Since Wu Meiniang returned to the court, the system of the Tang Dynasty has gradually changed silently.

In feudal society, there is usually only one reason for the emperor to pursue changes in the system, which is to concentrate imperial power. However, the entire system changes due to one person is indeed very rare. The key is Wu Meiniang's special identity.

This military and national affairs were directly controlled by Li Zhi. Commanders such as Li Ji, Qi Bi, He Li and others did not meet Wu Meiniang, but they often met and met with Li Zhi. The major decisions of the country must be decided by Li Zhi, but the specific discussion and execution are the responsibilities of the Political Affairs Hall.

Li Zhi expressed support for Taiyuan's plan, but he would not directly participate in the discussion on specific matters, and the same is true for the expansion plan.

But Wu Meiniang was only facing the Minister of the Pudong Recruitment. She could not face the fourth and fifth-rank officials, and this part of the power was in the hands of the Minister of the Pudong Recruitment.

The entire model was formed because of the emergence of Wu Meiniang, but this model is more stable than before, and it is unlikely that there will be too many party disputes. Among the ministers of the Pudong Responsible Ministers, no one can dominate the government because Wu Meiniang is in charge of government affairs, but Wu Meiniang is restricted by the ministers of the Pudong Responsible Ministers.

Li Zhi was very satisfied with the current situation. Although he was unable to do so, no one could jeopardize his imperial power. Since he was satisfied, he certainly would not destroy this balanced situation. He chose to put some matters in the Political Affairs Hall to solve them.

After Li Zhi and the others held a meeting, Wu Meiniang immediately held a meeting for the stern.

Wu Meiniang is in charge of government affairs, and her efficiency is actually much higher than that of the prime minister, because she is always the first to know Li Zhi’s thoughts and decisions.

Han Yi came to the Political Affairs Hall early in the morning and suddenly found that Wu Meiniang was sitting alone in it. She couldn't help but say in surprise: "Where are they getting angry again?"

Wu Meiniang was angry and funny when she heard this. She gave him a blank look and said, "I deliberately asked you to come early."

"So that's it." Han Yi sat down and looked at Wu Meiniang a little. Wu Meiniang, who had been resting for a few days, was energetic again, with a glitter on her face, and asked, "I wonder what the queen has to discuss with me?"

Wu Meiniang said: "I believe you already know that Your Majesty hopes that the court will pay more attention to the expansion of Jiaozhi and Yuanzhou."

Han Yi nodded.

Wu Meiniang said: "The reason why Your Majesty has made this change is mainly because this locust plague almost caused Henan to fall into famine. I was wondering whether we should also use this locust plague to promote external expansion?"

Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "I think we should wait until the Buddha's death country is eliminated. After all, it is not easy to open up the land. Before we succeed, try not to over-promote it. If there is something wrong with it, it may be difficult to promote it in the future. We should face it with a cautious attitude."

Wu Meiniang felt thoughtful when she heard this. This is also the biggest difference between her and Han Yi. Although she is a woman, she is very decisive in her work. Han Yi is more procrastinated and not impatient. After a while, she said: "If it makes sense, then wait a little longer. In addition, what do you think about hair cutting?"

Han Yi said: "I have no opinion on this."

"really?"

Wu Meiniang said.

Han Yi was stunned for a moment and said, "Does the queen have any thoughts on this matter?"

Wu Meiniang said: "Although this matter has little to do with me, I think that some traditional changes and are acceptable are not harmful to me."

Han Yi frowned and pondered for a while, and said, "That's true, this is really a potential benefit to you, Queen."

Wu Meiniang sighed softly and said, "But Zhang Wenguan and the others will definitely object later."

Han Yi frowned slightly and said, "The queen means...I want me to convince them."

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly and said, "You have a reason to stand on the side of the industry and commerce."

Han Yi originally did not intend to participate in this matter, but now thinking about it, this is indeed worth exploring. Hair binding is a tradition, and men are also a tradition to be emperors. If everyone can accept the ever-changing changes and change the tradition, it will be of great help to his entire plan, at least laying some foundation.

"Look at what they said, I think they couldn't stop it at that time, but it's difficult to stop it now."

"Um."

