The speaker was Tang Jian. During the day, he saw that Li Mu had been sleeping and listened to Dugu Jiu's detailed words. Tang Jian made his decision and cooperated with Wang Ou according to Li Mu's wishes to complete the trick. Yes
When Li Mu woke up, the matter was over. The imperial army had already withdrawn. Tang Jian had not left yet. Firstly, he was worried about Li Mu's body, and secondly, he wanted to ask what to do next, so he stayed.
of.
Li Mugong was still a little confused when he woke up. After listening to Tang Jian briefly explain the matter, he said, "Have you arrested Cui Yuyan and those Han officials in Miaojiang who plundered people's wealth and wealth?"
Dugujiu answered: "Pang Da found Cui Yuyan, dragged him back, and threw him into the water prison, waiting to be punished. The others heard the wind and fled in all directions, and they are chasing him."
"No one will be spared. They will all be arrested. They will be tried in public according to the severity of the crime."
Tang Jian had been an official for many years, but this was the first time he heard the word "public trial" and asked: "What is a public trial?"
"To put it simply, it means putting everything out in the open." Li Mu explained: "In this area of Miao territory, Miao and Han people live together, but they are ruled by us Han people. What the Miao people are most worried about is the unfair treatment by the court.
They favor the Han people. They are wary or even dissatisfied. For example, if a Han person kills someone, the Miao people will feel that the court will favor them and give him a lighter punishment. But if a Miao person kills someone, the Miao people will feel that the court is framing them.
Framed. Don’t blame them, people’s hearts are like this.”
Tang Jian nodded and said: "That's true. Although I have only been in Shuzhou for a few months, I have already encountered this kind of thing many times."
"The public trial is to deal with this situation." Li Mu said solemnly: "The Miao people have this idea because it is not open and transparent enough, which gives them a lot of room for association. If we can have a public trial, we can change the trial to
On an occasion like Ruosuojie, all the facts of the case should be made public for all Miao and Han people to hear. The right and wrong are free to the hearts of the people. I just don’t believe that after all the details are made public and transparent, someone can still speak out and support others."
"That's a way." Tang Jian nodded in agreement, but thought of another thing.
He stayed behind to wait for Li Mu. Actually, he wanted to ask for a favor for Cui Yuyan. It was not that he took bribes from the Cui family and wanted to save Cui Yuyan's life. Tang Jian also confiscated half of the bribe, but this matter
, but he had to do it.
Because, Cui Yuyan is the Boling Cui family, the only male of this generation. If Cui Yuyan dies, the Boling Cui family will not let it go. The mortal feud with Li Mu has been forged. Tang Jian did this for
For Li Mu's sake, even if Cui Yuyan is unhappy or angry, he can be exiled or imprisoned, whatever it is, leaving him alive, maybe threatening the Cui family and making him throw a rat weapon, is better than killing him and creating a deadly feud.
many.
But when Li Mu said that there was a public trial, Tang Jian knew that there was no need to say what he said. Li Mu had already made up his mind to get the job done.
In fact, public trials are something that all officials with big brains want. Indeed, as Li Mu said, after everything is made public and transparent, suspicion will be much less. But why haven't previous officials done this?
In the final analysis, there are some things that are just not convenient to make public.
Did the Miao people surrender to the Tang Dynasty because the Miao people wanted to surrender? That was because they were afraid of the military power of the Tang Dynasty. If you want the Miao people to obey, just implementing benevolent government will not work. You still have to use majesty and help when it is time.
, you have to be biased.
But now, the time has indeed come. It's all Cui Yuyan's fault and others who have gone too far. Now that there is no fair trial, the Miao people may not be convinced. And if this thing is done well, it will surely win over a large number of people.
Li Mu made the right choice at this time. However, he must have offended the Han people in Miao territory and the forces behind them. However, judging from Li Mu's appearance and his usual behavior, it seems that he is not at all
Didn't care.
Tang Jian was a very measured person, and he had guessed Li Mu's thoughts, so he stopped talking nonsense. Thinking about it from another angle, he also felt that his persuasion was a bit unnecessary. The hatred between Li Mu and the Boling Cui family was too much.
The knot has been tied for a long time. If it sells well this time, it may not be able to ease it. It is better to go to the dark side.
After all, I am still getting old, and I am looking forward and backward.
After figuring this out, Tang Jian suddenly became enlightened and said: "Leave this matter to me. I haven't been dawdling in the past few months. I know who has done what. They are all in my heart."
