Chapter 608： Confrontation, testing

In the past two years, rumors about Wei Ruo's superb medical skills have spread back to the capital, because Wei Ruo personally cured Prince Rui's illness, allowing Prince Rui, who was supposed to die young, to live until now, and still have a relationship with Princess Rui. A child was born.

Wei Ruo did not answer immediately, but looked at Fan Chengxu with a scrutinizing gaze.

Fan Chengxu shook his fan and continued: "Princess Rui, our great cause is in turmoil, internal and external troubles are happening, and it is not the children of aristocratic families like me who are suffering, but the common people of Li."

"Master Yuan, who has now been promoted to the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, presented new rice seeds, new wheat seeds, and a crop called sweet potato to the emperor in his early years. He also presented a document related to planting to teach the people, but you Do you know why only Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where Mr. Yuan is located, and your fiefdom of Jiliao have seen an increase in grain income in the past two years, and people's lives have improved, while other places are still suffering from famine and bandits running rampant?"

Wei Ruo frowned, and before she could speak, Fan Chengxu gave the answer directly: "Because of the internal fighting in the court, everyone spends a lot of energy on internal friction, and it is difficult to truly implement the emperor's will. Get somewhere.”

Then Fan Chengxu added: "When Yingying and I entered the land of Jiliao, we were very surprised by the prosperity of the place: the newly renovated houses and tiles, the spacious and bright roads, and most importantly, the people's faces. The joyful smile and the energy.”

"I know that you have contributed to this, but I also believe that your ability can only help a small group of people. Doing business is not the same as running a country. You can really make the people of the entire Jiliao land live like this. There is someone else.”

Fan Chengxu expressed his conjecture. He was not belittling Wei Ruo's ability, but he clearly understood that Wei Ruo's ability did not lie in governing the people.

Xie Ying spoke for Wei Ruo: "Don't talk so much. Who said Ruoruo doesn't have the ability? Ruoruo has great ability!"

Fan Chengxu raised his eyebrows: "Are you, Princess Rui?"

 Wei Ruo neither admitted nor denied.

Fan Chengxu is right. The person with this ability is not her, but her second brother. She has various high-yield crop seeds brought to her by space, and some corresponding planting techniques.

But she doesn’t know how to govern the country, how to implement policies at all levels, and how to manage the people at all levels. There are many skills involved, which she is not good at.

 She can run a small family and a business well, and running a country is the way for everyone.

 So when the scope of planting potatoes expanded, she went to her second brother and begged him for help.

It was also from that time that the second brother began to intervene in the administrative jurisdiction of Jiliao and let officials of all sizes in Jiliao be used by him, which led to the current situation.

 But Wei Ruo doesn’t plan to tell the truth to Fan Chengxu yet.

Although they have been in contact with each other for several years and he is a good partner in business, this does not mean that Wei Ruo can completely trust him.

 The Fan family and Fan Chengxu himself are both elusive existences.

Wei Ruo asked Fan Chengxu: "What kind of answer do you want from me?"

Fan Chengxu said: "Princess Rui, if King Jing ascended the throne three years ago, he might have become a good emperor, but now three years later, he will not be a good emperor. My relationship with him is neither deep nor shallow. I have clearly seen his changes in the past two years. Just from his regicide, I can be sure that he has really changed. I don't know if it was caused by the late emperor's suppression or some other changes. His, in short, he is more obsessed with power and more cold-blooded and cruel than before." Wei Ruo agreed with part of Fan Chengxu's judgment.

 In the original work, Chu Lan was a good emperor with iron-blooded methods, but now... Wei Ruo is also very judgmental.

 But judging from his performance in the past three years, he is indeed different from his performance in the original work.

He is no longer the proud man who strategized. He is tired of the struggle for power. He did not complete the task of quelling the peasant uprising that the late emperor had entrusted to him. He used this matter as a stage for his power struggle.

 But is it up to her to speculate and judge whether Chu Lan can become a good emperor after he ascends the throne? She thought she was not qualified because of her special position.

So Wei Ruodao said: "Maybe he went **** and cruel on the way to the throne, but maybe after he ascends the throne, he can concentrate on being a good emperor."

Fan Chengxu chuckled and said: "King Jing now controls the capital with force. He controls the imperial army and the army and horse department in the capital. He controls the entire court, not because he has won the hearts of the people. You and I know this, and he himself also Clearly. So before he becomes a good emperor, what he is most likely to do is to eradicate dissidents, carry out a major purge, consolidate imperial power, and secure the throne. How long will Princess Rui continue, and how many people will die during this period? The people will still be able to How many more years will you have to suffer? And Princess Rui, can you escape this disaster?"

Wei Ruo asked: "He is not a good emperor, so what? Who else can replace him? King Yu? Or King Qin?"

"After I saw the current customs and customs of Jiliao, I have a third answer. What does Princess Rui think?"

Fan Chengxu had a smile on his face, and his eyes were still as smart and cunning as ever.

Wei Ruo replied: "I didn't know that Boss Fan, who has always ignored government affairs and only cared about making money, could have such a moment of concern for the world."

"Only when the world is peaceful can I make money, do business, and have a stage for me to express my ambitions. Didn't Princess Rui continue to have business dealings with me in the past few years after she took over Dr. Xu's business? You should be clear about these years. How difficult it is to do business. But you, Princess Rui, and what you and Prince Rui did in Ji Liao, are very caring about the world." Fan Chengxu said.

"I just want to live my life well, and I will indeed help others when I can, but it doesn't mean that I have such big ambitions." Wei Ruodao.

“You said no, what about the orphanages and relief shelters in Jiliao?” Fan Chengxu asked.

"This is just to make myself live a better life. I want a better life, but if the people don't have enough to eat, and there is no support from the most basic agriculture and industry, trade will be impossible. I simply can't. It's impossible to live a good life, this is not caring about the world, this is just my own selfishness from beginning to end." Wei Ruo replied.

Seeing this, Fan Chengxu's smile became even stronger, "You are indeed him, Mr. Xu."

Before today, Fan Chengxu's contact with "Princess Rui" was through correspondence, so he could not fully confirm the relationship between Wei Ruo and Xu Heyou, whom he knew.

 Today's head-to-head confrontation gave him a clear answer. (End of chapter)