Monument Yangmen

Chapter 898

After many years.

Yang Qi raised the butcher's knife again and beheaded 680 people in one go.

The whole country was shocked.

One thousand, 680 and seven fresh lives remind everyone in Yan Kingdom.

Yang Qi is still the same Yang Qi, he never relents when he kills people.

However, it is worth mentioning that this time Yang Qi raised his butcher knife and slaughtered wantonly, which did not cause much turmoil in the country of Yan.

There are two reasons.

One is that these people should be damned.

The second is that Yang Qi has worked hard to evaluate officials over the years and appointed non-Confucian students as officials, which has achieved results.

So no one shouted for the death of these people.

These people are like dust, blown away by the wind and disappearing.

Only ten days have passed.

When the blood at Caishikou in Yanjing City was washed clean, people have forgotten the existence of these people.

The sun still rises in the east.

The people in the city still work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

The imperial examination also continued.

From the point of view of the civil servants, this time the imperial examination went wrong, and it was because Guo Shilang was too greedy, and Yang Qi should have killed him.

They wrote to Yang Qi, requesting the reopening of the imperial examination.

Yang Qi waved his hand generously, approving.

Ever since, Guo Shilang's bones hadn't rotted, the civil servants got together again, and happily prepared for the second imperial examination.

They are like hardworking rabbits, working hard.

Little did he know that Yang Qi, a ferocious wolf, had already set his sights on them, ready to devour them anytime when the time was right.

Just when the civil servants were busy calling students.

Yang Qi is also busy checking the harvest.

In this case of fraud in the examination room, a total of hundreds of officials and the family wealth of nearly a thousand small officials were confiscated. Together, it is a very considerable wealth.

Among these wealth, there are not only the officials' embezzlement, but also their income from doing business at sea.

Now Yang Qi has brought it into his own pocket in one go.

"How much property was confiscated in total?"

Yang Qi crossed his legs, slumped on the kang without any image, and asked Kou Zhun.

Kou Zhun held a roll of account books in his hand, and said with a bitter face: "If you return to His Majesty, a total of nearly 450 million silver coins worth of goods have been confiscated."

The corners of Yang Qi's mouth turned up, and the joy on his face could not be concealed.

"Not bad……"

After he saw Kou Zhun's bitter face, he asked suspiciously: "You should be happy when you have so much money in the treasury. Why do you have a bitter face? My imperial sister bullied you again."

When Kou Zhun heard the words, he rolled his eyes and retorted: "The minister and the princess are deeply in love as husband and wife, and the harps and cymbals sing in harmony. Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense."

After a pause, Kou Zhun said again: "The reason why the minister is unhappy is because the treasury is already full and there is no room for these goods."

Yang Qi was stunned, and laughed, "In other dynasties, the treasury has always been empty and can run away mice, but Yan Kingdom, which I am sitting on, can be full of gold and silver. This is all thanks to me."

Kou Zhun rolled his eyes, but did not refute Yang Qi's words.

Yang Qi said to himself: "Money piled up in the national treasury is dead after all. It should be spent as soon as possible to turn it into national strength. Otherwise, as the tide gets deeper and deeper, the money will be worthless at that time. "

Yang Qi thought about it for a while, and asked Kou Zhun, "How far are the medical clinics and schools now?"

Kou Zhun closed the account book in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The medical clinics and schools in China have already spread to the villages. If you go further down, the loss will not be worth the gain."

Yang Qi nodded, agreeing with Kou Zhun's statement.

Medical clinics and schools have spread to every village, and there is really no need to lower the bunks.

In these two aspects, Yan State has reached the scale of later generations.

Although there is still a gap of tens of millions of times compared with the quality of medical centers and schools in later generations, Yan Guo can spread these two items to this extent, which is unprecedented and very remarkable.

Apart from focusing on quality, Yang Qi has no need to continue to expand.

"Then invest the money in armaments and other research. The muskets and artillery have been optimized three times. The entire army has not yet been fully equipped. This time, the money will be used on this to help the entire army change uniformly.

Part of the remaining money was allocated to Yanmenguan.

I heard that in order to improve the craftsmanship of muskets and cannons, Tang Chen, the son of Mr. Tang, developed a new device that required a lot of money for experimentation.

I have also heard that some people have developed new agricultural tools and new equipment, which require a lot of money for experimentation.

I satisfy them once and for all, hoping that they can create something that truly benefits the country and the people.

