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Nightwatcher - Chapter 646

Published at 21st of April 2023 06:36:10 AM


Chapter 646

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Today, Xu Erlang came to play with his fiancee.

But they didn't get married after all. They can't be alone for more than two quarters of an hour in private. No matter how long, they have to go to the hall to talk.

Alone is not really two people alone, there must be a maid to accompany.

After all, what young men and women fear most is that they can't help themselves, and then they are eager to relieve each other's swelling and itching.

After getting married, the mother-in-law's family will usually see the new daughter-in-law's falling red. If they don't, they will lose face.

Although the Wangs are very confident about Xu Erlang's character, they still have to abide by the rules and won't give in...

So after two quarters of an hour, Wang simu said goodbye to his fiance and watched him go to his father's study.

"Mr. Shoufu, this is embarrassing me!"

Xu gave a bitter smile in the new year, but did not leave. If an ordinary elder said that, he would certainly get up and leave, but Wang Shoufu is the future father-in-law, and Xu Erlang's attitude is much more casual.

In fact, the way to solve the banditry is very simple. To deal with the refugees and bandits who occupy the mountains as the king, the imperial court's attitude has always been to exterminate and recruit, and to match radishes with sticks.

The current situation is that banditry has become a disaster, and it is too difficult to suppress bandits. The imperial court did not have the financial resources and materials to continue the disaster relief.

So it's a puzzle that has no solution.

"It's not very accurate to use it here, but the truth is the same. If you can't do what others can't do, you can't sit where others can't sit. "

Wang Shoufu also didn't force people out, so he pushed the fold to him: "have a look. After your Majesty's call for donations, the situation has improved a lot, otherwise it will be more serious. "

After a pause, he said in a chatty tone:

"I heard that I've been closer to Princess Chang recently?"

Xu Erlang picked up the fold and looked through it. "

" occasionally discussed his knowledge with his royal highness.

Wang Shoufu nodded and said without any expression: "the eldest princess has outstanding talent and intelligence, which is better than most men. If she were a man, she would be able to come up with a solution to such a difficult problem. "

He hinted that I would consult with the eldest princess..... Xu Xinnian said with a smile:

"the talent of the eldest princess is really admirable."

Now that the topic was open, Wang Shoufu poured himself another cup of tea and took a sip of hot tea:

"I heard about the Wulin League in Jianzhou."

"A little bit." Xu Erlang nodded.

"Detailed information should be sent back in the near future. Whether this matter is open or not depends on the size of the incident. If it's a dose of medicine, press it back. "

What Wang Shoufu means is that if the results are fruitful, they will not be made public. Wait for the moment when the medicine needs to be used.

"Xu Ning's banquet is at its peak. It's good, but it's just wonderful." Looking at his future son-in-law, Wang Shoufu sighed:

"you look gloomy because you are so brilliant. No one else will allow you to shine. "

Xu Erlang is proud. He just wanted to say that big brother is big brother. His achievements and abilities never need to be set off by big brother, and he will not feel inferior because of him.

But Xu Erlang is also smart, he immediately realized that Wang Shoufu is not "provocative", but has another deep meaning.

"Shoufu means that elder brother can no longer return to the temple?" Xu Erlang pondered.

"It is the limit acceptable to his majesty and the princes that he should be given the name of a watchman in charge. If he wants to return to the temple, then you are ready to sit on the bench for a lifetime. "

Wang Shoufu sipped his tea and said slowly, "you two should coordinate well."

Imperial mental skill is always the word of balance.

If Xu Qi'an really mastered the watchman's Yamen, then it would be impossible for Xu to take over the king's party in the new year, and the emperor would not allow it, nor would the princes allow it.

Xu new year "Er" a, did not express an opinion.

By virtue of the ability of the Confucianists to open their minds, he quickly read the book and had a detailed understanding of the disaster areas.

"When the students have finished, go back first."

Xu Erlang got up and bowed. He went to the door, suddenly turned back and said, "actually, it's not conflict. Big brother is now, I am the future!"

Push the door and leave.

...

"Erlang, why are you absent-minded?"

