Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1245: He understands the general’s painstaking efforts
Liu Yao asked Bai Mingwei how serious the corruption situation is now and what is the response to corruption.

"Kill them quickly."

This is Bai Mingwei's answer.

Her voice was very soft, just like the sound of water drops on banana leaves falling into the pond on a rainy night.

There was obviously not much movement, but it made people shudder.

Liu Yao raised his eyes and looked at Bai Mingwei. There was no scrutiny in his eyes, only some doubts: "This is the second time that the general has said 'kill' to this king."

The first time was when he was taken to the city wall, and the general told him word for word that tens of thousands of prisoners must die.

For the second time, the general, who has always acted in compliance with national laws and principles, loudly said "kill" to the corrupt people involved.

Bai Mingwei understood the emotion hidden in his eyes, so he explained like this: "Reporting to Your Highness, there is a reason for my handling of this matter."

"National law is used to control everyone, and morality can restrain virtuous people, but some people are neither afraid of national law nor bound by morality."

"For these people who have been possessed by beast/nature and have no human skin, only killing can end their sins."

Liu Yao listened completely to Bai Mingwei's words.

He said: "I understand the great general's painstaking efforts."

Yes, at this moment, he understood.

He knew that the general wanted him to uphold the right path, and he also hoped that he would be more ruthless and cruel beyond the right path.

In this world, the most pure and good people do not exist and cannot exist.

What's more, he wants to embark on such a path.

It must mean that he cannot be a purely good person.

Bai Ming looked at Liu Yao slightly and knew that His Highness Ninth Prince understood her intention.

She once again emphasized the concept that should be engraved in the heart of every superior:

"Every inch of land in the country must be fought for, and every person is precious. The first time was because they invaded/occupied the country in Dongling, and this time it was because they poisoned the people."

After a pause, Bai Ming slightly raised his eyes, his voice and eyes were so firm: "Anyone who offends our Dongling and bullies our people will be punished!"

Liu Yao clenched his fists and was speechless.

At this time, Bai Mingwei restrained her chilling expression and explained in detail to Liu Yao the corruption situation she was currently aware of and her arrangements for it.

When Liu Yao heard this, he did not blame Bai Mingwei for taking matters into his own hands and arranged the end of some people for him.

He just felt a little ashamed, missing his handsome man, but still causing worry and trouble to a woman who should be cared for like a delicate flower.

Finally, he calmed down and told Bai Mingwei: "The general does not need to report everything to me in detail. I can trust the decision of the general."

"You only need to tell me the result so that I can stand behind you and support you at the critical moment."

After speaking, Liu Yao turned around and walked down the mountain.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Bai Mingwei and Meng Ziang followed behind.

Meng Ziang looked at Liu Yao's back thoughtfully, but said nothing.

The group returned to a town that had not been affected by the floods and found an open space to camp.

The pancakes I brought with me were just baked, and the night curtains were drawn down.

After Bai Mingwei settled Liu Yao and others, he went to the town alone at night.

The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers. This escape was entirely due to the wide river channel, and the floods that were supposed to rush towards the town were released in time.

Coupled with the special location of the town itself, this was able to be preserved.

Because of its proximity to a river, residents of the town have access to boats. She went there this time to find a boat that could cross the water to Qingdu Weir.

Not long after Bai Mingwei left, Liu Yao's confidant brought tea: "Your Highness, take a sip of tea and take a rest before reading."

Liu Yao buried his head in a pile of official documents.

Hearing this, he said casually: "Put it down. I will drink it later. The light is a bit dim, so I will light two more candles."

During the day, he had known about Bai Mingwei's expedient plan to deal with corruption. Now he needed to write a letter to Yu Jianling and the officials accompanying Yu Jianling to arrange for them to do things that could cooperate with Bai Mingwei's plan.

He does what he says. When necessary, he will support Bai Mingwei and will never let Bai Mingwei fight alone.

But his confidant had a different view on the whole matter.

After adding candles, he looked at a sealed official document and started like this, preparing to guide the topic towards what he wanted to express:
"Your Highness is troubled by corruption?"

Liu Yao nodded: "The corruption of ink is serious in various places, but there is no way to deal with it immediately. We must arrange some measures to curb it in time to prevent more refugees from being poisoned."

The confidant persuaded: "Since the general has made arrangements, your highness should not work too hard. Your health is important."

Liu Yao didn't take it seriously: "The arrangement of the general has always been stable, but the position of the general is beyond our reach in some aspects. At this time, I need to cooperate with her, so that we can better solve the problem."

The confidant wanted to speak but stopped, and he was caught in a dilemma.

After a moment, he decided to speak.

But I heard him say cautiously: "In this way, His Highness will become the general's helper."

Liu Yao put down his pen and raised his eyes to look at his confidant.

His gaze was terrifyingly calm, as if he wanted to see through the nervous face of his confidant and see every corner of his heart beneath his skin.

"What do you want to say?"

The heart of his confidant tightened and he suddenly knelt down: "Your Highness, this subordinate deserves to die. These words should not have been spoken to stain His Highness's ears, but these loyal words of this subordinate have to be said."

Liu Yao leaned back and said, "Say."

The confidant was trembling with fear and said incoherently: "Your Highness, you have given the General too much autonomy. Now the General is devoted to the people and has the same heart as Your Highness."

"But the human heart is the most unfathomable. Who knows that the general will not gradually have other thoughts because of His Highness's trust and connivance, and finally lose his sense of proportion?"

"The ancients said, 'Be close to a virtuous minister and stay away from a villain', but this measure of closeness needs to be grasped. I believe that His Highness is too close to the general and has exceeded the appropriate measure."

"I risk my own life, and I beg your Highness to keep a proper distance from the general. There should still be a proper boundary between the superior and his subordinates."

After saying that, his confidant was lying on the ground, his body already shaking badly.

And Meng Ziang listened to all this word by word.

He was poisoned and could not come into close contact with others. The guards and officials were ordered not to approach him except under special circumstances.

At this time, he was sitting behind Liu Yao's tent, thinking about the water conditions in Jiangbei.

These words came to his ears intermittently.

He remained silent, listening quietly in the dark, waiting for Liu Yao's reaction.

If this confidant is not a good at sowing discord, then he is thinking only about his master.

In any case, the focus is not on the confidants.

It depends on Liu Yao's views on this matter.

In the tent, candlelight danced.

Liu Yao's eyes were brightly illuminated by the candlelight.

He looked at his confidants for a long time.

(End of this chapter)