Hearing that the Zhen family was ahead, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel moved, waved her hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to the Zhen family to visit."
Xin Pi is a smart man, and he has been in Yuan Shao's camp for many years, so he has long learned the ability to observe people's emotions. Hearing that Liu Xin said the word "visit", he hurriedly trotted all the way and went to knock on the door. Liu Xin shook his head when he saw this.
He shook his head, but didn't say anything. After all, the formation of a habit cannot be changed simply by changing it.
The Zhen family is different from Xu You and others. Although it has always been a famous family in Hebei, its talents have recently withered and there are no children serving as officials under Yuan Shao. Despite this, the Zhen family still has a great business, and this house alone is bigger than
Xu You's house was more than twice as big. However, no matter how rich he was, as long as he was not a senior official under Yuan Shao, the Han army treated them as ordinary nobles and did not arrest them, but only prohibited them from entering and exiting at will.
The door was opened by an old servant of the Zhen family. He stuck his head out and looked around for a while, then asked nervously: "Who are you looking for?"
Xin Pi stepped forward and shouted: "How brave! His Majesty the Emperor is here, why don't you hurry up and open the middle door to greet him!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "That's not necessary. I'm just here to take a look. Just ask the head of your family to come out and I'll sit in the living room."
Although the old servant was a bit old, he was very smart and already knew that Yecheng had changed. Although Liu Xin said it was easy, he did not dare to be careless at all. He quickly opened the door and welcomed Liu Xin and others in.
At the same time, he sent a servant to the back to pass the news, and also opened the second door. These aristocratic families have very strict rules, and ordinary guests can only go through the side door when visiting. Even the main door will not be opened, let alone the second door.
This old servant had been in the Zhen family for many years and had witnessed the rise and fall of the Zhen family with his own eyes. Only then did he dare to make his own decisions and open the front door.
As soon as Liu Xin came to the front hall, she saw a man hurriedly came out to greet him, bowed to him, raised his hands and said, "Young man, Zhen Yan, pays homage to your majesty."
The old servant introduced at the side: "This is the head of our Zhen family."
Liu Xin nodded, came to sit down, and looked at Zhen Yan. He was handsome, seemed to be several years younger than himself, and had become the head of the family. He couldn't help but said: "Zhen Yan, I heard that you are also under Yuan Shao.
Why are you not running for your life like them? The house seems very peaceful."
Zhen Yan hesitated and said: "I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. Xiaomin did have the idea of escape. But my sister-in-law said that if the whole world is not the king's land, where can Xiaomin's family escape? And my sister-in-law said.
It is said that Your Majesty is a magnanimous person and would never embarrass a small family."
Liu Xin was surprised and said: "Oh, I've heard that your sister is charming, but I didn't expect that her knowledge is so extraordinary. Why don't you come out and meet me?"
The daughter of an aristocratic family would not show her face easily, but the Zhen family is no longer what it used to be, and Liu Xin is not an ordinary person, so Zhen Yan had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, wait a moment."
In fact, Zhen Yan still has a small calculation in his heart. The decline of the Zhen family is a foregone conclusion. If he wants to make a comeback, he must find a strong backer. Zhen Yan is the eldest brother, and he has five sisters. The eldest sister Zhen Jiang, the second sister
Zhen Tuo is already married, the third sister Zhen Dao, and the fourth sister Zhen Rong are both young and hair-haired, and they are both beautiful and beautiful. As long as one of them can get Liu Xin's favor, there is hope for the Zhen family to rise again.
After waiting for a while, no one came out. Liu Xin couldn't urge her, so she had to ask casually: "I heard that the Zhen family has sponsored Yuan Shaoduo. Is this the case?"
The foundation of the Zhen family is in Yecheng, which is the center of Yuan Shao's rule. Yuan Shao asked the Zhen family to help him recruit troops and horses. How dare the Zhen family disobey? But now that the owner of Yecheng has been replaced by Liu Xin, this has become Zhen Yan.
The most worrying thing.
Zhen Yan's face turned red and she didn't know how to answer, but when she heard two beautiful girls of fifteen or sixteen years old wearing jingles, they came out and said softly: "Brother, are you looking for us?"
In fact, they were asking questions knowingly. When Zhen Yan sent someone to invite them just now, he specifically asked them to dress up. Otherwise, how could it have been delayed until now.
Liu Xin was a little surprised when she saw two beautiful women coming out. Without waiting for Zhen Yan to answer, she asked, "I wonder which one is called the female doctor?"
Zhen said, and both sisters Zhen Rong chuckled. Zhen Yan glared at them, cupped his hands in embarrassment, and said, "Why don't you go and call the little sister out."
Liu Xin was not kept waiting this time. Not long after the two sisters entered, a little girl of eleven or twelve years old came out. It turned out that this was the Luo Shen Zhen Mi that Liu Xin wanted to see. Although the Zhen family had fallen into decline,
, but the dignity of the family is still there, and Zhen Yan has no reason to give his younger sister to someone else as a concubine. But now that Liu Xin has chosen Zhen Mi, he has no choice but to invite the younger sister out.
