However, as the saying goes, it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. In order to save his life, he began to cultivate his character like Wang Zheng. He built a small courtyard with a similar layout to Wang Zheng in the Daming Palace, but the plants inside were different.

Every time Wang Zheng came over, he always felt like he was back in the Fifth Courtyard. At this time, Li Zhi was lying in a rocking chair with his eyes closed. He didn't open his eyes when he heard the sound of Wang Zheng's wooden stick hitting the ground, but the corners of his mouth curled up a little.

"The chief steward is here? Judging from the time, the chief steward has been talking to someone, right?"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Wang Zheng bowed first, then continued, "Just now the Crown Prince called me over and said he wanted to go to the Fifth Courtyard to sit and chat for a while. I am sorry to have kept Your Majesty waiting for a long time."

Although Wang Zheng was casual and asked his disciples to simplify the etiquette as much as possible, he always observed etiquette with the emperor and the empress, and it was from the heart. After all, the emperor and the empress had always done a good job in their jobs, and Wang Zheng was willing to show his respect to them.

Li Zhi opened his eyes, looked at Wang Zheng, smiled, and nodded, saying, "You are a very competent sir. It's fine if it's just about right. Everyone has their own choices. The steward doesn't need to worry too much."

It will take more than half a year to travel west, which is enough time for the students to learn the scriptures. When we reach Persia, we can spread knowledge and study hard. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

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Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are not useless to the Tang Dynasty. If they were really useless, not only Wang Zheng, but also Li Zhi would not tolerate them. On the contrary, these three schools are of great use.

Finally, Li Zhi sighed helplessly in his heart and said calmly: "Okay, let's follow the method of the chief steward and select some great masters from the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism to lead the team. Let the students of Yuzhou sign up and take the classics of the three schools with them on the road.

There are many ignorant men and women in the countryside who cannot be controlled by government laws, and cannot be persuaded by the Yuzhou system either. However, if they are frightened by the Buddhist and Taoist methods, they will be obedient.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi glanced at Wang Zheng with his eyes slanted and felt a little headache. This guy was simply an old turtle who was more patient than himself, and yet this guy seemed to treat him casually.

There is only one throne, and Li Zhi did not insist on who should take it. If Li Xian did not suit his taste, he would simply replace him with another son.

Li Zhi took out a piece of paper and handed it to Wang Zheng, then continued, "After more than a year of preparation, the second brother has already entered Persia. With the secret method of the Taoist temple, it is naturally no problem to deal with those barbarians in Persia.

We have to make faster progress. It's better to do it sooner rather than later. Otherwise, by the time they get there, the Second Brother might have already swept through Persia.

"Well, that's how it should be. If everyone were as conscientious as the chief steward, I would be much more relaxed."

What was even more distressing was that he, as the emperor, could not deal with him. First, he had done nothing wrong; second, this guy was still so important to the Tang Dynasty; third, he posed no threat to the Tang Dynasty or the royal family.

Wang Zheng sighed inwardly, then smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty is right. However, since I am called a sir, I still have to give advice when necessary, and do what I should do."

Wang Zheng took the note and took a look at it. There were only a few words on it, just mentioning the progress and requirements.

But the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are slow to develop, and they are already stretched to the limit in dealing with the ever-expanding territory of the Tang Dynasty. How can they have extra manpower to support the Western Regions? This really stumps me."

Wang Zheng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Why not just send people from Yuzhou over there, and then let some great men from the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism lead the team.

After all, gods don't save poor people.

Confucianism is in power, and Buddhism and Taoism are as present in the world as the Yuzhou faction. To be precise, the Yuzhou faction is in the local area, while Buddhism and Taoism are the real ones in the world.

But there is no better solution. If too many Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian scholars are withdrawn from the Central Plains, the balance will be broken immediately. The knowledge of the Yuzhou school is too corrosive.

Not to mention anything else, an encyclopedia alone is a must-read for people all over the world. Add in arithmetic and simplified characters, and almost everyone in the world is from Yuzhou.

But we cannot just ignore Persia. If we don't send people there, Wang Zhen will definitely turn it into a big imperial estate, and it will really become the territory of the Yuzhou clan.

I don’t know where to start.

Therefore, although the Buddhist and Taoist sects have been severely restricted by Wang Zheng in terms of land properties, temple sizes, incense money, etc. in the past two years, they are still developing well. Everyone has money, and they are more generous when praying to the gods.

Under Wang Zheng's strict requirements, Buddhism and Taoism have gone through several rounds of rectification, and now have basically unified the various internal schools. They have also undergone several cleansings, and after removing some impurities, they have become much purer.

But the subsequent governance is a bit troublesome. The second brother’s suggestion is to adopt high pressure on the one hand and assimilate through Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism on the other. It’s like writing a letter to ask me for people.

Li Zhi had a headache. He didn't want the Yuzhou clique to get too involved in Persia. After all, it would be a bit uncomfortable to turn Persia into a world ruled entirely by the Yuzhou clique, just like the Northeast and Lingnan.

The world's morale has been improving over the past two years, and Buddhism and Taoism have made considerable efforts to improve it.

Wang Zheng smiled and shook his head, explaining: "Old Second is actually right. Although Old Second has killed many people in the Western Region in recent years, the Western Region is also the most stable and fastest-growing place.

In fact, many times, high-pressure management is not a bad thing for the people. As long as everyone is treated equally, people will get used to it and their lives will be better. After all, strict law enforcement also means better order, right? "

Although the Western Regions are not as prosperous as the Northeast and Lingnan which are close to the sea, they are indeed developing the fastest. After all, under high-pressure management, it often means that many policies can be implemented in a timely and effective manner.

In this way, all the people are under unified deployment and work together, so naturally many great things can be accomplished.

In the Western Regions, Wang Zhen's orders were executed more thoroughly and quickly than Li Zhi's orders in the palace. Not to mention ordinary people, even the local royal family and the aristocratic families who followed him did not dare to disobey Wang Zhen.