Chapter 824: Reform when necessary and open up when necessary
Jizhou City is very big, but there are actually far fewer people than before. You can tell the number just by looking at the lights at night.
But tonight in the city of Jizhou, while lights and decorations were hung and people were celebrating, many families were squatting in front of their homes with yellow paper and burning it, laughing and crying, crying and laughing.
The reason is simple.
Zhang Jue is dead.
The guy who harmed so many people in Yan area and the first and second waves of people in Jizhou City is dead!
The head was hung above the gate of Jizhou city.
There is no need to say how much hatred there was. Even at the city gate, many people were holding rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves and so on and throwing them at the bamboo basket where Zhang Jue's head was placed.
Life has to go on, and the common people, who have received real money, are grateful that the current empress cares about them and allows them to live. The tax exemption for several years has also allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.
But when family members were killed, they had to leave their hometown and start all over again. It was not easy to let go and look to the future. The anger in the hearts of the people has always been suppressed. Many people touch the tablets of their deceased family members from time to time, not knowing how to curse Zhang Jue and others.
Seeing the son of a bitch's head before my eyes, venting my anger was one thing, but the main thing was that I could finally let out the anger that I had been holding in.
Although there were soldiers blocking the way at the door, it was still in chaos. The soldiers were just pretending to be in chaos. After all, they had received Du Yu's orders and did not try to stop them.
Now there were many people coming from outside Jizhou city, and everyone just watched without saying much. They just looked at Zhang Jue's head and felt that he deserved it.
As for who killed him and how he was killed.
Du Yu did not disclose all the information, but he admitted that "it was done by someone from the Rusty Gate." However, he did not disclose who did it.
The main reason was that Du Yu himself didn't know, because the hero rescued by Xu Xia was still in a coma. He sent people to Mobei to inquire, but the news there was completely blocked and he couldn't find out anything.
However, heroes will not hide their identities, at least Du Yu will not do so.
Even though the Xiuqi Sect is a killer sect that kills people, if they killed Zhang Jue, they must let the world know that he was the one who killed him.
At the city gate, Su Budong found that the basket in his hand was empty. He had just thrown everything away and had to hurry back.
After what happened in the afternoon at Chunshanglou, business was so good that there was not enough space for everyone to sit down. However, the boss knew that several of his employees also hated Zhang Jue, so he waved his hand and asked them to go, while he stayed in the store to work. The brothers discussed it and decided to go one by one so as not to delay business or have time to go and curse.
Su Budong listened to the dirty words coming from his ears, and looked at those people crying and shouting things like "Did the father of the child see it?"
I didn't dare to listen any more. I lowered my head and ran towards the restaurant. I really didn't dare to listen any more. I would feel uncomfortable if I listened too much.
Although his family members were all there, he still felt sad when he thought about the uncles, aunts, and cousins in the village, as well as the families of those who lived in the same village now.
After returning to Chunshang Tower, Su Budong took a deep breath.
Because there were tables set up on the street outside the door, and it seemed that the shopkeeper had booked the small stall next door, so many customers were sitting there.
Seeing Su Budong coming back, Shopkeeper Wu frowned immediately and asked, "Is the matter done?"
Su Budong nodded immediately and looked around. There were too many people. Although there were many scholars, there were more people from the martial arts world. Some of them were talking about what happened in the afternoon.
"Brothers, don't tell me, that woman, with a knife in her hand, saw it, right there, she took a step, wow, she's gone! When she came out again, look far away over there, she suddenly appeared over there, and was chopped down by Senior Yang of the [Moon Talisman] in Huadaowu with one knife! Your expression is not right, if you don't believe it, ask others, and I won't hide it from you, I looked at the master holding the sword, and I felt that it might be Master Pu Wen of the [Buddha Sword] in the Lotus Temple. The main thing is that although I didn't hear it, someone heard the little monk say that his name was Li Xinsheng!"
"Let's not worry about those seniors for now. Who is that girl? I heard that Helian Qin from the Helian tribe wanted to kill Lord Du Yu, but it was that girl who stopped him and saved Lord Du."