After all, Zhen Yan was afraid that Liu Xin would be angry because of this incident, so she had to bow down and explain: "Your Majesty, the so-called female doctor was just a joke in their sisters' boudoir, but somehow it reached His Majesty's ears and made Your Majesty laugh. However, little
It was because of what this sister said that the people did not flee with their whole family."
Liu Xin turned to look at Zhen Mi and saw that although she was not dressed up like Zhen Dao and Zhen Rong, and she was still young, she had already shown to be a rare beauty, even compared to the Qiao sisters.
Let. If Liu Xin still had some thoughts about Zhen Mi in the past, now that she is about the same age as his daughter, she has no lust for her anymore.
Although Zhen Mi was young, she was not like her two sisters. When she saw Liu Xin, she bowed her head in a polite way and lightly pursed her lips: "I just heard from my two sisters that the Zhen family supported Yuan Shaoduo in the past, but now His Majesty wants to
I don’t know if it’s possible to investigate him?”
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Zhen family is a famous family in Hebei. Although it has declined recently, its wealth is still considerable. Although Liu Xin also knew that the Zhen family had no choice but to support Yuan Shao, he did have this plan.
In this name, the Zhen family was punished, and even all the family property was confiscated. That's why she asked this question when she saw Zhen Yan. But now seeing Zhen Mi's clear, transparent and innocent big eyes, Liu Xin felt a little bit
Can't let go.
Facing the little girl's questioning, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. However, the expression on Liu Xin's face quickly returned to normal, and she smiled and said, "Miss Zhen misunderstood, I just think that your Zhen family has a great cause.
Since it can help Yuan Shao recruit troops, he must also be able to help the victims in Hebei."
No one in the Zhen family currently holds an important position, and the operations of several shops opened in various counties in Hebei are also quite miserable. There are thousands of hectares of fertile land, but due to the war, most of them have been deserted, and there will not be much harvest this year. Now
The Zhen family is basically in a situation of resting on their laurels. When Yuan Shao forced them to pay, it was with a knife on their necks, so they had to do it. Now Liu Xin seems to be much easier to talk to than Yuan Shao, and Zhen Yan is a little reluctant to part with the family property, with a look on his face.
He showed a look of embarrassment.
Zhen Mi said without hesitation: "It is the duty of our Zhen family to help the victims."
Zhen Yan hurriedly scolded: "Little sister, you are not a master, you don't know..."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "Zhen Yan, your sister is right. Since the Zhen family is a wealthy family, it should shoulder its own responsibilities. Don't worry, I don't need you to donate a lot of silver. I will halve the rent of the tenants.
Can."
For established gentry families like the Wei family in Hedong, the Xun family in Yingchuan, and the Zhen family in Weijun, since they do not focus on business as their main business, land rent has become their largest income. Now they are asked to halve the tax at once. Zhen Yan
She suddenly felt distressed. Seeing Liu Xin's smile, Zhen Yan couldn't help but embolden her courage. She raised her hands and said, "Your Majesty, isn't it a bit too much to cut it by half..."
Xin Pi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty has allowed your Zhen family to halve the rent, which is already a great favor. Hmm, if we follow the usual practice, the land will be confiscated! How dare you bargain for a price without thanking Your Majesty?"
Xin Pi's words were not nonsense. He had carefully studied the policies implemented by Liu Xin when he was under Yuan Shao, and knew that every time Liu Xin captured a city, he would take back the land of the local nobles to the imperial court.
Zhen Yan immediately fell silent, but heard Zhen Mi say from the side: "Brother, Mr. Xin is right. His Majesty has indeed shown some mercy to our Zhen family."
Liu Xin asked in surprise: "Miss Zhen, how do you, a young lady from an aristocratic family who has never stepped out of the door, know that the policies I implement are indeed as Xinpi said?"
Zhen Yan also asked repeatedly: "Yes, little sister, how did you know?"
Zhen Mi blushed and lowered her head and said: "These are not secrets. The amount of land collected in each place and the amount of taxes are clearly written in the Dahan Express. Brother, you just didn't pay attention to it."
"Have you read Dahan Express?" Liu Xin was stunned, then smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "Yes, yes, I heard that you are a female doctor and you like reading. It is not unusual for you to have read Dahan Express.
.”
"Actually, the girl came to Dahan Express to read His Majesty's serialized Journey to the West. I read all the books at home, and I was bored before reading other content in Dahan Express, so I had some memories." When it comes to reading, Zhen
Mi suddenly became excited and said, "The daughter of the people heard that there is an academy in Xiangyang with countless books. I beg your majesty to allow the women of the people to come and take a look. The women of the people will be very grateful."
Regarding Zhen Mi, Liu Xin only knew that she had the reputation of Luo Shen. As for the title of female doctor, including the story that she later lost to Guo Zhao, she all heard it from Ma Yun. Now let’s look at Zhen Mi’s understanding of reading.
Her obsession reflects that she is a simple person and her role in helping Cao Pi fight for the throne is indeed not as great as Guo Zhao's.
Compared to the clever Guo Zhao, Liu Xin obviously liked the somewhat persistent little girl in front of him, and couldn't help but smile: "Miss Zhen doesn't know something. Although the academy in Xiangyang is still there, most of the books have been moved to Chang'an. You
If you want to see it, I will give you a token so that you can go to Chang'an at any time to ensure that you have no trouble."