"No!" Zhao Chen said.

"How can Your Majesty ensure that the Song Dynasty will last forever?" the old monk.

At this moment, when the old monk kept questioning Zhao Chen, Minghui next to him showed a look of worry on his face! He had just heard Zhao Chen's promise and knew that Zhao Chen would not "destroy Buddha", so he was relieved, but the old monk forced Zhao Chen so much, for fear that Zhao Chen would be angry. He looked at Zhao Chen quietly, and then he realized that Zhao Chen seemed to have a faint smile on his face, and he breathed a sigh of relief again.

"This world is not the world of my Zhao family, but the world of all people. The emperors in the past were all the families, and I was preparing to end the situation of the family. I used all the people to supervise the court, so the court naturally did not dare to slack off. Everything in the court was from public intention and served the people. I truly made the people the most important, the king was the least, and the country was the second. In this way, the court would naturally not perish. As long as I could do this, even if the emperor died and the new king succeeded to the throne, the Song Dynasty would be forever." Zhao Chen said.

"How to do this?" the old monk asked again.

"Please forgive me and I can't tell you about these things now! In the future, if the master still lives in the world, he should be able to see the new situation I created." Zhao Chen said.

The old monk nodded and stopped asking.

"I wonder what the Master's name is?" Zhao Chen is very interested in this monk now.

"Old monk Deguang." Old monk Tao.

Zhao Chen had never heard of this name. Huang Qianshan, Zhang Jun, Chen Dong and others next to him immediately showed a surprised expression on their faces! This monk Deguang is a famous monk from Lingyin Temple who supported him and was a famous monk in Jiangnan. He has never seen outsiders for many years. They thought they were dead, but they did not expect that they still live in the world now.

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

Zhao Chen stayed in Lingyin Temple for an afternoon. There were many scenery around Lingyin Temple, and Zhao Chen had a good rest today. Along the way, he talked to the monks of Lingyin Temple, and admired the monks of Lingyin Temple. They were so skillful in Buddhism, and many words Zhao Chen sounded very reasonable. After the monks of Lingyin Temple confirmed that Zhao Chen was not hostile to Buddhism, a big rock fell in his heart.

It was not 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 shines on Zhao Chen, but Zhao Chen seems to be thinking about something.

"The overall situation in Jiangnan has been stable! Officials from all over the country have been loyal to me, and there is no chaos in the people everywhere. Now there are Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Li Guang and others in Jiangnan, and there is also the Propaganda Department led by Wang Shu here, so there will be no chaos here. Now there are only bandits in Dongting Lake, Lianghuai and other places. It is time to recover Dongting Lake!" Zhao Chen said secretly.

Zhao Chen went south to Jiangnan and led an army of 100,000.

However, in the past two or three months, Jiangnan has just recovered. In order to prevent accidents in Jiangnan, most of the 100,000 troops are stationed everywhere in Jiangnan! Now, Jiangnan is stable everywhere, and Zhao Chen can also send these 100,000 troops to Dongting Lake to clear out the White Lotus Sect rebellion in Dongting Lake!

"There are 30,000 imperial camp soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and these imperial camp soldiers can also be used to suppress bandits! In addition, there are more than 100,000 Liu Guangshi's army, which can also be used to suppress bandits! But their speed is too slow! If I want to pacify Dongting Lake quickly, I still need to use Wu Jie's army!" Zhao Chen said secretly.

*******

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

After he hurriedly finished his supper, he immediately asked someone to invite Li Gang over.

Li Gang was also very busy during this period. He had to deal with matters of Jiangnan, restore the economy of Jiangnan, implement commercial tax reform, etc.

Even late at night, he was still busy in the Secretariat. Zhao Chen summoned him and he rushed immediately.

"I decided to go to Dongting Lake in person to calm down the bandits in Dongting Lake!" Zhao Chen immediately spoke when he saw Li Gang.

"What? Your Majesty wants to go to Dongting Lake in person? Your Majesty is the Nine Five Lord, there is no need to go there in person." Li Gang said.

