Chapter 600 Changes in Shangying
The mere appointment of Meng Qi as the Chief Situ actually means selecting the most capable person, because he is not a nobleman, nor was he recommended by an official. Therefore, after King Chen officially announced it, the Chief Situ Kong Gongyang Zeng, the Chief Kou Tianheng and others all He expressed his opposition unabashedly, but King Chen was very determined and did not waver at all, forcing the matter to pass.
Then, he asked Meng Qi to come out and announce and explain the new national policy as the chief situ.
Meng Qi took a breath, quickly went through all the previous discussions and his own considerations, slowly walked out of the official team, and stood at the foot of the steps.
Just when he was about to speak, another official came out, it was Tian Guang.
He first bowed to King Chen, then looked at Meng Qi: "I have something to ask Da Situ."
The language was not respectful, just like most of the nobles present.
Meng Qi deliberately looked back at King Chen, and when he saw him gently nodding, indicating that he should use his eloquence to deal with the questions and try to persuade as many nobles as he could, just like how he persuaded him in the first place, he smiled and said: "It's okay to say it, doctor."
At this time, Tian Guang and Meng Qi were less than five steps apart, and their energy was entangled with each other.
Tian Guang looked directly at Meng Qi and spoke slowly: "I wonder if Master Situ has ever heard about the affairs of the Wu Kingdom in the south?"
Meng Qi was stunned: "I would like to hear the details."
When he sensed it, King Chen was also confused. It seemed that the Tian family, which had a close relationship with the Chu State, had obtained exclusive information from there.
Tian Guang smiled calmly and said: "The king of Wu selected talents regardless of their status. He appointed Wu Hao, an idle mountain man, abolished fiefdoms, adopted food towns, established counties, and praised military merits. This aroused fierce opposition, and Wu fell into civil war and foreign invasion. , In another ten days, this news will be known to everyone, I wonder how Da Situ will view this matter?"
What do you think of this? Meng Qi's current mood can only be described as "fuck". Is this the rhythm of a Legalist saint? Or which reincarnation person was lucky enough to be drawn to the Legalist family when accepting the task?
But he was so direct from the beginning, leaving no room for buffering. No wonder he encountered a fierce counterattack!
Meng Qi made eye contact with Jiang Zhiwei and others, and felt that Wu Hao was very likely to be a reincarnator, and there was probably a small team behind him to support him.
This is not surprising. After the first death mission, the Lord of Six Paths of Reincarnation mentioned that it is entirely possible to encounter other teams in non-camp confrontation missions. As for cooperation, fighting, or just passing by each other, it all depends Own.
Wu State is separated from Chu and Tang by several relatively small countries. Meng Qi has no interest in provoking Wu Hao. He believes that Wu Hao, who is suffering from internal and external troubles, will do the same.
It's outrageous that someone who has drawn such a good lottery from the Legal family can still play like this... Meng Qi couldn't help but sneered, if it weren't for the fact that King Wu is one of the few strong men in the world. There are many strong soldiers who are loyal to him. Wu Hao and the others may have failed long ago in their reforms, but unlike now, they are still struggling to hold on and slowly gain the upper hand.
Maybe they dared to do this just because they liked King Wu's strength?
And in order to unify the world, King Wu sought a way to condense the Dharmakaya from human nature?
After hearing this news, King Chen also changed his color slightly. Is Tian Guang using the incident of Wu State to exhort or even warn?
While many thoughts were running through Meng Qi's mind, Tian Guang took a step forward and said in a deep voice:
"What does Great Situ think of this matter?"
He changed from his calm and superior attitude just now and became aggressive.
Meng Qi quickly sorted out his thoughts and was about to answer when he suddenly saw Tian Guang's whole body glowing with blood, and he suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
The blood light quickly condensed on Tian Guang's right hand, and he slashed Meng Qi with the force of his sword!
This change happened in the blink of an eye. No one expected that Tian Guang would do such a thing in a gathering of powerful people. Even the Grand Master Chen Wang was unable to react in time.
How dare he directly assassinate someone in court?
Even if he succeeds, he will not be able to escape the wrath of King Chen, and he will surely die!
How decisive it is to risk your life completely to do this!
Tian Guang's body seemed to have shrunk, his eyes were full of martyrdom, and his expression was firm. He wielded the knife very fast, and with a flash of blood, he had already hit Meng Qi's left chest.
when!
The sound of gold and iron clashing erupted, Meng Qi stood peacefully, as steady as a mountain, and the place where his chest was struck emitted a faint golden light, showing no damage!
No damage? Tian Guang's eyes widened and he was horrified!
The "Secret Blood-Transforming Divine Sword" that he was taught by a stranger was useless to Su Mo!
