Chapter 599

The appointment of Mengqi as the Prime Minister was actually a sign of honoring the virtuous and selecting the capable. Because he was neither an aristocrat nor an official's recommendation, after King Chen's official announcement, the Minister of Public Works Gcong Zeng, the Minister of Justice Tian Heng, and others expressed their opposition without any disguise. However, King Chen was so determined that he did not waver at all and forced the matter to be passed.

Then, he asked Mengqi to step forward to announce and explain the new national policy as the Prime Minister.

Mengqi took a light breath and quickly went through all the previous discussions and his own considerations. Then he slowly walked out of the team of officials and stood under the steps.

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

He first bowed to King Chen and then looked at Mengqi, "I have something to ask the Prime Minister."

His words were not respectful, just like most of the aristocrats present.

Mengqi deliberately looked back at King Chen and saw him nod slightly, indicating that he should use his eloquence to deal with the censure and try to persuade as many aristocrats as possible, just like how he had persuaded him before. So he smiled and said, "Doctor, please go ahead."

At this time, Tian Guang and Mengqi were less than five steps away from each other, and their Qi was entangled.

Tian Guang looked straight at Mengqi and said slowly, "I wonder if the Prime Minister has heard about the Wu State in the south?"

Mengqi was stunned for a moment, "I'd like to hear the details."

He sensed that King Chen was also confused. It seemed that the Tian family, which had a close relationship with Chu State, had gotten the exclusive information from there.

Tian Guang smiled indifferently, "The King of Wu selected talents regardless of their status and put Wu Hao, an idler in the mountains, in an important position. He abolished the feudal land, adopted the system of fief, established a county, and rewarded military merits, which aroused fierce opposition. The Wu State fell into civil war and foreign invasions. In another ten days, this news will be known by everyone. What do you think of this matter?"

What do you think of this matter? Mengqi's mood could only be described as "Holy shit". Was this the result of the sage of Legalism? Or was it a Samsara traveler who was lucky enough to draw the school of Legalism?

But it was so direct and left no room for buffer. No wonder there was such a fierce counterattack!

Mengqi and Jiang Zhiwei exchanged glances and felt that Wu Hao was very likely to be a Samsara traveler, who probably had the support of a small team.

This was not strange. After passing the first Death Task, Dominator of Samsara in Six Dao of Samsara mentioned that it was entirely possible to meet other teams in non-camp confrontation tasks. It was up to them whether they would cooperate or fight.

Wu State and Chu and Tang State were separated by several large countries. Meng Qi had no interest in provoking Wu Hao. He believed that Wu Hao, who was suffering from internal and external troubles, would do the same.

"How could they play with such a good lot like Legalism …" Meng Qi could not help but curse silently. If it were not for the fact that King Wu was one of the top masters in the world, a Half-step to Dharmakaya, wielding a powerful Heavenly Weapon, and having many masters loyal to him, Wu Hao's reform would have failed long ago. He would not be able to hold on like he was now, slowly gaining the upper hand.

King of Li of Wu of Wu of King of Emperor of this.

Was King of Wu seeking a way to condense Dharmakaya from Humanity in order to unify the world?

Hearing this news, King Chen's expression changed slightly. Was Tian Guang using the matter of Wu State as an admonishment or even a warning?

As many thoughts ran through Mengqi's mind, Tian Guang stepped forward and said in a deep voice,

"What do you think of this?"

His calm and aloof attitude from before was replaced by an overbearing one.

Mengqi quickly sorted out his thoughts. Just as he was about to answer, he suddenly saw Tian Guang's whole body emitting a layer of bloody light. He suddenly had a bad feeling.

The bloody light quickly condensed in Tian Guang's right hand, and he slashed at Mengqi with the momentum of a palm knife!

This change happened in a flash. No one expected Tian Guang to do such a thing in the gathering of masters. Even as a guru, King Chen could not react in time.

How dare he assassinate someone in the court?

Even if he succeeded, he would not be able to escape the wrath of King Chen. He would definitely die!

He was willing to give up his life to do this. What kind of determination was this!

Tian Guang's body seemed to shrink. His eyes were full of martyrdom, and his expression was firm. His palm knife was extremely fast. With a flash of bloody light, it had already slashed at Mengqi's left chest.

Clang!

The sound of metal colliding broke out. Mengqi stood as steady as Mount Tai. The place where his chest was slashed emitted a faint golden light. He was not hurt at all!

"Not hurt at all?" Tian Guang's eyes widened in horror!

The "Secret Blood Dissipating Saber" taught by the Dissimilated Man was useless against Sumo!

