Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi sighed heavily, and the other advisors all looked solemn.
"To be honest, what I have seen and heard along the way is really depressing. Over the years, the old people have followed the prince, and all they want is not to see such a miserable scene again."
"Exactly. The Holy One doesn't know what to think. Don't the old man know that the world is so miserable?"
Speaking of this, several advisors were filled with righteous indignation and scolded with dissatisfaction: "It is really too cold for the Holy One to do this. As an emperor, all day long, I don't think about how to benefit the people, but how to think about it. Concentrate with all your strength and don't care about the life or death of the people below."
"Yeah, this kind of behavior, such a small family, is really despised."
They have followed Pang Xiao for a long time, headed by Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, and have access to many secrets that others have not been exposed to, such as treasures. The people present are the insiders. Pang Xiao trusted them so much, let them When exposed to the most secret things, everyone naturally feels that their status is higher than those of other uninvited advisors.
Therefore, when talking about these things in person at this time, everyone has no scruples, and they say what they think of.
Pang Xiao allowed the crowd to vent all their thoughts, and then said solemnly: "This is the end of the matter, and it is useless to think about what the Holy Master has done. Right now, the disaster is raging, and you must have seen it clearly all the way. "
When Pang Xiao spoke, everyone fell silent and looked at Pang Xiao inquiringly.
"The natural disaster is raging, and only eight carts of food are given to the king. It is exhausted from the capital to get here. The journey to the south is a long way, and it is impossible for the relief of the imperial court to be delivered for a while. One day, the people were starving and cold, how could they endure it?”
When Xie Yue, Xu Weizhi and others heard the words, they vaguely guessed the intention of Pang Xiao to talk to them today, but did not speak for a while, but carefully weighed the pros and cons in their hearts.
The counselors are all sharp-minded and good at calculating. There is no need to explain what Pang Xiao said. Everyone understands that Pang Xiao intends to use the treasure in order to help the victims.
"My lord. You are kind-hearted and dedicated to the people. This old man deeply admires you. But you must also think about how difficult it was to get the treasure back then. And this treasure is your trump card!"
"Yes, my lord."
When one person opened his mouth, someone followed suit.
"Your Highness is a man of benevolence and righteousness. For the sake of the common people, you don't care about gold and silver. But the Son of Heaven has always been jealous of you, and will kill you several times. You are not doing anything else right now, but only for the princess. You must also preserve your strength."
"That's right. Your Majesty, you can't be a woman's benevolence if you achieve great things. You simply pass the opportunity to others, sacrifice yourself, and make wedding dresses for others."
"It's not easy for you to come this far. How much have you paid for the Great Zhou Dynasty and your loyalty to the Sage? But how did the Sage treat you? This relief for the victims should have been done by the Sage, and he refused to come out. Food, but let you come to disaster relief, in order to make your contribution in vain."
"It's really not worth your assistance. The Tartars have already reached Huichuan, and the king is only afraid of the heroes, and he refuses to give you a chance to go to Huichuan."
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A few people, you said a word to me, and you said all the dissatisfaction that had been backed up in your heart for a long time.
Pang Xiao naturally knew that those who were willing to follow him to this day were all loyal. What they say is indeed the thing.
This time, if he took out the treasure because he couldn't see it and didn't want the people to suffer, the result was likely to be the worry of the advisors. He gave out the money, but Li Qitian took all the credit.
And even if everyone doesn't say it, they understand it in their hearts. The money for disaster relief is simply a bottomless pit. There were so many people affected by the disaster in the Zhou Dynasty. How many places did Pang Xiao go all the way to the old capital of the Yan Dynasty? No matter how many treasures there are, how long can he support it
Xie Yue sighed and said, "My lord, the food for the people in the world should not be on your shoulders."
"Your Majesty has paid too much for the people and for the great Zhou." Hearing Xie Yue also said the same, the rest of the advisors immediately had the backbone.
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi beside Pang Xiao are the two most trusted people. It can be said that when all advisors make decisions or act in a wrong direction, they must first look at the words of these two. What they guessed was basically what Pang Xiao thought.
So when Xie Yue spoke like this, the rest of the advisors all started crusade against Li Qitian, making him selfish and unwilling. .
"Your Highness, you must not be a woman! You think for the common people, but maybe in the end those people will eat the food that you managed to get, but they will not be grateful to you in the end!"
When Pang Xiao heard the words, he raised his hand, and the voices of the crowd gradually stopped, looking at Pang Xiao expectantly.
Pang Xiao looked at Xu Weizhi and smiled: "Mr. Xu, what do you think?"
Xu Weizhi raised his eyes and looked at Pang Xiao's handsome face. Seeing that his smile was gentle, he couldn't read his emotions at all. He blinked and thought about it for a moment, and then he understood immediately.
