Bai Bing shouted coldly: "Let Lin Gongzi go, otherwise I will send you back to the West today." ”

Fang Dunru looked up to the sky and laughed, and shouted coldly: "It turns out that Lin Jue was brought bad by you people. With these people around, what can he learn? Shouting and shouting and killing at every turn, are you bandits or robbers? ”

Bai Bing didn't have time to rub her tongue with him, she didn't have a good impression of Fang Dunru, and she didn't care about Lin Jue's relationship with him.

"Do you want to let it go?" Bai Bing said coldly.

"Don't think! Unless you kill the old man. "Fang Dunru's bones are hard, he is not affectionate to others, and the same is true for himself.

"Okay, so what about killing you?" Bai Bing's fingers pressed the machine spring, and with a bang, the blade as thin as a cicada's wings popped out from the front of the green flute, and the cold light hit his face.

Fang Dunru sneered with his hands in his hands, without fear. Bai Bing didn't say much, the green flute waved, and a blue light flashed by, seeing Fang Dunru's head fall to the ground. A tragedy is inevitable.

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In the early afternoon, Guo Chong was in the imperial study to review the folds. The female officials in the Empress Dowager's bedroom in the Fukang Palace came to pass the word, saying that the Empress Dowager invited the emperor to come over to speak. Guo Chong agreed, but did not move. Because he happened to have read the budget submitted by the Third Division's yamen about the fiscal and tax revenues for more than five months in the first half of the year, as well as the budgets for several major projects that required the allocation of money.

Guo Chong is naturally extremely concerned about this.

From the beginning of the change to the present, his heart is actually hanging. is full of confidence in Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, but Guo Chong is actually not so confident. What's more, there have been constant oppositions against the change of the law. The silence of several important ministers of the DPRK and China does not fail to express their attitude, which just shows that they do not support the new law. Guo Chong's pressure was huge, and he knew that since he had chosen to support the change, if the change was not successful and could not bring the desired result, then he would have to bear the consequences brought about by it.

Guo Chong doesn't want to be considered a dumb king, even if he can't be an emperor through the ages, he has to be a wise king. And if the change is not successful, he will definitely be criticized. Although the ministers may not say it, they must have thought so in their hearts. The people will inevitably talk about it in private, and all kinds of things can be said. That's not all, the most annoying are those historians, who will record this failure in the annals of history, so that future generations will also point fingers at them. Guo Chong never wanted this to happen.

The good news is that the effect of the new law is immediate, and the imperial court's fiscal and tax revenues are increasing, and the fiscal situation is improving. According to Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's predictions, this year's total fiscal and tax revenue will reach a record 100 million taels of silver. If this momentum continues, all stagnant affairs of the Great Zhou court will be promoted. As long as you have money, you can do much easier.

The bad news is that more and more are happening. Inside and outside the imperial court, criticism of the new law and some measures have reached a certain level. Some of the problems in the process of implementing the new law have also become worse and more serious. The newspaper in the Sanjidi newspaper of the government hall was full of these reports about the harm caused to the people in the process of implementing the new law and the various turmoil caused by the local people's resistance to the government. Every time he saw this newspaper, Guo Chong couldn't wait to throw it into the brazier.

He knew that this was Prime Minister Lu Zhongtian, and he was reminding him that the drawbacks of the new law were obvious and had already caused a very bad impact. And it is also taking advantage of this to show that they have been opposed. Guo Chong didn't really believe the content they handed over at first, he once ordered the Imperial City Division to command Chen Jue to send someone to verify the content of the newspaper, and the results were all true, which made Guo Chong feel a little upset. Although Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru also said that the promulgation and implementation of the new law will definitely have some negative effects, Guo Chong also understands the metaphor of what is a serious illness and a fierce medicine, but these are more and more, which has to make Guo Chong worried.

What Guo Chong can expect now is to quickly implement the new law and achieve immediate results. Use the money where it should be used. Hurry up so that the people can see the changes brought about by the new law. Maybe this is the labor pain that must be experienced for the revival of the Great Zhou, or maybe this is the toxicity caused by the fierce medicine, I hope this labor pain will not be too long, and the toxicity will not be too strong. When the new law is fully implemented and the Great Zhou regains the light of prosperity, then everything paid today will be worth it.

When the Queen Mother sent someone to invite Guo Chong to the Fukang Hall for the second time, Guo Chong felt that something was wrong. The Queen Mother never did that. If she is dealing with affairs, the Queen Mother will definitely not send people to disturb her continuously. When she went back afterwards, the Queen Mother would always say: State affairs are important, and things will be done. But today, the Queen Mother knew that she was doing something, so she still sent a second person to invite her, and it seemed that something was really wrong.

Guo Chong asked the palace maid who came to invite: "Is there something wrong with the Queen Mother?" It can't be that you're uncomfortable. ”

The palace maid hurriedly replied: "The queen mother is very good, I only invite the emperor to speak." What exactly to say, the slave and maid did not know. ”

Guo Chong had no choice but to get up and go to the Fukang Palace. For this mother who is wholeheartedly devoted to himself, Guo Chong is naturally extremely respectful and filial in his heart. He has never disobeyed the Queen Mother even a little thing. Of course, the Queen Mother is wise and has never made an out-of-the-ordinary request. Many things are troubles that Guo Chong has made for himself in order to be filial. For example, the precious gift given by the Queen Mother on her birthday, the Gen Garden built for the Queen Mother to be happy. embarrassed himself because he didn't have any money, but he was also willing to do his filial piety. The Queen Mother has never made these excessive demands.

