The Xian Wang glanced at Xiao Ye appreciatively and said: "Yes, you have gained a deeper understanding after staying with Xu Qing for a long time. You can get together with him more in the future. By the way, he is more suitable to be the emperor than your uncle."
, how about it? Are you interested? If so, my father will ask your uncle to abdicate."
When Xiao Ye heard this, he immediately shook his head and waved his hands: "No, please don't."
The wise king asked curiously: "What's wrong? Don't you like to make suggestions now? After becoming the emperor, you can plan whatever you want."
"Moreover, it is not in line with etiquette for the prince to control the army and the emperor to hold power. If you succeed to the throne, you can unify the military and political affairs and return the rule of Chu to the etiquette system."
Xiao Ye sighed and said: "Father, I understand the truth, but..."
The wise king asked: "But what?"
Xiao Ye said: "Brother Xu told me that no matter what hobby becomes a profession, it will become very annoying."
The wise king asked: "What is this principle?"
Xiao Ye said very realistically: "Now that I am the crown prince, I take the initiative to make suggestions, and I may or may not do them. But after becoming the emperor, I become passive and make suggestions, and I must do them..."
When the wise king heard Xiao Ye's words, he frowned and said: "What are these words? The king of a country should understand the righteousness, lead the people of the world, regain the world, and wipe out the barbarians. How can he be so tired because of a lazy word?
, shirking responsibility? What does this look like?! I think you have become tired after staying with Xu Qing for a long time. Stay away from him in the future, and don’t learn from bad habits again."
Xiao Ye slapped him in the face and said, "Then just now you asked Brother Xu and me to get together..."
The wise king said harshly: "Get the essence and discard the dross, do you understand? If you don't learn from the good, you will learn from the bad. As the saying goes, those who are close to red will be red and those who are close to ink will be black. Look at your uncle, how diligent he is day after day.
You should learn more from him."
Xiao Ye continued to slap him in the face: "Then you were so close to the hardworking uncle, but you still didn't bother to manage politics, and you didn't see where you were so close to Zhu Zhechi. No, it was the emperor who was
You are making me hate being the emperor more and more..."
The wise king couldn't bear it and slapped the table: "How dare you talk back?"
Xiao Ye: "Didn't you let me speak freely?"
Wise King: "You still dare to resist?"
Xiao Ye: "..."
At this moment, the commander of the four guards came up, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I would like to inform you, Your Majesty, Your Highness, that civilians in the west of the city have discovered a few people acting suspiciously. They suspect they are spies from the enemy country, and they have come to report to the government.
, please let your highness, the prince, make your decision!"
Xiao Ye looked at the Xian Wang, spread his hands and said, "Look, what am I talking about? There is nothing wrong with representing the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, right?"
The wise king said solemnly: "You know it, why don't you deal with it quickly?! If you delay the military plane, I'll beat you!"
When Xiao Ye saw King Xian's stern face, he immediately gave in and said, "Hey...yes..."
Xian Wang looked at Xiao Ye's leaving back and murmured: "This kid, since he followed Xu Qing, not only has his brain become more active, but his mouth has also become more and more difficult to resist... Why does Xu Qing teach everything?"
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But Xiao Ye didn't know what his old father, who was in excellent health, was thinking. At this time, he had already brought people to Xicheng.
Xiao Ye just said that he always represents the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people!
How could Brother Xu be wrong?
Look, isn’t this benefit coming?
The eyes of the masses are sharp!
It was getting late now, and since it was almost late autumn, the days were short and the nights were long, so the sky was already dark.
The person who was exposed in the report was a strong man in civilian clothes who also ran a shop at home.
It's just that this year's business has been a bit sluggish. Not only have we not made much money, but the government is also urging us to pay taxes, and the whole family is still waiting for food and drinks.
Now after the enemy invades, not only does it commit no crime, but it even reduces taxes.
How can this keep them from being moved?
Moreover, I heard that this war was initiated by the imperial court on its own initiative by sending people to assassinate the deputy envoys, while Chu State only passively responded to the war.
In other words, it was the imperial court that forced war on them, so how could they not feel disgusted by it?
Thinking of this, the common man pointed in a direction and said: "That's where the villain saw a few sneaky figures walking over. They didn't look like good people."
Xiao Ye nodded and said, "Thank you very much."
The commoner man smiled honestly and said, "Don't dare, I just want to help the general."
Xiao Ye led people through an alley, looked back at the residence of the common man, then looked at the shadow guards beside him, and said: "You guys are staying near the residence of that man to prevent the remnants of the Zhou Kingdom from advancing early."
The spy overheard our conversation and retaliated against him."
Several shadow guards immediately clasped their fists and said, "I obey my orders."
Xiao Ye looked at the commanders of the Four Guards again and asked, "Are there any important offices or supplies in this West City?"
The commander of the four guards said respectfully: "Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, there really is."
"Oh?" Xiao Ye said in surprise: "What is that?"
The commander of the four guards said: "Reporting to your highness, these are several large granaries where the Zhou army stores grain and grass."
Xiao Ye frowned slightly when he heard this: "They didn't burn the warehouse when they retreated? The commander-in-chief of the Zhou Kingdom would not make such a mistake."
The commander of the four guards said: "That's not the case. When we attacked, the kerosene and thunder had actually ignited a granary and started a fire. It was only when we entered the city that the army captured the west city first and rescued it in time.
The last three warehouses of grain and grass were saved from being burned."
Xiao Ye murmured, "It seems that the Zhou Kingdom does not want to leave these three warehouses of grain to us, so it sent people to visit this place in advance to find an opportunity to take action."
The commander of the four guards asked: "Your Highness, would you like to send more people to protect this food, or transport it directly back to our army's camp stationed outside the city? It will be much safer there because it is heavily guarded."
Xiao Ye shook his head, with a smile on his lips, and said: "No! Pass the order, and the warehouse will be opened tomorrow to release grain. All people in Xincheng and surrounding villages who are short of food can come here to receive food until all the food is distributed.
"
The commander of the four guards was shocked and said: "Your Highness, if this happens, the scene will definitely be chaotic when the food is distributed tomorrow. Wouldn't that be an opportunity for thieves to take advantage of?"
Xiao Ye said: "I really wish they would burn it."
The commander of the four guards asked in confusion: "Your Highness, what is this?"
Xiao Ye said: "Now our army is not short of food, and a large sum of money has been recovered from the Xincheng treasury and has been transported back to the country. However, if we open warehouses to release food to help the people affected by the war, if we originally wanted to
The food distributed to the poor people was burned by the spies of the Zhou Kingdom... At that time, as long as we guide a little bit of public opinion, do you think the last trace of the inseparable bond between the people of Xincheng and the Zhou Kingdom will still exist?"
"On the battlefield of flesh and blood, human lives are at stake, but in the battle of public opinion, the battle is for human hearts, which are sometimes more important than the battlefield of flesh and blood! If this incident spreads to surrounding cities, who will be the real teacher of benevolence and righteousness at that time?
