More than two months ago, after Song Qili secretly arrived in Xingzhou, he rented a small, secluded courtyard in Xingzhou City as his temporary residence.
After Li He rushed to Xingzhou City, he also declined the invitations from Lu Wensheng, Zhao Junchen, Zhang Su and others, and also moved into the small courtyard rented by Song Qili.
Later that day, when the sky was getting dark, Li He finally left the Xingzhou Mansion Office and returned to the courtyard thoughtfully.
Song Qili, who was pretending to be ill, showed up in time to greet him and said respectfully: "Mr. Li Ge, you have been acting with Zhao Junchen all day long. It's really hard."
Li He chuckled and said: "My main purpose is to watch the show, so I acted with him for a short period. It was not miserable, but I found it very interesting."
While they were talking, Li He and Song Qili had already stepped into the room one after another, and Song Qili personally offered tea to Li He.
After Li Heqian took a sip, he sighed: "Have you received the news about what happened today?"
Song Qili nodded, with a hint of seriousness on his expression: "This junior has arranged spies among the Xingzhou government offices and Jin gentry, so he was informed of the latest developments in time. In the Xingzhou round, Zhao Junchen indeed won a great victory.
Yes! We originally wanted to take advantage of the situation in Xingzhou, first to further worsen the relationship between Zhao Junchen and the world's gentry, and then to take advantage of the situation to overthrow the new agricultural reform policy, but Zhao Junchen still easily resolved our plan!
On the one hand, he did not expect that Zhao Junchen would bring back so much gold from Liaodong Town and directly buy grain from the Jin gentry at a sky-high price of five taels of silver, which suddenly allowed him to occupy a high moral position. On the other hand, he did not expect that Zhao Junchen
His methods were so straightforward and ruthless that he directly charged the Li family with the crime of treason, forcing the Xingzhou government and the Jizhen garrison to cooperate with him."
At this point, Song Qiwen looked a little unwilling, shook his head and sighed: "It has only been more than five days since Zhao Junchen arrived in Xingzhou, and we have been deployed in Xingzhou for several months, but we still let him cleverly make a comeback. We
Unable to take advantage of the situation in Xingzhou to overturn the agricultural reform and establish victory in one fell swoop, not only all the hard work in Xingzhou was in vain, but also all the preparations in the capital center were in vain... Well, thinking about it this way,
How depressing!”
Li He first smiled and nodded, and said: "Zhao Junchen's methods are indeed superb. This morning, he boasted to me that he would end everything within one day, including the rectification of the Jin gentry and the Jin gentry.
Claiming back, providing relief to the people, and defining the civil unrest... I originally thought he was bragging, but I didn't expect that he actually did it."
But then, Li He shook his head and said: "But you are still wrong!"
Song Qili was stunned and quickly asked: "What's wrong?"
Li He raised a finger and said: "First, if Zhao Junchen really wanted to control the situation in Xingzhou, he wouldn't need five days at all. Three days at most would be enough, and he was in Xingzhou
I spent an extra two or three days in the country, mainly because I wanted to use this time to publicize the benefits of the new agricultural reform policy to the people, and by the way, I also took the opportunity to establish credibility for myself and accumulate popularity!"
Then, Li He raised a second finger: "Second, the reason why we lost the Xingzhou round was not because of trivial matters such as gold and conspiracy, but because we underestimated it from the beginning.
The importance of the New Agricultural Reform Deal to Zhao Junchen also underestimated Zhao Junchen’s determination to preserve the New Agricultural Reform Deal at all costs!
For Zhao Junchen, the fact that Zhou Shoufu was poisoned and assassinated is undoubtedly a crucial trump card. However, in order to control the situation in Xingzhou and preserve the new agricultural reform policy, he still gave this trump card to us;
At the same time, he was obviously eager to return to the capital as soon as possible, but he was still willing to stay in Xingzhou for more time in order to promote the new agricultural reform policy...
All in all, Zhao Junchen seems to have controlled the situation in Xingzhou neatly and easily defeated our layout, but the price he paid was far greater than you expected!"
Finally, Li He raised his third finger again, and more smiles appeared on his old face, saying: "Third, our layout in Xingzhou is not nothing! In a certain respect, our
The harvest is still huge!”
Having said this, Li He remained silent again and just looked at Song Qili with a smile.
Obviously, Li He wanted to take the opportunity to test Song Qili's wisdom.
Faced with Li He's deliberate examination, Song Qili naturally did not dare to neglect it and quickly thought about it carefully.
After a moment, Song Qili showed a look of surprise on his face and nodded repeatedly: "Young men understand, although we did not realize our original intention, we did gain a lot! First of all, we found out in advance that Zhou Shoufu was poisoned and assassinated, and also
I discovered in advance the true nature of His Highness, as well as His Highness's deep hostility towards our 'Zhou Party', and this alone is enough to make the money back;
At the same time, we only knew that Zhao Junchen attached great importance to the New Deal on Agricultural Reform, but now we have discovered that the New Deal on Agricultural Reform is simply the lifeblood of Zhao Junchen, so we can attack it and save it in the future, as long as we use the agricultural reform
As a threat, the New Deal can easily force Zhao Junchen to compromise on other matters, thereby taking more initiative in party disputes!
