In a remote town, above the county office, the county order was tied up and pressed to the ground, the official hat had long been lost, and the official uniform on his body was also tattered, covered with dirt and footprints. A group of people standing or sitting around stared angrily at the county order, and a rough man with a beard and black face sat on the seat of the county order in the county office, leisurely knocking melon seeds.

"You are rebelling! As soon as the imperial army arrives, you will be powdered! Although the county commander was tied up, he still struggled and shouted to the people around him.

"Kill him! Kill him! ”

"He is also a dog official who speaks for the imperial court!"

"The court is mediocre, we killed Master Taishi, we have to avenge Lord Taishi!"

The onlookers were furious, and their voices shouted louder and louder.

The county commander stared at the black man and said word by word: "This official is a court official, and he also knows that Daqi does have some drawbacks. But this official knows better than you that His Majesty is a wise king, and now he is setting things right! I advise you to get lost as soon as possible! ”

The black man spit out the melon seed shell lightly, and said angrily: "This dog official still dares to speak for the court, drag it out and cut it." ”

A few capable young men came out of the people, set up the county order tied together, and carried it outside.

After a while, a young man pulled the hair of the county order, carried his head into the yamen, and showed the black man, the black man saw the head of the county order, and immediately laughed, and the onlookers also laughed, only a few people secretly wept, and they had to avoid everyone.

Scenes like this are playing out one after another in many small towns, some more tragic than this, some more peaceful than this...

Capital.

"Mr. Wang, how is the news from all over the world? How many places are there..."Zhao Yizhi noticed that Wang Zhenliang quietly entered the room, retreated from the meditative state, and asked.

Wang Zhenliang didn't dare to speak, Zhao Yizhi got out of bed and put on his shoes, and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it, I know it in my heart." ”

Wang Zhenliang then stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, in addition to the three places of Anxi, Beidi, and Dingliao in the north, which are quite stable, Nanhuai, Chuxiang, Sichuan, Shu, and Donglu have all reported that the displaced people from all over the country have rebelled, killed the county order and robbed the granary, a total of 17 cities have fallen, and the farthest Xigui has not yet sent back the news, I don't know what the situation is... Your Majesty, go on like this..."

Zhao Yizhi waved his hand: "I know in my heart, it's much less than I expected." ”

Wang Zhenliang wanted to talk again, but Zhao Yizhi closed his eyes: "Go down." Wang Zhenliang exited the door in response, sighed very quietly, and left.

Zhao Yizhi opened his eyes and said with a smile: "This old guy, what are you sighing." ”

Even if the two little eunuchs outside the door heard it, they didn't hear it clearly, Zhao Yizhi was in the room, and he could clearly hear Wang Zhenliang's sigh, if there were bystanders here, he would definitely be frightened by Zhao Yizhi.

Zhao Yizhi was also aware of his own changes, and sighed: "This "Imperial God" is really of the highest quality, practicing it is like falling into the cloud realm, and using it is like an arm to make a finger." It's a pity that there is only the first chapter..."

Zhao Yizhi shook his head, and quickly threw away his unwillingness about "The Imperial God", and recalled that day.

On that day, as soon as the guards escorted Li Changwen away, Zhao Yizhi recruited Zhou Ziru.

"Mr. Zhou, now that the evidence of Master Li's crime is conclusive, and he is willing to surrender to the law, what should he do after the execution?" Zhao Yizhi asked out loud when he saw Zhou Ziru.

Zhou Ziru frowned: "Execution? Execution of Li Changwen? Absolutely! Your Majesty, that Li Changwen is the imperial master, there is no way to take him for ordinary crimes, and how many people in the world can believe the crime of assassinating the king and killing the driver? Moreover, Li Changwen's prestige is extremely high, and there is no one who does not know the fishermen and woodcutters, and once he is tortured, he is deeply afraid of social turmoil... According to the grass people's humble opinion, they can be dismissed first, sent back to their hometown, and then... died of a violent illness..."Zhou Ziru quietly observed Zhao Yizhi's expression, wanting to see Zhao Yizhi's reaction.