At the dinner table, the aunt scooped a bowl of Chicken Soup for her son and complained:

"you'd better have some. The chicken soup that my mother asked the kitchen to cook for you went into Lingyin and Lina's stomach. You don't care if you give all the good things to the bucket? "

"Niang, what is a bucket."

Xu Lingyin drank chicken soup and asked.

"It's you that's the loser!" My aunt turned and scolded.

"Ah? Am I not Xu Lingyin? " Xiaodouding was surprised.

"Spring Festival is coming again. After a year, there is no progress. Are all books for nothing? You only grow meat but not brains this year? "

My aunt couldn't believe it, and she was heartbroken.Xu Ershu also had to make complaints about his food.

After scolding her daughter, she turned to her second uncle and said:

"her royal highness Lin'an sent a lot of jewelry and cloth yesterday. Sir, do you think she will marry Ning Yan in the future when she takes care of our family like this?"

My aunt used to think that the two Highness's care of the Xu family was the son who looked upon himself as a fairy.

Later, after her husband explained, she found out that she had taken a fancy to her nephew, who had excellent martial arts skills.

Xu Ershu said happily:

"with Ning Yan's current status, it's not easy to marry a princess. In the future, she will have to offer you tea when she enters Xu's house. You can try to teach her. "

When Xu Erlang looked at his father's wine pot, he didn't drink much......

his aunt said anxiously:

"although I'm not afraid of the fight in the house, the other party is a princess after all. She's so delicate that she can't adjust at will."

My aunt's ability to fight in Xu's house, no one dares to talk about the first and the second, has always been invincible.

Xu Lingyue said in a soft voice:

"Niang, the elder brother is free and uninhibited, so he is not suitable to marry a princess. It's better not to be the son-in-law. I've seen the two princesses, and they don't match my elder brother. "

Lina raised her head, chewed the rice, and said: "I think Xu Ningyan and the princesses are a good match."

Xu Lingyue was silent for a moment. She looked at xiaodouding and said in a soft voice:

"Niang, the ring sound is so good. Every day she practices with Lina, the master and apprentice are happy and carefree."

Lina smiles with pride. Then, she finds that there is more vigilance and hostility in Xu's mother's eyes.

Yes, it's this stupid girl who has broken the ring tone of my house... My aunt grinds her teeth.

Lina:

Xu Xinnian put down his chopsticks, took a sip of chicken soup, and said:

"recently, the martial arts of the rivers and lakes have gathered the vagrants and turned them into bandits. As a result, banditry is serious everywhere, and mountain bandits in some areas have threatened the county seat.

"Wang Shoufu asked me if I had any good ideas. I'm worried about it."

Aunt a face full of confidence posture: "let Ningyan suppress them."

"The central plains are so big, do you want Ning Yan to be exhausted?" Xu Er Shu didn't have a good way: "besides, he's still looking at him."

He means big brother Xu Pingfeng.

"Can we recruit them?" Xu Lingyue is a knowledgeable and reasonable person, and her cultural level has always been very good.

"Zhaoan can only be used in ordinary times. Most bandits are made up of refugees. Some of them are recruited, but not all of them. After all, there is still not enough money and food. But if we had enough money and food, the disaster would have been under control long ago. "

Xu Erlang shook his head.

In this cold disaster, all the problems left by the emperor Yuanjing broke out.

Second uncle is a soldier. He knows the market well. Looking at his aunt, he said, "well, don't let Ling Yin read and study. Let her join the army. Maybe three or five years later, I'll send a marquis back to see you, honor your ancestors, and let you become the wife of Gaoming. "

My aunt was so angry that she almost wanted to work hard with her husband. She felt that the family had the most normal concept of parenting.

I don't give up on the ring tone.

Seeing that his wife was unconvinced, Uncle Xu asked xiaodouding:

"Lingyin, if someone wants to bully you, what will you do?"

"Call back!" Xiaodouding is upright and vigorous.

"No way?" Xu Ershu said.

Xu Lingyin thought, "if I make friends with them, they won't bully me."

If you lose a battle, you will be a traitor in all probability... "Said Xu Er Shu Xin.

