After several days of continuous progress, the emperor was so busy that he was dizzy. ≧                                                                                                                   �

Reward is not so much an evaluation of the war in the previous stage, but rather a warm-up for the war in the next stage. If the reward is not generous, the enthusiasm of the soldiers to go to war will be hit. Too generous will cause economic pressure, and at the same time make the soldiers satisfied with wealth and unwilling to work harder. If the reward is unfair, the impact will be even worse, and perhaps it will cause unnecessary conflicts.

The emperor was worried about this and his face was thinner.

It was rare to take a break, and the emperor stepped out of the hall and looked into the distance with his head on the railing. He saw a familiar figure at a glance.

"Is that Liang Xiao?" the emperor pointed to the figure walking in a hurry in the distance and asked with a squinted eye. After reading the article for several days, his arms were not only sore, but his eyes were also a little blurry.

"It seems to be my senior brother." Huo Qubing's eyesight has improved recently and he recognized it at a glance. "Hey, it seems that he is not coming here."

When the emperor heard this, he was surprised. It was not surprising that Liang Xiao appeared in the palace. He was an official from the inner court and had a escort and could enter and exit the Weiyang Palace at will. However, Liang Xiao always went to only two places when he entered the palace: either he followed the Chengming Palace, or went to Tianlu Pavilion or Shiqu Pavilion to check books, and would not go to other places easily, and even Jiaofang Palace did not go much. Queen Chen summoned him to ask questions many times, but he found reasons to refuse.

"Call him here." The emperor was in a bad mood and was so busy that he wanted to find a place to vent his anger.

Huo Qubing did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly ran over and stopped Liang Xiao. Not long after, Liang Xiao followed Huo Qubing to the emperor and bowed. The emperor stood on the steps, looking down at Liang Xiao with expressionless face.

"Didn't you say you are sick? You haven't seen you for more than ten days, so why did you suddenly enter the palace?"

"Go back to your Majesty and go to the palace to discuss some small business."

"Walking into the palace to discuss business?" The emperor almost spit out an old blood. "Why do you want to discuss business when entering the palace to discuss?"

Liang Xiao looked a little depressed. "It's not just to attract sponsorship for Wei Qihou."

"What?" The emperor was puzzled.

Liang Xiao told the situation again. In order to let more people understand the sacred intentions and speak freely, Dou Ying was going to publish all the articles. Where did the money come from? It was sold too expensive. Ordinary people were unwilling to buy it, so they could only charge a symbolic amount of money. What should I do if I had a gap? Dou Ying didn't care, but only Liang Xiao was in charge. Liang was running around these two days just to find someone to advertise and fill in holes.

The emperor understood, but he disdained. "Isn't it just a matter of dozens of gold? Dou Ying was really saying that he just asked the Grand Secretary to pay the money. If the Grand Secretary to refuse, he could let the Shaofu leave."

"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate." Liang Xiao immediately expressed his objection. "I know that Your Majesty doesn't care about these dozens of gold, but Your Majesty has big things to do. There are so many places to spend money. You can save one or the other. If you have money, you won't feel panic. As the saying goes, sand is accumulated to make towers and furs. Since you can take the blame for your own losses, you may still make two more money, so why not do it?"

The emperor nodded and felt much more relieved. He was really worried about money now. After the reward was completed, the savings in the treasury were basically bottoming out. Although Liang Xiao did not do anything big and was even a little unemployed, it was always good for him to think about the court.

"The truth is right, but your dignified champion Hou, who is running around like a businessman for this little money, would be a loss of the court's dignity."

Liang Xiao was stunned. "Your Majesty, I will not steal, rob, or cheat, and I will support myself. What kind of decency in the court? Is the decency of the court the court just to raise a group of worms?"

The emperor was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to deal with it. He coughed and changed the topic. "Who did you come to the palace to do business?"

"Look for Beauty Wang."

The emperor looked at Liang Xiao and was even speechless. This minister went into the palace to look for the emperor's concubines, but he was so righteous. "What are you looking for her?"

"Didn't my vegetable fields in Maoling be transferred to Wang Meiren's brother? They grow well, but most of them eat by themselves. It's a pity. I think I can do an advertisement and promote it. It can not only open up sales, but also solve the difficulties of Wei Qihou. Unexpectedly, Wang Meiren's brother did not believe me, probably because he thought I wanted to cheat on his money and refused to agree. I had no choice but to enter the palace to invite Wang Meiren to come forward."

