Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 Chapter 490 Live up to it

Li Ling used both kindness and power, and the land enclosure reform was implemented very smoothly. Recently, the envoys sent by Li Ling to various places to supervise the land released by the powerful have returned to Beijing one after another.

As the envoy sent by Li Ling this time, Li Yu had a quick look at the palace after returning to the capital and rushed to the imperial city to meet the saint. Li Yu just walked to the gate of the palace and happened to meet Jiang Youchen who had also come to return. Now Li Yu Yu was a regular servant of the third rank, and Jiang Youchen was a minister of the Ministry of official affairs of the second rank. They were both humerus ministers in the court and were highly regarded by Li Ling.

 The two of them came to the Royal Study Room to meet the Holy Spirit and reported to Li Ling the situation of their inspection.

Li Yu experienced the experience of being sent abroad, and after returning to Beijing, he married a lovely wife. Now he is no longer as gloomy as he was when he was a boy. When he saw Li Ling, he gushed: "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to inspect." In the enclosure of Bashu, Jiangnan and other places, after the North Korea-China policy was pushed forward, the powerful people in Jiangnan were very cooperative and released a lot of land. However, the powerful people in Bashu were arrogant. Local officials repeatedly put pressure on them, but the powerful people were very cold and hard. "

Li Ling nodded and said: "Bashu is far away from the capital with thousands of mountains and rivers. As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so they are even more unruly."

Li Yu continued: "They were really uncooperative at first. Later, the imperial court issued a policy of releasing land for officials, and these people became more active. One thousand acres of fertile land could be exchanged for a seventh-grade official, and 10,000 acres of fertile land could be donated. Hehe, these powerful people are rich in wealth, and they are happy to contribute to the future of their children who do not seek advancement. There was an old governor in Bashu who became an official, and he suddenly released 100,000 acres of fertile land to provide for his children. They all donated a small official position.”

Li Ling sighed slightly and said: "The previous dynasty supported many corrupt officials. These individuals filled their own pockets and embezzled much of the country's property."

Jiang Youchen replied: "These people have tasted the sweetness of being an official, so they are willing to release a large amount of land to donate officials for their descendants. I am afraid that the descendants raised by these people will also be useless. Let them become officials, and they will only do nothing." It will harm the people of this area."

"Ah Chen has the same concerns as me." As he said this, he smiled slightly: "The Queen came up with this method of replacing land with officials. When my implementation of the forced order was blocked, the Queen came up with this method. At first, I She was also worried, but the queen had a back-up plan. She said that after these powerful people released their land, in a year or two, if they saw that the children who bought official positions failed to live up to their expectations, she would find a reason to remove them. That’s it.”

As soon as Li Ling finished speaking, Li Yu couldn't help stroking her palms and said: "Second sister-in-law, oh, the queen is so wise."

Li Ling looked proud when he mentioned his wife. He laughed twice and said, "The queen's method really works. Haha, my queen is really smarter than those veteran cabinet ministers."

Seeing Li Ling praising Jing Shu like this, Jiang Youchen smiled slightly, and Li Yu echoed: "If the emperor brother has such a virtuous wife as the emperor's sister-in-law, he will definitely become a famous king throughout the ages."

Jiang Youchen and Li Yu were not only courtiers, but also close relatives of Li Ling, so Li Ling could talk to them so easily. The king and his ministers joked for a while, and Li Ling asked Jiang Youchen again: "You go to the north to inspect, in addition to the enclosure situation, what about How is the city defense on the border? Can you find out more about the grassland?"

Jiang Youchen hurriedly cupped his hands and replied: "This time I traveled north and reached Northern Xinjiang. The city defenses in Northern Xinjiang are now strong and can resist foreign invasion. However, I heard that the old Xiongnu Chan is seriously ill and that the eldest prince Baha has now controlled the grassland." Some forces.”

Li Ling frowned slightly when he heard this and replied: "At the beginning, I used a stratagem to turn father and son against each other. I thought it would keep them fighting among themselves for ten or eight years, but I didn't expect that it has only been a few years. This old man is so convenient. I can’t hold it on any longer, that Baha is so ambitious and has always been eyeing the Central Plains, it’s a tough nut to crack.”

Jiang Youchen suggested: "I think that before Baha has unified the grassland, we can take advantage of the situation to attack, catch him off guard, and disrupt the situation of Baha unifying the grassland." Li Ling nodded and said: "I have always had this plan, but I was just worried. In the past few years, the country's strength has been greatly depleted by the continuous wars, so I have been delaying it again and again. Now that the old Chanyu can no longer suppress Na Baha, I have no choice but to make other plans." Referring to the situation in northern Xinjiang, Li Ling said: "The young men selected for this martial arts competition are all capable people. One of them is Pei Yunqian. I plan to send him and several young military attachés to northern Xinjiang for a while to prepare for war."

Jiang Youchen said: "Of course you can't go wrong with the people your Majesty likes. The previous dynasty valued civility over military affairs. Now is the time when there is a shortage of generals. After these young people have experienced, they will all be people who can be reused in the future."

After the monarch and his ministers discussed the state affairs, Li Yugang left the Qinzheng Hall and happened to meet Jing Shu.

Li Yu saluted Jing Shu respectfully. Jing Shu smiled and asked Li Yu, "You just returned from abroad. Have you returned home?"

Li Yu replied: "I went back, but I just saw Xuan'er in a hurry and rushed to the palace to see the saint."

Jingshu smiled and said, "I'm afraid Xuan'er hasn't had time to tell you the good news yet."

Hearing this, Li Yu knew what Jing Shu was referring to. He smiled heartily: "The emperor's sister-in-law really misjudged Xuan'er. As soon as I stepped into the house, she ran over and couldn't wait to tell me."

"This child is still so impatient." After saying that, Jingshu looked at Li Yu and said, "Xuan'er is pregnant now and you are back. She is used to it. You should give her more attention."

The reason why Li Yu was so happy today was because his beloved wife was pregnant. After listening to Jing Shu's words, she scratched her head in confusion at first, and then replied happily: "Don't worry, Sister-in-law, I plan to start with Invite some experienced nuns to come, and I will learn from you first. This is our first child, and to be honest, I am a little overwhelmed."

Jing Shu looked at Li Yu's beaming smile and said with a smile: "I have prepared everything here for you." After that, she introduced the two nuns around her to Li Yu and said: "These two nuns take care of pregnant women. You are the best at it, take it back to Xuan'er."

Li Yu quickly saluted Jing Shu and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Huang, for your kindness."

Jingshu replied: "Xuan'er is my sister, and I should take care of her. As a sister, I am very happy to see you and your husband loving each other."

Li Yu often had Jing Shu take care of her when she was young in the palace, and now she is married to Jing Shu's sister. Although Shen Jingxuan is not very outstanding in appearance, she is a straightforward and lovely girl. Li Yu likes Shen Jingxuan, and she has With his respected eldest sister-in-law, he would naturally treat his wife wholeheartedly.

He looked at Jingshu, raised his hands again and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, Xuan'er treats me sincerely, and I will never let her down in this life."

 (End of this chapter)