The rise of the prince

Chapter 235 Luzhou + Tiger Father No Dog Son

Dinner is a hot pot meal, and poetry still comes.

Li Xingzhou didn't care much about other people's gazes from before to now, he has always gone his own way, "wasting time on winning others' love, you will become the most beloved dead person in the world".

There are rumors in the palace that Shiyu is a wild woman raised by him, and some people eulogize it as a good story about a talented man and a beautiful woman because of a song "Sapphire Case. Yuan Xi". He doesn't care. There are not many such talented women in the world. Come first. first served.

Meanness is the passport of the mean, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble. This is the general situation, and the noble finally dies.

And history is not clear about good and evil, just like Yang Hongzhao, when he advocated killing Wei Chaoren, Li Xingzhou wished that there would be no such person in the world, and now he hopes that God will bless him to calm down the chaos as soon as possible. His utilitarianism can persecute the governor of the current dynasty, but he also has extraordinary military talents.

In history, Zhao Dun who killed the king was also praised by later generations, but Zhao Kuangyin who usurped the throne was deeply loved by the people. Most things are like this, and there is no boundary between good and evil.If you want to be a good person, you must first learn to do evil, and if you want to save others, you must first learn to kill.

Benevolence does not lead to government, and kindness does not control soldiers, otherwise more people will be harmed.

As the royal palace grows, Li Xingzhou must also change accordingly. He can no longer care about other people's eyes, and he needs iron and blood to do things. He is mentally prepared for these, after all, this is not the first time.
After eating, Li Xingzhou sat in the yard, looking through the records sent by the craftsmen, finding useful information for backup, and telling stories to Yue'er. If He Qian came, he would definitely listen with great interest.

But Shiyu didn't care about these stories. She was more interested in the blueprints of ships designed by Qiu'er, and stared intently at Qiu'er's drawings with the drawing tools specially made for her by Li Xingzhou.

Ship design is not achieved overnight, there are many things to learn, Li Xingzhou understands some key concepts, but the concepts are not equal to the practical application of technology.

So Qiu'er also needs to visit the shipyards outside the city frequently, and ask the masters there a lot of questions. At such times, Li Xingzhou will follow him, even if he misses work or delays other things.

Because although Qiu'er is Xiao He's talent now, she and many young craftsmen are the future of the palace. They are the upper limit of the whole group, while Li Xingzhou represents the lower limit.

Therefore, he often skipped work these days, and He Zhao scolded him many times, but it still didn't work. He could feel that He Zhao scolded him, and he was still not polite when he spoke, but it was obviously much better than before.

The reason why he wanted to accompany Qiu'er was because each shipyard must have its own unique skills to survive. He asked him as the grandson of the emperor, so he naturally knew more. Many boatmen were willing to ask him to please the royal family. Contributed a lot of tips.

And at this time, Qiu'er would quietly write down that Li Xingzhou was moved by this privilege, but this privilege also worried him. Freedom and order are like two sides of a number axis, infinitely far away and infinitely close, inseparable.

Excessive freedom brings disaster and turmoil, and excessive order leads to numbness and laziness.

The current Jing Dynasty is obviously more inclined to the latter because there is a strong and monopolized emperor. If things go on like this, the people will lack initiative and creativity. This is the most worrying situation.

He would rather these boatmen ask him for money before promising their secrets, so that there is nothing to worry about.

When she regained her senses, Shiyu over there would bow her head carefully and ask a few words from time to time. At first, Qiuer answered while writing and drawing, but after a long time, she became impatient, because the poetry language really hindered her work.

While Shiyu said good things, he served tea and water to flatter her, and then continued to ask cautiously. Li Xingzhou laughed out loud. Even in front of him, he had never seen this woman so embarrassing.

"What are you laughing at!" Shiyu gave him a blank look.

"It's nothing, just want to laugh all of a sudden."

"Your Majesty laughs as soon as he wants to, and all beggars in the streets and alleys of Kaiyuan City laugh like this." Shiyu countered.

"Hahahaha, is it a lunatic who slept with a fool?" Li Xingzhou continued to laugh.

Shiyu blushed, poured herself a glass of fruit wine, and then ignored him.

In the evening, when Ji Chunsheng came back and said he had something to see, Li Xingzhou went to the main hall alone, while the dusty Ji Chunsheng just sat down and took a sip of hot tea.

"What's the matter, Uncle Ji?" Li Xingzhou also went in and sat down.

Ji Chunsheng took off his black fur cloak against the evening wind, and asked his servants to take it off, before he swallowed and said, "Your Majesty, the results will be announced in the court tonight, and the emperor asked Yang Hongzhao to supervise the two armies alone, and recruit civilian husbands on the spot in Guazhou." , craftsmen, built water villages, rebuilt ships, Du Zhisi allocated millions of taels of silver, and then went to Guazhou. At the same time, he sent the third army of the Shenwu Army to go south, marching by land, and arrived in Guazhou three months ago, under the jurisdiction of Yang Hongzhao .”

Li Xingzhou asked curiously: "Is there no deputy?"

