Sign a Lu Fengxian at the beginning

Chapter 184 Is it time to have some concubines?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Xun Yu left, Zhou Chen still looked carefully at the memorial that Xun Yu had just handed over.

Zhou Chen never expected that the land of Da Zhou had been annexed and occupied to such a serious extent.

Although, Dazhou law prohibits land sales.

But as time goes by, this legal prohibition has had little effect.

The people could not afford to pay taxes, so they had to sell their land.

Landlords from aristocratic families want to annex and occupy people's land, but there are many ways to do so.

As the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. This is the principle.

The people had no land, and their only way out was to help the aristocratic families farm in order to get paid and support themselves.

In this way, the common people gradually came to live under the command of the aristocratic landlords.

This is one of the reasons why aristocratic landowners are becoming more and more prosperous.

This kind of thing has been a problem that is difficult to cure in all dynasties.

Throughout the past dynasties, countless new legal reforms have revolved around land issues.

Unfortunately, it is rarely implemented completely.

Because the resistance is too great.

Take the Great Zhou Dynasty as an example. If we really want to get to the bottom of it, among the hundreds of civil and military officials in the court, who can have a clear mind and not have thousands of acres of fertile land under his command?

Even the mighty military commanders, loyal ministers and veteran generals such as the Minister of War are probably no exception. They have who knows how much land under their names.

Even the late Wen Zhong, an old master of the Three Dynasties Yuan Dynasty, was like this.

To put it more bluntly, aren’t the Zhou royal family the largest aristocratic landowners in the world?

Therefore, throughout the dynasties, attempts to solve the land problem have basically failed.

There are not many problems that can be solved through reform, and they are strictly limited to a certain scope.

For the entire country and court, it had little effect.

However, this may be the case for others.

But for Zhou Chen, it's just a little troublesome at best.

Who calls Zhou Chen an emperor with golden fingers?

As long as Zhou Chen is given some time, solving these problems is not a problem, and nothing can stop Zhou Chen.

After Zhou Chen carefully read Xun Yu's memorial again, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

land?

Imperial examination?

Just wait!

Once the land is measured and counted, I will eliminate all your privileges in one fell swoop.

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Northern Xinjiang.

Zhenbeihou Mansion.

Zhenbei Hou Xue Shaowen looked at a piece of paper in his hand.

The note was densely covered with words.

What was written on this note was every move made by Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, and Hao Meng.

Since Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, and Hao Meng joined the Zhenbei Army, their every move has been under the surveillance of the Zhenbei Hou.

Even if Cao Xing and the three of them went to the toilet several times a day, they could not escape the eyes of Zhenbei Hou.

However, even with such close and rigorous monitoring, mistakes still appeared.

Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, put down the note in his hand and looked at the general standing below with raised eyebrows; "Two days ago, Cao Xing and the three of them disappeared from your sight for an hour. This is

What's going on?"

"Why didn't you report it in time?"

Zhenbeihou looked at the general below and asked.

He had already issued strict orders to keep an eye on Cao Xing and the other three generals sent by the imperial court.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong, causing Cao Xing and the three of them to disappear from their sight for an hour.

Moreover, there was no timely report at that time.

This made Zhenbeihou's face look a little gloomy.

The general seemed to see the dissatisfaction of Zhenbei Hou, and immediately explained: "Master Hou, Cao Xing and the other three took several generals from the army to drink that day, and those generals are all our people.

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"So, the surveillance people didn't keep an eye too closely."

"Later, after they finished drinking, they went to Yihongyuan, but the people under surveillance did not go in."

"However, the general has confirmed later that Cao Xing and the other three have not left Yihongyuan."

"The general didn't think there was any problem, so he didn't report it at the time."

The general explained the matter again.

When the Marquis of Zhenbei heard this, he glared at the generals below: "Having never left Yihongyuan, won't there be any problems?"

"Send someone to check. Who was in and out of Yihongyuan that day?"

"I've checked everything out for you."

The Marquis of Zhenbei said sternly.

"Yes, Lord Marquis." The general responded.

"besides."

"Check the strange faces that entered Zhenbei City that day."

"Especially those from Shendu, we should pay special attention to them."

"From now on, keep an eye on Cao Xing and the other three, and never let them leave your sight for a moment."

Zhenbeihou is not an ordinary person.

In the view of Zhenbei Hou, when Cao Xing and the three of them entered Yihongyuan, they were out of sight for less than an hour.

There are too many possibilities for what will happen in between.

Therefore, Zhenbei Hou had to carefully check the people who entered and left Yihongyuan that day.

