After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1461 A temporary solution

He Yang immediately lowered his head: "I dare not! Palace Master, I was wrong!"

"The birthday ceremony is approaching and the whole city is under martial law. We should not act rashly at this time. If the secret guard fails, King Yao will catch him." She and King Yao had fought each other before, and they had their own moves. They had their limits and had not crossed the line. If she directly killed the minister of Yao Kingdom secretly, it would be a one-sided escalation of the conflict and directly bring the struggle to the next stage. "If the secret guard succeeds, everyone will know that I kill people if I disagree with you, and it will push the ministers to King Yao's side!"

How could a foreign regent like her threaten the lives of all the civil and military officials in the court? Did she really think that the powerful King Yao did not exist?
"Besides, the only way to control officials is through promotion, reward and punishment, benefits and disadvantages, not life and death!" Qingyang sighed, "If you live to my age, you will understand that even if you set the rule early on: corruption will be punished by death, you will never be able to kill all the corrupt officials."

In her opinion, He Yang's indignation was just childish annoyance.

He still couldn't bear it: "Is this evil trend unstoppable? Can we just watch the performance of the monarch and his ministers?"

"One side wants to be loyal, the other side wants to collect money, they hit it off. You are right, this unhealthy trend will only get worse—" Qingyang picked up a bunch of osmanthus flowers from the branch beside him, "—in a short time!"

"Let me ask you, why do these officials spend so much money to buy a house and show their loyalty?"

He Yang remembered what Qing Yang had just said and immediately asked, "For your career?"

"To get promoted and make money, right?" Qingyang laughed, "When the Qing Palace was bought, the Qing Palace's mistakes were wiped out; when Bai Tan was bought, Bai Tan's relatives were promoted. Other officials understood this, and that's why they followed their example and bought the Jingshe."

"There are more than a dozen buildings in the first phase of Youhu Villa, and we don't know how many buildings there are in the second phase. I think there will be quite a lot of them. Since they have spent money and shown their loyalty, shouldn't King Yao also reciprocate?" Qingyang shook the cassia branch in his hand, and the fragrant flowers fell. "The promotion and salary increase of dozens of people, what a large-scale personnel change that would be!"

The buyers of Youhu Villa all want promotions, pardons, and salary increases? Even the Yao King cannot do this.

"On the other hand, what about the officials who didn't buy the Jingshe? Their chances of promotion and salary increase have been taken away by others. Do they still have a chance to make a breakthrough?" Qingyang said sarcastically, "The promotion assessment of the civil and military officials in the Manchu court does not consider political achievements, moral character, or integrity, but only depends on one's position. Loyalty is all based on money! It's like a child's play in the halls and off the stage, and they still think they are a country shining with gold!"

He Yang whispered: "Palace Master is wise!"

"Thirty years ago, my Beijia's vassal demon country Shanyu was trapped in factional struggles. Prime Minister Cao Peng used similar methods to force officials to take sides and choose positions. It was also very powerful and expanded rapidly. As a result, in less than half a year, the monkeys scattered when the tree fell!" Qingyang threw away the flower branch, "The reason is that people are not worried about the lack of wealth but the inequality. There are simply not so many benefits that can be shared equally!"

"Besides, the group of people who bought Youhu Jingshe to show their loyalty to Lord Yao don't get along with each other. Bai Tan has always disliked Qi Yunsheng and Qi Shuan, uncle and nephew. The Gu family and the Bu family are at odds, and the Lu family and the Liu family have been fighting for more than 30 years." Qingyang laughed, "Lord Yao forced them together to deal with me. How much strength can they have together?"

"He Xiao is a talented person. But what he offered to Lord Yao was only a temporary strategy, not a plan for the whole life."

He Yang also said bitterly: "Palace Master has foresight! Such crooked ways will not last long."

"The crazier it is, the harder it will be to sustain! Just wait and see. This farce will end in no more than a month at the shortest and two months at the longest." Beijia is an ancient country with a history of 600 years. What weird things and chaos have not happened? She was tired of seeing this kind of stuff in the officialdom.

She looked at He Yang and smiled: "You don't have to worry, we must wait until Chong Wu takes office and leads the troops smoothly! This matter is too important, we must not let King Yao regret it!"

"Yes."

"By then, Yao Ting's enthusiasm should have faded, and that will be the time for us to take action." For now, we might as well stay out of the spotlight.

At this moment, a bird demon flew over and landed on a branch.

Qingyang casually took a bamboo tube from its claws, pulled out the note inside and opened it.

There is only one sentence in it:

Lord Liang sent an envoy to the palace.

Qingyang slowly tore up the note: "Good, great. The fact that King Yao captured Liang Xiaohao shows that he is determined to go against me!"

Removing Liang Xiaohao would also offend Miao Zhantian's temple master. Yao Wang was willing to pay such a price because he believed that the value and significance of "Youhu Villa" were extraordinary and could help him unify his forces.

Qingyang doesn't like such a stubborn King Yao.

"The new temple built for Miaozhantian has been under construction for two and a half years, but it has always been delayed. It is said that the new batch of Panjin Stone has been stuck for more than four months and has not been delivered. Envoy Liang has also expressed his dissatisfaction. Now it is like this again..."

"How come King Yao doesn't understand that I'm here to help him?" Qingyang sighed, "As long as Yao Kingdom is obedient to Beijia, why should I embarrass him?"

