Changle Palace.
The turmoil on the Grasslands and the earth-shaking upheavals ten thousand miles away seemed never to reach this place. This was the political center of All Xia, drawing everyone's gaze at every moment.
Liu Ying sat upright in the seat of honor, listening attentively beside Luo Xin. Luo Xin was guiding him through affairs of state almost hand in hand. "Your Majesty, you need not master everything. You only need to judge whether something is wrong.
"I will certainly depart before you.
"My Third Brother and fifth brother probably cannot assist you for long either. You must mature as soon as possible."
Liu Ying answered earnestly, "Father Chancellor, I will learn diligently from you. I will preserve the peaceful world that Mother and you have built."
Luo Xin smiled. "Your Majesty is a benevolent ruler. Emperor Gao and Empress Gao have already smoothed the road of the realm for you. What is needed now is precisely a ruler like you, willing to let the people rest and recover. What we most fear is a ruler hungry for grand achievements and glory. You will be one of the Sage Kings of your age."
Delighted by Luo Xin's praise, Liu Ying picked up a bundle of bamboo slips and unrolled it. His brows immediately drew together slightly, and he asked with some curiosity, "Father Chancellor, there is something I have always wondered about. Since the days of the Zhou State, the states have forbidden private minting. Why does our Great Han allow it?
"Many ministers say that allowing private minting only benefits the powerful and wealthy and harms the state and court. But I know you personally established this policy. You could not have made a mistake, yet I cannot unravel it however much I think. Please clear up my