Doesn't this sword technique claim that once struck by the sword, the gods will not be able to escape and will turn into blood instantly?
With his own strength, he didn't expect to be able to deal with a top master, but how could Su Mo ever have the strength of a top master?
He is also a decisive person. In a second thought, he got rid of the shock, the inner scene trembled, and the acupoints all over his body retracted, and he was about to self-destruct directly, looking for a way to perish together.
At this moment, Meng Qi moved his shoulders, exerted force on his waist and hips, and his chest collided with Tian Guang's hand!
boom!
Tian Guang was directly knocked away, with constant clicking sounds. When he hit the pillar reinforced by the secret method and fell to the ground, his right hand was already hanging limply, his chest was completely sunken, and blood spurted out from his mouth, as if he had been hit hard by a giant hammer. Flesh!
Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skills, every part of the body is like a treasure weapon!
When Meng Qi reached the third level of heaven, there were not many protective doors left on Meng Qi's appearance. Only the front and back of his body and the center of his eyebrows. In fact, the mouth orifices also count, because if he is hit, it is easy for force to penetrate into his internal organs, which are relatively soft and not as good as muscles. skin.
Of course, when Meng Qi attains the immortal Dharmakaya, his whole body will be clear and the inside and outside will be consistent!
"Evil son!" Before King Chen could take action, Tian Heng slapped Tian Guang, looking extremely shocked.
Tian Guang accepted it calmly and stared at Meng Qi:
"You, the descendants of the fallen immortal gods, will not die well if you mess with the etiquette and laws of the noble people!"
"You, the descendants of the fallen immortal gods, will not die well if you mess with the etiquette and laws of the common people!" Tian Guang had died at the hands of his father, but his voice echoed and was extremely generous, which made Meng Qi's eyelids twitch slightly, making him seem to be the one who On the side of justice, go to the national disaster calmly!
Humph, the ignorant and conservative remnants that have been rolled over by the wheels of history! Meng Qi thought to himself.
There was silence in the hall, and you could hear a needle drop. What just happened happened so fast that most of the powerful people had not yet sorted out their thoughts.
However, Tian Guang's dying cry penetrated into their ears, making them feel a slight sense of self-harm. The rabbit died and the fox was sad!
Tian Heng took a step forward, bowed and apologized, saying that he had no way to teach his son.
King Chen was furious, but he was not allowed to involve the Tian family in this matter. He could only remove Tian Heng from his position as chief minister and promised to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Then, he left Tian Guang's body lying there and asked Meng Qi to continue what he was doing.
Under the dual shock of the corpse and the anger, the nobles were suppressed. For a moment, they could only listen to Meng Qi's announcement of the new national policy and look at him with strange eyes.
He could actually hit Tian Guang's palm knife with his chest?
He also beat Tian Guang as if he had been hit hard by a treasured soldier!
This is simply a humanoid beast!
Taking advantage of this sudden incident, Meng Qi increased his momentum, hoping to intimidate the nobles and make them choose to avoid the limelight in a short period of time. When the benefits begin to emerge, things will be much easier to handle.
The new national policies were announced one by one, and the nobles had heard about them, but at the end, Meng Qi said in a deep voice:
"The king has decreed that anyone who collects taxes from Guanjin will be killed without guilt!"
"Killed without guilt?" The courtiers and nobles could not hide their astonishment.
What kind of strange command is this?
Soon, they came to their senses. Some of them thought that the small means they had prepared would be of no use, while others got angry and said: "Da Situ, as soon as this method comes out, the Chen Kingdom will be in chaos. If someone with bad intentions attacks, What should we do if we kill those who guard the pass and then falsely accuse them of collecting the customs tax?”
Meng Qi was well prepared and said loudly: "Most of the checkpoints have been cancelled, leaving only border fortresses and city gates. They should avoid private contact with merchants. If there is no private contact, there must be circumstantial evidence. If the circumstantial evidence is lost, the matter will be ruined." Not sure yet?"
He paused and said: "In the past, there was a law that said: 'If you encounter bandits, you can kill them.' The same is true for this matter. How it was solved before is how it is solved now."
In this world, there are many masters of officers and soldiers who actually become bandits and steal money. How to deal with similar things in the past can be done now.
The opposing courtiers raised questions one by one, but Meng Qi all retorted calmly. In addition, the aristocratic momentum caused by the incident just now was suppressed, and the new national policy was successfully implemented. Most of the nobles were prepared to avoid the limelight and cancel the period of time. , and then connect in secret to look for opportunities to cause trouble.
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One month later.
