heaven money

"What a brilliant plan! And it also clearly conveys to the merchants the determination of King Chen to abolish the customs tax."

Zhao Heng clapped his hands and praised.

Meng Qi enjoyed their praise and continued with a smile:
"If the nobles use the troops outside or with battle formations, then the monk can escape but the temple cannot. This will be enough for us to kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

He paused and said:
"We can even take the initiative to do this. When the time comes, we can allocate some personnel to blend into the merchant caravans with average strength. If we encounter a strong person from outside or an army with a battle formation trying to collect customs duties, we can directly attack them, follow the clues, kill the chicken to scare the monkey. After all, 'it's not a crime to kill them'!"

"However, we should not push the nobles behind the scenes too much for the time being. We can punish them severely, but we cannot completely intensify the conflict. This will make other nobles feel grief-stricken and contact each other to start a civil war, giving Chu an excuse to interfere and causing the new national policy to die at its most vulnerable moment."

Qi Zhengyan said expressionlessly but tacitly:

"So, you have to choose the right 'chicken'."

Meng Qi nodded and said:
"Chen is a small country. There are not many powerful nobles besides the King of Chen. The three most powerful are represented by the former Grand Tutor Wang Dan, the Grand Minister of Justice Tian Heng, and the Grand Minister of Works Gong Yang Zeng. Not only do they have top masters, but they also control the government. Their fiefs are not small and there are many checkpoints. If we want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, we have to choose from them."

The words were plain but murderous.

"The Sikou Tian Heng family has been in power for many generations and has close ties with some of the Chu nobles. He is not a suitable candidate.

Moreover, Lin Xiao sent a message that Tian Kuo of the Tian family agrees with the Mohist philosophy and wants to become a Mohist. "

Ruan Yushu spoke up.

Zhao Kuo also continued:
"It is said that Sikong Gongyangzeng has a son who studies martial arts in the Jinguang Cave in Wudang Mountain."

"It seems that the only one left is Wang Dan, the 'former Situ' whose position I took away..."

Meng Qi pondered and said:
"His family is the oldest noble family in the State of Chen. They are retainers of the first generation of Lord Chen. There are many experts in the family, and their relatives and friends are spread all over the place. However, they have no strong support outside. It is a good time to take action. When you infiltrate an ordinary caravan, it is best to pass through his fiefdom."

"Okay." Jiang Zhiwei and others said.

After the plan was completed, Meng Qi and others met with King Chen again before the court meeting to explain their own conspiracy.

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Compared with previous court meetings, this one became clean and smooth without red tape because King Chen began to follow Mohism. Everyone quickly returned to their seats and waited for King Chen to speak.

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

Because this is a world with strange and powerful secret treasures, although King Chen is a master, he has to beware of danger. Not only Meng Qi, but also the precious weapons and items similar to mustard rings of other ministers and officials were taken away.

"Inside my mustard seed ring are Huangquan hand bones and an unformed Dinghai Pearl. My treasured weapons are top-grade and mid-grade respectively. Don't lose them..."

Meng Qi muttered to himself, if it was lost, how much good deeds would he gain?
King Chen looked around and announced the first thing, which was that Meng Qi would be the Grand Tutor in charge of government affairs, and Jiang Zhiwei and others would be the Junior Tutors in charge of his administration.

When the announcement was made, many eyes were cast towards Meng Qi, all of them seemed real, but one of them seemed quite indifferent, which made Meng Qi a little surprised.

From what I sensed, this was a young-looking man, wearing a tall hat and ancient robe, with an elegant appearance and outstanding temperament.

"Tian Guang, the eldest son of Sikou Tian Heng, was promoted to the position of Waijing at the age of thirty and became a senior official..."

Meng Qi quickly recognized the man's identity, and every detail about him flashed through his mind.

Lin Xiao received news that his biggest obstacle in Chen State was the Tian family. Although Tian Kuo wanted to become a Mohist and let the Tian family bet on both sides, Tian Kuo's side was just a fallback. The real strength of the Tian family still had to be placed on ensuring their own rights and status!

