"The Empress Dowager has arrived!" As soon as Wu Yue's words fell, the deacon eunuch standing at the gate of the palace shouted in.

Wu Yue hurriedly stood up and walked quickly to the gate of the palace, and Ao Bai also hurriedly followed Wu Yue.

"Congratulations to the Imperial Grandmother (Old Ancestor)! The Imperial Grandmother (Old Ancestor) is auspicious! Wu Yue, as well as Ao Bai, who was standing behind him, knelt down towards Xiaozhuang, who walked in slowly. ，

"The emperor is exempt from courtesy!" Hyo-joo said with a smile and walked in.

"Ao Bai is also here, get up." Xiaozhuang walked in front of Ao Bai, bowed slightly, and wanted to support him.

Aobai's expression changed slightly, and he did not stand up, but in Xiaozhuang's hand, he really held his arm, and then got up.

Xiaozhuang's face was not moved in the slightest, until he saw Ao Bai standing up straight, then he took his hand back and turned around and walked towards the seat not far away.

Wu Yue saw the secret battle between Xiaozhuang and Aobai completely in his eyes, and finally looked straight at Xiaozhuang.

After Xiaozhuang sat down, he waved his hand at Wu Yue, motioning for him to sit next to him, and then looked at Ao Bai with a sideways face.

"Ao Zhongtang, this palace came to see the emperor, didn't disturb you, right?" Xiaozhuang said with a smile.

Ao Bai bowed towards Xiaozhuang and clenched his fists, and responded, "No." The old slave and the emperor have already discussed the government affairs. ”

Xiaozhuang smiled mildly and nodded, "That's good." When the main palace came in just now, I saw that Sukh Saha outside was tied up and sturdy, what happened? ”

Wu Yue was about to speak, but he was intercepted by Aobai, "Back to the old ancestor, Suke Saha was suspected of Enke fraud, and the old slave detained him and wanted to hand it over to the Criminal Department for questioning. ”

"Oh, I see. The main palace has no intention of participating in the affairs of the court. Xuanye, Aobai, this palace hopes that you can handle the affairs of the court with your heart, and keep the huge family business left by the ancestors and ancestors of the Qing Dynasty and us! Xiaozhuang said in a deep voice.

Xuan Ye nodded, and Ao Bai bowed deeply towards Xiaozhuang with a cautious face, and said in a deep voice, "Ancestor, rest assured, the old slave will do his best to assist the emperor and govern my Qing Dynasty in an orderly manner." ”

"This is something that this palace has never doubted." Xiaozhuang smiled and nodded towards Aobai.

"The old slave is grateful!" As he spoke, his body slowly bowed to Xiaozhuang.

"Hurry up!" Xiaozhuang still smiled and said to Aobai.

Ao Bai slowly got up and bowed slightly towards Wu Yue and Xiaozhuang again.

"The emperor, the old ancestor, and the old slave still have important things to do, so they will go on an errand first." Ao Bai said respectfully.

Wu Yue bowed slightly, "Ao Zhongtang should pay attention to his body, the affairs of the court are not overnight, you need to take your time." Don't be in a hurry. ”

"Old slave Xie Emperor Longen." Ao bowed down to thank him, and then slowly retreated under the signal of Xiaozhuang.

A few minutes after Ao Bai withdrew from the Qianqing Palace, Xiaozhuang's face relaxed, and he turned to look at Wu Yue.

"Are you worried that Ao Bai will suddenly attack you?" Xiaozhuang's face was full of seriousness.

Wu Yue smiled bitterly and nodded.

"After all, there has already been a precedent, and I don't want this time, so I will follow his wishes and stop the Enko matter. After all, this time, Enko has put a lot of effort into it. Wu Yue responded.

Hyo-joon nodded.

"I've heard about the Enko Elector, too."

"This palace knows that you have put a lot of effort into this selection. A group of useful talents were secretly selected for the imperial court. But there is one thing, this palace wants you to think clearly, in the batch of moves you choose, you must first look at character, and then look at ability. This palace does not want these acts that you have worked so hard to choose will become a stumbling block for you in the future. Xiaozhuang said with a solemn face.

Wu Yue nodded, "I also thought of this." It has been arranged for Sandezi to find out these people. There won't be any problems. ”

Hearing this, Xiaozhuang smiled and nodded.

"Hongu believes in you."

"Did Ao Bai behave abnormally just now?" Xiaozhuang turned sideways, picked up the teacup on the tea table next to him, took a sip of the bottom oil, and asked.

Wu Yue knew Xiaozhuang's intentions and shook his head, "It's normal, although it's a little overbearing, but this matter is something that only he can help me do, so I just put up with it." ”

Xiaozhuang immediately raised his eyebrows, turned his face slightly, and looked at Wu Yue.

"Is Sukh Saha really threatening you? And the threat is greater than that of Aobai? "Xiaozhuang has been secretly sending people to investigate Suke Saha for a while, but he didn't find much of a problem, so he frowned and asked.

Wu Yue nodded cautiously.

"Sukh Sahanai is a man of letters, and the darkness in his heart is far from being comparable to that of Aobai. During his time as an auxiliary minister, at a very fast speed, relying on the power of the court, a large amount of fertile land was encircled by him and distributed to his own people. As a result, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people have been forced to leave their hometowns and become displaced people without arable land. The young and powerful were taken in by the reactionary organizations lurking in the people for their own use and confronted the imperial court. When the old and weak women and children were in exile, they died in a foreign land, or were bought and sold by some adulterers. What's more, it is easy to eat! ”

When Xiaozhuang heard this, his eyes instantly widened. But after a moment, he shook his head.

"The reason why the first emperor promulgated the holy decree of enclosure was also the need of the actual situation at that time, and there was no way. At that time, the Manchu nobles were not accustomed to the life of the Central Plains and clamored to meet the grassland. But at that time, once they withdrew from the Beijing division, the troops in Beijing would be empty, and at that time, the rebel forces were extremely rampant, and once these people left, then the Qing court was in danger. So it's a last resort. Xiaozhuang said in a deep voice.

Wu Yue nodded, "I don't mean to blame Emperor Ama, it's just that in the current situation, the policy of enclosing land is no longer suitable for the imperial court." ”

"So you take Sukh Saha to declare war on these Manchu nobles who have enclosed the land?" Xiaozhuang frowned slightly and asked.

Wu Yue responded, "This is also a matter of no choice, among the current courts, the two people with the most enclosures are Ao Bai and Suke Saha." ”

"I must design, let Aobai clean up Sukh Saha, and then make a move, take Aobai in one fell swoop, and then ask the two in the name of enclosure. In this way, the imperial power is not only unified, but also can deter those courtiers, so that they can return all the enclosed land to the common people. ”

"For these courtiers in Beijing, the matter of enclosure is not too big. I dare to assert that these courtiers in the court dare to circle 500 acres, and the full officials in those places dare to circle 5,000 acres! ”

"Only by suppressing this wind of land enclosure and returning the land to the people can the people feel a little bit of security and let them see hope."

"Only by letting them see hope can they calm down a little. Pick up the pieces and buy time for my future. Wu Yue continued with a serious face.