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Zhao Liu of course also understood that it was inappropriate for Yan Ruyu not to receive the emperor, but it had already happened, and he could only casually find an excuse.
"Not feeling well? Then I'll go see her! "
Yang Yuhuan did not suspect anything, but she still wanted to see Yan Ruyu to satisfy her curiosity.
Of course, Zhao Liu had no reason to stop her, and could only lead the way.
"Grass, quickly inform Madam that my wife is here to visit."
Yan Ruyu was not feeling unwell, nor was she resting in bed. She stood in the room and heard Zhao Liu's words.
"Yan Ruyu greets my wife."
Since she could not avoid it, she naturally had to face it bravely. Moreover, Yan Ruyu had long heard that Emperor Li Longji had a stunning beauty by his side. She also wanted to know what this stunning beauty looked like, and this was a rare opportunity.
"You're welcome. Raise your head and let me have a good look."
Yang Yuhuan did not have any domineering aura because she had received the emperor's favor. She spoke politely, as if she had seen a little sister that she had not seen for many years.
When Yan Ruyu gently raised her head, the two stunning beauties were shocked at the same time. They did not expect that the other party would be so beautiful. In other words, the other party's beauty exceeded their expectations.
Of course, Yang Yuhuan's surprise was more intense. After all, she had never heard of Ang Lee's wife being so beautiful. Yan Ruyu more or less knew about Yang Yuhuan's reputation, so she was a little mentally prepared.
"Oh, my wife, please come in and sit."
Yan Ruyu was stunned for a moment. She was the first to react and politely invited Yang Yuhuan into the room to talk.
Yang Yuhuan smiled and looked at Yu Chaoen and Zhao Liu. "You guys wait outside. I have something to say to Mrs. Li alone."
Yu Chaoen and Zhao Liu nodded and saluted. They slowly withdrew from the room and gently closed the door.
"Mrs. Li is really beautiful. I haven't seen such a beautiful woman in many years."
Yang Yuhuan looked at Yan Ruyu carefully while looking at the decoration in the room. It was not too late to praise Yan Ruyu's beauty.
"Ruyu is ashamed. After seeing my wife today, I finally know what is a true beauty capable of causing the downfall of a city."
These were not empty words, but Yan Ruyu's heartfelt words. She had never seen a beautiful woman with delicate facial features and fair skin like Yang Yuhuan. It was normal for her to be envious.
"Ruyu, you are called Ruyu. What a good name. My name also has the word Yu. It seems that we are really fated."
Yang Yuhuan smiled. She was very happy. Yan Ruyu was not only beautiful, but her words were also very likable.
"Yi, looking at your complexion, you don't look unwell?"
Yan Ruyu's complexion was white with a hint of red. She did not look sick at all. This made Yang Yuhuan very curious.
"My wife, actually, I …"
Yan Ruyu was not good at lying. For a moment, she stammered and did not know what to say.
"Alright, younger sister Ruyu, I understand. You don't have to be troubled."
Although Yang Yuhuan was very young, she had experienced two men. Moreover, she had suffered a lot in the nunnery. Her social experience was relatively rich. How could she not know what kind of person Li Longji was? Therefore, she naturally understood the reason.
Seeing that Yang Yuhuan did not blame her and even affectionately called her younger sister Ruyu, Yan Ruyu was immediately relieved. She felt more and more that Yang Yuhuan was a very kind person.
Although the weather was bitterly cold, the fireplace in Ang Lee's main residence burned all day. Therefore, people did not feel cold in the room. Yang Yuhuan and Yan Ruyu sat together and talked about many interesting topics. Neither of them felt the slightest bit awkward or depressed. It was as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years.
"My wife, His Majesty is about to leave for the palace."
Yu Chaoen reminded her softly outside the door.
"Younger sister Ruyu, I have to go. If fate wills it, we will meet again."
Yang Yuhuan slowly got up. It was time to return to the palace. She would not delay.
"Elder sister, let younger sister see you off!"
Yan Ruyu got up to send her off.
"No need. Younger sister, you did not go out to receive the emperor. If you send me off now, wouldn't you be suspected of deceiving the emperor? His Majesty will blame you. General Li will also be implicated."
Yang Yuhuan had seen Yan Ruyu's beauty. Naturally, she was worried about being seen by Li Longji. She could already clearly see what this Saburo was thinking. She did not want to cause trouble for herself.
