Chapter 185 Xiao He's First Court Show
After listening to Chunyu Yue's words, not only Ying Yuan, but even the other court officials were stunned for a long time.

When did Chunyu Yue become an honest official who pleads for the people?
Ying Yuan blinked even harder.

I have become a villain without knowing it?

Or is it the kind that "stands against the people" and is unforgivable?
Oh my god, if Ying Yuan didn’t know clearly what he had done, he would probably break out in a cold sweat right now.

But Ying Yuan, who knew clearly what his policy had done, just looked at Chunyu Yue with a smile on his face.

Who isn't a fun person?
He wanted to have fun, too.

As for going up to face off?
Oh, do you really think that Ying Yuan is a lonely man?
Just like that, with a shout of “Doctor Chunyu, this is wrong!”, Xiao He, the head of the Nine Ministers of the Qin Dynasty, stood up.

At this moment, Xiao He was no longer the playful guy he usually was in the young master's mansion.

Dressed in a neat official uniform, he first bowed politely to Ying Yuan, then turned to look at Chunyu Yue and spoke loudly.

"Doctor Chunyu just said that the salt and iron monopoly established by the prince is an act of competing with the people for profits and arousing public anger."

"In Xiao He's opinion, this statement is really ridiculous and totally wrong!"

As soon as Xiao He said this, all the officials in the court looked at him as if he were a madman.

Oh my god, is this guy so fierce?

You know, even though Chunyu Yue was not well-received by Ying Yuan, he was still a leading figure in Confucianism.

At the same time, the Chunyu family was a large family that passed down poetry and literature.

Even though the Feng family has a number of other aristocratic families fighting for some small benefits, in fact, the Chunyu family still has the final say in their hometown.

It's just that people find a name of "poetry and literature passed down from generation to generation" to cover themselves up, and at the same time pay attention to maintaining their own reputation.

In terms of strength and background, the Chunyu family is not inferior to ordinary families.

But on the other hand, although Xiao He was promoted by Gongzi Yuan from the position of chief clerk of Pei County to the position of Fengchang, the head of the Nine Ministers.

But in reality, no one thought that Xiao He could hold on to this position.

According to everyone's opinion, you, a person who has risen to the top quickly, should just stay quiet for a few years.

Once I become familiar with the work and the process, I will think about starting to do something.

As a result, Xiao He actually faced off against Chunyu Yue?
You know, Chunyu Yue is a doctor!

Although the so-called doctor of Daqin is actually just an honorary consultant title without real power.

But precisely because of this, anyone who can obtain this title must have real knowledge.

To put it bluntly, a doctor is someone who has read a lot of books!

What happened? A petty official from Pei County who knew nothing stood up and pointed fingers at the doctor Chunyu Yue?
Good boy! All the court officials realized decisively that they would also have fun today.

Tsk tsk, this is not just a struggle between factions and interests, it is also a struggle between the old and the new.

Fight and make trouble, we want to see rivers of blood!!

And if Feng Jie hadn't been pinching his thigh tightly, he would have laughed out loud right now.

Can't laugh!
It's rare to see a stubborn fool stand out and attract fire, but I can't draw attention to myself again!
The one who was the most excited and angry was naturally Chunyu Yue. He pointed at his nose with a look of disbelief on his face.

"You...you...you are a young boy who was born as a petty official, and you actually said that I was totally wrong?"

Chunyu Yue was so angry that he couldn't speak clearly.

You know, Chunyu Yue was a famous scholar in the past.

Even Prince Fusu, the most famous prince of the Qin Dynasty, was a disciple of Chunyu Yue, and was taught by him to behave like a gentleman.

Who in the world doesn't know about Prince Fusu's reputation for benevolence?

As a result, a man who was born as a minor official suddenly appeared and started to give him orders. Isn't this just looking down on him?

And looking down on him is more painful than killing him!
But, whether Chunyu Yue was in pain or not, Ying Yuan didn't care, he only cared about Xiao He hurrying up. He also wanted to see the blood flow like a river!
In addition, he also knew that this was actually Xiao He's stage to show himself.

All you have to do is watch and give applause at the right time, that's enough!
Xiao He was indeed a man of great courage. Facing such a scene, he was not afraid of danger. Instead, he walked to the center of the hall with a calm face and said frankly.

"No matter how well Dr. Chunyu studies Confucianism, it has nothing to do with the government affairs of the Great Qin Dynasty!"

"If that's the case, then it's not surprising that there are occasional mistakes!"

"But since Dr. Chunyu is concerned about national policy, Xiao He, as the Minister of State, would not mind coming out to confront Dr. Chunyu face to face."

"First of all, Xiao He has a question, please answer it, Dr. Chunyu!"

"Please speak, Xiao Fengchang, and I will answer you!"

Chun Yu Yue snorted coldly and spoke reluctantly.

It’s no wonder he said that, because he just realized it.

He had actually broken the rules by calling you "you little brat" just now.

Xiao He was Fengchang, and his rank was much higher than that of a doctor like him.

As a result, he called him a "young boy" at the court meeting. If the other party found a sore spot and attacked him, he would have to admit defeat.

But he didn't know that Ying Yuan didn't care about such a small matter at all.

In other words, these little things are actually recorded in an account book and will be settled together when the time comes.

Look, Xiao He handled the situation quite well.

"Xiao He would like to ask, Doctor Chunyu, do you know what the normal price of salt sold in the market was three days ago?"

When this question was asked, Chunyu Yue was confused.

Salt price?

He, Chunyu Yue, is the head of the Chunyu family, a great scholar of the Qin Dynasty, the teacher of Prince Fusu, and a great scholar of the modern era...

How could he know the price of salt?

He had never even been into the kitchen, how could he know such a thing?

However, Chunyu Yue did not think it was his fault. In his opinion, Xiao He was just being unreasonable.

If this kind of question is raised in the court, it would be nothing but nonsense.

He could choose not to answer, but Grand Minister of Agriculture Yang Ye could not just stand by and watch.

There must be reasons why other people don't know, but if even he doesn't know, then it doesn't matter which side wins afterwards.

I'm afraid that by then everyone will get into trouble.

Therefore, he could only answer in a deep voice: "As far as I know, it should be three coins per pound!"

Xiao He nodded to the Grand Minister of Agriculture Yang Ye who had spoken: "The Grand Minister of Agriculture is indeed very discerning."

"Then, my colleagues, do you know the price of salt today?"

Everyone was not stupid at this time and they immediately understood that the problem was most likely the price of salt.

Therefore, Xiao He did not expect them to answer, but gave the result with a smile.

"Today's salt price is one pound of refined salt for one big buck!"

"impossible!"

Chunyu Yue was furious at that time!
How could this be possible!

(End of this chapter)