Often the transfer of power will inevitably cause personnel changes, not to mention that between He Ye and Empress Dowager Wei, the two old and new rulers, political views are fundamentally contradictory to each other, and the reform of the official system has kicked off, followed by a group of officials who will inevitably be eliminated one after another, and many scholars from poor families will usher in the opportunity to enter the office, and for many high-ranking families, it is also expected to strive for greater political interests.

At this time, the old order will be disrupted, and new interests will be entangled between the various factions, and those who have different desires will weigh the advantages and disadvantages, and it is unlikely that they will unite to resist the reform of the tax law, because they will all worry that the three fires of the Son of Heaven will burn on their heads, and no one will be willing to be eliminated and replaced.

The implementation of the new policy has been successful in Jinshuo, Yanzhao and other places, and the positive effect on the social and people's livelihood is clear at a glance, which makes the past neutrals such as Jing Zhaoxiao and Yuan have no excuse to question the inadequacy of the new policy, and the big families in the land of Jinshuo, they have already gained political benefits due to the reform of the tax law, and they have naturally stood in the camp, of course they will support the reform of the imperial court, otherwise the original sacrifice will not be in vain?

For example, orthodox factions like Feng Jizheng, no matter how many of them are actually fame and reputation seekers, but it is an indisputable fact that they pay more attention to their reputation than Xiao, Yuan, Li and other prominent people, and they will not openly refute the decrees that are beneficial to the country and the people, at least on the surface.

Of course, superficial approval is not equal to actual obedience, He Ye announced the reform of the tax law at this time, and he was indeed very sure that it would be approved by the palace council and let this decree be promulgated smoothly, but it was not so easy to achieve the goal.

This is equivalent to a small number of people headed by the Son of Heaven having to play a game with huge interest groups, and the slightest mistake in determination and deployment is very likely to lead to the complete failure of the law change.

He Ye's move was very dangerous, but it did take advantage of the opportunity.

Because if we wait until the personnel of the court are re-stabilized and interest groups demarcate camps, although the monarch's power can be stabilized, the new order has been laid, and then it will undoubtedly be more difficult to change the law.

Moreover, it is very likely to evolve into a direct confrontation between the descendants who support the reform of the law and interest groups, so that the Son of Heaven is conducive to the good governance of the world and the restoration of prosperity, which is distorted by public opinion into the fallacy of favoring relatives and excluding dissidents.

When He Zhan came to his senses, Lu Li also quickly judged the interests clearly, out of the overall situation that is beneficial to the society, it is imperative to reform the tax law, and once the law is changed, the party members led by the Empress Dowager Wei will of course seize the opportunity to make a rebellion, in order to make a comeback, so He Ye in order to make the new policy smoothly, he must eradicate the Queen Mother's party and make an example, which is an opportunity that cannot be missed in order to retry Pei Zheng's case.

Thinking of this, Lu Li glanced at He Zhan quickly, and when he saw him bowing his head slightly, he obviously realized the key.

Therefore, Lu Li also expressed his second, vowing to do his best to support it.

He Ye saw that there was no objection from his left and right arm, so he looked at Eleven Niang.

saw her frowning and drooping her eyelids, with a thoughtful look.

"The queen still has concerns?" He Ye asked.

Shi Niang woke up like a dream, but instantly relaxed her brows: "I'm already thinking about where to start once the law is promulgated." ”

This means that there is no objection.

He Ye saw that the queen was so positive, swept away the worries of the past few days, as if he had returned to the high-spirited and high-spirited state when he was in the palace, he suddenly felt that the depression in his heart was also slightly relaxed, he was a little glad that this step was really not in vain, Shi Niang was not an ordinary woman, he originally did not want to limit her talents, confined her to the harem, and dealt with those trivial trivialities, but because he was anxious to let her recuperate her body, and then give birth to more children for him, he ignored her wishes, and also made Shi Niang misunderstand him.