"Isn't this saber art said that once hit by the saber, even immortals can't escape and instantly turn into blood?"

With his strength, he did not expect to deal with a Peerless Master Pro. But how could Sumo have the strength of a Peerless Master Pro?

He was also a decisive person. In a flash, he got rid of his shock. His Interior trembled, and all his Aperture acupoints retracted. He was about to explode directly to find a way to perish together with Meng Qi.

Just then, Mengqi moved his shoulder, exerted strength in his waist, and hit Tian Guang's hand with his chest!

Bang!

Tian Guang was directly hit and flew away. When he hit the pillar reinforced by a secret method and fell to the ground, his right hand was hanging limply. His chest was completely sunken, and blood was spurting from his mouth. It was as if his body was hit by a Precious Weapon giant hammer!

Eight Nine Mysteries, every part of his body was like a Precious Weapon!

At the stage of the Third Heaven, there were not many weak points left in Mengqi's appearance. The only weak points left were his front, back, and eyebrows. In fact, the Mouth Aperture was also counted. Because if it was hit, it was easy for the power to penetrate into the internal organs. The inside was relatively soft, not as good as the muscles and skin.

Of course, when Mengqi achieved the Immortal Primeval Dharmakaya, his whole body would be clear, and the inside and outside would be the same!

"Unfilial son!" Before King Chen could make a move, Tian Heng slapped Tian Guang with an extremely shocked expression.

Tian Guang calmly accepted it and stared at Mengqi.

"You, the descendants of the Fallen Immortal Deity, have disrupted the etiquette and the law of nobility. You will die a horrible death!"

"You, the descendant of the Fallen Immortal Deity, disobeying the etiquette and law, you will die a horrible death!" Tian Guang had died in the hands of his father, but his voice echoed and was extremely generous, which made Mengqi's eyelids twitch slightly. It made him seem as if he was the righteous one who calmly faced the national calamity!

"Humph, ignorant and conservative dregs who have been run over by the wheel of history!" Mengqi thought to himself.

It was so quiet in the hall that even the sound of a needle falling could be heard. What happened just now happened so fast that most of the strong people had not sorted out their thoughts.

However, Tian Guang's cry before his death came into their ears, which made them feel slightly sad. The fox grieves for the rabbit's death!

Tian Heng took a step forward, bowed and apologized, saying that he had not taught his son well.

King Chen was furious, but he could not involve the Tian family. He could only remove Tian Heng from the position of the Minister of Justice and said that he would thoroughly investigate the matter.

Then, he let Tian Guang's body lie there and let Mengqi continue what he had just done.

Under the double shock of the corpse and the anger, the nobles' momentum was suppressed. For a moment, they could only listen to Mengqi announcing the new national policy in a daze and look at him with strange eyes.

How could he use his chest to hit Tian Guang's palm knife?

And Tian Guang was hit as if he had been hit by a Precious Weapon!

He was simply a humanoid wild beast!

Taking advantage of this sudden event, Mengqi raised his momentum, trying to frighten the nobles and make them choose to stay away from the limelight for a short time. When the benefits began to show, things would be much easier.

The new national policy was announced one by one, and the nobles had all heard of it. But in the end, Mengqi said in a low voice,

"The king has ordered that anyone who collects Transit Dues will not be guilty of killing them!"

"Not guilty of killing them?" The courtiers and nobles could not hide their shock.

"What kind of strange order is this?"

Soon, they came to their senses. Some of them thought that the little tricks they had prepared might not be of use, and some stepped out angrily. "First Minister of the Interior, as soon as this law is announced, the Chen State will be in chaos. What if some people kill the guards of the pass and falsely accuse them of collecting Transit Dues?"

Mengqi was already prepared. He said loudly, "Most of the checkpoints will be removed, and only those at the border fortress and the city gate will be left. They should avoid private contact with merchants. Without private contact, there must be circumstantial evidence. If the circumstantial evidence is gone, the matter will be clear."

He paused and said, "In the past, there was a law that said, 'When you meet a bandit, you can kill him.' It is the same for this matter. How it was solved before, it will be solved now."

In this world, there was no lack of military experts. If they really wanted to be bandits and steal money, they could also do what they did in the past.

The opposing courtiers raised questions one after another, but Mengqi refuted them calmly. In addition, the nobles' momentum was suppressed by what happened just now, and the new national policy was successfully implemented. Most of the nobles planned to lie low and remove the checkpoints for a period of time. Then, they would secretly contact each other and look for opportunities to cause trouble.

…

A month later.

A caravan of Chu Kingdom entered Shangying City. There were not many of them, but their breath was not weak. The marks left by the carriages were also heavy. Obviously, the goods were valuable.

