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In the evening, Han You sat in the study and wrote after dinner, and the concierge announced that Li Tian and Wang Wensi had arrived.

Li Tian was used to running to Han You's house. He was still in the yard, so the voice came to the study room first.Although he is Han You's subordinate now, the two of them always pretended not to know each other in the yamen, and they were still close friends in private.He shouted Han You's name and pushed open the door of the study.

Han You put the pen on the pen hill and said with a smile, "I'm still wondering when you two will come."

"We came here as soon as we heard about you last night. Your Han San said that you have entered the palace." Li Tian sat down on the chair next to the desk and said angrily: "The guys in the Sixth Section Corridor It’s really not a thing, I’ve seen someone act like a dog, but I’ve never seen someone act like a dog with such great fanfare!”

Han You asked him: "You don't even ask me what the truth is?"

"Isn't it obvious that someone is behind the scenes? But whoever has a brain would believe that!"

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Wang Wensi asked.

"Your Majesty thinks so too. Last night we made a list of people who might have done this, and His Majesty has sent someone to investigate."

Li Tian was keenly aware of what was not Han You in his words.The "we" he said should refer to him and the emperor, but with Han You's degree of caution, he would never say that he and the emperor are "we" in front of others.

No one would say that he and the emperor are "we". Han You said it so naturally, so natural that Li Tian felt very unnatural.

Wang Wensi was unaware, frowned worriedly and said: "Actually, I also think that Jing Lue is a little too hasty about the official camp. It is important to support a new civil official group for His Majesty, but it is not a solution to completely offend those aristocratic families. Now they are doing something like jumping over the wall."

Han You didn't speak, he also knew that he was a little anxious, but he always felt that if he was not in a hurry, it might be too late.As for what was too late, he couldn't tell himself.

"Now all the people who support you in various ministries and divisions have handed over papers," Li Tian said to Han You, "I went to the Secretary of General Administration to take a look when I left the office today. There are more than 100 papers, more than the ones that impeach you."

An impeachment against Han You personally turned into a confrontation between the old and the new parties with the help of some forces.

Han You stood up, pinched the bridge of his nose, and sighed helplessly, "Things are getting more and more complicated."

"There is one more thing," Li Tian continued, "I heard that His Majesty announced the entry of the eight major business families in Beijing and China into the palace today, saying that he intends to grant them official business privileges and become official distributors."

The six major prohibitions of salt, iron, tea, wine, silk, and porcelain were controlled and sold by the imperial court, and merchants were selected for distribution, which Han You and the emperor had discussed early in the morning.Recruit some private merchants to come in and buy and sell under management and control, so that the imperial court can control the source and firmly hold the pricing power in its hands without having to bear the cost of the sales process.

However, Xia Siyan had a disagreement with him about which merchants would distribute the products.Han You tends to lower the threshold and issue more banknotes to attract small businesses, benefiting the public.Xia Siyan, on the other hand, wanted to sell a small amount of high-priced banknotes to a few big merchants. This would not only greatly increase the revenue of the treasury, but also allow those big merchants to be used by the court.

The two have different positions, each sticks to their own opinions, and both want to persuade each other.Once I almost got into a quarrel while talking, so the problem was put on hold.

In the subsequent court discussions, Han You still insisted on his own ideas, and Xia Siyan didn't say anything at that time.

Then this happened.

Li Tian knew that Han You had never advocated granting more privileges to those aristocratic families. Seeing that his face was not very good, he said, "This is also to solve this difficult problem at present. The matter of the imperial concubine cannot be delayed, the more it is delayed in the future." It's getting more and more unclear."

Han You nodded and hummed, it was useless to say what His Majesty had decided.

The three of them said something else, and not long after, they heard the faint chiming of the clock from Qiaolou in the distance, and it was already Haishi.