"It's not necessarily a girl."
Hearing this, many people, not just those at this table, thought that the person who spoke knew something, and they all looked at him.
This person immediately said: "What I mean is, judging from this strength, he must be a senior. Otherwise, if it is really as these brothers say, he is so good-looking and looks like he is only in his early twenties, is it possible?"
Someone immediately retorted: "How can that be impossible? Isn't it the Queen?"
Many people looked at the person who spoke.
And this person immediately said: "But that senior should not be the Queen, after all, isn't the Queen in the capital?"
When someone heard this, he immediately laughed and scolded, "You are talking nonsense! Our Queen is naturally capable of this. She is one of the top ten people in the world, and she is ranked at the top. This senior today must be a certain senior. After all, isn't it that some of the advanced techniques practiced by the Grandmasters of the End Realm can make one look like a young man as long as the Qi is strong enough? Just like that senior Yang Huayan."
Everyone nodded, and one of them sighed: "I don't know which senior it is, but I think he must be of the same generation as Senior Yang, and he must be almost 100 years old, otherwise his strength is no joke."
One of them said, "I heard she's extremely beautiful, brother, is that true? Can she be prettier than the Queen?"
The first person who spoke nodded: "I can't describe it. Anyway, I have never seen such a beautiful woman. She is no longer human. It feels very appropriate to use the Queen's poem about clouds and clothes."
Everyone's faces were filled with regret, but someone immediately said, "So many Zhijing seniors gathered in Jizhou City. Do you think it has something to do with Zhang Jue's death?"
Someone immediately said, "Zhang Jue, that son of a bitch, is a hero of the Rusty Gate, no doubt about it! From now on, when I see someone from the Rusty Gate, I will show my status. But today, Helian Qin assassinated Lord Du, and it seems that those sons of bitches in Mobei are anxious. These senior grandmasters are here, and it is obvious that they knew this would happen. The arena has been set up, and you Mobei people will come and try, so it must be related. But that Zhang Jue."
Someone spat, "He deserves to die, damn it! He brought so many people to Mobei and brought harm to our Yan people! I just don't know what to do with Helian Qin, that woman should be tortured to death!"
Many people agreed, and one of them spoke up at this time: "However, apart from Senior Yang Huayan, is there really no news about those seniors?"
Someone frowned: "If Luo Zhufeng was here, she must know something, but she was taken away by Senior Yang. I heard that she said something before she was taken away. Luo Zhufeng stole something from Senior Yang."
At this point, someone immediately asked, "Where did those seniors go after that?"
Someone immediately said, "He left with Lord Du, but before he left, the senior said he talked to the waiter of this store."
The first person who spoke said, "Don't count on that kid. We went to ask everyone, and he said he just asked about his family and didn't ask anything else."
Everyone drank and sighed, and someone said: "One person fought four people at the limit, and was defeated by Helian Qin in the middle. What kind of strength does this person have?"
As he said this, he sighed, "It's mainly because someone who watched this competition suddenly had an epiphany and broke through."
Someone immediately said, "Isn't it because of the Queen's Spring River Moon Night?"
The man who spoke first nodded: "It's called Spring River Moon Night, but I also got the feeling after seeing that senior in action. And you really didn't see it. It was so beautiful. Let's not talk about that senior, just the moves, so beautiful, fire, ice, dragon, and the moon!"
Although Su Budong had just returned, he knew that with so many people around him he had to work quickly, so he listened to what these people said.
I don’t think these people are exaggerating. I just think they are a bit conservative.
It was that sister who finally pulled him aside to talk. He didn't dare to look at that sister. Once he looked at her, he felt something was wrong.
but
Su Budong was also very curious about a question, which was how that sister knew the people in her village so well.
Old man Zhang, Grandma Xu knows everything.
Su Budong wondered if this person was from the same village before?
But then I thought, how could it be possible? If the person with such ability was from the village, then Old Zhang and the others would not have boasted about it, and so many people would not have died in the village.
