The Counterattack of the Villains in the Movie World

Chapter 522 Kill a jester first to add to the fun
Shang Rong stood up again.

"Your Majesty, this is out of courtesy."

As the minister in charge of rites and music, Shang Rong actually had a very high status in the Shang Dynasty, because at this time the rites and music had not yet collapsed, so it was the most important thing.

Later, when King Wu of Zhou succeeded in destroying Shang, he wanted to invite Shang Rong, who was living in seclusion in Taihang Mountain at that time because King Zhou was hopeless, to come out of the mountain.

Although Sangong has no specific authority in this era, it is the most honorable title set up for each person.

It is conceivable how influential Shang Rong is.

Besides, his apprentice is Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu is the incarnation of the Taishang Laojun. Being able to let the Taishang Laojun worship under him also shows how powerful Shang Rong is.

Wu Yan attached great importance to Shang Rong, and asked, "Speak carefully."

Shang Rong pondered for a while, instead of writing a long essay in classical Chinese, he said concisely: "If Your Majesty reduces or exempts taxes, how should the princes deal with themselves?"

Although the Shang Dynasty ruled the world, King Zhou was also the lord of the world, so tyrannical that the power of the monarch surpassed the power of the gods, which was also one of the root causes of the catastrophe of conferred gods.

However, the princes have a very high degree of autonomy over the territory under their jurisdiction.

The real taxation of the Shang Dynasty in history is actually only one-tenth, which sounds like a lot, but in the ancient feudal dynasty, this ratio was really not much.

The people are living in dire straits because they have to pay two taxes, one-tenth of which goes to Chaoge City, and the other part goes to the princes who rule them.

Coupled with the incense offerings to the gods, the common people would definitely not be able to bear it.

Later, in order to build the Lutai, King Zhou imposed violent taxes and increased taxes, which directly caused the people all over the world to lose their hearts.

Speaking of it, the autonomy of the princes was also a major root cause of the demise of the Shang Dynasty.

"It makes sense." Wu Yan asked kindly: "Then if I want to make the people's lives better, and the rebellion of the 72 princes will disappear in my business?"

The rebellion of the princes of the 72nd route in Beihai has already happened. Taishi Wen Zhong has already led troops to suppress the rebellion. When the [-] princes gather in Chaoge City next year, they will not be able to return.

Originally, King Zhou didn't care about this matter at all, but when it was brought up suddenly, the courtiers were not suspicious, but felt that King Zhou had finally recovered his nature as a Ming monarch.

In fact, when Di Xin first came to the throne, he really looked like a wise king.

But then he gradually became the king of Zhou, leaving behind the idiom of helping Zhou to abuse him, which has been passed down through the ages.

In the Romance of the Gods, before he was bewitched by Su Daji, King Zhou was considered a wise king. Although he was greedy for money and lustful, this is also human nature, after all, he is the lord of the world.

Fei Zhong, the admonishing doctor whom Wu Yan called out just now, took the opportunity to retreat back to the courtiers.

And Shang Rong, who took the initiative to stand up, also has the title of Prime Minister, and he is considered the boss of civil servants under Taishi Wenzhong, so he never backed down.

Under King Zhou, the most civil servant is Taishi Wenzhong, and the most military minister is Huang Feihu, Wucheng King of Zhenguo.

"Your Majesty." Shang Rong pondered again for a while before saying: "Taxes can be reduced or exempted, but not more than half of the tax can be reduced directly. It should be done slowly. It is best to wait for the grand master to return before discussing."

Fei Zhong was discouraged, but another jester, You Hun, was unwilling. He finally had the chance to become a jester until Grand Master Wen Zhong left Chaoge City.

If you don't use your fists at this time, when the grand master comes back, will there be a place for him to stay?

The eye between Wen Zhong's eyebrows can see through his ins and outs at a glance.

"The Prime Minister's words are wrong." You Hun stood up and said, "Your Majesty governs the country well, all the people enjoy their work, the weather is smooth, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the four barbarians are handed over, and the guests from all directions are obedient. Now he loves the people like his own son, and reduces taxes. Seeking prosperity for a long time is a good thing, how come it turned into a bad thing in the mouth of the Prime Minister?"

Feeling the unkind eyes of Shang Rong and the officials, You Hun was not afraid at all, he felt that he was standing on the right path.

