hsntnovel Chapter 2118 Preparing to meet Qu Zhiping
Chapter 2118 Preparing to meet Qu Zhiping
Li Shen pointed at Tie Niu who was standing at the door and cursed, leaving Tie Niu confused. Was he saying that he ate too much?
"Your Highness, Tie Niu should eat less in the future to save you some money. Eat less at each meal...eat one pound less." Tie Niu gritted his teeth and made the most difficult decision for him.
"Get out of the way. Who can eat so much beef?" Li Shen rolled his eyes and cursed.
But there is no way around it. Tie Niu exercises too much every day, and he needs to wear armor and a full set of equipment at all times.
It was okay in Prince Ji's mansion, there was time to rest, it was relatively safe, but after Li Shen came out, Tie Niu had to be by Li Shen's side all the time, and other guards could take turns.
Only he was not allowed to do so. He even had to sleep in Li Shen's outer room. It was because Li Shen was timid and afraid of death and had no sense of security.
Tie Niu is a big eater, and he exercises a lot, so eating rice is simply not enough to satisfy his exercise needs, so he eats by the bowl.
Li Shen could only provide him with meat to supplement his daily consumption.
Li Shen sometimes thought that it was a good thing that this guy followed him, otherwise he would have starved to death.
Tie Niu is a simple-minded man and not good at communicating with others. After paying the tax, the little land his family grew was only enough for him to eat and he couldn't sell any of it.
He has never eaten meat with Li Shen.
Seeing that Li Shen was unhappy, Tie Niu was a little at a loss, not knowing what he did wrong.
"It's okay. The prince is buying you some meat."
Shitou, who was standing by, patted Tieniu and said with a smile, Tieniu didn't know that King Ji was joking, so he had to act as an interpreter every time.
"Oh." Tie Niu's eyes lit up and he grinned.
Seeing this guy's look, Li Shen finally felt frustrated. It was like playing the lute to a cow. It was really like playing the lute to a cow.
Fortunately, he no longer paid attention to this fool and said to Wang Xuance:
"Xuan Ce, I plan to go to the local tribe tomorrow to meet Qu Zhiping."
"If Your Majesty wants to see Qu Zhiping, why don't I go first? Your Majesty has been here for many days, but Qu Zhiping has not come to see you.
I think this is a little unusual. Their tribe is not far from here, and the news of the prince's arrival has already been spread.
Qu Zhiping should not be unaware of this.”
Hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Xuance raised his head and suggested. How could the local governor not know that Prince Ji was coming? But he hadn't come for so many days, so there must be something wrong.
Xue Rengui also echoed:
"Your Highness, I think what Wang Changshi said is right. The situation in Xizhou is unclear right now, and there are dangers lurking outside the city. Your Highness does not need to put yourself in danger.
In my opinion, it would be better to send someone to summon Qu Zhiping to Xizhou Prefecture to meet with the emperor."
Li Shen shook his head after hearing this. Of course he knew these principles. He had actually been waiting for Qu Zhiping to come, but he hadn't come for several days.
“No, I must go there. Anxi Protectorate not only has Xizhou City, but also people from all over the country. The rebels’ soldiers all come from these people.
The reason why I came here to take charge of Anxi is not to ensure the stability of the Anxi Protectorate, right?
My focus is not to meet Qu Zhiping, but to meet the local people and the leaders of those tribes to let them know that the court has sent people.
Moreover, what happened last year caused the reputation of my Ji Palace to plummet and our reputation has been completely destroyed. I must rebuild my prestige.
Otherwise, what will happen to the Ji Wang Mansion's assets in the future? I still have to rely on them to make money."
Appeasing the people is also one of the important purposes of Li Shen's coming here. Even if he was not sent, he would have to come to Xizhou. This was all planned in advance.
Now I just have some more important responsibilities and need to stay a little longer.
“But, Your Majesty, we haven’t investigated who in those tribes has connections with the rebels. Wouldn’t it be risky to go there rashly?
Why not wait a while and go after the investigation is complete? "
Wang Xuance dissuaded him from doing so. The safety of Prince Ji was more important than anything else.
"No, I'm afraid it will be too late by then. I don't know how many people have been deceived by the rebels, and...
This king speculates that Qu Zhiping’s absence may be related to the fact that Xizhou did not send troops to protect their safety.
The rebels were rampant, their tribe was also attacked, and they asked Xizhou for help, but the Xizhou government ignored them. It was good enough that they didn't rebel."
Li Shen waved his hand and said that he had thought about it for several days before deciding to go to Qu Zhiping's tribe, where the remnants of Gaochang were.
The fact that the imperial court did not send troops to protect them is disheartening in itself. All the officials in Xizhou are now useless.
If Guo Xiaoke were here, he would definitely send troops to protect these survivors. Even if he sent fewer people, it would be a token of his appreciation.
This is why they can only be low-level officials, unable to see the situation clearly and ignoring the overall situation.
"In that case, I will arrange it right away." Xue Rengui stood up. He knew that Prince Ji had made the decision, so it could not be changed, so he had to make arrangements in advance.
"Well, go ahead. For safety reasons, bring a few hot air balloons with you, as well as some grenades and kerosene bombs, just in case."
Li Shen nodded. He would go and do his work. He was afraid of death, and he would not delay either.
"Yes, I obey your command." Xue Rengui stood up, saluted, and walked out.
"Your Highness, I have finished copying." Wang Xuance also stood up and came over with paper.
"Just leave it there. I won't look at it. By the way, take your people out to buy some food and vegetables. I will bring them with me tomorrow."
Li Shen waved his hand.
"Yes, I will buy it right away." Wang Xuance stood up, saluted and prepared to leave.
"Wait." Li Shen shouted.
"Does the prince have any other instructions?" Wang Xuance stopped.
"Go back and write a memorial, write down all the situations here, and report it to His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Oh, and ask the Prince Consort to write a letter as well and send it back to my sister.
Why don't you send someone to the border to gather information and see how the war is going there?
Send someone to ask when the next supply shipment will be, and tell them that this is what the king wants to ask.
You can manage the internal affairs of Xizhou Prefecture on my behalf. It seems that we can no longer rely on these officials. We have to rely on ourselves."
Li Shen instructed that it was fortunate that he was given the power to act according to his discretion, otherwise it would be difficult to handle. It would be good enough if the officials of Xizhou could manage Xizhou well. They were short-sighted and useless.
Now Li Shen has to rely on himself to solve the problems in Xizhou. He thought that he could continue to be a hands-off boss here.
"Yes, Your Majesty, but I am only the Chief Secretary, I am afraid..." Wang Xuance did not refuse. This was his best chance to show his ability, but he was worried about his low position.
"Take this. If anyone disobeys, I will kill him. No mercy. In troubled times, I will punish him severely. I will bear the consequences for you."
As he spoke, Li Shen took out a token and threw it over.