Above the city tower, the flag hunting wind moved, and the Xiang army waited solemnly.

Hearing Lu Ruoxuan's words, Cui Wenqing laughed angrily and said: "If you wait for the rebellion, you actually have to bear the cost of the journey, Lu Ruoxuan, do you really regard the court as a wronged leader?" ”

Lu Ruoxuan's eyebrows frowned, and she said without giving in: "We are all citizens of the imperial court, do we have any demands and wishes, and the imperial court should also turn a blind eye?" Or maybe you, Lord Cui, are stubborn and don't want to let us go, so we can only protest with the peasants. ”

Looking at the hill of farm tools piled up tall outside the city gate, Cui Wenqing's face was pale, and his cheeks were even more bulging, obviously gritting his teeth.

In the middle of the ring, he let out a long breath, and his voice was as cold as the ice that has not melted for thousands of years on a snow-capped mountain: "Say, what do you have to do before you are willing to take back the farm tools?" ”

Lu Ruoxuan knew that Cui Wenqing, even if he was a minister, would not dare to turn a blind eye to the matter of handing over the peasants, and replied in a deep voice: "My lord, our request is very simple, that is, to return to Jiangnan Road, and ask the imperial court not to block it, and also distribute the travel expenses to support the people to reach Jiangnan." ”

"Okay, you wait!" Cui Wenqing stiffened his sentence and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, sir." Lu Ruoxuan opened her mouth to stop Cui Wenqing and said, "Master Cui, the matter is urgent, please give us an answer here at noon tomorrow, okay?" ”

Cui Wenqing nodded with a cold face and said, "As you wish!" After speaking, he waved his long sleeves coldly, and walked down the city tower.

Returning to the county office, Cui Wenqing could no longer hold back the anger in her heart, and scolded bitterly: "I'll wipe it, Lu Ruoxuan's stinky little lady is so hateful, she dares to threaten the government like this, and I don't know who gave her so much courage, Liang Jingru?!" ”

Although Su Shi on the side didn't know who the "Liang Jingru" Cui Wenqing was talking about, he also knew that he was now angry.

Speaking of which, in the face of today's people's handover to farmers, he also held back his anger, and said: "Brother Wenqing, the sage often says that only villains and women are difficult to raise!" This Lu Ruoxuan is really a difficult character, and it is also the first obstacle for us to calm down the chaos of the people in Baode County. ”

Cui Wenqing nodded sympathetically, and then said with a bitter face: "That stinky little lady's methods are so despicable, coercing public opinion to threaten us, it's really hard to deal with, Brother Su, have you thought of a clever plan?" ”

Su Shi groaned slightly, and said: "Lu Ruoxuan's reliance is first of all to have a good relationship with those Jiangnan clans who came to Baode County, these big families advance and retreat together, and support each other, if we can divide and disintegrate, the matter of handing over agriculture will definitely be much easier." ”

Su Shi's strategy of differentiation can be described as very good, if there is enough time, it can be miraculous, but it is a pity......

Thinking of this, Cui Wenqing sighed lightly: "Lu Ruoxuan only gave us one day, and we will reply at noon tomorrow, how easy it is to divide those big families with this little time!" ”

Su Shi was right to think about it, and frowned: "Since the differentiation and disintegration can't work, can we start with the people to solve it?" ”

Cui Wenqing thought for a moment and said: "These people are all tenant farmers who are dependent on the big family, and they get the benefit of reducing part of the tax, it can be said that in terms of interests, they and the big family are highly consistent, and it is not easy to use the people as a breakthrough." ”

Su Shi sighed abruptly and said: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so can we only coerce and agree to Lu Ruoxuan's conditions?" ”

Cui Wenqing said solemnly: "Brother Su, the imperial court will hand over the important task of pacifying Suizhou to you and me, that is, I hope you and I can come up with achievements to quell the riots, if we retreat, we are afraid that we will live up to the trust of the imperial court, so we must not compromise with that stinky little lady!" ”

"Hehe......" Su Shi smiled bitterly a few times, spread his hands and said in embarrassment, "But the current situation is not in favor of us, and we can't come up with a good solution?" In the face of the people handing over the farmers, how should you and I deal with it? ”

Cui Wenqing thought for a while and said: "As long as the thinking does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties, let me think about it more, I will definitely be able to think of a solution." ”

Hearing Cui Wenqing's words, Su Shi admired his courage a little, and said with his head bowed: "Okay, I'll leave everything to Brother Wenqing." ”

Bidding farewell to Su Shi, Cui Wenqing came to the county government study, shuttling alone through the bookshelves and thinking endlessly.

The moon fell, the sky gradually turned to darkness, and Baode County, which had been noisy for a day, finally quieted down.

Under the slightly flickering candle flame, Cui Wenqing's footsteps stopped and stopped, stopping more than walking.

Thousands of thoughts were entangled back and forth in his mind, and a clear thought was finally sorted out by him in a mess.

Standing in front of the window lattice and looking up at the moon in the sky for a long time, Cui Wenqing couldn't help but sigh softly: "Could it be ...... Is this really the only way to do it? This is something that subverts the traditional understanding for thousands of years, and if it is not implemented with the consent of the imperial court, it is a big crime! ”

No one can answer Cui Wenqing's question, and even from ancient times to the present, no one has ever dared to make such a big rebellion and even subvert the feudal system like Cui Wenqing.

Cui Wenqing believes that as long as he can implement this method, not only the chaos of the people resettled in Baode County, but also the chaos in the entire Shenzhou can be solved.

After all, the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the reason why the people obey the orders of the big family to hand over the farmers is also a "profit" word, as long as he is more able to come up with more interests than the big family, I believe that the people will definitely defect.

Cui Wenqing is a person who dares to think and dare to do after all, so he hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind, and hurriedly sat in front of the bookcase and wrote hard, putting his ideas one after another on the paper.

Maybe from now on, Daqi will really be different.

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In the early morning of the next day, the first rays of the sun illuminated the entire Baode County bathed in a golden light.

Su Shi rubbed his sore eyes, got up from the couch, looked at the bright sunlight outside the window, but let out a soft sigh in his mouth.

After separating from Cui Wenqing yesterday, he was thinking about how to deal with the affairs of the people handing over the peasants.

It's a pity that after tossing and turning on the couch for a long time, he still didn't have anything to do, and it wasn't until the rooster crowed that the sky was dark and shiny, and he fell asleep for a while.

When I woke up at this moment, I felt full of fatigue and indescribable fatigue in my body and spirit.

Dressing and getting up, Su Shi was about to go out, when he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps and hurriedly walked into the courtyard, stepping into the porch, but saw that it was Cui Wenqing who had arrived.

Seeing this, Su Shi was about to speak, but when he saw Cui Wenqing's appearance, he was stunned.

(End of chapter)