The powerful and powerful carried out land annexation, and the emperor's ability to control the country and land had long been gone.

Among them, powerful people like Zhou Guozhang have the most land. The tax they imposed on the land several times that of state-owned land in the past. The people could hardly survive under such heavy taxes. In the end, the old emperor took the blame for the things that these powerful people did.

One of the charges Wei Fengqing gave to the old emperor after seizing the throne was one of the charges - levying heavy taxes and tying miscellaneous taxes.

So an honest man in the original body was then pressed to be the pillar of shame of the tyrant for thousands of years and was so frustrated that he was so frustrated.

Now Gu Mo is going to gradually take back this land from the powerful and begin his next plan.

All of them were forced to this point by Gu Mo, and Zhou Guozhu had no choice. "I am willing to give up ten thousand households to the Eighth Prince as compensation and gratitude to the Eighth Prince!"

"Is there only ten thousand households' fiefs? The princes have always been awarded with gold, silver, jewelry, silk, silk, satin. I can't let the ceremonial ceremony of Lao Ba's prince be too shabby, right?"

"I am willing to prepare the necessary supplies for the enthronement of Prince Qi according to the etiquette system!"

"The father-in-law is so generous." Gu Mo nodded, looking very satisfied. "But, the father-in-law, you only compensated the eighth brother-in-law, but you didn't compensate me. I'm his father..."

The implication is that there are tens of thousands of families who are sons, and there are so many gold, silver, jewelry, silk, silk, and satin. My father has also suffered a grievance. The compensation cannot be better than my son's, right?

Zhou Guobei almost vomited blood, "Your Majesty, I have taken out everything I can!"

Gu Mo smiled, "I don't want much if I want ten thousand households, plus 300 million gold?"

In order to pay less taxes to the state, the powerful and powerful all hide their land and population. They can take out tens of thousands of households, which at least proves that Zhou Guozhang had tens of thousands of households on the surface and at least 30,000 households in secret. As for gold, silver and jewelry, there is no need to say.

Anyway, all the civil and military officials in the court were pretending to be poor, and only the emperor was really poor.

"Brother-in-law, you and I are the father-in-law and son-in-law. I didn't have to meet outsiders. Isn't this afraid that the father-in-law will be embarrassed? If the father-in-law thinks that I want less, I will not mind adding another trick."

"Your Majesty is taking advantage of the situation to rob!"

Gu Mo covered his heart, "Bestie, you hurt my heart, I feel so cold now."

What else can I do if I don’t take your life while you are sick?

"I have a clear idea of ​​how much my father-in-law has. Isn't this the capital to support my father-in-law? Where can I find such a soft and kind wise ruler as I am?"

Zhou Guohou couldn't figure out whether Gu Mo had really found out about his family or was he trying to get him in trouble, "If I don't give it to you, will Your Majesty rob it?"

"I am not capable of forcing me to rob, and the father-in-law knows this, but it doesn't matter. The imperial doctor has shown me that I have a life of a hundred years, so I can wait."

Gu Mo narrowed his eyes and said, "The father-in-law is the backbone of the Zhou family. If the father-in-law falls, the Zhou family building will collapse. Even if the father-in-law has successors, he can support the Zhou family, but I can still wait until the Zhou family has no successors. I will take over the Zhou family's property as a son-in-law. But I think, if the father-in-law really does this, isn't he going to cut off his own way? The father-in-law won't hate me so much that he wants to die with me? Is this not good for your Zhou family?

She looks so kind that she looks like I am, and the conditions she puts herself in her shoes and has considered it for you.

Zhou Guozhang had no way to deal with her, and in the end he had to hold his mouthful of blood, "I agree!"

The next day, Zhou Guozhang went to court with a sick body. In the court, he first asked the eighth prince to be named a prince. Of course, he did not mention the fief, the reward of gold, silver, jewelry, and mansions.

Anyway, he suffered a long loss, hidden his merits and fame, and fulfilled the old emperor.

Others have to praise him for turning back, he is a kind father. Although he was confused and belittled his son, he has tried his best to compensate him.

But Zhou Guohou's sudden action confused the court officials.

Why did the father-in-law of Zhou ask for the title of the demoted eighth prince?

And it's not other emperors, why is the eighth prince the son?

Could it be that the Zhou family wants to support the eighth prince to take office? But it doesn’t look like this?

Even Zhou Guozhu’s confidants were confused.

"Hey, you were the ones that your Zhou family let me depose. Now you are the ones you have to find back. You are so harsh."

Gu Mo looked reluctantly, "But the father-in-law is so sincere, why do I have the nerve to smear your will?"

Then someone wrote an order and posted a list of imperial orders to summon the eighth prince back to Beijing to receive the title.

At the end, he was about to retreat to the court. Gu Mo suddenly looked at Zhou Guohou, "Bestie, have you forgotten something?"

Zhou Guozhu knelt down tremblingly, "I am old and in a state of ill health, and I am unable to serve the court again. I beg your Majesty to resign and recuperate!"

Gu Mo didn't even say a polite word, "It's accurate!"

Now, the foreign relatives understood, and the civil and military officials in the court also understood that Zhou Guozhang gave up the rights he had in his hands to Gu Mo.

Zhou Guozhu definitely couldn't give up the power willingly, so what did Gu Mo do? How did she let the Zhou family hand over power without bloodshed?

At this moment, the ministers looked at Gu Mo's honest and honest face and suddenly felt that the old emperor became unfathomable.

With this idea, Gu Mo's every move, whether it is brainless or easy to do, has become so-called emperor's mind, which makes their backs chill.

When Gu Mo returned to Yangxin Palace, he saw that Empress Zhou had been waiting for a long time.

She probably learned about what happened in the court, so she hurriedly wanted to come to Gu Mo to find out what was going on.

But when she arrived at the Yangxin Temple, the first thing she saw was Princess Lingxi who was playing with an axe, which scared her to a great extent.

Therefore, when he saw Gu Mo come back, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, how can you be so indulge Lingxi? What does a girl look like when she is playing with swords and guns in every family?"

Gu Mo glanced at Princess Lingxi who was still playing with axe and said, "It's pretty good."

Lingxi saw this axe with beautiful eyes a few days ago, as if she had found a new love, and she was committed to how to use this axe to create new tricks every day.

Gu Mo really thinks that it is better for her to fall in love with an axe than for Wei Fengqing.

Queen Zhou was so angry that Gu Mo kept demoting all his sons to common people for her, but he was so indulging in this daughter that he really loved her. Shouldn’t he drive away this annoying daughter?

"Is the emperor looking for me because he is worried about the father-in-law?"

As soon as Gu Mo reminded me, Empress Zhou remembered her purpose of coming to find Gu Mo. However, Gu Mo did not give her the opportunity to seek crime at all, so she took the initiative.

"Don't worry, Queen, I have sent the imperial list to summon Lao Ba back. After a few days, Lao Ba will come back. The father-in-law and the Zhou family will be fine."
Chapter completed!