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"Please also ask Tai Lieutenant to speak carefully for me."

Wang Kuang perked up and asked urgently.

Gu Qinggang stood up from his seat, held the wat in his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, the Qiyang Mansion of Chu State is located in a remote place with many mountains and ridges. The terrain is three points worse than that of Southern Xinjiang. Among them, Taihe Ridge is the most steep, and there are many barbarians living on it. When Chu State was established, Chu Taizu was To accumulate wealth, strive for world hegemony, and impose heavy taxes on Qiyang Prefecture and its surrounding prefectures. The people were unable to pay the taxes, so they had to abandon their family properties, escape into the mountains and forests, and live among the barbarians in the mountains."

"They cultivated land in the flat areas of the mountains, planted grains, and were self-sufficient. Because the Taihe Mountains were rich in copper and iron, they often made their own armor to resist the encirclement and suppression by the imperial court. Over time, relying on the dangerous mountains, they formed a group of at least a thousand people. A small group, this is the origin of Shanyue."

After Wang Kuang finished digesting his words, Gu Qinggang continued:

"Your Majesty, the relationship between Shanyue and Chu is incompatible. The emperors of the Chu Kingdom wanted to eliminate these Shanyue sect commanders who were perched in the mountains. Firstly, most of the Shanyue people were brave and good at fighting and could be used as a good source of soldiers. Secondly, they were turned into Organize households into households and collect taxes from them. It is only because of the low combat power of the Chu army that they often fail to succeed."

"The Kingdom of Chu is located in the south of the Yangtze River. It is humid and rainy. Every summer, there will be floods. My intention is to have your Majesty send someone to secretly contact the Shanyue people. When the summer floods come, the Chu Kingdom's monarchs and ministers will focus most of their attention. When it comes to disaster relief, they encourage people to go down the mountain to loot. The Chu court is definitely unprepared for this, and there is a high probability that it will succeed."

Wang Kuang couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.

"This is a brilliant plan, Lieutenant-General! What will the pirates say?"

"Your Majesty is no stranger to pirates. The coastal prefectures in our country are often robbed by pirates, and Shangtai Prefecture is the most serious among them. There are several groups of pirates in the East China Sea, and they are insurmountable. Among them, the two largest groups are The forces are respectively the Huangmei bandits based on Fanwan Island and the Fang family bandits entrenched on the southern islands."

Hearing the words "Huangmei Kou", Wang Kuang's face showed a trace of uneasiness.

Because this yellow-browed bandit was created by Qi State.

The Huangmei Kou were originally a Taoist force in Qi State. Because they were persecuted by Buddhism, the then Huangmei Zhenren Ren Qingbiao had no choice but to lead his followers into exile overseas.Afterwards, in order to retaliate against Qi State, Huang Zhenren began to attack Qi State's coast one after another, turning the coastal areas upside down. After landing once, he even hit a place less than [-] miles away from the eastern capital.

Wherever the Huangmei bandits went, they burned, killed, and looted in large numbers. They robbed more than 10,000 people and took them to Fanwan Island to serve as their own force against Qi.

Although the original Huangmei Zhenren Ren Qingbiao has been dead for many years, his successor continues to cause trouble for Qi State as always.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the progress of the Qi navy was forced out by the Huangmei bandits.

As for the Fang family thieves, they were caused by the Chu State.

During the reign of Renzong of Chu State, natural disasters continued, and the coastal prefectures were even more severely affected.

During this period, a wealthy businessman named Fang Boren was falsely accused by his enemies, saying that he was having an affair with the pirates. He bribed the government and prepared to punish Fang Boren as a warning to others.

In anger, Fang Furen escaped from prison. After killing his enemy, he fled to sea with his brothers. Within decades, it developed into a pirate group with thousands of people.

However, Fang Furen knew the advantages of Chu's navy and would never cause trouble to Chu unless he was forced to do so. He would only rob ships along the southeast coast and collect tolls.

The court of Chu State also sent troops to encircle and suppress it several times, but after spending a lot of money and food at sea, they could not find the lair of the Fang family thieves in the end, so they had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

As long as the Fang family thieves don't do too much, they will be ignored.

"Your Majesty, the Shanyue and the pirates can only inflict heavy damage on the Chu State by working together." Gu Qinggang explained his strategy to Wang Kuang, "Only Shanyue takes action first and attracts the Chu State's elite troops to the mountainous areas. Those who have no advantage will Only the pirates who can't afford it early will think that the time is ripe and decide to take action. However, the two forces need to cooperate and coordinate, but it is not easy for us, Qi State, to come forward to avoid being criticized in the future."

If there is a rumor that Da Qi is colluding with the pirates and barbarians, then the monarchs and ministers of Qi will be completely embarrassed.

Therefore, these white gloves are still needed.

