Otherwise, the great cadres who have been in Chengping for 20 years would have already made many southern expeditions to Dali and Annan.

Didn't the former emperor who had just passed away think about the southern expedition to Dali and Annan and the fulfillment of the dreams of the emperors of the past dynasties?

No, I've thought about it, it's just that the resistance between the DPRK and China is too great, and the first emperor didn't have the courage to break everything!

Today, His Majesty has put forward the strategy of the southern expedition to Dali and Annan with great courage, not only to inherit his father's business, but also to implement the hidden plan of the emperors of the great cadres.

This, Gongsun Wang still admires the young majesty who has just ascended to the throne with a disability. It's just that he would never have thought that when Zheng Wen proposed the strategy of the southern expedition to Dali and Annan, he only followed the principle of first making things easier and then making them more difficult, and at that time he only had a superficial understanding of the great cadres, which was far less profound than now.

Otherwise, he would not have been so hasty, and he would not have been so anxious that he would want to go south in three or five years. After getting to know Daqian carefully, he regretted it, but he was also an arrogant person with a strong sense of self-esteem, and the path he chose was to be completed on his knees.

And because of that, he did a lot of things.

……

It was dark, a bright moon hung high in the sky, and the night was silent and cold.

Jinling County Ya, Liu Jian's study.

Under the dim candlelight, Liu Jian and Zheng Zhi sat separately, but Zheng Zhi did not sit down, and looked a little restrained.

Zheng Zhi, the master of the Daqian Neiwei Ximen, age unknown, origin unknown, born in the royal orphan camp, was given the surname Zheng, has joined the Neiwei for 30 years, and has been in charge of Ximen for 13 years.

Ximen, one of the four major organizations of the Great Cadre Internal Guard, is mainly responsible for the spying and summarization of intelligence, and the specific personnel establishment is unknown.

Liu Jian, the prime minister of the Great Cadre, is the person in charge of this generation of the Great Cadre Internal Guard, and he is also Zheng Zhi's immediate boss.

After Liu Jian arrived in Luoyang, Zheng Zhi followed him to this Jinling.

Liu Jian picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, then took the lead in asking: "Zheng Zhi, you are in charge of the intelligence spy and collection of internal guards, what is the situation of the other four counties in Jiangnan that you asked you to investigate?" ”

"Xiangye, in addition to Jinling County, Hangzhou County its county guard Li Younai was born in the Li family, the overall situation in Hangzhou is not bad, he has been in Hangzhou County Guard since the sixth year of Jianqi, the wind and rain are smooth, the Hangzhou embankment was built, and the Sang Agricultural Sect was advised, the taxes paid in Hangzhou have never been in arrears and insufficient, and its officials are relatively good compared to other areas in the south of the Yangtze River, and there has been no major corruption and abuse of power for personal gain, and the granary Hangzhou warehouse located in Hangzhou has not been resold and shoddy for ten years, but for a few years, The conflicts between Li You and many small families and wealthy families in Hangzhou and other places gradually increased, and the Li family represented by Li You had a state of incontact with them, and the main reason was that the Xie family in Jinling had been transferred and lured, but Li You was still able to suppress it, and the overall situation was good. After listening to Liu Jian's question, Zheng Zhi immediately spoke.

Liu Jian listened, nodded, and said: "Li is supported by the Li family, and he can't hold it back, the head of the Li family, Li Liang, is an old fox, the situation in Hangzhou is really good, what about Suzhou?" He asked.

"Suzhou, its county guard Wang Ping, the queen mother's own brother, its five years as the county guard, has cracked down on Suzhou's wealthy families, officials corruption, the situation in Suzhou these years is still good, but some officials corruption and bribery still exist, its granary Suzhou warehouse located in Suzhou is only eighty percent, compared to the grain storage in all parts of the south of the Yangtze River The grain situation is good, three days ago Wang Cheng Wang Shilang of the household department once wrote a letter to Wang Ping, the content of the letter is unknown." Zheng Zhi said unhurriedly.

"Then does Wang Ping know the grain storage situation in Suzhou warehouse?" Liu Jian asked again, but deliberately ignored Wang Cheng's letter.

Zheng Zhi listened, nodded, and then spoke: "I know, the grain storage in Suzhou warehouse is reselling, and the former Xie family is also involved. ”

Liu Jian listened, but he understood, three months ago, the Xie family in Jinling was so Zhongtian in the Jiangnan area, all officials in Jiangnan did not look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, will always give the Xie family some face, Wang Ping, who was born in the Taiyuan royal family, is no exception, these families always have their own little abacus.

He snorted, but he had some contempt for the Taiyuan Wang family in his heart, and then he said: "What about Quanzhou? ”

"Quanzhou County, Chen Rui, who was born in the Chen family of Taiyuan Marquis, served as the county guard, serious for six years, at the beginning of his tenure, he relied on violent means to subdue the family and Haoqiang in the county, and in the eleventh, thirteenth and fourteenth years of Jianqi, he personally led the county soldiers three times, and successively cracked down on the pirates of Quanzhou on a large scale three times, these years the sea trade is becoming more and more prosperous, and the tax revenue handed over by the central government in Quanzhou County is also increasing year by year, but the Chen family in Taiyuan has also actively participated in the sea trade in recent years, and the family and the wealthy family in Quanzhou are also actively participating in the sea trade, Its routes are mainly divided into offshore and ocean-wide, and the offshore trade is mainly in Wajima, Annam and other places, and the ocean-going is mainly poisonous. ”

After a pause, Zheng Zhi continued: "I think that the tax rate of maritime trade is extremely low, and Chen Rui is not very concerned about this, and the land annexation in the county is serious, more than two-thirds of the fields in Quanzhou County are controlled by wealthy families, and the bankrupt civilians are either involved in navigation or involved in navigation-related industries." He said solemnly.