After dinner, Xu Erlang went back to the library.

Lighting a candle, he leaned back in his chair and began to meditate.

As a scholar, whenever he encounters difficulties, he first thinks of referring to history books.

Take history as a mirror and learn from the experience of our ancestors.

"In the history books, each dynasty and each generation took two measures to eliminate and appease the chaos at the end of the period. More often, they adopt the attitude of extermination, because at the end of each dynasty, the contradiction between the court and the people has reached the point where it must be solved by war.

"The premise of recruitment is to have money and food, and sell part of the benefits. The imperial court can solve part of the banditry by recruiting, but it can't solve all the banditry by recruiting.

"If we can do this, we can't have the current chaos."

With his strong memory, Xu Erlang analyzed and recalled the contents of historical books, and first came to the conclusion that today's Dafeng is not at the end of its tether, which is different from the decay of most dynasties.

It's not good enough.

That's a good thing.

"At this time, if the rebel party in Yunzhou launched a rebellion, it would be the last straw to crush the camel. How to solve the banditry problem? "Xu new year more think more feel no solution, more think more headache.

He finally understood why Wang Shoufu's health was getting worse and worse, so that the medicine stone didn't work.

In the final analysis, it's physical and mental exhaustion, it's chronic fatigue.

At this time, the words of ring tone flashed into his mind.

It was as if a light had come into his mind.

"Become a friend, become a friend..."

Xu Xinnian opened his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, but he was very excited. He spread out rice paper, ground it, and wrote with pen:

"nowadays, the disaster is serious, there are four bandits. As one side of the disaster, the imperial court can use three strategies: one is to recruit the large-scale bandits, and let the obedient bandits suppress the others Mountain bandits......

"the second is to send troops to exterminate the small-scale mob, and resolutely eliminate them, leaving no future trouble......

" the third is to follow the example of the people in the rivers and lakes, send experts to the people, gather the refugees, and occupy the mountain as the king. "

This is what inspired him.

Let the court and the refugees become "friends". Of course, it is impossible to gather all the refugees, but at least it can reduce the burden of the court and greatly reduce the evil of banditry on the people.

Xu Erlang went on to write:

"it is necessary to appoint loyal and just people to take up the responsibility. Those who have bad reputation and bad reputation are not allowed to use it; their families should be closely monitored to be hostages."

After finishing writing, Xu Erlang began to ponder, and felt that he lacked something. However, after his strength drained, his spirit began to tire. Some of them are not good enough.

He turned to look at the leak and found that he had been doing it for two hours at his desk.

......

in the morning.

Xu Qi'an got up early to wash, and then spread out the map on the desktop. The destination of the merchant ship's trip was Yuzhou.

When they got to Yuzhou, they had to change other means of transportation.

"When you get to Yuzhou, take control of the pagoda of futu. As an air fortress, the defense of the pagoda is no problem, but its endurance is poor. "

The energy of the magic weapon comes from its owner or accumulation.

Without the master's magic weapon, the endurance is usually not good.

It's like Taiping Dao. It accumulates Dao Qi on weekdays, but it can only be used for a while. When it's used up, it has to accumulate again.

This is the same reason that Wu Fu is exhausted and unable to fight again.

Therefore, Xu Qi'an usually does not take the initiative to sacrifice the pagoda to drive on. When he is in danger, he takes it out as a shelter and drives it to escape.

Suddenly, the feeling of palpitation came.

He naturally felt out the fragments of the book and looked at it.

[1] I'd like to ask you something about banditry. 】

[2: suppressing bandits? I'm good at this. I'll organize the army, attack them one by one and pull them out one by one. What a simple thing. 】

Li Miaozhen sent a letter to reply quickly.

It seems that the imperial court also noticed this hidden danger. At the end of each dynasty, there were internal and external troubles, and sometimes the internal troubles were far more terrible than the external ones..... Xu Qi'an, who was worried about the banditry, replied to Tianzong Saint:

[3: Miaozhen, it's obviously not so simple. Although force can solve everything, it also needs enough money to support it. If the imperial court had the ability to wipe out all the banditry, the refugees would not be inundated. 】

[2: what should you do, you say. 】

the saint appeared in the book of heaven and earth with emotion.

