At this point, Li Chengfeng has completely understood the root cause of the struggle between the two factions in Shenjing.
He also completely understood the reason for the irreconcilable opposition between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, and he also realized more deeply that the butt determines the head.
For the fourth prince, he had already reached a position opposite to the prince, and there was no way he could look back. The officials under him could change their families and "rebellion and surrender to the enemy", but he could not. Once he admits defeat, what awaits him will be a lifetime of imprisonment. The prince will never let him, a sworn political enemy, out to harm the world again.
Therefore, the fourth prince can only go to the dark side in one way, and he must win!
And if he wants to compete with a sage like the prince who has won the hearts of the people, the recognition of scholars, and the recognition of the majority of middle and lower-level officials, he must take the high-level route and unite with big landowners, big aristocrats, and big spiritual sects, and If he wanted these behemoths to fully support him and defeat the extremely powerful prince, he had to give in and pay a huge and tragic price.
Don’t the fourth princes understand what the prince said
Li Chengfeng heard from Zhao Feiyue that the fourth prince was one of the few smart people in the world. He was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He could recite poems and compose poems at the age of six. He is known as the prodigy among prodigies due to his famous saying, "The report and the opening of the Qingshan Order".
How can such a person not understand such a simple truth
No, he must have figured it out!
But he had to do this!
Because if he doesn't do this, Zhao Liexian will not get the absolute support of these big nobles, big landowners, and big cultivators!
And the most important thing is that Li Chengfeng felt that Zhao Liexian really believed from the bottom of his heart that he should compromise with the various factions first, because Zhao Liexian quickly stood up and refuted Zhao Hanqing's words conclusively.
When everyone heard what the prince Zhao Hanqing said, most of them fell into silence. No one could be stupid. As soon as the prince understood it, they all understood it immediately, and they agreed in their hearts.
However, even if the officials agree with it and are in a different position, they cannot express supporting opinions.
Because officialdom is not a place where people speak in terms of right and wrong; it is a place where people speak based on their stance.
Sometimes you say the right thing, but unfortunately you stand in the wrong position, and you end up in a doomed situation; but sometimes you say the wrong thing, but you stand in the right position, and the result is that you can achieve success.
It's absurd, but very realistic.
Zhao Hanqing's words were like sharp arrows, hitting everyone's heart and even touching their conscience, so Zhao Liexian immediately came out to try to turn things around.
Zhao Liexian himself is also a master of eloquence. When he came up, he asked directly: "I dare to ask third brother! Things have priorities. Should urgent matters or slow matters be dealt with first?"
Zhao Hanqing snorted coldly: "Of course it's an emergency!"
Zhao Liexian asked again: "Excuse me, among the many major events at the moment, which one is the most urgent, and which one is not so urgent? Which one seems urgent, but is far away?"
Zhao Hanqing immediately realized that this was a trick. Although he was not a master of eloquence like Li Chengfeng and Zhao Liexian, who talked eloquently and talked about lotuses, he was a master of thinking who was clumsy in words and quick in action. He sneered and said: "The biggest The most urgent thing is the national crisis!"
Zhao Liexian said angrily: "Sophistry! This is sophistry!" After saying that, he said to Zhao Bairen: "Father! At this time, we should obey the power urgently! Solve the civil uprising first, and then concentrate our efforts to attack the Nine Prisons, and complete the victory in one battle! And if you want to achieve this, you must unite with various factions and compromise! As for what the emperor said, it is just unfounded worries! How can a normal person be choked to death by peeing? There is a way to allow each faction to be autonomous. Conditional autonomy!”
Zhao Bairen said with interest: "Oh? Why are there conditions?"
Zhao Liexian said: "First, to maintain the power of governance, each faction must recognize that the land they are on is owned by Da Qi. As the saying goes, the shore of the land is not the royal land!"
Zhao Bairen nodded quickly: "It should be so, it should be so!"
