I Honor

: Killing without Guilty

The night wind from the lotus pond is fragrant and refreshing. Si Kou Tianheng puts his hands behind his back, looking at the slowly flowing water, his thoughts drifting away.

Suddenly, the servant Tian Jian hurried over and reported in a hurry: “My lord, the governor of Yangcheng heard that Su Mo was the great Situ, and changed his recommendation to selection, so he has already defected.”

Yangcheng Zai refers to Tian Kuo. After he became an adult, because his elder brother Tian Guang became a senior doctor, he served as the official of his own fief Yangcheng.

Tian Heng raised his head abruptly, his eyes wide open, as if his anger had sprung from his heart, but he took a deep breath immediately, his expression never changed, and there was no wave in the ancient well.

“Let him go.” He said indifferently.

Tian Jian was taken aback: “My lord, how could this happen?”

The lord means to give up Yang Chengzai

Tian Heng glanced at him without any emotion, and said emphatically, “Let him go.”

Tian Jian didn’t dare to express any more doubts, bowed and said yes, and exited the pavilion.

After looking at the running water in the lotus pond again for a while, Tian Heng suddenly sighed and whispered to himself:

“fair enough”

In King Chen’s palace, Meng Qi, Jiang Zhiwei and others who were waiting for the first court meeting were discussing what to do next.

Over the past month or so, they repeatedly deliberated and rehearsed what to say when they met King Chen, so that they couldn’t concentrate on how to implement their “country-saving strategy” after Chen Wang adopted the suggestion, and there were still many difficulties in the overnight discussion.

“Chen Wang himself is a master, and he has the support of non-feudal officials and scholars. There are many outsiders under his command. As long as he can strengthen his determination, he can forcefully implement the national policy of abolishing the customs tax and emphasizing talents. At least there is no nobleman. If there will be any violent reaction in the upper camp, I am afraid that the positive will be followed by the negative, and the implementation of good national policies will be distorted. Not only will it not achieve good results, but it will offend the Chu and Tang Dynasties or waste money.”

As the emperor’s younger brother, Zhao Heng has the most right to speak about similar situations. In the past, when the majesty of the royal family was still there, the top families loved to do this.

Qi Zhengyan, who had always been taciturn, took turns to give lectures, and expressed his opinions a little more actively: “For the time being, the scope of eminent talents and talents can be controlled in the court, several key yamen, upper camp officials, and the army directly under King Chen, so as not to infringe too much on the nobles. Lee, so there will be fewer obstacles.”

These are the places where King Chen has the strongest control, and the nobles can’t interfere even if they want to use small means.

As for the army, the world of Conferred Gods is different from the world of Meng Qi and others. There are many formations left over, as long as you select good players and practice more with the formations. Coupled with the corresponding treasure soldiers, it is enough to compete against the external scene for a short time, so there is room for the army to exist, but except for a very few special formations, most of them cannot fly. If it is a surprise battle, there are not many chances of being useful. It’s not bad to fight head-on.

“Well, at the beginning, we should try our best to avoid intensifying conflicts. Attract the interference of Chu State and the hidden Taoist sect, and when the benefits and uses are revealed, with the acquiescence of the forces that have tasted the sweetness, we can make a big move.” Meng Qi affirmed Qi Zhengyan way. Before the court meeting begins, they will report the results of the discussion to King Chen again.

Jiang Zhi frowned slightly: “For the time being, promoting the use of talents and burials only involve King Chen and a small group of people. We are not afraid of interference. The abolition of the Guanjin tax requires the cooperation of the feudal nobles. Otherwise, it will be withdrawn today and set up tomorrow, or Use other methods to mix the water. There is no way to promote it.”

If the customs tax cannot be abolished, it will be impossible to attract merchants, and if it cannot attract merchants, it will be difficult to see its “benefits”.

Convincing Chen Wang is the beginning, the real difficulty is yet to come

“Strengthen inspections and kill chickens to scare monkeys,” Ruan Yushu said.

Jiang Zhiwei nodded and said, “This is a way. As long as we can temporarily frighten the monkeys so that they don’t dare to make trouble for a while, we can implement it smoothly, and things will be much easier.”

As long as the new national policy shows attractive benefits, monkeys who are temporarily afraid to make trouble will become unwilling to make trouble

Although Meng Qi can pat his ass and leave after waiting for a month, no matter what the follow-up is, they still have compassion and intolerance. How can Chen Wang respect and reuse himself and others so much, how can they leave a mess

“Kill chickens to warn monkeys and kill chickens.” Hearing the opinions of the two girls, Zhao Heng chuckled, “The guards of most of the checkpoints are at most nine holes, so what’s the use of killing them? The nobles have already wiped out their ties Erjing even helped the guards to escape, so that we could not get evidence to attack, and the majesty of King Chen disappeared.”

“And there are too many similar checkpoints. How can we have so many people to monitor them? As long as such checkpoints exist for a few more days and the merchants suffer losses, they will doubt and no longer believe in King Chen’s determination to abolish the customs tax. Even if all the checkpoints can be cleared in the future, it will not be possible for merchants to automatically and consciously go to Chen Guo in a short time.”

“If we don’t see any benefits in a short period of time, why does King Chen always trust us?”

This kind of problem in execution is the most troublesome. For a while, Meng Qi and others were thinking hard and couldn’t find a way. After all, the king of Hades is easy to kill, and the little devil is hard to deal with.

