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"The resurgence of the Taiping Sect in Pinglu and Yulin, and even to the southern provinces of Longquan and Montenegro, although it seems that they are still only operating in the shadows, but intelligence shows that these activities are very rampant in the countryside, which at least proves that the Taiping Sect people should have gained new support, or that important people of the Taiping Sect have begun to be active in this area again. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Xiao Tang's face sank like water," Yan Qing and Xu Bin have already rushed to Pinglu and Yulin respectively to take charge, and I also asked the Ministry of the Interior to issue an order to put the internal affairs departments of Yanyun County, Beiyuan County, and Heshuo County into a state of high alert, especially Cangzhou Mansion, which is the northern gate of Yanjing, and once there is a riot, it will greatly affect the image of the empire. ”

"Well, the situation in Beiyuan has been unstable, we chose civilization as the governor of Beiyuan may be a little too hasty, Beiyuan does need to develop the economy, only the economy has developed, the people's living standards have been improved, the Taiping Sect has no basis for breeding, this is the root cause, but the economic foundation of the Beiyuan is too poor, it is unrealistic to expect a big leap in the economy in a short period of time, and this is precisely the base of the Taiping Sect, civilization may be a good hand in economic development, but it may be lacking in dealing with this aspect of affairs, this is probably one of the reasons why the Taiping people chose the Beiyuan。 Wu Feng groaned: "I've been thinking about whether it is time to adjust the personnel of Beiyuan, but I am a little worried that the adjustment will only backfire now, Xiao Tang, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to move again for the time being, that will only make the hearts of the officials in this area float, now the Taiping Sect people are mainly active in the countryside, there are garrison troops in the city, and the regular army can also be temporarily mobilized, I believe that the Taiping Sect people do not dare to hit the stone with an egg, Yan Qing and Xu Bin went to Pinglu and Yulin to investigate and deal with it, and the minister believes that the situation can be controlled. Xiao Tang categorically objected, "What the minister is thinking about now is that although the Taiping Sect people have been active in Beiyuan in the early stage, they have not had such a big momentum, You Daofang made trouble in Anyuan, and was almost caught by Yanqing, the defender of Anyuan City at that time, and now the situation in Pinglu and Yulin has deteriorated all of a sudden, in addition to the poverty of the people in these two places and our lack of control, will there be other reasons?"

"Oh?" Wu Feng suddenly came to his senses, and his eyes lit up, "Tell me what you think." ”

"Your Majesty also knows that I am from Yulin, except for the slightly better economic conditions of Lulong Mansion in the Northern Plains, the other four prefectures can be called the provinces with the worst basic conditions among the counties in the original Tang River Empire, and the economy has always been the worst in the empire. This area has always been the birthplace of the danger of the empire, but now that the Tang Empire has been established, it should be said that the conditions in all aspects have been improved to a certain extent, most of the Taiping forces have been destroyed in the first two years of the blow, although the people's base is still there, but it is based on the situation that the people's lives are difficult and miserable, not to mention that even if these popular forces are gathered, it is unlikely that they will have a resonance effect, but now according to the report of the Ministry of the Interior and the Imperial Security Bureau, the situation has deteriorated beyond our predictionsBut it is true that this is the case before us, and there must be new factors mixed in. ”

Xiao Tang was very cautious on this issue, after all, he had not obtained any evidence yet, but as the prime minister, he was naturally responsible for the domestic security situation, and he had to put forward his own speculation and analysis: "Beiyuan, Some areas of Yanyun and Heshuo have always been areas where Taiping religious activities are rampant, but this area is also the nest of the conservative landlords and nobles of the original Tang River Empire, and the rent reduction and tax reduction policy implemented by His Majesty has the greatest impact on the land nobles in this area and the Wuhu area, but because of the better conditions in the Wuhu area and the solid people, even though the landed nobles have some complaints, they cannot get the support of other classes, and they cannot achieve anything alone. However, in the northern region, the income source of the landed aristocracy mainly relied on rent, and the people were barren, and the new policy of the empire could not benefit the lower classes of the people in a short period of time, which also gave the Taiping people an opportunity to take advantage of, and the landed nobles were also dissatisfied, plus some diehards who missed the previous dynasty, would they give up their former suspicions on this issue?"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the jade paperweight in Wu Feng's hand suddenly stopped, obviously he was considering the possible surname of Xiao Tang's analysis, and it took him a long time before he said: "Your analysis has some truth, but what about the evidence?"