Fortunately, such misunderstandings have not accumulated more and more, as long as he works harder and insists on getting closer to her, one day, he will completely dispel the scruples in Shi Niang's heart, gain her trust, and eliminate the estrangement and suspicion between each other.

"Reform the tax law, will definitely cause a shock to the government and the opposition, although I am unswerving, but I also understand that this matter is difficult to achieve overnight, it does need to be planned and deployed, step by step, but the queen does not have the time to make plans at the moment, you have to follow me to the Lin De Palace." But he said to He Zhan and Lu Li: "The two Aiqing can stay here, discuss the various things that need to be paid attention to in the law change first, and then negotiate the details with the two of them when I and the queen return." ”

After speaking, he got up and went to the inner hall, but he deliberately slowed down and waited for Eleven Niang to follow.

At this time, Jiang Huai was instructed to take seven or eight palace maids to send the queen's dress and hairpin crown to Zichen Palace, and the emperor and queen changed their clothes respectively, but when they got into the car, the emperor stretched out his hand to Eleven Niang, which was a signal to invite the queen to ride with him.

Such a bright show of affection in the palace made Shi Niang's cheeks a little hot, but looking at the emperor's stubborn hand, of course she was even more difficult to refuse in front of everyone, so she could only be cheeky and boarded the dragon chariot.

"Can the queen guess what happened to the Lin De Palace?" He Ye pretended to be mysterious.

Eleven Niang saw him dressed, although it was still a narrow-sleeved round-necked robe, but it was replaced with a flying dragon pattern embroidered on a red and yellow background, which was slightly more grand than usual, after all, such a set of regular clothes was dedicated to the Son of Heaven, and she also ordered Penglai Hall to send a set of dresses for her to dress up, and the place to go was Lin De Palace, the answer can be said to be about to come out.

"The Holy One wants to receive the envoys?"

Of course, the queen can guess at once, of course, it will not surprise He Ye, but this does not prevent him from flattering and flattering with sweet words: "The queen is really smart, but I don't know if I can guess which country's envoys came from afar?" ”

Shi Niang remembered that when she first arrived at Zichen Palace, He Ye said that the person she was going to meet had a lot to do with her, and since she was sure that she was an envoy of another country, she was involved in diplomacy only two countries, and it was unlikely that she was Tubo, because she had not heard of the good news coming back at the moment, and it was impossible for the Tubo envoy to send an envoy to sue for peace immediately without a fight, so she concluded: "It should be sent by Northern Liao Xiao, it seems that he wants to welcome back Yeluqi." ”

"The queen is really like a god." He Ye did not hesitate to continue to curry favor.

"Could it be that Xiao Congli has already defeated Yelugao and killed Xiao Boren?" Eleven Niang said in surprise.

"Xiao Congli is indeed winning, the momentum is mighty, but that Xiao Boren is not easy to deal with, but the fortune is still biased towards Xiao Congli, Xiao Boren supported that Yelu Gao was sick and whined, and the rebellion of the sons of Shangjing to seize the throne, Xiao Congli took advantage of the chaos to attack, Xiao Boren was powerless to stop, so he had to take his private new monarch to abandon Shangjing and flee, and now Xiao Congli has occupied Shangjing, although he has not cut the grass and eradicated the roots, but it is imperative to welcome back Yeluqi as the orthodoxy of Northern Liao." He Ye was also full of joy.

Eleven Niang thought about it for a while, and said: "Xiao Boren has not been exterminated, even if Yeluqi returns to China and the internal troubles have not been settled, he will have no spare strength to commit Liaodong again, which is indeed a blessing for the Great Zhou." ”

"Xiao Boren is like a lost dog, he can only defect to the Turks, Yeluqi has no choice but to form an alliance with my Great Zhou, in order to resist the Turks and traitors, and avoid being attacked by enemies on all sides." He Ye agreed.

