Facing Cui Peng's gratitude, Li Hao smiled indifferently: "It's your business that you are willing to be a cow and a horse, but for now, ...... This king is hungry, shouldn't you entertain this king? After speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Cui Peng again and again.

"Yes, yes......" Cui Peng hurriedly raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, and was amused by Li Hao's raised eyebrows, and said, "Don't worry, the prince has already gone to make arrangements." ”

Li Hao said: "I'm hungry, you ask her not to make too much, delay time, I'm in a hurry." ”

"Yes, yes......" Cui Peng nodded in a row, and hurriedly went out of the study and called a servant to inform his wife Yang, urging her to hurry up, the prince was hungry.

Today's dinner, as far as Li Hao and Cui Peng were half-full, Cui Peng served wine and wanted to toast Li Hao with a glass, Li Hao naturally did not refuse, and Cui Peng drank a glass, a glass of wine went down, Li Hao suddenly sighed, put down the wine glass, and sighed quietly: "Master Cui, who can drink with this king...... Not much. ”

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

"It's not about identity." Li Hao waved his hand and said, "When I was a small person, I was already like this, there are really not many people who can drink with me, only people who are in my eyes can drink with me." ”

Cui Peng was excited when he heard this, because according to Li Hao's words, he was in Li Hao's eyes.

But after Li Hao paused, he said something that hit him very hard: "Master Cui, you are the only exception, you disappointed me too much about the natives' attack on Yazhou this time." ”

Cui Peng was ashamed when he heard this, his old face turned red, and he lowered his head and said: "What the prince taught me is that it was the lower officials who did not do things well and almost ruined Yazhou. ”

Li Hao said slowly: "Shame is almost brave, if you can admit your mistakes, you have to learn from your mistakes, Master Cui, do you know why you were demoted from Yangzhou to here, and why you haven't been able to recover for twelve consecutive years?" ”

Cui Peng raised his head and blinked at Li Hao, and asked, "Is the prince saying...... Lack of ability to subordinate officials? ”

Li Hao nodded: "You are still very self-aware, my words may be too polite, but it is a fact, you are indeed not the material to be an official." ”

Cui Peng was speechless by this sentence, if he was a stranger, he would definitely be very angry, but the person in front of him was Li Hao, who had just saved his son's life, and his status was noble, so he said: "Lord, tomorrow the official will write a chapter and send it to Chang'an, resign from the post of governor of Yazhou, tell the old man to return to his hometown, and ...... from now on."

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

"Lord Wang, please speak."

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

"Astray?" Hearing this, Cui Peng hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Please make it clear to the prince." ”

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

Cui Peng nodded: "Back to the prince, the next official is a five-year exploration of Wude." ”

"Yo, it's the same as Sun Fujia, Sun Fujia is the first champion, and you are the first Tanhualang." Li Hao smiled and said, "If you can win the position of exploring flowers, presumably Master Cui should learn to be rich and full of wealth." ”

"Your Excellency is too high-spirited." Cui Peng was embarrassed.

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

Cui Peng was stunned when he heard this: "What the prince said...... Why? ”

"Interpret it as you want to understand it." Li Hao took a sip of wine from his wine glass and said, "It doesn't seem difficult to understand what I said." ”

Cui Peng frowned and said: "According to the consciousness of the prince, shouldn't the lower officials study?" ”

"No, there's nothing wrong with reading." Li Hao shook his head and said, "Sun Fujia may not read fewer books than you, but Sun Fujia is the secretary of Dali Temple, his official position is bigger than yours, he handles more affairs than you every day, deals with officials more times than you, and sometimes he has to face the saint, but Sun Fujia has always been very appreciated by the emperor for doing things, and he doesn't leak, and you are far behind." ”

Cui Peng frowned and thought about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed the case, everyone is from the imperial examination, although the champion is higher than Tanhua, but the gap is not so big, he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, can you show the way to the lower officials?" ”

"It's okay to show you the way." Li Hao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then are you willing to abandon your own discipline?" ”

Cui Peng was stunned when he heard this, he had heard the word discipline for the first time, but this word did not seem to be difficult to understand, it should be related to integrity and integrity, he suddenly frowned, as a scholar, learn the way of a saint, and do the things of a saint, how can he abandon the integrity and ethics 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 any discipline?" ”

Cui Peng said: "Although Xia Guan has known the prince for a short time, he has already heard of the name of the prince, and the prince has made countless achievements for the Tang Dynasty, all of which are beneficial to the country and the people. ”

Li Hao grinned and said: "Greedy for money and stingy, this is not a rumor, this king is indeed like this, so me, do you still think there is moderation?" ”

"This ......" Cui Peng hesitated when he heard this, so 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, what he does is a major event that benefits the country and the people, and Li Hao also has countless exploits in defending the country and expanding the territory, which can be called a national hero.

He hesitated for a long time, nodded and said, "Xiaguan still thinks that the prince is a disciplined person!" ”

Li Hao laughed, and suddenly said: "You are a person with discipline, and this king is also a person with integrity, so why are you not like this king at all?" ”

Cui Peng frowned and pondered when he heard this, yes, why is there such a big difference between Li Hao's temperance and his own discipline, greed for money and stinginess can be regarded as temperance, which is contrary to the sage's admonition, Cui Peng's three views are in danger of collapsing at any time.

