Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

Chapter 297: Showing off his talents again and shocking the Marquis

Xiao Yan'an immediately looked at Ji Chuhe.

If he were to answer this question, he wouldn't be able to say a word!

Is Marquis Wuyang asking Ji Chuhe about his strategy for governing the country?

I'm afraid even those ministers who hold high positions of power in the court may not be able to answer this kind of question, right?

For some reason, he felt that Ji Chuhe could answer it.

I was even looking forward to how Ji Chuhe would answer this question.

"If I were to write a policy for governing the country for Daxia, I wouldn't need six policies, only three would be enough." Ji Chuhe responded calmly.

"Oh? Which three strategies?" Marquis Wuyang's curiosity was aroused.

After asking this question, he felt a little regretful, thinking that his question was too tricky. But now, he was just full of expectations.

"Stop the war, clean up the court, and bring peace to the people." Ji Chuhe responded word by word.

The room fell into silence, and the air seemed to have frozen.

Marquis Wuyang was shocked at first, then his brows were tightly knitted together and he was deep in thought.

Xiao Yan'an also secretly savored the meaning of these words.

These words don't seem to have much meaning, as if they are questions that everyone can think of.

"The so-called ending of the war means no longer fighting wars that consume the country's destiny." Ji Chuhe spoke again.

"I'd like to hear the details." Marquis Wuyang looked as if he was listening attentively.

"Even if we win the war and the barbarians surrender, the benefits we gain will not be enough to make up for the sacrifices caused by the war. In my opinion, under the current circumstances, we only need to guard the border."

Marquis Wuyang nodded.

"The Hu bandits have also been involved in the war for decades and are already exhausted. It is impossible for them to attack our dynasty in a large scale. Unless the Hu bandits attack us in a large scale, our dynasty will fight a desperate battle again!"

"Then what is the reason for the solemn court?" Marquis Wuyang continued to ask.

"Su Chao Tang means literally. In our dynasty, the system of recommendation has always been used for official careers, and most of the powerful and their disciples have entered the official career. This system has made the power in the court more and more concentrated, spreading outward from the power of a few major families. Even if a person is talented, if no one recommends him, he still has no chance to enter the official career."

"When power is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, participating in the discussion of state affairs can never be for the benefit of the people of the world. The interests of the powerful must be satisfied first. Even if there are so-called different opinions, it is a struggle between them, using the people of the world as a shield."

Ji Chuhe’s analysis is absolutely to the point!

There was a flash of shock in Marquis Wuyang's eyes.

Such a young girl could see the affairs of the court so clearly!

In fact, the emperor has always wanted to rectify the aristocratic and noble families, but he was also dragged down by the complicated forces of the aristocratic and noble families, and any move would affect the entire body.

Therefore, the emperor wanted to solve the external threat of the Hu bandits first, so as to prevent the Hu bandits from launching another war when he was reorganizing the court.

However, there is still one most critical issue.

Who will consider the people of the world?

What the emperor wants is the stability of his imperial power, but the people are already living in misery!

I am afraid that by the time the emperor thinks he has achieved the situation he wants, Daxia will have already decayed from within, and will be nothing more than a towering tree with a hollow heart, unable to withstand any more storms.

And Daxia’s external enemies include more than just the Hu bandits!

A prosperous country and a strong people are the foundation of a dynasty!

"Madam, please continue to talk about this strategy to pacify the people. What is pacification? How to pacify them?"

"There is no need to explain the peace of the people. It means to ensure that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Only in this way can we achieve true national strength."

"My Lord, there are a total of 67 county towns in Daxia. Every year, there is a census of the people in each county town. I remember that there were more than 1.1 million people last year. Among these people, how many are still suffering from hunger and cold? They still have to worry about three meals a day, and sometimes they can't even eat a bowl of dry rice for ten days or half a month."

"I estimate it to be around 30%. I don't know if the number I mentioned is too conservative."

"This number is indeed a bit conservative." Marquis Wuyang said and sighed.

"The number of soldiers recruited by our dynasty every year is not small. How many soldiers are in the army? All of these people have to be supported by the people who are already hungry and cold."

Marquis Wuyang nodded vigorously.

The word "An" is used so well!

When the country is safe, the people are safe!

At this moment, Marquis Wuyang was certain that Ji Chuhe was the talented and wise man who wrote the Six Strategies on Military Service.

The emperor has always advocated war, but in fact, it is only for personal revenge.

Back then, due to the struggle for imperial power, Daxia experienced a period of turmoil. As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, the Hu bandits launched a massive invasion and humiliated the emperor.

This is the main reason why there has been endless war in the North for so many years.

Such a war is indeed a war that consumes the country's destiny, as Ji Chuhe said.

Unless Daxia can wipe out the Hu bandits in one fell swoop, otherwise, simply making the Hu bandits surrender and admit defeat will be meaningless to Daxia and the people. Perhaps only the emperor can vent his anger.

This is not what a wise ruler should do.

However, now, for their own interests, no one in the court stood up to give advice, and instead they all advocated war. The situation took a turn for the better only after the Luo family was punished by the emperor.

This turning point has a lot to do with Huaiyang Palace.

The Duke's Mansion has now changed its usual behavior and seems to be trying to fight for power.

Could it be...

It was worth it that he invited the two of them to his house today.

Everything they think and do is in one direction.

"My Lord, I wonder if I can become your disciple?" Ji Chuhe asked directly what was in his mind.

"Madam, it's not that I don't want to accept you as a student, but I'm not worthy of being your teacher!" Marquis Wuyang was a little embarrassed.

"But, I admire you as my teacher, Lord Marquis. Please accept me as your student." Ji Chuhe suddenly knelt down in front of Marquis Wuyang, and began to perform the ceremony of paying homage to his teacher and kowtowed.

“Oh! This... this... this... okay, okay, okay! Stop knocking, that’s enough!” Marquis Wuyang excitedly stepped forward and helped Ji Chuhe up.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Ji Chuhe was full of love. It seemed that the teacher was more excited than the student.

"Madam, please get up quickly."

"Teacher, do you want to change your address?"

"From now on, I will call you by your name, Xiao He."

"Yes." Ji Chuhe responded immediately.

He turned around and bowed to Madam Hou, "Xiao He greets Master's wife."

"Look at this child, how lovable he is." The Marquis's wife also had a face full of kindness.

Xiao Yan'an also stood up and bowed to Marquis Wuyang.

Marquis Wuyang's heart trembled when he saw his actions. When he saw that Xiao Yan'an just bowed, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Xiao Yanan did not kneel down to become his disciple.

He had no intention of accepting Xiao Yanan.