Your Majesty, please draw the card

In May, the pomegranate flowers are alluring, and the green poplars are raining heavily.

In the blink of an eye, it was the early summer of the first year of Jiahe, and the emperor had just passed his 14th birthday. On this day, he was sitting by the small pond in the imperial garden and feeding the fish.While breaking up the bait and throwing it piece by piece, he reviewed the gains and losses of the government orders in the past six months.

The "Official Evaluation Law" and "Anti-Corruption Law" proposed by Bao Zheng have finally been implemented, which is mostly due to the strong support of Zuo Prime Minister Zhao Wenshan.Liu Xi had already seen that Zhao Wenshan was not a man of extraordinary ability, but he was very happy with his achievements, and he couldn't understand that the right prime minister, Wang Ting, was always overpowering him.It was precisely because of this that Liu Xi decided to praise Zhao Wenshan's "hard work" everywhere, and attribute the credit for implementing Bao Zheng's proposals to Zhao Wenshan in the future, so that he could stand up and support Bao Zheng, defeating the opposition of the royal court when the decree was proposed. the sound of.The only disadvantage was that it was Bao Zheng who did the work, but half of his prestige was taken away by Zhao Wenshan.

However, shortly after the decree was promulgated, Zhao Wenshan suddenly realized that if the two bills were to be implemented, it would mean that the "tribute" he received would drop sharply compared to before.Currently he is arguing with Bao Zheng about the standards of law enforcement. Liu Xi estimates that it will take a while before these two laws can be strictly enforced.But that was all right, he could wait, his patience was always good.

On the other hand, Li Bai finally returned from Xiqiang at the beginning of March.At the beginning, he really didn't know that Liu Xi's poison had been cured, but later he decided not to waste this trip to Xiqiang, and spent nearly two months planting a few "nails" in Xiqiang.

After Li Bai came back, "Jiahewei" was formally established. Liu Xi appointed Li Bai as the commander and took the rank of third rank. Yan Qi was the director of the first department. At the same time, the secret guard of Jiahewei in Xiqiang was also announced to be established.However, Li Bai's identity is kept secret. He is still Bai to the outside world, and he is the emperor's personal swordsmanship master.

For convenience, Liu Xi put Jiahewei into the Tianzi Guards system, but did not announce the existence of Jiahewei to the public.Jiahewei has six divisions under its jurisdiction, from the first to the sixth divisions are military affairs, people's livelihood, official voice, commodity prices, criminal cases, and miscellaneous affairs.Among them, the Department of Military Intelligence is mainly responsible for collecting intelligence outside of Dayan, the Department of People's Livelihood is responsible for collecting intelligence from the people, the Department of Official Voices is responsible for collecting information about officials, the Department of Prices is responsible for sorting out prices and collecting commercial information, and the Department of Criminal Cases is used to investigate cases appointed by the emperor. , and the Miscellaneous Affairs Division is responsible for collecting the rest of the intelligence.

Liu Xi can proudly say that Jiahewei is an intelligence agency far beyond this era.Unlike the Jinyiwei that Liu Xi knew existed in history, the Golden Harvest Guard was only responsible for collecting intelligence, but did not have the right to arrest, torture, or execute, so it would not overlap with the original judiciary.

In addition, Liu Xi also asked Gao Lishi to establish a secret organization "Listening to the Wind Department", and asked eight eunuchs to be responsible for sorting out the information collected by Jiahewei.In Liu Xi's vision, the Golden Harvest Guard does not completely serve the emperor himself, and the intelligence should be categorized and provided to various decision-making organs.But at the moment, he doesn't want to reveal the trump card in his hand, so the role of the Listening Department is still to sort out and select the most useful information for him personally.

With Golden Harvest Guard, Liu Xi felt that his work as emperor was more at ease.Knowing yourself, knowing your enemy, and winning a hundred battles is still very reasonable. Using the information at hand, Liu Xi successfully divided a group of officials and turned them into "royal party".It is worth mentioning that the Price Department also allowed Liu Xi's personal property to start accumulating rapidly.

As early as the beginning of his accession to the throne, Liu Xi wanted to make money.He ordered Zhang Dequan to inspect Huangzhuang, where he implemented a system based on the household contract responsibility system, hoping to mobilize the enthusiasm of farmers and increase food production.But he also knew that this was the slowest way to make money. This matter was more about preparing experimental fields for the new crop cards he had drawn.Now, he has many crop cards and fruit cards including corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and apples. He believes that as long as he finds a suitable planting method, he will soon be able to greatly increase Dayan's food production.

