Monument Yangmen

Chapter 869 Imagination is Beautiful, Reality Is Cruel

"Boom... boom..."

The soldiers in armor and holding blades broke the tranquility of Yanjing City at night.

The small puddles splashed by the merchants on both sides of the street were splashed by the horseshoes.

The three guards of Yanjing City, after blocking the main exits of Yanjing City according to the order, began to implement the arrest plan.

The elite cavalry rushed to the mansions of the officials named by Yang Qi as quickly as possible, followed by groups of Shenjiwei soldiers who replaced the crossbowmen.

The horseshoes kicked open the doors of the officials one by one, and took away one official after another amidst howling.

Some people who tried to escape all died under the random guns of the divine machine guards.

In the silent city of Yanjing, gunshots erupted suddenly, and the flames blazed into the sky.

The common people poked their heads out of the house curiously to see what happened, and they were all persuaded to go back by the Yanjing city yamen who came to assist the three guards in arresting people.

"The royal three guards are doing business, and the idlers are avoiding them."

The cold language let the people know that what happened tonight was related to the emperor.

Being able to force Yang Qi, a monarch who loves the people, to go to war and disturb the people of Yanjing City, it can be seen that something big must have happened.

The people didn't dare to ask more questions, so they could only close the door under the watchful eyes of the yamen servants, and then hid behind the door to listen to the news quietly.

On the palace.

Father and son of the Wang family, Duke Wenxuan, and Master Leisure, the four of them sat under the gazebo drinking and having fun.

Today Yinger successfully entered the palace under their plan, and won the favor of Yang Qi, so they lit her lanterns to pamper her that night, this was a small victory for the four of them.

They have initially completed the plan for the first step.

"Grandmaster's methods are superb. A few rumors can easily force His Majesty to subdue. Wang deeply admires him. Here is a toast to Master."

Father Wang toasted with admiration.

Master Idle raised his wine glass. Although he is a Buddhist disciple, he does not prohibit alcohol.

"My lord Wang was just joking, and the poor monk was just making a small plan. If it wasn't for the lord Wang who led all the officials to write a letter to force the emperor to bow his head, I'm afraid our plan would not be so easy. In terms of methods, Mr. Wang is still wise. Here is a toast to the king."

Wen Xuangong pursed his lips, and said in a neutral manner: "You two stop flattering, if it wasn't for a certain who gave away his beloved goddaughter, you would be able to make things happen?"

Father Wang and Master Xian were taken aback when they heard the words, and hurriedly toasted Wen Xuangong with their wine glasses: "Wen Xuangong's words are justified, and this time the matter is successful, Wen Xuangong should take the lead."

Wen Xuangong picked up the wine glass, drank it in one gulp, and said proudly, "That's natural."

Wang Dan glanced at the three of them, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Now the plan is only the first step, and there are still several steps to go. Is it too early to take credit for it?"

The father and the three of them were all taken aback.

Wen Xuangong glanced at Wang Dan displeasedly, then looked at Wang's father, and said lightly: "Brother Wang's family's family education is worrying!"

Father Wang raised his brows and glared at Wang Dan, "You don't have the right to intervene when the elders are talking."

Wang Dan was so angry that he was about to refute immediately. When he saw Father Wang's cold eyes, he swallowed the words in his mouth abruptly.

Master Xian glanced at the three of them, and said with a cheerful smile: "Duke Wenxuan, don't be upset, although the nephew of the Wang family is young, what he said is not unreasonable.

Now we have only succeeded in the first step, and there is still a second step behind, and a third step to go.

It is indeed too early to speak of merit now. "

Wen Xuangong could afford to offend the Wang family, and he dared to act violently in front of the Wang family, but he did not dare to act violently in front of the Buddhist family.

Hearing Master Idle's words, he just curled his lips and didn't speak.

Taking advantage of this spare time, Father Wang hurriedly changed the topic and said, "After the Confucian scholars made such a fuss, His Majesty's eyes are now all on Confucianism. It may be very difficult for us to use the power of Confucian scholars to achieve our goals.

So, this second step, I think it should be slightly changed.

We can choose to start with the military.

Your Majesty's eyes are fixed on Confucianism, and it will naturally weaken a lot for the military.

As long as we make good use of Yinger's pillow style, we can easily deploy our personnel in the military. "

"military?"

Wen Xuangong and Master Xian frowned at the same time.

Master Xian hesitated and said: "The military of the Great Yan Kingdom has always been controlled by the Yang family. It may be very difficult for us to borrow the power of the military."

Wen Xuangong nodded in agreement.

Father Wang laughed and said: "The two of you may not know that the reason why the soldiers and horses of the Great Yan Kingdom are invincible in the world is not only the few princes who are good at fighting, but also relying on the strength of the soldiers.

