The night breeze of the lotus pond is fragrant, and the bursts are cool, Si Koutian carries his hands horizontally, looking at the slowly flowing living water, and his mind does not know where to float.

Suddenly, the domestic servant Tian Jian hurriedly came over and hurriedly reported: "Lord, Yangcheng Zai heard that Su Mo was the great Situ, and he changed the recommendation to the selection, and he has already defected. ”

Yangcheng Zai refers to Tian Kuo, and when he became an adult, because his brother Tian Guang became a doctor, he served as the official of his own fiefdom Yangcheng.

Tian Heng raised his head suddenly, his eyes widened, and he seemed to be angry in his heart, but he immediately took a breath, and his expression did not change again, and there was no wave in the ancient well.

"Let him go. He said in an indifferent voice.

Tian Jian was taken aback: "Lord, how can this be done?"

Does the Lord mean to give up Yang Chengzai?

Tian Heng glanced at him without any affection, and emphasized: "Let him go." ”

Tian Jian didn't dare to express his doubts anymore, bowed down and said yes, and exited the pavilion.

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

"That's fine......

............

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.

In the past month or so, they have repeatedly deliberated and rehearsed what to say when they meet with King Chen, so that they have not been able to think about how King Chen should implement his "national salvation strategy" after adopting Jianyi, and there are still many difficulties in discussing it overnight.

"King Chen himself is a grandmaster, and he has the support of non-fiefdom doctors and scholars, and there is no shortage of strong people on the outside, as long as he can strengthen his determination, it is enough to forcefully implement the national policy of abolishing the tax of Guanjin and the use of talents by monks, at least no nobleman will have any violent reaction in Shangying, I am afraid that the yang will be disobedient to the yin, and the implementation of the good national policy will be distorted, not only will it not have a good effect, but it will offend the two kingdoms of Chu and Tang or waste money. ”

As the emperor's younger brother, Zhao Heng has the most say in similar situations. In the past, when the majesty of royalty was still alive, the top families loved to do so.

Qi Zhengyan, who has always been taciturn, took turns to give lectures and expressed his opinion a little more actively: "The scope of Shang Xian's ability can temporarily control the palace, several important yamen, Shangying officials and the army directly under King Chen, without excessively infringing on the 'interests' of the nobles, so that there should be many fewer obstacles." ”

These are the places where Chen Wang's control is the strongest, and the nobles can't interfere even if they want to use small means.

As for the army, the world of the gods is different from the world of Meng Qi and others, there are many formations left, as long as you select the good players and cooperate with the formations, you can practice more. Coupled with the corresponding treasure soldiers, it is enough to briefly resist the exterior scene, 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 opportunities to come in handy, and the garrison defense and frontal battle are good.

"Well, in the first place, we have to try not to exacerbate the conflict. Attracting the interference of the Chu State and the Hidden Daomen, when the 'benefit' and 'use' are all revealed, with the tacit consent of the sweet forces, you can make a bold move!" Meng Qi affirmed Qi Zhengyan's method. Before the court meeting began, they would report the results of their deliberations to King Chen again.

Jiang Zhi frowned slightly: "Shang Xian's energy and the festival funeral only involve King Chen and a small range of people for the time being, and they are not afraid of interference, but the abolition of the tax on Guanjin must be cooperated by the fiefdom nobles." Otherwise, withdraw today, set up tomorrow, or muddy the waters by other means. There is no way to implement it. ”

If you can't abolish the tax on Guanjin, you won't be able to attract businessmen, and if you can't attract businessmen, it's hard to see its "benefits", and few things that aren't profitable can be accomplished!

Convincing King Chen is the beginning, and the real hard work is yet to come!

"Strengthen patrols and make an example of chickens and monkeys?" Ruan Yushu burst out with a sentence.

Jiang Zhi nodded slightly and said: "This is a good way, as long as we can temporarily scare the 'monkeys' and make them dare not make trouble for a while, we can follow the rules, and things will be much easier." ”

As long as the new national focus shows attractive benefits, the 'monkeys' who dare not make trouble for the time being 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 have compassion and forbearance after all, how can King Chen leave a mess if he respects and reuses himself and others so much?

"Kill chickens and monkeys, what kind of chickens to kill?" Hearing the opinions of the two girls, Zhao Heng laughed, "The guards of most of the checkpoints have at most nine tricks, what's the use of killing them? The nobles have already washed their own involvement completely, and even helped the guards to abscond, so that we can't get evidence to make trouble, so that King Chen's majesty is gone." ”

As long as such checkpoints are stored for a few more days and the merchants suffer losses, they will be suspicious of King Chen's determination to abolish the tax on Guanjin, and they will no longer believe that even if all the checkpoints can be cleared in the future, they will no longer be able to make the merchants automatically fake Chen Guo in a short period of time. ”

"And if you don't see any benefits in a short time, why does King Chen always believe in us?"

This kind of problem in the implementation is the most nerve-wracking, for a while, Meng Qi and the others are thinking hard, can't find a way, the real Hades is easy to kill, and the little ghost is difficult!

Suddenly, Meng Qi remembered a certain book he had read in the past, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and his palms were closed: "I have a way!"

