Fu Tang

Li Congjia had a little surprise on his face: "So impatient?"

The Dragon King was about to die of anxiety, but he didn't dare to urge him. He could only look at Li Congjia eagerly. Now that things had happened, he could only count on Li Congjia.

Li Congjia looked at his eyes and couldn't help asking: "You don't have any ideas? This is your Imperial Forest Army. They are going to make trouble now."

The Dragon King was very wronged: "I can't control them."

As soon as the Dragon King took office, all his prestige was suppressed by Li Congjia, and he was unable to display his abilities. Most of the people in the court were watching people order dishes. When they saw a soft persimmon sitting on the throne, they simply ignored him.

The Dragon King wanted to clean them up again, but he was afraid of getting in the way of Li Congjia's affairs, so he was cleaned up later, and his life was very difficult.

Li Congjia was also quite speechless, he was silent for a while and said: "Let's talk about it after cleaning up these people."

The Dragon King heard something from his tone, maybe this is to give him a political turf?

The Dragon King was a little excited, but after thinking about it, he couldn't handle the rebellion of the Imperial Forest Army this time. Don't even think about seeing the shadow of the territory, and still divide the territory?

Li Congjia was very calm and continued the topic just now. The Dragon King felt as if he had heard the sound of weapons colliding, so he couldn't help swallowing and said, "Really... don't you want to go and see?"

Li Congjia said lazily: "What's so interesting about jumping over the wall in a hurry? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

Don't these people just want to take advantage of the opportunity to kill Li Congjia when most of his troops are fighting against the Guiyi army outside?

I have to say that this idea is good, but ever since Li Congjia led troops, he has never relied on numbers to win!

Seeing that he was confident, the Dragon King knew that Li Congjia must have someone behind him, so he couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Just as he was about to ask carefully, he suddenly heard a loud noise.

The Dragon King looked out, and could vaguely see some black smoke floating in the air.

"This... what is this?" Dragon King swallowed.

Li Congjia suddenly said: "Oh, you haven't seen the Thunder Box yet."

"Is this the power of the Thunder Box?" Dragon King looked at the black smoke and felt that it was different from what he had imagined.

"The power of the thunder box does not lie in the sound, you just wait for the report from below." Li Congjia stroked his chin and said, "The Imperial Forest Army is so rotten, it should be cleaned up."

The Dragon King suddenly turned his head: "Great cleansing? Are you done cleaning? Who will you ask to defend the palace?"

Li Congjia showed eight teeth with a smile: "I have someone."

The Dragon King's heart... is so cold.

If even the palace guards fell into Li Congjia's hands, then the paperwork he had signed before would be useless. Anyway, it would be very easy for the other party to want his life. As for the Zen seat... Li Congjia asked, how dare he say no?

When Li Congjia saw that the Dragon King was pale, he didn't explain anything, and he had nothing to say. It was impossible for him to let the Dragon King have military power. It has already taken a lot of time, if we don't speed up the process, it is estimated that Zhou Guo will unify the Central Plains.

At that time, if Li Congjia wanted to fish in troubled waters and join forces, it would be impossible to achieve.

The Dragon King sat on the throne and did not speak. After a while, Tian Wuniang in military uniform walked quickly and said, "Your Highness, it has been dealt with."

Li Congjia stood up and said: "Well, let's leave someone to talk to the Dragon King. The specific things will be discussed in the court tomorrow."

The Dragon King watched Li Congjia leave unhurriedly, for a moment he didn't know whether it was envy or jealousy, he didn't understand, Li Congjia was obviously not a few years older than him, how could he have such great energy?How come there are so many powerful people around him?

When Li Congjia left the palace, he felt a little guilty when he saw the bombed palace gate.

Li Congjia also got some information about the activities of the Qing emperor that those people thought were very confidential, and then he asked people to bury the thunder box in advance, but due to the instability of the thunder box, he didn't go through the city gate much when entering and leaving the palace.

As a result, those who were very confident and felt that they could force the palace, just passed through the first palace gate, and they were all blown up when they failed to pass the second palace gate. Almost no one in the whole team was spared—the power of the thunder box, It was never just gunpowder.

At the next day's court meeting, Li Congjia said bluntly: "Yesterday, those who conspired against the rebels were executed. However, this incident is not just about those soldiers. Someone must be behind the scenes. We have traced some clues since yesterday, and now we will start , the guards of the royal palace and the imperial city will be taken over by the Ziting army, does anyone have any objections?"

Of course, there are opinions, and there are too many opinions!