Moreover, even the unfamiliar faces that entered Zhenbei City that day had to be investigated.

Only in this way can Zhenbei Hou feel at ease.

"As commanded."

The general bowed his hand.

"Go for it!"

The Marquis of Zhenbei waved his hand.

The general turned and left.

After the general left, Zhenbei Hou Xue Shaowen pondered for a moment and said, "Hasn't Dongchang's hidden secret in Zhenbei City been discovered yet?"

"No."

A black shadow appeared next to Zhenbei Hou, shook his head and said.

"Continue to investigate, I will dig out all the hidden secrets of Dongchang in Zhenbeicheng."

Zhenbeihou said in a calm voice.

The imperial court had clearly sent the Nail Army to Zhenbei City, but the Marquis of Zhenbei did not believe that secretly the imperial court did not send people from Dongchang to Zhenbei City.

The Marquis of Zhenbei has ordered his secret forces to investigate Zhenbei City.

We must dig out all the secrets sent by the imperial court.

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

The dark figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

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Xiliang.

Xiliang Houfu is located in Xijing City, which is also the largest city in Xiliang.

On this day, a carriage slowly entered Xijing.

"This Xijing City is no worse than Zhenbei City!"

Jia Xu lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at Xijing City and said.

Yes, it was Jia Xu who was sitting in the carriage.

Jia Xu's task was not only to capture the Marquis of Zhenbei, but also to capture the Marquis of Xiliang.

In Zhenbei City, Jia Xu made some arrangements after learning about the situation of Zhenbei Marquis and Zhenbei Army.

Then, Jia Xu immediately left for Xiliang and Xijing.

"Mr. Jia, should we go directly to the dark spot in our east factory?"

The Dongchang factory guard who was driving the bus asked.

Dongchang has dark spots in Zhenbeicheng in northern Xinjiang, and naturally there are dark spots of Dongchang in Xiliang and Xijing.

After all, the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang were both arrogant and self-respecting people, and were the focus of the court's attention.

"Well, let's go directly to the dark spot in your east factory!"

Jia Xu nodded.

He came to Xijing with a big mission. It would be best to go directly to the dark spot in Dongchang to have a basic understanding of the situation of Xiliang Marquis and Xiliang Army.

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night.

Xijing, in the dark spots of Dongchang.

Jia Xu sat in the main seat.

Two figures stood below.

The two figures were none other than Song Xian and Cheng Lian who were sent by the imperial court to the Xiliang army.

After Song Xian and Cheng Lian read the decree, they said to Jia Xu on the throne: "Mr. Jia, we already know your Majesty's decree."

"If Mr. Jia has any instructions, just speak up. The two of us will obey Mr. Jia's orders."

Song Xian and Cheng Lian expressed their stance.

The decree was clearly written, asking the two of them to follow Jia Xu's arrangements.

Jia Xu nodded and glanced at Song Xian and Cheng Lian: "Tell me about your situation in the Xiliang Army!"

"Also, what have you learned from the Xiliang Army during this period? Tell us what you know about the generals of the Xiliang Army."

What Jia Xu has to do is to understand these situations first.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Song Xian and Cheng Lian did not hesitate and directly talked about what they had learned during this period.

Song Xian and Cheng Lian, like Cao Xing and the others, also kept pulling the generals at all levels to eat and drink in the Xiliang Army during this period.

Because of this, the two of them also learned about some of the situation of the Xiliang Army.

The most important thing is that they got a lot of information about some generals of the Xiliang Army.

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Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne and looked at the news sent by Cao Zhengchun.

"Jia Xu has gone to Xijing."

Zhou Chen was a little surprised.

Zhou Chen didn't expect how fast Jia Xu would move. He left Beicheng within a few days of arriving in Beijiang Town.

Could it be that Jia Xu, the Marquis of Zhenbei, already has a plan in mind?

Zhou Chen looked at some other news about the Beijiang Zhenbei Army and put it aside.

Zhou Chen left the affairs of the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang to Jia Xu.

When Jia Xu really opens a breakthrough, Zhou Chen can just take action when the time comes.

Zhou Chen doesn't care about other processes.

"Cao Zhengchun, showing off at Cining Palace."

Zhou Chen stood up.

In the past few days, Zhou Chen would take time to go to Cining Palace every day.

However, every time, people sent by the Queen Mother blocked him back for various reasons, and he could not see the Queen Mother.

Zhou Chen knew that the Queen Mother had not yet recovered from the incident with King Shu and did not want to see him.

