Chapter 259 My uncle is Mu Wuji, and my fiancee is Yu Mu!
After Jiang Yao came out of the customs, the officials of the Taifu Mansion were shocked.
The Taifu was still a perfect martial artist before, but just now, he actually broke through to the martial arts!
Isn’t the speed of Taifu’s cultivation too fast?
How good is Taifu's martial arts qualification?
What they didn't know was that this Taifu, who was a martial arts master, could compete with and even kill a strong martial artist.
If they knew, they wouldn't know how to feel.
"Congratulations, Master!"
"Congratulations, Ming Gong!"
"Congratulations, lord!"
The subjects all congratulated one after another. Jiang Yao's martial arts strength has improved rapidly, and of course they were very happy.
This means that the ginger medicine is getting stronger and stronger, and the reform and new policies are becoming more and more secure.
In the past, although Jiang Yao had high prestige, his martial arts cultivation was not high, which always made people feel uneasy. Now, he is already a dignified martial arts master.
He can legitimately dominate the power of the Qing Clan.
"Disciple pays homage to Master!" The three disciples learned that Jiang Yao had "come out of seclusion" and came together to pay homage.
"Congratulations to Master for your breakthrough in Wuzhen!" The disciples couldn't help being surprised and happy when they saw that Jiang Yao had been in seclusion for a period of time and became a Wuzhen master after coming out.
The surprises of the first disciple Jing Xian and the second disciple Lin An were real, but the surprise of "Lin Chan'er" was fake.
Because she is not the real Lin Chan'er, she is the ghost lamp lady!
Although Lady Gui Deng was not happy at this moment, she was really surprised.
She could not have imagined that Jiang Yao's cultivation speed would be so terrifying.
It has only been a while since this person became a master in the early stage of Wuzhen.
It can be seen that Jiang Zhongda's qualifications are also extremely high.
But so what? Even if he is an innate Taoist like Yu Kuan, it will take time to grow up.
He has no chance at all.
Jiang Yao knew clearly that Lin Chan'er was a powerful ghost, but he still pretended not to know, acting like a strict teacher.
"The three of you have reached the level of warrior perfection. Within three years, you will reach the breakthrough of martial arts. You must not slack off for a day in practicing martial arts. All the officials in this cave can be your good teachers."
The three of them saluted together and said, "Yes."
Jiang Yao shook his feather fan and said, "Xian'er, you are the senior brother, you should be more considerate."
Then he looked at Lin Chan'er, "Chan'er, you are a junior sister and a woman. Not only do you need to know the order of elders and younger ones, but you also need to know the differences between men and women."
"Yes, Master." Lin Chaner lowered her head and said.
The ghost sneered in his heart, and now regarded the ginger medicine as something in the palm of his hand.
Jiang Yao was speechless at this moment. He looked dignified and sanctimonious as a teacher, but in his heart he was very weak and scared.
This "Lin Chan'er" is a ghost saint!
She is standing in front of him now. As long as she wants, she can kill herself anytime and anywhere.
Easier than crushing an ant.
She could even slaughter the entire Taifu Mansion and even the entire Qinghuang City with ease.
But I still have to pretend that nothing is wrong.
He was like sitting on top of a volcano that didn't know when it would erupt, or accompanied by a tiger that could devour him at any time.
Jiang Yao was afraid in her heart, but her face showed no flaws.
The ghost looked at the "master" furtively and saw that his expression was normal, so he had no doubts.
"Also, if you usually take leave to return to your hometown, you should leave quietly and return quietly. When you are traveling, you will easily attract the attention of interested people. I don't want anything to happen to you."
Jiang Yao warned again.
"Yes." The three of them took the order again.
Jiang Yao nodded with satisfaction, "Go ahead. In addition to practicing, you must also study the Four Books and Five Classics diligently. You guys must also supervise the training and scriptures of the outer disciples."
After the three disciples went out, Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
Acting like this is really tiring.
Who would have thought that Taifu Jiang, a powerful figure in twenty counties, would be so afraid of his female disciple?
"No. We can't stay in Qingva." Jiang Yao immediately made a decision.
Now that the reform is on track and everything is booming, there is no need to introduce new policies for the time being.
The imperial court and local counties are also becoming more and more mature. As the regent, he no longer needs to stay in the Qing clan all the time. The major affairs of the imperial court can be controlled remotely.
He had to find an excuse to leave the Qing Clan and not be able to meet Lin Chan'er, a dangerous ghost, often.
too dangerous.
Before leaving, of course, it will take a month to sort out the government affairs.
Jiang Yao summoned all the officials to go to court, listened to the reports from the officials, and then went into the palace to see Master Qing.
