Chapter 373 Such a shameless person!
Because she was kind and benevolent, because she loved the people, and because she never abused the power in her hands. Now she is the Minister of Chancellery with great power in the court, but she still loves the people.
She was strict in her military discipline, and wherever the Lu family army went, they never harassed the people.
This is what is meant by "virtue does not match the position".
Peng Jiang had never heard of the phrase "unworthy of one's position," but that didn't stop him from understanding the truth. Because he lacked the ability to control power, he recklessly squandered it, and so he lost it.
Peng Jiang said unconvincedly, "Master Lu is right. I come from a humble background, so naturally I don't understand these principles. It's better to study. Scholars should know how to govern the world."
He thought that he was just born into a poor family and had never been educated. When he was completely defeated, he finally understood the reason for his failure from Lu Xueyin, but Lu Xueyin had already seen through it.
He lost his way in the mountains, but she had already stood on the top, overlooking the world.
Lu Xueyin shook her head. "There are many scholars in this world. Isn't the emperor a scholar? Aren't the officials under your rule scholars? But didn't they still force the leader to rise up in rebellion?"
Peng Jiang understood what Lu Xueyin meant. Not only the scholars, but also Emperor Qianyuan were not capable of it. Only she was capable of it.
I've never seen anyone praise themselves like this.
But Peng Jiang knew that Lu Xueyin was right, she could do it, only she could do it.
Lu Xueyin said, "Master, I have a wish. I hope that all people in the world can have enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear. I hope that all children can go to school. I hope that the next generation of children can learn the principles that Master has not learned from a young age. I know this is not easy, but I will work hard to make it happen." She looked at him and said, "Master, please help me."
With Peng Jiang's ability, how could he help her? Naturally, he surrendered.
The Yilin Army surrendered, there was no more war in the country, and peace was at least achieved.
Only in a stable environment can Lu Xueyin proceed to the next step of development.
The world she described made Peng Jiang yearn for it. If he could live in such a prosperous world, perhaps he wouldn't have thought of rebelling.
Peng Jiang was discouraged and could no longer feel the slightest bit of injustice.
He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "The Yilin Army is willing to submit to you, sir." He raised his head and looked at Lu Xueyin with a piercing gaze, "I believe in you, sir. I look forward to seeing the prosperous era you have spoken of soon."
Lu Xueyin smiled faintly: "We will all see." After a pause, she said: "I promised the boss that I will not break my promise, but from now on, I hope that the boss will control my family and not indulge my nephews and nieces in oppressing the people as they did before. I am grateful to the boss for his understanding of justice, and I don't want to be the one who breaks his promise to the boss. So please help me and don't make things difficult for me."
Ji Ping spoke up at this point, "Don't blame me, sir. Even your trusted associates will be punished if they make a mistake. Back in Quzhou, one of Mr. Gao's nephews rode his horse in the street and injured someone. When you learned about this, you not only personally punished the nephew and made him pay compensation, but you also punished Mr. Gao. You said that if it weren't for Mr. Gao's influence, the nephew wouldn't have dared to act so presumptuously."
Mr. Gao, as everyone knows, is the current Ningzhou Governor Gao Ming. Lu Xueyin trusts and respects this gentleman so much that even he was punished.
Peng Jiang touched his nose and said, "Yes, I will definitely control them well and not cause any trouble to the adults."
Lu Xueyin smiled, remaining noncommittal. She wasn't afraid of causing trouble; it all depended on how many lives they had to pay. She'd made it clear upfront, though, so they wouldn't accuse her of being heartless.
No matter who it is, if they bully others by taking advantage of their power, she will never let them go.
Although Peng Jiang's abilities were mediocre, he had one advantage: his open-mindedness. Since he had already decided to submit to Lu Xueyin, he stopped hiding his intentions and immediately transferred all his military power to Lu Xueyin.
Lu Xueyin sent Wei Dong to take over.
Peng Jiang finally couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what are you going to do with these soldiers?"
Lu Xueyin raised her eyebrows and said to him sarcastically, "It's rare that the boss still remembers these subordinates."
After the terms had already been agreed upon, Peng Jiang finally remembered to ask his own people, and he couldn't help but blush. These were all brothers who had been through thick and thin with him. He had a good home, but these people might not.
Peng Jiang's mind suddenly brightened. He said, "Since I have already submitted to you, sir, I trust your character. I know you are kind and generous, and will not make things difficult for these unfortunate people."
This is actually a flattery.
Lu Xueyin smiled and said, "They are all ordinary people. If they are willing to return home, I will let them return home and distribute land and houses. I will also reduce some taxes so that they can live and work in peace. If they don't want to return home, they can continue to serve in the army."
Although there is no war inside or outside the country now, Lu Xueyin will not reduce the investment in the army. Only by maintaining the combat capability will no one dare to bully Da Gan.
Moreover, these soldiers do not necessarily have to fight. For example, they can be sent to perform corvée labor to reduce the burden on the people. Lu Xueyin has many strategies that she wants to implement in this regard.
But she didn't plan to tell Peng Jiang about this, and she couldn't tell him.
Peng Jiang knew that Lu Xueyin would properly place her soldiers and wouldn't seek revenge later, so he felt relieved and stopped asking questions. In this regard, no one in the world, including himself, was as reliable as Lu Xueyin!
Anyone who says that they will treat soldiers well is not trustworthy, but what Lu Xueyin said is trustworthy.
That's word of mouth.
Lu Xueyin solved her biggest worry and finally breathed a sigh of relief and sent Peng Jiang away.
Wei Dong smiled and bowed to Lu Xueyin, saying, "Congratulations, my lord. The unification of the world is just around the corner."
So when the world is unified, it will be Lu Xueyin's world.
Lu Xueyin pulled the corners of her lips and sighed softly: "There's a big trouble over there."
Wei Dong frowned. He also felt that the Crown Prince was very troublesome and not sensible at all. A sensible Crown Prince should have died at this moment. Even if he didn't die, he should have asked to be deposed and give way to his master.
The ignorant prince was extremely confused at this time. He had a bad feeling because Lin'an Prefecture was too quiet.
This is not a good thing for him. Has Lu Xueyin completely conquered the Yilin Army?
The prince was getting restless and wanted to go to Lin'an Prefecture.
He immediately went to find Gao Ming and said, "I am worried about the war ahead. I want to go to Lin'an Prefecture. I hope Lord Gao can send someone to escort me."
Gao Ming immediately said, "Your Highness, please think twice. The battle ahead is dangerous. Your Highness is a precious treasure. If anything goes wrong, how will I explain this to the court and His Majesty? If Your Highness is worried about the battle ahead, just send someone to inquire."
The prince thought what Gao Ming said was extremely ridiculous, as if the person who wanted to kill him a few days ago was not him!
There are actually such shameless people under Lu Xueyin's command!
Gao Ming was sincere. He didn't want the Crown Prince to wander around. What if something happened and the world misunderstood his master? He even had conspiracy theories and wondered if the Crown Prince would harm himself to frame his master.
So, it’s best to stay at home.
Ever since Gao Ming received Lu Xueyin's letter, he knew that he had been wrong before, so he became the person who cared most about the safety of the prince. He wanted to tie him to his belt and carry him with him, for fear that he would have an accident.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glanced at him, nodded, and said nothing more, only saying: "This is what Lord Gao forced me to do."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned and left, which surprised Gao Ming. He didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to.
Then... Lu Chenyang came to find Gao Ming.
Gao Ming: “…”
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