"With our current strength, it's not impossible to unite all the forces in the Fringe. But if we fight them head-on, many of our brothers will die. It's not worth it …"
The bald man named Wang Wei scratched his head. "But if we don't expand, there won't be enough people to build roads, bridges, and houses …"
"There's no need to rush." Li Yi patted his shoulder, gesturing for him to calm down.
To resist foreign aggression, one must first pacify the internal affairs. One must take one step at a time, and one must eat one bite at a time.
The most important thing at the moment was to put an end to the chaos in Shu Province. The bandits in the Fringe weren't the priority, but the bandits in Shu Province that needed to be dealt with urgently.
Because from this day onwards, the entire Shu Province was his territory.
A mountain can only accommodate one group of bandits. Which bandits would allow other bandits to behave atrociously in their territory?
Wang Chang knocked on the door and walked in. He bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Your Highness Gyeong Of Silla."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities."
"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness …" Wang Chang calmed himself down and said, "The delivery has not arrived yet. I'm here to bid farewell to Your Highness Gyeong Of Silla."
Wang Wei looked at him and said in surprise, "Hey, have we met somewhere before?"
"Thank you, hero, for saving our lives!" Wang Chang bowed respectfully and said, "Three months ago, we encountered a group of bandits while escorting the delivery. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid we wouldn't have survived until now …"
"I seem to have some recollection …"
Wang Wei scratched his head. 'Recollection' was just a courtesy. In the past two years, they had saved many people from the bandits. How could they remember every single one of them?
Although they were also bandits, they had their own rules. They were not allowed to attack the traveling merchants, nor were they allowed to harm the common people.
Since they were not allowed to do this or that, they could only attack their peers.
As a result, there were no more small bandits within a radius of several dozen li within their territory. They either banded together to fight against outsiders, or they latched onto the thighs of some large bandit group, making it difficult for them to act against them. This also caused their performance to plummet in the past few months.
After thanking the baldy, Wang Chang suddenly knelt down in front of Li Yi and said, "Wang Chang requests Your Highness Gyeong Of Silla to take me in. In the future, I am willing to follow Your Highness' lead!"
"Please get up." Li Yi personally helped him up and said, "Brother Wang has been delivering goods outside all year round, so he should be very familiar with Shuzhou. Maybe he will need your help in the future. If you don't mind, you can work here after this trip."
Wang Chang excitedly kowtowed and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
If he could get the protection of His Highness Gyeong Of Silla in Shu Zhou, as long as he did things honestly in the future, what was there to be afraid of?
This escort trip was really worth it!
As a newcomer, it was the time when he was most short of manpower. It was certainly a good thing to have the help of someone familiar with Shu Zhou. After Wang Chang left, the chief official of Shu Zhou came in and bowed: "Your Highness, the county magistrate of Yong County has been seriously injured by the angry people. I have just sent him to the medical center for treatment …"
Li Yi nodded and said: "After the injury is healed, convict him one by one, and then punish him according to the law."
Then he looked at him and asked: "What do you think about the management of the bandits in Shu Zhou?"
The chief official of Shu Zhou thought for a moment and said: "Your Highness, Shu Zhou is adjacent to the Chaotic Land. The bandits have been going on for decades. It is hard to imagine that it is difficult to control them comprehensively … In recent years, the government has encircled them dozens of times, but every time there is a move, they will flee to the Chaotic Land. When the storm subsides, they will come out and continue to commit crimes … We, we can do nothing."
"You mean, we're just going to let it go?"
"I absolutely don't mean that!" Hearing this, the chief official of Shu Zhou immediately said: "I just think that this matter involves a lot of things and needs to be considered at length …"
Li Yi thought for a moment and said: "Summon all the officials above the eighth rank in the seven counties. I want to see them at the Yong County government in five days."
Although he did not know why His Highness summoned the officials of Shu Zhou with such great fanfare, the chief official of Shu Zhou immediately bowed and said: "Yes, Your Highness!"
If he wanted to develop Shu Zhou, he had to solve the problem of corrupt officials and bandits first.
Li Yi already had a plan in mind. Then he suddenly turned around and picked up Yong Ning, who was quietly approaching him from behind. He gently pinched her nose and said: "You are getting worse and worse. You want to sneak attack me again …"
Yong Ning said with some frustration: "I was discovered by my brother again …"
Recently, Yong Ning had been learning martial arts from Miss.Liu. Of course, she was only learning some basic things now. She was young and had strong adaptability. Moreover, she had Miss.Liu to teach her, and there were three supreme masters at home who could consult her at any time. It was likely that when she grew up, there would be another independent heroine in Wulin.
Li Yi helped her tidy up her messy hair and said: "You are still too young. When you grow up, your brother won't be able to discover it."
"Sister Ruyi also said the same." Yong Ning nodded vigorously and said: "She said that my brother is the laziest and always doesn't practice martial arts. If I work hard to learn martial arts, when I grow up, my brother will not be my opponent."
A few black lines appeared on Li Yi's forehead. She actually talked bad about him to Yong Ning when he was not there. This Ruyi was too outrageous.
Li Yi looked at her and asked: "What else did she say?"
"She also said that when that time comes, I will be able to spank my brother's butt like her." Yong Ning hugged his neck and said: "I can't bear to spank my brother's butt. I want to learn martial arts well so that I can protect my brother in the future …"
Although Yong Ning was still protecting him as usual, Li Yi had enough vigilance in his heart.
Yong Ning was still young and pure like a piece of white paper. What she would become in the future depended on how they smeared this piece of white paper.
Li Yi went to smear it carefully himself, so he naturally would not worry.
Girls were always likable. In terms of likability, even Li Duan could not compare to her.
Drunken Mo taught her how to draw and dance. Ruoqing taught her how to read and play musical instruments. Ruyi told her stories and treated her like a daughter. They had all added some color to this piece of white paper.
However, if Miss.Liu had to add a few strokes on this piece of paper from time to time, things would not be good.
One Liu Ruyi was enough in the family. There must not be another Ruyi. Li Yi pinched her little face and said: "Xinyi, you must remember to listen to Sister Ruyi more in the future. Listen to Sister Ruoqing and Sister Drunken Mo more. Also, remember to stay away from Sister Ruyi …"
Yong Ning blinked her eyes at him and asked: "Why?"
Li Yi looked at her and guided her patiently: "Because Sister Ruyi always spank my brother's butt. Anyone who spank my brother's butt is a bad person …"
Yong Ning looked at him, then looked behind her and asked: "Sister Ruyi, is Brother right?"
Li Yi was stunned. Then, he gently flicked her forehead and said, "Little girl, when did you learn to lie? It's wrong to lie. Remember, don't lie in the future …"
A cold voice came from behind him: "Lying is wrong, but is it right to speak ill of people behind their backs?"
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