The first thousand three hundred and ninety-four chapters turn active into passive
This is not the first time Li Qi has said this.
It wasn't Wu Jie's first time hearing this, but after thinking for a long time, he still didn't understand what Li Qi meant, because he still had 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in his hands, most of whom were natives of Dali. You can use money.
You can bribe one person, but you cannot bribe 40,000 people with money. The relationship here is intricate.
In fact, he has been thinking about this issue, but so far he has not come up with a more suitable solution. He can only ask: "Please forgive me for being stupid and not understanding what the Privy Councilor means by this."
Li Qi asked: "Then let me ask you, whose soldiers and horses in your hands originally belong to you?"
Wu Jie said: "Most of them are descendants of the Gao family, and some are composed of those tribes."
Li Qi nodded and said, "What was the relationship between these people and the Duan family before?"
"enemy."
Wu Jie answered directly that there was no need to consider this question at all. The people of the Gao family must be the enemies of the Duan family.
"Very good, very good." Li Qi nodded several times and asked, "Then why do they want to follow you?"
Wu Jie said: "To put it nicely, it means that those who understand current affairs are heroes; to put it worse, it means that they are greedy for life and afraid of death."
"Another point."
"What?"
Wu Jie looked at Li Qi in astonishment.
Sweating! You don’t know this, are you pretending to be innocent? Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Of course it means glory, wealth and honor. Who doesn’t want to have these four words? Don’t you, Wu Jie, don’t want to have them?"
"this---."
Wu Jie nodded in embarrassment and shook his head.
Li Qi continued: "If there is no profit, you can't afford it. What are they working hard for? Is it really to uphold justice? It's nonsense. The small one is just for a bite of food, the big one is just for fame and fortune. This is the nature of human beings.
It's common sense, I've said it before. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a qualified soldier. Do you understand what I mean?"
Wu Jie looked embarrassed and shook his head in embarrassment.
Li Qi let out a cry and said, "I've made it so obvious, but you still don't know, are you deliberately playing tricks on me?"
Wu Jie hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I really don't know." He looked very ashamed, feeling that he was sorry for Li Qi.
It seems that my expectations for him are too high. After all, he is still a military commander and is not very familiar with political matters. Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Think about it. If the Gao family is driven out of Dali, the Duan family will
To regain the royal power, you and your soldiers will naturally play an indispensable role in this, but don’t forget that there are a group of generals around Duan. If we are sincere in helping Duan regain power, you should send your soldiers now
Return Duan Zhengyan, but do you think they are really eager to merge with Duan's army?"
Wu Jie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he seemed to understand something.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Actually, the truth is very simple. If I, the Song Dynasty, control Dali, then your soldiers will definitely get the opportunity to be promoted to the nobility. There are many opportunities, and at least they will get a fair opportunity. If
If Duan Zhengyan takes power, he will definitely promote his cronies first, and the officers and soldiers under your command, who used to be members of the Gao family, are now following you in the north and south. No matter what Duan Zhengyan thinks in his heart, they
They will definitely feel fearful and uneasy in their hearts, and their contribution is far greater than that of Duan Zhengyan’s soldiers. If all the benefits are taken by Duan Zhengyan’s people, will they be convinced?”
Li Qi made it so clear, why didn't Wu Jie understand? Although he admired him, he felt very scared in his heart. He thought to himself, Wu Lin was right. The privy envoy seemed kind and kind on the surface, but the depth of the city was so great.
It's really scary, but it's a few words, but it makes people's hair stand on end. If I had done something to make him unhappy in order to gain credit, it would be really easy for him to punish me.
Thinking of this, dense beads of sweat oozed from his brows.
Li Qi glanced at him and saw his strange expression. He was stunned for a moment and finally understood and said: "Wu Jie, I am actually a very fair person. As long as you complete the task seriously, I will not treat you badly. You
All we have to do is open up territory for our Song Dynasty, and don’t think too much about other things.”
Wu Jie was startled, and became even more frightened. He lowered his head and said, "Wu Jie thanks the Privy Councilor for his advice."
Li Qi hummed and said: "When you go back, spread some rumors in the army. If possible, deliberately create some conflicts with the Duan family. I don't need to teach you how to do it specifically.
It won't take long before those generals will pour into your tent, kneel in front of you, crying bitterly, hoping to surrender to me, the Song Dynasty, and all you have to do is pretend to be stupid and shirk your responsibility."
Wu Jie cupped his fists and said, "Privy Councilor, please rest assured. Does the general know what to do?"
Li Qi showed a smile and said: "Remember, we are passive."
"yes."
"Okay, let's stop here today. When you go back, I will ask someone to give you a thousand taels of silver. You can use it to build a good relationship with your subordinates. Just say you are thanking them, but don't say much else.
, they are all smart people, they naturally know what to do." Li Qi said with a smile.
"Yes. I will retire at the end."
Wu Jie stood up, cupped his fists, and then retreated.
