After a long time, Qiangui said: "Master Hou, Youzhou is a border area, and there has been some chaos recently... No, it has always been chaos. Now that Master Hou is here, I can resign and leave! Please help me!"
He stood up and was about to resign and leave.
The first-in-command died for unknown reasons; he, the second-in-command, was also in danger.
There are three fires when a new official takes office. The first fire may be on him. It is not safe, so he should retreat!
"Qian Tongpan, there is a problem in Youzhou... so you can't leave!" Li Mu said, "Because I don't allow it!"
The cashier said: "Sir, you are too overbearing!"
Li Mu said with a smile: "Before leaving, the emperor gave me a couplet. The first couplet is, if you say you can do it, you can do it or not; the second couplet is, if you can't, you can't do it, you can't do it. The horizontal criticism is, if you don't accept it, you can't do it. Things are a bit big in Youzhou
, but no matter how big it is, how big can it be?”
"The worst result is that some people rebel, and then Yuan Tu invades... I have already thought of the worst result... but I am not afraid. I will offend this prince and kill hundreds of thousands of heads.
See if they are convinced or not!"
Hearing this, Qianqian shuddered.
This Marquis was born as a scholar, and he has won the top prize in the lottery. He is not very young, but why is he so murderous?
There are three worst-case outcomes: one is a rebellion by some people, one is a Yuan Tu invasion, and the other is hundreds of thousands of people are killed.
It was originally a problem that would cause the world to collapse, but in Li Mu's eyes, it was just "nothing more than that."
Qiancai smiled and said: "Master Hou, you are too courageous!"
Li Mu said: "Some people are too courageous. As far as the imperial court is concerned, there is no one who cannot be dealt with, only those who are unwilling to pay the price! When the emperor sent me here, he had already prepared for the worst. The emperor had already thought about the collapse of the sky and the earth.
There may be problems here, and Youzhou may fall... Behind Youzhou, millions of troops are already gathering, reorganizing, and building a second line of defense!"
"Don't some people want to sell Youzhou and become emperor to please someone? Don't they want Youzhou to fall? In fact, many generals, marquises, etc. in the court are extremely welcoming... They are all looking forward to it.
Youzhou falls. Then we can fight and get promoted and make a fortune!"
"Normally, promotion is too slow based on qualifications; but during the war, there are constant battles. As long as you don't die on the battlefield and do it more than ten times in a row, you will definitely get promoted and make a fortune! The money and food in the treasury are about to go moldy... or fall off quickly.
Use it to fight the war! If you don't have money to fight the war, you can borrow money. It's up to you to borrow money!"
Qiangui said: "Master Hou, once war breaks out, 30 million people in Youzhou will be caught in the flames of war. How can I bear it!"
"My lord, I can really bear it!" Li Mu said, with an indifferent expression: "Grass people, grass people, are destined to be grass and mustard... The lives of the people are really worthless. Some people say that people are like leeks, they can be cut and resurrected; officials are like beams.
, the loss must be overwhelming. If you understand this truth, you are qualified to be an emperor. But you are only qualified to be an emperor. If you are lucky, you will be the leader of the country. If you are unlucky, you will be the king of the country's destruction!"
"A truly great emperor should understand that the people are like leeks, they can be cut off and resurrected; the officials are like leeks, they can be resurrected after being cut off. What do mediocre officials do when they leave so many corrupt officials? Is it not possible to keep them to celebrate the New Year? I am going to prison in Youzhou
, thousands of officials lost their heads, and they were killed. But there are still countless people, one after another, vying for official positions!"
"Is it difficult to be an official? It's not difficult at all. Anyone can be an official. The easiest thing in the world is to be an official. Many people are not good at being farmers or farming, but they can be good officials!"
As Qiangui listened, thunder was rolling, his hands and feet were numb, and he was covered in cold sweat, as if he was hearing the most terrifying sound in the world.
I wanted to refute Li Mu's fallacies, but I couldn't say it.
Because it's true, true, true!
It really can’t be truer!
A person can deceive himself, but he cannot deceive his own heart.
Li Mu looked calm.
Just like Zhu Yuanzhang killed so many people, no matter how many officials, nobles, etc. were killed in the four major cases, there was no trouble.
Qian's hands and feet were cold and he was speechless.
Li Mu was very satisfied. His threatening words were meant to make Qianqi afraid. As long as there was fear, everything would be easy to say.
Giving both kindness and power is actually wrong.
To be precise, it is a combination of grace and power.
First give favor, then give dignity, and no one will take you seriously; first give fear, then give favor, and everyone will be afraid.
"Think about it! In fact, I like the world to be in chaos... Only heroes can be found in troubled times, and only beggars can be emperors. But in a peaceful and prosperous age, what's the use of being talented and outstanding!" Li Mu said leisurely: "In troubled times, only beggars can become emperors.
To rise, competition is about talent and luck; to govern, competition is about background and backstage!”
Just like him, he seems to have no background, but he has a good start and is at the level of a poor landlord.
At home, there are 300 acres of fertile land and some shops. Even after his father passed away, he could still study, take imperial examinations, and practice martial arts.
But if you start out as a poor person, a beggar, and don’t have enough to eat, you may still beg for a living or farm, and you may not even be able to marry a wife!
With that said, Li Mu turned and left.
The scary person has been scared to death. He continues to remain cold and aloof. It’s better to leave!
Don't say another word, control the rhythm of the conversation, it's time to leave.
…………
Copper pipe, ancient listening device.
At this moment, in a room about a hundred meters away from here, a man in black and a green girl were eavesdropping.
Without any cover-up, Li Mu stated his views and the court's worst-case scenario, sending troops to suppress the situation as soon as possible.
"Wu Shuanghou, you are very brave!" said the man in black.
The woman in green said: "Wu Shuanghou has always been bold. It is said that during the Jinling trial, he went directly to Suzhou to kill Princess Nanyang and the Nanyang Hou. Afterwards, the emperor also remained silent. Even not long ago, the eldest prince mutinied.
To force the palace, Wushuang Hou said, the eldest prince is kind to me, the emperor is kind to me, I choose neutrality!"
"But after the incident, many neutral officials were marginalized and demoted one after another. Only Li Mu was promoted. The emperor always had double standards and was very harsh on other ministers... But he was very tolerant towards Li Mu. It seemed that it was not just because of Xue
Princess Wei!”
In the royal family, there are many princesses and many princes-in-law.
The emperor was extremely harsh on some of his consorts, but he was very tolerant of Li Mu.
"It's a pity that Li Mu's name is not Ji, otherwise he would be qualified to be emperor!" said the man in black.
"Brother, the situation is not good! The imperial court is determined to take action, but there is only one reason why we haven't taken action now!" said the woman in green. "Even if we take action, the chance of winning is less than three levels!"
"But there aren't many options left for us!"
The man in black said: "The people are like leeks, they can be revived after being cut; the officials are like beams, they will fall if they are damaged. Although they are ruthless, they may be plotted by the ministers; but the people are like leeks, they can be cut back to life; officials are like leeks, they can be cut off.