However, as a son-in-law, the Queen Mother was not feeling well during this period, so Zhou Chen had to go to Cining Palace every day.

…

Cining Palace.

Zhou Chen walked directly into Cining Palace this time without being blocked by anyone sent by the Queen Mother.

"I have met His Majesty."

When the maids and eunuchs of Cining Palace saw the emperor Zhou Chen arriving, they all knelt down and saluted.

Zhou Chen entered the inner hall and saw the Queen Mother sitting there with her eyes closed, knocking on the wooden fish and twirling the Buddhist beads in her hand.

"My son, I have met my mother."

Zhou Chen took a step forward and bowed to the Queen Mother.

The sound of wooden fish stopped.

The Queen Mother opened her eyes and glanced at Zhou Chen; "Your Majesty is here."

This was the first time Zhou Chen saw the Queen Mother since the death of King Shu, and it was also the first time the Queen Mother spoke.

"My son, I heard that my mother is unwell, so I came to visit my mother."

"When did your mother start to believe in Buddhism?"

"Mom is feeling unwell, so please pay more attention to rest."

Zhou Chen said with concern.

"The Ai family is fine. Your Majesty is worried."

"Your Majesty does not need to always worry about the Ai family. Your Majesty should focus more on state affairs, work diligently and love the people, and be a wise and upright king. Only in this way can you be worthy of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

The Queen Mother put down the prayer beads in her hand and stood up.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen immediately stepped forward and helped the Queen Mother stand up.

"What the Queen Mother said is that I will be a wise and upright king."

"However, for me, my mother-in-law is as important as state affairs."

Zhou Chen helped the Queen Mother sit down.

"The Ai family is half buried, how can it be compared with national affairs."

After the Queen Mother sat down, she also had someone bring a squatting chair for Zhou Chen.

Then, after Zhou Chen sat down, he asked about the Queen Mother's physical condition.

…

Half an hour later.

Zhou Chen left Cining Palace and returned to Yangxin Palace.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon chair and sighed in his heart.

Although he met the Queen Mother and chatted with her for half an hour, Zhou Chen still felt that there was a slight change in the Queen Mother.

It seems that the death of Shu King Zhou Zhi had a great impact on the Queen Mother.

Zhou Chen originally planned to tease the Queen Mother about what Zhang Guoshu said, but in the end Zhou Chen gave up the idea.

Now, because of the death of Shu King Zhou Zhi, the relationship between the Queen Mother and him has changed differently from before.

If Zhou Chen reveals this matter in a subtle way, it will only make the relationship between them even more weird.

This is not what Zhou Chen wants.

Besides, is what Zhang Guoshu told us really important?

So what if we figure it out?

What is the practical significance?

It doesn't matter whether he, Zhou Chen, is born to the Queen Mother or not.

The important thing is that he, Zhou Chen, is now sitting on the dragon throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

That's enough.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and glanced at Cao Zhengchun beside him: "Cao Zhengchun, pass the order to the patron king, and ask the patron king to arrange the defense of southern Xinjiang and return to Luoyang as soon as possible."

Zhou Chen wants to resolve the issues in Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang before the new year.

Zhou Chen didn't have time, so he went to boil the frogs in the water and slowly boiled the two frogs, Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou.

With the poisonous man Jia Xu planning, it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with Zhenbeihou and Xilianghou.

It's hard to imagine how we can stabilize the hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides of the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army.

To add an extra layer of insurance.

Therefore, Zhou Chen wants to call back the patron king.

After all, the patron king was a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and like Grand Master Wen Zhong, they were the two pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Especially in the military, he has considerable prestige and influence.

At that time, sending the patron king, a veteran of three dynasties, to Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang should be able to easily disintegrate the Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army.

Solve the problem of Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army.

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhou Chen didn't say anything more. He reviewed a few memorials and then it was time for dinner.

The palace maids had been waiting outside the palace for a long time, holding meals carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen in their hands. They only waited for the emperor's nod before sending them in one after another.

After Zhou Chen finished his meal, it was almost dark.

If it were based on the past, there would still be many memorials that Zhou Chen would need to continue to review.

But in the past few days, the court has been on the right track. With Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xun Yu, Liu Ye and other outstanding people present, Zhou Chen left some unimportant memorials to these four people to deal with.

Therefore, Zhou Chen no longer has to work late into the night these days.

Zhou Chen got up and walked into the inner hall, preparing to rest.

But looking at the empty inner hall, Zhou Chen suddenly had an idea in his mind. As an emperor, he can't just be a monk all the time!

Is it time to have a few concubines?

(End of chapter)