"Slave Qinglu, I have met the Taifu." Qingzhu, who was alone in the palace, immediately saluted respectfully after seeing Jiang Yao.
After consuming the Marriage Spirit Pill refined from the heart and soul of his own daughter, Qingzhu's qualifications have improved to the level of Tao Fei, and his cultivation level has reached the level of Martial God.
It seems that within ten years, he may break through to Wuxian.
Once his martial arts cultivation reaches the level of Martial Immortal, his water erysipelas will be lifted. At that time, he will be freed from the control of Jiang Yao.
Once he is detoxified, he will definitely regard Jiang Yao as his mortal enemy, and it is impossible for him to give Jiang Yao a comfortable death.
Therefore, Jiang Yao must completely replace him before he breaks through to Wu Xian, and take the first step to kill this vicious and insidious lord.
"No gift." Jiang Yao sat down and waved his feather fan and said, "My lord, how many spiritual jade do you, Lord Qinghuang, still have?"
"Tai Tuo Qi." Master Qing replied very respectfully, "I still have more than 500 million spiritual jade savings. This belongs to me personally, not to the Qing clan."
Good guy!
Jiang Yao was speechless after hearing this.
I personally have more than 500 million spiritual jade savings.
Really rich.
Jiang Yaoban originally thought that he was already rich. But compared with Qingzhu, a man who had been the leader of the clan for many years, he found that he was a pauper.
"Nowadays, I am a young man with a lot of things to do, especially the military expenses. I am stretched thin and have no food for the night. The master gives his own savings to Gu, so that Gu can use it to train troops." Jiang Yao said directly and unceremoniously.
"Yes, Taifu." Master Qing agreed without thinking, "I will give all my savings to the Master."
After finishing speaking, Master Qing turned around and left the secret hall. Soon after, he turned around again and took out a pile of rings.
This pile of rings is full of spiritual jade, with the number exceeding 500 million spiritual jade!
This is Qingzhu’s savings as a feudal lord for hundreds of years.
After Jiang Yao had completely searched the Qing Lord, he walked out of the palace with a snake staff and summoned all the officials to go to court again.
"Reporting to the regent, it's not summer yet, but our military budget is no longer sufficient."
"By July, at least 500 million military expenditures will be needed for emergency relief."
Zhu Yan, the Minister of Hubu, said.
Jiang Yao raised an army of 200,000 warriors, an army of 30,000 Wuzun, and recruited 3,000 Wuzong troops and 300 Wuzhen troops.
In addition, various counties and counties also have hundreds of thousands of regiment-trained armed forces who take the time to train.
It can be described as militancy.
The Qing clan's twenty counties have a population of 13 million martial arts cultivators. Among them, almost all those who can serve as soldiers have been absorbed into the Qing army and regiment training.
This resulted in the military expenditure of the Qing clan being lower than that of the first-class powerful vassals.
"Give me 500 million real jade to the national treasury to help the court tide over the difficulties." When Jiang Yao said this, all the officials were both surprised and moved.
After Jiang Yao finished speaking, he took out a large number of rings and said to the officials: "All the ancestral heritage of Gu is here. Today, I will pay it all to the court and organize the army to practice martial arts!"
Chu Heng came out and said: "Master, how can such a large amount be given to the imperial court for free..."
Jiang Yao shook his head and said: "What do I need so much money for? Can I still use it all?"
"In a solitary eye, the imperial court is the most important, the reform is the most important, and the safety of thousands of young martial artists is important. Personal gains and losses are of no consequence!"
Chu Hengdao: "The Taifu's heart is truly selfless, and he sets an example for his sincerity as a minister..."
All the officials praised it one after another, feeling deeply grateful for the virtues of ginger medicine.
Even Zhicheng, the minister of Jindao Temple, spoke without stammering this time: "Master Taifu, I would like not to receive a salary for three years in order to share the worries of the imperial court."
Jiang Yao said with a smile: "Being a scholar in words and behaving in an exemplary manner is the conduct of a good and famous minister. As an official, we are in charge of the world and in charge of public weapons, so we must regard public affairs as private interests."
Immediately, a recording official solemnly recorded Jiang Yao's words in "Jiang Gong's Quotations".
Nowadays, any ginger medicine that contains political enlightenment will be recorded by record officials and included in "Jiang Gong's Quotations" as a guiding ideology for courtiers and local officials.
In their view, Jiang Yao is the Taoist master who teaches them how to be officials and govern the country, how to educate the world, and deepen reforms. On the official path, they have no other way besides learning Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yao single-handedly forcibly transformed a slave area ruled by aristocrats into a centralized feudal county system.