Ji Chunsheng shook his head: "How dare your majesty, if it wasn't for the prince's rear army holding back this time, Suzhou would have been flattened a long time ago, so there are so many troubles, the emperor is also afraid, and directly stated that there will be no division between the former army and the rear army, all The army is under the command of Yang Hongzhao, the commander before returning to the palace, and the court is also a little flustered. People in the south are in panic and need stability urgently. Now as long as we can win the battle, we can do anything."

Li Xingzhou nodded. Indeed, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the prince was sent to serve as the rear army this time, just to let him mix up some military achievements to win the hearts of the people.

But the emperor couldn't say anything about it, so he specially ordered that the prince's rear army set off only a few days after Yang Hongzhao. As a result, the prince didn't understand the emperor's obvious intentions, so he bumped into him head-on, causing his head to bleed. , and something bad happened.

"March." Li Xingzhou tapped his head, and his head grew bigger.

It is estimated that the war will be in a stalemate for several months, and maybe there will be no results within this year, and his plan will be completely disrupted.

Ji Chunsheng asked for another cup of tea after drinking the tea, and then continued: "However, the ministers are more worried about Luzhou now. Ansu Mansion and Huaihua Mansion are already connected, and it only takes two days to travel from Suzhou to Luzhou by land.

But after the incident, Qidong, the prefect of Luzhou, never submitted a form to the imperial court, and did not make any statement. Even the Wu Desi messenger sent by the imperial court to order them to send troops to attack Ansu Mansion did not come back. It's time for results, so many people are afraid that Luzhou and Suzhou will be in the same boat, and the situation in the south will be even more difficult to deal with."

Li Xingzhou nodded. He understood the worries of the ministers of the DPRK and China. After all, in the era of difficult transportation and communication conditions, no matter how centralized the central government is, it is inevitable that the local officials will dominate, and it will become more prosperous as time goes by. This is caused by objective conditions.

Luzhou is located in the northwest of Suzhou, with a great river running through it, and the two prefectures are closely connected. Suzhou has made such a big move, but the prefect of Luzhou has made no indication. It must be vacillating.

A few days ago, he also received a reply from Luzhou's sister-in-law. The sister-in-law is safe and sound, which means that at least there is no incident in Luzhou, and he raised the flag of rebellion.

The sister-in-law said in her letter that she had been pregnant for more than eight months and was really unable to travel. The letter also mentioned a lot of recent situations in Luzhou, and the situation was indeed very tense.

According to my sister-in-law's letter, there have been rumors that people gathered in Luzhou to make troubles, or that there are places that want to imitate Suzhou. The commander of the Luzhou Xiang Army on duty took over the Xiang Army forcefully.

The establishment of the commander of the Xiang army is to divide the power of the local officials, so as to ensure that one party will not dominate and the military and government will take over.As a result, the military power and political power in Luzhou are now in the hands of the magistrate, which is not a good thing.

In Luzhou City, people dare not go to the streets in the evening, and try to close their houses during the day. The price of food has risen sharply, and the knives and guns in the blacksmith shop are very popular. , stock up on food, just in case.

After reading my aunt's letter, he was of course worried, but there was nothing he could do. If the battle at Anxiakou was won, these chaos would naturally disappear, and the south would gradually stabilize, but he was disturbed by the crown prince and turned into such a mess.

Even if the imperial army was not completely defeated, because Yang Hongzhao's command was cautious and decisive, most of the sergeants were preserved and could fight again after reorganization, but in the eyes of the common people, it was a defeat. The aggressive imperial army fled, and they defeated the imperial court .

This gave a lot of people the courage to move around, the courage that they didn't dare to grow in their hearts before.
Li Xingzhou sighed, then rubbed his temples, and tapped his right knuckles on the table lightly. It seemed that it was time to make some changes, and he needed to think of more ways to deal with possible chaos in the future
Tong Guan was still able to receive the things Zhao Guanghua sent, but as Zhong Daoyu was pressing more and more in recent days, and his words became more and more severe, he was under more and more pressure, and now he gradually remembered that the other party was the great general of the dynasty!

But the gift money Zhao Guanghua sent was much less. The reason was that life in the mansion was difficult and money was in short supply.

Although Tong Guan was very dissatisfied, he still didn't say anything, but he didn't expect that every time after that, he would be less, each time less, which made him even more dissatisfied. Did not understand the general.

He desperately resisted Zhong Daoyu, took the risk of offending the privy envoys and generals, loyal to the king and for the country, worked hard, and bumped into walls everywhere, but Zhao Guanghua didn't say that he was enjoying his achievements, not to mention his reputation, but he actually reduced his offerings day by day, which is really hateful !

"Master, the bracelet I sent this time is probably only worth about ten taels." The concubine said dissatisfiedly holding the silver bracelet wrapped in silk.

Tong Guan snorted and was also very angry, but it was hard to say, this matter could not be stated clearly, and it was not good to directly condemn him, so he could only wave his sleeves heavily, with nowhere to vent his anger.

"Tong Guan greeted him with a natural smile on the surface, but someone can see that he has a bad complexion, and he must be in a bad mood." Zhao Guanghua sat on the stone bench in the backyard of the general and reported to Zhong Daoyu. Zhong Daoyu was drinking tea, and Li Xingzhou Curiously, he looked at the vegetables he planted.