Li Tian and Wang Wensi stood up and said goodbye. Han You sent them to the front yard. Li Tian stood in front of the hanging flower door and patted Han You on the shoulder, saying, "Don't send it off. It's cold outside and you are careful and cold. You were poisoned last time." It hasn't been long until now, and you've lost a lot of weight."

Han You saw that Li Tian looked at him hesitantly after saying this, as if he still had something to say, Han You asked him what was the matter, and he said nothing.

When returning to the study room, the plain white silk palace lantern in the room suddenly went out somehow, Han You turned around and wanted to go out to ask someone to light the lamp, and bumped into a warm chest in the dark.

"You..." As soon as he started speaking, his mouth was gagged, and his breath was full of Xia Siyan's smell.Han You's anxiety all day was miraculously soothed, he obediently raised his head, opened his mouth to let Xia Siyan kiss him.

After a long time, the two hugged together panting, Xia Siyan buried his head in his neck with his eyes closed, and whispered, "I miss you."

"Me too." Han You replied.

In the darkness, Xia Siyan's arms tightened, strangling Han You painfully.

The question that was not answered the night before made the young emperor feel uneasy all day, for fear that the stubbornness of a civil servant in Han You's bones would come again, and he would write a letter to him and ask him to leave the capital.

Today he spent the whole afternoon talking with the patriarchs of those aristocratic families in Beijing in the Wenhua Palace.

Negotiating with those old foxes was a lot of work. He couldn't think about Han You, and then he held a palace banquet to entertain everyone. He sat with him for a while, and he didn't get out until now.

Before leaving the palace, he specially asked Feng Ke to go to the study to see if there was any Han You in the booklet sent by the cabinet. Feng Ke said no, so he came out to see Han You in peace.

At this time, hearing Han You say "me too", Xia Siyan's heart that had been hanging for a day finally fell back into his chest.

After hugging him for a while, Han You stroked his back and said, "You can't stay for too long tonight. You have to go to court tomorrow morning. I don't have to go. Your Majesty will go."

"What are you thinking, sir?" Xia Siyan laughed softly, and said hoarsely, "What do you want to do after staying so long?"

"What are you doing?" Han You looked at the exciting outline of the emperor through the light from the window, and asked him intentionally, "Isn't your Majesty not tired enough to meet the eight major merchants in central Beijing today?"

"You know?" Xia Siyan clicked his tongue, "Who has such a big mouth?"

"Your Majesty," Han You let go of him, and persuaded, "They used this method to coerce the courtiers to achieve their goals, and even the empress dowager was pulled in as hostages. If Your Majesty compromises, they will think this method is feasible, and they will do it again in the future." When there is a problem, they will do it again and again.”

"Sir, you underestimate me." Xia Siyan held his hand in his palm. "Today I just called them into the palace to beat them, and gave them some plums to quench their thirst. Of course, whoever is obedient will have candy. Spread rumors and impeach you." Regarding the matter, which of them were involved, it is still being investigated at dawn, and it may take a few days to get the results. These few days are enough for the few of them to fight their own way."

Hearing what he said, Han You knew that Xia Siyan had already made a decision in his heart, so he could only sigh and ask him: "The salt and iron franchise remains the same, and the remaining four major prohibitions, how does His Majesty plan to divide?"

"Tea and silk are not produced in the central Beijing area. The purchase and long-distance transportation are troublesome and costly. They are handed over to the local government. The central government sends tea envoys and sets up weaving bureaus, and then let those officials and businessmen be responsible for trafficking and distribution."

Whether it's long-distance trafficking or bulk buying and selling, only aristocratic families with huge financial resources can afford it. It's just that, except for the largest part of the official business, the dish is distributed to the court, and the rest is the aristocratic family. Yes, ordinary merchants can only share some leftovers at the table of aristocratic families at most.This has run counter to Han You's original idea.

Xia Siyan knew what Han You was thinking, and immediately added: "Part of the wine and porcelain can be set aside, and the imperial court will directly issue money to attract small merchants. However, large merchants still need to rely on large merchants for long-distance trafficking."

