Chapter 2779 2781【Shuo Mouse】
The garden party ended in a hurry because of the accident of falling into the water.
After Xiang Nan returned to the palace, he received the news the next day.
After Zhao Sese returned home, he developed a high fever; Qu Xiaofeng in the palace also contracted wind and cold.
After learning about this, Xiang Nan had to go to Zhao Mansion to visit.
“His Royal Highness King Yi~” Zhao Jingyu and Zhao Shixuan both came to greet him.
“I heard that Se Se was feeling cold, and I was really worried.” Xiang Nan said, “General Zhao, can you let me see her?”
"This..." Zhao Jingyu pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded.
Xiang Nan was then led by Zhao Shixuan to Zhao Sese''s boudoir.
Logically speaking, men and women are different. As an adult man, Xiang Nan should not enter a woman''s boudoir.
??But Zhao Jingyu has already secretly formed an alliance with Gao Gao, and Zhao Sese will also marry Xiang Nan as a concubine. Since the two of them will become a family sooner or later, the red tape will be eliminated.
“His Royal Highness King Yi, Sese will be very happy to know that you are coming.” Zhao Shixuan smiled and said to Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan nodded.
??Although Zhao Jingyu was a bit of a bastard, he was good at giving birth to this son. Principled, responsible, and loving towards my sister.
?Enter Zhao Sese''s boudoir and saw her lying on the bed with a wet towel on her head and coughing from time to time.
The maidservant knelt beside her, helping her cook the medicine and watching the fire.
“Sister, look who’s here.” Zhao Shixuan smiled.
Zhao Sese opened his eyes and looked for sounds.
Xiang Nan quickly took two steps, came closer, and asked with concern, "Miss Zhao, what do you think?"
"I''m fine, cough, cough, thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Zhao Sese said calmly.
"Are you still angry with me? It wasn''t that I didn''t save you on purpose yesterday, but the water in the pool was too turbid, so I couldn''t recognize the person at all, so I had to save the one nearby first." Xiang Nan explained, "When I tried to save you again, you were already rescued by someone else."
"How dare Sese be angry with King Yi?" Zhao Sese said while coughing.
"Yes, the situation was so urgent at the time, and His Highness was busy rescuing people. How could he tell the difference clearly in such a hurry." Zhao Shixuan also said, "Of course my sister will not be angry with King Yi for this."
"That''s good." Xiang Nan nodded, "By the way, I also brought medicine to dispel wind and dampness."
“Your Highness is thoughtful.” Zhao Shixuan praised.
"Miss Zhao, you can rest in peace and recuperate, I won''t disturb you." Xiang Nan immediately stood up and said.
??Although Zhao Sese was lying on the bed with a towel on her face, coughing from time to time, and looking like she was seriously ill due to the cold, Xiang Nan could actually tell that she was basically fine.
All these things he did were just acting. The purpose is self-evident, which is to win your own sympathy and concern.
Xiang Nan has never been too fond of such scheming girls. Therefore, he was unwilling to cooperate with her in acting, and wanted to leave after only staying for a moment.
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After leaving Zhao Jingyu''s house, Xiang Nan went to the palace again, and through Yong Niang, also sent Qu Xiaofeng some medicines to dispel wind and dampness, reduce inflammation and relieve pain.
Subsequently, he returned to Zhaoren Hall to continue writing books.
At night, when I was returning to the palace from Zhaoren Palace, I happened to see a pot of flowers placed in front of the window on the second floor when passing by Zhuque Street.
?After returning to the palace, Xiang Nan pretended to rest, but actually went out secretly, went to the willow tree at the back door, and took out a bamboo tube from the tree hole. He opened it and saw a piece of paper inside, which contained Li Min''s whereabouts in recent days.
??I saw that he had been supervising the construction of Buddha statues in the past few days, and for this purpose, he successively brought 200,000 catties of copper from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Seeing this scene, Xiang Nan couldn''t help but sigh.
The Toyo Dynasty''s annual copper output was only 300,000 jins, of which only 100,000 jins were used to cast copper coins. The remaining 200,000 kilograms were used to make Buddha statues.
This also led to a serious shortage of money in the Toyo Dynasty. Therefore, silk and grain have become equivalent and used for currency circulation, but this is actually not conducive to economic development.
Great copper, instead of minting money, promotes economic development. But they are all used to cast Buddha statues, which is really a waste of natural resources. It can also be seen from this that Li Hao is not the Mingjun Holy Master. He is nothing more than a power-hungry, mean-spirited and unkind king.
Xiang Nan then left a message to Chai Mu and asked him to investigate the private money on the market.
He knew that Li Min had embezzled all the 200,000 kilograms of copper and used it to mint private money. Copper coins generally weigh about six kilograms and three taels, but copper accounts for about 70% of the official copper coins of the Toyo Dynasty, while only about 50% of the private money is made of copper.
?Hence, 200,000 kilograms of copper can be cast into more than 64,000 copper coins. The annual tax of the Toyo Dynasty was only 30 million yuan.
Corresponding this ratio to reality, in 2022, my country’s tax revenue will reach 16 trillion yuan. Li Chengye and Li Min misappropriated the copper to cast Buddha''s private money, which is equivalent to a blackmail of 33 billion yuan.
It is simply the biggest rat.
Xiang Nan saw it and admired their appetite. It was really too big.
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Two days later, Xiang Nan continued to go to Zhaoren Hall to repair books.
At this time, he was looking up information, and suddenly he heard someone laughing and saying, "Li Chengyin~"
Xiang Nan looked up and saw Qu Xiaofeng standing in front of him with a smile on his face.
“Hey, why are you here? Are you healed of the cold?” Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
“Well, thank you for the medicine. After I took it, I recovered quickly.” Qu Xiaofeng nodded and smiled.
"You''re welcome." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "However, you can''t afford to make a trip for this. You''d better go back to Lanyue Pavilion quickly. It won''t be good if others see you."
"Why are you afraid that people will see it? I asked the Queen Mother for permission, and she allowed me to come over and help you repair your book." Qu Xiaofeng said proudly.
??Li Chengye refused to let her follow him to repair the book, so she insisted on coming over to do it. For this reason, she specifically begged the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager agreed to her request.
“My grandma allows you to help me repair my book?” Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, “You are really capable, and you can even get your grandma to agree to this.”
“Grandma loves me,” Qu Xiaofeng said with a smile.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Well, since you have my grandma''s wishes, I won''t rush you anymore. Then you can stay and study with me."
He knew that the Empress Dowager was on his side.
The Empress Dowager actually did not like fighting. She repeatedly accused Li Shi of deliberately provoking internal fighting among the princes, which led to the deaths of Li Chengji and Li Chengye successively in the fight for the right to inherit the throne.
At the beginning, Li Chengyin had a pure character, did not fight or rob, and was friendly to brothers. He was a good prince who was both capable and humane. This is why he won the support of the Queen Mother.
?It is a pity that Li Chengyin gradually turned dark in order to take revenge, and embarked on the old path of fighting for power and killing decisively. So much so that in the end he became a loner, and even the Empress Dowager stopped helping him, and he was forced to spend his whole life trying to atone for his sins.
So, Xiang Nan will not follow his old path.
“Yeah.” Qu Xiaofeng nodded.
(End of this chapter)