After the three yuan and the third, the ministers angered the ceremony and the music collapsed

Chapter 222 The Emperor's Ambition

The emperor pondered for a long while before speaking.

"The Lantern Festival is approaching. After the Lantern Festival is over, I will start the draft."

"Since you entered the court, you must have seen my situation clearly. Now you are the only person available by my side, and I will not avoid you."

"You entered the court as an official, and I once wanted to put you above your real position and let you work for me, but I was repeatedly stopped by those old foxes."

"I have no real power in my hands now. I know that Qing has five chariots of knowledge, but there is really nothing I can do. I can only let Qing's shining pearl in the Imperial Academy be dusted."

"But it's not what I want, I hope you understand."

The emperor said a lot in one breath, but Jiang Zhao only came to one conclusion in the end, that is, the emperor has no real power, so she can only stay in the Imperial Academy.

If you want to be promoted, you can only help the emperor gain real power.

She hurriedly cupped her hands and saluted the emperor. The emperor could laugh at himself, but she couldn't.

"Your Majesty ascended the throne at a young age, and the ministers in the court just bullied His Majesty when he was young. Now that His Majesty has grown into a giant dragon, it's time to display his ambitions. I hope that what His Majesty thinks can be realized."

There is nothing wrong with flattering, not knowing what to say.

The emperor nodded with a smile.

"Not only do I have ambitions, I know that the ambitions in Qing's heart are much more than mine, and I also hope that Qing can help me in the future."

"Your Majesty was joking. A humble minister eats the king's salary, so naturally he has to worry about the king's worries."

"Okay, I know that Qing is a loyal minister, since that's the case, then I will make it clear."

"Since I ascended the throne three years ago, I have been under the control of others everywhere. Now that the draft is imminent, once a family daughter enters the palace, my life will be greatly restricted."

"I don't want to live such a life again, I want to regain the imperial power!"

Jiang Zhao looked at the emperor in front of her with complicated eyes, and she saw the shining ambition in him.

This is a generation of emperors.

It's just that his current strength can't support his own current ambitions.

"Although I am a woman, I am willing to be a stepping stone for His Majesty to regain the imperial power."

If you don't show your loyalty at this time, let's wait for when.

Investing now when the emperor is in trouble, the benefits in the future will be huge, but at the same time the accompanying risks are also proportional.

And this is the emperor after all, if you want to gain benefits from him, it is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.

So be careful and be careful.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction. He was very satisfied with Jiang Zhao's loyalty.

"Since that's the case, what do you think, Ai Qing?"

Good man, the test has come so soon.

"I think that with the current national conditions of the dynasty, what His Majesty can do is to control the hearts of the people. As long as the people's hearts are on His Majesty's side, then the vassal king and the family will not dare to take any action."

Jiang Zhao slowly expounded his point of view.

The emperor began to frown after hearing this.

Jiang Zhao continued: "Your Majesty, do you still remember what I said before?"

"What?"

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. If His Majesty can control the hearts of the people, the people will be the first to refuse if the vassal king wants to rebel."

"If Your Majesty can control the hearts of the people, how dare the aristocratic family dare to be arrogant again. If Your Majesty can further control the military power, then the imperial power will be firmly in His Majesty's hands."

"Then how can we grasp the hearts and minds of the people?"

"The people live and work in peace and contentment, have land to cultivate, food to eat, and books to read."

The emperor's eyebrows furrowed even deeper.

He naturally understands these principles, but it is as difficult as climbing the sky to do it.

Because of the inconvenience of roads and transportation, fields far away from water sources can only be abandoned.

When the fields are abandoned, there will naturally be more refugees, and when there are more refugees, there will be complaints.

If those abandoned fields can be used, the grain of the entire dynasty can be tripled at least.

But the problem is that they can’t use it. They are exhausted carrying water, and the final harvest still needs to pay taxes, and the food left in the end is not enough to support the family.

So they would rather let the tenants go than plow their own fields.

But in this case, how to win the hearts of the people?

"Your Majesty, the easiest way to win the hearts of the people is to reduce or exempt taxes."

Jiang Zhao said.

But the emperor has no real power in his hands now. He wants to reduce or exempt taxes, and the ministers in the court are the first to refuse.

The emperor felt more headache now than before summoning Jiang Zhao.

He waved his hand to make Jiang Zhao retreat now.

He needs to think about it.

Jiang Zhao left the palace under the leadership of Wei Chengyun, and Wei Xiang waited at the gate of the palace in a carriage.

After saying goodbye to Wei Chengyun, he walked straight to Wei Xiang.

"Let's go to Chongguang Temple."

Chongguang Temple is the name of the temple they found. When they found the temple, the plaque had fallen off and the words on it could not be read clearly.

But Zhuzi's father went to Chongguang Temple with his father when he was young, and the plaque was still in good condition at that time, so he still remembered the name of the temple.

The last time Jiang Zhao was curious, she asked a question, and Zhuzi's father told her.

Wei Xiang didn't write any ink, nodded, and drove the carriage to Chongguang Temple.

When passing by Zhuzi's house, the two adults were not there, only three carrot heads were watching the house.

Jiang Zhao simply took the three radish heads with him and went to the mountain to play with those children.

"Come on, let's go to the mountain to find those brothers to play."

A note was left on the table, informing the two that she took the three children away so that they would not be worried if they did not see the children when they came back.

But Zhuzi's mother and father couldn't read, so Jiang Zhao had to draw a Chongguang Temple, and they should be able to see clearly.

Jiang Zhao put the note on the table, pressed it with a water bottle, and took the three children up the mountain together.

When they came to the temple, they had turned the land and were preparing to sow seeds.

"If you sow seeds this winter, won't the seeds freeze to death?"

Jiang Zhao asked curiously.

In her previous life, winter also had all kinds of juicy fruits and vegetables.

But that is based on the room temperature greenhouse, and the temperature can be adjusted so that the seeds will not freeze to death.

"Now the snow has almost melted. Although the weather is still cold, the land is not so cold anymore. The seeds should not die if planted."

One of them explained.

Jiang Zhao nodded and let them do whatever they want. If this batch of seeds doesn't work, just buy another batch.

She took out the picture of potatoes she had drawn before, and said loudly.

"I hope you can do your best to help me find the thing I asked you to find before. This thing is of great use to me, and I will trouble you."

She bowed her hands solemnly to all of you.

Everyone seemed to be infected by her seriousness, and they also solemnly returned the courtesy.

"Don't worry, sir, we will do our best to find the thing in the painting."

Jiang Zhao nodded, thinking about where else to find potatoes.

(End of this chapter)