Chapter 118: Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji holds a funeral in the street

Several days later.

Changancheng, Imperial Palace, Ganlu Hall.

Li Er was busy reviewing memorials, his brow full of gravity and displeasure.

The imperial court had been pushing for reforms for some time.

But until today, there had been no substantial changes.

Li Er had wanted to imitate Great Qin, taking most of the land into state ownership and redistributing it to the people.

In this way.

The vast majority of the labor force could be liberated.

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The money and grain in the national treasury would become abundant.

But he didn't expect that as soon as this policy was promulgated, it immediately drew fierce opposition from the civil and military officials.

They spoke with certainty, saying it violated ancestral systems, was unfair to their ancestors, and some even said they would rather die than hand over ancestral property!

Li Er hated them to the core, but he had no way to deal with it.

The power of the noble families was too strong.

They were Wu Li Ke an iron plate, impenetrable by needles or water.

Furthermore.

Li Er had wanted to reform the military as well, taking the right to forge weapons and purchase warhorses into state ownership.

This also met with fierce opposition from the officials.

No matter which dynasty.

The interests in the military were extremely huge.

How could the noble families who controlled these interests easily let go?

What made Li Er feel even more desperate was that the officials were colluding and openly resisting the imperial edicts!

They were paying lip service to Li Er’s orders while secretly violating them!

Even officials who did not control military interests were resisting with all their might.

What does this mean?

It means the officials in the imperial court had long since united!

They had long since discussed that no matter whose interests Li Er touched, all the noble families would rise up and attack!

How could they not understand the principle of "when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold"?

In short.

They must not let Li Er succeed!

Just Wu Li Ke that.

Several months passed.

The noble families remained carefree, while the people remained in misery!

What made Li Er even more desperate was not just this.

He believed that at this very moment, Great Qin must be developing by leaps and bounds.

This meant the gap between the two nations would become smaller and smaller!

"Sigh!"

Li Er let out a long sigh.

Wu Li Ke sitting on pins and needles!

If this continued, it wouldn't be long before Qin Mu led a million troops to attack Great Tang!

By then.

What would Great Tang have to resist his attack?

"Your Majesty, your humble servant has returned!"

Just as Li Er was pondering, Fang Fang Xuanling’s voice drifted in from outside.

"Fang Xuanling, you have finally returned; I have missed you so much!"

Hearing Fang Fang Xuanling’s voice, Li Er hurriedly went out to welcome him, ecstatic.

That’s great!

Finally back!

"Your Majesty, your humble servant has not failed the mission and has purchased a large batch of books from the Jiannan Dao trade center."

Fang Fang Xuanling bowed and said excitedly.

After purchasing 100,000 books from Qin Mu, Fang Fang Xuanling had traveled day and night, rushing back to Changancheng without stopping.

He arrived at almost the same time as Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji and Li Li Chengqian!

"Good! That’s great!"

"Fang Xuanling, you are truly my pillar of support!"

Tears shimmered in Li Er’s eyes, and he was so excited he didn't know what to say.

After these days of reform, Li Er realized how lonely he really was.

Apart from Fang Fang Xuanling, there was almost no one else by his side.

All the powerful figures in Changancheng stood on the opposite side of him.

Grievance, anger, panic, fear, worry, and other emotions were all intertwined at this moment.

Such a feeling was not something an ordinary person could bear.

The pressure was truly too great!

Now seeing Fang Fang Xuanling, how could Li Er not be excited?

"Your Majesty, please do not say that; for the sake of Great Tang’s foundation, your humble servant is willing to go through fire and water!"

Fang Fang Xuanling said with a solemn gaze.

"Good, come, sit down quickly!"

Li Er took Fang Fang Xuanling’s hand and walked into Ganlu Hall.

After the two sat down, Li Er asked impatiently: "Fang Xuanling, tell me in detail, what happened during this trip to Jiannan Dao?"

"As you command!"

Fang Fang Xuanling told him in detail about what happened in Jiannan Dao.

Including how Qin Mu raised prices on the spot, Empress Zhangsun Chong causing a scene in Jiannan Dao, and so on.

When he heard that Qin Mu had raised the price of books to one tael of silver per book, Li Er was so angry his face turned red.

Damn it!

Truly a profiteer!

This brat is still the same as before, not willing to suffer a loss at all!

But when he heard about Empress Zhangsun Chong causing a scene in Jiannan Dao, Li Er could no longer remain calm.

"What did you say!?"

"Empress Zhangsun Chong caused a scene in Jiannan Dao?"

Hearing this, Li Er’s expression changed instantly.

This Empress Zhangsun Chong!

He is too reckless!

What kind of place is Jiannan Dao?

What kind of person is Qin Mu?

He actually dared to go there and cause trouble; he simply doesn't know the height of the sky or the depth of the earth!

I shouldn't have agreed to the Crown Prince’s request to let Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji and his son accompany him on the trade.

Once I have time, I should also discipline the behavior of those noble sons in Changancheng!

In fact.

Li Er had long been displeased with the noble sons led by Empress Zhangsun Chong.

These descendants of meritorious officials, relying on the achievements of their fathers or grandfathers, were causing trouble, eating, drinking, and playing all day long.

A perfectly good Changancheng was being stirred into a mess by them.

Empress Zhangsun Chong was the representative among them!

But because Empress Zhangsun Chong had won the Top Graduate position and, under Li Er’s manipulation, became the author of an eternal masterpiece.

His various behaviors actually received unlimited forgiveness from everyone!

Some even scrambled to imitate him.

This indirectly fueled this bad atmosphere.

If this continues, the imperial court and the country will surely be in turmoil.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Fortunately, Qin Mu didn't mind; I assume he just punished him a bit and let him go."

Fang Fang Xuanling nodded and said.

He did not know that Empress Zhangsun Chong had already been killed by Qin Mu.

This trip to Jiannan Dao.

Fang Fang Xuanling was single-mindedly focused on trading books with Qin Mu.

On the first day he arrived in Jiannan Dao, he hurried to find Qin Mu.

After the trade was completed.

Fang Fang Xuanling left Jiannan Dao without stopping for a moment, not contacting anyone at all.

And the rumors flying around in Jiannan Dao, he naturally did not hear.

Until this very moment.

Fang Fang Xuanling was still kept in the dark, thinking that Qin Mu really didn't mind this matter.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is bad!"

Just then, a eunuch ran in, panicked.

"What is the meaning of such panic? What happened?"

Li Er was already feeling depressed, and seeing these servants acting so recklessly, a nameless fire burned in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhao is wearing mourning clothes, scattering paper money and carrying a coffin on Zhuque Street; it has already caused a stir, and almost half of Changancheng has gone to watch the excitement."

"What did you say!?"

Li Er was suddenly furious.