Ji Wenxuan pondered for a long time, and then slowly said, "But it will take at least a year for the land equalization policy to be fully effective before the national treasury is replenished. As a result, there is not enough time...otherwise we will postpone the scientific examination?"
Sheng Shaoqing said flatly, "No!"
"Many people in the DPRK have already known about this matter, and now they have given up hastily. I am afraid that their views on this matter will be even more shaken."
"What's more, it's spring now. It will be April or May when the preparations are completed, and the weather will get hot later. How can I take the exam?"
Ji Wenxuan spread his hands, "But... we have no money!"
"If you don't have money, make money! If you open up more ways to make money, you can always make money!"
Ji Wenxuan said, "Then... I... have a suggestion..."
"you say?"
"How about trying to confiscate your home?"
Sheng Shaoqing:…………
"What's your suggestion?"
Ji Wenxuan shook his sleeves and said, "Since the scientific examination is for the poor and wealthy, it will inevitably affect the interests of many people who used to cheat. Since they are not worthy of their moral character, they may try to stop the scientific examination. We might as well advance it in advance.
Let’s start…”
"What's more, as far as I know, corruption in the DPRK is becoming more and more serious. We can just take this opportunity to rectify one or two things. It is also a strategy that achieves multiple goals with one stone."
"But..." Sheng Shaoqing hesitated, "But what if someone takes advantage of this matter to cause trouble?"
"The Queen Mother is saying that some people will take the opportunity to suppress dissidents and fight against dissidents?"
Sheng Shaoqing turned around and looked directly into Ji Wenxuan's eyes, "Isn't it possible?"
Nowadays, except for Wei Zhen, all the civil and military officials in the entire dynasty only obey Ji Wenxuan, but if he has any different intentions, this matter will be troublesome.
Sheng Shaoqing now trusts Ji Wenxuan, but the situation of a single family is not a good thing for the court, so Sheng Shaoqing will not be less concerned at all.
Ji Wenxuan's heart skipped a beat and he quickly knelt down, "Queen Mother! Minister..."
Then Ji Wenxuan regretted his recklessness. The Queen Mother had trusted him in many ways, and he gradually lost his previous caution. He even forgot his emperor's heart and never tolerated anyone else sleeping soundly beside his bed.
After spending these days together, he had gained some understanding of the Queen Mother's temperament. If she were a man, she would be a romantic figure who could be a general or a general!
Sheng Shaoqing helped Ji Wenxuan up, "Prime Minister, don't be anxious. I don't mean to accuse you. It's just that if there is one thing like this, there will be two. I have to be careful and guard against it."
Ji Wenxuan cupped his hands and said, "I was reckless, but Queen Mother, please believe in my loyalty. I..."
"Prime Minister! I believe in you, but..."
"Can you also guarantee that the people under your command will be the same as you?"
"If you never change your original intention, you will never regret it until your death?"
Ji Wenxuan was silent for a long time, "If the Queen Mother believes in me, I will not do this second-hand, I will go to it myself..."
"No need!"
"The purpose of investigating corruption is not to expand the national treasury, but to keep people alert. In this case, how about you submit the list to me and I will check it before you take action?"
She has a system, she can investigate, fight corruption, and supervise Ji Wenxuan. She kills two birds with one stone. This golden finger does not need to be used in vain!
Ji Wenxuan suddenly looked at Sheng Shaoqing, lowered his head and responded, "I obey your order."
Ji Wenxuan suddenly looked at Sheng Shaoqing, lowered his head and responded, "I obey your order."
"Queen Mother!"
Cui Yun hurriedly rushed in from outside, "The Queen Mother! Mr. Xue Wuji, please see me!"
Ji Wenxuan's eyebrows moved slightly and he looked at Sheng Shaoqing. Sheng Shaoqing did not avoid his probing gaze. Compared with the first time she was scanned by him with such a gaze, she was now able to deal with it calmly.
"Send him in!"
When Xue Wuji hurriedly walked in, he saw that Ji Wenxuan was also there, and he quickly bowed his hands and saluted, "The Prime Minister is also here!"
Ji Wenxuan nodded silently, and Xue Wuji said directly, "Queen Mother! The leader of that group of people is indeed Helian Zhenbei."
"As soon as he arrived in the capital, he was stopped by the people sent by me and taken directly to Chenliu. Now I have arranged for him to change his identity and live in the post house. How to deal with it depends on the Queen Mother's wishes."
"How many troops has he brought with him, and are there still people to support him?"
Xue Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "My people came to report that there were only a dozen people when they saw him, and they were all his close followers. There should be no internal reaction."
Sheng Shaoqing sighed and nodded, "If he is in Chenliu now, then he might as well..."
