between Zhang and Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei, who originally hoped to find a wife of equal status, returns to the state of pushing maids. . .
Chen Xi was drinking tea with his head lowered and holding a teacup. He finally understood why the beef was so delicious today. Liu Bei was not entertaining a group of guys like himself. When Jia Xu and his party came in, Liu Bei was flirting with Zhang. It seems that Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang have been forgotten. A female head of the family also has the benefits of a female head of the family. Although it is a bit bad to deal with people in Israel, it depends on the person. Obviously Liu Bei is a good person.
In the end, Jia Xu took the lead and walked in. Seeing this scene, he had no choice but to avoid it. He coughed twice and walked in indifferently. Everyone was shameless and didn't care, so they felt awkward and sat down on their own. He sat down and ate and drank with Liu Bei calmly. As for Zhang, after Jia Xu and his entourage arrived, she stood up and bowed in return, and then led the maid to the inner courtyard, where Mrs. Gan, the only concubine with a correct name, would receive her. Zhang family.
It is said that originally this approach was not in line with etiquette, but since Liu Bei had no wife, he had no choice but to let Gan take the position. Anyway, it was just to receive her. After all, at Liu Bei's level, the position of head wife had many things to consider.
In fact, if it weren't for Cai Yong's work, it would be hard to tell. Cai Yan, whose fianc¨¦ is now dead, is the best candidate for the main wife. Regardless of reputation, origin, or bloodline, she is very suitable. Unfortunately, with Cai Yong's trouble, Liu Bei There was no good solution. Cai Yan's identity was destined not to be a concubine, so Liu Bei could only look at the sky speechlessly.
Let¡¯s talk about it later. Zhang actually fits the status of a head wife. If the two really fall in love, Chen Xi has nothing to do, just like when Liu Bei married Wu Yuan in history. Wu Yuan also married once, but she still became the queen. The same goes for Zhen Mi marrying Cao Pi. In the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as that, as long as your identity, status, and reputation match. Remarrying is not a problem.
After all, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and his mother Wang Quan were married before marrying Emperor Jing and gave birth to a daughter. Then she divorced Jin Wangsun, and then married Emperor Jing and gave birth to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The emperor does this, so of course it doesn't matter, as long as both parties are willing and compatible. Of course there will be someone to match you.
?That is to say, all the conditions for Zhang to face Liu Bei now meet the requirements. Maybe if the two of them really get together, then there will be nothing to talk about. Although this seriously undermines the theorem that Cao Wei is a good person, Soochow loves Lolita, and Shu Han is a group of people, but well, there is nothing wrong with the hegemony
Turning back to Cai Yan, Zhang and Mi Zhen. Zhen Mi's group of people, to be honest, this group of people can be smaller except for Mi Zhen. Either you don't marry other people, or they become the official wife, it's as simple as that.
Mi Zhen can indeed be a child, but you see Mi Zhu working so hard to make money and save a dowry for his sister. If you want his sister to be a child, just go ahead and dream. In the last life, Liu Bei became a Xuzhou shepherd, but marrying Mi Zhen When she was married, she was still the head wife, so if you want Mi Zhen to be a junior, unless you are a xx king-level person, you just have to think about it.
But then again, if you reach the level of princes and kings, it seems that the above group of people can be small
In short, in this era, it is really difficult for you to attract the attention of this group of people. Unless you are unmarried and have a high enough status, like Chen Xi, if you are a single noble man, the women above will have considerable influence if you propose marriage. Maybe he can win, but now, with Fan Jian, don't even think about it, other aristocratic families can't afford to lose that person!
Because of this, the way Chen Xi looks at Cai Yan and Mi Zhen is purely for appreciation and not mixed with anything else, so Mi Zhu is very relieved about Chen Xi. Sometimes Mi Zhen sneaks into Chen Xi's house, and Mi Zhu is not worried about Chen Xi's bestiality at all. Dafa ate Mi Zhen.