But he was not in a hurry, because he had agreed with his boss that he would go back to the village tomorrow to tell everyone in the village the good news that Zhang Jue had died. Then he would ask if there was such a beautiful sister in the village.
After serving the food and wine to a table of guests, Su Budong turned his head and saw a table of guests leaving, so he hurried over.
But just as he passed by, someone else sat down next to him. It was a couple.
When he looked up and saw the man, Su Budong was stunned. He had seen many people from the martial arts world these days, many of whom were good-looking. But this man looked a bit coquettish and did not look like a normal man.
Looking at the woman again, she was very tall with very long legs. Su Budong didn't know much about women, but he heard that women with long legs were especially popular among men, especially this girl who was so pretty.
"Brother, would you like to have some free wine from the shopkeeper today?" the man asked.
Su Budong nodded immediately: "Yes, Zhang Jue is dead, our shopkeeper invites everyone to drink and celebrate, but the dishes still need to be paid, after all, it is a small business."
The man smiled and said, "Good death. But, can you tell us about the battle in the afternoon?"
The charming man waved his hand and a silver ingot appeared. Su didn't know where he had seen so much reward money, so he nodded immediately.
However, the girl next to the charming man raised her eyes and looked into the air.
Although it cannot be seen with the naked eye.
But she could feel the fist force, sword energy, and knife energy lingering in the air, especially the intention, which was as thick as water.
The woman looked up into the air and said, "So strong."
As she spoke, the woman raised her hand as if she had picked up something.
Su Budong didn't understand what this sister was doing, but the next moment, he saw a piece of apricot petal suddenly appear in the sister's hand, but it disappeared the next moment.
Su Budong blinked, feeling a little unbelievable.
The woman continued, "It's a little different from the Yiweiting in my memory."
…
There was a party, and each participant was more powerful than the last. If the news got out to the world, some people would probably think, what big thing is going to happen?
After all, Liu Huangwu of Liuyue Manor alone is enough to shock the martial arts world, not to mention the old Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain.
Su Changan did not go there.
After all, there are more important things to deal with right now, so I'll go there after I'm done with them.
After learning that the Xiuqi Sect had killed Zhang Jue, Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan came to Du Yu's side. The first thing they did was to bring Wang Changcao and Maomao over here.
After taking his pulse, Wang Changcao said that the third brother from Xiuqi Sect was not simply overworked, but his Qi energy was depleted too much, which hurt his inner demons and needed to be cleared.
So after Wang Changcao knew what this person had done, he stayed in the house to help him heal his wounds.
Su Changan and the others didn't dare to disturb them, so they left naturally.
At that moment, Du Yu looked at Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan.
Everything that should be reported has been reported.
In fact, Xia Fengxiang knew a lot of things. After all, a letter was sent to the capital every half a month, and every detail was written in great detail.
That is, this time Li Xuance sent a letter
Not only did we not find His Majesty, but he was also missing!
Originally Du Yu was wondering if something went wrong. After all, even if Li Xuance was a ninth-grade strength, he was still far behind when facing Zhijing.
Xia Fengxiang also had concerns, so he immediately sent someone to look for him.
But Xia Fengxiang thought in his heart that they must have taken the wrong road, because they did not take the official road completely, and the road was winding along the way. Perhaps that was when they took the wrong road.
After all, thinking in a positive way is the only way to comfort myself.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Du Yu and said, "Don't worry about Uncle Li's matter for now. Yuzhou has been cleared up almost completely, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Du Yu nodded.
Xia Fengxiang then asked: "Uncle has done a good job on other matters. Just do as you say. You don't need to worry about me being here. And I have seen how the people treated you today."
Du Yu was terrified and stood up quickly: "I dare not. Your Majesty still needs to make the decision on the overall situation."
But after saying that, Du Yu looked at Xia Fengxiang and said, "But, Your Majesty, will Helian Qin be locked up like this for now?"
