Chapter 550 Capable
As a result, not many of the bandits in the mountains came out, but many of the people who had suffered greatly from the small villages and towns came out.
Compared with the previous method used by Marquis Jinchang, this first step now causes infighting among the bandits.
That’s not all. Gradually, some bolder bandits emerged and took the rice.
So Feng Zijing organized these people to shout at the edge of the mountain day and night, saying how their lives were now, and how miserable the people who had old ties with the bandits were who were caught down there.
After all, people still have the will, and gradually, some people are forced out.
Feng Zijing issued another order that whoever could lead the officers and soldiers to find the bandits' hideout would be arrested and released.
Thus, the infighting among the gangsters completely began.
What's more, although they are the kings of the mountains, they still need to eat. They cannot hunt for a lifetime, they always need food.
Although it is possible to farm in the mountains, if they could really farm with peace of mind, why would they become bandits in such a peaceful and prosperous time?
So it is impossible not to come out.
Feng Zijing had already rehearsed various methods in his mind. So after a few attempts, in just seven months, he had completely eliminated the bandit problem in the southwest.
The remaining one or two will hardly become successful in the next few decades.
Then he directly arrested all the bandits who had participated in the massacre of the villagers and killed them in the streets of Liangcheng.
The people of Liangcheng applauded and gave Feng Zijing a nickname, Feng Zhenshan, also known as General Zhenshan.
Of course, this is a sequel. Now let’s go back to the beginning of May.
This was when Feng Zijing's plan was just beginning to be implemented.
Although something had happened in the southwest, the emperor still did not stop the plan of the newly arrived Feng Zijing. Even though there were many questioning voices in the court, Qi Yixiu still would not stop it.
"Li Pei is incompetent, but I can still give him more than a year of chance. Are all the officials in my Dayi Dynasty such people?" With just one sentence from Qi Yixiu, they stopped those who were submitting memorials.
Everyone started to think about something else.
Li Pei is incompetent.
Oh, this guy is still the Marquis of Jinchang now...
If he had any self-awareness, he should have submitted a petition to request to be stripped of his title, right?
However, it is obvious that Marquis Jinchang did not mean that, and the memorial he submitted was not an apology, but mainly a sophistry.
Of course, he himself didn't think he was quibbling, he just kept saying that he didn't expect it or anything.
Qi Yixiu was too lazy to even look at it and just threw it aside.
Anyway, we have Feng Zijing in the southwest, so there is no need to worry.
Although the emperor did not expect Li Pei to be so useless at first, he would not throw the baby out with the bathwater and still believed in Feng Zijing.
In other words, the emperor remained confident.
In the harem, Li Zhaoyi had a very difficult life during this period.
Although she pretended to be sick for a few days, she didn't dare to keep pretending to be sick, so she couldn't avoid paying her respects.
Fortunately, the people who came to the palace were too lazy to argue with her. At least when it came to verbal arguments, as long as she didn't do anything stupid, no one was too lazy to say anything to her.
However, Li Zhaoyi was used to being arrogant before, and now she really couldn't stand it for a while and felt uncomfortable in many ways.
I don't dare to offend those in high positions, but I feel embarrassed and a little proud when facing those below me. It's so twisted.
The emperor was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty and had less time to visit the harem.
Apart from the Queen who goes on the first and fifteenth days of every month, the only ones who can serve the emperor in bed now are Concubine Jing, Su Xiuyi and Yan Xiurong.
The newcomers are not as good as before.
Now that the newcomers have nothing to do, won't they fight for it? The same, they dare not offend the superiors, but isn't Li Zhaoyi a ready-made one? So, the news that Zhuang Jieyu was beaten by Li Zhaoyi quickly spread.
In Guanlan Pavilion, Shen Chuliu was sitting in thin clothes, listening to Zengchun reading and eating some fruits. He looked so happy.
Everyone laughed out loud when they heard this: "This Concubine Zhuang is quite dramatic."
"Wasn't that the case with Zhuang Baolin before?"
"Master, you remembered it wrong. The one before was Zhuang Gengyi." Chi Su said with a smile.
"Ah? That's because I don't remember. Concubine Zhuang is no less bad. She is also a domineering person."
"She was promoted to a concubine when she entered the palace, so naturally she was elevated to a higher position. She had to be ostentatious. In comparison, Concubine Lin is much more low-key." Lady Yao said.
"Well, these two concubines each have their own advantages." Shen Chuliu smiled.
She doesn't care about this matter.
Concubine Zhuang probably angered Li Zhaoyi, causing her to hit her, so naturally Li Zhaoyi suffered the loss in this matter.
When the emperor heard this, he fined Li Zhaoyi three months' salary.
The queen asked someone to teach her a few more words.
Concubine Zhuang received some rewards, and the emperor went to Guanlan Pavilion again in the evening, which made Concubine Zhuang very angry.
Unfortunately, she was angry but she couldn't do anything about it. She didn't dare to intercept. If it was someone else, it would be fine, but who would dare to intercept Concubine Jing's handkerchief? Wasn't the lesson of Concubine Qian profound enough? So she was so angry that she twisted the handkerchief and broke it, but she couldn't do anything about it. She could only hold it in and think of ways to continue to harm Li Zhaoyi.
At the end of May, Concubine Lin announced that she was pregnant, but only two months.
She didn't dote on me much, and I was lucky to get pregnant.
Perhaps the newcomers also wanted to stand out, so after Concubine Lin announced it, Xu Baolin also announced it.
The fact that there were two pregnant women at once, and both of them came to the palace, naturally attracted attention.
However, there were few people in the palace and it was not a familiar place, so they were also very careful.
In Guanlan Pavilion, Shen Chuliu said, "Everyone who followed out of the palace knows this. Those who were originally serving in Guanlan Pavilion, you all need to keep an eye on them and don't cause any trouble."
"Master, rest assured, we servants will take good care of it." Yuanxiao said.
I am indeed worried. The people here live in the palace all year round. If you don't live in Guanlan Pavilion, how can they be loyal to you?
So generally we don't use them.
The queen also asked people to take good care of the two concubines. She couldn't guarantee that nothing would happen, but she just did what she was supposed to do.
The queen was also busy with the eldest princess's marriage.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already prepared the dowry, but a lot of it still requires the Queen's opinion.
The queen took the booklet to see the emperor. The emperor thought about it and sent a message back to the palace, asking Concubine Jin to come as well.
By the way, Mei Chongyuan, who was one month old, also came with her child.
Mei Chongyuan came out of retirement, and there was another strong contender for favor, so naturally the situation was different.
In the Haiyan Palace, the Queen asked, "The Grand Princess is getting married, should the status of Concubine Jin be raised?"
The emperor shook his head: "No need, she has done nothing, but now she is a second-rank concubine. The eldest princess is a concubine after all."
"Yes, I'm not doing this for Concubine Jin, but the eldest princess is the emperor's eldest daughter." The queen only said what needed to be said.
"When a princess gets married, she will naturally have a title. There is no need to flatter Concubine Jin." The emperor said, "Even now, the eldest princess is second only to the second princess in terms of nobility among the princesses."
The main thing is that someone like Concubine Jin is not worthy of being promoted any further.
The queen nodded in agreement, thinking that for someone of this rank, the only suitable candidate for the time being was Consort Qian Shufei.
(End of this chapter)
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