Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 413 Chapter 424: Awakening Cui Peng
Facing Cui Peng's tears of gratitude, Li Hao smiled calmly and said, "It's up to you if you want to be an ox or a horse, but right now... I'm hungry, shouldn't you entertain me?" raised eyebrows.

"Yes, yes, yes..." Cui Peng hurriedly raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, but was amused by Li Hao's raised eyebrows, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Zhuo Jing has already made arrangements."

Li Hao said: "I'm so hungry, you tell her not to do too much, it will waste time, I am anxious."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Cui Peng nodded a series of times, and hurried out of the study to call a servant to inform his wife Yang, urging her to hurry up, the prince is starving.

For today's dinner, Li Hao and Cui Peng were the only two. When they were half full, Cui Peng offered a drink to Li Hao. Naturally, Li Hao couldn't refuse. After drinking a glass with Cui Peng, Li Hao suddenly felt uncomfortable. With emotion, he put down his wine glass and sighed quietly: "Lord Cui, there are not many people who can drink with this king..."

Cui Peng hurriedly nodded and said: "The prince is right, what is the status of the prince..."

"It has nothing to do with status." Li Hao waved his hand, "I was like this when I was a small person. There are really not many people who can drink with me. Only those who are in my eyes can drink with me."

Cui Peng was excited when he heard the words, because according to Li Hao's words, he had fallen into Li Hao's eyes.

But after Li Hao paused, he said something very shocking to him: "Master Cui, you are the only exception. This time the natives attacked Yazhou, you let me down so much."

Cui Peng was extremely ashamed when he heard the words, his old face turned red, and he bowed his head and said: "My lord taught me that it was the inferior officials who were ineffective in their work and almost ruined Yazhou."

Li Hao said slowly: "Knowing shame is close to being brave. If you can admit your mistakes, you have to learn from your mistakes. Master Cui, you know why you were demoted from Yangzhou to this place, and why you have not recovered for 12 years. ?"

Cui Peng raised his head and blinked at Li Hao, and asked, "Your lord is saying that...the low-ranking officials are lacking in ability?"

Li Hao nodded: "You are still very self-aware. What I said may be too blunt, but it is the truth. You are indeed not expected to be an official."

Cui Peng was stunned by this sentence. If he were someone else, he would be very angry, but the person in front of him was Li Hao, who had just saved his son's life and had a noble status, so he said: "My lord, tomorrow The next official wrote a memorial and sent it to Chang'an, resigned from the post of governor of Yazhou, retired and returned to his hometown, and from then on..."

Li Hao raised his hand to interrupt him: "You wait for this king to finish speaking first."

"My lord, please speak."

Li Hao lifted the jug, filled the wine glasses of the two of them, and said slowly: "No one is born to be an official, these are all things to learn, but Master Cui, you chose the wrong path and took a wrong path. "

"Wrong way?" Cui Peng hurriedly cupped his hands when he heard the words, "Please make it clear, my lord."

Li Haoyang looked at him and asked, "I heard you were born in the imperial examination?"

Cui Peng nodded: "Go back to the lord, the next official is the fifth year of Wude."

"Hey, it's the same class as Sun Fujia. Sun Fujia is the first champion, and you are the first Tanhua Lang." Li Hao said with a smile, "To be able to win the Tanhua position, I think Master Cui should He has learned a lot and is full of economics."

"Your Excellency is too flattering to be an official." Cui Peng was ashamed.

Li Hao suddenly took a long breath and sighed: "It's a pity, Master Cui, although you have read a lot, you have read the book to death."

Cui Peng was taken aback when he heard the words: "My lord's words...how can you explain it?"

"Understand how you want to understand it." Li Hao took a sip of wine from his glass and said, "My words don't seem to be difficult to understand."

Cui Peng frowned and said: "According to the lord's consciousness, shouldn't lower officials study?"

"No, there is nothing wrong with reading." Li Hao shook his head and said, "Sun Fujia may not have read fewer books than you, but as the Minister of Dali Temple, Sun Fujia has a higher official position than you and handles more affairs than you every day. He has dealt with him more times than you, and sometimes he has to face the saint, but Sun Fujia has always been appreciated by the emperor for his work, and he is impeccable, but you are far behind."

Cui Peng frowned and thought about it carefully, it seems to be true, everyone came from the imperial examination, although the number one scholar is higher than Tanhua, but the gap is not so big, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My lord, can you point out the way for the next official? "

"It's okay to help you guide the way." Li Hao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then are you willing to abandon your integrity?"

Cui Peng was stunned when he heard the words. This was the first time he had heard the word integrity, but the word seemed not difficult to understand. It should have something to do with moral integrity. He frowned immediately. How can we abandon the integrity and integrity of a saint, so he shook his head.

Li Hao grinned when he saw this, and said: "This king is just joking, don't take it seriously, Master Cui, this king asks you, do you think this king has integrity?"

Cui Pengdao: "Although this official has known the prince not long ago, he has already heard about the name of the prince. The prince has made countless achievements for the Tang Dynasty, which benefit the country and the people. It's just a rumor, the prince is naturally upright."

Li Hao grinned and said, "Greedy and stingy, it's not a rumor, this king is indeed so, do you still think I have morals?"

"This..." Cui Peng hesitated when he heard the words, he was very embarrassed. According to the sage, such a person is definitely a villain, but Cui Peng himself feels that Li Hao is definitely not a villain. Everything he does is beneficial to the country and the people Moreover, Li Hao has countless military exploits in defending his family, defending his country and opening up territories, so he can be called a national hero.

He hesitated for a long time, nodded and said: "The lower officials still think that the prince is a man of integrity!"

Li Hao laughed, and suddenly said: "You are a man of integrity, and this king is also a man of integrity, so why are you and this king not alike at all?"