Xia Fengxiang nodded: "If uncle is anxious, you can interrogate her, but I don't think she will say anything. In a few days, a eunuch beside the queen will come with Aunt Yan. Let the child interrogate her then. The child is very good at interrogating people. As for what to ask, uncle has been in Jizhou all the time. You must know a lot of things. Interrogate her together with the child at that time."
Du Yu bowed and saluted.
Xia Fengxiang continued, "However, regarding the affairs of Yan, Goguryeo, and Korea, the Queen has written some things. Uncle, take a look. If it is feasible, you two can discuss it while I sit in. When everything is settled, you can summon the officials of Yan to make the decision."
As he spoke, Xia Fengxiang looked at Maomao.
Maomao opened her bag, took out an envelope and handed it to Du Yu.
Du Yu took it with both hands and opened the envelope. There were a lot of papers making the envelope very thick. When he took out the envelope and took a look at it for the first time, Du Yu was helpless. The words on it were the same as in the rumors!
But after reading the content, I was shocked: "National industry builds factories, develops food production areas, and ports for trade."
Seeing these words, Du Yu looked at Su Changan who was playing with a musket in his hand.
Su Changan saw it, put down his gun, smiled and said: "Uncle Du, go back and read it first. There are a lot of contents. They are all my suggestions. Many of them are immature, and most of them are just fantasies without combining with actual content, so you still need to correct them. After you finish reading it, you will have a clear idea of what you think is feasible and what is not feasible, and then we can discuss it. After all, we have to develop the economy quickly in Yandi, Liaodong and Korea. We must reform some things that should be reformed and open up what should be opened up. Everything should be based on developing the economy and strengthening our national strength. We have conquered such a large piece of land, and we must find a way to fully utilize it."
Du Yu looked at Su Changan and said that we should reform what should be reformed and open up what should be opened up, and everything should be done with the goal of developing the economy and strengthening the national strength of Daxia.
It sounds a bit awkward.
But it sounds absolutely right!
He lowered his head and took a quick look. Although some of the words were strange, Du Yu understood that the Queen had a strategy for the entire area including Goguryeo and Korea.
And many of the places say it are extremely bold!
Xia Fengxiang picked up the musket, looked at it and said, "Mu Xu told me that uncle wanted to present ten strategies to father, but because they involved some decisions that offended the nobles and the nobles in the court, he did not present them. Uncle, show me your ten strategies later. I have seen the one the queen gave you, but the decision is yours. After all, although the queen grew up in Yan, we have not been to Goguryeo and North Korea to know the specific situation. Once these things are determined, you still need to do what you want to do. If something goes wrong, I'm here."
Du Yu looked up at Xia Fengxiang, his eyes full of surprise.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Du Yu: "Uncle, just do it."
Du Yu was silent for a moment, then bowed deeply to Xia Fengxiang and said, "Your Majesty, I accept your order."
Your Majesty, what you said actually only consists of two words.
trust
And it’s not just a question of trust.
But absolute trust.
In the past, the late emperor said to him, "Du Yu, if you want to serve the people in your own way, then go ahead and do it. Even if the sky falls, I will bear the burden on my shoulders."
The words are different now, but the principle is the same.
Du Yu was frightened, but also deeply touched.
only
Du Yu could not help but frown and looked at Xia Fengxiang: "Did your majesty grow up in Yandi?"
Xia Fengxiang picked up the rifle and nodded: "Yes, he is from Yandi. The Laohuai Village where the waiter of the restaurant is today is his home village."
Du Yu looked stunned.
Su Changan smiled and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, but I grew up in the village."
Du Yu looked at the Queen in amazement again.
Although Su Changan was not as kind as water, he returned to normal.
but
Grew up in the village?!
Du Yu was surprised and couldn't believe it.
But Xia Fengxiang asked at this time: "Uncle, how about the muskets and cannons on the battlefield?"
Upon hearing this, Du Yu immediately adjusted his mindset, bowed, and said, "I look down on everyone!"
Xia Fengxiang said "Oh", then pointed his musket at the door, "What if we attack and defend Mobei?"
…
(End of this chapter)
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