Since I voted for Yan, I have been working in the military, and later I was transferred to the Military Aircraft Pavilion. I have a clear understanding of the military aircraft in all parts of the Great Yan Kingdom.

Since His Majesty established the foundation of the Yan Kingdom and the four northwestern prefectures, the reason why His Majesty won every battle that His Majesty fought was not only good command, but also the strength of the soldiers.

In almost every foreign war of the Yan Kingdom, the soldiers and armor of the Great Yan Kingdom can always be updated, showing the miraculous effect that the equipment is [-] times better than that of the enemy.

Today, the production of artillery and muskets is even more a weapon of war.

They almost determine the direction of every battle.

The Great Yan Kingdom is now calm and there is no war in sight, so many people don't think about it.

However, as a minister of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, I have more or less access to the battle reports of the Beiliang Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom.

Since the beginning of this year, the Northern Liang Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom have taken advantage of the firearms supported by the Great Yan Kingdom, and conquered an area that is twice the size of their original territory.

Today's Beiliang Kingdom and Dali Kingdom are not small countries.

None of their countries lost to the previous Song State.

This shows how powerful artillery and muskets are.

The manufacturing process of artillery and muskets has always been the secret of Dayan Kingdom.

If we can obtain these two crafts, and then recruit a few excellent soldiers and horses to equip them, by that time, His Majesty will have nothing to do with us. "

Master Leisure frowned, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Wen Xuangong exclaimed in astonishment: "You...you are tantamount to rebellion..."

Due to the unique identity of the descendants of saints, Wen Xuangong hardly needs to do anything. As long as the monarchs of all dynasties ascend the throne, they will inevitably be canonized and promised them many, many benefits.

Therefore, Wen Xuangong did not need to be so risky in his pursuit of wealth.

If it wasn't for Yang Qi's handling of Buddhism and Taoism, which made Wen Xuangong feel threatened, I'm afraid he wouldn't jump out.

Now, Father Wang is pulling him to do rebellious things, which makes him hesitate.

The reason why the descendants of the saints have always been respected is that apart from seeking wealth and honor, they seldom come into contact with such major events as the change of dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that they have maintained their wealth for thousands of years.

But once it comes into contact with major events such as dynasty change, the nature is different.

If a descendant of a saint is labeled as a traitor, then the saint is no longer holy.

Future generations will not even think about continuing to be rich.

Father Wang saw through Duke Wenxuan's worries at a glance. He squinted his eyes, stared at Duke Wenxuan, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Kong, it's not like you can't see how cruel His Majesty's methods are. He's not so much suspending the imperial examination system." , It is better to say that the imperial examination system was directly abolished.

As long as the several colleges established by His Majesty are established, it will be difficult for future Confucian scholars to stand out.

What is taught in the university hall established by His Majesty, there is no need for Wang to remind Brother Kong, I believe Brother Kong, you should investigate carefully.

Although Confucianism is also studied in the university hall, compared with other subjects studied by students, Confucianism is more like an elementary school.

After the students have learned to read, they will turn to other studies such as Baigong, current politics, law, astronomy, geography and so on.

The influence of Confucianism in it is negligible.

If things go on like this, Confucianism may perish.

If Confucianism is dead, Wen Xuangong, do you think it is necessary to keep Confucian saints? "

Wen Xuangong looked astonished, and looked at Father Wang in disbelief.

Father Wang ignored Wen Xuangong's astonishment and continued: "Don't talk about anything else, just talk about His Majesty's attitude towards your Kong family after he established the Great Yan Kingdom.

According to the rules of the past dynasties, after the emperor aspires to the world, he must more or less meet the descendants of the saints and give them canonization.

But after His Majesty established the Great Yan Kingdom, has he received you?
Have you ever been canonized? "

"certain……"

"Not only did His Majesty not meet you, but he also didn't canonize you. Instead, he cut off a large piece of meat from your Kong family and distributed it to the common people through the decree of checking the land and acres in the world.

There is no need for Wang to say clearly, Wen Xuangong should know the seriousness. "

Wen Xuangong sat on the chair, his face changing frequently.

Father Wang's words seemed to have magical powers, every word spoke to his heart.

In fact, Wen Xuangong didn't care about the life and death of Confucianism. He cared more about the wealth and honor of the Confucian family for thousands of years.

After hesitating again and again, Duke Wenxuan hesitated to his father and said: "This matter can be done, and I can help you, but not in the name of the Kong family."

Father Wang smiled and said: "Naturally, Wang is a pure disciple of Confucianism, how can he shame a saint."

Wen Xuangong gritted his teeth and nodded slowly, "That's good..."

