Princess of the auxiliary country

Then the couple left the capital together.

At the hot spring villa, Huo Junyao's life was relatively leisurely.

"Miss, the Duke and the Princess are here."

Hearing this, Huo Junyao quickly stood up and went out to greet her, but as soon as she saw her mother, she noticed that her face was not pretty.

She asked rather confusedly, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Princess Ningyang gave a forced smile and shook her head.

Along the way, she thought a lot and discovered more things, and she became more and more worried.

I originally thought that I could get a big credit for my daughter, but I didn't expect that this big credit would also be accompanied by huge dangers. A little carelessness might even lead to the demise of Duke Ji's palace.

"Don't worry Zhaode, your mother."

Huo Jingzhi also felt a little sorry for his wife's current condition, sighed in his heart, and then followed Huo Junyao to the small courtyard.

After they sat down, Xiaochan also brought tea. Seeing that Huo Jingzhi hesitated to speak, Huo Junyao asked Xiaochan to leave first.

"Dad, what happened? Is there any trouble at home?"

Without outsiders, Huo Jingzhi did not hide anything anymore, and sighed and told the story of sharing the family.

"Yao Yao, my father knows that you are doing this for the sake of the people of the world, but this is very dangerous. Your mother is scared."

After hearing what happened, Huo Junyao felt relieved.

When she walked to Princess Ningyang, she said, "So that's it. Mother, don't worry. Although there will be some troubles, I dared to propose a solution in the first place."

After hearing what she said and seeing her relaxed look, Princess Ningyang quickly asked, "Is there really a way?"

"Of course there is a way."

"The most troublesome thing about these things is none other than the nobles. As for the gentry in various places, although they are quite powerful in the local area, what do they really mean compared to the imperial court?"

"Let's talk about the noble ministers in the court. As long as the emperor shows his attitude, what can those noble ministers say? What dare they say?"

"Everything they do is tied to the royal family. If they don't support the royal family, it means they are standing against the royal family. Can such nobles last long?"

Huo Jingzhi on the side nodded and said: "Indeed, the emperor's attitude has been made clear. These noble ministers will definitely not object. Even if they are a little dissatisfied, they will not object. Otherwise, their noble positions will be revoked." It’s over.”

"As for those local gentry, we don't have to worry about it, but the gentry are the big ones. These guys have a long heritage and have a lot of background behind them. Even the emperor is hampered by them in every way. This is what my father is most worried about."

Hearing this, Huo Junyao smiled. Facing the nobles that her father was most worried about, she was not worried at all.

It is true that these nobles are indeed very powerful, and she is quite afraid of them.

But fear doesn't mean that she is completely afraid, it just means that she doesn't want to break up with these people unless she has to.

Just like the Zheng family, aren't they also a noble family? And he was one of the top noble clans, so he was still taken care of by her?

She was afraid of the other party, just because she didn't want to fight to the death with him. When it was really a matter of life and death, why should she be polite anymore?

"Dad, have you forgotten that I still have something in my hand?"

"What do you think they would choose compared to some small concessions on the land?" The gentry, as mentioned before, the main reason why they are powerful is that they have mastered the scholars.

They have a long inheritance, and there are many books collected in the family. However, nowadays, the books of the Yu Dynasty are extremely rare and precious, and the nobles have so much heritage.

Then if other people want to study, they have to seek refuge with them and accept their kindness. Over time, the saying that officials are the gentry has formed.

After the world was at peace, the country needed scholars to help govern, so the status of the gentry was greatly improved.

Although the Yu Dynasty also had imperial examinations, the system was not perfect. In addition, most of the scholars were members of the gentry, or people who took refuge in the gentry, so it was difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.

This is the foundation of the noble family, but Huo Junyao has said before that she has the power to print with movable type, and in the past period of time, she has come up with this thing, but she has not made it available to the world.

Once the nobles want to start a war, she only needs to release this thing. With the papermaking workshop she now has, it can be said that it is no big deal to produce a hundred thousand books in a day.

Once these books flood into the market, I believe many people will come to buy them. By then, the scholars in the world will not only be the nobles.

The consequences of this are very serious. In addition, the gentry have been arrogant and domineering in recent years. When the emperor sees hope, he will inevitably suppress the gentry. It is even possible that for a long time to come, people from the gentry will continue to appear one after another. They were cleared out of the court one after another.

When one becomes an official, one no longer relies solely on the gentry, so how can the gentry continue to monopolize scholars and control the court?

Without the connection with the court, the gentry are just gentry with a longer heritage. Isn't it just a joke for the court and some officials to deal with them?

Especially these guys have astonishing wealth. I am afraid that these guys will be in bad luck by then, and may even be worse than the current Zheng family in the end.

Of course, getting to this point takes time and is a long process.

She didn't plan to go to this step, but the nobles would be afraid to go so far. Will they dare to touch Huo Junyao and Duke Ji's mansion?

In the worst case, both sides will suffer losses. Now that Duke Ji's palace has Emperor Zhaowu and the Supreme Emperor backing him, even if there will be considerable losses, what about the noble clan? Their losses will be even greater, and even their roots may be dug up.

How will they choose then?

Either they take a step back and live in peace, or they die and everyone becomes a loser.

"thing?"

Huo Jingzhi was stunned by her sudden question and couldn't react for a while.

After a while, he remembered something.

"You mean you got that thing out?"

"Of course, let's go and I'll take you to see it."

Then Huo Junyao got up and took them to his study.

Both of them opened their mouths as she talked about things and showed them how to use them.

"Now that I have a papermaking workshop and this thing, if the nobles really get into trouble with me, I will produce tens of thousands of books a day and see what they do."

At this time, Huo Jingzhi didn't know what to say.

Because this really shocked him a little bit.

Thinking about what my daughter said, if tens of thousands of books really appeared in one day, then the noble family would definitely have a big problem, right?

After all, they have worked hard for so many years before they have the opportunity to monopolize readers. If tens of thousands of books appear every day, their control over readers will become very weak, and the emperor will never let go of this opportunity.

At that time, the nobles will inevitably be squeezed out of the imperial court, and the nobles will probably cry to death.