After listening to Gu Qinggang's plan, Wang Kuang smiled happily, nodded repeatedly and said:

"The Taiwei's concerns are not unreasonable. Anyway, I will follow what the Taiwei said. The money and food spent this time will come from my inner treasury. However, the candidate to represent the court is the top priority. We still need to discuss it carefully with the ministers, and in the end it is someone who has not much connection with the imperial court."

"The ministers obey the order."

Gu Qinggang and others said in unison.

Not long ago, the navy of Qi State suffered a disastrous defeat on the Canglong River, which made the monarchs and ministers of Qi State feel ashamed.

Now they are very willing to use Shan Yue and Hai Ke, two forces that are not on the table, to secretly disrupt the situation in Chu and hinder the monarchs and ministers of Chu.

To strive for world hegemony, you have to use every possible means, regardless of whether it is a conspiracy or a plot, whatever is more useful will be used.

As the emperor of Chu, Zhao Yu did not know about the plans of Qi's monarchs and ministers at this time.

He was in the Funing Hall, looking at the newly drawn Ceka in a daze.

[(White) Ceka: Yaotaojingli]

[Card description: What a beautiful place, as beautiful as peaches and plums.It looks like clouds, how beautiful it is.Recipe, Shining.The IKEA room is here, and the harmony has been repaired. 】

[Card effect: (Permanent) Slightly increase the probability that officials/concubines who are from "foreign relatives" and "clan clan" will recommend famous ministers and famous concubines.Every time you get a famous concubine, if the concubine is from a "noble family", "gentry", or "royal family", you can get the concubine's charm*2W two silvers; if she is someone else, you will get a random star treasure.Negative: If someone recommends a famous concubine, the influence will increase by 100 points, and the probability of the concubine being happy will be reduced by 10%. 】

Looking at the introduction on Yaotaojing Li Ka's face, Zhao Yu was a little stunned.

Is this encouraging me to have a harem and live a soft life?
However, he was preparing to work hard to make Dachu great again, and he did not have much time and energy to get concubines.

What's more, he just ordered a draft a few months ago and brought the Zhou sisters into the palace. If he announced again that he was going to draft a concubine just for a little money, wouldn't he be punished by the censors represented by Yu Fan? Big squirt, special squirt?
Thinking about the growing combat effectiveness of these censors, Zhao Yu felt a little scared.

There is a famous saying on the Internet in my past life that the boomerang you throw out will one day hit you.

This sentence is similar to today's Zhao Yu.

After taking control of the government, in order to put a sword in the hearts of the officials and to repay Chu Ziwen, the original imperial censor, for his support, Zhao Yu deliberately elevated the status of the Supervisory Yuan, encouraged the officials to speak out, and made it clear It means "don't be punished by words".

With the support of the imperial power, the crows of the Overwatch Council became bolder.

Even on a whim, even Zhao Yu, the emperor, dared to say a few words.

Who told His Majesty to speak without being punished for his words?
The emperor's words are hard to catch, so your majesty cannot go back on his word.

Among them, Yu Fan is the most important.

Although Zhao Yu was tired of these crows' repeated outspoken offenses, for the sake of the political ecology of Chu State, he finally tolerated it.

Using people as a mirror can help you understand gains and losses.

At least these crows are not spraying randomly, they are spraying quite meaningfully, and they can be considered to be on point.

Putting aside his thoughts of drafting another concubine, Zhao Yu suddenly thought of a certain princess of Qi who was betrothed.

Could it be that the effect of this [Yao Peach and Plum] has to be applied to the other party?
That's fine, anyway, the money was sent by the Emperor of Qi, and he, the Emperor of Chu, didn't feel bad spending it at all!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, a chamberlain rushed into Funing Hall in a panic.

When Gao Lishi saw this, he scolded in a low voice: "In front of His Majesty, you, a little yellow man, are so rude! Could it be that you want to go to the Punishment Department and fail?"

The Shenxing Department was the agency in the palace that punished eunuchs. "Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Xiao Huangmen, who was panting, realized what a mistake he had made. His face instantly turned pale, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed to Zhao Yu repeatedly.

"Get up, looking at you like this, it seems that you have something urgent to report. I forgive you, but you need to be fined for one month as punishment."

Zhao Yu signaled the other party to stand up.

Hearing Zhao Yu raised up high and put it down gently, Xiao Huangmen breathed a sigh of relief. After kowtowing to Zhao Yu three times, he whispered from the ground:
"My servant thanked Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he took out a secret letter from his arms.

"Your Majesty, this is the letter from the flying falcon that was received a quarter of an hour ago. Because the letter is marked with a black mark, Governor Cao did not dare to neglect it and asked the slave to deliver it to His Majesty immediately."

Flying falcons refer to using wind-breaking falcons to deliver letters.

In times of non-war, flying falcons send letters to indicate that the situation is extremely urgent.

At the same time, Zhao Yu divided the degree of emergency into four levels: black, red, orange, and blue, and marked them with different colors to show the difference. Among them, black represented that the situation had reached the most serious level and required immediate action by the emperor and the court. deal with.