The remaining part is allocated to the four colleges respectively.

Yenching University is cultivating the seeds brought back from overseas and needs money.

Jinling University is researching new sea ships and needs more money.

The University of Seoul is studying the method of blasting mountains, and it also needs money.

In addition, I will take another part from my internal treasury and allocate it to Yenching Medical College. I heard that they have made new progress in their recent research on new medical techniques, and I need encouragement. "

It turns out that saving money is hard and spending it is quick.

Yang Qi said a few words casually, and the huge amount of gold stored in the treasury for five years was spent in such a silent manner.

But Yang Qi didn't feel any heartache at all.

It is essential to spend money for the development of Yan State.

After Kou Zhun recorded what Yang Qi said in detail, he went down and summoned other officials to focus on this matter.

Yang Qi was waiting in the palace for the next imperial examination, waiting for the next wave of harvest.

However, before the next imperial examination began, he had an unexpected harvest.

On a rainy afternoon.

Lu Meng, who was promoted to Jeju Prefecture to serve as a feudal official, was slowly entering the palace with an oiled paper umbrella.

He was not fascinated by a girl like Lilac, but rather embarrassed like a drowned rat.

When he entered the imperial study room, the rain on his clothes left a long trace on the ground.

"Pfft~"

With a strange sneezing sound, Lu Meng appeared in front of Yang Qi unsteadily.

Yang Qi glanced at him, patted the heated kang under his buttocks, "Come and sit, go to get rid of the cold."

After Lu Mengzheng bowed and saluted, he sat down along the edge of the kang.

Yang Qi asked curiously: "What is it that deserves your coming all the way from Jeju Prefecture to see me in the rain?"

Lu Meng was saluting again, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is very important, I am not sure about paying attention to it, so I came back in person and reported it to Your Majesty."

"Tell me!"

"Jet Kong caught it."

"Um?!"

Yang Qi scratched his ears subconsciously, and said, "Say it again."

Lu Mengzheng's voice became a little more serious, and he said, "Kong Lianjie has already caught him."

"Hey hey hey! That's great, the French Open has been laid out without any omissions. I want to settle the accounts with him."

Seeing that Yang Qi was ready to settle accounts with Kong Lianjie with a cheerful face.

Lu Mengzheng hesitated for a while, and said awkwardly: "But people are not in the hands of the minister."

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, and the smile faded from his face.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Meng said with a bitter face: "The news was sent by the Kong family in Qufu."

When Yang Qi heard this, he lost all interest. He curled his lips and said: "They passed the news to me through you, did they put any conditions?"

Lu Meng smiled wryly and nodded.

The old god Yang Qi said: "Then you go back and tell them that I don't want this person anymore. As long as they Kong can withstand the pressure of the world."

Yang Qi sealed all the main export routes of Yan State, and now the merchants in the world are crazy.

They dug three feet to find Jet Kong.

Let them know that Kong Lianjie is hiding in the Kong family, and they probably will trample the Kong family to the ground.

They don't care about descendants of saints or anything.

In their eyes, interests come first.

When Lu Meng heard Yang Qi's words, the smile on his face became even more bitter. He is not a fool, so why doesn't he understand the deep meaning of this.

"Your Majesty, Kong's request is not too much, why don't you listen first before making a decision."

Yang Qi looked at Lu Mengzheng suspiciously, and said with a bad expression: "What benefits did the Kong family give you, it's worth your efforts to speak for them."

Lu Meng said seriously: "I didn't take any advantage of the Kong family. If I have to say good things, it is that when the minister was governing Jeju, the new head of the Kong family had appeared many times to help the minister in governing and solve many problems. contradiction."

"So good? How are you sure it's not Xiang Zhuang's sword dance?"

"If they just ask the minister to bring them a sentence, then they don't have to do that."

Yang Qi nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Tell me, what request does Kong have?"

"Kong begged His Majesty to let them go. The new head of the Kong family said that he was willing to dismiss the Kong family members and let them return to the court. The Kong family did not ask the court to be canonized. The children of the Kong family would be like ordinary people. Home, go to school to study."

Lu Meng was talking slowly.

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, then said in astonishment: "Are you begging me for mercy?"

Lu Meng was nodding.

Yang Qi said suspiciously: "Now that the imperial examinations are winning, maybe the Kong family may hope to return to the respected status. Why are they retreating at this time? This is not in their interest."

