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Volume 2 Maitreya Pure Land Blood Lotus Platform Chapter 5 Wei Zheng¡¯s Decision (1)

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    Chapter 5 Wei Zheng¡¯s Decision (1) In the late spring of March, there were sporadic rains.  The climate in western Guangdong is very humid, and looking at it, it looks lush After passing Jiuyi Mountain, it is officially under the rule of the Annan Governor's Mansion.  A motorcade marched along the flat official road, with great momentum and momentum.  On the large scroll on the car, there is a big word "Pei" written on it.  A person who understands can tell at a glance that this is the convoy of the Pei family from Hedong!  The relationship between Li Yanqing and the Hedong Pei family can no longer be described as simply intimate.  Everyone knows that Princess Pei Cuiyun of Henan was born in the Pei family of Hedong.  Pei Xingyan, who had previously served as the general manager of Bingzhou and was now worshiped as General Zuo Xiaowei and the Protector of Duji Road, was a close friend of the King of Henan. To put it bluntly, he was a child Therefore, as early as the sixth year of Wude, Li Yanqing began  When accelerating the development and management of Lingnan, the Hedong Pei family began to lay out the western Guangdong region, purchase industries, and promote business.  Especially with the execution of Li King Luo Dou, the Pei family also developed from simply developing in Jiaozhou and gradually moved to Qinzhou, Yongzhou and Guizhou.  It can be said that with Li Yanqing's acquiescence, the Pei family has vaguely achieved success.  In comparison, the relationship between the Zheng family in Xingyang and Li Yanqing is equally close, but in terms of aggressiveness, it seems somewhat lacking.  Even if Zheng Hongyi becomes the governor of Guizhou, the Zheng family is not very supportive.  Perhaps in the eyes of the Zheng family, Li Yanqing was always a vassal king and was not worthy of their investment in western Guangdong as much as they did in supporting Li Jiancheng.  Compared with the Pei family, the Zheng family cares more about political speculation and is not as flexible as the Pei family.  Although Zheng Renji wanted to take the opportunity to expand the family's power, he was hampered by many constraints.  At this point, Zheng Renji obviously cannot be as consistent as Pei Shiju, the patriarch of the Pei family.  It was an accident that he took over the Zheng family; if Zheng Yuanshou had not taken the initiative to give in, Zheng Renji would not have been able to take over smoothly.  Now, as the father-in-law of Prince Li Jiancheng, Zheng Yuanshou naturally hopes that the Zheng family can fully cooperate with Li Jiancheng to make a smooth transition.  Therefore, with the help of brother Zheng Yuanshou, Zheng Renji was naturally timid when doing things.  However, as Li Yanqing's control over the western Guangdong region became stronger and stronger, and Zheng Hongyi relied on the power of the Feng family to successfully establish a foothold in western Guangdong, the Zheng family, even if they did not attach much importance to the western Guangdong region, had to  Begin to increase investment in western Guangdong.  After all, among the many children of the Zheng family, Zheng Hongyi has achieved the greatest achievement.  Even though Zheng Yuanshou once said privately: Zheng Hongyi was sent to Guizhou. In the future, he is afraid that he will only be the leader of a state and it will be difficult to enter the center But he must also admit that from the current point of view, Zheng Hongyi  has the highest official position.  How old is Zheng Hongyi?  "It's just twenty-seven-eight, and it's already guarding one side."  And what about Zheng Yuanshou?  He is over fifty years old, but he is only one level higher than Zheng Hongyi.  They were all governors of a prefecture. Zheng Yuanshou was appointed governor of Yuzhou, which was considered a middle county, while Zheng Hongyi was governor of a lower county. His rank was four ranks higher than that of Zheng Yuanshou, just one rank lower than Zheng Yuanshou.  "Brother Hongda, I thought that the south was in a wilderness and the roads were difficult to navigate. But I never thought that this journey would be so smooth The journey from Hongzhou can be regarded as smooth, and it is not much better than the road in Guanzhong.  "Let it go." On a large carriage, the eldest son Shunde twisted his beard and praised him.  Indeed, the road in Lingnan is indeed very smooth, and it is extremely smooth along the way.  Pei Shiju, who was sitting aside, nodded slightly.  There was a hint of admiration on his clear face, but he said nothing.  