"Boom...... Rumble ......"

Soldiers in armor and blades broke the calm of the night in Yanjing City.

The small puddles splashed by the merchants on both sides of the street were splashed by the horses' hooves.

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

The elite cavalry rushed to the mansion of the officials named by Yang Qi as fast as possible, followed by a group of Shenji Guard soldiers who had replaced the crossbowmen.

The horses' hooves kicked open the doors of one official's house after another, and in the midst of one wail after another, they took away one official after another.

Some of those who tried to escape were all killed by the indiscriminate guns of the Divine Guards.

In the silent Yanjing City, there was a sudden burst of gunfire and a dazzling fire.

The people curiously poked their heads out of the house to see what was going on, and they were all persuaded to go back by the Yanjing City officials who came to assist the three guards in arresting people.

"The royal three guards do things, and the idle people avoid it."

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

can force Yang Qi, the monarch who loves the people, to make a big move, and disturb the people of Yanjing City who are not quiet, so it can be seen that something big must have happened.

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

On the royal palace.

The father and son of the Wang family, Wen Xuangong, and the idle master, the four of them sat under the gazebo to drink and have fun.

Today, Ying'er successfully entered the palace under their planning, and won the favor of Yang Qi, and lit her lantern that night to pamper her, which was a small victory in the eyes of the four of them.

They have already completed the first step of the plan.

"The master's means are superb, a rumor can easily force His Majesty to soften, Wang is deeply admired, and I salute the master here."

The royal father raised his glass with admiration.

The idle master raised his wine glass, although he was a disciple of Buddhism, he did not prohibit drinking.

Lord Wang laughed, and the poor monk was just a little trick. If it weren't for Lord Wang leading hundreds of officials to write and forcing the emperor to bow his head, I'm afraid our plan would not be so easy. In terms of means, the king is still clever, and the poor monk is here to give the king a cup. ”

Wen Xuangong pouted with a taste, and said without being salty or light: "Don't brag about the two of you, if it weren't for someone who sacrificed his beloved goddaughter, would you be able to do it?" ”

The royal father and the idle master were stunned when they heard this, and hurriedly toasted Wen Xuangong with a wine glass: "Wen Xuangong is reasonable, this time it is done, and Wen Xuangong should be the first to take the lead." ”

Wen Xuangong picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and said proudly: "That's nature." ”

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

The three royal fathers were all stunned.

Wen Xuangong glanced at Wang Dan unhappily, then looked at the royal father, and said lightly: "Brother Wang's tutor is worried!" ”

The royal father raised his eyebrows and glared at Wang Dan, "When the elders speak, how can you interject." ”

Wang Dan was angry, and he was about to refute immediately, but when he saw the cold eyes of his father, he swallowed the words in his mouth stiffly.

The idle master glanced at the three of them, and said with a happy smile: "Wen Xuangong doesn't need to be annoyed, 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 a second step to follow, and a third step to go.

It's too early to talk about it. ”

Wen Xuangong can afford to offend the Wang family, and he dares to sprinkle in front of the Wang family, but he does not dare to sprinkle in front of the Buddhist family.

Hearing the words of the idle master, he just pouted and did not speak.

Taking advantage of this free time, the royal father hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "After such a fuss by the Confucian scholars, now His Majesty's eyes are all on Confucianism. If we want to use the power of Confucianism to achieve our goals, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

So, this second step, I think it should be changed a little bit.

We can choose to start with the military.

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

As long as we make good use of Ying'er's pillow wind, we can easily place our people in the military. ”

"The military?"

Wen Xuangong and the idle master frowned at the same time.

The idle master hesitated: "The military of the Great Yan Kingdom has always been in the hands of the Yang family, and if we want to borrow the power of the military, I am afraid it will be difficult." ”

Wen Xuangong nodded approvingly.

The royal father said with a smile: "The two of you may not know that the reason why the soldiers and horses of the Great Yan Kingdom can be invincible in the world is that in addition to a few princes who can fight well, it is more because of the advantages of the armor.

Since I joined Yan, I have been serving in the military, and later I was transferred to the Military Aircraft Pavilion, and I have a clear understanding of the military aircraft in various parts of the Dayan Kingdom.

