When he arrived at the Princess's Mansion of Zhenguo, Princess Taiping looked good and looked in a good mood. She was very leisurely and teased Baoning for a while. She was not busy dealing with her stupid son-in-law. She rushed to entertain her son Xue Chongjian. She was kind and caring for her pregnant eldest daughter, mother, daughter, and grandchildren. She was only after she had finished talking about the friendship between her pregnant eldest daughter, mother, daughter, and grandchildren.

Seeing Zhang Changzong holding Xue Chongxiu's hand in, Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows lightly, and said nothing more. She just asked someone to carefully prepare the couch so that Xue Chongxiu can sit more comfortably.

After sitting down, Zhang Changzong took out two pieces of things written in advance—

Development outline and official system reform suggestions.

First, she gave the proposal for the reform of the official system to Princess Taiping and asked her to read it. She was not in a hurry to hand over the development outline. Princess Taiping trusted Zhang Changzong, and was not in a hurry. She looked at whatever she gave first. Her originally calm expression immediately became serious after looking at the beginning, and she looked at Zhang Changzong with a look of surprise. She looked up at Zhang Changzong and looked carefully.

After reading it once, he closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then knocked on the table and said, "This discussion is in line with your usual proposition, with a long-term vision, which is beneficial to the country and the people. However, in this way, the power of warriors, including you, will be limited and their interests will be damaged."

Princess Taiping has vision and wisdom, but what she cares about is different from Gao Botong and Liu Ying, and her perspective on Zhang Changzong is different from those of those two, so the starting point of the problem is also different.

Zhang Changzong had expected it, smiled and said, "Thank you, my mother-in-law, for your concern. However, my son-in-law personally thought that the real interests were not much touched. In terms of long-term interests, it is better to be intentional. Power without restrictions is harmful, and power must be restricted. In this way, it is the best for both public and private. Otherwise, letting the situation develop like this does not take many years. What will our dynasty become... Can my mother-in-law foresee it?"

Princess Taiping nodded slightly and said, "It would be fine if the court controls strictly. As long as the court relaxes slightly, there will be many vassal states and warlords will be separatist. If there are any more people with ambition, it will be a chaos."

"Therefore, the reform of the official system cannot be slowed down, and the power of the Jiedushi must be controlled."

Zhang Changzong was solemn. Princess Taiping couldn't help but hesitate: "But, the civil servants, from the prime minister to the court officials, have cuts. Are you taking too big steps?"

"My mother-in-law is looking for a look."

Zhang Changzong said something and looked at his wife. Xue Chongxiu nodded and spoke: "Does my mother know that there are only a few local officials in the court? "

Princess Taiping paused and frowned and said, "If you ask how many officials there are in Wei Niang's fourth rank or above, Wei Niang can still answer it. If you ask how many officials there are in Beijing... I don't know the number."

Xue Chongxiu said a number calmly, and Princess Taiping was startled: "So many?"

Xue Chongxiu nodded: "That's all. Emperor Gaozu established the country and established the system of three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five supervisors. Although the times changed and there were laws to increase or decrease in official positions, it is undeniable that during the period from the Zhongzong Dynasty to Empress Wei, the laws of the court were destroyed a lot. Not to mention the slanting title of officials, only the increase or decrease in official positions in the court was a silence, which had already affected the court."

Princess Taiping nodded again, the court officials were in intensive care, which was a consensus in the eyes of those with knowledge in the court, but—

Princess Taiping mentioned: "Your Majesty's position comes from abdication. He has received kindness from Zhongzong's father and son. He is not willing to say his faults, otherwise he will be suspected of being ungrateful."

If Li Dan was a courageous person, he would not have been indecisive and changed in the matter of abolishing the abolition of the rank of officials. To put it bluntly, this newly ascended His Majesty had just taken action and made plans, but it would never be possible to achieve both worlds in the world.

Zhang Changzong said directly: "Then let the problem develop like this? If the court kept vigilant, it would be fine. As long as the court was a little lazy, the chaos in the world would be almost in front of him."

"Is this... a son-in-law exaggerated?"

Princess Taiping was still a little unbelievable. Zhang Changzong did not force her to believe it, but continued to patiently present the facts and reason, and began to list the data: "My mother-in-law can tell that when Zhongzong was in power, the son-in-law returned to Beijing from Dingzhou to mention something to Zhongzong."

"What's the matter?"

"The issue of collecting and managing the peoples who are supported by millions of tribes."

As he said that, he asked someone to bring paper and pen, and started drawing territory maps on the paper. Then, the general population of each tribe is, wherever it lives, and what management status is now, they are marked on the paper one by one. After marking and explaining, he said: "These places are mostly under the jurisdiction of the governor. They need soldiers and food. If they are managed properly, these subordinate tribes are not worth worrying. However, there are few mistakes, and chaos will inevitably begin."

Princess Taiping nodded with a deep face and said in a dark voice: "There are many generals in the court who surrendered. If someone has a different intention, he would like to climb up and call... For a long-term plan, the power of the governor should indeed be restricted. However, is it really necessary to reduce the number of prime ministers? The political situation at the time of Zhongzong was chaotic, which led to the decline of national strength. However, now the new king ascended the throne and advocated peace and welfare of the country. The salary of the five prime ministers is not unaffordable."

This is because I am reluctant to give up power!

Now, two of the five prime ministers in the court have joined Princess Taiping's disciples, but these two are the least famous among the five prime ministers. If the number of prime ministers is removed, there is a high chance that these two people will be affected.

Zhang Changzong knew Princess Taiping's psychology. Although she was in the court and could participate in political affairs, she did not have the right to be justified by the prime minister after all. The four words "righteous" seem to be invisible and intangible, but after all, Princess Taiping issued the same thing and the same order. When the prime minister was executed by the officials below, there must be two different effects.

"My mother-in-law, military strength is more important than energy, and good steel should be used on the blade. Furthermore, the prince is the crown prince of a country. In the court, how can he hear only the voice of his mother-in-law, but the prince has no sound? Mother-in-law, if he is not sure, it is better not to do everything. Does Your Majesty mean to change the prince?"

Princess Taiping was asked with one sentence, and she shook her head slowly but firmly: "The emperor's brother has no intention of doing this. Not only that, I think King Song and others have no intention of competing for the crown prince... The courage of this family was completely taken over by the prince, and the remaining ones were more than the other..."

"Ahem!!"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Changzong's cough, and then he was blanched by Princess Taiping. Zhang Changzong didn't care too much and asked quickly: "Why does Mother-in-law actually despise the Supreme Family? Isn't it the way to cause trouble if he despise Your Majesty so much?"

Princess Taiping was suffocated, paused, and retorted: "I don't have this intention, I just want to discuss the matter."

Zhang Changzong was solemn: "But when the mother-in-law said what she said, no matter who listened to it, she would only understand it like a son-in-law, right? Xiu'er?"

Xue Chongxiu's face also became serious, nodded in agreement, and asked, "Have you ever brought it out in my past conversation?"
Chapter completed!