Master Idle sat there thinking for a long time, and others didn't know what he was thinking about.

But after he saw that Duke Wen Xuan agreed with Father Wang's plan, he smiled deeply and said: "The poor monk agrees with Mr. Wang's plan. If the poor monk is useful, Mr. Wang just speak up."

Father Wang laughed loudly, "Everything is ready, the only thing we need is the east wind. After tonight, I will trouble Master to create another rumor to help our Yinger climb up. All our plans revolve around her.

The higher she climbs, the better for us. "

"This is natural..."

"Hahaha! Great drink!"

"Please!"

"..."

The three of them had smiles on their faces and staggered glasses of wine.

Suddenly, the sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded on the street outside the mansion.

Father Wang was slightly taken aback, and he beckoned to the servant who was waiting on the side, "Go outside the door and see what happened, why is someone walking around at night?"

Although Yang Qi hates the curfew.

But in this era, without the support of technological items such as street lights, if the curfew is lifted at night, the crime rate is extremely high.

So Yang Qi had to impose a curfew.

There were people walking around curfew, and it sounded like a lot, so something out of the ordinary must have happened.

The servants of the palace go out quickly and come back quickly.

Seeing him with a bitter face, he hurried to the backyard of the palace, and shouted from a long distance: "Master, a group of soldiers and horses have come outside and blocked our palace."

"what?"

The four people who were drinking and having fun in the gazebo suddenly stood up.

They subconsciously looked at the others.

There were soldiers and horses surrounding the palace, and their first reaction was that their plans had been exposed.

There may be moles among them.

The gazes of Wen Xuangong and Master Xian fell on Father Wang almost at the same time.

If there was a traitor among them, the most likely one would be Father Wang.

Father Wang's complexion changed, and he explained in a low voice: "Don't you two suspect Wang? This matter was planned by Wang. In terms of crime, Wang is the most guilty one. Wang is not that stupid. He is so stupid that he handed over his head. .”

Wen Xuangong gritted his teeth with a livid face, "Then who else?"

Father Wang and Master Xian frowned and did not speak.

Wang Dan opened his mouth solemnly, and said in a low voice, "Maybe...it's Ying Er?"

When the three of them heard this, they raised their eyebrows.

His face changed greatly.

Father Wang and Master Xian looked at Duke Wen Xuan.

Gritting his teeth, Wen Xuangong growled, "Ying'er was adopted by a certain child and was trained by him. There is no way she would betray a certain one."

Wang Dan curled his lips, "Knowing people, faces, but not heart, who knows if she will forget you as a foster father after seeing the wealth. After all, compared to your majesty's golden thigh, your foster father is really insignificant .”

The faces of the three changed again.

Wen Xuangong stared at Wang Dan angrily.

Father Wang's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "Before the matter is clarified, we should not make wild speculations, maybe we have not been exposed at all, but are just implicated in other things.

Wenxuan Gong, Master Idle, please hide for a while, I will deal with the soldiers outside the door, and listen to them by the way. "

"Then there will be Lord Lao Wang."

Wang Dan was sent to hide Duke Wenxuan and Master Xian, and Father Wang hurried to the gate of the palace.

Opening the gate of the mansion, he saw Peng Pai standing in front of the mansion with a half-smile.

Seeing Peng Pai, Father Wang's heart twitched and he suddenly felt bad.

Peng Pai is Yang Qi's confidant, he can visit the palace in person at this special time, I am afraid it is not a small matter.

Even though he was feeling bad, Father Wang still had a smile on his face. After he bowed slightly, he asked with a smile, "What's the matter, worth bothering Chief Peng to visit in person?"

Peng Pai smiled indifferently and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just that His Majesty met an assassin tonight, and the person who assassinated His Majesty was the beauty Ying Er who was just selected today. According to my investigation, Miss Ying Er was able to enter the palace, but Mrs. Wang was out of luck." Less force.

So please, Mr. Wang, follow me for a walk. "

Father Wang was taken aback when he heard the words, "Your Majesty was assassinated, and Yinger was the assassin? This is impossible."

The smile on Peng Pai's face disappeared in an instant, and he stared at the prince coldly, "Nothing is impossible, if it weren't for your majesty's superb martial arts skills, I'm afraid he would really be assassinated successfully.

Although His Majesty escaped a catastrophe, his arm was seriously injured.

It should be noted that when His Majesty rushed to kill among thousands of armies, he seldom suffered any injuries.

It is a great shame and humiliation to be assassinated in the palace now.

Anyone who participated in the plan to assassinate His Majesty, no one can escape. "

"Come here! Take everyone in the palace back to me! Anyone who dares to escape will be killed without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)