"You talk first."

After he said that, he looked at me quietly.

I looked at the face that was almost completely hidden in the shadows, and was also stared at by those eyes that could not see clearly what kind of gaze it was. I said softly: "This time Mr. Qinghan left Yangzhou, I don't know what the next situation in Yangzhou will be."

“…”

He didn't say anything, but for some reason, I felt as if he was relieved.

However, the folds at the middle of the eyebrows seemed to be deeper.

He said slowly: "When I was arrested and imprisoned, Feng Xi had visited me. He told me that His Majesty the Emperor would still let him stay in Yangzhou - especially after Yuanzhen left, if my crimes could not be cleared, the situation in Yangzhou would gradually become tense, so Yangzhou Prefecture must be transformed into a military-political integration. Therefore, the Emperor would hand over the military and political power of Yangzhou to his hands."

"Then, the measures that the young master had formulated—"

"Xiao Gui Cao Sui."

As soon as these four words were spoken, I felt relieved.

The military and political affairs of Yangzhou will be handed over to Wen Fengxi. This seems to be the most prudent measure at the moment, but Wen Fengxi is a soldier after all, and how to manage one side will not be his strength. But if he maintains Liu Qinghan’s previous policies, then for the time being, Jiangnan will not be in chaos.

But--

Jiangnan returns to Jiangnan.

What's more, whether Jiangnan is in chaos or not, the initiative is not entirely in the hands of Yangzhou Prefecture. Even if Wen Fengxi wants to maintain the stability of Jiangnan, once Jinling sends troops and the war is in trouble, the entire situation will not be controlled by him.

This is actually even more strange, because Pei Yuanhao almost gave the decision to the entire Jiangnan, or the entire Central Plains, the decision to be war-and-harmony to Jinling, and he was completely passively defended, but this was not his style of dealing with things. He had a great desire for control, and even his personality was violent and manic, and he was not a passive person who would be beaten at all.

But the facts are exactly the case now.

Even Wei Ningyuan said that he was a bit of putting the cart before the horse when he focused on the new policy. Now it seems that there is some truth.

When I asked the doubts in my heart, Liu Qinghan just turned around and walked forward slowly. I also followed his pace just now. As the two of them walked, he slowly said: "Do you know that after the teacher was ordered to leave Tianmu Temple and headed north to Beijing, he had a long talk with His Majesty the Emperor."

"oh?"

"His Majesty the Emperor originally wanted to make the teacher become a prime minister, but the teacher refused. He was only willing to go to Jixian Hall to preach and teach. However, he proposed several policy programs to His Majesty the Emperor."

I asked hurriedly, "Which one?"

"The first is to rectify the administration and eliminate the ills."

I thought about it and immediately said, "So, after the teacher entered Beijing, I opened Enke and took down some old ministers of the six ministries."

"This is just an introduction. The most important thing the teacher mentioned is to eliminate the power of foreign relatives."

"Shen's family?"

He glanced at me and didn't say anything, and I suddenly understood - not only the Shen family, but also the families of concubines in Pei Yuanhao's harem, but also the families of concubines in the court held important positions. Not to mention anything else, the Empress Chang Qing and Nangong Lizhu's family almost all held important positions.

However, for the sake of face, although Pei Yuanhao removed the Shen family's wings, he showed mercy to Taishi Chang and Nangong Jinhong's forces. After all, they were not as powerful as Shen Gongyi before, and the two sides also had checks and balances, but they were still the forces that Fu Badai was committed to attacking. No wonder Taishi Chang was quite hostile to Liu Qinghan.

"What about the second one?"

"The second article is to pay attention to people's livelihood."

I immediately understood that Pei Yuanhao had already started to depose the untouchables in various provinces in Jiangnan and Liu Qinghan proposed to change the tax system.

This one alone has kept them busy for so many years.

However, if Pei Yuanhao really wants to bring the Central Plains to a new era, this is necessary.

The so-called prosperous era requires the prosperity of civil governance and the martial arts are strong, and the premise of all this must be that the country is prosperous and the people are strong. However, after the Central Plains has experienced the southward movement of the grassland tribes and decades of war invasion, all industries have withered and people's livelihoods. The two richest areas - Yangzhou and Chengdu, each with hidden dangers. Jiangnan and other places have been burdened with the plunder of the Victory Capital for decades, and Xichuan has also been separated from the rule of the court for decades. Originally, the main source of taxes of the court was these two places. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that one has benefited and two, but neither has fully served the court, which has caused the weakening of the strength of the dynasty. In this case, if you do not rest and rest and still use heavy labor service to oppress the people, then the so-called country is rich and the people are strong, and there is no way to talk about wealth and strength.

And they have implemented the new policy under tremendous pressure over the years, starting from this point.

It can be said that Fu Badai proposed this article with blind eyes, which is extremely insightful and clearer than many people.

I couldn't help but nod and sighed, and asked again, "What else?"

Liu Qinghan said: "The third thing is that there will be no major wars on the frontier within fifteen years."

