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Chapter 8 Go(1/2)

Appoint trusted experts to gather the refugees, specifically rob the gentry and merchants, and seize their resources to stabilize the refugees...

Emperor Yongxing's head was buzzing, and he felt that the understanding he had cultivated in the past thirty years was overthrown by this seal, and he felt an absurd and unreal feeling.

After reading the excerpt, his first thought was: What a joke!

In Emperor Yongxing's understanding, the gentry, scholar-bureaucrat class, and prominent families were important components of the court and part of maintaining the dynasty's rule.

If you are an enemy of these classes, it will be difficult for the court to implement its decrees. In history, there are countless dynasties and emperors that have been overthrown because of offending these classes.

Emperor Yongxing was also a history student, and his understanding of politics can be summed up in two sentences:

Constantly compromise; win over a group of people and suppress a group of people!

The so-called winning over a group of people, suppressing a group of people, and putting them in court means getting support from more parties.

When it comes to ruling a country, those who win over are the clans, squires, nobles, scholar-bureaucrats, etc., and those who suppress are the tens of millions of common people in the world.

However, a sentence in Xu Erlang's secret statement deeply shocked Emperor Yongxing.

"Those who hold the land in their hands will be allies in prosperous times, and abandoned sons in troubled times."

Based on this sentence, Xu Erlang gave a long explanation. Compared with the countless victims of the disaster, these classes who control the land resources and wealth of the dynasty are only a very small group of people.

In times of trouble, if you sacrifice this small group of people, you can gain the support of the majority of the people, and the imperial power can stand firm.

When the old class is destroyed, new people will enter this class and replace them.

Emperor Yongxing felt that this was also a way to win over a group of people and suppress a group of people.

echo his political philosophy.

The most important point is that this matter was not done by the imperial court, but was caused by refugee bandits and had nothing to do with the royal family or the imperial court.

"I hope you will have great talent in the new year and be important!"

Emperor Yongxing sighed with emotion.

He read the secret book repeatedly, sometimes excited, sometimes worried, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes shaking his head, hesitating and tangled for a long time.

Huh... Finally, I took a long breath and made a decision in my heart.

"Here comes the brazier!"

Emperor Yongxing ordered.

Zhao Xuanzhen immediately brought the brazier.

Emperor Yongxing threw the secret fold into the brazier, and the flames jumped up and licked the paper. If this letter was passed out, it would definitely cause shock to the government and the public.

He was not going to adopt this strategy.

To be precise, don't adopt the third strategy.

The reason is simple: the risk is too great.

If this matter is leaked, his throne will definitely not be preserved.

He is not his father, he has a deep foundation and can steadily suppress all the princes in the court. He is just a new king who has been in power for less than two months.

No, even an emperor as powerful as his father would not dare to do this.

Delegating a confidant to do this is actually equivalent to giving away the clues.

A handle that can make oneself irreversible at any time.

Not to mention his confidants, even his biological mother and younger sister, Emperor Yongxing would not dare to hand over such information to them.

Who can guarantee that a close friend will always be loyal?

............

Inside the pagoda.

Xu Qian, who had arrived in Yuzhou and started to drive the pagoda to southern Xinjiang, suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart. He turned to Miao Youfang and said:

"Come here and help me for a while."

He was sitting at the small table, playing chess with Munan Zhi. The black and white pieces were inextricably matched. The situation was ever-changing, and no one could do anything about the other for the time being.

The old monk Taling was shocked. He did not expect that these two people's chess skills were so extraordinary.

Miao Youfang stopped practicing boxing, and while wiping his face with the sweat towel hanging around his neck, he wondered:

"I can't play chess!"

Xu Qian insisted on his opinion:

"Nan Zhi will teach you that playing chess is not difficult. You have to believe in your own wisdom."

Miao Youfang stumbled over and sat in Xu Qian's seat. He glanced at the densely packed chessboard and was suddenly startled.

The chess pieces almost cover the chessboard, and even after playing to such an extent, the winner has not yet been determined.

