"Can't!" Zhao Chen said.

"Then how can Your Majesty ensure the longevity of the Great Song Jiangnan?" The old monk said.

At this moment, hearing the old monk constantly questioning Zhao Chen, the ** face next to him showed a worried look! He had just heard Zhao Chen's assurance, and he was already relieved to know that Zhao Chen would not "destroy the Buddha", but this old monk forced Zhao Chen so much, he was afraid that Zhao Chen would be annoyed and angry. He quietly looked at Zhao Chen, only to find that Zhao Chen seemed to have a faint smile on his face, and he was relieved again.

"This world is not the world of my Zhao family, but the world of all people. The previous emperors were all family in the world, and I am ready to end the situation in the family world. Use all the people to supervise the imperial court, and the imperial court naturally does not dare to slack off. Everything in the imperial court is out of the public heart, it is to serve the people, and truly realize that the people are precious, the monarch is light, and the community is secondary, so that the imperial court will naturally not perish. As long as these can be done, even if the emperor dies and the new monarch succeeds to the throne, the Great Song Dynasty will be permanent for a long time. Zhao Chen said.

"How?" The old monk asked again.

"I beg your pardon that I can't tell you now! In the future, if the master is still alive in the world, he should be able to see the new situation I have created. Zhao Chen said.

The old monk nodded and asked no more.

"I don't know what the master's name is?" Zhao Chen is very interested in this monk now.

"Old monk Deguang." The old monk said.

Zhao Chen had never heard of this name, and the faces of Huang Qianshan, Zhang Jun, Chen Dong and others next to him immediately showed surprised expressions! This Deguang monk is the support of the previous generation of Lingyin Temple, a famous monk in the south of the Yangtze River, all these years have not seen outsiders, they thought they had died, but they did not expect that they are still alive in the world.

Deguang lowered his head, and in his heart he was judging how this emperor was. The reason why he came out was also bewitched by Shaolin Temple, because Zhao Chen really wanted to "destroy the Buddha", so he wanted to persuade Zhao Chen. Now that Zhao Chen obviously had no intention of destroying the Buddha, Monk Deguang began to ask about some things that interested him. At this moment, he really has some expectations for the new situation in the future that Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen spent an afternoon in Lingyin Temple. There are many surrounding scenery in this Lingyin Temple, and Zhao Chen has a good rest today. Along the way, he talked with these monks of Lingyin Temple, and he admired these monks of Lingyin Temple very much. They are very clever in Buddhism, and many of Zhao Chen's words sound very reasonable. After the monk of Lingyin Temple confirmed that Zhao Chen had no hostility towards Buddhism, a big stone in his heart also fell.

It wasn't until the sun set that Zhao Chen left Lingyin Temple.

He headed down the mountain, and the ministers and guards followed him.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on Zhao Chen's body, but Zhao Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

"The overall situation in Jiangnan has been stabilized! Officials everywhere have pledged their allegiance to me, and there has been no chaos among the people everywhere. Now that Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Li Guang and others are in Jiangnan, and the Propaganda Department led by Wang Shu is here, there will be no big chaos here. Now there are only bandits left in Dongting Lake and Lianghuai and other places, and it is time to recover Dongting Lake! Zhao Chen said secretly.

Zhao Chen went south to the south of the Yangtze River and brought 100,000 troops.

However, in the past two or three months, Jiangnan has just been recovered, and in order to prevent accidents in Jiangnan, most of these 100,000 troops are stationed all over Jiangnan! By now, all parts of the south of the Yangtze River are stable, and Zhao Chen can also send these 100,000 troops to Dongting Lake to clear the White Lotus Sect rebellion in Dongting Lake!

"There are also 30,000 imperial soldiers in Jiangnan, and these imperial soldiers can also be used to suppress bandits! In addition, there is Liu Guangshi's army of more than 100,000, which can also be used to suppress bandits! They're too slow, though! If I want to pacify Dongting Lake quickly, I still need to use Wu Jue's army! Zhao Chen said secretly.

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It was already dark, and Zhao Chen returned to the palace.

After he hurriedly finished dinner, he immediately asked Li Gang to come over.

Li Gang was also very busy during this time, he had to deal with the affairs of Jiangnan, restore the economy of Jiangnan, implement commercial tax reform, and so on.

Even in the middle of the night, he was still busy in Zhongshu Province. Zhao Chen summoned him, and he came immediately.

"I have decided to go to Dongting Lake in person to quell the bandits in Dongting Lake!" When Zhao Chen saw Li Gang, he immediately spoke.