As soon as he went out, a guard came up and said: "General Wu, the money is ready."
"It's time to work."
Wu Jie also said politely, the status of the guards around Li Qi should not be underestimated.
He followed the guard around to the west of the palace, and saw a donkey cart parked there. There was a large box on the donkey cart, but there was also a slender man standing next to the donkey cart.
Since this person's back was facing Wu Jie, Wu Jie didn't know who this person was, but he felt that the figure looked familiar.
Suddenly, the man turned around, looked at Wu Jie and smiled slightly: "Wu Jie, long time no see."
"It's you?"
Wu Jie was shocked.
This person was none other than Zhao Jingyan. Since Wu Jie had always been in Dali, this was the first time he met Li Qi, so he didn't know that Zhao Jingyan was Li Qi's military advisor.
Facing Zhao Jingyan, Wu Jie also felt a little in awe. Firstly, he was promoted by Zhao Jingyan, and Zhao Jingyan was still planning a mutiny at that time. Secondly, he thought that Zhao Jingyan's methods were not necessarily worse than Li Qi's, so he
He has always been in awe of Zhao Jingyan.
Of course, what surprised him even more was that Zhao Jingyan would appear here.
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "You don't have to be afraid. I am your military advisor now. We are all working for the emperor and the Song Dynasty."
Wu Jie now has a bright future in front of him. To be honest, he does not want to have anything to do with this woman anymore. Although he is curious, he does not want to ask the reason. He clasped his fists and shouted respectfully: "My benefactor."
Zhao Jingyan waved her hands and said, "You should call me military advisor now."
"yes."
Zhao Jingyan said: "I already know everything you did in Dali, and you did it very well. This also proves that I did not misjudge the person at the beginning. I discovered you. You won the battle, and my face was bright."
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Just when Wu Jie was about to say something polite, Zhao Jingyan suddenly changed the subject and said, "But what you did is not perfect enough, especially in some areas. If you don't handle it well, your career may come to a halt."
Wu Jie was shocked when he heard this. He used to be Zhao Jingyan's subordinate, so he naturally knew Zhao Jingyan better. She didn't say this out of thin air and deliberately frightened him. She thought to herself that she didn't seem to have done anything excessive. Come on quickly.
He stepped forward and said respectfully: "I hope the military advisor can give me some advice."
Zhao Jingyan stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "I will take you out of the palace."
Wu Jie understood immediately and said: "We have Military Advisor Lao."
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Not long after Wu Jie left, Zhang Boyu, Yang Ying'er, and Liu Qingtan came to the main hall.
"Your Majesty, please see the Privy Envoy."
The three of them saluted Li Qi together. Compared to the previous days, their voices sounded more respectful today.
How could they not know everything that happened outside in the past two days? Originally, they thought that Li Quansheng's death would cause an uproar and have an extremely negative impact on the Song Army. Who knew that Li Qi would just let out a few gossips and let Sheng
The people of Long Mansion were quarreling among themselves and could not remember Song Jun, so they had to admire Li Qi's methods.
To sum up, Li Quansheng died unjustly.
Li Qi smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and said: "You three, please sit down. I spoke a bit harshly that day, I hope you can bear with me."
"How dare you, how dare you."
The three of them sat down one after another.
Li Qi coughed lightly and said seriously: "There are no outsiders here, so I won't talk nonsense. I called you here today with only one purpose, which is how to revive this land as quickly as possible. I promised you back then.
However, within ten years, I will make this place look brand new. This is no lie. Ten years sounds like a long time, but it only lasts in the blink of an eye. We should cherish every moment of these ten years, so why don’t we start from today?
I don’t want to waste even a quarter of an hour more. I want to hear your opinion first?”
This is an opportunity to express yourself!
Zhang Boyu said without hesitation: "Although the privy envoy led the army into the city earlier, it did not cause any panic and did not kill anyone in vain. This made the people of Shenglong Mansion breathe a little relieved, but this is not enough. Now the people are still in panic.
"They don't know what position they are in during the Song Dynasty. Although the place they live has not changed and the people around them have not changed, it has changed today. They must feel very confused about everything."
Li Qi nodded and said: "You are right, keep talking."
Zhang Boyu said: "I think the imperial court should issue some appeasement policies as soon as possible so that the people can get out of fear and return to normal life as soon as possible."
Li Qidao: "Then what can you do?"
Zhang Boyu said: "Land is the foundation of the people. I thought the court should start from this aspect. In order to stimulate agriculture, the previous dynasty encouraged the private ownership of land and granted land to those who came from the imperial examination. At the beginning, it was indeed
Good results have been achieved, but over time, land privatization has become more serious. Nearly 90% of the land in and around Thang Long is in the hands of officials and landlords. There is very little land in the hands of ordinary people. We can take advantage of this opportunity.
Reorganize the land and return the land that has been confiscated by the government to the people." (To be continued...)