Chapter 1251 Proposal

Speaking of this, Shao Sansheng was worried, "Can you believe their words? The young master has surrendered, but what should I do if they don't fulfill their promise?"

Shao Pingbo: "Do you think His Majesty doesn't know what's going on? Do you think Your Majesty will be happy when the princess is being pushed around? Let them break their promise. In the short term, they will not dare to touch those students again. What will happen in the future? …Only when you have a certain amount of power can you have room for maneuver.”

Shao Sansheng said sadly: "Based on the current situation, I don't know when it will end."

Shao Pingbo: "What happened this time is not a bad thing for those students. After years of hard work, and after this incident, they should understand how to protect themselves carefully and not to be easily caught by others. Learn from the mistakes and learn from them. Wisdom is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes bad things can turn into good things. Before, the Jin State accepted their resettlement just because of the face of my defection. However, they have been ostracized. After this, their opportunity came, and I can take advantage of the situation. They pushed it before His Majesty."

"But Master, you..." Shao Sansheng's eyes turned red again, implying that he had suffered too much for those students.

Shao Pingbo: "I said this time may not be a bad thing. I will let His Majesty see another scenery, and I will also open another path for myself, which can resolve the situation of being enemies with the Manchu Dynasty. I will continue to be hostile to these people. Unfavorable. In the final analysis, I blame myself this time. I was too anxious. Jia Wuqun appeared too suddenly. I couldn’t figure out what Jia Wuqun’s next steps were. In order to cut off the danger, I counterattacked too hastily. I went full circle and returned. In the same place, we are having such trouble with the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and we are losing again and again!"

Shao Sansheng: "The eldest young master has wronged himself so much to save these students. I am worried that unscrupulous people will see the young master's weakness. For example, will Jia Wuqun continue to attack those students?"

Shao Pingbo: "Weakness? If you kill them all, will you be able to threaten me? Or should you arrest them all? Those are Jin's court officials. If you really want to do this, Jin will be able to do what other countries can do. It's broken." No one can play with the rules, you are thinking too much. Go back to the house first, wait for me to take a bath and change clothes before entering the palace to see you."

Seeing that the eldest son seemed to have calmed down and made up his mind, Shao Sansheng felt relieved.

On the way, I met homeless beggars dragging their families along the street, and the gifts given to the Zhao family were distributed along the way.

After returning home to bathe and change clothes, and take care of his injuries, the Shao Mansion drove again and went straight to the palace.

Before entering the imperial study, Shao Pingbo met Tao Lue who was waiting.

"Mr. Tao." Shao Pingbo greeted him respectfully.

"Master Shao." Tao Lue also cupped his hands, looking startled, "Master Shao, what are you doing?"

The pain of losing a son, the enemy was right in front of him, Zhao Gongquan was a bit harsh, the slap mark on Shao Pingbo's face was particularly conspicuous, he deliberately did not let the monks deal with it.

Shao Pingbo smiled. He didn't believe that the other party didn't know what was going on. "It's nothing. Mr. Tao personally ordered me to settle the matter. I didn't dare to violate it, so I went to the Zhao Mansion to apologize. I am responsible for Mr. Zhao's loss of his son. Mr. Zhao His anger was understandable, so he made me kneel down in front of the memorial tablet, slapped me twice in the face, and received a tea cup on my head. However, Mr. Zhao was still restrained, and the sword did not kill me." He flipped his collar and showed the other person the sword marks on his neck.

The corner of Tao Lue's mouth twitched, and without saying anything, he sighed, "Master Shao, please don't complain. This old slave is just passing on a message. It is His Majesty's wish to keep things peaceful. In the current war, Master Shao must also understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts. Master Shao has been wronged." .”

Shao Pingbo: "I understand, I brought this on myself."

Tao Lue didn't comment much on this matter, and he didn't want to say anything more about government affairs. He extended his hand to greet you and said, "I know you are coming. Your Majesty is waiting for you inside."

"Thank you!" Shao Pingbo thanked him, and the two of them entered the imperial study room.

After entering and greeting each other, Tai Shuxiong, who was behind the case, saw Shao Pingbo's appearance. He was startled for a moment, got up from behind the case, walked to Shao Pingbo, and asked, "Did Zhao Gongquan beat him?"

Shao Pingbo: "I accidentally hit it myself."

Tai Shuxiong snorted coldly, "Aren't you quite brave? Now you hit me accidentally?"

Shao Pingbo: "All these things were caused by Wei Chen's own mishandling. No wonder others did not accidentally hit him."

Tai Shuxiong: "Zhao Gongquan is so angry that he dares to beat the court officials... Then again, after all, you killed someone else's son, and no one else can bear it."

Shao Pingbo: "It's all over."

Tai Shuxiong raised his eyebrows, "It's over? Is it useful to apologize? Are you willing to let you go?"

Shao Pingbo: "Wei Chen doesn't know whether he will let Wei Chen go, but he promised to let go of the group of students Wei Chen brought from Beizhou."

Tai Shuxiong snorted, "They are so stubborn that they won't even let the solitary king go. What conditions can make them let go?"

Shao Pingbo: "Marry the seventh princess."

"What?" Taishu Xiong said angrily like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "You bastard! What's wrong with being the daughter of a solitary king? You can throw her wherever you want, over and over again, to the point where you're the solitary king's daughter. What does the king think he is?"

Tao Lue on the side also frowned.

Shao Pingbo held up his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I sincerely request your Majesty to marry the seventh princess to Wei Chen!"

These words were like adding fuel to the fire. Tai Shuxiong angrily shouted: "Shao Pingbo, you are the one who refuses to marry. You still dare to speak. You are really the daughter of a lonely king, so you can't be wantonly insulted..." He screamed with a loud curse, and almost poked his finger. Shao Pingbo's forehead went up.

