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Chapter 952 Your Majesty... What do you think?

He asked Shen Liuzhen again:

"This time, there won't be any loopholes, right?"

Shen Liuzhen tilted his head and thought for a while, then said:

"Probably not. However, this policy is not very good for local officials. If those who have already acquired the land return the land to the imperial court, I am afraid it will cause a lot of resistance and it will not be easy to implement."

Emperor Ulay frowned and said:
"You don't have to pay back what you've already got. To be honest, judging from the places I've been to recently, most of the places are still crowded and sparse. In the past, my policy was not well thought out, and the bad guys took advantage of the loopholes, just like you said Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the consequences were not serious.

Therefore, I decided to give them the land that has been allocated before, and divide the land for the flow of officials. "

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he suddenly raised his chin, thinking that His Majesty is still generous, so he said:

"Then it's easy to say, who wouldn't want to get another share, and all places will definitely respond positively. But Your Majesty, official embezzlement is already very serious. Although there are many years of war, there is now a shortage of people and land, but you I have also seen that if the population is to increase, it is better to have more free people. It is too difficult to feed the landlords as tenant farmers, and if they are not full, how can they raise children?"

Emperor Ulay was silent for a while, and asked:
"Then what do you say?"

Shen Liuzhen's eyes flickered, and said:
"How about this, we don't directly recycle the land that has been allocated before, but let them buy it, and the price can be set a little lower, as a preferential treatment given by the court.

This gives them a choice instead of forcing it. If someone doesn't want to buy it or can't afford it, we can take it back.If they couldn't get it back, the imperial court also got the money from selling the land to fill the treasury.In this way, the resistance of some officials can be offset, and the court will not lose money. "

Emperor Ulei listened and thought at the same time. In the end, his deep eyes looked at Shen Liuzhen's expression full of joy, pointed at him and said:
"You still have a lot of thoughts, this method is very good, just do it like this."

At this time, the eunuch serving the emperor brought over the dish after it was heated up. Shen Liuzhen reached out to take it and said:
"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

The emperor was very excited and was writing furiously, as if he wanted to write the plan discussed just now to the queen who stayed behind in Pingcheng, and let her preside over the implementation in the court.

Without raising his head, he smiled and said:

"Leave it alone, and eat it after I finish writing."

Shen Liuzhen reached out and put the dinner plate directly on the emperor's desk. The desk on the carriage was not too big. Pushing the dinner plate up, pushed aside the paper that the emperor was writing.

Emperor Wu Lei frowned and was about to get angry when he looked up to see Shen Liuzhen, who was looking at him with those clear eyes, his impatience disappeared in an instant, and he said with a smile:

"what are you doing?"

"Eat, write after eating, or you eat, I'll help you write." Shen Liuzhen's voice is very gentle, different from the business tone just now, it is a kind of intimacy and easy-going towards friends.

Emperor Ulei pursed his lips, seemingly helpless. He put the pen on the pen holder, put the paper away and put it under his head, and said while pulling the dinner plate in:
"I'll write it myself. By the way, I also want to say something personal to the queen. If you write it for me, I have to write another idle article. Trouble."

Shen Liuzhen saw that he picked up the chopsticks. Although his movements were still noble, he was devouring them hungrily. His eyes were downcast, as if a little sad, so he silently sat aside and watched him eat with his sleeves in his hands.

Emperor Ulei ate for a while, took a comfortable breath, looked at Shen Liuzhen and asked:

"By the way, have you eaten? Ask the eunuch to add some, let's go together."

"I've eaten." Shen Liuzhen said with a smile, "Your Majesty, eat slowly, don't choke."

Emperor Ulay smiled, took a sip of the soup with a spoon, and said heartily, "It's all right."

Seeing that he had almost eaten, Shen Liuzhen slowly said:
"Your Majesty knows that His Majesty has been in a bad mood for the past few days, and no one would be willing to turn against someone close to and trusted by him. For Your Majesty, it is really difficult to deal with the Empress Dowager. If possible, I don't want His Majesty to Faced with this dilemma, but..."

Shen Liuzhen paused, he couldn't continue with the words that were too rational, because for Wu Lei, the person involved, what was rational and correct was cruel.

The emperor's bright expression just now gradually became melancholy. He was silent for a while and said:
"I know it all, don't say it... I've already decided."

Shen Liuzhenyou raised his eyes, with a solemn face, nervously and expectantly waiting for the emperor's next words.

Emperor Ulay also looked at him calmly, wiped the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and said firmly:
"I'm going to kill Huashi to protect the Queen Mother, and let her enjoy her old age in peace."

Shen Liuzhen was startled when he heard that, his brows trembled, and he persuaded:
"Your Majesty, for a mother, if you kill her son, you might as well kill her. Since you are determined to eradicate this scourge, why don't you kill the root? Who knows that there will be a Queen Mother who hates you to the bone. What else could go wrong?"

Emperor Ulay said seriously:
"She is an old woman in her [-]s and [-]s, and she can still live for a few years, so what kind of trouble can happen?
You don't know many things. The Empress Dowager Bao is not actually a person who is greedy for power. The reason why she did so much is that she listened to Hua Shi's instigation. In order to compensate him, she followed him in almost everything.What's more, she wants Hua Shi to live well, and wants to make plans for Hua Shi's future.

As long as I kill Hua Shi, what is she, a childless old woman, meddling in these political affairs?What is the use? "

Emperor Wu Lei was a little excited when he said it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, threw the handkerchief on the table with a sullen face, sighed and said:

"I have never seen my own mother since I was a child, and I think she is my own mother. No matter how I say it, I can't kill her, at least let her enjoy her old age. As for Huashi... I believe that as long as I touch her With love and reason, she will understand."

Shen Liuzhen frowned tightly, his eyes shone like fluctuating water because of his excitement, and persuaded him:

"Your Majesty!! That's her own son, how could you think it would be useful if you move it with emotion?"

"I'm her son too! Isn't it?!" Emperor Ulay slapped the table violently and roared angrily.

Shen Liuzhen looked at him in shock and examined his expression, as if wanting to know whether he was serious or joking.

After a while, Shen Liuzhen saw that his expression was not reconciled except anger, so he asked calmly:
"Your Majesty...what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)