Under Lin Yan's guarantee and escort, Li Hanping, as the imperial envoy, was able to walk on the streets of Cantonese in broad daylight;

But he looked at the bustling street market scene, which was full of calls for the crowds of people, but he felt a slight feeling and sadness in his heart. Whether this prosperous scene can be returned to the court again depends on his trip.

He is the current minister of the disciple, the Grand Secretary of Jixian Hall, and the Minister of Rites. He is the prime minister of Zheng Qiong, who was appointed as the Marquis of Xingyang County. He has followed him for many years and is a senior disciple and a subordinate of Lao Mu. He is the title of the fourth-rank Taizhong doctor.

This time, in order to facilitate his letter to recruit the thieves, he not only gave more than a dozen authentic blanks and an imperial edict, but also temporarily added him as the Left Chief of the Secretariat under the fifth rank to enhance the corresponding persuasion and background.

He still remembers that as a minister of the Dingzhu who was quite visionary in the court, when the thief led by Huang Ni occupied Lingnan two years ago and asked the court to grant him the title of Tianping Jiedu. The Holy Lord discussed with the ministers, and his benefactor suggested that Huang Chao be appointed as the Jiedushi of Lingnan.

However, Lu Xie, the prime minister who had always had disagreements with him, was relying on Gao Pian, the governor of Huainan, as a foreign aid, and argued: "Gao Pian is unparalleled in talent, and the Huainan army is an elite soldier in the world, and the troops from all over the country are about to arrive. Why should we be afraid of a small thief and make the troops from all over the country be disinterested?"

However, Zheng Ting argued: "The Huang thief caused a famine and gathered his troops with money, so he was able to raise troops from the Jianghuai River and sweep the whole country. However, the country was overwhelmed by peace, and the generals forgot the war, so they were in seclusion and dared not fight. If they were to use kindness to avoid sin, when the good years came, Huang Chao's subordinates wanted to go home, and the army was separated, and Huang Chao's side became meat on the chopping board. This is what the military art says about defeating others without fighting. Now, they won't rely on strategies, but rely on the army to attack, and I am worried that the country's worries will not be settled."

However, the Zuo Pushe Yu Cong said again: "Lingnan produces treasures, which are rich in the world. If it is handed over to Huang Chao, the country's wealth will be exhausted." The Holy Lord also hoped that Gao Pian would not give up the treasures in Lingnan, so he agreed to Lu Xie's proposal and ordered the prime ministers to discuss drafting the edict.

However, Zheng Ting advised again: "The bandit army is one million, and he is rampant in the world. Gao Pian fights passively and has no intention of eliminating the bandits. The safety of the country depends entirely on us. You rely on the Huainan army, and I don't know what the outcome will be."

Lu Xie was furious on the spot and wanted to leave, but accidentally threw her sleeve into the inkstone and sprinkled Xuanma paper. When the Holy Lord learned about it, he said angrily: "The prime minister scolds each other, how can he be an example in the world?" He dismissed the two of them. Zheng Ting was demoted to the prince's guest.

It was not until half a year ago that the thieves rampant in Jiangnan again and several other ways were trapped. The benefactor Zheng Ting was able to return the prime minister with his foresight and confirmed one by one, and presided over the financial plan and military affairs of the thieves' rebellion. He traveled thousands of miles to the south to the thieves' thieves', which was also an important part of it.

According to the explanation of Zheng Tinger, who had just entered the cabinet again before leaving, the benefactor Zheng Tinger, who had just entered the cabinet again;

Now the thief is very powerful and has the foundation of the ridge outside the mountain. It is different from the past those thieves who may have been dispersed due to food. I am afraid that the military weak in the southeast will inevitably be decayed. Therefore, he urgently needs to take the means of retaliation in Lingnan to recruit the thief to open up a new situation for the court and the ruling prime minister outside the world's war situation.

This is a strategy to remove firewood from the bottom of the pot and cut off its retreat. The key and key point lies in the demon monk Yuanxuan who is good at governance and continues to succeed the thieves. Since the court is beyond the reach of the whip, it is still unable to attack and remove it, so let's win and appease it with its official title and title. As long as he is unfaithful and destined to Huang Nili, he is no more merit.

However, when he arrived at Guangfu for thousands of miles, he found that the local situation was far worse than he expected. The thieves had already begun to enclose land and farm in Lingnan, and the local people also accused the thieves of their rule in a peaceful manner. They were not as hard as he imagined, and the public was full of grievances, or they were chaotic and displaced and died.

In the city of Guangzhou, various market prosperity and busy trade have long been restored. The order of the scholars and the people and their daily habits are almost the same as those under the government, which makes him more frightened and alert.

It is necessary to know how long the thief has occupied the ridge, and this pattern and atmosphere has actually happened. If people's hearts gradually change over time, wouldn't they become thief-like foreign lands that do not think of the court's kindness? Not to mention that the local maritime merchants were originally from humble people who came from profit-seeking; there were only enough benefits, but I was afraid that the court's family, country, and status as the monarch and ministers would be nothing more than a thing to them.

