East Palace
The prince glanced at Yiman's sleeves, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Why do I smell a faint medicinal smell?"

Yiman cleared his throat and closed his sleeves, "What are you going to do with the gang that the Duan family is looking for?"

The prince read the long list of approved memorials and said, "They will not appear again."

Yiman casually picked up the memorial and looked through it, "What on earth is Master Duan going to sue me for in court?"

"It should be something like meddling in government affairs, so don't take it to heart."

Yiman glanced at the dark place and asked, "Has Commander Bai made a complaint? How does the emperor plan to punish his brother?"

The prince smiled and lightly slapped Yiman's hair with the memorial, "So today I came to see the emperor's joke."

"No way, although the Duan family was wiped out by three tribes, the emperor's brother surrounded Hanyuan Hall after all. Aren't I worried?"

"Don't worry, I went to plead guilty later. I was weak, so I blamed the incident on Concubine De's intention to force her to marry, and then I vomited blood and came back."

A trick to frame someone up and add to the suffering?

Yiman rubbed his sleeves and laughed twice, "Brother Huang's health has been much better recently."

The prince glanced at her and scratched the tip of her nose, "Tell me, what conditions did you negotiate with Zhou Yu?"

Yiman immediately overreacted and retorted, "No, it's nothing."

The prince smiled helplessly, "Corrupt members of the Duan family can quickly confess. There are traces of the Zhou family everywhere. Did he sell himself to you?"

Yiman cleared his throat, "The Zhou family wants to withdraw from the capital, does the emperor know?"

The prince put down the memorial, "The Zhou family has indeed not expanded like other aristocratic families in recent years, but has become more streamlined. But because of this, the power of the Zhou family has become more and more powerful. Zhou Yu has the idea of ​​​​taking the Zhou family back to Jindu. ?”

"Aristocratic families are entangled in Daling, and Daling must clear them out. People like the Duan family have their work cut out for them, but if there are people like the Zhou family who are willing to retire, they might as well give them a chance to survive and avoid some bloodshed."

The prince nodded, "I also have this intention. If all the aristocratic families are consumed, the court will definitely suffer great losses. But whether the aristocratic families who want to retire really have the intention to retire, the issue of power ownership must be carefully examined."

Yiman smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about this. If there is any change in the Zhou family, I will take action directly. The problem now lies in the emperor. He will definitely not let the family survive. But I have always wondered why the emperor is so eager to target him. Aristocratic families, we can also see clues from the New Deal.”

The prince sighed, "It would be great if you could supervise the Zhou family. But there is still one thing in front of you."

Seeing that the prince was unwilling to answer, he stopped mentioning it and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The new Chunke policy has been promulgated. Children of merchants are not allowed to participate in scientific examinations, and there are many other policies. Merchants have already started making trouble, and even aristocratic families are involved."

Because the aristocratic family was involved in a side branch of the aristocratic family, and because it was originally targeting the aristocratic family, it was expected that they would help the merchants to cause trouble, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

This is to see that the Duan family did not make trouble and went into battle in person.

"What's the impact?"

"It has affected markets all over the country, and people are already complaining."

Yiman sneered, stood up and walked to the window, "It is a fool's dream to use the scientific examination alone to strangle the family's neck. This is unreasonable. Everyone should have the right to participate in the scientific examination. If you want to use the scientific examination and To control aristocratic families through education, we should bring down the royal and private aspects of aristocratic families to the people. Only with the growth of time and the gathering of elites can we truly break the monopoly of aristocratic families."

The prince shook his head slightly, "This is inconsistent with the way of an emperor."

With a half-smile, Shi turned and looked at the prince, "If you want to solve the problem quickly without affecting the lives of the people, there is no quick way."

"Oh?" "The county chiefs from various places will receive household orders, and the government will send people to do business. Putting the merchants' names on the government will naturally alleviate the market problems. But this is only a temporary measure and cannot be developed in the long run."

Once this happens, first of all, aristocratic families and merchants will take advantage of the loopholes, and then the emperor's policy will become a dead letter.

The prince looked solemn, "Do you want to abolish the policy that merchants cannot take scientific examinations?"

Yiman smiled slightly and said, "This is just an idea. I've been reading the brochures recently and they all show that the money is used. I think the national treasury will not be enough this year. If this delaying strategy is implemented, it will definitely be able to collect a sum of money for the national treasury. , I think it will be no problem to wait until next year’s coursework is collected.”

The prince smiled and said, "The ghost is clever. By the way, the queen mother heard that it was you who caused Concubine De to be given poisoned wine behind her back. She was very happy. While you are entering the palace today, you might as well go and say hello."

Yiman's face suddenly turned serious and he sighed deeply, "The young master of the Qi family is still in my house and has not been dealt with. Zhige sent many memorials this morning."

"Yiman——"

Seeing the prince looking at him seriously, Yiman rested his head on the back of the chair.

"Almost anyone with a discerning eye can see that you are interfering in the government affairs. How could your father not know about it? Thanks to your mother's intercession, my father can still tolerate you now. You have not been to Qingning Palace since you left the palace."

The emperor tolerated her intervening in government affairs because of his brother, how could it be because of the queen.

The prince is implementing a new policy for him, and it is another troubled time.The Duan family and the Seventh Prince are no longer available. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Prince is protecting her. If she falls out with the Prince at this time, it will trigger some of the emperor's plans.

In addition, she was just a princess and had no real power in her hands. She could cut off contact with the court at any time, so the emperor turned a blind eye.

Seeing the prince speak, Yiman rolled his eyes, "I know, let's go now."

Before arriving at Qingning Palace, I saw Grandma Gao coming out early to welcome me.

"The eldest princess has arrived, and the empress is waiting inside."

Yiman twitched the corners of his lips and said, "Mother Gao."

Seeing Yi Man's lukewarm attitude, Grandma Gao had no choice but to step aside and give way. Without saying another word, "Princess please."

Yiman nodded, glanced into the darkness, and walked into Qingning Palace.

When I walked to the main hall, I saw the queen sitting uneasily in the main seat, with a nervous look on her face.

"Manman is here?"

"My ministers see the empress."

"Sit down quickly. Is your leg feeling better?"

Aunt Gao followed the Queen and shook her head slightly, and the Queen smiled awkwardly. It happened that someone from the palace was serving tea, so she covered it up.

"much better."

After a long reply, there was no sound in the palace for a long time.

The queen glanced at Aunt Gao, who took out many scrolls from the study room at the back.

"Manman, speaking of which, your Seventh Emperor's sister has gotten married, and you have left the palace and opened a palace, but you don't have a consort yet. I have searched for all the young masters of the right age in the court, and sifted out so many of them, why don't you wait? Take your time and choose one, you will definitely find the one you like." (End of this chapter)

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