Han You sighed inwardly, this happened too timely, he could have persisted for a while, and when the business tax of the first season came back, he could find a way to persuade Xia Siyan.Now being so passive and involving the empress dowager, he couldn't be stubborn anymore.

Xia Siyan went to the desk and sat down, then hugged him and sat on his lap, sticking close to him, "It's not that I don't want to listen to you, but the court doesn't have that much money right now." He paused and said : "Yu Sixian came back with another good news."

Han You knew what he wanted to say as soon as the words came to this point.In the last half month, Yu Sixian sent two success reports back to Beijing. Zhao Kingdom won the two large-scale battles, and the court was full of joy.However, following the good news came the brochures for applying for military rations, and behind those good news were all the money. As the secretary of the household department, Han You couldn't be happy.

Xia Siyan put his arms around his waist, rested his chin on his shoulder, and said softly: "Sir, what my father failed to do, I want to do."

This is the truest thought in his heart.

Beichang was too fierce in those years, and the two emperors were helpless against their cavalry.Emperor Shuo fought for seven years, and barely managed a tie, which is already a fruitful result.Xia Siyan came to the throne at a young age, and for seven years the puppet emperor was shackled by his father.He endured the plot and drove Gao Qing out of the cabinet, but now he urgently needs a proof, he wants to prove that he is a more worthy emperor to follow than Emperor Shuo.

So the battle will continue.

Han You had enough words to advise Xia Siyan, but Xia Siyan hugged him with such an aggrieved tone.He wavered for a moment, almost coaxed, and finally asked flatly: "Is Your Majesty going to fight for seven years?"

"Three years." Xia Siyan didn't argue with him this time, and said frankly: "After the old king of Beichang passed away, the royal family of Beichang almost died fighting for the throne. .Now their country is in chaos. Zhongli Boqiu is the younger brother of the old king. He has more ambition than ability. He has been helping the old king to do some dirty things before, but he can't manage the country. Within three years, they will be dragged down .”

"But we can't afford it ourselves."

"Give me three years," Xia Siyan bit the soft flesh on the side of his neck, "after defeating Beichang, we will open up a business channel with Baihui Kingdom, and send our tea, wine, silk, and porcelain to Sell ​​it at Baihui, and then sell it to a farther place through Baihui. Get back the money and build the house you want, okay?"

Han You knew that his Majesty was painting cakes for him, but Xia Siyan had such magical powers, and the cakes were drawn beautifully, and Han You was persuaded again.

Xia Siyan bit his ear along his neck.Han You's ears are the most sensitive, he raised his chin and gasped for a while, Xia Siyan turned his face and kissed him again, the kiss was fierce and ruthless, like a kind of revenge.

"You scared me yesterday," Xia Siyan complained in a hoarse voice after kissing enough, "I've been restless until now."

Han You was so weak from the kiss, he leaned against him with his eyes closed, and asked him, "What scared you?"

"You pulled your hand away from my palm, and I couldn't hold you with so much strength. At that moment, you were thinking about how to leave me, right?"

It was already late at night, and the wind lanterns in the corridor outside were blown out by servants, and the study was dark again, everywhere was dark and silent, as if there were only the two of them left in the world.

Han You stood up, turned around, and sat down on him face to face.Holding his face, I used my forehead to find his forehead, pressed it together, and said softly, "I won't leave you."

"What else?" Xia Siyan also lowered his voice very softly.

"And I'm sorry, I won't let go of your hand anymore."

Xia Siyan looked at him silently, tracing his expression with his fingers in the dark.Touching his lips, prying his lips open with fingertips.Han You obediently asked Xia Siyan to stick his index finger in.

His tongue is very wet and soft, very obedient.

Xia Siyan's breathing was disordered, he withdrew his fingers from his mouth, pressed down on his head, and kissed him deeply again.