The subconscious meaning of it is that Liu Jian understands, this is to remind him and the court to pay attention to this aspect of the situation, otherwise it will become more and more intense, but how can Zheng Zhi understand the twists and turns.

On the surface, if these wealthy families are allowed to annex the land in their counties, a large number of commoners will go bankrupt, which is not conducive to the rule of the imperial court, but if they lose the east corner and reap the mulberry elm, the bankrupt commoners will inevitably participate in the sea trade voyage in order to survive, which is beneficial to the exploration of the sea by the great cadres.

But he knew how big His Majesty's heart was today, and what he could see in his eyes did not satisfy the desires of his heart. As the prime minister of the Great Cadre, he is also an ambitious person, and for the situation in Quanzhou County, it is a mixture of good and bad, and he has a headache for a while, and he can't make up his mind.

After pondering for a while, he skipped Quanzhou and asked, "What about Chengdu?" ”

"Xiangye, Chengdu County Guard, Zhennan General Xiao Yang, you all know, his people are indeed civil and military all-rounders, for officials and generals that are the best choice, Chengdu County, for 20 years, although there will be waterlogging every few years, but under the leadership of the old general, the county's officials or civilians are in a good state, is the best county in the Jiangnan region, Chengdu granary is full, Chengdu battalion 30,000 elite soldiers, three years ago Chengdu County Cheng Wang Lun was born in the Wang family, but not a peaceful person, several times to the old general stumbling, They were all dissolved one by one. Zheng Zhi replied with a smile.

"Moreover, my subordinates have received news that the Privy Council has ordered General Xiao to return to Beijing before December 20 to report on his work, and his official document is afraid that it has already reached his hands, and he must have left in a few days, and I am afraid that he will go to Jinling or Hangzhou in a few days, and Liu Xiang, the order you just issued The old general is afraid that he will not be able to receive it. As for the system of the court, after the old general left Chengdu, Wang Lun, the county of his county, temporarily took over the political affairs of Chengdu, and Liu Xiang still had to pay attention. Zheng Zhi continued, his tone very tactful.

Liu Jian listened, smiled, and said: "You said that General Xiao is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, what you can think of, how could he not think of it?" Wang Lun, a small loach, what kind of storm can he set off in Chengdu? It's okay for An An's points, if something irreparable happens, the Wang family will definitely not be able to eat and walk around! ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he asked curiously: "Xiangye, isn't what happened to Yanjing?" ”

Liu Jian listened, nodded, and then said: "That's true, the fire caused by Yanjing Xianghua, wasn't Yanwang Zhengjiao under house arrest?" Jinyiwei sent news that the Wang family didn't know which tendon was wrong this time, and they actually united with other five major families and other forces in the north to rescue each other, I am afraid that it will be another turmoil, I really don't know where to go? ”

Zheng Zhi listened, but there was a monstrous wave in his heart, and he suddenly understood in his heart that the layout of the first emperor was seen through by the Wang family, but he would not say this to Liu Jian.

He said with a look of surprise: "I didn't expect Jinyiwei to develop so fast, and the news that the subordinate owner of the Ximen Gate has not received yet, Jinyiwei has passed to Xiangye, it seems that our internal guard is lagging behind." ”

Liu Jian looked at his face, and suddenly felt a little strange, but he didn't think about it deeply, obviously he didn't know that the person in front of him was hiding a lot of things from him.

After listening to Zheng Zhi's words, Liu Jian nodded approvingly, and then said: "That's true, the internal guards should also hurry up, especially if you are closed, even more so, if the internal guards fall in our generation, you and I will not have the face to see the predecessors of the past generations after we die!" He said heavily.

"No!" Listening to his words, Zheng Zhi could only promise loudly.

But I also secretly made up my mind!

……

Yanjing, Daming Palace, Imperial Study.

Bright as day, just a little dim.

Zheng Wen was immersed in reading the folds, serious and focused, and Li Ying'er, who was holding a tray, walked into the imperial study in a hurry and put it on the desk.

bent down and saluted him, before he spoke: "Your Majesty, you haven't been to the concubine for several days, and you are a girl!" "This sound is like the chirping of a yellow bird, and it is like the milk sound of a little milk cat, which is not good.

When Zheng Wen heard this, he picked up his head, looked at her delicate face and said with a smile: "Ying'er is here, you don't know, I'm very busy these days, there are too many things for me to deal with, and in a few days to make time, I will accompany Ying'er well, okay?" ”

He said without blinking an eye, lying is like drinking water, and when he opens his mouth, he feels more and more shameless.

From now to the New Year, it is impossible for him to have any time, to deal with the affairs of Tang Wang Zhengjiao, and soon many feudal officials of Daqian will enter Beijing, more than a month before the Chinese New Year, he has too many things to deal with, and it is impossible to have any leisure time, but women still have to bang.

Li Ying'er listened, with a smile on her face, like a summer lotus blooming, her eyebrows were curved, like a crescent moon, full of joy, a woman in love, her IQ plummeted.

"Then you can say it, Your Majesty don't regret it, little girl, think about it, where are we going? Why don't you go out of the palace to see your godmother! She was babbling.

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