There are three people sitting in this carriage.  It was Pei Shiju and Changsun Shunde who were ordered to inspect Lingnan.  And Wei Zheng, who looked serious, was obviously still a little behind in front of Pei Shiju and Changsun Shunde.  On Li Jiancheng¡¯s order, he went to Jiaozhou to meet with Li Yanqing privately to find out Li Yanqing¡¯s attitude.  But on the surface, he is also a member of this imperial team.  Pursing his lips, Wei Zheng remained silent.  A pair of thick eyebrows were furrowed, seemingly deep in thought.  Speaking of which, Wei Zheng is no stranger to Li Yanqing.  Wei Zheng had heard of Li Yanqing's name as early as before the world was in turmoil.  " Then he defected to Wagang and learned about Li Yanqing's various methods.  From the bottom of his heart, Wei Zheng admired Li Yanqing very much, and could even be described as "respect".  As a scholar from a poor family, he was particularly grateful to Li Yanqing for establishing the Qilin Pavilion in Gong County.  Moreover, when all the heroes in the world were vying for power, only Li Yanqing persisted in starting a school.  It¡¯s a pity that although Li Yanqing was famous at that time,? Loud, but no matter in terms of qualifications, age and origin, they are not enough to compete in the world.  It is precisely for this reason that Wei Zheng finally chose Li Yuan.  But he never expected that Li Yanqing was also a descendant of the Li clan, which surprised Wei Zheng.  When Li Yanqing was in Chang'an, although Li Jiancheng deliberately wanted to win over Li Yanqing, Wei Zheng did not agree.  In Wei Zheng's view, Li Yanqing is a fierce tiger, but Li Jiancheng is not the one who can tame the tiger Looking at the entire Li Tang royal family, unless Li Yanqing's biological father Li Xiaoji is reborn, no one else is enough to make Li Yanqing truly surrender and return  ¡­ So, when Li Yanqing was sent to western Guangdong, Wei Zheng strongly agreed.  ¡° But now it seems that the original allocation has turned into a return of the tiger Li Yanqing¡¯s development in western Guangdong is obviously beyond Wei Zheng¡¯s expectation.  Not only did he stabilize the situation in western Guangdong and properly handle the complicated relationship between the local mountain people and the Han people, he also took advantage of Li Shimin's opportunity to pacify the Houliang Dynasty and swallowed up the important land of Jingxiang in one fell swoop.  When he was in Hongzhou, Wei Zheng met Fang Xuanling several times and found that Fang Xuanling was an extraordinary person.  But such a person admired Li Yanqing very much.  Wei Zheng couldn't help but worry, should he really ask Li Yanqing to return to Chang'an?  "Xuancheng, why didn't you speak during this journey?" Pei Shiju suddenly spoke, causing Wei Zheng to wake up immediately.  He smiled and said, "I am thinking that the King of Henan is really magnificent in building a large-scale construction project in this barbaric land." "If we talk about courage, cultivating the truth is indeed not bad. I heard people say that the purpose of cultivating the truth is throughout the whole world.  In the Lingnan area, ten roads of the same level were built to completely connect Lingnan with the Central Plains When the first emperor Dingding Guanzhong was built, he only built eight Chi Roads. With such courage, it is even better than" "Xue Guogong, be careful what you say!" Pei Shiju suddenly!  He opened his eyes and interrupted Changsun Shunde's words.  Changsun Shunde was also a little complacent Li Yanqing married Changsun Wugao, and was also Changsun Sheng's student. Naturally, he was inseparable from Changsun's family.  Seeing that Li Yanqing has achieved such achievements in just a few years, I can't help but feel happy.  It¡¯s just that these words are obviously inappropriate.  What kind of person is the First Emperor?  If Li Yanqing is compared with the First Emperor, if it spreads Changsun Shunde couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, and broke out in a cold sweat.  "Two adults, we have been on the road for a long time so far this morning. How about we take a short rest in the post house ahead and then start on the road again I estimate that we can reach Gu County before dark." Pei Shiju said: "That's fine.  , let¡¯s take a look at the customs of Guizhou.¡± Wei Zheng quickly got out of the car and faintly heard Pei Shiju quietly blaming his eldest son Shunde behind him.  ??Myself, could it be that I really made the wrong choice?  How much power is hidden behind Li Yanqing?  Pei Shiju has been very silent since he joined Li Tang.  He never expressed any opinions in court, nor did he seek refuge with any faction.  