The palace is quiet, and the empress of the cold palace is acting as a demon

Chapter 477
Hearing what Qin Wan said, Qingchi could only nod his head.

"Besides, I heard that Ning Xizhao is organizing a political reform," Qin Wan said worriedly, "Although I hate the affairs of the court, the success of the reform will benefit the world, and the failure will affect the society and people's livelihood, and even cause serious problems. Rebellion and uprising. But the reform itself is a good thing, aside from other things, I still want to focus on this matter."

"Mother supports Ning Xizhao's reform?" Qingchi was a little surprised.

Qin Wan shook his head: "It's not that I support it, but I just think it's very risky. But when your father conquered this country, he still hasn't had time to improve the laws and regulations of the entire country's management. In the past ten years, the policy of reducing taxes and resting the people Let Kyushu come out of the war, the economy recovers, and the population increases. But new problems are also increasing. In Zoucheng alone, there are landlords and wealthy households annexing farmland, causing farmers to go bankrupt and become refugees. Such a thing can happen in Zoucheng. This means that it is already happening in every city in the entire Rong Kingdom. Not only that, the industry and commerce are occupied by private merchants, and the huge wealth is not returned to the royal family, but into the pockets of those people. The stronger the place, the harder it is for the royal family to control. People who have enough wealth must want supreme power, and if your sister and Ning Xizhao fall apart at this time, then who will control the overall situation and coerce the forces in all parts of Kyushu."

Hearing what Qin Wan said, Qingchi suddenly felt that he had to look at his mother again.She is by no means as weak as she looks on the surface, when she said these words, the firmness revealed in her eyes made Qingchi feel that the world can't match it.

Qin Wan took a sip of tea and continued: "Ning Xizhao has been in power for more than ten years, and he has been in charge of half of the army of the Rong Kingdom. The prestige and power he has accumulated in the court in the past ten years cannot be underestimated. Although your sister proclaims the emperor, but in reality She was well protected by everyone in the palace. It was Bai Zixian and Yuan Ying who had supported her to sit on the throne. Her strength was enough to resist Ning Xizhao's forces, but not enough to control the entire Rong Kingdom. Their husband and wife This is a relationship where one prospers and the other loses."

"But in this way, Miss Huang must have suppressed too much grievance in her heart." Qingchi couldn't bear it.

Qin Wan leaned lightly on the back of the chair, and tapped the coffee table with her fingers: "Qingchi, do you feel wronged?"

Qingchi was stunned for a moment: "Why does the queen mother ask such a question?"

"The Rongguo Jiangshan was originally handed over to you as a son, but your father and I decided to hand it over to your sister. And the Cangming book can also be inherited by you, but I gave it to Qingze." Qin Wan smiled. asked.

Qingchi looked at Qin Wan, she was smiling, her eyes were indeed serious and serious.He cupped his hands and bowed his head and said to Qin Wan: "I know that all the arrangements made by the emperor and the queen have been carefully considered, and that the minister has no unreasonable thoughts about the throne, let alone any interest. Please rest assured, the queen."

Qin Wan nodded and said, "That's good. You are your sister's biggest reliance. No matter what happens, you have to support her and protect her, okay?"

Qingchi nodded: "Mother, don't worry, I understand."

Qin Wan felt tired, took a deep breath, and sighed softly: "I have already made plans for Ning Xizhao. During this period of time, you take care of your soldiers, stay in the cold city, and don't go anywhere. By the way, give me the news as soon as possible." Compile a list of officials in the imperial court who identified the team Ning Xizhao, as well as the background of these people, the more detailed the better, and then secretly send it to Chonghua Pagoda."

Qingchi: "Yes, queen mother, son minister will do it immediately."

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When Qin Wan returned to Beirong Palace, she hardly left Chonghua Pagoda. Even if Bai Zixian and Yuan Ying asked to see her, she just said she was unwell and avoided seeing her.

