In the back garden of the palace in Yanjing City, Song Ting, Ye Gucheng took Wanyan Tui and walked in quickly from the moon gate.

In the corridor surrounded by flowers, the fragrance of flowers and tea is intertwined, and a faint sound of piano slowly flows out from the corner of the corridor.

Han Ying and Zhao Kuo whispered and laughed from time to time, or praised the noble man who was playing the piano in front of Zhao Kuo.

"Guru He's piano skills have made great progress." Han Ying said with a smile.

Zhao Kuo nodded repeatedly to agree with Han Ying's words, and there was a memorial from Changling on his hand. The two words Ye Qing in the lower right corner seemed particularly obvious.

At this time, Zhao Kuo seemed to have found the feeling and state of being a king of a country that he had been looking for for many years, but he still couldn't find.

Whether after ascending the throne in Lin'an or coming to Yanjing City for the first time, although Zhao Kuogui was the king of a country, whether it was the affairs of the court or the affairs of the military and national affairs, it seemed that there was always a foggy barrier between him, making it difficult for him, as the king of a country, to see clearly the court and the entire country under his rule.

At that time, when he sat on the dragon throne, he always felt unreal.

Although no one denies his orthodoxy, and no one will object to his actions, for some reason, Zhao Kuo always feels insecure and down-to-earth.

He never had the feeling of holding the country or standing far away, and he would always be like falling into the clouds and mist, unable to see clearly or grasp everything around him.

Even when he had already gone south to take over the entire Dali, Zhao Kuo's feelings were still uneasy and unreal. Looking at the states, prefectures, especially the northern part, it always seemed like a thick fog blocked his eyes, making him powerless to clear the clouds and mists to see the truth.

What's strange is that Zhao Kuo did not feel this way about Dali, Ziqi and Luodian after he personally fought for Dali. Even if he sat upright in the court, Dali, Ziqi and Luodian in his heart were bright and without any shadows, allowing him to see clearly and truly.

Later, when he had a letter exchange with Ye Qing, Zhao Kuo gradually realized that the reason for this feeling was that to put it bluntly, it was that he, the emperor, was not capable enough and could not accurately grasp the administration and people's livelihood of a state and a prefecture, which made him feel powerless and in a foggy way.

Zhao Kuo, who was confused by this, has made efforts. He hopes to clear the situation through some personnel changes, but all of them have achieved little success.

When he left Lin'an and moved the capital north to Yanjing, the southern prefecture seemed to be a little clearer in his heart, but in the brightness, he saw more signs of chaos that occurred due to the move of the capital.

But no matter what, Zhao Kuo, who went north, finally could see the various situations in the south clearly, still made him feel ecstatic, even when the chaos was more obvious at that time.

But no matter what, at least he could feel the connection between his emperor and the southern prefectures.

It is the true connection between yourself as an emperor and your country. The country is the true feeling of your country and country.

There is a personal feeling of the country where people are in the country where people are in the country, but people are in the country where people are in the country where people are in the country where people are in the country where people are in the country where they are in the country.

The memorial from Ye Qing placed in the corner of the case was once again discussed with Zhao Kuo.

The prefectures in the northern regions became clear in Zhao Kuo's mind, and the connection with him became closer, which was naturally a matter of time.

Because of Ye Qing, Zhao Kuo was not in a hurry to be able to fully connect the true feelings of the country and the country in a very short time with the entire northern region, and see the situation of all prefectures clearly.

Ye Qing's letter today has little discussion with him about the feelings of connection between the North, and most of the articles are focused on letting Zhao Kuo understand and study the grassland ethnic groups.

Unlike treating Mongolia as a country, Zhao Kuo is allowed to pursue the long history of the grassland nation and its connection with the Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years.

Of course, there are many Ye Qing’s views on the grassland people and the separation and reunion with the Central Plains dynasty.

But these are all Ye Qing's own cognition, not his Zhao Kuo's cognition.

Therefore, at the end of the memorial, Ye Qing not only hoped that Zhao Kuo would explore the origins between the grassland nations and the Central Plains dynasty, but also asked Zhao Kuo to think about it. If the Mongolian surrendered, how should the court govern the grassland nations that had no affiliation with the Central Plains dynasty for most of the time.

