Chapter 222 Baling Prefect

"Brother is joking. As long as you work hard and love the people, and let the world return to peace, we two brothers will be satisfied."

Xu Ziling was both kind and careful, so he naturally knew that the style of Jiangdu had changed now, and he understood that it was Chu Tianxiu's achievements. Therefore, compared to Kou Zhong, who had never been convinced, he admired Chu Tianxiu a little more, and then spoke earnestly.

Over the years, Chu Tianxiu has been in the court, doing nonsense to the outside world and promulgated edicts at will, but he is mainly cautious internally, allowing him to gradually clear the seriousness of Jiangdu and stabilize the situation in the court without major reforms and directly changing the political structure of Jiangdu.

On one hand, he stabilized, grabbed the Yuwen clan and pardoned the rebellion within the Yuwen clan, but on the other hand, he decisively attacked Sima Dekan, Pei Qiantong, Yuan Lizhi and other accomplices. After checking whether they had any corruption and abuse of power in the past and extorted furious evil deeds, he dealt with them one by one according to the crime. Taking this opportunity, he cleaned up some of the rats in the court and rectified the administration.

For example, the changes in the administration of the government are still a slow process of effectiveness, but the changes in public security in Jiangdu City will be immediate.

The biggest security issue in Jiangdu City was actually not a thief or a rebel army, but the 200,000 imperial guards entrenched in Jiangdu. Their existence was like 200,000 locusts. Even though they did not dare to make big moves on the surface, the military discipline had been broken in secret and almost nothing. They often carried out some burning, killing, looting, and raped robbers, which made the neighbors of Jiangdu City uneasy and painful.

Under Chu Tianxiu's rule, on the contrary, his treatment of soldiers under his command was perfect and almost extravagant, but in response to this, his requirements for military discipline were almost harsh.

Whether it is his original soldiers or the newly recruited imperial guards, they all strictly require military discipline and strictly follow the military discipline. Anyone who dares to rape and loot for no reason will be dealt with seriously and will never show mercy.

In addition, based on the original Huainan Army, he formed patrol teams to investigate whether there were any criminals in the city who committed crimes and committed crimes. Once they were guilty, no matter what background they had, they would deal with it severely and would never be merciless, which almost made the Jiangdu Vegetable Market full of heads.

Under such a severe crackdown, the security environment in Jiangdu quickly recovered, and it was even far beyond a month ago. There had not been any situation during the Jiangdu mutiny.

"What you lack is the props that turn your reputation into interests after killing Xiao Xian, which is an imperial edict!"

Not only that, Chu Tianxiu may be short of people and soldiers today, but he will not be short of food, nor will he be short of money. It just so happened that many houses in the palace in Jiangdu have been burned down recently. So Chu Tianxiu took the former Taifu Shaoqing and He Chou, who had built Chang'an with Lu Miaozi, as the host, and used the method of labor-for-relief to build a large-scale construction in Jiangdu City to support countless poor people inside and outside Jiangdu.

After Chu Tianxiu finished speaking, he took out the imperial edict that had been written by Feng from the chopping board beside him and handed it over to Kou Zhong.

"For example, Xiao Zhong, do you know that if you think of a family rebellion and achieve a prince, what is the worst at present?"

Kou Zhong was gifted and considered a smart man of the world. He naturally understood what kind of power this imperial edict could exert after it fell into his hands. He couldn't help but blush and said excitedly.

"No, this imperial edict would not have much meaning if it had not fallen into your hands. Don't say that Baling County is already in Xiao Xian's hands. Even Wuling County and Changsha County near Baling County seem to be under the rule of the court, but in fact they are already obedient to the court. Yes, in your hands, it is indeed worth a thousand gold, but if it falls into the hands of others, it is worthless." Chu Tianxiu laughed.