That's right, Li Hao came this time to destroy his three views, and then establish a new three views for him, so that Cui Peng can be reborn, this matter is easy to say, but not easy to do, in fact, the biggest difficulty is that others are willing to listen to you, if you are like Li Chengqian, even if Li Hao grinds his mouth, Li Chengqian will not listen to him.

Just when Cui Peng was groaning, Li Hao suddenly said leisurely: "Lord Cui, life is not just as simple as the sage's admonition, the sage is the sage, we are us, we can't be like the sage, you blindly follow the sage's admonition and learn from the sage, that's just a handan toddler, and you also put a shackle on yourself, and you are naturally not as fast as others when you run." ”

Cui Peng's brain was in a state of paste, Li Hao's words were like a clear spring suddenly poured into the paste, he seemed to have faintly discovered something, but he just couldn't catch it.

Li Hao said again: "Master led the door, practice is in the individual, do you want to follow your master for the rest of your life, you should be self-reliant, you should have your own thoughts, live for yourself, and walk out of your own way." ”

Li Hao's words were like a slap in the face, Cui Peng instantly sorted out all the messy thoughts, yes, he has been following the footsteps of the saint all his life, blindly suppressing his temperament, suppressing his own thoughts, before doing anything, he will think about how the saint should be, such a person can indeed be a good person, but there are many things, he always can't do well.

Maybe it's time for me to change my mind and go my own way.

Cui Peng comprehended the meaning of Li Hao's words, and bowed to Li Hao very solemnly, saying, "Thank you for your advice." ”

Li Hao smiled lightly and waved his hand: "It's a little meaning, it's too polite, Lord Cui, you have to forget your sage's words, everything is based on the national righteousness, and you have your own yardstick and ruler in your heart." ”

"Xiaguan understands." Cui Peng nodded.

Li Hao picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp, and said: "Recently, the matter of Qiongnan, don't report to the court first, and if there is anything important in the future, report to the king in advance." ”

Cui Peng smiled indifferently and nodded, "Yes, Lord Wang." ”

Seeing this, Li Hao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Yo, it's very perceptive, I learned to be flexible so quickly." ”

The reason why Li Hao said this is because according to Cui Peng's previous temperament, after hearing Li Hao's request, he would definitely say that this is not in line with the laws of the imperial court, yes, although Li Hao is the king of Qiongnan County, he cannot intervene in Qiongnan government affairs, and he has no right to dictate to Cui Peng.

In the past, Cui Peng also listened to Li Hao's words, that was because Li Hao was capable, he needed Li Hao, and all Li Hao's requirements did not violate the laws of the imperial court, and now Li Hao's requirements were obviously out of line, but he agreed to Li Hao without the slightest hesitation, indicating that he had learned to be flexible, and he knew that only by relying on Li Hao could Qiongnan develop and grow, so he had to borrow from Li Hao.

Cui Peng smiled when he heard this: "Then thank you for your mentor's guidance." ”

"It's going to be a sycophant, it's over, you've lost your temperament, haha......"

It is very rewarding to be able to change a person, Li Hao is very happy now, not only let the indigenous diehards suffer a big loss, but also changed Cui Peng, he believes that Cui Peng in the future will definitely be very good at things, and very good at doing things.

After Li Hao finished eating, Zhu Ruihuan came to report that several tribes pro-Tang sent people to the palace to deliver a letter, saying that five peasants sent by the Tang Dynasty to guide them in farming had been assassinated.

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

Because he didn't sleep for a day and a night, Li Hao was very sleepy, but this matter was not trivial, he didn't have the heart to sleep for the time being, so he came to the Ziliu tribe in a hurry and met the leader Sayka.

Sayka is currently the representative of the Qiongnan aborigines appointed by Li Hao, that is to say, if the Tang government needs to negotiate with the Qiongnan natives about anything, they must find Sayka, and Sayka has thus become the leader of the pro-Tang natives.

Hearing that Li Hao and Cui Peng were coming, Saika hurriedly met him, and after meeting, Li Hao didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "Chief Sa, I heard that the agricultural technician sent by this king was assassinated by five people?" Is there such a thing? ”

Saika nodded apologetically: "Back to the prince, yes, this matter blames Saika for negligence and failure to protect them, please punish the prince." ”

"Let's not talk about punishment first, the key is to find out the real culprit." Li Hao said, "It's been a day since the incident happened, can you find out who did it?" ”

"According to our verification, it should have been done by someone from the Moro tribe. ”

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

Li Hao nodded and squinted when he heard this, and after being silent for a long time, he said coldly: "Saika, this king can borrow five thousand of your excellent soldiers, and you can lead other tribes to wipe out all the tribes that oppose the Tang Dynasty, can you do it?" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Sayka glared and exclaimed, "They are all Sayka's compatriots! ”

"No!" Li Hao shook his head and said coldly, "You have already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, now, this king needs all the indigenous people of Qiongnan to be unified, and you, Saika, if you can unify the indigenous people of Qiongnan, this king will invite the Tang Emperor to name you the Tusi of Qiongnan Annan, do you know what Tusi is, it is equivalent to the king of the southern Qiongnan tribe, occupying half of Qiongnan Island, holding heavy troops, taking care of government affairs, Datang will not interfere, then your status will not be under this king, you can enjoy all trade and cultural exchanges with the Tang Dynasty, but you need to pay tribute every year to show submission, This is the only thing you need to do to Datang. ”

"This ...... Isn't it equivalent to a country? After listening to Li Hao's words, Saika asked in shock.