This is a big, big and big topic, even surpassing Zhao Kuo's imagination, because he had never thought about this problem, and it was precisely because before the Northern Territory was recovered, the Song Dynasty court did not have such a pattern.

Nowadays, the historical background is already incomparable to the weak Song court, who is in peace. Zhao Kuo, the emperor of the Song court, had to consider these issues.

In Ye Qing's view, whether it is a minister in the court or a King of Yan who covers the sky with one hand, even if they can have a balanced and clear understanding of the Central Plains dynasty and the grassland nation, they are far inferior to an emperor with a broad mind, and their understanding of these is more beneficial to the entire Song Dynasty court.

After all, how to coexist with the grassland nations and how to govern the nations that belong to the dynasty, ministers can have their own ideas, but as emperors, they must have different opinions.

After Ye Gucheng and Wanyan Tu walked into the corridor and saluted Zhao Kuo, Han Ying and the nobleman He, Han Ying and the nobleman He stood up and left.

When leaving, Han Ying still nodded slightly to Ye Gucheng, and said hello.

After all, Ye Gucheng is different from others. Even if he does not have the relationship with King Yan, with the relationship between Ye Gucheng and Zhao Kuo, he can nod and greet the queen Han Ying.

When Han Ying and others left Langting, Zhao Kuo picked up the memorial at the corner of the case, shook it in his hand, then put it back on the corner of the case, and said, "The King of Yan came to memorial again, talking about some matters with the Yaoli clan, including the situation on the grassland. These are not important. What is important is that the King of Yan has come to a new topic, so that I can calm down and think about the origins between the grassland nation and our Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years, and even ask me to explore... How has the development of the grassland nation gone from small tribes to such a unified state today."

"Sir, please calm down, King Yan..." Ye Gucheng rolled his eyes helplessly. This roll of eyes was naturally not for Zhao Kuo, but for his father who was far away in Changling.

Then he thought about it and continued to say to Zhao Kuo: "Maybe my father is old this year, so he likes to nag, and the same is true when he is at home. He always likes to preach in front of us. But whether it is a minister or a brother, he actually doesn't like to listen very much. So please don't be surprised by the emperor."

Zhao Kuo shook his head and smiled. He felt a little funny about Ye Gucheng's attitude of apologizing for his father, but at the same time he was a little envious in his heart.

"I hope that King Yan can give me some more preaching in front of me, and you brothers are really in a blessing but don't know how to be blessed. The words of King Yan are better than reading for ten years. I don't know how to cherish you when I am young." Zhao Kuo had strong confidence and maturity and stability in front of Ye Gucheng.

Ye Gucheng did not say anything, and bowed his head silently, just thinking that he had remembered the emperor's words.

I was already very familiar with Ye Gucheng, otherwise Han Ying would not have nodded and greeted the same minister when she left.

So at this moment, looking at Ye Gucheng lowering his head and silently, he knew what Ye Gucheng was thinking. He smiled and said, "So, you are suitable to lead troops. Ye Wuque is more knowledgeable than you in this regard. I also read this letter to understand why King Yan let Ye Wuque enter the grassland alone, and even more understand why Ye Wuque always has no book behind his head. It seems that Ye Wuque's understanding and understanding of the grassland is much deeper than you and me."

"I'm just making a fool of myself, going to the grassland? Before going to the grassland, he got lost in Yanjing City." Ye Gucheng said disapprovingly.

Zhao Kuo laughed without saying a word, then pointed to the two chairs that the eunuch had already placed, and signaled Wanyan Tu to sit down with Ye Gucheng.

After the two of them bowed to Zhao Kuo again, they sat down on the chair.

It is obvious that the Wanyan Thorn, who only dared to touch half of his butt on the chair, would look more realistic and more at ease when sitting in the palace.

Ye Gucheng looked at Wanyan Tu's scene, and he didn't have to think about it. The reason why Wanyan Tu had such a big contrast was entirely because he was respectful of his father, King Yan.