Wu Meiniang said: "But I hope you understand that although this matter is beneficial to me, if I get involved in this matter, it will be of no benefit to me."

Han Yi nodded and smiled, "I understand this. The queen means that my relationship with Shilin has never been very good anyway."

Wu Meiniang pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "It's great if you understand."

Because she had just staged a warmer scene in front of the minister, the minister changed her mind a lot. She didn't want to argue with the minister again because of this little thing.

After a while, Zhang Wenguan, Hao Chujun and Liu Xiangdao came.

"I'm late, please forgive me."

When they saw that the Queen and Han Yi had arrived, they quickly saluted.

In terms of words and deeds, it is not difficult to see that they have more respect for Wu Meiniang. In fact, Wu Meiniang is the biggest beneficiary of this natural disaster, but she is relatively low-key in this matter, so she can't see anything on the surface, but in fact, her prestige among the people in the court has increased a lot, and when the people in Henan completely get out of the shadow of the locust plague, her influence will further ferment.

Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "You are not late, it's because I and Shangshuling arrived early. Please sit down."

Because Cui Jieren and the others have not returned yet, only Zhang Wenguan, Liu Xiangdao, Hao Chujun, and Han Yi participated in this meeting.

Wu Meiniang knew that she had to keep a low profile now, try to do things well, and win further trust from everyone, so she still maintained her previous style and talked about government affairs at the beginning without showing any difference.

The first priority is the Taiyuan plan.

Zhang Wenguan and the others did not object to the Taiyuan plan. After Han Yi explained the complete Taiyuan plan, they all agreed.

Wu Meiniang said: "Although this policy is good, the implementation of the policy still depends on the people. Many good policies in the past in the imperial court were the bad ones. Therefore, the imperial court should learn from the lessons and not act rashly. The officials in Taiyuan do not know much about the Taiyuan plan, so the imperial court must send officials to explain clearly and assist local officials in implementing the Taiyuan plan well."

What she said implyed was of course that Li Yifu and the others were acting recklessly, messing up her policies, leading to that big crisis.

Zhang Wenguan said: "What the queen said is very true. The old minister believes that he can send Wang Shilang to him. He is from the Wang family in Taiyuan. If he goes there, he can avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings."

Wu Meiniang nodded and said, "Mr. Wang is indeed the most suitable candidate. He can't help but come from the Wang family in Taiyuan. He also participated in this disaster relief, but he may not be able to do so alone. I suggest that Ren Zhigu go with him to assist the governor of Taiyuan and implement the Taiyuan plan."

Zhang Wenguan and the others agreed.

After discussing the matter, Wu Meiniang asked, "When I was not here, could something happen in the court?"

Liu Xiang said: "A thing happened, which was unexpected by the court. It was this summer that craftsmen in Chang'an launched a haircutting campaign."

Wu Meiniang nodded and said, "I have heard from Your Majesty about this matter, and Your Majesty also hopes that we can solve this problem as soon as possible. I wonder what you think about this matter?"

The three of them first looked at each other, and Liu Xiangdao asked Han Yi again: "I wonder what Shangshu Ling thinks about this?"

With their personality, if they object, they would say directly, and there is no need to ask me. Could it be that I was wrong? Han Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "The three of you know that I am from a farmhouse. I have never been very particular about this. I often go down to the fields and cultivate the land in Meicun, and I have no particular concerns about these. Moreover, I was not in Chang'an at that time and didn't know the situation very well. I want to hear the three of you more."

Zhang Wenguan said: "Originally, the old ministers were very opposed to this matter, because hair tie was the traditional etiquette of our Central Plains. If the etiquette was not etiquette, how could we talk about the Central Plains? At the same time, we were also very curious about this, because since the Han Dynasty, everyone has been doing this, so why did this haircutting movement break out today? For this reason, the three of us also went to the Ministry of Works to communicate with the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works. After this exchange, we also found that the craftsmen were also relieved to cut their hair."

Han Yi and Wu Meiniang were a little surprised, which was completely beyond their expectations, because Zhang Wenguan and others were both old scholars, and of course they were supporters of tradition. However, they did not have fierce opposition, which was a bit incredible.