Zhong Daoyu coughed: "It's not that you insist on listening. Now that Guanghua has finally found time to come here, do you want to listen?"

Wei Chuan also nodded in agreement.

Li Xingzhou patted the ashes in his hands, and said, "The matter is half done."

Zhong Daoyu frowned: "It's half done? Which half."

He saw Li Xingzhou sitting down opposite him, and then he poured tea and drank it himself.

To be honest, he didn't believe in such a plan that made him confused, but the reason why he agreed was because, as he had said to Wei Chuan before, there was no other way. .

The second is what he saw from Li Xingzhou. This person is obviously only 16 years old, but he is still young, energetic, immature and ignorant, which can also be confirmed from many rumors about him.

But when they were sitting opposite each other, only two or three steps away, Zhong Daoyu felt that he was completely different.

A kind of calmness that has been deeply rooted in his bones over the years, and a seemingly arrogant self-confidence in his gestures. He has never seen these things in other young people, let alone such a young man.
Just when his thoughts were empty, the other party spoke first.

"Actually, the reason is very simple. If you didn't say it at first, you might pretend that you didn't look like it. Now that things are about to happen, it doesn't matter if you say it." The other party spoke casually, as if he didn't say anything important.

But as soon as he said it, the curiosity of several people was immediately aroused, and Zhao Guanghua and Wei Chuan also came over.

"Speak as you like, don't put on airs." Zhong Daoyu said indifferently, although in his heart, he naturally wanted to know.

Li Xingzhou showed a maturity that was completely contradictory to his age, and he was not angry at his strong words. He smiled casually and said: "I also learned from others. There is an old man who sells sweet liquor next to the palace. He opened a small shop by himself. Work every day at sunrise and rest at sunset.”

"What's the matter with selling sweet wine?" Wei Chuan said dissatisfied.

"I haven't finished yet." Li Xingzhou interrupted him: "But because of his old age and frailty, he couldn't run, so the naughty children nearby always bullied him and threw stones into his shop. Not on those kids.

So he thought of a way to solve the problem.

One day he stopped those children and told them that the gravel could be used to fill the uneven mud floor in the small shop, and asked those children to throw some stones into it every day, and he would give them two pennies. "

"This old man must be sick." Wei Chuan interjected.

Li Xingzhou ignored him, and continued: "The children are naturally happy, they come to throw stones every day, and they get two cents each time.

After a few days, the old man told the children that his sweet wine could not be sold and made less money, so he could only give one penny a day. "

Hearing this, Zhong Daoyu frowned slightly, he seemed to understand something, but he didn't seem to understand, some things were spinning in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it
"The children were upset, and asked him, didn't he agree to throw stones, two pennies a day?
But in the end, he reluctantly agreed, and then threw stones.

But a few days later, the old man told the children that he had no money and could no longer pay the children, but he still wanted to invite them to continue throwing stones.result."

Speaking of this, Li Xingzhou paused for a moment, because the next point is the focus of this story, and everyone is definitely looking at him.

"As a result, the children were furious. They wanted us to throw stones even if they had no money? They left angrily, and never threw stones at the old man's liqueur shop since then."

After the story was finished, the few of them didn't speak, they frowned and thought.
Until the final result came out, Zhong Daoyu finally had a sudden realization, a feeling of transparency and thoroughness.

He was not stupid, and he immediately understood what roles everyone played in this plan.

Why did Li Xingzhou say that the matter was half done, because Tong Guan was angry!
The stone-throwing kid got mad because the old man cut his pennies!

Wei Chuan still didn't understand, with a confused look on his face, but Zhao Guanghua suddenly realized, and hurriedly bowed to Li Xingzhou.

Zhong Daoyu looked a little dazed, many things flashed through his mind, and finally passed away quickly, no wonder Li Xingzhou said that he was betting that Tong Guan was not really loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
He raised his head slightly, keeping his expression on the surface, but the more he looked at the young man in front of him, the more dangerous he felt.In many romance novels, there are people who have a deep insight into people's hearts, predicting people's assumptions and making plans, but they are still just stories.

He has lived most of his life, and he has never seen him so calculating!
If he is plotting against you, I'm afraid you don't even know that you are being plotted by others, just thinking about it will send a chill down your spine
"Oh, there are so many strange people and strange things around the palace. Last time it was the two brothers, and this time it was the old man who sells sweet wine. Could it be a treasured place of geomantic omen." Zhong Daoyu said, he didn't believe the nonsense of the young man in front of him. How could there be so many strange people and strange things in the world that he encountered.

He didn't think about it and he didn't refute, he laughed, and said brazenly: "I don't dare to be a geomantic treasure, but it's just a rich family. The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. It's not surprising. If the general moves there to live, he might be able to see it too. , I'm afraid you are unlucky."

Zhong Daoyu didn't bother to argue with him, but made up his mind, waved his hand and said, "From now on, you have the final say on this matter."

Li Xingzhou cupped his hands, and didn't mean to refuse to be humble.

He nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the tiger father has no dogs.
(End of this chapter)