Zhao Kuo looked at Wanyan Tu and remembered for no reason that after Wanyan Tu followed Ye Qing to Yanjing, Ye Qing once smiled and said to him: "This Wanyan Tu may be an unexpected surprise."

Now, I'm afraid even Ye Qing didn't expect that his words came true in front of Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Kuo did not expect that when the government in the north was in chaos, Wanyan's sect would need to cut the mess quickly, and then completely figure out the chaos in the north.

When the Censor is aware of miscellaneous matters and is also a minister of the Ministry of Rites, it is now a bit insignificant for Wanyan to instruct the Minister of Rites. It is obviously more important for the Censor to know miscellaneous matters and this is a more important one.

"What's going on now?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile. Now Zhao Kuo has become more and more determined as a king of a country, and has become more and more calm in taking weights.

But in Ye Gucheng's eyes, this behavior always made him feel that it was not the current saint Zhao Kuo sitting in front of him, but his father, King Yan Ye Qing.

Because most of the time, especially when facing some ministers, Zhao Kuo's behavior, and even his reactions when facing some problems, it almost seemed like he was carved from the same mold as Ye Qing.

Especially when encountering something that made him angry or scolding some ministers, Ye Gucheng could even predict what Zhao Kuo would react next, because it was really similar to Ye Qing. It seemed that every time Zhao Kuo suppressed the anger in his heart, Ye Gucheng, an outsider, couldn't help but shrink his neck.

After all, in the mansion, he was not the only one who loved the King of Yan, and did not have the reprimand of the King of Yan. Of course, when he was reprimanded, fortunately there would be a mother who would protect him.

"Return to the Emperor." Wanyan Tu slowly stood up and saluted Zhao Kuo, then stood like Zhao Kuo's comment.

Wanyan Tu was sitting, and it was difficult to speak clearly when facing Zhao Kuo, but after standing up, it was different, just like a different person.

"Jinan Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, and Chang'an Prefecture have now stabilized. After the transfer of several officials, the situation of administration has improved. Yangzhou Prefecture and other places have become a climate in these places due to terrain factors and some measures taken by the court back then, and it may take some time. As for the various parts of the capital, I have already visited them in person. Although I encountered some minor obstacles, it was still smooth. These places are estimated to be effective in half a year. As early as this year, the results may be verified when the autumn harvest in various parts of the north arena." Wanyan Tsai said respectfully.

Zhao Kuo smiled calmly at the beginning, and his brows slowly frowned, but after Wanyan Tu finished speaking, Zhao Kuo returned to normal.

His calm and unstoppable attitude still exuded his imperial temperament.

"In this way... are there only Yangzhou Prefecture and other places?" Zhao Kuo nodded and asked, and then the eunuch next to him had just brought some memorials. Zhao Kuo began to search and find those memorials about Yangzhou.

"Apart from the two Huaihe Rivers, there is only Luoyang Prefecture, and Kaifeng Prefecture is still a little unstable..." Wanyan Tu said.

Zhao Kuo did not wait for Wanyan Tu to finish his words, and then said, "You can't wait. Since I have decided, I have to solve all these things this year. After the New Year's Day, I don't have time to deal with these local officials. The King of Yan will return to Beijing in a few days. Next, I may have to focus on the Mongolian country that is inclined to the King of Yan. So no matter what, you have to satisfy me before this autumn harvest."

"As for the food and grass in Beidi, I still told you last time that the taxes in Beidi can be relaxed appropriately. I have already explained the problem with the Ministry of Revenue, but the problem encountered by the Ministry of Revenue is the problem that you have not solved yet. In other words, only if you solve it on your side can the Ministry of Revenue be able to achieve success. So you are under a lot of pressure, but I can't wait."

"The southern prefectures, especially the two Huaihe Rivers, mainly Yangzhou, can be replenished through canals during the autumn harvest of the northern part of the country, but I still hope that... without the disaster year, the northern part of the country can achieve self-sufficiency." Zhao Kuo said a lot in a row.