During the great court meeting in the first month, Liu Xi found a new way to make money.Due to the extremely inconvenient transportation and slow circulation of commodities in this era, the special products of the remote Dayan Kingdom can basically be sold at a good price after they are transported to Dayan, and those that cannot be sold are only because people do not know these things the use of.So Liu Xi asked Zhang Dequan to sign a large-scale sale agreement with the envoys of the subordinate countries on his behalf, buying the goods in his own name, and he sent people to transport them along the way.Afterwards, he handed over the few business talents under his command to Lu Su, and asked Lu Su to be in charge of running various stores, specializing in selling these "exotic goods".

Although this matter was done secretly, it still attracted the dissatisfaction of a few ministers, thinking that the emperor was exploiting the property of the people.In this regard, Liu Xi happily quoted the information from the Price Department, saying that each of the items he sells is of high value, which is not affordable by ordinary people at all, or that the common people are not the consumer groups he targets at all.

According to the analysis of the Department of Commodities and Prices, families who can afford to buy exotic goods need to have at least two thousand shi in salary.Are two thousand stones common people?To say that two thousand stones are common people is to look down on two thousand stones, okay?The emperor sold rare goods to these officials with more than [-] shi in order to share the glory and fashion with them. How can it be said to be exploitative?

The officials were stunned by Liu Xi's refutation. The emperor's business skills far surpassed everyone in this era, so they naturally failed to "persuade" them in the end.

The steady stream of strange goods trading has brought Liu Xi huge wealth.In addition to the goods from the vassal countries, recently he also successfully produced some simple glass products with the newly obtained cards, which were added to the list of goods.Therefore, in the first half of the first year of Jiahe, there was not much money in the treasury, but the total assets of the emperor's internal treasury rose to as much as 400 million taels, which still deducted the 140 million taels he spent in the process of researching the glass manufacturing process. .

With money in his hands, Liu Xi felt that the days when he could be proud were not far away.After solving the problem of his relatives, he will be able to manage Dayan well and make the country rich.

The emperor cast a handful of bait, only to find that most of it was taken by the largest and most nimble fish in the pond.

"Rice ball..." the emperor turned his head and asked the little father-in-law next to him, "How about we catch this white fish and cook it? It is the fattest fish in this pond."

"Okay! This slave will go into the water and be captured by the emperor!"

Not only did Mi Tuan not object to this weird proposal, but he even wanted to encourage the emperor to do it.He is burning with anxiety these days.Among the three father-in-laws around the emperor, Eunuch Zhang got a coveted job and managed a huge amount of business. Eunuch Gao was the most trusted by the emperor even though he came late. Opportunity to do something that impresses the emperor, even the time spent serving the emperor is not as good as the other two.Therefore, when the emperor said that he wanted to eat fish, not to mention going into the water to catch him, he was willing to go down into the mountains of swords and seas of fire to catch him.As soon as he finished speaking, Mi Tuan began to take off his clothes and lift his trousers.

But the emperor waved his hand and said: "Forget it, this fish is big and stupid, with only food in its eyes, I'm afraid it will become stupid if I eat it, so it's better to let it play around for a few more days. Sigh... It's boring. If I knew it, I wouldn't push it. , just let Gao Lishi spare me a day of homework."

Mi Tuan had no choice but to say yes.If he couldn't go down to catch fish, he wouldn't show his loyalty, so when will he be able to beat Eunuch Zhang and Eunuch Gao?

Mi Tuan suddenly thought of the "good thing" he had secretly brought into the palace, and couldn't help feeling hot.Today, Zhao Yun and Zhao's bodyguard went to the Imperial Horse Supervisor.Because the emperor said he wanted to learn how to ride a horse, he went out of his way to choose a tame horse.At this moment, besides him, the emperor was accompanied by only four young eunuchs, which was a golden opportunity.

Mi Tuan waved his hand to keep the four eunuchs away, approached the bored emperor, and said in a low voice, "Is the emperor feeling bored?"

Seeing his mysterious appearance, Liu Xi couldn't help but smile: "What entertainment do you have for me?"

Mi Tuan was overjoyed, and said deliberately, "When I left the palace last time, I heard that there are three treasures in Chang'an City."

Liu Xi became interested: "Oh? Which three treasures?"

Mi Tuan smiled obsequiously and said, "The first treasure is Mr. Li Bai's poems. Mr. Li is not very old, but his poems are unparalleled. Everyone in Chang'an knows everyone."

The emperor nodded and said, "This is indeed the first treasure. What about the second treasure?"