Except for Jiang Yao, others have no experience and no supporting ideas, and of course they do not have the ability to deepen the reform.
This is also the reason why Xi Sheng wants to keep the ginger medicine for the time being.
Even for the Tianping Cult who wants to usurp the "fruits of revolution", Jiang Yao cannot die now.
The Minister of Household Affairs took the ring given by Jiang Yao, counted it in the palace, and asked the officials to record:
"On the second day of the third month of the third year of Xuantong, the regent donated 500 million spiritual jade privately to assist the court and use it as military expenses."
Feng Ke, the Minister of War, came out and said: "The great virtue of Taifu, the officers and soldiers of the three armies will definitely have high morale and stronger military morale."
Speaking of which, Feng Ke felt the deepest.
Because, among all the ministers in the palace, he has been following Jiang Yao for the longest time.
It was Jiang Yao's support that gave him the resources to make a breakthrough. It was also Jiang Yao's recommendation that allowed him to join the military.
All in all, it's been seven years.
Not only did he break through to Wuzong, he also became a minister of the new dynasty, managing the power of the Ministry of War.
This was something that he, who came from a poor family, could never have dreamed of.
What made him even more unexpected was that Jiang Yao not only became the regent, but also a master of martial arts.
As Jiang Yao's subordinate and friend, he was sincerely happy.
There are many people who think like Feng Ke.
Because they were all personally selected and promoted by Jiang Yao.
However, Prime Minister Lan Sheng's face was gloomy.
In his opinion, Jiang Yao's offer of 500 million spiritual jade was just an invitation to buy the hearts and minds of the military and the people.
He was sure that the money did not belong to Jiang Yao.
Most likely, he deceived it from his master.
Lan Sheng looked at the eldest son Qingge calmly and found that Qingge also had a livid face.
The two of them looked at each other tacitly, knowing exactly what was going on.
They looked at Jiang Zhongda, who was aloof, giving orders like a lord, and so sanctimonious, that they wished they could kick this Jiang Taifu to death.
"Taifu." Lan Sheng couldn't help but come out and said, "We are about to pay the annual tribute to the two gangs again."
"Because I, Da Qing, have already accounted for most of the Jin Clan, so the two tributes of the Jin Clan are also borne by us. Even the Anti-Demon Camp and the Shenzhou Camp are aware of this matter. I, Da Qing, am responsible for this burden.
Even if you want to rely on it, you can’t rely on it.”
Jiang Yao looked at Lan Sheng calmly, "Prime Minister, just tell me directly. The Prime Minister was also responsible for this matter last year. How many are there in total for these two categories?"
Lan Sheng had been doing this all the time back then, so of course he knew it very well.
"The good master knows that the tribute paid by the demons and demons is 20% of the spiritual jade and 80% of the other resources."
"The second-class warrior clan will share 20 million spiritual jade per year, and other resources are equivalent to 80 million, for a total of 100 million resources."
The officials from poor families all looked very ugly.
One hundred million sounds like not much for a second-class warrior. But that's every year!
How much is ten years? How much is one hundred years?
How come there is such an outflow of resources every year?
Lan Sheng continued:
"But our Qing clan is different. Our Da Qing clan has been expanding over the years, and now we have twenty counties! Let me ask you, which second-class martial clan in the world can have twenty counties and a population of more than 10 million martial arts cultivators? This
He’s almost like a small first-class warrior.”
"So, I, Daqing, are not like other second-class martial arts clans, but pay more. We have to pay 200 million!"
Jiang Yao frowned, "Prime Minister Lan, we only paid 100 million last year, why do we have to pay 200 million this year?"
Lan Sheng said: "Last year, the matter had not spread beyond the Qiunan area, and no one made the decision for the Qiunan martial clan."
"But this year, the Anti-Demon Camp, the Shenzhou Camp, including several powerful vassals in the Western Regions, all know about my Daqing Reform. They are lucky that they did not send troops to attack Daqing."
"So, they increased the amount of tribute paid by Daqing. It cannot be less than 200 million. Otherwise, in the name of obstructing diplomatic relations and disobeying the Wu family, they will remove the name of Daqing and divide it up!"
Jiang Yao's eyes turned cold. Of course he knew that Lan Sheng must be gloating about his misfortune.
Jiang Yao was very angry at the thought of having to pay tribute of 200 million resources to the demon.
He has been to the Demon Realm. The Demon Realm's military is indeed very powerful, and the demon tribes are also very warlike, but this is not the reason for the humans to pay tribute.
To put it bluntly, it’s because of a mess.