But when Ning Xizhao came to Chonghua Tower, Qin Wan let him stay for a long time to listen to him talk about the reform.

Ning Xizhao originally thought that Qin Wanhui would immediately take the Dongxia jade bottle to the west to look for Buddha after returning to the Beirong Palace, but she did not expect that she would be more interested in his reform.

When Ning Xizhao came to Chonghua Tower, Qin Wan asked Carp to prepare refreshments in advance.

They sat face to face on the soft bed, Qin Wan didn't comment on Ning Xizhao's reform policy, she just told him all the reform stories she knew while drinking tea.From Guan Zhong to Shang Yang, from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, from Wang Anshi to Zhang Juzheng... She didn't talk about it in detail, but she told Ning Xizhao everything that Teacher Si taught back then that she could remember.

She told him about the reformers' successes and failures, gains and losses, goals and means... Ning Xizhao listened silently, occasionally there would be questions and discussions, occasional laughter, and not-so-heated arguments .

Carp stood beside him, sighing inwardly.If it was His Majesty who was discussing the reform with His Royal Highness King Zhao at this time, perhaps their marriage would not have reached the point where they have nothing to say.

Every day for dinner, Ning Miao would bring her two children to Chonghua Pagoda to have dinner with Qin Wan and Ning Xizhao.

During the meal, Ning Xizhao would report to Ning Miao the progress of the reform and some official affairs in the court one by one, and Ning Miao also responded in a business-like manner.

Qin Wan didn't say anything, just ate his food silently, and didn't participate in the conversation between the two of them.

After a while like this, Ning Miao came to Chonghua Hall alone, and walked to Qin Wan who was practicing calligraphy.

"Queen, please teach me how to keep Xizhao by my side."

Qin Wan put down her pen and looked at Ning Miao. Her eyes were red, obviously she had cried.

"Everyone in the court is saying that Xizhao is in a particularly good mood recently. Even the palace servants at the Xuanzheng Hall say that he sometimes laughs when he reads the memorial. I don't want to question you, but I really want to know Mother, what are you talking about with Xizhao every day?"

Qin Wan walked to Ning Miao's side, pulled her to sit on the soft bed, and said with a light smile, "You want to know how to cut the point and please him?"

"..." Ning Miao nodded silently.

Seeing Ning Miao being so humble, Qin Wan really felt distressed, so she said truthfully, "I was just talking to him about the reform."

"Reform...I will also talk to him about reform, but our conversation is always about business affairs. But Li Yu said that he is with you, and you can come and go, talk and laugh, why?" Ning Miao asked inexplicably.

"What's your attitude towards the reform?" Qin Wan asked.

Ning Miao: "I'm not very supportive. Now the national fortune is strong and the national treasury is abundant. It's not that the ministers are complacent, but according to Miao Peng's calculations, the current national power is far greater than when the father was there. If there is a sudden change, it will inevitably hurt As well as most wealthy households and large taxpayers, I believe that conservative changes should not be achieved overnight."

Qin Wan: "Is that what you told Xizhao?"

Ning Miao nodded.

Qin Wan sighed: "You are right, I think so too."

Ning Miao: "But he is still determined to go his own way, leading a group of officials promoted by him to discuss the reform every day. Now that your mother supports him, he can't listen to my words at all. But I really think The reform does more harm than good, and there are voices of opposition inside and outside the court, I don't understand why he still does that, and why do you still support him in doing that?"

Qin Wan: "Since you love him, just let him do what he wants and support him with all your strength."

Ning Miao was stunned: "What do you say, Queen Mother, if his reform fails..."

Qin Wan: "Then you just don't let him fail."

Ning Miao: "But..."

Qin Wan smiled: "The core of Ning Xizhao's reform is not for the common people in the world, why the country is righteous, and it is not for the well-being of the people, continue to rest with the people, and make the world rich, but to strengthen the centralization of power as much as possible. .”

(End of this chapter)