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What is King Li waiting for
Naturally, she was waiting for Gu Qianxue to be forced to call her "Sanggong" helplessly.
Regarding this address, Gu Qianxue would never agree, even if she called King Li "father" and "ancestor", only this "sister" would not.
Not a principle, but a heartbreak.
The relationship between the two is a wound in Gu Qianxue's heart.
She didn't seem to care, but she just didn't want to show it.
He was the first man she came into contact with across the country, and also the first man she had contact with in depth.
The two of them used to be in conflict, she repeatedly taunted and ridiculed him, while he took care of her;
The two were also very harmonious. She healed his mother and concubine, and he rescued her when she was bitten by a snake, and stood up when she was suspected by everyone.
It would be a lie to say that there is no heartbeat, this kind of heartbeat is not because of how handsome he is, how much power and wealth he has, or how much he loves her, but a kind of moistening things silently, a kind of water dripping through stone, a kind of love that grows over time.
From the initial confrontation between the two to the later ambiguity, and finally to the point where King Li vaguely revealed the relationship, it was out of control.
Even though it was impossible for the two of them, even though she was already with Su Lingxiao, something in her heart was sacred and inviolable.
What she protects is no longer the memories of the two of them, their past, but a part of her own life.
She stood quietly in the study, facing him, without saying a word.
The two stalemate for a long time, finally, King Li sighed, "Forget it, I won't tease you, I won't kill them, but I still need to investigate."
Qian Xue froze for a moment, then looked up at him in surprise.
There is still no emotion on his cold face, "I can pretend not to see how you stand in line, which side you take refuge in, but no matter who it is, if you commit a crime, don't blame me for killing the grass." Every word , bloody.
Gu Qianxue's mood hadn't cheered up yet, and she fell down again in an instant, "Don't... I don't care how you kill corrupt officials, but his family is innocent!"
King Li's anger surged up suddenly, "Gu..." But when he saw the pale complexion and red eye circles of the woman in front of him, the anger disappeared without a trace, "If you don't kill his family, but ransack the house It can’t be less, the ill-gotten wealth must be collected into the national treasury and used for the people.”
Qianxue was pleasantly surprised, and nodded fiercely, "You're right!"
The two finally reached a consensus.
Qian Xue didn't notice that today's King Li made concessions again and again, let alone thinking about why King Li made concessions.
"What are you going to do next?" Gu Qianxue asked enthusiastically.
King Li stretched out his hand, Qian Xue understood, returned the dossier and placed it in his hand.
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Li Wang asked.
Qianxue thought about it seriously for a moment, and said, "...no." She can heal illnesses, but she can't heal cities.
Stability and turbulence, and suppressing chaos are the special skills of King Li.
"My king's plan is to thoroughly investigate the words and deeds of all officials in the Guandong City for a few months. Those who bully the people and embezzle will be severely punished; those who abide by the law and obey the law will be bluffed. Secondly, all the officials transferred from the outer city Send them all back, recall the former officials of the Guandong City, and perform their duties. Afterwards, it should be the case of Marshal Zhao."
"What about the people in Guandong City? Now that prices are soaring, and the Yilan sect is causing chaos, what should we do?" Qianxue asked, although the matter of Grandpa is important, but now that King Li is here, Marshal Zhao is safe, and she is more worried about the safety of the city.
Li Wang said, "The price gouging is due to the interruption of traffic and material exchanges. The 30,000 elite soldiers brought by the king are not vegetarians. Whoever dares to stop him will have his head chopped off. The price stabilized quickly. Before that, First use the grain stored in the warehouse of the yamen and collect some grain from farmers outside the city to stabilize the mood of the people."
"I'm afraid that the farmers outside won't be able to receive the food, and the food in the yamen's warehouse is not enough for the entire city." Qian Xue said again. "You can't use the army to force farmers to pay food, can you?"
"This is very easy," Li Wang said, "Those who sell grain at the market price within three days can be exempted from taxes and grain for the next year according to the proportion. There is only a limit of three days, and they will not wait until the expiration date."
Qianxue was pleasantly surprised, "Good idea." She sincerely admired it. "After three days, Guandong City will be able to transport food from other places."
When it came to this point, Gu Qianxue once again found a problem, "But... will other cities take the opportunity to raise prices?"
"That depends on whether they have the guts." Li Wang's tone was still leisurely, "I don't need their team to support me, but I have to see, who dares to offend me in this world?"
"..." Gu Qianxue nodded approvingly, "You are right, benevolence to the people and power complement each other, and if one pursues loving the people like a son, it will only backfire, and use power when it is time to use it."
Li Wang looked at Gu Qianxue with a little surprise and a little approval in his eyes. He originally thought that she would jump up and refute him again.
One by one, what seemed very difficult and complicated to Gu Qianxue, seemed to be easily solved in the hands of Li Wang. Although she didn't say anything, she admired it in her heart. "What do you think about the grandfather case?"
"I don't think much about it. Trial as you want. If Marshal Zhao is wronged, this king will give him his innocence." He replied.
"What about the illegitimate child?" Qian Xue said, "That person is definitely not grandpa's biological son, I believe in grandpa!"
King Li nodded slightly, "You mean, the so-called Zhao Situ?"
"Yes." Gu Qianxue nodded with a solemn expression.
When mentioning Marshal Zhao's false son, King Li put the dossier on the table, crossed his fingers on the table, and leaned forward slightly. "Regarding this matter, my king has a proposal, maybe you will object."
"What proposal?" she asked curiously.
"This fake son, let's admit it."
Qianxue was taken aback, "Are you crazy, why did you recognize him?"
King Li answered immediately, and paused for a long while, "Now our opponent is not only the prince alone, but also Prime Minister Pei. Even though the emperor dismissed Zhao's army's idea, Prime Minister Pei did not. In other words, if Zhao's army Without a clear successor, he will always be a fat piece of meat that will be missed by others. Zhang Mowu is Pei Xiang's puppet, Zhao Situ is the crown prince's puppet, since they both like to play with puppets, let's train one too."
Gu Qianxue was taken aback, "Let's cultivate puppets ourselves."
King Li hooked his lips into a smile, and his cold and handsome cheeks carried an excited smile, "That's right."
Cultivating puppets is a method that Gu Qianxue has never thought of before. It sounds unreliable at first, but when you think about it carefully, it can indeed be done once and for all.
Marshal Zhao has no son, and the Zhao family army has no clear successor, so if they have passed the current difficulty, what will happen next
It's hard to guard against!
Since you can't defend, then take the offensive!
"But... what if Zhao Situ is controlled by others or Zhao Situ himself has greed?" This question must also be faced.
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