"The second treasure is the Liuli Zun of Wanbao Pavilion. The Liuli Zun is more than one foot high, flawless in appearance, and colorful. It is the treasure of Wanbao Pavilion's town store. It is only for viewing and not for sale. It can be called a treasure."

"Well, not bad." The emperor was a little proud. In order to get a signboard for his shop, he spent nearly 1 taels just to make this thing. In this era, no one can make a second one. Of course, it is considered a rare treasure. . "Then what is the third treasure?"

"This is the third treasure. When you listen to people talking about it, my servant, everyone insists on their own opinions. Some say this, some say that, and no one can convince anyone. Later, a young gentleman took out something. Everyone looked at this I took it and called it the third treasure of Chang'an."

"Oh? What kind of thing is that?" The emperor became interested.

"I didn't see it clearly at first, but I thought that since it was a treasure, I should show it to the emperor, so I boldly went up and asked the young man if he would give up his love. The young man said that he wanted 10 taels, which scared the servant a little bit." Jump, and later he said that this thing had a great opportunity with the servant, and he was willing to give it to the servant without taking any money. The young master gave the thing to the servant and the man disappeared. The servant was surprised and happy, and brought the treasure into the palace. middle."

Liu Xi snickered in his heart, and it was hard for Mi Tuan to come up with such a twists and turns.However, he was also a little curious about what Mi Tuan was going to show him, so he pretended to be anxious and spread his hands and said, "Quick, show me quickly!"

Then Mi Tuan carefully took out something from his arms and handed it to Liu Xi.That thing was a roll of silk, Liu Xi gently unfolded it to look at it, and couldn't help but let out a "huh".

I have long heard that there were erotic pictures in ancient times. It turns out that erotic pictures look like this!

I saw that the silk was as thin as a cicada's wing, even a little transparent, but the color was very bright in the sun.There are pictures of characters drawn on it, even the hairs can be clearly seen, very realistic.

The emperor couldn't help taking a closer look.

Hmm...it's a bit reserved, and the perspective is not very accurate. The posture is quite bizarre. Can people really pose in such a posture and do strenuous exercise?

Liu Xizheng was watching with enthusiasm, when he heard a voice behind him say: "My subject, Zhou Yu, has seen the emperor."

"Ouch!"

Liu Xi loosened his fingers in shock, and the whole roll of silk fell into the water at once, lying flat on the water surface and floating for a few times before sinking.Even though Liu Xi is not thin-skinned, he was a little embarrassed to be caught looking at erotic pictures.Mi Tuan even shrank his head, not daring to lift it up.

"Gong...Gongjin, why are you here?"

Zhou Yu glanced at the emperor with a half-smile and said, "Last night, the Empress Dowager felt a cold. I asked the Empress Dowager for pulse and was about to go back to the Imperial Hospital. I happened to pass by here."

"Oh... is the Empress Dowager okay?" Liu Xi was startled, is the Empress Dowager sick?

"The empress dowager is all right, but why is the emperor's face so red? Do you want me to feel the emperor's pulse?"

"It's...it's just hot."

But Zhou Yu said coldly: "I advise the emperor to put state affairs first. Now is not the time to indulge in pleasure! As for those villains who want to lure the emperor into going astray, if I see them Tell him to die badly!"

When Mi Tuan heard this, his whole body trembled.Although this Zhou Yu was only an imperial doctor on the surface, Mi Tuan served the emperor every day, so how could he not know that Zhou Yu was actually similar to the emperor's confidant and staff.What's more, Zhou Yu also saved the emperor's life. The emperor's trust in him was very unusual. Not only did he summon him from time to time, but he almost obeyed him.

He didn't know much about those important events in the court, but he clearly remembered that once Zhou Yu just said that the ambergris in Weiyang Palace was too strong, the emperor ordered the withdrawal of the incense burner, and he never burned incense again.He shouldn't be playing today, showing the emperor the erotic pictures in his private collection at this time, this time I'm afraid he will lose his life!

On the other end, Liu Xi cried out in his heart that he was wronged.It's not that he really likes to read this, he's just analyzing the difference between ancient erotic pictures and modern adult magazines with a comparative perspective, how could he happen to be seen by his male god!Now there seems to be no other way but to admit it honestly.

So Liu Xi lowered his head: "I know, I won't watch these anymore. As for the people around me, you can't punish them for my fault."

Zhou Yu didn't seem very satisfied with this answer, he took another deep look at the emperor, and then left.

When Zhou Yu walked away, Liu Xi heaved a long sigh.After returning to Weiyang Palace, he checked the biographies on the jade board, and Zhou Yu's loyalty index was indeed still a green heart.

The road to gaining the trust of a male god is really a long way to go!