Ji Wenxuan suddenly said from the side, "Have you thought about what we should do if he asks for help?"
Sheng Shaoqing raised his eyebrows, "Of course it depends on the conditions he offers."
"What do you think, Prime Minister Ji?"
Ji Wenxuan took a deep breath, "I...I naturally don't want to let Helian Zhenbei go back."
Xue Wuji glanced at Ji Wenxuan in shock. The prime minister could be confused. Now there are two tigers in Helian fighting, and it is said that Shen Gui has the upper hand.
If the tiger like Helian Zhenbei had not ended up, there is a high probability that Shen Gui would have taken charge of Helian.
When Ji Wenxuan said this, wasn't he afraid that the Queen Mother would think that he was favoring his former son-in-law and wanted to let his daughter go to Helian to become the queen?
Sheng Shaoqing was also confused and said, "But..."
Xue Wuji was afraid that Ji Wenxuan would say something that he shouldn't have said. Just as he was about to smooth things over, Ji Wenxuan said directly, "This man has a firm will and extremely vicious methods. I don't know why he made such a mistake this time and ended up in such a situation. But if he is allowed to do it once
Once he gains power, Helian will definitely be in a bloody mess."
"Isn't that a good thing for our country?"
Ji Wenxuan glanced at Xue Wuji silently, "I think Mr. Xue is about to have the word "gloat over misfortune" written on his face."
Xue Wuji pursed his lips in embarrassment, "Then what's your advice, Prime Minister?"
Sheng Shaoqing rarely saw Ji Wenxuan attack someone so directly. Xue Wuji seemed to be the first one?
Did they have friction when she didn't know about it, or was it because of Helian Zhenbei's incident?
"Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
Xue Wuji smiled and said, "Then why doesn't Prime Minister Ji put the tiger Helian Zhenbei in for a fight? If he could turn over, wouldn't the show be better?"
Sheng Shaoqing also agreed with Xue Wuji in her heart. She also didn't understand why Ji Wenxuan didn't support Helian Zhenbei's return, and she didn't hear that the prime minister and the leader of Helian had an old grudge.
She even began to raise the possibility of the conjecture that popped up in Xue Wuji's head: "Prime Minister Ji wants to support Shen Gui as the leader of the Helian Kingdom."
However, Ji Wenxuan hated Shen Gui so much in the past, and his daughter has also divorced Shen Gui, so it should be impossible for him to have a good impression of Shen Gui.
Ji Wenxuan cupped his hands and said to Sheng Shaoqing, "Don't get me wrong, Queen Mother. I have heard about Helian's situation. It's just that Shen Gui and Tie Fasi are fighting to the death. We rashly let Helian Zhenbei go."
, I’m afraid it will make them unite to deal with Helian Zhenbei.”
"Helian Zhenbei is, after all, the legitimate leader of the Helian Kingdom. The reason why Shen Gui and Tie Fasi dared to seize the throne so blatantly is because they all have the right to inherit the throne if the monarch is gone."
"Once Helian Zhenbei returns, with the support of our country behind him, these two people will definitely be united in facing the outside world. They will not give up until Helian Zhenbei dies. The border between our country and our country is already unstable. In this way, , when there is a war, who is suffering and who is wasted, the Queen Mother and Mr. Xue should know clearly."
"It is a critical moment for our country to restructure its system. Why should we be mired in other countries' affairs?"
"Be careful not to eat mutton, otherwise you will make yourself look coquettish."
Xue Wuji frowned, "We are just helping him go back, why should we worry about the rest? Helian Zhenbei naturally has his own ideas."
"Master Xue, since you know that Helian Zhenbei dares to come to our court, you must have set conditions, and these conditions must be enough to make people's hearts move."
Xue Wuji nodded, "Of course, otherwise what would he be doing here, looking for death?"
"But he is also sure that our country will definitely agree under such conditions, and once we agree, our country will probably fall into endless trouble!"
"This is………"
"Master Xue only said to send him back, how to go back, how many men and horses to give him, and whose orders these men and horses will obey. What if these men and horses rebel? If Helian Zhenbei is defeated, what will happen to the lives of the people in our court? ?”
After listening to Ji Wenxuan's series of questions, Xue Wuji's face suddenly turned pale, and he said to Sheng Shaoqing, "These are the things I didn't consider carefully, but..."
To avoid embarrassment, Sheng Shaoqing asked Ji Wenxuan directly, "What does the Prime Minister mean..."
"I still have one thing to say: sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "Just watch two tigers fighting, and the other one will snap."
Ji Wenxuan smiled and said, "When Helian calms down, we can muddy the water. For our government, this is the safest way."