But Wei Zheng would not be so naive as to think that Pei Shiju was really withered!  Behind him was the huge Hedong Pei family, and Pei Renji and his son were important ministers in the court Under such circumstances, Pei Shiju kept a low profile that was a bit excessive.  The reason?  Before that, Wei Zheng thought that Pei Shiju was doing this to please Li Yuan.  But now it seems that Pei Shiju's real purpose may not be as simple as imagined.  Everyone knows that Li Yuan is old!  Over the years, he has become more indulged in wine and sex, and gradually neglected government affairs.  The court was divided into two factions, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.  Those two people will definitely be in charge of the world in the future.  But why didn¡¯t Pei Shiju make a choice?  Wei Zheng felt that he seemed to have touched some truth.  But he is not sure yet "Mr. Wei, the river in front of you is Baishiyi. I heard from the locals that it is specially used for passing vehicles and pedestrians to rest. It is only three or four hours away from the ancient county. It is very safe  How about we take a rest at Baishi Station? " "Baishi Station?" "It's right by Baishi River. It's said that the scenery is not bad." "Then, let's take a rest at Baishi Station" Pei Shiju and Changsun Shunde are imperial envoys.  , naturally it is impossible to deal with these things personally.  As the deputy of the two, Wei Zheng was actually responsible for all kinds of chores After he made arrangements, he replied to Pei Shiju and the others and went back to the car to rest.  In a short time, the convoy arrived at Baishi.??Stand outside the door.  This Baishi Inn is more like a hotel than an inn.  Adjacent to Baishi Water, it is located beside a row of green willows.  In a courtyard covering an area of ??about thirty acres, a three-story building rises from the ground.  At the entrance of the courtyard, there are people dressed as postmen to pick up and drop off guests.  ¡°Just looking at them, they don¡¯t look like subordinate officials serving in the imperial court, but more like a bunch of hotel clerks.  Wei Zheng has been walking all this way and is not surprised by this situation.  He knew that these so-called inns had actually been subcontracted by Li Yanqing.  With the name of the Inn, it is actually not much different from ordinary merchants.  And these postmen are actually served by local indigenous people.  Although he was nominally working for the imperial court, in fact Li Yanqing was not responsible for their salaries at all.  All expenses incurred by the station are solely responsible for its own profits and losses.  If you do well, not only can you save your capital, but you can even earn real money.  To the outside world, he is doing things for the imperial court.  In front of the villagers, he seems to be superior to others and has a lot of face.  Such stations began to appear in Hongzhou.  At the beginning, both Wei Zheng and Pei Shiju and others criticized this.  But later they inquired carefully and found out that the postmen at this post station were not only responsible for picking up and delivering people, but also shouldered many responsibilities because these postmen came down safely along the way.  Even if it doesn't reach the level of not picking up lost items on the road, it can still be regarded as peaceful.  The leasing of the inn can not help but open up a way for businessmen, and also solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation for a large number of refugees and indigenous people.  Wei Zheng discovered that these stations had formed a huge network.  Not only does it cover the entire Lingnan region, it also brings a lot of income to various government offices.  "Is it necessary to set up so many inns?" Wei Zheng once asked the locals privately.  The answer he got surprised Wei Zheng With Li Yanqing's development of the western Guangdong region, the number of merchants passing by increased, and the flow of goods in the Lingnan region seemed to be vaguely comparable to that of Guanzhong.  In the Central Plains, business is just a low-class profession.  But for the Lingnan area, there is nothing wrong with doing business.  Even in the western Guangdong region, doing business has become a trend, driving the development of the entire Lingnan region Regardless of whether Wei Zheng agrees with it or not, he has to admit that Lingnan has indeed become much more prosperous.  The vehicle slowly drove into Baishi Station.  Wei Zheng stood at the door of the inn, silent for a long time, and made no move for a long time!  This trip to Lingnan was indeed an eye-opener for him
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