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, there is no basis now, the Ministry of the Interior and the Imperial Security Bureau have not yet received definite information, if you want to get an accurate basis, I'm afraid you will have to wait for a while, I guess this matter should be quite secretive, I'm afraid that the middle and lower level personnel will not be able to know. But we can infer from the method of elimination that the Liberians are now too busy to take care of themselves, the Kamanites are infighting between the military and the government, the Sithlos are bent on developing the economy, the Poole are surviving, and the Dodons are silent, not to mention that after the last betrayal, it is difficult for the Taiping people to trust the Liberians, and even if You Daofang is willing, his subordinates are afraid that they will not approve. Their power has not yet penetrated into the northern interior, and the Taiping Sect people have not yet established enough mutual trust and cooperative relations with them, so who else can make the Taiping Sect resurrect and make a comeback?" Xiao Tang asked rhetorically.

Nodding slightly, Wu Feng wanted to admit that what his prime minister said was very correct, putting aside these possible surnames, if someone was really making trouble behind his back, then it would be out of the question. The northern landed aristocracy has always been resentful of their policy of encouraging industry and commerce to abolish their political privileges, but due to the situation, they have to show their submission on the surface, especially after the members of the Situ family have lowered their arrogant heads one by one, they are like dogs with a broken back, and have to curl up in pain to heal their wounds, but this does not mean that they are willing to fail, especially after discovering that the middle and lower class people may be bewitched by the Taiping Sect and may cause trouble, what kind of way will they adopt to express their thoughts and intentions, this is only afraid that they can do it to this extent。

"Then do you think the Situ family has played a disgraceful role in this?" Wu Feng's words seemed to float out from the depths of the ground, soaking in the cold, making people shudder, and listening to Xiao Tang's ears was also chilling.

Xiao Tang knew that there were many different opinions within the empire on the issue of dealing with the Situ family, and some of them were very sharp, which was especially prominent among the military and officials from the original northwest department, who advocated a tough attitude towards the Situ family, especially to Situ Tai, Situ Biao, Situ Yuan, the descendants of Situ Mingyue, even if they don't raid their homes and destroy their homes, they should be confiscated and their personal freedom restricted, these Situ family members are all rich and rival the country, and now that the new dynasty is just beginning, they are enjoying the horses and birds, and living an extremely nourishing rich mansion life, which is undoubtedly a hint and encouragement to the conservative forces of the original Tang River Empire, and it is a blow to the positive surnames and enthusiasm of the officials of the new dynasty.

Although this view does not occupy a position in the DPRK, but the influence is not small, the moderates who adopt the current moderate attitude in the DPRK and China are mainly Xiao Tang, advocating to maintain the current peaceful situation, protect the existing economic interests of the Situ family members, but cancel all their privileges, and limit their influence at the same time, this view has been fiercely attacked by the radicals, and even Xiao Tang has borne a lot of pressure for this, and finally Wu Feng himself decided to support Xiao Tang, but this has not completely eliminated the different voices.

And at this time, as soon as Wu Feng's words came out, Xiao Tang seemed to feel the change in His Majesty the Emperor's mood, if His Majesty the Emperor was betrayed by the other party in such a benevolent and righteous situation, it would undoubtedly be a resounding slap in the face to His Majesty the Emperor and himself, then they would have to consider changing the policies they were currently implementing, and the Situ family might even invite ruin.

"Back to Your Majesty, it shouldn't be possible, although Situ Tai is still in Yanyun now, the internal affairs department and the Imperial Security Bureau have closely monitored him, and no abnormalities have been found. As for Situ Yuan and Situ Biao are now in Yanjing City, Situ Jun lives in seclusion in Jinling, these influential members of the Situ family are completely under our control, and there is no way to get rid of our surveillance, and the older generation of Situ family members are enjoying life wholeheartedly, they can't take risks for something that can't bring them any benefits, they don't have that kind of adventurous spirit, and a comfortable life is enough to kill anyone's ambitions, so Chen thinks this is impossible. Xiao Tang lowered his head and replied in a deep voice.

"Hmm," exhaled, Wu Feng leaned back on the back of the chair, and said a little lazily, "I hope so, or we will have to see something I don't want to see, repay the grievances with virtue, farmer and snake, if this kind of thing happens to me, it will be a little ridiculous, I can only say that I am blind." If it were just some northern nobles, then things would be much easier, these guys who don't know how to live and die and don't know the current affairs, I'm still thinking about how to clean them up, but they themselves took the initiative to send their own handles to the door, do they really think that my surname Li's blade is unfavorable or that I don't dare to touch them? If I still turn a blind eye, will I be a little disappointed by their 'good intentions'?"

(To be continued)