Although He Ye is ambitious, he has not yet been arrogant to the point of destroying Zhuyi, he attaches more importance to the revitalization of internal affairs, so that the people can get real prosperity and strength, although the conquest and expansion of the territory can lay the foundation of the emperor's merits, but it will cause casualties among the soldiers and the burden of the people, this is the so-called success of ten thousand bones.

And after years of hard work, the north of Liaodong was finally able to stop fighting, which was of course a fortunate thing for He Ye Kuang's ambition to restore the prosperous era.

While speaking, Long Yuan has arrived at the Lin De Palace, but because today's emperor did not officially receive the envoys, so he did not hold a banquet in the main hall, the newly appointed Honglu Temple Shaoqing Yin Shen, responsible for entertaining the Northern Liao envoys in the adjacent building, and accompanied the envoys in addition to the Northern Liao officials, there were two people, but the eleven Niang was pleasantly surprised.

It is Lin Xi and Kuang Xing.

Yeluqi has not yet been released, but Xiao Congli first sent back the two "hostages" of Lin Xi and Kuang Xing, which of course also shows that Northern Liao is indeed full of sincerity and reconciles with the Great Zhou.

However, regarding the details of the alliance and repair, of course His Majesty the Emperor would not talk to the envoys in detail at this time, he and the Empress just went through the motions, and then found another quiet place to meet Lin Xi and Kuang Xing alone.

These two people, one is a hero for recovering Youzhou, and the other is a hero for rescuing Tong'an, they originally had the determination to die, and now they can return to China safely, of course, they are not full of emotion.

But Kuang Xing's placement is not difficult, but Lin Xi was convicted by the Queen Mother as He Qi's fellow party and sentenced to exile, at this time, as a "dead person", if you want him to enter the government and be appointed as an official, then the first thing to do is to rehabilitate him and clear him of the crime of "rebellion".

Lin Xi invited himself as a guest at the beginning, not to make a fortune again, he also knew that he couldn't come up with evidence to wash away the grievances on his body, and he didn't want to embarrass the Son of Heaven at all, so he pleaded: "As long as you can reunite the grass people with your mother and make a living in the bamboo house in Botian, even if you are incognito in the idyllic mountains, you have no regrets in this life." ”

Of course, Eleven Niang will not overstep her responsibilities in this matter, and make a decision for He Ye, and only appeased: "Lingtang is now in Shangqingguan, accompanied by Yingyang Zhenren, although it is inevitable to miss Lin Jun, I learned that Lin Jun is safe and sound, and there is no need to worry about illness, a few months ago during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the real person also mentioned Lingtang, saying that he was still in good health. ”

And said to Kuang Xing: "Ling Lang is now also in Chang'an, with his younger brother, my father will also guide Ling Lang in his free time, I only took the exam during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ling Lang's schoolwork, great progress, and will definitely be able to be the minister of the society in the future, as for the painting Xiao, he is now in the palace, urging the emperor's eldest son to do his homework." ”

I heard that my family was safe, and I was even taken care of by the queen's relatives and friends, especially Kuang Xing, who was so excited that I didn't know what to say.

He Ye saw that they were anxious to meet their families, so they didn't delay much, and ordered them to go down and send the two out of the palace and arrange their places of residence properly.

Only on the way back to Zichen Palace, he discussed with Eleven Niang: "I used to think that although Lin Xi has a talent of courage and bones, but similar to Shao Borong, the cone is too much, and he is easy to be impatient when encountering things, but he was able to successfully complete the task of the guest and make great contributions to the recovery of Liaodong, which is indeed a bit unexpected to me. It's just that he wants to overturn the case, there is no real evidence, and it is extremely difficult, what does the queen think? ”

Shi Niang's heart moved: "I think that since you are an innocent person, you can't bear grievances, not to mention that Lin Xili has meritorious deeds, if the saint is a virtuous king, let alone let the loyal ministers and heroes not be able to claim their grievances." ”