However, no one dared to say it, but when they thought that the guards of the palace and the imperial city had fallen into the hands of Li Congjia, everyone felt very desperate. The Marquis of Anning in Jiuquan meant that he wanted to cover the sky with one hand.

In fact, just occupying a Jiuquan does not have much practical significance. The big family in Suzhou is intertwined everywhere, and it is not the only territory.

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Congjia glanced at Chunsheng, and Chunsheng immediately stood up and announced the criminals found. Of course, there were those who really participated in the activities of the Qing emperor, and some Li Congjia took the opportunity to retaliate.

In an instant, many people were dragged down from the court hall, and there were also many camp owners under Li Congjia who were ordered to go to the guard to arrest people.

All of a sudden, people in the court were panicked. Suzhou officials looked at Li Congjia as if a flock of chickens saw the owls flying in and rampaging. They were frightened, and some of them fainted immediately when the name was read. This is true. was dragged down.

Li · Owl · Cong Jiacai Regardless of whether they are afraid or have other Xiao Jiujiu, Shi Xueting and Li Hongji have already led the army to go out, and he has to be more aggressive in Jiuquan to keep these monsters under control, otherwise, he can only It is to make wedding dresses for others, and Li Congjia is unwilling to do this kind of thing.

After the matter calmed down, the Dragon King looked at the more than half empty court hall, and looked at Li Congjia with a dull expression. In just a few days, Li Congjia had dealt with most of the courtiers. Catch them all, but... people are gone, who will do the work?

Li Congjia didn't worry about the work. Seeing that it was almost done, he turned his head and said, "Now that the courtiers are gone, it's time to find some real people to fill their seats."

Those ministers who stayed behind looked very honest, but they started to curse in their hearts: You are the biggest sycophant, okay?

It's just that Li Congjia sent a signal, that is, there are still people to be elected as officials, does it mean that they can also get a share?

But before they could figure it out, Li Congjia threw out a piece of news: "Nowadays, Suzhou is hard to return to, and a thousand wastes are waiting to be rebuilt, and capable officials are needed to do things. Why not follow the example of the Central Plains and take the road of imperial examinations."

Imperial examination?The Dragon King's eyes widened slightly, he never expected that Li Congjia would use this method.

This step was planned by Li Congjia a long time ago. As soon as he entered the officialdom in Suzhou, he started to make troubles, killed a group of people, and maimed another group. He even uprooted four families, so vicious. This method can indeed deter Xiaoxiao, but it will also cause some people's rebellious psychology, especially the common people. Some of these families have a good reputation among the common people.

Li Congjia didn't intend to fall into the vast ocean of the people's war, he wanted the world to return to his heart, how could it be possible that everyone in Suzhou is now alienated from him?

The vacated site is the cake he intends to distribute. The imperial examination is the knife in his hand. He has already prepared the cabinet for propaganda methods. The imperial examination is the only way for poor children to get ahead. year verified.

However, Suzhou still maintained the previous situation where the powerful family controlled the power. If you were not born in a big family, you could only be an ordinary person in your life, but it is different now. As long as you are a person who can read, you have the opportunity to go to court. .

In the morning he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening he ascended to the Hall of the Son of Heaven.

No one can resist such a temptation, and the people in Suzhou are the same, and once these people pass the exam, they will be the natural party of the Marquis of Anning. As for those who want to pass the exam to become officials and overthrow Li Congjia, I'm sorry, how cool are you? stay and go.

Li Congjia's proposal of the imperial examination was not for the purpose of embarrassing himself.

Everyone present was shocked and didn't know what Li Congjia was going to do, and Li Congjia didn't seem to plan to discuss with them, anyway, he had a leadership team in his hand, which was completely qualified for this imperial examination.

However, those who can still stand here are either neutral or half of Li Congjia's allies. Li Congjia naturally has more patience with them, so Chunsheng asked Chunsheng to explain.

The puppet of the Dragon King finally couldn't help but said: "Is the imperial examination held in October? Is it too hasty? How do you come up with questions? What are you going to test?"

Li Congjia waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry. The imperial examination system is already a mature system in the Central Plains. The only thing we need to worry about is that the local government does not cooperate. This requires everyone to work together."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and suddenly found that not only did they not offend Li Congjia, but their family had some power in a small town. After a rough calculation, it almost covered all the cities in Suzhou.

Suzhou officials were even more afraid of Li Congjia, but if Li Congjia knew about this fear, he would probably go crazy with laughter.