Not one of them can escape, and within three days, they will all be captured."
"Okay, just three days." Li Mu thought that it would take a few days to deal with the miscellaneous matters in the Miao village. Moreover, he was now weak and it was not suitable to go on the road immediately, and said, "I still need to trouble Mr. Tang to write a memorial.
Your Majesty."
Tang Jian quickly waved his hand and said: "I am always cooperating with you. Everything is done and arranged by you. Why do you ask me to write this book? I won't write it. You can write it yourself."
When Tang Jian was an official, he always remained neutral and steady, walking through thousands of flowers without a leaf touching him. Like Li Mu, who obviously had no rules at all in his behavior style, he simply couldn't do it. He wouldn't even think about it.
, it is impossible to do that. How should he write this piece of information?
Li Mu originally wanted to use Tang Jian's mouth to tell Li Shimin about the local official system plan. But Tang Jian refused to agree to anything, so he didn't force it. Thinking about it, even if Tang Jian got a discount, Li Shimin wouldn't believe it.
The idea came from Tang Jian. Since it was about taking off his pants and farting, he could still do it himself.
After chatting about some details of the public trial, Li Mu asked Dugu Jiudai to send Tang Jian down the mountain. Li Mu, with the support of Wang Ou, went to the next room to see his daughter. When Li Mu fell asleep, Wang Ou had already fed her.
The child is full and sleeping soundly.
The newborns all looked the same, ugly, wrinkled, and unattractive. But Li Mu couldn't get enough of the baby when he looked at it. But he didn't reach out to touch it. Wang Ou looked at it, thinking he didn't like it.
His daughter's eyes were a little red, and she picked her up.
Li Mu's eyes followed the child to Wang Ou. Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, he guessed something and said: "It's not that I don't like to hold children, but I don't know how to hold children. When I was in Luoyang
, I can’t hold him well, and I cry when I hold him, because I’m always afraid of hurting the baby.”
"Lingyue likes her father, so she won't cry."
"Alas -" Li Mu knew that he couldn't explain it, so he had to take the child from Wang Ou's arms. It was a coincidence that as soon as he took it, the child woke up and started crying. Li Mu quickly picked up the child.
He handed it back to Wang Ou and said, "Look, look, I'm not welcome!"
"What a coincidence, the child didn't sleep well." Wang Ou held the child and patted her back gently, and soon the child fell asleep again. Li Mu looked at it with envy, Wang Ou handed the child over, and he quickly
The back of his hand reached behind him, and he pursed his lips toward the cradle and said, "I won't hold her anymore. When the child grows up, I won't be able to hold her anymore. It makes me feel bad to hear her cry."
"You," Wang Ou had nothing to do with him, so he had to put the child back in the cradle. Li Mu put his hand on the edge of the cradle and shook it gently. The child didn't wake up, so he smiled.
"I made a cradle with a mechanism underneath. Once it's wound up, it can rock without anyone shaking it." Li Mu said to Wang Ou; "Didn't there be an accident when we were crossing the river? They all stayed on the other side of the river. I
Ask Xiao Jiu'er to send someone to inform you that they will be transported on Tang Gong's ship, and there is also an old lady who will take care of the confinement."
"Isn't this all ready? We don't need so many people, so don't worry about it yet." Wang Ou held Li Mu's hand and said: "In a few days, when the public trial is over, when I go back with my husband, won't I see everyone?
Is it done?”
"That's true." Li Mu smiled, took Wang Ou's hand, and sat beside the bed. Zhen Yu came back from outside and saw this scene. She stood at the door and watched for a while, then quietly retreated.
"Husband, now that the poison of the snake spirit has been cured, where is the snake spirit now? Has it disappeared?"
"This..." Li Mu didn't want to hide it from Wang Ou, but he really couldn't explain the whereabouts of the snake spirit. He said that it had become an AI assistant, and Wang Ou couldn't understand it. After thinking about it, he still said: "I don't know either.
Has it disappeared? I haven't seen its appearance. Since the poison has been cured, it should have disappeared, right?"
"What will happen to the Snake Spirit Cult without the Snake Spirit?" After all, Wang Ou has been a saint for more than ten years and still has some feelings for the Snake Spirit Cult. She knows what the Snake Spirit Cult means to the Miao people and is worried about losing the Snake Spirit.
After the Spiritual Religion, the people of Shibawu in Jiuxiang will have problems.
