"Wendi Ruan, how many times have I told you?"
Zhao Ping said speechlessly: "I am not the emperor. I am not the emperor. Don't you understand human language?"
"I……"
Ruan Wendi shivered in fright, and quickly apologized with a smile: "Isn't that the end of the story? I just said a few more words."
"Not an emperor?"
Guan Yongning was also stunned.
In his eyes, Zhao Ping has developed so rapidly that becoming emperor is just around the corner.
Why is it inappropriate?
"Sir, why is this?"
Guan Yongning asked: "Isn't it bad to be an emperor?"
"Not only do you have a harem of three thousand beauties, but you also have supreme rights. You can do whatever you want. No one can control you. Why don't you become the emperor?"
"hehe."
Zhao Ping sneered, "Don't the emperor handle the memorial?"
"Can those in the court really serve His Majesty wholeheartedly without having ulterior motives?"
"Besides, becoming an emperor means that you are trapped within the palace walls. It will be very difficult to get out."
"The Dawei Dynasty is so vast, and there are great rivers and mountains waiting for me to visit, so how can I be willing to be trapped within the city walls?"
"What's more, once the throne is completed, it will only receive some praise at most."
"But if you are not careful, you will get a lot of infamy."
"Even infamy for eternity."
"I will honestly be a rich man, earn a little bit of money, and live happily with my family. Wouldn't it be nice?"
"Of course, the most important thing is that I don't want to see people displaced."
"Once I want to become king, I will definitely stand on the opposite side of His Majesty."
"Whether we win or lose, it is the common people who suffer in the end."
"I couldn't bear to see that situation."
"What's more, there are foreign enemies all around us."
"If I start a fight with His Majesty, they may take advantage of it."
"Once the Dawei Dynasty is ruled by them, will the country still be a country?"
"this……"
Guan Yongning was choked and speechless.
But he suddenly fell to his knees and bowed deeply to Zhao Ping.
He said respectfully: "Sir, you are very righteous and care about the people of Li. I admire you."
"But if you are not the emperor, how can you save the people from the fire and water?"
"Guan Juncheng, get up quickly."
Zhao Ping pulled Guan Yongning up, "I don't want to kneel here."
"Just say whatever you want."
"As for saving all people, I don't have the ability."
"But I'll do my best."
"According to what you said, we will first capture Pingyan County and build a city wall in the north to defend against foreign enemies."
"We will recruit refugees and provide them with jobs so that they will not starve to death. We can save as many as we can."
"After Your Majesty has calmed down the world, I will go to the palace to plead guilty."
"I believe that His Majesty's mind will not cut off my head."
"Of course, this is all speculation on our part."
"What if His Majesty has planned everything a long time ago, and he might be able to easily uproot those hidden forces."
"It's hard."
Guan Yongning sighed: "If Your Majesty really had that ability, I'm afraid he would have made drastic changes long ago. Why have you endured it until now and still have to use the name of suppressing bandits to leave Beijing?"
"Haha, never mind."
Zhao Ping smiled and said: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with soil."
"We just have to do our part, and leave the rest to God's will."
"Now I formally invite you to enter Xiping Village and become a member of Xiping Village. I wonder if Mr. Guan is willing?"
When saying this, Zhao Ping also made a gesture of invitation.
His posture was very low, and he was truly courteous to the corporal.
"Yes, I do."
Guan Yongning was waiting for this sentence, without any reservation, and even took the initiative to ask: "Sir, when will we return to Xiping Village?"
However, before Zhao Ping could answer, Li Hu's loud shouts came from outside.
"Brother Ping said, no one is allowed to come close within ten steps."
"Not even if you are Lord Zhou Mu."
"If you take one more step forward, you will be killed without mercy."
Li Hu also changed his fists into claws and grabbed the chest of the puppet he was carrying.
Then the puppet burst into pieces.
Li Hu casually threw the puppet at Chen Xinghe's feet.
It was too urgent to go out this time, and the bandits in Qingzhou had been wiped out by Zhao Ping, so there was nothing to worry about.
So I only took two people with me.
One master, Chen Jiu, and one bodyguard.
The guard wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Chen Xinghe.
"Huzi, you said Mr. Zhao is inside?"
"How long has he been in there? When can he come out?"
"It's been half an hour since we got in."
As long as he didn't disobey his husband's orders, Li Hu had a pretty good attitude toward Chen Xinghe, and he would answer questions honestly.
"As for when this little one will come out, I don't know."
"Be bold!"
Chen Jiu, on the other hand, pointed at Li Hu and shouted coldly, "The person in front of you is the state shepherd of Qingzhou, the uncle of His Majesty, and a Shangguan. You are just a pariah. Not only did you not kneel down to greet us, you actually dared to stop us."
"Believe it or not, I will kill all nine of your tribes."
"hehe."
Li Hu just sneered and ignored him.
Kill the nine tribes?
Who are you trying to scare?
With Brother Ping's current power, who would dare to touch him in the entire Qingzhou, including the state pastor Chen Xinghe?