The mere appointment of Meng Qi as Grand Tutor actually had the meaning of selecting virtuous and capable people, because he was neither a noble nor recommended by officials. Therefore, after King Chen officially announced it, Grand Chancellor Gongyang Zeng, Grand Minister of Justice Tian Heng and others expressed their opposition without any concealment, but King Chen was very determined and did not waver at all, and forced the matter through.

Then, he asked Meng Qi to step forward as the Grand Tutor to announce and explain the new national policy.

Meng Qi took a deep breath, quickly reviewed all the previous discussions and his own considerations, then slowly walked out of the line of officials and stood at the foot of the stairs.

Just as he was about to speak, another official stepped forward. It was Tian Guang.

He bowed to King Chen first, then looked at Meng Qi and said, "I have something to ask the Grand Tutor."

The language was not respectful, just like that of most of the nobles present.

Meng Qi deliberately looked back at King Chen and saw him nodding slightly, indicating that he should use his eloquence to answer questions and try to convince more nobles, just like how he convinced him at the beginning. So he smiled and said, "Doctor, please go ahead."

At this time, Tian Guang and Meng Qi were less than five steps apart, and their qi were entangled with each other.

Tian Guang looked directly at Meng Qi and spoke slowly, "I wonder if the Grand Tutor has heard about the events in the southern Wu Kingdom?"

Meng Qi was stunned for a moment: "I'd like to hear more about it."

King Chen was also puzzled as he sensed that the Tian family, which had a close relationship with the State of Chu, had obtained exclusive information from there.

Tian Guang smiled calmly and said:

"The King of Wu selected talents regardless of their status and promoted Wu Hao, an idler from the mountains. He abolished fiefs, adopted fiefdoms, established counties, and rewarded military merits. This caused fierce opposition. Wu fell into civil war and foreign invasion. In ten days or so, this news will be known to everyone. I wonder what the Grand Tutor thinks of this matter?"

How do you view this? Meng Qi's current mood can only be described as "Fuck", is this the rhythm of the Legalist saint? Or is it that some reincarnation was lucky enough to be drawn into the Legalist when accepting the mission?
But they were so direct from the start, leaving no room for buffer, no wonder they encountered a fierce counterattack!
Meng Qi exchanged glances with Jiang Zhiwei and others, and felt that Wu Hao was very likely a reincarnation, and he probably had a small team supporting him.

This is not surprising. After completing the first death mission, the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation mentioned that it is entirely possible to encounter other teams in non-faction confrontation missions. Whether they cooperate, fight, or just become strangers is entirely up to themselves.

Wu State was separated from Chu and Tang by several not-so-small countries. Meng Qi did not arouse Wu Hao's interest, and he believed that Wu Hao, who was facing internal and external troubles, would feel the same way.

It's outrageous that the Legalists can play like this after drawing such a good lot... Meng Qi couldn't help but complain in his heart. If the King of Wu was not one of the strongest men in the world, a half-step Dharma body, and wielding a powerful magic weapon, and if there were not many strong men loyal to him, the reforms of Wu Hao and others would have failed long ago. They would not be able to hold on and slowly gain the upper hand like now.

Perhaps they dared to do this because they saw the strength of King Wu?

And the King of Wu wanted to unify the world, so he sought a way to condense his Dharma body through humanity?
Upon hearing the news, King Chen's expression changed slightly. Was Tian Guang using the affairs of Wu to give an admonition or even a warning?
After all, the Wu State was able to launch a rebellion, and the Tian family could do the same thing in the Chen State. There may be a hidden threat here!

As many thoughts were turning in Meng Qi's mind, Tian Guang stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"What does the Grand Master think of this?"

He became aggressive, contrary to his previous calm and detached attitude.

Meng Qi quickly sorted out his thoughts and was about to answer when he suddenly saw a layer of blood coming out of Tian Guang. He immediately remembered the information passed on by Lin Xiao, that the Tian family wanted to kill him.

Blood quickly gathered in Tian Guang's right hand, and he chopped Meng Qi with the force of a palm knife! This change happened in a flash, and no one expected Tian Guang to do such a thing in a place where strong people gathered. Even King Chen, who was a master, was unable to react in time.

He actually dared to assassinate directly in the court meeting?