"Haha, I moved into Jiangdu and dominate the world. I am holding on to the world to save the world and the people and verifying the ideas I have learned in my life. These things are what I should do, without further ado. However, Xiaoling and Xiaozhong, I think you have no intention of staying in Jiangdu, have you ever thought about your future destination?" Chu Tianxiu asked.

Such utilitarian statements made Xu Ziling frown slightly, but it made Kou Zhong's face show a thoughtful look.

"This, this is so precious! With this imperial edict, I can take advantage of the fact that after assassinating Xiao Xian, the Baling group of dragons had no heads and take down this land in the name of the Baling prefect."

"I hope to hear the details!" Kou Zhong replied.

"What? Brother Chu, in your heart, I am so unbearable? Can't I be like Ziling, purely chivalrous and righteous?" Kou Zhong said with a wry smile.

"Brother, as you said at the time, the Baling Gang sold humans and did everything evil, which is a big cancer in the world. So I have discussed with Mr. Ling that he will go to Baling within a month, kill the evil man Xiao Xian, and wipe out the Baling Gang!"

After Kou Zhong looked carefully, he found that the content inside was actually very simple. He was appointed as the prefect of Baling County, commanding everything from Baling County, and dispatching the official forces near Baling County for his own use. The tiger's body was shocked and a light burst out from his eyes.

Chu Tianxiu praised:

"You can think of this, it's actually pretty good. Since ancient times, the most difficult thing for those who have fought for the world is to obtain the first place to start, and the subsequent expansion and conquest are actually just a snowball process. However, killing Xiao Xian is not enough! Because in that case, you will only get fame but not gain real profits, but still lack something."

After hearing this, Kou Zhong immediately said without hesitation:

"What I lack most now is the foundation of my starting lineage, so I want to assassinate Xiao Xian, become famous, and make the whole world know that I, Kou Zhong, have the figure of me, will be able to do it."

"Yes, of course, it's OK! But have you told me about the ambition in your heart and the intention to win the world? If you really have this intention, then you can't act freely like a knight, but you must have a clear direction and goal. Generally speaking, you must gain something, and only then are heroic actions."

"Kill Xiao Xian? A good choice! But Ziling went to Baling County just for the sense of justice in his heart, but why did you go? For fame, for profit, or for the world? Have you ever thought about it?" Chu Tianxiu asked with a smile.

With the implementation of these measures, the general environment in Jiangdu has eased day by day, making the situation in Jiangdu City stabilized bit by bit, and the people's hearts gradually depended on it and gradually had a revival atmosphere.

Chu Tianxiu nodded slightly, thinking that the young man could teach him, and then he opened his mouth and asked.

"Basic!"

This time, before Xu Ziling could speak, Kou Zhong said first. Obviously, he had made up his mind on this matter and had to go.

Kou Zhong was not a ungrateful person, so he naturally understood the meaning of this imperial edict. After carefully taking it back into his arms, he suddenly spoke:

"Brother Chu, I actually have something unknown! You once said that I am one of the most feared people in the world, but now you support me so strongly, why? Could it be that Brother Chu, you are optimistic about me, Kou Zhong, and are willing to help me become the emperor?"

As soon as he said this, Chu Tianxiu smiled in silence:

"Kou Zhong, you're thinking too much! How can you be better than the position you are in? However, Xiao Zhong, I am indeed afraid of you! But there are more people in this world that I am afraid of. In the future, you can stand from my standpoint and think carefully about why I want you to go to Baling and why I want to help you. If you figure it out, your future journey will be much more spacious!"

Kou Zhong was slightly stunned, with a look of doubt on his face. Obviously, this young man, who was still very simple, did not understand the means of power and conspiracy. Even the original historical him had not figured out throughout his life that he had given up the throne to Li Shimin or whether Li Shimin did something that could not only give up that position.

Therefore, at least at this time, even though Kou Zhong was talented, no matter how strong his ability to lead troops to fight, he was not afraid of it at all.

(End of this chapter)
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