Seeing the "little devil" being so frightened that he sat down on the ground and huddled up in a ball, Xu Xian's beating heart finally calmed down. He said angrily: "Where did you get out of this little beggar? Do you know this?"

The house is mine."

The man in front of him was obviously a beggar with unkempt hair and ragged clothes. He timidly said to Xu Xian: "I... I got in through the dog hole. I have lived... here for a long time. I don't know... I know it's your house.

"

"You are brave, don't you know that many people have died here?"

"I know, the beggars next to me don't... don't dare to come here. I can only be clean if I stay here!"

Beggars always join in wherever the excitement comes. This is the first time Xu Xian has heard of a beggar who loves purity, "You are a beggar who knows how to enjoy it."

"Yes!" The beggar nodded heavily, "My colorful bird will sing only when the surroundings are clean." The beggar opened his tattered clothes and revealed a simple small cage with a colorful bird inside.

"So it's you!" Xu Xian immediately remembered that he had hired a beggar who raised birds to hand Brother Yang over to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Do you recognize...recognize me? I recognize...recognize you too! You are the owner of Changle House, and the people in Changle House often...always give me food."

"It turns out that cannibals are short-tongued. No wonder they came out to help me so diligently!"

"Then can I... can't I live here all the time? I can just... look after your house."

"You can't just look after the house, you have to help me with the work!" Xu Xian threw the hatchet on his waist at the beggar's feet. "From now on, I will chop bamboo and dig out bamboo shoots every day. After cutting it, I will send it to the back door.

Come on, I will ask someone to come and pull it every day, and I will give you another three...two hundred coins every month, so that you can have money to buy corn for Cai Que."

The beggar asked excitedly: "Seriously?"

"Why did I lie to you as a beggar!"

"Okay, I'll do...work for you!"

I picked up a reliable long-term worker, Xu Xian, for just 200 Wen. I thought it was worth it. Spending 1,200 Wen per month to hire Xu Xian and Chai Rong must have felt like a loss, otherwise I wouldn’t have hired him even when it was almost dark.

I'm doing some work in the palace, so why can't I just accompany Fu Hou to catch up on her sleep?

Chai Rong quickly rushed to the palace following the palace guard who had delivered the order. He entered the back pavilion and greeted Chai Rong, saying, "Your Majesty, you are here to send me an urgent message. What are your orders?"

Xu Xian originally thought that calling him into the palace at this time was to do some dirty work, but Chai Rong said, "I have nothing important to do with you. I am inviting you to a banquet today."

Chai Rong gave Xu Xian the impression that he was not very humane. Although Chai Rong had been a merchant, he did not have the philistine or hypocrisy of a merchant.

The banquet he held today was like the sun rising in the west. Most likely he wanted to take the opportunity to improve the relationship with the ministers, but unexpectedly the big boss in the court that Xu Xian expected was not there.

Zhang Yongde, Li Chongjin, Pan Mei, Xiang Xun, Wang Pu, Zhao Kuangyin, and even Lao Mu Tou had a place, and they were all Chai Rong's closest confidants.

After everyone sat down, they first flattered Chai Rong for a while. Who said that close friends don't need to flatter Chai Rong. Anyway, Chai Rong seemed to be very useful, and he did not hesitate to praise everyone.

After drinking three cups in a row, Chai Rong suddenly changed the subject and said, "You all are so complimentary to me, but you all know how lucky I am to win this time. The moment I rode out, I had no intention of coming back."

Zhang Yongde said: "It is precisely because of His Majesty's courage that he is not afraid of death that he won the great victory in the Battle of Gaoping."

"It's just that it's better not to have things like this happen often!" Chai Rong said sincerely: "Since the Huangchao Disaster, the world has been torn apart and wars have continued, rebellions have emerged one after another, and dynasties have been changing continuously.

I am determined to unify the world and restore peace and prosperity to the people. However, the road ahead is full of fog and thorns, and the army is more like a mountain lying in front of me. The imperial army has taken advantage of the wind and made the tributaries and towns unruly. I ask you all to teach me how to proceed."

Chai Rongxiong mastered the material. He didn’t even know what to do, but he came to ask these people who were not as good as him. Everyone frowned and said nothing. It was a problem that countless amazing people could not solve for decades. How could a few people solve it in one moment?

Chai Rong, who was able to come up with a solution, said again: "There are no outsiders today. All you dear friends can do is speak freely."

"I think if anyone dares to surrender to the enemy in front of the battle, His Majesty will just kill him as a means of doing something, just like the more than 70 eggless ones in Gaoping. Others will know the benefits and will not dare to do anything."

Unexpectedly, the first person to speak was the old Mu Tou. Xiang Xun said from the side: "I'm afraid this method is not easy to use. When the soldiers defect in battle, the dynasty will be changed. If not for your Majesty to turn the tide in the battle of Gaoping, where will it be?"

There’s still a chance to chop their heads off!”

"I'm just throwing a brick wall and saying it casually. If you have any ideas for the dean, just tell him directly to His Majesty."

Hearing what Old Mutou said, Xiang Xun shut up because he really had no idea.

Chai Rong asked Old Mu with a serious look on his face, "Old Mu, what do you think about the feudal town?"

Old Mu Tou scratched his scalp and thought for a moment: "I think Your Majesty should bring over all the elite soldiers from the feudal town to strengthen the Forbidden Army. If the Forbidden Army is strong and the feudal town is weak, they will never be able to make a difference no matter how much trouble they make. This is called pulling the fire under the cauldron."

Chai Rong's eyes lit up, and Zhao Kuangyin immediately followed: "This method is very good. Now that His Majesty's power is at its peak, some elite soldiers from various vassal towns will be transferred to supplement the Forbidden Army. No one dares to complain. In this way, we can still communicate with the original Forbidden Army.

Checks and balances can be said to kill two birds with one stone.”

Wang Pu added: "Your Majesty does not only need to focus on the imperial army and vassal towns. There are many brave men in troubled times. You can also recruit from the people or recommend them to state and county officials. As long as the army loyal to your Majesty is strong enough, no matter who rebels or who comes to attack."

, all will eventually be destroyed.”

…

Old Mu started to speak, and everyone put forward their own suggestions one after another, all of which were expressed directly from the heart. If they had been discussing with the ministers for a long time in the court, there would not have been so many straightforward and sincere words.

Chai Rong listened with great interest and nodded from time to time. After a while, the time of burning incense passed, "Thanks to Lao Mu's suggestions, I can listen to these many insights!"

But Old Mu Tou waved his hand and said, "I didn't say that either!" He pointed at Xu Xian, who was slowly chewing a chicken leg beside him, and said, "The late emperor once asked Feng Taishi for advice on how to govern the country. This guy interrupted randomly, and I also listened.

What he said was deeply believed by the late Emperor at the time, but he never actually started to do it."

Wang Pu added: "The late emperor did not do it out of helplessness. Not long after the founding of the country, the people's hearts were not yet attached, and the treasury was short of money and food. The late emperor's prestige was barely maintained and he did not dare to go to war.

Today, the dynasty has been passed down for the second time. Your Majesty is showing off your majesty in Gaoping. The soldiers and subjects all respect your Majesty. It is a good time to take action."

He looked at Xu Xian and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite knowledgeable at such a young age."

Wang Pu's official position at this time was not very high. After Chai Rong ascended the throne, he was appointed as the person with the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion. Although he was also the top leader of Kaifeng Mansion, his status was far from that of Kaifeng Mansion Yin.

Xu Xian put down the chicken leg and replied: "I was young and ignorant at the time, but I just told nonsense. The prefect Wang praised me."
Chapter completed!