Lu Mengzheng hesitated for a moment, hesitated again and again, but still told the truth, "I heard that the Kong family has established a foundation in the sea, occupying seven or eight islands."

Yang Qi suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "It turns out that they set their sights overseas. No wonder they surrendered to me so easily. They are afraid that their foundation overseas will be hit by me. So they bowed their heads to me in advance."

"That's all, I don't want to take care of overseas affairs for the time being. Since they chose to avoid my sharp edge, they didn't mix up with that group of idiots to make troubles. It's considered interesting.

For the sake of the saints, I let them go. "

"Go back and tell them that I have agreed to their entreaty. They don't make it difficult for me, and I don't want to make it difficult for them. It's just that Kong Lianjie must be delivered to me.

If I haven't seen Kong Lianjie for a day, the things I promised them will not take effect for a day. "

Lu Meng was getting up quickly, and saluted: "I understand, I will go back and tell them the news."

Yang Qi gave him a white look, and said indifferently: "You are a subject of Zhen, not a subject of Kong, so there is no reason to risk your life for them in the heavy rain."

Lu Mengzheng sighed, "I also want to make Jeju Prefecture settle down as soon as possible."

"I know you are loyal, I was just joking with you. But you are not young, and you are running around in the rain. Once you catch the cold, the government affairs of Jeju government will be delayed.

Although there are many people who can be used in my hands, there are not many mature and prudent ones.

You rest in the capital for two days.

I sent the imperial guards to Qufu to deliver the news for you. "

Yang Qi pulled Lu Mengzheng and continued to sit down.

Lu Meng was inexplicably grateful.

The imperial guards are strong and strong, and they have new coir raincoats for protection, plus double-layer leather armor, so they are not afraid of the wind and cold at all.

Yang Qi gave an order.

Immediately, a group of imperial guards rode out of Yanjing City and went straight to Qufu, the capital of Jeju.

ten days later.

Clear sky.

A prison van, escorted by heavy soldiers, entered Yanjing City silently.

They went all the way into the prison of the Supervision Department.

Yang Qi had already been waiting for them in the supervisory prison.

The prisoners on the prison van were escorted into the prison.

Yang Qi got up slowly, looked at the figure with disheveled hair, and said quietly: "Kong Lianjie! I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Puff~"

Seeing Yang Qi, Kong Lianjie fell to his knees, hugging Yang Qi's leg, howling and begging for mercy, without any image of a descendant of a saint.

"Cao Min knew it was wrong, please Your Majesty bypass me."

"..."

Yang Qi looked at Kong Lianjie coldly, his heart was like a stone.

"It's been a bad day, isn't it?"

Yang Qi smiled cruelly and spoke out slowly.

Kong Lianjie trembled all over and almost didn't cry out.

This period of time was not only bad, it was like running around in hell.

That day, after he sold the official document signed by Shen Lun to Guo Shilang and others, he left Yanjing City and ran all the way to the seaside.

He knew that if he stayed in the Great Yan Kingdom, he would be caught by Yang Qi sooner or later, so he was going to take a large sum of gold and silver and go to sea to become an uncle.

however.

What he didn't expect was that before he could exchange the gold ticket in his hand for gold and silver, the big ship, Yang Qi issued an order to seal the entire coast.

He panicked and ran around like a headless chicken.

Everywhere they go, they will be hit mercilessly.

Wherever he went, he was chased and shouted like a rat crossing the street.

Every time his identity is discovered, he faces thousands of people chasing him.

Even if he pretends to be a beggar, some people will see through his identity.

Physical torture and mental torment tortured him every moment.

He spent all the gold and silver he had obtained from Guo Shilang and others before recovering Qufu.

however.

When he returned to Qufu, he found that someone had already replaced his Patriarch.

But the place that was supposed to be the safest place in his heart turned into a cage.

In the end, he was sent to Yang Qi.

Yang Qi took a leather whip from Peng Pai and waved it in front of Kong Lianjie, "Did you see that? I used this leather whip to beat Shen Hao to death one by one.

You shouldn't, you shouldn't, you shouldn't count the life of my benefactor, and you shouldn't use Shen Hao's hand to kill your father.

Have you ever thought about how desperate my benefactor would feel when he saw his father-killing son at the moment of his death.

Although I have long since lost my teacher-student friendship with him, he is after all the mentor of Yang Yansi, the founding emperor of Great Yan.

I don't dare to neglect him, who gave you the guts to treat him like this? "

(End of this chapter)