On the day of the New Year.
At noon.
Wu Zetian invited important officials to a banquet in the Great Ming Palace.
This was a show that was held every year.
The emperor invited a wide range of courtiers for lunch.
At night, only a few important officials were lucky enough to participate.
Usually, they were the central officials.
It reflected the emperor's reward for the courtiers who worked hard for the country for a year, and it was also a means for the emperor to win over his courtiers.
Therefore, the courtiers cherished this opportunity very much and were proud to be invited by the Emperor.
Wu Zetian originally wanted Li Xian to attend the New Year's Eve, but she changed her mind at the last minute.
He ordered Li Xian to attend the banquet at noon as well.
As a ninth-grade county magistrate of the old city, although he was a member of the royal family, Li Xian could only sit at the back of the hall, near the corner, because he was demoted to a commoner.
Wine glasses intertwined, praise overflowing beautiful words endless.
The wine was slightly drunk, and after the Western Region dance ended, the graceful performers and dancers tiptoed away.
The ministers 'faces were slightly red. They looked drunk, their eyes blurred, but their ears perked up.
At this point in the banquet, according to the tradition of previous years, the Emperor was about to speak.
It was just that he didn't know what the Emperor was going to say this year. In the past, at this time, there would be praise for everyone's achievements for a year, and there would also be subtle knocks on certain people.
No one dared to treat it lightly.
He pretended to be drunk on the surface, but his heart was full of energy.
Wu Zetian put down the wine cup and smiled. Her gaze swept across the ministers calmly.”
The ministers shuddered at the sound of his voice.
Li Dan, Wu Chengsi, and dozens of others looked to the corner.
Li Xian was eating alone with his head lowered.
Under everyone's gaze, he quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, drank a glass of wine, got up, and walked to the center of the hall.
"Your subject is here."
Li Xian bowed with his hands folded in front and solemnly responded. He pondered in his heart that he should have been promoted.
He had been wondering why Wu Zetian wanted him to attend the luncheon.
After thinking about it, only the matter of promotion required the presence of important officials.
He originally thought that this matter would be left until the new year.
Dozens of gazes fell on Li Xian, scrutinizing him.
Their expressions were all different.
Wu Zetian praised,"You did well in the old city. Under your governance, the old city seemed to have been reborn in less than half a year. I am very satisfied."”
"I've decided to promote you to Chang 'an Prefecture Magistrate, from the third rank.”
"I hope that as the magistrate of Chang 'an, you can do what you did in the old city again.”
" At the same time, everyone in the imperial court is here today. Tell me on the spot what you are going to do if you are asked to govern Chang 'an.”
"You mocked Grandmother for wanting to go to Luoyang to eat steamed buns every time the harvest was not ripe, so you had to help the Imperial Court solve this problem.”
"Although your land transformation can alleviate the food shortage problem in Guanzhong, this alone is not enough to completely solve the problem.”
Chang 'an Prefecture Magistrate!
Rank-3!
Everyone could not help but reveal a shocked expression.
From Rank-9 to Rank-3, it could no longer be described as a meteoric rise.
The Chang 'an Prefecture Magistrate had jurisdiction over dozens of counties around the capital city of Chang' an!
In the past, only the Emperor's trusted confidants could hold such great power.
It was enough to show how urgent Wu Zetian was to solve the problem of food shortage.
He actually dared to use Li Xian!
Li Xian, Li Dan, and Li Lingyue couldn't help but feel envious.
Even Li Xian didn't expect that he would be appointed as the magistrate of Chang 'an.
But thinking about it, it was within his expectations.
Wu Zetian did not dare to let him leave her sight.
Although Wu Zetian's question was too sudden and Li Xian wasn't prepared.
However, Li Xian had been thinking about how to solve the food problem and make this knife for Wu Zetian for several months.
After pondering for a moment, he organized his words and said,"I do have some immature ideas.”
"The easiest way to solve the problem of grain production in Guanzhong is to increase production, which is to transform the dry land.”
"If I am the Chang 'an Magistrate, I will continue to push this matter forward.”
"Just as Grandmother said, this alone is not enough to completely solve the food problem.”
"The annexation of land has caused high-quality farmland to fall into the hands of the powerful and influential families. The enthusiasm of the people for production has been severely suppressed. Therefore, after I take over the Chang 'an Order, I will severely crack down on the annexation of land.”
"Secondly, push the rich and powerful to pay the grain.”
When she heard this, Wu Zetian looked at the ministers.
These slightly drunk officials suddenly had sharp gazes.
Someone was already furious.
Li Xian acted as if he didn't notice and said,"" The noble families and nobles have annexed and controlled the most and the best land. They enjoy the privileges that the imperial court has granted them, which far exceed the privileges of ordinary people. They live like royalty, but they have never paid a single grain to the imperial court.”
"At the same time, I'm also receiving a salary."
"Their salary is the fat of the people!”
"They regard not paying grain taxes as a symbol of their noble and privileged status, which is different from the common people.”
"I don't think this is glory, but a kind of sick, perverted shamelessness!”
"The Sage said that if you are poor, you should be good to yourself. If you are good, you should help the world.”
"Therefore, the glory of the nobles should be to pay more grain than the commoners.”
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"Secondly, the temples in the Guanzhong region must be regulated!”
"For example, the White Horse Temple where Xue Huaiyi lives hides evil and is no longer a sacred place to preach truth, kindness, and beauty. It is now a place where demons and ghosts gather.”
He didn't care about Wu Zetian and once again took out Xue Huaiyi's body.
"Apart from the temple property ensuring the daily expenses of the temple, the excess land will be used to do good deeds for the Buddhist Sect and save all living beings.”
"With the temple's production, a special treasury will be set up to help and accommodate beggars, widows, the elderly, and the weak on the streets.”
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"As long as Grandmother supports me, Li Xian will bet his life and fight all the greedy people to the end!”
"As long as we complete these few tasks, the problem of food in Guanzhong will be solved!”
Wu Zetian looked at Li Xian who had a determined expression and stopped.
It was filled with shock.
Of course, he was more happy.
He had the awareness to make knives.
As these words spread, Li Xian became a thorn in the flesh of the world's powerful families and aristocrats.
His crazy and dangerous ideas.
It was not tolerated by the authorities of this era.
Whether he did it or not, it was up to him.
They were destined to be surrounded and strangled by the world's tycoons!
In fact, the powerful and influential people who controlled the throat and the power to write history would help her erase this grandson from history without leaving a trace.
Because Li Xian's thoughts were too dangerous for the tycoons.
The aristocratic families would never allow such dangerous thoughts to be passed down.
Li Xian glanced at Wu Zetian from the corner of his eye and sneered, Do you think that you don't need to kill me yourself?
This was one of his goals.
Wu Zetian had the power to kill him directly.
Only by defeating him could they kill him!
What he urgently needed to solve was precisely the former.
Let Wu Zetian relax.
"This matter is not urgent. Let's talk about it first. Since you have been promoted to Chang 'an Magistrate, who should be the county magistrate of the old city?”
Li Dan and Li Lingyue were anxious.
He stared at Li Xian anxiously.
Anyone could see that relying on the competition, the prosperity of the old city would soon surpass Chang 'an.
He had a bright future as the county magistrate of the old city!
Li Dan hoped that Li Longfan could take up the post, so that he would have more chips in his hands.
Li Lingyue had the same idea.
Finally!
Li Xian sneered.
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