The emperor couldn't help laughing, so he simply sat on the steps and pointed to the steps next to him. "Sit down, slowly, what advertisement do you mean?"

Liang Xiao looked at the emperor's posture and looked around guiltily. "Your Majesty, I am worried that the censors will have something to say when they see it."

"Don't worry, no one dares."

"If they dare not, they are dereliction of duty. I want to impeach them, and the Censor-in-Chief."

The emperor raised his head, glared at Liang Xiao for a while, stood up again, patted his butt invisibly, and turned into the hall. "Okay, then let's talk about it."

Liang Xiao followed into the hall, and the emperor gave him a seat. Liang Xiao then said his plan. His intention was very simple. To calculate, the cost of printing the article this time was indeed not too much. I guess it would be two or three hundred gold coins even if it lasted for a year. For ordinary people, this was indeed a huge sum of money, but for Dou Ying, Liang Xiao and others, it was not a major event, and it didn't care even more about the court.

However, there may be many such things in the future. If you accumulate a small amount, it may be a big expense. If you cannot bear the consequences of your own gains and losses, a normal cycle will not be a long-term solution. Therefore, it is very necessary to explore a way from the beginning.

"As for attracting sponsorship and advertising, it is actually a win-win situation. With the income of the printing shop and the sales of the merchant, who will not suffer any losses."

The emperor nodded in agreement. "Yes, this is indeed a good way. Wang Bin came from Han Shu and did not have your vision. However, don't you feel rude when you enter the palace to find the beautiful Wang?"

Liang Xiao was stunned. "Your Majesty, I am seeking witnesses according to the time and procedures stipulated in the palace. What are the rude things? Are there any rules in the palace that concubines cannot meet their subordinates? They didn't tell me either."

The emperor was amused and crying. "Liang Boming, you were afraid that the censor would impeach you just now, but now you are bold? Yes, there is no ban on concubines from meeting the ministers in the palace, but you have to avoid suspicion, right? Didn't you feel very conscious before? The queen asked you to go, but you didn't go, why are you so confused now?"

"Your Majesty, if there is no ban in the palace, I will not violate the order. If you see it or not, that is my own choice. I can choose to be more cautious, or be more courageous, as long as I have not violated the order. As for the moment, I can actually sit there too. After all, it was Your Majesty who asked me to sit there. If the Censor wants to impeach, he should also impeach Your Majesty, and he should not impeach him."

The emperor suddenly realized. "Are you worried about the censor just now, are you worried that they will impeach me?"

"Of course. Your Majesty is rude. I am not rude. Do you still want to impeach me?"

"Then what you mean is that if they don't impeach me, do you impeach them?"

"Ah." Liang Xiao looked as if he was right. "They were negligent. If I don't impeach them, who else would I impeach?"

The emperor tilted his head and stared at Liang Xiao. After watching for a while, his mind couldn't turn around for a moment. He wanted to refute Liang Xiao, but couldn't find a suitable reason. Besides, Liang Xiao was thinking about his career, and he couldn't really lock up Liang Xiao for this little thing. He thought for a while and laughed. "Okay, I'm a little tired today and won't argue with you. Go and meet Meiren Wang, I will make someone stare at you. Don't let me catch the handle."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will never break the rules. If it weren't for this matter being urgent, I wouldn't have come to the palace at all. In the past two days, it was very lively inside and outside Chang'an City. Those Confucian scholars have fought several times. I will rush to watch the show after finishing this matter."

After saying that, Liang Xiaogong bowed and left hurriedly.

The emperor was stunned for a while, and the more he thought about it, he became more and more curious. He immediately called Master Yan and others to leave the palace in vain.

The east gate of Weiyang Palace is opposite the west gate of Changle Palace, hundreds of steps apart, and north-south roads are separated by the north-south roads. In the north between the two palace gates is the arsenal, and in the south is Shangguanli, which is equivalent to a high-end residential community. It is slightly inferior to the Beiquejiadi in the north of Weiyang Palace, but it is also home to nobles and nobles. Ordinary people cannot generally involve it.

The great officials and nobles in the Han Dynasty liked to raise guests, and Shangguanli became lively because of this. Those who had a skill and wanted to climb the dragon and follow the phoenix often appeared here. In a sense, this place can also be regarded as the center of talent mobility.

The emperor regarded this place as the first destination.

After leaving the east gate, he was still two hundred steps away from Shangguanli, and he saw a large group of people, most of whom were confronting with Confucian uniforms, speaking different accents, and refuting each other. Perhaps it was because it was a fierce quarrel and was not satisfied with the words, and someone started to fist. This time it was like water dripping from the oil pan, and it was immediately furious. The originally polite Confucian scholars started fighting in a blink of an eye.