"My lord, this old man thinks that there is a saying that is very good." Xu Weizhi stood up and bowed.
Pang Xiao wanted to raise his eyebrows with a smile: "Oh? That's what Mr. Xu said."
"'Water can carry a boat and capsize it'. Another saying is that the people who win the hearts and minds of the people will be in the world." Xu Weizhi smiled so prudently that he didn't go into details, and then he sat back where he was.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Xu Weizhi in doubt.
But everyone understands people, but in the blink of an eye, they understand what Xu Weizhi meant.
Heart can not help but feel a little lost.
Those with a more stable temper were able to hold back without saying a word.
The more impatient ones said anxiously: "My lord, you have to think clearly. That treasure will be unfavorable, and it may be the basis for your future use of troops. It will be used now, and those irrelevant people will be saved. Common people, maybe you will stick gold on the face of the faint. What are you trying to do!"
"Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things, my lord, you must not be a woman's benevolence!"
But Xie Yue shook his head: "You probably forgot what the original intention was for us to follow the prince."
The eyes of several people moved to Xie Yue.
Xie Yue said: "Everything you guys said is justified. We are all doing this for the big things of the prince, and the reason why the prince is worthy of our following, I would rather be full of blood for the prince, isn't it because of the prince's character
"If the lord does not consider the life and death of the people at this time, and only wants to preserve the treasures, what is the difference between what he does and the smug lord?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard the words. For a while, I couldn't find any words to refute.
Xie Yue said: "The old man agrees with Brother Xu's statement. Now is the time for the prince to win the hearts and minds of the people. After all the money is gone, the prince will come back. The prince has a bright future, so why should you be so attached to these yellow and white things?"
The room was silent, and everyone was analyzing what Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi had said.
It can be seen that the lord has made a decision.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Pang Xiao stood up and said slowly: "This king followed the emperor and rose up because the king of Beiji was incompetent, and the people were fishy, and there was no peace in the world. This king wants to return the world. It was clear and bright, and only then did he inherit the legacy of his father and follow the Son of Heaven.
"Over the years, this gang has not sought merit, but it has never failed. Even if he sacrificed his family and suffered some grievances, this king could endure it. Because this king knows what he wants. What this king wants is never Personal glory, but this world, will become what this king expects.
"The world is huge, and the mountains and rivers are magnificent. If there are no people, how will the fields be cultivated? How will the offspring reproduce? How can a great Zhou without people resist the invasion of foreign tribes? At that time, the Tatar threshing grass will not drive straight in, and the horse will arrive directly. Beijing?"
When everyone listened to Pang Xiao's sonorous and powerful words, their blood boiled.
yes. Over the years, they have followed Pang Xiao, made plans, and experienced ups and downs. Although they wanted to follow the dragon's merits, when they followed Pang Xiao, who was not full of blood and made a resolution for what the world could do
Over the years, they are getting closer and closer to success, but they have forgotten the original idea.
"What we are doing, everyone understands in their hearts." Pang Xiao said solemnly: "This king has decided to use the treasure of Dayan for disaster relief, and truly take it from the people and use it for the people. What are your objections?"
After a long talk, who could not understand Pang Xiao's thoughts
Some people objected. I don't think the money is worth it here. However, Pang Xiao's high-spirited posture and composure, the most important thing is that he always maintains his original purpose, to let the people live a good life, which really makes them admire.
Several people who have been calculating the future of Longzhigong, now really understand what it means to be passionate. Even their inherent thinking has been diluted.
Seeing that there was no objection, Pang Xiao said: "That being the case, this king intends to instruct someone to send the treasure back quietly. The season is not good this year, and most people have no crops at home, and some wealthy businessmen have been there as early as when the disaster first appeared. A large amount of grain has been stocked, and there is not a lot of grain in the world, but it is not in the hands of the sage.
"Now that this king intends to retrieve the treasure, he has begun to let people visit around to find suitable people to buy food and grass. Even if the price of rice is expensive, how can that large treasure be able to last for a while. After this winter is over, next year Spring will bloom, let the victims return to their hometowns and start farming again, and life will be better.”
"What the lord said is justified. There are quite a few profiteers who have made a fortune in the country. I'm afraid that the lord will go to buy food, and if one does not make it right, he will end up covered in fish." Xu Weizhi warned.
Pang Xiao smiled, "This king knows. This king naturally has a way to deal with these people."
Seeing that Pang Xiao had already made up his mind, and no matter how much they spoke, they could not change Pang Xiao's thoughts, so they all quieted down, stopped pointing fingers, and only thought about how to help Pang Xiao get things done.
"My lord, this matter is not difficult to handle. It's normal to buy food. When we set up a porridge shed, we will use more food. I don't believe that those profiteers will not take this opportunity to make a fortune."