Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

No wonder the emperor was shocked.It is really that Da Chu has been good neighbors with Xirong and Beidi for so many years. You have lived and died, and they have lived in peace, but they can't do anything to each other.After all, it is a country and a foreign race, so it is not so easy to completely destroy it.

This has been the status quo since the founding of the Great Chu. For a hundred years, these surrounding countries have always been the biggest enemy and hidden danger of the Great Chu. The emperor has long been used to it, and believes that this state of great strength will continue.

So when Zhao Can said that Xirong and Beidi might be defeated without a fight by using this method of peaceful evolution, how could he not be surprised?

Zhao Can said, "I have discussed it with Ping An, and he also thinks this method is feasible. However, it may be difficult to implement it."

The biggest difficulty is actually getting the other party to plant these things on their own initiative or voluntarily.

After all, the southeast is also the land of Great Chu. The king of Qi is the clan. Although he has his own thoughts, he has great confidence in the court. Moreover, the things produced in the southeast can be sold to other places, and they can also purchase grain from other places. was hindered, so he could do so with confidence.

But Xirong and Beidi are foreign countries, and the Great Chu has always imposed an economic blockade on them. Although there are occasional people who sell smuggled goods, the variety and quantity are really not that much.Under such circumstances, as long as Xirong and Beidi are not stupid, they will not do such a thing.

After all, they had planted so many things, and if they couldn't sell them for food, they would have to starve to death.

For the grassland people who have to come to Dachu every autumn to "grass the valley" to survive, it really doesn't show.

In addition, most of Xirong and Beidi are nomadic people, who live by water and grass, and are not suitable for farming life, which is also a big problem.Although the reason they didn't farm at first was that they couldn't eat enough and couldn't survive, but the way of life that has been handed down for thousands of years cannot be easily changed.

Even if they are now told that farming can support themselves, they are not used to it.What's more, the heavy ground may not be able to support itself?

In addition, there are many difficulties, large and small. If these difficulties cannot be solved one by one, then this proposal can only be regarded as a theory on paper, and it is impossible to implement it.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

If this is so easy to do, wouldn't the confrontation for so many years lose its meaning?Now that he knew that there were many difficulties, he felt relieved.

"Since this is the case, let's keep the plan first and gradually improve it. Maybe there will be a time when it will be useful in the future." He said to Zhao Can, "But there is no need to spread it, so as not to let outsiders find out."

"Yes." Zhao Can lowered his head, the light in his eyes moved slightly.

He could hear the hidden meaning in the emperor's words.Saying this kind of thing to him meant that he wanted to hand everything over to him.However, it was not specified, probably because of the so-called calamity of life and death on his body.

After all, the change of the throne has always been a bloody event, and the change of the old and new regimes often leads to instability of people's hearts.Therefore, when an emperor chooses an heir, ability is very important, but a healthy body and even an heir are also very important.

However, Zhao Can's current situation is that something may happen to him at any time, and he doesn't even have any children left behind.

No matter how strong his ability was, the emperor still had some concerns in his heart.

However, as long as there is such a bias, it is enough for Zhao Can.The so-called "life and death catastrophe" was a crisis for him, but it was also a turning point.

This allowed him to perform at his best when everyone was tied up, and the emperor would find that of all his sons, only this one was the best.And the calamity of life and death will make his colleagues who are full of regrets treat Zhao Can more generously and give him more power.

After leaving the original palace, Zhao Can couldn't help but pause slightly.

Because standing outside the hall waiting for the emperor to summon him was Xu You.

"Xu Xiang." Zhao Can greeted, "Father is fine now, I think he will be able to summon Xu Xiang soon."

"Thank you, His Highness Chen Wang, for reminding me." Xu You responded with a smile, tidied up her clothes and stepped forward to be notified.He should have been born quite well when he was young, even though he is old now, he still looks elegant and has a great demeanor.A few wisps of beautiful beard added a bit of gentleness, which made people feel good.

However, Zhao Can's people have already found some things through preliminary investigations.

When Xu Pingzhi escaped from the palace, because of some incidents in the palace, the emperor couldn't take care of it at all.Coincidentally, the person who caused the chaos in the palace at that time was none other than Ping An's master Xu Wenmei.

