It was already noon.
It was still snowing outside.
The servants serving Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had already brought the dishes over.
In Liu Jin's opinion, an emperor of the level of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would have at least the same lunch as Empress Dowager Cixi. The entire table was filled with a dazzling array of delicacies. Every delicacy would be thrown away after taking a bite.
However, when the food was served, Liu Jin was dumbfounded.
Two simple bowls of noodles.
He stared at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suspiciously and said uncertainly,""This…is this all for lunch?”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said,""Go boil two eggs and bring a drumstick over.”
"Ah?"
Just this?
Liu Jin was completely dumbfounded. He had thought that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's lifestyle would be very extravagant, but the reality was very different from what he had imagined.
Liu Jin accepted the current situation and said to the chamberlain,"Bring me another head of raw garlic.”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stood up, rubbed his sore legs, and walked towards the door.
At some point, two low stools had been set up in front of the main hall.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat on a stool in front of the door with hot noodles in his hands. He slowly began to eat the noodles, his eyes occasionally looking at the snowy scenery outside.
Liu Jin also held the noodles and began to suck the noodles, making a series of hissing sounds.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty frowned and looked at Liu Jin wolfing down the food. He said unhappily,"Can you behave yourself when you eat? How can you eat like this?"
Liu Jin smiled." Old Master, you don't understand. The noodles taste better this way. What's the point of eating like you?"”
"Is that so?"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was skeptical. Soon, the sound of his grandfather and grandson hissing could be heard from the door of the hall.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had never thought that a bowl of ordinary wide noodles could actually have such a fragrance.
"Grandpa, do you eat garlic? It smells so good."
This was peeled garlic.
"Eat it raw?"
Liu Jin laughed." Of course. Are you afraid of spicy food?"”
"I'm not afraid of anything!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chuckled.”
With a crunching sound, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty bit the garlic into his mouth. Immediately, his aged face gradually became rosy, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Haha, you still say you're not afraid?"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was speechless.
After a simple lunch, Liu Jin still couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart. He asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty,"Why did you have such a simple lunch? I've eaten better in the Eastern Palace."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a deep look in his eyes as he said,""Your father often says that I'm a warmonger.”
Liu Jin's heart was in his throat again.
The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not like his father, the Crown Prince, had a lot to do with this.
In the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Prince Liu Ju often publicly advised Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not to go on a war spree, but to focus on recuperating and developing the economy.
As the political views of Emperor Wu and his son gradually deviated, Crown Prince Liu Ju gradually fell out of favor.
"Militarism, hehe, don't I know that the economy of the Han Dynasty is on the verge of collapse?”
Liu Jin was stunned. He widened his eyes and asked,"You know about it?"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not answer Liu Ju's idiotic question and continued,""It's not easy to develop the economy in a short period of time.”
"So let's start with the small things."
Liu Jin was a little disdainful. How much money could he save? Wasn't it just for show?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seemed to understand Liu Jin's thoughts and said,""Do you think that I'm pretending to be an outsider by doing this?”
"I wouldn't dare," Liu Jin hurriedly said.”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty glanced at him and said,"The food, clothes, firewood, and charcoal of the royal family are all paid tribute from various places.”
"If I want to eat well and wear well, then the local people must pay tribute to me with a lot of food and silk every year.”
"Who would the local government ask for these things? You have to ask the people."
"Weiyang Palace might need a hundred sheep a year, which is enough to eat, but the local government needs to recruit a thousand sheep. The same principle could be applied to silk, tea, firewood, and charcoal.”
"This has led to the local authorities being able to openly ask the people for exorbitant taxes.”
"You think that Weiyang Palace has very little demand, but the local government doesn't think so. In addition to the transportation along the way and the layers of exploitation, what you seem to be a trivial matter can add a huge economic burden to the people.”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had only casually mentioned these small matters, but when Liu Jin heard it, he was so shocked that his jaw almost fell off!
"Do you still think I'm pretending?”
Liu Jinxin's expression turned solemn as if he had been electrocuted. If he had been afraid of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty before, he would have been filled with admiration now!
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
This old man who was nearing his sixties was able to control his extravagant desires for the sake of the people…This was something that was worthy of admiration!
At this moment, Liu Jin suddenly felt that it was time for him to get to know the ruler of the Great Han Empire again.
"Then…then, why didn't you tell my father about this?”
"Does it make sense to him?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled. He had a preconceived notion that I was already militaristic and did not care about the lives of the people.”
"Your father…was crippled by Confucianism!”
"Then why did you tell me?" Liu Jin asked again.”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stared at Liu Jin and narrowed his eyes."Don't you understand now?"
To put it simply, Liu Jin was still a newbie in politics. Many things could be slowly shaped by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In Liu Jin, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw a different possibility.
That was why he spent so much effort to slowly explain this to Liu Jin.
After all, this was his own grandson.
Seeing that Liu Jin was still deep in thought, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and said,""Alright, get lost."
"What? Why?"
" The chief justice is going to release your uncle," Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said." Aren't you going to show off?" After all, it's because of you that his dog life was saved.”
"Let him thank you properly. He might even give you a lot of good things.”
Liu Jin nodded and waved at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."Then I'll be leaving."
"Hmm? Don't you know how to call me grandpa?"
Liu Jin suddenly had a bold idea in his mind and immediately blurted out,"Then I'll be leaving, Grandpa."
"Yes."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not react at first. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly cursed,"Little bastard, what do you mean?”
Liu Jin hurriedly shrunk his neck and ran away. He muttered,"You misunderstood, you misunderstood."
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Liu Jin's disappearing back and shook his head helplessly with a smile. For some reason, he felt much more relaxed these two days.
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