The imperial power was provoked, and the most angry was of course Li Zhi, who was directly involved.

Different identities have different perspectives.

In Li Zhi's eyes, the rights and wrongs of things are not so important, even if the Jiangnan Wang clan is responsible for this matter, for Li Zhi, they are also very rebellious.

Whatever the reason, it is not an excuse to provoke the imperial power.

If Li Zhi is the son of the true dragon, then the real reverse scale of the dragon is the imperial power, which cannot be touched by anyone, including close relatives.

After listening to King Teng's experience of Jiangnan and Lingnan, Li Zhi's face was pale, and his eyes had already risen with murderous intent.

The Holy Monarch not only punishes the heart, but also kills people.

"Your Majesty, the minister personally traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan, the local gate valve power is deep-rooted, and the interests and human feelings are deeply entangled, now it is no longer a matter of planting sweet potatoes, the major wang clans in the south of the Yangtze River rely on the power accumulated for hundreds of years, and the local people and farmers seem to have heard of the Chang'an court, but only the name and surname of the wang clan."

Li Zhi had a cold face, turned his head to look at Li Qinzai when he heard the words, and said, "Can Jing Chu have a high view?" ”

Li Qinzai pondered for a long time and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with what His Royal Highness King Teng said, and now it is not as simple as planting sweet potatoes or not. ”

"The power of the gate valve has been deeply rooted in the local area, as if it has become a small local court, in the long run, the imperial court's control of the local will become more and more powerless, and in the end it can only let the local forces sit big, and slowly form a situation of separating the feudal towns, and at that time, the Tang Dynasty will be really dangerous."

Li Zhi's face became more and more ugly, he knew very well that Li Qinzai's words were not alarmist, and the founding of the Tang Dynasty was fundamentally based on the joint support of the family lords in various places, so that the Sui Dynasty was quickly overthrown.

If the family can unite to support the Li family as emperor, they can naturally unite to overthrow the Li family, just like overthrowing the Sui Dynasty.

If the power of the gate valve is not removed, the imperial power of the Li family will always be a castle in the air, and there is a danger of being overturned at any time.

However......

Li Zhi gritted his teeth and said: "If it is the enemy, I will give an order, and the soldiers on the battlefield will be slashed with one sword, but the family is ...... I dealt with it too lightly, they didn't feel pain, I dealt with it too heavily, and I was afraid that the gate lords would join forces to incite the people to cause a civil uprising, and finally force them to rebel. ”

"It's not too light or too heavy, how can I deal with it?"

Empress Wu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that this matter should be soft first and then hard, and salute first and then soldier." ”

"How?"

"The concubine thinks that His Majesty's attitude towards the Jiangnan Wang clan should not be too tough, so it is better to first issue an order to ask the Jiangnan Wang clan why they resisted the imperial court decree, and let the Wang clan present their feelings and explain the reason."

"At the same time, the Hundred Cavalry Division should be sent to secretly monitor and investigate, and it will be a great rebellion to investigate the Wang clan."

"In addition, Your Majesty should select a messenger in advance in the court, and set off to Lingnan in Jiangnan at any time to supervise the wang clan and supervise the local planting of sweet potatoes."

Empress Wu smiled at Li Zhi and said: "Whether to plant sweet potatoes or not is a small matter, it depends on whether the local gate lords will continue to disobey the imperial decrees. ”

"At that time, please also ask Your Majesty to make an arbitrary decision, make an example of one hundred, and cut off the idea of local gate lords in time, and do not connive at sitting big."

After Empress Wu finished speaking, the three people present nodded slowly.

Li Qinzai secretly admired, worthy of being the only empress for thousands of years, with clear thinking, deep city, and very organized things, don't look at women, she is definitely Lu Bu among women, Chitu among mounts, there has been such a one for thousands of years.

Li Zhi agreed with Empress Wu's suggestion, so he looked at Li Qinzai again.

"Can you have a high view at the beginning of the scene?"