I pursed my lips and didn't say anything.

This is actually not accidental, or it is simply based on the people's livelihood of the second article. The Central Plains dynasty has experienced decades of war, and the chaos faced by Pei Yuanhao after ascending the throne, as Wei Ningyuan said before, "There are grassland soldiers eyeing each other in the north, and the prince splitting the country in Jiangnan." If he uses troops to the outside world, it will only cause greater war.

Then, it is no wonder that he did not take the initiative to open fire at Pei Yuanxiu when he was in such a tense situation at sea.

After all, that movement will involve the war in the entire Central Plains.

but--

I said softly: "In fact, it is not up to the emperor to decide whether to fight or not."

Liu Qinghan nodded and said, "This is naturally. What the teacher originally wanted to propose was not to reward military achievements or promote military generals. However, His Majesty the Emperor had quite doubts about this, and after thinking about it, he finally regressed."

I smiled faintly - Fu Badai proposed this point, which is to not reward military achievements and defend against military power, which is also necessary in the current situation.

However, it is impossible for a person with a personality like Pei Yuanhao to fully accept it. It is already rare that he will accept that there will be no major wars on the frontier within fifteen years.

Therefore, Wen Fengxi could not make military achievements on the battlefield. Tu Shuhan drove away the cavalry of the Dongchaga team and did not dare to take advantage of the victory and pursued them. He only defended himself in Longnan. He even fought with Xichuan and Shengjing's troops to earn military achievements before. He was so cautious, and it was not without reason.

I thought about it and said, "The young master thinks that this idea of ​​the teacher may be maintained?"

There are no major wars on the frontier within fifteen years, and Pei Yuanhao will not use foreign troops, but will foreign tribes and hostile forces remain calm?

After I asked this, Liu Qinghan stopped.

"Impossible."

“…”

"Your Majesty the Emperor is also very clear about this, so he let Feng Xi stay in Yangzhou. And now—"

He looked back at me, his eyes flashed, and then said softly: "The battle is about to break out."

“…!”

My heart was stabbed hard.

The war is about to break out!

Looking back at what Yunxiang said, the night before yesterday, Jinling sent troops and almost used force with Yangzhou's military ships on the river. This is already a precursor.

But - the so-called "If the name is not right, the words will not go well, and if the words are not right, things will not come true. My escape cannot be an excuse for Jinling to use force, at least not a high-sounding excuse for starting a war, because on the day I escaped, Pei Yuanxiu married Han Ruoshi, and this excuse would not be able to hold up a war anyway.

So, this time, there was no fight.

But not fighting this time does not mean that it cannot fight again and again. As long as you have the intention to fight, there will always be a chance to ignite the war!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but frown.

Because I know that if the war broke out, it would not only be the south of the Yangtze River.

In terms of Shengjing, although Huang Tianba has always suppressed Luo Shi, we all know that it is only temporary. No one can tell when Luo Shi, a war madman, will pick up his iron halberd again; while Xichuan and Yan Qingchen, although he had the possibility of peace talks with the court before, all possibilities are based on favorable to him. Once the court is at a disadvantage in the battle between the north and the south, Xichuan will definitely not be able to provide timely assistance.

But the problem now is that it is only a matter of time before Jinling speaks about war against the court. Once the south opens fire, Shengjing will definitely send troops. Once the court falls into a situation of using troops from the north and the south, Xichuan will definitely give up the peace talks!

I looked up at Liu Qinghan.

This time he entered Sichuan and accepted Yan Qinghan's industry, which was of extraordinary significance.

At the same time, two figures appeared in my mind - Shen Xiaokun and Wei Ningyuan.

Their power has been operating in Jiujiang area for several years, and it is no longer the same as the small bandits who controlled a small Wohu Village. At that time, they may really need to suppress it.

And the side of Shengjing-

At this moment, I suddenly remembered something, and a cold sweat broke out from behind.

Iron-faced king!

I clearly remember that on the flying clouds across the sea, I told him about Huang Tianba's life experience, and also explained the situation where Huang Tianba was at this moment. At that time, the Iron-faced King was almost really ashen. I even remember clearly that the words he said word by word were also echoing in my ears-

The Iron-Faced King’s nephew should not be bullied like this!

Not to mention the Eight Heavenly Kings, even if I am the real Heavenly King, I can’t do it!

...

I can imagine that he was furious in his heart at that time. After all, the Queen Mother was his only sister he cherished. Huang Tianba was his only relative in this world, but he survived in such a situation. Of course, he could not tolerate it. However, there were more important things to be dealt with at that time. He was eager to use the fire-breathing mountains on Tianquan Island to lure and kill all those who wanted to find the Franchise cannon to start a war, so he temporarily put that matter down.

But, only for the time being!

Afterwards, Pei Yuanhao's Zhoushan Navy and Pei Yuanxiu's fleet appeared on the sea, and the flying clouds crossing the sea quickly disappeared into the turbulent East China Sea. No one knew where he went.

But--
Chapter completed!