The case of the mathematician Liu Hong is ridiculous when studied in detail. This is in line with Li Mengxi's analysis of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty did not lack talents at all. The lack of talents was the result, not the root cause.

He was so cowardly that the Han Dynasty couldn't make good use of the talent even if it was given to him.

There is no doubt that Liu Hong is a top-notch mathematical talent. This person is powerful enough to cause a dimensionality reduction blow to the corrupt bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty.

Nowadays, in the Han Dynasty, saying that corrupt officials are everywhere is a compliment, because although corrupt officials are morally corrupt, they may at least have some ability, some shrewdness, and the ability to make fake accounts without leakage. But now

The imperial court is a bunch of rubbish, so rubbish that they don't even have the ability to make false accounts.

Such a rubbish bureaucracy, in front of Liu Hong, the master of calculation, all traces of dirt are as clumsy and ridiculous as the mud pinched by a three-year-old child.

What happens when such a powerful person comes to the court? The result is that this person is captured and imprisoned.

The plan to rescue Liu Hong began.

First, Li Mengxi took all the money from the merchant house and secretly gave it to all the officials in the court.

When money is delivered, officials are not required to stand in line or help. It is enough as long as the officials remain silent and do not speak out their objections.

Afterwards, Li Mengxi and Cai Yong made detailed plans and discussed various actions.

Li Mengxi wanted to use Liu Bei's name on the platform, but after chatting with Cai Yong, he found that it was not feasible. The imperial court is not a vegetable market. Instead of sending an envoy to say that he is Liu Bei's envoy, the imperial court will receive him. He must have a certificate and a token.

This is troublesome. When he came to Luoyang, he didn't expect to encounter this situation, and he didn't want to be involved with the court at all. In addition, Li Mengxi was full of hostility towards the court. He thought it would be better not to bring Liu Bei's seal, but if he did, he would be in trouble.

Due to the secret interference of Liu Bei's political enemies, and the fact that Li Mengxi was not familiar with official affairs and did not think of the seal, this meant that he did not bring any seal at all.

Back at the merchant house, Li Mengxi called everyone together to discuss with some distress, and mentioned that he could send a fast horse back to Julu to get the seal.

Zhou Cang, who was sitting in the seat, hesitated to speak.

Zhou Cang stood up and said he had something to discuss. He called Li Mengxi aside, took out a bag of tips and gave it to Li Mengxi.

"What is this?" Li Mengxi wondered.

Zhou Cang said, "Before leaving, Duke Xuande handed me the seal. He told me to take good care of the military advisor. If we are in trouble, we can use the seal to rescue us."

Li Mengxi glanced at Zhou Cang in surprise. He wanted to say in his heart, Zhou Cang, a thick-browed and big-eyed man, is hiding something from me.

When the brocade bag was opened, it turned out to be a seal inside.

By the way, Julu is so strange. The official structure of Julu is completely different from that of the Han Dynasty. After Liu Bei appointed General Zhendong, his official seal was not used even once, and it was still 100% new.

That's it, the biggest problem has been solved. Liu Bei's official seal is here, and you can go directly to the court with the official seal.

Li Mengxi found ink pads and dyed the seal red, and printed it randomly. The mark was very clear. He only needed to write some memorials and official documents, and then cover the seal, and it was done.

Liu Bei trusted Li Mengxi too much. He gave the seal that was related to his wealth and life to Li Mengxi like a brick, just to protect Li Mengxi's safety.

The seal is not an ordinary thing. Once the seal is in Li Mengxi's hands, if Li Mengxi wants to cause trouble, he can directly use the seal to rebel in Liu Bei's name, and then he will trick Liu Bei to death.

The seal was so important. Liu Bei trusted Li Mengxi so much that he sent the seal directly.

Li Mengxi didn't realize how important the seal was. He thought it was fun and printed a few pieces of paper. When Li Mengxi went to find Cai Yong, the shopkeeper cautiously helped Li Mengxi deal with the aftermath. The shopkeeper put all the seals printed by Li Mengxi into the fire.