In fact, the Yang Yuhuan that she knew the day after tomorrow was gentle and beautiful. However, she did not know that she also had a jealous side.
According to the historical records, Yang Yuhuan had been driven out of the palace twice by Li Longji. The reason was that Li Longji favored other concubines, which made her jealous. Although she later compromised and did not restrict Li Longji's favor to other concubines, it was enough to prove her jealousy.
Yan Ruyu was worried that she would implicate Ang Lee. Naturally, she did not dare to see her off. She only saluted Yang Yuhuan in the room and watched Yang Yuhuan leave her room.
"Saburo, you are going back to the palace so soon!"
"Oh, haven't you strolled around enough? Did you see anything you like? "
Li Longji smiled faintly and asked with concern.
"Saburo, there is a bathroom in General Li's mansion. There are many fireplaces in it. It is very warm to take a bath in winter. I am afraid that it will not lose to the Hot Spring Palace. It will be great if we can build one in the palace."
Yang Yuhuan said in a sweet voice.
"That's easy. There are many craftsmen in the palace. Ang Lee, you are responsible for teaching them how to build bathrooms. At that time, not only the Daming Palace, but also the Taiji Palace and the Xingqing Palace will be built. "
As the emperor, Li Longji was naturally generous. It was not a problem for him to build a few bathrooms.
"Yes, Your Majesty. It is a piece of cake. You can count on me."
Ang Lee replied confidently.
"Okay, let's go back."
Li Longji stood up and walked out. Yang Yuhuan followed him. When she passed by him, she smiled and said, "General Li, you are so considerate. Thank you very much."
"You are welcome, my wife. This is what Ang Lee should do."
Ang Lee did not know that Yang Yuhuan had met Yan Ruyu. He thought that she was thanking him for helping to build a greenhouse and a bathroom in the palace.
After seeing Li Longji off, Ang Lee was greatly relieved and walked back to the main house.
After the detailed conversation between the emperor and his minister, Li Longji's worries were relieved. He returned to the Daming Palace happily. Ang Lee was also promoted by two ranks and became the fourth-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Moreover, he was appointed to implement the two tax laws. This showed that Li Longji had great trust in Ang Lee.
"Husband, what made you so happy?"
Yan Ruyu came out to welcome him and asked happily.
Ang Lee stood up and said proudly, "Wife, your husband has been promoted again. I am now the fourth-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Amazing, right?"
"Assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Wow! Husband, how can you be so amazing? It has only been a few days and you have been promoted to such a high position. My uncle has worked hard for more than ten years and is still an eighth-rank Imperial Censor. "
"Uncle's ability is not bad at all. It is just that he does not have the opportunity to fully display his ability. As long as there is a chance, Uncle will also be promoted."
Ang Lee was not lying. In history, Yan Zhenqing's official position had always been very low. He was only an eighth-rank official. However, since the beginning of the An Lushan Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing had resolutely resisted An Lushan's rebel army. He showed great military ability and his position was promoted again and again. Soon, he was the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of Justice, and the Founding Duke of Lu County. This was a third-rank official. The Duke was even more amazing and his position was even higher.
Therefore, talents sometimes depended on whether there was an opportunity. Once there was a good opportunity, they could be promoted. If there was no good opportunity, they could only be mediocre. This was the reason why heroes were born in troubled times.
"Ruyu congratulates my husband on your promotion. Today, I will personally cook for my husband."
Yan Ruyu said with a smile. Although women of high status in ancient times did not need to cook personally, she liked cooking since Ang Lee said that he liked to eat Yan Ruyu's cooking. Of course, she would only cook occasionally and would not cook often.
"Okay! It is your husband's honor to be able to eat Madam's cooking. If it's done well, there will be a reward! "
"Okay, it's a promise. I'm going to the kitchen. Grass, let's go."
Yan Ruyu took Grass and ran to the kitchen.
Ang Lee returned to his bedroom and picked up a pen and paper. Since he was going to implement the two tax laws, he naturally had to write them down clearly so that others could understand them.
The next morning, Ang Lee changed into the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue's official robes and rode a tall horse to report to the Ministry of Revenue.
The Minister of Revenue was old and would not appear in the Ministry of Revenue. The one in charge of the Ministry of Revenue's normal operations was Assistant Minister Guo Xuji. Of course, there was now an additional Assistant Minister Ang Lee.
But Ang Lee had no intention of fighting for power with Guo Xuji. He was only following Li Longji's orders to implement the two tax laws. He couldn't be bothered with other trivial matters.