Zhao Yizhi smiled slightly after hearing this, nodded and praised: "It is indeed a good way, so that the people of the world have nothing to say, and Li Changwen is removed from the court, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!" Mr. Zhou is worthy of the name of the Zhou family in the capital! Then dare to ask Mr., after clearing Li Changwen, what should be the next step? ”

Zhou Ziru stared at Zhao Yizhi's eyes tightly, and slowly spit out two words from his mouth: "Cut the domain!" ”

Zhao Yizhi was shocked in his heart, he came from later generations and naturally understood the meaning of cutting the domain, success will be praised for all generations, and defeat will be ruined. Although Zhao Yizhi was shocked in his heart, he was silent on his face, and said, "Why did Mr. Zhou suddenly propose to cut the domain? ”

Zhao Yi asked, and Zhou Ziru became interested, and said eloquently: "At the beginning of the founding of the Great Qi Taizu, the establishment of local vassal kings was only to collect taxes and pay annual tributes every year. Although there are private soldiers, there are no more than 10,000 of them, so there is nothing to worry about. However, after 600 years, many local county orders have completely surrendered to the vassal king, and the strength of the vassal king has gradually increased. ”

Zhao Yizhi was silent, he admitted that what Zhou Ziru said was not wrong at all, this era does not know the history of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, compared to the Qin, Han and Sui dynasties, the reason for the destruction is that the last emperor is mediocre or incompetent, resulting in the destruction of the country, the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties can be said to be either internal or external, even if the last emperor is no matter how virtuous, it is already a lack of skills. So when he first woke up, Mrs. Chen saw that he was safe, and he also inquired about the flood in Wancheng, so he looked overjoyed. In fact, a good system is a thousand times more important than a good emperor.

"Does Mr. Zhou have a plan, how to cut the domain?" Zhao Yizhi asked.

"The three kings of the north should not be moved lightly, Beiyi is eyeing the outside of the Saiwai, if the three kings of the north are cut, it is difficult to guarantee that Beiyi will not take the opportunity to go south! The same is true for the king of the west, if the south barbarians go north, then they will be attacked on their backs. Among the remaining four kings, the grass people proposed to collect Nanhuai first, Nanhuai has always been close to the imperial court, and it is easier to recover, and the land of Nanhuai is rich in money and grain, which can strengthen the strength of the imperial court! Secondly, or Donglu or Chuxiang, the southeast must be certain, the soldiers go west, Sichuan and Shu can go down with a drum, and the land of the west is noble on one side of the court, and on the other hand, the southern barbarians, can also surrender without a fight. In the end, there are only three kings left in the north, and they are at your fingertips! The more Zhou Ziru spoke, the more excited he became, and he put together the plan in his heart.

Zhao Yizhi thought about it carefully, and the whole plan went from slow to urgent, swallowing the weak with the strong, and it was seamless. It's just that I don't know how difficult it is to implement, and if the original Nanhuai King is in his hands, will it cause the vigilance of the other vassal kings to unite against the imperial court? Or whether the king of the west and the three kings of the north will collude and open the country to allow foreigners to enter the customs, etc., it is unknown.

Zhao Yizhi lay back on the chair, held his forehead and said, "I know, Mr. Zhou's plan is really subtle and meticulous, let me think twice." ”

Zhou Ziru also understands the huge and complex extent of his plan, as the emperor Zhao Yizhi needs to take into account all aspects, is to no longer admonish, he is sure that Zhao Yizhi will definitely adopt his own ideas, the vassal king gradually becomes bigger is obvious to all, Zhao Yizhi has the momentum of a Ming monarch, and it is only a matter of time before he adopts his own ideas. At that time, the world will be nine, and his merits will be comparable to that of Zhou Yu, the ancestor of the Zhou family, and he will truly be glorifying his ancestors. Daqi will be safe forever, and the Zhou family will never fall!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ziru, who has always been calm, has a hint of madness and urgency in his eyes.