One can imagine the chess skills of Xu Qian and his wife.

Mu Nanzhi glanced at him and said:

"You hold black, I hold white."

Miao Youfang scratched his head: "I don't know how to play."

"It's very simple. If you practice five chess pieces in a row, you will win." Munan Zhi said.

"What kind of chess is this?"

"This is Go." Munan Zhi said seriously.

On the other side, Xu Qi'an walked to the window, took out the fragments of the book, and saw Huaiqing's letter:

[1: Emperor Yongxing did not adopt Xu Erlang’s strategy. Today he sent a message to him: Aiqing’s strategy is very clever, but I think it is not necessary, so I will give it up and don’t need to mention it again!]

Emperor Yongxing is not courageous enough... Xu Qian shook his head in disappointment.

[Two: What? We spent so much energy to come up with a clever plan for him, but he didn’t use it? Bah, Emperor Yongxing and his father have the same virtues, they are both useless emperors. 】

The angry young woman was furious.

[Four: In fact, his choice is understandable. Not everyone has the courage. If you change positions, you can understand his difficulties. As a new king, he must be seeking stability first.

[There are too many uncertainties and risks in adopting Erlang’s strategy, and it may not be able to completely solve the problem of refugee disasters. But once exposed, he will suffer backlash from the entire scholar-bureaucrat class.]

[Seven: If he doesn’t adopt it, it won’t prevent us from taking action on our own. It’s just that the effect will be greatly reduced, after all, the Tiandihui has limited manpower.]

The Son expressed his opinion.

Hey, little brother, you are very active. Have you forgotten how you died in society some time ago? Xu Qian raised a corner of his mouth.

[2: Xu Qian, do you have any other strategies to manage the refugees? 】

Li Miaozhen actually wanted to ask Huaiqing, but she was not familiar with Huaiqing, so she could only let Xu Qian act as a tool.

What else can be done?

The previous strategy was to intensify class contradictions, sacrifice some classes, and preserve the overall situation and imperial power. If there are other strategies, the only way is to transfer the contradictions. Foreign war is the best way, but...

The method of using foreign war to divert conflicts is only suitable when social conflicts have not been completely intensified.

Given Dafeng's current situation, if he continues to provoke others and start a national war, is this because he thinks the country is not subjugated quickly enough?

If this trick worked, Chongzhen would burst into laughter...and he would vomit in his heart.

[Three: In fact, it is possible that the imperial court can recruit troops and use refugees as cannon fodder to deal with the rebels in Yunzhou. Of course, Yunzhou will definitely use this trick as well.]

This is also a way to deflect conflicts.

Members of the Tiandihui were silent.

By then, the words "life will be ruined" can perfectly sum up the tragic situation.

[Three: Let’s do the things in front of us first. In addition to Miaozhen, Brother Chu and Li Lingsu, I can also send someone here to gather the refugees and occupy the mountain as king. 】

While passing the letter, Xu Qian turned to look at Miao Youfang sitting in front of the chessboard.

【Seven: It must be Miao Youfang.】

Li Lingsu hit the nail on the head.

[Three: Well, his current level is not quite there, but he can enter Huajin in at least a month. By the way, I discovered a trick to quickly advance to Huajin. That is to refine the soul unremittingly after reaching the God Refining Realm.

Develop your brain.]

【1:What’s the explanation?】

Huaiqing immediately passed the letter on, and she seemed to be very interested in the secret.

As for the others, Chu Yuanzhen was only a little interested. Tianzong's Wolong Xiaofeng was a Taoist monk, and Master Hengyuan was already in the fourth rank.

Lina dived as usual, because she always couldn't understand what the members of the Tiandihui discussed, and she got headaches easily.

[Three: Tempering the soul can develop the brain, and then by tempering the body, the ability to control the body can be improved, making it easier to reach the fourth level. I have already tried this secret on Miao Youfang. ]

【4: Why is this so? 】

Chu Yuanzhen is also considered half a martial artist.
To be continued...
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