But if you say they are really scattered, if anyone threatens their status and power, they will unite and burst out with terrifying power.
For example, this time the Martial Saint Doubling Plan and the Ten Thousand Immortal Army Plan.
Even in the face of the unfathomable ancients, they dared to unite and prepare for a rainy day. But they would rather pay tribute to the monsters!
It's just that the demons will not threaten their status and power for the time being. They are happy to exploit internal affairs and buy "peace" with money.
It's just extremely selfish.
"No!" Jiang Yao waved his hand, "I, Daqing, have no money, so I will no longer pay tribute!"
At present, the Qing clan's finances have not completely improved, and military expenditures are so tight. How come there are still 200 million resources to give to the demons?
What?
Lan Sheng and other conservative officials were stunned.
What did Jiang Zhongda say?
Refuse to pay tribute?
Is this severing oneself from the Wu family and causing public outrage in the Wu family and causing them to be expelled and divided among themselves?
Officials from a poor family certainly feel relieved, but will the Tutor's refusal to pay tribute lead to interference and new siege?
"Teacher is young after all, so it's better to think twice." Lan Sheng said coldly, "Two hundred million is a lot, and the pressure is also great. But it will not work if you don't give it."
"If I, Daqing, don't give it, who will make up for the shortfall of 200 million?"
Jiang Yao sneered: "Whoever is willing to make up for it will make up for it. Anyway, Daqing has no money and cannot afford to pay tribute."
Lan Sheng said: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of refusing to pay tribute?"
Jiang Yao smiled "Ha", "If they are going to be angry and raise an army because I, Daqing, don't pay tribute, then let them do it."
Lan Sheng pointed to the north, "The Western Region Branch of the Shenzhou Camp is less than a million miles away. It only takes a few days to send out two martial saints. Does Taifu think that he can really be willful?"
Jiang Yao stood up abruptly, "Then let them come! But I make the decision and I will never pay tribute to the monster!"
Zhu Yan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up, looked at Lan Sheng aggressively, and said: "Prime Minister Lan, you can tell them that I, Daqing, owe this money first, and I will pay it later. If you can, I will delay it. I, Daqing, will definitely not pay it if you don't tell me."
, anyway, it just doesn’t exist right now.”
Jiang Yao smiled and said: "Prime Minister Lan, what Zhu Shangshu means actually means lonely. The Prime Minister told them that Daqing just has no money now, so he should owe it first."
Lan Sheng closed his eyes, "I can reply like this. But I have something to say first. If the Martial Saint is provoked to destroy us, Taifu must not regret today's decision."
Jiang Yao paced the hall, "There is no reform without bloodshed. Either the enemy's blood will be shed, or one's own blood will be shed. If you are afraid of this or that, then you don't have to do anything. What can be done!"
"If we give the huge sum of 200 million, Daqing's finances will be even worse. In the second half of the year, we will have to rely on the issuance of public bonds to survive. How can we pay tribute at this juncture?"
The Qing clan's military budget this year exceeds one billion. The expenditure on weapons, armor, and war horses alone is an astronomical figure.
Feng Ke said loudly: "What the Grand Tutor said is absolutely true! At this moment, I don't have any money left to pay tribute! No!"
"No!" The vast majority of officials from poor families also expressed their stance.
They knew very well in their hearts that Daqing had organized hundreds of thousands of troops, and they were not afraid of the nearby martial lords joining forces to fight.
What is worrisome is that the enemy will send two or more Martial Saints to deal with Daqing.
But since the Tutor is so determined, it means that the Tutor has a countermeasure.
Jiang Yao was very satisfied with Baiguan's attitude. Of course he was not acting out of impulse.
There are not many martial saints in the Western Regions. The martial saints of the three families of Zhao, Wei and Yuan are all used to deal with the large army of the Biluo tribe of the demon tribe pressing down on the territory. They will not be able to escape within a few years.
The Tianping Divine Sect, with the idea of usurping the "fruits of the revolution", certainly does not want the reform to be wiped out now. Therefore, not only will the Tianping Divine Sect not send martial saints to attack the Qing Clan, they will even secretly protect the Qing Clan.
This "protector" is the ghost saint "Lin Chan'er".
With Zhuang Xian and "Lin Chan'er" here, and the army gathering in Qinghuang City, the enemy couldn't escape even if they sent two martial saints.
As for sending out three Martial Saints, there are only the Anti-Demon Camp and the Western Region Branch of the Shenzhou Camp.
The anti-demon camp faces huge pressure from the Demon Lord and is far away. It may not be feasible to dispatch two or three martial saints to destroy Qing for the sake of 200 million spiritual jade.