Finally, in order to prove the crime of treason against the Li family as soon as possible, Zhao Junchen's methods were a bit rough and he actually used a large number of Forbidden Army armors and firearms. As long as we make good use of this and use a little more hands and feet, even if
If we lose this game in Xingzhou, we can also lure you into a trap and involve him in another conflict in the center of the capital..."
Li He nodded with a smile and said: "It seems that in the past few years, you have stayed in your hometown in the south of the Yangtze River to guard your filial piety and Dingyou, and your mind and knowledge have not deteriorated. You can still quickly discover all kinds of important points after I gave you some advice... In this way
If so, I can rest assured that you will go to Fujian to take up your post!"
After hearing this, Song Qili was immediately shocked and asked quickly: "Fujian? Is this junior going to Fujian to take up a post next?"
Song Qili had just finished his filial piety and Ding You was still white and was waiting for reappointment from the court. After hearing the news of his reinstatement, he was naturally very concerned.
However, after hearing about Fujian, Song Qili was secretly dissatisfied.
Although being an official in Fujian is not without benefits, the location is too remote, which is not conducive to maintaining one's influence.
Li He further explained: "Before I came to Xingzhou with the order, I received a secret letter from Zhou Shoufu from Nanjing. One of the things was to tell me and your brother that we should try our best to arrange for you to go to Fujian.
He served in the country because when Zhou Shoufu was presiding over the situation in Nanjing, he discovered many strange signs, especially Huo Zhengyuan, the great scholar of the "Zhao Party". After he served as the patrol envoy to the southeast, he did many things worthy of attention!
Therefore, Zhou Shoufu wants to arrange for a smart and capable disciple to sit in Fujian and keep an eye on Huo Zhengyuan's every move for us. If he finds any advantages, he will find a way to participate in it. If he finds a flaw, he can quickly target it... And you will undoubtedly
He is the best candidate!”
Speaking of this, Li He said with relief: "It just so happens that Zhang Xunzhi, the chief envoy of Fujian, will retire and return to his hometown soon, so your brother and I arranged for you to fill this position... Don't dislike the fact that Emperor Tiangao of Fujian is far away."
, If Zhou Shoufu guessed correctly, as long as you complete the task properly in the next few years, you will have a bright future, so Zhou Shoufu arranged for you to work in Fujian, not to deliberately make things difficult for you, but to show his care for you! "
After hearing this, Song Qili suddenly understood and nodded without hesitation: "That's it! Mr. Li, please rest assured that after this junior leaves for Fujian to take up his post, he will definitely remember Zhou Shoufu's arrangements and keep a close eye on Huo Zhengyuan, waiting for the opportunity.
, I will never let Zhou Shoufu and you down."
Li He smiled and nodded, looking pleased.
In fact, regardless of Zhou Shangjing's plans and ideas, Li He himself was very happy to let Song Qili go to Fujian to take up his post.
In Li He's view, Song Qili's family values were too strong and could easily have a bad influence on Song Qiwen.
However, Song Qiwen was the successor appointed by Zhou Shangjing. As the future leader of the "Zhou Party", he must not stick to the selfish interests of his own family.
Therefore, it is better to send Song Qili away far away.
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While Li He was teaching Song Qili earnestly, Zhao Junchen also returned to Liu Mansion and was doing the same thing.
The target of Zhao Junchen's teaching was Liu Zimin.
After all, as Zhao Junchen sealed the coffin and concluded the civil unrest in Xingzhou, Liu Zimin did not have to bear any culpability and could remain in the position of Tongzhi of Xingzhou and continue to implement agricultural reforms in Xingzhou.
Zhao Junchen attached great importance to the agricultural reform in Xingzhou, but he was very worried about Liu Zimin's wisdom and ability. Therefore, seeing that he was about to return to the capital after the situation in Xingzhou stabilized, he wanted to seize the time to teach Liu Zimin more.
Let Liu Zimin complete the task smoothly.
Due to a civil unrest, Xingzhou has now delayed the planting time of corn, but it can still plant sweet potatoes and can barely catch up with planting potatoes. It only takes three or four months for these two crops to mature.
Therefore, Liu Zimin must at least ensure that he will not make a big mistake again in the next three or four months!
However, compared to Song Qili's ability to understand everything at once and to advance and retreat in a measured manner, Liu Zimin's understanding and insight almost made Zhao Junchen angry to death on the spot.
"According to the history books, there are four major conspiracy in this world, namely, killing three soldiers with two peaches, besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes, and pushing the favor order... But this pavilion believes that there is a fifth conspiracy in this world.
, and in the past few months, you have already experienced the power of this method. What do you think this conspiracy is? And how should it be resolved?"
In the study room of Liu Mansion, Zhao Junchen asked Liu Zimin.
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PS: I caught a cold today and my head was groggy. It disrupted my update plan and I only managed to write a small chapter. Please forgive me!