After Nan Yanxi finished speaking, Lin Shenqing was like a mute who had eaten Coptis chinensis and couldn't express the pain.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally lowered his proud head.
He replied in a mosquito-like voice: "Yes...nothing wrong!"
Seeing him like this, Nan Yanxi smiled sarcastically: "You're a little self-aware, so you're not that stupid."
"Let me talk about the third point... After Lin Xiaofeng's rebellion, his advantage was not that great in nature."
"There are a total of 100,000 people, and some of them have to be left to guard the rear. The actual number of troops sent should be about 60,000 to 70,000."
"And in addition to the 40,000 imperial troops, you actually also have patrol troops and garrison troops. If you put them all together, you can make up 50,000 to 60,000 people."
"That is to say, the actual gap between you is only ten or twenty thousand people. The capital city has tall walls, complete city defenses, sufficient food and grass supplies, and it is already approaching winter."
"You only need to order the four gates to be closed tightly and hold on for a month or two. Lin Xiaofeng will only be forced to withdraw due to logistical problems."
"And at that time, when many people on the fence saw that he couldn't bring you down, they naturally wavered in their stance."
"At that time, you will issue an imperial edict and order everyone to attack the rebels. Those who follow the edict will be given great rewards, and they will be granted the title of marquis and Prime Minister. We will stabilize the situation first."
"At that time... the situation has basically stabilized. Lin Xiaoyun, who is watching the battle from the south, will definitely not take action again based on his character."
"But you... didn't say anything about being frightened when the battle came, and even took the initiative to send out the only 40,000 imperial guardsmen to fight."
"Let's not talk about the numerical advantage for the moment, but just talk about the Imperial Forest Army, which has always been pampered and only knows how to stand and rely on. Can it be the opponent of the border army in a field battle?"
"How is the situation...most of them were surrounded and annihilated, right..."
"Then you did something even more stupid, inviting Xiang Tianxing to lead troops to Beijing!"
"I sometimes wonder whether you are really stupid or pretending to be stupid... When you have no soldiers around you, you actually let an outsider lead troops to Beijing to help you suppress the rebellion!"
"This person is not only an outsider, he is also a rebel traitor. He is ambitious, strategic and military. He has just lost his territory."
"Don't you think about it yourself? Even my own family wants your throne, let alone a rebel who is ambitious, capable and has no territory!"
"What's the result...not even three days after Xiang Yang led his troops to Beijing, you were put under house arrest, right?"
"Tell yourself...are you stupid...is there something wrong with what I said?"
At this time, Lin Shenqing no longer had the arrogance she had just now. She lowered her head and curled her lips, as if she had given up resistance.
Hearing Nan Yanxi ask this, she nodded without thinking, lowered her head and said, "There's nothing wrong..."
However, Nan Yanxi did not intend to let him go. She took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and continued: "And...you, the Lin family, informed Dayan that this land has been in existence for more than three hundred years, right?"
"Speaking of which, there are still many people who are loyal to you, Dayan, who are willing to help you, but you have never seized the opportunity."
"My black-clothed guards are publicizing the fact that you are under house arrest by Xiang Tianxing in your country. How much opposition to the Xiang family has been set off in Dayan overnight?"
"Even if a large army is formed spontaneously, the King of Qin must have a lot of activities...but you failed to seize the opportunity."
"Later, when Xiang Yang and Xiang Tianxing all led their troops to confront our Ming army, the capital was extremely empty, but you still couldn't find a chance to make a comeback."
"Tell me, are you ruthless and strategic in your seduction?"
Listening to Nan Yanxi's eloquent words, Lin Shenqing lost all her temper and just nodded her head: "No...it doesn't count!"
However, after he finished speaking, he seemed a little unwilling to give up and whispered: "Then... you don't have to be vicious to be an emperor."
"Doesn't it count to love the people like your own children... You can also have a heart of benevolence!"
As soon as these words came out, Nan Yanxi immediately agreed: "Yes! That's right! You should have a heart of benevolence. It is the most basic thing to love the people as your own children. What's more, you should seek benefits for the people and the country."
"But you...do you think you have it?"
"I...why didn't I...I..." After hearing this, Lin Shenqing suddenly became unconvinced.
Seeing this, Nan Yanxi didn't talk nonsense and said bluntly: "You don't have it! The so-called benevolence is definitely not the benevolence of women, it is short-term benevolence."
"I just said that as a king, you should seek benefits for the people and the country... You have been in office for more than a year. May I ask what you have accomplished?"
"On the north and south fronts, the two vassal kings relied on their own troops, and the country was controlled by powerful noble families. Almost all the officials in the court came from these powerful noble families."
"To put it bluntly, your imperial edict can only go outside the Imperial City at most...Whether the places outside the Imperial City listen to your edict depends entirely on whether the content of your edict is beneficial to them."
"If it's beneficial, just listen. If it's not beneficial...just think about when Lin Xiaofeng rebels, who can you command?"
"These powerful nobles bully the imperial court from above and oppress the people from below. They wantonly plunder the people's fat and anointing, and wantonly suck the blood of the imperial court. They even occupy the city as kings and use private soldiers to protect themselves."
"After you came to power, have you ever implemented any policies to contain them? No, right?"
"I did the math, you did two things after you came to power...sending troops to Daxia to help outsiders fight, and attracting outsiders to Beijing to help you suppress the rebellion."
After saying that, Nan Yanxi paused and looked up at Lin Shenqing. At this time, he saw that his face was green and white, then red, and his mouth was open, but he didn't know what to say.
Smiling secretly, Nan Yanxi took a sip of tea and continued: "Look at me, the Ming Dynasty... Since I came to power, I have changed taxes, divided fields, established state-owned schools and hospitals, and improved the imperial examination system."
"As long as you are a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, as long as you reach the age, you will receive free land distribution, free schooling, and free medical treatment!"
"Abolish the poll tax and pay it according to the number of acres of land owned by an individual!"
"Comprehensively improve military treatment, and advocate that one person's service as a soldier brings honor to the whole family. Whether he is in the army, retires, or sacrifices his life for the country, there will be corresponding preferential treatment policies for his family and himself."
"Moreover, our Ming Dynasty also engaged in scientific research, and many new gadgets that benefit the country and the people appeared in large numbers."
"It's not just the people of the original Nanhai, you can go and ask... Is there even one rebellion led by the people in the entire Ming Dynasty?"
"Everyone is living and working in peace and contentment, and everything is prosperous..."
Speaking of this, Nan Yanxi suddenly became a little proud and said to Lin Shenqing: "I'm not afraid to tell you... since the implementation of these new policies."
"In Haizhou alone, which is the original Nanhai Kingdom, the tax revenue of this state is more than double that of your entire Great Yan."
"And this is not because of excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. The people are living and working in peace and contentment, and their income has increased. Are you angry..."
"Now, let you tell yourself...you! Whether it's okay or not!"