"I know your worries," Li Mu patted the back of Wang Ou's hand and said, "I have already thought of a countermeasure. Without the Snake Spirit Sect, Miao territory will not be in chaos."
"What's going on?"
"In fact, the problems existing in Miao territory can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the problem between Miao and Han people, and the other is the problem between Bai Miao and Umiao. The root cause of these problems is, in the final analysis, interests." Li Mu
He lowered his voice slightly to avoid waking up the child: "I have just mentioned the issue between Miao and Han people. The rule of the imperial court cannot be changed. This is the basis. However, the imperial court can also improve its methods and be more open and transparent to ensure that the Miao and Han people are the same."
, fair and just. In this way, it cannot be said that there are no problems, and there will definitely be many fewer problems."
"And the Miao people also have solutions to their own problems." Li Mu paused and continued: "In the past, when Bai Miao and Wumiao had differences, they would come to Ling Snake Mountain and ask the leader and elder of the Snake Spirit Sect to mediate.
This is the significance of the Snake Spirit Sect. Now this function will gradually be transferred to the imperial court, with the imperial court acting as the middleman."
"And further analysis, why are there many conflicts between Bai Miao and Wu Miao?" Li Mu looked at Wang Ou and asked: "I heard Zhen Yu said that you have done a lot for the Miao people over the years, then
Have you ever seriously thought about this issue?"
"This..." Wang Ou frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head.
Li Mu answered: "As I said just now, the two big problems are ultimately about interests. The problem between Bai Miao and Wumiao is also about interests. The previous policy of the imperial court was to contain the Miao people.
Let the Miao people cross the Minjiang River. As a result, the Miao people's range of activities is limited to the current Miao border area. In this area, besides mountains and forests, the land is very barren. The resources are very limited. In order to compete for limited resources,
Naturally there will be conflicts between the white Miao and the black Miao."
"But what if the imperial court opens the blockade?" Li Muchang thought: "If there are bridges and ships on both sides of the Minjiang River, there are no restrictions on ferrying at any time and anywhere. The products of Miao territory can be sold to Chang'an, Luoyang, Chang'an and Luoyang.
The products can also be sold to Miao territory. The people of Shibawu in Jiuxiang have extra livelihood. If everyone has other things to do, will they still have time to fight in the nest? At that time, what everyone wants to do is,
They will probably focus on how to develop themselves, and there will definitely be a lot less fighting for a small water source."
Wang Ou is a talented woman, and her knowledge and wisdom are above ordinary women. She can understand what Li Mu said. To put it simply, this is to transfer internal conflicts. It's not that she hasn't thought about it, but she has thought in vain before.
She is not Li Mu, so she cannot provide policy help, and the fundamental way to solve this matter lies in the attitude of the court.
Li Mu was confident that he could resist this, but Wang Ou would never be able to do it.
"I'm just afraid that without the constraints of the Snake Spirit Sect, the Miao people in Shibawu, Jiuxiang, may not do what you expected." Wang Ou expressed his worries and said, "Actually, the white Miao people are also good.
, Wumiao, they are very loose internally, but when the two sides confront each other, they will mention whether I am a Bai Miao or a Wumiao. There is no problem between Bai Miao and Bai Miao, or between Wumiao and Wumiao.
No."
"It's better to have problems, as long as there are no problems." Li Mu said: "Only when there are problems, they will rely on the court to make the decision for them, so that the court will not be a showpiece."
"But how to guarantee their loyalty to the court?"
"Wouldn't it be enough to tie them to the imperial court?" Li Mu chuckled and said: "In Jiuxiang Shibawu, all Miao village owners are appointed officials by the imperial court. This official is hereditary and will retire with the country. As long as the leader
As long as the Tang Dynasty exists, their officials will exist as long as they are passed from father to son, and from son to son. Even if it is for themselves, they have to support the imperial court."
have."
"It's better to have problems, as long as there are no problems." Li Mu said: "Only when there are problems, they will rely on the court to make the decision for them, so that the court will not be a showpiece."
"But how to guarantee their loyalty to the court?"
"Wouldn't it be enough to tie them to the imperial court?" Li Mu chuckled and said: "In Jiuxiang Shibawu, all Miao village owners are appointed officials by the imperial court. This official is hereditary and will retire with the country. As long as the leader
As long as the Tang Dynasty existed, their officials would exist as long as the father passed down the line from father to son, and from son to son. Even if it was for themselves, they had to support the imperial court. "They also had to support the imperial court."