At that time, Xu Wenmei was still very young, and she was very beautiful. In his later years, the late Emperor loved him very much, and he was always by his side.In this way, she naturally became a thorn in the flesh of Queen He, and she wanted to get rid of it quickly.After the new emperor ascended the throne, the empress became the empress dowager, so naturally he couldn't tolerate him even more.

At that time, the emperor had already admired Xu Wenmei in his heart, but he himself didn't understand this thought.But even so, he would not allow the queen mother to do anything to Xu Wenmei.As a result, there were inevitably many disputes between mother and child, and the relationship dropped to freezing point.

At that time, Xu Wenmei was unwilling to stay in this cage, so she asked the emperor to leave the palace.Without him standing in the way, the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother will naturally ease down.However, the high-spirited emperor, who had just ascended the throne, could not tolerate others' disobedience, so he stubbornly kept Xu Wenmei in the palace.

The palace was in chaos for a while, and it happened that Qi Tao and Xu Pingzhi escaped calmly, which can be regarded as fate.If this is not the case, naturally there will be no subsequent birth in peace.

Originally, the emperor didn't want to pursue it. As long as they erased the traces and found a place to live incognito, they would naturally be able to live in peace.Who would have thought that the maid beside Xu Pingzhi accidentally leaked the news, so that Xu You also got the news.

He had just entered the court not long ago, so it was far from a firm foothold. If Xu Pingzhi's affairs were exposed by the emperor, then for the Xu family, it would be the crime of punishing the Jiu Clan.Of course Xu You couldn't keep these two "evidences" alive, so he sent people to hunt them down.

Although from the perspective of the family, Xu You is not wrong, but as a father, it is too unreasonable.Besides, if it wasn't for his own future, knowing that Xu Pingzhi had fallen in love with Qi Tao, but still forcefully sent him to the palace, there would be nothing like this.

Perhaps this ruthlessness and tactics are one of the secrets of his ability to stand tall in court?

In short, now that Zhao Can sees Xu You again, he can no longer feel that kind of spring breeze. Instead, he is like being targeted by a poisonous snake, and must be vigilant all the time.

But since he has already stood on the opposite side and knows that the other party is his enemy, Zhao Can will not deliberately avoid it.After all, if you want to deal with Xu You, you must first find evidence of his crime.However, this old fox is impeccable in his work, and he handles everything cleanly. It is not an easy task to catch the problem.

So after Zhao Can discussed with Pingan, the final solution was to split up and take two approaches.When Ping An was outside, he would also pay attention to collecting things in this area, while Zhao Can dealt with Xu You in the capital.It is impossible to leave no traces of things in this world. If the previous ones can't be found, then create an opportunity for him to leave new evidence!

Zhao Can stood at the door for a while, watching Xu You walk into the Benchu ​​Hall, and then moved forward.

For the next period of time, Zhao Can was busy.Although Ji Qian was registered in front of the emperor, since he wanted to keep King Qi, the reason for his murder cannot be collusion with King Qi, so other criminal evidence must be collected.

Since the emperor entrusted him with this matter, Zhao Can naturally wanted to do his best.

Anyway, Ping An was not in the capital, and he didn't have any intention of resting. He simply got up early and stayed late, spending all his time and energy on it.So in a short period of time, a lot of things were found.

This is because the traffic is inconvenient now, and after all, many things have to be checked back and forth, which slows down the progress.Otherwise, it's just faster.

Ji Qian looks gentle and harmless, and he has no sense of presence in the court for many years, and he has not done any major things.Except that he can be seen at the banquet, he hardly attracts attention at other times.But in fact, these are just cover-up appearances.

In his hometown, the Ji family was extremely arrogant, running rampant in the village, bullying men and women, seizing people's property, and hurting people's lives... It can be said that they did all kinds of evil.

They were able to be so arrogant, and what they relied on was naturally Ji Qian in the court.Most of the parent officials who were sent to the local area were related to Ji Qian, so naturally they would not take care of Ji's family affairs, and would even take the initiative to offer them asylum!

As for Ji Qian himself, corruption, selling officials and other things are naturally inevitable, plus secretly colluding with King Qi, the emperor absolutely cannot tolerate it.

To Zhao Can's surprise, he found a little abnormality during the investigation, and following this line of investigation, he discovered a brand new clue.It was a small group that was only improvised later.The identities of these people are so diverse that it is difficult to tell.But if you distinguish carefully, you will find that they all have a little relationship with Ping An.