After eating and drinking as usual, Chen Xi finally stood up and said, "Mr. Xuande, Xi has a favor to ask."
After Chen Xi spoke, everyone else present seemed to have received a unified signal and all stopped using their chopsticks. Liu Bei also quietly straightened his chopsticks and placed them flat on the plate, and sat up straight. It can be seen that etiquette education still has a certain effect. .
"Zichuan, please speak up if you have something to say. If there are any mistakes, please check and fill them in." Liu Bei didn't know what happened, but he didn't have any dissatisfaction. He still maintained his proper demeanor and nodded.
"Xi often sees in history books that an emperor's love for luxury caused the treasury to be empty and the people to be displaced. He was deeply surprised." Chen Xi said distressedly.
"It's Bei's fault this time." Liu Bei didn't understand anything else, but he had something on his mind, so he naturally understood what Chen Xi was talking about.
"Well, I think it's not the emperor's problem that the treasury is empty because of his love for luxury, nor is it the emperor's problem that he has no money for disaster relief. After all, the country spends money to supportIf a group of officials fail to govern the world well, how much can the emperor spend? "Chen Xi turned around and glanced at everyone present and asked.
"May I ask Mr. Xuande, how much of the world's tax revenue can you spend as a king?" Chen Xi's question was very strange, and he did not mean to blame Liu Bei for what happened today.
"One percent of the national tax, more is spent on other places." Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, thinking of living utensils and entertainment as very luxurious, and then fantasized about building luxurious mansions, but the money It's not too much, one percent is more than enough.
"Where did the remaining 99% go? This is the original sin that plunged the country into chaos, right? The emperor couldn't spend too much at all. The so-called sexual luxury is just a joke. How much more luxurious can it be?" Chen Xi sneered. Said, "To put it bluntly, Mr. Xuande wants to build the most gorgeous house in the world. Not only can I not spend any money, but I can also make some money. So luxury is not wrong, and spending money is not a big problem. Officials Incompetence is the root of everything.¡±
"The top management always wants everyone to live a better life. This can be said to be what the emperor, the three princes and the nine ministers have been doing. They are either for the stability of the country or the prosperity of the family, but they have always been committed to stabilizing the world. "Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei and said, he needed to let Liu Bei understand something, although the world cannot be made clear from right to wrong.
"The ambitions of careerists are not innate, but are squeezed out bit by bit by the world's situation. Everyone is at fault. The chaos in the world is definitely everyone's fault, just like massacre and being massacred. "There must be problems on both sides. We shouldn't focus on the mistakes of our predecessors. There are some things we don't want to do, but we have to do them when we get to that point. Mr. Xuande, do you understand what I'm saying?" Chen Xi looked at him. Liu Bei, who looked confused, smiled.
Nodding, then shaking his head, Chen Xi turned around and looked at the other people. He knew that Jia Xu and Li You must have understood. Guo Jia also knew it clearly. Liu Ye's expression was obviously that he was overthinking. Lu Su might Some wanted to refute, Man Chong looked a little dissatisfied, there were all kinds of people, and everyone was different.
"You don't need to understand it completely, Mr. Xuande. You just need to have an impression. You will understand it naturally over time, but you just said that the amount of national tax is enough for the emperor's expenses." Chen Xi said casually, and then scratched his ears. Prove that you didn't hear clearly just now.
"One percent should be enough for the emperor's expenses." Liu Bei repeated, and Jia Xu and Li You couldn't help but look at each other.
"Since Duke Xuande said that one percent of national tax revenue is enough for the emperor's expenses, I ask Duke Xuande to take this as a lesson. We will give Duke Xuande as much salary as the tax revenue in the area we rule. I also ask Duke Xuande to take this as a lesson." Mr. De understands, and also asks Mr. Xuande to find more capable officials and wise men. The wider your rule, the richer the people, and the more your salary will be. " Chen Xi bowed and said. (To be continued)