Since His Majesty established the foundation of the Yan Kingdom in the Northwest Four Provinces, the reason why His Majesty has been able to win every battle is not only the good command, but also the advantage of the armor.

Almost every time the Yan Kingdom fought a foreign war, the armor of the Great Yan Kingdom was always able to bring forth the new, showing a miraculous effect that was far more sophisticated than the enemy's equipment a hundred times better.

Nowadays, the production of artillery and muskets is a sharp weapon of war.

They determine the course of almost every battle.

Dayan Kingdom is now calm and can't see any war, so many people always don't think about it.

However, as the minister of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, I can more or less get in touch with the war reports of the Beiliang Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom.

Since the beginning of this year, the Northern Liang Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom have relied on the firearms supported by the Great Yan Kingdom to lay down a place that is twice as much as their original territory.

Today's Beiliang and Dali are not small countries.

None of their countries lost to the previous Song Kingdom.

This shows how powerful artillery and muskets are.

The manufacturing process of artillery and muskets has always been an untold secret of the Great Yan Kingdom.

If we can get these two crafts and gather a few excellent soldiers and horses to equip them, at that time, Your Majesty will be helpless against us. ”

The idle master raised his eyebrows, and looked thoughtful.

Wen Xuangong exclaimed in some consternation: "You ...... You are tantamount to rebellion......"

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

Therefore, Wen Xuangong asked for wealth and nobility, and he did not need to take such risks.

If it weren't for Yang Qi's handling of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, which made Wen Xuangong feel threatened, I'm afraid he wouldn't have jumped out.

Now, the royal father dragged him to do something rebellious, which made him hesitate.

The reason why the descendants of the saints have always been revered is that they rarely come into contact with major events such as dynastic changes except for seeking wealth and wealth.

It is precisely because of this that they have maintained their thousand-year-old wealth.

But once you come into contact with major events such as dynastic change, the nature is different.

If the descendants of the saint are labeled as a thief, then the saint is no longer holy.

Future generations will not want to continue to be rich.

The royal father saw through the concerns in Wen Xuangong's heart at a glance, he squinted, stared at Wen Xuangong, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Kong, you can't see how ruthless Your Majesty's methods are. He did not so much suspend the imperial examination system as he directly abolished it.

As long as the several university halls set up by His Majesty are established, it will be difficult for future Confucian scholars to get ahead.

In the university hall set up by His Majesty, what are the professors, there is no need for Wang to remind Brother Kong, I believe Brother Kong, you should have investigated carefully.

Although Confucianism is also involved in the university, it is more like a Mongolian study than other subjects that students study.

After the students learned to read and write, they would switch to other fields such as labor, current affairs, law, astronomy, geography, etc.

The influence of Confucianism in this was minimal.

If this goes on for a long time, Confucianism may die.

If Confucianism is dead, do you think there is still a need for Confucianism to remain? ”

Wen Xuangong looked stunned and looked at the royal father incredulously.

The royal father ignored Wen Xuangong's astonishment and continued: "Don't talk about anything else, just talk about Your Majesty's attitude towards your Kong family after the establishment of the Great Yan Kingdom.

According to the rules of all dynasties, after the emperor won the world, he more or less had to meet the descendants of the saints and canonize them.

But after Your Majesty established the Great Yan Kingdom, has he ever met you?

Have you ever been canonized? ”

"A certain ......"

"Your Majesty not only did not receive you, but also did not canonize you. On the contrary, through the decree of checking the acres of land in the world, a large piece of meat was ruthlessly cut off from your Kong family and distributed it to the people.

The Tao in this does not need to be said by Wang, Wen Xuangong should know the severity. ”

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

The royal father's words seemed to have magical power, and every word spoke to his heart.

Confucian life and death, in fact, Wen Xuangong doesn't care, he cares more about the wealth of the Confucian family for thousands of years.

After hesitating again and again, Wen Xuangong hesitated at the royal father and said: "This matter can be done, and a certain can also help you, but not in the name of the Kong family." ”

The royal father smiled and said: "This is natural, Wang is a pure disciple of Confucius, how can he disgrace the saint." ”

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

The idle master sat there and thought about it for a long time, and no one else knew what he was thinking.