He Yang said: "Prince Yao is short-sighted and does not know the good intentions of the Palace Master."

"I am old, and I came to Yao Kingdom just to live a peaceful old age. But the rulers and ministers of Yao Kingdom are becoming more and more unaware of the world, so I can only fulfill the mission entrusted to me by the emperor." Qingyang took another pill, and her face became even rosier. This medicine can help her suppress the sun's true fire that she just collected. "The domesticated dog has food and water, and after a few years of comfortable life, it thinks it is a companion, and thinks it is the master's partner. This is called not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth."

He Yang sneered: "Dogs who don't know their place will eventually be killed and eaten. The Palace Master is kind-hearted and wants to save them. I'm afraid that the rulers and ministers of Yao Kingdom will not recognize their own positions in the end, and will disappoint the Palace Master's kindness in vain."

"Okay, you're not a child anymore, don't be so angry." Qingyang patted his arm and said lovingly, "After Lord Liang leaves the palace, he will come to my place, so get ready to welcome him."

……

The palace of the king of Yao.

King Yao just finished listening to Liu Wu's report and frowned:
"After the incident at Xiaotao Villa, was Qu Ruhai still hanging around?"

"Yes, he has a special appearance and has been identified by several people." Liu Wu said, "After committing a crime, the murderer usually likes to go back to the crime scene for a visit."

"A false alibi, his whereabouts that night remains a mystery, and he appeared near Xiaotao Villa the next day. Hmm..." King Yao pondered.

Everyone knows that Xue Zongwu was killed by the Nine Nether Emperor. But who is behind the Nine Nether Emperor's mask?

The people of Luodian have always been the main suspects, and Qu Ruhai is becoming more and more suspicious.

Liu Wu asked: "Should we question Qu Ruhai?"

King Yao rejected it: "No, just send someone to keep an eye on him first, and don't relax for a moment."

If we ask now, Qu Ruhai will certainly not admit it, and then the ball will be kicked to Yao Wang's side. What should we do with him? It is not a good idea to move Qu Ruhai without authorization, which may easily lead to a diplomatic incident.

Let's search for evidence first.

"Yes." Liu Wu reported again, "In addition, the Mubang tribe also flatly denied that they killed General Xue."

King Yao couldn't help but sneer: "They deny that they are the Black Armor Army?"

He could imagine the panic of the Mubang people when they heard the news of Xue Zongwu's death. They only wanted to be known as a person who acted on behalf of heaven, but did not want to bear the guilt of killing the general of Yao State.

"No."

King Yao said casually: "Then let them explain clearly, otherwise my Yao army will raze them to the ground."

Liu Wu responded and withdrew, just in time, the imperial guard Zhao Song came to ask for a meeting.

"My king, He Xiao reports that there are only two houses left in Youhu Villa."

He was assigned by King Yao to be by He Xiao's side and often had to go to the palace to report.

"So fast?" Yao Wang was slightly surprised, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips. "Who else is going to buy the Jingshe?"

The first row of lakeside houses in Youhu Villa were all sold out in less than a day - as soon as he received this good news, he understood the value of He Xiao's Youhu plan!
It's been less than two days, and the first issue is almost sold out? He really didn't expect it.

Zhao Song presented a box with both hands: "This is the new purchase list, please take a look, Your Majesty."

In fact, there was not only a list of names in the box, but also brand new silver bills.

Just yesterday, two houses were sold and He Lingchuan sent the down payment for the gold foil to the palace.

Daily settlement!

King Yao pointed, and the old palace servant Qiu Long standing behind him took two steps forward, took the box, and passed it to King Yao.

The list only contained the building number, the buyer, and the price. It was very simple. King Yao took it and read through it immediately. He couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Oh, even Lord You can't sit still."

Seeing his beaming with joy, Zhao Song quickly said, "Lord You acted too late and only bought the third row, but he booked the first row by the lake in the second phase from He Xiao."

"Lord You is still Lord You." King Yao smiled. Ever since Beijia became regent and participated in government affairs, Zhao Song rarely showed such joy to the king.

Of course King Yao was happy.

It has been less than ten hours since Prince Qing's Mansion purchased the first Youhu Villa, and the first batch of Youhu Villa is almost sold out.

What does it mean?
In this way, the ten ministers expressed their feelings to him:

They will stand firmly against Qingyang Regent.

The speed and the number of people were beyond King Yao's expectations.

The faster and more the houses in Youhu Villa are sold, the larger the group of officials standing on his side will be.

He understood that he had made the right move by using He Xiao.

No wonder Master Shuangye would use this person to deal with Qingyang. He Xiao really has his own way.

At this time, a palace maid came to report that You Rongzhi was coming to see the emperor.

King Yao ordered Zhao Song to leave and wait outside the palace.

In the palace, the king and his minister discussed official business and then talked about Youhu Villa.

As the supervisor of the villa, You Rongzhi immediately reported the progress of the construction site, including materials, labor, practical difficulties, etc. King Yao also paid special attention to Qingyang's reaction.

Then he said, "The first phase of Villa Garden is about to be sold out. He Xiao said that the approval for the second phase has been submitted?"

Yao Wang hummed: "Look at the progress of the construction site, is there any problem?"

You Rongzhi immediately replied: "So far, the materials and labor have arrived in an orderly manner."

Went to the hospital today.

The time spent in the hospital for examination, waiting for tests, and receiving treatment was longer than expected.

I rushed home to finish the manuscript and finally caught up...