"The bandits in Dongting Lake were initiated by the White Lotus Sect. These people are extremely cunning, and I have to go there in person. Moreover, after the Dongting Lake is calmed down, there is no need to worry about the remaining two Huai Rivers. Leaving one general can be calmed down! Only in Jiangnan can it be truly stable." Zhao Chen said.

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

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

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

"Oh? Why do we focus on comforting and encirclement and suppression as auxiliary?" Zhao Chen said.

"The reason why the people of Dongting Lake rebelled was because officials forced the people to rebel! When Zhao Gou was in the south of the Yangtze River, he had to pay various taxes and the people were living in a miserable life! In addition, Liu Guangshi forced the recruitment of troops in the Dongting Lake area, so the civil unrest occurred in Dongting Lake! Dongting Lake is extremely large, the environment is complex, and the rebels are very familiar with it! If we blindly use troops to encircle and suppress, even if our army is strong, those rioters hide in the hidden place of Dongting Lake, it will take a long time for us to pacify Dongting Lake! Therefore, we must focus on appeasement! After Your Majesty arrived at Dongting Lake, he should immediately issue an order to forgive all the crimes of rebelling the people in Dongting Lake and only pursue the crimes of the White Lotus Sect's bandit leader! In addition, Dongting

There were originally many officials and gentry in the lake area. Most of these officials and gentry were killed by the rebels. They had a lot of land left, and the land could be distributed to the people! Also, tell them that we have exempted them from their taxes for three years! If they lack seeds, we can give them the seeds for free! In this way, the rebels will naturally come back one after another! Over time, the bandits in Dongting Lake will naturally be eliminated! Of course, at the beginning, we still had to use heavy troops to encircle and suppress the chaotic army! The people knew that there were many crises in the chaotic army, and if they came out to surrender, they could be safe and sound, and if they obtained the land and seeds, they would of course come out to surrender." Li Gang said.

"Not bad!" Zhao Chen nodded.

"Your Majesty, you have appointed several court officials recently! When I first arrived at the palace, the guards said that you have appointed Huang Qianshan as the Minister of Revenue and Chen Dong as the Censor of Jiangnan! Do you still want to keep this court in Jiangnan?" After talking about the Dongting Lake, Li Gang suddenly said.

"The court in Jiangnan is just an empty stance and does not have much power. The court in Jiangnan is all under your control. If you think some people have some talents, you can use them. If you think they don't have talents, you don't have to worry about it. The reason why I appointed Huang Qianshan, Chen Dong, Zhang Jun and others is either because they first surrendered to me, or because they have some reputation in Jiangnan, or they do have some talents. In short, it is in the Jiangnan court, and now they are all empty positions. Give them empty positions to them, which can also be used to win people's hearts." Zhao Chen said.

"I understand." Li Gang nodded.

Zhao Chen had already made it clear that the court in Jiangnan was just an empty stance and had no rights. Any "Shangshu", "Shishou" and "Censor" here are used to win people's hearts. The orders of these Shangshu, Assistant and Censor cannot even be issued in Lin'an City, let alone control local officials.

"Your Majesty, the world war is about to end, and the recovery of the Central Plains is a foregone conclusion. What should the Military Affairs Office do after the world war is over?" Li Gang said again.

"After the World War, the Military Affairs Office can still be retained. However, the Military Affairs Office is afraid that it will change its name." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, do you still have to take charge of the government alone?" Li Gang said.

"Of course not. The world is in chaos, and I have to introduce many policies. When the world is peaceful, the Military Affairs Office will naturally make changes." Zhao Chen said.

"I don't know how Your Majesty will change?" Li Gang said.

He was obviously very concerned about this.

"The power of the ministers will be increased at that time, especially the prime minister, and the power will be greater than before!" Zhao Chen said.

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

"Not bad! I want to establish a more reasonable court institution than before to govern the world. Let's wait until the world is pacified, and I have to think about it carefully. I will discuss it with you later in a few days." Zhao Chen said.

Li Gang has left, but Zhao Chen is still thinking there.
Chapter completed!