Even if he succeeds, he will not be able to escape the wrath of King Chen and will surely die!

How determined one is to completely sacrifice one's life to do this!
Tian Guang's body seemed to have shrunk, his eyes were full of a sense of martyrdom, his expression was firm, his palm knife was extremely fast, with a flash of blood, it had already cut Meng Qi's left chest.

when!
The sound of metal clashing broke out, and Meng Qi stood safely, as steady as a rock. The place where his chest was cut emitted a faint golden light, and there was no damage at all!
No injuries? Tian Guang's eyes widened in shock!

The "Secret Blood-Transforming Divine Sword" that he had received from an alien was actually useless against Su Mo!

Isn't it said that once struck by the sword, even gods cannot escape and the person will turn into blood instantly?

With his own strength, he didn't expect to deal with a top master, but did Su Mo have the strength of a top master?
He was also a decisive person. He immediately put aside his shock, his inner mind trembled, and the acupoints all over his body contracted inward. He was ready to self-destruct and seek a way to die together with others.

At this moment, Meng Qi moved his shoulders, exerted force on his waist and hips, and hit Tian Guangzhi's hand with his chest!
boom!
Tian Guang was knocked away with continuous cracking sounds. When he fell to the ground after breaking the pillar reinforced by secret method, his right hand had already fallen down limply, his chest was completely sunken, and blood gushed out of his mouth, as if his body was hit hard by a giant hammer!
The Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts makes every part of the body like a precious weapon!
Having reached the third level, Meng Qi's external weaknesses were few, except for his front and back pubic areas, the center of his eyebrows, and in fact his mouth. If hit, it would be easy for the force to penetrate into his internal organs, which are relatively soft, not as good as muscles and skin.

Of course, when Meng Qi attains the Immortal Primordial Dharmakaya, his entire body will be clear, and his inside and outside will be consistent!

"Evil son!"

Before King Chen could make a move, Tian Heng slapped Tian Guang in the face, looking extremely shocked.

Tian Guang accepted it calmly, staring at Meng Qi:

"You fallen descendants of the immortal gods, who violated the rites and laws of the nobles and commoners, must not die well!"

"You are the descendants of fallen immortal gods. You have violated the rites and laws of propriety and you shall not die a good death!" Tian Guang had died at the hands of his father, but his voice echoed, extremely generous, which made Meng Qi's eyelids twitch slightly, as if he was the one on the side of justice, facing the national crisis calmly!
Humph, ignorant and conservative dregs that have been run over by the wheels of history! Meng Qi thought to himself.

Then he looked at Tian Heng deeply. Tian Heng's action just now might have been an attempt to silence someone. Moreover, such a thing happened in the hall. Apart from anything else, these nobles might get together.

The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. What happened just now happened so fast that most of the strong men had not yet sorted out their thoughts.

However, Tian Guang's cry before his death penetrated into their ears, making them feel a little sad. The death of the rabbit makes the fox mourn!
Tian Heng stepped forward, bowed and apologized, saying that he had not taught his son well.

King Chen was furious, but he could not implicate the Tian family, so he could only dismiss Tian Heng from his position as Grand Protector and say that he would investigate the matter thoroughly.

Then, he left Tian Guang's body lying there and let Meng Qi continue what he had been doing.

Under the dual shock of corpses and anger, the nobles were suppressed and could only listen in a daze as Meng Qi announced the new national policy and looked at him with strange eyes.

He could actually use his chest to counter Tian Guang's palm knife?

He even beat Tian Guang as if he had been hit hard by a powerful soldier!
This is simply a wild beast in human form!

Taking advantage of this sudden incident, Meng Qi raised his own momentum, hoping to intimidate the nobles and make them choose to avoid the limelight for a short period of time. Once the benefits become apparent, things will be much easier.

The new national policies were stated one by one, all of which the nobles had heard of. But at the end, Meng Qi said in a deep voice:
"The king has ordered that anyone who collects taxes at the customs will be killed without guilt!"

"Killing him is not a crime?" The court officials and nobles could not hide their astonishment.

