"A month?"
"Xiao Dongzi, are you sure?"
The empress stared at Yang Dong with a pair of phoenix eyes, with a bit of expectation, but more of disbelief.
"If His Majesty is willing to cooperate, I am 100% sure."
Yang Dong spoke firmly, with a sense of confidence in his eyes.
When the empress heard this, she looked deeply at Yang Dong. After a long silence, she slowly asked:
"How do you want me to cooperate with you?"
"It's easy to say. Your Majesty, please give me the jurisdiction of the Imperial Manor."
"Imperial Mansion?"
The empress frowned. She didn't understand. Now that the palace was under siege, a mere palace was out of reach.
What's the point of Xiaodongzi asking for jurisdiction here?
But after she pondered for a moment, she nodded slightly and said:
"Xiao Dongzi, I'm a little tired. Whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it. Even if you can't do it, don't be discouraged. At worst, I will leave with you. It seems good to be the hostess of a rich man. "
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong immediately stood there blankly.
"Uh...Your Majesty, are you serious?"
"What do you think?"
The empress smiled slightly and gave him a white look with her phoenix eyes.
"Xiao Dongzi accepted the order and from now on, ordered Yang Dong, the chief internal officer, to take charge of all affairs inside and outside the palace without any mistakes!"
…
West Factory, small building.
Yang Dong leaned on the sandalwood chair, his eyes empty, but the thoughts in his mind were far away.
Now Yourong has completely delegated power to himself. He can act as he pleases, but this burden also falls on him.
As the saying goes, fire far away cannot be resolved by water far away. According to the experience of the previous life, if he did not want Lin Chunqiu to threaten the people of the capital, he could not directly order the brave army to attack the city.
In this case... maybe it's time to mobilize that unmatched power.
Just doing this, for a feudal dynasty like the Zhou Dynasty, is it a blessing or a curse?
Yang Dong sighed softly, and at this moment, he heard a rustling sound next to his ears.
He opened his eyes suddenly, with a terrifying light flashing in his eyes.
But the light flashed away, replaced by a lazy voice.
"My benefactor, you are indeed no ordinary person. Tell me, why did you come to me now?"
"Still somewhat astute."
Wang Lingling's cold words were as always. She looked at Yang Dong, a hint of curiosity flashing in her calm eyes.
"I heard what you said just now. It seems that you care about the power of the people. Your Empress of Great Zhou doesn't care, but I want to hear your opinion."
When Yang Dong heard this, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
He did discuss this topic with the empress in the study just now. But the problem is... I had already used the power of Qi and blood to explore at that time, and there wasn't even a fly around.
In this case, where did his savior hear this?
It seemed that his benefactor's ability to save him in Youzhou was probably not as "coincident" as it seemed on the surface.
Thinking of this, Yang Dong took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
"Since my benefactor is interested, I will just say it casually."
"My benefactor, do you know that water can carry a boat but also capsize it?"
"Water can carry a boat but also capsize it?"
A flash of thought flashed in Wang Lingling's eyes. After a moment, a hint of surprise flashed across her cheeks.
"This metaphor is quite novel. You want to say that the people are like water, which can determine the prosperity or decline of a country."
"It is said that the people are the foundation of a country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful. That's it."
"But...if you only want to say this, I am a little disappointed."
Yang Dong smiled faintly, but the confidence in his eyes was not concealed at all.
It seems that his benefactor does have some knowledge. But... having experienced that era, he already had a clear understanding of the power of the people.
After all, there was a truly peerless figure who once used this power to create a new era...
"My benefactor was joking. My knowledge is superficial, so I only gave some other opinions."
"Does the benefactor think that one should broaden people's wisdom or keep people ignorant?"
"This... seems to have to be adapted to local conditions. If conditions permit, it would be better to broaden the wisdom of the people."
Wang Lingling thought for a moment and then spoke with some uncertainty.
"Actually... we still need to broaden people's wisdom."
Yang Dong's tone was still calm, and there was even a hint of doubt in it.
"People are always the most simple existence, but they are also very ignorant. Therefore, only after the people's wisdom is broadened, will they understand why they live."
Having said this, Yang Dong seemed to have an idea and continued:
"In front of the vast number of people, whether they are princes, nobles, or high-ranking emperors, in fact, they are all as weak as paper."
"Oh, this idea is quite novel."
Wang Lingling's eyes brightened slightly, and she looked Yang Dong up and down, as if she had gotten to know him again. But then, she asked another question.
"Your point of view does make some sense. But the current predicament of the Great Zhou Palace does not seem to be solved by this. After all, it takes time to broaden people's wisdom and it does not happen overnight."
Yang Dong couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that Wang Lingling was able to break out of the limitations of this era and discuss the power of the people with him.
Because his arguments are indeed too shocking.
Even in front of the relatively open-minded Ji Ziyue, he would not speak so directly.
What is the identity of my benefactor?
Yang Dong pondered for a moment, but felt that he had no clue. So he continued to speak:
"It is true that broadening people's wisdom does not happen overnight, but one characteristic of common people is that they are direct enough."
"Just like for the people of Dazhou, the land and food at home are very important. It seems that as long as there is surplus food and land at home, they can endure it even if the sky falls or they are bullied by nobles."
"But on the other hand, if there is no food or land at home, then the only way to survive is to fall into the trap of bandits."
Wang Lingling frowned slightly when she heard this. She seemed to be thinking about Yang Dong's remarks and fell into deep thought.
Yang Dong didn't care about this. He was still smiling, sitting on the sandalwood chair, quietly waiting for the other party's next question.
After making an appointment for some tea, Wang Lingling's eyes lit up slightly.
She stared at Yang Dong with a complicated expression and asked:
"So you approached the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty and asked for the jurisdiction of Huangzhuang. But what you actually want to do is to distribute these lands to the people in the city?"
"If so, we can indeed win over a lot of people. But even so, they are just poor people. How can we break the siege of the palace?"