To be precise, they are all victims of these new things that have been implemented safely.

In this way, it is self-evident what these people intend to do when they unite together.They were also responsible for the explosion in Qinzhou before.Although Zhao Can checked, but at that time they introduced a scapegoat, and they covered it up too quickly, so they didn't find it.

This time was also accidental, starting from Ji Qian, but accidentally caught this line.

Zhao Can added these names to Ji Qian's party list without much hesitation.Anyway, they are indeed related to Ji Qian, so it is not wronged them.Since he wanted to fight against Ping An, and even made a move on Ping An, he would naturally not be polite.

In fact, Zhao Can felt that it would be beneficial to clear these people out earlier.After all, Ping An still has a lot of things to do in the future. We are not afraid of these people jumping out to oppose it, but we are afraid that they will stumbling and destroying it secretly. It is obviously a good thing, but let them make a mess of it, and in the end it will not be implemented. Pity.

This incident also reminded Zhao Can that no matter what happens, he should take precautions before they happen, and not wait until something happens to solve it.So from this point on, we should pave the way for what Ping An will do in the future.

After handing over the list to the emperor, he wrote a letter to Ping An and said something about it.

When receiving Zhao Can's letter, Ping An was already going crazy.Many places on Dongnan Road are adjacent to the sea. Ping An came here with great difficulty. Naturally, he enjoyed the different scenery and seafood delicacies to his heart's content.He even went fishing with the fishing boat and enjoyed the taste of drifting at sea.

Unfortunately, they encountered a storm.Although it is not very big, the boat almost capsized several times, which is very thrilling.

When returning to land, Ping An felt a little unaccustomed for a moment!

Kai Yang carried the spoils of their trip, many strange fish and shellfish, and the two returned to the place where they temporarily stayed.Then Ping An saw the letter sent by Zhao Can.

A moment of peace is almost a little guilty.Because he obviously enjoys playing outside, but Zhao Can is "suffering" in the capital, and he has no responsibility at all to share the blessings and share the hardships.

After reading the letter, Ping An was a little inspired.

Although he had done a lot of things before, it was actually very complicated without a system.A hammer to the east and a mallet to the west, it will appear scattered without any cohesive force, and naturally it will not be a strong support for him in the future.

Of course, the reason why Ping An chose this way at that time was precisely to avoid its edge.After all, if the limelight is too strong, many people can't help but attack him, and it is impossible to live a stable life like this.

But things are different now.Ping An feels that it is very necessary to use these few years of hard work to think about what he is going to do and to come up with a specific system.Because after Zhao Can ascended the throne, it is impossible for them to do these small things.Naturally, the current approach cannot be used.

There are two ways to reform.One is from top to bottom, from the center to the local.One is the reverse, from bottom to top, from local to central.

The first type has the support of the central government, so of course it is strong and executed quickly.But the disadvantages are also obvious. After all, it is impossible for everyone to be of one mind, and many people may not understand these new policies at all, which eventually leads to many mistakes and accidents in the implementation process.

The second is to solve specific needs, which is more targeted and the effect will appear better.But the downside is that it is not so easy to promote it to other places.

But for Ping An, he now barely has a mass base - the concrete road will be rolled out little by little in the next few years, and the convenient transportation and the existence of newspapers will also make it easier to bring new news from the outside, so that Our living environment is no longer so closed.There is no problem with the upper-level route - when Zhao Can ascends the throne, he will be able to get the full support of the emperor.

Therefore, Ping An thinks that it is a good way to combine the two methods, conduct fixed-point experiments first, and then popularize and promote after success.

In addition, the inevitable point of both approaches is that the reform will always touch the vested interests of some people. They will not be happy to see this change and will inevitably cause damage in it.How to deal with it is also a big difficulty.

At present, there is no good way to solve this problem in Ping An.After all, no matter how thoughtful he is, it is impossible to satisfy everyone's requirements.In this way, some people will inevitably lose their interests.

Perhaps it can only be suppressed by force.At that time, there will definitely be many disputes and even local chaos.

Therefore, the army must be held in the hands first, and it must be carefully considered and cannot be easily touched.This part of the reform should be left at the end.