"Good morning, Assistant Minister Li."
"Good morning, Assistant Minister Li!"
The moment he entered the Ministry of Revenue, many officials took the initiative to greet Ang Lee.
The officials who could survive in the Ministry of Revenue were all shrewd people. Their other abilities might not be mentioned, but the speed at which they gathered information was top-notch. Not long after Lee Long Fund said that he wanted to appoint Lee An as assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, they had already received the news and spread it throughout the entire Ministry of Revenue.
These officials naturally knew of Ang Lee's past. After all, Ang Lee had made so many contributions to the Tang dynasty that even a three-year-old child in the capital of Chang 'an would know of Ang Lee, let alone these shrewd people.
However, Ang Lee didn't know any of these subordinates. Ang Lee had always served in the army, so he only knew the highest-ranking civil officials. How could he know these low-ranking officials?
"Good, good, good. Hello, everyone. This is this official's first day, so please take care of me."
Since Ang Lee had come to the Ministry of Revenue, he naturally needed to build a good relationship with the officials. Emotional contact was essential.
"Assistant Minister Li is too polite. Please, come in."
A group of officials from the Ministry of Revenue politely invited Li An into the inner hall of the Ministry of Revenue, where an official with decent features came out to welcome him.
"Assistant Minister Li, please come in."
This was none other than Assistant Minister of Revenue Guo Xuji. Ang Lee had met him at a banquet in the Imperial Palace, but they weren't familiar with each other.
"So it was Assistant Minister Guo. This is my first time here, so I hope Assistant Minister Guo can take care of me."
Ang Lee modestly said.
"Haha! Assistant Minister Li is young and promising, and His Majesty deeply trusts you. This one should be the one asking Assistant Minister Li to take care of me. "
Guo Xuji was just as modest, even more so than Ang Lee.
"Assistant Minister Guo, there's no need for us to be so modest. His Majesty has said that he sent me to the Ministry of Revenue to implement the two tax laws. As for the other matters, he will have to trouble Assistant Minister Guo to handle."
Ang Lee explained his purpose in coming, so that Guo Xuji would not be nervous and that he was not here to seize power.
Guo Xuji and the other officials had already heard a few things, but they didn't know the specifics of the two tax laws, so they were all dumbfounded.
"Assistant Minister Li, how will the two tax laws work? How will they compare to rent?"
Guo Xuji had the highest status, so he naturally had to be the one to ask.
Ang Lee took out the draft of the two tax laws that he had spent several hours working on and handed it to the officials so that they could read it carefully.
"Taxes based on the size of the land?"
"Those who conceal the land they occupy will be punished tenfold."
"Merchants also need to pay taxes?"
"If we implement this method, the Tang dynasty will receive a great increase in taxes, but … Alas!"
After reading through Ang Lee's two tax laws, the officials immediately saw the benefits of the two tax laws. However, although the two tax laws were good, they were very difficult to implement. The nobles who owned large amounts of land were bound to do everything in their power to prevent this from happening.
"Assistant Minister Li, His Majesty has put you in charge of implementing the two tax laws, presumably because he approves of the two tax laws. But Assistant Minister Li, do you understand the difficulties of implementing the two tax laws, and the resistance you will encounter?"
Guo Xuji was a shrewd and astute man who would never offend someone for no reason. He was kindly reminding Ang Lee to be careful of the nobles' hidden arrows.
"That's right! That's right! The resistance to implementing the two tax laws will not be small. "
Almost all the officials of the Ministry of Revenue agreed. They rejoiced that the Emperor had sent Ang Lee to take charge of this matter. Otherwise, if this matter fell on their shoulders, they would have wanted to cry, but no tears would come.
"Assistant Minister Guo and the others are all correct. To implement the two tax laws is to make certain nobles cut off their meat. Of course, it will arouse dissatisfaction and resistance. However, His Majesty supports the two tax laws, and this is enough. With His Majesty's support, I am confident."
Since Ang Lee had promised Li Longji, he would do his best to accomplish this task. He would not give up halfway, nor would he be afraid.
The essence of implementing the two tax laws was fiscal and taxation reform. As long as it was a reform, it would inevitably violate the interests of certain people and encounter great resistance. But reform was for the sake of better development, and the pace of reform could not be stopped because of fear of resistance. This was a truth that had not changed for thousands of years, and no era was an exception.
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