Wanyan Tsai just frowned slightly, and then he was about to speak when he heard Zhao Kuo continue saying: "When the Censor knows the miscellaneous matters and the Minister of Rites, when the Censor knows the miscellaneous matters first and the Minister of Rites, you can clearly distinguish the main and secondary. As for what you mentioned to me last time, the Northern Land wants to be self-sufficient in food and grass, in addition to reducing taxes and adding court subsidies, the marriage age of the private children is mentioned to the age of 18 to 20. I want to know why this is the case?"

"I came up with this plan after I read some files from the Ministry of Revenue." Wanyan Tu nodded slightly, and Zhengrong replied: "I have discovered that although I have been fighting in the Song Dynasty for many years, because the King of Yan used troops like a god..."

"There is no need to say these praises. I know more about the King of Yan than you. I will directly say the purpose and the result you want. Is it feasible and what is the reason?" Zhao Kuo flipped through the memorials, and signaled the eunuch to go to the imperial study room and get some memorials from the Ministry of Revenue.

Wanyan Tsu looked at Zhao Kuo who was picking quickly and flipping through the memorials. After swallowing, he continued: "In addition to the Yellow River breaking the dam in the past few years, the people in the northern region have been relatively stable in recent years. Those people who fled to the famine to survive in various places have now either returned to their original hometowns or have gained a foothold in other places. The Ministry of Revenue records that I, the population of the Song Dynasty, has also been read. In fact, it is not as serious as some officials say. It is just that the cause of the King of Yan recovering the lost land in recent years, has caused some turmoil for the escape of some households. However, the war has long since subsided, and some households have begun to take the initiative to return to their hometowns, and the number of households in various places is also on the rise."

"But I went to various prefectures a few days ago and found some folk customs in the northern region, which still follows the old Jin Dynasty's laws, which is also the main reason for the increase in households. It is precisely because some poor families married their daughters early and used this method to solve the food and clothing of the rest of the family. Of course, this is also related to... the embezzlement of arable land by the court officials, but more because of the increase in population, the people cannot get food and clothing, and must rely on the court to provide relief. If the court raises the age of marriage, plus the relief of disaster food, and the land embezzlement and recovery, it will take less than two or three years to believe that all problems will be solved."

After Wanyan Tu finished speaking, he kept standing there looking at Zhao Kuo who was looking down and flipping through the memorial.

After almost a cup of tea, Zhao Kuo's slight sigh came from the quiet pavilion.

"The memorial of the Ministry of Revenue has never mentioned the land embezzlement, why?" Zhao Kuo asked, staring at Wanyan Tu.

"According to what I know, after the King of Yan recovered the lost land, he now Liu Keshi, the deputy protector of the Andong Protectorate, solved the problem of the people owning arable land on the spot. At that time, this was also a good strategy to stabilize the territory that had just been regained, and it was already a first-hand result. However, with the replacement of officials and officials of various prefectures... some things have returned to the original trajectory."

"For example?" Zhao Kuo's eyes became a little gloomy.

"For example... some influential gentry in the prefectures, including some merchants, changed officials in the local area, and then made a deal with the officials with the original old land deeds, which made the people who had just obtained the land lose their land again. The reason for this is that the local gentry promised to give officials more taxes than ordinary people. In this way, officials rely on taxes to be appreciated by the court, and those gentry and merchants also rely on the land they have regained to make up for their own deficit after paying too much tax. In short, ordinary people became victims in the end."

"You haven't answered my question yet, why hasn't there been a word in the memorials of the Ministry of Revenue mentioned in recent years?" Zhao Kuo was already on the verge of furiousness.

"Because the Minister of Revenue suppressed the memorials submitted by local officials, and these were only known after the ministers arrived at the Censorate. Even some of the memorials of the ministers were suppressed." Wanyan Tsai said with a frown.

"Ye Gucheng." Zhao Kuo turned his head and looked at Ye Gucheng who was silent on the side.

"I'm here."

"Go to the Minister of Revenue's Office to invite the Minister of Revenue, the Censor of the Censor, the Left Prime Minister Lou Yi and the Right Prime Minister Han Yanjia, and ask them to come to my imperial study immediately. And... summon the Dali Temple Minister to the palace." Zhao Kuo said at the end, his face was as gloomy as the prelude to the storm.
Chapter completed!