Chapter 49 Li Guang’s strategy!
In the court.
"Your Majesty, this is the situation of disaster relief in the north!"
After resolving the issue of incitement by the victims, several imperial censors immediately returned to the capital to report.
Wan Tongfu had only fainted due to excessive blood loss. He would be fine after a few days of rest. Originally, several imperial censors wanted to take Wan Tongfu back to Beijing for recuperation.
However, he couldn't let go of the water conservancy issue and insisted on staying there, which made several imperial censors admire him very much.
"Well, Wan Tongfu is worthy of my favor, not bad!"
"You guys have worked hard, go down and have a good rest!"
Then Xiao Yan looked at the officials.
"Look, this is a good official who gets things done. Who was opposing this before?"
"Who said Wan Tongfu doesn't know how to provide disaster relief? Sir Hu?"
Hu Zhenghe didn't expect that he would be called at this time. Just say yours and that's it.
"Your Majesty, I admire you!"
"Didn't you say that Lord Wan was corrupt and abused ? Where is the evidence? Several censors went to investigate in person and found nothing."
"So that means one of you is lying. So tell me, who lied?"
Hu Zhenghe did not expect that such incitement could not kill Wan Tongfu, and he was very angry.
"Your Highness, I heard the accusation from someone else. I have no evidence!"
"Now that several lords have gone to check, it can only mean that Lord Wan is a good official. I admire him!"
Hu Zhenghe is a smooth person and will definitely not put himself in any situation. He always has a way out for everything!
"Humph, Lord Hu is really good at talking. Anyway, you have two mouths, so you always have the final say!"
Hu Zhenghe gritted his teeth when he heard this, but he endured it in the end.
"I dare not. I will discuss the matter at hand!"
"I am very pleased to have such a good official like Lord Wan!"
Xiao Yan had already expected Hu Zhenghe to be so shameless, so fortunately he did not pursue him any further.
"Wan Tongfu has done a great job on this matter. I am very pleased. The censors have also worked hard!"
"I will also reward you once the water conservancy project is completed!"
When several imperial censors heard that there was a reward, they immediately knelt down.
"We thank your Highness!"
It is still necessary to win people's hearts.
"Well, everyone, if our Great Zhou wants to last forever, we need good officials like Lord Wan who serve the people."
"Therefore, I have decided to implement an official position assessment system. If you receive this salary, you need to take on this responsibility."
"From now on, no matter who it is, if they fail to meet the requirements, they will be fined at the very least, or dismissed from office at the worst. This is an assessment of you officials, I hope you will be cautious!"
Xiao Yan understood that in order to rectify the officialdom, he must have an iron-blooded approach, and simple deterrence sometimes does not work.
They will only take it seriously when it concerns their official positions.
Some mild punishments will not have any effect on them.
"Of course I am not the kind of person who doesn't know how to adapt. If anyone does a good job, I will reward him!"
"If you really do what you can to satisfy me and the people, promotion and salary increase won't be a problem!"
As soon as Xiao Yan said this, the officials who had been complaining became excited again. Everyone is happy to have the opportunity to be promoted.
Of course, all of this needs to be achieved through actual actions, and cannot be achieved by just sitting there and thinking about it.
Northern grasslands.
"General, we can't move forward now. The situation ahead is unclear!"
Wu Ping quickly called out to Li Guang who was speeding, because the faster he went, the more he felt something was wrong.
Li Guang smiled and said, "General Wu, don't worry. I know what you are worried about."
"It's not that easy to set up an ambush. I have already sent out ten scout teams. We now have the situation within a hundred miles around us under control."
Wu Ping was also a little surprised when he heard this. So many scout teams were sent out, but he, the deputy general, had no idea about it.
The last defeat left some shadow in his heart, but of course he still admired Li Guang.
If I were defeated, I would be devastated.
It cannot be said that Li Guang looked as if nothing had happened, but his mentality was very good. From his expression, one could tell that he was holding back some anger.
"General, we were defeated last time, so we should be more careful!"
Wu Ping knew that they were now on the grassland, and if they were defeated there would be no way to retreat!
"I know. We haven't received any reports from scouts yet, so there must be no danger."
"I know General Wu is worried about the army. Don't worry, the men of our Great Zhou can afford to lose!"
"If it weren't for the supply problem last time, we would have wiped out the Xiongnu cubs long ago. How could we let them escape?"
After all, Wu Ping was only a deputy general, so he couldn't say anything and could only follow Li Guang's orders!
"Report, General , scout news!"
"Enemy troops spotted ahead, ready for battle!"
Upon hearing the news, Wu Ping's heart skipped a beat. The opposing army had already deployed, and his side was still in pursuit.
If the other side directly charges at us, there will probably be heavy casualties.
"General, should we temporarily suspend the pursuit and wear down the enemy's spirit? After all, they have been chased for so long and are feeling very upset!"
"If we confront them head-on now , our cavalry advantage will be inferior to that of the enemy!"
Li Guang naturally understood what the other side meant. He was so relentless in pursuing them, and they probably knew that they would not let them go.
This is the decisive battle, a thorough confrontation with the Great Zhou army.
"I'm not that kind of reckless man. I know very well how strong their army is. General Wu, don't worry!"
"It's impossible to deal with it head-on. I won't joke with the lives of my soldiers."
Wu Ping was stunned. It turned out that after chasing for a long time, he didn't fight when they met, he was just chasing!
"What does this mean, General?"
Li Guang smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the news will be back soon!"
Li Guang kept Wu Ping in suspense, and Wu Ping was even more confused about what Li Guang was going to do.
"Order the army to rest on the spot and pay attention to the enemy's movements!"
Wu Ping asked in confusion: "General, what should we do now?"
Li Guang just smiled and said, "Wait!"
Seeing that Li Guang refused to speak, Wu Ping could only wait on the side.
Soon, a group of cavalry appeared on the right wing of the army, and judging from their speed, they were definitely stronger than their own.
Wu Ping was immediately shocked: "General, the enemy is attacking!"
Li Guang smiled and said, "It's okay, we are one family."
Wu Ping didn't believe it at all: "How could it be our general? Our cavalry can never run that fast!"
"No, that flag is ours. Are they really ours?"
Wu Ping felt a little relieved when he saw the flag of his own army. However, when he thought that he didn't even know about the existence of such an army, he must have been kept in the dark from the beginning!