It's just that after he saw that Wen Xuangong agreed with the prince's plan, he said with a profound smile: "The poor monk agrees with Lord Wang's plan, and if there is a place for the poor monk, Lord Wang just speaks." ”

The royal father laughed loudly, "Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." After tonight, I will bother the master to create another wind and help our Ying'er climb up. Everything we planned revolved around her.

The higher she climbs, the better it is for us. ”

"This natural ......"

"Hahaha! Drink! ”

"Please!"

“……”

The three of them had a smile on their faces, and their glasses of wine were staggered.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves rumbled in the streets outside the house.

The royal father was slightly stunned, he beckoned to the servants who were waiting on the side, "Go and look outside the door to see what happened, why do people walk at night?" ”

Although Yang Qi hated the curfew.

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

So Yang Qi had to impose a curfew.

Someone walking around at the time of the curfew, it sounds like a lot of people, something extraordinary must have happened.

The servants of the palace went out quickly, and they returned quickly.

Seeing him with a bitter face, he hurriedly ran to the backyard of the palace, and shouted from a distance: "Master, a team of soldiers and horses came outside to block our palace." ”

"What?"

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

They subconsciously looked at the others.

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

There may be moles among them.

The eyes of Duke Wen Xuan and Master Idle fell on the royal father almost at the same time.

If there is a mole among them, the person who is most likely to appear is the royal father.

The royal father's face changed, and he explained in a low voice: "Aren't the two of you suspicious of Wang? This matter was planned by Wang, and in terms of crime, Wang is the most responsible one. Wang is not so stupid, stupid enough to hand over his head. ”

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

The royal father and the idle master frowned and did not speak.

Wang Dan opened his mouth with a solemn expression and said in a low voice: "Maybe...... Is it Ying'er? ”

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

His face changed dramatically.

The royal father and the idle master looked at Wen Xuangong.

Wen Xuangong gritted his teeth and roared: "Ying'er was adopted by a certain since she was a child and trained by herself, it is impossible for her to betray a certain person." ”

Wang Dan pursed his lips, "Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, who knows if she will see wealth and forget you, your father-in-law." After all, compared to His Majesty's golden thighs, you, the stepfather, are really insignificant. ”

The faces of the three changed again.

Wen Xuangong stared at Wang Dan angrily.

The royal father's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "Before the matter is clarified, let's not speculate, maybe we haven't been exposed at all, but we are just implicated in other things."

Wen Xuangong, idle master, you hide first, I'll deal with the soldiers outside the door, and by the way, listen to their tone. ”

"Then there is Lord Lao."

Sending Wang Dan to place Wen Xuangong and the idle master to hide, the royal father hurried to the gate of the palace.

When I opened the gate of the palace, I saw Peng Pai standing in front of the palace with a smile.

Seeing Peng Pai, the royal father's heart bulged and he felt bad.

Peng Pai is a close confidant of Yang Qi, and he can come to the palace in person at this special time, I am afraid that the matter is not small.

Even though he felt bad in his heart, the royal father still had a smile on his face, and after he bowed slightly, he asked with a smile: "What is it worth bothering Leader Peng to visit in person?" ”

Peng Pai smiled indifferently: "It's not a big deal, it's just that Your Majesty met an assassin tonight, and the person who assassinated Your Majesty is the beauty Ying'er who was just selected today." According to the following verification, Miss Ying'er was able to enter the palace, and Lord Wang made a lot of efforts.

Therefore, the annoying king went with him. ”

The royal father was stunned when he heard this, "Your Majesty was assassinated, and it was Ying'er who assassinated?" That's impossible. ”

The smile on Peng Pai's face disappeared instantly, and he stared at the royal father coldly, "There is nothing impossible, if it weren't for Your Majesty's superb martial arts, I'm afraid I would really be successfully assassinated."

Although His Majesty escaped the catastrophe, his arm was not lightly injured.

It must be known that His Majesty rushed to kill in the midst of the army back then, and he was rarely injured in the slightest.

Now he was assassinated in the palace, which is simply a great shame.

Anyone involved in the plan to assassinate His Majesty will not be able to escape. ”

"Someone! Escort everyone in the palace back to me! Whoever dares to escape will be killed! ”