Hearing this, Cui Peng frowned and pondered, yes, why is there such a big difference between Li Hao's morality and his own morality, being greedy for money and stingy can be regarded as moral, this runs counter to the sage's admonition, Cui Peng's three views may collapse at any time Danger.

That's right, Li Hao came here this time to destroy his Three Views, and then establish a new Three Views for him, so that Cui Peng can be reborn. This is easy to say, but not easy to do. In fact, the biggest difficulty is, Others must be willing to listen to you. If it is like Li Chengqian, even if Li Hao grinds his lips, Li Chengqian will not listen to him.

Just as Cui Peng was pondering, Li Hao suddenly said leisurely: "Master Cui, life is not just as simple as the advice of the saint. The sage learns, it’s just a toddler in Handan, and he also puts on shackles, so naturally he can’t run as fast as others.”

Cui Peng's mind was in a state of mud, and Li Hao's words suddenly poured into the mud like a stream of clear water. He seemed to have discovered something faintly, but he just couldn't grasp it.

Li Hao said again: "The master leads the door, and the cultivation depends on the individual. Do you want to follow your master for the rest of your life? You should stand on your own, have your own thoughts, live for yourself, and walk out your own path."

Li Hao's words were like a slap in the face, and Cui Peng immediately sorted out all the messy thoughts. Yes, I have been following the footsteps of a saint all my life, blindly suppressing my temperament, suppressing my thoughts, and before doing anything, He would think about how a sage should do. He can indeed be a good person by doing so, but there are many things that he can't do well.

Maybe I really should change my mind and go my own way.

Cui Peng understood the meaning of Li Hao's words, bowed to Li Hao very solemnly, and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your guidance."

Li Hao smiled lightly and waved his hands: "It's a small thing, you're too polite, Mr. Cui, you have to forget your sage's words, everything is about national righteousness, and you have your own yardstick and ruler in your heart."

"I understand." Cui Peng nodded.

Li Hao picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp, saying: "Don't report to the imperial court what happened to Qiongnan recently, and if there are important matters to report in the future, report to the king in advance."

Cui Peng smiled lightly, nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."

Seeing this, Li Hao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Hey, you are very savvy, and you have learned to be flexible so quickly."

The reason why Li Hao said that was because according to Cui Peng's previous temperament, after hearing Li Hao's request, he would definitely say that this was not in line with the court's law. Yes, although Li Hao is the king of Qiongnan County, he is not allowed to interfere with Qiongnan's government affairs. He has no right to dictate to Cui Peng.

In the past, Cui Peng also listened to Li Hao, it was because Li Hao was capable, he needed Li Hao, and all Li Hao's requests did not violate the court's laws, but now Li Hao's request is obviously against the rules, but he agreed without the slightest hesitation Li Hao, it means that he has learned to be flexible, he knows that only relying on Li Hao can Qiongnan develop and grow, so he has to borrow strength from Li Hao.

Hearing this, Cui Peng cupped his hands with a smile: "Then I would like to thank you, my good teacher, for your guidance."

"You can still flatter, it's over, you lost your integrity, haha..."

It is very fulfilling to be able to change a person. Li Hao is very happy now. Not only did the native diehards suffer a lot, but he also changed Cui Peng. He believes that Cui Peng will be very good at coming and doing things in the future. .

After Li Hao finished his meal, Zhu Ruihuan came to report that several tribes close to the Tang Dynasty sent people to the palace to deliver letters, saying that five farmers sent by the Tang Dynasty to guide them in farming had been assassinated.

Li Hao frowned when he heard that, even if he ordered to go to the Ziliu tribe, Cui Peng went with Li Hao this time.

Li Hao was very sleepy because he hadn't slept all day and all night, but this matter was no small matter, he was not in the mood to sleep for the time being, so he rushed to the Ziliu tribe and met the leader Sayika.

Saika is currently the representative of the Qiongnan natives appointed by Li Hao, that is to say, if the Tang government needs to negotiate with the Qiongnan natives for anything, they must go to Saika, so Saika has become the representative of the pro-Tang faction natives. army head.

Hearing that Li Hao and Cui Peng were coming, Sayika rushed to meet them. After the meeting, Li Hao didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "Boss Sa, I heard that the agricultural technicians sent by the king were murdered by five people? Is there such a thing?"

Saika nodded apologetically: "Go back to the prince, yes, this matter is due to Saika's negligence and failed to protect them well, please punish the prince."

"Punishment aside, the key is to find the real culprit." Li Hao said, "It's been a day since the incident happened. Can you find out who did it?"

Saika said: "According to our investigation, it should be done by people from the Moluo tribe."

Cui Peng whispered in Li Hao's ear: "The Moluo tribe is a diehard."

Li Hao nodded and squinted his eyes when he heard the words, and after a long silence, he said coldly: "Sayika, I can borrow five thousand of your excellent soldiers and armor, and you can lead other tribes to wipe out all the tribes that oppose Datang, can you do it?"

"What?" Sayika stared and exclaimed, "They are all Saika's compatriots!"

"No!" Li Hao shook his head and said coldly, "You have surrendered to Tang Dynasty, now, this king needs all Qiongnan natives to be unified, and you, Sayika, if you can unify Qiongnan natives, this king will Please, Emperor Tang, I will make you the chieftain of Qiongnan Annan. Do you know what a chieftain is? It is equivalent to being the king of the Qiongnan tribe, occupying half of Qiongnan Island, holding a heavy army, and taking care of government affairs. The Tang Dynasty will not interfere. Then you Your status will not be under this king, you can enjoy all trade and cultural exchanges with Datang, but you need to pay tribute every year to show your submission, and this is the only thing you need to do to Datang."

"This...isn't it equivalent to a country?" Sayika asked in shock after hearing Li Hao's words.

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