The two countries of Qi and Liang have very different weights and measures.The people of Liang followed the old system and measured the length. The length of a palm is a 拃, and the length of an arm is a chi.When buying and selling cattle and horses, the belly circumference is often measured with grass.The number of liters varies from place to place.The trade between the two countries, many businessmen of Qi State use this to make profits and earn the price difference.Yu Wenche remembered hearing from a servant that his father dug a large basket of fritillaria, but in the end he only exchanged for two small buckets of grain, not enough to fill ten bowls, enough for the whole family to eat for three days.Now that this unhealthy trend has actually permeated the land of Wu, Yu Wenche mused, "I never thought of this."

Xie Yuan said, "Actually, quarrels and even fights are caused by different balances. There are no two cases in different places. But officials generally regard this as an ordinary conflict among the people and deal with it hastily. The Marquis of Guangling occasionally walked around the market and witnessed several incidents with his own eyes. He Said to the minister, it looks like a trivial matter, but it leads to a lot of things. If things go on like this, people's grievances will boil, and it will lead to disaster."

Yu Wenche said, "He really has a heart."

Xie Yuan said, "The Marquis of Guangling went for a walk on the street, probably because he found it novel. He caught a lot of fish and asked the boy to exchange them for plums and sour plums to play with. Once, he met Liu Shaozhi, the governor of Guangling County."

Most of Chen Wangzhi's daily actions were known to Yu Wenche, but it was the first time he had heard about the exchange of fish for fruit. After thinking about it, he said, "Liu Shaozhi, I remember him. He recommended himself as an official, and he is also a scholar."

Xie Yuan smiled wryly, "The Marquis of Guangling doesn't like Liu Shaozhi very much. As the governor of the county, Liu Shaozhi repeatedly asked to see the Marquis of Guangling, but he closed the door and refused, saying that he was unwell and unable to receive guests."

Yu Wenche snorted coldly, "I've heard about this before—he just doesn't like the Governor of Guangling. He must think that Liu Shaozhi is from Qi, and recommending himself to be an official of a barbarian like me hurts the integrity of Qi people."

Seeing Yu Wenche's unhappy face, Xie Yuan quickly said, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood! The Marquis of Guangling doesn't like Liu Shaozhi, so I can't ask directly, so I entrusted the princess. The princess went to ask, and the Marquis of Guangling said..."

Yu Wenche said, "He has such a moody temperament, what is there to ask, it's useless to ask." After waiting for a while, he felt very boring again, and said dryly, "Tell me, why doesn't he like Liu Shaozhi? "

Xie Yuan said, "The Marquis of Guangling thinks that although Liu Shaozhi has read books for a few years, he has read, read... read into the dog's stomach..."

Yu Wenche was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Xie Yuan blushed and stammered, "The original words of the Marquis of Guangling are like this. Liu Shaozhi once went on a tour and met the Marquis of Guangling by chance. He didn't know it was the Marquis of Guangling, so his words collided."

Yu Wenche said, "I remember it when you mentioned it like this." Two months ago, Cui Fayuan's flying letter mentioned that Chen Wangzhi was playing outside and encountered a small official under Liu Shaozhi beating someone. "Liu Shaozhi's reading is a bit deadly, and he acts according to the law, which is not wrong."

Xie Yuan said, "The Marquis of Guangling said that Liu Shaozhi is looking for trouble for nothing. He is not a big official, but he is full of airs."

Yu Wenche laughed and said, "He didn't think he wanted to take Liu Shaozhi's office just because he had a quarrel with Liu Shaozhi. So he felt that the prefectures and counties were inappropriate, and if the county system was abolished, Liu Shaozhi would naturally not be able to be a county guard. He It's just 'official revenge'!"

Xie Yuan shook his head and said, "What the Marquis of Guangling said, I think it makes sense. Our dynasty follows the Qi system, with three levels of prefectures, counties and counties. The prefectures can govern counties and counties, and counties can govern counties; The number is indefinite. Just look at Taizhou. In Jiangbei alone, there are seven counties and ten counties, plus the fiefdom of Guanglinghou. So, although there are many people, things are piled up like a mountain." The words entered Yu Wenche's mind, and he said, "If you have any other ideas, let's talk about them together."

Xie Yuan stammered, and said, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Guangling has something else to say..."

Yu Wenche said, "Say."

Xie Yuan said, "He said, 'Let's learn the good ones, and learn the bad ones'." After he finished speaking, he lowered his eyelids, and muttered, "The Marquis of Guangling didn't mean anything malicious, just...speak up..."

Yu Wenche said, "I think you have covered it up for him. He's 'outspoken', not saying that I'm a monkey and crowned', or that I'm a 'learner in Handan'."

Xie Yuan said, "No, no, he just mentioned something casually."

Yu Wenche was silent for a while, clenched his hands, touched the scar on his palm with his fingertips, and said in a low voice, "What else did he say?"

Xie Yuan racked his brains, and finally remembered a few trivial things, such as "the weather is not bad", "frogs are irritated", "begonias have no fragrance", etc. After hearing this, Yu Wenche sighed softly and only said, "That's all That's all."

After sending Xie Yuan north, Yu Wenche came to the Longevity Palace alone.

The palace remains the same.The swallows between the beams are busy, and the scene of the old days is vague.

The building is empty, only a few court ladies and internal eunuchs are still there.A familiar person, Yu Wenche called over, frowned and said, "I remember you, your name is Aye, doesn't it?"

Aye hurriedly said, "The slave is Aye."

"I remember..." Yu Wenche looked at the swallow's nest, "He used to sit here and watch the swallows, didn't he?"

Aye immediately understood, and said cautiously, "Yes, Your Highness, he comes to see the swallows almost every day. Sometimes he also looks at magpies."

"Aside from watching swallows and magpies, what else does he do?"

Aye stammered, "Just to see...see the swallows, magpies, and orioles in the willow forest."

Yu Wenche nodded, "Are you happy to see the way he looks at the swallow, or are you unhappy?"

Aye hesitated for a moment, Yu Wenche said, "Tell me what you see, don't be afraid."

"Your Highness... don't be happy." Aye twisted his fingers, "I'm wrong, maybe I'm happy. If you're not happy, why do you always come to visit Yanzi?"

"What's there to see about this swallow?" Yu Wenche said to himself.He accompanied Yue Nu to see it a few times, but he was really puzzled.Chen Wangzhi seemed very worried about this nest of swallows.But last year's swallow flew back this year, but the moon slave who was worried about the young swallow had already left.

"Maybe swallows can fly, it's interesting, His Highness just watched it again and again." Aye said.

Yu Wenche hummed.Swallows, where are swallows not swallows?He thumped his leg, thinking whether he should swallow his anger again and reward Gao Kun, so that everyone will be happy.However, in less than half a month, Xie Yuan hadn't arrived at Yumen Pass yet, when news came from Taizhou, Yu Wenche was so angry that he jumped up and threw the vermilion pen in his hand.

In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Wangzhi killed one person in the street. "I grew up and killed people, so next time I will rebel and kill me!" Yu Wenche roared, "Lock him up and punish him according to the law!"

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