Zhao Yizhi didn't open his eyes to see Zhou Ziru's expression, but his mental power was excellent, he knew every move in the room well, and sighed secretly in his heart: "No wonder Li Changwen said that Zhou Ziru is a double-edged sword, hurting others and hurting himself." Zhou Ziru is going to be the enemy of the whole world..."

"Your Majesty," Zhou Ziru said, "If you are interested in using the grass people as the prime minister, the small people are willing to serve the country as soon as possible, and draft the edict to depose Li Taishi, and the grass people may be able to do it for you." ”

After waiting for a long time, Zhou Ziru thought that Zhao Yizhi was asleep, but Zhao Yizhi opened his eyes and said: "It's okay, then you can write an edict, depose Li Changwen, behead the public, exterminate the three clans, and then give money and food for the affairs of Anhui City, all of which are written down and announced to the world." ”

Zhou Ziru raised his eyebrows slightly: "Your Majesty, Taishi Li can be killed, if you tell the world, there will be shocks in various places, and I am afraid that there will be turmoil..."

Zhao Yizhi smiled, took out an object from his arms, and handed it to Zhou Ziru: "Mr. Zhou, do you know what this is?" ”

Zhou Ziru took the object in his hand, this object is square, it is polished from stone, and a lifelike fox is carved on it, and he replied: "According to the foolish opinion of the grass people, this is a paperweight, may I ask Your Majesty what does this mean?" ”

Zhao Yizhi nodded and said: "It's a paperweight That's right, this thing is something that Liu Hongliang, the prison director of the Criminal Department, held tightly in the palm of his hand before he died, I thought this was ironclad evidence to prove the murderer, but later it was confirmed that the murderer was two assassins in the capital not long ago, Mr. Wu and the fourth son." None of them have anything to do with paperweights. ”

Zhou Ziru listened quietly, knowing that Zhao Yizhi had something to say.

Zhao Yizhi continued: "Later, I learned that there was another prisoner in the prison, who was good at driving rats and whispering, and also conspired with Mr. Wu and others to assassinate me. That's when I learned the role of this paperweight. The prisoner told me that at that time, Mr. Wu and the fourth prince went to find Liu Hongliang, asked him to open the prison door, and released the prisoners to cause trouble in the capital, so that the people lost their trust in the imperial court and created an opportunity for a prince. ”

Zhou Ziru looked at the paperweight in his hand, took over the conversation and said: "Liu Hongliang swayed from side to side, and then he had no intention of grabbing this paperweight. ”

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "Daqi is indeed crumbling, but I believe that Daqi still has many officials and people like Liu Hongliang who are swaying from side to side. All I have to do now is to stuff a paperweight into their hands and regain their trust in the Great Apocalypse. Li Changwen invited merit to conceal the report, he could be killed or beheaded, and he was beheaded so that everyone in the world could see clearly that the Great Apocalypse was still reasonable, there was still a law, and there was still me! ”

Zhou Ziru looked at the paperweight in his hand again, then looked at Zhao Yizhi, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

Zhao Yizhi laughed: "Mr. Zhou has an overreputation, which makes my old face red." Hahahaha, since Mr. Zhou also agrees with my idea, then Mr. Lao Zhou drafts an edict and declares the four fields! ”

……

Zhao Yizhi came back to his senses from his thoughts: "The matter of cutting the feudal domain is indeed imminent... Before his death, Li Changwen warned me not to send troops to levy, and Zhou Ziru warned me to put Nanhuai first. If I are one of the two, I will not send troops to conscript, and I will take Nanhuai first... The New Year Tribute is also coming, and if you use the New Year Tribute as an excuse, it may be feasible to send clever and capable people deep into Nanhuai to find out the information..."

Zhao Yizhi stretched out his hand to his forehead and closed his eyes, "Clever and capable... Clever and capable..."

Suddenly, Zhao Yizhi opened his eyes suddenly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Yi Xiaodao!" ”