There are already enough people who have been killed before to warn the monkeys. These unlucky monkeys are almost scared to death, so Li Congjia has to give them a little bit of sweetness.

So he said: "If you have talented nephews in your family, you can also take the imperial examination."

Many places in Suzhou are similar to the Central Plains. For example, in matters such as private employment, it depends on the grade of the parents. If it is not enough, only the eldest son may inherit it. The remaining sons will depend on their own abilities. Now there is an imperial examination. There is one more way.

After the initial surprise, all the officials began to silently figure out who in their family was better educated.

Li Congjia said: "However, the imperial examination will always have to wait for a while, but government affairs cannot wait, so before that, I will select some people who are temporarily in charge, and after the imperial examination, if there are more suitable people, I will change."

This plan is indeed good, but many people did not expect that Li Congjia was just a blank check, in order to appease the remaining little chicks.

Not to mention who can be selected in the first imperial examination, even if the imperial examination is successful, should those newcomers be hired immediately?Impossible, they must be familiarized with this officialdom first, and wait for one, two, three, four, five or six years before they can be used a little bit.

When these people come in handy, those selected by Li Congjia will already be familiar with them, and these people cannot compete at all. At that time, Li Congjia will have enough time to choose and arrange his own people.

But it is impossible to say it now, and it is necessary to give these little chickens who are about to panic.

The attention of the court has indeed shifted from the previous bloody storm to the imperial examination. Of course, everyone is not really big-hearted, but they know that Li Congjia started to conduct the imperial examination, which means that the liquidation is over. Will not clean up again, at least not on such a large scale.

Thankfully, this is really good news.

The court has temporarily entered a relatively calm stage. Li Congjia began to stuff people into the court in Suzhou. I don't admit it, it seems that the system is better after the change.

When the reforms were almost done, Li Congjia finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that his own people occupied half of the country, and the rebound from the local forces was not so tough.

Of course, he was able to do so smoothly, mainly because Shi Xueting and Li Hongji were more powerful, and they directly gave the Guiyi Army a head-on blow. In just three months, they went down five cities in a row. Even Li Congjia began to worry. Is it because the Guiyi Army is showing weakness to the enemy?

But if it is really a trap, the Guiyi Army should not be willing to take the lives of so many soldiers to set up such a trap, right?After all, pay and harvest are completely out of proportion.

Busy and approaching the end of the new year, Li Congjia looked at the bustling crowds of people buying new year's goods on the street, and said with a slight smile: "This place feels more and more like the Central Plains."

Shi Xuehe, who was following behind him, said: "Because more and more businessmen are coming from the Central Plains."

Li Congjia began to develop business after he came to power. If you say that Suzhou is poor, it is not very poor, but there are not many places where you can grow crops, but God will compensate in another way-there are a lot of jade and agate here!

The Chinese people have a special love for jade. As long as the business lines are opened, money is almost no problem, but the gap between the rich and the poor between the cities is still obvious.

Li Congjia has no good solution for this, he can only take his time and replace those useless officials.

"I don't know if brother and master can come back during the Chinese New Year." Seeing the reunion atmosphere in every household, Li Congjia couldn't help but miss Shi Xueting a little.

It's just that I can't say it directly, and I have to use Li Hongji as a shield.

Shi Xuehe said: "I'm afraid it's not possible."

Li Congjia sighed regretfully, turned his head and said, "Okay, are you tired of following me and protecting me these days? Go back, I'll just go around by myself."

Li Congjia wanted to see if there were any practical things here, and bought them for Shi Xueting, but he didn't want Shi Xuehe to know, so he had to send him away.

However, Shi Xuehe said nothing and refused to leave: "Junior brother told me before leaving that I must protect His Highness, and I must not take it lightly."

Li Congjia laughed: "Master is too nervous, there is no such danger."

Shi Xuehe complained frantically in his heart: Why isn't it dangerous?Don't you know how many people want to put you in a sack now?In less than half a year, he offended countless people in one go, and still wants to go out on the street alone?If you dare, we don't dare!

Seeing Shi Xuehe's determined face, Li Congjia had no choice but to go back home.

After returning, he ran directly to Jinhualuo, which was the place he allocated for the cabinet office in the Hou Mansion.

Zhou Zong and the others were working, and when they saw Li Congjia rushing in from the outside, they felt a thump in their hearts.

Li Congjia is usually very steady, but once the convulsions start, he becomes extremely overwhelmed.

For example, a series of actions after arriving in Suzhou.

