"By the Water Hall Master's decree, the water demons of Jiuhe have disobeyed the Emperor's decree and disrupted the water net. They shall be killed!"
Then, dark clouds gathered in the sky within a few hundred miles of the capital. Thunder rumbled, and the sound of thunder was deafening.
Before the banquet officially started, Emperor Qing flew into a rage and said angrily, "Men, go and investigate who dares to disturb my birthday!"
Suddenly, countless lightning bolts descended from the sky like thousands of drums and hundreds of mountains collapsing. The dense lightning bolts covered Jiuhe within the capital.
The lightning bolts fell like a waterfall and the sky exploded.
Looking at the dazzling lightning bolts that continued to fall, the entire city was shocked. Emperor Qing was so scared that he took two steps back and fell to the ground.
"Ouch …" Emperor Qing held his waist and cried out in pain.
When the guests saw this, they laughed.
The imperial physicians hurried forward and used medical books to help Emperor Qing set his bones.
"The Dragons could have chosen any time, but they chose today. They are too much!" Emperor Qing was furious.
An official said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the Water Hall Master is Fang Yun."
Emperor Qing then remembered the Water Hall incident. Because it was an order from the Holy Temple, he did not care and only asked the Cabinet to discuss it.
"What? Fang Yun did this? "Emperor Qing was even more furious.
"Fang Xusheng is the Water Hall Master, but he does not participate in the Water Hall's administration. If I'm not wrong, the Dragons did this to please Fang Xusheng, "another official said.
Emperor Qing was even more furious. It was not a big problem for him to be frightened, but to fall in front of so many people and even miss the auspicious time of the birthday, this banquet had become a big joke.
"Immediately send people to stop those Dragons. We must not let them continue!"
Just as Emperor Qing finished speaking, a strong wind blew from the north. Then, countless water demons and dead fish and prawns were blown away by the strong wind and rose into the sky above the capital.
Under everyone's shocked gazes, the sky was filled with smelly fish and prawns, as well as corpses of water demons and blood, covering the sky and covering the earth.
Crackle crackle … crackle crackle …
The entire palace suddenly became a slaughterhouse. A strong stench spread everywhere.
None of the officials had expected something like this to fly over, so they couldn't react in time.
Seeing that the second batch of fish and prawns was about to fly over, the officials used their official seals and the power of the Holy Temple to block all the filth.
Just as the officials were about to ask the Qing Emperor how to deal with it, they saw the Qing Emperor suddenly reach out and grab his throat. Under the gazes of hundreds of thousands of people, he knelt on the ground and vomited.
His dignity as a monarch was completely destroyed.
No one dared to scold the Qing Emperor, nor did they know why he was vomiting. They could only watch. Only the eunuchs and serving girls hastily patted the Qing Emperor's back. They were all pushed away by the Qing Emperor's other hand.
After vomiting for a long time, Qing Jun sat weakly on the ground and said, "Water, quickly bring me some water."
Someone immediately brought water over and Qing Jun began to rinse his mouth with all his might.
Now, everyone could faintly guess that some of the blood had entered the Qing Emperor's mouth.
After rinsing his mouth for a while, the Qing Emperor suddenly turned his head to look at his vomit. Then, under everyone's incredulous gazes, he reached out and pulled at the vomit. No one knew what he was looking for.
After a while, the Qing Emperor didn't find anything. His face turned green, and he yelled in despair, "Imperial physician, quickly help me. A demon's toe has entered my stomach … ugh …"
The nearby Gyeongo officials felt their vision go dark. They thought to themselves that Gyeongo's reputation was finished.
Just two hundred breaths later, the news of the Qing Emperor swallowing the demon fish's toe had spread throughout the rankings.
The discussion of the rankings became a sea of joy. Scholars from all over the world were ridiculing the matter.
"Everyone says that the Qing Emperor rejoices in grandiose achievements. Today, I've finally seen it for myself. In order to leave his name in history, he swallowed the demon fish's toe. Admirable, admirable!"
"In my opinion, this is an evil omen from the heavens! Qing Emperor, quickly condemn yourself. But first, vomit the demon fish's toe out of your stomach. "
"At the time, I was present as Wu Guo's envoy. I almost went crazy laughing. Then … I was chased out of the palace by Gyeongo. Gyeongo isn't magnanimous at all! Hahaha, let me laugh for a while more. "
"I just got the news from the Water Hall. The elders were also confused. Fang Xusheng didn't give this order at all. I think the Dragon Kings of the Eastern Sea don't like the Qing Emperor, so they used this method to disgust him. So, don't ever offend Fang Yun. Who knows who will ask you to do this to repay your kindness. "
"Emperor of the Smelly Fish Kingdom, Emperor of Rotten Shrimp, Emperor of Foot Eating, Emperor of Vomiting … I'm dying of laughter. Your nicknames are too vicious."
"Ah, I heard that the scene was very spectacular. It was comparable to the literary gathering at Yueyang Tower. The sky was filled with thunder and lightning like a waterfall. Dead fish and rotten shrimps fell like rain. The Dragons, those bastards, are simply … delightful. "
"Don't you think the Dragons have gone too far?"
"The Dragons have gone too far? If you know what the Water Hall is going to do next, you'll thank the Dragons. Many of us in Kongcheng already know that the Dragons of the Four Seas have become our Notre-Dame's subordinates. They're doing manual labor to transform the river. This is just the beginning. Perhaps many people don't know. In a few days, the whole world will know. "
"We have to thank Fang Xusheng for this. He was the one who invited the Dragons of the Four Seas. Since then, the human race's waterways have become accessible in all directions. They can do things that the previous Saints couldn't. "
"So that's how it is. Then let's forget about the Dragons."
"Forget it. It's a small matter anyway."
"We were discussing the fish demon's toe in the restaurant when a scholar at the next table muttered that the toe should be the Qing Emperor's dinner. I spat out my tea. Hahaha … "
"The Qing Emperor's dinner, hahaha …"
The number of replies mocking the Qing Emperor kept increasing. Many Gyeongo people tried to change the topic and protect the Gyeongo and the Qing Emperor.
As the topic slowly cooled down, an article titled "Talent, a new menu in a restaurant in our city!" appeared.
The article had no words except for the title. It was a painting of a restaurant by a scholar who had reached the second realm of painting.
The most eye-catching was a plate of braised pork trotters. There was a wooden menu beside it. On the menu, it said, "The Qing Emperor's dinner."
Many scholars were amused and began to join in the fun under the article. They also searched for more suitable dishes for the Qing Emperor's dinner. Finally, the stinky mandarin fish was listed.
Fang Yun casually glanced at the article and replies on the list and laughed. Then, he looked at a piece of paper in front of him.
On the paper were the two words he had just written, "Township School."
Fang Yun stared at the two words. His gaze kept changing. He seemed to be in a dilemma.
After a long time, Fang Yun erased the two words with a pen. He wrote the words "Land Tax" and "Corvee Labor" on the side, but then crossed them out.
In the end, Fang Yun decided to reform the business tax, which was the least valued by the various countries, and prepared to establish a tax department.
The Saint Origin World valued land tax more than business tax. However, with the development of the era, the human race's commerce became more and more prosperous. Many countries began to increase their business tax. However, many families and interest groups fought against it. They used the slogan of not competing with the people to hide their wealth from the people and resisted the business tax. As a result, the business tax of the various countries didn't improve much.
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