Chapter 108 The suffering of the common people

Zheng Yi asked someone to bring torches and try to burn the wall.

A strange thing happened. After the torch was close to the wall, the wall actually emitted a strange red light.

Then a strange smell came from the wall, making her nauseous.

Yuechan said quickly: "Don't burn it, don't burn it, it stinks!"

Zheng Yi nodded and signaled the guards to take the torch away.

"Your Majesty."

Hu Bafeng also came over and explained: "This place is underground. Burning this thing with fire will inevitably cause any accidents."

Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Yes, this place is a sealed place. Without air circulation, carbon dioxide poisoning is easy."

Although Hu Bafeng didn't know what Zheng Yi was talking about, he showed a sincere expression and said: "Your Majesty, you are wise."

"In this way, you follow the direction of the passage and dig more holes to ensure air circulation, and then use fire to burn it."

"Huh?"

"Ah what? Can't you do it quickly?"

"Yes, yes yes!"

Hu Bafeng ran for two steps, then suddenly stopped and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have spent two years digging this passage. If we dig another hole, I don't know how much time will it take?"
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Zheng Yi said quietly: "I'm not in a hurry, you can dig slowly, I have plenty of time."

"No!"

Zheng Yi paced back and forth, carefully inspecting this strange wall, and even touched it with his hands.

Cool and smooth.

He looked at the wound opened by Cui Xiabing's sword again and murmured: "As expected of a spiritual creature from more than three hundred years ago, I didn't expect that even death could have such a powerful power."

At the wound, the flesh-like threads were still connected together and were slowly healing.

"Eh..."

Looking at the wound that was slowly healing, Zheng Yi suddenly had a good idea.

"If I put explosives into this wound, would it be effective?"

Just do it, Zheng Yi immediately had a batch of thunderbolts shipped.

The military camp is located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, making it very convenient to transport thunderbolts, explosives and other items.

After setting up the explosives, everyone retreated a hundred steps, used fuses to light the explosives, and waited quietly.

Zheng Yi also thoughtfully covered the ears of Cui Xiabing and Yuechan, one for each. The two women also obediently covered His Majesty's other ear.

More than ten breaths later, a violent roar suddenly came.

"Boom~!"

A huge roar came, and the smoke and dust on the ground began to shake, filling the entire air.

Zheng Yi also clearly felt the earth shaking, and his ears were filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

After more than ten breaths, when all the smoke and dust dissipated, a hole as wide as one person appeared in front of everyone.

A thunderbolt, with the power to collapse even a city wall, could only blast such a big hole in the konjac sea lotus root?

But Zheng Yi also discovered something. The healing speed of the hole blown by explosives was significantly slower than that of the wound cut by Cui Xiabing's flying sword.

There was a layer of burnt black around the wound, which made me sick to hear it.

"Useful!"

Zheng Yi immediately said: "Pass an order, the arsenal's explosives will be supplied to this place first. If Colonel Jin continues to dig the vents, I don't believe that this formation cannot be exploded!"

"No!"

Liu Chengen said helplessly, Your Majesty is really crazy to seek immortality.

This is the tomb of the founding emperor of Dayu. Sooner or later, such an explosion will be discovered by someone who is interested.

If this news gets out...

Liu Chengen's body trembled subconsciously and he quickly reacted.

"No! This place must not be discovered by anyone who is interested. It seems that the attention of our East Factory will be transferred to this place."

"As long as His Majesty can achieve enlightenment and become an immortal, then our family will also ascend to heaven, hahahaha~!"

Liu Chengen laughed in his heart and moved faster.

Zheng Yi, after lingering here for a few days, returned to Bai Yujing with Cui Xiabing and Yuechan.

The reason why the two women trusted Zheng Yi so much was because of Zheng Yi's sweet words and true confession.

It's nothing more than looking for immortality, just for the two beloved concubines to live long, share the blessings of immortality, and live happily forever.

After all, there were only four monks in the entire palace, including Zheng Yi.

Cui Xiabing and Yuechan are undoubtedly the strongest.

Both of them are at the third level of Qi training, and Yue Chan is about to break through.

