Li Erlang couldn't help but sit up straight and asked with a smile: "Then do you think King Yizhou is a good official or a bad official?"
"I've never met him, how do I know whether he is a good official or a bad official?" Man Bao said matter-of-factly: "I'll tell you when I see him."
Bai Shanbao couldn't help but glance at Manbao and said nothing.
Li Erlang obviously did not get such an answer, and asked with a smile: "Based on what you heard and what happened, is the King of Yizhou a good official or a bad official?"
Bai Shanbao couldn't help but said: "I'm not a good official."
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
Bai Shanbao said: "Not counting the year of the flood, two years have passed. Yizhou has only been tax-free for three years. It will be taxed again this fall. As a result, until now, the price of food in Yizhou is still rising, and
There is a big difference compared to three years ago.”
Bai Shanbao said: "Yizhou is his fiefdom. This shows that he is not a good official."
"These officials in Yizhou are appointed by the imperial court. The King of Yizhou has no right to appoint or remove them. If they manage poorly, it cannot be regarded as the King of Yizhou's fault, right?"
"The King of Yizhou neither has the power to appoint or dismiss, nor can he manage local affairs, so why does the imperial court want to enfeoff him?" Bai Shanbao said: "If he is just greedy for money, wouldn't it be better to just confine the royal family's children to the capital?"
Li Erlang was slightly surprised and speechless.
The four people beside him couldn't help but look at each other, looking at Bai Shan with complicated expressions.
Man Bao nodded, "It is said that the children of the royal family who are enfeoffed are not allowed to do this or that, but in fact, the fiefdom is their territory, so whether a king is good or bad can only be determined by the people in the fiefdom.
"
Li Erlang said with an incomprehensible expression: "Wang Jujun was considered by the people to be the best official in the world, but he turned against him in the end."
Man Bao quietly ate a piece of snacks on the plate and smiled when he heard this, "The King of Yizhou cannot be as good as Wang Mang. The most he can do is Liu Bi and others."
Bai Shanbao nodded, "If he can be Wang Jujun, then our people in Yizhou will be able to enjoy a few more years of happiness."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "Especially my family will definitely enjoy more blessings."
The four people sitting nearby were dripping with cold sweat.
"Why?" Li Erlang asked with a normal expression: "If someone treats you like Wang Jujun, wouldn't you want to follow him in rebellion?"
Man Bao shook his head, "What kind of rebellion is this? The emperor is not so stupid as to let my whole family go to war, nor let my whole family fill up the ditch with their lives. If he wants to be Wang Jujun, then he must respect our choice."
Li Erlang: "...if you receive kindness from others, wouldn't it be a good idea not to repay it?"
Manbao looked at him strangely and said: "This is the fiefdom of King Yizhou. Everything he eats, drinks, and uses is given by us. Every year, we have to share the taxes, donations, etc.
Was it dialed to his house?"
"So it is natural for him to be good to us. We will like him and be grateful to him, but let's forget about rebellion or anything like that. Someone will die if we are not careful." Man Bao thought for a while and said: "But I don't care about this.
Don’t worry, because my dad is at home.”
Her father is not stupid, so he will not let his family rebel. If there are people in the village who form a gang and want to rebel, his father will definitely take them to hide in the mountains first.
This was the first time Li Erlang heard such remarks, and it took him a while to react.
Bai Shanbao, Manbao and Bai Erlang looked up at him suspiciously, and even Zhou Lang looked at him without moving.
Li Erlang raised his heart and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
"No," Man Bao said, "Mr. Li Er, let's not talk about the rebellion. There have been so many rebels throughout the ages. How many have succeeded in the end? So we can live in peace and contentment."
Li Erlang couldn't help but be happy, "What if the king is stupid?"
"God will chop him down," Man Bao said calmly: "If God doesn't chop him up, the wise ministers in the court will also scold him. If the wise ministers continue to scold him, the people will naturally change to another emperor. But now
The emperor is fine, so we don’t have to worry about this for the time being, so don’t think about rebellion or anything like that, it will harm others and yourself.”
The food came quickly, and Li Erlang didn't know what to say, so he became quiet and everyone ate quietly together.
After he was full, Man Bao said: "Mr. Li Er, what you said just now is a thank you gift for inviting us to dinner. When we meet again in the future, just pretend that we don't know each other."
Li Erlang:......
Four followers:…
Bai Shanbao nodded, cupped his hands and said, "We will see you later."
Bai Erlang also cupped his hand, and then left with Bai Shanbao and the others. After they were far away, he asked: "Why do we have an indefinite relationship?"
Man Bao said: "Because they seem too complicated. We are still children and weak, so we should not associate with such people."
Bai Shanbao nodded: "And they don't look like good people."
"How do you not look like a good person?"
"Good people don't ask questions about rebellion." Bai Shanbao felt that they got along quite well, and felt a little regretful, so he told Bai Erlang: "Don't spread what we said in the box today."
Man Bao also warned Zhou Lang, "Fourth brother, don't tell anyone, and don't tell your parents either."
"I know, I know," Zhou Lang said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Li Erlang stood at the door of the restaurant and watched them go away. He couldn't help turning back and laughing with the four of them: "We have become a poison that must be avoided."
The entourage behind them was about to joke when they saw a carriage coming from the street. The people in the carriage opened the curtain and saw them.
The two sides looked at each other. The one was stunned for a moment and then smiled slightly, but the people in the car stared wide-eyed. The carriage stopped immediately. One person got out of the car in a hurry. He lifted up his clothes and was about to kneel down. Li Erlang stretched out his hand to help him.
He stopped him and said with a smile: "Why be so polite?"
"Holy, holy man!"
Li Erlang smiled and said: "Since we bumped into each other, let's go to the house and have a look."
The newly appointed Jiannan Dao Jiedushi Master Zhang had sweat on his forehead, bowed and stepped aside, and quickly asked him to get in the car.
Li Erlang glanced back slightly at one of his followers, and then he supported Mr. Zhang's hand and got into the car.
The attendant took two steps back slightly, hid himself in the crowd, turned around and disappeared. He was going to find someone to clean up his tail.
Man Bao and others who knew nothing about it returned home. Mr. Zhuang had gone out to visit and had not returned. The three little ones yawned and decided to take a nap.
When he woke up, he found a ladder and climbed up to the wall, watching the Yan family across the way join in the fun.
Magistrate Tang, who was coming to inspect, was walking in the garden with his hands behind his back. When he noticed his gaze, he raised his head and looked over. Man Bao met his gaze and waved to him cheerfully, "Master Tang, are you building a wall?"