Li Shimin made a holy decree, and Li You had no choice but to say: "Erchen obeys the decree." ”

Next, they talked about the land census.

Qi Wangfu.

When Li You returned to the Qi Palace, he saw that Wei Zheng and Gao Jingming were already waiting in the living room. Li You smiled and said, "Lord Wei, Lord Gao, on a snowy day, can't you let me live in peace for a while?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Highness, the land census has been going on for some time, the situation in Chang'an County and Wannian County is very serious, since the first year of Wude, more than sixty percent of the land allocated to the peasant households has fallen into the hands of the nobles, and most of the peasant households have become tenants of the big landlords. Thanks to the development of industry and commerce in Chang'an, which provided new employment opportunities for farmers who had lost their land, the social contradictions in Chang'an were alleviated.

However, while the Chang'an region is well developed in industry and commerce and can provide new employment opportunities, the situation in other regions is much more serious. The minister believes that the Chang'an region is the place where the nobles and nobles in the country are most concentrated, and it is also the place where the land annexation problem is most serious, and if the problems here can be solved well, it can make a model for solving the national land problem.

To deal with such a thing, the minister has no experience before, and he needs the guidance of His Highness. The ministers believed that His Highness should postpone going to the grassland and give a solution to the land problem. ”

Gao Jingming said: "Yes, Your Highness, Lord Wei is talking about legal issues, and what the minister wants to talk about is the specific management of the land issue, and the minister has no experience in these things and doesn't know how to start." I would also like to ask Your Highness to give your opinion. ”

The land issue is very tricky, taking the Chang'an area as an example, most of the people who annexed the land are high-ranking officials and nobles, and they have a closer relationship with the royal family, so it is more difficult to deal with these people than the clan of the gate lords.

Li You said: "Two adults, just now Your Majesty has issued an order to let me stay in Chang'an, and send others to deal with the affairs on the grassland." We have time to take our time and discuss these issues. Can you discuss it, forget it today, I have a rare day off, let me enjoy it quietly. ”

Gao Jingming said apologetically: "Oh, I'm sorry, the minister will leave." ”

Wei Zheng is serious in his work, he feels that he should put public before private, and he feels uncomfortable that there is no solution to the situation he is facing. He said, "Your Highness, Master Gao and I are here, so you can talk about it." ”

Li You said helplessly: "Master Wei, you are really a person, you should learn from other people's masters." ”

Wei Zheng was also a little embarrassed, but he was also thick-skinned, smiled, and pretended not to hear.

Li You had no choice but to study with them again, and he said: "This matter should be solved from two aspects, one is laws and regulations, and the other is economic means......

This conversation is more than an hour.

Finally arrived at the time of eating, Li You said: "The people take food as the sky, let's start eating first." ”

……

The matter of going to the grassland, Li You handed it over to Yin Guanghao, who was both happy and a little worried. He was happy that he could finally go out and make a contribution, but he was worried about whether he could complete this task well.

Li You encouraged him and said: "Guanghao, I believe in your ability, you take my letter to find the Khan of the Turki Ministry, Qi He Li, and borrow from him, first, my friendship with him is there, and second, the strength of the Tang Dynasty is there, he will definitely give face, a credit is stable." ”

Yin Guanghao was relieved at this time, and he said, "Brother You, then I will leave tomorrow." ”

Li You told him to bring more gifts for Qi He Li, more food, medicine, cold protection items, etc., and also sent a squadron of special combat teams to escort him, and he chattered for a long time until Yin Guanghao was annoyed.

Then, Li You took out another letter to Ash Naqing and said, "Guanghao, I originally promised your sister-in-law to avenge her, but Your Majesty issued a holy decree, and I really can't get out. When you see her, say a few good things for me. ”

Yin Guanghao said goodbye and left.

Finally relaxed, Li You came to Xiao Wanyu's dormitory and talked about Gu Ruoyu.

After introducing Gu Ruoyu's current situation, he said: "The queen mother said that she would tell her father about Gu Ruoyu tomorrow, do you have any other ideas?" ”

Xiao Wanyu said: "Brother You, I have been thinking about this matter for a long time. I think in order to reduce trouble, it's best not to let my father know about Gu Ruoyu's mother Qiao Mengjie's other things, so as not to cause trouble. She meant not to mention the incident of Li Yuanji.

Li You nodded and said, "I think so too." But ......"

Li You was a little worried, once Li Shimin knew about Li Yuanji's matter, it was really unpredictable whether he could accept it. Li You once put himself in his shoes, if he was Li Shimin, would he still be able to accept Gu Ruoyu's identity? He couldn't give an answer, because he was not Li Shimin, and it was difficult for him to accept it himself.

If Li Shimin is not told about this matter, it will certainly reduce a lot of trouble, but if he knows, Li You, Empress Changsun, Xiao Wanyu and others will be implicated, although they are all very close to Li Shimin, but the crime of bullying the king is a big crime. Li Shimin is not only their relative, he is also the emperor. The emperor is a freak, and he can't be judged by common sense.

Li You has also been thinking about this matter for a long time, and among those who are in the know, he thinks that Empress Changsun, Xiao Wanyu, Gao Henian and Liu Feixu can all be trusted and will not reveal Gu Ruoyu's secrets.

Wei Chigong is hard to say, it can be seen from his attitude towards this matter, at least he is worried about this matter. Wei Chigong is absolutely loyal to Li Shimin, and he is also a person who is not good at concealment, in case he leaks the news because he is worried about Yu Chi Baoqi, it will be a big trouble with an unpredictable ending.

There is an even more worrying question about whether there are any other insiders in this matter besides them and Wei Chigong. For example, Wei Chigong later went to Yufeng Town, Shangzhou, was there anyone who went with him at that time?

Also, back then, the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division chased and killed Qiao Mengjie, did they know the relationship between Qiao Mengjie and Li Shimin, except for the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division who were killed, did anyone know about it?

The more Li You thought about it, the more troublesome he felt, and he said, "This matter is really troublesome. At the beginning, I just wanted to fulfill Gu's wish and promote the marriage between Baoqi and Gu Ruoyu, and as soon as my brain was hot, I arranged for her to enter the palace. ”

Xiao Wanyu saw Li You's troubles, and said tentatively: "Brother You, I think it's better not to let Gu Ruoyu recognize her relatives, this matter is too risky, it's better to let Gu Ruoyu live a peaceful life, let's take care of her, what do you think?" ”

Li You said: "What about Baoqi and Gu Ruoyu? ”