Ping An simply sorted out his thoughts, and began to write back to Zhao Can.Of course, he couldn't say such an important thing in the letter, even if the channel for sending the letter was very safe.So just a brief mention.Then he expressed his appreciation for what Zhao Can did in the capital, after all, he solved a hidden danger by the way.

In addition, Ping An accepted Zhao Can's suggestion that he could not catch Xu You, so he created a new one. At the same time, he referred to Ji Qian, and suddenly came up with a new idea.

Ji Qian will be interested in the new things that Ping An makes, does Xu You not care at all?Obviously impossible.After all, he is the prime minister of a country, so he can definitely see the benefits of these things.Now that he knows it's a good thing, can he resist stretching out his hand?After all, no matter how good something is, it is useless if it is not your own.

If Xu You is interested, maybe he can make a layout for this point.

Ping An found that he had fallen in love with the feeling of digging holes for others.Instead of confronting him head-on, but guiding the other party to take the initiative to walk into the trap he dug, this method is indeed more suitable for a low-key person like him.

It would be a waste of time to just discuss with Zhao Can back and forth, so Ping An asked Kai Yang, "How much do you know about Xu Xiang?"

"His Royal Highness just sent some information." Kai Yang took out a thick stack of papers, "These are just found, His Highness thought you might need it, so someone sent a copy. "

...that's really thoughtful.

For the next few days, Ping An has been studying these materials of Xu You.

This person gave him the feeling that he was impeccable.

Xu You's family background is not good, his parents are just ordinary farmers, farming a few acres of land at home, barely making ends meet.But I don't know how the genetic mutation gave birth to such an outstanding son as Xu You.He was smart since he was a child. After his parents found out, they gritted their teeth and sent him to a private school.

Xu You is also really smart. After two or three years of studying in a private school, he was valued by his wife and recommended to a local member.Yuanwai's family is very wealthy, and the biggest regret in his life is that he has never had a scholar in his family, and his son and grandson are not up to the mark.

For Xu You who can read, Yuanwai naturally loves him very much, and decided to make a marriage between Xu You and his granddaughter.

In this way, with the help of his wife's family, Xu You made faster academic progress, and at the same time began to expand his network, and began to show his talent.After he was admitted to Juren, the young lady who had been engaged to him died of illness suddenly.So after he entered Beijing and was admitted as a Jinshi, he successfully married another lady from the official family, and started his official career with the help of the Yue family.

Every step of his journey is very smooth, and at critical moments, there will always be some accidents to help him succeed, such as the timely death of his first fiancée.If such a thing happened only once or twice, it might be a coincidence, but it would be doubtful if it happened all the time.

But Xu You didn't leave any clues behind. Even if someone suspected Yi Yi, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.His body is always clean and there is no gentle problem.

After he ascended to the position of prime minister, he became more and more cautious in his actions, and it was even more impossible to leave any clues that he would be caught.

Ping An doesn't like this kind of people. The more perfect a person looks, the more they need to do more things in private to maintain this "perfect" illusion.It is conceivable that Xu You is absolutely impossible to be clean.The embarrassing thing is that there is no evidence at all.

Aside from these, what caught Ping An's attention was a piece of news that was briefly mentioned: the person in charge of the "Huang Chu Daily" officially run by the imperial court was Xu You's son-in-law.

In fact, apart from the freshness at the beginning, because the newspapers only focused on poetry at the beginning, even now, most of the news that appeared on the "Huangchu Daily" did not involve military affairs, so they did not attract too much attention .Even though many people are used to reading newspapers nowadays.

Under such circumstances, the purpose of Xu You letting his son-in-law take charge of "Huang Chu Daily" is very intriguing.

Ping An has reason to believe that he has a strong interest in these newly emerging affairs, and is even keenly aware of the importance of public opinion guidance, so he took control of this side without a trace.Although not used yet.

Thinking about it carefully, this is not surprising. After all, Xu You's use of public opinion may have become his habit, and it is not surprising to be able to notice this.

That being the case, the idea before Ping An is completely achievable.

As long as a new thing is created for Xu You and makes him interested, he will definitely take the initiative to take over. When the time comes to make a layout for this, it is impossible for him to jump out.

But what to do, how to do it, and how to arrange it, Ping An still needs to think about it.

After all, although there are many things in his mind, his ideas really don't just come by hand!