Zhao Liexian added: "Second, keep sending and appointing officials! Where do these practitioners have time to manage the trivial matters of the world? Can they handle the relationship with Mudlegs? Can they figure out the accumulation of money? A mountain of accounts and debts? They don’t have the manpower and material resources, so what they can rely on is naturally scholars and officials who accept the imperial court’s fate. So as long as the management power is still in our hands, there will be no such thing as the emperor’s brother. Said situation!"
When the officials from the fourth prince's line heard this, they were immediately shaken and nodded: "That makes sense, what His Highness said makes sense!"
Zhao Bairen nodded again and again like a fool: "That makes sense."
Zhao Hanqing was furious, he scratched his neck and said: "Nonsense! The money will be in their hands, and the people will be in their hands! As the saying goes, county officials are not as good as the current ones! Who do you think these officials will listen to!"
Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment, and Zhao Bairen said: "Yes, how can we be thorough if we give him a handle?"
Zhao Lie was furious and couldn't help but curse in his heart: You bastard, stupid old man, who did you listen to! You are the emperor, the emperor who sticks to his word, not a faggot who is blown away by the wind! !
Zhao Liexian said angrily: "Don't they dare to resist and disrespect the imperial decree?"
Zhao Hanqing said angrily: "A scholar's opinion! I have traveled all over Daqi, and what I have seen the most is that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one! Corruption is rampant everywhere, and the imperial court has repeatedly issued policies to benefit the people, but in the end, why did it get worse? The burden on the people? It’s because these local officials are colluding with each other and deceiving the superiors! If you hand over the money and the people to various factions, these officials will be more emboldened to collude with the local sects, and they will become a monolithic small country, a small kingdom! At that time The needle can't go in, the water can't pour in, and it's too late to regret it if you think about it again!!"
This sentence hit Zhao Liexian's weakness and made him even more embarrassment and anger.
At this point, no one can fault Zhao Hanqing. Before he came to govern the country, he had already begun to travel and study with his teacher, the Crown Prince Zhang Datong, and went down to the private sector to experience the sufferings of the people. .
Unlike Zhao Liexian, a free-spirited prince who likes to eat, drink, have fun and travel around, he has traveled all over the country and has rich experience. In almost all the states and counties of Daqi, there are stories about the prince of Daqi paying private visits incognito.
So he deeply understands where the bad government is in the local government, and he deeply understands where the bad government is in the Qi Dynasty!
He knew better than anyone how powerful the poison Zhao Liexian had given him to relieve the urgent need!
Therefore, he stood up with a clear-cut stand and a firm attitude to express strong protest and opposition.
For this reason, he even risked his own political future!
Zhao Hanqing knelt on the ground and said in a sincere and sad tone: "Father, this strategy of drinking poison to quench thirst must never be implemented! Once implemented, the destruction of Daqi will be around the corner!"
Zhao Liexian also knelt down on the ground and cried out in tears: "Father, my son and I also think that what the emperor said is very reasonable, but a clever woman can't make a meal without rice! If the treasury is full, why should I take such a trick? As the saying goes, two evils are the power of two evils. Whichever is easier, this is the last resort to solve the predicament!"
Zhao Bairen's brows knitted together, and he sighed deeply, saying: "What the prince said is an old man's advice to seek the country, and what the fourth child said is also very reasonable, but... Isn't there a way to get the best of both worlds in this world? "As he said this, he looked at the officials and said, "O ministers and ministers, can you think of a way to relieve your father's worries?"
All the officials looked at each other, wondering what they could do
If there is a good way, it’s not their turn to say it!
This method must be reported to the boss first, let them say it, and let them take the credit!
Which officialdom idiot would speak at this time
But... there really is such a young man in the officialdom here. He was full of enthusiasm and his brain was hot. He stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I... have an idea!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard it!
Damn it, who the hell dares to jump out and step on this thunder at this time
Who has such a strong head? !
Everyone turned around and saw that the person they saw was none other than... the stunned Qingli Chengfeng!