The reason is very simple.

Yuechan has follow-up exercises, provided by the high priest of the Baiyue tribe in Nanyue County.

As for Cui Xiabing, she only has the first three volumes of the exercises.

She must return to her master before she can continue to practice.

However, in the past two years, she has been consolidating her realm while still studying the art of formation.

After all, the master left her several cultivation books before leaving.

After returning to Bai Yujing, Zheng Yi also received two pieces of news.

A piece of good news.

Two pieces of bad news.

The good news is that Cui Xiawu has already led his troops and is stationed in Jinyang County, Bingzhou, waiting for Zheng Yi's imperial edict and orders.

The first bad news was that the envoys who arrived at the Tuoba family in Yunmengze were caught by fishermen fishing around Yunmengze.

Jin Yiwei immediately bought his body and asked a professional to conduct an autopsy.

Unfortunately, the body had been soaked in water for several months and was swollen and eroded, making it impossible to dissect.

No matter what, the person died in Yunmengze territory, so Zheng Yi was certain that the Tuoba family did not take the imperial edict seriously.

He didn't take Dayu seriously either.

I don’t know where the confidence comes from?

The second bad news was that Nanyue County Xu Xuanwu sent a letter that the Nanzhao Kingdom and the Black Yue people invaded in a large scale and had already broken through more than a dozen Baiyue villages in a short period of time.

After receiving the imperial edict, he wanted to leave quickly and return to the capital. Unfortunately, for the sake of the Dayu border, he had to stay and resist Nanzhao.

Seeing this memorial, Zheng Yi smiled lightly and threw it away.

At this point, Xu Xuanwu is still raising bandits to respect themselves?

But it doesn’t matter anymore. Two years ago, if he had learned that Xu Xuanwu was going to rebel, he would have been a little nervous.

But now, it will be destroyed with a backhand!

"Accept the favor and pass on the decree."

"No!"

"Take Cui Xiawu, according to the list, capture Bingshang and others on the spot, lead the eight Bingshangs to confiscate their homes and kill the nine tribes. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!!!"

Zheng Yi's tone was so cold that Liu Chengen, who was polishing his ink at the side, was shocked and stopped subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, would you like to inform the cabinet ministers?"

"This, if this imperial edict is issued..."

"Huh?"

Zheng Yi said coldly: "Are you afraid? If you are, get out of the position of admiral of the East Factory and eunuch of the ceremonial department!"

Liu Chengen suddenly felt a burst of anger rushing to his forehead, and gritted his teeth and said: "What do you mean by this, Your Majesty? This old slave owes all his glory and wealth to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty asks me to die, I will never frown!"
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"Your Majesty! This matter is of great importance. I am afraid of being caught in the wind. Why don't I go to General Cui Xiawu in person to convey the message?"

Zheng Yi glanced at Liu Chengen, and Liu Chengen also calmed down and looked at Zheng Yi calmly.

"Your Majesty, the heart of this old slave can be learned from heaven and earth!"

"Okay!"

Zheng Yi said: "I will give you a battalion of new troops for you to dispatch, and then mobilize a group of imperial guards to protect your safety."

"If Cui Xiawu obeys the emperor's order when delivering the order, you can assist him."

"If this person is duplicitous and has other ideas, kill him on the spot, and you will be the commander of the army and carry out the emperor's orders."

"No!"

Liu Chengen received the order to thank him and said in an extremely solemn tone: "Your Majesty, the old slave is gone!"

After speaking, Liu Chengen turned around and left.

It feels like the wind is rustling and the water is cold.

"Here comes someone."

A shadow guard appeared secretly: "Your Majesty."

"I ordered Wang Anshi and Yuan Qichang to come and see me."

"No!"

Wang Anshi has always been his nail in the six departments. In addition to this person, there are more than ten others who are also like this.

In addition to these ten middle- and low-level officials who have joined the imperial party, there are nearly a hundred other members of the Imperial Guard holding different positions.

These hundred people have been taught by the Shadow Guard since childhood and are extremely loyal to Zheng Yi, even fanatical.