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

Meng Qi regained his mood, and pretended to smile deeply: "This matter is not difficult to hear. ”

"Don't sell it, don't show it off in front of us. Jiang Zhi scolded with a smile.

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

Zhao Heng and the others nodded lightly, this is the easiest part, as long as you subsidize the master of guarding the fortress, or replace it with your own people who are selected, it is not difficult to do it.

"Therefore, it is only necessary to issue an order from King Chen to these fortresses when they are in Shangjiatongguò, and most of the remaining checkpoints will not be a problem. Meng Qi still smiled incomprehensibly.

"What order?" Ruan Yushu was aroused by curiosity, like a delicacy that could not be enjoyed in front of him.

Meng Qi first smiled, then his face was blank, and his expression was solemn: "Whoever collects the tax of Guanjin will be innocent of killing!"

"Killing him is not guilty?" Zhao Heng said in a lost voice.

Such an "order" was beyond his imagination.

Jiang Zhiwei was puzzled at first, and then smiled: "This is very good, there is no shortage of businessmen who can walk between countries, but it is only because of the deterrence of the strong people of various countries that they obediently pay the tax of Guanjin, and when the time comes, the caretaker who is not the outside scene will not be able to stop them at all!"

As long as Meng Qiti's order is implemented, he can "borrow" their power to alleviate the danger of his own shortage of manpower and help Chen Guo supervise all checkpoints!

And the determination of King Chen to abolish the tax on Guanjin was also clearly conveyed to Shang Jia. Zhao Heng praised.

Meng Qi enjoyed their praise, kept a smile and continued: "If the nobles use the exterior or the army with a formation plan, then the monks will not be able to run the temple, which is enough for us to make an example of the chickens and monkeys. ”

He paused and said: "Even this matter can be taken on the initiative, when the time comes, we will divide the manpower, mix in the caravan of average strength, and encounter a strong person on the outside or an army with a formation plan to forcibly collect tariffs, we can directly attack, follow the vine and touch the melon, kill the chicken and make an example of the monkey, anyway, 'killing is not guilty'!"

"However, don't persecute the nobles behind the scenes too much for the time being, you can punish them severely, but you can't completely intensify the contradictions, which will make other nobles sad and contact each other, setting off a civil war, making Chu have an excuse to interfere, and let the new national policy die when it is fragile. ”

Qi Zhengyan was expressionless but tacitly agreed: "So, you have to choose a good 'chicken'." ”

Meng Qi said: "Chen Guo is a small country, there are not many powerful nobles outside King Chen, with the three represented by the 'former Great Situ' Wang Dan, the 'Great Sikou' Tian Heng, and the 'Great Sikong' Ram Zeng, not only all have the top masters, but also control the court situation, the fief is not small, and there are many levels, if you want to kill chickens and monkeys, you have to choose from among them." ”

The words are bland but murderous.

"Si Koutian has been a family heirloom for many generations, and he has an inextricable relationship with some nobles of Chu State, so he is not a suitable object. Zhao Heng denied one first.

Ruan Yushu's voice was not high or low, and said: "Sikong Ram Zeng is said to have a son who learns martial arts in the Jinguang Cave of Wudang Mountain. ”

"From this point of view, only the 'former Situ' Wang Dan who was robbed of his position by me...... Meng Qi muttered, "His family is the oldest nobleman in the Chen Kingdom, and he is the retainer of the first generation of Uncle Chen, there are many masters in the clan, relatives and friends are all over the place, but there is no strong reinforcement outside, it is just the right time to start, when you blend into the ordinary caravan, the best route is to pass through his fiefdom." ”

"Good. Jiang Zhiwei and others.

After the calculation, Meng Qi and the others took advantage of the fact that the court meeting was not held to meet with King Chen again and explain their own plans.

............

Compared with the previous court meetings, because King Chen began to pursue the Mo family, this time it became clean and crisp, there was no longer red tape, and soon they returned to their positions and waited for King Chen to speak.

The only thing that made Meng Qi not very satisfied was that his mustard seed ring and sword were placed outside, guarded by the guards, just like when he met King Chen earlier.

Because this is a world with strange and powerful secret treasures, although King Chen is a grandmaster, he also has to beware of danger, not only Meng Qi, but also the treasures of the rest of the Qing and the doctor, as well as items similar to mustard seed rings.

"There are Huangquan hand bones and unformed Dinghai beads in my mustard seed ring, and my treasures are high-grade and middle-grade respectively, don't lose them for me......" Meng Qi thought in his heart, if he lost it, how many good deeds would he get!

King Chen looked around and announced the first thing, that is, Meng Qi was the governor of Da Situ, and Jiang Zhiwei and others were assistant to Xiao Situ.

When it was announced, many eyes were cast on Meng Qi, all of them were like substance, but one of them was quite indifferent, which made Meng Qi slightly surprised.

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

"Tian Guang, the eldest son of Si Kou Tian Heng, was promoted to location at the age of thirty and became a doctor......"

Meng Qi quickly recognized the man's identity, and bits and pieces about him quickly flashed through his mind. (To be continued......)