Of course, the most valuable goods were in the leader's Space Ring. If there were experts of the Exterior, they would be the ones to trade the goods. After all, they could fly and were flexible, so it was not easy for them to encounter accidents. However, with the current situation in Shangying, there were all kinds of goods. Experts of the Exterior were also willing to trade here. At most, they could do it secretly and did not pay the city tax.

"A few months later, Shangying is really much more lively." The leader looked around and saw people rubbing shoulders on the street. There were many caravans everywhere, and it was no less crowded than the An River, the capital of Chu Kingdom.

His son smiled and said, "Most of them are here for the Transit Dues. I don't know what King Chen is thinking, but he actually cut off his own source of wealth. Hey, anyway, it's good for us. We can save more than half of our expenses on this trip!"

His father stroked his goatee and said, "Those who collect Transit Dues are not guilty of killing them … I'm afraid King Chen has other intentions …"

Along the way, he found that the goods in Shangying were more than twice as much as before. He had a vague speculation about the abolition of the Transit Dues.

This seemed to be similar to his family's small profits but quick turnover. Moreover, King Chen's benefits might not be limited to this.

Sumo of the Mo Family was really a genius!

"Father, all the inns are full!" His son returned from the front.

"All of them?" The leader frowned and asked in return.

His son nodded heavily and sighed. "It's said that the number of merchants passing through Chen Kingdom has increased several times. How can there be extra rooms?"

"Several times …" The leader increasingly felt that the abolition of the Transit Dues was unusual.

Just as he was about to speak, an old man beside him came up and said with a fawning smile, "Guests, I have a courtyard in my house. I can lend it to you for a while."

"Is this possible?" The merchants were all surprised. "Ordinary people can also make a living in inns?"

"Thank you for your kindness. Why don't you take us to have a look? If it's clean and refreshing, we can negotiate the price." The leader said in a low voice.

"Okay." The old man said happily. He led them into a nearby street and into an ordinary house. Although it was not big and there were not many rooms, it was tidy and clean, which was not disgusting.

"The guards live in the courtyard. The remaining rooms are enough …" His son looked around and said in a low voice.

The leader nodded and took out a small ingot of gold. He handed it to the old man and said, "It's not convenient to carry copper money when we're outside. Please don't mind it. This thing can be used as a pledge and will be settled when we leave."

The old man took the gold and said with a smile, "Allow me to ask someone to have a look."

Ask someone? While the merchants were surprised, the old man ran out of the house and pulled over a patrolling Enlightened Master on the street, asking him to identify the authenticity of the gold. The man also did it politely.

The leader followed behind, dumbfounded. Normally speaking, most of the officials were held by nobles, and they were born with a job. How could they work hard? They would just muddle along day by day. However, what he saw in Shangying today was completely different. Not only were they proactive in arresting bandits, but they also did not shirk from tasks that were unrelated to them!

"Is this the selection of talents?"

After settling the merchants, the old man returned to the woodshed, where his family was temporarily living.

Looking at the small ingot of gold, the old man's son was stunned for a moment. "It, it really works …"

He had always opposed the idea of changing his house into a temporary inn.

The old man laughed and said, "How can it be wrong when the Prime Minister personally instructs us?"

In order to accumulate merit, Mengqi did good deeds in his spare time, such as instructing people on how to seize the opportunity to make money.

The old man sighed and said, "Since the Prime Minister came, our life has been getting better day by day. Even the Gao brothers, who beg for a living, know to go to the mountains to collect horse grass to make up for the shortage of horse feed in the inn. Now at least we don't have to eat our fill three times."

"People on the street say that the Prime Minister is a saint who came to the human world. They all call him Mozi or Su Zi." His daughter-in-law interrupted.

…

In a room, Mengqi and others were surrounded by black, white and golden lights.

Since the implementation of the new national policy, the Qi of Merit and Morality began to increase, and the Way of Heaven rewarded them!

"We can return in a few days." Zhao Heng sighed with emotion.

"The nobles are much quieter. I'm afraid they are secretly colluding, accumulating strength, and preparing for a crazy counterattack." Mengqi did not relax.

Although it was a little exaggerated to say that a gentleman would die for his bosom friend, King Chen's attention made Mengqi and others hope to lay a solid foundation and then find an excuse to leave, such as seriously injured and needing treatment, leaving Bai Song as the Prime Minister to maintain the new policy.

…

"My son finally returns home." "Minister of Public Works" Gumin Zeng looked at the person in front of him and smiled. "Have the immortals in Gumgwang-Hole made a decision?"