Guo Chong drove there accompanied by the inner guards, and when he entered the East Pavilion of the Fukang Palace, he saw the Empress Dowager Wei sitting on a chair drinking tea. Guo Chong hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Your Majesty, you're here. Sit down. Come on, serve tea. Make the emperor's favorite Wuyi Mountain cloud tea. ”

Empress Dowager Wei saw Guo Chong laughing, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were piled together. This smile made Guo Chong very warm. For many years, he has spent time in the warm smile of the Queen Mother. Whether he's feeling down or happy, this smile makes him feel at ease. Because Guo Chong knew that there was not the slightest impurity in the queen mother's smile, it was true love for himself.

"Thank you to the queen mother, is the queen mother okay? The son has been very busy these days, and he didn't come to talk to his mother, and the son made amends. Guo Chong stepped forward to hold Empress Dowager Wei's arm and gently rubbed his mother's hand.

"The emperor has a lot of opportunities, and it is very hard. I, an old woman, don't dare to delay the emperor's time. I am in good health now, I can eat and sleep, and I don't need the emperor to worry. Sit down and talk, weirdly tired. Empress Dowager Wei said with a smile.

Guo Chong nodded and sat down, and the female official brought tea and brewed a cup of green and crystal new tea from Wuyi Mountain. When Guo Chong smelled this fragrance, he was immediately refreshed and amazed.

"Knowing that you like to drink, Mrs. Fujian Road Transit Envoy came to Beijing and brought a pack of this Wuyi Mountain Yunwu Tea to the mourning family. Originally, the mourning family was going to give it to the emperor to drink, but then I thought about it, it was better to stay here, and the emperor would make a pot of good tea when he came, so that the emperor would often come to see my old wife. On second thought, that wasn't right. This time, the rest of the tea was brought back to the emperor to drink. There is no need to hang the emperor's appetite. Empress Dowager Wei said with a smile.

Guo Chong stood up, and there was a mist rising in his eyes. He said softly: "The queen mother, it's the son who is not filial, I haven't come to see the queen mother for a long time, and the son is really ...... It's really not right. ”

"Don't say that, Your Majesty, you are very busy now, and the queen mother knows it. The imperial court is doing big things, and at a critical time, the queen mother understands it in her heart. The big event of changing the law is very disturbing, up and down gossiping, the mourning family knows that you are thinking about these things every day, how can I blame you. You are already very good, when your father was alive, I didn't have so many things to do in Da Zhou. Your father likes to be extravagant, and he has spent all the things he has saved in the front area, and now the country is in your hands, and it is difficult for you. The queen mother is a person who understands, and the queen mother knows it in her heart. The Queen Mother said softly.

Guo Chong hurriedly said: "I don't dare to accuse the emperor of the matter, my son is the emperor, and it is also appropriate to work for state affairs." Besides, the son can't expect to eat the old books of his ancestors, he has to work hard to succeed. ”

Empress Dowager Wei raised her finger and praised: "It is worthy of being my son, and I love to hear this." If you are young, you are an ambitious person, but I look at it differently. Now it seems that the mourning family's vision is correct. ”

Guo Chong said with a smile: "Queen Mother, my sons are all fifty years old, and you still talk about things when you were a child." ”

Empress Dowager Wei laughed, Guo Chong also looked at her and smiled, the mother and son had no guilt, and the family affection was harmonious.

Guo Chong sat down and drank a few sips of tea, praised a few words, and asked with a smile: "The queen mother is in a hurry to call her son, there should be something to tell her son." The queen mother, please speak directly. ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "You're in a hurry to leave, aren't you?" ”

"No, no, no, the queen mother said so, and the son is really going to die of shame. In this way, the son stayed here until after dinner, and waited for the queen mother to sleep before leaving. Although there are many government affairs, it cannot be done. There's only one queen mother, and I don't want to upset my mother. Guo Chong said with a smile.

The old queen mother smiled with a wrinkled face, and said angrily: "The emperor is becoming more and more able to speak and please people." The mourning family didn't dare to occupy so much time of the emperor, otherwise those ministers would join the mourning family. ”

Guo Chong laughed. Empress Dowager Wei settled down, waved her hand to the palace maids and attendants who were waiting on the side, and said, "You all go out and let the mourning family say a few words to the emperor." ”

Guo Chong was stunned, what the Queen Mother was going to say seemed to be very important. So he also waved his hand and said, "Let's all go out." ”

A group of people went out one after another, closed the curtains, and left only the mother and son in the house. Guo Chong smiled: "What's the matter, the queen mother made her sons a little nervous." ”

Empress Dowager Wei didn't have a smile on her face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, you know that the mourning family never asks about political affairs, and this is also my rule since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty." The harem does not interfere in politics, and the mourning family has never broken this rule. ”

Guo Chong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The queen mother is virtuous, and she has never interfered. It was the sons who asked the queen mother, and the queen mother also told the sons to make their own decisions. This is best known to the ministers. Why did you suddenly say these things? Did someone gossip about something? ”