Xia Wanchun raised his glass and invited: "Big brother came at the right time, if it is another day later, I will go to Hezhou, I'm afraid I won't be able to see it." ”

Wu Zheng drank dry, then put down the wine cup and asked, "What is the situation in Hezhou and Chuzhou?" ”

Xia Wanchun frowned, and said hatefully: "The people don't know the king, let alone the country, what can I do?" ”

Wu Zheng was surprised and asked, "Where do you start with this?" ”

"Since three years ago, the Qing court has begun to advocate equality between the Manchus and Hans, marriage, and the rectification of the rule of officials...... Big brother, to tell you the truth, the governance of the government of the prefectures and counties in Jiangbei may not be much inferior to that of our new dynasty. ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "What's the matter, you just want to continue to use the old officials of the Second Mansion, and you don't need to use this to convince me, right?" Say, which of these two mansions are blue-eyed by you? ”

Wu Zheng really thought that Xia Wanchun was playing tricks, and yes, the two states of He and Chu were newly attached, and if they really wanted the imperial court to directly send officials, there would be nothing to do with Xia Wanchun and Jianyangwei.

This is also the real reason why Wu Zheng manipulated the cabinet and temporarily placed the two states under the control of Xia Wanchun.

But Xia Wanchun shook his head and said: "Big brother may really not see that most of the people in Hezhou and Chu support the Qing court and reject Wang Shi. ”

Now Wu Zheng became serious, "How is it possible...... I don't believe it, do the Tartars really regard the Han people as their own? Besides, I don't believe that the livelihood and well-being of the people under my rule are not as good as Jiangbei! ”

Xia Wanchun hurriedly explained: "Big brother misunderstood...... I mean, the poor have the Ming and the rich have the Qing, while the merchants are swaying from side to side...... The eldest brother should know that the poor have no right to speak, and their positions are swayed by the rich, which makes it difficult for the government to issue government decrees to the townships, especially where the big clans are entrenched, and the government is useless...... The two states are newly attached, and in order to reassure the people, I can't use force to purge them, so it's really hard for me to die. ”

Wu Zheng listened calmly, and it wasn't until Xia Wanchun finished speaking that he spoke: "No matter what you do, it is impossible for everyone to say a good word." In that case, why not really offend one group of people and get crowded with another? ”

Xia Wanchun was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "But the connections in Erzhou are in the hands of those people, and the people's wisdom has not yet been enlightened, so they will move with these people's demagoguery. ”

"Thank you, I'm tired of my brother and sister." Wu Zhengchao was pouring wine for himself and Xia Wanchun, Qian Qin Zhen smiled.

Qian Qin Zhan smiled and said: "The eldest brother has to allocate a little bit to my father-in-law, compared to the eldest brother, he is a piece of wood." ”

Wu Zheng laughed when he heard this: "It seems that my brother and sister already have an idea, save the ancients, the master is by your side, you have eyes and don't know Mount Tai!" ”

Xia Wanchun's face was solemn, and he said, "It's just a woman's opinion...... Killing, especially killing one's own compatriots, will not solve the root cause, but will only bury endless hatred...... The eldest brother has always wanted to establish a new Han world, so how can he go on a killing spree? ”

Qian Qinzhen smiled and said to Wu Zheng: "Big brother heard it, Xianggong is so stubborn." ”

Wu Zheng nodded with a smile and said: "It's not the stubbornness of the ancients, but the authorities, fans!" ”

Xia Wanchun wanted to glare at Qian Qinzhen at first, but after all, he was reluctant, sighed lightly, and said to Qian Qinzhen: "Madam, go to the kitchen and take a look, and urge." ”

Qian Qinzhen was smart, and then realized that her husband had something to chat with Wu Zheng privately, so she got up and asked Wu Zheng for a blessing, "Big brother use it slowly, and my younger brother and sister will retire for the time being." ”

Wu Zheng smiled and nodded, and did not stop it.

After his wife retreated, Xia Wanchun hurriedly said: "Big brother, this time is different from the past, a person, as long as he can hold a gun weighing more than ten pounds, he can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, which is completely different from the past, a crossbowman needs three or five years of training before it can be used, and the formation of the new army of firearms has subverted the previous form of war...... In other words, the Northern Expedition is not for the world, but for ...... Person! ”

Wu Zheng was shocked in his heart, he was a little surprised that Xia Wanchun was not in line with his age and his profundity and sensitivity to future wars.

This made Wu Zheng's heart rejoice, "I didn't expect it in my words...... It's really three days, and you have to be impressed! ”

Xia Wanchun's face turned slightly red, and he said a little crampedly: "It's not that I realized it myself...... It was the third sister of my family who was chatting with Humble Jing that I listened to it and felt reasonable, so I was uneasy about the rectification of Erzhou. ”

Wu Zhengzhen was a little surprised, "Is that the girl who theorized with me on stage today?" ”

"Exactly." Xia Wanchun picked up the cup and got up, "My sister is young and stubborn, and she collided with her eldest brother, and Wanchun apologized to her eldest brother on behalf of her sister." ”

Wu Zheng drank this glass of wine, beckoned Xia Wanchun to sit down, "It's not that serious...... Even if it's just an ordinary woman, I won't blame it, the one who said it is not guilty, let alone the sister of Cungu...... However, having said that, the few things she said are still reasonable, but not at the moment, and at the moment it is necessary to ease all internal contradictions and unite with the outside world. ”

"Big brother is right, I will discipline me strictly."

"That's a big deal." Wu Zheng smiled, "But I'm curious, at Ling Mei's age, she should not be out of the second door and stay in the pavilion, how can she be so knowledgeable?" ”

Xia Wanchun smiled bitterly: "This is not to blame the eldest brother. ”

"What's my business?"

"Princess Wu, Concubine Wu, plus the county lord, if I want to discipline her, she will use these three people to gag me, what can I do?"

Wu Zheng listened, shook his head helplessly and said, "That's really my business." ”

The two drank a few more glasses together.

Xia Wanchun returned to the original topic, "Ask my eldest brother, how should these two states be appeased and cleaned up at the moment, so as to win the hearts of the people?" ”

Wu Zheng thought for a while, and said, "Have you heard how I did it in Xuzhou?" ”

Xia Wanchun nodded and said, "I've heard of it...... What does the eldest brother mean, do you also follow the example of Xuzhou and come to fight local tyrants in Erzhou to divide the land? ”

"Why not?" Wu Zheng calmly asked, "Since things have reached the worst point, let's do it boldly, no matter how bad it is, it won't be any worse." Regardless of whose hands the politics and power of the two states are ultimately in their hands, break it and rebalance it...... Distribute the benefits to the greatest number of people, and in this way, they will become your co-owners and will naturally stand on your side, and to maintain your authority is to protect their own interests. ”

Xia Wanchun was silent thoughtfully, and after a while, he raised his head and said, "Robbing the rich and helping the poor?" ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, and scolded with a smile: "Dare to love you behind your back, that's how you look at your eldest brother and me?" What robs the rich and helps the poor? That's Chen Zilong's house...... cough, Mr. Wozi deliberately secreted me sewage, have you seen me rob the rich and help the poor a few times? ”

Chen Zilong is Xia Wanchun's nameless master, Wu Zheng naturally has to save some face for Xia Wanchun, he can't scold other people's masters in front of others, right?