I have three strategies. Let me finish. 】

after a while, Huaiqing's biography came one by one, with three pieces of advice, about 200 words.

[3] is this your Highness's plan? Wonderful. 】

without saying a word, Xu Qian flatters first.

[1] these are Xu Erlang's three strategies. This morning, he went to the palace to visit me and ask me for advice. 】

Erlang's strategy? Xu Qian was stunned.

When Erlang and Huaiqing came so close, he thought sour.

[2] these three strategies are very good. I dare not say that they will definitely solve the banditry problem, but they can greatly curb the trend of refugees causing disasters. 】

Li Miaozhen can't come up with an idea, but his vision is OK.

[4] the third plan doesn't work! 】

at this time, Chu Yuanzhen jumps out to express his opinions.

One: brother Chu, please. 】

other people also calm down and don't interrupt. Chu Yuanzhen is the number one scholar with brilliant talents and rich experience, and is one of the IQ responsibilities of heaven and Earth Society.

[4] what do you rely on to gather refugees? One is force, the other is money. Both of them are indispensable, and the force is not enough to achieve power. If there is not enough money and food, no one will follow.

How can we get money and food? However, there are four words of "plundering homes". The court sent experts to gather refugees, so it was impossible to give them money and food. With the financial resources, it would be more appropriate to provide disaster relief directly.

[it's hard for a skillful woman to make a meal without rice, so she has to rob her family. This will only aggravate the disaster and make the situation worse. 】[1] what's brother Chu's opinion? 】

Xu Erlang came to her because of this problem.

She couldn't give the answer, so she wanted to ask the members of the heaven and Earth Society. Except for Lina, everyone is smart.

Chu Yuan careful also really didn't let her down, immediately see the flaw of the third strategy.

The third strategy is the most important one to solve the banditry.

[4] your highness, it's difficult for me. 】

in a short time, Chu Yuanzhen really couldn't come up with a solution.

[2] how about supporting war with war? 】

according to his own experience, Li Miaozhen gives countermeasures.

[7] stupid Li Miaozhen, it's easier for the refugees to rob the people's money and food than to travel a long way to deal with an armed force who is also a refugee organization.

Nobody is a fool. It's human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If you force the refugees under your hand to do this, they will betray their relatives twice. 】

Li lingsu jumped out.

Although he is dead in reality, he can still fight hard on the Internet.

Li Miaozhen is furious: [2: what do you think you can do. 】

when Shengzi went diving, he had no choice.

[1] in fact, Li Miaozhen's idea is feasible. The people of the imperial court can encircle and suppress another mountain bandit force on the ground of seizing money and food. But this kind of thing can't be done often, and we can't make a living on it.

How did the forces supported by the imperial court start? How to make a living? Still, it can only rob the common people, but in this way, as brother Chu said, it will make the situation worse. Xu Ningyan, what do you think? 】

Xu Qi'an didn't speak for a long time, forcing Huaiqing to take the initiative to "@ him".

what can I do? I have donated the proceeds of chicken essence to the disaster relief. I am in a fight and make complaints about the country. Don't look for me. Xu Qian is trying to use his mind to talk about it.

His greatest advantage is the insight of his last life.

For example, work for relief, but this strategy is not suitable for Dafeng at this time.

It's OK to use it on a small scale, unless the Dafeng imperial court wants to repair the road to the countryside..

and so on. It seems that there's really a way to do it. Xu Qi'an has a bold idea in mind.

But he didn't speak. His face was tangled and hesitant.

[1] Xu Ningyan? 】

Huaiqing urged again.

[3] robbery is the only way out, but the target of robbery is not ordinary people. They are the landlords, the squires, the merchants who are not benevolent to the rich, and the scholar bureaucrats. 】

there was a violent silence inside the heaven and Earth Society.

Is he crazy?! The idea flashed through people's minds.

Even Li Miaozhen, who robbed the rich to help the poor, felt that Xu Qian's broken pot was a bad idea.

