Chapter 386: Her Royal Highness is not usually like this!
"Father, calm down. You said it yourself. The law does not punish everyone. You can't punish them all.

In this situation, you are still so angry, it will only make yourself angry, and there is no other use!"

Yunshu's consolation is always straightforward and unpretentious:
"Let's think positively. After all, after the re-registration this time, we will implement the tax-paying system for officials and gentry to pay taxes on a per-acre basis.

These people will have to pay whatever they owe in the future, there is no way to escape.

Especially those noble families, who enjoy the generous treatment you give them, occupy so much land, and yet they go against your wishes and oppress the people.

When they learned that the imperial court was going to distribute new grains, they could not wait to get more benefits.

This time, let's let them experience what it means to be too clever and end up making a big mistake, and to be greedy for small gains and end up suffering big losses! "

"..."

It's very comforting. I suggest you just skip the previous paragraph next time.

After being interrupted by Yunshu, Emperor Xuanwu's anger was suppressed a little.
But when he spoke, he still gritted his teeth:
"Based on my understanding of these noble families, they will not be satisfied with the current situation.

In order to gain more benefits, they may find ways to continue to exploit the people as much as possible and seize their land into their own hands.

In order to avoid such a situation, after the new year begins, you should..."

"Father, there is no need to wait until the beginning of the new year."

Yun Shu smiled and took out a memorial:

“Isn’t New Year’s Eve the day after tomorrow?
Tomorrow we will have the last morning court session of the year, so it is a good opportunity to finalize this policy as a New Year gift to the people."

“Have you finished writing it?”

Emperor Xuanwu took her letter and was a little surprised:
"Did you know that the new field registration before the New Year would end today?"

"I am not a sorcerer, how can I predict it so accurately?"

Yun Shu shrugged helplessly:

"I just think that many people don't have to go to work during New Year's Eve.

They work hard all year round to earn money, and only these few days can they relax a little.
In this situation, it is actually very easy to be deceived by people with ulterior motives and cause trouble.

For those who want to seize the land from the people, the best time to act is also during this period.

So regardless of whether the new land registration can be completed today, I intend to discuss it with you and make a decision at the court tomorrow morning."

"You're very considerate."

Emperor Xuanwu nodded with satisfaction:

"In that case, tomorrow it's up to you."

"Don't worry, Father. I will not let you down."

Yun Shu had already thought about the implementation of the new system countless times.
It's just that the conditions were not met before, so she didn't take any action.

After waiting till today, the time is finally ripe.

No matter what, she will definitely get it done!
*
The next morning, because it was the last morning court session before New Year's Eve,

At this time of year in previous years, there was basically nothing important to discuss. People would just come to go through the motions, say a few words, and then go home to prepare for the New Year.

Therefore, those ministers who seemed more serious than each other in the past, today had a rare relaxed smile on their faces.

Yun Shu walked in slowly from outside, and along the way, he specifically greeted those ministers whose clans had registered a particularly large number of new fields: "Master Qian seems to be in a good mood today!"

"Master Deng looks so energetic today, is there any happy event at home?"

"Good morning, Lord Sun. You look so happy. What good news do you have to tell me?"

The ministers she had greeted: "..."

"What happened to your Highness today?"

Mr. Qian, who was greeted first, looked at Yun Shu's back as she slowly walked away, and for some reason he felt a chill on his back:
"Her Highness is not usually like this! How come she suddenly seems to have returned to the time when she first entered the court? It's so creepy!"

"Nonsense!"

Lord Deng, who had also been greeted, had a stern face, and it was unclear whether he was refuting Lord Qian or comforting himself:

"It can't be because New Year's Eve is coming soon, are you in a good mood, Your Highness?

This is the last morning court of the year, what big deal could there be?"

"that is!"

Lord Sun also lowered his voice and echoed:
“And can the situation now be the same as it was then?

At that time, Her Highness had just entered the court as a woman, and almost no one in the court supported her.

Our positions are different from hers. In this case, if she comes to say hello, it will naturally not be a good thing.

It can even be said that whoever you click on will be unlucky.

But now the situation is very different from before!
There is no conflict between us and His Highness... Besides, how many people did His Highness greet while walking along the way just now?
Sir Qian, do you think that His Highness will kill all of us at the morning court today?"

"But……"

Mr. Qian certainly hoped that he was wrong, but...

"Didn't you realize that all the people His Highness had just called over here were officials who had registered a lot of new fields in the clan in the past two months?"

"..."

It is normal for those who come from aristocratic families and have climbed to their current position in the court to be well-informed.

Others may not know how many new fields the families of the colleagues in the court have registered in recent times, but Lord Deng and the others know the number well.

Lord Qian's direct statement made Lord Deng and Lord Sun silent.
After a while, Mr. Deng said again in a difficult tone:

"Perhaps... His Majesty and His Highness are indeed somewhat unhappy about this matter.
But because this kind of thing is so common, they can't really punish us all, so they are just being sarcastic?"

Mr. Qian's soul asked back: "Do you believe this yourself?"

It’s not someone else!
That's Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess!
When have they ever seen Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess suffer so much that she could only utter sarcastic words?

Lord Deng fell silent again.

This time, he remained silent even longer than before. He did not speak again until Emperor Xuanwu arrived.
But those eyes were always secretly staring at Yun Shu's back in front of him.

Even when Yunshu stood up and said she had something to report,
Lord Deng actually breathed a sigh of relief strangely, and had a thought: "If this is true, I knew she wouldn't just be able to say a few sarcastic words."

But the matter shouldn't be too serious. After all, there are so many of them, and they are all important officials of the court.
At best...it will just make sure they don't have a good New Year, right?