Tang Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and glanced at Li Wenquan from the corner of his eye. He was a little confused. This guy would actually tell his thoughts to an outsider. After focusing for a few seconds, he replied: "I wish this guy
Solve problems for the prince!"
Li Wenquan raised his tea cup and took a sip of warm tea, then turned to look at him: "In order to prevent the lackeys of the imperial court from stealing secrets, I had no choice but to order the sealing of Yingzhou City, but it caused dissatisfaction among the people in the city, no, not just Yingzhou, but the entire northwest
The common people of the country have objections to this, and this chaotic situation has caused the people's hearts to be scattered. I have no choice but to cooperate with the bandits to consolidate the people's hearts, but I am still worried that the method of allowing the bandits to invade various county governments is too radical.
"
"Let the bandits invade each county?" Tang Ji pretended not to know, his eyes widened.
Seeing his expression, Li Wenquan's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning: "Didn't Fang Wei tell you?"
"I've never heard of it." Tang Ji shook his head. Li Wenquan told Fang Wei yesterday that the content about the Shanzhai's entry into the palace and county government was top secret and could not be leaked easily. This guy actually tested himself. Fortunately, he kept an eye on it, otherwise it would really happen.
Might be fooled.
Li Wenquan didn't dwell on the matter and put down the teacup in his hand: "What do you think, little brother Tang?"
Tang Ji tilted his head and thought for a long time before replying: "First of all, since the prince has decided to play this show, why not play it to the end. After the army retakes the city, send troops to counterattack the mountain strongholds. By then, the elite forces among the bandits can be defeated.
Just recruit them to the banner and let the rest find another way to make a living. Banditry has always been one of the main reasons why people in the northwest are in dire straits. Solving the banditry will surely win over the people."
"In addition, there are too many corrupt officials in the eight states you are in charge of. Many officials are greedy for pleasure, cling to power, use power for personal gain, and regard human life as nothing. The people are deeply disgusted. It is better for the prince to kill corrupt officials for the people.
, cleaner?"
Listening to what he said, Li Wenquan was also thinking about it, and then sighed: "I have been considering this matter before, but there are very few officials in the northwest who can trust me and have talents."
He also hoped that officials in the northwest could perform their duties and be diligent and caring for the people. However, over the years, officials from Kyoto had made mistakes and were assigned to the northwest. There were very few available talents, and some capable people were foolishly loyal to the court.
He had been put in jail a long time ago, and over time, he became too lazy to take care of it.
Tang Jidi smiled lightly and said, "I wonder if the prince has ever heard of this word?"
"What?" Li Wenquan raised his eyes and looked at him.
"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!" After Tang Ji answered, he coughed lightly and continued to explain: "No one in this world is not afraid of death. As long as you can give an attitude of rectifying the northwest, local officials will definitely be honest even if they cannot fulfill their duties.
, if that doesn't work, then there is another word called 'better to lack than to abuse', kill when you deserve, and punish when you deserve!"
After hearing what he said, Li Wenquan frowned slightly. Although the officials in the eight northwest states were incompetent, they were still loyal to him. If they killed them at will, wouldn't it cause panic?
Tang Ji guessed what he was thinking through his expression and continued: "If you have planned to be independent, the northwest states are an important support, and the people are the cornerstone. The people can carry the boat and capsize it. If you want to
To gain the recognition of the people, you must compare your feelings with others and think from their perspective. In addition, if the officials in the northwest are really loyal to you, they should consider you. Otherwise, if they are just greedy for pleasure, then even if the people in the northwest are struggling to make a living,
How long can we survive independently from Ningguo? My lord, you must think about the long term!"
His earnest persuasion moved Li Wenquan a little. After sitting there and thinking for a while, he raised his hand slightly and said, "Keep talking."
"Yes!" Tang Ji cupped his hands and continued: "In addition to the northwest officials, those businessmen and landlords who took advantage of the chaos to make money should also be severely punished. Let the people have enough to eat first..."
In this way, Tang Ji successively proposed several ways to win the hearts of the people. If Li Wenquan could listen to them and implement a few of them, the suffering of the people in the northwest could be alleviated. This was the only thing he could do.
After a long time, he licked his chapped lips: "Your Majesty, there is only so much that a villain can think of."
But Li Wenquan laughed happily, raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "You are so young, but you see things so clearly, and you can take precautions. It is said that heroes have been born since ancient times, and the ancients have never deceived me!"
He is now eager to verify the other party's identity. If there is no problem now, if he stays by his side, he will become a fierce general in the future!
Tang Ji was tired of hearing similar words in Kyoto and felt a little indifferent, but naturally he had to put on a show in front of the other party. He stood up suddenly and said humbly: "The prince is so complimentary!"
"Hahaha, okay, then you can continue playing. I have something to do, so remember to stay for lunch." After saying a few words, Li Wenquan stood up and walked towards the corridor with Liu Qicai.
Tang Jizhe breathed a sigh of relief. After a moment of daze, he looked around for a few seconds. Then he wrapped the pieces of black charcoal cakes in the food box with a handkerchief and put them into his sleeves. He then adjusted his expression and took a short rest.
Later, he joined the Cuju team.
On the other side, Li Yushu covered her rosy little face and sat quietly by the small pond in the backyard. Several fish were swimming happily in the clear water, but the water surface she saw was full of the scene of the conversation with Tang Ji just now, and her mouth couldn't help but
He slowly raised his head, but soon revealed a sad look. He tilted his head and asked the maid beside him: "Yu'er, what do you think we can do to get Tang Ran to marry me?"
Yu'er actually wanted to tell her that for their women, a happy relationship is considered happy. However, the princess has always been moody and saying those unsatisfactory words may make her cry, and she will also be punished at that time.
, finally shook his head: "I don't know."
"Alas!" Li Yushu sighed and continued to stare at the water in a daze.
But not long after, she suddenly recalled the colorful ball that was kicked at her feet by Li Chengyang and others in the side courtyard. She also remembered that she had seen someone standing upstairs on the street throwing hydrangeas to recruit a son-in-law.
Suddenly his eyes lit up and he stood up excitedly: "I've thought of a way!"
After saying that, she turned around and ran towards the main courtyard.
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[Author's digression]: Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival... I drank some wine and felt so confused that I posted what I wrote yesterday. I want to have a good sleep and then sort out the ideas for the article. I will definitely update it tomorrow. I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival~~