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Chapter 129 New Deal Two Hundred Articles

After more than ten days, Zhao Yan finally returned to Changdan City.

It was only the beginning of September when I went there, and it was already November when I returned.

During the few days on board, Zhao Yan also reviewed some memorials.

Among them, the fact that the original second prince and Thai prince Zhao Tai sent an assassin to assassinate Zhao Yan has been investigated.

The Zhongshu Province believed that Zhao Tai had committed a heinous crime and should be executed by beheading, but for the sake of Empress Dowager Zhang, he decided to demote him as a commoner and exile him to Qiongzhou.

Based on this, Queen Mother Zhang also specially wrote a thank you letter to Zhao Yan.

The only unexpected situation was that Shangguan, the doctor of the censor, was very dissatisfied with this result, and continued to play, demanding that Zhao Tai be beheaded.

After all, Zhao Tai has the blood of the royal family, if anyone wants to rebel, they can use his banner.

Zhao Yan knew that Shangguan's displeased suggestion was for the great cause of the court.But when Zhao Yan thought of Zhao Tai's IQ, he immediately rejected his suggestion.

If a person like Zhao Tai can rebel successfully, then the former Great Prince Zhao Xian who has a lower IQ must be sitting on the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As for the Xue family in Shuzhou, all four members of the family were sentenced to beheaded for committing rebellion.

This incident made many scholar-bureaucrat officials in Dazhou feel the crisis.

This time, Zhao Yan beheaded the magistrate of a state, and next time, it might be a higher-ranking official.

The first thing Zhao Yan did when he returned to the palace was naturally to take Lu Nianwei to greet Queen Mother Zhang.

Ciyuan Hall.

As soon as Zhao Yan and Lu Nianwei entered the hall, they were taken aback by the battle around them.

There were eight female doctors standing on both sides of the main hall.These female doctors are exclusive to the harem, and their medical skills are comparable to imperial physicians.

Zhao Yan was shocked and asked, "Could it be that the queen mother is sick?"

At this moment, Empress Dowager Zhang came out with a red face, her complexion looked better than that of Zhao Yan who was tired from running around, and she didn't look like a sick person at all.

"Your Majesty, you are finally back!" Queen Mother Zhang said with a smile, and then walked over and took Lu Nianwei's hand naturally.

"Concubine Yun, you've worked hard outside for more than a month!" Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Lu Nianwei with love in her eyes.

Concubine Yun?

Zhao Yan was taken aback for a moment, then he remembered that Lu Nianwei's title was Concubine Yun.

Zhao Yan asked suspiciously: "Mother, I see that you are full of energy, and you don't seem to be suffering from a disease. Why do you recruit so many female doctors?"

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled all over her face, and said: "These female doctors are prepared for Concubine Yun. You have been away for more than a month, have you not done something serious, and you may be pregnant with a dragon seed!"

Lu Nianwei blushed pretty, and shyly wanted to get into the cracks in the ground.

Zhao Yan was also happy, but this kind of thing can happen but can't be asked for, how can it be so fast!
Empress Dowager Zhang first urged marriage and then gave birth, which really showed her responsibilities as queen mother to the fullest.

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Zhang, there is nothing more important in the current harem than Lu Nianwei giving birth.

After exchanging a few daily greetings with Queen Mother Zhang, Zhao Yan went to the Chui Gong Hall.

Right now, he has more important things to do.

In the Chuigong Hall, on top of the jade case, there is a thick book, on the cover of the book, there are five big characters written: Two Hundred Articles of the New Deal.

This is the idea of ​​​​the Great Week reform that Zhao Yan sorted out in more than a month.

Among the [-] articles of the New Deal, finance, official system, military system, taxation and other fields are involved.

If any one is taken out, it will undoubtedly set off a storm in Da Zhou.

Zhao Yan wrote some reform regulations very boldly, but he didn't know whether they could be realized or whether they could reach Zhao Yan's ideal state.

But once the road of reform begins, there is no turning back, and it must be carried on unswervingly.

Last night, Xizi sent the three transcripts of the [-] articles of the new policy to the residences of Xiao Jingye, Liu Chaotong, and Pan Wenyue respectively.

Moreover, Zhao Yan specifically confessed that the three of them were not allowed to show the [-] articles of the New Deal to anyone, and those who violated them would be beheaded.

Once some immature reform proposals are spread, the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty is likely to be in irreparable chaos.

These three people have always been prudent in handling affairs, and they are the best objects for discussion.

If Yang Xinghuai or Shangguan were not happy to see the [-] articles of the New Deal, according to their fiery temper, it is estimated that even if they went through the palace gate last night, they would have to find Zhao Yan to discuss it.

A moment later, Xiao Jingye, Liu Chaotong, and Pan Wenyue came to the Chuigong Hall.

The three looked sluggish, each with a dark circle under their eyes, and bowed their hands to Zhao Yan in unison.

"Your Majesty, please see me!
Zhao Yan was taken aback, and asked with a smile: "Three, why do you look so bad, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Xiao Jingye looked bitter, and said: "Your Majesty, since I saw the [-] New Deals you wrote last night, the three of us haven't slept at all."

Zhao Yan waved his hand, motioning for the three to sit down.

After Xizi served each of the three people a cup of tea, she took the initiative to retreat outside the palace gate.

Zhao Yan took a sip of tea and said, "Let's all talk about it separately!"

Liu Chaotong took the lead and said: "His Majesty's new policy has two hundred items, but the core points are actually only three points."

"First, if we want to ensure the peace and prosperity of our country and people, and achieve prosperity for thousands of years, we must implement a new policy."

"Secondly, the core of the New Deal is: make profits with the common people, and compete for profits with scholars and giant businessmen."

"Thirdly, the New Deal is all about solving three problems, first, redundant officials, second, redundant soldiers, and third, redundant systems."

"The biggest beneficiaries of this new policy are the common people, followed by the imperial court. But the biggest victim is the entire literati class, and it is the literati officials who implement this policy. I think this new policy is a little difficult to implement, and it is too risky!"

Solving redundant officials means reducing the number of officials, almost smashing the iron rice bowls of many officials.

Solving the redundant soldiers means reducing the number of local soldiers who are not strong enough to fight. This is another blow to some officials who earn money by deducting military salaries.

As for redundancy, it is necessary to improve the selection mechanism for officials, and the difficulty will undoubtedly increase, so that more scholars who could have jumped the dragon's gate and officials who enjoyed the grace system will lose their privileges.

The core of Zhao Yan's New Deal is reform, but all the reform policies are aimed at weakening the strength and privileges of the scholar-bureaucrat class.

As the person who understands Zhao Yan's thoughts best, Pan Wenyue said: "I think Your Majesty's new policy strategy is correct, but if it is not implemented so smoothly, it will bring unprecedented disasters to our Great Zhou, and even a Various incidents of rebellion."

"The first emperor once had a period of reform, but the core of the reform was to compete for the interests of the people. The advantage of this policy is that the imperial court controls absolute power and can adjust strategies according to specific situations. But your majesty's idea is to damage the entire scholar-bureaucrats. It is estimated that many senior ministers will object to the interests of the class."

Both Pan Wenyue and Liu Chaotong felt that Zhao Yan's strategy was too risky.

And Xiao Jingye, who has always been more stubborn and conservative, after a moment of silence, suddenly said: "I have a plan, so that the New Deal can be launched immediately, and it will not damage the foundation of our country."

(End of this chapter)