A Chu State caravan entered Shangying City. The number of people was not large, but the aura was not weak. The traces left by the carriage were also heavy. It was obvious that the goods were valuable.
Of course, the most valuable items are all in the mustard ring of the leader. If there are strong people in the field, these goods will be traded by them. After all, they can fly, are flexible and free, and are not prone to accidents. However, given the current situation in Shangying , a mixed bag of good and bad, and all kinds of goods are available. Strong people in the field are also willing to choose to trade here. At most, they can do it in secret without paying market taxes.
"In the past few months, Shangying has become really lively." The leader looked around and saw people on the street walking shoulder to shoulder, and caravans everywhere, no less than Anjiang, the capital of Chu State.
His son smiled and said: "Eighty to ninety percent of them came here to avoid collecting the customs tax. I don't know what King Chen thought, but he cut off his own money. Hey, it's good for us anyway. This trip can save half of it." Above the cost!”
His father stroked his goatee: "Those who collect taxes from Guanjin are not guilty of murder... I am afraid that King Chen has some ulterior motives..."
Along the way, he found that the goods in Shangying were more than twice as much as before, and he had some vague speculations about the abolition of Guanjin tax.
This seems to be similar to his own small profits but quick turnover, and the benefits obtained by King Chen may not be this.
Su Mo from the Mohist family is really a great talent!
"Father, all the inns are full!" His son returned from the front.
"Is it full?" the leader asked with a frown.
His son nodded heavily and sighed: "It is said that the number of merchants passing through Chen State has increased several times. Where are there any spare rooms?"
Several times...the leaders are increasingly coming up with unusual ways to abolish the customs tax.
Just as he was about to speak, an old man came up next to him and said with a flattering smile: "Dear guests, I have a courtyard at my house that you can borrow to stay temporarily."
Is this okay? The businessmen were all surprised. Ordinary people also made a living by running inns?
"Thank you for your kindness. Why don't you lead us to take a look? If it's clean and fresh, the price can be easily negotiated." The leader said solemnly.
"Okay." The old man said happily, leading them into a nearby street and into an ordinary house. Although it was not big and there were not many rooms, it was neatly and cleanly kept so that people would not be disgusted.
"The guards live in the courtyard. There are enough buildings left..." His son looked around and whispered.
The leader nodded, took out a small ingot of gold, and handed it to the old man: "Copper coins are inconvenient when I am away from home. Please don't dislike it. This thing will be pledged first and will be settled when you leave."
The old man took the gold and said with a smile: "Little old man, let me ask someone to take a look."
invite? When the merchants were astonished, the old man rushed out of the house, grabbed a patrolling master on the street, and asked him to identify the authenticity of the gold, and the man politely complied.
The leader followed behind and was dumbfounded. Normally, most officials are held by nobles. They are all born with their duties. How can they work hard? Just go around for a day. But what I saw in the upper camp today was completely different. Not only did the arrests He is active in catching thieves and does not shirk responsibility even for irrelevant matters!
Is this the selection of talents?
After settling the businessman, the old man returned to the woodshed, where his family currently lives temporarily.
Looking at the small ingot of gold, the old man's son was stunned for a moment: "This is really, really possible..."
He has always been opposed to turning his home into a temporary inn.
The old man chuckled and said: "Da Situ gave me personal guidance, how could there be any mistake?"
In order to accumulate merit, Meng Qi spent his free time doing good deeds, such as taking the opportunity of inspection to teach people how to seize opportunities to make money.
As he spoke, the old man sighed: "Since we came to Da Situ, our life has been getting better day by day. Even the Gao brothers who make a living by begging know how to go to the mountains to collect horse grass to make up for the lack of horse feed in the inn. Now at least they don't have to eat enough. One meal and three meals.”
"People on the street say that Da Situ is a saint who descended to earth, and they all call him Mozi and Suzi." His daughter-in-law interjected.
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In a certain room, Meng Qi and others were surrounded by dots of black and white and golden light.
Since the successful implementation of the new national policy, merit and moral energy have begun to increase, and God's way will be "rewarded"!
"We can return in a few days." Zhao Heng said with emotion.
"The nobles have become much quieter. They are probably secretly working together to accumulate strength and prepare for a crazy counterattack." Meng Qi showed no sign of relaxation.
Although it is a bit too much to say that a scholar will die for his confidants, King Chen's attention made Meng Qi and others hope to lay a solid foundation before finding an excuse to leave, such as being seriously injured and needing medical treatment, leaving Bai Song as Grand Situ to maintain the New Deal.
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"My son has finally returned home." "Da Sikong" Gong Yangzeng looked at the people in front of him and showed a smile, "Have the immortals of Jinguang Cave made a decision?"
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