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Chapter 59 Crow¡¯s Mouth

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    After hearing this, Liu Jian's heart trembled, and he suddenly stood up and stared straight at the brazier, as if he had discovered something shocking.

    Speaking of which, the price of charcoal has now risen to thirty or forty yuan per pound. This is not because charcoal is a precious thing. In fact, it is not easy to make this thing. Not only does it need to be cut down, but also someone needs to build it in the deep mountains and old forests.  After the kiln has been fired for a month, someone needs to transport the charcoal from the mountains. The cost of time and manpower is too high.

    But this coal is so cheap

    It seems to be the same as charcoal, but it has no peculiar smell and seems to burn longer.

    Liu Jian's heart was shocked, and then he glanced at the heavy snow outside the window, looking thoughtful.

    This relatively cheap heating materialseems

    Xie Qian and Li Dongyang seemed to have thought of something, and their expressions became complicated.

    For those of them who deal with national affairs, it seems that what they are thinking about is always national affairs!

    At this time, Xie Qian couldn't help but get closer to the brazier, and couldn't help but said: "Seriouslyis it harmless?"

    In the tea room, the three bachelors did not go to the duty room for a whole afternoon because of the small pile of coal in the copper basin.

    The three of them drank tea while looking at the anthracite coal that was still burning, as if they were holding their breath, waiting for the anthracite coal to burn to ashes.

    But this anthracite is obviously much more resistant to burning than charcoal. Most of the day has passed, and the fire shows no sign of going out.

    Facts have proved that the heat of this anthracite dissipates very evenly and burns for an extremely long time. The three old bones only opened a small window here, but it obviously did not cause any abnormality to their bodies. The room was very warm and they would  This place was isolated from the heavy snowfall of the outside world, and the longer time passed, the more shocked the three of them felt.

    After a long time, Li Dongyang said: "I heard that Fang Jifan encouraged His Highness to do business, but I don't know if it is related to this thing."

    Li Dongyang glanced at Liu Jian and Xie Qian with a faint look, but the two just exchanged a knowing look.

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    Early the next morning.

    Fang Jifan, wearing fashionable clothes and a unicorn suit underneath, walked through the snow and rushed to Zhan Shifu.

    Not long after he came on duty, people came to the palace, and the crown prince came to the palace to attend the banquet.

    Banquets are lectures given by Hanlin officials to the emperor. Almost every few days, the lecturers and readers of the Imperial Academy will gather in Chongwen Hall. Of course, the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao will also go. This is an opportunity to learn. Sometimes, the emperor  We also need to test the crown prince¡¯s knowledge.

    However, the eunuch who delivered the order gave Fang Jifan a meaningful look: "Mr. Fang Qi, your Majesty also has instructions for Mr. Fang Qi to accompany His Highness."

    In fact, Zhu Houzhao has been uneasy these past few days. He is extremely worried about being caught by his father and held responsible for the theft.

    But in the past few days, there was no movement in the palace. Zhu Houzhao suddenly became active again. He rolled up his sleeves: "Let's go, Lao Fang, let's go together."

    ¡°Uh¡­brother Fang¡¯s title has become Lao Fang, but Fang Jifan is not old, and Fang Jifan can¡¯t call Zhu Houzhao Xiao Zhu. No matter how he sounds, it sounds like he has been taken advantage of by Zhu Houzhao.

    The two of them had no choice but to tidy up, and entered the palace through Chongwen Gate to Chongwen Hall with an uneasy mood.

    In Chongwen Hall, Emperor Hongzhi had already taken his seat with a long face.

    Dozens of Hanlins were kneeling and sitting on the right side in an orderly manner.

    As for the left side, there are Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

    Xie Qian had deep bags under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept all night.

    He was a stubborn person. He was determined and had anthracite coal, but he didn't believe it. The anthracite coal was still not extinguished. As a result, it was completely consumed until the first light of dawn, and the last bit of heat dissipated, and he breathed a sigh of relief!

    "Hmph, who do you think you are when you fight with me, Xie Qian?"

    However, with such continuous burning, the durability of anthracite is truly amazing. Being stubborn, Xie Qian seemed to have thought of the more far-reaching uses of this anthracite.