To be honest, Li Congjia's strikes were quick, accurate and ruthless. However, these are not what the ministers of the cabinet are willing to see. They, veteran ministers who have been in politics for a long time, do not like such drastic methods. Change the pattern in Suzhou to avoid excessive backlash.

However, Li Congjia didn't have that patience, and then he started. The cabinet was caught off guard, and when he reacted, Li Congjia couldn't stop, so they had to continue working.

Li Congjia rushed in and said, "Let's go back to Anning City for Chinese New Year!"

All the old ministers breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not an excessive request.

No one objected to his proposal. To be honest, the construction of Anning City is very suitable for their taste. After all, the city of the Western Regions gives them a feeling of a foreign country. Usually, it is fine. During the Chinese New Year, they still hope to return to the familiar environment. .

After making the decision, Li Congjia began to prepare the outfits for going back, but they couldn't all go back, they had to keep the people in charge, otherwise the previous efforts would be in vain.

In the end, the one who stayed was Song Qiqiu. Unlike others, Song Qiqiu didn't have anyone else to follow him except for one son, or it could be said that their family was not very lucky, so they only ran out.

There are not so many people, so the Chinese New Year can naturally be kept simple.

Li Congjia was very excited when he thought of going back to Anning City, but Li Jing didn't seem to want to go back. Anning City was built by Li Congjia. Li Jing lived in it and felt like a cage. Although he had no rights in Suzhou, Few people even knew his identity, but he just felt comfortable here.

If he disagreed, no matter how powerful Li Congjia was, he would not be able to return to Anning City for the New Year. Fortunately, Empress Zhong followed her son with a clear-cut stand, and Li Jing couldn't do it if she didn't want to.

However, they still failed to return to Anning City, because Li Congjia forgot one thing—Suzhou was going to give confession to Ganzhou Uighurs.

With the ferocity of the Uighurs in Ganzhou, it can be said that Suzhou bought it at a high price to maintain the current peace.

It's just that the envoy who was often sent to make offerings before was hacked by Li Congjia, so they had to re-elect a new one.

After Li Congjia found out, he made a decisive decision: "I'll go."

Shi Xuehe's legs were going to be weak at that time: "Your Highness, think twice!"

Now Shi Xuehe can't wait to let Li Congjia lie quietly in Hou Mansion or Anning City. When Shi Xueting comes back, then Shi Xuehe can breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if Li Congjia makes a mistake, Shi Xueting can beat him to death!

A single-minded person's intuition is always accurate.

As a result, he heard Li Congjia say: "I've already thought twice, otherwise why would I let myself go?"

Shi Xuehe looked at the ministers of the cabinet in despair, only to see that these old ministers also looked thoughtful.

Xiao Yan was more direct, and asked, "Your Highness has started thinking about Ganzhou Uighurs?"

Li Congjia rolled his eyes in his heart, Xiao Yan really couldn't speak anymore, what does it mean to play against them?

"It's just to know in advance, hearsay, after all, it's not as good as seeing it with your own eyes."

The most important thing is that the envoys at court must be able to see the Uyghur Khan. Li Congjia wanted to see the Uyghur Khan with his own eyes, so as to judge whether the other party was bullying or not.

But no matter whether they are bullied or not, they will always have a battle with the Ganzhou Uighurs. It is also good to go there to learn more about the local customs and economic strength.

"How can a dignified prince be reduced to an envoy?" Xu Xuan was a little reluctant, Li Congjia was degrading himself.

Li Congjia can see it clearly: "Princes are different from princes. If the country is strong, the prince will naturally have status, but not vice versa. Now we are not strong anyway. Why do I put on airs as a prince? Why don't you let go of your figure. Do something real."

Xu Xuan didn't say a word. He knew the situation in Datang better than anyone else, and knew that Li Congjia was telling the truth, but it was just difficult to accept for a while.

Seeing that these people couldn't stop Li Congjia, Shi Xuehe had no choice but to say: "What Your Highness wants to know, just send someone to look. Is there anyone else who dare not obey your order?"

Whether in Anning City or Suzhou, Li Congjia is a tyrant, especially the minister of Suzhou. The fear of Li Congjia has been engraved in his bones. Compared with him, the common people don't think there is anything wrong with him. a way.

Li Congjia shook his head and said: "Different positions see different things. Sending people can only complete my orders, but other things may be ignored. My understanding of Ganzhou Uyghurs is limited to word of mouth. You must You have to see it for yourself to be at ease.”

Shi Xuehe was very desperate: Junior brother, I did my best.

Shi Xueting's answer to this was very happy: wear a wig!

Shi Xuehe: ...