Li Qinzai hurriedly said: "The minister seconded the queen's advice. ”

Li Zhi snorted and said, "Jing Chu has always acted thoughtfully, can you add something?" ”

Empress Wu on the side smiled and said: "Jing Chu speaks freely, this is a major matter of the court, and you don't have to care about people's feelings." ”

Li Qinzai understood the meaning of Empress Wu's words, that is, don't worry about embodying Empress Wu's suggestion just now, as long as Li Qinzai's suggestion is better, Empress Wu will not hold a grudge.

They are all people who do great things, and at least they will not be less open-minded.

Li Qinzai thought for a while and said, "The minister boldly put forward two more suggestions, which can be regarded as picking up the missing and filling the omissions......"

"The minister thinks that in addition to what the queen said just now, we should also make other preparations."

"First, when secretly instructing the Hundred Cavalry Division to investigate, he deliberately revealed his traces to let the wang clan know and let them know that their disobedience to the decree had attracted the attention of the imperial court and was about to investigate them, so as to cause psychological pressure on them."

"Second, you can send a good general, transfer soldiers and horses from the capital, and drive them to Jingzhou, Ezhou and other places north of the Yangtze River, declare the normal movement of garrisons to the outside world, and by the way, conduct military exercises on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River, so as to boost the morale of the army and win the hearts of the people."

"Wen Youqin is supervised, Wu Youbai Cavalry Division is frequently active, and there are forbidden troops practicing martial arts on both sides of the Yangtze River, and they are eyeing the Jiangnan and Lingnan roads on the south bank, which can cause psychological panic among the Jiangnan Wang clan."

Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Yang Fengyin disobeys the imperial court decree, they may be able to do it bravely, but if the imperial court mobilizes soldiers and horses and plays with them, the minister thinks that the Jiangnan Wang clan may not have the courage to dare to lift the table." ”

"Even if they really dare to incite the local area and cause a civil uprising, the soldiers and horses on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River can come day and night, and they will be strangled to death in the cradle in time at the beginning of the formation of the civil uprising, and we can also take advantage of the situation to completely liquidate the Jiangnan Wang clan."

"If you should caress it, if you should kill it, you should kill it, the court should have both the bodhisattva's compassionate heart, and there should be a thunderbolt and thunderbolt means, if it is handled properly, Jiangnan Lingnan can be kept peaceful for fifty years."

Li Zhi pondered for a long time, and finally showed a smile: "Jing Chu's opinion, I think it is true, not bad!" ”

Empress Wu covered her mouth and smiled, and said: "Jing Chu is getting older, and he is getting more and more thoughtful in handling things. ”

After Li Qinzai's analysis and suggestions, Li Zhi's mood also relaxed at the moment, and he laughed when he heard the words: "What the queen said is very true, in another one or two decades, Jing Chu will also be a scheming old fox, and in the future court, Jing Chu will sit in the position of prime minister." ”

Li Qinzai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have such a great ability, in this life, I only wish that the children and grandchildren will be full, and it is enough to eat and wait for death." ”

Li Zhi said unhappily: "How much ability, how much responsibility, how can there be a reason to hide and bury, don't forget that Haidong has been peaceful, in the future, the Tang Dynasty will build sea ships and explore new land, these are your ideas, if you are not the prime minister in the future, who should I ask if I have any questions?" ”

The monarchs and ministers chatted harmoniously, but King Teng on the side had a bitter face.

In the past few years, King Teng has completely changed his mind, and the promotion of planting sweet potatoes can be regarded as diligent and hard-working, Li Zhi used to look at this imperial uncle quite unpleasantly, but now he finally has a good face, and he is gradually entrusted with important tasks.

I thought that I had finally integrated into the power center of the Heavenly Family, but at this moment, looking at the atmosphere of Li Zhi and Li Qinzai chatting, King Teng had nothing to think of except envy.

His son-in-law is really integrated into the center of power, and he is even a little arrogant.

The Son of Heaven forced him to be the prime minister, and he refused to accept it, and King Teng sharpened his head and drilled in, and the Son of Heaven reluctantly gave him a smile.

When I married my daughter to him, I was full of resentment, but now it seems that I ...... It doesn't seem to be too much of a loss.

The thighs of the Son of Heaven can't be held, can't the son-in-law's thighs still be held?