Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Lu Xuanji pondered for a moment and said: "I have to say, Lord Sima is right... But there is still an important problem, that is, the prestige created by King Li You in Youzhou is too great, with this layer of protection, We are very difficult to start.”

"That's right, there was smallpox control in the front, curved ploughs in the back, and composting in the latrines. In just a short period of time, the achievements made by King Li You of Chu surpassed all the previous governors of Youzhou, and they were able to immediately Seeing the convenience of the people, he is indeed incomparably powerful at this point!"

After listening to Liu Hong, he smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this point at all, you must have realized a very obvious truth after so many years, that is, for those with superior positions, control the bottom. It is very easy for the people!"

"Master Liu is right," He Yao also responded, "It is difficult to establish a reputation, but it is extremely easy to destroy it! How can the people at the bottom of the mere have any moral character, just try small favors and small favors, trying to smear Chu Isn't it easy for Wang Liyou?"

Gao Lin's eyes lit up and said, "Oh? Could it be that Mr. He means that the various industries we operate under our banner carry out profits or charity activities, and carry private goods in them, so as to reverse the biggest problem of King Li You of Chu first. Advantage?"

"Exactly!" He Yao said with a sneer, "For example, before the food was planted completely because of Chu Wang Li You's curved plough and compost, we used our own advantages to use the food hoarded at home for distribution. For porridge and other activities, the people are still grateful to us?"

"At that time, of course, we will fight wherever we refer! And once the Chu King Li You loses power, this Youzhou will return to our control again. When we work together, the lost part will be a thousand times more. Make up for it ten thousand times over!"

At this time, He Yao smiled like a vampire.

From his point of view, this is a business that is guaranteed to make a profit without losing any money. Today, I give some small favors to the common people, and tomorrow I will scrape a layer of skin from the common people to make up for myself!

"This statement is reasonable! Our local family will fully assist you adults!"

Soon, Lu Xuanji had already made a decision. He was also a ruthless character who would not put the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of his eyes.

Sima Tian also showed a cold smile: "Very good, then I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Chapter 213 Dare to move on the ancestors?

Hoarding food, manipulating the price of food, and then selling it at a high price when the disaster is difficult, this is what the local noble family likes to do most.

In many places, there is even collusion between officials and businessmen, and the people's fat and the people's cream are scraped out in this way.

But these days, the common people all over Youzhou have discovered a strange story.

That is, the stingy and stingy families of the past have actually started to open porridge sheds to do good deeds!

This is really strange, and this anecdote was quickly reported to Li You by several prefects.

The reason they reported it was not mainly because there was something wrong with the porridge shed, but there were many rumors circulating behind the porridge shed.

"His Royal Highness, nowadays many nobles of noble families use the process of cooking porridge to spread some rumors to smear His Highness. The lower official suspects that there are those who have been removed from the original prefect positions behind the scenes!"

Yin Hao, the prefect of Jicheng, said solemnly, he was promoted because of Li You, and he was already under the command of the interest group led by Li You. No matter what he did, others would automatically label him the Chu Wang faction. Lose all.

"Oh, you've got a lot of skills... Is there such a thing?"

Li You sat comfortably on the built heated kang and squinted his eyes, but he didn't see any panic at all.

"Exactly," said Zhu Cangyu, who took over the position of He Yao, "but the problem is that the porridge shed is a good deed. If the government removes the porridge shed, it will definitely be reviled by thousands of people, and there is nothing they can do about it."

"There must be some strong support from a strong local family behind this," Li You asked casually, "Did they say hello to you when they did this?"

"This……"

The three looked at each other, and Ma Hao, who succeeded Liu Hong as the prefect, said: "Your Highness, although this is their own opinion, but the aristocratic family has been rooted in the local area for many years and has intricate connections with various levels of government. They are also very troublesome."

"The king knows."

Li You nodded and continued to close his eyes on the heated kang, which saw Zhu Cangyu and others peeping at each other.

Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu was the Bole who promoted them, since he came to Youzhou, what he has done is unsurprising. Even people who have been in officialdom like them feel that they can't see through this young Chu. His Royal Highness.

So, does His Royal Highness the King of Chu, whose shrewdness and resourcefulness are superior to others, have some other countermeasures?

While thinking about this, Li You suddenly opened his eyes and smiled.

"What are you doing here? I said that I already know, you can go back and do things by yourself."

"what?"

Zhu Cangyu and the others were all taken aback, and asked blankly, "Don't Your Highness plan to deal with this matter?"

As soon as they finished the question, they felt a little regretful. This kind of thing is extremely disgusting, but it is the most difficult to deal with. Is it not for scolding His Royal Highness the King of Chu repeatedly?

However, Li You was not as angry as they imagined, but said lightly: "Of course this king will handle this matter, why worry?"

The three of them peeped at each other for a while after hearing the words, are you still in a hurry?

"They played this kind of trick, and I played the rest of it a long time ago. Playing with public opinion and playing with the ancestors, this is not courting death or what?"

Will take the initiative to make such a secret hand, but it is stronger than Li Yuan, who is now learning and selling, but it is a pity that the method they think is clever is still too low-level in Li You's opinion, and even far inferior to Li Yuan.

At the very least, Li Yuan knows how to combine facts, so as to facilitate people's research and increase credibility, but these noble families and local acquaintances only know how to fabricate.

Although in Chang'an, Li You once ridiculed the low-end of Li Yuan's methods, but in the three levels of rumor-making, Li Yuan is at least the second level.

The most advanced is undoubtedly a combination of some facts and half-truths mixed with some rumors that are difficult to verify but have significant effects. In this way, people will be convinced of the difficult-to-verify parts against the background of the verified parts. suspect.

And what these noble families and local acquaintances have done are completely unfounded and random fabrications, so the credibility is simply declining in a straight line!

"It's no wonder, after all, after I came to Youzhou, I really didn't have any black spots..." Li You thought again, "And those things that happened in Chang'an before I crossed were too far away for the people of Youzhou. And it's also unverifiable."

"His Royal Highness, although the lower official is not quite sure what you mean, in this action against you, even the Fan Yang Lu family from the five surnames and seven Wangli participated in it. It is really not to be underestimated!"

Ma Hao's eager voice interrupted Li You's thoughts. He followed the sound and found that Zhu Cangyu and Yin Hao also nodded in agreement.

……

In their opinion, Wu Xing Qi Wang is indeed an unimaginable behemoth, located at the top of the entire Datang family.And His Royal Highness the King of Chu was obviously guilty of the arrogance of the royal family, and failed to take it seriously.

Li You smiled slightly and said, "Is there any other five surnames and seven Wang involved? It's interesting... But before that, this king will ask you, how many of the common people believe and denounce this official after these smear rumors spread. of?"