"Besides, why wait for the Grand Master to come back for such a trivial matter? If we can't even discuss such a small matter to no avail, then when the Grand Master returns triumphantly, won't the Grand Master ask us for the crime?"

The Prime Minister Shang Rong, Ya Bigan, senior officials Mei Bo, Zhao Qi and others didn't bother to talk to You Hun, because they all knew that You Hun was just a jester.

Such a person, when he was trusted by King Zhou, had great power, and if he was careless, he would end up with no bones left.

However, courtiers like Shang Rong and the others said they were courtiers, but in fact they ruled the world with King Zhou, and there was room for advancement and retreat.

Especially Ya Bigan, who was also King Zhou's uncle, if he hadn't wanted to die in the end, he wouldn't have died even if his heart and liver were poached.

There is also a real person in history, who is the prime minister of King Zhou.

His eyes focused on Wu Yan.

You Hun, who was ignored by no one, was also a little anxious, but when he looked at Wu Yan, there was indeed a flattering smile on his face.

Tsk tsk tsk, this one must die, not as sensible as Fei Zhong.

He stared, and there was an invisible sword energy, which entered Youhun's body when he didn't notice it.

At three o'clock tonight, You Hun will die in his own home as if he had suddenly fallen ill.

Wu Yan killed people invisible, without any mercy.

In the entire court, no one could notice it, even Huang Feihu, who was the best at fighting, was also unaware.

Theoretically speaking, Huang Feihu is not as good as Wen Zhong, because he is different from Wen Zhong, a sage who studied under Biyou Palace.

In the Romance of the Gods, he met Zhang Kui, who knew magic, and was beaten to death immediately.

Even those who have watched the Romance of the Gods, many will not remember Zhang Kui. One can imagine how powerful Huang Feihu's fighting power is.

However, Zhang Kui was named the God of the Seven Killing Stars on the list of gods, that is, the Seven Killing Star King, and he can be regarded as a well-known star king.

In Journey to the West, when the Heavenly Court crusade against Cuiyun Mountain, Zhang Kui, the seven-kill star king, was among Zhou Tianxing, who was bombarded by Wu Yan's sword.

"What the prime minister said is, let's wait until the grand master returns from his triumphant return."

In theory, at worst, Wu Yan still has 28 years left, so there is really no need to rush to change everything.

Taxation is a major event in the world, and it is closely related to the princes. This is the Shang Dynasty, not the Ming Empire that he can talk about.

But in a few years, it is inevitable to speak with one word.

The court meeting has nothing to say, the latest major event is Wen Zhong's crusade against the 72 princes.

However, Shang Rong, who was in charge of rites and music, still found Wu Yan after the court meeting, and wanted Wu Yan to go to the Nusnail Empress Temple to apologize.

Wu Yan refused.

If he had traveled to before King Zhou wrote his poem, he would definitely have hugged the thigh of the empress Nusnail.

But now that he has been offended, based on his understanding of the female snails in this world, he also knows that there is actually no room for maneuver between the two parties.

Hit and hit, whoever is afraid of whom.

I have Kong Xuan, but Tu Sheng.

Wu Yan felt more and more that, apart from the lack of Mandate of Heaven, King Zhou had a good hand of cards, and he would not have confused these good cards, and even brought a lot of king bombs.

Return to the period of nothing.

According to the original text of Feng Shen Yan Yi, the next stage of the plot should start in April next year.

But Wu Yan couldn't really be fine.

The notice for Yin Hong in Yinjiao to search for the emperor's teacher has been posted. Although there is only Chaoge City, Chaoge City is not only the capital of the Shang Dynasty, but also the center of the world and the sacred place of human monarchy.

I don't know how many Qi practitioners came and went.

I heard that it took several years for the Grand Master to crusade against the princes of the 72nd Route of Beihai, that is because ordinary soldiers walk relatively too slowly.

But for Qi practitioners, flying into the sky and escaping from the ground is also common.

When the news of King Zhou's search for the emperor's teacher had just reached the ears of the people of the Shang Dynasty hundreds of miles away, all the Qi practitioners in the world, except those who lived in seclusion, basically got the news.

Flying pigeons pass on the book, it is a pigeon with condensed mana.