The fire was burned to eliminate hidden dangers.

Li Mengxi didn't know how to write memorials and official documents, so he thought of asking Cai Yong to help him write it.

When Li Mengxi arrived at Cai Yong's house with the seal, and when Li Mengxi took it out, Cai Yong picked up the seal and looked at it, then looked at the young Li Mengxi. Cai Yong looked surprised.

Cai Yong began to doubt whether Li Mengxi could be Liu Bei's son, but that's not right. One was named Liu and the other was Li. They should be godsons, Cai Yong thought.

Cai Yong completely misunderstood something and looked at Li Mengxi with a strange look.

Li Mengxi found the right person. He found the right person when he asked Cai Yong to write something. Cai Yong was suitable for this job.

While Cai Yong was writing, Li Mengxi discovered a problem. Damn it, something seemed wrong.

Although paper is easy to use, the paper alone seems too thin.

Li Mengxi thought that in addition to being a tool for recording words, paper was also a tool for communication and social interaction.

Li Mengxi thought of scrolls, envelopes, and various paper tools, and then he thought of money.

If the profit from selling the paper alone is not high enough, then make the paper into exquisite envelopes, print beautiful pictures on them, and use good sealing technology. Such an envelope is not difficult to mass-produce. An envelope can be sold for ten cents.

Not expensive?

Also, scrolls can be used for both calligraphy and painting, as well as maps. The shape of this thing is similar to an imperial edict, and it is also very useful as a formal official edict.

Li Mengxi then thought that he had to open up the market and guide consumption habits.

After the paper is sold, people will only write on the paper for a long time without realizing that they can also draw on the paper.

As paper has more uses, sales will increase significantly, which is an increase in profits.

Li Mengxi thought about advertising again. He had to find a powerful person to advertise. Of course, Cai Yong was the powerful person.

Cai Yong concentrated on writing, while Li Mengxi looked at Cai Yong thoughtfully.

After a while, Cai Yong finished writing, dried the ink and showed it to Li Mengxi. After Li Mengxi took the paper, he asked before he read it, "Senior, besides being proficient in calligraphy, is he also proficient in painting skills?"

Cai Yong smiled and said, "I know a thing or two about the rhythm of calligraphy and painting."

Li Mengxi also laughed. It would be great if Cai Yong knew how to draw. Now there are people to advertise. Li Mengxi took the opportunity to say, "I don't understand the rhythm of calligraphy and painting. Please give me some advice from my seniors in the future!"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Mengxi mentioned it casually, and Cai Yong, an honest man, took it seriously and solemnly agreed.

Li Mengxi read what Cai Yong had written. Apart from the formulaic terms, the main content of Cai Yong's writing was to say that Liu Hong was loyal and generous, and that he was by no means a person who violated the law. He begged your Majesty to forgive him.

Li Mengxi frowned when he saw it, this official document was not good.

Based on Li Mengxi's understanding of the ancient government, a Zhongliang who was involved in a corruption case was imprisoned. At this time, if someone came to rescue him and showed his intention to rescue him, he would die in prison immediately.

, dead people are the safest.

Although this trip was to save people, it must not be stated directly that it was to save people. Liu Hong would die as soon as his intention was revealed.

Li Mengxi felt that the official document had to be revised. He thought that the main message of the official document should be as follows——

In the official document, it is best to bring Liu Bei in. Liu Bei is the strongest help we can rely on now. We can use the excuse that Liu Hong is an old friend of Liu Bei. Although he is corrupt and perverts the law, it is because his family is poor. He has an old mother who is seriously ill.

He was not cured, so he was greedy for money in order to treat his old mother's illness. No matter how much money he was greedy for, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande would pay back ten times the money to the court.

Then, he said that His Majesty is wise, benevolent and righteous, and should be considerate of a loyal and filial person.

No longer traceable, Julu was aware of the court's difficulties and wanted to donate millions of wealth to the court so that the court could support poor officials like Liu Hong and prevent them from committing crimes.

Then, he proposed his intention to take Liu Hong to Julu.

