To reiterate, whoever finds this matter meaningful and whose interests it serves, is undoubtedly the one who did it; there's no suspense whatsoever.

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Zhao Qingzhu's eyes darted around, and then she said to Zhu Yunwen:

"So you think it was those gentry, landowners, and the like who did it?"

Zhu Yunwen said, "No one else can do this except them. This kind of thing harms the interests of the people, incurs the wrath of the court, and gives the local government a headache."

However, it did bring enormous benefits to the rural landlords. It was just that such a powerful group was not easy to fight against.

To put it bluntly, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, and these gentry and landlords are the local snakes. Even though we've discovered their collusion in their territory, it's still very difficult to deal with them.

Zhao Qingzhu seemed unconvinced and said:

"That can't be right, can it? These gentry and landlords are just a little more powerful than ordinary people, with some money and status. How could they be as difficult to deal with as you say?"

“Girl, what do you know? If the imperial court promotes something that benefits the people, it is often the local gentry and landlords who will resist the most.”

Why? Because if the imperial court implements policies that benefit the people, it may harm the interests of the gentry and landlords. Are they capable of doing that?

Throughout history, many emperors who implemented policies that benefited the people but harmed the gentry, nobles, and landlords ultimately failed.

Even the emperor might pay a price for this. In severe cases… the entire court could collapse…

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Zhao Qingzhu exclaimed in shock:

"Really? That's amazing! So your land reform policy seemed to have gone quite smoothly before, right?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled:

“Girl, the resistance we encountered when implementing the land reform policy was unimaginable to you. You think it went relatively smoothly because I won several times in these struggles.”

However, this kind of winning also put me in crisis several times. If I made a mistake and didn't handle it well, I would face defeat.

If it fails, the land policy will be unable to continue, and all efforts will be in vain. I might even fall into the abyss in such an event, and never become the Crown Prince I am today.

When Zhao Qingzhu heard Zhu Yuntong say this, she finally realized how serious the matter was.

Only then did I realize how difficult it was for Zhu Yunwen when he implemented the land reform policy.