Hao Chujun also said: "In the past, most people were farmers. Farmers went to the fields later or went earlier, which would not be hindered, nor would it hinder others. But today's craftsmen are different. They have to go to the workshop to work on time and do not have time to take care of their hair. If they are not taken care of frequently, they will smell odor and even lice. This lice will infect others. If they are not done well, they will cause lice to be dyed with lice and even spread to the market. In that case, it would be bad."

Wu Meiniang asked, "Then do you support them in this way?"

Hao Chujun hurriedly said: "The old minister doesn't agree with this matter, after all, this is contrary to tradition."

Wu Meiniang was a little depressed and said, "What do you mean?"

Liu Xiangdao said: "There are indeed many people in the court who suggest that the court legislative legislation prohibiting the people from cutting their hair. But we believe that since this hair is naturally formed by our Central Plains, the people will voluntarily cut their hair, and the court naturally cannot force the people. This is not legal. Moreover, the surrounding ethnic groups have been integrated into our Tang Dynasty, but their living customs are very different from the Central Plains. If the court has enacted this legislation, will it also require the people outside the Central Plains to follow the living customs of the people in our Central Plains? This is difficult to take care of and may even cause more conflicts. Therefore, I suggest that it is better to govern without doing anything. Over time, everyone will get used to it."

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, feeling secretly happy. If she planned to take a step forward in the future, would they be so reasonable?

Seeing Wu Meiniang lowered her eyebrows, Zhang Wenguan asked, "What does the queen think about this?"

The tone was quite respectful, not the same as before. When they heard Wu Meiniang speak, they were always on guard. They wanted Wu Meiniang to be a mute.

Wu Meiniang was slightly stunned and pondered for a while. She originally wanted Han Yi to come out to convince them, but now in this situation, Han Yi was useless, so she said: "I also think this hair belongs to the people. It is very difficult for the court to prevent the people from cutting their hair. This also has the idea of ​​governing without doing anything. In addition, the court's responsibility is mainly to solve the problems of the people, rather than to create difficulties for the people. However, as an official, we must set an example and maintain traditions and etiquette. The court should order that officials should strictly prohibit their hair from cutting."

Zhang Wenguan said: "The old minister agrees with the queen's suggestion, so that other officials and the people in the scholars can know that the court is willing to uphold traditions and etiquette, but at the same time, it can also let craftsmen know that the court is understanding their situation."

Han Yi quickly said, "I support it too."

Han Yi was secretly happy about Zhang Wenguan’s attitude towards this matter.

Because this reflects what civilization is. If it is a barbaric country, if it is unhappy, it will definitely come and will not reason with you. You must do whatever I want to change.

Although Zhang Wenguan and the others were both old scholars, they would not be unreasonable. They were still quite enlightened. Otherwise, they would not sit with Wu Meiniang. They had learned about it and knew that craftsmen cut their hair, not to deliberately destroy traditions, but without malice. They just couldn't take care of them. Moreover, lice are extremely harmful to the workshop, which is very different from the small peasant economy. Lice are not very destructive to the small peasant economy, but they are very harmful to the industry and commerce. If this person has it, it may be transmitted to the entire workshop, which leads to the craftsmen being unwilling to work.

They can still understand.

Not only them, but there are still some people in the court, who are very considerate of the situation of craftsmen, and some people are also worried that lice are spread everywhere.

If all of them were opposed, this matter would have been stopped long ago.

In addition, the appearance of wigs has eased people's opposition to hair cutting exercises to a certain extent.

It can also be seen that the Tang Dynasty was free and open. In fact, the Tang Dynasty officials and nobles had a lot of opinions on many things, believing that these things were contrary to tradition. For example, in the past, women went out shopping and hunting in men's clothing, and officials often scolded these women. But now this trend is even more serious. Some people like to wear Hu and Persian clothes, and officials often accuse these people, but no matter what, the Tang court would not force the people to do.

As the same goes, the stronger the country, the more confident it is. The more confident the country is, the more open it is. Li Zhi's attitude on this matter is not so sensitive, and he doesn't even want to care. So if Wu Meiniang comes to care, he won't think that if you cut your hair, you will mess up my country. If this is the case, wouldn't he dig his own grave by marrying his concubine's mother?
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