After Liu An exposed the notice, he did not leave.

Instead, he looked at the crowds who were surrounding him and said:

"Friends! I think you all know the meaning of the court. This year, you pay 50% more taxes than in previous years! You don't want to do it, and you don't want to do it either!

Anchu was appointed as the county magistrate of Zhuo County, repairing reservoirs, building windmills, and digging water canals, which led to a bumper harvest this year. And if only one person was installed, it would be impossible to achieve this year!

It is a reservoir dug inch by the villagers with their hands, and it is the soil picked up by the villagers with their legs and loads. It is the most difficult time to get through it! The harvest that has been brought about by such hard work, the court's words have put you in a more difficult situation.

Are you satisfied! Are you willing to give up!

An unveiled this notice today to tell the villagers that An would not compromise on this and would continue to deal with the court.

If the world does not fulfill its wishes and cannot change the holy will, then the seal on An's waist will be returned to the court!!"

After expressing his opinion passionately, Liu An bowed to the people from all over the world, and, under the escort of his personal guards, went straight to the guardian's mansion.

After the initial dazed, the people also reacted and walked forward to stop Liu An, and even spoke loudly:

"The county magistrate cannot do this!"

"We are originally untouchables, how can we implicate the county magistrate?"

"The county master is confused!"

"If you lose your official position, what should I do!"

"Yes! It's hard to meet a virtuous and honest official like County Master. County Master, don't leave me behind!"

Such shouts of dissuasion were heard one after another. Fortunately, Liu An brought many personal guards, and his personal guards stopped him, so Liu An would not be stopped by the people at the city gate.

There are also women with rich emotions or old men and women who are prone to sadness. They did not come forward or shout, but just stayed there and looked at Liu An's figure and shed tears silently.

In decades, no county magistrate has ever done this for them. How can they not be moved?

Liu An came all the way to the Shouxiang Mansion. At this time, Lu Qian had already received news from his subordinates and learned about what happened at the city gate. He knew that his subordinates would come and take him directly to the study.

So Liu An met Lu Qian unimpeded along the way.

In the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion Lu Qian.

Lu Qian sat leisurely behind the desk. There was a small miniature brazier on the desk. There was a bronze beast-eared cauldron above the brazier. The water in the kettle was almost boiling.

Liu An entered the study room and after performing the ceremony, he immediately apologized to Lu Qian and asked him to punish himself for revealing the notice without authorization.

But Lu Qian waved his hand and signaled Liu An to sit down first.

Liu An could only temporarily place the notice next to the desk, tidy up his clothes and sit opposite Lu Qian with a tight kneeling.

Lu Qian picked up the tea cakes prepared in advance, crushed them little by little from the edge, and slowly put the finely divided tea grains into the kettle and cooked them.

There was no tea that could be directly brewed with boiling water in the Han Dynasty. Before the Western Han Dynasty, people even cooked raw tea.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the tea cake technology appeared, people gradually developed the habit of either eating tea cakes directly or putting tea cakes in boiling water and then drinking tea soup.

After the tea soup was cooked, Lu Qian poured a cup of tea for himself and Liu An, and then slowly said:

"Zeng Zi said, "Cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and pacify the world. Can you tell me the meaning of your good brother?"

Although Liu An did not understand why Lu Qian suddenly mentioned this, he knew that this sentence came from "The Great Learning". When he was in Jiuyuan, he had carefully studied this Confucian classic and replied truthfully:

"This sentence comes from the Great Learning, and the original words are: "In ancient times, those who want to enlighten the world, first govern the country; those who want to govern the country, first govern the family; if they want to govern the country... they can cultivate themselves and then consolidate the family, and then govern the country, and then govern the country and then govern the world. This is what is called self-cultivation, management of the family, govern the country, and pacify the world." (The original n-word is omitted here)

"Since my brother knows it, sit down and drink some tea with my brother fools." Lu Qian looked at Liu An with a little meaning.

Liu An's thoughts quickly changed and his intelligence rose to the post-80s. His thinking was much broader than before. After thinking for a little, he understood what Lu Qian meant.

Liu An stood up, gave a deep gift to Lu Qian, and said with a teaching look on his face:

"Thank you brother for your advice. However, An is in his prime. If even An is afraid of his hands and feet, dare not ask for his orders for the people and make decisions for the people, who else in the world dares to stand up?"

When Lu Qian heard this, he shook his head regretfully: "Stay the green mountains here, don't be afraid of burning firewood. Brother, you are too anxious! It should be noted that you anger the emperor. Not only will your official position, but your life will be difficult to save. If your life is lost, how can you talk about saving the people from water and fire?"

Liu An understood what Lu Qian meant, because he was worried that he would be too radical and lose his life.

But this was Jia Xu's plan, and Liu An believed that Jia Xu would not let the situation get out of control.

Therefore, I could only act generously and said to Lu Qian: "I already know the kindness of my brother. However, for the country and the people, I have lost my head but I have a big scar. I will be a hero again in 18 years! I will never regret what I did today!"

"You!" Lu Qian was a little angry. He admitted that he had misunderstood. Unexpectedly, Liu An was such a stubborn master.

Lu Qian pointed at Liu An, and the two confronted each other for a moment. Seeing that Liu An had no intention of compromise, Lu Qian waved his hand and sighed:

"Forget it. What's going on next?"

Liu An then told him about the next plan to be implemented. After listening to it, Lu Qian was sure that he would not involve himself, and was willing to cooperate with Liu An.

Afterwards, Liu An sent someone to send a message to the county magistrates of Zhuo County, informing him of his preparation for writing to the court to request the revocation of the increase in taxes and grains.

The measure Liu An took was to replace the tax and grain of the people of Zhuo County with money, hoping that the court could allow it.

Of course, Liu An also made it clear to Lu Qian and the county magistrates.

As for how county magistrates choose, it is their own business.

Liu Anhui waited for two days to wait for them to make a choice, whether to join him or to treat him as if he had no idea, and ignored the court and added more taxes to the counties under his jurisdiction.

Anyway, Liu An told them that he did not leave them and wrote to the court alone.

No matter what the result is, you have to be responsible for the fate you choose.

Even if Liu An, like Jia Xu's plan, wins the hearts of the people and benefits, it is understandable.

Two days passed in a flash, and as Liu An expected, no one was willing to write a letter with him.

So Liu An handed over the books and silks written in advance, and connected his waist to his personal guards, and asked him to send them to Luoyang day and night to Lu Zhi.

As a member of the Shangshutai, Lu Zhi was obliged to receive memorials from local governments.

Liu An and him are fellow townsmen and are familiar with each other. It would be best to hand over the books and silk to him.

When Lu Zhi received Liu An's memorial, he took it to the Secretariat the next day. He originally wanted to submit a memorial when he met the emperor in private. After all, the eunuchs would not know which direction they were going when they intervened.

But as soon as he arrived at the Shangshu Deck, Zhao Zhong saw the books and silk in his hand and immediately asked what it was.

Zhao Zhong is Lu Zhi's boss, and Lu Zhi is also a straightforward person. He is not good at lying, so he has no choice but to tell the truth.
Chapter completed!