When Yun Chuwei arrived in the capital, Xie Sheng had already recovered almost completely.

Xie Sheng personally went to the city gate, wanting to welcome Yun Chuwei back to the capital.

Yun Chuwei entered the city under the escort of Huo Qingjue's team.

Of course, there were many other people secretly following her.

This includes the secret guards sent by Emperor Tianqi, Xie Xuan's Ghost Face Army, the Empress's men, and Xie Sheng's men.

However, none of these people made a move, so Yun Chuwei didn't care.

Xie Xuan was not in Yun Chuwei's group at this time.

After they entered the territory of the Great Chu, Xie Xuan left the group.

He should have returned to the capital long ago.

Upon arriving at the gates of the capital, the numerous little tails that had followed her all the way finally disappeared.

Huo Qingjue approached Yun Chuwei's carriage and whispered, "The Crown Prince has arrived!"

Yun Chuwei lifted the curtain and saw Xie Sheng leading a group of people, standing at the city gate.

Yun Chuwei chuckled and said, "Ignore him, let's go straight to the palace!"

After she finished speaking, she lowered the curtain.

Upon hearing this, Huo Qingjue immediately agreed and then led his team to clear the way.

Xie Sheng wanted to lead a team to stop Yun Chuwei, but Huo Qingjue blocked them.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, but according to His Majesty's orders, Miss Yun needs to enter the palace immediately for an audience. Please do not block her way!" Huo Qingjue said respectfully.

Xie Sheng frowned, his eyes filled with displeasure.

However, he didn't dare to fight the Embroidered Uniform Guards and could only watch helplessly as Yun Chuwei left.

Yun Chuwei arrived at the palace gate and alighted from the carriage.

She looked up and saw Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan did not appear openly, but stood in the shadows, smiling at her.

Yun Chuwei returned his smile, then said to Huo Qingjue, "Let Young Master Li accompany me to the palace to meet the Emperor!"

Huo Qingjue quickly agreed and then went to call Li Yuanmu to get off the carriage.

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Upon entering the palace, Emperor Tianqi immediately summoned Yun Chuwei.

Emperor Tianqi looked at Yun Chuwei, who was bowing to him, but did not speak immediately.

After a long while, he finally woke her up, then glanced at her.

Finally, he asked coolly, "Are you hurt?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "With His Majesty's protection, how could I possibly get hurt?"

Emperor Tianqi snorted coldly and slowly said, "Yun Chuwei, you've got some nerve! You've been ignoring everything I've said, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Chuwei knelt down again, her body ramrod straight.

"Your Majesty's words were not ignored by me. I simply thought of another possibility, so I gave it a try!"

"Tell me!" Emperor Tianqi uttered three words, his expression unreadable.

Although he guessed what Yun Chuwei was thinking, he still wanted Yun Chuwei to say it herself.

"Your Majesty is a great emperor of all time, conquering all sides and expanding the territory, which inevitably depletes the nation's strength. One of the problems facing the world today is the depletion of the people's strength and the large number of displaced people. In Guandong alone, there are millions of displaced people, of whom 20% are not registered. And most of these people have been gathered by those with ulterior motives, which is not conducive to the stability of the country. Most of Li Ping's men come from this place!"

"How should we deal with these refugees? If we suppress them, we will lose more troops and civilians, and we will also waste more food and supplies."

In my previous life, I tried to suppress the enemy by force. Although it was successful, the losses were also considerable.

"I wish to transform the displaced people into productive laborers, and I wish to re-register the displaced people who are not registered in the household register. But these are things that the court cannot do! However, Li Ping and his people can!"

Those refugees didn't really have much trust in the imperial court anymore.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have joined those rebels.

Yun Chuwei continued, "After Li Ping conquered Goguryeo, he re-registered the households and redistributed land. This is equivalent to helping His Majesty deal with all the displaced people in Ji Province! From now on, Ji Province only needs to reduce taxes and corvée labor, and allow the people to recuperate!"

Emperor Tianqi remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Get up and speak!"

Yun Chuwei stood up as expected.

Emperor Tianqi turned to Sun Jiasheng, who was standing to the side, and said, "Give her a chair and a cup of tea!"

Sun Jiasheng quickly agreed, brought Yun Chuwei a chair, and handed her a cup of tea!

Yun Chuwei didn't stand on ceremony. After sitting down, she leaned back lazily and began to drink tea.

Emperor Tianqi glanced at her, somewhat disdainful of this girl who had no manners.

When he's kneeling, his back is straight, but now that he's sitting, he's like a spineless limp body.

But he didn't mention her; instead, he asked, "I'm a little curious, how can you be so sure that Li Ping was still willing to submit a memorial to the emperor after conquering Goguryeo?"

Yun Chuwei finished her tea before saying, "I told Li Ping that if the fate of the Great Chu is nearing its end, and the world is in chaos with warlords vying for power, only the subjects of the Great Chu will have the opportunity to inherit the rightful throne!"

"You..." Emperor Tianqi almost fainted from anger at Yun Chuwei. He practically gritted his teeth as he spoke, "Yun Chuwei..."

Yun Chuwei stood up again, wanting to kneel down.

Emperor Tianqi roared, "Sit down!"

Yun Chuwei readily agreed and sat down lazily.

"You have no manners!" Emperor Tianqi roared.

Yun Chuwei sat up straight.

Emperor Tianqi glared at Yun Chuwei.

Although this girl is obedient, he just can't stand the sight of her!

"Yun Chuwei, you're something else!" Emperor Tianqi said sarcastically.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!" Yun Chuwei replied.

Emperor Tianqi was so angry he almost vomited blood.

Seeing this, Yun Chuwei smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Your Majesty, if you're going to let someone work for you, you should at least give them some hope, right? It's just a matter of talking."

Emperor Tianqi glared at Yun Chuwei: "You dare to say anything! So, what do you plan to do next?"

Yun Chuwei said, "His Majesty approved Li Ping's memorial, establishing a prefecture in Goryeo and appointing him as its governor, and proclaimed this to the world. I wrote a letter back to my sect, instructing my senior brothers and sisters to go down the mountain to other prefectures and persuade the leaders of the displaced people to follow Li Ping's example. The problem of displaced people can be solved in most cases. We can also bring the surrounding small countries into our territory."

Emperor Tianqi nodded: "I understand what you mean. As for the matter of persuasion, I can contact your master. The one Li Ping sent was his second son?"

Yun Chuwei nodded: "Yes! He's waiting outside. Li Ping's idea is to keep this Second Young Master Li in the capital as a hostage!"

Emperor Tianqi understood: "Go back and rest. I will handle the rest!"

Yun Chuwei stood up, bowed, and said, "Your subject has another matter to discuss!"

Emperor Tianqi glanced at Yun Chuwei and said coolly, "I will have Sun Jiasheng deliver your divination fee and reward to the Marquis's residence!"

Yun Chuwei gave an awkward smile: "What I actually wanted to say was, Fifth Princess..."

Emperor Tianqi waved his hand: "I understand!"

Yun Chuwei didn't say anything more and took her leave.

-

She left the palace and saw Xie Sheng and Xie Xuan at the palace gate.

Xie Sheng was at the palace gate, while Xie Xuan was by the carriage some distance away.

Xie Sheng strode forward to Yun Chuwei and asked, "Weiwei, you're back? Are you alright?"