The Western Region Branch of the Shenzhou Camp was ordered by the Shenzhou Camp Headquarters. Mu Wuji and Yu Kuang did not agree, and none of them dared to move a martial saint.
Therefore, it seems that the risk of defaulting on paying tribute is very high, but with the control of all parties, there is not much risk anymore.
You can definitely take a gamble on ginger medicine.
If the bet is right, not only will 200 million resources be saved, but the military morale and popular sentiment of the entire Qing clan will be greatly encouraged. His prestige will also reach a higher level.
…
After retreating from the court, Jiang Yao inspected all the counties of Qinghuangjun and summoned the chiefs of each county and military generals to the capital.
Before leaving Qinghuang City, he needed to meet with county officials and generals to get familiar with them.
After working hard for many days, Jiang Yao finally finished this matter.
Without exception, everyone gave a few words of advice and was rewarded with some high-grade spiritual tea and spiritual wine.
At the beginning of April, before Jiang Yao was ready to go to the Central Territory as Fairy Luo, he unexpectedly welcomed another guest.
Cheap cousin: Mu Yue.
"Cousin, my lord has ordered you to live in the Central Region for a while. He wants to meet you." Mu Yue said straight to the point.
"Uncle wants to see me?" Jiang Yao's heart skipped a beat, "Yes, I should have gone to visit my uncle earlier."
Mu Yue smiled and said: "I am here to pick you up personally this time. Don't worry, my lord has said that I will only let you stay for a while, but you can still return to Qing clan."
"Okay, cousin will stay for a few days, and we will set off in a few days." Jiang Yao no longer had any reason to refuse.
Moreover, he wanted to use Mu Yue to take the opportunity to eradicate the Shanhe Society that controlled the Western Region Teleportation Formation.
When using the teleportation fire spacecraft to return to the central region, you must pass through the Shanhehui territory.
Soon, the entire Qinghuang City knew that Jiang Yao was going to the Central Region to visit his uncle Mu Wuji.
At this time, the news that he was a descendant of the Jiang family of Shennong Tiancheng spread completely.
Of course this is what Jiang Yao deliberately promotes.
He wanted to let his secret enemies know that his uncle was Mu Wuji.
At the same time, the news that he was Yu Kan's future husband also spread.
The meaning is still the same: he is the future son-in-law of the Yu clan.
Although I, Mrs. Jiang, am dead, with these two identities, you should take it easy.
Originally, very few people knew about his identity, but now, with Jiang Yao's deliberate spread, everyone suddenly knew about it.
Many people are surprised. They didn't expect that ginger medicine has such a big influence.
With such an identity, how many people would dare to touch him?
Jiang Yao knew that his identity, Xi Sheng, must have been known. The Tianping Divine Sect would definitely kill him, but it was just for the sake of reform, so he did not take action for the time being.
The other group of Jiang's genocide-killing enemies should not be from Shenzhou, and must be far away from here.
There is no need for him to conceal his identity.
It would be beneficial to not hide your identity.
On the ninth day of April, Jiang Yao and Mu Yue went to the Shuixi area together with Jiang Cai (Qiao Cai) who wanted to go back to the Central Region.
Accompanying him were four strong bodyguards including Uncle Lang and Aunt Huan, as well as Mu Yue's four strong bodyguards.
There are three martial immortals alone.
Mu Yue was already a strong man in the early stage of the Martial God.
Although such a lineup cannot destroy the Shanhe Club, it is enough to suppress it in terms of high-end combat power.
What he and Mu Yue have to do is to "just hit the right moment" and kill the top officials of the Shanhe Society.
After the senior officials of the Shanhe Club were killed, they gave orders to the Jin Yiwei to seize the opportunity to take control of the Shanhe Club and implement the plan they had designed long ago.
The second purpose is to kill people, steal wealth, and seize the resources of the top leaders of the Shanhe Society to use for military training.
A group of people took the spaceship and finally arrived in the Shuidong area after a few days.
Jiang Yao looked at Jiang Shui from a distance and said to Mu Yue: "Cousin, that is Jiang Shui."
Mu Yue nodded and said: "I know. Unfortunately, Jiang Shui today is not what it used to be."
Jiang Yao smiled bitterly: "Yes. I think back then, the teleportation array and the long-distance spaceship in the Shuidong area were all operated by my Jiang family. But now, they are occupied by an organization called Shanhehui."
"When I go back to the Central Region today, I still need to spend money to buy a ticket. It's really sad."
Mu Yue's expression turned cold, "This Mountain and River Society should have gotten out of Shuidong long ago!"