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The emperor has been living in the upper study for several nights in a row, naturally because of the urgency of government affairs.

It turns out that there have been bandits in various places recently, and the main reason is that in the famine years, many people have no means of livelihood, and they have fallen into the grass and become thieves in order to survive.

Documents from all over the country flew like snowflakes, like a reminder.

The ministers of the imperial court were also divided into two factions, and the main one believed that the imperial court should send troops to exterminate them as soon as possible, so as not to gather too many bandits and form a climate, which would be a heavy blow to the country at that time.

Others believe that efforts should be focused on disaster relief, and that as long as the people are well fed and clothed, they will never be left behind. Those who have fallen into the grass will also accept the court's recruitment.

The two sides argued on the basis of reason, and neither of them would give in. The more fierce their quarrel became, the more undecided the emperor became, and in the end he simply had a headache.

The queen was also anxious about this, but because the weather was getting colder, the prince's cough was committed again, and it seemed to be worse than in previous years.

On this day, the queen had just returned from the crown prince, and Yu Shan asked to see her.

The queen knew that she would not come here if she had nothing important. So he ordered her to be brought in.

Yu Shan wore a lotus purple dress, elegant and decent. She grew up in the palace since she was a child, and she is very familiar with various etiquette, so she behaves very steadily.

In terms of appearance, she is naturally inferior to Xiao Qingqing, but a person like her with medium appearance and a stable temperament is easier to be trusted.

After Yu Shan asked the queen for peace, she said directly: "I heard that the former dynasty was arguing about the bandits in various places, I don't know what the queen's opinion is?" ”

"Of course I know this, but the harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs, don't you know this?" The queen glanced at her and reminded.

"Of course I know, but Niangniang, if you think that if you mention a good policy, will the emperor adopt it?" Yu Shan continued unhurriedly: "The Holy Father has trouble sleeping for this matter, if Niangniang can share His Majesty's worries at this time, it will not only benefit the common people, but also raise your status in the hearts of the emperor and the ministers, wouldn't it be a good thing?" ”

Hearing her say this, the queen was naturally interested, so she sat up straight and asked, "Tell me what the plan is?" ”

"Nowadays, there are bandits everywhere, even around the capital. In my humble opinion, we should deal with the surroundings of the capital first, solve the urgent needs, and then promote it to the localities," Yu Shan said: "As we all know, most of the reason why these people are bandits is to satisfy their stomachs. In order to alleviate the disaster in the past two years, the food reserves of the imperial court have been insufficient, so it is better to let those people with many fiefdoms in the capital donate one-third and part of the land of the stored grain, and the imperial court can give relevant rewards, or officials or knights, presumably most people are also happy to do so. The food is then used for relief and land is rented to the hungry. If this method is implemented well in Gyeonggi, it can naturally be extended to the local community. ”

The queen listened to her words, and said after a long silence: "It sounds feasible, this method of exchanging land and grain for officials has existed since ancient times, and if it is used in this dynasty, it is not excessive." ”

"Yes! In this way, those who were robbers due to hunger and cold could be brought over, and if there were still bandits who refused to surrender, then sending troops to attack would not cause public anger. Yu Shan added.

"I didn't think you really had a good idea." The queen nodded approvingly: "If this can be done, I will not forget your credit." ”

"If other concubines say this, it will naturally be excessive, but the queen mother is different, you and Your Majesty husband and wife should share the worries, and you are the mother of the world, and you are naturally worried about the suffering of the people. This move will be praised by 10,000 people and remembered by 100 generations. The name of your generation of virtuous queens will also be achieved because of this, and at that time, even the saint will have to respect you for three points, how can Concubine Zeng Li be able to shake it? ”

The queen was already seven or eight points motivated, and as soon as she said this, she immediately decided: "I will go and offer a speech to Your Majesty!" ”

The emperor had just taken medicine at this time, and the queen's arrival made him a little impatient.

"Didn't the queen come to see me early? Why is it here again? The emperor pressed his temple and said, "I am very busy here, and I have a lot of notes to review. ”

The queen then told the emperor about Yu Shan's strategy, and sure enough, the emperor was very happy after hearing it, and said: "The queen's method sounds good, and the feasibility is also very high. I will ask the relevant ministers to enter the court to discuss and discuss a detailed rule! ”

"Your Majesty, you just took the medicine, so let's rest for a while!" The queen said with concern, "Nothing is as important as your dragon body. ”

"Haha, with this good method, my illness has been cured!" The emperor laughed and said, "Queen, I didn't expect you to have such a mind, you are really my virtuous helper!" ”

When the queen heard the emperor praise herself like this, tears of emotion were about to fall. Once upon a time, the emperor was only cold and perfunctory to her.

"The concubine is going to stew a bowl of mutton soup for you, it's cold today, so you should make up for some mutton." Queen's Road.

"When you say that, I really feel hungry." The emperor smiled and said, "Then there is Empress Lao." ”

"Your Majesty, you are too polite, this is my responsibility." The queen only felt as if she was twenty years younger, and went down to stew soup with light steps.

Because of the success of the plan, the queen regained the honor of the lord of the six palaces, although she didn't say it, she was very grateful to Yu Shan in her heart.

After dinner, the crown princess Xiao Qingqing came to greet her as usual.

Originally, the relationship between her and the queen's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very harmonious, but recently there have been some differences.

In fact, since the last time Xiao Qingqing objected to the queen's arrangement for Wei Lanqi to go to the emperor to flatter, the queen had already been unhappy.

And a few days ago, Xiao Qingqing also advised the queen because the emperor favored the palace maid arranged by the queen to Cuiming Palace.

The general idea is that as a queen, the most important thing is to stand upright, the so-called evil is invincible, and others can't shake it even if they have bad intentions.

But the queen felt very harsh when she heard it, she felt that the reason why she was passive now was because she had no quarrel with the world before.

And the reason why someone always offends themselves is not because they are not sitting properly as a queen, but because the position of queen itself is coveted.

Therefore, the queen looked at Xiao Qingqing more and more unpleasantly, felt that she was inseparable from herself, and could not understand her hard work at all, and also thought that she was shallow and not atmospheric enough.

She has such a thought, no matter what Xiao Qingqing says in the future, she always feels that there is something in the words, and she often seems impatient without saying a word.

This time was no exception, she was on the rise, but when Xiao Qingqing came, the queen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.