Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

When Prince Yun Xiao Zuochen went to Wangyan City, he did it privately, and no one knew about it because he was under house arrest at the time. The reason for the house arrest was nothing more than that he had caused some trouble, and the emperor needed to explain to the ministers.

After being under house arrest for only a few days, he ran to Wangyan City. So when the emperor asked him to enter the palace, he was not in the mansion at all, and the guards did not dare to let the eunuch who delivered the message in.

And now that he had returned to the palace, he came to the Yuxian Tower again. In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that Prince Yun had gone to the brothel to have fun as soon as the ban was lifted.

A few days later, the Sixth Prince and his party exaggerated the behavior of Prince Yun in the court, and even said that Prince Yun went to the brothel holding the Emperor's Sword. The Emperor naturally did not believe that Prince Yun would do such a ridiculous thing, and with a wave of his hand, he shut up the people who were talking below. Why didn't they say that Prince Yun offered three boxes of jade as tribute?

At this moment, the eldest prince Xiao Zuoqing suddenly came to court.

"My son, please see your father!"

"Qing'er, why did you suddenly come to court today?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, I have something to report."

"It's rare that you have something to say, so go ahead~."

"Sixth brother has often come to me these days and talked to me about Tai'an's livelihood issues. Now that Tai'an has been settled for a hundred years, the people live a stable life and there are no major problems. But the suggestions raised by sixth brother are indeed a benefit to the people."

Just as the eldest prince said this, people from the sixth prince's party raised questions.

"Your Highness Prince Qing, if Your Highness Prince Yun has a plan for the country and the people, he can just go to the court and make a request. Why did Your Highness Prince Qing make this trip? Or is there something that has delayed him and prevented him from attending the court?"

The person who spoke was Zhang Zhiyuan, a scholar from the cabinet. The emperor's face was pulled long again. These few people always took advantage of their precious son.

Although the eldest prince does not fight or compete on a daily basis, it does not mean that he is easy to control.

"Master Zhang, there is something wrong with what you said."

"Oh? What do you think is wrong, Your Highness?"

"Master Zhang, my sixth brother is doing the right thing for the people's livelihood. Master Zhang, as a cabinet scholar, has not come up with such a solution. This is foolish.

The sixth brother is a prince and was crowned as a king. He had a plan but did not come to court. Lord Zhang, as a minister, did not care about the prince's health, but was sarcastic. This is evil.

Mr. Zhang, as a role model for the scholars, I hope you can set an example yourself."

"Humph!"

Lord Zhang did not care about the eldest prince's remarks, but instead directly refuted them.

"Your Highness Prince Qing, you don't have to play sophistry with me here. If Prince Yun is not guilty, he can come to the palace in person to make a report. Besides, I am a subject of the Emperor, not Prince Yun. I have done the right thing and there is nothing that can be criticized!"

"Since you are doing the right thing, Master Zhang, why do you say behind my back that I am guilty? Ahem~"

At this time, Xiao Zuochen dragged his "sick body" into the hall from outside. The ministers on both sides saluted him, some respectfully and some with disdain.

The emperor was also a little curious. The eldest brother rarely attended court, and the sixth brother only attended once. Why did both of them come today? They even looked like they were wearing the same pants.

"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well, so I am late for the court. Originally, I did not intend to attend the court. As a minister, it is my duty to offer advice and help you. I thought it would be the same if my elder brother presented the people's livelihood plan to you. But then I changed my mind and thought that if I did not come, people with ulterior motives might say that I came to the court because I slept with willows and flowers all day long."

Zhang Zhiyuan and the other people from the Third Prince's faction listened to Prince Yun's words. Some sneered, while others shook their sleeves in anger. It was simply nonsense and pretentious!

But the emperor just liked to act with his beloved son. He slapped the table with his big hand, and his beard trembled three times.

"Who said that? My son dragged his sick body to work hard for the country, and others made random guesses and malicious slander without knowing the reason. Their hearts are damned!"

The emperor's words stunned Zhang Zhiyuan and the others. Before the two princes came, they had been complaining about this matter, but the emperor just pretended not to hear them and did not manage their affairs. How come the two princes came, and before they started to make trouble, the emperor had already started to support Prince Yun?

"Your Majesty, I hope..."

"Hmm? Who told you to speak? I didn't say anything about you~"

“Ah, this…”

Zhang Zhiyuan was instantly speechless. The emperor was clearly talking about him, so why did he say it wasn't him?

"Ahem~ Sir Zhang, there's no need to be so anxious. My body can hold out for a few decades. We can talk next time."

"you!..."

"Ok?"

Now the father and son teamed up to deal with him, and whenever he showed signs of wanting to speak, the emperor would warn him.

"Your Highness Prince Yun is blessed by the Emperor's dragon energy, so living for a few decades will be no problem."

The ministers from the Sixth Prince's faction smoothed over the situation.

"All finished? Then can we start talking about the livelihood plan proposed by King Yun of Qing?"

After the emperor finished speaking, there was complete silence. The emperor then signaled Eunuch Mu Yi to take the memorial from Prince Qing.

When the emperor finished reading the contents of the memorial, he frowned. He had never seen anything with such a meaning before.

"Mu Yi, pass it around to all the nobles."

The memorial was about the "pension" for the people, which was not difficult to understand literally, but there had never been a precedent for this, and no one knew what benefits it would bring to the country and the people, how to implement it, and whether the people would believe it.

The emperor asked questions while the ministers were traveling through time. But Prince Yun did not speak, and asked Prince Qing to explain to the emperor and the ministers.

"The so-called pension refers to the pension money the state will give to people when they get old. But this pension has a time limit, and the specific time limit is still under negotiation. When people are young, they can take out a small part of their monthly income and hand it over to the state every month. When they reach the age limit, they can receive the pension from the state every month, and they can get the money without going out to work."

"Hmm~"

The emperor nodded to show that he understood.

"My dear ministers, if you have any questions, please discuss them quickly."

"Your Highness, Prince Qing, I have a question for you."

It was Taifu Bailidu. He bowed to the Qing Dynasty.

"Excuse me, Master."

"How should this limit be set? If it is too low, the people will receive more than they paid when they are old, and the national treasury will be empty. If it is too high, the people will receive less than they paid, and who will pay?"

"I have discussed this issue with my sixth brother. The Ministry of Revenue has recorded the average life expectancy of the people in recent years. We can use this as a benchmark."

After Prince Qing finished speaking, everyone looked at the Minister of Revenue Tian Liang.

"Master Tian? Please tell me quickly~"

The Minister of Revenue was a man of few words. If the people around him hadn't confronted him, he might have remained indifferent. He looked up and saw the Emperor looking back at him with an expectant look on his face.

"Ah, Your Majesty, since the founding of the country, the weather has been good, the people's lives have improved, and the average life expectancy has increased."

"So how much is it?"

He is so wordy~

"Your Majesty, the average life expectancy of the people is currently 50 years old."

The emperor looked at Prince Qing again and motioned for him to tell him what to do.