He wanted to go to Guangzhou City, because under the rampant thieves and the remnants, the local government could secretly have almost no place to the rich families of the court, and the rest of the people did not dare to have any connections with it, let alone provide cooperation. So much so that as an alien maritime merchant, he was trapped in this Guangzhou City in disguise and was unable to be afraid.

Only then did he deeply feel the heartbroken and gloomy sigh that the benefactor said in the face of Di Wenhe’s letter, “The hearts of people outside the mountain are no longer owned by the court”.

However, what was unexpected and surprising next was that, as his main target, Monk Xu, actually sent troops to attack the Annan Protectorate. It is said that Zeng Gun, a general of the court, revived Jiaozhou and intended to counterattack Lingxi, but he was powerless to do anything.

So while waiting in a dilemma, he had to settle for the second best goal. His reputation and reputation seemed to be more greedy for wealth, beauty, and power. Lin Yan, the current deputy envoy of the thief, was left behind;

Originally, he thought it was just a chess game, but he didn't want to open a breakthrough from this person so easily. With the woman who "understanding the righteousness" beside him as an insider, he quickly gained the trust of the other party with the confession he brought. He also easily convinced the other party to cooperate with his actions with his words of negotiating and lobbying with his benefactor, and then slowly opened up the situation in Guangzhou;

Then, he gained more help from some old people in the city through the prospects of recruitment and the relationship between interests and gains and losses. As a result, he was able to learn more deeply about the daily deeds of Yuan Xuan, the monk who returned to the secular demon, who is known as "ghost monk" and "shura monk", said:

This person's origin is unknown, but he only appeared among the thieves more than a year ago. Although he is known as a returning to the world, he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He is not only good at deceiving methods, but also has the ability to govern and manage. Therefore, he gained prestige among the thieves and relied on everything, so he achieved a great success.

But what surprised him even more was that this man still had a frugal lifestyle after he became powerful; except for his desire to eat, the woman had nothing to take, no money was saved, and no place to manage her residence, private residence, garden, and no extra property or land;

Even if the income from the torture and accumulation of local wealthy families is worshipped in the army, or it is spent on many people's livelihood constructions such as building roads, embankments, land and canals. If this situation is under the current rule of the imperial court, it is simply comparable to the previous dynasty Lu Huaishen, Zhang Qujiang, Liu Shi'an, and others, and the rare Qing minister Gancheng style in the world.

Therefore, while he became more vigilant and sighed, he was also unable to start and could do anything. As the saying goes, "No desire means strong." But this man is not good at extravagant things and is good at economic and livelihood. In the future and long term, he is probably bigger and more.

Although this person will be troubled by the court in the future, now that the thief ravages half of the world and threatens the Southeast's financial resources, he can only weigh the pros and cons, and then give up the minor harms and eliminate the major harms. He takes care of the important troubles in front of him and lets go of the potential threats in the future. Just like the story of Zhuge Shuang, a junior school under Pang Xun, back then.

Perhaps the only place he can buy is the other party's ambitions and reputational requests that are somewhat incompatible with most thieves.

Now, Li Hanping finally waited for his successful return to the capital, and received news that Zeng Gun, the new Annan Protector and the governor of the Jinghai Army, was defeated and died after the Xiyuan Barbarians. He felt that the contradictions in his heart were extremely mixed, and he was filled with sadness and sorrow. He stayed in his door for a whole day and night and was able to write a poem to express his feelings.

"The Southern Desert does not choose officials, which caused me to be overthrown. After three or four years, it caused me to be humiliated.

The cowards will retreat when fighting, and the warriors will gain more troops. The army is full of strength and the generals will be full of gold and jade.

After shave all the wounds of the people, they are divided into powerful soldiers and wealth. The heroic Xuchang teacher is loyal and martial.

Go for thousands of horses and live for a river of meat. Sometimes there are silences returning, and thousands of households cry.

The mourning sounds move in the neighborhood, and the resentment turns into a valley. Who can listen to the drums and can't bear to see the golden beads? Thinking of this is so painful that the tears flow, the Yingchuan green is everywhere."

Because what made him very sad was when the imperial court had declined, he could only let these thieves who committed rebellion go to quell the land and recover the territory; what was extremely sad was that the loyal ministers and righteous men who were trapped in Jiaozhou after only a brief restoration.

He was even more sad and sad, and sighed that the thief's success in the southern expedition directly seized and divided the imperial court's reputation in southern Xinjiang; and then seized the benefits of its wealth to help people's livelihood, making the people outside the ridge increasingly unconscious of the national system.

When he thinks that all of this is the result of someone Xu whom he is going to face personally, how can he not make him feel angry and helpless? But he has to think about the overall situation of the court proposed by the benefactor, and must continue to deal with him Xu in a winding manner.

"Mr. Li, Chunming Tower has arrived"

The leader of the patrol team leading the way in front said humbly.

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Chapter completed!