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Chapter 33 Wave after wave

Xie Shufang was stunned when he heard what Li Yuanji said. He suddenly felt that what Li Yuanji said made a lot of sense. Now who the enemy is is almost revealed, and those who rebel must be attacked.

And what’s the difference between them asking and Li Yuanji telling the truth himself?
Such a thing happened. Li Yuanji was the king of Lingnan, and everything in Lingnan was his private property, including people. Similarly, if Li Yuanji said that someone was a bad guy, then he must be a bad guy.

Xie Shufang felt that he had learned something. He was anxious because he hadn't asked anything. Now, he didn't have to worry about this problem at all.

"Your Majesty, I am grateful for your advice. I will go and deal with these people now."

Just as Xie Shufang was about to go down, Wang Xuance spoke up.

"Thank you, General, wait a minute."

Li Yuanji and Xie Shufang looked at Wang Xuance together, and Wang Xuance smiled and said, "Now that Your Majesty has just arrived in Lingnan, when you reach your destination, you will definitely need manpower to expand the city, build houses, and later repair the roads.

These hard labors need to be done by people. Your Majesty cannot let the army do these things, as the army needs to be ready to respond to the enemy at any time.

These captives today are the coolies they send to the king. The king can promise them that as long as they are willing to be obedient and do labor for five or eight years, he will release them and give them freedom.

As long as they can stay alive, no one will seek death, especially these people. When the blood is boiling, it is easy to be overwhelmed. But at this moment, I think they are more afraid, so they must be willing to do so.

When the king has governed successfully in the future and a few years have passed, even if these people are given freedom, they probably will not return to where they originally lived, but will start their lives anew.

The population under the king's rule will increase, and as long as the place is well governed, it will gradually become prosperous.

However, if you do this, it depends on whether the king can tolerate those who wanted to kill him before, and whether the king's food can sustain it."

After Wang Xuance finished speaking, he looked at Li Yuanji with a smile on his face. He didn't want to say this, but Li Yuanji's performance just now shocked him greatly. As the current King of Qi, from the time the army was ambushed until now, he saw the shadow of a heroic ruler in Li Yuanji.

So he said all this with the idea of ​​giving it a try. No matter what choice Li Yuanji made, it would not matter. There were plenty of seductive people here, and there was no shortage of hundreds of them. He just wanted to know what Li Yuanji was thinking.

Before Li Yuanji could say anything, Xie Shufang's face darkened.

"Mr. Wang, the king values ​​you and allows you to follow him. When you were attacked last time, I also tried my best to consider your safety. But now you are saying such treasonous words. What you said is very wrong.

Those who dare to attack the king should all be beheaded to warn and deter those people, and let them know that those who offend the king will be punished by death!

Only in this way can we make those people dare not make decisions easily and let them know that the majesty of the king cannot be touched by anyone! "

Wang Xuance did not refute Xie Shufang's words, because what they both said made sense. It all depended on what Li Yuanji himself thought. No matter what choice he made, it would not be wrong for Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji was also lost in thought as he listened to the two men's words. In fact, in his heart, he was inclined to kill these captives. He, Li Yuanji, was not a good person. Now these people were coming to kill him, and it was natural for him to fight back.

And Wang Xuance’s words did remind him what was the most important thing for him to come to Lingnan?
His most important goal is to develop Lingnan and make himself stronger. However, development is inseparable from people, and population is absolutely crucial.

Those who are not good for him should be killed, but is it really necessary to kill these lowest-level soldiers?
After a moment, Li Yuanji spoke slowly.

"This matter is just as Xuan Ce said. When we get to Leizhou, we do need manpower to do those things. More people is a good thing.

However, kill one of the officers directly, and take the rest away. Shufang, I leave this matter to you, and you must do it well.

As for their food, as long as they don't starve to death, it's fine. There's no need to feed them too much, a little less is fine."

Xie Shufang had no choice but to sigh and agree, then go down to deal with the matter.

At this time, Wang Xuance saluted Li Yuanji with full admiration. "Your Majesty, I admire your generosity. In fact, there is another benefit for your doing this. Those people saw your majesty and the might of your army on the battlefield. This can show your kindness. When they know they cannot win, they will definitely be willing to surrender to you instead of resisting.

This will be very helpful for the king to control Lingnan."

Hearing this, Li Yuanji smiled helplessly.

"You are such a jerk, Wang Xuance. You are still keeping half of your words to yourself. I will let you off this time. If you do this again in the future, I will punish you severely."

Wang Xuance also laughed out loud when he heard this. Amidst the laughter, the army started to set out again. After marching for just over an hour, Su Dingfang arrived in front of Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, there are thousands of soldiers ahead. Someone said Liu Xianhong, a soldier from Guizhou, led 3,000 soldiers to protect Your Majesty."

When Li Yuanji heard this, he immediately became interested. He had just been attacked, and now the troops from Guizhou were coming again, led by a soldier. However, Ning Changrong, the governor of Guizhou, did not come.

"Go and bring him here. The troops should be on alert and should not let down their guard!"

Su Dingfang went down immediately, and Wang Xuance on the side said: "Your Majesty, I don't know if Liu Xianhong is a friend or an enemy. You should be prepared. I always feel that this matter is a little strange."

Li Yuanji nodded slightly and looked forward.

"It's a bit strange. Maybe it's just a coincidence."

Li Yuanji sneered in his heart. In this strange place, he was not so innocent.

After a while, Su Dingfang brought Liu Xianhong.

"I, Liu Xianhong, a soldier from Guizhou, come to see Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji gestured to stand up.

"Thank you for your hard work. Where is your governor Ning Changrong? Why didn't he come?"

Liu Xianhong listened to Li Yuanji's calm tone and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the Governor Ning is in Shi'an preparing to welcome your arrival, so he sent me here. Now that your Majesty is here, please follow me and I will lead the way for you."

Li Yuanji smiled after hearing this.

"Changrong is thoughtful, Xianhong is thoughtful too. My journey has not been peaceful. Just over an hour before you, Xianhong, thousands of bandits came to ambush me. Fortunately, our army was brave and did not let the bandits succeed, but my army also suffered heavy losses.

Now that Xianhong has led his army here, I can finally feel relieved."

As soon as Li Yuanji finished speaking, Liu Xianhong immediately knelt down on one knee to apologize, with a solemn look on his face.

"I failed in my duty and failed to completely wipe out the bandits in the territory, which disturbed the king's carriage. Please punish me!"

Li Yuanji had an inexplicable look on his face, and the smile on his face became more obvious.

"Hey, what crime has Xianhong committed? He is just a bandit. I thought someone in Lingnan didn't welcome me.

By the way, when I left Chang'an, I wrote to Chang Rong, and he replied that he was not feeling well and that a hidden illness had recurred. For this reason, I specially brought the imperial physician from the palace to come. Is he feeling better now?"

(End of this chapter)