In the face of the letter from the crown prince and the old ministers, Di Renchen did not have any reaction for a while.

He neither affirmed nor denied it, and after receiving the letter, it seemed that the matter had just settled down, and there was no answer.

"Is this a 'stay in the middle of the country'?" Crown Prince Emperor Hedong asked worriedly, "Father, the emperor, ...... After all, do you still approve of the second brother's approach?"

Zhang Guozhong shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Highness, rest assured, Your Majesty's attitude is actually very clear. ”

"Understood, Guozhong has to teach me!"

"Your Highness, changing the law is the biggest national policy today, and there should be no objection to this, whether you, the second prince or His Majesty himself, right?"

"Of course," said Di Hedong affirmed, "although how to do it exactly? Who will benefit? These can be discussed separately. However, Great Xia has lasted for thousands of years and accumulated a large number of problems, and it is indeed necessary to change the law and rectify it, so that the country can regain its vigor!"

"Since we affirm this, then we can naturally be sure that Your Majesty is in favor of changing the law. It's nothing more than whether his attitude is radical or steady, that's all, right?"

"That's right. ”

Zhang Guozhong smiled: "Your Highness, if Your Majesty supports the radical approach of the second prince, then he should directly reply to your letter, saying something like 'At the beginning of treatment, you should use fierce medicine', right?"

Di Hedong pondered for a moment and said, "But if he supports me, why doesn't he reply with something like 'good rain should be in time'?"

Seeing that he also had his own analysis, Zhang Guozhong was not worried or unhappy because of the disagreement, but smiled with satisfaction: "What Your Highness said is extremely true! If it is only from the point of view of the reply, it is a common practice for Your Majesty to 'stay in the middle and not send it' -- he does not approve of your letter, but he also feels that it should not be criticized, so he simply pretends not to see it and vaguely forgets about it." ”

He changed his words and said, "But, do you think Your Majesty knows the voice of the people in the Gyeonggi area during this time?"

Emperor Hedong said with certainty: "He must know! Taizu admonished in those days, 'Knowing the hearts of the people, understanding the hearts of the people, and conforming to the hearts of the people, you are the Son of Heaven.' Father and Emperor are no exception. As far as I know, there are at least hundreds of officials in this Gyeonggi land who are responsible for collecting the voices of the people for him. Not to mention the Wind Patrols...... I or Luo Nan may not be able to understand all the voices of the people, but he must understand them all!"

Zhang Guozhong smiled slightly: "In that case, does Your Majesty know the people's reaction to the matter of you and your old ministers writing a letter?"

Di Hedong nodded: "He must know." ”

As he spoke, he was stunned for a moment, realizing the problem himself, frowning and falling into deep thought.

After a moment, he smiled.

"I understand! Guozhong, you are right! My father's failure to reply to our petition was not because he rejected our suggestion, but because he was using public opinion to exert pressure on Luonan and them! As soon as we submitted the letter, the people immediately supported it, and the voices of applause could be heard everywhere. It's impossible for Luo Nan not to know about these things! So even if the father doesn't answer, the pressure has already reached Luo Nan's side - the father just doesn't want Luo Nan to put too much pressure!"

As he spoke, his face beamed with excitement, rejoicing that he had succeeded in guessing his father's meaning.

Zhang Guozhong was also smiling, satisfied with the smooth progress of the plan.

He didn't think that the matter of competing for the dominance of the law change could be achieved overnight, but Di Hedong, as the crown prince, had a great advantage in itself. As long as he firmly occupies a place in the reform of the law and establishes a positive image, the Son of Heaven, the ministers and the people will naturally appreciate him.

In fact, it is not so important who will lead the matter of changing the law. The important thing is that through this incident, which of the two princes can be recognized by everyone?

After all, the throne on the Jinluan Hall can only accommodate one person to sit on!

Pan Long had dinner on the street, returned to Cangyuan's mansion, and not long after he sat down, Cangyuan came.

"Brother Pan, how are you doing these days?" Cang Yuan greeted with a warm smile, as if they had a good relationship with each other.

Pan Long didn't believe in his enthusiasm - if he was a Northerner, maybe everyone would really have a few words and a drink, and they would become friends. But Cangyuan is a person with deep thoughts, he may think that you are a good person, and he may have some kindness to you, but ...... And that's about it.

It is by no means easy to be regarded as a friend by Cangyuan, or even to have a good relationship.

According to Pan Long's view, Cang Yuan is humble on the outside but arrogant on the inside, even if you have a life-saving grace for him, he may repay it with his life, but he will never think that you are his friend because of this.

In the whole world, the only person who is qualified to be his friend may be Di Luonan for the time being.

But as the so-called "stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person", Cangyuan's attitude is warm and friendly, of course Pan Long will not be evil, he smiled and said two sentences, also showing his kindness.

The two sides said a few words, and Cangyuan talked about changing the law.

"The matter of changing the law is now full of twists and turns. Cang Yuan said bitterly, "Recently, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the old ministers have written a letter, saying that the matter of checking property should be slowed down and restored to the previous practice-alas! How can the property of those high-ranking and big families be easily cleared? Finally, under the pretext of tracking down the remnants of a hundred families, a gap has been made in their wall, and it is time to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand this gap! If it slows down now, let them plug the gap, and in the future, it will be difficult to make a careful inventory like now!"

Pan Long nodded slightly, agreeing with his statement, and asked, "But as far as I heard, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't seem to have reacted to these letters. That should be the meaning of the so-called 'stay in the middle and not send it', right?"

Cang Yuan sighed: "I don't want to say anything, although I don't agree with the opinion, I don't want to criticize, so I won't say anything for the time being." If there is no reaction from the people to this matter, and it is just discussed in the temple, it is indeed considered to be left behind. But nowadays...... Brother Pan has been walking among the people for many years, so he should have a good understanding of the opinions of the people, right? What do you think of the people's attitude towards the change of the law during this period?"

Pan Long was silent for a moment, thought about it for a while, and asked rhetorically: "Which 'folk' are you asking?"

Cang Yuan was slightly stunned, then his eyes lit up, and his voice was a little louder: "Brother, please talk about it in detail!"

"Over the years, I have seen two 'folk'. Pan Long said, "A folk, facing the loess with his back to the sky, works hard every day, and rarely rests for a few days throughout the year." The money earned is only to support the family, and once there is a natural or man-made disaster, it will be starving at the least, and the family will be ruined at worst. In general, the attitude of the people towards the change of the law is supportive, especially during this period, the inspection officials often go to check the high-ranking households, and also find out many corrupt and perverted the law, and severely punish them...... Let me say something very polite, for this people, as long as the powerful and rich people are unlucky, they are happy. If it could lighten some of their burdens, they would be even more happy. ”

He smiled and said, "This year, because of the severe cold in late spring, the farmland was seriously damaged, and a large amount of money and grain were needed for disaster relief in various places. Most of the granaries of the corrupt families who were raided by the inspection officials were used by the local government for disaster relief, and the people were very happy about this. ”

Cang Yuan smiled, smiling with satisfaction on his face.

"Good! great!" he said with relief, "to be able to do this for the benefit of the people, it is not in vain for me and Brother Luonan to work hard!"

Looking at the look of exhaustion on his face that could not be concealed, Pan Long sighed in his heart.

(Hard? You're really hard.) But Dilonan ...... Judging from the last time we met, I don't think he can talk about any "hardship" at all!)

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