Even above the heavens, there are some hearings.

You know, the Heavenly Court was established not long ago. After the prehistoric era ended, Taoist Hongjun made the boys and girls under his sect become the God of Haotian and the Golden Mother of Yaochi, and established the Heavenly Court to manage the Three Realms.

But because of the lack of people in the Heavenly Court, God Haotian wanted to let the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun go to the Heavenly Court to serve as errands, but the Twelve Golden Immortals were unwilling to give up their current freedom.

In addition, the power of the monarchy has surpassed the power of the gods, so there is the calamity of conferring the gods.

When the news that King Zhou asked the prince to visit the emperor's teacher reached the heavenly court, God Haotian was very dissatisfied.

He felt that King Zhou was robbing him of talents.

So he began to urge to speed up the start of the Conferred God Tribulation.

This matter is closely related to Wu Yan, but he is completely unaware that he is very busy now.

"This is called a horseshoe, and this is called a pedal or a stirrup."

Wu Yan turned into a scientist again, but the first two things he invented didn't have any technological content.

However, the significance for this era is not trivial.

Even Huang Feihu, who rides the Five-Color Divine Bull, was pleasantly surprised after seeing these two inventions by Wu Yan.

Not everyone has the five-color divine bull, and most soldiers still have to ride horses.

The significance of horseshoes and stirrups to cavalry is an industrial revolution.

"Your Majesty is holy."

Huang Feihu was already very loyal to King Zhou, and his younger sister was also the concubine Huang of the West Palace. The monarch and his ministers became more intimate, which was an absolute community of interests.

In the original book, Huang Feihu opposed business because King Zhou killed his sister Huang Fei, and it was the kind of torture that was thrown directly from the star picking tower.

How could it not be reversed?

"Pass down the order to supervise the construction of these two items immediately, and send a letter to the grand master to ask the grand master to find the blacksmith's consumables on the spot."

Wu Yan gave the order.

But Huang Feihu hesitated a little, but said out loud: "Hold on, Your Majesty."

"Ok?"

"Your Majesty, if the news spreads, the princes will also build the horseshoes and stirrups. At that time... it's not because the ministers don't trust the princes, but the consumables for making the horseshoes and stirrups are enough for the princes to extort money."

Huang Feihu remonstrated in a low voice: "Your Majesty, especially Beibohou Chonghouhu and his brother Chongheihu are both extortionate people. If it arouses the public's anger because of this, it's a small matter, but the two of them are in great danger. Trouble, after all, the princes of Beihai Route 72 have not yet been surrendered by the Grand Master."

Wu Yan nodded in satisfaction, and said, "What you said is very reasonable, but... I have my own plan, just follow the order."

After all, Huang Feihu is a military commander, so he doesn't want to give too much advice, so he can only start to arrange it carefully, and try not to leak the news as much as possible.

Wu Yan did not criticize this, although his purpose was to let the princes know about the existence of these two pieces of equipment, and he even had the intention of letting the princes expropriate them.

This is actually a conspiracy, he has played it before.

When the Ming Empire was in the south of the Yangtze River, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but the people on the opposite side were miserable. Naturally, a large number of people migrated to the south of the Yangtze River.

Compared with the total population of the world where the Ming Empire is located, the total population of this world is really too small.

In addition, this is a world with supernatural powers and spells, Wu Yan can even directly call Xiao Ye to open the portal.

"Hehe, everyone is in my hands. I see what you will fight with me. If you really dare to destroy the human race...then I will destroy this world and all living beings in the three realms, and then reset the earth, water, fire and wind to recreate the human race."

Wu Yan now has the confidence.

Stirrups and horseshoes are two unimportant inventions, and Wu Yan doesn't need to make any inventions in this world.

The Ming Empire should have it, just transport it over.

The first thing to get done is fertilizer and seeds.

The land itself in this era is very fertile, and with the help of fertilizers and hybrid rice seeds, the human race will no longer need to worry about food.

Of course, only the human race who surrendered to Wu Yan didn't need to worry.

Glancing at the direction of the Heavenly Court, and then at the direction of Kunlun Mountain, Wu Yan set up some restrictions in the royal palace of Chaoge City, and then opened the door to the world of the Ming Empire.

Not found.

(End of this chapter)