What kind of strange command is this?
Soon, they came to their senses. Some thought that the little tricks they had prepared might not be of any use, while others stood out in anger:
"Grand Tutor, if this law is implemented, the State of Chen will be in chaos. If some unscrupulous people attack and kill the guards of the pass, and then falsely accuse them of collecting taxes at the pass, what should we do?"

Meng Qi was well prepared, and said loudly: "Most of the checkpoints will be removed, leaving only the border fortresses and city gates. They should avoid private contact with merchants. If there is no private contact, there must be circumstantial evidence. If all the circumstantial evidence is gone, then the matter is still unclear, right?"

He paused and said, "In the past, there was a law that said: 'If you encounter a robber, you can kill him.' This matter is the same. How we solved it before is how we will solve it now."

There are many soldiers and officers in this world who actually become bandits and rob people. We can judge such incidents in the same way as before.

Meng Qi calmly refuted the questions raised by the opposing court officials. In addition, the nobles' momentum was suppressed by what happened just now, and the new national policy was smoothly implemented. Most of the nobles planned to stay out of the spotlight, remove checkpoints for a period of time, and then secretly connect with each other and look for opportunities to cause trouble.

As for Lin Xiao, he was comprehending the knowledge of this era in the Mohist residence. One must know that with the changes of the times, the knowledge that can be preached in the real world has already changed its appearance.

At this time, one can more deeply understand the true meaning of many ancient books and sayings, and comprehend the thoughts of ancient sages.

Lin Xiao, this clone of himself, is following the path of a scholar. He uses the scholar's spirit to move the universe. The more knowledge he comprehends, the more things he can do.

The so-called "omniscience means omnipotence" is the same for Lin Xiao, except that it is expressed in the form of a scholar's words being followed by actions.

In this way, Lin Xiao and I gradually became special.

At this time, Shang Yi's path has become very clear. He will follow the path of business, use the path of business to accommodate all other paths, condense his own illusory Taoist fruit, and reach the other shore.

At the same time, the Three Pure Ones split into three unique incarnations. One was Mara, who took the path of integration of Buddhism and magic; one was "Fox Jiu", who took the path of chaos of the nine-tailed celestial fox; and the other was the current Lin Xiao, who took the path of the omniscient and omnipotent scholar.

The three special clones will become Shang Yi's three corpses in the future. Although Shang Yi has no idea of ​​pursuing Tao Fruit in this era, it does not mean that Shang Yi will not complete the path before Tao Fruit.

The oldest ones are completely different from ordinary ancients and ordinary other shores. The gap in their control over the laws and their true power is even greater than the gap between ordinary people and the other shore.

The reason why everything looks similar in the world of the Supreme Lord is because the highest power that the Supreme Lord can display is limited.

It’s just like a student exam. If an ordinary person gets 100 points, it’s because he only has 100 points of ability, but if a top student gets 100 points, it’s because the exam paper is only worth 100 points.

Shang Yi's goal is to take advantage of the general trend to quickly improve his cultivation realm, reach the level of the ancients, or even achieve the level of the most ancient ones by doing subtraction and seeking emptiness.

However, that might not be easy, because once you become the oldest, there is a possibility of competing for the Tao Fruit, which the Three Pure Ones, Buddha, Demon Buddha, Golden Emperor and others would not want to see.

Lin Xiao did not participate in the plan of Meng Qi and others, but instead focused his energy on cultivating Mohists. These Mohists are the basic foundation of Lin Xiao in the future world of Fengshen.

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A month later.

A merchant caravan from the State of Chu entered Shangying City. Although the number of people was not large, their aura was strong and the traces left by the carriages were heavy, so it was obvious that the cargo was of considerable value.

Of course, the most valuable items are all in the mustard seed ring of the leader. If there are strong people from outside the scene, these goods will be traded by them. After all, they can fly, are flexible and free, and are not likely to encounter accidents. However, with the current situation in the upper camp, there are all kinds of goods. Strong people from outside the scene are also willing to choose to trade here. At most, they will do it secretly and do not pay city taxes.

"A few months have passed, and Shangying has become much more lively." The leader looked around and saw people crowded on the street, and caravans were everywhere, which was no less than Anjiang, the capital of Chu. (End of this chapter)