If you want soldiers, you have soldiers.
Zuo Zhigang and Mao Shiba are both centurions of the Flying Eagle Army, and conscription is their strength.
In addition, the Ping bandit army is an army under the name of Mr. Zhao of Xiping Village.
They helped them clear out all the bandits in Qingzhou, so the people were naturally grateful.
Anyone who meets the conditions is welcome to sign up.
The military advisor gave them two months to recruit 8,000 soldiers. In just a short time, they have already recruited nearly 5,000 soldiers.
If it were not for lack of manpower, they would have to be reviewed one by one.
Eight thousand people have already been recruited.
There will be generals.
The generals of Xiping Village include Flying Eagle General Liu Mengru, known as the undefeated God of War.
There are centurions like Zuo Zhigang and Mao Shiba who came from the Flying Eagle Army.
There are veterans like Gao Meng.
It is not a problem to command tens of thousands of troops.
As for the counselor, there is no need to say more.
Just one Zhao Ping can crush them all.
Such a powerful person is not afraid of Chen Xinghe at all.
What's more, there are experts in charge of Xiping Village.
For example, Li Hu himself, and Ying Yi.
Chen Xinghe might not be able to sleep well during the beheading operation.
Therefore, Li Hu's back is very straight.
Chen Jiu's eyes were full of contempt.
"shut up!"
Chen Xinghe hurriedly scolded, "Huzi is Sir's right-hand man, you must not be rude."
Then he said to Li Hu: "Huzi, I respect your husband's decision. I will stand ten steps away and never come any closer."
"Can you go in and inform him that I have something urgent to do with him and need an interview, and can you ask him to come out?"
"this……"
Li Hu hesitated.
"Huzi, don't be ridiculous."
At this time, Zhao Ping came out after hearing the sound and scolded Li Hu, "I asked you to stop outsiders, but I didn't ask you to stop Mr. Zhou Mu."
But when scolding, Zhao Ping kept blinking at Li Hu.
Implying that he did a great job.
Go back and get a raise.
Li Hu actually understood it and nodded in response with a smile.
"Lord Zhou Mu, why did you come to Donghai County suddenly? You still have something urgent to ask me for. Did you encounter any difficulties again?"
"this……"
Chen Xinghe did not answer immediately.
Instead, he looked at Ruan Wendi and Guan Yongning who were following behind Zhao Ping.
Ruan Wendi is from Xiping Village, and Chen Xinghe doesn't mind that he is listening.
But Guan Yongning is just a county magistrate, and he is not qualified to hear such secrets.
"It seems it's a secret."
Zhao Ping smiled and said: "Master Zhou Mu, hurry up and invite us inside. Let's go to the house to talk."
"Guan Juncheng, I'm going to discuss something important with my husband. You can wait outside."
Seeing that Guan Yongning wanted to follow him in, Chen Xinghe said dissatisfied.
"Lord Zhou Mu, Mr. Guan is no longer the county magistrate. He is now my counselor and one of my own."
Zhao Ping hurriedly explained: "Let him listen and make suggestions, which will save me the trouble of repeating myself later."
"You actually took refuge in Mr. Zhao?"
Chen Xinghe said unexpectedly: "Where is Peng Yue?"
"Can he agree?"
"Hahaha."
Zhao Ping explained, "I haven't told Governor Peng yet. I am going to kill him first and report later."
"Who told me that I am so short of manpower here?"
"Oh, by the way, there is also Bai Chigan, the Minister of Industry of the state capital. He is also a member of our Xiping Village now."
"you……"
Chen Xinghe blew his beard angrily and stared.
But it’s hard to say much.
After all, Zhao Ping not only helped him suppress bandits, but also gave him many ideas. The two of them were like grasshoppers tied on a rope.
If Xiping Village can become rich, it can drive Donghai County and Qingzhou.
As Qingzhou's economy improves, people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Not to mention that Zhao Ping just "fooled" away a minister of the Ministry of Industry, Bai Chigan, even if he "fooled" all the officials from the six ministries in the entire state, Chen Xinghe wouldn't mind.
"Forget it, let's not talk about that for now."
Chen Xinghe sighed and asked respectfully towards Zhao Ping: "Sir, Your Majesty has gone to Yuzhou. Do you think I should go to see him? Or should I pretend not to know?"
"What?"
Zhao Ping couldn't help but glance at Guan Yongning.
Asked Chen Xinghe: "Why did your Majesty go to Yuzhou?"
"Suppress bandits."
Chen Xinghe said: "The banditry in Yuzhou is serious and the people are displaced. His Majesty couldn't bear to see that situation, so he personally led a large army to Yuzhou to suppress the bandits."
"Based on time, we should have arrived in Bianliang County by now."
Zhao Ping couldn't help but glance at Guan Yongning again.
The guess is absolutely correct.
His Majesty went out to fight in the name of the robbers, aiming to lure the snake out of its hole and cut off the forces hiding in the dark and ready to move.
The countermeasures should also be given by him.
Zhao Ping asked him: "Mr. Guan, what do you suggest?"