Suddenly, Meng Qi remembered a certain book he had read in the past, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he clasped his palms together: “I have a solution.”

“What way?” Jiang Zhiwei and the others looked at him one after another.

Meng Qi regained his mood, pretending to be condescending and smiling, “It’s not difficult to hear.”

“Stop playing tricks, you don’t need to show off in front of us.” Jiang Zhi scolded with a smile.

Meng Qi coughed: “The fortresses at the borders with other countries are all under the control of King Chen, and this part of the Guanjin tax is the easiest to abolish.”

Zhao Heng and the others nodded slightly. This is the easiest part. As long as they subsidize the defense masters, or replace them with selected ones, it’s not difficult to do.

“So, you only need to issue an order from King Chen to the merchants when they pass through these fortresses, and most of the remaining checkpoints will not be a problem.” Meng Qi still smiled inscrutablely.

“What order?” Ruan Yushu’s curiosity was aroused, as if the delicious food was in front of him and he couldn’t enjoy it.

Meng Qi first smiled, and then his face was serious, his expression was serious: “Anyone who collects the customs tax will be killed without guilt.”

“I’m not guilty of killing,” Zhao Heng lost his voice.

Such an “order” was beyond his imagination.

Jiang Zhiwei was puzzled at first, and then showed a smile: “It’s so good. There are many merchants who can travel among the countries. It’s just that they obediently pay the customs tax because of the deterrence of the powerful people in various countries. When the time comes, it’s not foreignThe keepers of the scenery can’t stop them at all.”

The countries are chaotic, and the merchants who dare to travel to the countries will not have any masters or backers. As long as Meng Qi’s order is implemented, they can “borrow” their strength to alleviate the crisis of their own shortage of manpower, and help Chen Guo to monitor all checkpoints.

“It’s really a clever plan and clearly conveyed King Chen’s determination to abolish the Guanjin tax to the merchants.” Zhao Hengjian praised.

Enjoying their compliments, Meng Qi kept smiling and continued, “If the nobles use the outdoor scenes or the army with the formation map, then the monks can’t run away from the temple. It’s enough for us to make an example to others.”

He paused and said: “We can even take the initiative to do this. At that time, we will separate our people and mix them with the caravans of average strength. When we encounter strong outsiders or troops with a formation plan to impose tariffs, we can directly attack them. Follow the clues, kill chickens to make an example to monkeys, anyway, killing them is not guilty”

“However, don’t force the nobles behind the scenes too much for the time being. They can be severely punished, but they can’t completely intensify the conflict. This will make other nobles feel sad, communicate with each other, and start a civil war. This will give the state of Chu an excuse to interfere, and make the new national policy fragile. Time to die.”

Qi Zhengyan was expressionless but tacitly said: “So, you have to choose a good chicken.”

Meng Qi nodded and said: “The Kingdom of Chen is a small country. There are not many powerful nobles other than King Chen. In the past, the three families represented by the Great Situ Wang Dan, the Great Situ Kou Tianheng, and the Great Sikong Gongyang Zeng were the most. Controlling the court, the fiefdom is not small, and there are many checkpoints, if you want to kill chickens and monkeys, you have to choose among them.”

Although the words are plain, they are murderous.

“Si Kou Tian has passed down his family for many generations, and he is inextricably linked with some nobles in Chu State, so he is not a suitable target.” Zhao Heng first denied the family.

Ruan Yushu said in a neither high nor low voice: “It is said that Sikong Gongyangzeng has a son who learned martial arts in the Golden Light Cave of Wudang Mountain.”

“In this way, only the former Situ Wang Dan, who was robbed by me,” Meng Qi pondered, “His family is the oldest nobleman in the Chen Kingdom, and he was the retainer of the first Chen Bo. There are many masters in the family, and old relatives and friends They are all over the place, but there is no strong support outside, so it is suitable for hands-on, when you mix with ordinary caravans, the route is best to pass through his fief.”

“Okay.” Jiang Zhiwei and the others said.

After the calculation, Meng Qi and others met King Chen again before the court meeting, and explained their conspiracy.

Compared with the previous court meetings, because King Chen began to practice Mohism, this time it became clean and tidy, without any red tape, and soon everyone returned to their positions, waiting for King Chen to speak.

The only thing that made Meng Qi dissatisfied was that his mustard seed ring and sword were placed outside and guarded by guards, just like when he met King Chen before.

Because this is a world with strange and powerful secret treasures, even though King Chen is a grand master, he has to beware of dangers. Not only Meng Qi, but also the treasure soldiers of the other Qing and the doctor, as well as items similar to mustard rings.

“In my mustard ring, there are Huangquan’s hand bones and unformed sea pearls. My precious soldiers are top-grade and middle-grade. Don’t lose them to me.” Meng Qi thought to himself. how much good deeds

Chen Wang looked around and announced the first thing, that is, Meng Qi will be the senior Situ to manage the government, and Jiang Zhiwei and others will be the junior Situ’s assistants.

When the announcement was made, many eyes were cast on Meng Qi, all of them seeming to be real, but one of them was rather indifferent, which surprised Meng Qi a little.

In the induction, this is a young man with a high crown and ancient robe, a jade tree facing the wind, and an outstanding temperament.

“Tian Guang, the eldest son of Si Kou Tian Heng, was promoted to location scene at the age of thirty and became a senior doctor”

Meng Qi quickly recognized the man’s identity, and bits and pieces about him quickly flashed through his mind.

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