"What? Your Majesty wants to go to Dongting Lake in person? Your Majesty's Ninety-Five, there is no need to go there in person. Li Gang said.

"The Dongting Lake bandits were initiated by the White Lotus Sect at the beginning, these people are extremely cunning, I have to go there in person. Moreover, after Dongting Lake is calmed down, the remaining two Huai are no longer to worry about, and a general will be able to calm down! Jiangnan can be regarded as real stability. Zhao Chen said.

He sat at the table, looking outside, and couldn't help but think of Song Qingyao.

The reason why he wanted to go to Dongting Lake in person was to see this woman again and ask about the original incident.

"Your Majesty, if you want to quell the Dongting Lake Rebellion, you should focus on pacification, supplemented by encirclement and suppression." Li Gang was silent for a moment and said.

"Oh? Why appeasement? Encirclement and suppression? Zhao Chen said.

"The reason why the people of Dongting Lake rebelled was because the officials forced the people to rebel! When Zhao Gou was in Jiangnan, all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes made the people miserable! In addition, Liu Guangshi forcibly conscripted troops in the area of Dongting Lake, so there was civil unrest in Dongting Lake! Dongting Lake is huge, the environment there is complicated, and the people who rebelled are very familiar with it! If we blindly use troops to encircle and suppress, even if our army is strong, but those chaotic people are hiding in the hidden places of Dongting Lake, it will take a long time for us to pacify Dongting Lake! That's why we should focus on appeasement! After His Majesty arrives at Dongting Lake, he should immediately issue an order to forgive the sins of all the rebellious people in Dongting Lake, and only investigate the sins of the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect! In addition, there were originally a lot of gentry in the area of Dongting Lake, and most of these gentry were killed by the rebellious people, and they had a lot of land left, and those lands could be distributed to the people! Also, tell them that we've been exempt from their taxes for three years! If they are short of seeds, we can give them them free seeds! In this way, the people who rebelled naturally came back one after another! After a long time, the bandits in Dongting Lake will be cleared naturally! Of course, at the beginning, we still have to use heavy troops to encircle and suppress to deter the hearts of the chaotic army! The people know that it is dangerous to stay in the midst of the rebellion, and if they come out and surrender, they will be safe and sound, and if they get land and seeds, of course they will come out and surrender. Li Gang said.

"Not bad!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, you have recently appointed a number of court officials! When I first came to the palace, I heard from the guards that you have appointed Huang Qianshan as the head of the household department and Chen Dong as the imperial history of Jiangnan! This Jiangnan court, do you still want to keep it, Your Majesty? After talking about Dongting Lake, Li Gang said suddenly.

"The imperial court in Jiangnan is just an empty shelf and will not have much power. The court in the south of the Yangtze River is all under your management, if you think that some people have some talents, you can use them. If you don't think they have talent, don't worry about it. The reason why I appointed Huang Qianshan, Chen Dong, Zhang Jun and others was either because they were the first to defect to me, or because they had some fame in Jiangnan, or because they did have some talents, in short, they were placed in the Jiangnan Imperial Court, and now they are all vacant positions. Giving them empty offices can also be used to buy hearts and minds. Zhao Chen said.

"Wechen understood." Li Gang nodded.

Zhao Chen has already made it clear that the imperial court in Jiangnan is just an empty shelf and has no rights. Any "Shangshu", "Shilang", "Yushi" and so on here are used to buy people's hearts, and the orders of these Shangshu, Shilang, and Yushi cannot even come out of Lin'an City, let alone control local officials.

"Your Majesty, the Great War of the World is coming to an end, and the recovery of the Central Plains is a foregone conclusion. After the end of the World War, what will the Military Aircraft Department do? Li Gang said again.

"After the end of the World War, the Military Aircraft Department can still be retained. However, the Military Aircraft Department is only afraid that it will have to change its name. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, do you still want to monopolize the government alone?" Li Gang said.

"Of course not, the world is in turmoil, and I have no choice but to launch many policies. When the world is peaceful, this military aircraft department will naturally have to make changes. Zhao Chen said.

"I don't know how Your Majesty is going to change?" Li Gang said.

He was clearly very concerned about that.

"When the time comes, the rights of the ministers will be increased, especially the prime minister, and the power will be greater than before!" Zhao Chen said.

"Bigger than before?" Li Gang said in surprise.

"Not bad! I want to establish a more reasonable court structure than before to govern the world. Let's wait until the world is calm, and I have to think about it. I'll talk to you again in a few days. Zhao Chen said.

Li Gang has left, and Zhao Chen is still thinking there.

He took out a wad of paper and wrote down some of the thoughts in his mind until late at night, before he could sleep.