Shao Pingbo lowered his head, remained silent, and allowed himself to be cursed.

When he had finished cursing, ran out of words, and vented his anger, Tao Lue served him a cup of tea. After a sip of tea, Tai Shuxiong calmed down completely, thought of the crux of the problem, and asked, "The reason why I agreed to them , just to protect your group of Beizhou students?"

Shao Pingbo: "Not only because they are students from Beizhou, but because they are the hope of Beizhou's prosperity and prosperity. I was forced to flee Beizhou back then, so I had to try my best to take them with me, just to keep this hope!"

"The hope for Beizhou's prosperity?" Tai Shuxiong was startled and said suspiciously: "As far as the lonely king knows, they are just a group of young people in their twenties. How come they have become the hope for Beizhou's prosperity?"

Shao Pingbo: "Qu Ping started studying at the age of 20. At the age of 21, he took charge of the dredging of the entire Tongluan Canal in Beizhou. He recruited civilians along the way and coordinated the county and city along the long canal. Everything was in an orderly manner. With the limited financial resources provided by Beizhou at that time, Next, the civilians died of illness or old age, and no more than a hundred people were killed or injured. It took three years to successfully dredge the Tongluan Canal, which winds thousands of miles across Beizhou. It made great contributions to the shipping traffic in Beizhou and the irrigation of grain fields in the north and south. "

Tai Shuxiong was shocked when he heard this. It was not clear to outsiders, but he, as the emperor of a country, knew very well that dredging thousands of miles of waterways was very troublesome with the financial resources of the Jin State, let alone a mere Beizhou. Such a large project simply consumes human lives, and it is normal for thousands of casualties to occur.

No more than a hundred civilians were killed or injured. What does this mean? And it only took three years. There are so many complicated things hidden behind this seemingly simple number. This coordination ability is extraordinary. Apart from other things, this Qu Fang is definitely a talent in water conservancy!

"Qu Fang..." Tai Shuxiong muttered, deeply impressed by the name, and tilted his head slightly to give Tao Lue a wink.

Tao nodded slightly, understanding, His Majesty asked him to write down this name.

Shao Pingbo continued: "Cao Si was sent to Guandu Town in Beizhou to study at the age of nineteen. At the age of twenty, he took charge of the government affairs of a town. He eliminated the epidemic, established schools, built docks, and developed trade by taking advantage of the geographical advantages of Guandu Town docks. In just two years, he Within a year, a small town with only more than 200 people has developed into a town center with more than 3,000 people. The number of people is increasing year by year, and there is an endless stream of businessmen and merchants. The townspeople live and work in peace, young and old, working in farming and doing miscellaneous things. Everyone has a way to feed themselves."

"Two years later, I promoted him to the county magistrate. He made extensive use of the refugees, resettled them properly, and comprehensively reclaimed the wasteland in the county. He made extensive use of talented people, stabilized the farming industry, and focused on merchants. The refugees stayed and refused to leave again. The small county is experiencing rapid prosperity and change, the population is increasing rapidly, and the taxes paid are doubling every six months!"

"Xie Ji'an is good at criminal cases. He started from a small town and ended up in a county. He solved cases like a god and cleared up countless unjust cases. Wherever he went, unruly people were always in fear..."

"Qiao Shen, good at business and politics..."

Each name came out of Shao Pingbo's mouth, and each one was good at what he knew.

He spoke eloquently, and Taishu Xiong was fascinated when he listened, his eyes twinkling.

After he finished speaking, Tai Shuxiong came back to his senses and tried to ask: "Where did you find these people?"

Shao Pingbo: "They are all students selected from the school in Beizhou. After these years of experience, they have been approved. If it is interrupted by a dispute in the court, I really can't bear it!"

Tai Shuxiong: "Can these people be screened out by running a school?"

Shao Pingbo: "The world's customs have long been decayed. I had no talent available in Beizhou back then, so I had to train new people and mold new trends to select those who could be used."

Tai Shuxiong looked at him with a somewhat complicated look. In order to protect these people, this man was actually willing to be humiliated.

It's not that he looks down on his daughter. Some facts really need to be faced. His daughter is already like that. Marrying Shao Pingbo is indeed a huge insult to Shao Pingbo. Otherwise, why would Shao Pingbo resist so strongly before?

"In order to protect these people, do you think you can wrong the daughter of the lonely king again and again?" Tai Shuxiong gritted his teeth.

Shao Pingbo: "I am indeed to blame for what happened to the Seventh Princess. If Your Majesty is willing to marry, I will treat her sincerely and kindly, and I will never dare to be wronged in the slightest."

Tai Shuxiong was silent for a while, and after weighing the pros and cons, he suddenly said slowly: "Huan'er has suffered so much humiliation. The lonely king hopes that you will keep your word, otherwise I will not spare you lightly!"

Shao Pingbo bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tai Shuxiong waved his hand impatiently.

After Shao Pingbo resigned, Tai Shuxiong wandered back and forth for a while. After sighing for a while, he suddenly said: "Tao Lue, have you written down the names of the people he just mentioned?"

"Uh..." Tao Lue said awkwardly: "I went back to Your Majesty and reported a lot of information. I only listened to it once and didn't remember it all. But there are only those people in total. You will know when you ask later."

Tai Shuxiong: "Send someone to check and see if it is really what he said."

"Yes!" Tao Lue agreed.

"Decadent Chen Mu... train new people, create new trends and select those who can be used..." Tai Shuxiong muttered.

Tao Lue's ears were sharp, and he was frightened when he heard it.