If he wants to initiate a merger, it will inevitably affect the interests of the family.

At that time, the imperial power will conflict with the cabinet and even the entire official system.

At that point, he will need the support of another group of people.

This group of people is...the Imperial Party!

Not long after, two thin figures quickly walked into Bai Yujing.

"Your Majesty, Anshi/Yuan Qichang, pays homage to His Majesty!"

"Get up!"

Under the bright and flickering lights, Zheng Yi sat alone on the dragon chair, almost becoming one with the bright yellow dragon behind him.

The two of them just looked up quietly, and immediately did not dare to look at it a second time.

emperor!

Zheng Yi said quietly: "My dear friends, the matter of Bingzhou has been resolved. Do you have any regrets?"

The two men raised their heads suddenly. They also knew about His Majesty's intention to merge the Eight Great Countries and the aristocratic families behind them.

But I didn't expect it to be so fast!

Wang Anshi hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, is it too fast?"

"Now Yongzhou is still rebelling, and the imperial court has sent 150,000 troops to Yongzhou to suppress the rebellion. If chaos also breaks out in Bingzhou..."

Zheng Yi said quietly: "What I want is for them to cause chaos!"

"Only when chaos breaks out can all contradictions be put on the table, and then I can bring order to the chaos and wipe out the world!"

Yuan Qichang said excitedly: "Your Majesty! We will definitely support your Majesty!"

"Nowadays, the court is full of people who have nothing to do with their bodies. How can they be important ministers of the country?"

"I once heard that two years ago, the top pick and the second pick in the Enke Hall didn't know the price of food. It really made people laugh!"

"How can such officials govern the world?"

Wang Anshi was still hesitant: "Your Majesty, what if this matter spreads to the south? The disasters caused by the families in the south are no less severe than those in the north, and there are also a large number of martial arts sects and families in the south..."

Zheng Yi said quietly: "The general trend of the world is that if we divide for a long time, we will unite and if we unite for a long time, we will divide!"

"Now I, Dayu, have been in peace for more than three hundred years and have experienced twenty-one emperors. I am just like an old man who is terminally ill and about to die."

"The only solution now is to use strong medicine to treat it."

"If you can pass it, you can rebuild Dayu. If you can't pass it... My dear friends, would you like to take a gamble with me?"

The two looked excited. Even Wang Anshi, who had been thinking about the overall situation, said excitedly: "I am willing!"

"Your Majesty!"

Wang Anshi said again: "Your Majesty, do you want to force those who have hidden evil intentions to rebel?"

"Not bad."

Zheng Yi said: "Whether it is the discussion of crime or the merger of the Eight Great Mergers, my purpose is to nationalize certain things and no longer let businessmen from aristocratic families interfere."

"For example, land! Salt, iron and other items must belong to the state and be distributed according to national decisions, rather than being given to officials and aristocratic families from below, so that you can't lose your tail."

"Only by cleaning up this group of borers can Dayu be reborn!"

"The Pseudo-Yan King Zheng Yuantao has a saying that is right, the master of the world is the one with strong soldiers and horses!"

"I have 200,000 new troops, and more than a million troops in the north, and I have great righteousness."

"Even if the world is in chaos, the one who can redefine the Central Plains must be me!"

"I will catch all those rebellious officials and traitors in one fell swoop!"

The two of them took a deep breath, and were shocked by Zheng Yi's words for a moment.

Wang Anshi was still a little uneasy and said: "Your Majesty, it is the people of the world who have suffered so much."

Yuan Qichang argued: "Why does Brother Wang say this? In the opinion of the minister, your Majesty's move is for the sake of the people of the world!"

"If the noble families and feudal sects are not eliminated, they will bring disaster to the world sooner or later. In this case, why not take advantage of us and defeat them in one fell swoop?"

Yuan Qichang knelt down on the ground again, bowed and said: "For the great plan of the world, we can only suffer the people first!"

I have a cold and my whole body is sore. I gritted my teeth and persisted in taking it off, so I supported it.

Asking for a monthly ticket~

(End of chapter)