Sheng Fu

Chapter 841 Nanshan Night Talk

At night, the moon is bright and the stars are few.

Langfeng Prefecture, at the foot of Yuhua Mountain, at Xie Yiming's home.

Since the Imperial Master has arrived in person, Madam Xie Yiming naturally has to prepare a table of delicious food.

Li Hongshan took a bite of barbecued pork and smiled faintly: "I have been to Bai Xiaowei's place. Although he is the prime minister, he looks like a rich and idle man. However, everything is under his control. You are the leader of the South, and you also look like a rich man who does nothing. However, the sound of reading in Nanling Academy is more moving day by day."

“Politicians of this era are completely different from those of the previous era.”

"I still remember how Master Qiu Qing was selfless and dedicated to his work."

Xie Yiming stood up with a wine pot in hand and poured wine for Li Hongshan. He smiled and said, "In fact, the sound of reading in Nanling Academy has little to do with me. The main reason is that Ji Jian has been running Nanling Academy all the time, and I don't worry about it. Moreover, the political situation in the south has been calm, and there are not many eye-catching things happening. So most of the time, I am idle. Lord Bai Xiaowei is the one who truly plans and wins thousands of miles away. Compared with Lord Bai Xiaowei, I am really far behind him."

In Xie Yiming's impression, or in everyone's impression, this was the first time that the national teacher Li Hongshan came to Xie Yiming's home. Perhaps this was because Xie Yiming had not been the leader of the South for long.

About two years before the Eight-Gu Banquet, Li Hongshan visited the home of the previous generation of southern leaders, but it is unknown what they talked about.

Hearing the name Ji Jian, Li Hongshan said seriously, "What a familiar name. That person is indeed a great talent. However, the reason why the South is always richer than the North is that the leaders of the South have never been hereditary."

"When Ji Heng chose you, it was the best decision he ever made in his life. You neither liquidated the Ji family nor enriched yourself. You also deliberately trained Xu Yuan to become the next generation leader of the South."

"Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish. You have applied this principle very thoroughly."

Xie Yiming responded: "I am flattered by the praise from the Imperial Master."

"As far as I know, the Grand Master should be on the battlefield. How come he has the time to come to my place?"

"Could it be that this war requires me from the South to provide some supplies? Whatever you need, just tell me, Master Imperial Master."

"As long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

Li Hongshan smiled playfully and said, "If there is nothing serious, can't I come to your place as a guest and have a drink with you?"

Xie Yiming quickly explained, "No, no, it's just that the current situation is a bit sensitive. The State Master is in charge of Xing Luo, and the battlefield is changing rapidly. Many things require the State Master to do it personally."

Li Hongshan laughed and said, "I see. You are indeed the leader of the South. You are as meticulous as a hair."

"I came to you this time because there is something I need you to do."

"Yuwen Jun has taken over Haomiao City, but it is an empty city. All the people of the God Clan have been transferred to Taicang City and Shuangyue City. Because Lianheng Mountain runs through the two cities, it has formed an impregnable pincer attack. At this point in the war, it is difficult to continue. There is no way to take it by wits for the time being, and a violent attack may not be successful."

"Therefore, Yuwen Jun intends to ignite the fire of human civilization in the Divine Realm. He needs to extradite a part of the human race to live in the Divine Realm. Both the north and the south need to extradite people."

"According to preliminary estimates, the north needs 40,000 households, and you need at least 60,000 households here."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yiming was surprised and asked, "Such a conciliatory policy was also something that Yu Wenjun could come up with?"

Li Hongshan looked at Xie Yiming with a strange expression and asked curiously, "Don't you think Yu Wenjun can't come up with such a bad idea?"

Suddenly, Li Hongshan recalled an old event.

At that time, Yuwen Jun and Jing Peiyao joined forces, and the two magical weapons, Duan Nian and Liu Xue, left bloody marks on Li Hongshan's body.

Xie Yiming said: "This is not a bad idea. On the contrary, it is a very clever idea. It's just that in the short term, this idea cannot be effective."

"If this is done, it will definitely make the people in the Divine Realm unstable."

"This behavior is undoubtedly a waste of someone else's daughter-in-law, and you still have to show concern for her."

Li Hongshan said with a faint disdain: "In my impression, you are not such a vulgar person."

Xie Yiming realized that he had said the wrong thing, and replied awkwardly: "Please forgive me, Master Imperial Master. You know, before I became the leader of the South, I was always a free and easy person."

"Sixty thousand households, I can gather them here." "By then, the number will definitely be more than sixty thousand households, so don't worry, Master Imperial Master."

Li Hongshan asked: "How long will it take to implement this?"

Xie Yiming said: "One month at most."

"There shouldn't be any trouble in Haomiao City?"

Li Hongshan said: "Not for now, I can't say for sure in the future, but I can still spare some time in a month."

Only then did Xie Yiming feel relieved.

In fact, it is easier to gather the number of households in the south than in the north.

At the beginning, either out of his own will or because he wanted to make the Guo family return to his loyalty, Lord Yuwen personally settled the northern refugees and built the city of Hao'an, where hundreds of thousands of refugees settled.

Nowadays, with Bai Xiaowei's work-for-relief program in the north, a large number of ordinary people who have no one to rely on and no property have been directly resettled, so it is difficult to gather a large number of households.

As for the South, there have not been many changes in recent years, and relatively speaking, it is easier to find ordinary people who are having a hard time making a living, or who are lonely and helpless with no way out.

No matter how prosperous and wealthy a place is, there will always be poor people.

Even at the feet of the Human Emperor, you can still find a large group of beggars begging for food.

The two of them drank a cup together. Li Hongshan took a bite of the cold dish and chewed it carefully. Although the taste of southern food is not strong, the aftertaste is deep in the throat and can withstand careful savoury, and it is very nourishing to the stomach.

Li Hongshan asked curiously, "You and Ji Jian and his group have kept to themselves. You shouldn't be hindered in the process of implementing this matter, right?"

"If there is any inconvenience, I can ask for an imperial decree to make Ji Jian uncomfortable."

"As for whether you can make Ji Jian bow his head in front of you, it depends on whether you are ruthless."

Xie Yiming shook his head repeatedly and said, "That's totally unnecessary."

"It's just that Nanling Academy has been handed over to Ji Jian and his team. They are well-educated and rigorous in their studies, and I am not as good as them in these matters. However, I still have the final say on other matters in the south."

"If I had intended to turn against you, I wouldn't have waited until now."

“Furthermore, it is also my wish that the north and the south should unite and ignite the fire of civilization together.”

Li Hongshan then felt relieved, for he was afraid that Xie Yiming would make mistakes in implementing policies at the critical moment.

Xie Yiming said: "I heard that Marshal Yue Bo is about to leave?"

Li Hongshan asked back: "Where did you hear that?"

Xie Yiming laughed and said, "If the siege continues for a long time, Yuwen Jun must be alone. Although the Hengchang army is strong, it cannot withstand the fierce generals of the Divine Realm."

"This involves a large-scale battle, and it won't work without Marshal Yue Bo."

Li Hongshan said: "That makes sense. I thought you had planted a lot of spies in the imperial capital."

In fact, Li Hongshan knew that Xie Yiming had planted many spies in the imperial capital, but he didn't know who those spies were. He just wanted to remind Xie Yiming not to cross the line. As for some minor matters, he could deal with them casually.

Xie Yiming said helplessly: "It seems that His Majesty does not trust me."

Li Hongshan said with a smile: "The Southern King and the Northern King have both been in office for a short time. How can Your Majesty trust them?"

Xie Yiming responded with a mature voice: "Master Imperial Master is absolutely right!"