The black and red levels can be sent directly to Zhao Yu without going through the hands of the court.

Black level, what happened?

Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel nervous.

This was the first time since the implementation of the classification system that he had seen a secret message from the Black Class.

After calming down, Zhao Yu opened the secret message with a solemn expression. After a quick glance, his expression instantly became extremely ugly.

This natural disaster has finally come...

Zhao Yu sighed softly in his heart and ordered Gao Lishi on the side:

"The letter came to report that drought has occurred in Qingtan, Ningyuan, Huangzhou, Nantong, Qiyang, and Zhenjiang, and is likely to expand. Mr. Han's prediction has come true. Without further delay, send someone immediately. Summon the king's secret envoys, the chief officials of various ministries, and others into the palace to discuss countermeasures. I am waiting for them in Zihuan Hall. 1"

When Gao Lishi heard about the severe drought, his expression changed.

Although he was a eunuch, he also knew about government affairs and understood that a drought at this time would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Chu court and people.

"Slave, go here!"

After that, he saluted Zhao Yu, left Funing Palace in a hurry, and sent someone to inform the ministers.

Zhao Yu glanced at Xiao Huangmen who came to report the news and said calmly:
"Go back and tell your Governor Cao to let him and Yu Huatian go to Zihuan Hall to protect him."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Xiao Huangmen looked happy, kowtowed to Zhao Yu, turned around and went out like a gust of wind.

The Governor Cao mentioned by Zhao Yu was Cao Zhengchun, who was promoted by Zhao Yu along with Yu Huatian.

[Card Description: The East and West factories are all His Majesty’s minions! 】

[Card effect: After use, you will get the famous officials Cao Zhengchun and Yuhuatian. 】

Cao Zhengchun comes from "The Best in the World". He is the factory director of Dongchang. He is cunning and cunning, and has extremely high martial arts skills.

95 force, 77 command, 74 military strategy, 68 political strategy, 79 wisdom, 74 literature, 75 charm, age 44, ambition 90, loyalty 100, personality: ruthless, origin: commoner.

Trait 1 [Original servant background]: Due to the incomplete body, the mentality is distorted, and there are extraordinary obsessions for certain things.Charisma -20, Ambition +15.

Characteristic 2 [Martial Arts Wizard]: Wisdom +3, when practicing any martial arts, the training speed is increased by 30%.

Characteristic 3 [Master of Boxing]: When using bare hands, your own strength increases by 5 points.

Characteristic 4 [Tiangang Boy]: After practicing the unique skill "Tiangang Boy Kung Fu", when attacked by warriors of different levels or above, the damage taken is reduced by 60%.

Yu Huatian, from "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", has extremely high martial arts skills. He is the confidant of Wan Guifei, the Duke of Xichang and the favorite of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty.

93 force, 84 command, 65 military strategy, 77 political strategy, 77 wisdom, 79 literature, 90 charm, 80 ambition, 100 loyalty, 21 age, character: unruly, origin: noble family.

Trait 1 [Original servant background]: Due to the incomplete body, the mentality is distorted, and there are extraordinary obsessions for certain things.Charisma -20, Ambition +15.

Characteristic 2 [Born into a well-known family]: He comes from a well-known family.Charisma +10, Politics +5, Wisdom +5, Literature +5.

Characteristic 3 [Indiscernible and insidious]: When using strategies, if their wisdom is not higher than that of Yuhuatian, there is a high probability of success; when targeting people in the martial arts world, their wisdom increases by an additional 10 points.

Characteristic 4 [Sword Master]: When using sword weapons, force +3.

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Zhao Yu did not wait long in the Zihuan Hall. Wang Pu, Chu Ziwen and other important officials hurried to the Zihuan Hall.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

"Your honor is free."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly, and when he saw the ministers sitting down, he said:
"The reason why I urgently summoned you to the palace at this time is because there is a severe drought in the Qiyang mansions. I need to discuss with you and come up with a strategy as soon as possible."

With that said, Zhao Yu handed the opened secret letter to Gao Lishi who was standing aside.

"Let all the ministers take a look."

After Wang Pu and others browsed them one by one, each of them looked more serious than the last.

Zhou Rui took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, during the summer and autumn last year, only Huangzhou Prefecture and Lingchuan Prefecture suffered from drought, but this year six prefectures suffered. This puts a lot of pressure on the imperial court."

He is the Minister of Household Affairs and is in charge of the court's money bag.

Nowadays, the imperial court needs money in all aspects, and there is another drought, which really makes him a little anxious.

Zhao Yu shook his head and said:

"Qing Zhou, there are indeed difficulties, but it is impossible for me to turn a blind eye to the people affected by the disaster in the six prefectures. If so, how can I be this king and father? I understand the difficulties of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but if there are difficulties, we must go up, and if there are no difficulties, we must go Come on, otherwise, what use would I have for you?"

This is the first time Zhao Yu has been so angry with Zhou Rui. (End of chapter)