In the Song manor, Song Yan took the initiative to find Li Fuzhen and went for a walk in the manor. Song Huangmei, who had a lively personality, had experienced many twists and turns and dared to touch this bad luck. She obediently took off her sword and went to learn embroidery. Song Yan thought about it and slowly said, "Niece, let's talk about something that might be a little boring. After uncle is done, you can go back and tell the Administrator why Hwangnam County has changed. Now that Lingzhou's officialdom is undergoing a drastic change, if I, Song Yan, were not the Administrator's disciple, but the Lingzhou general's advisor, I would put myself in his shoes, standing in His Highness the Heir Apparent's point of view to look at the problem, there are three ways to deal with it. The worst way is to try to use killing people to convince the masses, there are also three levels of high, middle, and low. Killing a large number of officials was a bad idea, so it could only cause the people in Lingzhou to lose their confidence. Not only did the local officials in Lingzhou feel that this Lingzhou general was useless, even the scholars from other places who were watching the show thought that they had married the wrong man and had met the wrong person. If they could kill the officials that caused trouble today, they could kill them tomorrow. The situation was precarious, so what if they got an official position in a short period of time? The best plan was to kill a few officials like Song Yan, which was relatively better because Xu Li was not the main instigator of the chaos in Lingzhou. He was ordered by officials around the same level as Song Yan. There were civil officials and generals, and they were all deep-rooted local snakes. With this group of people secretly instructing them, Lingzhou was able to work together. As for whether to kill Song Yan, kill the Governor, or take the chance to cut off the limbs of the Huai Hua General of Longqing Prefecture, there was not much of a difference. The officials that caused trouble were timid and kept quiet out of fear. The Lingzhou officialdom would have a moment of peace, but this plan was not a long term plan. Once the Lingzhou general left, Lingzhou would still be Lingzhou. This was the same logic as the dynasty ruling over corrupt officials. Treating the symptoms but not the root cause. When the spring breeze blows, the weeds grow. The best way is very simple. You just need to kill one person. "
Li Fuzhen had never been interested in the officialdom, but when the governor talked about it, she did not find it boring. However, Song Yan's following words caused her to lose all color in her face, "That is to kill Administrator Daren. Killing anyone would be better than killing your father to intimidate Lingzhou. Even the Administrator of Beiliang, whose official rank was the same as that of Beiliang's Protector-General, could be killed. If one angered His Royal Highness, who could escape the calamity? Moreover, Niece, you certainly know what kind of official Administrator Daren is. In the officialdom, people would burn the bridge after crossing the river. There was no end to it. In the Li Yangwen, there was the Song family, which had three heroes and two teachers. In the military, there was the Han family, which had been guarding the border of Ji Zhou for generations. Compared to Official Li, they were all genuine pillars of the imperial court. In this sense, if they could die, Official Li could die many times over. To put it bluntly, the Li family had plundered so much gold and silver. After the confiscation, the soldiers at the border would be able to enjoy a lavish New Year. There were 20 to 30 pawnshops under the Li family's name. There were countless bribes from the subordinates. Rare toys, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings were bought by the Li family with their left hand and sold at a high price from the pawnshops with their right hand. Not to mention, there were also two horse caravans with more than 100 people that specialized in salt and iron trade and tea horse trade. Thus, when I, Song Yan, heard that His Royal Highness was the General of Lingzhou, my first thought was that the Xu family wanted to deal with your Li family. I even sent someone to send a secret letter to the border asking if your brother Li Hanlin was under house arrest. I don't know if it was because Teacher was under the light or because he trusted the old relationship between the Xu and Li families too much … "
Li Fuzhen finally spoke, "Our family would not have fallen to such a state."
Song Yan smiled and said something strange, "If these words came from Teacher's mouth, Uncle might not believe it."
Li Fuzhen had a blank expression. Song Yan continued, "His Highness did not use these three plans to resolve Lingzhou's predicament, which was unexpected. This was because the two best plans above the worst plan all tested one's maturity. If one was not careful, it would be a thankless end. The middle plan was to use people to kill people and build momentum. None of these could be lacking. The best plan was for him to not be the General of Lingzhou who was personally involved in the situation. He used the power of the King of Beiliang to put pressure on the Administrator and Zhong Hongwu. Then, with Huang Chang and the others who had just entered Beiliang, he worked from the bottom up step by step. One on top, one on the bottom, one on the inside, one on the outside. In the end, he had Xu Official, who was caught between the two sides, go with the flow and follow the trend. However, while such a method was meticulous, it could only be done gradually. At the very least, it would take a year or two. Since His Highness, for some reason, chose the middle plan, which was more radical than the worst plan, then Uncle, who did not want to be the Governor of a prefecture, had a chance. Other than Uncle's own ambition, there is actually one thing that I need to tell Sir Li. The one who needs to defile himself is not Song Yan, but Teacher himself. Song Yan is not so important as to defile his own reputation. On the other hand, it is time for Teacher to reduce his own power. Song Yan leaving the Li family is the right time. "
Li Fuzhen said softly, "I don't know how much of Uncle's words are true or false. I also don't know if these plans are good or bad. I only remember that Father once said in private that Uncle Song was not as good as him as an official, but he saw the situation better than him. It was just that Beiliang is small, so Uncle Song could only use two of his power. "
Song Yan was stunned. After a long time, he sighed heavily, "Teacher knows me."
Li Fuzhen raised her head and looked into the distance. She asked, "Sir Song, is His Royal Highness a smart person like you?"
Song Yan had probably just joined the Lingzhou general, so it was hard for him not to be a bit worried. He did not directly give an answer. He only said, "In the past, it was not good to make wild guesses. Now that we have met, it is clear. In Beiliang, there is no one more self-deprecating than him. "
Since Li Fuzhen called him Sir Song and not Uncle Song, Song Yan knew that his relationship with his teacher's family had pretty much stopped there. He said calmly, "Song Yan will say one last thing from the bottom of my heart. That Guo Fufeng is a person who can only share riches and honor. As for whether or not he can share hardships … I am thinking too much. The Li family will probably not collapse one day."
There was no anger on Li Fuzhen's face. She gently bowed and left slowly.
In the secret room of the private residence in Hwangnam County, Han Shang had already been skinned alive and had his tendons pulled out, but he still stubbornly refused to say a word.
Hsu Fengnian stretched his hand into the basin to wash his hands. Looking at the slightly rippling, thick blood, he sighed, "Not everyone can be a great spy."
Hong Shuwen's hair stood on end as he stood to the side. Xu Yanbing, on the other hand, had a calm expression.
Hong Shuwen looked at His Royal Highness's hands that were still slightly red. "Should I go change the basin of water?"
Hsu Fengnian nodded.
Xu Yanbing waited for Hong Shuwen to change the basin of water before quietly saying, "Your Highness, if I am not wrong, is this Han Diaosi's unique silk drawing technique?"
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