It is mentioned again that Julu has been operating for a year, and has enough food and grass, and strong soldiers and horses. When the court calls, he will definitely come and answer the call. This is a silent shock.

In Li Mengxi's design, all aspects were considered.

He pretended that Liu Hong was an old friend of Liu Bei, but he was borrowing Liu Bei's name. He also said that Liu Hong was indeed corrupt and that he would retreat. Everyone knows that Liu Hong was wrongly accused, but if he went to court and said that Liu Hong was not wronged,

, is innocent, what does that mean? If he, Liu Hong, is innocent, doesn’t it mean that all the accounts he checked are true? Doesn’t it mean that someone really embezzled the state’s wealth and wrongfully accused him? Liu Hong, an innocent person, doesn’t it mean that he is the superior?

You can't escape it even from Sangong to prison?

Facts are facts and cannot be stated clearly. Once you say it, you will face the hostility of all officials. Therefore, just deal with the corruption matter.

In the reign of Emperor Ling, corruption was not a big deal. Emperor Ling himself even sold out his official position.

The official document said that Liu Bei wanted to use ten times the money to make up for Liu Hong's greedy money, just to find such a step.

Then, there is a hypothesis that Liu Hong was forced to write because he was treating his mother. Although this is nonsense, even though Cai Yong didn't know whether Liu Hong's mother was still there, it didn't matter, and no one went to find out.

Confucianism governs the country with loyalty and filial piety, and the Han Dynasty also uses loyalty and filial piety to govern the country. Liu Hongan has such a story, which is moral kidnapping. Kidnapping is not easy for the emperor or the officials to kill.

Then, if you praise Emperor Ling's benevolence and righteousness, Emperor Ling will go along with the situation.

Besides, Julu donated millions of dollars to the court to recruit poor officials. This is called political donation. Giving money is the main reason. The reason is just to find a random reason for giving money. Although one million dollars is not much, it is still a lot of money.

When it comes to the court, it is said that it is to recruit poor officials, but it is not the officials who have the final say as to who will fall on it. All officials will be the beneficiaries, so there is no reason to object.

He specifically stated that Liu Hong should be taken away in order to appease the worries of the officials. This is tantamount to telling the officials that by taking Liu Hong to Julu, the affairs of the court and the treasury will be written off in one go and will have nothing to do with Liu Hong anymore.

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Finally, saying that Julu has enough food and grass to strengthen his troops and horses, on the surface, it shows Liu Bei's desire to serve the country with fists and fists, but on the inside, it is once again reaffirming the weight of Julu with force, allowing the officials in the DPRK and China to weigh it and see if it is worth it for Liu Bei.

Hong, a small person, offended General Zhendong.

Under this strategy of combining kindness and power, handing over Liu Hong would not be a big problem. From the Ling Emperor down to the officials, they would not only gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but also gain financial benefits. If Liu Hong was killed, all the officials would offend Liu Bei, and the Ling Emperor and

Officials will no longer be able to gain money, and may also gain a bad reputation as being unsympathetic to the people.

There is a small harm in advancing, but a big benefit in retreating. If the two are weighed, Emperor Ling and the officials will inevitably retreat, and Liu Hong will be saved by this.

Li Mengxi was completely out of consideration for success. Cai Yong was an honest man. He did not understand Li Mengxi's actions. Cai Yong argued fiercely with Li Mengxi, saying that Liu Hong had never broken the law and was framed.

Li Mengxi was unmoved and insisted that it was up to Li Mengxi to save people, so Cai Yong had to agree.

For scholars like Cai Yong or Liu Hong, honor and integrity are more important than once, but life is more important.

Everything was prepared, the money was dispersed, the officials took care of everything, and the official documents were prepared. The next day, the envoy went to see Jin in the name of Zhongshan Tinghou Zhendong General Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.

Above the court, everything went as expected.

The officials collected the money privately, and they had just recently gotten a paper selling business and made a lot of money. The interests of both parties were already deep, and they were an insignificant person. Although the officials would not say good things, they would not say anything nice either.

Speak out criticism.
To be continued...