[4] without the maintenance of the squires, it will only aggravate the chaos. 】

in this era, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and the gentry played an important role in maintaining the stability of the bottom.

No, brother Chu, you are wrong. The interests of a group are better than those of a person. The interests of the majority are better than those of the minority. As long as you can satisfy the interests of the vast majority of people, then you can get support, you will never lose.

[the dilemma facing Dafeng today is caused by the refugees. As long as they can feed the people, the chaos will only ease and will not aggravate. In addition, for the squires and landlords, the survival of the imperial court has nothing to do with them. In the year of great disaster, they will increasingly extract the value of the poor people. They are the enemies of the imperial court and the people who hold the land.

[the key point is that all this is done by vagrant bandits. What does it have to do with the imperial court? It will not intensify the contradiction between the court and the literati class. On the contrary, those who hold huge resources in their hands will also participate in the fight against bandits.

Or donate money or organize militia to resist. Either way, they are willing to pay money and food, which can ease the current food shortage. There are always people who benefit from it and earn money and food. 】

mobilize the proletariat!

There was silence inside the heaven and earth society, and no one spoke for a long time.

After a long time, Chu Yuan wrote carefully:

[but don't forget that most of the people in the imperial court are from the gentry class, and those officials who have returned home are from the gentry class. 】[3] therefore, this matter should be classified as confidential, which even the court officials can't know. The experts sent out must be civilians and loyal to the royal family.

Or a chivalrous person like Li Miaozhen. In addition, the quality of these experts must be guaranteed. We can't kill innocent people indiscriminately. We'd better do nothing but rob. 】

can only try to... He added in his heart.

Xu Qian knows that when his strategy is adopted, even if he pays more attention and is more cautious, innocent people will still be affected.

That's why he hesitated just now.

However, the experience of his last life told him that once he raised the overall situation to the whole country and society, when dealing with problems, he could not judge them by simple good and evil.Nowadays, the disaster situation is turbulent, refugees are in disaster, and people are dying every day.

More people will die in the future.

What those in power should do is to stabilize the social order as soon as possible, instead of fearing the death of innocent people.

Compassion is not in charge of the army. Similarly, compassion is not in charge of the power.

The book chat group fell into silence again, although across the mountains and rivers, Xu Qi'an seemed to hear their heavy breathing.

Or, shaking hands.

[4] Xu Ningyan, you are really crazy! 】

as a traditional scholar, Chu Yuanzhen is not acceptable.

But they didn't say anything. After a long time, Chu Yuanzhen sent another letter: "but I have to admit that this is a feasible way, even though it has huge hidden dangers. 】

Li Miaozhen suddenly sent a message: "if this is the case, I hope I am the one who robbed the squire. 】

only in this way can we try not to kill indiscriminately.

I will try to gather a group of refugees, but it is not easy to plunder the squires. They usually live in the city. 】

[1: you have fragments of books on earth and can fly with swords. These are not problems. 】

Huaiqing is more ruthless than them, and she has accepted Xu Qian's suggestion.

6. Amitabha, I don't know how to choose. 】Seven: count me in. 】

Li lingsu made a speech.

[2] you? Li lingsu, this is not in line with your style. Don't you think it's heaven and earth. Do I sleep the most? 】

Li lingsu sent a letter angrily: "in your eyes, I'm so bad? Li Miaozhen, we are brothers and sisters of the same school. Can you hope me to be better? 】

[2: No, sorry! 】

"......"

Li lingsu took a deep breath and passed on the message:

[this is the supreme love, not trapped by love, not disturbed by love. If it is beneficial to the overall situation and the common people, it will not be influenced by the temporary pity and sympathy, and it will control the emotion perfectly. What master wants us to achieve is not this realm. 】

this time, Li Miaozhen didn't raise a bar.

At this point, no one talks.

On the same day, Emperor Yongxing received a secret letter from Xu Xinnian, a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

The so-called secret fold is a fold submitted directly to the emperor without going through the cabinet.

Emperor Yongxing sat behind the big case, looking at the unfolded secret fold on the table, silent for a long time.

PS: change before change.




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