The emperor was stunned, angry and funny. The men and women did not dare to neglect and quickly stood by protecting the emperor.

The Confucian scholars formed a group, and people were constantly beaten out of the battle circle, and they ran to the side in groups of three or three. An old man with gray beards held his crown, held his clothes, lowered his head, and fled to the emperor. The men immediately stepped forward and stopped him. The old man looked up and saw the emperor, and his eyes lit up and praised: "What a saint."

The emperor was stunned. "What did you say?"

"I said the young man is good at faces." The old man looked up and down at the emperor and nodded repeatedly. "The heaven is full, the earth is round, and the beard is beautiful and has a big mouth, and the dragon face is high. He is a good minister in the court and a wise man in the wild, and he is really a good face."

The emperor was amused. "Where is the father-in-law? Can you meet him?"

The old man bowed and said, "Dongsun Hong of Qi State was a little familiar with the poems and books, and studied the "Spring and Autumn Annals" by Hu Wusheng. He did not understand the face, but he heard from his husband about such faces, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to see them with his own eyes."

The emperor felt relieved and his tone was even gentler. "You are a Confucian scholar and look not young anymore, why did you get into it?"

"Oh, I was arguing about knowledge, but I didn't know that these young people were so angry that they started fighting in a disagreement. I didn't have the energy to go back to write an article and exchange it for a few hundred dollars, which would be enough to support the expenses for a few days." Gongsun Hong said, shook his head and sighed, bowed his hand, and turned around and left.

The emperor stopped him. "Can you exchange money for writing articles?"

"Don't you know?" Gongsun Hong was very surprised. "Du Duke of Wei Qihou issued a wise order to invite wise men from all over the world to discuss the Confucian, law and etiquette system. Any discussion can be obtained from hundreds to thousands of smooth pens, and the article can be printed into newspapers for circulating by the people of the world."

Gongsun Hong said, carefully taking out two rolls of paper from his sleeve. The roll was only about eight inches wide, and it was just right in his hand, but it was very long and looked thick. The emperor took the roll of paper and saw the advertisement printed outside first.

The heroic spirit is a brave sword, both civil and military. The Chen sword is a good craftsman and beautiful weapon. The selection of famous scholars is a must-have for heroes.

After reading these half-text words, the emperor immediately thought of the advertisement that Liang Xiao said. He clicked the advertisement slogan: "What does this mean?"

"Oh, Chen's sword, the best sword in Chang'an City. I heard that the swords equipped by the soldiers who went out of the war were all made of iron smelting technology provided by the Chen family, which made the Huns fall into trouble. If you want to make a contribution, a sword made by the Chen family can help a lot. Now, the Confucian scholars in Chang'an don't have a Chen's sword, so you are embarrassed to meet people."

Gongsun Hong said, seeing a few Confucian scholars rushing over with swords and swords, he quickly spread his arms and stopped the emperor. "Get back, back, don't hit the nobles. Can you saints have some demeanor and fight and kill at any time? Is it really good?"

"Old Pig Shepherd, go to the side." A middle-aged Confucian scholar, holding a long sword, with wide eyes open. Although his hat was gone, he was still majestic and inviolable. "The Master said: If you attack heresy, you will harm yourself. How can these common Confucians and nonsense be tolerated?"

In the crowd, the Confucian scholar held the sword and cursed with a strong voice. "What else can you do besides saying some empty talk? I can't write articles and compare them with swords, so I'll kill you."

"Chu Zi, are I afraid of you by Bijian? I am afraid of killing you. Others say I force you. Who says I am not as good as you? Go and check and see who has more people liked the article."

The two Confucian scholars were scolding each other enthusiastically, and the emperor was even more curious.

“What is like?”

Gongsun Hong stretched out his hand and pointed. "Here, there is a bulletin board inside and outside each door. The article directory will be posted every day. Whoever supports an article will sign his name behind the article, which means that the like. The more people like it, the better the article is written, and there will be additional rewards at that time."

“How many rewards are there?”

"It is said that it is a monthly evaluation. The first place is called the list, and there is a bonus of one gold, the second place is called the second place, five thousand, and the third place is called Tanhua, three thousand." Gongsun Hong said: "These two people are expected to compete for the third place, so they are unwilling to give in."

"Who came up with this idea?"

"Champion Hou Liangxiao."—
Chapter completed!