    Emperor Hongzhi looked around and saw Xie Qian's sluggish appearance: "Is Xie Qing unwell?"

    "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in good health."

    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s face became a little more relaxed, but he sighed: ¡°It¡¯s cold and freezing, and many members of the Qing family have fallen ill. With such a celestial phenomenon, it¡¯s time to take care of your body.¡±

    At this time, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan happened to come in. Zhu Houzhao shrank his neck and looked honest.

      What this guy is best at is pretending to be innocent, and Fang Jifan really convinced him. He is a grandfather outside, but when he comes here he pretends to be a grandson. You can pretend, but I can¡¯t?

    After saluting, Emperor Hongzhi first glared at Zhu Houzhao fiercely, as if he hated iron.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that the crown prince actually stole something on the emperor¡¯s head. Emperor Hongzhi didn¡¯t dare to make it public. He pretended that nothing had happened.

    Emperor Hongzhi didn¡¯t have a good look towards the other instigator, Fang Jifan.

    Fang Jifan felt guilty, and his survival instinct made him praise generously without hesitation: "My emperor is wise, I see that your majesty looks bad. It can be seen that at this time of heavy snowfall, your majesty is still taking care of everything and taking care of state affairs.  What a great blessing to the world!"

    After all, you can¡¯t hit someone with a smiling face. Fang Jifan understands this.

    Emperor Hongzhi pretended to be careless. The recent behavior of Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan was said to be very absurd. Since they couldn't make it public, it didn't mean they couldn't find other reasons to criticize them.

    With this thought in mind, Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: "Fang Jifan."

    "I'm here." Fang Jifan said with a smile: "When Your Majesty shouted the word Fang Jifan, it was like the sound of nature. When I heard it, I felt so comfortable all over, and suddenly I felt like a dragon and a tiger."

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    "Ahem" Zhu Houzhao coughed desperately. He felt that this old man was so shameless that even he couldn't stand it anymore.

    Emperor Hongzhi glared at him. Although he knew that this guy was trying hard to flatter the prince, and he probably knew that he and the prince had been ridiculous recently, but seeing how hard this guy was working, he felt a little softer. After all, he is still a child, so he said: "I  The last time I read your strategy of 'reforming from the soil and returning to the local people', I thought it was quite reasonable. However, after thinking about it carefully recently, I feel that this strategy of changing the soil and returning to the local people may not be feasible."

    This is because I have nothing to say. I want to find a reason to suppress Fang Jifan, so that Fang Jifan will not get carried away.

    Fang Jifan said: "Please give me some advice, Your Majesty."

    Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: "Although this strategy is good, the movement is too big. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, it would be fine if we just follow the trend. But now, natural disasters are frequent, and once the strategy of reforming the chieftains in the southwest is implemented,  , the chieftains from all over the country must be dissatisfied, which may lead to greater disasters. In my opinion, now that the chieftain rebellion has just subsided, the chieftains are afraid and do not dare to cause more trouble. When the time comes, the court will give them some rewards, and they  It is inevitable that we will not dare to make mistakes again. The stability of the Southwest is related to the overall situation of the country, and reforming the country is a powerful medicine and should not be tried lightly."

    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s words are clear and logical.

    But in fact, what he said makes sense. Although the problems in the southwest have not been eradicated, the rebellion has just been suppressed, so it is really inappropriate to rashly implement reform and return.

    Fang Jifan remembered that just this year, there seemed to be a rebellion of chieftains in Guizhou and Guangxi. This matter was not only recorded in the county annals of Qinglong County, Guizhou Province, but also in the Ming Dynasty records.

    Normally, the imperial court has just put down a rebellion, and even if the chieftain is dissatisfied, he will still be afraid. However, this time the rebellion happened suddenly.

    Fang Jifan shook his head: "I believe that if the root cause is not cured by reforming the land and returning it to the locals, the rebellion in Guangxi, especially in Guizhou, will only intensify. Your Majesty's attempt to be appeasement is nothing more than raising a tiger's head. I dare to say that in the near future,  A new rebellion arises and becomes massive."

    When he said this, all the Hanlin officials suddenly showed angry expressions on their faces!

    ???????????????? Crow¡¯s mouth, you are saying, now that the southwest has regained stability, how can there be another rebellion? This is simply nonsense!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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