Xue Wuji was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses, "The Prime Minister is saying... when the dispute over the leader of the Helian Kingdom is over... and things calm down, we can catch them off guard and send the real leader back so that they can continue to cause chaos! "
"In this way, our government can stabilize the border for at least five years without any effort!"
Ji Wenxuan smiled happily, "Master Xue knows me!"
After Sheng Shaoqing figured it out, he smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is indeed sophisticated."
"Helian Zhenbei thought that he would definitely be able to borrow troops when he came here, but he didn't expect that we would keep letting him go. He would definitely suspect that his conditions were not enough, and he would increase the conditions to the maximum and then let him go. If he goes back, even if he loses, we won't lose!"
Ji Wenxuan stroked his beard and said, "The Queen Mother is wise!"
"Just because he is detained, the connection between him and Helian cannot be severed, otherwise this plan will be difficult to achieve."
Xue Wuji nodded and suddenly asked, "If Shen Gui wins, will the Prime Minister also send Helian Zhenbei back?"
Ji Wenxuan suddenly turned around, "What do you mean?"
"Don't you think that I repeatedly blocked this matter just for Shen Gui?"
Xue Wuji didn't answer, but Ji Wenxuan had already understood, "Shen Gui and I are estranged from each other. He betrayed my daughter first, and came to my court to make trouble later. I have not aged and decayed to the point where I can't distinguish right from wrong." Pros and Cons!”
"Can…………"
Ji Wenxuan continued, "I know you know that Shen Gui and I once had a relationship as son-in-law, but for the benefit of our court, so what if he is still my son-in-law now?"
"If we can protect the safety of the border residents, what will happen if I, Ji Wenxuan, do not want this son-in-law? What's more, he is no longer my son-in-law!"
Xue Wuji finally felt relieved and apologized, "It's because the lower official is so narrow-minded that he misunderstood the Prime Minister."
"Well, Helian Zhenbei is already in Chenliu at the moment. Do we want to send him back to the capital?"
Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while and said, "No need, there are many people in the capital talking about different things. If his identity is exposed now, it will not be helpful to the cause, so let him stay in Chenliu for now."
"Then...does the Queen Mother want to see him?"
Xue Wuji asked helplessly in Ji Wenxuan's confused look, "I am worried that he will take the opportunity to escape if he does not see the Queen Mother, and... he has been making noises to see the Queen Mother..."
Ji Wenxuan thought for a while, "That's all, if the Queen Mother wants to see her, she can see her... It's just what he said..."
Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "I know, I only promise and never execute!"
The three of them looked at each other and laughed inexplicably. Sheng Shaoqing left the two adults to have lunch before letting them go.
In the afternoon, Sheng Shaoqing finished approving the booklet and was just about to stretch out and take a rest when Lu Wuyou walked in with the compiled booklet.
"Your Majesty, these are the numbers of acres of land, population, and taxation collected by Chenliu during these days. The numbers marked in red are problematic, while those marked in indigo are doubtful or unclear situations. Please
The Queen Mother has seen it."
The resentment between Lu Wuyou's brows had been replaced by vigor. Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help but feel a little happy after seeing his mood, and asked with a smile, "Then where do you think these problems lie?"
Lu Wuyou thought for a while and said directly, "Generally speaking, if someone deliberately falsifies, they will choose to reduce the amount of entries and increase the amount of outgoings, so that they can make profits. But this time it is completely different. The amount of entries increased and the amount of outgoings increased.
But there are few. According to my guess, they want to create the illusion that the number of acres of land left and the number of people are increasing. Also, the very regular increase in those numbers also supports this point."
Sheng Shaoqing asked her to stand up and asked her deliberately, "Who do you think it will be?"
Lu Wuyou glanced at Sheng Shaoqing and whispered, "I...don't dare..."
Sheng Shaoqing laughed loudly and said, "It doesn't matter, you just say it."
"Since this person is cheating, he must be dissatisfied with the policy of equalizing land, but he has made more changes instead of less. It seems that he has some scruples about the people who are reforming. For him to throw a rat weapon against Yun Shangshu, and in Chen Liu's territory
There should be no one else involved except...except Yun Shangshu's...grandfather..."
Sheng Shaoqing suddenly looked at Lu Wuyou, who said nervously, "Master Wang... he has a good relationship with my father. Only now do I know... know about his relationship with Yun Shangshu..."
"It's okay, I don't mean to blame you, it's just... why isn't it the Chenliu Wang family?"
Lu Wuyou smiled and said, "I am just guessing. Maybe I have wronged Mr. Wang, who knows? As for the Chenliu Wang family, they should not dare."
"No, it's him."
[There is something going on at home today, I will make up for it tomorrow! Bow!]
